minister_n pag._n 11._o his_o preference_n of_o episcopacy_n before_o all_o other_o government_n be_v his_o real_a judgement_n but_o it_o be_v its_o essential_o and_o not_o all_o the_o additional_n that_o he_o mean_v for_o to_o my_o knowledge_n he_o will_v have_v be_v glad_a of_o the_o primitive_a model_n of_o bishop_n usher_n who_o be_v his_o much_o value_a friend_n in_o the_o 3d._n tract_n pag._n 17._o the_o scribe_n leave_v a_o a_o for_o a_o word_n omit_v and_o i_o dare_v not_o supply_v it_o by_o conjecture_n who_o the_o author_n be_v that_o he_o so_o much_o blame_v special_o the_o dialogist_n few_o will_v doubt_v but_o i_o will_v not_o name_n because_o by_o the_o report_n of_o his_o good_a preach_v and_o life_n i_o can_v but_o hope_v that_o he_o repent_v of_o it_o there_o be_v one_o s_o t._n that_o in_o a_o invective_n against_o the_o protestant_a reconciler_n a_o book_n like_o this_o and_o against_o dr._n stillingsleet_n insinuate_v that_o i_o be_o not_o to_o be_v believe_v in_o my_o report_n elsewhere_o give_v of_o judge_n hales_n word_n that_o a_fw-la new_a act_n of_o uniformity_n must_v heal_v england_n etc._n etc._n in_o these_o three_o treatise_n this_o incredulous_a man_n may_v see_v much_o more_o than_o that_o which_o may_v expugne_v his_o unbelief_n and_o lest_o any_o accuse_v i_o of_o forgery_n i_o hope_v to_o preserve_v the_o manuscript_n and_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o lady_n hale_n or_o mr._n stevens_n have_v a_o copy_n of_o they_o and_o because_o this_o reverend_a enemy_n to_o the_o reconciler_n plead_v for_o their_o excommunication_n be_v a_o son_n of_o a_o reverend_a nonconformist_n decease_v and_o live_v sometime_o with_o i_o at_o kiderminster_n and_o frequent_o walk_v with_o i_o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v know_v my_o incredibility_n i_o ask_v he_o why_o in_o all_o that_o time_n if_o he_o know_v i_o to_o be_v a_o liar_n will_v he_o never_o once_o tell_v i_o of_o it_o i_o take_v curse_a be_v the_o trimmer_n and_o blessed_n be_v the_o peacemaker_n for_o direct_a contrary_n and_o christ_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o more_o credible_a than_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o peace_n r._n b._n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o discourse_n the_o use_n of_o religion_n by_o what_o mean_v god_n make_v it_o so_o common_a p._n 1._o how_o perfect_v by_o christ._n p._n 2._o and_o why_o 1._o to_o recover_v his_o honour_n to_o god_n 2._o to_o bring_v man_n to_o happiness_n 3._o for_o the_o right_a government_n of_o man_n p._n 16._o the_o few_o plain_n easy_a part_n of_o religion_n comfortable_a consectary_n p._n 4_o 5._o how_o religion_n be_v corrupt_v and_o change_v in_o the_o world_n 1._o by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o scholastic_a learned_a man_n p_o 5._o 1._o by_o their_o dispute_n about_o unnecessary_a and_o unknowable_a thing_n instance_n p._n 6._o 2._o and_o of_o low_a yet_o uncertain_a point_n p._n 7._o how_o safe_a the_o religious_a be_v without_o they_o p._n 8._o 3._o casuist_n corrupt_v moral_n p._n 9_o 2._o by_o turn_v 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