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of_o their_o calamity_n which_o real_o be_v not_o thus_o wicked_a ahab_n charge_v the_o prophet_n elijah_n with_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sore_a famine_n in_o samaria_n 18.17_o luke_n 4.25_o 1_o king_n 18.17_o when_o the_o heaven_n be_v shut_v up_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n say_v be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n thus_o the_o innocent_a apostle_n be_v accuse_v for_o be_v disturber_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n 17.6_o act_n 17.6_o and_o turner_n of_o the_o world_n upside_o down_o paul_n be_v implead_v by_o tertullus_n for_o a_o pestilent_a fellow_n 24.5_o ch._n 24.5_o and_o a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v traduce_v by_o the_o heathen_a persecutor_n 30._o tertul._n apol._n c._n 37._o p._n 30._o as_o the_o pest_n and_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o they_o and_o their_o doctrine_n procure_v all_o the_o evil_n that_o so_o frequent_o befall_v the_o roman_a empire_n hence_o arise_v that_o general_a outcry_n against_o the_o 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yet_o be_v no_o less_o guilty_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n than_o they_o now_o the_o idolatry_n of_o these_o man_n consist_v in_o perform_v that_o unto_o the_o true_a god_n which_o have_v a_o similitue_n show_v and_o resemblance_n of_o his_o service_n but_o be_v not_o so_o indeed_o because_o he_o 12.32_o he_o deut._n 12.32_o require_v it_o not_o at_o our_o hand_n and_o therefore_o be_v but_o a_o 2.23_o a_o col._n 2.23_o will-worship_n or_o voluntary_a religion_n a_o thing_n devise_v and_o do_v 13.2_o do_v hos_fw-la 13.2_o according_a to_o our_o own_o understanding_n see_v ainsworth_n arrow_n against_o idolatry_n c._n 1._o p._n 3_o 4._o it_o be_v well_o if_o the_o church_n of_o england_n can_v clear_v herself_o of_o this_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n she_o know_v the_o dissenter_n charge_n have_v be_v often_o draw_v up_o against_o she_o and_o prove_v by_o a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n and_o if_o she_o can_v make_v no_o better_a defence_n than_o hitherto_o she_o have_v make_v it_o will_v be_v 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