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they_o and_o that_o they_o reciprocal_o make_v a_o fair_a and_o candid_a interpretation_n of_o their_o injunction_n and_o that_o they_o indispose_v not_o themselves_o nor_o other_o to_o obedience_n by_o irreverent_a censure_n of_o the_o ability_n and_o suspicion_n and_o jealousy_n of_o the_o end_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n it_o be_v a_o say_v of_o greg._n nazianzen_n well_o worthy_a of_o so_o wise_a and_o peceable_a a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o any_o man_n the_o more_o conscious_a he_o be_v to_o himself_o of_o his_o own_o honesty_n and_o invincible_a integrity_n so_o much_o the_o less_o prone_a he_o be_v to_o entertain_v sinister_a suspicion_n of_o the_o intention_n of_o other_o christian_n simplicity_n as_o it_o mean_v no_o hurt_n so_o it_o do_v not_o easy_o suspect_v any_o and_o humility_n and_o modesty_n require_v that_o man_n think_v other_o intend_v as_o wise_o and_o as_o honest_o as_o themselves_o charity_n say_v the_o apostle_n hope_v all_o 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the_o prince_n or_o the_o state_n can_v enact_v nothing_o almost_o but_o the_o kirk-man_n find_v themselves_o grieve_v and_o religion_n concern_v and_o excommunication_n be_v denounce_v the_o kirk_n on_o the_o other_o side_n make_v their_o decree_n and_o the_o civil_a power_n declare_v they_o null_a and_o grant_v prohibition_n etc._n etc._n he_o that_o will_v satisfy_v himself_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o thereby_o convince_v himself_o of_o the_o mischief_n of_o the_o principle_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o let_v he_o read_v the_o judicious_a history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n write_v by_o the_o most_o reverend_a archbishop_n spot_n swood_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o this_o unhappy_a notion_n raise_v and_o maintain_v for_o many_o year_n a_o bellum_fw-la limitaneum_fw-la and_o that_o it_o be_v like_o the_o march_n or_o bateable_a ground_n betwixt_o two_o border_a potentate_n a_o scene_n of_o contention_n and_o a_o field_n of_o blood_n whereas_o do_v we_o 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