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against_o papist_n bishop_n reynold_n be_v brotherly_a agreement_n p._n 8._o through_o the_o prevalency_n of_o corruption_n the_o affection_n of_o good_a man_n so_o dissent_v be_v often_o alienate_v and_o estrange_v one_o from_o another_o glanvil_n be_v catholic_n charity_n p._n 8._o though_o i_o see_v never_o so_o much_o eagerness_n for_o a_o opinion_n or_o heat_n for_o a_o indifferent_a circumstance_n out_o the_o conscience_n of_o christian_a love_n i_o shall_v never_o call_v that_o forwardness_n for_o those_o little_a thing_n zeal_n or_o religion_n yea_o though_o those_o warm_a man_n shall_v sacrifice_v their_o life_n to_o their_o belove_a trifle_n i_o shall_v not_o think_v they_o martyr_n but_o fear_v rather_o that_o they_o go_v from_o one_o fire_n to_o another_o and_o a_o worse_o as_o 1_o cor._n 13.3_o mr._n cook_n be_v sermon_n on_o rom._n 12.18_o p._n 3._o though_o some_o divide_a party_n may_v in_o their_o several_a way_n exercise_v many_o act_n of_o true_a and_o substantial_a 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except_o we_o remove_v so_o manifest_a dishonouring_n of_o god_n whereby_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o god_n may_v be_v renew_v oh_o how_o intolerable_a wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v kindle_v against_o this_o rhealm_n in_o another_o place_n with_o this_o crafty_a slight_n have_v that_o ancient_a enemy_n drive_v miserable_a germany_n unto_o these_o present_a calamity_n wherewith_o they_o be_v now_o oppress_v in_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o day_n god_n forbid_v christ_n jesus_n i_o say_v our_o only_a saviour_n forbid_v that_o he_o prevail_v against_o england_n with_o this_o crafty_a subtlety_n bishop_n andrew_n be_v sermon_n p._n 913._o let_v we_o begin_v with_o the_o motion_n for_o fire_n from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o samaritan_n luke_n 9.55_o let_v we_o begin_v with_o that_o which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o all_o this_o quarrel_n dissent_v in_o religion_n between_o the_o samaritan_n and_o the_o jew_n we_o see_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o here_o and_o what_o spirit_n it_o make_v man_n 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which_o be_v grow_v too_o great_a and_o common_a among_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o danger_n of_o this_o go_v far_o for_o in_o all_o state_n it_o have_v make_v way_n for_o enemy_n to_o enter_v mr._n hooker_n answer_v to_o mr._n travers_n supplicat_fw-la p._n 30._o there_o can_v come_v nothing_o of_o contention_n but_o the_o natural_a waste_n of_o the_o party_n contend_v till_o a_o common_a enemy_n dance_v in_o the_o ash_n of_o they_o both_o hall_n work_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n p._n 413._o if_o we_o desire_v the_o grief_n of_o our_o common_a mother_n the_o languish_a of_o the_o gospel_n the_o extirpation_n of_o religion_n the_o loss_n of_o posterity_n the_o advantage_n of_o our_o adversary_n which_o way_n can_v these_o be_v effect_v more_o than_o by_o our_o division_n mr._n virtue_n plea_n for_o peace_n p._n 25._o fall_v out_o among_o ourselves_o we_o stand_v aloof_o off_o one_o from_o another_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o common_a foe_n while_o we_o look_v 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