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from_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o be_v no_o less_o a_o wickedness_n than_o antichristianisme_n and_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o five_o make_v the_o personal_a example_n of_o christ_n a_o full_a and_o complete_a rule_n of_o all_o gospel_n ordinance_n the_o six_o deny_v isaac_n jacob_n joseph_n or_o any_o of_o abraham_n elect_a seed_n when_o they_o be_v circumcise_v to_o have_v have_v any_o right_n at_o all_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n also_o it_o import_v that_o no_o infant_n either_o of_o jew_n or_o gentile_n have_v ever_o any_o interest_n in_o god_n more_o than_o a_o turk_n or_o a_o pagan_a before_o they_o come_v to_o so_o ripe_a year_n as_o actual_o to_o believe_v and_o repent_v the_o seven_o eight_o and_o nine_o be_v mere_a repetition_n of_o the_o three_o and_o import_v clear_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o the_o baptism_n and_o
new_a testament_n p._n 34_o they_o deny_v angel_n and_o devil_n and_o soul_n they_o deny_v heaven_n and_o hell_n and_o eternal_a life_n they_o cast_v away_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n p._n 35_o david_n george_n to_o they_o be_v spiritual_a christ_n much_o more_o excellent_a than_o christ_n crucify_v many_o people_n be_v ready_a to_o seal_v with_o their_o blood_n all_o these_o abomination_n the_o monster_n david_n george_n do_v live_v and_o die_v in_o plenty_n and_o peace_n the_o best_a of_o the_o anabaptist_n have_v very_o gross_a error_n the_o mennonist_n deny_v original_a sin_n p._n 36_o in_o the_o point_n of_o election_n redemption_n grace_n freewill_n perseverance_n justification_n perfection_n they_o be_v grosser_n than_o the_o arminian_o or_o jesuite_n they_o be_v yet_o more_o absurd_a they_o deny_v the_o omnipresence_n of_o god_n they_o deny_v the_o trinity_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n humanity_n p._n 37_o they_o refuse_v all_o consequence_n from_o scripture_n they_o refuse_v reason_v from_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n they_o make_v carnal_a they_o exclude_v all_o infant_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n cap._n iii_o the_o modern_a tenet_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o england_n the_o spirit_n of_o anabaptism_n clear_o devilish_a p._n 47_o the_o fair_a profession_n of_o many_o english_a anabaptist_n not_o to_o be_v trust_v what_o error_n may_v be_v charge_v upon_o all_o what_o only_o upon_o some_o of_o they_o p._n 48_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n be_v a_o very_a imperfect_a and_o ambiguous_a declaration_n of_o their_o judgement_n let_v no_o error_n be_v charge_v upon_o any_o man_n which_o he_o true_o disclaim_v a_o brief_a sum_n of_o all_o the_o anabaptist_n error_n every_o anabaptist_n be_v at_o least_o a_o rigid_a separatist_n p._n 49_o though_o the_o independent_o offer_v to_o collude_v with_o the_o anabaptist_n yet_o they_o separate_v from_o the_o independent_o no_o less_o than_o from_o the_o brownist_n as_o antichristian_a p._n 50_o they_o avow_v all_o their_o member_n to_o be_v holy_a and_o elect_a and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v for_o their_o perfection_n p._n 51_o after_o they_o have_v separate_v from_o all_o other_o church_n they_o run_v next_o away_o from_o their_o own_o self_n they_o charge_v one_o another_o with_o antichristianisme_n they_o be_v independent_o they_o put_v all_o church_n power_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n they_o give_v the_o power_n of_o preach_v and_o celebrate_v the_o sacrament_n to_o any_o of_o their_o gift_a member_n out_o of_o all_o office_n p._n 52_o even_o unto_o woman_n they_o must_v not_o preach_v in_o a_o steeplehouse_n p._n 53_o all_o tithe_n and_o all_o set_a stipend_n be_v unlawful_a their_o preacher_n must_v work_v with_o theit_n own_o hand_n and_o may_v not_o go_v in_o black_a clothes_n they_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n supper_n in_o any_o common_a inn_n after_o another_o feast_n all_o the_o new_a light_n of_o the_o independent_o and_o brownist_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o anabaptist_n the_o anoint_v of_o the_o sick_a with_o oil_n the_o reject_v of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n of_o all_o set_a psalm_n of_o university_n and_o humane_a learning_n be_v the_o anabaptist_n invention_n the_o independent_a apologist_n be_v for_o liberty_n to_o most_o of_o the_o sect_n 54_o and_o some_o of_o their_o prime_a friend_n be_v for_o a_o general_a liberty_n to_o all_o 55_o the_o anabaptist_n deny_v all_o power_n to_o magistrate_n in_o any_o thing_n which_o concern_v religion_n turkisme_n popery_n atheism_n the_o great_a blasphemy_n they_o will_v not_o have_v punish_v with_o so_o much_o as_o a_o discountenance_n they_o press_v a_o liberty_n for_o preach_v and_o propagate_a open_o all_o error_n imaginable_a yet_o they_o grant_v that_o error_n be_v a_o soul-murder_n and_o a_o great_a crime_n than_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o king_n of_o a_o parliament_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n p._n 56_o they_o hate_v the_o covenant_n they_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o scot_n p._n 57_o all_o punish_v of_o error_n with_o they_o be_v persecution_n they_o press_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n much_o out_o of_o policy_n p._n 58_o the_o grant_v of_o all_o this_o liberty_n will_v not_o assure_v the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o sectary_n civil_a obedience_n p._n 59_o the_o tenet_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o sectary_n destroy_v magistracy_n they_o profess_v their_o design_n to_o overturn_v from_o the_o ground_n the_o government_n of_o our_o state_n as_o now_o it_o stand_v king_n and_o lord_n be_v no_o more_o tolerable_a neither_o be_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n any_o long_a to_o be_v endure_v p._n 60_o the_o poor_a beggar_n in_o the_o land_n have_v a_o share_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n above_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n all_o former_a law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n must_v be_v abolish_v p._n 61_o the_o will_n of_o the_o multitude_n must_v stand_v for_o the_o sovereign_a law_n hereafter_o p._n 62_o the_o 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