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learning_n and_o divinity_n almost_o out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v about_o these_o father_n of_o contention_n let_v every_o man_n esteem_n of_o they_o as_o he_o seem_v good_a there_o be_v the_o same_o respect_n in_o that_o bitter_a reflection_n which_o he_o make_v on_o those_o who_o have_v manage_v difference_n in_o religion_n in_o this_o last_o age_n the_o three_o thing_n observable_a that_o they_o be_v the_o writer_n and_o write_n that_o have_v be_v publish_v against_o the_o papacy_n which_o he_o intend_v he_o do_v more_o than_o intimate_v their_o dispute_n he_o rell_v we_o be_v manage_v with_o so_o much_o unseemly_a behaviour_n such_o unmannerly_a expression_n that_o discreet_a sobriety_n can_v but_o loathe_v and_o abhor_v to_o read_v they_o with_o very_o much_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o labour_n to_o persuade_v man_n not_o to_o believe_v what_o he_o say_v in_o this_o matter_n for_o i_o know_v full_a well_o that_o he_o 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that_o which_o you_o intend_v that_o we_o shall_v agree_v among_o ourselves_o and_o wait_v for_o your_o come_n with_o power_n to_o destroy_v we_o all_o it_o be_v well_o indeed_o if_o we_o can_v agree_v it_o be_v our_o fault_n and_o misery_n if_o we_o do_v not_o have_v so_o absolute_o a_o perfect_a rule_n and_o mean_n of_o agreement_n as_o we_o have_v but_o yet_o whether_o we_o agree_v or_o agree_v not_o if_o there_o be_v another_o party_n distinct_a from_o we_o all_o pretend_v a_o right_a to_o exterminate_v we_o from_o the_o earth_n it_o behoove_v we_o to_o look_v after_o their_o proceed_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o all_o our_o author_n plea_n for_o moderation_n which_o be_v build_v upon_o such_o principle_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o give_v we_o up_o unarm_v and_o naked_a to_o the_o power_n and_o will_n of_o his_o master_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o section_n wherein_o he_o be_v please_v to_o sport_n himself_o in_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o man_n in_o their_o coin_v 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