resolute_a disclaim_v any_o activeness_n in_o that_o war_n do_v so_o much_o stagger_v i_o r._n b._n this_o be_v yet_o more_o than_o the_o former_a alas_o have_v you_o cast_v off_o all_o heed_n what_o you_o say_v and_o all_o common_a modesty_n in_o your_o report_n where_o do_v i_o ever_o deny_v any_o activeness_n i_o argue_v thus_o he_o that_o never_o meddle_v with_o the_o war_n till_o long_o after_o it_o be_v raise_v that_o never_o shoot_v strike_v or_o hurt_v any_o man_n that_o never_o be_v officer_n or_o common-soldier_n that_o never_o take_v commission_n to_o be_v chaplain_n of_o the_o garrison_n where_o two_o year_n of_o the_o war_n i_o do_v continue_v but_o preach_v a_o lecture_n to_o they_o without_o any_o commission_n that_o never_o go_v into_o the_o field_n army_n till_o after_o naisby_n fight_v and_o then_o go_v thither_o by_o the_o solemn_a advice_n of_o a_o assembly_n of_o divine_n many_o yet_o live_a twice_o assemble_v and_o that_o upon_o a_o open_a profession_n to_o the_o committee_n that_o my_o reason_n and_o business_n be_v in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o our_o common_a danger_n from_o the_o army_n to_o discharge_v my_o own_o conscience_n in_o dissuade_v as_o many_o of_o the_o soldier_n as_o i_o can_v from_o overturning_a the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n and_o church_n which_o i_o be_v full_o satisfy_v they_o intend_v and_o that_o spend_v his_o time_n among_o they_o under_o their_o displeasure_n in_o such_o work_n i_o say_v that_o he_o that_o do_v thus_o be_v not_o so_o guilty_a of_o stir_v up_o and_o foment_v the_o war_n as_o be_v those_o that_o first_o raise_v it_o and_o those_o that_o be_v general_n commander_n or_o soldier_n and_o as_o those_o that_o preach_v for_o it_o to_o the_o parliament_n or_o as_o those_o that_o go_v on_o in_o the_o many_o follow_a war_n to_o the_o end_n and_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o all_o this_o that_o say_v i_o be_v no_o way_n active_a in_o it_o my_o activity_n be_v principal_o in_o the_o city_n of_o coventry_n which_o never_o see_v a_o enemy_n while_o i_o be_v there_o and_o it_o be_v in_o tell_v my_o opinion_n to_o other_o and_o twice_o go_v out_o with_o their_o soldier_n to_o the_o siege_n of_o neighbour_n garrison_n the_o rest_n i_o intimate_v to_o you_o before_o and_o this_o be_v it_o that_o i_o mean_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n which_o you_o recite_v i_o ask_v you_o whether_o the_o parliament_n nor_o the_o chief_a speaker_n in_o it_o nor_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n nor_o cromwell_n do_v no_o more_o with_o more_o to_o that_o purpose_n which_o you_o give_v no_o answer_n to_o but_o defend_v your_o falsehood_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o more_o such_o falsehood_n as_o if_o your_o design_n in_o writing_n be_v practical_o to_o tell_v man_n to_o what_o boldness_n in_o sin_v man_n vitiate_a nature_n will_v proceed_v if_o it_o be_v not_o seasonable_o restrain_v yea_o as_o if_o you_o have_v quite_o forget_v what_o you_o be_v to_o prove_v you_o say_v sect._n 11._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o calumny_n nor_n do_v i_o delight_v to_o expose_v you_o to_o the_o scorn_n of_o your_o enemy_n and_o to_o the_o pity_n of_o your_o friend_n but_o i_o can_v help_v it_o r._n b._n reader_n because_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o so_o strange_a a_o judge_n i_o free_o appeal_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v but_o sober_a who_o it_o be_v that_o by_o this_o man_n write_n be_v here_o expose_v to_o scorn_n and_o pity_n whether_o i_o that_o so_o full_o disprove_v his_o calumny_n that_o i_o be_v as_o guilty_a of_o stir_v up_o and_o foment_v the_o war_n as_o any_o whatsoever_o as_o that_o he_o have_v not_o a_o word_n of_o sense_n to_o say_v in_o confirmation_n of_o it_o or_o he_o that_o with_o such_o strange_a audaciousness_n add_v such_o falsehood_n as_o have_v not_o one_o syllable_n in_o all_o my_o write_n to_o countenance_n they_o and_o take_v up_o another_o charge_n against_o i_o that_o i_o bold_o and_o resolute_o disclaim_v any_o activity_n etc._n etc._n do_v he_o trust_v that_o his_o reader_n will_v so_o far_o believe_v he_o as_o rather_o to_o venture_v upon_o the_o scorn_n and_o pity_n which_o he_o will_v move_v they_o to_o than_o once_o to_o examine_v my_o book_n whether_o i_o write_v such_o a_o word_n or_o not_o i_o confess_v too_o many_o of_o his_o own_o spirit_n be_v like_a to_o do_v so_o and_o to_o believe_v what_o such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o report_v and_o think_v that_o he_o can_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o thus_o insult_o to_o say_v that_o i_o say_v thus_o and_o thus_o when_o i_o never_o write_v or_o speak_v such_o a_o word_n but_o what_o if_o he_o attain_v this_o end_n and_o be_v believe_v will_v it_o add_v to_o his_o innocence_n or_o felicity_n to_o have_v his_o many_o hundred_o live_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o lie_v and_o calumny_n and_o have_v no_o excuse_n for_o it_o but_o mr._n e._n b._n confident_o write_v it_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o corrupt_a nature_n shall_v be_v so_o eager_a to_o have_v companion_n in_o sin_n when_o it_o do_v but_o tend_v to_o its_o own_o confusion_n sect._n 12._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o you_o will_n not_o be_v behold_v to_o a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n but_o stand_v upon_o your_o innocency_n r._n b._n these_o be_v two_o more_o gross_a falsehood_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n falsehood_n 1._o i_o be_o and_o will_v be_v behold_v to_o the_o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o write_v all_o this_o as_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o that_o act._n 2._o i_o do_v not_o i_o do_v not_o stand_v upon_o my_o innocency_n nor_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o such_o importance_n sect._n 13._o e._n b._n nothing_o but_o your_o hope_n that_o all_o be_v forget_v as_o well_o as_o pardon_v falsehood_n which_o be_v past_a can_v ever_o embolden_v you_o to_o so_o peremptory_a denial_n r._n b._n this_o be_v another_o gross_a falsehood_n 1._o it_o be_v speak_v of_o my_o heart_n which_o he_o know_v not_o 2._o it_o be_v twice_o contradict_v by_o his_o own_o pen._n 1._o he_o even_o now_o say_v that_o i_o will_v not_o be_v behold_v to_o a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o yet_o now_o he_o make_v the_o hope_n of_o pardon_n receive_v to_o embolden_v i_o 2._o he_o rebuke_v i_o for_o the_o less_o seasonable_a retractation_n of_o that_o which_o now_o he_o say_v not_o only_o that_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v forget_v but_o that_o nothing_o but_o that_o hope_n can_v embolden_v i_o etc._n etc._n why_o do_v i_o retract_v that_o which_o i_o think_v forget_v can_v i_o think_v that_o book_n forget_v which_o remain_v visible_a which_o so_o many_o book_n accuse_v i_o of_o and_o one_o which_o he_o mention_v and_o write_v against_o himself_o and_o which_o so_o many_o have_v public_o preach_v against_o both_o former_o and_o of_o late_a can_v i_o think_v that_o part_n of_o my_o life_n forget_v which_o all_o in_o the_o city_n of_o coventry_n who_o thirty_o year_n ago_o be_v at_o year_n of_o discretion_n may_v remember_v sect._n 14._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o you_o ask_v i_o many_o malicious_a and_o ensnare_a question_n falsehood_n r._n b._n that_o be_v another_o falsehood_n they_o be_v not_o malicious_a and_o another_o crime_n to_o take_v he_o for_o malicious_a who_o call_v sinner_n to_o necessary_a repentance_n in_o a_o time_n of_o judgement_n with_o word_n of_o love_n sect._n 15._o e._n b._n in_o your_o write_n you_o do_v high_o approve_v of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a part_n of_o the_o change_n the_o set_n up_o of_o cromwell_n to_o he_o protector_n r._n b._n this_o also_o be_v notorious_o false_a calumny_n as_o my_o write_n which_o have_v no_o such_o word_n and_o as_o those_o that_o i_o converse_v with_o know_v indeed_o oliver_n cromwell_n first_o troop_n do_v under_o their_o officer_n hand_n invite_v i_o to_o be_v their_o pastor_n which_o i_o refuse_v as_o dissent_v from_o the_o way_n into_o which_o i_o see_v they_o enter_v and_o not_o willing_a to_o leave_v my_o peaceable_a habitation_n at_o coventry_n where_o i_o have_v the_o society_n of_o very_a many_o worthy_a minister_n and_o leisure_n for_o my_o study_n and_o be_v out_o of_o the_o 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mr._n martial_n dr._n stoughtion_n dr._n seaman_n mr._n sedgwicke_n dr._n gouge_n and_o such_o like_a do_v constitute_v a_o true_a christian_a church_n though_o in_o parish_n bound_n and_o as_o such_o pastor_n they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o servant_n to_o diocesanes_n and_o their_o subordination_n to_o diocesan_n by_o the_o law_n be_v but_o accidental_a to_o their_o pastoral_a office_n how_o many_o volume_n of_o the_o old_a nonconformist_n give_v you_o this_o answer_n and_o if_o you_o have_v read_v they_o why_o will_v you_o dissemble_v it_o and_o give_v no_o reply_n to_o it_o if_o you_o never_o read_v they_o be_v it_o modesty_n to_o despise_v they_o sect._n 40._o e._n b._n p._n 11._o if_o persecutor_n be_v not_o to_o be_v communicate_v with_o nor_o such_o as_o have_v consent_v to_o our_o silence_v which_o you_o also_o allow_v though_o i_o can_v wish_v you_o have_v prove_v it_o better_o than_o by_o the_o obscure_a &_o disputable_a example_n of_o martin_n than_o 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civilibus_fw-la abstinere_fw-la licuisset_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o word_n of_o beda_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 9_o maximus_fw-la vir_fw-la strenuus_fw-la &_o probus_fw-la atque_fw-la augusto_fw-la dignus_fw-la nisi_fw-la contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la per_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la emersisset_fw-la etc._n etc._n invitus_fw-la propemodum_fw-la ab_fw-la exercitis_fw-la creatus_fw-la imperator_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o all_o this_o be_v not_o worthy_a the_o observation_n of_o this_o temerarious_a man_n who_o still_o put_v this_o among_o my_o unbecoming_a usage_n of_o cromwell_n when_o if_o he_o have_v weigh_v what_o i_o write_v i_o shall_v have_v rather_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v have_v accuse_v i_o again_o for_o overpraise_v he_o sect._n 19_o e._n b._n as_o for_o your_o flattery_n to_o his_o son_n falsehood_n which_o i_o also_o charge_v you_o with_o and_o you_o with_o a_o strange_a but_o not_o to_o yourself_o unusual_a boldness_n do_v deny_v etc._n etc._n r._n b._n i_o give_v a_o 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