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bloody_a design_n of_o his_o party_n for_o they_o have_v no_o malicious_a cruel_a nor_o bloody_a design_n their_o only_a design_n be_v to_o maintain_v their_o integrity_n and_o their_o reform_a religion_n which_o enemy_n combine_v against_o christ_n be_v seek_v to_o destory_n this_o man_n imagine_v a_o snare_n where_o there_o be_v none_o but_o see_v not_o the_o snare_n which_o satan_n and_o his_o own_o hand_n be_v set_v for_o his_o soul_n neither_o will_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n take_v warning_n though_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v clear_o discover_v wrath_n and_o vengeance_n at_o hand_n and_o whether_o then_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o a_o fair_a hood_n and_o bell_n let_v any_o judge_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n see_v their_o folly_n and_o madness_n and_o write_v abner_n epitaph_n over_o themselves_o but_o we_o wish_v they_o rather_o repentance_n and_o to_o be_v wise_a in_o time_n not_o against_o their_o will_n but_o willing_o 12._o and_o further_a ibid._n pag._n 13._o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v irksome_a and_o unsuitable_a to_o one_o who_o desire_v to_o keep_v the_o constant_a compsure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n to_o indulge_v a_o humour_n of_o retaliate_a and_o that_o he_o be_v at_o a_o great_a disadvant_n age_n because_o it_o almost_o transcend_v in_o his_o apprehension_n humane_a patience_n to_o treat_v mild_o with_o such_o a_o insolent_a one_o o_o who_o will_v not_o pity_v this_o man_n who_o be_v put_v off_o the_o constant_a composure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n but_o can_v he_o be_v in_o the_o composure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n who_o be_v so_o easy_o move_v off_o it_o by_o that_o which_o shall_v rather_o settle_v he_o in_o it_o can_v his_o patience_n be_v good_a which_o be_v so_o stir_v by_o hear_v of_o truth_n tell_v and_o who_o can_v think_v that_o he_o have_v be_v of_o any_o composure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n who_o have_v not_o indeed_o indulge_v a_o humour_n of_o retaliate_v but_o of_o brawle_v in_o a_o 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tell_v we_o that_o naphtaly_n do_v let_o fall_v such_o tenet_n as_o smell_v too_o rank_o of_o the_o foul_a scum_n of_o the_o high_a fly_v anabaptistical_n and_o enthusiastical_a way_n while_o he_o say_v pag._n 21._o etc._n etc._n that_o mere_a private_a man_n may_v now_o a_o day_n take_v their_o impulse_n of_o zeal_n as_o a_o sufficient_a call_n to_o pull_v down_o all_o magistrate_n from_o their_o seat_n which_o they_o abuse_v to_o execure_a judgement_n upon_o they_o and_o to_o place_n themselves_o in_o their_o room_n but_o of_o what_o spirit_n this_o man_n who_o be_v of_o his_o father_n the_o devil_n who_o be_v a_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v we_o have_v see_v and_o this_o particular_a will_n abundant_o discover_v to_o such_o as_o look_v the_o place_n and_o consider_v what_o we_o have_v say_v and_o no_o better_o be_v the_o next_o particular_a which_o he_o cit_v out_o of_o pag._n 105._o where_o the_o author_n be_v oppose_v that_o notion_n of_o a_o external_a call_n not_o unto_o lawful_a ordination_n which_o presuppose_v it_o but_o unto_o such_o a_o mock_n ordination_n whereby_o such_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ministry_n who_o have_v no_o visible_a evidence_n of_o the_o call_v of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o in_o reason_n or_o charity_n can_v oblige_v any_o to_o receive_v such_o as_o true_o send_v thereafter_o he_o draw_v the_o parallel_n in_o five_o particular_n the_o first_o be_v this_o that_o the_o anabaptist_n labour_v to_o overthrow_v magistracy_n and_o deny_v they_o to_o have_v any_o power_n in_o church_n matter_n but_o can_v he_o or_o there_fw-mi he_o say_v that_o we_o do_v so_o do_v we_o say_v with_o they_o that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o necessary_a among_o christian_n do_v we_o say_v that_o magistracy_n be_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n do_v we_o say_v that_o kingly_a government_n be_v unlawful_a as_o they_o say_v abuse_v that_o place_n 1_o sam._n 8_o 7._o do_v we_o say_v that_o a_o christian_n may_v not_o exerce_fw-la the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n do_v we_o say_v that_o a_o heathen_a may_v not_o be_v a_o magistrate_n do_v we_o say_v that_o a_o ungodly_a magistrate_n be_v no_o magistrate_n do_v we_o press_v that_o place_n luk._n 22._o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n any_o otherways_o then_o against_o superiority_n among_o church_n man_n with_o what_o face_n then_o can_v be_v draw_v a_o parallel_n here_o the_o next_o be_v that_o they_o study_v to_o overthrow_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o ministry_n declaim_v most_o bitter_o against_o all_o in_o that_o function_n as_o hireling_n thief_n wolf_n etc._n etc._n but_o can_v he_o say_v that_o we_o cry_v down_o a_o ministry_n as_o no_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n or_o as_o not_o necessary_a can_v he_o say_v that_o we_o affirm_v a_o external_a call_n to_o the_o ministry_n needless_a be_v it_o our_o work_n to_o exclude_v faithful_a minister_n from_o the_o esteem_n of_o god_n people_n how_o can_v the_o impudent_a man_n allege_v this_o of_o 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