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force_n etc._n etc._n now_o john_n of_o leyden_n have_v no_o hand_n at_o all_o in_o any_o of_o these_o disturbance_n neither_o as_o the_o beginner_n nor_o promoter_n thereof_o for_o as_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o be_v at_o munster_n but_o upon_o the_o 14_o of_o february_n 1533._o which_o be_v the_o year_n follow_v john_n of_o leyden_n come_v thither_o a_o strange_a selfish_a and_o opinionative_n man_n who_o although_o he_o may_v stand_v up_o for_o believer_n baptism_n this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o he_o differ_v in_o almost_o all_o other_o point_n with_o those_o of_o the_o baptist_n persuasion_n and_o after_o several_a disputation_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o among_o other_o thing_n bernard_n rotman_n teach_v john_n of_o leyden_n this_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o man_n not_o only_o to_o defend_v but_o also_o to_o propagate_v their_o religion_n by_o force_n and_o arms._n in_o the_o end_n the_o forenamed_a person_n with_o other_o lutheran_n some_o of_o which_o agree_v with_o john_n of_o leyden_n in_o the_o point_n of_o baptism_n plot_v together_o to_o make_v a_o full_a reformation_n in_o religion_n by_o force_n and_o to_o make_v their_o beginning_n in_o munster_n and_o when_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o of_o their_o opposition_n they_o make_v against_o the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n and_o the_o papist_n with_o he_o and_o how_o they_o be_v subdue_v by_o the_o munsterian_o he_o conclude_v thus_o this_o be_v indeed_o that_o tragedy_n which_o be_v act_v at_o munster_n which_o be_v not_o contrive_v and_o manage_v by_o those_o call_v anabaptist_n but_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o it_o must_v be_v charge_v upon_o the_o lutheran_n and_o in_o particular_a bernard_n rotman_n and_o his_o ally_n but_o have_v the_o lutheran_n succeed_v in_o their_o design_a reformation_n they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v ashamed_a thereof_o but_o will_v have_v much_o glory_v in_o the_o action_n and_o not_o have_v give_v the_o honour_n of_o it_o to_o the_o anabaptist_n whereupon_o be_v former_o 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how_o shameful_o he_o have_v abuse_v we_o in_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v spare_v my_o pain_n to_o return_v answer_n to_o all_o his_o particular_a abusive_a reflection_n have_v do_v with_o the_o story_n of_o john_n of_o leyden_n i_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o who_o name_n he_o have_v affix_v they_o say_v he_o fancy_v themselves_o inspire_v from_o above_o most_o confident_o utter_v their_o heretical_a blasphemiâ—â—_n which_o be_v 1._o that_o no_o infant_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v 2._o none_o be_v right_o baptize_v but_o such_o as_o be_v dip_v these_o two_o plain_a and_o undeniable_a truth_n this_o man_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o call_v heretical_a blasphemy_n you_o may_v guess_v by_o this_o what_o a_o latitude_n he_o allow_v himself_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o billingsgate_n rhetoric_n pray_v sir_n consider_v suppose_v these_o two_o be_v error_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v heresy_n nor_o blasphemy_n for_o if_o 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