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frame_v his_o frigid_a flaccid_a and_o insipid_a dissuasive_a which_o he_o will_v father_n upon_o i_o but_o upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n false_a boast_n of_o herself_o whereby_o to_o tempt_v we_o to_o her_o idolatry_n i_o put_v in_o their_o mouth_n what_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v touch_v she_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n whereby_o be_v understand_v plain_o how_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n be_v with_o they_o and_o how_o when_o they_o make_v a_o specious_a show_n and_o boast_v of_o be_v one_o thing_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n judge_n they_o the_o quite_o contrary_a but_o further_o he_o add_v that_o this_o exhortation_n of_o i_o be_v a_o ill-grounded_a and_o schismatical_a discourse_n dr._n thorndike_n himself_o be_v umpire_n in_o the_o case_n repl._n as_o for_o dr._n thorndike_n i_o shall_v consider_v he_o at_o tâ—e_v close_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o my_o exhortation_n be_v very_o well_o ground_v it_o be_v 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bitter_a and_o rebellious_a trumpeter_n of_o war_n in_o the_o late_a distemper_a time_n who_o loud_o out_o of_o the_o pulper_n thunder_v into_o the_o people_n ear_n curse_v you_o meroz_n yea_o curse_v you_o bitter_o etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v not_o want_v in_o this_o nation_n say_v he_o those_o who_o can_v find_v rome_n in_o england_n to_o make_v meroz_n of_o it_o when_o they_o please_v repl._n then_o they_o be_v those_o chief_o that_o be_v of_o your_o emissary_n gender_v and_o foment_v but_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o it_o have_v be_v precise_o and_o particular_o my_o care_n and_o labour_n to_o distinguish_v what_o be_v true_o antichristan_n from_o what_o be_v not_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n may_v be_v clear_v from_o such_o imputation_n and_o the_o saddle_n set_v on_o the_o right_a horse_n as_o you_o may_v see_v preface_n to_o my_o idea_n of_o antichristianism_n sect._n 8._o and_o in_o the_o two_o last_o chapter_n of_o synopsis_fw-la proâ—hetica_fw-la for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o dare_v say_v there_o be_v none_o that_o know_v i_o either_o personal_o or_o by_o my_o write_n that_o will_v not_o ready_o acknowledge_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o remove_v from_o bitterness_n persecution_n tumult_n and_o rebellion_n than_o that_o spirit_n that_o i_o be_o of_o no_o can_v i_o in_o those_o very_a time_n of_o rebellion_n and_o tumult_n forbear_v to_o testify_v in_o public_a my_o disgust_n thereof_o in_o these_o mean_a rhyme_n but_o of_o sound_n and_o good_a sense_n immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n book_n 2._o cant._n 3._o stanz_n â—_o can_v war_n and_o jar_n and_o fierce_a contention_n swell_a hatred_n and_o consume_a envy_n spring_n fâ—om_n piety_n no_o it_o be_v opinion_n that_o make_v the_o rive_a heaven_n with_o trumpet_n ring_n and_o thunder_a engine_n mundrous_a ball_n out-sling_n and_o send_v man_n groan_a ghost_n to_o low_a shade_n of_o horrid_a hell_n this_o the_o wide_a world_n do_v bring_v to_o divastation_n make_v mankind_n to_o sade_n such_o direful_a thing_n do_v false_a religion_n per_v wade_v but_o true_a religion_n spring_v from_o god_n above_o be_v like_o her_o fountain_n full_a of_o charity_n embrace_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o tender_a love_n full_a of_o good_a will_n and_o meek_a expectance_n full_a of_o true_a justice_n and_o sure_a verity_n in_o heart_n and_o voice_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o our_o tell_n you_o plain_o and_o apert_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o scripture_n what_o be_v heinous_o amiss_o in_o you_o that_o can_v be_v any_o prejudice_n to_o our_o own_o church_n but_o it_o be_v the_o excuse_v you_o and_o dissemble_v your_o great_a crime_n by_o extenuate_a term_n and_o your_o aggravate_v every_o little_a ceremony_n of_o we_o such_o as_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n and_o the_o like_a to_o make_v we_o odious_a to_o the_o ignorant_a people_n that_o make_v we_o suspect_v of_o romanism_n but_o this_o be_v one_o of_o your_o art_n among_o many_o other_o to_o make_v those_o that_o be_v the_o most_o hearty_a well-willer_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o most_o suspect_v by_o they_o but_o truth_n and_o innocency_n bid_v defiance_n to_o all_o your_o device_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n where_o be_v the_o charge_n make_v good_a of_o be_v so_o little_o concern_v whether_o i_o speak_v true_a or_o false_a in_o this_o exhortation_n of_o i_o why_o at_o last_o it_o be_v this_o that_o i_o so_o peremptory_o aver_v that_o no_o protestant_n allow_v they_o a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n but_o only_o in_o case_n of_o such_o a_o repentance_n as_o imply_v a_o absolute_a renunctation_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o its_o idolatrous_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n by_o disowning_n of_o and_o dismember_n themselves_o from_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o say_v he_o will_v scarce_o appear_v pardonable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o fellow_n doctor_n repl._n this_o be_v a_o charge_n found_v upon_o the_o eight_o paragraph_n of_o this_o ten_o chapter_n i_o 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