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prevent_v any_o far_a suspicion_n of_o my_o meaning_n i_o do_v declare_v i_o be_o for_o no_o other_o church_n than_o that_o church_n of_o england_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o law_n among_o we_o but_o it_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o those_o who_o plead_v for_o see_v vision_n that_o sometime_o they_o may_v dream_v dream_n have_v therefore_o cut_v off_o so_o much_o impertinency_n i_o shall_v reduce_v the_o matter_n yet_o to_o a_o narrow_a compass_n 72._o by_o cast_v by_o the_o large_a account_n he_o give_v of_o the_o several_a book_n write_v by_o himself_o in_o all_o which_o tedious_a discourse_n the_o wise_a thing_n he_o say_v be_v that_o book_n relate_v to_o personal_a thing_n be_v scarce_o ever_o so_o long-lived_a as_o a_o yearly_a almanac_n and_o serve_v only_a to_o increase_v the_o uncharitableness_n and_o injustice_n of_o the_o present_a age_n in_o which_o man_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o censure_v all_o book_n and_o person_n and_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o they_o condemn_v the_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n or_o both_o i_o shall_v not_o therefore_o feed_v so_o bad_a a_o humour_n by_o meddle_v with_o any_o personal_a dispute_n but_o come_v now_o to_o the_o main_a thing_n which_o deserve_v any_o far_a discussion_n in_o the_o passage_n between_o the_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o mr._n cressy_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o charge_n of_o fanaticism_n and_o mystical_a divinity_n §_o 1._o and_o the_o first_o thing_n be_v about_o the_o charge_n of_o fanaticism_n which_o give_v the_o title_n to_o that_o book_n of_o mr._n cressy_n '_o s_z upon_o which_o the_o person_n of_o honour_n bestow_v his_o animadversion_n 10._o this_o mr._n cressy_n say_v he_o will_v begin_v with_o and_o particular_o that_o part_n of_o my_o book_n which_o concern_v the_o life_n and_o prayer_n of_o contemplation_n commend_v and_o practise_v only_o in_o the_o catholic_n church_n it_o be_v a_o state_n he_o say_v which_o from_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o church_n have_v be_v esteem_v the_o near_a approach_v to_o that_o of_o glorify_a saint_n and_o this_o be_v that_o from_o whence_o i_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o vilify_v he_o but_o add_v that_o he_o be_v very_o well_o content_a to_o receive_v his_o proportion_n of_o scorn_n with_o such_o companion_n as_o thaulerus_n suso_n rusbrochius_n blosius_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v not_o boast_v he_o say_v of_o the_o novelty_n of_o my_o invention_n and_o profane_o employ_v wit_n he_o do_v assure_v i_o that_o he_o hear_v the_o same_o way_n much_o better_o act_v a_o long_a time_n since_o but_o the_o actor_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v a_o recantation_n sermon_n for_o it_o i_o thank_v mr._n cressy_n for_o more_o of_o his_o charity_n still_o in_o that_o he_o parallel_v the_o represent_v the_o fanaticism_n of_o their_o church_n with_o the_o histrionical_a represent_v the_o life_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o attendants_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v no_o great_a difference_n to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o reverence_n 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of_o so_o many_o sect_n &_o fanaticism_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o unseasonable_a and_o untrue_a reproach_n 26._o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o i_o to_o answer_v and_o refel_v that_o calumny_n and_o as_o reasonable_a to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o their_o own_o church_n be_v much_o more_o liable_a to_o that_o accusation_n than_o the_o other_o and_o why_o this_o provocation_n shall_v be_v so_o innocent_a a_o assault_n for_o the_o one_o and_o the_o defence_n by_o the_o other_o shall_v prove_v so_o heinous_a a_o offence_n will_v require_v a_o impartial_a judge_n to_o determine_v to_o this_o mr._n 26_o cressy_n thus_o answer_v that_o my_o adversary_n chance_v unhappy_o though_o innocent_o to_o let_v drop_n out_o of_o his_o pen_n one_o line_n or_o two_o which_o have_v undo_v we_o all_o i_o know_v no_o design_n of_o undo_v they_o that_o any_o of_o we_o have_v have_v unless_o it_o be_v as_o some_o man_n think_v they_o be_v undo_v when_o they_o 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