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in_o this_o point_n â—n_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o rome_n pro_n or_o contra_fw-la as_o a_o true_a church_n oâ—_n no_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n not_o to_o be_v maintain_v by_o 〈…〉_z wit_n or_o quaint_a rhetorical_a discourse_n but_o upon_o sound_a ground_n and_o substantial_a demonstration_n now_o for_o the_o more_o clear_a and_o full_a yet_o brief_a discussion_n of_o the_o point_n it_o shall_v suffice_v only_o to_o answer_v such_o arguâ—ments_n as_o be_v use_v for_o it_o whereupon_o the_o positive_a trutâ—_n will_v easy_o be_v conclude_v wherein_o i_o must_v crave_v pardoâ—_n have_v to_o deal_v in_o so_o weighty_a a_o cause_n and_o with_o 〈◊〉_d mighty_a author_n as_o have_v already_o tanquam_fw-la â—_o cathedra_fw-la define_v it_o but_o god_n forbid_v that_o the_o trial_n of_o truth_n shall_v depend_v upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o any_o man_n person_n though_o never_o so_o great_a or_o esteem_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a my_o brethren_n say_v saint_n james_n have_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n with_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o as_o saint_n augustine_n against_o maximinus_n a_o arrian_n bishop_n say_v nec_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la ariminense_n nec_fw-la ego_fw-la tibi_fw-la nicenum_n concilium_fw-la obijcâ—am_fw-la â—um_fw-la ego_fw-la illi_fw-la tuque_fw-la isti_fw-la non_fw-la detinearis_fw-la sed_fw-la scripture_n testibus_fw-la communibus_fw-la agamus_fw-la res_fw-la cum_fw-la re_fw-la causa_fw-la cum_fw-la causa_fw-la ratio_fw-la cum_fw-la ratione_fw-la concertet_fw-la neither_o do_v thou_o object_v to_o i_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n nor_o will_v i_o object_v the_o nicene_n unto_o thou_o see_v neither_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o the_o one_o nor_o thou_o to_o the_o other_o but_o let_v the_o scripture_n be_v common_a witness_n or_o umpire_n to_o we_o both_o let_v thing_n with_o thing_n cause_n with_o cause_n reason_n with_o reason_n plead_v nor_o let_v any_o man_n here_o impute_v 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and_o sweet_a silence_n wherein_o i_o shall_v have_v the_o more_o opportunity_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n than_o any_o way_n stand_v up_o to_o contend_v but_o it_o be_v god_n quarrel_n and_o that_o against_o babylon_n peace_n be_v beautiful_a indeed_o but_o there_o be_v a_o what_o peace_n in_o which_o regard_n christ_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n say_v i_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n into_o the_o earth_n but_o a_o sword_n as_o fair_a as_o peace_n be_v we_o must_v not_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o we_o must_v keep_v christ_n peace_n and_o in_o these_o perilous_a day_n it_o be_v almost_o as_o dangerous_a to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n since_o it_o be_v the_o next_o way_n to_o be_v lead_v into_o it_o as_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n and_o he_o that_o be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o former_a may_v well_o suspect_v his_o knowledge_n in_o the_o latter_a let_v no_o man_n think_v it_o labour_v superfluous_a or_o presumptuous_a to_o 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in_o the_o flesh_n be_v so_o spiritual_o dead_a as_o they_o can_v never_o be_v so_o persuade_v that_o they_o be_v those_o to_o who_o god_n have_v gipen_v blood_n to_o drink_v no_o will_v they_o not_o believe_v it_o but_o here_o be_v a_o reason_n add_v forcible_a enough_o to_o persuade_v even_o common_a sense_n for_o they_o be_v worthy_a for_o they_o have_v shed_v the_o blood_n of_o saint_n and_o prophet_n paraphrase_n they_o who_o who_o but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o but_o popish_a persecuter_n who_o but_o babylon_n drink_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o martyr_n of_o jesuâ—_n 17.6_o but_o how_o be_v this_o appliable_a to_o the_o papist_n here_o in_o england_n do_v this_o generation_n at_o least_o wise_a ever_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n and_o saint_n if_o no_o how_o be_v god_n righteous_a in_o give_v they_o blood_n to_o drink_v how_o be_v they_o worthy_a the_o last_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n that_o suffer_v in_o england_n be_v they_o not_o in_o 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sepulcher_n of_o those_o prophet_n who_o their_o forefather_n have_v slay_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o honour_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o who_o seem_v more_o to_o honour_v the_o ancient_a holy_a martyr_n not_o only_o in_o erect_v and_o adorn_v their_o sepulcher_n and_o shrine_n yea_o and_o adore_v of_o they_o too_o then_o all_o papist_n do_v in_o this_o kind_a the_o papist_n do_v exceed_v the_o jew_n infinite_o how_o then_o may_v it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o fill_v you_o up_o then_o the_o measure_n of_o your_o father_n or_o how_o may_v this_o vial_n be_v pour_v on_o papist_n as_o a_o vengeance_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v worthy_a to_o drink_v such_o blood_n at_o least_o wise_a our_o present_a english_a papist_n will_v say_v they_o be_v not_o the_o offspring_n of_o those_o who_o hand_n be_v imbrue_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n yea_o they_o will_v deny_v those_o to_o be_v martyr_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o queen_n mary_n day_n here_o be_v 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