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of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n of_o peace_n dispose_v all_o our_o heart_n to_o such_o meekness_n of_o wisdom_n such_o calm_a and_o deliberate_v long-suffering_a and_o forbearance_n of_o one_o another_o in_o love_n that_o so_o we_o may_v live_v in_o peace_n and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n may_v be_v with_o we_o that_o force_n and_o capital_a punishment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v inflict_v on_o christian_n for_o their_o difference_n in_o opinion_n from_o we_o good_a advice_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 22._o and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v do_v the_o reformation_n right_o and_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n justice_n those_o in_o queen_n mary_n time_n particular_o latimer_n philpot_n bradford_n rogers_n very_o eminent_a reformer_n hardly_o one_o person_n of_o any_o note_v but_o do_v pass_v sentence_n on_o persecution_n as_o anti-christian_n the_o apology_n afterward_o of_o the_o same_o strain_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o jewel_n haddon_n reynolds_n etc._n etc._n censure_v the_o papist_n for_o the_o persecution_n that_o they_o raise_v against_o the_o protestant_n for_o matter_n of_o pure_a religion_n bishop_n jewel_n be_v defence_n of_o the_o apol._n pag._n 484._o st._n augustine_n say_v nullis_fw-la bonis_fw-la in_o catholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la hoc_fw-la placet_fw-la si_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la in_o quenquam_fw-la licet_fw-la haereticum_fw-la saeviatur_fw-la no_o good_a man_n in_o the_o catholic_n church_n like_v that_o any_o heretic_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n as_o for_o our_o part_n speak_v of_o our_o church_n we_o be_v never_o yet_o guilty_a to_o one_o drop_n of_o your_o blood_n we_o seek_v no_o aid_n at_o fire_n and_o sword_n we_o will_v rather_o say_v with_o st._n jerom_n utinam_fw-la filios_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n will_v god_n we_o may_v kill_v the_o child_n of_o heretic_n and_o of_o all_o they_o that_o be_v deceive_v with_o spiritual_a arrow_n that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o with_o st._n augustine_n o_o si_fw-la occidas_fw-la eos_fw-la gladio_fw-la bis_fw-la acuto_fw-la etc._n etc._n bishop_n andrew_n sermon_n on_o luk._n 9.54_o 55_o 56._o pag._n 912._o he_o put_v the_o case_n whether_o the_o town_n of_o samaria_n for_o not_o receive_v christ_n upon_o pretence_n he_o be_v not_o of_o their_o religion_n may_v not_o be_v consume_v but_o christ_n rule_v the_o case_n for_o the_o town_n that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v it_o be_v a_o error_n this_o of_o the_o two_o disciple_n we_o see_v it_o plain_a by_o nescitis_fw-la but_o of_o it_o may_v well_o be_v say_v that_o gregory_n say_v of_o another_o of_o they_o o_o salutaris_fw-la error_n etc._n etc._n bless_a error_n it_o be_v for_o by_o it_o the_o world_n be_v rid_v of_o the_o like_a error_n ever_o after_o for_o so_o long_o as_o this_o verse_n shall_v stand_v in_o this_o gospel_n it_o will_v serve_v for_o a_o resolution_n to_o this_o question_n any_o