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in_o their_o confidence_n in_o such_o a_o cause_n to_o brand_v god_n truth_n with_o the_o name_n of_o error_n and_o their_o brethren_n as_o dangerous_a man_n for_o not_o err_v as_o they_o do_v 8._o and_o final_o that_o the_o poor_a people_n must_v be_v under_o such_o grievous_a perplex_v temptation_n as_o i_o before_o mention_v and_o that_o the_o papist_n shall_v be_v thus_o harden_v in_o their_o opinion_n that_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v at_o peace_n and_o concord_n unless_o we_o unite_v in_o their_o usurp_a tyrannical_a peacemaker_n and_o that_o poor_a scholar_n and_o young_a minister_n must_v be_v thus_o frighten_v from_o truth_n duty_n charity_n and_o peace_n and_o man_n make_v believe_v that_o the_o church_n be_v about_o to_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n if_o we_o be_v tell_v of_o that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o our_o former_a opinion_n this_o must_v be_v lament_v if_o it_o be_v not_o i_o but_o other_o that_o here_o err_v sect._n 45._o but_o yet_o before_o i_o end_v he_o call_v i_o 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writer_n i_o pray_v you_o say_v not_o that_o i_o send_v you_o to_o school_n to_o they_o i_o do_v but_o answer_v your_o earnest_a request_n sect._n 47._o but_o 4._o i_o also_o entreat_v you_o to_o tell_v i_o whether_o you_o differ_v from_o i_o in_o the_o rule_n of_o counsel_n which_o i_o there_o give_v the_o ignorant_a people_n or_o not_o if_o you_o do_v not_o you_o will_v never_o have_v give_v i_o such_o a_o summons_n if_o you_o do_v deal_v open_o with_o your_o scholar_n and_o the_o world_n and_o tell_v they_o whether_o your_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o major_a vote_n of_o those_o that_o never_o read_v logic_n physics_n metaphysic_n law_n medicine_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v believe_v before_o one_o aristotle_n downame_n gassendus_fw-la zabarell_n grotius_n cook_n littleton_n cujacius_n fernelius_n etc._n etc._n tell_v your_o scholar_n that_o you_o be_v but_o one_o and_o they_o be_v many_o and_o must_v believe_v themselves_o before_o you_o in_o define_v justification_n faith_n 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and_o world_n sect._n 1_o it_o have_v seem_v good_a to_o a_o doctor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n dr._n i._n tully_n who_o name_n be_v honour_v for_o learning_n and_o moderation_n i_o believe_v deserve_o though_o i_o know_v he_o not_o new_o to_o exercise_v his_o zeal_n and_o pen_n to_o save_v man_n from_o the_o danger_n of_o some_o doctrine_n which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v i_o of_o the_o rest_n i_o shall_v god_n willing_a give_v a_o distinct_a account_n elsewhere_o that_o which_o i_o be_o here_o to_o consider_v of_o be_v find_v pag._n 128._o justif_n paulin._n in_o these_o word_n vnum_fw-la vero_fw-la praetereundum_fw-la non_fw-la censeo_fw-la licet_fw-la ab_fw-la argumento_fw-la magis_fw-la alienum_fw-la videtur_fw-la estque_fw-la novum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la inter_fw-la novissima_fw-la praefatorem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la nescio_fw-la quo_fw-la fortunante_fw-la mercurio_n aliud_fw-la invenisse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originale_fw-la multo_fw-la citerius_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la adamo_n traductum_fw-la est_fw-la o_fw-la caecos_fw-la ante_fw-la theologos_fw-la quicunque_fw-la unquam_fw-la fuistis_fw-la serio_n interim_n monendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la juniores_fw-la ne_fw-la temere_fw-la illius_fw-la theologiae_n talia_fw-la paradoxa_fw-la parturienti_fw-la fidem_fw-la habeant_fw-la deus_fw-la novit_fw-la i_o nullo_n in_o personam_fw-la viri_fw-la river_n aut_fw-la aestu_fw-la aut_fw-la praejudicio_fw-la nedum_fw-la odio_fw-la cui_fw-la ex_fw-la animo_fw-la sane_fw-la fausta_fw-la &_o foelicia_fw-la precor_fw-la omne_fw-la hoc_fw-la monitum_fw-la injicere_fw-la sed_fw-la amore_fw-la veritatis_fw-la uno_fw-la utque_fw-la satis_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la fiat_fw-la ita_fw-la liberasse_fw-la animam_fw-la whereupon_o he_o next_o advertise_v i_o out_o of_o some_o word_n of_o my_o own_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 2._o i_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o love_v his_o love_n to_o truth_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n who_o he_o will_v save_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o such_o error_n as_o he_o suppose_v i_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o and_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o dislike_v his_o fidelity_n to_o his_o conscience_n but_o rather_o to_o wish_v that_o true_a conscientious_a tenderness_n and_o fidelity_n be_v more_o common_a among_o the_o teacher_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o teacher_n of_o those_o teacher_n sect._n 3_o and_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o judge_v he_o so_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o doubt_v whether_o we_o his_o ignorant_a brethren_n love_v not_o truth_n also_o and_o the_o foul_n of_o man_n and_o search_v not_o after_o it_o with_o some_o impartiality_n and_o industry_n yea_o and_o will_v buy_v it_o at_o as_o dear_a a_o rate_n as_o other_o though_o through_o our_o sin_n and_o weakness_n we_o may_v not_o have_v have_v so_o good_a success_n and_o it_o be_v a_o praise_n to_o our_o creator_n rather_o than_o to_o we_o that_o we_o love_v that_o which_o by_o natural_a inclination_n we_o must_v needs_o love_v be_v and_o truth_n be_v necessary_o good_a and_o all_o evil_n be_v from_o good_a and_o for_o good_a our_o good_a intention_n justify_v not_o our_o error_n nor_o the_o reason_n and_o confidence_n by_o which_o we_o set_v they_o off_o as_o truth_n and_o by_o our_o bold_a and_o hasty_a judge_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o our_o reason_n show_v we_o never_o well_o digest_v or_o understand_v and_o our_o censure_n of_o those_o that_o perhaps_o better_o understand_v they_o we_o shall_v but_o call_v man_n to_o suspect_v those_o understanding_n as_o not_o very_o like_a to_o know_v much_o more_o than_o other_o which_o no_o better_o know_v themselves_o instead_o therefore_o of_o call_v out_o to_o the_o academical_a youth_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o theology_n of_o those_o worthy_a eximious_a person_n who_o be_v my_o censurer_n i_o humble_o entreat_v they_o with_o candid_a impartiality_n to_o search_v after_o truth_n and_o to_o receive_v all_o that_o deserve_v that_o name_n from_o the_o censurer_n and_o to_o reject_v all_o that_o i_o or_o any_o other_o offer_v they_o which_o be_v against_o it_o and_o prove_v all_o thing_n to_o hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v true_a and_o good_a yea_o and_o to_o help_v i_o to_o see_v my_o error_n that_o i_o may_v repent_v and_o publish_v my_o retractation_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o judge_v any_o more_o than_o augustine_n do_v to_o be_v in_o vain_a though_o it_o shall_v please_v other_o as_o well_o as_o this_o learned_a dr._n to_o cull_v out_o for_o his_o coufutation_n the_o first_o book_n that_o ever_o i_o write_v about_o four_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o i_o have_v public_o for_o the_o crudity_n and_o unfitness_n of_o many_o expression_n in_o it_o retract_v it_o and_o to_o pass_v by_o about_o sixty_o other_o since_o write_v and_o some_o yea_o many_o much_o more_o large_o and_o distinct_o than_o that_o which_o i_o retract_v on_o the_o same_o subject_n sect._n 4._o but_o though_o i_o be_o more_o oblige_v than_o such_o know_a man_n as_o he_o to_o suspect_v my_o own_o understanding_n that_o suspicion_n will_v not_o warrant_v i_o to_o resist_v the_o light_n nor_o to_o reject_v that_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v evidence_n of_o truth_n nor_o to_o forbear_v the_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o my_o judgement_n that_o i_o may_v be_v better_o inform_v by_o a_o confutation_n if_o i_o err_v or_o if_o i_o do_v not_o may_v not_o desert_n that_o which_o deserve_v a_o just_a vindication_n and_o though_o i_o be_o one_o of_o those_o who_o never_o be_v worthy_a of_o his_o honourable_a employment_n to_o teach_v man_n to_o be_v teacher_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n and_o these_o fourteen_o year_n have_v be_v judge_v unworthy_a or_o unmeet_a to_o teach_v the_o most_o ignorant_a congregation_n in_o these_o land_n yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o may_v have_v his_o leave_n and_o concurrence_n in_o bewail_v the_o lamentable_a condition_n of_o the_o poor_a people_n by_o reason_n of_o such_o ignorant_a and_o unhappy_a teacher_n as_o i_o and_o other_o of_o my_o rank_n have_v long_o be_v alas_o how_o great_a be_v their_o temptation_n and_o what_o perplexity_n must_v they_o needs_o be_v cast_v into_o when_o we_o that_o have_v study_v night_n and_o day_n with_o our_o most_o earnest_a desire_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n whatever_o it_o cost_v we_o and_o with_o our_o most_o search_a serious_a thought_n and_o with_o our_o daily_a prayer_n for_o divine_a illumination_n do_v yet_o remain_v not_o only_o ignorant_a but_o so_o dangerous_o erroneous_a that_o if_o some_o do_v not_o silence_v we_o and_o other_o call_v out_o to_o the_o people_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o we_o it_o seem_v we_o be_v like_a to_o be_v their_o deceiver_n and_o to_o do_v they_o more_o hurt_n than_o good_a and_o if_o this_o be_v but_o i_o and_o a_o few_o more_o such_o or_o only_o the_o many_o hundred_o that_o now_o be_v silence_v the_o case_n be_v less_o lamentable_a but_o alas_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n for_o the_o people_n to_o be_v cast_v 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to_o fear_n they_o know_v but_o who_o to_o trust_v they_o know_v not_o unless_o they_o must_v be_v of_o the_o side_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v uppermost_a and_o think_v their_o ruler_n always_o in_o the_o right_a and_o so_o that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o right_a religion_n in_o the_o world_n as_o there_o be_v ruler_n of_o different_a religion_n and_o what_o now_o shall_v the_o poor_a people_n do_v can_v they_o hope_v to_o be_v wise_a than_o all_o these_o teacher_n to_o discern_v which_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_a what_o be_v their_o remedy_n sect._n 5._o in_o this_o straight_o i_o be_o ready_a yea_o resolve_a so_o far_o to_o abate_v my_o reverence_n to_o learned_a contender_n as_o to_o hope_v that_o we_o be_v more_o agree_v than_o they_o seem_v willing_a that_o the_o people_n shall_v believe_v and_o therefore_o than_o they_o understand_v themselves_o all_o true_a christian_n be_v agree_v in_o that_o which_o make_v a_o christian_a when_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n be_v first_o know_v and_o in_o that_o which_o be_v then_o think_v necessary_a to_o their_o mutual_a love_n and_o communion_n they_o be_v unite_v in_o those_o many_o necessary_a thing_n which_o i_o long_o ago_o mention_v in_o a_o popular_a discourse_n call_v catholic_n unity_n and_o protestant_n be_v agree_v in_o much_o more_o than_o absolute_o necessary_a thing_n and_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a man_n to_o set_v the_o church_n together_o by_o the_o ear_n and_o to_o make_v people_n believe_v that_o they_o differ_v where_o they_o do_v not_o or_o further_o than_o they_o do_v and_o thereby_o to_o tempt_v they_o to_o suspect_v censure_n reproach_n or_o hate_v each_o other_o so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a teacher_n to_o think_v himself_o that_o agree_v man_n be_v not_o agree_v and_o that_o different_a term_n or_o order_n of_o expression_n make_v different_a or_o contrary_a doctrine_n or_o religion_n and_o to_o be_v skilful_a in_o make_v one_o difference_n 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my_o little_a skill_n and_o opportunity_n to_o undeceive_v they_o that_o think_v a_o different_a name_n or_o method_n be_v a_o different_a or_o contrary_a doctrine_n and_o that_o all_o be_v heretic_n that_o speak_v not_o in_o their_o language_n and_o sing_v not_o in_o their_o tune_n or_o pray_v not_o in_o their_o form_n of_o word_n though_o for_o so_o do_v the_o over-orthodox_a zeal_n do_v accuse_v i_o of_o tepidity_n noxious_a syncretism_n arminianism_n yea_o or_o of_o as_o much_o compliance_n with_o popery_n or_o socinian_o as_o this_o excellent_a doctor_n do_v sect._n 6._o though_o i_o know_v that_o heresy_n may_v as_o arianism_n once_o do_v creep_v in_o and_o hide_v itself_o in_o the_o addition_n of_o one_o letter_n yet_o i_o know_v also_o that_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n have_v make_v it_o hard_o to_o express_v ourselves_o so_o as_o easy_o to_o be_v understand_v unless_o by_o such_o with_o who_o we_o have_v have_v long_a leisure_n to_o open_v our_o meaning_n and_o hard_o to_o understand_v the_o mind_n of_o other_o and_o that_o they_o who_o agree_v in_o all_o that_o christ_n his_o apostle_n and_o the_o ancient_a symbol_n of_o faith_n and_o concord_n make_v necessary_a to_o the_o agreement_n of_o believer_n shall_v not_o too_o hasty_o be_v condemn_v as_o heretical_a and_o that_o church-tyranny_n and_o schism_n while_o they_o cry_v out_o against_o each_o other_o be_v near_a kin_n in_o principle_n and_o effect_n than_o their_o owner_n be_v well_o aware_a of_o and_o that_o over_n as_o for_o orthodox_n concord_n by_o introduce_v thing_n arbitrary_a difficult_a and_o numerous_a as_o the_o necessary_a term_n have_v be_v satan_n great_a engine_n to_o tear_v the_o church_n and_o have_v i_o be_v at_o jerome_n elbow_n when_o he_o complain_v so_o much_o of_o they_o that_o accuse_v he_o of_o heresy_n for_o reject_v the_o term_n hypostasis_fw-la and_o when_o he_o speak_v himself_o so_o much_o against_o it_o i_o may_v perhaps_o have_v venture_v to_o say_v to_o that_o learned_a angry_a father_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o neither_o his_o adversary_n nor_o he_o be_v heretic_n nor_o erroneous_a in_o the_o matter_n or_o sense_n at_o all_o but_o that_o they_o mean_v by_o hypostasis_fw-la the_o same_o that_o he_o do_v by_o persona_fw-la and_o that_o he_o mistake_o accuse_v a_o innocent_a word_n and_o they_o mistake_o accuse_v his_o innocent_a sense_n and_o that_o the_o time_n may_v come_v when_o those_o that_o then_o contend_v be_v in_o the_o dust_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v indifferent_o without_o mutual_a condemnation_n use_v either_o of_o the_o term_n sect._n 7._o melancholy_n be_v a_o suspicious_a humour_n many_o a_o one_o have_v i_o know_v that_o can_v not_o be_v persuade_v but_o that_o their_o best_a and_o near_a friend_n do_v plot_v their_o death_n or_o to_o poison_v they_o or_o cut_v their_o throat_n and_o every_o thing_n and_o person_n that_o be_v near_o they_o seem_v against_o they_o and_o a_o cause_n of_o fear_n as_o a_o good_a 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