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israel_n than_o these_o quietist_n who_o malice_n and_o mistake_v have_v produce_v the_o great_a misery_n and_o misfortune_n that_o have_v befall_v we_o aut_fw-la fabrum_fw-la forceps_fw-la aut_fw-la ars_fw-la ignara_fw-la fefellit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluit_fw-la cudere_fw-la cudit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o mistake_n for_o bread_n they_o give_v a_o knife_n who_o hammer_v of_o peace_n do_v fashion_n strife_n res_fw-la when_o i_o undertake_v this_o matter_n i_o sit_v not_o down_o to_o consider_v upon_o how_o many_o tongue_n i_o shall_v be_v toss_v for_o as_o i_o run_v i_o read_v with_o what_o fist_n of_o wickedness_n i_o shall_v be_v buffet_v nor_o do_v i_o expect_v few_o lash_n than_o ibid._n than_o aris_n interdicent_fw-la avari_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la pulpito_fw-la lacessent_n larvati_fw-la cuculliones_fw-la contumeliosique_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la peccata_fw-la reservabunt_fw-la aeternis_fw-la ignibus_fw-la plenipotentes_fw-la pontifices_fw-la gallicam_fw-la scabiems_fw-la commina_fw-la buntur_fw-la salace_n meretriculae_fw-la praes_n ad_fw-la vani_fw-la scien_fw-fr facile_fw-la tamen_fw-la hos_fw-la insultus_fw-la evadendi_fw-la spes_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-mi modo_fw-la veritatis_fw-la patience_n posito_fw-la liuâ—re_fw-la candido_fw-la animo_fw-la adhaec_fw-la legenda_fw-la accesseris_fw-la habeo_fw-la praeterea_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la pro_fw-la clypeo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n cornelius_n agrippa_n complain_v of_o or_o reckon_v upon_o when_o he_o write_v his_o book_n de_fw-fr vanitaâ—e_fw-fr scientiarum_fw-la yet_o i_o can_v i_o dare_v say_v i_o be_o no_o more_o a_o false_a brother_n than_o i_o take_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v a_o false_a mother_n who_o rather_o choose_v to_o have_v the_o infant_n butcher_v than_o her_o revengeful_a humour_n leave_v ungratified_a we_o only_o beg_v a_o indulgence_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v no_o way_n essential_a to_o its_o constitution_n but_o like_o accident_n to_o natural_a body_n possunt_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la subjecti_fw-la interitu_fw-la and_o that_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n the_o string_n may_v not_o be_v screw_v up_o by_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n to_o that_o pitch_n as_o will_v strain_v and_o stretch_v the_o tender_a conscience_n of_o her_o willing_a and_o obedient_a child_n till_o all_o be_v disjoint_v and_o especial_o consider_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o his_o late_a and_o stupendous_a providence_n be_v to_o loose_v every_o burden_n and_o to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a we_o have_v a_o prince_n who_o to_o expedite_v his_o way_n and_o facilitate_v his_o restauration_n to_o the_o throne_n give_v all_o assurance_n his_o royal_a word_n can_v afford_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v suffer_v for_o his_o conscience_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n breda_n witness_v the_o declaration_n from_o breda_n who_o shall_v not_o disturb_v the_o government_n and_o peace_n 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