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5._o c._n 11._o n._n 18._o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v a_o christian_a duty_n and_o for_o this_o i_o have_v the_o suffrage_n of_o amesius_n though_o in_o his_o time_n a_o stiff_a dissenter_n nulla_fw-la datur_fw-la talis_fw-la perplexitas_fw-la ut_fw-la necessarium_fw-la sit_fw-la pio_fw-la homini_fw-la sive_fw-la hoc_fw-la vel_fw-la illud_fw-la faciat_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la faciat_fw-la scandalum_fw-la alicui_fw-la dare_n there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o case_n of_o perplexity_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v necessary_a for_o a_o pious_a man_n to_o give_v any_o man_n scandal_n whether_o he_o do_v this_o or_o that_o or_o do_v it_o not_o but_o how_o to_o avoid_v such_o perplexity_n we_o must_v find_v out_o some_o better_a rule_n among_o the_o casuist_n than_o this_o reconciler_n have_v yet_o prescribe_v or_o find_v out_o for_o we_o to_o show_v his_o ingenuity_n towards_o dr._n womock_n or_o his_o artifice_n of_o concealment_n i_o shall_v let_v the_o reader_n see_v how_o this_o 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call_v we_o may_v act_v confident_o though_o all_o the_o world_n be_v offend_v at_o we_o and_o after_o we_o have_v do_v what_o we_o ought_v and_o what_o we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v if_o the_o success_n do_v not_o answer_v our_o expectation_n so_o happy_o as_o we_o can_v wish_v yet_o let_v we_o not_o be_v deject_v at_o it_o but_o enjoy_v that_o good_a conscience_n which_o the_o apostle_n glory_v in_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o this_o will_v be_v of_o great_a force_n and_o efficacy_n to_o our_o comfort_n and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o time_n of_o adversity_n and_o this_o we_o can_v but_o obtain_v if_o we_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o our_o profession_n and_o call_v and_o set_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n before_o our_o eye_n in_o all_o our_o action_n thus_o say_v r._n rolloc_n and_o herein_o he_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o better_a casuist_n than_o our_o reconciler_n have_v express_v himself_o upon_o this_o occasion_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o he_o have_v to_o say_v further_o against_o dr._n womock_n which_o be_v as_o follow_v second_o whereas_o he_o add_v that_o the_o scandal_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o our_o own_o choice_n and_o power_n 79._o pag._n 79._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o matter_n wherein_o authority_n have_v not_o interpose_v her_o determination_n this_o he_o grant_v be_v very_o true_a and_o the_o natural_a inference_n from_o it_o be_v this_o etc._n etc._n here_o the_o reconciler_n full_o acquit_v dr._n womock_n doctrine_n in_o this_o point_n of_o scandal_n who_o plead_v only_o for_o those_o thing_n wherein_o authority_n have_v interpose_v her_o determination_n why_o then_o be_v he_o so_o peevish_a and_o froward_a towards_o the_o dr._n when_o he_o seem_v to_o acquit_v the_o reason_n be_v this_o he_o will_v set_v up_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o bishop_n which_o be_v establish_v in_o the_o same_o charter_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o a_o divine_a grant_n precedent_n to_o that_o liberty_n and_o because_o dr._n womock_n have_v endeavour_v to_o vindicate_v the_o authority_n of_o our_o superior_n against_o his_o design_n therefore_o he_o be_v thus_o offend_v for_o he_o find_v he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v what_o he_o call_v the_o natural_a inference_n from_o dr._n womock_n word_n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o it_o amount_v to_o since_o therefore_o say_v this_o reconciler_n no_o authority_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o interpose_v to_o determine_v our_o superior_n to_o the_o imposition_n of_o these_o indifferent_a thing_n or_o to_o hinder_v their_o abatement_n of_o they_o by_o the_o same_o power_n which_o impose_v they_o in_o order_n to_o prevent_v the_o ruin_n of_o so_o many_o soul_n as_o be_v involve_v in_o a_o wretched_a schism_n by_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o imposition_n since_o they_o declare_v it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o choice_n and_o power_n to_o command_v or_o not_o to_o command_v they_o this_o case_n must_v by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v good_a against_o the_o imposition_n of_o they_o though_o it_o do_v not_o hold_v good_a against_o obedience_n to_o they_o when_o impose_v in_o which_o word_n of_o his_o there_o be_v very_o many_o thing_n observable_a 1._o it_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n that_o the_o case_n he_o put_v do_v not_o hold_v good_a against_o obedience_n to_o the_o thing_n in_o difference_n among_o we_o when_o impose_v 2._o that_o it_o be_v good_a against_o the_o imposion_n of_o they_o be_v not_o the_o drs._n confession_n but_o his_o own_o inference_n which_o the_o doctor_n be_v confident_a he_o can_v never_o make_v good_a be_v but_o one_o of_o his_o usual_a paralogism_n and_o false_a reason_n 3._o he_o confess_v that_o this_o wretched_a schism_n of_o the_o dissenter_n be_v damnable_a otherwise_o how_o can_v he_o object_v the_o ruin_n of_o so_o many_o soul_n as_o be_v involve_v in_o it_o but_o to_o save_v they_o harmless_a he_o lay_v their_o fault_n 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etc._n 1_o tim._n 6._o 3_o 4_o 5._o tit_n 1._o 10_o 11._o st._n pet._n also_o epist_n 2._o c._n 2._o throughout_o like_o wise_a st._n john_n 1_o epist_n c._n 2._o 18_o 19_o and_o st._n judas_n do_v the_o like_a the_o 11_o 12_o 13._o ver_fw-la of_o his_o epistle_n two_o say_v the_o reconciler_n thus_o to_o condemn_v and_o judge_v our_o brother_n seem_v 118._o pag._n 118._o inconsistent_a with_o the_o property_n and_o rule_n of_o charity_n for_o charity_n say_v the_o apostle_n hope_v all_o thing_n and_o believe_v all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o must_v oblige_v we_o to_o hope_n and_o to_o believe_v well_o of_o our_o brother_n action_n till_o we_o have_v demonstration_n of_o the_o contrary_a &_o not_o condemn_v he_o without_o certain_a ground_n charity_n think_v no_o evil_a
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erat_fw-la indigna_fw-es merces_fw-la unitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la galat._n 2._o 14._o he_o have_v no_o patience_n at_o his_o own_o suspicion_n of_o meisner_n sauciness_n for_o here_o he_o charge_v he_o with_o give_v the_o lie_n unto_o the_o father_n especial_o to_o st._n chrysostom_n who_o say_v that_o st._n paul_n advice_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v not_o dissimulation_n but_o condescension_n 159._o pag._n 159._o and_o dispensation_n her_o be_v ignoratio_fw-la elenchi_fw-la the_o reconciler_n snare_v in_o his_o own_o fallacy_n for_o we_o be_v discourse_v what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v under_o the_o state_n of_o christianity_n where_o the_o church_n be_v daily_o settle_v by_o authority_n with_o convenient_a liturgy_n and_o discipline_n but_o the_o reconciler_n carry_v we_o back_o to_o reflect_v upon_o what_o be_v rather_o connive_v at_o than_o establish_v what_o be_v tolerate_v by_o condescension_n and_o special_a dispensation_n when_o the_o church_n be_v in_o her_o nonage_n this_o be_v 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but_o to_o deny_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n to_o he_o that_o call_v for_o it_o 25._o peccatum_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la voco_fw-la quod_fw-la immediate_a in_o contumeliam_fw-la dei_fw-la redund_n at_o p._n