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that_o it_o be_v the_o true_a christian_a religion_n that_o be_v persecute_v which_o be_v teach_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o bless_a apostle_n profess_v and_o maintain_v the_o true_a ancient_a orthodox_n and_o catholic_a faith_n otherwise_o mr._n birchley_n plead_v as_o much_o for_o mahometism_n judaisme_n and_o paganism_n for_o they_o be_v all_o under_o some_o rule_n and_o form_n and_o so_o though_o false_a yet_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o his_o romaa_n religion_n which_o mr._n birchley_n with_o all_o his_o coherent_n can_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o so_o the_o best_a religion_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o god_n though_o they_o will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v so_o out_o of_o the_o evidence_n of_o their_o own_o principle_n the_o next_o word_n which_o follow_v be_v quotation_n of_o holy_a scripture_n rom._n 2._o wherein_o the_o author_n show_v himself_o very_o full_a of_o ignorance_n as_o not_o know_v the_o scripture_n or_o very_o full_a of_o impudency_n and_o profaneness_n presume_v to_o
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be_v too_o much_o dazzle_v and_o tickle_v with_o sweet_a sound_n and_o gorgeous_a and_o gild_a apparition_n chap._n liv._o poverty_n have_v a_o terrible_a face_n as_o durum_fw-la telum_fw-la necessit_fw-la as_o and_o pinch_v shrewd_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o liberty_n have_v alarm_v some_o out_o of_o their_o quarter_n want_n fear_v of_o want_n &_o drive_v they_o timrous_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o roman_a interest_n not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o conscience_n as_o compliance_n to_o get_v pension_n and_o portion_n from_o stranger_n hand_n and_o in_o this_o changeable_a condition_n how_o have_v many_o disgrace_v their_o religion_n dishonour_v themselves_o and_o make_v themselves_o not_o only_o sinful_a before_o god_n but_o scandalous_a and_o ridiculous_a to_o all_o the_o world_n turn_n and_o return_v and_o turn_v over_o and_o over_o k._n over_o l._n k._n with_o any_o new_a blast_n or_o gale_n that_o may_v better_o fill_v their_o waver_a sail_n these_o cord_n make_v up_o of_o 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corrupt_v the_o offender_n may_v hope_v for_o advocate_n and_o patron_n but_o in_o the_o high_a
birchley_n in_o his_o demonstrative_a reason_n against_o force_v of_o conscience_n conclude_v that_o the_o intolerable_a yoke_n of_o popish_a infallibility_n be_v shake_v off_o and_o yet_o his_o whole_a discourse_n aâ—ms_v at_o nothing_o but_o a_o toleration_n first_o for_o himself_o and_o the_o papist_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o country_n and_o then_o he_o doubt_v noâ—_n but_o in_o time_n either_o by_o insinuation_n or_o a_o inquisition_n all_o his_o fellow-subject_n may_v be_v bring_v under_o the_o same_o yoke_n he_o tax_v the_o parliament_n charge_v they_o with_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n 2._o faith_n moderator_n part_n 1._o pag._n 2._o and_o call_v the_o factious_a swallow_v of_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v the_o work_n and_o ploâ—_n of_o some_o few_o and_o a_o declare_v party_n and_o the_o rash_a mistake_n of_o many_o a_o reformation_n of_o religion_n he_o call_v the_o late_a assembly_n of_o divine_n at_o westminster_n a_o synod_n which_o no_o 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