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who_o eat_v not_o be_v most_o assure_o detain_v in_o eternal_a death_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n apoc._n 21._o 8._o that_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n what_o sentence_n can_v be_v more_o express_a than_o this_o 7._o but_o beside_o this_o divine_a sentence_n against_o they_o they_o be_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v self_n condemn_v or_o at_o least_o give_v sentence_n against_o themselves_o while_o they_o so_o free_o pronounce_v that_o no_o idolater_n be_v to_o be_v save_v which_o they_o frequent_o do_v to_o save_v their_o own_o church_n from_o the_o reproach_n of_o idolatry_n for_o because_o some_o protestant_n have_v declare_v for_o the_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n in_o the_o romish_a church_n they_o far_o improve_v the_o favour_n to_o the_o quit_v 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make_v mankind_n to_o sade_n such_o direful_a thing_n do_v false_a religion_n per_v wade_v but_o true_a religion_n spring_v from_o god_n above_o be_v like_o her_o fountain_n full_a of_o charity_n embrace_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o tender_a love_n full_a of_o good_a will_n and_o meek_a expectance_n full_a of_o true_a justice_n and_o sure_a verity_n in_o heart_n and_o voice_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o our_o tell_n you_o plain_o and_o apert_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o scripture_n what_o be_v heinous_o amiss_o in_o you_o that_o can_v be_v any_o prejudice_n to_o our_o own_o church_n but_o it_o be_v the_o excuse_v you_o and_o dissemble_v your_o great_a crime_n by_o extenuate_a term_n and_o your_o aggravate_v every_o little_a ceremony_n of_o we_o such_o as_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n and_o the_o like_a to_o make_v we_o odious_a to_o the_o ignorant_a people_n that_o make_v we_o suspect_v of_o romanism_n but_o this_o be_v one_o of_o your_o art_n among_o many_o other_o to_o make_v those_o that_o be_v the_o most_o hearty_a well-willer_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o most_o suspect_v by_o they_o but_o truth_n and_o innocency_n bid_v defiance_n to_o all_o your_o device_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n where_o be_v the_o charge_n make_v good_a of_o be_v so_o little_o concern_v whether_o i_o speak_v true_a or_o false_a in_o this_o exhortation_n of_o i_o why_o at_o last_o it_o be_v this_o that_o i_o so_o peremptory_o aver_v that_o no_o protestant_n allow_v they_o a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n but_o only_o in_o case_n of_o such_o a_o repentance_n as_o imply_v a_o absolute_a renunctation_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o its_o idolatrous_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n by_o disowning_n of_o and_o dismember_n themselves_o from_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o say_v he_o will_v scarce_o appear_v pardonable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o fellow_n doctor_n repl._n this_o be_v a_o charge_n found_v upon_o the_o eight_o paragraph_n of_o this_o ten_o chapter_n i_o 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adrian_n and_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a because_o the_o honour_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pass_v from_o or_o through_o the_o image_n to_o the_o principal_a in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o principal_a alone_o seem_v to_o be_v worship_v not_o the_o image_n and_o this_o principal_a be_v either_o the_o saint_n or_o christ_n so_o long_o as_o we_o remember_v the_o saint_n to_o be_v god_n creature_n it_o can_v be_v no_o idolatry_n much_o less_o in_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n since_o the_o principal_a or_o prototype_n there_o be_v god_n repl._n to_o the_o first_o of_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n know_v the_o emperor_n to_o be_v god_n creature_n and_o even_o eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la because_o they_o remember_v he_o to_o be_v god_n creature_n will_v not_o cast_v a_o few_o grain_n of_o incense_n into_o the_o fire_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o though_o it_o cost_v they_o their_o life_n for_o not_o do_v of_o it_o and_o the_o depart_a soul_n of_o the_o 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