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indifferent_a between_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n p._n 20._o some_o of_o the_o nonconforming_a minister_n will_v think_v these_o passion_n of_o the_o people_n needful_a to_o check_v the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o afflicter_n though_o it_o do_v but_o exasperate_v and_o therefore_o will_v let_v they_o alone_o some_o of_o the_o young_a or_o more_o injudicious_a hot-brained_a sort_n of_o the_o nonconforming_a minister_n will_v put_v they_o on_o and_o make_v they_o believe_v that_o all_o communion_n with_o any_o conform_v minister_n or_o their_o parish_n church_n be_v unlawful_a and_o their_o form_n of_o worship_n be_v sinful_a and_o antichristian_a and_o that_o they_o be_v all_o temporizer_n and_o betrayer_n of_o truth_n and_o purity_n that_o communicate_v or_o assemble_v with_o they_o and_o p._n 22_o 23._o they_o will_v carry_v about_o among_o themselves_o viz._n the_o heretical_a patty_a false_a report_n and_o slander_n partly_o because_o they_o think_v that_o humane_a converse_n bind_v 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mr._n baxter_n to_o imbroil_v the_o nation_n may_v far_o appear_v by_o what_o he_o write_v p._n 122_o 123._o of_o his_o way_n of_o concord_n where_o he_o thus_o carry_v on_o the_o design_n he_o suppose_v a_o decree_n that_o none_o shall_v preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o those_o that_o subscribe_v swear_v promise_n or_o profess_v or_o do_v somewhat_o account_v sinful_a that_o strict_a law_n be_v make_v to_o punish_v such_o as_o disobey_v lest_o their_o command_n be_v contemn_v then_o that_o the_o preacher_n will_v be_v cast_v out_o and_o silence_v yet_o they_o still_o believe_v that_o god_n command_v what_o man_n forbid_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o damnable_a sin_n no_o less_o than_o sacrilege_n and_o cruelty_n to_o soul_n to_o forsake_v their_o call_n and_o duty_n the_o preacher_n than_o must_v be_v fine_v imprison_a or_o banish_v for_o preach_v and_o the_o people_n for_o public_a worship_v but_o when_o fine_v they_o will_v go_v on_o still_o nothing_o can_v remedy_v it_o but_o either_o 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