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have_v no_o oath_n impose_v on_o their_o conscience_n be_v catholic_n permit_v this_o liberty_n i_o be_o confident_a you_o shall_v seldom_o be_v trouble_v with_o hear_v their_o complaint_n of_o persecution_n and_o yet_o on_o all_o occasion_n you_o be_v still_o upray_v the_o liberty_n give_v to_o papist_n which_o be_v a_o mere_a blindness_n of_o malice_n do_v you_o not_o see_v all_o the_o catholic_n of_o england_n such_o as_o never_o engage_v in_o the_o war_n be_v pure_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o religion_n at_o this_o day_n sequester_v and_o two_o three_o of_o their_o estate_n take_v from_o they_o do_v you_o not_o see_v our_o priest_n when_o discover_v proceed_v against_o as_o traitor_n be_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o satisfy_v your_o uncharitable_a eye_n that_o so_o many_o of_o they_o have_v be_v hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v for_o their_o religion_n be_v these_o the_o man_n that_o pretend_v moderation_n and_o all_o day_n long_o cry_v up_o brotherly_a charity_n i_o will_v offer_v therâ—_n this_o bargain_n in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o catholic_n of_o england_n who_o i_o be_o persuade_v will_v ready_o subscribe_v the_o contract_n that_o two_o indifferent_a person_n read_v over_o all_o the_o statute_n make_v since_o the_o reformation_n and_o every_o where_o in_o stead_n of_o papist_n write_v protestant_n with_o this_o mercy_n too_o that_o the_o execution_n shall_v be_v now_o and_o then_o interrupt_v and_o a_o condemn_a minister_n sometime_o have_v reprieve_n nay_o and_o more_o than_o we_o can_v obtain_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v all_o the_o privilege_n of_o papist_n without_o the_o least_o envy_n from_o we_o if_o they_o refuse_v this_o fair_a offer_n let_v they_o never_o hereafter_o be_v so_o impertinent_a as_o to_o repine_v at_o our_o liberty_n and_o with_o the_o same_o breath_n complain_v of_o their_o own_o suffering_n as_o to_o his_o desirable_a intention_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o church_n first_o i_o can_v wish_v they_o will_v let_v real_a charity_n take_v root_n in_o their_o heart_n second_o not_o think_v the_o misdemeanour_n of_o some_o pope_n a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n three_o to_o receive_v the_o root_n of_o christianity_n that_o be_v a_o practical_a infallibility_n in_o the_o church_n the_o ready_a and_o only_o mean_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n law_n which_o be_v deny_v there_o be_v no_o religion_n leave_v in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v chief_o require_v without_o this_o how_o muchsoever_o we_o have_v christ_n in_o our_o tongue_n we_o be_v atheist_n in_o our_o heart_n proud_a luciferian_a erecter_n of_o ourselves_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n judger_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o law_n not_o obeyer_n and_o servant_n this_o be_v that_o which_o only_o can_v make_v a_o reconciliation_n both_o in_o doctrine_n and_o government_n and_o as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v neglect_v all_o we_o endeavour_v towards_o peace_n be_v labour_n cast_v away_o if_o true_o and_o cordial_o he_o or_o any_o other_o study_v mean_n for_o peace_n let_v they_o endeavour_v it_o so_o as_o to_o leave_v a_o religion_n and_o a_o know_a law_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o open_a method_n of_o come_v to_o it_o in_o the_o world_n otherwise_o all_o lover_n of_o christ_n and_o christianinity_n can_v have_v no_o share_n or_o participation_n with_o they_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 1._o parricide_n p._n 8._o l._n 9_o nice_n p._n 18._o l._n 31._o self-acknowledged_a p._n 33._o l._n 10._o pope_n p._n 37._o l._n 1._o sect._n 6._o p._n 40._o l._n 8._o other_o crew_n p._n 67._o l._n 34._o this_o p._n 68_o l._n 3._o give_v by_o p._n 88_o l._n 11._o premise_n p._n 96._o l._n 9_o allege_v p._n 101._o l._n 32._o call_v p._n 105._o l._n 22._o solve_v p._n 110._o l._n 21._o which_o can_v p._n 115._o l._n 2._o quaere_fw-la the_o title_n in_o the_o table_n p._n 118._o l._n 34_o show_v it_o p._n 119._o l._n 4._o patriarch_n l._n 24._o the_o novel_a p._n 123._o l._n 30._o be_v one_o man_n or_o one_o horse_n p._n 143._o l._n 3._o do_v it_o not_o p._n 147._o l._n 5._o by_o some_o p._n 157._o l._n 29._o rake_n p._n 162._o l._n 21._o arch-heretick_n p._n 163._o l._n 10._o quid._n p._n 199._o l._n 3._o their_o su_fw-es p._n 210._o l._n 20._o which_o p._n 217._o l._n 24._o flagrant_a p._n 223._o l._n 31._o on_o any_o p._n 223._o l._n 13_o it_n in_o p_o 256._o l._n 1._o by_o your_o p._n 259._o l._n 20._o as_o they_o p._n 280._o l._n 2._o in_o that_o p._n 288._o l._n 20._o of_o your_o p._n 312._o l._n 29._o in_o he_o cap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o cap._n 1_o sect._n 6_o 7._o 8_o c._n 1._o s._n 9_o s._n 9_o s_o 9_o c._n 2._o s._n 1._o â—_o 2_o â—_o 2._o 1_o cor_fw-la 11_o 18_o c._n 2_o s._n 2_o â—_o 2._o â—_o 3._o c._n 2._o s._n 2_o 3_o 4._o c._n 2._o s._n 4._o c._n 2._o s._n 5._o c._n 2._o s._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o c._n 2._o s._n 12._o c._n 2._o s._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o c._n 2._o s._n 6._o c._n 2_o s._n 5._o c._n 2._o s._n 6._o c._n 2._o s._n 10._o c._n 2._o s_o 12_o in_o his_o reply_n p._n 241._o c._n 2._o s_o 3_o 4_o 5._o s._n 9_o c._n 3._o s_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 23_o 24._o 24._o c._n 3._o s._n 15_o 16_o 17._o s._n 17._o mr._n daille_n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o c._n 3._o s._n 22._o see_v afterward_o part._n 2._o c._n 3._o s._n 25_o c._n 3._o s_o 22_o c._n 4._o s._n 1._o c._n 4_o s._n 2._o c._n 4._o s._n 3._o 3._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 4._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o ibid._n c._n 4._o s_o 5_o 6_o 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 7._o act_n 10._o 34_o act_n 15._o 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 11._o mark_v 16._o 15._o c._n 4._o s._n 14._o c._n 4._o s._n 6._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n c_o 4._o s._n 8._o cyp._n epist_n 71._o ad_fw-la quint._n aug._n 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n contra_fw-la donatistas_n c._n 4._o s._n 8._o ibid._n c._n 4._o s._n 8._o c._n 4._o s._n 9_o c._n 4._o s._n 8._o c._n 4._o s._n 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4_o s._n 10_o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 10._o c._n 4._o s._n 10._o ibid._n ignat._n ep_n ad_fw-la trall_n c._n 4_o s._n 11._o c._n 4._o s._n 12._o ignat._n epist._n ad_fw-la mariam_n cassobil_n tert._n l._n 3._o carm_n in_o marc._n hieron_n in_o isa._n 52._o &_o l._n de_fw-fr script_n eccles._n in_o clem._n tert-de_a prescript_n c._n 32._o epiph_n haer._n 27._o ruffin_n praef._n lib._n praecognit_fw-la c._n 4._o s._n 11._o c._n 4._o s._n 13._o c._n 4._o s._n 15._o c_o 4._o s_o 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 16._o c._n 4._o s._n 16._o c._n 4._o s._n 17._o c._n 4._o s._n 18_o c._n 4._o s._n 19_o c._n 4._o s._n 20_o c._n 4._o s._n 20._o c._n 4._o s._n 21._o c._n 4._o s._n 21._o c._n 8._o s._n 5._o c._n 5._o s._n 1._o c._n 5._o s._n 2._o c._n 5._o s._n 4._o c._n 5._o s._n 5._o c._n 9_o s._n 9_o c._n 5._o s._n 5._o c._n 5._o s._n 6._o c._n 5._o s._n 7._o c._n 6._o s._n 2_o 3._o c._n 6._o s._n 2._o c._o â—_o s._n 4._o c._n 6._o s._n 5._o c._n 6._o s._n 7._o ibid._n c._n 7._o s._n 9_o c._n 6._o s._n 10._o c._n 6._o s._n 11._o c._n 6._o s._n 12._o c._n 5._o s._n 12._o c._n 7._o s._n 20._o c._n 6._o s._n 13._o ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 14._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 15_o 16._o c._n 6._o s._n 17._o c._n 6._o s._n 18._o ibid._n ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 19_o ibid._n c._n 6_o s._n 19_o ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 20._o c._n 6._o s._n 22._o c._n 6._o s._n 23._o c._n 7._o s._n 2_o 3_o 4._o henricus_fw-la in_o assert_v 7._o sacram_fw-la contra_fw-la luth._o art_n 2._o c._n 7._o s._n 20._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 7._o s._n 6._o part._n 1._o sect._n 19_o cap._n 7._o sect._n 11._o c._n 7._o s._n 8._o c._n 7._o sect._n 9_o c._n 7._o sect._n 10_o c._o â—_o sect_n 11_o c._n 7._o sect._n â—_o c._n 7._o sect._n 12_o c._n 7_o sect._n 13_o c._n 7_o sect._n â—4_n c._n 7._o sect._n 15._o c._n 7._o sect._n 17_o c._n 7._o s._n 2._o c._n 8._o sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 2._o c._n 8._o s._n 3._o c._n 8._o sect._n 4._o hierom._n contra_fw-la jovinian_a c._n 7._o sect._n 5_o c._n 7._o sect._n 12_o c._n 8._o â—_o 5._o c._n 7._o sect._n 17_o c._n 8._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 14._o c._n 8._o s._n 7._o c._n 8._o sect._n 6_o c._n 8._o s._n 7._o c._n 8._o sect._n 8._o c._n 8._o s._n 7._o see_v the_o 21_o art_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n c._n 8._o sect._n 8_o c._n 9_o sect._n 5_o c._n 9_o s._n 1._o ibid._n c._n 9_o s._n 2._o c._n 9_o s._n 6._o c._n 9_o s._n 4._o c._n 9_o s._n 5._o s._n 5._o c._n 9_o s._n 7._o dr._n ham._n c._n 7._o s._n 12._o art_n 31._o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n c._n 10_o s._n 3._o c._n 10._o s._n 3._o c._n 9_o s._n 5._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 11_o s._n 1._o c._n 11._o s._n 2._o c._n 11_o s._n 3._o art_n 21_o c._n 9_o s._n 3._o c._n 11._o s._n 5._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 11_o s._n 7._o lib._n 5._o num_fw-la 79_o rushworth_n dial._n &_o the_o apol_n for_o tradition_n