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the_o thought_n and_o study_n of_o this_o controversy_n may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o divert_v that_o heat_n which_o fly_v into_o oâr_a face_n one_o against_o another_o we_o have_v a_o enemy_n that_o seek_v the_o ruin_n of_o we_o all_o and_o be_v get_v ground_n of_o we_o while_o we_o be_v contest_v with_o ourselves_o shall_v we_o not_o unite_v against_o he_o papist_n be_v no_o despicable_a adversary_n they_o be_v politic_a in_o get_v and_o cruel_a in_o their_o possess_n power_n over_o we_o shall_v they_o prevail_v they_o will_v soon_o put_v a_o period_n to_o many_o of_o our_o controversy_n to_o a_o deal_n of_o our_o fury_n against_o minister_n ordinance_n truth_n i_o know_v it_o will_v be_v say_v this_o controversy_n be_v old_a and_o very_o much_o be_v already_o learned_o write_v against_o it_o and_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o though_o the_o controversy_n be_v old_a yet_o it_o still_o continue_v we_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v the_o expect_a fall_n of_o 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of_o this_o book_n chapter_n 1._o of_o happiness_n page_n 13_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o way_n to_o happiness_n page_n 14_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o diversity_n of_o faith_n hopâs_n and_o charity_n page_n 23_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o church_n power_n and_o infaâibilitie_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n page_n 27_o chap._n 5._o oâ_n the_o possibility_n of_o keep_v the_o commandment_n page_n 69_o chap._n 6._o of_o religion_n page_n 93_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o unity_n of_o religion_n page_n 79_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o spiritist_n page_n 103_o chap._n 9_o of_o thâ_n spiritist_n rule_v of_o faâth_n page_n 113_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o protestant_a church_n page_n 130_o shape_v 1._o page_n 132_o shape_v 2._o page_n 153_o shape_v 3._o page_n 159_o shape_v 4._o page_n 173_o shape_v 5._o page_n 182_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o roman_a church_n page_n 231_o chap._n 12._o of_o certain_a objection_n make_v against_o the_o roman_a church_n page_n 272_o 1._o objection_n page_n 273_o 2._o objection_n page_n 299_o 3._o objection_n page_n 321_o 4._o objection_n page_n 324_o 5._o âb_n ectiân_v page_n 340_o 6._o objection_n page_n 348_o 7._o objection_n page_n 363_o the_o epilogue_n page_n 380_o rome_n conviction_n or_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o unsoundness_n of_o the_o main_a ground_n of_o rome_n religion_n when_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o book_n i_o can_v but_o remember_v what_o that_o bless_a apostle_n st._n peter_n foretell_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v there_o shall_v be_v false_a teacher_n among_o you_o who_o privy_o shall_v bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n and_o many_o shall_v follow_v their_o pernicious_a way_n by_o reason_n of_o who_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n shall_v be_v evil_o speak_v of_o and_o through_o covetousness_n shall_v they_o with_o feign_a word_n make_v merchandise_n of_o you_o etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 1._o what_o feign_a word_n this_o author_n use_v whereby_o to_o bring_v in_o his_o damnable_a heresy_n and_o to_o make_v merchandise_n of_o soul_n beside_o the_o book_n itself_o the_o epistle_n and_o epilogue_n do_v clear_o evince_v i_o shall_v therefore_o take_v a_o view_n of_o they_o as_o they_o lie_v in_o my_o way_n and_o first_o for_o the_o epistle_n one_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o catholic_n of_o england_n the_o other_o to_o the_o reader_n whether_o he_o intend_v to_o exclude_v his_o catholic_n from_o read_v his_o book_n because_o he_o distinguish_v from_o the_o reader_n or_o that_o he_o main_o design_n it_o for_o the_o use_n of_o other_o it_o may_v be_v the_o protestant_n of_o england_n whilst_o he_o only_o call_v for_o the_o patronage_n of_o catholic_n let_v the_o reader_n judge_n certain_o there_o be_v strong_a endeavour_n to_o enlarge_v the_o pope_n chair_n by_o the_o seduction_n of_o english_a protestant_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o many_o book_n late_o print_v in_o london_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o that_o seat_n the_o former_a epistle_n be_v divide_v betwixt_o murmuration_n and_o adulation_n there_o be_v sad_a 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