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s._n augustine_n learned_a book_n of_o the_o predestination_n of_o saint_n let_v moderate_a man_n and_o no_o frantic_a puritan_n judge_v whether_o the_o appealer_n as_o in_o his_o matter_n so_o in_o his_o manner_n of_o writing_n follow_v not_o faustus_n the_o demipelagian_n his_o pattern_n whether_o pretend_v a_o answer_n to_o a_o gagger_n of_o the_o protestant_n he_o intend_v and_o endeavour_v not_o to_o gag_n the_o most_o learned_a and_o zealous_a protestant_n and_o draw_v out_o his_o stile_n more_o poinenant_n than_o a_o stiletto_n in_o colour_n and_o show_v against_o the_o romish_a enemy_n he_o cunning_o give_v not_o therewith_o a_o secret_a wound_n to_o his_o own_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o true_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n therein_o as_o for_o the_o fratres_n descripti_fw-la the_o right_a and_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o appealer_n who_o trade_n have_v be_v for_o these_o many_o year_n past_a to_o inform_v against_o the_o zealous_a and_o learned_a defender_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n establish_v here_o in_o england_n under_o the_o name_n of_o puritan_n quia_fw-la volunt_fw-la decipi_fw-la decipiantur_fw-la but_o for_o those_o grave_n and_o venerable_a divine_n who_o be_v report_v to_o have_v subscribe_v to_o the_o appealer_n book_n i_o think_v the_o relator_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o word_n he_o mean_v proscribe_v they_o and_o all_o other_o ancient_a worthy_n of_o our_o church_n who_o yet_o applaud_v and_o approve_v these_o late_a polemickes_n of_o the_o appealer_n i_o humble_o entreat_v they_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o orator_n videant_fw-la patres_fw-la conscripti_fw-la ne_fw-la circumscripti_fw-la videantur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d galat._n 4._o 16._o tacit._n maledicta_fw-la si_fw-la irascaris_fw-la agnita_fw-la videntur_fw-la spreta_fw-la exolescunt_fw-la cyprian_a epist_n antequam_fw-la pelagiana_n haeresis_fw-la appareret_fw-la and_o recolant_fw-la adversus_fw-la haeresin_fw-la pelagianam_fw-la council_n carth._n sub_fw-la aurelio_n nefarius_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la anathematizandus_fw-la error_n council_n milevit_fw-la perniciosissimi_fw-la erroris_fw-la auctores_fw-la perhibentur_fw-la caelestius_n &_o pelagius_n august_n p._n 94._o ad_fw-la hilarium_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la spem_fw-la habemus_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la huic_fw-la pestiferae_fw-la impietati_fw-la resistere_fw-la debemus_fw-la prosper_n in_o crom._n per_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la haeresis_fw-la pelagiana_n damnata_fw-la est_fw-la august_n ep_n 47._o pelagiana_n haeresis_fw-la venena_fw-la august_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la peâ—c_fw-la orig_n doctrina_fw-la illa_fw-la pestifera_fw-la ad_fw-la bonis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 5._o nâ—num_n &_o execrabilâ—_n dogma_fw-la pelagianum_n vel_fw-la caelestianum_fw-la et_fw-la post_fw-la exitiosissima_fw-la pravitas_fw-la appeal_n to_o caesar_n pag._n 21._o in_o comment_n in_o poster_n analyt_v cic._n pro_fw-la sylla_n declar._n advers._n vorstium_n king_n james_n ibidem_fw-la plin._n panegyr_n balchanquall_a concio_fw-la ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la appeal_v ibid._n matth._n 18._o 7._o pag._n 70._o &_o pag._n 108._o appeal_n pag._n 71._o 72._o 72