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A26924
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The English nonconformity as under King Charles II and King James II truly stated and argued by Richard Baxter ; who earnestly beseecheth rulers and clergy not to divide and destroy the land and cast their own souls on the dreadful guilt and punishment of national perjury ...
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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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Wing B1259; ESTC R2816
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one_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o march._n l._n it_o be_v true_a for_o the_o most_o part_n though_o not_o always_o m_o and_o we_o will_v assent_v that_o it_o be_v true_a for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o not_o always_o l._n this_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a mistake_n and_o can_v you_o scruple_n conformity_n for_o such_o a_o trifle_n m._n be_v it_o lawful_a deliberate_o to_o lie_v in_o a_o trifle_n in_o they_o it_o be_v but_o a_o untruth_n for_o they_o write_v what_o they_o think_v have_v be_v true_a but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o wilful_a lie_v in_o i_o who_o know_v it_o to_o be_v false_a l._n but_o you_o may_v in_o your_o subscribe_v or_o declare_v except_o that_o which_o you_o know_v the_o author_n will_v have_v except_v have_v they_o know_v they_o to_o be_v false_a m._n say_v you_o so_o then_o i_o may_v except_v all_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o here_o except_v against_o for_o truth_n be_v so_o natural_o the_o object_n of_o the_o intellect_n that_o i_o may_v suppose_v that_o the_o convocation_n will_v have_v put_v none_o of_o they_o on_o we_o have_v they_o know_v they_o to_o be_v false_a do_v you_o mean_v that_o i_o may_v except_v they_o in_o word_n or_o writing_n or_o only_o mental_o if_o the_o first_o i_o have_v offer_v they_o to_o declare_v my_o assent_n and_o consent_v to_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o book_n in_o which_o the_o author_n be_v not_o mistake_v but_o that_o be_v refuse_v with_o derision_n and_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n which_o say_v they_o shall_v declare_v in_o these_o word_n and_o no_o other_o if_o you_o mean_v mental_o then_o a_o man_n may_v covenant_n or_o swear_v any_o falsehood_n with_o a_o mental_a exception_n and_o so_o any_o 〈◊〉_d may_v subscribe_v or_o covenant_n what_o you_o will._n l._n but_o you_o know_v those_o two_o most_o know_v man_n grotius_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la beili_fw-la and_o bishop_n jer._n taylor_n dust_n dubit_fw-la maintain_v that_o useful_a lie_v which_o hurt_v no_o one_o be_v no_o sin_n a_o man_n life_n may_v 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