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call_v non_fw-la ad_fw-la consilium_fw-la sed_fw-la tantâ—m_fw-la ad_fw-la consensum_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v the_o precedent_n and_o his_o provincial_n have_v no_o care_n of_o the_o credit_n of_o stranger_n nor_o of_o that_o account_n which_o we_o must_v yield_v at_o our_o return_n unto_o all_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o call_v for_o it_o their_o canon_n they_o will_v have_v they_o so_o full_o charge_v with_o catechetical_a speculation_n as_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o burst_v and_o i_o perceive_v it_o plain_o that_o there_o be_v never_o a_o contra-râ—monsirant_a minister_n in_o the_o synod_n that_o have_v deliver_v any_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v except_v against_o by_o the_o remonstrant_n but_o they_o will_v have_v it_o in_o by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n in_o some_o canon_n that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v something_o to_o show_v for_o that_o which_o they_o have_v say_v and_o yet_o he_o tell_v the_o lord_n ambassador_n march_n 16._o pag._n 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tongue_n of_o man_n to_o blaspheme_v and_o that_o a_o man_n can_v do_v no_o more_o good_a than_o he_o do_v see_v after_o mr._n b._n let._n p._n 39_o 40._o 4._o when_o it_o be_v move_v by_o dr._n davenant_n that_o the_o collegiate_n suffrage_n may_v be_v read_v public_o that_o the_o auditor_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o their_o ingenuity_n in_o condemn_v no_o more_o in_o the_o remonstrant_n and_o something_o in_o the_o contra-remonstrants_a too_o because_o we_o know_v say_v mr._n belcanqual_a the_o provincial_n in_o form_v of_o the_o canon_n will_v carry_v we_o down_o by_o voice_n and_o no_o word_n of_o we_o that_o sound_v that_o way_n shall_v be_v express_v this_o be_v refuse_v upon_o very_o trivial_a pretence_n but_o the_o real_a ground_n be_v that_o the_o auditor_n may_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o their_o moderation_n and_o impartiality_n which_o will_v have_v too_o much_o employ_v the_o want_n of_o they_o in_o other_o see_v mr._n belcanqual_n letter_n of_o march_n 9_o pag._n 27_o 18_o 19_o *_o 73._o see_v mr._n hales_n letter_n of_o jan._n 15_o 25_o pag._n 72_o 73._o 5._o the_o canon_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o private_a and_o as_o it_o be_v dictate_v by_o the_o precedent_n as_o be_v note_v above_o and_o complain_v of_o see_v mr._n belcanqual_n letter_n of_o march_n 25._o pag._n 32_o 33._o &_o pag._n 37._o a._n f._n all_o which_o passage_n due_o consider_v i_o shall_v upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n make_v a_o few_o query_n and_o so_o conclude_v the_o reader_n trouble_v 1._o whether_o for_o all_o the_o lord_n ambassador_n care_v to_o prevent_v it_o that_o be_v not_o a_o true_a prognostication_n of_o mr._n belcanqual_a in_o these_o word_n if_o your_o lordship_n care_n do_v not_o now_o most_v of_o all_o show_n itself_o for_o procure_v of_o good_a counsel_n to_o be_v send_v hither_o for_o the_o constitution_n of_o
the_o canon_n we_o be_v like_a to_o make_v the_o synod_n a_o thing_n to_o be_v laugh_v at_o in_o after_o age_n letter_n of_o march_n 25._o pag._n 33._o 2._o whether_o that_o observation_n of_o d._n tilenus_n have_v not_o as_o much_o truth_n as_o acrimony_n in_o it_o in_o his_o note_n and_o animadversion_n upon_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n pag._n 181._o his_o word_n be_v these_o aristidem_fw-la narrant_fw-la historiae_fw-la in_o private_a â_fw-la vita_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la gessisse_fw-la ut_fw-la justi_n cognomentum_fw-la obtinuerit_fw-la interim_n in_o reipub._n administratione_fw-la multa_fw-la praeter_fw-la jus_o &_o aequum_fw-la ad_fw-la misisse_fw-la dum_fw-la patriae_fw-la rationibus_fw-la seize_v accommodat_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aiebat_fw-la politicum_fw-la hoc_fw-la sophismadignum_fw-la imitatione_n visum_fw-la est_fw-la dordracenis_fw-la qui_fw-la aliis_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la justitia_fw-la &_o veritati_fw-la litandum_fw-la rati_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la negotio_fw-la victoriae_n spem_fw-la in_o fraudis_fw-la injuriae_fw-la &_o calumniae_fw-la artibus_fw-la tribunitiisque_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la molitionibus_fw-la repositam_fw-la esse_fw-la viderunt_fw-la 3._o whether_o malderus_n have_v not_o too_o much_o cause_n to_o pass_v that_o censure_n upon_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o synod_n which_o he_o do_v in_o these_o word_n non_fw-fr absre_fw-fr synodus_fw-la in_o praefatione_fw-la sva_fw-la testatur_fw-la sancto_fw-la jurejurando_fw-la se_fw-la promisisse_fw-la initio_fw-la solam_fw-la se_fw-la scripturam_fw-la sacram_fw-la pro_fw-la judicii_fw-la normâ_fw-la habituram_fw-la &_o uncausae_fw-la huius_fw-la cognition_n &_o judicio_fw-la boná_fw-la integraque_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la versaturam_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la per_fw-la singularem_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la maxima_fw-la diligentia_fw-la fide_fw-la ac_fw-la conscientia_fw-la se_fw-la perfecisse_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la ac_fw-la 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anditotum_fw-la in_o prafat_n &_o d._n toleni_n not._n in_o can._n synod_n dordrac_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la lectorem_fw-la 5._o whether_o the_o remonstrant_n have_v not_o just_a cause_n to_o except_v against_o the_o incompetency_n of_o these_o judge_n as_o they_o do_v mr._n hales_n letter_n of_o decemb._n 1_o 11_o 1618._o pag._n 33._o 6._o whether_o when_o the_o precedent_n dismiss_v they_o after_o a_o most_o bitter_a speech_n in_o these_o word_n quamobrem_fw-la vos_fw-la deligatorum_fw-la &_o synodinomine_fw-la dimiâ—to_fw-la exite_fw-la sapma_n have_v not_o reason_n to_o say_v exâ—o_fw-la ex_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la malignantium_fw-la mr._n hales_n letter_n of_o jan._n 5_o 15_o 1618._o pag._n 64._o 7._o whether_o that_o synod_n be_v not_o null_a by_o mr._n belcanqual_n own_o confession_n in_o his_o letter_n of_o febr._n 13._o among_o mr._n hales_n letter_n pag._n 61_o his_o word_n be_v these_o they_o the_o remonstrant_n be_v call_v in_o and_o dismiss_v with_o such_o a_o powder_a speech_n 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baxter_n ibid._n of_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o grace_n and_o the_o proof_n of_o my_o sincerity_n if_o i_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o suffer_v mattyrdom_n though_o i_o come_v off_o in_o my_o active_a i_o may_v fall_v in_o my_o passive_a obedience_n and_o yet_o suppose_v i_o shall_v hold_v out_o here_o the_o apostle_n do_v at_o last_o insinuate_v that_o a_o man_n may_v give_v all_o that_o he_o have_v unto_o the_o poor_a and_o his_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o yet_o want_v charity_n and_o experience_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o man_n may_v lay_v down_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 13._o their_o life_n in_o justification_n of_o their_o schism_n and_o rebellion_n and_o yet_o be_v confident_a of_o their_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n so_o that_o all_o this_o while_n a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v 49._o distinguish_v hereupon_o say_v mr._n baxter_n i_o much_o fear_n lest_o many_o learned_a civil_a orthodox_n man_n do_v take_v common_a grace_n to_o be_v special_a and_o so_o delude_v their_o own_o soul_n in_o the_o trial_n of_o themselves_o of_o save_v faith_n pag._n 49._o whether_o it_o be_v common_a or_o special_a grace_n that_o he_o be_v act_v by_o which_o make_v the_o apostle_n say_v i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o yet_o hereby_o be_o i_o not_o justify_v but_o he_o that_o justifi_v mâ—_n be_v the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o diotrephes_n although_o temporary_a believer_n and_o other_o unregenerate_a man_n may_v vain_o deceive_v themselves_o with_o false_a hope_n and_o carnal_a presumption_n of_o be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o state_n of_o salvation_n which_o hope_v of_o they_o shall_v perish_v yet_o such_o as_o true_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o love_v he_o sincere_o endeavour_v to_o walk_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n before_o he_o may_v in_o this_o life_n be_v certain_o assure_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o may_v rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o hope_n shall_v 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