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the_o devil_n but_o be_v a_o devil_n and_o a_o great_a one_o too_o si_fw-mi haeretici_fw-la sint_fw-la manifestè_fw-la blasphemi_fw-la &_o in_o illis_fw-la blasphemiis_fw-la pertinaces_fw-la pâ—ssunt_fw-la affici_fw-la supplicio_fw-la capitali_fw-la aim_n cc._n l._n 4_o c._n 4._o q._n 6._o see_v in_o vine_n his_o seâ—_n on_o 2_o pet._n 22._o p_o 64._o etc._n etc._n dâ—_n owen_n ser._n on_o dam._n 7.15_o p._n 54._o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o author_n of_o error_n have_v be_v churchman_n either_o gross_o weak_a or_o proud_o wilful_a who_o take_v up_o new_a method_n of_o language_n and_o doctrine_n dâ—câ—m_fw-la annis_fw-la laboratur_fw-la antequam_fw-la ecclesiola_n rectè_fw-la &_o piè_fw-la instituta_fw-la paratur_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la parata_fw-la est_fw-la irrepit_fw-la aliquis_fw-la fanaticus_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la idiota_fw-la qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la novit_fw-la nisi_fw-la contumeliosè_fw-la loqui_fw-la contra_fw-la sinceros_n verbi_fw-la doctores_fw-la &_o in_o uno_fw-la 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calvin_n lib._n institut_n 4._o cap._n 10._o sect._n 27.28_o omne_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la pulchrum_fw-la v._o plura_fw-la apud_fw-la piscat_fw-la in_o praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la numeros_fw-la he_o that_o have_v integrity_n fear_v no_o inquisition_n he_o that_o have_v none_o require_v it_o ruler_n be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n but_o to_o evil_a the_o interest_n of_o england_n by_o constantine_n 2._o p._n p._n 37._o non_fw-la dubit_fw-la amus_fw-la caeteâ—is_fw-la paribus_fw-la majorem_fw-la &_o pleniorem_fw-la mensuram_fw-la communicaâ—i_fw-la publicis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ministâ—is_fw-la quam_fw-la singulâ—s_fw-la &_o privatis_fw-la qui_fw-la neque_fw-la tâ—â—_n donis_fw-la sunt_fw-la instructi_fw-la neque_fw-la tot_fw-la oculis_fw-la vident_fw-la neque_fw-la privatâ_fw-la &_o simplici_fw-la meditatione_n aequaâ—e_fw-la possunt_fw-la multorum_fw-la collationem_fw-la &_o disquisitionem_fw-la rivet_n isagog_n cap._n 19_o animalia_fw-la gregalia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la nâ—civa_fw-la sed_fw-la animalia_fw-la solivaga_fw-la sunt_fw-la nociva_fw-la aristot._n how_o great_a be_v their_o sin_n then_o that_o fight_n against_o god_n ordinance_n v._o paget_n against_o ainsworth_n cap._n 2._o see_v mr._n cawdry_n against_o independency_n cap._n 3._o p_o 97._o see_v mr._n paget_n against_o ainsworth_n in_o defence_n of_o presbytery_n c._n 2._o p._n 2._o see_v mr._n edward_n his_o gangreen_n 1._o part._n corol._n 14_o p_o 102._o that_o be_v prove_v before_o heilyn_n geography_n edit_n ult_n q._n 266_o in_o britain_n v._o the_o attestation_n of_o the_o cheshire_n minister_n p._n 13._o synod_n have_v not_o potestatem_fw-la absolutam_fw-la sed_fw-la conditionalem_fw-la &_o ministerialem_fw-la viz_o so_o far_o as_o their_o command_n agree_v with_o god_n command_n spanheim_n v._o testimony_n of_o the_o london_n minister_n p._n 24._o note_n there_o be_v variety_n of_o sense_n but_o no_o contrariety_n in_o the_o scripture_n see_v my_o schools-guard_n rule_n 48._o they_o shall_v proceed_v no_o further_o viz._n in_o esteem_n with_o man_n to_o seduce_v they_o thereby_o although_o they_o shall_v increase_v in_o wickedness_n dutch_a annot._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amentia_fw-la ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d priv_fw-mi &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n i_o e._n sinâ—_n ment_fw-la amente_n madness_n i._n e._n their_o foolish_a and_o false_a doctrine_n or_o their_o hypocrisy_n and_o show_v of_o holiness_n butch_n annot._n hypocrisis_fw-la suâ_fw-la sponte_fw-la seize_v aliquando_fw-la prodit_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la svi_fw-la esse_fw-la dissimilis_fw-la deprehensa_fw-la exploditur_fw-la aretius_n ea_fw-la est_fw-la erroris_fw-la natura_fw-la omni_fw-la licèt_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la