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st._n paul_n and_o they_o so_o equal_a in_o their_o jurisdiction_n that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o say_v which_o of_o they_o have_v the_o great_a care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o they_o fill_v the_o head_n of_o poor_a ignorant_a people_n with_o most_o groundless_a fear_n of_o innovation_n in_o religion_n and_o change_n in_o god_n public_a worship_n the_o church_n continual_o traduce_v as_o if_o she_o be_v unsound_a in_o her_o intention_n towards_o christ_n the_o prelate_n general_o accuse_v as_o factor_n for_o the_o mystical_a strumpet_n and_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n which_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o command_v of_o their_o superior_n in_o the_o lord_n what_o be_v they_o count_v but_o the_o wretched_a instrument_n to_o usher_v in_o those_o innovation_n which_o be_v so_o much_o fear_v and_o certain_o this_o be_v perversa_fw-la loqui_fw-la in_o the_o proper_a sense_n in_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n when_o man_n be_v grow_v to_o such_o 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else_o but_o wrest_v and_o pervert_v his_o action_n report_n that_o he_o cast_v out_o devil_n by_o the_o help_n of_o devil_n that_o all_o his_o miracle_n be_v forge_v and_o his_o doctrine_n false_a tend_v to_o introduce_v a_o new_a religion_n and_o annul_v the_o old_a and_o what_o conceit_n you_o be_v their_o aim_n but_o to_o animate_v the_o people_n by_o those_o perverse_a speech_n that_o in_o a_o zeal_n unto_o the_o preservation_n of_o religion_n they_o may_v combine_v together_o with_o they_o unite_v themselves_o in_o some_o strict_a covenant_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o anointed_n and_o cry_v out_o nolumus_fw-la hunc_fw-la regnare_fw-la with_o the_o better_a stomach_n this_o be_v indeed_o the_o utmost_a mischief_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carry_v with_o it_o the_o word_n not_o only_o signify_v to_o distort_v or_o wrest_v but_o by_o so_o do_v to_o seduce_v and_o pervert_v poor_a people_n thus_o read_v we_o luke_o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o we_o find_v this_o fellow_n pervert_v our_o nation_n and_o so_o of_o elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o pervert_v the_o deputy_n and_o turn_v he_o from_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v the_o thing_n they_o aim_v at_o in_o their_o perverse_a speaking_n to_o captivate_v seduce_v and_o bewitch_v the_o people_n and_o make_v they_o fit_a for_o any_o mischievous_a attempt_n which_o they_o shall_v please_v to_o animate_v and_o excite_v they_o too_o we_o find_v in_o ovid_n that_o when_o â—allas_n have_v command_v cadmus_n to_o sow_v viper_n tooth_n motae_fw-la supponere_fw-la terrae_fw-la vipereos_fw-la dentes_fw-la as_o the_o poet_n have_v it_o there_o present_o rise_v up_o a_o army_n very_o well_o appoint_v crescitque_fw-la seges_fw-la clypeata_fw-la virorum_fw-la nor_o have_v we_o reason_n to_o expect_v any_o better_a harvest_n when_o these_o man_n sow_v their_o viper_n tongue_n