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he_o call_v that_o calumny_n in_o i_o who_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o more_o rude_a writer_n which_o in_o dr._n taylor_n that_o more_o smooth_a and_o oylâ—_n arguer_n he_o term_v a_o disingenuity_n but_o it_o be_v needless_a for_o i_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n more_o of_o dr._n taylor_n his_o learned_a and_o eloquent_a write_n will_v answer_v for_o he_o and_o themselves_o too_o but_o now_o for_o my_o own_o charge_n that_o i_o be_o polemical_a i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_o neither_o soldier_n nâ—r_v disputacious_a schoolman_n but_o if_o i_o be_v polemical_a or_o warlike_a it_o be_v in_o that_o warfare_n who_o weapon_n be_v spiritual_a as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2_o cor._n 10._o 4._o for_o the_o pull_v down_o strong_a hold_n and_o inveterate_a imagination_n raise_v against_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o
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impertinent_a to_o set_v down_o his_o especial_o he_o put_v his_o for_o i_o and_o call_v it_o so_o add_v at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o this_o be_v mellifluous_a dr._n moor_n sweet_a harangue_n etc._n etc._n the_o truth_n be_v he_o have_v make_v as_o dry_v and_o lank_a a_o homily_n as_o he_o can_v and_o heap_v up_o those_o title_n their_o church_n be_v adorn_v with_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n bare_o and_o naked_o without_o the_o occasion_n and_o circumstance_n i_o bring_v they_o in_o upon_o to_o make_v himself_o and_o his_o party_n merry_a and_o to_o make_v my_o serious_a exhortation_n to_o deceivable_a people_n that_o they_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o fraud_n and_o danger_n of_o that_o church_n to_o look_v ridiculous_o but_o this_o be_v one_o artifice_n of_o they_o among_o the_o rest_n when_o the_o weight_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n press_v on_o they_o to_o any_o purpose_n to_o slip_v from_o under_o it_o by_o some_o ludicrous_a jest_n or_o profane_a raillery_n wherefore_o let_v this_o 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unless_o â—ou_a measure_n the_o ingenuity_n and_o disingenuity_n of_o man_n by_o their_o affection_n and_o disaffection_n to_o the_o error_n of_o your_o chuoch_n as_o you_o seem_v to_o do_v in_o dr._n taylor_n much_o less_o any_o genuine_a son_n of_o our_o church_n but_o will_v approve_v of_o the_o firmness_n reasonableness_n and_o seasonableness_n of_o such_o a_o exhortation_n here_o be_v i_o confess_v quoth_v he_o stout_a rail_n disingenuity_n more_o than_o be_v necessary_a for_o a_o doctor_n etc._n etc._n repl._n here_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o special_a sense_n of_o disingenuity_n with_o my_o antagonist_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v the_o plain_o speak_v such_o truth_n as_o argue_v the_o gross_a error_n and_o perilous_a enormity_n â—f_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n whenas_o it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o disingenuous_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n to_o smother_v truth_n to_o the_o great_a and_o real_a 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