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308_o xlviii_o of_o friendly_a dispute_n ibid._n xlix_o the_o way_n to_o peace_n ibid._n l._n the_o mischief_n of_o contend_v for_o a_o infallible_a judge_n 309_o li._n force_v other_o to_o be_v of_o our_o mind_n tyrannical_a ibid._n lii_o to_o condemn_v man_n for_o dissent_v from_o we_o unwarrantable_a 310_o liii_o of_o those_o divine_n candour_n towards_o dissenter_n from_o they_o 313_o liv_o of_o mr._n chillingworth_n book_n 315_o lv_o of_o their_o opinion_n concern_v fundamental_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o forward_o to_o give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o they_o 316_o lvi_o the_o use_n of_o the_o forego_n principle_n 317_o lvii_o that_o those_o divine_n procure_v to_o themselves_o enemy_n of_o divers_a sort_n by_o their_o endeavour_n to_o propagate_v those_o principle_n 319_o the_o three_o part._n 322_o i._n their_o judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n ibid._n two_o that_o they_o prefer_v episcopacy_n to_o all_o other_o form_n of_o church_n government_n 323_o iii._o how_o much_o essential_a to_o episcopacy_n ibid._n four_o that_o they_o unchurch_n not_o those_o church_n that_o will_v not_o admit_v it_o though_o they_o think_v it_o desirable_a that_o all_o will_v 324_o v._n their_o opinion_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o sacred_a affair_n 325_o vi_fw-la that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v a_o power_n both_o legislative_a and_o judiciary_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n ibid._n seven_o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n 327_o viij_o that_o they_o believe_v magistrate_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v when_o they_o command_v thing_n inconvenient_a if_o lawful_a 329_o ix_o that_o they_o judge_v it_o unlawful_a for_o the_o people_n to_o take_v arm_n against_o their_o prince_n etc._n etc._n on_o any_o pretence_n 331_o x._o that_o they_o be_v for_o show_v favour_n to_o dissenter_n out_o of_o conscience_n 332_o xi_o who_o they_o conceive_v be_v not_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o as_o man_n of_o tender_a conscience_n 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we_o to_o clear_v the_o justice_n &_o goodness_n of_o his_o deal_n with_o all_o mankind_n xxvi_o whether_o what_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o defend_v that_o middle_a way_n tend_v to_o encourage_v security_n etc._n etc._n xxvii_o that_o the_o doctrine_n discourse_v against_o do_v a_o world_n of_o mischief_n xxviii_o the_o test_n by_o which_o theophilus_n examine_v controvert_v point_n xxix_o of_o the_o great_a obscurity_n of_o s._n paul_n style_n in_o many_o place_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o xxx_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o several_a verse_n in_o the_o nine_o to_o the_o roman_n xxxi_o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v sinner_n xxxii_o philalethes_n offer_v another_o interpretation_n of_o the_o 19_o &_o 20_o verse_n xxxiii_o that_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n be_v enemy_n to_o absolute_a reprobation_n with_o its_o concomitant_n xxxiv_o that_o the_o old_a gnostic_n be_v great_a friend_n to_o it_o xxxv_o mr_n joseph_n mede_n his_o judgement_n concern_v this_o point_n xxxvi_o 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in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o the_o church_n representative_a have_v the_o promise_n of_o it_o xlvii_o of_o disputacity_n xlviii_o of_o friendly_a dispute_n xlix_o the_o way_n to_o peace_n l._n the_o mischief_n of_o contend_v for_o a_o infallible_a judge_n li._n force_v other_o to_o be_v of_o â—â—r_fw-fr mind_n tyrannical_a lii_o to_o condemn_v man_n for_o dissent_v from_o we_o unwarrantable_a liii_o of_o those_o divine_n candour_n towards_o dissenter_n from_o they_o liv._o of_o mr._n chilingworth_n book_n lv._o of_o their_o opinion_n concern_v fundamental_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o forward_o to_o give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o they_o lvi_o the_o use_n of_o the_o forego_n principle_n lvii_o that_o those_o divine_n procure_v to_o themselves_o enemy_n of_o divers_a sort_n by_o their_o endeavour_n to_o propagate_v those_o principle_n i._o their_o judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n ii_o that_o they_o prefer_v episcopacy_n to_o all_o other_o form_n of_o church_n government_n 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glad_a if_o some_o thing_n that_o most_o offend_v be_v remove_v xiii_o philalethes_n his_o opinion_n upon_o the_o whole_a account_n fourteen_o why_o the_o bigot_n of_o the_o several_a party_n be_v most_o their_o enemy_n xv._n that_o it_o be_v pity_v there_o shall_v be_v any_o distinction_n of_o name_n between_o they_o and_o the_o moderate_a man_n of_o some_o party_n xvi_o what_o name_v they_o only_o desire_v to_o be_v know_v by_o xvii_o that_o their_o temper_n and_o free_a principle_n be_v of_o no_o late_a stand_n etc._n etc._n xviii_o why_o the_o pharisee_n can_v not_o endure_v our_o saviour_n xix_o when_o the_o temper_n and_o spirit_n that_o have_v be_v describe_v begin_v to_o decay_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n xx._n the_o pope_n behold_v to_o the_o decay_n thereof_o for_o his_o power_n xxi_o that_o it_o be_v much_o revive_v in_o the_o protestant_a church_n though_o the_o generality_n be_v still_o great_o defective_a in_o it_o it_o xxii_o if_o the_o invisible_a antichrist_n be_v once_o fall_v the_o visible_a one_o will_v quick_o follow_v it_o xxiii_o the_o conclusion_n