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great_a enemy_n the_o church_n of_o england_n then_o have_v but_o in_o regard_v his_o write_n pro_fw-la and_o con_n say_v so_o much_o and_o give_v such_o a_o demonstration_n i_o shall_v say_v the_o less_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o stay_v too_o long_o on_o this_o head_n good_a advice_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n roman_n catholic_n and_o protestant_a dissenter_n to_o abolish_v the_o penal_a law_n and_o test_n etc._n etc._n p._n 39_o 42._o it_o happen_v now_o that_o god_n and_o cesar_n be_v both_o of_o a_o mind_n which_o perhaps_o do_v not_o always_o fall_v out_o at_o least_o about_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n edward_n the_o 6_o succeed_v a_o prince_n that_o promise_v virtue_n that_o may_v more_o than_o balance_v the_o excess_n of_o his_o father_n and_o yet_o by_o archbishop_n cranmer_n be_v compel_v to_o sign_n a_o warrant_n to_o burn_v poor_a joan_n of_o kent_n a_o famous_a woman_n but_o count_v a_o enthusiast_n thus_o even_a protestant_n begin_v with_o blood_n and_o teach_v the_o romanist_n in_o succeed_a time_n how_o to_o deal_v with_o they_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o penal_a law_n have_v be_v a_o makebate_n in_o the_o great_a family_n of_o the_o kingdom_n set_v the_o father_n against_o the_o child_n and_o brethren_n against_o brethren_n and_o for_o this_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v pay_v a_o severe_a reckon_a if_o she_o hope_v by_o her_o aversion_n to_o a_o general_a ease_n to_o set_v up_o for_o a_o bulwark_n against_o popery_n one_o year_n will_v show_v the_o trick_n and_o mighty_o deceive_v she_o and_o the_o opportunity_n will_v be_v lose_v and_o another_o bargain_n drive_v i_o dare_v assure_v she_o mighty_o to_o her_o disadvantage_n violence_n and_o tyranny_n be_v no_o natural_a consequency_n of_o popery_n etc._n etc._n 2._o a_o reply_n to_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o man_n of_o no_o name_n etc._n etc._n p._n 22._o 2._o and_o one_o thing_n i_o must_v say_v roman_a catholic_n have_v be_v loyal_a in_o england_n and_o holland_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_o true_a the_o gentleman_n that_o tear_v the_o king_n declaration_n of_o the_o indulgence_n from_o he_o be_v high_a churchman_n and_o they_o oppose_v his_o political_a capacity_n to_o his_o natural_a on_o purpose_n to_o overthrow_v that_o act_n of_o grace_n by_o which_o destination_n the_o late_a civil_a war_n be_v make_v so_o that_o 41_o overtake_v 73_o or_o that_o return_v to_o 41_o and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o hardly_o know_v how_o to_o pray_v but_o out_o of_o our_o liturgy_n that_o attempt_v to_o exclude_v the_o presumptive_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o religion_n a_o defence_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n be_v book_n etc._n etc._n p._n 12._o now_o though_o this_o man_n will_v think_v it_o imprudent_a in_o i_o and_o i_o that_o it_o be_v none_o of_o my_o business_n to_o vindicate_v
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