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of_o they_o in_o former_a time_n when_o god_n worship_n as_o they_o say_v be_v darken_v with_o man_n tradition_n and_o superstition_n 181._o superstition_n cent._n mag._n cent_n 7._o c._n 7._o col_fw-fr 181._o yet_o the_o study_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o to_o live_v godly_a and_o just_o be_v not_o want_v to_o the_o miserable_a common_a people_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v so_o attentive_a to_o their_o prayer_n as_o they_o bestow_v almost_o the_o whole_a daytherin_o etc._n etc._n they_o do_v exhibit_v to_o the_o magistrate_n due_a obedience_n they_o be_v most_o studious_a of_o amity_n concord_n and_o society_n so_o as_o they_o will_v easy_o remit_v injury_n all_o of_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o honest_a vocation_n and_o labour_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n they_o be_v most_o courteous_a and_o liberal_a and_o in_o their_o judgement_n and_o contract_n most_o true_a and_o the_o like_a be_v affirm_v of_o roman_a catholic_n of_o late_a time_n by_o luther_n in_o dominic_n 26._o post_n trin._n and_o by_o stubbs_n in_o his_o motive_n to_o good_a work_n pag._n 43._o §_o 3._o now_o concern_v the_o want_n of_o sanctity_n in_o the_o protestant_n both_o clergy_n and_o laity_n i_o will_v say_v nothing_o in_o particular_a of_o these_o present_a time_n and_o of_o ancient_a time_n i_o can_v say_v nothing_o they_o be_v but_o a_o novice_n religion_n they_o be_v extreme_a apt_a to_o blazon_v one_o another_o fault_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o bitter_a invective_n that_o past_a betwixt_o the_o lutheran_n and_o calvinist_n and_o at_o this_o present_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n betwixt_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o independent_o malignant_n and_o well_o affect_v &_o the_o cavalier_n and_o roundhead_n as_o they_o call_v each_o other_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v many_o among_o they_o store_v with_o moral_a goodness_n especial_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o among_o the_o legal_a protestant_n but_o the_o devotion_n and_o zeal_n be_v among_o the_o puritan_n which_o have_v eat_v up_o almost_o all_o moral_a honesty_n among_o they_o i_o will_v only_o instance_n in_o the_o want_n of_o sanctity_n of_o some_o of_o they_o who_o be_v the_o converter_n of_o the_o world_n as_o they_o say_v to_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n who_o unhallowed_a action_n if_o they_o can_v be_v object_v against_o the_o apostle_n the_o first_o publisher_n of_o the_o catholic_a religion_n it_o may_v without_o a_o second_o objection_n breed_v a_o stand_n in_o those_o infidel_n that_o be_v approach_v to_o the_o belief_n thereof_o luther_n the_o lucifer_n and_o morning_n star_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n do_v thus_o proclaim_v his_o own_o lustfulnesse_n to._n 5._o wit._n ser._n de_fw-fr matrim_n fol._n 119._o a._n versus_fw-la finem_fw-la as_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o power_n to_o be_v no_o man_n so_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o power_n to_o be_v without_o a_o woman_n and_o tom._n 1._o epist_n fol._n 334_o ad_fw-la phil._n i_o be_o burn_v with_o the_o great_a flame_n of_o my_o untamed_a lust_n i_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v fervent_a in_o spirit_n be_o fervent_a in_o the_o flesh_n in_o lust_n sloth_n etc._n etc._n with_o much_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n and_o to_o make_v himself_o more_o famous_o impious_a he_o marry_v a_o vow_a nun_n add_v to_o lust_n sacrilege_n both_o in_o himself_o and_o she_o he_o be_v also_o by_o his_o fellow_n protestant_n charge_v with_o lutheri_fw-la with_o zuinglius_fw-la to_o 2._o in_o res_n ad_fw-la confess_v lutheri_fw-la fol._n 878._o a._n ante_fw-la med_n oecolam_fw-la pad_n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la confess_v lutheri_fw-la arrogancy_n insolency_n and_o pride_n for_o which_o say_v they_o god_n withdraw_v his_o true_a spirit_n from_o he_o which_o he_o exercise_v against_o person_n of_o the_o high_a quality_n particular_o against_o henry_n the_o eight_o king_n of_o england_n and_o say_v regem_fw-la say_v in_o l._n cont_n angliae_fw-la regem_fw-la the_o divine_a