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stand_v for_o master_n burrough_n in_o the_o year_n 1645._o both_o preach_v and_o print_v even_o in_o that_o tractate_n where_o he_o plead_v for_o a_o toleration_n that_o the_o magistrate_n may_v to_o man_n who_o differ_v from_o the_o state_n in_o great_a error_n at_o least_o deprive_v they_o of_o 34._o the_o benefit_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n notwithstanding_o their_o plea_n of_o conscience_n and_o in_o evil_n of_o less_o moment_n put_v they_o to_o some_o trouble_n in_o those_o way_n of_o evil_a so_o far_o as_o to_o take_v off_o the_o wantonness_n of_o their_o spirit_n and_o the_o neglect_n of_o mean_n some_o 37._o trouble_n may_v be_v lay_v in_o the_o way_n so_o that_o man_n shall_v see_v there_o be_v something_o to_o be_v suffer_v in_o that_o way_n and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o any_o shall_v be_v offend_v at_o this_o yea_o master_n burrough_n
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provocation_n and_o abuse_n p._n 179_o 180._o a_o justification_n of_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o city_n remonstrance_n that_o no_o sectary_n shall_v be_v in_o place_n of_o public_a trust_n and_o what_o some_o of_o the_o independent_o opinion_n be_v of_o that_o heretofore_o as_o most_o equal_a p._n 180_o 181._o and_o a_o lay_v open_a the_o necessity_n of_o the_o remonstrance_n take_v place_n in_o that_o and_o what_o if_o no_o justice_n nor_o good_a can_v be_v expect_v p._n 181_o 182._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o discourse_n between_o a_o citizen_n and_o a_o independent_a concern_v the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o independent_o interpretation_n of_o the_o covenant_n concern_v that_o part_n of_o it_o of_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n p._n 183_o 184._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o libertinism_n and_o atheism_n of_o the_o sectary_n p._n 185_o 186_o 187._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o many_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n of_o the_o sectary_n as_o incest_n etc._n etc._n p._n 187_o 188_o 189_o 190._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o drunkenness_n of_o the_o sectary_n p._n 190_o 191._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o sectary_n p._n 191._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o sectary_n cozen_v and_o deceive_v p._n 191_o 192._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o sectary_n gross_a lie_v and_o slander_v p._n 192._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o sectary_n and_o boast_n in_o arm_n of_o flesh_n p._n 192_o 193._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o sectary_n unsufferable_a insolence_n and_o horrible_a affront_n to_o authority_n particular_o 1._o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n both_o common_a and_o statute_n p._n 194_o 195._o 2._o against_o the_o king_n 195_o 196._o 3._o against_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n 196_o 197_o 198_o 199_o 200_o 201_o 202._o 4._o against_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 203_o 204_o 205_o 206_o 207_o 208_o 209_o 210_o 211_o 212_o 213._o 5._o against_o many_o particular_a member_n of_o both_o house_n by_o name_n 213_o 214._o against_o committee_n of_o both_o house_n 214_o 215._o against_o both_o house_n as_o conjunct_a in_o their_o authority_n and_o power_n p._n 216_o 217_o 218_o 219_o 220_o 221_o 222_o 223._o against_o our_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n p._n 224_o 225_o 226_o 227._o against_o the_o city_n of_o london_n p._n 228_o 229._o against_o the_o assembly_n p._n 230._o against_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 230_o 231._o against_o the_o reform_a church_n p._n 231._o against_o inferior_a magistrate_n and_o court_n p._n 231_o 232_o 233_o 234_o 235_o 236_o 237_o 238_o 239_o 240._o among_o all_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o sectary_n the_o reader_n may_v observe_v these_o six_o follow_v particular_n 1._o how_o they_o make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o destroy_v and_o overthrow_v religion_n p._n 233_o 234_o 235_o 236._o 2._o how_o that_o when_o the_o king_n cast_v himself_o into_o the_o arm_n of_o our_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n they_o wish_v he_o have_v go_v rather_o to_o france_n or_o ireland_n p._n 236._o 237._o 3._o their_o evil_a 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