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one_o his_o own_o lawful_a vocation_n and_o employment_n 3._o mischief_n to_o soul_n 1â—_n pag._n 1â—_n for_o trifle_n there_o have_v be_v exercise_v a_o mad_a tyranny_n over_o man_n faculty_n this_o be_v that_o which_o can_v be_v make_v good_a for_o all_o man_n have_v and_o since_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n every_o man_n have_v liberty_n by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n to_o be_v of_o any_o judgement_n or_o opinion_n he_o shall_v think_v most_o probable_a and_o freedom_n for_o his_o faculty_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o they_o where_o they_o can_v claim_v any_o right_a to_o do_v so_o in_o their_o own_o house_n and_o family_n nor_o if_o a_o friend_n stranger_n traveller_n or_o a_o neighbour_n or_o two_o happen_v to_o be_v present_a be_v there_o any_o danger_n or_o penalty_n thereby_o incur_v but_o that_o every_o man_n under_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n shall_v therefore_o have_v liberty_n for_o all_o his_o outward_a action_n and_o be_v allow_v for_o his_o own_o private_a advantage_n to_o make_v public_a harangue_n to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n and_o seduce_v his_o neighbour_n by_o the_o propagation_n of_o a_o schism_n dangerous_a to_o both_o church_n and_o state_n be_v that_o which_o do_v not_o follow_v even_o the_o dissenter_n themselves_o when_o they_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n be_v judge_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o carriage_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o late_a time_n that_o a_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n where_o nothing_o evident_o sinful_a in_o itself_o be_v positive_o enjoin_v will_v not_o justify_v a_o man_n in_o schism_n or_o exempt_v he_o from_o penal_a law_n as_o have_v a_o right_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v tolerate_v therein_o i_o shall_v imagine_v myself_o to_o have_v prove_v till_o i_o see_v far_o the_o little_a thing_n impose_v be_v a_o mean_n of_o deprive_v the_o church_n of_o the_o service_n of_o many_o useful_a minister_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v 16._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o and_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o give_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n to_o those_o soul_n that_o be_v by_o the_o drone_n leave_v in_o the_o broad_a way_n to_o destruction_n the_o church_n of_o england_n want_v not_o minister_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v but_o in_o some_o place_n person_n that_o will_v be_v teach_v and_o in_o other_o maintenance_n for_o the_o teacher_n no_o place_n where_o there_o be_v a_o competent_a visible_a subsistence_n needs_o to_o want_v a_o preacher_n our_o university_n can_v supply_v another_o kigndom_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n this_o need_v none_o of_o their_o assistance_n if_o the_o usurp_a minister_n and_o encroach_a pastor_n will_v return_v the_o stray_a sheep_n home_o to_o their_o own_o rightful_a pastor_n and_o proper_a fold_n whence_o design_o they_o have_v draw_v they_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n they_o will_v thereby_o do_v better_a service_n to_o god_n his_o church_n the_o kingdom_n their_o own_o and_o the_o seduce_a and_o delude_v man_n soul_n than_o possible_o 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