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differ_v from_o the_o jewish_a lest_o you_o shall_v take_v on_o you_o to_o be_v wise_a than_o god_n and_o to_o build_v his_o house_n after_o a_o better_a rule_n than_o his_o gospel_n and_o the_o primitive_a pattern_n ibid._n pa._n 36._o mo._n this_o be_v by_o interpretation_n the_o nonconformist_n be_v the_o invisible_a church_n visibâ—â—_n and_o the_o episcopal_a clergy_n be_v the_o raven_a wolf_n and_o the_o greedy_a dog_n and_o all_o the_o son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v the_o church_n visible_a according_a to_o your_o most_o oblige_a way_n of_o allusion_n but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n i_o forget_v you_o say_v the_o presbyterian_o do_v not_o begin_v the_o war_n which_o with_o your_o favour_n be_v a_o great_a mistake_n and_o yet_o not_o a_o pin_n matter_n to_o the_o case_n in_o question_n whether_o they_o do_v or_o not_o do_v not_o the_o kirk_n lead_v the_o dance_n and_o
these_o twenty_o year_n against_o the_o king_n or_o state_n nonconformist_n unless_o it_o be_v our_o crime_n to_o live_v under_o reproach_n and_o scorn_v and_o poverty_n and_o sometime_o imprisonment_n and_o never_o once_o so_o much_o as_o petition_v a_o parliament_n either_o to_o pity_v we_o or_o to_o hear_v we_o once_o speak_v for_o ourselves_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n if_o any_o odd_a person_n or_o whosoever_o have_v say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o king_n or_o kingdom_n or_o their_o neighbour_n right_o or_o peace_n or_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o any_o fraud_n drunkenness_n perjury_n or_o immorality_n beside_o their_o vnavoidable_a nonconformity_n let_v they_o be_v punish_v as_o the_o law_n require_v but_o let_v not_o the_o innocent_a yea_o thousand_o be_v slander_v and_o design_v to_o destruction_n for_o them_o ibid._n mo._n if_o you_o speak_v of_o the_o nonconformist_n they_o have_v justify_v from_o sixty_o to_o eighty_o revive_v all_o the_o indignity_n that_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o government_n from_o forty_o to_o sixty_o and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o seditious_a or_o schismatical_a principle_n of_o the_o old_a stamp_n which_o they_o have_v not_o afresh_o revive_v and_o recommend_v to_o the_o people_n and_o for_o the_o moderation_n you_o boast_v of_o i_o dare_v be_v answerable_a to_o produce_v almost_o as_o many_o hundred_o of_o clamorous_a libel_n against_o authority_n from_o the_o dissent_v party_n as_o you_o reckon_v year_n of_o silence_n person_n and_o forbearance_n but_o these_o be_v odd_a person_n you_o say_v and_o so_o be_v every_o dissenter_n in_o the_o kingdom_n for_o ten_o million_o of_o man_n be_v but_o as_o so_o many_o individual_n when_o disencorporate_a and_o lâ—pped_v off_o from_o the_o body_n if_o i_o dare_v be_v so_o bold_a sir_n i_o shall_v venture_v to_o say_v that_o mr._n baxter_n himself_o be_v one_o of_o the_o odd_a person_n that_o i_o know_v in_o the_o whole_a party_n you_o have_v first_o a_o persuasion_n one._n to_o your_o self_n for_o you_o be_v neither_o a_o presbyterian_a nor_o a_o independent_a nor_o a_o anabaptist_n nor_o of_o any_o tribe_n of_o the_o division_n that_o ever_o yet_o have_v a_o namâ—_n to_o be_v know_v by_o but_o a_o pure_a original_a and_o a_o â—â—ristian_a of_o your_o own_o make_n you_o have_v second_o as_o peculiar_a a_o conscience_n too_o that_o have_v rather_o leap_v a_o precipice_n then_o keep_v the_o king_n highway_n it_o rise_v and_o fall_v like_o a_o weatherglass_n upon_o change_n of_o air_n and_o make_v st._n paul_n blow_v hot_a or_o cold_a at_o pleasure_n let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n require_v obedience_n to_o dick_n cromwell_n upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n and_o disobedience_n to_o charles_n the_o first_o upon_o the_o same_o penalty_n as_o we_o have_v have_v it_o already_o and_o then_o you_o have_v this_o further_a advantage_n popâ—_n sir_n that_o you_o be_v your_o own_o king_n and_o your_o own_o pope_n you_o prescribe_v your_o own_o law_n and_o grant_v your_o own_o pardon_n ba._n you_o may_v prate_v as_o long_o as_o you_o will_n i_o be_o against_o the_o impose_v of_o mystical_a ceremony_n as_o cross_v or_o surplice_n etc._n etc._n ceremony_n five_o disp._n pa._n 467._o for_o to_o impose_v new_a symbolical_a rite_n upon_o the_o church_n which_o christ_n have_v not_o impose_v do_v seem_v to_o i_o a_o usurpation_n of_o his_o sovereign_a power_n ibid._n and_o to_o accuse_v christ_n of_o ignorance_n or_o negligence_n in_o that_o he_o himself_o have_v not_o impose_v they_o and_o so_o do_v it_o imply_v a_o accusation_n of_o his_o law_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o if_o they_o be_v insufficient_a ibid._n 468._o and_n these_o imposition_n seem_v to_o be_v plain_a violation_n â—f_o these_o prohibition_n of_o god_n in_o which_o we_o be_v forbid_v to_o add_v to_o his_o worship_n or_o diminish_v from_o it_o 469._o and_o moreover_o god_n have_v already_o give_v we_o so_o perfect_a a_o directory_n for_o his_o worship_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o that_o we_o can_v reasonable_o desire_v ib._n 481._o ri._n now_o for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o for_o the_o amiable_a way_n christians_o shall_v not_o be_v overbusy_a in_o pry_v into_o the_o work_n of_o their_o governor_n resolve_v nor_o too_o forward_o to_o suspect_v their_o dâ—terminations_n the_o duty_n of_o obey_v they_o be_v certain_a and_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o thing_n command_v be_v uncertain_a and_o unknown_a and_o only_o suspect_v we_o must_v go_v on_o the_o sure_a side_n ibid._n 484._o in_o disobey_v the_o lawful_a command_n of_o our_o superior_n we_o disobey_v christ._n ibid._n 485._o beside_o that_o disobedience_n in_o matter_n of_o circumstance_n will_v exclude_v and_o overthrow_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o worship_n itself_o pa._n 486._o postscript_n to_o the_o reader_n mr._n baxter_n have_v certain_o give_v in_o this_o extract_n the_o 〈◊〉_d blow_v to_o the_o nonconformist_n that_o ever_o they_o 〈◊〉_d for_o there_o be_v no_o argument_n against_o that_o party_n like_o their_o 〈…〉_z against_o themselves_o to_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o reason_n they_o will_v oppose_v clamour_n and_o passion_n 〈◊〉_d make_v a_o shift_n to_o wriggle_v themselves_o off_o and_o on_o with_o 〈◊〉_d draw_v text_n and_o riddle_a distinction_n but_o when_o the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o interest_n come_v to_o play_v fast_o and_o loose_a and_o shift_v 〈◊〉_d conscience_n with_o the_o season_n the_o masque_n be_v then_o take_v off_o 〈◊〉_d there_o can_v be_v no_o denial_n of_o the_o fact_n so_o there_o can_v be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d the_o hypocrisy_n how_o come_v toleration_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n under_o 〈◊〉_d presbyterian_o and_o a_o duty_n under_o the_o bishop_n how_o come_v it_o 〈◊〉_d be_v damnation_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o late_a king_n and_o richard_n 〈◊〉_d well_o to_o obey_v the_o former_a and_o destroy_v the_o latter_a even_o 〈◊〉_d to_o mr._n baxter_n own_o exposition_n which_o be_v that_o by_o st._n 〈◊〉_d high_a power_n be_v intend_v those_o in_o actual_a possession_n how_o 〈◊〉_d bishop_n to_o be_v antichristian_a at_o one_o time_n and_o warrantable_a at_o 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o have_v more_o power_n in_o 〈◊〉_d matter_n under_o a_o usurper_n then_o under_o a_o lawful_a 〈◊〉_d how_o come_v a_o episcopal_a uniformity_n to_o be_v more_o a_o persecution_n 〈◊〉_d a_o presbyterian_a or_o a_o common_a prayer-book_n more_o intolerable_a 〈◊〉_d a_o directory_n what_o can_v more_o expose_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d than_o this_o double-dealing_n in_o the_o foreman_n of_o the_o party_n to_o 〈◊〉_d mr._n baxter_n lie_v down_o in_o one_o opinion_n and_o rise_v in_o another_o 〈◊〉_d accommodate_v his_o scruple_n to_o every_o crisis_n of_o state_n and_o consummate_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o pretence_n he_o have_v no_o sooneâ—_n veigle_v the_o people_n into_o a_o schism_n but_o he_o present_o 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o platform_n of_o sedition_n and_o have_v wrought_v a_o 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o 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ground_n of_o a.b._n usher_n project_n of_o episcopacy_n many_o will_v have_v yield_v to_o prelacy_n &c_n &c_n the_o diocesan_n episcopacy_n gratify_v the_o devil_n say_v baxter_n and_o not_o to_o be_v readmit_v r._n and_o b._n still_o clash_v the_o new_a uniformity_n spoil_n d_o all_o prelacy_n unlawful_a in_o it_o sâ—lf_o say_v baxter_n why_o not_o prelacy_n as_o lawful_a after_o the_o act_n as_o before_o it_o be_v the_o same_o case_n still_o to_o the_o people_n hard_a thought_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o bishop_n and_o upon_o what_o grounâ—â—_n a_o grâ—â—ter_a scandal_n to_o travel_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n then_o to_o give_v theke_v baâ—â—le_a richard_n confess_v that_o the_o minister_n guide_v the_o people_n and_o say_v that_o the_o nonconformist_n undertake_v for_o the_o next_o bishop_n good_a behaviour_n the_o quarrel_v not_o to_o the_o office_n of_o bishop_n but_o to_o the_o person_n richardâ—_n reason_n why_o the_o people_n sell_v from_o the_o church_n again_o the_o