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thereby_o no_o great_a store_n either_o of_o learning_n or_o honesty_n ibid._n you_o wrest_v the_o scripture_n which_o st_n peter_n complain_v of_o with_o exposition_n and_o gloss_n new_o coin_a to_o make_v they_o speak_v what_o they_o never_o mean_v this_o wrest_a of_o scripture_n dr._n andrews_n tax_v the_o papist_n withal_o say_v malus_n hic_fw-la cardinalium_fw-la mos_fw-la and_o we_o as_o true_o malus_n hic_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la mos_fw-la rem_fw-la facias_fw-la rem_fw-la si_fw-la possis_fw-la rectè_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la quo_fw-la cunque_fw-la moderem_fw-la sect._n ibid._n 6._o the_o london_n minister_n the_o provincial_n synod_n at_o london_n rutherford_n and_o gillespie_n they_o call_v modern_a author_n of_o yesterday_o and_o add_v they_o may_v serve_v your_o turn_n among_o the_o ignorant_a and_o vulgar_a sort_n who_o measure_v all_o by_o tale_n and_o not_o by_o weight_n when_o other_o that_o know_v what_o and_o who_o many_o of_o they_o be_v will_v conclude_v you_o draw_v very_o near_o the_o dregs_n sect._n 8._o your_o elderships_n short_a and_o blunt_a sword_n of_o excommunication_n sect._n 10._o but_o oh_o the_o learned_a critic_n of_o our_o age_n sect._n 11._o apage_z sect._n 16._o ha_o ha_o he_o ibid._n thus_o you_o say_v because_o very_a shame_n will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o affirm_v the_o contrary_n ibid._n why_o do_v you_o seek_v to_o colour_n over_o your_o action_n with_o so_o many_o weak_a senseless_a and_o unheard_a of_o descant_n upon_o noun_n and_o pronoun_n to_o evade_v what_o still_o you_o practice_n but_o be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o ibid._n this_o even_o this_o be_v the_o modest_a examination_n of_o the_o dissent_v christian_n mention_v in_o their_o title_n page_n finis_fw-la ezra_n chap._n 4._o throughout_o neh._n 4._o 7_o 8._o act._n 4._o 27._o mar._n 28._o 19_o rev._n 12._o 12._o dan._n 11._o 35._o jam._n 1._o 2_o 3._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 6_o 7._o and_o 4._o 12._o rev._n 13._o 10._o see_v the_o ordinance_n of_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n with_o instruction_n for_o the_o take_v the_o league_n and_o covenant_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o dominion_n of_o wales_n zach_n 4._o 9_o plautus_n tacitus_n appion_n plutarch_n pliny_n seneca_n tacitus_n tacitus_n alterig_n famam_fw-la maledictis_fw-la laedere_fw-la laedere_fw-la prov._n 18._o 17._o 17._o classical_a record_n at_o manchester_n june_n the_o 9th_o 1657._o from_o the_o provincial_n assembly_n the_o sense_n of_o this_o assembly_n be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v something_o of_o duty_n incumbent_n upon_o minister_n and_o also_o upon_o congregationall_a eldership_n to_o be_v do_v in_o relation_n to_o all_o the_o several_a person_n of_o ripe_a year_n within_o their_o respective_a charge_n who_o do_v either_o voluntary_o and_o customary_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n supper_n or_o to_o offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o eldership_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o place_n to_o be_v try_v and_o admit_v to_o it_o upon_o approval_n or_o upon_o trial_n or_o knowledge_n be_v judge_v at_o present_a unfit_a for_o it_o or_o with_o who_o competency_n in_o knowledge_n or_o the_o conscientious_a walk_a os_fw-la they_o they_o be_v unacquainted_a or_o doubtful_a for_o their_o help_n in_o their_o spiritual_a state_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o capacity_n of_o and_o willingness_n unto_o the_o public_a communion_n which_o they_o stand_v off_o from_o by_o way_n of_o particular_a address_n to_o they_o which_o yet_o be_v not_o ordinary_o do_v it_o be_v therefore_o resolve_v that_o the_o question_n what_o may_v be_v their_o duty_n in_o particular_a in_o the_o say_a matter_n and_o what_o the_o mean_n of_o perform_v it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o serious_a consideration_n of_o every_o minister_n in_o this_o province_n several_o and_o of_o every_o classical_a presbytery_n joint_o and_o their_o judgement_n therein_o may_v be_v give_v by_o themselves_o or_o send_v by_o their_o respective_a delegate_n to_o the_o next_o provincial_n meeting_n edw._n lee._n lee._n classical_a record_n aug._n 11._o 1657._o the_o order_n from_o the_o provincial_n assembly_n to_o be_v consider_v the_o next_o classieall_a meeting_n meeting_n classical_a record_n sept._n 8._o 1657._o a_o representation_n draw_v up_o up_o by_o this_o class_n to_o be_v take_v in_o unto_o and_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o provincial_n synod_n in_o order_n to_o the_o matter_n commend_v by_o the_o former_a synod_n to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o several_a minister_n within_o this_o province_n be_v read_v and_o agree_v unto_o by_o this_o class_n class_n classical_a record_n novemb_n 10._o 1657._o the_o exhortation_n from_o this_o class_n approve_v on_o by_o the_o assembly_n at_o preston_n to_o be_v publish_v in_o the_o several_a congregation_n belong_v to_o this_o class_n the_o 22_o of_o novemb_n instant_a instant_a classical_a record_n jan._n 12._o 1657._o a_o paper_n present_v to_o the_o class_n by_o major_a prestwich_n esq_n nicholas_n