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the_o church_n and_o government_n and_o upon_o promise_n of_o reform_v the_o church_n and_o redress_v grievance_n in_o the_o state_n they_o prevail_v in_o most_o place_n to_o choose_v such_o member_n as_o be_v of_o their_o own_o persuasion_n that_o which_o add_v both_o fuel_n and_o fire_n to_o that_o flame_n which_o in_o time_n cause_v a_o general_a conflagration_n of_o the_o three_o nation_n be_v the_o zeal_n of_o some_o popular_a and_o factious_a preacher_n who_o pulpit_n be_v as_o so_o many_o trumpet_n sound_v a_o alarâ—_n to_o war_n the_o pretence_n be_v then_o as_o they_o be_v now_o the_o fear_n of_o popery_n and_o arbitrary_a government_n by_o these_o mean_n they_o obtain_v a_o prevalent_a party_n in_o that_o parliament_n who_o be_v no_o soon_o meet_v but_o they_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o purge_v the_o house_n of_o disaffect_v and_o malignant_a lord_n and_o commons_o mr._n holliâ—_n be_v send_v to_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n to_o demand_v the_o name_n of_o the_o 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a_o popish_a army_n to_o render_v it_o odious_a yet_o they_o have_v in_o their_o army_n two_o company_n of_o walloon_n and_o other_o roman_a catholic_n and_o they_o omit_v no_o endeavour_n to_o engage_v sir_n arthur_n ashton_n a_o eminent_a roman_a catholic_n to_o their_o party_n in_o mr._n prynnes_n relation_n of_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o archbishop_n one_o mr._n chaloner_n be_v produce_v who_o depose_v that_o he_o be_v at_o brussels_n and_o discourse_v with_o a_o english_a traveller_n hear_v he_o to_o affirm_v that_o popery_n will_v be_v bring_v into_o england_n and_o the_o introducer_n shall_v be_v the_o protestant_n themselves_o whereat_o when_o he_o wonder_v the_o gentleman_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o war_n shall_v be_v so_o disguise_v under_o false_a notion_n and_o pretence_n as_o that_o the_o protestant_n shall_v ignorant_o become_v the_o jesuit_n servant_n and_o by_o the_o effusion_n of_o their_o own_o blood_n set_v up_o popery_n p._n 415._o and_o because_o mr._n prynne_n 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he_o as_o a_o prisoner_n his_o diligence_n and_o friend_n and_o their_o own_o division_n will_v either_o work_v his_o deliverance_n and_o give_v he_o the_o day_n again_o by_o our_o help_n or_o at_o least_o will_v keep_v the_o state_n in_o a_o perpetual_a unsetledness_n and_o will_v bring_v a_o odium_fw-la on_o they_o or_o if_o they_o cut_v he_o off_o which_o we_o will_v rather_o promote_v lest_o they_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o his_o extremity_n to_o any_o advantage_n then_o first_o we_o shall_v procure_v the_o odium_fw-la of_o king_n kill_v to_o fall_v on_o they_o which_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o cast_v upon_o we_o and_o so_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o disburden_v ourselves_o second_o and_o we_o shall_v have_v they_o all_o to_o piece_n in_o distraction_n for_o they_o will_v either_o set_v up_o a_o new_a king_n or_o the_o parliament_n will_v keep_v the_o power_n change_v the_o government_n into_o a_o democracy_n the_o first_o can_v be_v do_v without_o great_a concussion_n and_o new_a war_n and_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o all_o and_o if_o it_o be_v do_v it_o may_v be_v much_o to_o our_o advantage_n the_o second_o will_v apparent_o by_o faction_n and_o distraction_n give_v we_o foot_v for_o continual_a attempt_n but_o to_o make_v all_o sure_a we_o will_v have_v our_o foot_n among_o the_o puritan_n too_o that_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o maintain_v our_o interest_n which_o way_n soever_o the_o world_n go_v this_o be_v the_o frame_n of_o the_o papist_n plot._n in_o the_o next_o page_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o agent_n of_o the_o agitator_n in_o france_n publish_v in_o the_o weekly_a news-book_n commend_v the_o jesuit_n for_o good_a man_n and_o how_o agreeable_a they_o be_v to_o they_o in_o their_o principle_n for_o a_o democracy_n and_o what_o meet_a material_n for_o such_o a_o commonwealth_n the_o jesuit_n will_v be_v the_o agency_n of_o particular_a man_n with_o jesuit_n he_o say_v i_o purposely_o omit_v p._n 321._o mr._n baxter_n doubtless_o know_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d mention_n he_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o all_o their_o plot_n and_o principle_n in_o his_o own_a brain_n and_o p._n 329_o say_v it_o be_v open_v by_o many_o in_o print_n how_o far_o thâ—_n jesuit_n creep_v into_o all_o society_n under_o the_o name_n of_o independent_o he_o tell_v we_o a_o story_n of_o onâ—_n that_o come_v from_o scotland_n pretend_v himself_o a_o jew_n who_o give_v the_o anabaptist_n the_o glory_n oâ—_n his_o conversion_n and_o be_v rebaptise_v at_o heâ—ham_n but_o be_v discover_v at_o newcastle_n to_o be_v â—_o jesuit_n the_o whole_a story_n be_v in_o print_n and_o p._n 321._o he_o acquaint_v we_o that_o sexby_n and_o otherâ—_n of_o the_o army_n do_v confederate_a with_o spain_n tâ—_n murder_n cromwell_n when_o they_o find_v that_o hâ—_n attempt_v to_o make_v himself_o asleep_o king_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o cromwell_n take_v distaste_v aâ—_n the_o papist_n and_o prevail_v to_o make_v a_o acâ—_n 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