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A48309 A discovrse concerning Puritans tending to a vindication of those, who unjustly suffer by the mistake, abuse, and misapplication of that name. Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.; Ley, John, 1583-1662. 1641 (1641) Wing L1876; ESTC R212712 47,271 67

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at_o first_o be_v pity_v only_o in_o their_o error_n and_o not_o much_o withstand_v by_o any_o for_o the_o great_a humility_n zeal_n and_o devotion_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v in_o they_o be_v in_o all_o man_n opinion_n a_o pledge_n of_o their_o harmless_a meaning_n the_o hard_a say_v he_o that_o man_n of_o sound_a understanding_n conceive_v of_o they_o be_v but_o this_o o_o quàm_fw-la honestâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la miseri_fw-la erant_fw-la and_o for_o this_o cause_n luther_n make_v request_n to_o frederick_n of_o saxony_n that_o within_o his_o dominion_n they_o may_v be_v favourable_o deal_v with_o and_o spare_v for_o that_o their_o error_n exempt_v they_o seem_v otherwise_o right_o good_a man_n so_o than_o whilst_o their_o meaning_n be_v honest_a and_o whilst_o their_o honest_a meaning_n tend_v only_o to_o make_v themselves_o miserable_a that_o be_v object_n of_o scorn_n and_o punishment_n favour_n ought_v to_o be_v show_v it_o be_v true_a hooker_n after_o complain_v that_o this_o 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be_v scandalous_a in_o multitude_n of_o anabaptistical_a sectary_n