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A00286
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Certaine aduertisements for the good of the church and common-wealth well worthy the serious consideration of the most honourable High Court of Parliament late assembled, and hereafter to be assembled againe.
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1624
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STC 10404; ESTC S101634
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to_o church_n they_o be_v more_o hardly_o discern_v notwithstanding_o they_o that_o be_v wise_a may_v know_v they_o know_v how_o secret_a papist_n may_v be_v know_v first_o by_o be_v from_o recusant_n sudden_o convert_v to_o come_v to_o our_o church_n and_o exercise_n of_o religion_n because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o like_a to_o jonas_n his_o gourd_n but_o to_o a_o grain_n of_o mustard_n seed_n 13.31_o jonas_n 4.6_o matth._n 13.31_o and_o have_v be_v convert_v only_o by_o some_o private_a persuasion_n or_o by_o present_a or_o hope_v for_o kindness_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o by_o any_o public_a ministry_n second_o by_o their_o late_a and_o slack_a come_n to_o the_o word_n and_o by_o their_o loose_a attention_n thereunto_o while_o it_o be_v preach_v but_o spend_v the_o time_n in_o talk_v and_o whisper_v with_o other_o or_o in_o read_v of_o prayer_n or_o of_o some_o popish_a book_n for_o he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n hear_v god_n word_n 2.2_o joh._n 8.47_o 1_o pet._n 2.2_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v again_o desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n three_o by_o their_o private_a speech_n either_o for_o popery_n or_o against_o the_o truth_n or_o the_o lover_n of_o it_o as_o some_o of_o the_o ephraimit_n be_v know_v not_o to_o be_v gileadit_n by_o their_o tongue_n four_o 12.6_o judg._n 12.6_o by_o their_o farmer_n and_o servant_n and_o company_n for_o noscitur_fw-la ex_fw-la comite_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la cognoscitur_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la and_o bird_n of_o a_o feather_n will_v fly_v together_o five_o by_o their_o coldness_n in_o speak_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n public_o for_o the_o truth_n 7.47_o luk._n 7.47_o for_o as_o to_o who_o a_o little_a be_v forgive_v he_o love_v little_a so_o to_o who_o much_o be_v forgive_v he_o love_v much_o six_o and_o last_o if_o they_o be_v great_a person_n by_o their_o preferment_n of_o papist_n to_o such_o preferment_n as_o be_v in_o their_o power_n dangerous_a all_o papist_n dangerous_a all_o ground_v papist_n recusant_n and_o other_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a because_o as_o satan_n by_o little_a sin_n prevayl_v with_o man_n for_o great_a so_o do_v they_o by_o insinuation_n into_o prince_n for_o small_a matter_n oftentimes_o bring_v their_o purpose_n to_o pass_v for_o great_a as_o no_o humane_a law_n also_o will_v reclaim_v papist_n without_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o word_n so_o neither_o will_n any_o clemency_n of_o prince_n do_v they_o any_o good_a without_o severity_n they_o can_v no_o more_o live_v without_o treachery_n then_o without_o eat_v drink_v and_o breathe_v friendship_n do_v rather_o harden_v than_o mollify_v they_o these_o thing_n be_v manifest_a by_o their_o continual_a treasonable_a practice_n against_o our_o late_a most_o noble_a queen_n and_o against_o our_o present_a dread_a sovereign_n as_o likewise_o against_o other_o prince_n in_o other_o country_n the_o more_o favour_n have_v be_v show_v they_o the_o more_o they_o have_v lift_v up_o their_o heel_n against_o such_o their_o favourer_n the_o more_o that_o other_o be_v for_o peace_n and_o speak_v thereof_o 120.7_o psal_n 120.7_o the_o more_o they_o be_v for_o war_n many_o good_a law_n have_v be_v already_o make_v against_o they_o and_o be_v yet_o in_o force_n but_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o betwixt_o no_o law_n at_o all_o and_o no_o execution_n of_o law_n little_o but_o this_o that_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o can_v in_o justice_n be_v any_o punishment_n but_o where_o there_o be_v law_n there_o may_v be_v execution_n when_o god_n shall_v give_v the_o magistrate_n heart_n so_o to_o do_v some_o of_o the_o law_n already_o be_v for_o death_n of_o some_o offender_n in_o that_o kind_n other_o be_v but_o pecuniary_a whether_o these_o also_o be_v not_o to_o be_v make_v capital_a i_o leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o your_o court_n to_o consider_v by_o the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n in_o that_o behalf_n 24.7_o deut._n 13.1_o etc._n etc._n exo._n 21.16_o deu._n 14.19_o and_o 20.18_o and_o 24.7_o against_o all_o intiser_n to_o idolatry_n as_o also_o by_o other_o law_n for_o death_n against_o less_o transgression_n both_o of_o the_o first_o and_o also_o of_o the_o second_o table_n and_o touch_v that_o place_n deut._n 24.7_o against_o man_n stealer_n and_o maker_n of_o merchandise_n of_o they_o who_o do_v so_o high_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n as_o papist_n that_o steal_v man_n from_o god_n from_o their_o sovereign_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n do_v they_o not_o also_o rob_v man_n of_o their_o temporal_a good_n to_o enrich_v their_o pope_n and_o jesuit_n whereby_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n may_v be_v the_o strong_a against_o all_o other_o king_n and_o kingdom_n be_v not_o such_o papist_n murderer_n oftentimes_o of_o prince_n even_o of_o their_o own_o religion_n as_o also_o repentance_n of_o