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content_v himself_o with_o suffer_v the_o mulct_n which_o the_o statute_n determine_v and_o therefore_o the_o author_n or_o author_n of_o the_o book_n under_o debate_n do_v very_o impertinent_o to_o this_o subject_n urge_v over_o and_o over_o the_o pretend_a ill_a consequence_n of_o impose_v this_o book_n as_o that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o separation_n the_o loss_n of_o many_o learned_a and_o holy_a man_n ministry_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 91._o for_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v grant_v which_o no_o considerate_a man_n will_v grant_v to_o have_v be_v the_o proper_a product_n of_o the_o forementioned_a cause_n yet_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n what_o have_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o impose_v the_o liturgy_n but_o rather_o what_o have_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o use_v it_o this_o answer_n for_o aught_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o can_v imagine_v in_o my_o most_o close_a and_o anxious_a thought_n be_v sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v those_o in_o this_o question_n who_o do_v remain_v obstinate_o unsatisfied_a about_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o impose_v the_o liturgy_n universal_o but_o i_o be_o not_o out_o of_o hope_n of_o proceed_v a_o little_a further_o in_o my_o second_o answer_n to_o convince_v some_o even_o that_o the_o magistrate_n whether_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a i_o need_v not_o dispute_v here_o have_v a_o power_n to_o impose_v a_o liturgy_n yea_o this_o liturgy_n under_o question_n if_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o most_o conducible_a to_o the_o public_a good_n answer_v 2._o therefore_o i_o shall_v begin_v my_o second_o answer_n with_o those_o thing_n in_o the_o liturgy_n which_o usual_o be_v most_o scruple_v and_o seem_v to_o be_v by_o those_o i_o deal_v with_o pag._n 88_o in_o these_o word_n though_o i_o suppose_v they_o be_v false_a print_v for_o they_o sound_v odd_o nor_o be_v it_o true_a that_o they_o have_v any_o authority_n to_o appoint_v significative_a ceremony_n where_o be_v sensible_a sign_n to_o affect_v the_o understanding_n they_o tell_v we_o what_o particular_a ceremony_n they_o aim_v at_o under_o this_o notion_n pag._n 91._o sect._n 14._o the_o surpliâ—_n the_o cross_n and_o kneel_v at_o sacrament_n be_v we_o think_v all_o but_o i_o shall_v prove_v that_o lawful_a authority_n have_v power_n to_o appoint_v such_o significative_a ceremony_n by_o allege_v other_o instance_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o bear_v the_o same_o analogy_n in_o point_n of_o significancy_n and_o affect_v the_o understanding_n which_o i_o suppose_v themselves_o allow_v therefore_o i_o ask_v they_o whether_o the_o magistrate_n have_v not_o power_n to_o command_v we_o to_o be_v uncover_v at_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n to_o god_n this_o put_n on_o the_o hat_n be_v a_o significative_a ceremony_n profess_v our_o reverence_n and_o affect_v the_o understanding_n as_o much_o as_o those_o forementioned_a if_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o to_o pray_v cover_v be_v not_o decent_a and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v forbid_v because_o the_o 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