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A49609
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A letter from a minister in the country, to a member of the convocation
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N. L., Minister in the country.
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1689
(1689)
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Wing L46; ESTC R1292
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be_v herein_o concern_v now_o there_o be_v three_o method_n may_v be_v take_v either_o that_o observe_v by_o archbishop_n bramhall_n or_o a_o form_n hypothetical_o draw_v up_o or_o that_o of_o the_o bill_n of_o union_n i_o can_v think_v that_o of_o the_o primate_n have_v escape_v you_o but_o yet_o because_o i_o have_v the_o book_n before_o i_o i_o shall_v transcribe_v it_o work_n his_o life_n prefix_v to_o his_o work_n non_fw-la annihilantes_fw-la priores_fw-la ordines_fw-la si_fw-la quos_fw-la habuit_fw-la nec_fw-la validitatem_fw-la aut_fw-la invaliditatem_fw-la eorundem_fw-la determinantes_fw-la multo_fw-la minus_fw-la ordines_fw-la sacros_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la forinsecarum_fw-la condemnantes_fw-la quos_fw-la proprio_fw-la judici_fw-la relinquimus_fw-la sed_fw-la solummodo_fw-la supplentes_fw-la quicquid_fw-la prius_fw-la defuit_fw-la per_fw-la canon_n ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n requisitum_fw-la &_o providentes_fw-la paci_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ut_fw-la schismatis_fw-la tollatur_fw-la occasio_fw-la et_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la fidelium_fw-la satisfiat_fw-la nec_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la dubitent_fw-la de_fw-la ejus_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la aut_fw-la actus_fw-la suos_fw-la presbyteriale_n tanquam_fw-la invalidos_fw-la aversentur_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o may_v here_o observe_v how_o cautious_o this_o great_a man_n proceed_v betwixt_o ratify_v and_o annul_v their_o order_n that_o he_o may_v not_o give_v or_o take_v away_o too_o much_o and_o withal_o how_o far_o he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o go_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o take_v away_o the_o occasion_n of_o schism_n the_o other_o method_n be_v hypothetical_a after_o the_o same_o way_n that_o be_v use_v in_o baptise_v such_o of_o who_o baptism_n we_o have_v no_o proof_n viz._n if_o thou_o be_v not_o already_o ordain_v i_o ordain_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o only_a objection_n i_o can_v foresee_v at_o present_a against_o this_o be_v 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hand_n receive_v with_o a_o certain_a form_n of_o word_n to_o signify_v his_o admission_n into_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o a_o minister_n therein_o 5._o declaration_n and_o subscription_n the_o former_a respect_n the_o service-book_n the_o latter_a the_o article_n as_o all_o public_a form_n shall_v be_v so_o compose_v as_o to_o take_v in_o as_o many_o into_o its_o communion_n article_n see_v king_n charles_n i._o declaration_n for_o the_o ratification_n of_o the_o article_n as_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o constitution_n and_o self-preservation_n so_o ought_v all_o declaration_n and_o subscription_n to_o answer_v the_o same_o end_n and_o to_o be_v draw_v up_o in_o such_o word_n as_o may_v be_v for_o the_o peace_n and_o establishment_n of_o the_o church_n the_o ease_n of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o officiate_v in_o it_o and_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o good_a understanding_n among_o they_o and_o i_o persuade_v myself_o it_o will_v have_v be_v more_o for_o the_o good_a of_o 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and_o orthodox_n that_o there_o be_v no_o error_n in_o it_o which_o may_v necessitate_v or_o warrant_v any_o man_n to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n or_o renounce_v the_o communion_n they_o do_v intimate_v by_o the_o qualify_a sense_n they_o give_v of_o they_o as_o article_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o negative_a sense_n they_o allow_v a_o subscription_n in_o so_o as_o not_o to_o contradict_v they_o that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o doctrine_n hold_v by_o the_o church_n which_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n may_v have_v some_o scruple_n about_o or_o not_o be_v satisfy_v in_o and_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v again_o that_o a_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n may_v question_v whether_o such_o a_o subscription_n be_v the_o subscription_n which_o the_o church_n do_v intend_v or_o be_v satisfy_v with_o and_o therefore_o though_o he_o can_v subscribe_v in_o their_o sense_n may_v think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o subscribe_v to_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o case_n of_o the_o present_a conformity_n suppose_v we_o 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