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A03409 The Churches authority asserted in a sermon preached at Chelmsford, at the metropoliticall visitation of the most Reverend Father in God, VVilliam, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury his Grace, &c. March 1. 1636. By Samuel Hoard B.D. and Parson of Morton in Essex. Hoard, Samuel, 1599-1658. 1637 (1637) STC 13533; ESTC S104116 44,865 76

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by_o sarah_n and_o yet_o she_o that_o do_v impose_v be_v holy_a and_o she_o be_v the_o unrighteous_a person_n that_o do_v bear_v the_o burden_n if_o thing_n be_v right_o scan_v say_v he_o hagar_n do_v persecute_v sarah_n more_o by_o proud_a resistance_n than_o sarah_n she_o by_o inflict_v deserve_v vengeance_n object_n 2_o yea_o but_o the_o fault_n of_o inconformity_n if_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n be_v but_o a_o small_a one_o &_o yet_o more_o grievous_o censure_v than_o swear_v drunkenness_n uncleanness_n perjury_n and_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o far_o exceed_v this_o want_v of_o proportion_n therefore_o between_o the_o fault_n and_o the_o penalty_n make_v those_o punishment_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o persecution_n answ_n sin_n or_o fault_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o their_o nature_n or_o in_o their_o manner_n of_o commit_v and_o those_o ill_a consequent_n that_o spring_v from_o they_o and_o a_o sin_n that_o be_v little_a and_o least_o in_o the_o first_o may_v be_v great_a and_o 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lord_n of_o happy_a memory_n 2._o obedience_n must_v be_v yield_v to_o thing_n command_v and_o consequent_o to_o these_o notwithstanding_o doubt_v if_o a_o doubt_n be_v only_o speculative_a of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o lie_v in_o a_o man_n own_o liberty_n to_o do_v or_o forbear_v than_o it_o be_v the_o safe_a course_n not_o to_o do_v they_o for_o as_o according_a to_o the_o italian_a proverb_n that_o meat_n which_o a_o man_n do_v not_o eat_v will_v not_o hurt_v he_o so_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o forbear_v will_v not_o offend_v his_o conscience_n nay_o in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n doubt_o be_v a_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 14.23_o he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v because_o he_o eat_v not_o of_o faith_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n but_o if_o the_o doubt_n be_v practical_a and_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o a_o thing_n command_v by_o superior_n as_o these_o thing_n be_v of_o which_o we_o be_v 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tuo_fw-la in_o hisce_fw-la noli_fw-la resistere_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la facit_fw-la ips●_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la scrupulo_fw-la sectare_fw-la and_o therefore_o what_o s._n austin_n say_v to_o casulanus_fw-la i_o say_v to_o every_o one_o episcopo_fw-la tuo_fw-la in_o hisce_fw-la etc._n etc._n withstand_v not_o thy_o diocesan_n in_o these_o thing_n but_o what_o he_o do_v without_o scruple_n imitate_v what_o he_o command_v obey_v but_o what_o do_v i_o talk_v of_o obey_v in_o this_o licentious_a age_n it_o be_v such_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o account_v a_o fault_n unpardonable_a to_o preach_v for_o subjection_n to_o the_o church_n hierarchy_n and_o he_o esteem_v the_o pure_a man_n that_o be_v the_o great_a stickler_n against_o it_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o contention_n will_v not_o always_o reign_v it_o be_v pity_v it_o shall_v and_o therefore_o in_o hope_n to_o prevail_v at_o least_o with_o some_o i_o say_v again_o in_o the_o word_n of_o s._n hierome_n esto_fw-la subjectus_fw-la 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