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the_o church_n have_v order_v that_o the_o knee_n of_o your_o body_n shall_v bow_v as_o well_o as_o the_o knee_n of_o your_o soul_n to_o that_o jesus_n that_o be_v a_o saviour_n of_o the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o soul_n this_o be_v new_a doctrine_n to_o they_o therefore_o now_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o to_o take_v he_o along_o with_o they_o into_o mars-street_n and_o after_o they_o have_v bench_v themselves_o say_v may_v we_o not_o know_v what_o this_o new_a doctrine_n whereof_o thou_o speak_v be_v for_o thou_o bring_v certain_a strange_a thing_n to_o our_o â—ares_n we_o will_v know_v therefore_o what_o these_o thing_n mean_v doubtless_o this_o be_v the_o liberty_n this_o man_n seek_v to_o thrust_v into_o their_o hand_n but_o thanks_n be_v to_o god_n there_o be_v not_o a_o corporation_n in_o this_o kingdom_n i_o persuade_v myself_o but_o have_v more_o grace_n piety_n discretion_n and_o good_a government_n than_o to_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o such_o idle_a dreamer_n that_o as_o saint_n jude_n say_v defile_v the_o flesh_n 9_o despise_v dominion_n and_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n they_o will_v be_v wise_a than_o to_o be_v bewitch_v with_o the_o charm_n of_o his_o commendation_n of_o discreet_a and_o modest_a man_n who_o do_v but_o seek_v thereby_o to_o praise_v they_o into_o innovation_n by_o cunning_o applaud_v they_o to_o be_v far_o fâ—om_a any_o humour_n of_o innovation_n they_o therefore_o in_o their_o discretion_n and_o wisdom_n will_v think_v fit_a in_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n to_o guide_v themselves_o by_o what_o they_o see_v do_v in_o the_o king_n majesty_n chapel_n and_o in_o cathedral_n and_o mother_n church_n and_o to_o order_v themselves_o