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as_o lawful_a nay_o i_o do_v not_o discern_v what_o consistency_n there_o be_v between_o one_o part_n of_o the_o preface_n and_o another_o part_n between_o the_o allow_v the_o forementioned_a mutation_n as_o reasonable_a and_o necessary_a pag._n 82._o and_o 93._o and_o this_o passage_n pag._n 89._o which_o imply_v they_o be_v neither_o necessary_a nor_o reasonable_a for_o there_o he_o say_v we_o do_v hearty_o and_o sincere_o desire_v union_n with_o our_o brethren_n if_o it_o may_v be_v have_v on_o just_a and_o reasonable_a term_n but_o they_o must_v not_o think_v that_o we_o will_v give_v up_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o church_n for_o it_o so_o as_o to_o condemn_v its_o constitution_n or_o make_v the_o ceremony_n unlawful_a which_o have_v be_v hitherto_o observe_v and_o practise_v in_o it_o if_o any_o expedient_a can_v be_v find_v out_o for_o the_o ease_n of_o other_o man_n conscience_n without_o reflect_v on_o our_o own_o if_o they_o can_v be_v take_v in_o without_o reproach_n or_o 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reasonable_a and_o as_o such_o have_v ever_o since_o continue_v they_o without_o imagine_v that_o continue_a imposition_n inconsistent_a with_o christian_a wisdom_n or_o with_o any_o regard_n that_o be_v just_o due_a to_o the_o scruple_n and_o exception_n of_o troublesome_a man_n relate_v to_o the_o administration_n of_o sacrament_n in_o a_o christian_a church_n to_o which_o troublesome_a man_n the_o dr._n be_v please_v to_o give_v the_o title_n of_o brethren_n more_o than_o once_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o preface_n which_o be_v itself_o in_o my_o opinion_n too_o absurd_a a_o contradiction_n to_o that_o book_n who_o main_a design_n be_v to_o prove_v they_o schismatic_n he_o tell_v we_o pag._n 364._o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a wisdom_n of_o our_o church_n not_o to_o make_v more_o thing_n necessary_a as_o to_o practise_v than_o be_v make_v so_o at_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o reformation_n but_o whether_o there_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o alter_v those_o term_n 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to_o be_v add_v to_o that_o end_n than_o the_o bare_a application_n of_o they_o to_o that_o censure_n and_o to_o the_o doctor_n be_v own_o notion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o he_o assert_n p._n 249._o of_o his_o book_n that_o the_o national_a church_n of_o england_n diffusive_a be_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o christian_n in_o this_o nation_n consist_v of_o pastor_n and_o people_n agree_v in_o that_o faith_n government_n and_o worship_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o pag._n 302._o all_o bishop_n minister_n and_o people_n take_v together_o who_o profess_v the_o faith_n so_o establish_v and_o worship_n god_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n so_o appoint_v make_v up_o this_o national_a church_n of_o england_n and_o this_o be_v the_o church_n of_o england_n which_v the_o doctor_n have_v take_v pain_n to_o defend_v in_o his_o book_n if_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o england_n take_v its_o denomination_n not_o only_o from_o the_o profession_n 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