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A77860 Reasons shewing the necessity of reformation of the publick [brace]1. doctrine, 2. worship, [double brace] 3. rites and ceremonies, 4. church-government, and discipline, reputed to be (but indeed, not) established by law. Humbly offered to the serious consideration of this present Parliament. By divers ministers of sundry counties in England. Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665. 1660 (1660) Wing B5678; Thomason E764_4; ESTC R205206 61,780 69

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take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o thing_n indifferent_a do_v humble_o pray_v that_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v due_o consider_v in_o the_o general_a 1._o that_o be_v such_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v impose_v on_o those_o who_o can_v be_v full_o persuade_v in_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o conscience_n that_o they_o be_v lawful_a and_o therefore_o must_v sin_v if_o they_o use_v they_o this_o be_v st._n paul_n own_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n touch_v thing_n of_o this_o nature_n notwithstanding_o his_o own_o judgement_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o they_o in_o his_o day_n many_o godly_a christian_n both_o in_o rome_n corinth_n and_o elsewhere_o make_v scruple_n of_o sundry_a meat_n forbid_v in_o the_o levitical_a law_n and_o of_o omit_v day_n enjoin_v by_o it_o other_o satisfy_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o both_o do_v eat_v those_o meat_n and_o omit_v those_o day_n at_o which_o other_o be_v scandalize_v some_o by_o 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nor_o to_o drink_v wine_n nor_o any_o thing_n whereby_o thy_o brother_n stumble_v or_o be_v make_v weak_a vers_fw-la 20_o 21._o his_o practice_n be_v this_o 1._o touch_v himself_o if_o meat_n make_v my_o brother_n to_o offend_v i_o will_v eat_v no_o flesh_n while_o the_o world_n stand_v lest_o i_o make_v my_o brother_n to_o offend_v 1_o cor._n 8.13_o and_o as_o towards_o other_o he_o strait_o charge_v on_o all_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o to_o take_v heed_n lest_o by_o any_o mean_v this_o liberty_n of_o you_o become_v a_o stumble_a block_n to_o they_o that_o be_v weak_a ibid._n vers_fw-la 9_o that_o be_v by_o use_v that_o liberty_n before_o other_o not_o satisfy_v in_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o 2._o if_o the_o one_o will_v yet_o use_v this_o liberty_n and_o the_o other_o will_v take_v offence_n then_o his_o charge_n be_v let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v despise_v he_o that_o eat_v not_o and_o let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v not_o judge_v he_o that_o eat_v rom._n 14.3_o but_o as_o for_o 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