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scottish_a minister_n in_o revile_v and_o rail_v against_o all_o that_o do_v encounter_v they_o chap._n 3._o fol._n 44._o the_o speech_n of_o the_o say_v pretend_a reformer_n concern_v england_n the_o state_n the_o present_a reformation_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n cha._n 4._o fol._n 47._o some_o of_o their_o undutiful_a and_o consistorian_n speech_n concern_v her_o majesty_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 5._o fol._n 48._o some_o of_o their_o rail_a speech_n against_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n and_o all_o other_o general_o that_o do_v maintain_v the_o present_a government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n chap._n 6._o fol._n 50_o some_o of_o their_o disciplinarian_a speech_n concern_v the_o lord_n of_o her_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n chap._n 7._o fol._n 52._o some_o of_o their_o rail_a speech_n against_o the_o magistracy_n in_o england_n the_o judge_n lawyer_n and_o law_n both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a chap._n 8._o fol._n 54._o some_o 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our_o meeting_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v keep_v very_o secret_o and_o to_o be_v make_v know_v to_o none_o etc._n etc._n that_o this_o assembly_n be_v also_o keep_v according_o it_o appear_v by_o these_o word_n concern_v the_o meeting_n i_o hope_v all_o thing_n be_v so_o proceed_v in_o as_o yourself_o will_v like_v of_o aswell_o for_o reverence_n to_o other_o brethren_n as_o for_o other_o matter_n i_o suppose_v before_o this_o time_n some_o of_o the_o company_n have_v tell_v you_o by_o word_n for_o that_o be_v permit_v unto_o you_o another_o meeting_n be_v also_o appoint_v to_o be_v hold_v that_o year_n ibid._n at_o the_o commencement_n in_o cambridge_n as_o be_v plain_a by_o these_o word_n concern_v the_o commencement_n i_o like_v well_o your_o motion_n desire_v it_o may_v so_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o that_o it_o be_v procure_v to_o be_v as_o general_a as_o may_v be_v which_o may_v easy_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o at_o london_n shall_v so_o think_v well_o of_o it_o and_o
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themselves_o one_o grow_v thereby_o odious_a to_o another_o and_o some_o do_v thereupon_o utter_o forsake_v those_o kind_n of_o assembly_n chap._n vii_o the_o book_n of_o the_o pretend_a discipline_n be_v make_v perfect_a at_o cambridge_n certain_a synod_n be_v keep_v and_o of_o their_o estimation_n it_o may_v have_v be_v deem_v that_o after_o so_o many_o view_v synod_n and_o subscription_n this_o worthy_a draught_n of_o discipline_n will_v have_v grow_v to_o great_a perfection_n but_o it_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o for_o as_o it_o be_v confess_v upon_o oath_n at_o sturbridge_n fayre-time_n the_o next_o year_n after_o the_o say_v classical_a counsel_n of_o the_o warwickshire_n brethren_n uz._n in_o the_o year_n 1589._o there_o be_v another_o synod_n or_o general_a meeting_n hold_v in_o saint_n johns_n college_n in_o cambridge_n where_o say_v m._n barber_n they_o do_v correct_v alter_v and_o amend_v diverse_a imperfection_n contain_v in_o the_o book_n call_v disciplina_fw-la 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as_o they_o do_v to_o be_v lead_v by_o these_o assembly_n as_o elsewhere_o it_o do_v appear_v chap._n viii_o upon_o some_o detect_n of_o the_o premise_n some_o be_v call_v into_o question_n they_o refuse_v to_o be_v examine_v all_o they_o be_v charge_v which_o be_v in_o effect_n confess_v in_o the_o year_n 1590._o upon_o the_o detect_n before_o some_o of_o her_o majesty_n commissioner_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a of_o the_o most_o of_o these_o thing_n whereof_o i_o have_v hitherto_o speak_v interrogatories_n be_v draw_v contain_v in_o they_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o the_o premise_n and_o diverse_a such_o minister_n be_v send_v for_o as_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a ringleader_n in_o all_o those_o action_n according_o they_o appear_v but_o in_o the_o place_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v examine_v preface_n they_o refuse_v to_o answer_v upon_o their_o oath_n diverse_a pretence_n thereof_o be_v make_v as_o one_o that_o first_o they_o will_v see_v the_o interrogatory_n 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