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6._o p._n 200._o that_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la jubet_fw-la he_o that_o be_v a_o superior_a as_o be_v the_o king_n do_v not_o what_o lawful_o he_o may_v for_o the_o prevention_n of_o his_o subject_n sin_v do_v command_v his_o subject_n to_o sin_n now_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o our_o superior_n that_o if_o they_o please_v they_o may_v abate_v these_o imposition_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o the_o not_o abate_v of_o they_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o schism_n and_o so_o of_o the_o great_a sin_n of_o many_o of_o their_o subject_n how_o then_o will_v they_o avoid_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la jubet_fw-la from_o command_v their_o subject_n to_o sin_n when_o they_o may_v but_o will_v not_o prevent_v their_o sin_v most_o excellent_a logic_n the_o king_n and_o parliament_n command_v by_o law_n that_o whoever_o call_v the_o king_n fool_n or_o papist_n shall_v be_v hang_v a_o certain_a rebellious_a fellow_n wilful_o transgress_v that_o law_n and_o be_v hang_v for_o it_o ergo_fw-la because_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n have_v power_n not_o to_o make_v that_o law_n and_o after_o they_o have_v make_v it_o they_o have_v power_n to_o repeal_n that_o law_n but_o will_v not_o therefore_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n command_v that_o rebel_n to_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n be_v double_o guilty_a first_o of_o the_o rebel_n sin_n second_o of_o his_o death_n in_o not_o prevent_v both_o by_o repeal_n the_o say_v law_n for_o according_a to_o the_o reconciler_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la jubet_fw-la sect_n viii_o the_o reconciler_n rule_n for_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n to_o observe_v in_o case_n any_o evil_a consequent_n shall_v happen_v through_o the_o dissenter_n disobedience_n after_o a_o condescension_n grant_v to_o wit_n to_o leave_v the_o event_n to_o god_n the_o reconciler_n own_o word_n be_v if_o say_v he_o it_o be_v object_v 326._o prot._n recon_fw-mi c._n 10._o p._n 326._o that_o shall_v our_o superior_n indulge_v dissenter_n in_o these_o matter_n the_o dissenter_n will_v never_o be_v content_v with_o the_o abatement_n of_o three_o ceremony_n unless_o as_o dr._n womack_n urge_v we_o shall_v also_o yield_v up_o the_o church_n government_n and_o leave_v the_o bishop_n and_o every_o parish-priest_n unto_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o people_n the_o answer_n and_o rule_n to_o this_o say_v the_o reconciler_n i_o answer_v if_o so_o god_n will_n be_v do_v however_o let_v we_o do_v our_o duty_n and_o abolish_v these_o three_o ceremony_n scil_n cross_n in_o baptism_n kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n let_v we_o do_v our_o duty_n and_o leave_v the_o event_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o speak_v