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〈◊〉_d his_o 3_o §_o be_v his_o entrance_n on_o the_o view_n of_o col._n 2._o where_o only_o the_o word_n will-worship_n be_v to_o be_v find_v and_o in_o set_v down_o his_o ground_n of_o interpret_n it_o 1._o he_o cit_v beza_n and_o bp_o davenant_n who_o word_n be_v present_o answer_v by_o advert_v to_o the_o distinction_n former_o give_v between_o the_o essential_o and_o circumstantial_o the_o part_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o worship_n 2_o he_o pretend_v to_o discover_v a_o mistake_n in_o i_o in_o that_o i_o observe_v from_o v_o 22._o that_o st_n paul_n speak_v not_o of_o command_n but_o doctrine_n not_o of_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o magistrate_n but_o of_o false_a teacher_n impose_v they_o as_o the_o command_n of_o god_n whereas_o say_v he_o the_o apostle_n speak_v express_o of_o these_o imposition_n that_o they_o be_v after_o the_o commandment_n and_o doctrine_n of_o man_n v_o 8._o after_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n to_o worship_n god_n by_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o 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which_o the_o diatribist_n from_o the_o civil_a lawyer_n out_o of_o estius_n give_v of_o the_o latin_a abusus_fw-la be_v that_o of_o consume_a use_n whereas_o it_o be_v both_o improbable_a that_o s._n paul_n shall_v take_v it_o from_o the_o civil_a law_n much_o more_o probable_a that_o he_o shall_v take_v it_o in_o the_o sense_n in_o which_o we_o find_v abusio_fw-la sometime_o among_o divine_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abstinence_n or_o not_o use_v at_o all_o so_o prosper_v de_fw-fr vit_fw-mi contempl_a l._n 2._o c._n 22._o veraciter_fw-la abstinentes_fw-la escarum_fw-la non_fw-la naturas_fw-la sed_fw-la concupiscentias_fw-la damnent_fw-la ac_fw-la voluptales_fw-la svas_fw-la desiderati_fw-la cibi_fw-la vel_fw-la potus_fw-la abusione_n mortificent_a which_o sense_n also_o the_o word_n here_o will_v bear_v well_o enough_o and_o be_v a_o more_o punctual_a character_n of_o the_o gnostic_n abstinence_n from_o marriage_n by_o which_o they_o bring_v in_o all_o abominable_a villainy_n and_o if_o he_o do_v it_o will_v as_o fit_o comply_v with_o i_o as_o with_o his_o notion_n of_o it_o for_o thus_o it_o signify_v abolition_n or_o wear_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d usu_fw-la attero_fw-la &_o obsolefacio_fw-la and_o to_o that_o agree_v phavorinus_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o suidas_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d destroy_v and_o then_o this_o will_v be_v the_o render_v these_o imposition_n of_o touch_v not_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v once_o in_o force_n under_o the_o jewish_a state_n but_o now_o abolish_v under_o christ_n be_v thereby_o to_o destruction_n or_o to_o ruin_v of_o soul_n as_o when_o the_o apostle_n tell_v they_o in_o one_o place_n of_o these_o ceremony_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb_n 8._o 13._o nigh_o to_o vanish_v away_o to_o abolition_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n in_o another_o place_n that_o if_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o thing_n still_o in_o force_n among_o christian_n christ_n shall_v profit_v they_o nothing_o but_o this_o i_o do_v not_o real_o think_v to_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o those_o that_o render_v it_o use_v general_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o meat_n which_o be_v consume_v by_o eat_v and_o by_o the_o way_n oecumenius_n that_o understand_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n read_v it_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n which_o denote_v cast_v out_o of_o excrement_n which_o yet_o most_o evident_o belong_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o abstinence_n not_o to_o meat_n and_o indeed_o the_o antecedent_n to_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o refer_v be_v touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o which_o denote_v other_o abstinency_n beside_o that_o of_o meat_n particular_o that_o of_o marriage_n which_o these_o gnostic_n prohibit_v and_o teach_v to_o be_v abominable_a and_o that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o this_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o use_v for_o sure_a marriage_n do_v not_o perish_v by_o use_v and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o unclean_a thing_n the_o leper_n the_o dead_a that_o judaizer_n will_v not_o touch_v which_o yet_o do_v not_o perish_v be_v not_o consume_v by_o use_v and_o though_o in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o diatribist_n leave_v it_o indifferent_o betwixt_o meat_n add_v ordinance_n of_o abstain_v which_o be_v contrary_a enough_o yet_o the_o notion_n of_o use_v be_v no_o way_n applicable_a to_o the_o latter_a for_o what_o the_o diatribist_n set_v for_o the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o now_o be_v out-dated_n they_o perish_v with_o the_o use_n without_o any_o spiritual_a advantage_n be_v sure_a very_o short_a it_o be_v evident_a by_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o the_o impose_v these_o out-dated_n observance_n be_v not_o only_o not_o advantageous_a but_o moreover_o hurtful_a those_o be_v as_o the_o father_n general_o resolve_v not_o only_a mortua_fw-la dead_a and_o so_o profitless_a but_o also_o mortifera_fw-la deadly_a destructive_a and_o sure_a that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o perish_v or_o destruction_n whether_o it_o denote_v damnation_n itself_o or_o those_o horrible_a or_o unnatural_a sin_n and_o the_o seduction_n of_o the_o gnostic_n which_o certain_o induce_v it_o in_o the_o 3_o place_n he_o quarrel_n with_o my_o interpretation_n for_o suppose_v that_o these_o abstinency_n be_v impose_v and_o teach_v by_o the_o false_a teacher_n as_o divine_a oblige_a precept_n whereas_o say_v he_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o in_o the_o text_n to_o import_v that_o what_o will_v with_o he_o when_o produce_v against_o his_o sense_n and_o interest_n be_v account_v great_a i_o know_v not_o but_o that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o the_o text_n to_o incline_v it_o this_o way_n will_v soon_o be_v
he_o cite_v not_o in_o all_o reason_n this_o defect_n must_v be_v supply_v by_o salmeron_n who_o cite_v in_o the_o margin_n august_n lib._n de_fw-fr verâ_fw-la rel_n &_o lib._n 2._o the_o doctr_n christ_n c._n 25._o and_o thomas_n 2a._o 2_o ae_z qu._n 93._o art_n 1._o what_o place_n in_o augustine_n book_n de_fw-la vera_fw-la relig_n it_o be_v to_o which_o he_o refer_v we_o have_v no_o direction_n and_o so_o be_v leave_v to_o guess_v that_o it_o be_v cap._n 55._o non_fw-la sit_fw-la nobis_fw-la religio_fw-la in_o phantasmatibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la melius_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la qualecumque_fw-la verum_fw-la quam_fw-la omne_fw-la quicquid_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la fingi_fw-la potest_fw-la let_v not_o our_o religion_n be_v place_v in_o our_o phantasm_n for_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v true_a be_v better_a than_o whatsoever_o can_v be_v feign_v at_o our_o own_o pleasure_n and_o as_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o position_n i_o give_v full_a consent_n that_o all_o fictitious_a false_a worship_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v not_o only_o as_o he_o content_v himself_o to_o say_v unfit_a to_o compare_v with_o true_a so_o i_o no_o where_o undertake_v to_o be_v advocate_n for_o any_o false_a or_o fictitious_a or_o fantastic_a religion_n the_o commemorate_n the_o birth_n of_o christ_n on_o the_o 25_o of_o december_n i_o hope_v be_v not_o such_o nor_o any_o ceremony_n admit_v into_o use_n in_o our_o church_n the_o other_o place_n out_o of_o the_o 2_o de_fw-fr doctr_n christ_n c._n 55._o stand_v thus_o have_v at_o the_o 20_o chapter_n define_v superstitiosum_fw-la superstitious_a to_o be_v whatsoever_o be_v institute_v by_o man_n for_o the_o make_n or_o worship_v of_o idol_n and_o that_o either_o belong_v to_o the_o worship_v any_o creature_n or_o part_n of_o a_o creature_n as_o god_n or_o to_o consult_v or_o make_v any_o pact_n with_o devil_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v fall_v on_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o divination_n c._n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o he_o begin_v his_o 25_o ch_n quibus_fw-la ampuâ—atis_fw-la atque_fw-la eradicatis_fw-la ab_fw-la animo_fw-la christiano_n deinceps_fw-la videndae_fw-la sunt_fw-la institutiones_fw-la hominum_fw-la non_fw-la superstitiosae_fw-la i._n e._n non_fw-la cum_fw-la daemonibus_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la institutae_fw-la the_o former_a be_v lop_v off_o and_o eradicate_v from_o a_o christian_n mind_n let_v we_o far_o view_v such_o institution_n of_o man_n as_o be_v not_o superstitious_a i._n e._n be_v not_o make_v with_o devil_n but_o with_o man_n themselves_o and_o have_v add_v somewhat_o of_o such_o vain_a institution_n which_o sure_o no_o way_n concern_v the_o matter_n now_o in_o hand_n he_o come_v to_o those_o which_o be_v useful_a to_o humane_a society_n and_o resolve_v that_o such_o be_v not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o a_o christian_a imò_fw-la etiam_fw-la quantum_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la intuenda_fw-la memoriaeque_fw-la retinenda_fw-la but_o in_o a_o competent_a manner_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o retain_v and_o this_o how_o little_a it_o belong_v to_o the_o present_a purpose_n to_o the_o prove_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v here_o use_v in_o a_o ill_a sense_n be_v already_o so_o apparent_a that_o i_o need_v add_v no_o word_n more_o to_o the_o clear_n of_o it_o as_o for_o the_o place_n of_o aquinas_n 2a._o 2_o ae_z qu._n 93._o art_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o which_o long_o ago_o we_o consider_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o tract_n ch_n 3._o §_o 3._o n._n 5._o and_o to_o the_o view_n of_o it_o there_o present_v i_o refer_v the_o reader_n find_v nothing_o more_o in_o that_o whole_a place_n art_n 1._o which_o be_v not_o there_o punctual_o consider_v unless_o it_o be_v a_o citation_n out_o of_o the_o gloss_n col._n 2._o quòd_fw-la superstitio_fw-la est_fw-la quando_fw-la traditioni_fw-la humanae_fw-la religionis_fw-la nomen_fw-la applicatur_fw-la that_o it_o be_v superstition_n when_o the_o name_n of_o religion_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n which_o word_n have_v nothing_o in_o they_o which_o i_o be_o not_o ready_a to_o acknowledge_v be_v sufficient_o assure_v that_o dogmatize_v be_v a_o sin_n and_o consequent_o that_o so_o good_a a_o name_n as_o religion_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v pretend_v for_o or_o apply_v to_o it_o what_o he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o my_o four_o reason_n have_v i_o think_v nothing_o of_o moment_n in_o it_o but_o what_o have_v oft_o be_v speak_v to_o already_o unless_o it_o be_v that_o he_o say_v he_o have_v not_o observe_v any_o such_o difficulty_n or_o obscurity_n in_o that_o text_n col_n 2._o 20._o etc._n etc._n but_o dare_v say_v the_o doctor_n exposition_n make_v the_o great_a obscurity_n that_o ever_o he_o meet_v with_o but_o of_o this_o there_o be_v no_o dispute_v i_o must_v not_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v my_o interpretation_n to_o be_v clear_a when_o he_o dislike_v it_o or_o discern_v the_o involution_n or_o difficulty_n of_o that_o other_o which_o he_o have_v espouse_v when_o if_o he_o do_v he_o be_v oblige_v to_o forsake_v it_o sect._n 12._o the_o five_o reason_n vindicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesychius_n correct_v twice_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adverbial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesychius_n glossary_a concordant_a to_o the_o scripture_n use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 5._o 4._o to_o my_o five_o reason_n take_v from_o hesychius_n render_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluntary_a piety_n or_o worship_n and_o the_o notion_n which_o he_o have_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o composition_n to_o signify_v that_o which_o a_o man_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluntary_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o own_o accord_n agreeable_o to_o which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d freewill-offering_n be_v render_v by_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluntary_a performance_n his_o answer_n be_v brief_a that_o this_o be_v no_o advantage_n to_o my_o cause_n for_o the_o word_n may_v both_o signify_v well-devised_n worship_n in_o a_o ill_a sense_n and_o though_o in_o humane_a author_n the_o derivative_n and_o compound_n of_o this_o word_n express_v the_o freewillingnesse_n of_o the_o person_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o help_v the_o doctor_n who_o do_v not_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o respect_n to_o the_o willingness_n of_o the_o person_n in_o a_o command_v worship_n of_o god_n but_o voluntary_a worship_n i._n e._n worship_v not_o command_v by_o god_n but_o offer_v to_o he_o by_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n to_o this_o i_o reply_v 1._o that_o i_o willing_o confess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o capable_a of_o a_o ill_a sense_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n that_o when_o the_o worship_n be_v forbid_v or_o false_a then_o be_v ill_a the_o voluntarinesse_n of_o it_o can_v infuse_v no_o goodness_n into_o it_o as_o when_o it_o be_v of_o itself_o good_a the_o uncommandednesse_n can_v make_v it_o ill_o and_o therefore_o 2_o this_o be_v not_o it_o on_o which_o i_o lay_v the_o weight_n only_o i_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o be_v so_o likely_a to_o hear_v ill_o with_o gainsayer_n as_o this_o other_o which_o i_o see_v be_v fall_v under_o great_a prejudice_n with_o some_o but_o rather_o that_o which_o follow_v of_o the_o other_o compound_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v no_o more_o but_o do_v somewhat_o voluntary_o or_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o necessity_n to_o do_v it_o 3_o then_o i_o say_v that_o acknowledge_v it_o my_o notion_n of_o the_o word_n to_o signify_v worship_n not_o command_v by_o god_n the_o authority_n of_o hesychius_n and_o the_o other_o greek_a glossary_n which_o concur_v with_o or_o follow_v he_o be_v clear_a and_o home_o to_o confirm_v that_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o if_o that_o which_o be_v say_v already_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o lay_v the_o parallel_n direct_o betwixt_o will-worship_n and_o voluntary_a oblation_n or_o performance_n of_o thing_n not_o command_v then_o add_v 1._o from_o hesychius_n again_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluntary_a proceed_v from_o his_o own_o will_n and_o that_o sure_a be_v distant_a enough_o from_o the_o will_n or_o command_v of_o another_o the_o word_n in_o hesychius_n be_v certain_o false_a print_v as_o much_o of_o that_o book_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o must_v questionless_a thus_o be_v mend_v either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o else_o in_o stead_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adverbial_o for_o so_o suidas_n fetch_v that_o word_n out_o of_o approve_a author_n and_o which_o way_n soever_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n
opportunity_n but_o of_o some_o other_o preacher_n in_o other_o church_n where_o this_o festival_n be_v not_o observe_v such_o as_o andrew_n rivet_n in_o the_o low_a country_n who_o as_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v constant_o preach_v on_o that_o day_n to_o his_o auditor_n which_o be_v a_o civility_n fit_a to_o be_v mention_v to_o those_o that_o will_v now_o perform_v that_o office_n on_o any_o day_n of_o the_o week_n rather_o than_o on_o that_o sect._n 10._o eject_v festival_n separation_n from_o the_o pure_a time_n even_o those_o of_o the_o apostle_n our_o church_n departure_n from_o rome_n unjust_o parallel_v with_o the_o departure_n of_o son_n from_o our_o church_n my_o 3_o consideration_n be_v that_o the_o rase_v this_o festivity_n out_o of_o the_o calendar_n be_v a_o act_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o all_o age_n especial_o of_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a time_n to_o this_o he_o answer_v by_o denial_n of_o both_o part_n not_o the_o latter_a have_v prove_v as_o he_o say_v that_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o observe_v it_o not_o the_o former_a unless_o i_o yield_v that_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o division_n and_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o the_o reformation_n in_o luther_n time_n a_o separation_n from_o the_o catholic_a church_n as_o papist_n say_v it_o be_v but_o for_o the_o former_a of_o these_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o reply_v by_o way_n of_o demand_n where_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v so_o prove_v this_o of_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n not_o observe_v festival_n that_o he_o can_v affirm_v it_o certain_a that_o this_o of_o disuse_v or_o lay_v they_o down_o be_v not_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o those_o age_n true_o my_o eye_n or_o my_o memory_n very_o much_o fail_v i_o or_o he_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o prove_v it_o in_o any_o degree_n much_o less_o so_o demonstrate_v it_o that_o a_o corollary_n deduce_v from_o thence_o and_o depend_v on_o that_o probation_n shall_v deserve_v to_o be_v pronounce_v certain_a nay_o sure_o there_o have_v yet_o be_v no_o occasion_n offer_v he_o at_o least_o make_v use_n of_o by_o he_o to_o attempt_v so_o impossible_a a_o thing_n as_o be_v such_o a_o negative_a probation_n of_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o for_o this_o festival_n and_o that_o other_o of_o easter_n the_o reason_n must_v be_v the_o same_o and_o i_o have_v already_o make_v it_o as_o clear_a as_o the_o day_n that_o that_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n by_o philip_n and_o john_n on_o the_o jewish_a day_n and_o by_o peter_n and_o paul_n on_o the_o annual_a dominical_a and_o if_o through_o the_o dimness_n or_o want_n of_o story_n of_o those_o time_n this_o be_v not_o so_o evident_a of_o this_o particular_a feast_n of_o christmas_n yet_o the_o analogy_n hold_v direct_o betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o the_o argument_n remain_v as_o firm_a that_o the_o lay_v aside_o either_o this_o or_o that_o festival_n be_v a_o separation_n from_o the_o apostolic_a and_o those_o sure_a be_v the_o first_o and_o pure_a time_n beside_o i_o have_v as_o clear_o show_v that_o the_o solemnity_n and_o festivity_n commemorative_n of_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o ignatius_n and_o polycarp_n two_o bishop_n that_o live_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v observe_v from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o their_o death_n and_o that_o in_o compliance_n with_o other_o the_o like_a festival_n of_o the_o church_n before_o they_o which_o must_v needs_o come_v home_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o festival_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o then_o how_o can_v this_o diatribist_n flatter_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o when_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o offer_v either_o the_o least_o answer_n to_o these_o or_o any_o the_o least_o reason_n or_o proof_n of_o his_o negation_n for_o the_o latter_a i_o reply_v that_o there_o be_v no_o analogy_n betwixt_o the_o church_n of_o england_n depart_v from_o rome_n and_o the_o diatribist_n depart_v from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o may_v instance_n in_o many_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a that_o i_o show_v it_o in_o two_o particular_n 1._o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o reformation_n depart_v not_o from_o their_o lawful_a superior_n be_v as_o the_o diatribist_n acknowledge_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o owe_v no_o subordination_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n when_o she_o depart_v from_o she_o whereas_o the_o person_n then_o speak_v of_o by_o i_o and_o the_o diatribist_n for_o one_o be_v certain_o member_n that_o ought_v a_o christian_a obedience_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o inferior_n to_o superior_n and_o so_o depart_v from_o their_o lawful_a superior_n wherein_o schism_n do_v principal_o consist_v as_o have_v elsewhere_o be_v show_v those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o church_n of_o england_n reform_v and_o depart_v from_o the_o romish_a opinion_n and_o practice_n be_v none_o of_o they_o such_o as_o this_o of_o festival_n now_o appear_v to_o be_v i._n e._n common_a usage_n of_o the_o universal_a ancient_a especial_o of_o the_o primitive_a pure_a church_n but_o innovation_n undue_o bring_v in_o by_o they_o and_o impose_v on_o all_o christian_n and_o as_o even_o now_o so_o again_o this_o diatribist_n confession_n here_o be_v more_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n than_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o can_v likely_o have_v say_v no_o way_n clear_v his_o fact_n from_o schism_n nor_o offer_v the_o least_o colour_n to_o it_o and_o yet_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n reformation_n and_o so_o luther_n reformation_n also_o be_v as_o true_o a_o act_n of_o schism_n from_o rome_n as_o be_v they_o from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o i_o must_v put_v in_o my_o protestation_n of_o dissent_n to_o this_o proposition_n also_o and_o that_o be_v all_o i_o need_v to_o say_v to_o that_o answer_n sect._n 11._o the_o profaneness_n object_v to_o the_o festival_n cast_v out_o the_o creed_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o 4_o consideration_n be_v so_o slight_a and_o therein_o so_o little_a on_o which_o to_o fasten_v any_o reply_n that_o i_o may_v safe_o intrust_v the_o reader_n with_o it_o and_o only_o mind_v the_o diatribist_n 1._o that_o till_o he_o have_v more_o solid_o prove_v the_o observation_n of_o this_o festival_n among_o we_o to_o be_v superstition_n than_o hitherto_o he_o have_v do_v it_o will_v be_v great_a uncharitableness_n thus_o to_o accuse_v it_o and_o great_a injustice_n to_o destroy_v the_o innocent_a for_o this_o if_o it_o be_v true_a yet_o but_o accidental_a and_o removable_a crime_n imagine_v to_o be_v adherent_a to_o it_o and_o 2._o till_o he_o have_v write_v as_o full_a a_o tract_n of_o profaneness_n as_o he_o have_v do_v of_o superstition_n and_o be_v more_o successful_a in_o his_o evidence_n that_o this_o festival_n be_v guilty_a of_o it_o show_v that_o that_o be_v derive_v from_o super_fw-la statutum_fw-la also_o or_o evince_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o some_o more_o sensible_a way_n of_o probation_n it_o be_v but_o a_o pitiful_a beg_n of_o the_o question_n thus_o irrational_o to_o accumulate_v crime_n on_o innocency_n to_o add_v the_o profaneness_n to_o the_o superstition_n to_o suppose_v the_o festival_n able_a to_o work_v miracle_n to_o reconcile_v the_o most_o contrary_a extreme_n as_o if_o in_o the_o vein_n of_o declaim_v he_o shall_v call_v the_o same_o man_n first_o papist_n then_o socinian_n for_o such_o he_o know_v be_v superstition_n and_o profaneness_n in_o stead_n of_o which_o it_o be_v much_o more_o seasonable_a for_o he_o sad_o to_o inquire_v which_o be_v most_o liable_a to_o the_o charge_n of_o profaneness_n the_o set_v apart_o a_o festival_n from_o common_a use_n to_o the_o commemorate_n the_o birth_n of_o christ_n in_o prayer_n praise_n eucharist_n hear_v the_o word_n read_v and_o preach_v and_o profit_v by_o all_o these_o or_o the_o fastidious_a refuse_v to_o join_v with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o office_n at_o that_o time_n follow_v the_o plough_n or_o attend_v the_o shop_n in_o stead_n of_o it_o and_o i_o shall_v with_o the_o same_o seriousness_n desire_v he_o to_o review_v his_o word_n p._n 147._o where_o in_o answer_n to_o my_o mention_n of_o disuse_v the_o creed_n and_o catechism_n he_o say_v in_o a_o parenthesis_n that_o the_o creed_n be_v still_o to_o be_v retain_v in_o and_o with_o the_o catechism_n and_o demand_v whether_o he_o do_v not_o know_v that_o the_o same_o tempest_n that_o carry_v away_o the_o festival_n sweep_v away_o more_o than_o one_o the_o three_o creed_n receive_v from_o the_o ancient_a church_n and_o retain_v in_o our_o liturgy_n and_o together_o with_o they_o the_o church_n