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sorry_a say_v learned_a doctor_n covel_n that_o their_o weakness_n take_v offence_n at_o that_o which_o we_o hold_v as_o a_o honour_n and_o a_o virtue_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n namely_o that_o we_o have_v so_o spare_o and_o as_o it_o be_v unwilling_o dissent_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o who_o if_o the_o corruption_n of_o that_o church_n will_v have_v give_v we_o leave_v we_o will_v have_v willing_o consent_v in_o their_o whole_a service_n which_o be_v unsafe_a and_o unlawful_a we_o follow_v they_o notwithstanding_o in_o all_o wherein_o they_o follow_v those_o holy_a and_o ancient_a father_n which_o first_o plant_v the_o truth_n among_o they_o modest_a exam._n pag._n 185._o second_o it_o be_v no_o way_n probable_a be_v our_o liturgy_n popish_a that_o the_o papist_n will_v be_v such_o violent_a opposer_n of_o it_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o a_o argument_n of_o christ_n own_o make_v that_o it_o be_v not_o popish_a for_o say_v our_o saviour_n every_o kingdom_n divide_v against_o itself_o be_v bring_v to_o desolation_n and_o a_o house_n divide_v against_o a_o house_n fall_v luke_n xi_o 17._o john_n ould_n in_o queen_n mary_n day_n write_v against_o the_o papist_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o common-prayer-book_n and_o cranmer_n make_v a_o challenge_n that_o if_o he_o may_v be_v permit_v by_o the_o queen_n to_o take_v to_o he_o p._n martyr_n and_o four_o or_o five_o more_o they_o will_v enter_v the_o list_n with_o any_o papist_n living_n and_o defend_v the_o common-prayer-book_n to_o be_v perfect_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o same_o in_o effect_n which_o have_v be_v for_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n three_o it_o be_v a_o know_a truth_n that_o our_o reformer_n retain_v not_o any_o part_n of_o the_o popish_a service_n but_o reform_v their_o
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