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factum_fw-la hac_fw-la pertinet_fw-la illa_fw-la ad_fw-la jus_o ad_fw-la illam_fw-la peritia_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la prudentia_fw-la prudentia_fw-la jer._n 17._o 9_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o hereby_o justify_v but_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 4_o 4._o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n 1_o john_n 3._o 21._o latet_fw-la i_o facultas_fw-la mea_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o i_o est_fw-la ut_fw-la animus_n meus_fw-la de_fw-la viribus_fw-la suis_fw-la ipse_fw-la se_fw-la interrogans_fw-la non_fw-la facilè_fw-la sibi_fw-la credendum_fw-la existimet_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la inest_fw-la plerumque_fw-la occultâ—m_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n lib._n 10._o confess_v c._n 32._o 14._o 2._o 2._o heb._n 12._o 9_o 9_o psal._n 79._o &_o 26._o 2._o jer._n 11._o 20._o and_o 17._o 10._o &_o 20._o 12._o rev._n 2._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 4._o 13._o 13._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o 5._o temeritas_fw-la est_fw-la damnare_fw-la quod_fw-la nescias_fw-la sen._n epist._n 91._o sâ—nt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la facta_fw-la media_fw-la quae_fw-la ignoramus_fw-la quo_fw-la animo_fw-la fiunt_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o bono_fw-mi &_o malo_fw-la fieri_fw-la possunt_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la temerarium_fw-la est_fw-la judicare_fw-la august_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr serm._n dom._n in_o monte_fw-fr cap._n 18._o 15._o 3._o 3._o in_o rerum_fw-la judicio_fw-la debet_fw-la aliquis_fw-la niti_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la interpretetur_fw-la unumquodque_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la judicio_fw-la autem_fw-la personarum_fw-la ut_fw-la interpretetur_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la aquin._n 2._o 0._o qu._n 60._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 3._o and_o he_o give_v a_o substantial_a reason_n for_o it_o ib._n in_o resp_n id_fw-la 2._o 2._o glossa_fw-la ord._n in_fw-la hunc_fw-la loc_n &_o theologi_fw-la passim_fw-la semper_fw-la quicquid_fw-la dubium_fw-la est_fw-la humanitas_fw-la incliâ—at_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la sen._n ep_n 81._o 81._o error_n charitatis_fw-la salutaris_fw-la error_n error_n melius_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la aliquis_fw-la frequent_a fallatur_fw-la habens_fw-la bonam_fw-la opinionem_fw-la de_fw-la malo_fw-la homine_fw-la quam_fw-la quòd_fw-la rarius_fw-la fallatur_fw-la habens_fw-la malam_fw-la opinionem_fw-la de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi homine_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la sit_fw-la injuria_fw-la alicui_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la primo_fw-la aq._n 2._o a._n qu._n 60._o art_n 2._o ad_fw-la 1._o 1._o aequum_fw-la licet_fw-la statuerit_fw-la haud_fw-la aequus_fw-la fuit_fw-la sen._n in_o med._n act._n 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 5._o 5._o si_fw-mi suspiciones_fw-la vitare_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la quia_fw-la homines_fw-la sumus_fw-la judicia_fw-la tamen_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la definitivas_fw-la firmasque_fw-la sententias_fw-la continere_fw-la debemus_fw-la glos._n ordin_n in_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 3._o 16._o 17._o 18._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 19_o 1._o 1._o article_n 20._o agreeable_a to_o the_o confession_n of_o other_o protestant_a church_n church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 14._o 20._o 20._o constit._n &_o canon_n 30._o 20._o 20._o exit_fw-la 1_o cor._n 7._o 35._o 35._o lincolnsh_fw-mi abridg._n p._n 34._o 34._o mat._n 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la blasphemant_fw-la qui_fw-la sacros_fw-la canon_n violent_fw-la 25_o qu._n 1._o violatores_fw-la violatores_fw-la constit._fw-la etc._n etc._n can_v 74._o aâ—t_n 20._o act_n for_o uniformity_n and_o treat_n of_o ceremony_n prefix_v to_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n common-prayer_n without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o liberty_n of_o other_o church_n see_v pref._n to_o communion_n book_n book_n the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o enforce_v any_o thing_n beside_o the_o holy_a writ_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n artic._n 20._o 20._o see_v conference_n at_o ham._n court_n pag._n 70_o 71._o 71._o in_o rebus_fw-la mediis_fw-la lex_fw-la posita_fw-la est_fw-la obedientiâ—_n bern._n epist._n 7._o 7._o de_fw-fr hujusmodi_fw-la quip_n nec_fw-la praeceptor_n expectandus_fw-la nec_fw-la prohibitor_n auscultandus_fw-la est_fw-la ber._n de_fw-fr prec_fw-la &_o dispensat_fw-la see_v agel_n 2._o noct._n artic._n 7._o &_o ber._n ep._n 7._o 7._o see_v sa._n collins_n sermon_n on_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3._o pag._n 44._o etc._n etc._n 2._o 2._o artic._n 34._o 34._o see_v calvin_n lib._n 4._o instir._n c._n 10._o scâ—â—_n 27._o 27._o quot_fw-la capita_fw-la tot_fw-la schismata_fw-la hieronym_n 3._o 3._o like_o that_o col._n 2._o 21._o touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o 21._o 1._o 2._o 2._o pro_fw-la inficiatione_fw-la pontificatûs_fw-la foeminei_fw-la aquipont_n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la sohn_n de_fw-la antichristo_fw-la thes._n 15._o speak_v of_o the_o priest_n execute_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o qu._n elizabeth_n elizabeth_n see_v donne_n pseudomartyr_n per_fw-la totum_fw-la especial_o c._n 5._o etc._n etc._n etc._n the_o practice_n of_o our_o church_n sufficient_o confirm_v this_o which_o censure_v no_o man_n for_o the_o bare_a omission_n of_o some_o kind_n of_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n now_o and_o then_o where_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v by_o the_o party_n cheerful_a and_o general_a conformity_n otherwise_o that_o such_o omission_n proceed_v not_o either_o from_o a_o opinionative_n dislike_v of_o the_o ceremony_n impose_v or_o from_o a_o timorous_a and_o obsequious_a humour_v of_o such_o as_o dislike_v it_o whosoever_o willing_o and_o purposely_o do_v open_o break_v etc._n etc._n artic._n 34._o 34._o in_o minimis_fw-la quoque_fw-la mandatis_fw-la culpam_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-la minimam_fw-la &_o convertit_fw-la in_o crimen_fw-la gravis_fw-la rebellionis_fw-la naevum_fw-la satis_fw-la levem_fw-la simplicis_fw-la transgressionis_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr prec_fw-la &_o dispen_v 22._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 23._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13._o 5._o 5._o not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n ibid._n ibid._n meditation_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n pag._n 12._o in_o the_o margin_n 24._o 25._o 26._o 26._o all_o benefit_n of_o law_n be_v deny_v they_o and_o they_o debar_v of_o other_o mean_n by_o conference_n or_o writing_n for_o their_o defence_n def._n of_o minister_n reason_n part_v 1._o pref_o to_o the_o reader_n we_o do_v accuse_v the_o reverend_a bishop_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n for_o their_o hard_a and_o extreme_a deal_n towards_o we_o removal_n of_o imputation_n p._n 40._o 17._o 17._o many_o by_o their_o factious_a behaviour_n be_v drive_v to_o be_v papist_n the_o king_n be_v ma._n in_o confer_v at_o hamp_n p._n 68_o 28_o 28_o witness_v the_o learned_a book_n of_o divers_a reverend_a prelate_n john_n whitgift_n john_n buckeridge_n tho._n morton_n etc._n etc._n 29._o 29._o sancti_fw-la stante_fw-la charitate_fw-la possunt_fw-la errare_fw-la etiam_fw-la contra_fw-la catholicam_fw-la veritatem_fw-la occh._n dial._n part_n 1._o â—_o 2._o c._n 4._o 4._o so_o pelagius_n from_o who_o root_n popery_n in_o that_o branch_n sprout_v be_v a_o man_n as_o strict_a for_o life_n as_o most_o catholic_n yet_o a_o most_o dangerous_a and_o pestilent_a heretic_n pelagii_n viri_fw-la ut_fw-la audio_fw-la sanct_n &_o non_fw-la parvo_fw-la profectu_fw-la christiani_n aug._n 3._o de_fw-la pec_fw-la merit_n &_o rem_fw-la 1._o istum_fw-la sicut_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la noverunt_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la bonum_fw-la ac_fw-la praedicandum_fw-la virumâ—_n ib._n c._n 3._o 3._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o cujusquam_fw-la persona_fw-la praetermittendum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la institutis_fw-la generalibus_fw-la continetur_fw-la leo._n dist._n 61._o miramur_fw-la 30._o 30._o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n for_o more_o particular_a satisfaction_n to_o fr._n mason_n serm._n on_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o pag._n 30._o sam._n collins_n serm._n on_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3._o pa._n 21_o 22_o and_o other_o but_o especial_o to_o their_o own_o write_n write_n brightman_n in_o apoc._n cap._n 3._o 31._o 31._o this_o simile_n be_v first_o use_v by_o a_o very_a reverend_n grave_a and_o worthy_a dean_n who_o have_v many_o way_n deserve_v well_o of_o our_o whole_a church_n alexander_n noel_n dean_n of_o paul_n in_o a_o sermon_n before_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o modest_o and_o moderate_o urge_v not_o at_o all_o against_o the_o ceremony_n which_o by_o his_o practice_n he_o do_v allow_v but_o for_o the_o further_a restraint_n of_o popish_a priest_n and_o jesuit_n who_o lie_v thick_a in_o ireland_n and_o the_o western_a coast_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n as_o heap_n of_o dust_n and_o dirt_n behind_o the_o door_n yet_o i_o here_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o puritan_n who_o though_o they_o father_n it_o upon_o that_o good_a man_n must_v own_v it_o as_o their_o own_o brat_n because_o by_o miss_v apply_v it_o to_o the_o ceremony_n they_o have_v make_v it_o their_o own_o malè_fw-la dum_fw-la recitas_fw-la incipit_fw-la esse_fw-la tâ—un_fw-la tâ—un_fw-la meditation_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n page_n 21_o etc._n etc._n primae_fw-la edit_fw-la 1619._o see_v hooker_n preface_n sect._n 8._o 32._o 33._o 34._o 35._o 36._o 37._o 1._o 1._o eadem_fw-la velle_fw-la eos_fw-la cognosces_fw-la da_fw-la posse_fw-la quantum_fw-la volunt_fw-la sen._n ep._n 42._o 2._o 2._o matth._n 10._o 27._o 3._o 3._o gal._n 2._o 14._o utique_fw-la conversationis_fw-la fuit_fw-la vitium_fw-la
divin_n nomin_v 2._o 2._o marlorat_n in_o enchirid._n 3._o 3._o acts._n 15._o 9_o 9_o joh._n 1._o 12._o &_o galat._n 4._o 26._o 26._o rom._n 3._o 28._o &_o 5._o 1._o 1._o hab._n 2._o 4._o &_o gal._n 2._o 20._o 20._o rom._n 15._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o 8._o rom._n 5._o 1._o 1._o act_n 16._o 34._o ephes._n 1._o 8._o 8._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la opera_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la ante_fw-la justificationem_fw-la fiunt_fw-la verè_fw-la esse_fw-la peccata_fw-la anathema_n sit_v con._n trident._n sess._n 6._o can._n 7._o 4._o 5._o 1._o 2._o 2._o though_o s._n august_n sometime_o apply_v it_o also_o to_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o infidel_n meaning_n &c_n &c_n be_v sin_n rhem._n annot_n in_o loc._n loc._n et_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la sc_n intelligat_fw-la justitiam_fw-la infidelium_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la justitiam_fw-la quia_fw-la sordet_fw-la natura_fw-la sine_fw-la gratia_fw-la prosper_v in_o epist_n ad_fw-la rufin_n vid._n etiam_fw-la eundem_fw-la contra_fw-la collat._n collat._n extra_n ecclesiam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la integrum_fw-la nihil_fw-la castum_fw-la dicente_fw-la apostolo_n omne_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la etc._n etc._n leo_fw-la serm_n 2._o the_o jejun_n penitent_n 6._o 6._o t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 59_o etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la hooker_n lib._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 10._o 17._o 17._o t._n c._n l._n p._n 27._o apud_fw-la hooker_n lib._n 2._o sect._n 4._o 7._o 7._o job_n 13._o 7._o 8._o 8._o i_o say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n contain_v whatsoever_o thing_n can_v fall_v into_o any_o part_n of_o man_n life_n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o p._n 20._o apud_fw-la hooker_n lib._n 2._o §._o 1._o 9_o 9_o rom._n 4._o 15._o 15._o rom._n 2._o 15._o 15._o rom._n 2._o 15._o 15._o tertul._n de_fw-fr coron_n milit_fw-la cap._n 4._o 10._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 3._o matth._n 7._o 12._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o ii_o 12._o 12._o ver._n 4_o 10_o &_o 13._o 13._o 13._o verse_n 3._o 14._o 14._o it_o be_v indeed_o full_o handle_v by_o m_n hooker_n in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o eccles_n policy_n but_o few_o man_n of_o that_o party_n will_v read_v his_o work_n though_o write_v with_o singular_a learning_n wisdom_n godliness_n and_o moderation_n moderation_n pet._n blesens_n epist._n 131._o 131._o delicata_fw-la satis_fw-la imo_fw-la nimis_fw-la molesta_fw-la est_fw-la ista_fw-la obedientia_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n the_o precept_n &_o dispen_v dispen_v infirmae_fw-la prorsus_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la indicium_fw-la est_fw-la statuta_fw-la seniorum_fw-la studiosiùs_fw-la discutere_fw-la haerere_fw-la ad_fw-la singulae_fw-la quae_fw-la injunguntur_fw-la exigere_fw-la de_fw-la quibusque_fw-la rationem_fw-la &_o male_a suspicari_fw-la de_fw-la omni_fw-la praecepto_fw-la cujus_fw-la causa_fw-la latuerit_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la libenter_fw-la ordire_fw-la nisi_fw-la &c_n &c_n bern._n ibid._n 15._o 15._o isaiah_n 40._o 1_o 2._o 2._o isaiah_n 61._o 1_o 3._o 3._o rom._n 8._o 15._o 15._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 7._o 7._o psal._n 45._o 7._o 7._o psal._n 30._o 11._o 16._o 16._o see_v article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n artic._n 6._o 17._o 17._o hime_v in_o rom._n 14._o 1._o 1._o piscat_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n joh._n 3._o 36._o &_o act_v 14._o 1_o 2._o 2._o hic_fw-la verse_n 2._o 2._o 2._o verse_n 14._o 3._o 3._o verse_n 22._o 4._o 4._o verse_n 23._o 18._o 19_o 1._o 1._o respectus_n non_fw-la mutant_fw-la naturam_fw-la naturam_fw-la opinio_fw-la nostra_fw-la nobis_fw-la legem_fw-la facit_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr paradis_n 2._o 2._o joh._n 16._o 2._o 2._o act_n 26._o 9_o 9_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 13._o 13._o act_n 23._o 3_o 4._o &_o phil._n 3._o 6._o 3._o 20._o 1._o 2._o 3._o ubi_fw-la est_fw-la suspicio_fw-la ibi_fw-la discussiâ—_n necessaria_fw-la bernard_n ep._n 7._o 7._o ratio_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la manifestis_fw-la non_fw-la inquirit_fw-la sed_fw-la statim_fw-la judicat_fw-la aquin._n 1_o 2._o qu._n 14._o 4._o ad_fw-la 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n arist._n 1._o mag._n moral_a 18._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n 2._o eth._n 5._o 21._o 21._o verse_n 5._o hic_fw-la plene_fw-la certus_fw-la sit_fw-la heming_n heming_n quasi_fw-la plenis_fw-la velis_fw-la feratur_fw-la piscat_fw-la in_o schol._n ad_fw-la rom._n 14._o 5._o 5._o luke_n 9_o 50._o 50._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o 40._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 4._o 4._o tit._n 1._o 15._o 15._o rom._n 14._o 14._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 12._o 22._o 22._o herodot_n in_o clio_n senec._n 3._o de_fw-fr ira_fw-la 21._o 23._o 23._o qui_fw-fr agit_fw-fr contra_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la qua_fw-la credit_n deum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la prohibuisse_fw-la licet_fw-la erret_fw-la contemnit_fw-la deum_fw-la bonavent_n 2._o scent_n do_v 39_o 39_o menand_n menand_n pres._n satyr_n 5._o 5._o jam._n 4._o 17._o 17._o quod_fw-la sit_fw-la contra_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la aedificat_fw-la ad_fw-la gehennam_fw-la c._n 28._o qu._n 1._o omnes_fw-la sect._n ex_fw-la his_o his_o rom._n 14._o 22._o 22._o dan._n 3._o 16_o 18._o 18._o c._n 11._o qu._n 3._o qui_fw-la resistet_fw-la ex_fw-la augustino_n 24._o 25._o 25._o animo_fw-la nunc_fw-la huc_fw-la nunc_fw-la fluctuat_fw-la illuc_fw-la virg._n aeneid_n 10._o 10._o jam._n 1._o 8._o 1._o 1._o ibid._n ibid._n eph._n 4._o 14._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 26._o 1._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n 3._o ethic_n 4._o 3._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 36._o 36._o non_fw-la tibi_fw-la imputabitur_fw-la ad_fw-la culpam_fw-la quod_fw-la invitus_fw-la ignoras_fw-la aug._n the_o nat_n &_o great_a 27._o 27._o nil_fw-la faciendum_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la dubites_fw-la sit_fw-la necne_fw-la rectè_fw-la factum_fw-la cic_fw-la l._n 1._o de_fw-fr offic_n 28._o 28._o be_v damnum_fw-la that_fw-mi qui_fw-la jubet_fw-la dare_fw-mi ejus_fw-la ver_fw-la ê°_n nulla_fw-la culpa_fw-la est_fw-la cui_fw-la parere_fw-la necesse_fw-la sit_fw-la l._n 169._o f._n the_o div_o reg._n jur_n jur_n bernard_n â—e_v precept_n &_o dispen_n dispen_n rom._n 13._o 1._o 1_o peâ—_n 2._o 13._o 29._o 29._o rom._n 15._o 6._o 6._o isidor_n isidor_n dubius_n incertus_fw-la quasi_fw-la duarum_fw-la viarum_fw-la isid._n 10._o etym._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plus_fw-fr est_fw-fr standum_fw-la praecepto_fw-la praelati_fw-la quam_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la bonav_n 2._o â—sen_n distinct_a 39_o 30._o 30._o gregor_n 31._o 32._o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solon_n apud_fw-la stob._n serm._n 3_o 33._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 34._o luk._n 12._o 1_o matth._n 16._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 8._o percuâ—it_fw-la illos_fw-la atrociore_fw-la recriminatione_fw-la eras._n in_o paraph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n hom._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n ibid._n isa._n 29._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 26._o 5._o luk._n 16._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4._o 2._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 21._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n mark_v 10._o 19_o luk._n 18._o 10._o jer._n 45._o 6._o jer._n 35._o 18_o 19_o abridgm_n linc._n p._n 44._o per_fw-la appositionem_fw-la eras._n bez._n jer._n 23._o 28._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 12_o 15._o gal._n 1._o 8._o 2_o joh._n 10._o mat._n 15._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 12._o 15._o andradus_fw-la multò_fw-la maxima_fw-la pars_fw-la evangelii_n pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la traditione_n perexigua_fw-la literis_fw-la est_fw-la mandata_fw-la hos._n confes._n c._n 92._o egenum_fw-la elementum_fw-la hosius_n plumbea_fw-la regula_fw-la pighius_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n v._o chamier_n tom._n 1_o panstrat_n lib._n 9_o c._n 16._o jewel_n defence_n 2._o c._n 9_o 9_o non_fw-fr male_a comparari_fw-la pharisaeos_fw-la catholicis_fw-la serarius_fw-la apud_fw-la hal._n seron_n mat._n 5._o 30._o 30._o sadoc_n discipulus_fw-la antiqui_fw-la sochaei_fw-la author_n sectae_fw-la sadducaeorum_n secundum_fw-la rabbinos_fw-la v._o el._n tisb_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schindler_n in_o lexic_n pentagl_n sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la commentum_fw-la rabbinicum_fw-la exigit_fw-la montacutius_n qui_fw-la sadducaeorum_n originem_fw-la ad_fw-la dositheum_fw-la quendam_fw-la refert_fw-la ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la epiphanii_n &_o aliorum_fw-la eosque_fw-la sadducaeos_fw-la dictos_fw-la confirmat_fw-la à _fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justitia_fw-la ob_fw-la mores_fw-la austeros_fw-la &_o in_o judiciis_fw-la severitatem_fw-la v._o montacut_n appar_fw-la 7._o sect_n 49._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n jos._n 13._o antiq._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n in_o ptol._n justin._n nuell_n 146._o &_o alii_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n hom_o 51._o in_o mat._n mox_fw-la subsecuta_fw-la est_fw-la corruptela_fw-la calvin_n in_o loc_n exod._n 8._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 8._o rom._n 13._o 5._o 20._o every_o particular_a or_o national_a church_n have_v authority_n to_o ordain_v change_n and_o abolish_v ceremony_n etc._n etc._n art_n 34._o 34._o the_o ceremony_n that_o remain_v be_v retain_v for_o discipline_n and_o order_n which_o upon_o just_a cause_n may_v be_v alter_v and_o change_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v equal_a with_o god_n law_n pref._n of_o cerem_fw-la cerem_fw-la the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o decree_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n but_o it_o ought_v not_o beside_o the_o
judge_n be_v usurpation_n 16._o 2._o we_o may_v err_v in_o our_o judgement_n and_o so_o our_o judge_n be_v rashness_n 3._o we_o take_v thing_n the_o worst_a way_n when_o we_o judge_v and_o so_o our_o judge_n be_v uncharitable_a 4._o we_o offer_v occasion_n of_o offence_n by_o our_o judge_n and_o so_o our_o judge_n be_v scandalous_a let_v not_o he_o therefore_o that_o eat_v not_o judge_v he_o that_o eat_v and_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o my_o text_n in_o the_o general_a use_n of_o it_o wherein_o we_o 17._o have_v see_v the_o two_o fault_n of_o despise_v and_o of_o judge_v our_o brethren_n lay_v open_a and_o the_o ugliness_n of_o both_o discover_v i_o now_o descend_v to_o make_v such_o application_n as_o i_o promise_v both_o of_o the_o case_n and_o rule_n unto_o some_o difference_n and_o to_o some_o offence_n give_v and_o take_v in_o our_o church_n in_o point_n of_o ceremony_n the_o case_n rule_v in_o my_o text_n be_v of_o eat_v and_o not_o eat_v the_o difference_n which_o some_o maintain_v in_o our_o church_n be_v many_o in_o the_o particular_n as_o of_o kneel_v and_o not_o kneel_v wearing_z and_o not_o wear_v cross_v and_o not_o cross_v etc._n etc._n but_o all_o these_o and_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o may_v be_v comprehend_v in_o gross_a under_o the_o term_n of_o conform_v and_o not_o conform_v let_v we_o first_o compare_v the_o case_n that_o have_v find_v wherein_o they_o agree_v or_o disagree_v we_o may_v thereby_o judge_v how_o far_o s._n paul_n advice_n in_o my_o text_n ought_v to_o rule_v we_o for_o not_o despise_v for_o not_o judge_v one_o another_o there_o be_v four_o special_a thing_n wherein_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o our_o case_n with_o the_o apostle_n in_o every_o of_o the_o four_o we_o shall_v find_v some_o agreement_n and_o some_o disparity_n also_o 1._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o matter_n 2._o the_o ability_n of_o the_o person_n 3._o their_o several_a practice_n about_o the_o thing_n and_o 4._o their_o mutual_a carriage_n one_o towards_o another_o and_o first_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o the_o two_o case_n agree_v in_o each_o of_o these_o first_o the_o matter_n whereabout_o the_o eater_n and_o the_o not-eater_n differ_v in_o the_o 18._o case_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o indifferent_a so_o it_o be_v between_o 1._o the_o conformer_n and_o not_o conformer_n in_o our_o case_n as_o there_o fish_n and_o flesh_n and_o herb_n be_v mere_o indifferent_a such_o as_o may_v be_v eat_v or_o not_o eat_v without_o sin_n so_o here_o cap_n and_o surplice_n cross_n and_o ring_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v thing_n mere_o indifferent_a such_o as_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n may_v be_v use_v or_o not_o use_v without_o sin_n as_o be_v neither_o express_o command_v nor_o express_o forbid_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n second_o the_o person_n agree_v for_o as_o there_o so_o here_o also_o some_o be_v strong_a in_o 2._o faith_n some_o weak_a there_o be_v many_o who_o judgement_n be_v upon_o certain_a and_o infallible_a ground_n assure_v and_o resolve_v and_o that_o certitudine_fw-la fidei_fw-la that_o cap_n and_o surplice_n and_o cross_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v thing_n lawful_a and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v use_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n there_o be_v some_o other_o again_o who_o through_o ignorance_n or_o custom_n or_o prejudice_n or_o otherwise_o weaken_v in_o their_o judgement_n can_v or_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v altogether_o free_a from_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n nor_o consequent_o the_o use_n of_o they_o from_o sin_n three_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o person_n be_v much_o alike_o as_o there_o the_o 3._o strong_a do_v use_v his_o liberty_n according_a to_o the_o assurance_n of_o his_o knowledge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o do_v eat_v free_o without_o scruple_n and_o the_o weak_a do_v forbear_v to_o eat_v because_o of_o his_o doubt_v and_o irresolution_n so_o here_o most_o of_o we_o in_o assure_a confidence_n that_o we_o may_v wear_v and_o cross_v and_o kneel_v and_o use_v other_o ceremony_n and_o custom_n of_o our_o church_n do_v willing_o and_o ex_fw-la animo_fw-la conform_v ourselves_o thereunto_o yet_o some_o there_o be_v who_o out_o of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o niceness_n and_o scrupulosity_n make_v dainty_a of_o they_o and_o either_o utter_o refuse_v conformity_n or_o at_o leastwise_o desire_v respite_n till_o they_o can_v better_o inform_v themselves_o last_o there_o be_v some_o correspondence_n also_o in_o the_o faulty_a carriage_n of_o the_o 4._o party_n each_o towards_o other_o for_o as_o there_o the_o eater_n despise_v the_o not-eater_n and_o the_o not-eater_n judge_v the_o eater_n so_o here_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o some_o conformer_n although_o i_o hope_v far_o the_o lesser_a i_o be_o sure_a far_o the_o worse_a sort_n do_v despise_v and_o scandalize_v the_o nonconformers_a more_o than_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o do_v or_o any_o discreet_a honest_a man_n will_v allow_v but_o be_v it_o not_o most_o certain_a also_o that_o the_o nonconformers_a but_o too_o general_o yea_o and_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o too_o but_o too_o often_o and_o much_o do_v pass_v their_o censure_n with_o marvellous_a great_a freedom_n and_o spend_v their_o judgement_n liberal_o upon_o and_o against_o the_o conformer_n hitherto_o the_o case_n seem_v to_o agree_v one_o will_v think_v mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la the_o apostle_n rule_n will_v as_o well_o fit_a our_o church_n and_o case_n as_o the_o roman_a and_o shall_v as_o well_o free_a the_o nonconformers_a from_o our_o contempt_n as_o we_o from_o their_o censure_n let_v not_o he_o that_o conform_v despise_v he_o that_o conform_v not_o and_o let_v not_o he_o that_o conform_v not_o judge_v he_o that_o conform_v but_o if_o you_o will_v please_v to_o take_v a_o second_o surview_n of_o the_o four_o several_a particular_n 19_o wherein_o the_o case_n seem_v to_o agree_v you_o shall_v find_v very_o much_o 1._o disparity_n and_o disproportion_n betwixt_o the_o two_o case_n in_o each_o of_o the_o four_o respect_n in_o the_o case_n of_o my_o text_n the_o matter_n of_o difference_n among_o they_o be_v not_o only_o indifferent_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v also_o leave_v as_o indifferent_a for_o the_o use_n the_o church_n perhaps_o not_o have_v determine_v any_o thing_n positive_o therein_o at_o least_o no_o public_a authority_n have_v either_o enjoin_v or_o forbid_v the_o use_n of_o such_o or_o such_o meat_n but_o in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o church_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o cap_n surpliice_fw-la cross_n ring_n and_o other_o ceremony_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o difference_n though_o they_o be_v thing_n indifferent_a for_o their_o nature_n and_o in_o themselves_o yet_o be_v not_o so_o for_o their_o use_n and_o unto_o we_o if_o the_o church_n have_v be_v silent_a if_o authority_n have_v prescribe_v nothing_o herein_o these_o ceremony_n have_v then_o remain_v for_o their_o use_n as_o they_o be_v for_o their_o nature_n indifferent_a lawful_a and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v use_v without_o sin_n and_o yet_o arbitrary_a and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v also_o forbear_v without_o sin_n but_o man_n must_v grant_v though_o they_o be_v unwilling_a if_o yet_o they_o will_v be_v reasonable_a that_o every_o particular_a church_n church_n have_v power_n for_o 20._o decency_n and_o order_n sake_n to_o ordain_v and_o constitute_v ceremony_n which_o be_v once_o ordain_v and_o by_o public_a authority_n enjoin_v cease_v to_o be_v indifferent_a for_o their_o use_n though_o they_o remain_v still_o so_o for_o their_o nature_n and_o of_o indifferent_a become_v so_o necessary_a that_o neither_o may_v a_o man_n without_o sin_n 30._o refuse_v they_o where_o authority_n require_v nor_o use_v they_o where_o authority_n restrain_v the_o use_n 20._o neither_o be_v this_o accession_n of_o necessity_n any_o impeachment_n to_o christian_a liberty_n or_o 35._o ensnare_a of_o man_n conscience_n as_o 34._o some_o have_v object_v for_o then_o do_v we_o ensnare_v man_n conscience_n by_o humane_a constitution_n when_o we_o thrust_v they_o upon_o man_n as_o if_o they_o be_v divine_a and_o bind_v man_n conscience_n to_o they_o immediate_o as_o if_o they_o be_v immediate_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n or_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n unto_o salvation_n this_o tyranny_n and_o usurpation_n over_o man_n conscience_n the_o etc._n pharisee_n of_o old_a do_v and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n at_o this_o day_n do_v exercise_v and_o we_o just_o hate_v in_o she_o violatores_fw-la equal_v if_o not_o prefer_v her_o constitution_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o our_o church_n god_n be_v thank_v be_v far_o from_o any_o such_o impious_a presumption_n common-prayer_n and_o have_v sufficient_o declare_v herself_o by_o solemn_a protestation_n enough_o to_o satisfy_v any_o ingenuous_a impartial_a judgement_n that_o by_o require_v
obedience_n to_o these_o ceremonial_a constitution_n she_o have_v no_o other_o purpose_n than_o to_o reduce_v all_o book_n her_o child_n to_o a_o orderly_a uniformity_n in_o the_o outward_a worship_n of_o god_n so_o far_o be_v she_o from_o seek_v to_o draw_v any_o opinion_n either_o of_o 20._o divine_a necessity_n upon_o the_o constitution_n or_o of_o effectual_a holiness_n upon_o the_o ceremony_n and_o as_o for_o the_o prejudice_n which_o seem_v hereby_o to_o be_v give_v to_o christian_a liberty_n it_o be_v so_o slender_a a_o conceit_n that_o it_o seem_v to_o bewray_v in_o the_o objector_n desire_v not_o so_o much_o of_o satisfaction_n as_o cavil_v for_o first_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o christian_a to_o all_o indifferent_a thing_n be_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o conscience_n and_o be_v then_o infringe_v when_o the_o conscience_n be_v bind_v and_o straighten_a by_o impose_v upon_o it_o a_o opinion_n of_o doctrinal_a necessity_n but_o it_o be_v no_o wrong_n to_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n conscience_n to_o bind_v he_o to_o outward_a observance_n for_o order_n sake_n and_o to_o impose_v upon_o he_o a_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n which_o one_o distinction_n of_o doctrinal_a and_o obediential_a necessity_n well_o weigh_v and_o right_o apply_v be_v of_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o clear_v all_o doubt_n in_o this_o point_n for_o to_o make_v all_o restraint_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n in_o matter_n indifferent_a a_o impeachment_n of_o christian_a liberty_n what_o be_v it_o else_o but_o even_o to_o bring_v flat_a 71._o anabaptism_n and_o anarchy_n into_o the_o church_n and_o to_o overthrow_v all_o bond_n of_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o lawful_a authority_n i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v wherein_o can_v the_o immediate_a power_n and_o authority_n of_o father_n master_n and_o other_o ruler_n over_o their_o inferior_n consist_v or_o the_o due_a obedience_n of_o inferior_n be_v show_v towards_o they_o if_o not_o in_o these_o 7._o indifferent_a and_o arbitrary_a thing_n for_o thing_n 7._o absolute_o necessary_a as_o command_v by_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v whether_o humane_a authority_n require_v they_o or_o no_o and_o thing_n absolute_o unlawful_a as_o prohibit_v by_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v not_o to_o do_v whether_o humane_a authority_n forbid_v they_o or_o no._n there_o be_v none_o other_o thing_n leave_v then_o wherein_o to_o express_v proper_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o superior_a authority_n than_o these_o indifferent_a thing_n and_o if_o a_o etc._n father_n or_o master_n have_v power_n to_o prescribe_v to_o his_o child_n or_o servant_n in_o indifferent_a thing_n and_o such_o restraint_n be_v no_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o christian_a liberty_n in_o they_o why_o shall_v any_o man_n either_o deny_v the_o like_a power_n to_o church-governor_n to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a constitution_n concern_v indifferent_a thing_n or_o interpret_v that_o power_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o christian_a liberty_n and_o again_o second_o 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