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A29432 A dissuasive from the errours of the time wherein the tenets of the principall sects, especially of the Independents, are drawn together in one map, for the most part in the words of their own authours, and their maine principles are examined by the touch-stone of the Holy Scriptures / by Robert Baylie ... Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662. 1645 (1645) Wing B456; ESTC R200539 238,349 276

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ecclesiis_fw-la belgicis_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n in_fw-la articulis_fw-la fidei_fw-la huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nomine_fw-la scriptis_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n barrow_n refutation_n of_o giffard_n p._n 21._o we_o never_o doubt_v but_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n stand_v firm_a the_o lord_n have_v many_o thousand_o of_o his_o elect_a among_o you_o know_v to_o himself_o idem_fw-la in_o his_o discovery_n p._n 119._o the_o error_n and_o faul_n of_o baptism_n be_v purge_v by_o repentance_n it_o please_v god_n in_o pardon_v the_o fault_n to_o reserve_v and_o not_o to_o have_v repeat_v the_o outward_a action_n their_o apology_n p._n 93._o we_o glad_o embrace_v the_o common_a faith_n profess_v in_o this_o land_n as_o most_o holy_a and_o sound_a we_o have_v a_o reverend_a estimation_n of_o sundry_a and_o good_a hope_n of_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o the_o land_n their_o confession_n p._n 8._o we_o testify_v by_o these_o present_n to_o all_o man_n that_o we_o have_v not_o forsake_v any_o one_o point_n of_o the_o true_a ancient_a apostolic_a faith_n profess_v in_o our_o land_n but_o hold_v the_o same_o ground_n of_o christian_a religion_n with_o they_o c_z barrow_n discovery_n p._n 26_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n to_o doubt_v but_o any_o of_o god_n servant_n may_v avoid_v that_o congregation_n which_o reject_v god_n word_n presumptuous_o as_o a_o wicked_a assembly_n and_o a_o adulterous_a church_n ibid._n p._n 29._o i_o deny_v these_o assembly_n to_o be_v true_a church_n of_o christ_n see_v they_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n and_o cast_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n d_o barrow_n refutation_n p_o 33._o we_o further_o conclude_v from_o the_o second_o commandment_n that_o whatsoever_o worship_n be_v devise_v by_o man_n and_o whatsoever_o device_n of_o man_n be_v put_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n it_o be_v idolatry_n but_o a_o great_a part_n if_o not_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o your_o church_n be_v devise_v by_o man_n if_o god_n be_v not_o worship_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o worship_n then_o to_o speak_v as_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n do_v the_o devil_n be_v worship_v thereby_o e_z apologie_n p._n 54._o none_o can_v submit_v unto_o or_o have_v any_o spiritual_a communion_n with_o the_o hierarchy_n aforesaid_a but_o they_o worship_v the_o beast_n and_o his_o image_n and_o so_o make_v themselves_o subject_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n barrow_n discovery_n p._n 180._o here_o will_v not_o be_v forget_v the_o sweet_a psalmodical_a harmony_n of_o the_o vulture_n crane_n owl_n goose_n of_o the_o leopard_n boar_n wolf_n dog_n swine_n fox_n goat_n pordon_n i_o for_o thus_o the_o holy_a ghost_n term_v the_o profane_a confuse_a multitude_n in_o false_a church_n f_o barrow_n discovery_n p._n 52._o disguise_a hypocrite_n raven_a wolf_n that_o come_v to_o we_o in_o sheep_n clothing_n under_o the_o glorious_a title_n of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n man_n of_o great_a learning_n holy_a life_n sigher_n for_o reformation_n these_o pharisee_n these_o sectary_n be_v they_o that_o mislead_v the_o people_n in_o their_o crooked_a path_n of_o death_n ibid._n p_o 112._o no_o middle_a course_n can_v here_o be_v take_v we_o must_v either_o make_v the_o tree_n good_a or_o evil_n these_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v true_a or_o false_a if_o false_a then_o deliver_v they_o no_o true_a sacrament_n then_o be_v all_o their_o administration_n sacrament_n and_o sermon_n accurse_v how_o holy_a soever_o or_o near_o the_o truth_n in_o outward_a show_n then_o be_v they_o the_o minister_n of_o satan_n of_o antichrist_n send_v by_o god_n in_o his_o wrath_n to_o deceive_v and_o destroy_v such_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o death_n then_o ought_v not_o the_o prince_n to_o repair_v to_o their_o sermon_n for_o comfort_n then_o be_v all_o the_o comfort_n she_o take_v there_o but_o delusion_n even_o the_o deceit_n of_o satan_n then_o be_v they_o seducer_n who_o persuade_v she_o to_o go_v to_o they_o as_o whereby_o they_o draw_v she_o to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o imminent_a danger_n and_o inevitable_a destruction_n except_o she_o forsake_v they_o g_z vide_fw-la f._n also_o barrow_n discovery_n p._n 154._o the_o comfort_n receive_v from_o their_o preach_v their_o whole_a ministry_n be_v accurse_v be_v a_o fearful_a sign_n of_o the_o effectual_a work_n of_o their_o delusion_n from_o their_o ministry_n in_o this_o estate_n no_o comfort_n be_v to_o be_v look_v for_o but_o assure_v destruction_n they_o be_v of_o god_n in_o his_o wrath_n send_v to_o deceive_v the_o child_n of_o death_n the_o reprobate_n h_n barrow_n discovery_n p._n 29._o i_o deny_v their_o sacrament_n to_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n see_v to_o they_o in_o this_o estate_n belong_v not_o the_o sacrament_n and_o ministry_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o curse_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n ibid._n p._n 31._o such_o sacrament_n can_v no_o way_n be_v call_v the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n but_o rather_o sure_a seal_n of_o his_o wrath_n to_o as_o many_o as_o profane_v his_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o join_v together_o in_o that_o ungodly_a and_o accurse_a action_n until_o they_o repent_v ay_o vide_fw-la f._n also_o barrow_n dis_n p._n 43._o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a allowance_n of_o join_v to_o they_o then_o to_o make_v they_o our_o mouth_n or_o minister_n unto_o god_n or_o together_o with_o such_o to_o join_v in_o any_o action_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n k_o see_v master_n ball_n confutation_n of_o the_o brownist_n l_o barr._n dis_n p._n 66._o this_o book_n be_v a_o public_a prescript_n liturgy_n be_v it_o the_o best_a that_o ever_o be_v devise_v by_o mortal_a man_n yet_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n yea_o into_o any_o private_a house_n will_v be_v a_o abominable_a sacrifice_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o
god_n even_o as_o a_o dead_a dog_n true_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o write_v of_o so_o gross_a and_o filthy_a abomination_n so_o general_o receive_v even_o of_o all_o state_n of_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n who_o of_o a_o popish_a custom_n and_o tradition_n have_v receive_v it_o one_o of_o another_o without_o any_o warrant_n from_o the_o word_n ibid._n p._n 75._o other_o more_o smooth_a hypocrite_n yet_o as_o gross_a idolater_n use_v the_o lord_n prayer_n as_o a_o close_a of_o their_o own_o m_n cann_v necessity_n of_o separation_n p._n 66._o it_o be_v all_o one_o whether_o turn_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n we_o embrace_v the_o idolatry_n of_o bishop_n or_o turn_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n we_o follow_v the_o new_a device_n of_o man_n foolish_a brain_n for_o utter_a destruction_n certain_o follow_v both_o n_o robinson_n apology_n p._n 89._o quae_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la separationem_fw-la solicitant_fw-la ipsam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la materialem_fw-la &_o formalem_fw-la constitutionem_fw-la ejusdemque_fw-la politeiae_fw-la administrationem_fw-la essentialem_fw-la spectant_fw-la o_o john_n enquiry_n p._n 25._o see_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n we_o have_v see_v and_o forsake_v the_o corruption_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a church_n we_o can_v partake_v with_o they_o in_o such_o case_n without_o apostasy_n from_o the_o truth_n p_o john_n plea_n p._n 231._o every_o particular_a church_n with_o their_o pastor_n stand_v immediate_o under_o christ_n the_o arch-pastor_n without_o any_o other_o strange_a ecclesiastical_a power_n intervening_a whether_o it_o be_v of_o prelate_n or_o other_o unlawful_a usurp_a synod_n or_o of_o any_o such_o like_a invent_v by_o man_n and_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n barrow_n dis_n p._n 261._o if_o we_o will_v but_o light_o examine_v these_o secret_a class_n these_o ordinary_a set_a synod_n which_o the_o reformist_n will_v open_o set_v up_o they_o shall_v no_o doubt_n be_v find_v as_o new_a strange_a antichristian_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n as_o contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o other_o what_o show_v soever_o of_o former_a antiquity_n or_o present_a necessity_n they_o can_v pretend_v idem_fw-la refut_n of_o giff●rd_n p._n 137._o these_o be_v the_o ancient_a sect_n of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o sadducee_n the_o one_o in_o preciseness_n outward_a show_n of_o holiness_n hypocrisy_n vainglory_n and_o covetousness_n resemble_v or_o rather_o exceed_v the_o pharisee_n the_o other_o in_o their_o whole_a religion_n and_o dissolute_a conversation_n like_v to_o the_o sadducee_n look_v for_o no_o resurrection_n judgement_n or_o life_n to_o come_v the_o one_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n for_o their_o advantage_n and_o best_a entertainment_n in_o the_o error_n of_o ba'aam_n for_o wage_n seduce_v and_o distract_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o their_o own_o church_n and_o pastor_n zion_n royal_a prerogative_n in_o the_o preface_n whereas_o the_o papist_n place_v the_o power_n of_o christ_n give_v to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o pope_n the_o protestant_n in_o the_o bishop_n the_o reform_a church_n as_o they_o be_v call_v in_o the_o presbytery_n neither_o of_o they_o have_v right_o in_o this_o thing_n but_o contrariwise_o christ_n have_v give_v the_o say_a power_n of_o he_o to_o all_o his_o saint_n and_o place_v it_o in_o the_o body_n of_o every_o particular_a congregation_n q_o 1_o robinson_n apol._n p_o 83._o personas_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la vel_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la qua_fw-la potiuntur_fw-la civilem_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la vel_fw-la civilibus_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la non_fw-la aversamur_fw-la q_o 2._o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la f._n r_o 1_o bar._n dis_n p._n 33._o such_o like_a detestable_a stuff_n have_v master_n calvin_n in_o his_o ignorance_n bring_v to_o defend_v his_o own_o rash_a and_o disorderly_a proceed_n at_o geneva_n while_o he_o at_o the_o first_o dash_n make_v no_o scruple_n to_o receive_v the_o whole_a state_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n yea_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o and_o more_o to_o be_v lament_v it_o become_v a_o miserable_a precedent_n and_o pernicious_a example_n to_o all_o europe_n to_o fall_v in_o the_o like_a transgression_n as_o in_o the_o confuse_a estate_n of_o all_o those_o region_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v thus_o orderly_o teach_v be_v more_o than_o plain_a r_z 2._o robin_n apol._n p._n 7._o profitemur_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o hominibus_fw-la adeo_fw-la nobis_fw-la convenire_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesus_fw-la reformatis_fw-la belgicis_fw-la in_o re_fw-la religionis_fw-la ut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la earundem_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la fidei_fw-la articulis_fw-la prout_fw-la habentur_fw-la in_o harmonia_fw-la confessionum_fw-la fidei_fw-la paratisimus_fw-la subscribere_fw-la ibid._n p._n 11._o ecclesias_fw-la reformatas_fw-la pro_fw-la veris_fw-la &_o genuinis_fw-la habemus_fw-la cum_fw-la iisdem_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la dei_fw-la communionem_fw-la profitemur_fw-la &_o quantum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la colimus_fw-la conciones_fw-la publicas_fw-la ab_fw-la illarum_fw-la pastoribus_fw-la habitas_fw-la ex_fw-la nostris_fw-la qui_fw-la norunt_fw-la linguam_fw-la belgicam_fw-la frequentant_fw-la sacram_fw-la coenam_fw-la earum_fw-la membris_fw-la si_fw-la qua_fw-la forte_fw-fr nostris_fw-la coetibus_fw-la intersint_fw-la nobis_fw-la cognita_fw-la participamus_fw-la malis_fw-la illarum_fw-la serio_fw-la ingemiscimus_fw-la apol._n for_o the_o brownist_n pag._n 35._o we_o be_v willing_a and_o ready_a to_o subscribe_v those_o ground_n of_o religion_n publish_v in_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n make_v by_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n hope_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n to_o be_v save_v by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v also_o like_v mind_v in_o point_n of_o great_a moment_n with_o all_o other_o reform_a church_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a for_o anabaptist_n familist_n and_o all_o other_o heretic_n new_a and_o old_a we_o utter_o reject_v they_o and_o all_o their_o error_n and_o heresy_n john_n plea._n p._n 245._o i_o acknowledge_v the_o reform_a church_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n with_o who_o i_o agree_v both_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o many_o thing_n concern_v the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n r_o 3_o john_n inquiry_n p._n 57_o have_v decline_v to_o divers_a error_n of_o the_o dutch_a the_o church_n do_v excommunicate_v he_o and_o so_o still_o he_o remain_v ibid._n p._n 59_o yet_o it_o be_v false_a that_o we_o have_v excommunicate_v any_o for_o the_o hear_n only_o the_o word_n preach_v among_o the_o dutch_a or_o french_a for_o these_o that_o yet_o we_o have_v cast_v out_o here_o it_o have_v be_v partly_o for_o revolt_a from_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o profess_v with_o we_o to_o the_o corruption_n of_o those_o church_n and_o partly_o for_o other_o sin_n saint_n the_o confession_n p._n 26._o the_o state_n of_o the_o dutch_a church_n at_o amsterdam_n be_v so_o confuse_a that_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v never_o come_v together_o in_o one_o they_o read_v out_o of_o a_o book_n certain_a prayer_n invent_v and_o impose_v by_o man_n the_o command_n of_o christ_n matth._n 18._o they_o neither_o observe_v nor_o suffer_v to_o be_v observe_v right_o they_o worship_v god_n in_o the_o idoll-temple_n of_o antichrist_n their_o minister_n have_v their_o set_a maintenance_n their_o elder_n change_v yearly_a they_o celebrate_v marriage_n in_o the_o church_n they_o use_v a_o new_a censure_n of_o suspension_n t_n robins_n apol_n p._n 81._o ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n constitutio_fw-la materialis_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la hominum_fw-la flagitiosorum_fw-la colluvie_fw-la paucis_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la reliquis_fw-la piis_fw-la admistis_fw-la conferantur_fw-la five_o cann_v necessity_n p._n 167._o he_o be_v to_o come_v himself_o into_o the_o public_a assembly_n all_o look_v on_o he_o with_o love_n and_o joy_n as_o one_o that_o come_v to_o be_v marry_v and_o there_o he_o be_v to_o make_v public_a confession_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o answer_v divers_a question_n be_v find_v worthy_a by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a he_o be_v to_o be_v take_v into_o the_o communion_n x_o bar._n this_fw-mi p._n 34._o i_o have_v show_v that_o the_o know_v and_o suffer_v sin_n of_o any_o member_n be_v contagious_a to_o all_o that_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o that_o estate_n and_o make_v they_o which_o communicate_v in_o prayer_n or_o sacrament_n with_o such_o a_o obstinate_a offender_n as_o guilty_a in_o god_n sight_n as_o he_o himself_o be_v y_z bar._n this_fw-mi p._n 34._o i_o have_v show_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n have_v no_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o least_o commandment_n and_o that_o such_o obstinate_a sin_n in_o the_o whole_a church_n break_v the_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o make_v it_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o church_n or_o in_o god_n favour_n till_o it_o repent_v z_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la x_o y._n aa_o bar._n this_fw-mi p._n 157._o they_o make_v this_o part_n of_o god_n word_n substantial_a that_o of_o form_n this_o fundamental_a that_o accidental_a this_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n that_o needless_a
any_o other_o and_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o as_o wither_a branch_n the_o church_n can_v neither_o have_v in_o her_o power_n to_o defer_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n any_o long_o on_o hope_n of_o further_a trial_n because_o they_o have_v have_v already_o that_o trial_n which_o god_n allow_v it_o be_v a_o leaden_a rule_n to_o proceed_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n with_o a_o leaden-heel_n when_o the_o sin_n be_v ripe_a ibid._n p._n 15._o which_o censure_v if_o the_o prince_n contemn_v he_o contemn_v they_o against_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o be_v thereupon_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n disfranchise_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o be_v deliver_v over_o to_o satan_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o offender_n hhhhh_o john_n inqui._n p._n 70._o we_o hold_v it_o antichristian_a to_o entertain_v or_o admit_v any_o appeal_n from_o one_o church_n to_o another_o the_o high_a ordain_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o sinner_n be_v that_o church_n whereof_o 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policy_n of_o time_n for_o these_o law_n be_v make_v not_o for_o the_o jew_n estate_n as_o master_n calvin_n teach_v but_o for_o all_o mankind_n especial_o for_o all_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n from_o which_o law_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a in_o judgement_n to_o decline_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a by_o the_o neglect_n of_o these_o law_n the_o whole_a world_n overflow_v with_o sin_n ibid._n p._n 212._o in_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o have_v abrogate_a all_o god_n judicial_a law_n and_o cut_v they_o off_o at_o one_o blow_n as_o make_v for_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o jew_n only_o as_o if_o god_n have_v no_o regard_n of_o the_o conversation_n of_o other_o christian_n or_o have_v leave_v the_o gentile_n in_o great_a liberty_n to_o make_v law_n and_o custom_n to_o themselves_o lllll._n ibid._n hereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o so_o many_o ungodly_a law_n be_v decree_v and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o justice_n pervert_v that_o so_o many_o capital_a mischief_n as_o god_n punish_v by_o death_n such_o as_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n open_a idolatry_n disobedience_n to_o parent_n be_v not_o by_o law_n punish_v at_o all_o incest_n and_o adultery_n be_v either_o pass_v over_o or_o punish_v by_o some_o light_n or_o trifle_a punishment_n ibid._n p._n 155._o the_o high-commission_n punish_v the_o most_o execrable_a idolatry_n but_o with_o prison_n or_o forfeiture_n make_v it_o a_o pecuniary_a matter_n contrary_a to_o god_n word_n mmmmm_n 1._o vide_fw-la hhhh_n mmmmm_n 2._o bar._n dis_n p._n 211._o theft_n if_o above_o thirteen_o penny_n be_v punish_v by_o death_n nnnnn_n bar._n dis_n p._n 55._o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n and_o cambridge_n have_v the_o same_o popish_a and_o idolatrous_a beginning_n with_o the_o college_n of_o monk_n friar_n and_o nun_n and_o these_o vermin_n have_v and_o still_o do_v retain_v the_o same_o insufferable_a and_o incurable_a abuse_n therefore_o queen_n elizabeth_n ought_v by_o good_a right_n to_o abolish_v they_o as_o her_o progenitor_n do_v the_o abbey_n ooooo_o ibid._n p._n 177._o they_o repair_v to_o the_o university_n to_o be_v instruct_v in_o heathen_a and_o vain_a art_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o such_o heathenish_a and_o idolatrous_a custom_n they_o have_v no_o such_o profane_a art_n vain_a education_n and_o literature_n ibid._n p._n 56._o we_o find_v they_o all_o general_o the_o seed_n of_o vnbeleever_n nourish_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o profaneness_n heathenism_n vain_a and_o ungodly_a science_n their_o education_n from_o their_o cradle_n be_v ungodly_a in_o the_o common_a school_n where_o they_o must_v learn_v their_o greek_a and_o latin_a from_o lascivious_a poet_n or_o heathenish_a philosopher_n with_o this_o liquor_n be_v their_o pitcher_n at_o first_o season_v there_o be_v they_o train_v up_o in_o logic_n rhetoric_n and_o philosophy_n which_o learning_n they_o draw_v from_o aristotle_n cicero_n and_o such_o like_a there_o they_o learn_v to_o speak_v by_o art_n syllogism_n and_o trope_n idem_fw-la refut_n p._n 89._o this_o i_o dare_v affirm_v that_o from_o the_o book_n of_o god_n they_o never_o derive_v these_o their_o college_n school_n hall_n order_n and_o degree_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v art_n author_n exercise_n use_v of_o learning_n disputation_n commencement_n they_o fight_v with_o their_o school-learning_n vain_a art_n philosophy_n rhetoric_n logic_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n ppppp_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la n_o o._n qqqqq_n vide_fw-la rrrrr_n 2._o rrrrr_n 1._o bar._n dis_n p._n 179._o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o name_n and_o office_n of_o chancellor_n vice-chancelor_n dean_n of_o faculty_n master_n of_o college_n fellow_n beadel_n bursour_n and_o all_o their_o several_a statute_n and_o custom_n be_v strange_a as_o also_o their_o manner_n of_o degree_n dispute_v for_o their_o degree_n and_o order_n of_o teach_v neither_o have_v any_o such_o university_n college_n society_n 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