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attire_n and_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n marry_o after_o say_v he_o that_o charke_n travers_n barber_n gardiner_n cheston_n and_o last_o crook_n and_o egerton_n join_v themselves_o into_o that_o brotherhood_n than_o the_o handle_n of_o the_o discipline_n begin_v to_o be_v rise_v then_o many_o motion_n be_v make_v and_o conclusion_n be_v set_v down_o as_o for_o example_n that_o forasmuch_o as_o diverse_a book_n have_v be_v write_v and_o sundry_a petition_n exhibit_v to_o her_o majesty_n the_o parliament_n their_o ll_o s_o and_o yet_o to_o little_a purpose_n therefore_o every_o man_n shall_v labour_v by_o all_o the_o mean_n he_o can_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n the_o say_a reformation_n themselves_o that_o the_o present_a government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o archbishop_n &_o bishop_n be_v antichristian_a &_o that_o the_o only_a discipline_n &_o government_n of_o christ_n as_o they_o term_v it_o uz._n by_o pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacon_n shall_v be_v establish_v in_o 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classis_fw-la in_o which_o that_o church_n be_v that_o by_o the_o judgement_n thereof_o it_o may_v be_v determine_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v if_o subscription_n to_o the_o article_n of_o religion_n and_o to_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n shall_v be_v again_o urge_v it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o book_n of_o article_n may_v be_v subscribe_v unto_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n 13._o eliz._n that_o be_v unto_o such_o of_o they_o only_o as_o contain_v the_o sum_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o for_o many_o weighty_a cause_n neither_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o article_n in_o that_o book_n nor_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n may_v be_v allow_v no_o though_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o ministry_n for_o it_o it_o seem_v that_o churchwarden_n and_o collector_n for_o the_o poor_a may_v thus_o be_v turn_v into_o elder_n and_o into_o deacon_n when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v let_v the_o church_n have_v warn_v 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duty_n to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o church_n towards_o they_o shall_v be_v declare_v then_o let_v they_o be_v receive_v unto_o the_o ministry_n to_o which_o they_o be_v choose_v with_o the_o general_a prayer_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n the_o brethren_n be_v to_o be_v request_v to_o ordain_v a_o distribution_n of_o all_o church_n according_a to_o these_o rule_n in_o that_o behalf_n that_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o sinodicall_a discipline_n touch_v classical_a provincial_a comitiall_a or_o of_o commencement_n and_o assembly_n for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n the_o class_n be_v to_o be_v require_v to_o keep_v act_n of_o memorable_a matter_n which_o they_o shall_v see_v deliver_v to_o the_o comitiall_a assembly_n that_o from_o thence_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v by_o the_o provincial_a assembly_n also_o they_o be_v to_o deal_v earnest_o with_o patroness_n to_o present_v fit_a man_n whensoever_o any_o church_n be_v fall_v void_a in_o that_o classis_fw-la the_o comitiall_a assembly_n 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