it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n deut._n 17.18_o 19_o and_o psal_n 2.10_o 11._o be_v wise_a now_o therefore_o oye_a king_n serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v with_o tremble_a if_o you_o will_v admit_v st._n augustine_n to_o comment_v upon_o this_o text_n he_o will_v tell_v you_o how_o king_n as_o king_n serve_v god_n simo_n in_o svo_fw-la regno_fw-la bona_fw-la jubeant_fw-la mala_fw-la prohibeant_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la humanam_fw-la societatem_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la divinam_fw-la religionem_fw-la contra_fw-la crescon_n l._n 3._o c._n 51._o when_o they_o command_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v which_o be_v good_a and_o prohibit_v evil_a action_n not_o only_o in_o thing_n appertain_v to_o humane_a society_n but_o in_o thing_n appertain_v to_o religion_n and_o yet_o 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have_v not_o hitherto_o observe_v any_o defect_n which_o themselves_o can_v serious_o think_v to_o be_v of_o moment_n eccles_n pol._n b._n 5._o sect._n 27._o the_o examination_n of_o these_o exception_n will_v be_v our_o three_o step._n iii_o the_o exception_n common_o bring_v against_o our_o liturgy_n be_v either_o general_a or_o more_o particular_a first_o in_o general_n two_o thing_n be_v chief_o lay_v to_o its_o charge_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o superstitious_a worship_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o first_o i_o presume_v that_o as_o they_o say_v proverbial_o every_o man_n that_o talk_v of_o robin_n hood_n never_o shoot_v in_o his_o bow_n so_o every_o one_o that_o cry_v out_o superstition_n do_v not_o well_o understand_v what_o superstition_n be_v for_o superstition_n in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n or_o dead_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o superstites_fw-la thus_o st._n paul_n tell_v the_o 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fear_n be_v of_o all_o affection_n anger_n except_v the_o unapt_a to_o admit_v any_o conference_n with_o reason_n while_o a_o man_n superstitious_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v offend_v in_o do_v this_o or_o that_o he_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o his_o own_o soul_n in_o leave_v that_o undo_v which_o his_o reason_n if_o he_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o it_o will_v tell_v he_o he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a but_o you_o see_v groundless_a exception_n against_o our_o liturgy_n the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o namely_o that_o our_o liturgy_n be_v popish_a or_o too_o near_a popery_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o mass-book_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o in_o the_o word_n of_o learned_a mr._n hocker_n it_o be_v violent_a and_o extreme_a to_o say_v that_o in_o nothing_o they_o may_v be_v follow_v who_o be_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n they_o acknowledge_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o be_v the_o 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