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whatsoever_o argument_n be_v bring_v from_o that_o topick_n of_o ecclesiastical_a tradition_n be_v now_o present_o defame_v with_o the_o title_n of_o popish_a and_o antichristian_a because_o forsooth_o antichrist_n be_v a_o work_v early_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v not_o a_o mind_n to_o in_o antiquity_n must_v needs_o be_v one_o of_o those_o work_n i_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o mention_v another_o as_o a_o more_o convince_a argument_n ad_fw-la homines_fw-la and_o that_o be_v sect._n 19_o sixthly_a the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o reform_a in_o other_o kingdom_n even_o calvin_n himself_o in_o several_a ample_a testimony_n one_o in_o his_o note_n upon_o psal_n 20._o 1._o another_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o protector_n i_o shall_v not_o give_v myself_o licence_n to_o transcribe_v these_o or_o multiply_v more_o such_o testimony_n only_o for_o the_o honour_n not_o only_o of_o liturgy_n in_o general_a but_o particular_o of_o our_o liturgy_n it_o will_v be_v worth_a remember_v that_o gilbertus_n a_o german_n many_o year_n since_o in_o a_o book_n of_o he_o propound_v our_o book_n of_o prayer_n 212._o for_o a_o sample_n of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n and_o for_o the_o purity_n of_o it_o through_o reformation_n that_o crâ—nmer_n procure_v the_o king_n edward_n common-prayer-book_n to_o be_v translate_v into_o latin_a &_o send_v it_o to_o bucer_n &_o require_v his_o judgement_n of_o it_o who_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o what_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o which_o be_v not_o against_o it_o commoden_a acceptum_fw-la be_v take_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n some_o thing_n indeed_o say_v he_o quae_fw-la nisi_fw-la quis_fw-la etc._n etc._n unless_o they_o be_v interpret_v with_o candour_n may_v seem_v not_o so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o which_o unquiet_a man_n may_v wrest_v uâ—te_a matter_n of_o contention_n as_o may_v be_v see_v at_o 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when_o war_n be_v to_o be_v make_v on_o a_o city_n and_o as_o maimon_n add_v l._n the_o idol_n though_o it_o be_v worship_v for_o a_o idol_n and_o if_o that_o which_o be_v then_o of_o so_o dear_a esteem_n be_v now_o so_o necessary_a to_o be_v cast_v our_o it_o be_v a_o ill_a indication_n of_o the_o time_n into_o which_o we_o be_v fall_v sect._n 20_o seven_o the_o reason_n on_o which_o the_o very_a heathen_n themselves_o take_v up_o the_o same_o practice_n which_o be_v universal_a it_o seem_v through_o all_o the_o world_n more_o catholic_n than_o the_o church_n itself_o to_o this_o purpose_n beside_o those_o author_n which_o mr_n selden_n refer_v to_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v these_o three_o testimony_n first_o of_o plato_n l._n 7._o the_o leg_n where_o he_o command_v that_o what_o ever_o prayer_n or_o hymn_n the_o poet_n compose_v to_o the_o god_n they_o shall_v first_o show_v they_o to_o the_o priest_n as_o if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n leprous_a till_o then_o before_o they_o publish_v they_o leâ—t_v they_o shall_v ask_v evil_a thing_n in_o stead_n of_o good_a a_o infirmity_n that_o these_o day_n be_v very_a subject_n unto_o the_o second_o in_o thucyd._n l._n 6._o p._n 434._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_a form_n for_o several_a occasion_n and_o a_o common_a joint_n send_v they_o up_o to_o heaven_n the_o three_o in_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alex._n l._n 4_o c._n 17._o that_o the_o gentile_n read_v their_o prayer_n out_o of_o a_o book_n before_o their_o sacrifice_n nè_fw-la quid_fw-la praeposterè_fw-la dicatur_fw-la aliquis_fw-la ex_fw-la scriptâ—_n praeire_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la refer_v solitus_fw-la est_fw-la that_o the_o work_n may_v not_o be_v do_v proposterous_o which_o two_o reason_n of_o they_o the_o one_o lest_o they_o shall_v stray_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o prayer_n the_o other_o lest_o offend_v in_o the_o manner_n may_v pass_v for_o christian_a reason_n as_o seasonable_a with_o we_o as_o they_o be_v among_o they_o and_o no_o necessity_n that_o those_o reason_n shall_v be_v despise_v by_o we_o neither_o sect._n 21_o eight_o the_o irrational_a concluding_n or_o shortness_n of_o discourse_n of_o those_o which_o be_v against_o set_a form_n especial_o in_o two_o thing_n the_o first_o observe_v by_o d._n preston_n who_o memory_n be_v i_o hope_v not_o lose_v among_o these_o assembler_n and_o make_v use_v of_o in_o a_o print_a work_n of_o he_o to_o the_o confute_v of_o they_o that_o while_o they_o in_o opposition_n to_o set_v form_n require_v the_o minister_n to_o conceive_v a_o prayer_n for_o the_o congregation_n they_o observe_v not_o that_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v by_o that_o mean_n as_o much_o stint_v and_o bind_v to_o a_o set_a form_n to_o wit_n of_o those_o word_n which_o the_o minister_n conceive_v as_o if_o he_o read_v they_o out_o of_o a_o book_n 2._o that_o the_o person_n with_o who_o we_o have_v now_o to_o deal_v though_o they_o will_v not_o prescribe_v any_o form_n of_o prayer_n yet_o 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