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prayer_n case_n dr._n fern_n case_n as_o any_o of_o those_o person_n that_o now_o plead_v so_o much_o for_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o expression_n in_o public_a prayer_n be_v yet_o say_v to_o have_v often_o wish_v that_o all_o the_o church_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o public_a worship_n or_o liturgy_n and_o that_o upon_o these_o reason_n the_o hold_v of_o unity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o exclude_v of_o novelty_n faction_n and_o the_o boast_n of_o gift_n 5._o to_o deny_v obedience_n to_o our_o lawful_a ecclesiastical_a superior_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o church_n universal_a or_o particular_a essential_a or_o representative_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v some_o single_a superior_a and_o this_o either_o of_o divine_a or_o of_o lawful_a humane_a institution_n it_o be_v general_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o father_n to_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o schism_n s._n cyprian_n eccl_n cyprian_n filiusimpius_n qui_fw-la contemptis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la derelictis_fw-la constituere_fw-la audet_fw-la aliud_fw-la altar_n cyp._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccl_n define_v a_o schismatique_a to_o be_v such_o a_o wicked_a son_n as_o contemn_v the_o bishop_n and_o forsake_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n presumptuous_o dare_v to_o set_v up_o another_o altar_n and_o again_o these_o be_v the_o way_n of_o schismatic_n to_o please_v themselves_o and_o with_o proud_a disdain_n to_o contemn_v their_o ruler_n and_o again_o 65._o he_o sunt_fw-la conatus_fw-la schismatiecrum_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la placeant_fw-la ut_fw-la praepositum_fw-la superbo_fw-la tumore_fw-la contemnant_fw-la id._n ep_v 65._o this_o you_o ought_v to_o know_v whosoever_o be_v not_o with_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n and_o s._n hierome_n say_v hier._n vnum_fw-la scire_fw-la debesâ—…_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la id._n ep_v 69._o hier._n it_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la decreto_fw-la be_v the_o word_n that_o for_o avoid_v of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n it_o be_v necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v one_o bishop_n in_o every_o diocese_n s._n augustine_n admonish_v his_o christian_a brethren_n obed_a aug._n ad_fw-la srat_fw-la serm_n de_fw-fr obed_a nolite_fw-la mihi_fw-la resistere_fw-la quia_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la you_o be_v not_o to_o oppose_v or_o resist_v i_o who_o be_o your_o bishop_n for_o all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n whether_o of_o church_n or_o common_a wealth_n and_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 13._o when_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n be_v reject_v of_o the_o jew_n from_o that_o rule_n and_o government_n he_o exercise_v over_o they_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o they_o have_v not_o reject_v thou_o but_o they_o have_v reject_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o reign_v over_o they_o 1_o sam._n 8.7_o the_o same_o thing_n say_v our_o lord_n to_o his_o apostle_n luk._n 10.16_o he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o and_o he_o that_o despise_v therefore_o say_v s._n bern._n obedientia_fw-la quae_fw-la majoribus_fw-la praebetur_fw-la deo_fw-la exhibetur_fw-la 12._o bern._n de_fw-fr praec_fw-la &_o disp_n tract_n c._n 12._o the_o obedience_n we_o give_v unto_o our_o superior_n be_v exhibit_v to_o god_n himself_o and_o so_o of_o disobedience_n also_o therefore_o we_o read_v deut._n 17.12_o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o priest_n or_o unto_o the_o judge_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v cavete_fw-la ergo_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la audeat_fw-la insurgere_fw-la contra_fw-la praepositum_fw-la as_o the_o father_n go_v on_o in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n ibid._n aug._n ibid._n take_v heed_n you_o that_o be_v priest_n how_o you_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o for_o say_v he_o all_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n be_v plant_v in_o the_o church_n for_o our_o good_a and_o for_o the_o church_n unity_n whereof_o our_o lord_n will_v have_v we_o to_o be_v very_o careful_a lest_o like_o sheep_n without_o a_o shepherd_n we_o be_v divide_v from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n by_o divers_a error_n but_o to_o come_v near_a home_n doctor_n moulin_n the_o son_n of_o p._n moulin_n write_v a_o book_n to_o vindicate_v the_o french_a reform_a church_n from_o be_v the_o pattern_n to_o any_o scottish_a or_o english_a presbyterian_o to_o reject_v their_o bishop_n where_o he_o give_v we_o also_o the_o severe_a censure_n of_o zanchy_a and_o calvin_n themselves_o against_o those_o that_o deny_v obedience_n to_o their_o lawful_a bishop_n testor_fw-la i_o deo_fw-la say_v zanchy_a i_o protest_v before_o god_n and_o in_o my_o conscience_n that_o i_o hold_v they_o no_o better_a than_o schismatic_n that_o account_v it_o a_o part_n of_o reformation_n in_o the_o church_n to_o have_v 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be_v all_o one_o with_o his_o father_n magn._n ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la