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a_o exception_n whereby_o upon_o occasion_n benefice_a person_n may_v by_o the_o bishop_n be_v inhibit_v or_o suspend_v from_o preach_v or_o expound_v even_o in_o their_o own_o cure_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o than_o this_o be_v but_o a_o provincial_a constitution_n which_o can_v derogate_v from_o the_o canon_n law_n afore_o in_o this_o section_n allege_v by_o our_o author_n shall_v be_v meerelie_o void_a yet_o to_o make_v it_o more_o plain_a what_o great_a doughty_a sermon_n these_o be_v which_o benefice_a person_n in_o their_o own_o cure_n be_v in_o this_o great_a restraint_n pretend_v suffer_v to_o utter_v forsooth_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o that_o shallow_a paraphrase_n archipresbyteri_fw-la paraphrase_n const_n prou_z ignorantia_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la de_fw-fr off_z archipresbyteri_fw-la afore_o speak_v of_o which_o they_o may_v simple_o con_v without_o book_n and_o preach_v to_o their_o people_n but_o they_o may_v wade_v no_o further_o as_o appear_v in_o this_o 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by_o a_o bishop_n be_v thereby_o by_o the_o secret_a operation_n of_o law_n admit_v withal_o a_o preacher_n by_o the_o say_a bishop_n than_o be_v this_o no_o prerogative_n to_o a_o bacchelor_n of_o divinity_n or_o to_o a_o preacher_n when_o as_o every_o minister_n shall_v be_v as_o capable_a of_o a_o benefice_n of_o that_o value_n as_o they_o and_o so_o the_o statute_n shall_v be_v absurd_a and_o elusorie_a 23._o section_n pag._n 47_o 48_o 49_o 50_o 51_o 52_o 53_o have_v have_v so_o hard_a hap_n with_o particular_a proof_n he_o here_o come_v to_o a_o general_a reason_n or_o presumption_n because_o statute_n in_o doubtful_a point_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o so_o that_o they_o may_v as_o little_a prejudice_n the_o same_o as_o may_v be_v and_o for_o that_o the_o call_n trial_n examination_n and_o quality_n require_v be_v speak_v of_o about_o make_v deacons_n and_n minister_n without_o particular_a mention_n of_o what_o sort_n of_o call_v trial_n 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