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unsuitable_a to_o every_o man_n business_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n that_o s._n james_n first_o make_v choice_n of_o some_o special_a prayer_n most_o frequent_o by_o they_o use_v which_o be_v after_o call_v his_o liturgy_n which_o or_o some_o other_o in_o the_o disguise_n of_o that_o the_o greek_a church_n still_o use_v on_o solemn_a day_n this_o also_o be_v of_o the_o long_a for_o every_o day_n use_n st._n basil_n be_v say_v to_o have_v shorten_v and_o that_o again_o st._n chrysostome_n how_o certain_a these_o report_n be_v i_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o affirm_v but_o only_o add_v that_o the_o greek_a church_n who_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o by_o their_o record_n do_v retain_v all_o these_o three_o liturgy_n and_o will_v loud_o laugh_v at_o any_o man_n that_o shall_v make_v doubt_n whether_o st._n james_n s._n basil_n and_o s._n chrysostome_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o they_o 2._o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o church_n if_o they_o be_v deceive_v also_o and_o may_v not_o be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v heed_v by_o our_o assembler_n be_v yet_o a_o argument_n of_o great_a authority_n to_o any_o prudent_a man_n if_o not_o that_o these_o liturgy_n be_v pure_o the_o same_o with_o those_o that_o be_v write_v by_o that_o apostle_n and_o those_o holy_a man_n yet_o that_o there_o be_v such_o thing_n as_o liturgy_n of_o their_o pen_n the_o like_a may_v be_v add_v of_o that_o short_a form_n of_o st._n peter_n which_o alone_o they_o say_v be_v use_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n for_o a_o great_a while_n till_o after_o by_o some_o pope_n it_o be_v augment_v and_o the_o same_o of_o st._n mark_v liturgy_n i_o be_o sure_a s._n augustine_n speak_v of_o some_o form_n retain_v in_o the_o church_n and_o still_o to_o be_v find_v in_o our_o liturgy_n particular_o that_o of_o sursum_fw-la corda_fw-la lift_v up_o your_o heart_n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o they_o be_v verba_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la petita_fw-la word_n fetch_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o suppose_v that_o they_o do_v use_v such_o form_n and_o for_o that_o particular_a mention_v by_o s._n augustine_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n l._n 8._o c._n 16._o which_o collection_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o ancient_a as_o it_o pretend_v do_v yet_o imitate_v apostolical_a antiquity_n and_o so_o in_o s._n james_n and_o basil_n and_o chrysostom_n liturgy_n in_o the_o same_o word_n with_o our_o book_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o word_n bind_a and_o for_o many_o other_o such_o particular_a form_n use_v by_o we_o we_o find_v they_o in_o cyril_n of_o hierusalems_n catechism_n one_o of_o the_o ancient_a author_n we_o have_v and_o then_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v necessary_a for_o the_o church_n to_o turn_v out_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v thus_o bring_v into_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v make_v good_a by_o our_o assembler_n sect_n 18_o 5._o the_o practice_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n from_o that_o time_n to_o this_o which_o be_v so_o notorious_a to_o any_o that_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o of_o which_o so_o many_o testimony_n be_v gather_v together_o for_o many_o man_n satisfaction_n by_o cassander_n and_o other_o writer_n of_o the_o liturgica_n that_o it_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o the_o reader_n to_o detain_v or_o importune_v he_o with_o testimony_n of_o that_o nature_n to_o omit_v the_o practice_n of_o 18._o constantine_n who_o prescribe_v a_o form_n for_o his_o soldier_n a_o copy_n of_o which_o we_o have_v in_o euseb_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n l._n 4._o c._n 20._o i_o shall_v only_o mention_v two_o grand_a testimony_n for_o set_a form_n one_o in_o the_o 23._o canon_n of_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n quascunque_fw-la sibi_fw-la preces_fw-la aliquis_fw-la describet_fw-la non_fw-la iis_fw-la utatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la eas_fw-la cum_fw-la instructioribus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la contulerit_fw-la no_o man_n may_v use_v any_o prayer_n which_o he_o have_v make_v unless_o he_o first_o consult_v with_o other_o learneder_n christian_n about_o they_o and_o the_o other_o more_o punctual_a council_n milev_n c._n 12._o placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la preces_fw-la quae_fw-la probatae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la in_o concilio_n ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la celebrentur_fw-la nec_fw-la aliae_fw-la omninò_fw-la dicantur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la prudentioribus_fw-la tractantur_fw-la vel_fw-la comprobatae_fw-la in_o synodo_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la aliquid_fw-la contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la minus_fw-la studium_fw-la sit_fw-la compositum_fw-la it_o be_v resolve_v on_o that_o the_o prayer_n that_o be_v approve_v in_o the_o council_n shall_v be_v use_v by_o all_o and_o that_o no_o other_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o the_o church_n but_o those_o that_o have_v be_v weigh_v by_o the_o more_o prudent_a or_o approve_v in_o a_o synod_n lest_o any_o thing_n either_o through_o ignorance_n or_o negligence_n shall_v be_v do_v against_o the_o faith_n instead_o of_o such_o citation_n and_o because_o 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 9_o 6._o 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
of_o that_o whole_a number_n of_o divine_n whether_o i_o shall_v do_v they_o wrong_v in_o affirm_v that_o there_o yet_o be_v not_o ten_o divine_v in_o that_o number_n that_o think_v all_o liturgy_n unlawful_a and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a not_o to_o reform_v but_o to_o abolish_v our_o book_n which_o be_v the_o stile_n of_o the_o ordinance_n if_o this_o challenge_n of_o i_o may_v not_o be_v answer_v with_o a_o plain_a punctual_a subscription_n of_o so_o many_o to_o the_o condemnation_n of_o all_o liturgy_n as_o unlawful_a i_o be_o sure_a this_o be_v a_o argument_n ad_fw-la homines_fw-la unanswerable_a and_o the_o ground_n of_o my_o challenge_n and_o of_o my_o specify_v that_o number_n be_v the_o relation_n we_o have_v oft_o have_v of_o the_o but_o seven_o dissent_v brethren_n i._n e._n the_o but_o so_o many_o of_o the_o independent_a party_n among_o they_o which_o upon_o my_o former_a ground_n i_o now_o suppose_v the_o only_a mortal_a enemy_n to_o all_o liturgy_n but_o 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that_o the_o abolition_n of_o liturgy_n can_v have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o benign_a influence_n on_o the_o state_n much_o less_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o prosperity_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v infer_v only_o by_o this_o vulgar_a aphorism_n that_o any_o notable_a or_o grand_a mutation_n if_o from_o some_o high_a principle_n it_o appear_v not_o necessary_a to_o be_v make_v will_v be_v necessary_a not_o to_o be_v make_v at_o least_o not_o to_o be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d altogether_o but_o only_o by_o degree_n and_o prudent_a dispensing_n i_o shall_v not_o any_o far_o enlarge_v on_o so_o plain_a a_o theme_n then_o to_o mention_v one_o proportion_n or_o resemblance_n of_o this_o truth_n in_o the_o natural_a body_n observe_v by_o the_o physician_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o hydropical_a patient_n who_o when_o the_o body_n lie_v cover_v with_o such_o a_o deluge_n of_o water_n that_o it_o prove_v necessary_a to_o make_v some_o sluice_n to_o let_v out_o the_o burdenous_a 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