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cause_n	authority_n	bishop_n	church_n	2,934	5	4.3576	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48308	Defensive doubts, hopes, and reasons, for refusall of the oath, imposed by the sixth canon of the late synod with important considerations, both for the penning and publishing of them at this time / by John Ley ... ; hereunto is added by the same author, a letter against the erection of an altar, written above five yeares agoe, and a case of conscience, touching the receiving of the sacrament, resolved.	Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1874; ESTC R21343	93,675	154

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decree_n forbearance_n of_o thing_n of_o different_a nature_n as_o of_o meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n of_o thing_n strangle_v of_o blood_n and_o of_o fornication_n call_v the_o abstinence_n from_o they_o all_o necessary_a thing_n act._n 15.28_o 29._o yet_o be_v there_o more_o necessity_n of_o forbearance_n of_o the_o last_o then_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o to_o abstain_v from_o they_o be_v not_o necessary_a but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o state_n of_o that_o time_n that_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o jew_n may_v live_v more_o peaceable_o together_o with_o less_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n but_o to_o forbear_v fornication_n be_v and_o will_v be_v always_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n answ_n all_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o many_o way_n different_a from_o our_o case_n for_o first_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o embrace_v the_o decree_n of_o a_o apostolical_a council_n without_o all_o doubt_n or_o suspicion_n of_o error_n but_o we_o be_v not_o so_o to_o entertain_v any_o constitution_n of_o man_n 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the_o title_n page_n of_o his_o book_n do_v testify_v set_v this_o note_n upon_o that_o article_n touch_v this_o article_n the_o great_a matter_n say_v 193._o say_v mast_n roger_n on_o the_o 35._o article_n of_o relig._n pag._n 193._o he_o be_v not_o whether_o these_o homily_n mean_v and_o mention_v do_v contain_v doctrine_n both_o godly_a wholesome_a and_o necessary_a but_o whether_o homily_n or_o any_o apocrypha_fw-la writing_n at_o all_o may_v be_v read_v in_o the_o open_a church_n and_o before_o the_o congregation_n whereof_o in_o reason_n there_o need_v no_o more_o refutation_n than_o the_o read_n of_o the_o article_n and_o the_o several_a title_n and_o content_n of_o the_o homily_n annex_v to_o it_o and_o though_o we_o like_v it_o well_o enough_o that_o his_o testimony_n be_v sometime_o except_v against_o as_o 48._o as_o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cant._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a._n c._n p._n 47_o 48._o proceed_v from_o a_o private_a man_n yet_o since_o his_o gloss_n upon_o 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