license_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a presume_v to_o appoint_v or_o hold_v any_o meeting_n for_o sermon_n etc._n etc._n nor_o attempt_v by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n to_o cast_v out_o any_o devil_n etc._n etc._n l._n all_o this_o be_v do_v to_o prevent_v abuse_n m._n it_o fall_v out_o well_o that_o they_o do_v not_o forbid_v christianity_n or_o read_v scripture_n in_o a_o know_a tongue_n to_o prevent_v abuse_v it_o and_o next_o that_o they_o forbid_v not_o law_n and_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o abuse_v but_o do_v not_o you_o thâ—â—k_v that_o they_o make_v very_o unworthy_a man_n minister_n or_o that_o they_o change_v or_o maim_v the_o pastoral_n office_n when_o no_o minister_n no_o not_o the_o wise_a may_v be_v trust_v to_o fast_v and_o pray_v with_o his_o neighbour_n shall_v a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n be_v forbid_v this_o in_o his_o house_n the_o jew_n forbid_v it_o not_o to_o cornelius_n what_o jealousy_n have_v such_o a_o clergy_n of_o one_o another_o and_o 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representative_a till_o they_o know_v which_o be_v the_o church_n real_a and_o this_o they_o tell_v we_o not_o either_o as_o to_o matter_n or_o form._n 1._o whether_o the_o church_n real_a be_v only_o the_o clergy_n or_o also_o the_o laity_n whether_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n nobles_z gentry_z and_o commons_z be_v all_o represent_v in_o the_o convocation_n if_o yea_o by_o what_o law_n or_o power_n and_o may_v we_o say_v that_o king_n and_o parliament_n do_v what_o these_o do_v what_o need_v they_o then_o after_o to_o confirm_v their_o canon_n and_o they_o that_o hold_v the_o church_n law_n bind_v in_o conscience_n as_o such_o before_o king_n and_o parliament_n confirm_v they_o will_v bring_v king_n and_o parliament_n under_o their_o obedience_n if_o not_o excommunication_n but_o if_o they_o pretend_v not_o to_o represent_v the_o king_n and_o laity_n they_o false_o exclude_v they_o from_o be_v part_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o they_o be_v utter_o disagree_v de_fw-fr forma_fw-la what_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v either_o it_o have_v a_o ecclesiastical_a constitutive_a sovereign_a power_n or_o not_o if_o not_o it_o be_v not_o a_o ecclesiastic_a body_n politic_a and_o of_o late_a their_o dispute_a doctor_n plain_o confess_v that_o it_o have_v no_o such_o specify_v summa_fw-la potestas_fw-la and_o so_o be_v formal_o no_o political_a govern_v church_n the_o king_n government_n of_o it_o by_o the_o sword_n which_o none_o deny_v they_o say_v be_v but_o a_o accident_n of_o it_o and_o not_o essential_a to_o the_o church_n and_o so_o in_o sum_n it_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a community_n or_o a_o voluntary_a confederacy_n of_o many_o church_n that_o make_v no_o unify_v polity_n and_o that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o church_n only_o in_o a_o loose_a and_o not_o proper_a sense_n as_o the_o assembly_n at_o nimegen_n be_v a_o kingdom_n 3._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o thousand_o of_o lay-man_n and_o many_o dissent_v minister_n be_v true_a part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o convocation_n represent_v our_o part_n only_o of_o that_o church_n 4._o if_o they_o be_v but_o a_o community_n they_o can_v make_v no_o law_n but_o only_o contract_v law_n be_v only_o the_o act_n and_o instrument_n of_o ruler_n therefore_o we_o owe_v no_o obedience_n to_o they_o as_o be_v no_o command_n of_o ruler_n till_o the_o civil_a power_n make_v they_o law_n save_v as_o particular_a pastor_n may_v make_v they_o law_n to_o their_o several_a flock_n 5._o if_o they_o make_v they_o obligatory_a church-law_n as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o convocation_n than_o it_o seem_v the_o representative_a church_n govern_v the_o real_a and_o the_o presbyter_n in_o convocation_n exercise_v a_o legislative_a power_n which_o be_v the_o high_a that_o bishop_n can_v pretend_v to_o 6._o these_o be_v leave_v thus_o in_o uncertainty_n in_o the_o dark_a how_o come_v that_o man_n to_o deserve_v excommunication_n or_o be_v wicked_o erroneous_a that_o herein_o declare_v his_o dissent_n i_o dare_v not_o publish_v such_o a_o excommunication_n if_o command_v l._n what_o be_v the_o 140th_o canon_n m._n whosoever_o shall_v affirm_v that_o no_o manner_n of_o person_n either_o of_o the_o clergy_n or_o laity_n not_o be_v then_o particular_o assemble_v in_o the_o say_v sacred_a synod_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o tâ—e_v decree_n thereof_o in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a make_v and_o ratify_v by_o the_o king_n majesty_n supreme_a authority_n as_o not_o have_v give_v their_o voice_n to_o they_o let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o not_o restore_v etc._n etc._n here_o crafty_o in_o a_o parenthesis_n they_o put_v in_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o if_o they_o mean_v only_o his_o obligation_n on_o we_o no_o one_o of_o we_o deny_v it_o but_o because_o their_o dispute_a doctor_n take_v that_o but_o as_o a_o accident_n we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o papist_n themselves_o be_v oft_o put_v to_o say_v that_o general_a council_n bind_v not_o the_o absent_a till_o they_o receive_v they_o and_o the_o french_a long_o receive_v not_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n nor_o many_o church_n other_o council_n l._n what_o be_v the_o last_o canon_n m._n the_o 141st_o for_o so_o many_o church-commandment_n we_o have_v god_n ten_o being_n but_o a_o little_a part_n of_o our_o religion_n be_v whoever_o shall_v affirm_v that_o the_o sacred_a synod_n assemble_v as_o aforesaid_a be_v a_o company_n of_o such_o person_n as_o do_v conspire_v together_o against_o godly_a and_o religious_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o that_o therefore_o both_o they_o and_o their_o proceed_n in_o make_v canon_n and_o constitution_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a by_o the_o king_n authority_n let_v they_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o not_o restore_v etc._n etc._n here_o again_o we_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o king_n be_v obligatory_a power_n but_o what_o the_o person_n and_o their_o work_n be_v i_o think_v a_o point_n that_o christian_n may_v differ_v about_o and_o not_o deserve_v excommunication_n it_o seem_v they_o can_v foresee_v what_o man_n will_v judge_v of_o they_o and_o no_o wonder_n though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n i_o be_o none_o of_o their_o judge_n but_o leave_v god_n work_n to_o himself_o but_o i_o must_v say_v that_o this_o book_n of_o canon_n do_v no_o whit_n increase_v my_o esteem_n of_o council_n of_o prelacy_n of_o humane_a canon_n or_o clergy_n law_n nor_o of_o the_o particular_a bishop_n and_o clergy_n that_o make_v they_o and_o that_o i_o will_v neither_o publish_v such_o excommunication_n nor_o promise_n or_o swear_v to_o do_v it_o though_o i_o know_v that_o stretch_a pretence_n satisfy_v some_o man_n like_o they_o that_o own_o the_o name_n of_o sacred_a to_o that_o synod_n because_o sacrum_n quod_fw-la sanctum_fw-la simul_fw-la execrabile_fw-la signat_fw-la a_o profess_a and_o relative_a sanctity_n may_v be_v grant_v they_o chap._n
that_o the_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o make_v and_o consecrate_v bishop_n priest_n or_o deacon_n contain_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o that_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god._n though_o it_o assert_v that_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n be_v distinct_a order_n which_o even_o in_o k._n aelfrick_n day_n the_o church_n of_o england_n deny_v xxv_o we_o must_v publish_v they_o excommunicate_v who_o affirm_v that_o the_o nonconformist_n may_v true_o take_v the_o name_n of_o another_o church_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o any_o assembly_n of_o subject_n not_o allow_v by_o law_n be_v true_a and_o lawful_a church_n xxvi_o no_o minister_n must_v witting_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o any_o but_o such_o as_o kneel_v nor_o to_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a depraver_n of_o the_o liturgy_n ceremony_n order_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n can._n 27._o xxvii_o none_o of_o other_o parish_n be_v often_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o communion_n xxviii_o all_o minister_n that_o repent_v of_o conform_v must_v be_v suspend_v excommunicate_a and_o depose_v at_o last_o can._n 38._o xxix_o we_o must_v give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o none_o that_o go_v for_o it_o from_o unpreach_a minister_n but_o must_v send_v they_o home_o can._n 57_o nor_o must_v baptise_v their_o child_n xxx_o minister_n must_v not_o be_v suffer_v that_o wear_v not_o the_o surplice_n can._n 58._o xxxi_o no_o minister_n must_v refuse_v or_o delay_v to_o christen_v any_o child_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n to_o he_o on_o sunday_n or_o holyday_n to_o be_v christen_v without_o exception_n of_o atheist_n or_o infidel_n child_n can._n 68_o xxxii_o no_o minister_n may_v keep_v any_o fast_a in_o public_a or_o at_o private_a house_n or_o be_v present_a at_o any_o on_o what_o necessity_n soever_o without_o the_o bishop_n licence_n for_o it_o under_o hand_n and_o seal_n or_o the_o law_n appointment_n xxxiii_o we_o must_v if_o command_v publish_v all_o excommunicate_a that_o affirm_v that_o the_o sacred_a synod_n be_v not_o the_o true_a church_n of_o england_n by_o representation_n or_o that_o deprave_v it_o as_o a_o faction_n etc._n etc._n xxxiv_o no_o man_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v or_o suffer_v in_o the_o ministry_n for_o twenty_o year_n that_o do_v not_o subscribe_v thus_o i_o do_v declare_v that_o i_o do_v hold_v that_o there_o lie_v no_o obligation_n on_o i_o or_o on_o any_o other_o person_n from_o the_o oath_n common_o call_v the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n to_o endeavour_v any_o change_n or_o alteration_n of_o government_n in_o church_n or_o state._n xxxv_o all_o nonconformist_n must_v swear_v that_o they_o will_v never_o endeavour_v any_o alteration_n of_o the_o church_n government_n or_o else_o be_v banish_v five_o mile_n from_o corporation_n and_o all_o place_n where_o ever_o they_o preach_v since_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n xxxvi_o all_o minister_n must_v subscribe_v and_o nonconformist_n swear_v that_o they_o abhor_v the_o traitorous_a position_n of_o take_v arm_n by_o the_o king_n authority_n against_o those_o that_o be_v commissioned_n by_o he_o xxxvii_o we_o must_v assent_v and_o consent_n to_o the_o damnatory_a sentence_n in_o the_o creed_n call_v athanasius_n xxxviii_o every_o minister_n consent_v to_o say_v the_o morning_n and_o evening_n service_n every_o day_n in_o the_o year_n not_o be_v let_v by_o sickness_n or_o other_o urgent_a cause_n thirty-nine_o minister_n must_v concur_v to_o force_v the_o unwilling_a parishioner_n to_o the_o sacrament_n or_o else_o to_o excommunicate_v and_o ruin_v they_o xl._o if_o we_o dare_v not_o conform_v for_o fear_n of_o sin_n we_o must_v forsake_v our_o ministry_n to_o which_o we_o be_v ordain_v and_o vow_v and_o give_v over_o preach_v the_o gospel_n what_o ever_o need_v there_o be_v and_o must_v also_o remove_v our_o dwell_n from_o all_o place_n aforesaid_a these_o be_v the_o part_n of_o minister_n conformity_n lay_v man_n conformity_n be_v as_o follow_v i._o they_o must_v trust_v their_o soul_n with_o the_o pastoral_n oversight_n of_o those_o and_o only_o those_o as_o their_o fix_a pastor_n who_o patron_n will_v choose_v for_o they_o and_o bishop_n institute_n though_o the_o conformist_n accuse_v many_o patron_n of_o such_o heinous_a sin_n as_o speak_v they_o unfit_a for_o so_o strange_a a_o trust_n beside_o those_o that_o be_v papist_n and_o bishop_n say_v they_o have_v not_o power_n to_o keep_v out_o the_o unfit_a ii_o they_o be_v not_o only_o hereby_o deprive_v of_o the_o exercise_n of_o self-government_n for_o the_o save_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n but_o of_o due_a family_n government_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o must_v not_o bid_v they_o choose_v better_a pastor_n iii_o they_o be_v force_v to_o forbear_v communion_n with_o all_o nonconformist_n and_o to_o separate_v from_o all_o other_o beside_o conformist_n though_o they_o account_v this_o schismatical_a separation_n iv._o when_o god_n command_v they_o if_o thy_o brother_n trespass_n against_o thou_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o if_o he_o hear_v not_o tell_v the_o church_n etc._n etc._n and_o with_o drunkard_n railer_n fornicator_n etc._n etc._n not_o to_o eat_v they_o be_v force_v to_o have_v communion_n with_o parish_n where_o no_o such_o discipline_n be_v exercise_v nor_o can_v they_o perform_v any_o such_o duty_n and_o to_o lose_v all_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o christian_a order_n and_o discipline_n none_o be_v so_o much_o cast_v out_o as_o conscionable_a dissenter_n v._o conscionable_a care_n to_o obey_v god_n law_n be_v great_o discourage_v and_o make_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n while_o it_o must_v be_v man_n utter_a ruin_n to_o deny_v conformity_n even_o in_o a_o ceremony_n to_o man_n when_o it_o be_v do_v for_o fear_n of_o sin_v against_o god._n vi_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o baptism_n and_o christendom_n for_o their_o child_n if_o they_o dare_v not_o use_v the_o foresay_a way_n of_o godfathers_n as_o describe_v vii_o they_o be_v also_o to_o be_v unchristened_a if_o think_v our_o cross_v be_v use_v as_o a_o unlawful_a humane_a sacrament_n they_o dare_v not_o receive_v it_o as_o a_o dedicate_a badge_n of_o christianity_n viii_o if_o they_o think_v kneel_v at_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n a_o unlawful_a harden_v the_o papist_n they_o be_v deny_v communion_n ix_o if_o any_o dissent_v but_o from_o confirmation_n organ_n kneel_v at_o the_o rail_n take_v a_o reader_n or_o unfit_a man_n for_o their_o pastor_n they_o must_v not_o be_v receive_v to_o communion_n by_o a_o conformist_n in_o another_o parish_n x._o all_o the_o land_n be_v engage_v minister_n vestry_n corporation_n and_o militia_n by_o oath_n or_o covenant_n never_o to_o endeavour_v any_o alteration_n of_o government_n in_o the_o church_n xi_o they_o be_v all_o engage_v to_o abhor_v the_o position_n as_o traitorous_a of_o take_v arm_n by_o the_o king_n authority_n against_o any_o commissioned_n by_o he_o in_o pursuit_n of_o such_o commission_n xii_o all_o corporation_n government_n and_o trust_n be_v confine_v to_o they_o that_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n on_o they_o or_o any_o other_o from_o the_o solemn_a covenant_n or_o vow_n not_o except_v so_o much_o as_o to_o oppose_v schism_n popery_n or_o profaneness_n to_o defend_v the_o king_n or_o repent_v of_o sin_n though_o these_o be_v vow_v i_o have_v now_o tell_v you_o what_o conformity_n be_v in_o minister_n and_o people_n chap._n v._o i._n of_o re-ordination_a l._n you_o have_v name_v a_o great_a number_n but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o all_o these_o be_v impose_v and_o in_o many_o of_o they_o i_o see_v no_o harm_n m._n i_o tell_v you_o that_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o impose_v be_v sinful_a nonconformity_n be_v a_o duty_n which_o all_o the_o minister_n in_o england_n be_v bind_v to_o l._n what_o sin_n can_v you_o find_v in_o re-ordination_a m._n i_o must_v first_o state_n the_o controversy_n before_o i_o argue_v it_o 1._o the_o word_n ordination_n may_v 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