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as_o it_o do_v former_o in_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v time_n when_o one_o of_o the_o bishop_n begin_v to_o read_v the_o common-prayer_n which_o she_o call_v popery_n gospeler_n pag._n 28._o be_v it_o not_o as_o lawful_a for_o the_o scots_a presbyterian_o to_o pray_v against_o the_o english_a hierarchy_n as_o antichristian_a as_o for_o the_o english_a clergy_n and_o prelate_n too_o to_o plot_n drink_v and_o plead_v in_o their_o session_n at_o the_o devil_n against_o the_o scot_n presbytery_n and_o i_o believe_v they_o will_v pray_v against_o it_o also_o but_o that_o they_o have_v not_o a_o form_n for_o it_o to_o suppose_v that_o the_o banihing_n the_o prelatical_a scot_n clergy_n be_v not_o encourage_v by_o authority_n be_v ignorance_n and_o sauciness_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a authority_n in_o scotland_n have_v do_v what_o be_v proper_a for_o a_o civil_a government_n to_o do_v viz._n they_o have_v declare_v the_o hierarchy_n antihumane_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o 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papaprelatical_a nay_o she_o be_v archipapaprelatical_a and_o that_o be_v antihumane_a in_o the_o new_a gospel_n phrase_n but_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v be_v kind_a at_o least_o to_o their_o brethren_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a church_n beyond_o sea_n be_v not_o the_o dutch_a and_o french_a presbyterian_o be_v not_o the_o mother_n church_n of_o geneva_n thorough_o reform_v no_o no_o they_o have_v never_o set_v up_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n for_o their_o standard_n or_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o author_n own_o word_n pag._n 27._o they_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n because_o not_o know_v how_o to_o pray_v without_o they_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o a_o form_n which_o be_v as_o unreasonable_a and_o unnatural_a a_o imposition_n upon_o the_o strong_a especial_o on_o minister_n as_o will_v be_v the_o impose_v of_o crutch_n upon_o the_o adult_n and_o able_a part_n of_o mankind_n who_o can_v walk_v better_o without_o they_o well_o christ_n prescribe_v 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