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may_v i_o not_o go_v to_o a_o arian_n church_n if_o occasion_n require_v 215._o p._n 215._o so_o there_o be_v no_o arianism_n express_v in_o the_o liturgy_n answ_n 1._o you_o may_v not_o communicate_v with_o such_o because_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o schism_n before_o mention_v 2_o because_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a no_o not_o for_o prayer_n hear_v conference_n or_o any_o other_o religious_a office_n whatsoever_o for_o people_n to_o assemble_v otherwise_o than_o by_o public_a order_n be_v allow_v for_o why_o shall_v man_n desire_v to_o do_v that_o suspicious_o in_o private_a which_o may_v be_v perform_v warrantable_o in_o public_a p._n 229_o 230._o q._n but_o what_o if_o they_o to_o who_o care_n the_o execution_n of_o the_o public_a service_n be_v commit_v do_v some_o thing_n unseemly_a suspicious_a or_o unlawful_a 209._o p._n 209._o if_o their_o garment_n be_v censure_v as_o or_o indeed_o be_v superstitious_a what_o if_o the_o gesture_n of_o adoration_n be_v use_v at_o the_o altar_n what_o if_o the_o homilist_n or_o preacher_n deliver_v any_o doctrine_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o we_o be_v not_o well_o persuade_v answ_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o we_o may_v not_o separate_v except_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o they_o ourselves_o 210._o p._n 210._o the_o priest_n under_o eli_n have_v so_o ill_o demean_v themselves_o about_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n that_o they_o make_v it_o to_o stink_v yet_o the_o people_n refuse_v not_o to_o come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n nor_o to_o bring_v their_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o priest_n for_o in_o schism_n which_o concern_v fact_n nothing_o can_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o refusal_n of_o communion_n but_o only_o the_o require_v of_o the_o execution_n of_o some_o unlawful_a or_o suspect_v act._n q._n what_o may_v we_o do_v when_o some_o person_n in_o a_o church_n teach_v erroneous_a doctrine_n 214._o p._n 214._o suppose_v of_o arius_n and_o nestorius_n concern_v the_o trinity_n or_o the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n answ_n what_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n be_v not_o a_o point_n of_o any_o great_a depth_n of_o understanding_n to_o discover_v 215._o p._n 215._o so_o be_v it_o distemper_n and_o partiality_n do_v not_o intervene_v i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o opinionum_fw-la varietas_fw-la &_o opinantium_fw-la unitas_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o that_o man_n of_o different_a opinion_n in_o christian_a religion_n may_v not_o hold_v communion_n in_o sacris_fw-la in_o the_o public_a worship_n this_o argument_n hold_v à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la if_o i_o may_v keep_v communion_n with_o such_o as_o teach_v false_a doctrine_n much_o more_o with_o such_o as_o practice_v only_o suspect_v ceremony_n p._n 226._o q._n what_o be_v your_o opinion_n of_o conventicle_n answ_n it_o evident_o appear_v that_o all_o meeting_n upon_o unnecessary_a occasion_n of_o separation_n be_v to_o be_v so_o style_v 227._o p._n 227._o so_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n a_o conventicle_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o congregation_n of_o schismatic_n q._n be_v not_o this_o name_n sometime_o fix_v upon_o good_a and_o honest_a meeting_n p._n 227._o answ_n it_o be_v and_o that_o perchance_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n for_o first_o it_o have_v be_v at_o all_o time_n confess_v necessary_a that_o god_n shall_v have_v 227._o p._n 227._o not_o only_o inward_a and_o private_a devotion_n when_o man_n either_o in_o their_o heart_n or_o closet_n or_o within_o their_o private_a wall_n pray_v praise_n confess_v and_o acknowledge_v but_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v in_o public_a by_o troop_n and_o shoal_n of_o man_n from_o whence_o proceed_v public_a temple_n altar_n form_n of_o service_n appoint_a time_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v require_v for_o open_a assembly_n q._n what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o severe_a censure_n and_o law_n against_o private_a meeting_n answ_n when_o it_o be_v espy_v that_o ill_a affect_a person_n abuse_v private_a meeting_n whether_o religious_a 228._o p._n 228._o or_o civil_a to_o evil_a end_n religiousness_n to_o gross_a impiety_n and_o the_o meeting_n of_o christian_n under_o pagan_a prince_n when_o for_o fear_v they_o dare_v not_o come_v together_o in_o open_a view_n be_v charge_v with_o foul_a imputation_n as_o by_o the_o report_n of_o christian_n themselves_o it_o plain_o appear_v as_o also_o civil_a meeting_n under_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n and_o neighbourly_a visit_n shelter_v treasonable_a attempt_n against_o prince_n and_o common-weal_n hence_o both_o church_n and_o state_n join_v 229._o p._n 229._o and_o joint_o give_v order_n for_o form_n time_n place_n of_o public_a concourse_n whether_o for_o civil_a or_o religious_a end_n and_o all_o other_o meeting_n whatsoever_o beside_o those_o of_o which_o both_o time_n and_o place_n be_v limit_v they_o censure_v for_o rout_n and_o riot_n and_o unlawful_a assembly_n in_o the_o state_n and_o in_o the_o church_n for_o conventicle_n q._n be_v it_o not_o lawful_a then_o for_o