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A49524 The reformed Presbyterian, humbly offering to the consideration of all pious and peaceable spirits several arguments for obedience to the act for unifromity, as the way to vnity and endeavouring to demonstrate by clear inferences from the sacred scriptures, the writings of some of the ancients, or several old pastors of the reformed churches abroad, and of the most eminent old non-conformists amongst ourselves : as Mr. Josias Nichols, Mr. Paul Baines, and other learned divines : as for Mr. Perkins, Mr. Iohn Randal, and Mr. Rob. Bolton, that there is nothing required by the act for vniformity that is forbidden by the law of God / by Rich. Lytler ... Lytler, Richard. 1662 (1662) Wing L3573; ESTC R1525 139,662 290

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sect._n 7._o i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n do_v not_o dispute_v yourselves_o out_o of_o the_o exercise_n of_o your_o ministey_n do_v not_o bring_v yourselves_o in_o trouble_n needless_o and_o thereby_o trouble_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v a_o very_a strange_a conclusion_n in_o my_o simple_a judgement_n that_o because_o there_o need_v no_o law_n to_o make_v that_o which_o be_v neither_o command_v or_o foe_n bid_v to_o be_v indifferent_a five_o disput._n pag._n 437._o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o make_v any_o thing_n the_o subject_n duty_n by_o a_o command_n that_o be_v mere_o indifferent_a but_o that_o indifferent_a thing_n must_v be_v leave_v for_o we_o to_o use_v or_o not_o to_o use_v at_o cu_z own_o liberty_n sect._n 8._o i_o beseech_v you_o all_o consider_v but_o what_o be_v say_v five_o disput._n page_n 439._o to_o this_o purpose_n if_o god_n have_v leave_v we_o this_o liberty_n man_n shall_v not_o take_v that_o liberty_n from_o we_o without_o great_a cause_n and_o without_o some_o accidental_a good_a that_o be_v like_a to_o come_v by_o deprive_v we_o of_o that_o liberty_n and_o that_o good_a must_v be_v great_a than_o the_o accidental_a evil_n to_o all_o which_o i_o do_v full_o agree_v and_o offer_v to_o consideration_n whether_o what_o i_o have_v say_v all_o this_o time_n that_o the_o liberty_n that_o god_n have_v leave_v we_o in_o private_a whether_o we_o will_v use_v a_o form_n or_o no_o form_n in_o prayer_n be_v take_v away_o at_o sometime_o only_o in_o public_a for_o i_o be_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o k._n charles_n the_o first_o of_o bless_a memory_n in_o his_o meditation_n on_o the_o ordinance_n against_o the_o common_a prayer_n though_o i_o be_o for_o common_a prayer_n before_o preach_a that_o yet_o there_o be_v use_v of_o a_o grave_n modest_a discreet_a and_o humble_a use_n of_o the_o minister_n gift_n even_o in_o public_a the_o better_a to_o fit_v and_o excite_v their_o own_o and_o 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