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unlawful_a to_o fast_v any_o saturday_n in_o the_o year_n except_o easter_n eve_n in_o memory_n of_o our_o saviour_n then_o lie_v in_o the_o grave_a they_o eat_v no_o blood_n nor_o any_o thing_n strangle_v in_o observation_n of_o that_o decree_n of_o the_o apostle_n act._n 15_o 28_o 29._o they_o observe_v four_o lent_n in_o the_o year_n they_o reject_v the_o religious_a use_n of_o massy_a image_n or_o statue_n in_o their_o church_n though_o they_o admit_v of_o picture_n or_o plain_a image_n they_o disallow_v private_a mass_n and_o the_o sale_n of_o indulgence_n and_o pardon_n with_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o elevate_a host_n last_o they_o have_v their_o service_n in_o a_o know_a tongue_n in_o these_o and_o some_o other_o small_a particular_n they_o differ_v in_o practice_n from_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o as_o in_o matter_n of_o practice_n so_o in_o opinion_n too_o as_o about_o transubstantiation_n purgatory_n the_o state_n of_o soul_n depart_v etc._n etc._n but_o too_o much_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o sad_a effect_n that_o follow_v the_o great_a head_n of_o his_o church_n unite_v all_o his_o member_n to_o himself_o and_o each_o other_o in_o verity_n and_o unity_n in_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o the_o same_o love_n he_o who_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o his_o father_n supply_v his_o church_n with_o that_o wisdom_n from_o above_o which_o be_v first_o pure_a then_o peaceable_a that_o so_o it_o may_v seek_v and_o seek_v obtain_v those_o two_o inestimable_a blessing_n truth_n and_o peace_n the_o great_a physician_n of_o soul_n in_o his_o due_a time_n apply_v a_o effectual_a salve_n to_o heal_v up_o these_o wound_n of_o his_o turn_n mangle_a spouse_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o his_o church_n who_o come_v to_o bind_v up_o that_o which_o be_v break_v to_o seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v to_o recollect_v the_o disperse_a one_o and_o who_o once_o break_v down_o the_o partition-wall_n between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n bring_v his_o scatter_v sheep_n into_o one_o fold_n here_o and_o hereafter_o set_v they_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n in_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 3._o lin_v 24._o for_o sunt_fw-la read_v sicut_fw-la p._n 9_o l._n 24._o r._n 2_o cor._n 1._o 24._o p._n 17._o l._n 21._o r._n marcellus_n ancyranus_n p._n 88_o l._n 16._o r._n contextio_n p._n 102._o l._n 32._o r._n heb._n 6._o 1._o p._n 105._o l._n 20_o 21._o r._n this_o testimony_n p._n 117._o l._n 19_o r._n his_o comment_n p._n 118._o l._n 14._o r._n where_o p._n 122._o l._n 12._o r._n this_o p._n 116._o l._n 25._o r._n discessuri_fw-la p._n 128._o l._n 19_o r._n confinem_fw-la p._n 141._o l._n 17._o r._n melania_n p._n 145._o l._n 31._o r._n god_n p._n 157._o l._n 6._o r._n form_n p._n 159._o l._n 23._o r._n out_o of_o p._n 161._o l._n 31._o r._n test_n p._n 173._o l._n 29._o r._n this_o p._n 174._o l._n 27._o r._n moscovitish_n p._n 175._o l_o 34._o r._n act._n 8._o 37._o p._n 179._o l_o 21._o r_o be_v p._n 181._o l._n 12._o r._n speak_v p._n 183._o l._n 22._o r._n generality_n p._n 189._o l._n 16._o r._n or_o p._n 193._o l._n 15._o r._n word_n &_o l._n 25._o thus_o p._n 196._o l._n 20._o r._n ita_fw-la p._n 204._o l._n 12._o r._n common_o p._n 205._o l._n 12._o f._n in_o the._n r._n to_o be_v p._n 207._o l._n 34._o r._n unjust_a p._n 209._o l._n 11._o r._n areop_n p._n 210._o l_o 9_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 214._o l._n 31._o r_o or_o p._n 223._o l_o 18._o creed_n make_v by_o p._n 245._o l_o 34._o r._n lauraeus_n p._n 252._o l_o 9_o r_o haymo_n