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same_o or_o the_o like_a but_o beware_v of_o far_o fetch_v consequence_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v to_o forbear_v evil_n not_o only_o know_v but_o suspect_v &_o 23._o ans._n doubt_v of_o and_o he_o that_o know_v what_o a_o heart_n mean_v true_o soften_v and_o make_v tender_a with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n have_v rather_o suffer_v all_o extremitye_n than_o approve_v that_o as_o good_a either_o by_o word_n writing_n or_o practice_v which_o he_o but_o doubt_v to_o be_v evil_a and_o to_o displease_v god_n except_o by_o faith_n he_o can_v overcome_v that_o doubt_n in_o some_o measure_n and_o for_o we_o though_o we_o have_v no_o example_n either_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o other_o story_n of_o any_o martyr_n suffer_v in_o the_o same_o or_o the_o like_a particular_n with_o
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or_o if_o a_o priest_n come_v to_o say_v his_o evensong_n shall_v fall_v a_o sleep_n on_o his_o desk_n it_o be_v but_o a_o matter_n of_o circumstance_n in_o respect_n of_o time_n and_o place_n it_o may_v lawful_o be_v do_v in_o another_o place_n and_o at_o another_o time_n yet_o there_o &_o then_o it_o be_v a_o great_a profane_v of_o the_o service_n book_n what_o sway_n authority_n have_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n appear_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n which_o make_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n alterable_a at_o the_o magistrate_n pleasure_n and_o so_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o submission_n to_o k._n henry_n 8._o do_v derive_v as_o they_o pretend_v their_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n from_o he_o and_o so_o exercise_v it_o indeed_o many_o of_o the_o late_a bishop_n and_o their_o proctor_n see_v how_o monstrous_a the_o ministration_n be_v of_o divine_a thing_n by_o a_o humane_a authority_n and_o calling_n and_o grow_v bold_a upon_o the_o present_a 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quaestion_n itself_o as_o the_o 36_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n but_o spiritual_a &_o he_o a_o spiritual_a king_n so_o must_v the_o government_n of_o this_o spiritual_a kingdom_n under_o this_o spiritual_a king_n needs_o be_v spiritual_a &_o all_o the_o law_n of_o it_o and_o as_o christ_n jesus_n have_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o priesthood_n 20._o redeem_v as_o well_o the_o body_n as_o the_o soul_n so_o be_v he_o also_o by_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o rule_v &_o reign_v over_o both_o unto_o which_o christian_a magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o mean_a person_n aught_o to_o submit_v themselves_o &_o the_o more_o christian_n they_o be_v the_o more_o meek_o to_o take_v the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n upon_o they_o and_o the_o great_a authority_n they_o have_v the_o more_o effectual_o to_o advance_v his_o sceptre_n over_o themselves_o &_o their_o people_n by_o all_o good_a mean_n neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o reason_n give_v why_o the_o merit_n 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