well_o know_v that_o there_o be_v far_o more_o papist_n and_o popish_o affect_v in_o those_o place_n where_o ceremony_n be_v most_o observe_v then_o where_o they_o have_v be_v disuse_v 7._o it_o be_v answer_v in_o the_o abridgement_n pag._n 47._o 48._o that_o ceremony_n be_v not_o for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o papist_n but_o for_o the_o harden_v of_o they_o and_o that_o papist_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v respect_v as_o brethren_n to_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o word_n the_o defendant_n reply_v with_o a_o descant_n upon_o the_o term_n brethren_n sect_n 20._o but_o say_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n 8._o what_o manner_n of_o convert_n they_o be_v usual_o who_o be_v addict_v to_o humane_a ceremony_n we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n and_o such_o other_o sect_n xxi_o the_o great_a scandal_n of_o all_o say_v the_o defend_n be_v against_o the_o church_n now_o this_o nonconformist_n be_v make_v guilty_a of_o two_o way_n 1._o comparative_o 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non-conformitie_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o great_a error_n and_o sin_n of_o the_o prelate_n but_o as_o be_v former_o show_v the_o beginning_n of_o it_o be_v in_o their_o irregular_a canon_n and_o the_o end_n of_o it_o in_o their_o cruel_a execution_n 3._o by_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o prelate_n in_o these_o ceremony_n we_o shall_v though_o not_o anger_n yet_o great_o scandalize_v they_o by_o confirm_v they_o in_o a_o sin_n of_o make_v their_o own_o will_v a_o rule_n to_o the_o church_n even_o in_o mystical_a ceremony_n of_o superstitious_a worship_n contrary_a to_o their_o and_o our_o daily_a prayer_n thy_o will_v be_v do_v 4._o the_o convocation_n do_v not_o carry_v herself_o like_o a_o mother_n towards_o we_o neither_o do_v we_o acknowledge_v any_o such_o honour_n to_o belong_v unto_o it_o as_o for_o the_o faithful_a congregatious_a of_o england_n the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o will_v willing_o be_v rid_v of_o these_o burden_n the_o rest_n of_o this_o 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separation_n sect_n xix_o xx._n in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o papist_n be_v allege_v as_o person_n offend_v by_o non-conformitie_n because_o they_o be_v utter_o unperswadeable_a to_o enter_v into_o a_o church_n where_o all_o ancient_a rite_n be_v profess_o reject_v but_o 1._o the_o refuse_v of_o conformity_n by_o the_o minister_n do_v not_o i_o hope_v make_v these_o ancient_a rite_n much_o less_o all_o to_o be_v profess_o reject_v by_o our_o church_n for_o than_o we_o may_v plead_v the_o profession_n of_o our_o mother_n as_o well_o as_o the_o defendant_n which_o he_o i_o be_o sure_a will_v not_o grant_v 2._o this_o assertion_n which_o be_v give_v as_o a_o reason_n be_v evident_o false_a for_o in_o scotland_n france_n the_o low-countries_n and_o such_o like_a church_n where_o none_o of_o these_o ceremony_n be_v retain_v the_o power_n of_o god_n word_n which_o do_v not_o depend_v on_o human_a ceremony_n be_v as_o â—ffectuall_a to_o the_o conversion_n of_o papist_n as_o in_o england_n 3._o how_o do_v this_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o the_o defendant_n have_v so_o often_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o ceremony_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o papist_n ceremony_n and_o that_o the_o papist_n have_v no_o great_a conceit_n of_o our_o ceremony_n cap._n 2._o sect_n 1â—_n 4._o if_o our_o contention_n about_o these_o thing_n be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o papist_n let_v they_o look_v to_o it_o that_o cast_v these_o apple_n of_o contention_n into_o the_o church_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o peace_n and_o uniformity_n 5._o one_o minister_n without_o conformity_n as_o old_a mr._n midsly_n of_o ratsdell_n who_o be_v after_o silence_v for_o his_o labour_n have_v conver_v more_o papist_n then_o any_o i_o may_v say_v then_o all_o of_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n with_o all_o his_o ceremonial_a observation_n 6._o it_o be_v