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command_n obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o heb._n 13._o and_o again_o submit_v yourself_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 1._o pet._n 2.13_o to_o this_o appertayne_v lawful_a custom_n have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n where_o there_o be_v no_o write_v law_n three_o touch_v thing_n that_o be_v free_a and_o be_v neither_o determine_v by_o civil_a nor_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n we_o have_v this_o rule_n let_v every_o man_n stand_v full_o persuade_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n that_o he_o may_v do_v or_o omit_v that_o which_o he_o intend_v without_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n or_o his_o neighbour_n but_o he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o these_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o conscience_n set_v down_o in_o the_o word_n concern_v which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o first_o rule_n be_v absolute_a and_o the_o second_o and_o three_o 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thereof_o be_v the_o perverseness_n only_o of_o the_o person_n offend_v tertullian_n say_v well_o res_fw-la bona_fw-la neminem_fw-la offendit_fw-la nisi_fw-la malam_fw-la mentem_fw-la that_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n such_o as_o obedience_n can_v offend_v no_o man_n but_o a_o evil_a mind_n which_o must_v be_v reform_v by_o good_a information_n and_o not_o by_o disobedience_n which_o confirm_v error_n and_o cause_n rebellion_n caluin_n in_o his_o 363._o epist_n write_v to_o olevian_n give_v many_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o sacrament_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v refuse_v to_o the_o sick_a in_o time_n of_o extremity_n and_o declare_v that_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n he_o think_v it_o expedient_a not_o to_o refuse_v the_o same_o yet_o he_o subjoine_v scis_fw-la frater_fw-la alium_fw-la esse_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la morem_fw-la fero_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la utile_fw-la contendere_fw-la that_o be_v you_o know_v brother_n we_o have_v another_o custom_n i_o 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