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that_o council_n thus_o o_o lord_n we_o can_v not_o but_o in_o this_o perplex_a case_n open_v our_o mind_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v ‡_o 1â—_n open_v our_o cause_n before_o thou_o the_o seven_o canon_n a_o declaration_n concerning_o some_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n this_o canon_n be_v general_o for_o a_o uniformity_n in_o will-worship_n throughout_o all_o england_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o introduce_n of_o altar_n in_o every_o church_n with_o the_o service_n about_o it_o the_o canon_n for_o this_o first_o pretend_v how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o unity_n of_o faith_n be_v accompany_v with_o uniformity_n of_o practice_n in_o the_o outward_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n now_o this_o outward_a worship_n be_v mere_o of_o man_n devise_v a_o will-worship_n and_o express_o forbid_v and_o condemn_v by_o the_o ‡_o 2._o apostle_n and_o therefore_o no_o service_n of_o god_n so_o as_o the_o uniformity_n herein_o overthrow_v not_o only_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n but_o 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〈◊〉_d papist_n flatter_v themselves_o with_o a_o hope_n of_o our_o backeâ—â—ding_n into_o their_o popish_a superstition_n do_v they_o so_o how_o come_v they_o thus_o to_o hope_v from_o the_o set_n up_o of_o your_o altâ—â—s_n you_o will_v say_v and_o to_o what_o purpose_n then_o be_v your_o former_a canon_n for_o suppress_v the_o growth_n of_o popery_n when_o this_o canon_n will_v make_v they_o grow_v fast_o out_o of_o a_o hope_n of_o england_n backesâ—ding_v to_o they_o than_o the_o former_a will_v suppress_v their_o growth_n for_o fear_n of_o all_o the_o empty_a charge_n thereof_o or_o for_o any_o counterfeit_n show_v these_o man_n can_v make_v of_o win_v they_o to_o our_o church_n unless_o the_o altar_n be_v of_o more_o force_n to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o see_v especial_o those_o superstition_n or_o rather_o idolatrous_a approach_n thereunto_o but_o the_o synod_n call_v their_o hope_n a_o vain_a hope_n that_o
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