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nocent_a in_o his_o judgm_n the_o cer._n be_v then_o nocent_a and_o infamous_a for_o these_o sequell_n and_o yet_o the_o rej._n fay_v they_o be_v not_o until_o of_o late_a so_o extreme_o oppose_v as_o unlawful_a 2._o our_o opposition_n of_o they_o be_v no_o more_o guilty_a of_o these_o mischief_n than_o the_o message_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v of_o the_o cruelty_n which_o pharoahs_n task_n â—_z use_v towards_o the_o poor_a israelite_n exod._n 5._o though_o â—ome_v people_n now_o may_v think_v so_o as_o many_o israelite_n do_v â—hen_o 2._o when_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o helvetia_n oppose_v human_a ceremony_n as_o unlawful_a they_o be_v by_o public_a authority_n and_o with_o common_a consent_n abolish_v and_o the_o very_a anabaptist_n be_v thank_v for_o that_o opposition_n so_o zwinglius_fw-la their_o arch-adversary_n tom._n 1._o p._n 70._o and_o here_o true_o i_o shall_v grant_v to_o the_o catabaptist_n and_o will_v free_o confess_v that_o some_o commodity_n have_v accrue_v from_o that_o contention_n which_o they_o have_v stir_v about_o baptism_n for_o hence_o it_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o foolish_a superstition_n of_o human_a conceit_n have_v add_v as_o namely_o the_o use_n of_o exorcism_n spittle_n and_o salt_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o like_a kind_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o light_v be_v account_v of_o all_o for_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a sunt_fw-la atqui_fw-la hie_v lâ—bens_fw-la equidena_fw-la catabaptistis_fw-la concedam_fw-la &_o fatebor_fw-la aliquid_fw-la â—ultatis_fw-la ex_fw-la contentione_n illa_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la de_fw-la baptis_n instituerunt_fw-la evetum_fw-la eâ—se_fw-la hinoenim_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la humanae_fw-la rationis_fw-la stulta_fw-la superstitio_fw-la addiderat_fw-la qualia_fw-la sunt_fw-la exorcismi_fw-la sputi_fw-la salisque_fw-la usus_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la huius_fw-la geneâ—is_fw-la complura_fw-la in_fw-la lucem_fw-la protracta_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pro_fw-la vanis_fw-la &_o futilibus_fw-la habita_fw-la sunt_fw-la who_o or_o what_o be_v in_o the_o way_n that_o the_o contention_n of_o so_o many_o worthy_a i_o dare_v say_v of_o no_o less_o respect_n than_o anabaptist_n against_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o ceremony_n shall_v be_v account_v a_o just_a cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o so_o different_a a_o resolution_n as_o the_o severe_a urge_v of_o they_o be_v from_o the_o utter_a cashyer_v of_o they_o certain_a it_o be_v the_o proper_a cause_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o some_o other_o box_n then_o extreme_a opposition_n and_o esteem_v of_o they_o unlawful_a 3._o suppose_v these_o cerem_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o some_o place_n time_n and_o person_n not_o unlawful_a and_o the_o mischief_n accidental_a yet_o that_o make_v not_o the_o general_a urge_n of_o they_o innocent_a no_o more_o then_o fierce_a gallop_v of_o horse_n through_o london_n street_n where_o many_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n be_v endanger_v want_v of_o intend_v mischief_n will_v make_v that_o mud_n hurry_v innocent_a 4._o the_o mischief_n be_v so_o great_a as_o fearful_a horror_n of_o conscience_n in_o some_o rej._n p._n 9_o harden_v fople_a and_o distemper_a the_o conscience_n in_o other_o silence_v of_o so_o many_o hundred_o good_a minister_n and_o keep_v off_o more_o from_o the_o ministry_n trouble_v unsettle_v and_o vex_v of_o thousand_o among_o the_o people_n encorage_v of_o popish_a and_o profane_a man_n with_o discorage_v and_o martyr_v the_o mind_n of_o many_o good_a the_o mischief_n i_o say_v be_v so_o unaestimable_a that_o they_o can_v in_o no_o proportion_n be_v recompense_v by_o all_o human_a ceremony_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n the_o ceremony_n which_o have_v such_o sequell_n year_n after_o year_n be_v much_o more_o hurtful_a than_o the_o cart_n and_o horse_n that_o be_v drive_v over_o child_n in_o the_o street_n and_o their_o urger_n of_o they_o more_o guilty_a than_o such_o carter_n or_o coach_n man_n as_o drive_v they_o the_o def._n therefore_o &_o rej._v which_o pronounce_v both_o innocent_a and_o do_v not_o rather_o find_v the_o cerem_fw-la forfeit_v and_o call_v the_o driver_n of_o they_o to_o the_o bar_n be_v neither_o good_a crowner_n nor_o fit_a to_o be_v of_o that_o jurye_n luther_n annot._n in_o math._n 15._o give_v a_o better_a verdict_n viz._n all_o human_a tradition_n or_o ceremony_n even_o those_o which_o in_o his_o judgement_n may_v in_o some_o case_n be_v observe_v have_v two_o property_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o be_v liar_n and_o murderer_n when_o they_o continue_v and_o be_v not_o contemn_v such_o innocent_n god_n deliver_v his_o people_n from_o evil_a ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v urge_v be_v more_o than_o cause_n by_o accident_n of_o evil_a 5._o it_o be_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o such_o human_a ceremony_n as_o we_o where_o they_o be_v urge_v and_o use_v as_o with_o we_o to_o do_v hurt_v 1._o because_o they_o be_v vain_a toy_n as_o former_o be_v show_v and_o therefore_o prejudicial_a to_o so_o grave_a a_o business_n as_o god_n worship_n they_o train_v up_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o subject_v themselves_o and_o their_o worship_v of_o god_n unto_o the_o pleasure_n of_o man_n 3._o they_o make_v way_n for_o open_a imagery_n and_o other_o gross_a superstition_n 4._o they_o challenge_v that_o to_o themselves_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n ordinance_n etc._n etc._n â—_o it_o be_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o our_o ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v impose_v upon_o all_o our_o minister_n and_o congregation_n in_o such_o disposition_n and_o relation_n as_o they_o be_v know_v to_o have_v to_o scandalize_v many_o in_o and_o out_o of_o the_o church_n to_o disgrace_v the_o ministry_n to_o force_v the_o conscience_n or_o undo_v the_o outward_a state_n of_o many_o good_a christian_n to_o encourage_v papist_n to_o arm_v the_o profane_a and_o to_o quench_v zeal_n against_o both_o chap._n four_o concern_v the_o nature_n and_o definition_n of_o a_o ceremony_n pag._n 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