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and_o their_o dissent_v brethren_n in_o england_n be_v not_o speedy_o and_o hearty_o agree_v for_o we_o actual_o do_v it_o to_o no_o honour_n of_o i_o but_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o peaceable_a man_n and_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o unpeaceable_a hinderer_n or_o refuser_n of_o our_o reconciliation_n let_v this_o testimony_n live_v that_o posterity_n may_v know_v who_o to_o blame_v for_o our_o calamity_n they_o all_o extol_v peace_n when_o they_o reject_v it_o and_o destroy_v it_o §_o 9_o for_o a_o three_o witness_n of_o the_o reconcileableness_n of_o the_o moderate_a episcopal_a party_n on_o these_o term_n i_o may_v well_o produce_v dr._n holdsworth_n who_o subscribe_v these_o same_o proposition_n of_o bishop_n usher_n to_o the_o king_n holdsworth_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o consenter_n to_o the_o same_o way_n of_o
exercise_n he_o have_v indeed_o give_v we_o the_o lord_n prayer_n which_o be_v our_o rule_n for_o matter_n and_o method_n and_o a_o lawful_a form_n for_o word_n but_o he_o have_v not_o tie_v we_o to_o this_o only_a nor_o tell_v we_o what_o word_n we_o shall_v use_v beside_o this_o whether_o we_o shall_v use_v word_n long_o before_o premeditate_v call_v a_o form_n or_o only_o such_o as_o be_v immediate_o or_o near_o before_o our_o speak_v premeditate_v or_o in_o speak_v adapt_v to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n whether_o our_o premeditate_a prayer_n shall_v be_v express_v in_o our_o own_o word_n or_o such_o as_o be_v prescribe_v we_o by_o other_o whether_o such_o form_n shall_v be_v express_v in_o scripture_n word_n or_o not_o whether_o we_o shall_v sing_v the_o psalm_n of_o david_n or_o compose_v any_o evangelical_n hymn_n ourselves_o whether_o many_o church_n shall_v use_v one_o and_o the_o same_o form_n of_o word_n or_o various_a whether_o our_o sermon_n and_o catechism_n and_o 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