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corne_n l._n a_o lapide_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la but_o to_o say_v ceremony_n institute_v by_o a_o humane_a spirit_n as_o we_o be_v be_v there_o condemn_v but_o they_o be_v institute_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n join_v with_o their_o pastor_n in_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o rhemist_n speak_v on_o math._n 15.9_o and_o other_o more_o and_o therefore_o papist_n may_v better_o plead_v their_o bind_a power_n than_o we_o can_v do_v i_o shall_v add_v to_o this_o that_o to_o institute_v significant_a ceremony_n as_o a_o part_n of_o worship_n be_v a_o superstjtious_a excess_n and_o so_o will-worship_n which_o i_o prove_v from_o the_o doctor_n own_o concession_n to_o put_v more_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n into_o thing_n 45._o of_o superstition_n sect_n 45._o then_o either_o natural_o or_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n be_v in_o they_o be_v a_o nimiety_n &_o so_o superstition_n but_o for_o man_n to_o institute_v significant_a ceremony_n for_o edification_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v etc._n etc._n be_v to_o put_v more_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n in_o they_o then_o natural_o or_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v divine_a institution_n god_n put_v in_o they_o ergo_fw-la the_o major_n be_v the_o doctor_n own_o the_o minor_a be_v evident_a they_o have_v it_o not_o by_o nature_n nor_o by_o divine_a institution_n than_o they_o need_v not_o humane_a institution_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v superstitious_a and_o consequent_o the_o church_n have_v no_o such_o power_n 3._o grant_v she_o but_o such_o power_n and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n of_o ceremony_n no_o man_n can_v tell_v where_o she_o will_v stay_v 38._o of_o superstit_fw-la sect_n 38._o unless_o some_o bound_n be_v prescribe_v in_o scripture_n the_o doctor_n qualification_n that_o they_o be_v few_o and_o wholesome_a have_v no_o ground_n to_o rest_v on_o for_o who_o shall_v judge_v of_o the_o number_n or_o unwholsomnes_n without_o a_o rule_n not_o any_o private_a man_n that_o be_v deny_v and_o very_o reasonable_o not_o a_o particular_a church_n the_o universal_a may_v judge_v otherwise_o not_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o one_o age_n for_o the_o next_o generation_n may_v be_v wise_a and_o think_v they_o too_o few_o or_o too_o many_o not_o wholesome_a or_o unwholesome_a and_o so_o may_v either_o multiply_v or_o annul_v they_o see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o superstition_n sect._n 32.33_o upon_o this_o ground_n grow_v all_o those_o more_o than_o jewish_a ceremony_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n that_o of_o the_o first_o 2._o the_o doctor_n take_v for_o grant_v also_o that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o institute_v holy_a day_n such_o as_o christmas_n and_o to_o make_v they_o equal_a with_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o of_o this_o he_o be_v speak_v while_o he_o give_v the_o church_n this_o unquestionable_a power_n but_o he_o can_v but_o know_v this_o be_v deny_v by_o many_o divine_n 3._o he_o also_o take_v as_o yield_v that_o there_o be_v some_o ancient_a institution_n of_o this_o church_n for_o his_o christmas_n from_o our_o first_o conversion_n which_o must_v be_v the_o ground_n for_o it_o to_o stand_v on_o and_z a_o competent_a authority_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o such_o a_o practice_n in_o this_o kingdom_n but_o this_o he_o have_v not_o prove_v 4._o once_o more_o he_o take_v as_o grant_v that_o such_o ceremony_n or_o festival_n establish_v by_o a_o church_n 56._o that_o be_v to_o restrain_v our_o liberty_n and_o to_o exchange_v one_o burden_n for_o another_o so_o the_o dr._n of_o superstition_n sect_n 56._o may_v not_o without_o great_a temerity_n be_v change_v or_o abolish_v by_o any_o what_o not_o by_o the_o universal_a church_n not_o by_o the_o succeed_a church_n that_o be_v to_o make_v the_o law_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n like_o those_o of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n unchangeable_a and_o equal_a with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o else_o to_o cut_v short_a the_o succeed_a church_n from_o the_o same_o privilege_n of_o the_o former_a and_o so_o in_o time_n the_o church_n may_v lose_v all_o power_n to_o institute_v new_a ceremony_n or_o else_o ceremony_n may_v be_v multiply_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o first_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n to_o institute_v ceremony_n a_o word_n of_o the_o next_o second_o we_o must_v inquire_v whether_o if_o the_o church_n have_v any_o power_n to_o ordain_v any_o ceremony_n this_o of_o christmas_n be_v such_o as_o she_o may_v ordain_v we_o have_v say_v and_o say_v again_o to_o institute_v holy_a day_n and_o to_o make_v they_o part_n of_o geds_n worship_n be_v a_o privilege_n of_o god_n alone_o if_o now_o the_o doctor_n shall_v say_v the_o church_n institute_n this_o festival_n only_o as_o a_o circumstance_n or_o adjunct_n of_o worship_n command_v it_o will_v be_v little_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o make_v it_o no_o more_o holy_a than_o any_o other_o day_n when_o the_o same_o worship_n be_v perform_v but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n this_o and_o other_o festival_n be_v not_o count_v mere_a ceremony_n in_o that_o sense_n but_o as_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o so_o observe_v with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o more_o ceremony_n than_o the_o lord_n day_n itself_o which_o be_v both_o superstitious_a and_o sacrilegious_a and_o thus_o it_o have_v be_v with_o some_o yea_o many_o of_o our_o prelatical_a and_o cathedral_n man_n esteem_v and_o observe_v not_o only_o as_o equal_o holy_a with_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o with_o more_o solemn_a service_n with_o more_o abstinency_n from_o labour_n and_o recreation_n as_o we_o shall_v hear_v our_o doctor_n confess_v anon_o we_o now_o consider_v what_o he_o say_v to_o prove_v the_o disuse_n of_o these_o feast_n unblamable_a §_o 10._o these_o be_v part_n of_o that_o establishment_n which_o the_o reformation_n in_o this_o kingdom_n have_v enact_v for_o we_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o this_o we_o say_v 1._o the_o reformation_n former_o make_v in_o this_o kingdom_n we_o have_v good_a cause_n to_o bless_v god_n for_o but_o we_o know_v it_o be_v not_o so_o full_a and_o perfect_a as_o the_o reformer_n themselves_o can_v have_v wish_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o time_n new_o come_v out_o of_o the_o darkness_n of_o popery_n and_o the_o tenaciousnesse_n of_o old_a custom_n receive_v by_o tradition_n of_o their_o father_n 2._o this_o seem_v to_o grant_v that_o the_o reformation_n and_o so_o the_o establishment_n of_o these_o festival_n in_o this_o nation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o state_n and_o not_o by_o the_o church_n which_o now_o be_v plead_v for_o §_o 11._o second_o this_o &_o other_o feast_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o reform_a especial_o the_o lutheran_n church_n still_o retain_v and_o where_o they_o be_v take_v away_o in_o some_o church_n by_o some_o sober_a member_n wish_v for_o we_o answer_v to_o
be_v more_o than_o lawful_a pious_a in_o itself_o when_o at_o most_o it_o be_v but_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o its_o use_n and_o in_o its_o abuse_n by_o superstition_n and_o willworship_n more_o than_o unlawful_a impious_a 3._o that_o such_o a_o ancient_a institution_n if_o it_o be_v prove_v so_o abuse_v to_o superstition_n and_o profaneness_n may_v not_o by_o a_o particular_a church_n or_o christian_a magistrate_n be_v lawful_o abolish_v without_o regard_n to_o the_o universal_a the_o universal_a church_n be_v never_o like_v to_o meet_v or_o if_o they_o can_v the_o great_a part_n be_v antichristian_a unlike_o ever_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o abolish_n of_o it_o till_o the_o doctor_n shall_v prove_v these_o thing_n a_o further_a answer_n be_v not_o needful_a and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o his_o last_o question_n which_o be_v this_o whither_o by_o any_o obligation_n of_o conscience_n it_o appear_v necessary_a to_o be_v thus_o abolish_v on_o this_o only_a ground_n of_o truth_n because_o the_o follow_a day_n have_v sometime_o be_v misspend_v in_o riot_n etc._n etc._n by_o some_o wicked_a man_n but_o here_o again_o the_o doctor_n take_v for_o grant_v what_o he_o have_v not_o prove_v viz._n that_o the_o only_a ground_n of_o truth_n or_o only_o true_a ground_n of_o abolish_n this_o festival_n be_v the_o riot_n commit_v in_o the_o follow_a day_n whereas_o the_o principal_a charge_n against_o it_o be_v the_o superstition_n and_o willworship_n attend_v the_o observation_n of_o it_o though_o the_o riot_n and_o prophanesse_n of_o the_o follow_a day_n may_v just_o add_v a_o aggravation_n to_o they_o and_o call_v for_o a_o reformation_n and_o now_o for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o all_o we_o shall_v make_v bold_a to_o propound_v some_o question_n to_o the_o doctor_n or_o any_o that_o shall_v undertake_v this_o cause_n and_o they_o be_v these_o 1._o whither_o any_o church_n national_a or_o universal_a since_o the_o apostle_n have_v power_n to_o institute_v any_o religious_a ceremony_n as_o part_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v propound_v sect._n 9_o and_o in_o particular_a this_o festival_n of_o christmas_n make_v it_o a_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n the_o day_n equal_o holy_a as_o the_o lord_n day_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o be_v superstitious_a 2._o whither_o if_o any_o humane_a institution_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v abuse_v to_o superstition_n and_o prophanesse_n it_o may_v not_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v abolish_v 3._o whither_o the_o feast_n of_o christmas_n in_o special_a have_v not_o be_v abuse_v to_o riot_n and_o excess_n by_o the_o most_o part_n of_o vulgar_a people_n and_o to_o superstition_n also_o by_o they_o and_o many_o divine_n and_o by_o the_o doctor_n himself_o if_o superstition_n be_v a_o excess_n of_o religion_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v 4._o if_o so_o then_o whither_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o such_o as_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o abolish_v such_o a_o institution_n as_o hezekiah_n do_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o have_v a_o better_a original_a and_o author_n for_o the_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n cleave_v to_o it_o and_o as_o saint_n paul_n do_v the_o agapae_n the_o lovefeast_n for_o the_o prophanesse_n creep_v into_o they_o d._n rivet_n in_o exod._n 20._o pap_n 205._o a._n hic_fw-la existimamus_fw-la regulam_fw-la illam_fw-la habere_fw-la locum_fw-la adiaphora_fw-it non_fw-it necessaria_fw-la horrenda_fw-la idolomania_n polluta_fw-la esse_fw-la abolenda_fw-la finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 1._o l_o 2._o for_o translation_n r._n tractation_n l._n 18._o for_o all_o r._n ill_a l._n 19_o for_o work_n and_o worker_n r._n worm_n and_o canker_n p._n 2._o l._n 14._o put_v in_o first_o before_o table_n p._n 3._o l._n 8._o for_o partly_o r._n particular_o p._n 4._o l._n 12._o r._n define_v p._n 17._o l._n 21._o for_o since_o r._n sin_n p._n 10._o may_n r._n superstitiosiores_fw-la l._n 19_o r._n other_o worship_v p._n 19_o l._n 4._o a_o fine_a deal_n a_o god_n p._n 25._o r._n l._n 3._o for_o when_o r._n then_o p._n 27._o l._n 1._o for_o their_o r._n then_o l._n 3._o r._n institution_n l._n 4._o for_o our_o r._n one_o p._n 28._o l._n 12._o for_o bear_v they_o p_o 30._o l._n 5._o for_o matter_n r._n rather_o l._n 9_o put_v in_o mun_o do_v l._n 5._o a_o f._n r._n math._n 15._o p._n 41_o l._n 19_o for_o not_o r._n but._n p._n 45._o l._n last_o r._n context_n p._n 46._o l._n 6._o a_o f._n for_o toil_n r._n wile_n p._n 41._o l._n 18._o r._n teacher_n p._n 45._o l._n 20._o for_o these_o r._n the_o p._n 52._o l._n 23._o for_o there_o r._n here_o p._n 65._o l._n 17._o r._n therefore_o p._n 66._o l._n 2_o r._n transform_v p._n 69._o l._n 1._o r._n outdated_a p._n 78._o l_o 18._o for_o lo._n r._n lord._n p._n 81._o l._n 9_o r._n abhor_v l._n 18._o r._n hear_v p._n 82._o l._n 5._o a_o f._n r._n among_o p._n 84._o l._n 11._o r._n void_v p._n 85._o l._n 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o l._n 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 86._o l._n 11._o r._n work_n l._n 19_o r._n hasidim_n p._n 88_o l._n 12._o r._n contradistinction_n p._n 96._o l._n 8._o a_o f._n r._n distinction_n p._n 98._o l._n 12._o for_o now_o r._n nor_o l._n 22._o for_o his_o r._n this_o p._n 100_o l._n 5._o for_o again_o r._n often_o l._n 8._o for_o we_o r._n he_o p._n 102._o l._n 3._o a_o f._n for_o there_o r._n this_o p._n 108._o l._n 13._o for_o trase_n r._n trash_n so_o l._n 16._o p._n 111._o l._n 4._o for_o rod_n r._n road_n p._n 113._o l._n 17._o r._n bind_v p._n 116._o l._n 7._o a_o f._n r._n affirm_v p._n 119._o l._n 3._o r._n karaei_n title_n pag._n at_o end_n for_o vincimur_fw-la r._n vincuntur_fw-la p._n 123._o l._n 6._o after_o mnde_a put_v in_o a_o double_a inference_n p._n 129._o l._n 11._o for_o above_o r._n about_o p._n 132._o l._n 3._o a_o f._n for_o plead_v r._n place_v p._n 166._o for_o raise_v r._n ruine_v p._n 167._o l._n 17._o for_o distr_n r._n destruction_n p._n 175._o l._n 2._o a_o fine_a for_o be_v r._n as_o p._n 176._o l._n 1._o for_o fast_a r._n feast_n l_o 13._o put_v in_o i._n
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