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middelburg_n upon_o all_o emergency_n do_v give_v notice_n to_o the_o other_o class_n of_o the_o adjacent_a island_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n so_o that_o in_o the_o low-countries_n the_o liberty_n to_o meet_v for_o the_o order_n of_o all_o thing_n within_o themselves_o which_o preserve_v the_o church_n in_o france_n and_o the_o liberty_n to_o correspond_v and_o to_o communicate_v one_o with_o another_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o settle_v by_o order_n which_o preserve_v the_o church_n in_o switzerland_n be_v more_o complete_a than_o any_o where_o else_o and_o because_o the_o deputy_n or_o rather_o commissioner_n from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v always_o present_a at_o the_o provincial_n synod_n therefore_o their_o decree_n be_v more_o valid_a and_o yet_o altogether_o free_a in_o matter_n of_o spiritual_a concernment_n this_o be_v the_o liberty_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v to_o be_v in_o use_n among_o protestant_n within_o themselves_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o profession_n by_o public_a meeting_n by_o the_o administration_n of_o government_n within_o themselves_o by_o class_n