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his_o people_n any_o usage_n in_o his_o worship_n which_o be_v use_v in_o idolatrous_a service_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o precept_n exod._n 20.26_o and_o that_o v._o 24._o in_o which_o god_n forbid_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o go_v up_o by_o step_n unto_o his_o altar_n or_o to_o make_v a_o altar_n of_o hew_a stone_n both_o as_o lyranus_fw-la lippomannus_n and_o many_o other_o agree_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v like_o idolater_n those_o filthy_a beast_n that_o worship_v priapus_n be_v wont_v so_o to_o ascend_v by_o step_n and_o the_o heathen_n much_o fancy_v a_o august_n pompous_a serve_v of_o their_o god_n and_o therefore_o make_v their_o altar_n of_o hew_a stone_n god_n will_v have_v his_o altar_n of_o earth_n or_o rough_a stone_n to_o let_v they_o see_v he_o regard_v not_o that_o pompous_a splendour_n but_o abominate_v these_o thing_n which_o be_v borrow_v from_o idolater_n we_o do_v not_o understand_v why_o it_o be_v reckon_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o 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diligent_o compare_v the_o collect_v litany_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o four_o book_n before_o mention_v and_o judge_v whether_o he_o speak_v truth_n or_o no_o if_o he_o say_v it_o be_v we_o ask_v he_o again_o be_v that_o service_n book_n necessary_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n either_o by_o a_o divine_a law_n or_o by_o any_o necessity_n of_o nature_n if_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v he_o will_v need_v none_o to_o confute_v he_o if_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o commanâ—…d_n by_o the_o church_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n we_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o he_o whether_o the_o use_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o necessary_a aught_o to_o be_v retain_v when_o they_o have_v be_v once_o abuse_v to_o idolatry_n if_o it_o be_v clear_a to_o we_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v command_v the_o use_n of_o the_o service-book_n ordinary_o sell_v under_o a_o penalty_n we_o shall_v take_v ourselves_o bind_v with_o patience_n to_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n but_o 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