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far_o great_a part_n of_o they_o will_v agree_v to_o it_o it_o be_v much_o fit_a to_o let_v that_o design_n of_o the_o 39_o article_n go_v on_o slow_o than_o to_o set_v out_o a_o profession_n of_o their_o belief_n to_o which_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o chief_a pastor_n may_v be_v obstinate_o averse_a burnet_n p._n 166._o 2._o vol._n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o queen_n elisabeth_n 1559_o the_o bill_n for_o the_o supremacy_n be_v pass_v by_o the_o lord_n on_o the_o 18_o of_o march._n the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n winchester_n worcester_z landaff_n coventry_n and_o litcfield_n exeter_n chester_n and_o carlisle_n and_o the_o abbot_n of_o westminster_n dissent_v burnet_n p._n 385._o 2._o vol._n he_o proceed_v p._n 386._o there_o be_v no_o other_o punishment_n