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621_o ☜_o that_o say_v his_o lesson_n within-book_n or_o may_v not_o go_v one_o line_n beside_o his_o missale_n for_o any_o good_a where_o the_o christian_n under_o the_o apostle_n have_v in_o their_o assembly_n first_o prophesy_v i._n e._n declare_v of_o god_n will_n and_o reveal_v of_o his_o word_n at_o which_o the_o insidel_n and_o new_a convert_v unbaptise_v may_v be_v present_a and_o next_o prayer_n and_o psalm_n to_o celebrate_v the_o goodness_n and_o kindness_n of_o god_n and_o to_o prepare_v their_o mind_n for_o the_o lord_n table_n to_o which_o all_o the_o faithful_a come_v with_o one_o consent_n of_o heart_n and_o voice_n give_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o their_o redemption_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o such_o pastor_n and_o minister_n as_o it_o please_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o direct_v and_o inspire_v for_o that_o function_n and_o action_n the_o people_n hear_v understand_a 622._o pag._n 622._o and_o
confirm_v their_o prayer_n and_o thanks_o with_o say_v amen_n and_o other_o divine_a service_n than_o this_o they_o have_v none_o 636._o pag._n 636._o we_o do_v not_o think_v that_o basil_n or_o chrysostom_n will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v a_o new_a form_n of_o church-service_n if_o st._n james_n the_o apostle_n have_v do_v it_o before_o they_o from_o this_o testimony_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o if_o uniformity_n in_o one_o form_n of_o worship_n or_o common-prayer_n and_o ceremony_n be_v necessary_a for_o church-union_n than_o there_o be_v no_o church-union_n or_o catholick-communion_n in_o the_o apostolical-churche_n because_o there_o be_v no_o form_n or_o order_n of_o divine_a service_n set_v and_o prescribe_v but_o there_o be_v the_o most_o christian_n and_o catholic_n communion_n in_o that_o diversity_n therefore_o catholic_n union_n and_o communion_n without_o one_o prescribe_v and_o set_v form_n and_o hence_o the_o dissent_v brethren_n have_v the_o countenance_n of_o a_o 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a_o disorder_n in_o the_o same_o church_n and_o government_n and_o not_o to_o be_v bear_v it_o look_v like_o a_o different_a religion_n answ_n the_o romanist_n have_v often_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o england_n with_o permit_v different_a religionsin_n the_o nation_n but_o let_v the_o same_o learned_a bishop_n answer_v for_o i_o in_o england_n the_o people_n 15._o pag._n 15._o both_o strange_a and_o liege_n worship_n god_n the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n of_o his_o son_n agree_v together_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o one_o faith_n and_o the_o right_a order_n of_o christ_n sacrament_n only_a stranger_n be_v suffer_v in_o their_o church_n to_o use_v their_o own_o tongue_n and_o retain_v their_o own_o ceremony_n as_o be_v neither_o against_o faith_n nor_o adverse_a to_o good_a manner_n and_o therefore_o by_o st._n augustine_n judgement_n may_v go_v for_o indifferent_a and_o may_v be_v bear_v in_o christian_a unity_n without_o offence_n or_o 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