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apostle_n bid_v titus_n but_o often_o give_v they_o yea_o satisfaction_n endeavour_v by_o the_o governor_n and_o writer_n of_o this_o church_n in_o all_o the_o particular_n of_o government_n worship_n and_o ceremony_n which_o the_o contentious_a from_o time_n to_o time_n except_v against_o §._o x._o answer_n to_o their_o plea_n against_o this_o chu_n let_v we_o then_o hear_v what_o they_o plead_v to_o this_o charge_n by_o way_n of_o exception_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o brief_o rejoin_v so_o as_o may_v be_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o they_o at_o least_o who_o desire_v to_o continue_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n notwithstanding_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o to_o the_o reduction_n of_o such_o as_o follow_v the_o schism_n in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n deceive_v by_o the_o fair_a pretence_n thereof_o purity_n their_o general_a pretention_n for_o themselves_o and_o exception_n against_o this_o church_n be_v 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