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may_v safe_o act_v herein_o according_a to_o her_o declaration_n and_o direction_n neither_o such_o external_a reverenc_n be_v so_o require_v may_v we_o withdraw_v it_o for_o fear_n of_o scandal_n as_o in_o the_o former_a but_o now_o mention_v but_o we_o be_v to_o correspond_v to_o the_o church_n constitution_n in_o our_o obedience_n and_o those_o who_o take_v scandal_n be_v to_o endeavour_v to_o rectify_v their_o own_o fault_n not_o we_o in_o conform_v themselves_o also_o to_o the_o same_o judgement_n always_o remember_v that_o passage_n of_o st._n austin_n epist_n 118._o si_fw-la quid_fw-la tota_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la frequentat_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quin_fw-la ita_fw-la faciendum_fw-la set_v disputare_fw-la insolentissimae_fw-la insaniae_fw-la est_fw-la if_o image_n then_o represent_v holy_a person_n and_o story_n be_v number_v and_o rank_v among_o these_o thing_n venerable_a by_o the_o church_n i._n e._n by_o the_o most_o supreme_a authority_n of_o its_o council_n and_o the_o veneration_n of_o they_o there_o resolve_v as_o have_v be_v show_v §_o 12._o etc._n etc._n we_o need_v no_o more_o thus_o bandy_v argument_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v but_o secure_o rest_v in_o a_o humble_a obedience_n and_o leave_v the_o care_n of_o prevent_v or_o remedy_v mistake_n and_o the_o consider_v of_o the_o just_a extent_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n and_o other_o scripture_n to_o the_o same_o authority_n §_o 51_o meanwhile_o those_o protestant_n who_o allow_v a_o certain_a reverence_n signify_v by_o some_o exterior_a note_n thereof_o due_a at_o least_o to_o some_o sacred_a thing_n for_o i_o account_v no_o genuine_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v to_o all_o deny_v it_o as_o to_o church_n nickname_v by_o some_o other_o steeple-house_n to_o altar_n to_o the_o holy_a name_n of_o jesus_n to_o the_o sacred_a symbol_n of_o our_o lord_n body_n and_o blood_n though_o they_o deny_v it_o to_o image_n be_v concern_v here_o as_o much_o as_o catholic_n 1._o both_o to_o 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