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promise_v to_o do_v so_o no_o more_o so_o that_o here_o the_o minister_n be_v to_o be_v himself_o the_o prime_a executioner_n against_o such_o dissenter_n before_o the_o court_n or_o ordinary_n excommunicate_a or_o meddle_v with_o they_o l._n but_o none_o subscribe_v to_o this_o canon_n m._n i_o tell_v you_o they_o swear_v canonical_a obedience_n and_o the_o canon_n suspend_v they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o do_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a part_n of_o conformity_n but_o of_o this_o i_o speak_v before_o about_o assent_n and_o consent_v chap._n xxx_o point_v xxvii_o of_o refuse_v communicant_n from_o other_o parish_n canon_n 28._o l._n why_o may_v not_o this_o be_v obey_v m._n in_o some_o case_n it_o may_v when_o person_n straggle_v without_o cause_n but_o there_o be_v frequent_a need_n that_o will_v justify_v it_o as_o a_o duty_n parish_n bound_n be_v a_o humane_a order_n for_o conveniency_n but_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o able_a faithful_a minister_n and_o the_o choice_n 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