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☜_o ☜_o who_o motto_n be_v semper_fw-la eadem_fw-la this_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o king_n james_n who_o motto_n be_v beati_fw-la pacifici_fw-la this_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o royal_a martyr_n and_o best_a of_o king_n and_o men._n and_o this_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o his_o gracious_a majesty_n the_o inheritor_n of_o his_o father_n kingdom_n and_o princely_a virtue_n who_o call_v aloud_o upon_o his_o subject_n to_o make_v the_o establish_a law_n their_o rule_n because_o he_o protest_v they_o shall_v ever_o be_v his._n and_o the_o reconciler_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o religion_n of_o his_o king_n which_o in_o this_o book_n he_o plead_v for_o sect_n vii_o in_o the_o next_o place_n before_o i_o leave_v vii_o §._o vii_o this_o subject_a i_o desire_v all_o my_o countryman_n diligent_o to_o hearken_v unto_o the_o church_n herself_o in_o her_o public_a apology_n about_o these_o matter_n in_o the_o book_n so_o establish_v which_o because_o 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consuetudinis_fw-la erlam_fw-la quae_fw-la utilitate_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la novitate_fw-la perturbat_fw-la d._n august_n ep._n 118._o that_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v remedy_v by_o such_o change_n so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o particular_a form_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n appoint_v to_o be_v use_v therein_o be_v consideration_n necessary_a change_n to_o be_v make_v by_o authority_n only_o in_o thing_n alterable_a and_o upon_o weighty_a &_o important_a consideration_n thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a and_o alterable_a and_o so_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o upon_o weighty_a and_o important_a consideration_n according_a to_o the_o various_a exigency_n of_o time_n and_o occasion_n such_o change_n and_o alteration_n shall_v be_v make_v therein_o as_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o place_n of_o authority_n from_o time_n to_o time_n seem_v either_o necessary_a or_o expedient_a this_n be_v quote_v by_o the_o reconciler_n 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but_o eat_v a_o apple_n of_o the_o forbid_a tree_n in_o paradise_n or_o on_o the_o poor_a man_n for_o but_o gather_v a_o few_o stick_v on_o the_o sabbath_n or_o on_o uzzah_n for_o but_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o stay_v the_o totter_a ark_n etc._n etc._n which_o yet_o i_o urge_v not_o here_o to_o contradict_v the_o church_n plain_a declaration_n that_o her_o prescription_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o upon_o a_o due_a consideration_n that_o wheresoever_o they_o thwart_v not_o the_o immediate_a law_n of_o xiij_o the_o lesser_a the_o thing_n the_o great_a and_o more_o inexcusable_a the_o disobedience_n if_o the_o prophet_n have_v bid_v thou_o do_v some_o great_a thing_n how_o much_o rather_o man_n 2_o king_n v._n xiij_o god_n they_o be_v divine_a too_o at_o the_o second_o hand_n divine_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o five_o commandment_n and_o we_o by_o god_n oblige_v to_o obey_v they_o not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o conscience-sake_n it_o be_v the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o the_o obstinacy_n and_o contempt_n of_o wilful_a disobedience_n that_o it_o be_v in_o matter_n small_a and_o little_a in_o themselves_o consider_v and_o all_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n proceed_v against_o this_o contumacy_n only_o now_o then_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o the_o reconciler_n profess_v so_o much_o reverence_n as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o apostolical_a ruler_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n his_o dear_a mother_n shall_v yet_o load_v they_o and_o she_o with_o ☜_o ☜_o the_o imputation_n of_o such_o horrid_a guilt_n as_o he_o do_v on_o the_o score_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o few_o ceremony_n that_o he_o shall_v use_v such_o like_a expostulation_n and_o expression_n as_o these_o that_o follow_v in_o the_o case_n may_v it_o not_o be_v wonder_v how_o they_o can_v call_v such_o ceremony_n impose_v 33._o p._n 33._o as_o the_o condition_n of_o communion_n to_o no_o profit_n or_o benefit_n of_o any_o and_o to_o the_o great_a peril_n yea_o hurt_n and_o destruction_n of_o many_o all_o circumstance_n consider_v thing_n indifferent_a to_o call_v the_o ceremony_n inoffensive_a 335._o p._n 335._o be_v to_o affirm_v what_o never_o can_v be_v prove_v myriad_o of_o soul_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o give_v up_o to_o satan_n 5._o p._n 5._o for_o ceremony_n and_o thing_n confess_o indifferent_a and_o can_v this_o doctrine_n be_v of_o god_n the_o god_n of_o love_n and_o peace_n which_o have_v these_o bitter_a fruit_n why_o do_v superior_n still_o continue_v the_o imposition_n of_o those_o indifferent_a thing_n which_o do_v occasion_n the_o schism_n 31._o p._n 30_o 31._o and_o consequent_o the_o destruction_n of_o so_o many_o precious_a and_o immortal_a soul_n how_o be_v the_o charity_n of_o god_n or_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n in_o our_o heart_n if_o when_o we_o may_v remove_v such_o dangerous_a stumbling-block_n to_o the_o 32._o p._n 31_o 32._o weak_a and_o simple_a people_n we_o will_v not_o 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