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obey_v 3._o man_n now_o have_v more_o mean_n of_o learning_n but_o they_o be_v more_o dote_v than_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n who_o be_v content_a of_o the_o rite_n that_o be_v command_v of_o god_n but_o now_o man_n without_o warrant_n of_o god_n dote_v both_o upon_o jewish_a and_o heathen_a rite_n 4._o if_o they_o be_v more_o learned_a they_o have_v less_o need_n of_o the_o rudiment_n of_o this_o world_n which_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o unlearned_a qu._n 37._o we_o can_v not_o cast_v away_o all_o rite_n no_o religion_n consist_v without_o rite_n ans_fw-fr â—_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v religious_a above_o all_o man_n without_o will-worship_n and_o idolatrous_a rite_n qu._n 38._o if_o we_o eschew_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o idolater_n and_o pagan_n the_o we_o can_v live_v nor_o worship_n god_n at_o all_o ans_fw-fr 1._o we_o need_v not_o eschew_v thing_n wherein_o they_o be_v like_o true_a professor_n but_o the_o thing_n that_o make_v we_o conform_v to_o idolater_n and_o pagan_n qu._n 39_o why_o do_v you_o who_o kneel_v not_o to_o the_o sacrament_n depart_v from_o our_o communion_n be_v we_o not_o all_o under_o one_o head_n christ_n though_o we_o have_v a_o blemish_n a_o brunt_n and_o wound_a finger_n be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o body_n which_o have_v whole_a member_n shall_v the_o whole_a member_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o sore_a shall_v you_o excommunicate_v yourselves_o from_o we_o ans_fw-fr 1._o a_o man_n cut_v not_o the_o whole_a finger_n from_o the_o sore_a â—â—beit_v he_o neither_o burn_v nor_o wouâ—d_v his_o whole_a finger_n that_o they_o may_v be_v conform_a to_o the_o sore_a so_o we_o excommunicate_v not_o ourselves_o from_o you_o though_o we_o hurt_v not_o our_o conscience_n with_o your_o blemish_n for_o we_o hear_v the_o same_o word_n and_o be_v baptize_v with_o you_o and_o we_o converse_v together_o 2._o if_o a_o sore_a member_n refuse_v to_o be_v heal_v it_o rather_o excommunicat_o itself_o from_o the_o whole_a so_o 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