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spiritual_a government_n it_o be_v more_o than_o christ_n give_v to_o minister_n id._n rule_n to_o his_o clergy_n 39_o r._n let_v no_o minister_n of_o a_o parish_n introduce_v any_o beremony_n rite_n or_o gesture_n though_o with_o some_o seem_a piety_n and_o devotion_n but_o what_o be_v command_v by_o the_o church_n and_o establish_v by_o law_n and_o let_v these_o also_o be_v wise_o and_o useful_o explicate_v to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o reason_n and_o measure_n of_o obedience_n but_o let_v there_o be_v no_o more_o introduce_v lest_o the_o people_n be_v burden_a unnecessary_o and_o tempt_v or_o divide_v idem_fw-la and_o though_o significant_a ceremony_n may_v be_v for_o edification_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v whether_o the_o introduce_v of_o such_o thing_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o church_n not_o only_o in_o her_o christian_a liberty_n but_o in_o the_o simplicity_n and_o purity_n and_o spirituality_n of_o her_o religion_n by_o insensible_o change_v it_o into_o a_o ceremonial_a and_o external_n service_n true_a state_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n p._n 18._o with_o we_o the_o minister_n bow_v at_o the_o altar_n to_o show_v some_o particular_a reverence_n in_o that_o place_n where_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n be_v consecrate_a though_o something_o may_v be_v say_v against_o that_o yet_o i_o pray_v tell_v i_o why_o the_o reader_n pass_v from_o one_o side_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o other_o and_o the_o minister_n pass_v from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o the_o other_o bows_z again_z i_o very_o believe_v it_o be_v mere_o a_o causeless_a custom_n take_v up_o one_o from_o another_o the_o common_a beginning_n of_o all_o superstition_n have_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o but_o much_o against_o it_o give_v thereby_o great_a scandal_n to_o weak_a one_o and_o ground_n of_o slander_n to_o malicious_a one_o who_o lie_v hold_v on_o any_o occasion_n to_o accuse_v they_o of_o papistry_n for_o certain_o it_o be_v do_v with_o little_a or_o no_o reason_n or_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o superstition_n serious_n and_o compassionate_a enquiry_n etc._n etc._n to_o do_v all_o that_o i_o may_v without_o danger_n to_o myself_o and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o regard_v what_o other_o can_v comply_v with_o or_o to_o use_v my_o own_o liberty_n to_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o be_v to_o be_v unchristian_a and_o uncharitable_a and_o in_o this_o sense_n only_o be_v we_o to_o understand_v all_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o apostle_n about_o scandal_n and_o offence_n where_o there_o be_v materia_fw-la libera_fw-la for_o he_o that_o will_v provoke_v his_o brother_n to_o sin_n by_o do_v that_o which_o he_o may_v omit_v without_o sin_n be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n in_o so_o do_v it._n p._n 245._o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v prevail_v with_o they_o to_o deny_v themselves_o in_o something_n for_o the_o public_a good_a we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o give_v they_o example_n of_o our_o own_o self-denial_n and_o abridge_n our_o 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that_o by_o leave_v the_o ceremony_n indifferent_a conformist_n have_v their_o liberty_n allow_v they_o to_o use_v they_o where_o minister_n scruple_n the_o use_n of_o that_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n but_o the_o parent_n be_v for_o it_o they_o may_v get_v any_o neighbour_a minister_n that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n to_o baptise_v their_o child_n after_o their_o manner_n if_o their_o parent_n be_v against_o it_o the_o minister_n hold_v it_o but_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a why_o may_v he_o not_o forbear_v the_o use_n of_o it_o for_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o parent_n ii_o i_o do_v not_o read_v of_o any_o that_o live_v and_o die_v nonconformist_n but_o scruple_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o show_v they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v in_o conscience_n about_o it_o but_o our_o conscience_n will_v bear_v the_o yield_n of_o it_o up_o for_o peace_n because_o we_o hold_v ceremony_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n indifferent_a in_o themselves_o neither_o good_a nor_o 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be_v to_o be_v show_v they_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o their_o weakness_n king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o his_o majesty_n retirement_n from_o westminster_n sect._n 10._o sure_o that_o man_n can_v be_v blamable_a to_o god_n or_o man_n who_o serious_o endeavour_v to_o see_v the_o best_a reason_n of_o thing_n and_o faithful_o follow_v what_o he_o take_v for_o reason_n the_o uprightness_n of_o his_o intention_n will_v excuse_v the_o possible_a fail_n of_o his_o understanding_n lord_n faulkland_n speech_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 1641._o if_o it_o be_v fear_v that_o they_o will_v employ_v some_o of_o our_o law_n with_o a_o severity_n beyond_o their_o intention_n against_o some_o of_o their_o weak_a brethren_n that_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o take_v away_o that_o power_n let_v we_o take_v away_o those_o law_n dr._n puller_n moderation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 26._o benignity_n i._n e._n favour_n be_v to_o be_v show_v to_o 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