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and_o in_o diverse_a place_n certain_a king_n be_v reprove_v and_o blame_v which_o have_v bestow_v no_o evell_a or_o small_a labour_n in_o reforminge_v of_o doctrine_n &_o religion_n because_o they_o leafte_v unput_n down_o or_o not_o destroy_v the_o high_a place_n which_o some_o call_v chapell_n which_o before_o their_o time_n be_v the_o shop_n or_o work_v house_n of_o false_a worshippinge_n and_o will_v to_o god_n there_o be_v not_o now_o exaples_a in_o this_o our_o time_n which_o sufficient_o teach_v we_o how_o ieperdous_a a_o thing_n hit_v be_v that_o there_o do_v remain_v some_o remnaunte_n of_o instrument_n of_o old_a superstition_n for_o they_o fetch_v from_o hence_o occasion_n to_o sin_n which_o under_o pretence_n of_o the_o gospel_n seek_v their_o own_o profit_n well_o keapinge_v of_o old_a rite_n make_v boner_n and_o the_o wicked_a hope_n well_o furthermore_o there_o be_v give_v hope_n to_o man_n that_o be_v superstitious_a that_o their_o superstition_n shall_v be_v restore_v again_o which_o with_o stand_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o all_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n ought_v diligent_o to_o take_v heed_n and_o mark_v this_o sentence_n of_o chryn_v that_o we_o go_v not_o about_o to_o sue_v the_o n._n we_o or_o raw_a cloth_n of_o thou_o gospel_n to_o superstition_n which_o in_o deed_n be_v a_o old_a and_o a_o rend_a garment_n but_o let_v we_o use_v great_a diligencie_n and_o unceaseable_a zeal_n to_o overthrow_v they_o the_o same_o gualterus_n write_v upon_o the_o 7._o chap._n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o primitive_a church_n as_o we_o see_v here_o have_v her_o disease_n neither_o be_v they_o light_v trespass_n neither_o small_a fault_n which_o be_v here_o rehearse_v but_o horrible_a fault_n they_o put_v difference_n between_o nation_n and_o nation_n they_o be_v divide_v with_o faction_n they_o occupy_v contention_n and_o that_o not_o preve_o they_o bewray_v the_o bytternes_n of_o their_o mind_n most_o wycked_o by_o their_o murmur_n therefore_o we_o see_v that_o the_o primative_a church_n be_v infect_v with_o that_o sin_n for_o the_o which_o many_o thowsande_n under_o moses_n be_v overthrow_v in_o the_o wyldernes_n the_o same_o gualterus_n upon_o the_o first_o chap._n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o aposty_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o ungodly_a and_o a_o tyrannical_a rashue_n of_o they_o which_o think_v that_o they_o may_v make_v new_a article_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o to_o thrust_v into_o the_o church_n tradition_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o man_n reason_n ¶_o finis_fw-la