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that_o debauchery_n and_o profaneness_n aught_o to_o be_v more_o severe_o punish_v then_o negative_a separation_n and_o simple_a nonconformity_n my_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o every_o prudent_a parent_n will_v be_v moâ—e_n severe_a against_o a_o wicked_a child_n that_o continue_v under_o his_o roof_n profess_v obedience_n aâ—d_a subjection_n then_o against_o that_o child_n which_o have_v utter_o forsake_v his_o father_n and_o utter_o abandon_v his_o house_n and_o family_n 2._o the_o sin_n of_o proâ—â—ness_n and_o debauchery_n be_v wilful_a for_o drunkard_n and_o profane_a person_n do_v not_o pleâ—d_a ignorance_n and_o weakness_n be_v oâ—â—_n more_o malignant_a nature_n than_o sin_n of_o ignorancâ—_n though_o it_o be_v such_o a_o ignorance_n which_o be_v not_o all_o together_o invincible_a but_o contract_v by_o pride_n pevishness_n interest_n or_o prejudice_n under_o which_o many_o separatist_n and_o nonconformist_n be_v in_o bondage_n and_o captivity_n 3._o the_o life_n and_o 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her_o communion_n firm._n that_o be_v your_o error_n for_o you_o can_v say_v thâ—t_o she_o receive_v any_o into_o her_o communion_n who_o by_o her_o rubric_n and_o canon_n she_o â—xcludes_v and_o although_o through_o the_o laziness_n and_o connivance_n of_o church_n officer_n or_o governor_n or_o both_o many_o a_o ungodly_a person_n receive_v the_o sacament_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o just_a ground_n for_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n which_o teach_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v catholic_n and_o apostolical_a only_o i_o confess_v thaâ—_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o discipline_n she_o come_v short_a of_o the_o primitive_a severity_n against_o obstinate_a sinner_n yet_o the_o present_a canon_n be_v so_o strict_a that_o if_o they_o be_v due_o observe_v no_o open_o wicked_a or_o ungodly_a person_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n which_o will_v be_v a_o great_a satisfaction_n i_o be_o persuade_v to_o those_o that_o now_o separate_v from_o we_o dub._n but_o see_v the_o 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when_o will_v that_o time_n come_v that_o such_o strict_a discipline_n will_v be_v endure_v the_o church_n have_v be_v in_o expectation_n of_o it_o above_o this_o hundred_o year_n but_o still_o schism_n and_o sect_n profaneness_n and_o wickedness_n increase_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o no_o question_n the_o time_n as_o to_o sect_n and_o profaneness_n if_o that_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n be_v much_o more_o unfit_a to_o bear_v the_o ancient_a discipline_n than_o they_o be_v when_o that_o wish_n be_v first_o make_v and_o the_o long_o it_o be_v disuse_v the_o more_o unfit_a they_o will_v be_v which_o i_o wish_v our_o prudent_a governor_n will_v take_v into_o their_o serious_a consideration_n dub._n certain_o a_o strict_a discipline_n impartial_o execute_v upon_o all_o transgressor_n of_o god_n holy_a law_n by_o sharp_a reproof_n severe_a admonition_n due_a suspensation_n from_o the_o sacrament_n excommunication_n penance_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n 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glass_n eye_n or_o wooden_a leg_n be_v live_v part_n of_o a_o man_n body_n dub._n i_o do_v not_o see_v wherein_o the_o nonconformist_n whether_o presbyterian_o or_o independent_o have_v give_v any_o just_a occasion_n of_o scandal_n to_o any_o they_o be_v man_n that_o be_v very_o sober_a in_o their_o life_n and_o great_a professor_n of_o religion_n give_v much_o to_o family-duty_n to_o prayer_n to_o hear_v of_o sermon_n firm._n hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la here_o lie_v the_o scandal_n which_o mâ—kes_v religion_n stink_v in_o the_o nostril_n of_o profane_a and_o wicked_a man_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o man_n profess_v holiness_n shall_v make_v no_o conscience_n of_o disobedience_n of_o perjury_n of_o rebellion_n against_o and_o at_o last_o of_o murder_v their_o liege_n sovereign_a a_o man_n upon_o who_o his_o most_o malicious_a and_o critical_a enemy_n can_v never_o charge_v any_o scanlous_a sin_n dub._n these_o indeed_o be_v very_o grievious_a sin_n and_o much_o to_o 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