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sake_n and_o by_o her_o determination_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o those_o controversy_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o she_o shall_v interpose_v she_o must_v either_o fling_v off_o one_o of_o the_o party_n or_o make_v a_o determination_n that_o may_v satisfy_v both_o side_n if_o moderation_n will_v prevail_v to_o have_v fling_v off_o that_o party_n that_o be_v for_o ceremony_n have_v be_v imprudent_a be_v the_o great_a number_n comprehend_v all_o those_o who_o stay_v at_o home_n and_o do_v not_o fly_v in_o the_o time_n of_o queen_n mary_n persecution_n which_o do_v facilitate_v the_o return_n of_o protestancy_n at_o queen_n elizabeth_n reception_n to_o the_o crown_n it_o have_v be_v also_o the_o more_o dangerous_a for_o it_o will_v have_v make_v they_o more_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o temptation_n of_o romish_a priest_n who_o will_v have_v soon_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o so_o numerous_a a_o discontent_a party_n and_o wrought_v their_o dissatisfaction_n to_o a_o relapse_n to_o 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although_o she_o be_v no_o more_o oblige_v to_o receive_v all_o their_o practice_n than_o they_o to_o receive_v she_o nor_o be_v it_o safe_a in_o their_o first_o beginning_n to_o have_v reject_v or_o despise_v any_o number_n of_o man_n when_o the_o common_a enemy_n be_v numerous_a and_o industrious_a thus_o it_o be_v neither_o prudent_a nor_o safe_a to_o reject_v either_o party_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o church_n to_o consult_v she_o own_o peace_n betwixt_o they_o but_o this_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o she_o to_o do_v without_o please_v each_o party_n to_o their_o edification_n in_o some_o thing_n which_o be_v indifferent_a be_v therefore_o in_o her_o power_n either_o to_o confirm_v or_o condemn_v and_o also_o enjoin_v some_o thing_n to_o the_o common_a observance_n of_o all_o the_o church_n therefore_o do_v take_v away_o the_o excessive_a multitude_n of_o ceremony_n as_o those_o which_o be_v dark_a that_o have_v be_v abuse_v by_o the_o superstitious_a blindness_n of_o the_o 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removal_n both_o of_o they_o and_o she_o and_o be_v these_o to_o be_v revoke_v by_o a_o compliance_n with_o those_o that_o will_v never_o be_v satisfy_v shall_v the_o church_n abandon_v those_o who_o in_o conscience_n adhere_v to_o she_o in_o the_o severe_a persecution_n to_o gratify_v those_o who_o pretend_v conscience_n to_o destroy_v she_o beside_o the_o imputation_n that_o have_v lay_v upon_o the_o thing_n enjoin_v as_o antichristian_a idolatrous_a superstition_n etc._n etc._n the_o war_n that_o be_v undertake_v to_o remove_v they_o make_v the_o church_n think_v it_o her_o behoof_n to_o keep_v they_o lest_o concession_n in_o that_o kind_n may_v be_v urge_v by_o her_o adversary_n for_o a_o confession_n of_o those_o crime_n and_o take_v as_o a_o colour_n to_o charge_v she_o with_o all_o the_o blood_n that_o have_v be_v spill_v in_o that_o quarrel_n for_o so_o these_o very_a man_n serve_v the_o late_a murder_v king_n moreover_o what_o a_o reproach_n be_v it_o for_o a_o church_n who_o 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we_o wish_v you_o have_v never_o give_v occasion_n for_o they_o but_o that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o be_v necessary_a he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o indisputable_a truth_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o life_n be_v the_o main_a object_n of_o church_n discipline_n yet_o he_o leave_v we_o still_o in_o the_o dark_a for_o what_o be_v those_o indisputable_a truth_n since_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o truth_n of_o faith_n that_o have_v not_o be_v dispute_v against_o if_o these_o be_v the_o main_a of_o her_o charge_n she_o have_v a_o narrow_a province_n and_o papist_n and_o socinian_o and_o every_o heretic_n may_v promise_v themselves_o exemption_n from_o her_o care_n and_o as_o for_o indispensable_a duty_n be_v there_o any_o one_o duty_n more_o indispensable_a that_o be_v more_o strict_o enjoin_v then_o the_o unity_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o dispute_n be_v to_o deprive_v she_o of_o the_o mean_n that_o be_v proper_a for_o it_o 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