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reconcile_v themselves_o to_o their_o brother_n decree_n v._n whereas_o it_o be_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n do_v recite_v the_o whole_a divine_a office_n and_o the_o usage_n of_o this_o diocese_n be_v to_o recite_v it_o only_o when_o they_o go_v to_o church_n and_o there_o though_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v near_o end_v before_o they_o come_v have_v hear_v a_o little_a to_o go_v away_o immediate_o reckon_v they_o have_v comply_v with_o their_o obligation_n though_o they_o do_v not_o say_v over_o what_o they_o be_v not_o present_a at_o there_o be_v very_o few_o that_o recite_v the_o divine_a office_n in_o their_o house_n some_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o do_v it_o any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o church_n and_o other_o excuse_v themselves_o for_o want_n of_o book_n there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o and_o those_o that_o be_v be_v in_o manuscript_n in_o this_o bishopric_n therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n be_v oblige_v upon_o pain_n of_o mortal_a sin_n to_o recite_v the_o whole_a divine_a office_n as_o it_o be_v recite_v in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v come_v late_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o recite_v what_o they_o have_v miss_v and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o recite_v it_o in_o the_o church_n they_o shall_v do_v it_o at_o home_n in_o their_o house_n have_v the_o conveniency_n of_o a_o book_n which_o be_v what_o a_o great_a many_o do_v want_n the_o synod_n oblige_v all_o such_o to_o recite_v the_o say_v divine_a office_n by_o bead_n that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v none_o but_o what_o perform_v this_o duty_n either_o by_o book_n or_o bead_n and_o though_o the_o divine_a office_n consist_v of_o seven_o distinct_a canonical_a hour_n yet_o in_o this_o church_n in_o conformity_n to_o the_o breviary_n thereof_o they_o shall_v only_o recite_v one_o part_n at_o two_o time_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o other_o 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