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good_a reason_n it_o will_v follow_v whatsoever_o the_o papist_n do_v use_n or_o have_v abuse_v in_o their_o superstition_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o we_o who_o have_v abandon_v such_o trash_n and_o i_o rumpery_n to_o use_v but_o papist_n have_v abuse_v our_o church_n halice_n and_o other_o ornament_n in_o their_o false_a worship_n and_o service_n therefore_o we_o may_v not_o use_v they_o but_o down_o with_o they_o down_o with_o they_o even_o to_o the_o ground_n dub._n this_o indeed_o will_v be_v a_o very_a necessary_a consequent_a but_o a_o very_a costly_a one_o i_o fear_v the_o man_n that_o make_v this_o exception_n will_v not_o be_v very_o forward_o to_o build_v they_o up_o again_o if_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n be_v a_o just_a cause_n to_o make_v we_o lay_v aside_o our_o surplice_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o must_v pull_v down_o our_o church_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n the_o primitive_a christian_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v eat_v meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n 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