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and_o law_n of_o god_n may_v by_o commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o two_o spiritual_a prelate_n or_o other_o person_n to_o be_v name_v by_o he_o authorize_v they_o to_o grant_v such_o licence_n and_o it_o give_v power_n to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o order_n redress_n and_o reformation_n of_o indulgence_n former_o obtain_v at_o rome_n and_o such_o of_o they_o as_o shall_v seem_v good_a and_o reasonable_a for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o weal_n of_o his_o people_n and_o such_o order_n shall_v be_v observe_v this_o statute_n in_o plain_a term_n give_v the_o right_a of_o grant_v indulgence_n 1._o where_o the_o cause_n be_v unwont_a and_o unaccustomed_a 2._o where_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o importance_n as_o all_o will_v agree_v the_o indulgence_n now_o desire_v to_o be_v 3._o upon_o a_o denial_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o will_v hardly_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o grant_v a_o indulgence_n in_o the_o matter_n in_o all_o these_o case_n by_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o 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or_o punish_v because_o he_o differ_v in_o opinion_n from_o some_o in_o power_n this_o cause_v the_o rent_n or_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v whole_a the_o persecutor_n cut_v off_o the_o dissenter_n from_o they_o and_o be_v most_o proper_o to_o be_v term_v the_o schismatic_n but_o admit_v these_o who_o the_o persecutor_n call_v so_o to_o be_v schismatic_n yet_o to_o indulge_v they_o so_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v be_v no_o more_o to_o encourage_v their_o opinion_n than_o it_o be_v to_o encourage_v the_o wear_n of_o scarlet_n when_o man_n be_v not_o punish_v for_o wear_v of_o that_o or_o of_o any_o other_o colour_n the_o way_n to_o countenance_n and_o encourage_v any_o thing_n except_o by_o reward_n and_o perferment_n will_v hardly_o be_v find_v effectual_a the_o not_o punish_v be_v no_o reward_n and_o the_o not_o punish_v of_o nonconformity_n will_v not_o be_v find_v such_o a_o reward_n or_o bait_v as_o to_o countenance_n and_o 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