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church_n and_o shame_n to_o talk_v of_o liberality_n and_o maynetenance_n of_o scholar_n for_o by_o your_o bark_n and_o by_o your_o spoil_n and_o by_o your_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o reward_n of_o learning_n and_o by_o that_o poverty_n and_o contempt_n you_o have_v bring_v the_o ministry_n into_o you_o have_v almost_o overthrow_v the_o ministry_n in_o scotland_n religion_n in_o france_n &_o will_v overthrow_v both_o in_o england_n and_o what_o shall_v we_o else_o look_v for_o at_o their_o hand_n see_v in_o rack_a of_o rent_n exteremitie_n of_o deal_v usury_n and_o unlawful_a practice_n of_o gain_n and_o turkish_a and_o inhuman_a cruelty_n diverse_a of_o these_o zelatour_n of_o puritanism_n pass_v both_o turk_n and_o heathen_a article_n 40_o the_o queen_n injunction_n be_v not_o read_v quarterly_a as_o they_o shall_v be_v answer_n they_o be_v read_v as_o oft_o as_o need_n be_v and_o if_o any_o negligence_n be_v commit_v it_o be_v by_o the_o puritan_n that_o bring_v all_o law_n into_o 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