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the_o arch-bishop_n bishop_n and_o other_o ordinary_n that_o they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o perform_v their_o duty_n in_o execution_n of_o the_o act_n it_o be_v indeed_o very_o solemn_a come_n from_o the_o queen_n majesty_n the_o lord_n temporal_a and_o all_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o present_a parliament_n and_o in_o god_n name_n and_o as_o they_o will_v answer_v before_o god_n for_o such_o evil_n and_o plague_n as_o may_v be_v punishment_n for_o the_o neglect_n hereof_o there_o have_v be_v no_o want_n of_o obedience_n hereunto_o by_o the_o bishop_n be_v full_o persuade_v in_o their_o heart_n thereof_o as_o their_o duty_n of_o which_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o persuade_v the_o severe_a penalty_n will_v or_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a king_n james_n order_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n that_o the_o afternoon_n exercise_v each_o lord's-day_n be_v spend_v in_o examine_v child_n in_o their_o catechism_n instead_o of_o preach_v this_o be_v only_o commend_v as_o the_o 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the_o practice_n or_o omission_n of_o this_o rite_n we_o desire_v that_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n prescribe_v by_o the_o apostle_n may_v be_v observe_v which_o be_v that_o they_o who_o use_v the_o liberty_n despise_v not_o they_o which_o use_v it_o not_o and_o they_o who_o use_v it_o not_o condemn_v not_o those_o that_o use_v it_o canon_n 7._o 1640._o and_o this_o their_o council_n and_o commend_v have_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a but_o receive_v and_o submit_v unto_o throughout_o by_o those_o who_o be_v so_o persuade_v of_o these_o rite_n as_o they_o have_v commend_v they_o and_o so_o will_v it_o have_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o other_o the_o rite_n of_o our_o church_n and_o the_o free_a submission_n in_o practice_n of_o a_o rite_n though_o but_o from_o a_o few_o number_n of_o grave_a and_o pious_a person_n will_v have_v advance_v the_o esteem_n of_o such_o ceremony_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o much_o more_o than_o the_o force_a submission_n of_o great_a multitude_n 2._o as_o a_o 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