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it_o be_v very_o credible_a that_o if_o master_n laud_n have_v find_v success_n in_o his_o first_o attempt_n he_o will_v in_o time_n reform_v the_o form_n of_o the_o english_a ordination_n and_o thrust_v in_o some_o word_n express_v the_o power_n of_o priest_n and_o bishop_n see_v he_o and_o other_o of_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n of_o late_a 94._o kallend_n a_o 3._o ed._n vl._n c._n 12._o mason_n pag._n 94._o do_v differ_v so_o much_o in_o opinion_n concern_v priesthood_n and_o episcopacy_n from_o those_o who_o live_v in_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o time_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n he_o can_v not_o miss_v with_o six_o prelate_n and_o six_o other_o man_n learn_v in_o god_n law_n whereof_o the_o great_a number_n may_v devise_v as_o warrantable_a a_o form_n of_o make_v bishop_n and_o priest_n as_o be_v devise_v by_o the_o same_o number_n in_o king_n edward_n time_n yet_o all_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a because_o neither_o master_n laud_v himself_o nor_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n then_o live_v can_v consecrate_v other_o even_o with_o the_o catholic_n form_n see_v none_o of_o they_o all_o have_v valid_a ordination_n as_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v therefore_o it_o be_v think_v expedient_a to_o cover_v the_o want_n of_o the_o reality_n of_o true_a ordination_n with_o a_o exterior_a formality_n of_o long_a cloak_n and_o surplise_n and_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o sacrifice_n with_o cross_n and_o candlestick_n upon_o the_o altar_n 26_o master_n mason_n commend_v much_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o english_a church_n that_o so_o discreet_o and_o religious_o pare_v away_o all_o superfluous_a ceremony_n in_o ordination_n and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o singular_a privilege_n of_o master_n parker_n that_o be_v the_o 70._o archbishop_z after_o saint_n austin_n the_o apostle_n of_o england_n yet_o of_o all_o that_o number_n he_o be_v the_o only_a man_n that_o receive_v consecration_n without_o the_o pope_n bull_n and_o superfluous_a aaronicall_a ornament_n how_o discreet_a and_o religious_a the_o english_a church_n be_v in_o pare_n away_o pretend_a superfluity_n in_o ordination_n can_v not_o be_v determine_v by_o master_n mason_n until_o he_o make_v appear_v that_o all_o be_v superfluous_a in_o that_o kind_n which_o he_o and_o the_o puritan_n who_o make_v the_o english_a ritual_a in_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o time_n fancy_v superfluous_a it_o be_v not_o the_o part_n of_o any_o particular_a church_n to_o pare_v away_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v deliver_v to_o they_o by_o antiquity_n to_o be_v observe_v though_o some_o word_n have_v be_v add_v to_o ancient_a form_n of_o ordination_n for_o their_o great_a explanation_n or_o solemnity_n yet_o none_o be_v ever_o so_o rash_a as_o to_o pare_v away_o any_o especial_o those_o that_o seem_v to_o signify_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n intend_v by_o the_o ordainer_n 27_o to_o conclude_v this_o matter_n i_o say_v with_o saint_n jerome_n ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la 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who_o believe_v master_n neale_n and_o suffer_v much_o for_o conscience_n be_v all_o run_v mad_a because_o they_o believe_v so_o great_a a_o foppery_n or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o they_o be_v most_o wicked_a and_o sacrilegeous_a person_n to_o engage_v posterity_n by_o their_o relation_n and_o testimony_n to_o reordaine_v the_o protestant_a clergy_n three_o they_o must_v demonstrate_v that_o all_o the_o first_o protestant_n bishop_n and_o other_o consecrate_v by_o they_o do_v conspire_v not_o to_o contradict_v the_o story_n of_o the_o nagshead_n and_o their_o own_o invalid_a consecration_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o and_o odd_a year_n to_o the_o great_a discredit_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o whole_a church_n where_o as_o they_o may_v easy_o stop_v their_o adversary_n mouth_n by_o produce_v witness_n and_o record_n of_o the_o pretend_a solemn_a congregation_n at_o lambeth_n be_v so_o often_o demand_v in_o print_a book_n by_o who_o and_o how_o be_v they_o ordain_v 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