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14.25_o rom._n 14.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o 15.1_o 2._o first_o that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v according_a to_o decency_n and_o order_n and_o second_o that_o all_o be_v do_v to_o edification_n quest_n 2._o but_o may_v not_o the_o conscience_n of_o god_n child_n be_v order_v and_o bind_v up_o to_o particular_n in_o these_o thing_n ans_fw-fr i_o be_o persuade_v that_o no_o law_n or_o rule_v aught_o to_o be_v make_v to_o bind_v the_o tender_a conscience_n of_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n where_o the_o lord_n christ_n the_o chief_a teacher_n do_v not_o bind_v nor_o ought_v any_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v give_v where_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n give_v no_o liberty_n but_o all_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v content_a if_o they_o can_v agree_v in_o circumstance_n and_o ceremony_n yet_o love_o to_o agree_v in_o matter_n of_o substance_n which_o christ_n have_v plain_o hold_v forth_o unto_o his_o church_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n quest_n 3._o but_o may_v not_o christian_n 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