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h._n 3._o day_n in_o real_a action_n &_o 51_o h._n 3._o day_n in_o dower_n preface_n to_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n 5_o &_o 6_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 3._o 2_o h._n 5._o cap_n 4._o the_o return_v of_o writ_n upon_o the_o day_n dedicate_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o apocryphal_a saint_n and_o upon_o popish_a holiday_n such_o as_o s._n michael_n s._n the_o true_a michael_n be_v christ_n who_o be_v like_o god_n as_o the_o name_n signify_v dan._n 12.1_o but_o this_o be_v some_o counterfâ—it_n michael_n michael_n s._n hilary_n s._n martin_n all_o soul_n all_o saint_n the_o purification_n at_o the_o best_a be_v superstitious_a and_o it_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o learned_a that_o the_o dedication_n of_o day_n to_o saint_n be_v part_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o last_o time_n much_o worse_a be_v some_o of_o those_o day_n mention_v in_o the_o statute_n dedicate_v to_o idol_n as_o the_o rood_n corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la the_o day_n when_o the_o idol_n or_o false_a christ_n be_v 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the_o law_n upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o can_v be_v change_v without_o change_n of_o the_o law_n but_o they_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v abolish_v according_a to_o those_o law_n psal_n 16.4_o deut._n 12.3_o 4._o exod._n 22.20_o &_o 23.13_o perk._n idol_n last_o time_n 1_o vol._n p._n 683._o col._n 1._o august_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 12._o cap._n 10._o 1_o corin._n 10.12_o the_o 42._o the_o tit._n liv._o l._n 29._o p._n 719._o f._n tac._n annal._n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o p._n 42._o heathen_a have_v such_o holiday_n dedicate_v to_o idol_n in_o imitation_n of_o who_o the_o papist_n appoint_v such_o day_n as_o be_v first_o mention_v 25._o the_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v administer_v in_o all_o court_n smell_v of_o 177._o of_o stamf._n pl._n coro_n do_fw-mi trial_n per_fw-la battle_n l._n 3._o c._n 14._o f._n 177._o idolatry_n decal_n idolatry_n willet_n in_o exo._n hex_z in_o com._n 3._o decal_n the_o jew_n swear_v upon_o their_o thorah_n which_o be_v the_o pentateuch_n or_o five_o 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exit_fw-la fitz._n n._n b._n f._n 118._o body_n of_o the_o law_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o late_a king_n professor_n of_o law_n in_o cambridge_n custos_fw-la in_o animam_fw-la minoris_fw-la jurare_fw-la potest_fw-la and_o so_o the_o proctor_n or_o attorney_n may_v swear_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o master_n this_o be_v the_o same_o with_o jurare_fw-la in_o verba_fw-la magistri_fw-la 26._o b._n 26._o kitch_n felo_fw-la foe_fw-mi 26._o 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 1._o 1_o ed._n 6._o c._n 12._o 5_o ed._n 6._o c._n 9_o 10._o 8_o el._n c._n 4._o 39_o el._n c._n 15._o doct._n &_o stud._n c._n 8._o foe_n 17._o b._n the_o law_n against_o felony_n in_o many_o case_n as_o the_o steal_v of_o good_n worth_n five_a shilling_n out_o of_o a_o house_n or_o from_o a_o stall_n in_o a_o fair_a or_o market_n or_o any_o small_a sum_n of_o money_n from_o a_o man_n person_n secret_o and_o some_o great_a felony_n for_o which_o the_o party_n convict_v shall_v have_v judgement_n of_o death_n without_o any_o mercy_n 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27._o a_o 27._o 15_o h._n 7._o c._n 8._o finch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 145._o b_o rast_n entr._n tit_n quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la foe_fw-mi 473._o a_o b._n 474._o a._n 465._o b._n coke_n entr._n tit_n quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la foe_fw-mi 469._o a._n 489._o a_o that_o law_n that_o he_o that_o have_v the_o perpetual_a advowson_n of_o a_o church_n as_o it_o be_v call_v may_v sell_v the_o next_o presentation_n when_o the_o church_n be_v full_a so_o the_o incumbent_n be_v not_o languidus_fw-la in_fw-la extremis_fw-la it_o be_v a_o lay-hereditament_a this_o be_v a_o impious_a law_n and_o the_o merchandise_n of_o rome_n who_o merchandize_n be_v among_o other_o thing_n say_v to_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d body_n of_o man_n not_o slaves_n as_o it_o be_v usual_o
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intercedant_fw-la the_o king_n may_v and_o the_o lord_n protector_n may_v make_v such_o a_o grant_n at_o this_o time_n westm_n 3._o cowel_n inst_z l._n 2._o t._n 2._o s._n 24._o p._n 125._o impr._n 1630._o and_o commend_v by_o the_o lawyer_n in_o our_o law-book_n since_o queen_n maryes_fw-mi time_n that_o popery_n be_v abolish_v in_o some_o measure_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v away_o as_o idolatrous_a and_o superstitious_a the_o rather_o for_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v too_o prone_a and_o ready_a to_o be_v lead_v aside_o to_o such_o superstitious_a vanity_n and_o will-worship_n repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o countenance_n of_o such_o superstitious_a grant_n have_v this_o passage_n nuâ—_n quam_fw-la res_fw-la humanae_fw-la prosper_v succedunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la divinae_fw-la negliguntur_fw-la but_o this_o poison_a divinity_n ought_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o some_o law_n provide_v against_o such_o superstition_n isaiah_n 1.12_o rom._n 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32.1_o psal_n 16.4_o exod._n 23.13_o 76_o that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v collect_v into_o a_o volume_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o people_n 1_o sam._n 10.25_o deut._n 17.18.19_o exod._n 20._o from_o verse_n 3._o to_o the_o 9_o verse_n of_o chap._n 23._o hester_n 1.19_o 77_o that_o all_o the_o tithe_n and_o gleab_n land_n with_o other_o thing_n call_v church_n due_n may_v be_v sell_v and_o that_o a_o more_o fit_a and_o lawful_a maintenance_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n hebr._n 7.9.12_o 1_o cor_fw-la 9.7.8_o 9_o 12.14_o gal_n 6_o 8._o 78_o that_o no_o monarch_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v usurp_v that_o impious_a privilege_n to_o pardon_v murder_n if_o ever_o any_o such_o pardon_n shall_v be_v grant_v in_o any_o age_n hereafter_o the_o same_o may_v be_v declare_v void_a numb_a 35.31_o levit._fw-la 24.17_o exod._n 21.12_o jam._n 4_o 12._o prov._n 28.17_o 79._o 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