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confusion_n verify_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o your_o sister_n or_o mother_n rome_n etc._n reward_v she_o even_o as_o she_o reward_v you_o and_o double_a unto_o her_o double_a according_a to_o her_o work_n in_o the_o cup_n which_o she_o have_v fill_v fill_v to_o her_o double_a how_o much_o she_o have_v glorify_v herself_o and_o live_v deliciouts_o so_o much_o torment_v and_o sorrow_n gâ—ve_v she_o for_o she_o say_v in_o her_o heart_n i_o sit_v a_o queen_n and_o be_o no_o widow_n and_o shall_v see_v no_o sorrow_n therefore_o shall_v her_o plague_n come_v in_o one_o day_n etc._n etc._n l._n p._n 205._o the_o king_n under_o the_o law_n but_o sâ—ill_o according_a to_o it_o do_v proceed_v to_o necessary_a râ—formations_n in_o church-businâ—sses_a and_o therein_o command_v the_o very_a priest_n themselves_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o act_n of_o â—lesechiah_o and_o josiah_n 2_o chro._n 29.4_o and_o 4_o king_n â—â—_o 2_o p._n all_o this_o be_v true_a you_o here_o affirm_v so_o as_o iâ—_n confirm_v what_o we_o say_v before_o of_o christian_a king_n in_o matter_n oâ—_n religion_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v nothing_o but_o still_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n all_o always_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o vary_v in_o the_o least_o circumstance_n or_o ceremony_n all_o this_o be_v well_o but_o what_o make_v this_o for_o your_o priest_n what_o say_v your_o practice_n this_o ergo_fw-la the_o king_n give_v way_n to_o the_o priest_n or_o prelate_n of_o canterbury_n he_o may_v of_o his_o own_o head_n appoint_v and_o impose_v what_o ceremony_n his_o romish_a devotion_n think_v fit_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n this_o be_v your_o usual_a logic_n this_o your_o usual_a pervert_n and_o abuse_v of_o scripture_n well_o what_o more_o a_o little_a before_o 205._o ibid._n you_o tell_v we_o omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la every_o soul_n all_o spiritual_a man_n even_o to_o the_o highâ—st_a bishop_n and_o in_o spiritual_a cause_n so_o the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n and_o 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church-tradition_n to_o the_o morning_n light_v detect_v and_o show_v to_o halt_v downright_o of_o all_o four_o 217_o 218._o the_o prelate_n still_o unreasonable_o inculcate_n his_o church-tradition_n 218_o 219._o he_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o circle_n 219._o 121._o the_o prelate_n whimsy_n suck_v in_o from_o the_o popish_a school_n that_o divinity_n have_v a_o science_n about_o it_o confute_v 219_o 220._o what_o true_a divinity_n proper_o be_v ibid._n 122._o the_o prelate_n selfe-condemned_n while_o his_o lean_v too_o much_o upon_o tradition_n may_v mislead_v christian_n 221_o the_o prelate_n still_o prosecute_v his_o tradition_n ibid._n his_o misapply_v of_o his_o schoole-distintion_a 222_o 223_o 224._o shoole-distinction_n must_v be_v well_o examine_v by_o scripture_n 224._o 125._o the_o prelate_n call_v the_o protestant_n separation_n from_o popery_n a_o miserable_a rent_n which_o he_o lament_v with_o a_o bleed_a heart_n 225_o 226._o his_o vanity_n discover_v ibid._n a_o most_o 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out_o as_o separatist_n from_o the_o true_a catholic_a church_n as_o â—e_n account_v â—t_a ibid._n 133._o how_o tender_o the_o prelate_n touch_v rome_n for_o her_o superstition_n and_o error_n and_o not_o once_o in_o all_o his_o book_n charge_v she_o with_o idolatry_n 23â—_n who_o be_v the_o prelate_n best_a man_n who_o he_o say_v most_o bemoan_v his_o miserable_a rent_n ibid._n reconciliation_n of_o true_a protestant_n with_o rome_n impossible_a ibid._n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o prelate_n apology_n for_o the_o protestant_n about_o the_o rent_n 238._o the_o synagogue_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o corruption_n be_v grow_v into_o one_o entire_a body_n ibid._n 135._o the_o prelate_n no_o observer_n of_o his_o own_o law_n in_o interpret_n of_o word_n ibid._n the_o prelate_n vain_a condition_n to_o the_o jesuit_n about_o reconciliation_n with_o rome_n 238_o 239._o why_o the_o prelate_n so_o name_v the_o great_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 239._o 136._o true_a protestant_n protest_v 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