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will_v have_v they_o notwithstanding_o to_o abstain_v from_o as_o from_o swine_n flesh_n coney_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v have_v they_o sever_v as_o appear_v by_o s._n paul_n by_o a_o great_a and_o high_a wall_n from_o other_o nation_n 2._o eph._n 2._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o unlike_a that_o s._n peter_n will_v frame_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v no_o ceremony_n but_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o heathenish_a and_o ydolatrous_a function_n if_o one_o have_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v shape_v this_o common_a wealth_n by_o the_o pattern_n of_o other_o common_a wealth_n although_o it_o have_v be_v most_o untrue_a all_o other_o flourish_a common_a wealth_n of_o athens_n lacedaemon_n and_o rome_n borrow_v their_o good_a law_n of_o the_o lord_n common_a wealth_n yet_o have_v it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a but_o to_o say_v he_o frame_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o 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zeal_n be_v even_o that_o that_o zuinglius_fw-la do_v charge_v the_o anabaptist_n with_o when_o he_o say_v ira_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la spiritus_fw-la quo_fw-la se_fw-la venditant_fw-la the_o answer_v to_o certain_a pamphlet_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o portion_n entitle_v a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o bishop_n to_o deal_v brotherly_a with_o their_o brethren_n there_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n contain_v worthy_a of_o answer_v only_o the_o author_n do_v excuse_v himself_o for_o take_v upon_o he_o that_o exhortation_n &_o move_v the_o bishop_n to_o deal_v brotherly_a with_o the_o author_n of_o the_o admonition_n first_o because_o they_o be_v their_o rethren_n second_o because_o they_o ought_v first_o to_o have_v discover_v unto_o the_o world_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n how_o true_o or_o false_o they_o have_v write_v thyrde_o because_o they_o do_v but_o disclose_v the_o disorder_n of_o our_o church_n of_o england_n and_o humble_o desire_v a_o reformation_n of_o the_o same_o according_a 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whitgifte_n let_v the_o reader_n judge_n whether_o it_o be_v one_o of_o their_o reason_n or_o no_o let_v they_o also_o consider_v that_o which_o i_o have_v before_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o second_o admonition_n pag._n 35._o &_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o they_o take_v we_o for_o brethren_n or_o no._n can_v you_o so_o well_o please_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o platform_n y_z t_z except_o we_o admit_v it_o we_o refuse_v christ_n to_o reign_v over_o we_o i_o trust_v he_o have_v reign_v over_o we_o hitherto_o and_o shall_v do_v to_o the_o end_n though_o your_o platform_n be_v sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n an_fw-mi answer_v to_o certain_a pamphlet_n to_o their_o second_o reason_n i_o answer_v that_o i_o think_v they_o have_v be_v talk_v with_o and_o hear_v what_o they_o have_v to_o say_v for_o themselves_o but_o their_o haughty_a mind_n and_o good_a opinion_n conceyve_v of_o themselves_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o see_v their_o error_n in_o this_o reason_n you_o 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