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scripture_n be_v unlawful_a chap_n ii_o sect_n i._o
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appoint_v a_o commission_n for_o his_o majesty_n service_n and_o design_v a_o place_n most_o convenient_a for_o that_o purpose_n afterward_o understand_v some_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o commissioner_n to_o be_v so_o peremptory_o self-willed_n as_o to_o refuse_v to_o sit_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commissioner_n in_o the_o place_n appoint_v shall_v exempt_v that_o party_n and_o put_v he_o out_o of_o the_o commission_n place_v another_o in_o his_o stead_n shall_v it_o not_o argue_v want_n of_o common_a reason_n to_o infer_v hereupon_o that_o the_o say_a lord_n chancellor_n have_v hereby_o prefer_v the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o place_n before_o his_o majesty_n service_n sect_n xii_o their_o four_o reason_n they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v impose_v as_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n 7._o for_o many_o people_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o right_o and_o sufficient_o administer_v or_o receive_v without_o 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then_o if_o one_o will_v conclude_v that_o usury_n the_o state_n not_o punish_v the_o take_n of_o ten_o in_o the_o 100_o justifiable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n because_o some_o people_n make_v the_o like_a collection_n but_o to_o collect_v what_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o governor_n from_o the_o fancy_n of_o some_o inferior_n be_v but_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o if_o the_o leg_n do_v halt_v the_o lameness_n thereof_o must_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o because_o you_o do_v common_o object_v the_o multitude_n of_o people_n tell_v we_o in_o good_a sadness_n of_o what_o sect_n you_o suppose_v this_o people_n to_o be_v that_o hold_v the_o necessity_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v they_o popish_a but_o these_o have_v not_o so_o great_a a_o conceit_n of_o our_o ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v administer_v in_o our_o church_n or_o be_v they_o of_o your_o own_o discipline_v who_o by_o your_o calumniation_n be_v teach_v to_o think_v that_o the_o church_n have_v impose_v these_o ceremony_n in_o a_o opinion_n of_o necessity_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o essential_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n then_o must_v we_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o seducement_n of_o the_o scholar_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o master_n or_o last_o be_v they_o some_o of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v otherwise_o conformable_a then_o doubtless_o these_o if_o yet_o there_o be_v any_o such_o will_v not_o be_v find_v to_o be_v many_o as_o you_o suppose_v but_o the_o same_o people_n may_v be_v think_v to_o fall_v into_o that_o misconceit_n not_o so_o much_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o you_o as_o by_o your_o vehement_a opposition_n against_o the_o church_n whereby_o some_o such_o simple_a people_n be_v bring_v to_o believe_v that_o your_o imputation_n although_o most_o calumnious_a be_v true_a to_o wit_n that_o these_o ceremony_n be_v impose_v as_o necessary_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o forbear_v you_o this_o slander_n and_o those_o people_n will_v soon_o relinquish_v their_o error_n sect_n xii_o their_o five_o reason_n the_o omission_n of_o they_o even_o without_o the_o case_n of_o scandal_n and_o contempt_n be_v more_o sharp_o punish_v 25._o than_o any_o other_o sin_n commit_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o perjury_n or_o adultery_n our_o answer_n what_o therefore_o ergo_fw-la for_o this_o be_v your_o mark_n they_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o precept_n of_o god_n and_o make_v part_n of_o god_n worship_n this_o consequence_n be_v not_o necessary_a for_o it_o fall_v out_o herein_o as_o usual_o it_o do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n in_o all_o weal-publiks_a where_o we_o see_v more_o exact_a and_o grievous_a prosecution_n of_o justice_n against_o a_o pilferer_n than_o against_o a_o swearer_n against_o a_o false_a coyner_n of_o money_n than_o a_o manslayer_n not_o that_o hereby_o christian_a commonwealth_n do_v profess_v that_o the_o other_o sin_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n less_o heinous_a or_o that_o they_o do_v not_o profess_o prefer_v god_n glory_n before_o all_o other_o respect_n but_o because_o stealth_n of_o man_n good_n and_o adulterate_v or_o corrupt_v of_o coin_n do_v more_o immediate_o work_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o common_a peace_n therefore_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o every_o sensible_a thing_n natural_o do_v affect_v be_v bend_v immediate_o to_o seek_v the_o preservation_n of_o itself_o that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v more_o able_a to_o establish_v those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n by_o repress_v of_o more_o heinous_a crime_n whether_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o else_o by_o the_o spiritual_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o it_o sometime_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o church_n itself_o which_o seek_v by_o these_o censure_n to_o preserve_v she_o own_o peace_n and_o integrity_n against_o those_o who_o do_v unjust_o defame_v she_o furthermore_o suffer_v i_o to_o deal_v plain_o and_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o your_o parenthesis_n which_o complain_v that_o you_o be_v so_o grievous_o punish_v for_o only_a omission_n of_o those_o ceremony_n even_o without_o the_o case_n of_o scandal_n and_o contempt_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o open_a slander_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o you_o can_v instance_n in_o any_o one_o minister_n that_o have_v be_v so_o grievous_o punish_v for_o the_o bare_a omission_n of_o a_o rite_n without_o his_o persist_v opinionative_o refractary_o &_o that_o public_o in_o flat_a contradiction_n against_o the_o church_n if_o that_o the_o practisioner_n in_o the_o law_n shall_v obstinate_o refuse_v to_o wear_v the_o ordinary_a gown_n of_o a_o counsellor_n or_o particoloured_a habit_n of_o a_o sergeant_n will_v the_o grave_a judge_n of_o the_o land_n pass_v it_o slight_o over_o as_o a_o bare_a omission_n and_o not_o rather_o just_o punish_v it_o as_o a_o intolerable_a contempt_n sect_n xiiii_o the_o contrary-minded_n albeit_o never_o so_o peaceable_a learned_a or_o godly_a mind_a 39_o if_o they_o shall_v declare_v their_o contrary_a judgement_n be_v account_v puritan_n and_o schismatickes_n and_o by_o canon_n if_o they_o shall_v offend_v censure_v as_o excommunicate_v our_o answer_n although_o perhaps_o you_o have_v reason_n to_o wish_v the_o release_n of_o some_o yet_o ought_v you_o special_o to_o consider_v your_o own_o desert_n and_o know_v that_o schism_n which_o be_v the_o divide_n of_o affection_n take_v beginning_n from_o the_o difference_n of_o opinion_n albeit_o in_o point_n of_o less_o moment_n and_o then_o reckon_v the_o multitude_n of_o separatist_n who_o have_v have_v their_o first_o principle_n of_o opposition_n against_o our_o church_n out_o of_o your_o school_n of_o contradiction_n by_o your_o vile_a aspersion_n of_o no_o less_o a_o crime_n then_o idolatry_n itself_o and_o after_o judge_n whether_o there_o be_v not_o some_o cause_n to_o call_v your_o opinion_n schismatical_a as_o still_o nourish_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o
be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n and_o round_v of_o the_o head_n and_o cut_v of_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v prohibit_v as_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n and_o for_o that_o it_o do_v demonstrate_v inordinate_a sorrow_n for_o the_o depart_v as_o of_o man_n void_a of_o all_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o body_n or_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n last_o the_o commixtion_n of_o diverse_a kind_n of_o seed_n and_o of_o diverse_a kind_n of_o beast_n be_v forbid_v not_o for_o any_o natural_a viciousnesse_n in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o or_o in_o the_o use_n that_o the_o heathen_a have_v of_o they_o but_o because_o in_o the_o prohibit_v of_o these_o kind_n of_o mixture_n he_o propound_v unto_o his_o people_n a_o type_n of_o abstinence_n from_o irreligious_a mixture_n as_o well_o corporal_a as_o spiritual_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o defile_v their_o body_n with_o bestiality_n or_o yet_o by_o join_v in_o marriage_n with_o people_n of_o diverse_a religion_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o pollute_v their_o soul_n by_o consent_v unto_o the_o worship_n of_o any_o strange_a god_n see_v now_o your_o manifold_a fallacy_n by_o labour_v first_o to_o conclude_v the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o our_o ceremony_n which_o be_v thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a from_o the_o condemnation_n of_o a_o heathenish_a sin_n against_o nature_n second_o to_o oppugn_v ceremony_n ordain_v to_o a_o good_a end_n to_o wit_n the_o representation_n of_o christian_a virtue_n from_o the_o example_n of_o a_o wicked_a custom_n that_o plain_o demonstrate_v mere_a infidelity_n three_o by_o condemn_v ceremony_n of_o godly_a signification_n as_o namely_o purity_n constancy_n humility_n from_o the_o example_n of_o ceremony_n that_o signify_v nothing_o but_o either_o bodily_a or_o else_o spiritual_a adultery_n which_o be_v idolatry_n which_o kind_n of_o consequence_n be_v mere_o extravagants_n wander_v and_o gad_v from_o the_o matter_n in_o question_n sect_n iii_o their_o second_o instance_n from_o scripture_n such_o thing_n as_o have_v good_a original_n and_o beginning_n among_o the_o heathen_a be_v notwithstanding_o prohibit_v by_o the_o jew_n ibid._n as_o for_o example_n the_o erect_n of_o any_o titulary_a pillar_n by_o the_o way_n levity_n 26.1_o ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n our_o answer_n have_v these_o titulary_a pillar_n of_o the_o heathen_a 26.1_o which_o be_v set_v up_o at_o limit_n of_o their_o ground_n a_o good_a original_n and_o beginning_n trow_v you_o it_o be_v a_o ill_a gloss_n that_o corrupt_v the_o text_n the_o word_n be_v these_o thou_o shall_v not_o erect_v a_o pillar_n nor_o shall_v thou_o set_v up_o any_o polish_a stone_n in_o your_o land_n which_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o heathen_a that_o you_o may_v bow_v unto_o they_o whence_o master_n calvin_n collect_v place_n sequitur_fw-la non_fw-la aliam_fw-la statuam_fw-la hic_fw-la damnari_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la repraesentandum_fw-la erigitur_fw-la i._n no_o statue_n be_v here_o condemn_v say_v he_o but_o that_o which_o be_v erect_v to_o represent_v god_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o erection_n of_o pillar_n that_o be_v forbid_v 28.18_o for_o then_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n will_v never_o have_v erect_v as_o we_o read_v a_o pillar_n for_o a_o religious_a monument_n but_o the_o thing_n prohibit_v be_v the_o heathenish_a end_n &_o purpose_n in_o erect_v it_o therefore_o you_o may_v aswell_o say_v that_o the_o thievish_a take_n of_o a_o man_n good_n as_o that_o this_o heathenish_a manner_n of_o build_v those_o pillar_n have_v a_o good_a original_n and_o beginning_n sect_n four_o their_o three_o instance_n from_o scripture_n deut._n 7._o and_o exod._n 23._o god_n command_v to_o destroy_v the_o statue_n and_o grove_n of_o idolatry_n and_o to_o extinguish_v their_o name_n 18._o and_o that_o we_o can_v be_v think_v to_o have_v sincere_o repent_v of_o the_o idolatry_n or_o superstition_n on_o except_o we_o cast_v away_o with_o detestation_n marg_n all_o the_o instrument_n and_o monument_n of_o it_o see_v calvin_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o deut._n their_o answer_n see_v calvin_n say_v you_o who_o i_o have_v see_v upon_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o upon_o the_o full_a sight_n thereof_o be_o just_o move_v to_o call_v upon_o you_o as_o you_o have_v do_v upon_o your_o reader_n say_v see_v calvin_n and_o then_o sure_o you_o shall_v see_v a_o foul_a error_n in_o your_o collection_n from_o calvin_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o speak_v any_o thing_n for_o your_o advantage_n that_o in_o his_o exposition_n of_o these_o place_n he_o do_v flat_o confute_v you_o for_o in_o these_o scripture_n exo._n 23._o and_o exo._n 34._o deu._n 7._o &_o 12._o numer_n 23._o where_o we_o read_v of_o nothing_o but_o of_o destroy_v of_o all_o the_o image_n grove_n altar_n and_o root_a out_o the_o very_a name_n of_o the_o heathenish_a god_n although_o indeed_o he_o do_v infer_v that_o omne_fw-la insignia_fw-la idololatriae_fw-la that_o be_v all_o the_o monument_n or_o token_n of_o idolatry_n be_v to_o be_v abolish_v by_o the_o jew_n yet_o where_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o christian_n be_v precise_o bind_v to_o do_v the_o like_a he_o so_o distinguish_v between_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n and_o these_o appendix_n as_o he_o do_v between_o the_o law_n moral_a and_o the_o politic_a or_o judaical_a notify_v unto_o we_o that_o the_o moral_a precept_n do_v oblige_v all_o man_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o be_v enact_v against_o all_o formal_a idolatry_n but_o these_o politic_a precept_n of_o destroy_v of_o altar_n grove_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v material_n only_o differ_v say_v he_o from_o the_o other_o 286_o namely_o from_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o two_o table_n so_o as_o to_o bind_v only_o the_o jew_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o paedagogie_n but_o not_o the_o church_n christian_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o come_v to_o the_o point_n concern_v church_n the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n he_o resolve_v say_v neque_fw-la nobis_fw-la religio_fw-la est_fw-la templa_fw-la retinere_fw-la quae_fw-la polluta_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la idolis_fw-la &_o accommodare_fw-la in_o meliorem_fw-la usum_fw-la quià nos_fw-la non_fw-la obstringit_fw-la quod_fw-la propter_fw-la consequentiam_fw-la ut_fw-la loquuâ—tur_fw-la legi_fw-la additum_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v we_o may_v lawful_o use_v the_o temple_n or_o church_n which_o have_v be_v defile_v and_o abuse_a wâ—th_n idol_n and_o apply_v they_o to_o a_o better_a use_n because_o that_o do_v not_o bind_v we_o which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o mean_v the_o moral_a law_n only_o by_o consequence_n thereby_o mean_v the_o peculiar_a occasion_n of_o those_o time_n the_o sum_n whereof_o sai_z he_o do_v tend_v thus_o far_o namely_o to_o show_v in_o what_o deteâ—â—ation_n gâ—d_v hold_v all_o manner_n of_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o will_v have_v thâ—m_n to_o aâ—olâ—sh_v the_o very_a name_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v ever_o beâ—nâ—_n dedicate_v unto_o idol_n but_o you_o will_v say_v shall_v we_o then_o have_v no_o regard_n of_o other_o superstitious_a circumstance_n calvin_n seem_v to_o prevent_v this_o objection_n say_v fatâ—or_fw-la quidem_fw-la ibid._n etc._n etc._n indeed_o i_o confess_v that_o all_o such_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v which_o may_v seem_v to_o nourish_v idolatry_n so_o that_o observe_v i_o pray_v you_o this_o moderation_n we_o ourselves_o in_o urge_v too_o vehement_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a be_v not_o too_o superstitious_a mean_v that_o the_o urge_v a_o prohibition_n and_o a_o abolishment_n of_o they_o be_v that_o negative_a superstition_n whereof_o you_o have_v be_v already_o find_v guilty_a in_o oppugn_v our_o rite_n as_o superstitious_a only_o because_o they_o be_v significant_a as_o though_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v judge_v therefore_o 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