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the_o church_n the_o place_n where_o god_n people_n his_o servant_n do_v congregat_v i_o fear_v that_o it_o will_v happen_v to_o you_o as_o it_o do_v to_o the_o silly_a sheep_n that_o stray_v from_o the_o flock_n which_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o devour_a wolf_n or_o as_o it_o do_v to_o dinah_n the_o daughter_n of_o leah_n 34.2_o gen._n 34.2_o who_o leave_v her_o father_n house_n to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o land_n be_v meet_v with_o and_o ravish_v by_o shechem_n so_o they_o that_o forsake_v their_o minister_n and_o out_o of_o curiosity_n resign_v and_o devote_v themselves_o to_o be_v follower_n of_o those_o who_o be_v none_o they_o must_v expect_v to_o be_v deflower_v of_o their_o faith_n and_o manner_n by_o such_o seducer_n who_o be_v spiritual_a adulterer_n and_o murderer_n who_o corrupt_a man_n judgement_n and_o feast_v it_o with_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o simple_a disciple_n who_o they_o grind_v with_o the_o hos_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyril_n in_o hos_n tooth_n of_o error_n and_o poison_n with_o that_o cup_n which_o they_o themselves_o have_v drink_v of_o a_o guild_a cup_n of_o heresy_n full_a of_o †_o abomination_n and_o filthiness_n the_o lord_n prevent_v we_o with_o his_o grace_n and_o preserve_v we_o from_o these_o corruption_n s._n augustine_n in_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr doctrinâ_fw-la christianâ_fw-la 10._o christianâ_fw-la rev._n 17.4_o c._n 10._o note_n that_o the_o word_n in_o latin_a which_o signify_v a_o conventicle_n or_o place_n of_o private_a meeting_n it_o be_v conventiculum_fw-la tantùm_fw-la singularitèr_fw-la dicitur_fw-la be_v only_o use_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n improper_o in_o the_o plural_a as_o if_o by_o god_n spirit_n the_o prime_a author_n of_o word_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o by_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n this_o be_v thereby_o intend_v to_o be_v employ_v that_o there_o must_v not_o be_v more_o place_n than_o one_o for_o god_n people_n to_o meet_v in_o in_o their_o several_a parish_n that_o 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conventicle_n and_o like_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n 2.17_o 1_o sam._n 2.17_o by_o their_o unjust_a usurpation_n make_v man_n to_o abhor_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o trespass_n ver_fw-la 14._o they_o too_o by_o their_o usurp_a the_o power_n of_o ordination_n contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o establish_a order_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o other_o in_o opposition_n to_o they_o do_v and_o do_v now_o preach_v without_o order_n by_o this_o we_o see_v what_o good_a friend_n and_o servant_n how_o dutiful_a son_n the_o presbyter_n have_v be_v to_o their_o mother_n the_o church_n all_o the_o hurt_n that_o i_o wish_v they_o be_v this_o that_o they_o be_v confine_v and_o doom_v scotorum_fw-la pultibus_fw-la saginari_fw-la to_o be_v fellow-commoner_n live_v repent_v and_o die_v among_o their_o wretched_a brethren_n the_o scot_n the_o first_o fomenter_n of_o our_o division_n and_o author_n of_o our_o misery_n saginatus_fw-la vossius_fw-la hist_n pelag._n say_v of_o pelagius_n that_o he_o be_v socotorum_fw-la pultibus_fw-la saginatus_fw-la heavenly_a father_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o mischief_n they_o have_v do_v the_o four_o quere_z whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o layman_n to_o preach_v i_o remember_v a_o say_n of_o isocrates_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o proper_a for_o a_o orator_n or_o any_o one_o to_o spend_v many_o word_n about_o a_o business_n or_o theme_n that_o be_v clear_a and_o common_a therefore_o see_v that_o the_o quaere_fw-la be_v not_o attend_v with_o any_o great_a difficulty_n and_o have_v be_v so_o much_o discuss_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o the_o learned_a i_o shall_v not_o spend_v many_o word_n about_o it_o only_o this_o i_o shall_v say_v for_o the_o benefit_n and_o conviction_n of_o the_o unlearned_a to_o who_o capacity_n i_o desire_v to_o fit_v my_o discourse_n and_o suit_v my_o phrase_n if_o by_o preach_v we_o understand_v as_o 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