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quà m_fw-la turpis_fw-la &_o pudenda_fw-la ista_fw-la profanatio_fw-la saerorum_fw-la the_o profane_a can_v be_v admit_v without_o gross_a injury_n unto_o the_o lord_n how_o vile_a and_o shameful_a be_v the_o profanation_n of_o these_o holy_a thing_n yea_o say_v bishop_n bilson_n not_o only_o the_o want_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o the_o abuse_n of_o either_o hazard_n the_o weal_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n yea_o cast_a holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n procure_v a_o dreadful_a doom_n as_o well_o to_o consenter_n as_o presumer_n it_o be_v a_o way_n to_o turn_v the_o house_n of_o god_n into_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n if_o profane_a one_o be_v allow_v the_o mystery_n and_o assembly_n of_o the_o faithful_a 5._o it_o be_v object_v it_o be_v tyrannical_a we_o answer_v we_o wish_v that_o people_n will_v first_o look_v to_o their_o own_o duty_n to_o obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o they_o and_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o they_o heb._n 13.17_o before_o they_o so_o peremptory_o 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it_o 5._o they_o shall_v discern_v how_o the_o lord_n ow_v and_o bless_v their_o ministry_n 6._o they_o shall_v have_v sweet_a communion_n with_o saint_n 7._o they_o will_v by_o this_o provoke_v and_o awake_v all_o to_o examine_v their_o condition_n 8._o they_o will_v act_v suitable_o to_o those_o rich_a and_o glorious_a promise_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o lord_n temple_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o the_o gospel_n zech._n 6.12_o 13._o and_o many_o other_o for_o separation_n in_o the_o visible_a church_n which_o he_o suggest_v dangerous_a we_o answer_v that_o if_o as_o much_o and_o great_a profaneness_n and_o abomination_n shall_v be_v foul_v with_o the_o visible_a church_n as_o be_v too_o apparent_a as_o even_o among_o such_o know_v not_o god_n then_o separation_n as_o to_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n where_o holy_a man_n have_v only_o right_a be_v justifiable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n saint_n and_o angel_n for_o his_o suggest_a danger_n of_o separation_n upon_o 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