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please_a of_o any_o particular_a man_n to_o withdraw_v you_o which_o i_o speak_v lest_o peradventure_o any_o of_o my_o brethren_n have_v taste_v the_o sweet_a liberality_n of_o the_o laity_n shall_v seek_v rather_o to_o fit_v their_o humour_n then_o to_o do_v their_o own_o duty_n and_o here_o i_o will_v exhort_v the_o common_a people_n to_o employ_v their_o wit_n rather_o about_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n then_o to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n consist_v not_o in_o these_o external_a ceremony_n but_o in_o righteousness_n &_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o shall_v find_v more_o comfort_n in_o prayer_n to_o god_n in_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n then_o in_o trouble_v themselves_o with_o such_o fruitless_a dispute_n and_o yet_o in_o some_o the_o mind_n transport_v with_o zeal_n grow_v very_o violent_a like_o a_o fire_n in_o their_o bone_n and_o 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thereof_o o_o lord_n in_o thy_o mercy_n make_v up_o the_o rent_n and_o breach_n of_o zion_n o_o gracious_a father_n knit_v our_o heart_n to_o thou_o and_o one_o to_o a_o other_o that_o we_o may_v love_v and_o fear_v thy_o name_n and_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n grant_v this_o o_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o peace_n for_o thy_o son_n our_o bless_a saviour_n his_o sake_n to_o who_o with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v render_v all_o praise_n glory_n and_o majesty_n in_o the_o church_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n amen_n plato_n in_o euthyphr_n caes._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gall._n lib._n 4._o joshua_n 22._o vers._n 31._o the_o intend_a scope_n of_o this_o sermon_n the_o division_n who_o speak_v these_o word_n to_o who_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n 2._o pet._n 1._o 20._o 21._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 2._o rom._n 15._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 3._o 1._o cor._n 14._o passim_fw-la v_o 27._o v._n 29._o v_o 30_o 32._o 32._o sparsim_fw-la disseruerat_fw-la de_fw-la ritibus_fw-la caluinus_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la see_v calvin_n and_o gualther_n upon_o this_o place_n uz._n verse_n 36._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n v_o 34._o 34._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 31._o 31._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 16._o 16._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 32._o the_o general_a use_n of_o this_o text_n text_n regula_n est_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la externam_fw-la 〈…〉_z ibid._n the_o first_o observation_n heb._n 9_o 10._o levit._n 11._o 7._o 7._o cal._n inst_n lib._n 4._o 3._o 16._o 16._o exod._n 20._o 8_o isaiah_n 58._o 13._o 13._o colos._n 2._o 16._o 17._o 17._o reu._n 1._o 10._o 10._o act._n 20._o 7._o 1._o cor._n 16._o 1._o 2._o 2._o matth._n 28._o 19_o 20._o 20._o luke_n 22._o 19_o 19_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 26._o 26._o 1._o cor._n 9_o 16._o 16._o matth._n 26._o 27._o 29._o 29._o cal._n inst._n 4._o 17._o 43._o 43._o gal._n 1._o 8._o 8._o calvin_n in._n 4._o 10._o 30._o t._n c._n vide_fw-la d._n white_a archb._n tract_n 2._o pag._n 86._o 86._o haec_fw-la indifferentia_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la libertate_fw-la posita_fw-la cal._n inst._n 4._o 17._o 43._o the_o second_o observation_n observation_n admon_n &_o t._n c._n vide_fw-la arch._n whit._fw-la pag._n 596._o &_o deinceps_fw-la deinceps_fw-la eccles._n dis_fw-fr fol._n 100_o si_fw-mi de_fw-fr colore_fw-la agitur_fw-la mibi_fw-la quidem_fw-la magis_fw-la decorus_a niger_n colour_n videtur_fw-la videtur_fw-la s._n edw._n cook_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regis_fw-la eccl_n eccl_n rom._n 13._o 1._o 1._o pet._n 2._o 13._o 13._o the_o three_o observation_n rom._n 13._o 4._o compare_v with_o exod._n 22._o 20._o levit_n 24._o 16._o num._n 15._o 35._o deut._n 13._o 5._o 18._o 20._o 20._o non_fw-la permisit_fw-la nobis_fw-la vagam_fw-la effrenemque_fw-la licentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la cancelloâ—_n ut_fw-la ita_fw-la loquar_fw-la circundedit_fw-la cal._n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la locum_fw-la gal._n 5._o 2._o see_v calvin_n upon_o that_o place_n place_n tertul._n de_fw-fr coron_n militis_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o greg._n epist_n lib._n primo_fw-la 41._o in_o tribus_fw-la merfionibus_fw-la personarum_fw-la trinitas_fw-la &_o in_o una_fw-la potes_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la singularitas_fw-la demonstrari_fw-la demonstrari_fw-la insignum_fw-la honestatis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la zipp_n poli_fw-fr eccles_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o symbolum_n innocentiae_fw-la &_o sanctitatis_fw-la zanch._n de_fw-fr open_fw-mi redemp_n cap._n 16._o 1._o thes._n 5._o 22._o 22._o jer._n 8._o 7._o 7._o cicero_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la dear_a lib._n secundo_fw-la secundo_fw-la pro._n 30._o 27._o 27._o cant._n 4._o 12._o 12._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 15._o 15._o cant._n 6._o 9_o the_o four_o observation_n observation_n tametsi_fw-la sint_fw-la obseruatu_fw-la necessariae_fw-la de_fw-la probis_fw-la &_o iustâ—s_fw-la loquor_fw-la etc._n etc._n caâ—â—_n just_a 4._o cap._n 10._o s._n 5._o 5._o 1._o johh_o 3._o 5._o 5._o colligere_fw-la promptum_fw-la est_fw-la have_v posteriores_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la habendas_fw-la pro_fw-la humanis_fw-la traditionibus_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la fundaetae_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la generali_fw-la mandatâ—_n &_o liquidam_fw-la approbationem_fw-la babent_fw-la quasi_fw-la ex_fw-la ore_fw-la christi_fw-la cal._n in_o 1._o cor._n 14._o &_o inst_n 4._o 10._o 30._o zanch._n in_o compendio_fw-la loco_fw-la 16._o bez_n ep_n 24._o 24._o rom._n 13._o 1._o 1._o treatise_n of_o ceremony_n ceremony_n act_n for_o uniformity_n uniformity_n where_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o commandment_n it_o may_v not_o presume_v by_o any_o decree_n to_o restrain_v that_o liberty_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 152._o 152._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la iura_fw-la dicenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la aut_fw-la putanda_fw-la iniqua_fw-la hominum_fw-la constituta_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr ciu._n d._n l._n 19_o cap._n 21._o justum_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la iustum_fw-la est_fw-la grat._n do_v 1._o cap._n 2._o the_o five_o observation_n the_o application_n application_n sir_n edw._n cook_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la reg._n eccles_n folio_fw-la 8._o b._n b._n ibid._n ibid._n act_n for_o uniformity_n uniformity_n anno_fw-la 25._o h._n 8._o 8._o in_o the_o ratification_n of_o the_o canon_n canon_n 1._o timot._fw-la 5._o 22._o 22._o titus_n 1._o 5._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 3_o 3_o titus_n 15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o tim._n 5._o 19_o 19_o 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o 22._o homil._n 2._o in_o ep_n 2._o ad_fw-la timoth._n timoth._n amb._n de_fw-fr dignitate_fw-la sacerdot_n cap._n 3._o 3._o can._n 31._o 31._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la can._n 34._o 34._o t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 40._o vide_fw-la arch._n pag._n 140._o 140._o can._n 34._o 34._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 21._o 21._o can._n 36._o 36._o we_o agree_v of_o a_o prescript_n form_n of_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n t._n c._n see_v whitg_n t._n 9_o pag._n 489._o 489._o we_o also_o desire_v a_o uniform_a order_n but_o such_o and_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o we_o have_v before_o declare_v t._n c._n see_v whitg_n pag._n 709._o 709._o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la formulam_fw-la precum_fw-la &_o rituum_fw-la ecclesiast_n valde_fw-la probo_fw-la ut_fw-la certa_fw-la illa_fw-la extet_fw-la à _fw-la qua_fw-la pastoribus_fw-la discedere_fw-la in_o functione_n sua_fw-la non_fw-la liceat_fw-la cal._n add_v protect_v angl._n ep_n 87._o 87._o cal._n ep_n 200._o in_o anglicana_n liturgia_fw-la qualem_fw-la describitis_fw-la multas_fw-la esse_fw-la video_fw-la tolerabiles_fw-la ineptias_fw-la jul._n apol._n lond._n 1591._o pag._n 46._o &_o 170._o procl_n regis_fw-la pro_fw-la uniformitate_fw-la 4._o jac._n 5._o mart._n mart._n calvin_n ad_fw-la protect_v ang._n anno_fw-la 1548._o octobr._n 22._o claudenda_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la janua_fw-la curiosis_fw-la doctrinis_fw-la ratio_fw-la autem_fw-la expedita_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la rem_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la extet_fw-la nen_fw-mi pe_fw-es summa_fw-la quaedam_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la recepta_fw-la quaminter_n pradicandum_fw-la sequantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la obseruandam_fw-la omnes_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o parochi_fw-la iureiurando_fw-la adstririgantur_fw-la ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la ad_fw-la munus_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la admittatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la spondeat_fw-la illum_fw-la
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