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the_o church_n by_o take_v to_o themseluâ—s_o the_o name_n of_o another_o church_n not_o establish_v by_o law_n which_o far_o â—hews_v how_o disingenuous_a a_o man_n this_o be_v in_o quotation_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o demand_v how_o do_v i_o know_v that_o st._n ausâ—in_n do_v not_o separate_v but_o be_v ever_o such_o a_o question_n ask_v or_o be_v there_o the_o least_o intimation_n either_o in_o his_o own_o or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o book_n of_o that_o age_n that_o ever_o he_o do_v separate_v and_o if_o such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o have_v separate_v be_v it_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o great_a notice_n will_v not_o have_v be_v take_v of_o it_o or_o last_o do_v i_o pretend_v to_o know_v positive_o that_o he_o do_v not_o separate_v or_o to_o say_v any_o more_o but_o that_o we_o never_o find_v that_o he_o do_v but_o our_o author_n have_v a_o dilemma_n to_o prove_v st._n austin_n either_o to_o have_v separate_v or_o sinneâ—_n for_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o use_v those_o same_o 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only_o that_o they_o require_v the_o use_n of_o some_o ceremony_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o god_n have_v not_o command_v nor_o yet_o have_v any_o way_n forbid_v although_o these_o ceremony_n may_v have_v be_v too_o numerous_a and_o upon_o that_o account_n troublesome_a yet_o iâ—_n he_o have_v no_o other_o jâ—sâ—_n plea_n to_o bring_v against_o they_o i_o can_v see_v how_o this_o alone_a can_v have_v justify_v he_o in_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n which_o every_o christian_a be_v bâ—â—nd_v as_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o preserve_v but_o that_o ever_o he_o do_v any_o thing_n like_o this_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o appear_v but_o three_o if_o st._n auslin_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n and_o unity_n be_v content_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o use_n of_o so_o many_o ceremony_n as_o in_o his_o opinion_n be_v too_o numerous_a and_o therefore_o burdensome_a i_o desire_v our_o author_n to_o inform_v mâ—_n by_o what_o law_n of_o god_n he_o can_v on_o this_o account_n be_v tax_v or_o with_o any_o reason_n so_o much_o as_o suspect_v of_o sin_n â—â—â—_o though_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o do_v evil_a that_o â—â—â—_o may_v come_v rom._n 3._o 8._o yet_o that_o â—â—_o shall_v bâ—_n any_o â—ay_n unlawful_a to_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a but_o only_o troublesome_a and_o uneasy_a when_o the_o â—â—â—_o a_o man_n have_v in_o do_v it_o be_v real_o good_a be_v what_o no_o man_n i_o think_v of_o common_a sense_n will_v offer_v to_o say_v the_o last_o objection_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n which_o under_o this_o head_n i_o propose_v in_o my_o address_n be_v that_o our_o ceremony_n be_v unnecessary_a and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v impose_v to_o which_o i_o there_o return_v a_o two_o fold_v answer_n first_o that_o what_o some_o may_v think_v unnecessary_a other_o may_v judge_v expedient_a second_o suppose_v but_o not_o grant_v that_o our_o governor_n be_v faulty_a in_o impose_v some_o needless_a thing_n upon_o we_o yet_o that_o our_o compliance_n even_o with_o such_o thing_n for_o peace_n and_o unity_n sake_n will_v rather_o be_v a_o virtue_n than_o a_o sin_n in_o return_n to_o which_o he_o tell_v i_o first_o that_o what_o i_o dâ—oiously_o suppose_v be_v a_o plain_a truth_n and_o in_o effect_n conâ—est_n by_o we_o viz._n that_o our_o ceremony_n be_v unnecessary_a because_o we_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v indisserent_a but_o will_v this_o man_n never_o leave_v trifle_a with_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o word_n if_o by_o unnecessary_a he_o mâ—ans_v not_o absolute_o and_o perpetual_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n i_o grant_v that_o every_o indifferent_a thing_n be_v in_o this_o sense_n unnecessary_a but_o if_o by_o unnecessary_a he_o mean_v altogether_o useless_a and_o insignificant_a to_o any_o good_a purpose_n i_o deny_v that_o what_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a be_v always_o thus_o to_o be_v judge_v unnecessary_a for_o there_o may_v be_v such_o circumstance_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n 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church_n as_o a_o disobeyer_n of_o christ_n command_n now_o the_o question_n be_v wherein_o and_o in_o what_o sort_n of_o thing_n be_v this_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o be_v show_v not_o in_o thing_n immediate_o or_o direct_o command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o in_o such_o thing_n as_o those_o our_o obedience_n be_v pay_v to_o god_n alone_o and_o not_o to_o our_o earthly_a superior_n and_o the_o obligation_n be_v the_o same_o if_o my_o inferior_a inform_v i_o that_o such_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o if_o my_o superior_a lay_n his_o command_n therein_o upon_o i_o nor_o yet_o in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n law_n for_o if_o our_o superior_n shall_v command_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n act_n 5._o 29._o it_o remain_v then_o that_o thing_n
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