exitium_fw-la cudit_fw-la novatus_n ibid._n ibid._n a_o most_o pernicious_a principle_n frame_v by_o novatus_n on_o purpose_n to_o destroy_v the_o church_n which_o principle_n prevail_v very_o much_o floruit_fw-la say_v danaeus_n in_o arcadius_n reign_n which_o be_v 148_o year_n after_o its_o first_o broach_v and_o be_v at_o last_o explode_v by_o the_o preach_a and_o dispute_v of_o st._n chrysostom_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n cyril_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o innocent_a the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o especial_o st._n cyprian_n bishop_n of_o carthage_n as_o also_o by_o the_o severe_a proceed_n of_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n against_o they_o particular_o in_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o rome_n in_o which_o be_v 60_o bishop_n beside_o presbyter_n where_o they_o be_v by_o the_o common_a vote_n of_o the_o church_n exclude_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n cyprian_n dr._n cave_n life_n of_o st._n cyprian_n not_o so_o much_o on_o the_o account_n of_o their_o different_a sentiment_n about_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o ecclesiastical_a penance_n as_o their_o insolent_a and_o domineer_a temper_n their_o proud_a and_o surly_a carriage_n their_o rigorous_a and_o imperious_a impose_v their_o way_n upon_o other_o church_n their_o bold_a deny_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n that_o great_a power_n lodge_v in_o they_o and_o particular_o in_o remit_v crime_n upon_o repentance_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o very_a soul_n and_o spirit_n of_o novatianism_n the_o schism_n be_v also_o vehement_o oppose_v by_o dionysius_n alexandrinus_n of_o which_o there_o be_v particular_a instance_n in_o his_o pathetical_a epistle_n to_o novatus_n which_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o brevity_n it_o may_v not_o be_v grievous_a here_o to_o subjoin_v dionysius_n to_o novatus_n our_o brother_n greeting_n for_o as_o much_o as_o you_o yourself_o confess_v you_o be_v unwilling_o draw_v into_o this_o schism_n make_v it_o appear_v so_o by_o your_o willing_a and_o ready_a return_n into_o the_o church_n for_o better_a it_o be_v to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n than_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v rend_v asunder_o nor_o be_v it_o less_o glorious_a to_o suffer_v martyrdom_n on_o this_o account_n than_o in_o the_o case_n of_o not_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n yea_o in_o my_o wind_n much_o more_o honourable_a for_o in_o the_o one_o case_n a_o man_n suffer_v only_o for_o his_o own_o soul_n but_o in_o this_o he_o undergo_v martyrdom_n for_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n and_o if_o now_o thou_o shall_v persuade_v and_o reduce_v thy_o brethren_n to_o peace_n and_o concord_n thy_o merit_n will_v outweigh_v thy_o crime_n the_o one_o will_v not_o be_v charge_v to_o thy_o reproach_n and_o the_o other_o will_v be_v mention_v to_o thy_o praise_n and_o suppose_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o persuade_v they_o yet_o however_o save_v thy_o own_o soul_n i_o pray_v that_o thou_o may_v live_v peaceable_o and_o farewell_n in_o the_o lord_n diony_n ep._n p._n 247._o meletian_o the_o meletian_a schism_n begin_v about_o the_o year_n 286_o when_o constantine_n be_v emperor_n and_o sylvester_n bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o meletian_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o same_o with_o the_o novatian_o the_o whole_a difference_n between_o they_o lie_v in_o these_o three_o particular_n 1._o the_o novatian_o deny_v to_o the_o lapse_v any_o possibility_n of_o repentance_n 48._o danaeus_n on_o st._n aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la cap._n 48._o these_o allow_v they_o a_o possibility_n of_o repentance_n but_o agree_v with_o the_o novatian_o in_o deny_v they_o church-communion_n notwithstanding_o the_o most_o infallible_a mark_n of_o true_a repentance_n that_o can_v be_v give_v 2._o they_o differ_v in_o time_n as_o danaeus_n he_o plane_n simile_n sunt_fw-la novatianis_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la profecti_fw-la sed_fw-la tempore_fw-la posteriores_fw-la this_o schism_n not_o commence_v till_o 66_o year_n after_o the_o novatian_a 3._o they_o differ_v in_o their_o founder_n or_o first_o author_n their_o origine_fw-la or_o first_o rise_v as_o the_o novatian_a schism_n be_v first_o make_v and_o promote_v by_o novatus_n so_o be_v the_o meletian_a schism_n by_o meletius_n bishop_n of_o lycus_n in_o thebais_n in_o egypt_n a_o person_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o power_n and_o next_o to_o peter_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n be_v director_n general_n of_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n the_o schism_n arise_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o severity_n of_o the_o dioclesian_n persecution_n tempt_v many_o of_o all_o order_n of_o man_n to_o renounce_v the_o faith_n athan._n epiph._n adv_o haeres_fw-la melet._n 68_o p._n 306._o ap_fw-mi d._n cave_n life_n of_o athan._n and_o comply_v with_o the_o gentile_a rite_n who_o afterward_o repent_v of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n in_o prison_n for_o absolution_n that_o they_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o peace_n and_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n this_o meletius_n and_o other_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n yield_v to_o peter_n act_v with_o the_o resentment_n and_o compassion_n of_o a_o common_a father_n be_v for_o the_o more_o mild_a opinion_n that_o a_o time_n of_o penance_n be_v assign_v they_o may_v be_v readmit_v into_o the_o church_n but_o not_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v he_o hang_v up_o his_o mantle_n cross_v the_o prison_n cry_v out_o they_o that_o be_v on_o my_o side_n let_v they_o come_v hither_o they_o that_o be_v for_o meletius_n let_v they_o go_v to_o he_o whereupon_o some_o bishop_n come_v over_o to_o he_o the_o rest_n remain_v with_o meletius_n which_o widen_v the_o difference_n into_o such_o a_o breach_n that_o ever_o after_o they_o keep_v their_o separate_a assembly_n refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o meletus_n himself_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o that_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v so_o uncharitable_o deny_v to_o other_o be_v through_o the_o infirmity_n of_o his_o faith_n betray_v to_o sacrifice_n to_o idol_n 6._o socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o for_o which_o as_o also_o for_o his_o schismatical_a proceed_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o bishopric_n by_o peter_n in_o a_o common_a meeting_n of_o bishop_n meletius_n have_v get_v out_o of_o prison_n still_o bear_v up_o himself_o with_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o bishop_n gather_v church_n of_o his_o own_o party_n ordain_v presbyter_n and_o deacon_n to_o his_o schismatical_a assembly_n and_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o the_o orthodox_n church_n on_o pretence_n of_o great_a zeal_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 48._o come_v c._n 48._o and_o strict_a discipline_n to'awd_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o epiphanius_n call_v the_o lapse_v by_o which_o specious_a pretence_n this_o schism_n which_o danaeus_n call_v poison_n have_v infect_v most_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o be_v a_o last_a plague_n 48._o latissimì_n sparsum_fw-la èst_a &_o a_o monarchis_n pretextu_fw-la severioris_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disciplinae_fw-la &_o zeli_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la majoris_fw-la epbatum_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la pene_fw-la christiani_n nominis_fw-la regiones_fw-la labifecerit_fw-la diutissime_fw-la etiam_fw-la duravit_fw-la venenum_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o aegypto_n etc._n etc._n arianis_fw-la haereticis_fw-la seize_v meletiani_n adjunxerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n dan._n on_o st._n aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la c._n 48._o and_o of_o very_o long_a continuance_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n they_o style_v themselves_o the_o church_n of_o the_o martyr_n though_o meletius_n himself_o die_v a_o schismatic_a and_o apostate_n when_o peter_n the_o orthodox_n bishop_n that_o oppose_v he_o receive_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n athan._n apol._n 11._o as_o arrius_n himself_o be_v at_o first_o a_o meletian_a so_o the_o meletian_o be_v at_o last_o arrian_n as_o schism_n general_o use_v to_o terminate_v in_o heresy_n 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the_o sick_a a_o man_n of_o such_o apostolic_a sanctity_n and_o angelic_a disposition_n that_o his_o doctrine_n be_v account_v the_o rule_n of_o
the_o heathen_n to_o christianity_n by_o severity_n and_o force_n but_o by_o severity_n and_o force_n he_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o christian_n in_o unity_n and_o to_o that_o end_n enact_v many_o severe_a law_n against_o the_o dissenter_n of_o those_o time_n such_o say_v augustine_n as_o do_v in_o conventiculis_fw-la suis_fw-la separatim_fw-la congregare_fw-la and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o though_o the_o law_n make_v against_o those_o donatist-dissenters_a be_v not_o only_o great_a pecuniary_a mulct_n but_o banishment_n and_o seize_v their_o good_n for_o the_o emperor_n use_n as_o i_o understand_v those_o word_n ut_fw-la fisco_fw-la vinâ—icarentur_fw-la yet_o do_v the_o holy_a father_n account_v these_o law_n so_o favourable_a as_o not_o to_o punish_v but_o admonish_v only_o o._n lit._n o._n and_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o paganish_a idolater_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n for_o their_o idolatry_n as_o that_o severity_n which_o the_o orthodox_n and_o donatist_n both_o do_v approve_v of_o and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o add_v p._n lit._n o._n p._n that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o schism_n be_v worse_a than_o that_o of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v a_o broad_a intimation_n that_o that_o holy_a man_n think_v schism_n a_o capital_a crime_n and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o calling_n the_o wholesome_a execution_n of_o the_o penal_a law_n by_o the_o odious_a name_n of_o persecution_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o like_o the_o donatist_n of_o old_a and_o the_o jesuit_n of_o late_a do_v wrest_v and_o rack_v the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o make_v it_o speak_v its_o sense_n of_o it_o witness_v that_o very_a text_n on_o which_o he_o preach_v his_o print_a sermon_n gal_n 4_o 29._o as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n so_o it_o be_v now_o where_o the_o apostle_n do_v plain_o make_v the_o party_n prosecute_a to_o be_v the_o party_n persecute_v it_o be_v isaac_n and_o sarah_n that_o 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dissenter_n for_o of_o such_o he_o speak_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v persecution_n that_o in_o that_o case_n the_o party_n prosecute_a be_v the_o party_n persecute_a with_o ishmaelitish_n reproach_n as_o be_v persecutor_n &c_n &c_n but_o the_o best_a account_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o persecution_n be_v in_o the_o learned_a dr_n hick_n sermon_n of_o persecutiand_n thither_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n 6._o mr._n bolde_n 6_o argument_n be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o it_o be_v never_o know_v that_o any_o indifferent_a ceremony_n be_v universal_o impose_v in_o a_o know_a age_n and_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o good_a man_n do_v agree_v to_o they_o which_o be_v no_o more_o in_o effect_n than_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o because_o some_o good_a man_n have_v not_o agree_v to_o the_o use_n of_o some_o ceremony_n therefore_o the_o church_n must_v prostitute_v her_o authority_n to_o every_o sceptic_a innovator_n in_o alter_v her_o ancient_a constitution_n 7._o hâ—â—_n seven_o and_o last_o be_v take_v from_o our_o condescension_n to_o the_o papist_n in_o a_o â—â—nâ—_n our_o rubric_n public_a service_n and_o article_n in_o order_n to_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o papist_n to_o join_v with_o we_o in_o our_o worship_n etc._n etc._n he_o instance_n in_o the_o church_n expunge_v that_o passage_n in_o the_o littany_n where_o we_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o all_o the_o detestable_a enormity_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a that_o for_o the_o first_o eighteen_o year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n few_o of_o the_o popish_a recusant_n absent_v themselves_o from_o our_o church_n till_o pope_n pius_n the_o five_o by_o his_o interdictory_n bull_n will_v have_v all_o communion_n with_o we_o renounce_v and_o in_o mere_a hope_n of_o unite_n and_o bring_v they_o over_o to_o the_o reform_a religion_n there_o be_v that_o condescension_n and_o compliance_n make_v and_o the_o like_a and_o great_a concession_n be_v indulge_v or_o offer_v at_o least_o to_o the_o nonconformist_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n till_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o they_o will_v be_v satisfy_v with_o no_o other_o concession_n than_o what_o be_v judge_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o safety_n of_o church_n and_o state_n mr._n bold_a have_v finish_v his_o seven_o argument_n against_o imposition_n of_o church-ceremony_n and_o execution_n of_o penal_a law_n have_v this_o one_o story_n more_o that_o when_o the_o emperor_n take_v a_o bishop_n in_o complete_a armour_n he_o send_v the_o armour_n to_o the_o pope_n with_o this_o word_n haeccine_fw-la sunt_fw-la vestes_fw-la filii_fw-la tui_fw-la whereby_o mr._n bold_a will_v insinuate_v again_o as_o the_o precedent_n word_n show_v that_o only_a argument_n and_o reason_n and_o not_o coercive_a mean_n be_v to_o be_v use_v with_o dissenter_n the_o error_n of_o this_o have_v its_o refutal_n from_o some_o of_o my_o last_o citation_n out_o of_o st._n augustine_n t._n ep._n 48._o litt._n t._n and_o 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great_a learning_n and_o good_a life_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o after_o the_o election_n declare_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o catholic_n whereupon_o they_o persecute_v he_o grievous_o cause_v the_o circumcellian_o to_o pull_v out_o his_o tongue_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o his_o hand_n they_o drag_v restitutus_n a_o presbyter_n emerit_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la cum_fw-la emerit_fw-la through_o a_o channel_n of_o mud_n and_o after_o twelve_o day_n cruel_a torment_n kill_v he_o they_o murder_v maximianus_n bishop_n of_o vaga_n in_o like_a manner_n for_o nothing_o but_o demand_v of_o they_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o church_n which_o they_o have_v take_v of_o he_o and_o which_o he_o recover_v of_o they_o at_o law_n they_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o and_o pour_v lime_n and_o vinegar_n in_o the_o holes_n don._n aug._n concresc_n possid_n in_o vit_fw-fr aug._n in_o hist_n of_o the_o don._n they_o terrify_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n all_o the_o church_n of_o 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a_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n or_o clasis_fw-la and_o so_o the_o word_n presbyterian_a signify_v one_o that_o be_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o lay-elders_a but_o custom_n which_o command_v the_o propriety_n of_o word_n have_v make_v it_o appropriate_v to_o such_o protestant_n as_o be_v for_o a_o parity_n among_o minister_n in_o opposition_n to_o episcopal_a government_n some_o perhaps_o may_v frame_v the_o denomination_n from_o aerius_n the_o first_o of_o that_o opinion_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d old_a aerius_n or_o presbyter_n aerius_n who_o be_v the_o first_o of_o any_o sect_n that_o stand_v up_o for_o a_o parity_n among_o minister_n in_o opposition_n to_o episcopacy_n which_o be_v on_o this_o occasion_n 53._o dan._n on_o aug._n de_fw-la haeres_fw-la c._n 53._o aerius_n be_v ordain_v presbyter_n by_o eustathius_n bishop_n of_o sebastia_n be_v afterward_o by_o the_o bishop_n make_v master_n of_o a_o hospital_n as_o i_o understand_v those_o word_n of_o danaeus_n ptochodocheio_fw-la preficitur_fw-la the_o bishop_n control_a he_o in_o the_o managery_n of_o the_o hospital_n he_o first_o quarrel_v the_o bishop_n and_o then_o separate_v from_o he_o broach_v this_o error_n presbyterum_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n ordine_fw-la &_o gradu_fw-la non_fw-la differre_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la presbyter_n est_fw-la episcopum_fw-la dici_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n differ_v not_o either_o in_o order_n or_o degree_n but_o that_o a_o presbyter_n be_v a_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n on_o which_o very_a account_n danaeus_n himself_o though_o a_o swear_a enemy_n to_o episcopacy_n confess_v that_o epiphanius_n augustine_n and_o isidore_n account_v he_o and_o his_o follower_n heretic_n aerianos_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la albo_fw-la ascripsere_fw-la epiph._n aug._n &_o isid_n in_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la parem_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la 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presbyterian_a in_o its_o first_o and_o most_o proper_a acceptation_n for_o all_o such_o protestant_n as_o be_v for_o a_o parity_n among_o minister_n in_o opposition_n to_o episcopacy_n and_o to_o such_o church-ceremony_n as_o the_o episcopal_a government_n require_v there_o be_v this_o follow_a account_n give_v of_o they_o their_o first_o rise_n be_v in_o geneva_n a_o city_n not_o above_o two_o mile_n compass_n govern_v by_o a_o duke_n 4._o heyl._n hist_o of_o presb._n l._n 1._o n._n 2._o n._n 4._o and_o a_o bishop_n chief_o a_o bishop_n who_o as_o mr._n calvin_n confess_v have_v not_o only_o the_o ecclesiastical_a but_o civil_a jurisdiction_n over_o it_o till_o viretus_fw-la and_o farellus_n exceed_v studious_a of_o a_o reformation_n in_o religion_n labour_v with_o the_o bishop_n for_o such_o alteration_n as_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n of_o berne_n but_o not_o able_a to_o prevail_v with_o the_o bishop_n they_o practise_v on_o the_o inferior_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o that_o so_o effectual_o that_o in_o a_o tumultuous_a manner_n they_o drive_v the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n out_o of_o town_n and_o not_o only_o alter_v every_o thing_n that_o displease_v they_o in_o the_o church_n but_o change_v the_o civil_a government_n disclaim_v all_o allegiance_n to_o their_o bishop_n or_o duke_n either_o 4._o ibid._n n._n 4._o for_o which_o rebellious_a achievement_n calvin_n call_v farellus_n the_o father_n of_o the_o public_a liberty_n the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n be_v thus_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o common_a people_n by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o farellus_n 5_o n._n 5_o mr._n calvin_n be_v choose_v one_o of_o the_o preacher_n of_o geneva_n and_o soon_o after_o divinity-reader_n which_o do_v he_o present_o negotiate_v with_o they_o to_o abjure_v all_o obedience_n to_o their_o bishop_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v calvin_n beza_n on_o the_o life_n of_o calvin_n and_o to_o admit_v of_o such_o a_o form_n of_o discipline_n as_o he_o and_o his_o colleague_n have_v devise_v for_o they_o and_o have_v prevail_v herein_o the_o say_a discipline_n viz._n the_o presbyterian_a discipline_n be_v general_o swear_v and_o subscribe_v to_o on_o july_n 20._o 1537_o the_o very_a same_o year_n as_o i_o remember_v that_o the_o order_n of_o jesuit_n be_v found_v and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o extract_v of_o presbytery_n as_o my_o author_n say_v beget_v in_o rebellion_n bear_v in_o sedition_n and_o nurse_v up_o in_o faction_n no_o soon_o be_v it_o settle_v in_o geneva_n 6._o hist_o of_o pres_n lib._n 1._o n._n 6._o but_o calvin_n next_o endeavour_n be_v to_o promote_v it_o in_o other_o place_n which_o he_o do_v effectual_o notwithstanding_o the_o jar_n and_o discord_n that_o it_o occasion_v by_o these_o and_o the_o like_a mean_n 11._o n._n 11._o 1._o by_o the_o great_a reputation_n that_o calvin_n have_v attain_v to_o for_o his_o diligence_n in_o preach_v and_o write_v whereby_o he_o become_v the_o oracle_n of_o the_o time_n 2._o his_o impose_v it_o on_o the_o people_n on_o pain_n of_o god_n high_a displeasure_n and_o beza_n after_o
he_o make_v it_o as_o unlawful_a to_o recede_v from_o the_o presbyterian_a discipline_n as_o from_o the_o most_o material_a point_n in_o the_o christian_a faith_n 3._o the_o self-end_n and_o ambition_n of_o some_o minister_n affect_v the_o parochial_a episcopacy_n or_o supreme_a ministerial_a power_n in_o their_o own_o parish_n 4._o the_o covetousness_n of_o some_o great_a person_n who_o think_v thereby_o to_o raise_v to_o themselves_o great_a fortune_n by_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o bishopric_n and_o for_o the_o attainment_n of_o these_o end_n they_o stick_v at_o nothing_o whether_o the_o depose_n of_o king_n or_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o all_o civil_a state_n wherever_o they_o come_v and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o that_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o english_a dissenter_n at_o this_o day_n insist_v on_o as_o the_o articulus_fw-la stantis_fw-la vel_fw-la cadentis_fw-la presbyter_n the_o very_a basis_n on_o which_o their_o nonconformity_n do_v stand_v as_o 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baptism_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o bring_v the_o people_n to_o a_o dislike_n of_o the_o common-prayer-book_n which_o at_o its_o first_o composure_n be_v look_v on_o by_o the_o people_n general_o as_o a_o heavenly_a treasure_n say_v mr._n fox_n in_o his_o act_n and_o monum_fw-la preface_n send_v down_o by_o god_n in_o great_a mercy_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n all_o moderate_a man_n beyond_o sea_n applaud_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o englander_n in_o have_v such_o a_o excellent_a form_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n 3._o lib._n 6._o n._n 3._o and_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n declare_v it_o compose_v by_o the_o special_a aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy-ghost_n but_o all_o mr._n calvin_n can_v do_v will_v avail_v nothing_o nor_o can_v his_o presbyterian_a discipline_n get_v any_o foot_n in_o england_n till_o 1._o popery_n introduce_v it_o by_o queen_n mary_n banish_v most_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o english_a protestant_n divine_v into_o embden_n basil_n popery_n the_o first_o rise_v of_o pres_n out_o of_o popery_n strasburgh_n geneva_n frankford_n and_o where_o the_o presbyterian_a discipline_n and_o government_n be_v from_o whence_o they_o return_v into_o england_n taint_v when_o the_o persecution_n be_v over_o 14._o lib._n 6._o n._n 14._o and_o have_v preferment_n give_v they_o in_o the_o church_n whereby_o they_o get_v opportunity_n of_o prepare_v the_o mind_n of_o people_n for_o such_o innovation_n as_o they_o hope_v when_o time_n serve_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n but_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o state_n be_v join_v together_o with_o such_o ligament_n of_o power_n and_o wisdom_n that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o act_v but_o little_a and_o to_o effect_v less_o about_o this_o time_n die_v calvin_n have_v sit_v 28_o year_n in_o the_o moderator_n chair_n at_o geneva_n and_o be_v succeed_v in_o the_o same_o year_n 1564._o by_o beza_n who_o though_o at_o last_o he_o recant_v very_o far_o at_o first_o endeavour_v the_o settlement_n 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