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object_n 1._o there_o shall_v be_v no_o law_n make_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n beside_o the_o express_a rule_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v by_o christ_n deut._n 12._o 32._o whatsoever_o i_o command_v you_o take_v heed_n to_o do_v it_o thou_o shall_v put_v nothing_o thereto_o nor_o take_v aught_o therefrom_o god_n by_o christ_n jesus_n have_v give_v full_a and_o perfect_a law_n for_o his_o church_n jam._n 4._o 12._o there_o be_v one_o lawgiver_n who_o be_v able_a to_o save_o and_o to_o destroy_v answ_n we_o acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v colos_n 1._o 18._o and_o that_o he_o have_v give_v full_a and_o perfect_a law_n to_o his_o church_n for_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o in_o some_o thing_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o worship_n but_o we_o must_v know_v law_n be_v of_o general_n thus_o there_o be_v general_a rule_n or_o law_n give_v by_o christ_n which_o 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upon_o they_o or_o impose_v they_o as_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o thus_o may_v bring_v in_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n answ_n if_o you_o desire_v to_o receive_v full_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o you_o must_v look_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n whence_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o imposition_n and_o practice_n of_o these_o ceremony_n be_v draw_v that_o be_v the_o true_a and_o sure_a rule_n to_o go_v by_o examine_v the_o thirty-nine_o article_n agree_v upon_o by_o all_o our_o divine_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1562._o which_o be_v call_v by_o some_o our_o english_a creed_n contain_v the_o sum_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n the_o xxth_o article_n speak_v plain_o in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o though_o the_o church_n be_v the_o keeper_n of_o god_n word_n yet_o as_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o decree_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o beside_o the_o same_o ought_v it_o not_o to_o enforce_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o 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