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despise_v and_o renounce_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o withdraw_v and_o separate_n themselves_o from_o communion_n with_o she_o involve_v and_o hurry_v themselves_o wilful_o into_o the_o same_o state_n and_o condition_n with_o those_o who_o by_o judicial_a sentence_n be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n of_o christ_n flock_n how_o deplorable_a soever_o it_o be_v to_o be_v so_o this_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o câ—se_n of_o all_o who_o as_o our_o dissenter_n be_v guilty_a of_o criminous_a schism_n they_o exclude_v themselves_o from_o the_o catholic_a church_n the_o holy_a scripture_n abound_v with_o remedy_n against_o this_o but_o i_o will_v presume_v to_o mind_v they_o only_o of_o these_o prescribe_v by_o st._n paul_n the_o first_o be_v mind_v not_o high_a thing_n but_o condescend_v to_o man_n of_o low_a estate_n be_v not_o wise_a in_o your_o own_o conceit_n now_o not_o to_o submit_v in_o thing_n indifferent_a 16._o rom._n 12._o v._n 16._o which_o be_v command_v by_o our_o lawful_a governor_n be_v make_v a_o duty_n be_v very_o contrary_a to_o this_o command_n of_o condescend_v to_o man_n of_o low_a estate_n and_o they_o must_v be_v wise_a in_o their_o own_o conceit_n who_o occasion_n the_o breach_n of_o charity_n and_o unity_n by_o prefer_v and_o obstinate_o contend_v for_o their_o own_o private_a opinion_n against_o the_o deliberate_a and_o unite_a council_n and_o decree_n of_o their_o superior_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o essential_o of_o religion_n be_v not_o the_o least_o concern_v the_o next_o be_v follow_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n and_o holiness_n 14._o heb._n 12._o v._o 14._o without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n holiness_n be_v but_o pretence_n and_o if_o i_o may_v call_v it_o so_o mere_a pageantry_n in_o religion_n in_o those_o who_o do_v not_o follow_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n much_o more_o in_o they_o who_o will_v not_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o their_o lawful_a spiritual_a governor_n for_o he_o who_o have_v not_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o holiness_n shall_v never_o see_v god_n and_o now_o more_o full_a of_o charitable_a desire_n than_o hope_v of_o the_o conviction_n of_o these_o man_n to_o christian_a peace_n and_o unity_n with_o a_o resolution_n never_o to_o give_v they_o any_o more_o trouble_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o i_o begin_v with_o our_o saviour_n command_n and_o bless_a legacy_n of_o peace_n so_o i_o conclude_v with_o st._n paul_n exhortation_n be_v of_o one_o mind_n live_v in_o peace_n 11._o 1_o cor._n 13_o v._n 11._o and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n shall_v be_v with_o you_o finis_fw-la