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church_n of_o england_n may_v remain_v chap._n ix_o afflict_v but_o here_o as_o michael_n the_o archangel_n do_v so_o must_v i_o crave_v leave_n to_o contend_v with_o these_o man_n about_o this_o 9_o body_n of_o moses_n this_o carcase_n almost_o this_o skeleton_n as_o they_o esteem_v it_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o heretofore_o be_v think_v to_o have_v converse_v with_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a mountain_n of_o vision_n who_o face_n be_v heretofore_o not_o only_o well-favoured_a but_o it_o so_o shine_v that_o these_o feeble_a spectator_n the_o now_o blind_a blear-eyed_a or_o blood-shotten_a despiser_n and_o destroyer_n of_o it_o be_v not_o then_o able_a to_o behold_v its_o glory_n without_o envy_n and_o regret_n though_o the_o lord_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v slay_v she_o with_o her_o child_n yet_o i_o can_v but_o believe_v and_o profess_v that_o the_o salvation_n of_o god_n have_v be_v both_o manifest_v to_o and_o receive_v by_o thousand_o in_o the_o former_a order_n way_n and_o dispensation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o no_o christian_n need_v few_o ever_o enjoy_v more_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n than_o be_v pious_o and_o prudent_o dispense_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n while_o i_o live_v i_o must_v deny_v what_o be_v clamorous_o and_o injust_o calumniate_v fierce_o but_o false_o allege_v to_o justify_v some_o man_n advantageous_a schism_n profitable_a separation_n and_o gainful_a innovation_n that_o our_o public_a affliction_n and_o misery_n have_v spring_v as_o to_o their_o inward_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n from_o the_o evil_a and_o unsound_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o it_o be_v once_o public_o reform_v and_o establish_v in_o this_o nation_n this_o calumny_n i_o can_v no_o more_o grant_v than_o that_o holy_a job_n sore_n grow_v from_o some_o unwholesome_a air_n or_o diet_n he_o use_v or_o from_o the_o unhealthful_a temper_n of_o his_o body_n or_o that_o satan_n malice_n be_v to_o be_v 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and_o prosperity_n and_o so_o need_v sometime_o the_o merciful_a file_n and_o furnace_n of_o god_n infliction_n man_n persecution_n and_o devil_n temptation_n which_o be_v rather_o purgative_a than_o consumptive_a to_o good_a christian_n and_o oft_o preparative_n for_o great_a splendour_n both_o of_o inward_a mercy_n and_o even_o outward_a prosperity_n of_o which_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v not_o yet_o any_o cause_n to_o despair_v because_o it_o have_v a_o good_a cause_n and_o a_o good_a god_n it_o be_v not_o more_o necessary_a than_o comely_a for_o the_o body_n and_o member_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v conform_a to_o christ_n their_o head_n in_o bear_v his_o cross_n and_o partake_v of_o his_o agony_n 3.10_o upon_o who_o the_o hour_n of_o temptation_n foretell_v be_v still_o to_o come_v as_o it_o do_v upon_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o christian_n with_o some_o lucid_a intervall_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n there_o may_v be_v as_o good_a a_o omen_n or_o prognostic_n in_o the_o scorn_v and_o contumely_n cast_v upon_o any_o church_n of_o christ_n by_o its_o persecutor_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o dirt_n of_o the_o street_n cast_v upon_o vespasian_n by_o the_o command_n of_o cajus_n caesar_n vesp_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o his_o not_o keep_v the_o street_n clean_a of_o which_o he_o be_v then_o chief_a scavenger_n or_o surveyor_n it_o be_v as_o suetonius_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o life_n of_o vespasian_n think_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n to_o portend_v that_o he_o shall_v one_o day_n receive_v into_o his_o bosom_n and_o protection_n both_o the_o oppress_a city_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o waste_a empire_n which_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v affliction_n be_v part_n of_o god_n good_a husbandry_n and_o be_v for_o the_o church_n mendment_n no_o less_o than_o compost_n or_o manure_n be_v for_o the_o earth_n hence_o the_o christian_a oracle_n bid_v we_o to_o rejoice_v with_o exceed_v great_a joy_n when_o we_o fall_v into_o divers_a temptation_n of_o trial_n 1.2_o when_o we_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n 5.12_o the_o spirit_n of_o glory_n as_o god_n presence_n to_o moses_n be_v often_o see_v in_o the_o bush_n or_o shrub_n which_o burn_v 3.2_o but_o consume_v not_o than_o in_o the_o oak_n or_o cedar_n in_o the_o low_a and_o mean_a estate_n of_o his_o church_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o more_o pompous_a and_o flourish_a s._n 7.55_o stephen_n have_v a_o clear_a vision_n of_o christ_n in_o heaven_n when_o the_o cloud_n of_o stone_n be_v shower_v about_o his_o ear_n than_o ever_o he_o enjoy_v in_o his_o more_o peaceable_a profession_n the_o lily_n be_v not_o less_o fair_a nor_o the_o rose_n less_o fragrant_a when_o they_o grow_v among_o the_o thorn_n affliction_n 2.2_o like_o god_n physic_n have_v that_o in_o healthfulness_n which_o it_o want_v in_o pleasantness_n particular_a part_n of_o any_o church_n may_v have_v caustic_n and_o corrosive_n apply_v to_o they_o when_o god_n as_o a_o wise_a and_o wary_a physician_n intend_v
then_o when_o with_o a_o martyr-like_a zeal_n and_o courage_n they_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o happy_a state_n of_o a_o well-reformed_n church_n pare_n off_o many_o superfluity_n or_o noveller_n fancy_n and_o only_o retain_v a_o few_o such_o ceremony_n as_o they_o see_v have_v upon_o they_o the_o noble_a mark_n of_o best_a antiquity_n &_o decency_n nor_o may_v any_o man_n without_o discover_v great_a folly_n and_o injustice_n find_v fault_n with_o those_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o use_v those_o retain_v and_o enjoin_v ceremony_n agreeable_a to_o their_o judgement_n and_o in_o obedience_n to_o a_o public_a lawful_a command_n in_o which_o their_o own_o vote_n and_o consent_n be_v personal_o or_o virtual_o include_v so_o that_o he_o must_v by_o condemn_v such_o as_o be_v conformable_a either_o condemn_v himself_o and_o all_o other_o who_o be_v author_n of_o this_o public_a appointment_n or_o else_o he_o must_v prefer_v his_o own_o private_a judgement_n 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