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of_o man_n appoint_v by_o david_n by_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o this_o work_n and_o so_o the_o manner_n and_o method_n also_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n and_o art_n and_o rule_n of_o music_n be_v then_o acceptable_a and_o part_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n but_o there_o be_v such_o office_n nor_o such_o service_n appoint_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n this_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o our_o response_n neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n give_v any_o warrant_n or_o example_n for_o observe_v day_n as_o sacred_a in_o the_o honour_n of_o saint_n or_o of_o institute_v new_a office_n in_o the_o church_n or_o new_a ceremony_n of_o worship_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a our_o saviour_n declare_v that_o man_n worship_v in_o vain_a that_o teach_v for_o doctriens_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n matth._n 15.9_o it_o seem_v then_o that_o decency_n and_o order_n which_o man_n purposely_o devise_v to_o add_v significancy_n or_o comeliness_n to_o god_n worship_n be_v abominable_a in_o his_o sight_n he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o man_n service_n and_o therefore_o will_v accept_v of_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v appoint_v and_o carry_v on_o by_o his_o own_o spirit_n neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n appoint_v or_o warrant_v any_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n above_o ordinary_a minister_n at_o least_o not_o such_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v sole_a power_n of_o govern_v the_o church_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o old_a have_v no_o such_o power_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o this_o learned_a doctor_n have_v prove_v in_o his_o irenicum_fw-la they_o have_v some_o peculiar_a thing_n appropriate_v to_o their_o office_n but_o be_v themselves_o subject_a to_o the_o sanhedrim_n the_o apostle_n be_v all_o of_o one_o order_n and_o have_v no_o authority_n over_o each_o other_o and_o govern_v the_o church_n only_o by_o consent_n gal._n 2.9_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o distinction_n make_v betwixt_o ordinary_a minister_n except_o what_o they_o see_v needful_a to_o make_v among_o themselves_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n this_o all_o our_o old_a bishop_n acknowledge_v and_o therefore_o plead_v for_o episcopacy_n only_o as_o a_o humane_a constitution_n and_o those_o who_o of_o late_o write_v for_o its_o divine-right_a do_v yet_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o scripture_n unless_o perhaps_o from_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n which_o this_o dr._n have_v solid_o confute_v it_o be_v always_o object_v to_o the_o nonconformist_n that_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o forbid_v those_o thing_n though_o they_o do_v not_o command_v they_o but_o they_o reply_v that_o the_o non-command_a of_o any_o thing_n in_o god_n worship_n and_o church_n be_v a_o prohibition_n except_o of_o those_o thing_n only_o that_o occasional_o become_v necessary_a or_o that_o be_v natural_o necessary_a circumstance_n of_o such_o action_n as_o be_v command_v for_o it_o will_v argue_v great_a imperfection_n in_o the_o law_n if_o it_o shall_v omit_v thing_n that_o be_v constant_o or_o general_o necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o as_o moses_n close_v his_o law_n with_o this_o command_n that_o none_o shall_v add_v or_o diminish_v it_o so_o christ_n have_v give_v his_o law_n to_o his_o church_n and_o appoint_v officer_n with_o power_n to_o make_v govern_z and_o cast_v member_n out_o of_o it_o as_o there_o be_v need_v without_o give_v they_o liberty_n to_o add_v or_o alter_v he_o also_o do_v virtual_o prohibit_v such_o addition_n or_o alteration_n till_o he_o shall_v come_v again_o and_o their_o commission_n be_v only_o to_o teach_v baptize_v and_o to_o teach_v all_o that_o christ_n command_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 28.18.19_o this_o do_v sufficient_o restrain_v they_o from_o make_v or_o teach_v cammand_n of_o their_o own_o all_o their_o authority_n be_v ground_v on_o that_o commission_n 2._o from_o antiquity_n the_o nonconformist_n allege_v that_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o many_o hundred_o year_n have_v not_o state_v liturgy_n prescribe_v the_o word_n as_o well_o as_o method_n of_o worship_n justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o second_o apoligy_n design_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o christian_a worship_n viz_o the_o order_n and_o method_n of_o pray_v preach_v admit_v of_o member_n administer_a both_o sacrament_n but_o have_v no_o word_n of_o a_o prescribe_a form_n but_o he_o say_v the_o minister_n pray_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o be_v able_a tertullian_n give_v the_o same_o account_n in_o his_o apol._n cap._n 39_o say_v likewise_o sine_fw-la monitore_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la pectore_fw-la oramus_fw-la they_o pray_v by_o heart_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o prompter_n much_o less_o a_o book_n we_o read_v that_o constantine_n the_o great_a 19.20_o euseb_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constant_a l._n 4._o cap_n 19.20_o have_v abolish_v idolatry_n compose_v a_o form_n of_o prayer_n for_o his_o heathen_a soldier_n wherein_o it_o hey_n shall_v pray_v to_o one_o god_n the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o form_n impose_v on_o christian_n there_o be_v indeed_o liturgy_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n james_n basil_n chrysostome_n and_o ambrose_n but_o they_o convince_v themselves_o to_o be_v forge_v by_o late_a man_n and_o so_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n but_o when_o the_o church_n be_v overrun_v with_o error_n and_o superstition_n it_o be_v appoint_v in_o africa_n that_o the_o minister_n shall_v either_o receive_v a_o form_n of_o prayer_n from_o their_o bishop_n 12._o cansil_n milevet_fw-la 2_o dum_fw-la can._n 12._o or_o show_v their_o own_o prayer_n to_o they_o for_o their_o approbation_n but_o this_o be_v above_o 400_o year_n after_o christ_n the_o usurpation_n of_o bishop_n lazine_n and_o ambition_n of_o minister_n ignorance_n and_o superstition_n in_o the_o people_n breed_v liturgy_n and_o they_o grow_v up_o together_o nor_o be_v their_o any_o mention_n of_o response_n in_o the_o ancient_a church_n a_o superstition_n story_n of_o a_o vision_n of_o angel_n sing_v a_o hymn_n in_o that_o manner_n by_o turn_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v see_v by_o ignatius_n dead_a long_o before_o nor_o have_v the_o ancient_a church_n day_n holy_a to_o saint_n for_o 300_o year_n and_o upward_a we_o find_v only_a mention_n among_o they_o of_o easter-day_n and_o yet_o that_o cause_v such_o division_n and_o contention_n that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o warning_n to_o after_o age_n for_o contend_v about_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v not_o command_v the_o apocryphal_a book_n be_v indeed_o read_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n very_o ancient_o though_o they_o never_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n but_o it_o be_v more_o excusable_a in_o they_o then_o in_o we_o because_o it_o be_v long_o ere_o the_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n especial_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v gather_v into_o one_o volumn_n or_o it_o be_v 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