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power_n	ceremony_n	church_n	rite_n	2,845	5	10.3412	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29237	The XXIV cases concerning things indifferent in religious worship considered, or, The resolver better resolved by his own principles, and non-conformists more confirmed also, the grand case touching ministers conformity, with the double supplement thereunto annexed, briefly discussed.	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.; Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671. Great question concerning things indifferent in religious worship briefly stated.	1663 (1663)	Wing B427; ESTC R12512	53,178	68

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this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o trouble_v gentile_a believer_n with_o jewish_a ceremony_n act_n 15.19_o and_o how_o much_o trouble_n and_o sad_a distraction_n these_o ceremony_n have_v bring_v upon_o many_o true_o tender_a conscience_n be_v too_o visible_a while_o they_o be_v put_v upon_o this_o rack_n either_o to_o violate_v the_o peace_n of_o their_o conscience_n or_o to_o run_v upon_o their_o utter_a undo_n by_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n i_o commend_v to_o their_o consideration_n a_o speech_n of_o mr._n rogers_n to_o be_v see_v p._n 40._o ah_o sufficient_a defender_n of_o ceremony_n he_o that_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a have_v not_o a_o tender_a care_n of_o weak_a christian_n show_v that_o there_o be_v not_o that_o charity_n in_o he_o nor_o regard_n of_o his_o brethren_n which_o god_n command_v but_o i_o pray_v sir_n ought_v there_o not_o to_o be_v the_o same_o tender_a care_n of_o weak_a christian_n after_o they_o be_v command_v let_v he_o resolve_v it_o 3._o 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