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ceremony_n life_n of_o archbishop_n whitgift_n p._n 29._o and_o king_n james_n the_o first_o in_o his_o proclamation_n the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n we_o admonish_v all_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o exâ—ect_v nor_o attempt_v any_o further_a alteration_n in_o the_o common-prayer_n we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o arise_v in_o government_n by_o admit_v innovation_n in_o thing_n once_o settle_v by_o mature_a delibaration_n and_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o use_v constancy_n such_o be_v the_o unquietness_n of_o some_o disposition_n affect_v every_o year_n new_a form_n our_o frequent_a alteration_n of_o our_o religious_a rite_n have_v be_v just_o laugh_v at_o by_o foreigner_n erasmus_n for_o this_o very_a thing_n deride_v the_o english_a in_o his_o time_n and_o cardan_n in_o tetrab_n c._n 3._o tex_n 12._o say_v that_o the_o english_a be_v still_o change_v their_o rite_n and_o manner_n of_o religious_a worship_n sometime_o to_o the_o better_a 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