catechism_n of_o which_o he_o know_v i_o speak_v and_o then_o what_o truth_n can_v be_v in_o his_o parenthesis_n unless_o it_o be_v only_o this_o that_o these_o be_v still_o retain_v in_o our_o book_n which_o they_o have_v join_v to_o condemn_v though_o they_o be_v not_o retain_v in_o their_o office_n but_o solemn_o eject_v by_o they_o such_o equivocal_a answer_n or_o response_n as_o these_o he_o know_v from_o what_o oracle_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v deliver_v and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o be_v imitate_v sect._n 12._o the_o diatribist_n change_v of_o my_o word_n his_o causeless_a praise_n of_o himself_o and_o censure_n of_o other_o his_o 14_o §_o be_v somewhat_o of_o the_o same_o make_n for_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o that_o deep_a knowledge_n of_o some_o which_o be_v some_o degree_n above_o the_o vulgar_a ignorance_n and_o yet_o be_v observable_a to_o be_v impatient_a of_o sound_a doctrine_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o embrace_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v novel_a and_o contrary_a to_o 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and_o will-worship_n against_o this_o festival_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o i_o have_v be_v large_a enough_o on_o these_o subject_n already_o as_o far_o as_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o can_v suggest_v appear_v to_o have_v the_o least_o force_n either_o against_o ceremony_n in_o general_a or_o particular_o this_o of_o festival_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o still_o bind_v myself_o and_o the_o reader_n to_o that_o ungrateful_a penance_n of_o draw_v the_o same_o see_v for_o ever_o yet_o if_o any_o thing_n shall_v now_o be_v afresh_o object_v i_o shall_v not_o omit_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o as_o 1._o when_o to_o free_v it_o from_o all_o appearance_n of_o will-worship_n i_o say_v that_o those_o that_o retain_v the_o usage_n observe_v it_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n he_o have_v great_a displeasure_n to_o this_o 1._o because_o i_o ought_v first_o to_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o which_o institute_v that_o festival_n have_v a_o lawful_a power_n 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call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legitime_fw-la and_o so_o in_o leo_n serm_v 1._o the_o jejun_n 7._o man_n legitima_fw-la be_v oppose_v to_o voluntaria_fw-la as_o command_v to_o spontaneous_a now_o what_o be_v law_n say_v 248._o chalcidius_n nisi_fw-la jussum_fw-la sciscens_fw-la honesta_fw-la prohibens_fw-la contraria_fw-la but_o a_o command_n require_v honest_a thing_n and_o prohibit_v the_o contrary_a and_o consequent_o illegitimum_fw-la be_v the_o direct_a contrary_n to_o legitimum_fw-la will_v signify_v in_o the_o contrary_a sense_n to_o that_o which_o be_v command_v that_o which_o be_v prohibit_v by_o law_n 2_o that_o the_o superfluity_n of_o it_o consist_v not_o in_o be_v superad_v to_o god_n command_n only_o but_o to_o the_o church_n appointment_n and_o so_o that_o which_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o church_n though_o not_o by_o god_n come_v not_o under_o that_o style_n of_o superfluous_a or_o illegitimate_a upon_o that_o score_n 3_o that_o what_o tend_v to_o the_o glory_n 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