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religion_n of_o scotland_n to_o be_v preserve_v of_o england_n to_o be_v reform_v that_o it_o be_v no_o solecism_n to_o put_v the_o factum_fw-la before_o the_o fieri_fw-la to_o swear_v the_o preservation_n of_o good_a acquire_v before_o one_fw-mi endeavour_n to_o obtain_v the_o same_o or_o better_o to_o prefix_v the_o pattern_n to_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v thereunto_o conform_v he_o add_v that_o his_o antagonist_n have_v little_a reason_n to_o grudge_v that_o scotland_n shall_v be_v propound_v as_o a_o pattern_n of_o reformation_n to_o england_n since_o beda_n report_v that_o this_o nation_n do_v as_o first_o communicate_v the_o science_n of_o divine_a knowledge_n without_o grudge_n or_o envy_v unto_o the_o people_n of_o england_n cite_v his_o eccles._n hist._n gent._n ang._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 23._o hence_o he_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v no_o folecisin_n to_o propound_v we_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o reformation_n who_o have_v first_o obtain_v it_o and_o from_o who_o christianity_n 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the_o two_o article_n to_o give_v some_o shadduw_v of_o his_o fancy_v contradiction_n which_o he_o will_v fasten_v upon_o we_o viz._n that_o we_o be_v bind_v against_o all_o episcopacy_n in_o the_o first_o article_n and_o yet_o the_o second_o can_v admit_v of_o some_o for_o as_o we_o have_v before_o answer_v so_o mr_n crofton_n tell_v he_o here_o again_o that_o the_o act_n and_o object_n be_v different_a the_o preserve_n of_o the_o reformation_n government_n and_o discipline_n of_o this_o church_n which_o we_o see_v he_o hold_v to_o be_v ptesbyterian_a government_n according_a to_o our_o two_o book_n of_o discipline_n and_o opposite_a to_o diocesan_n prelacy_n as_o such_o be_v a_o different_a act_n and_o object_n from_o these_o of_o extirpate_v prelacy_n out_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o three_o that_o with_o mr_n crofton_n and_o the_o english_a presbyterian_o it_o be_v no_o such_o paradox_n as_o this_o man_n afterward_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v we_o that_o the_o 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that_o prelacy_n dispute_v against_o by_o gerson_n bucer_n in_o his_o dissertation_n the_o gub._n eccl_n didoclavius_n in_o his_o altar_n damascenum_n cartwright_n exception_n paul_n baines_n his_o diocesan_n trial_n smectymnuus_n mr_n pryn_n in_o his_o public_a and_o positive_a challenge_n for_o thâ—…_n unbishopâ—…g_v of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n cite_v by_o crofton_n pag._n 83._o as_o unanswerable_a piece_n yea_o all_o bishop_n who_o office_n and_o authority_n be_v such_o as_o mr_n crofton_n to_o use_v his_o own_o expression_n may_v not_o stand_v up_o a_o peer_n to_o they_o in_o official_a power_n though_o a_o simple_a presbyter_n so_o that_o our_o informer_n be_v quite_o out_o in_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o their_o sense_n the_o covenant_n be_v reconcilable_a to_o our_o prelacy_n and_o strike_v only_o against_o that_o of_o england_n again_o mr_n crofton_n in_o the_o analepsis_n pag._n 129._o answer_v the_o charge_n of_o ambiguity_n put_v upon_o that_o clause_n of_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n tell_v the_o master_n of_o oxford_n that_o the_o sense_n be_v in_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o england_n the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v our_o rule_n and_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n our_o pattern_n wherein_o he_o clear_o assert_n with_o we_o that_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o covenant_n reach_v the_o extirpation_n of_o whatever_o prelacy_n be_v find_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostolic_a church_n as_o we_o shall_v find_v mr_n crofton_n here_o assert_v own_v no_o bishop_n but_o such_o as_o he_o may_v stand_v up_o a_o peer_n unto_o so_o that_o the_o scripture_n rule_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o covenant_n according_a thereunto_o strike_v against_o and_o cut_v of_o all_o prelacy_n of_o diocesian_n bish_n of_o whatever_o government_n do_v admit_v of_o any_o church_n officer_n above_o presbyter_n and_o in_o his_o sense_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o reduce_v england_n prelacy_n or_o hierarchy_n to_o a_o 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to_o extirpate_v all_o episcopacy_n as_o contrary_a
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