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prescribe_v even_o to_o give_v assurance_n to_o all_o man_n by_o our_o carriage_n and_o behaviour_n therein_o that_o we_o do_v not_o lay_v aside_o common-prayer_n of_o our_o own_o accord_n or_o out_o of_o any_o dislike_n thereof_o neither_o in_o contempt_n of_o lawful_a governor_n or_o of_o the_o law_n nor_o out_o of_o any_o base_a compliance_n with_o the_o time_n or_o other_o unworthy_a secular_a self_n end_v nor_o out_o of_o any_o schismatical_a principle_n seditious_a design_n or_o innovate_a humour_n but_o mere_o enforce_v thereunto_o by_o such_o necessity_n as_o we_o can_v otherwise_o avoid_v in_o order_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o public_a good_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o family_n our_o flock_n and_o our_o function_n and_o that_o with_o the_o good_a leave_n and_o allowance_n as_o we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o believe_v of_o such_o as_o have_v power_n to_o dispense_v with_o we_o and_o the_o law_n in_o that_o behalf_n this_o if_o we_o shall_v do_v 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accommodation_n as_o the_o circumstance_n and_o in_o particular_a case_n shall_v require_v evermore_o allow_v and_o reserve_v viz._n 1._o if_o we_o shall_v decline_v the_o company_n and_o society_n of_o know_a schismatic_n not_o converse_v frequent_o and_o familiar_o with_o they_o or_o more_o than_o the_o necessary_a affair_n of_o life_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o neighbourhood_n and_o common_a civility_n will_v require_v especial_o not_o to_o give_v countenance_n to_o the_o church-assembly_n by_o our_o presence_n among_o they_o if_o we_o can_v avoid_v it_o 2._o if_o we_o shall_v retain_v as_o well_o in_o our_o common_a discourse_n as_o in_o our_o sermon_n and_o the_o holy_a office_n of_o the_o church_n the_o old_a theological_n and_o ecclesiastical_a term_n and_o form_n of_o speech_n which_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v and_o use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o our_o people_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o and_o be_v wholesome_a and_o significant_a and_o not_o follow_v our_o new_a master_n in_o that_o uncouth_a affect_a garb_n of_o speech_n or_o cant_a language_n rather_o if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o which_o they_o have_v of_o late_a time_n take_v up_o as_o the_o signal_n distinctive_a and_o characteristical_a note_n of_o that_o which_o in_o their_o own_o language_n they_o call_v the_o godly_a party_n or_o communion_n of_o saint_n 3._o if_o in_o officiate_a we_o repeat_v not_o only_o the_o lord_n prayer_n the_o creed_n the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o such_o other_o passage_n in_o the_o common-prayer-book_n as_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o scripture_n no_o man_n can_v except_v against_o but_o so_o much_o also_o of_o the_o old_a liturgy_n beside_o in_o the_o very_a word_n and_o syllable_n in_o the_o book_n as_o we_o think_v the_o minister_n of_o state_n in_o those_o part_n where_o we_o live_v will_v suffer_v and_o the_o auditory_a before_o who_o we_o officiate_v will_v bear_v since_o the_o officer_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v not_o alike_o strict_a nor_o the_o people_n in_o all_o parish_n not_o alike_o disaffect_v in_o this_o respect_n 4._o if_o where_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n vary_v from_o the_o word_n we_o yet_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o the_o book_n in_o the_o main_a part_n of_o the_o holy_a office_n retain_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o prayer_n and_o imbellish_v those_o of_o our_o own_o make_n which_o we_o substitute_v into_o the_o place_n of_o those_o we_o leave_v out_o with_o phrase_n and_o passage_n take_v out_o of_o the_o book_n in_o other_o place_n 5._o if_o where_o we_o can_v safe_o mention_v the_o particular_n express_v in_o the_o book_n as_o namely_o in_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n the_o queen_n the_o royal_a progeny_n and_o the_o bishop_n we_o shall_v yet_o use_v in_o our_o prayer_n some_o such_o general_a term_n and_o other_o intimation_n devise_v for_o the_o purpose_n as_o may_v sufficient_o convey_v to_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o people_n what_o our_o intention_n be_v therein_o and_o yet_o not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o fetch_v we_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o ordinance_n 6._o if_o we_o shall_v in_o our_o sermon_n take_v occasion_n now_o and_o then_o where_o it_o may_v be_v pertinent_a either_o to_o discover_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o puritan_n principle_n and_o tenant_n to_o the_o people_n or_o to_o show_v out_o of_o some_o passage_n and_o expression_n in_o the_o common-prayer-book_n the_o consonancy_n of_o those_o observation_n we_o have_v raise_v from_o the_o text_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o to_o justify_v such_o particular_a passage_n in_o the_o litany_n collect_v and_o other_o part_n of_o our_o liturgy_n as_o have_v be_v unjust_o quarrel_v at_o by_o presbyterian_o independent_o anabaptist_n or_o other_o by_o what_o name_n or_o title_n soever_o they_o be_v call_v puritan_n sectary_n thus_o have_v i_o free_o acquaint_v you_o both_o with_o my_o practice_n and_o judgement_n in_o the_o point_n propose_v in_o your_o friend_n letter_n how_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v he_o or_o your_o judgement_n in_o what_o i_o have_v write_v i_o know_v not_o however_o i_o have_v satisfy_v both_o your_o desire_n and_o he_o in_o writing_n and_o shall_v rest_v your_o brother_n and_o servant_n in_o the_o lord_n novemb_n 2._o 1652._o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la votum_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la fit_a sed_fw-la promissio_fw-la potest_fw-la fieri_fw-la etiam_fw-la homini_fw-la acquit_v 2._o 2._o q._n 88_o 5._o ad_fw-la 3._o 3._o promissio_fw-la deo_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la essentia_fw-la voti_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n psal._n 76._o 11._o 11._o num._n 21._o 2._o judg._n 11._o 30._o 1_o sam._n 11._o 25._o 25._o judg._n 11._o 36._o psal._n 56._o 11._o 11._o sponsio_fw-la quâ_fw-la obligamur_fw-la deo_fw-la cic._n 2._o leg._n leg._n jurare_fw-la nihll_n est_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la deum_fw-la testem_fw-la invocare_fw-la aq._n 2._o 2._o qu._n 89._o 1._o ex_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la apost_n serm._n r._n 28._o quod_fw-la affirmas_fw-la si_fw-la deo_fw-la testae_fw-la promiseris_fw-la id_fw-la tenendum_fw-la est_fw-la cic._n 3._o the_o offic_n offic_n gen._n 31._o 50._o judge_n 11._o 10._o mal._n 2._o 14._o 14._o rom._n 1._o 9_o 1_o thes._n 1._o 5._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 23._o phil._n 1._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 7._o 2._o 2._o rom._n 7._o 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 4._o 4._o num._n 30._o 3._o 3._o quod_fw-la initio_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la tractu_fw-la temporis_fw-la convalescere_fw-la l._n 29._o f._n de_fw-fr reg._n ju_fw-la diu._n diu._n in_o stipulationibus_fw-la id_fw-la tempus_fw-la spectatur_fw-la quo_fw-la contrahiâ—us_fw-la i._o 18._o f._n eodem_fw-la eodem_fw-la rom._n 7._o 23._o 23._o vota_fw-la uxorum_fw-la vel_fw-la servorum_fw-la exequenda_fw-la illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la fuerint_fw-la svi_fw-la juris_fw-la mariti_fw-la vel_fw-la domini_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la irritare_fw-la nau._n man._n num._n 65._o &_o alios_fw-la alios_fw-la mat._n 5._o 28._o 28._o prov._n 5._o 18._o eccles._n 9_o 9_o 9_o prov._n 5._o 19_o 19_o josh_n 9_o 14_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n ver_fw-la 19_o 2_o sam._n 21._o 1_o â—_o senec._n 1._o dâ—_n clem._n 24._o