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world_n perhaps_o every_o man_n may_v choose_v his_o own_o but_o to_o intrude_v new_a rite_n and_o law_n into_o a_o commonwealth_n contrary_a to_o the_o government_n long_o establish_v have_v be_v always_o judge_v in_o the_o state_n dangerous_a and_o in_o the_o church_n damnable_a master_n hooker_n in_o his_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n be_v much_o admire_v and_o cry_v up_o by_o some_o protestant_n because_o he_o prove_v by_o catholic_n argument_n that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v command_v the_o practice_n of_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n but_o he_o be_v far_o from_o prove_v that_o the_o new_a fangle_a english_a protestant_n church_n be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o can_v never_o conclude_v that_o puritan_n or_o any_o other_o ought_v to_o suit_n themselves_o in_o the_o new_a fashion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n formality_n because_o they_o must_v show_v their_o authority_n before_o they_o intrude_v their_o formality_n and_o take_v away_o reality_n 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reject_v old_a ceremony_n pare_v and_o shave_v of_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o sacrament_n and_o degrade_v the_o order_n of_o priesthood_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a ornament_n the_o cap_n surplise_fw-fr and_o black_a scarf_n except_v puritan_n proceed_v more_o consequent_o they_o retain_v no_o popish_a dregs_o nor_o rag_n of_o rome_n as_o they_o call_v they_o and_o firm_o believe_v that_o god_n can_v be_v serve_v in_o spirit_n if_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o word_n appear_v not_o before_o he_o in_o cuerpo_n rid_v of_o all_o aaronicall_a ornament_n but_o with_o their_o good_a leave_n to_o serve_v and_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n be_v not_o to_o reject_v or_o reform_v ancient_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n but_o rather_o by_o perform_v they_o the_o spirit_n be_v raise_v to_o god_n with_o reflection_n upon_o the_o mystery_n in_o they_o contain_v the_o ancient_a father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n 1._o s._n ambr._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr sacerd._n c._n 1._o &_o de_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la initiantur_fw-la mysteriis_fw-la c._n 1._o practise_v even_o that_o which_o of_o all_o be_v most_o except_v against_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n and_o be_v less_o undecent_a than_o the_o make_v a_o plaster_n of_o spittle_n and_o dust_n 19_o s._n greg._n in_o sacram._n tertull._n lib._n ad_fw-la scapulam_fw-la s._n aug._n tract_n 44._o in_o joan._n euangel_n alcum._n lib._n deliv_o offic._n de_fw-fr sabbatho_n s_o paschae_n beda_n in_o 0.7_o marc._n homil._n 19_o a_o sign_n that_o our_o saviour_n will_v not_o have_v we_o so_o nice_a and_o squeamish_a as_o protestant_n be_v i_o be_o sure_a if_o we_o reflect_v upon_o the_o israelit_v we_o shall_v find_v the_o chief_a worship_n they_o give_v unto_o god_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n accompany_v with_o so_o noisome_a circumstance_n in_o their_o flay_v pull_v out_o the_o bowel_n and_o fry_a the_o fat_a of_o beast_n that_o they_o will_v make_v a_o nice_a proteshint_a stomach_n rise_v although_o it_o 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