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impure_a and_o our_o sacrament_n unlawful_a i_o can_v hardly_o think_v that_o this_o author_n believe_v that_o our_o church_n do_v allow_v it_o â—_o for_o the_o canon_n do_v excommunicate_a ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la those_o that_o say_v our_o church_n be_v not_o true_a and_o maintain_v the_o apostle_n doctrine_n or_o affirm_v part_n of_o the_o article_n be_v erroneous_a now_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o sacrament_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o article_n beside_o the_o rubric_n before_o the_o communion_n do_v order_n that_o if_o any_o have_v do_v any_o wrong_n to_o his_o neighbour_n by_o word_n or_o deed_n the_o curate_n have_v knowledge_n thereof_o shall_v call_v he_o and_o advertise_v he_o in_o any_o wise_a not_o to_o presume_v to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n until_o he_o have_v open_o declare_v himself_o to_o have_v true_o repent_v now_o i_o think_v our_o church_n be_v a_o very_a near_a and_o honourable_a neighbour_n and_o that_o he_o who_o profess_v that_o he_o hold_v her_o 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the_o pope_n otherwise_o to_o determine_v but_o whereas_o this_o author_n say_v that_o the_o guilty_a conscience_n of_o protestant_n make_v they_o not_o dare_v to_o punish_v priest_n capital_o as_o for_o a_o corrupt_a religion_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o state_n to_o consider_v how_o far_o such_o a_o imputation_n of_o guilt_n deserve_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o let_v his_o own_o fellow_n weigh_v with_o themselves_o whether_o this_o author_n have_v act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o cavalier_n both_o valiant_a and_o wise_a thus_o to_o provoke_v clemency_n arm_v with_o power_n by_o put_v the_o scandal_n and_o shame_n of_o guiltiness_n upon_o it_o and_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o bring_v a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n of_o capital_a punishment_n for_o the_o remove_n of_o his_o own_o objection_n of_o guilt_n especial_o since_o they_o who_o thus_o provoke_v patient_a clemency_n to_o turn_v into_o severity_n have_v also_o already_o make_v smooth_a the_o way_n for_o it_o for_o they_o 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