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our_o church_n herself_o have_v open_o and_o express_o declare_v that_o she_o be_v no_o long_o desirous_a to_o retain_v all_o or_o any_o of_o they_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v expedient_a for_o edification_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v against_o close_v with_o any_o proposition_n let_v it_o be_v almost_o what_o it_o will_v by_o which_o a_o last_a peace_n and_o settlement_n may_v be_v obtain_v and_o because_o i_o think_v there_o be_v but_o three_o way_n to_o be_v think_v of_o in_o order_n to_o this_o end_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v a_o toleration_n of_o those_o that_o differ_v from_o we_o in_o their_o several_a difference_n and_o distinction_n the_o second_o a_o alteration_n of_o those_o custom_n and_o usage_n which_o be_v except_v against_o for_o other_o in_o their_o stead_n and_o the_o three_o a_o abatement_n or_o abolition_n of_o those_o ceremony_n which_o be_v scruple_v without_o any_o reparation_n by_o the_o substitution_n of_o other_o in_o their_o room_n therefore_o i_o 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and_o party_n that_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o presbyterian_o when_o time_n be_v have_v shake_v off_o the_o episcopal_a yoke_n as_o they_o be_v please_v if_o not_o to_o think_v yet_o at_o least_o to_o pretend_v it_o to_o be_v be_v as_o much_o for_o uniformity_n as_o other_o man_n and_o urge_v the_o very_a same_o argument_n with_o great_a judgement_n and_o reason_n against_o the_o independency_n which_o may_v now_o with_o irresistible_a force_n be_v retort_v upon_o themselves_o as_o the_o most_o reverend_a and_o incomparable_o learned_a the_o excellent_a dean_n of_o saint_n paul_n a_o singular_a ornament_n and_o strong_a support_n of_o the_o english_a church_n and_o state_n against_o their_o enemy_n of_o both_o kind_n have_v very_o wise_o and_o like_o himself_o observe_v nay_o to_o what_o excess_n of_o riot_n a_o toleration_n in_o its_o utmost_a latitude_n will_v proceed_v the_o extravagancy_n either_o in_o opinion_n or_o practice_n or_o both_o of_o the_o antinomian_o the_o seeker_n the_o 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