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no_o doubt_n it_o be_v well_o do_v at_o first_o to_o accommodate_v to_o christianity_n such_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_n as_o have_v nothing_o of_o idolatry_n or_o superstition_n in_o they_o beda_n pertinaci_fw-la pâ—ganismo_fw-la mâ—tatione_n sâ—b_fw-la eâ—tum_fw-la est_fw-la quum_fw-la rei_fw-la iâ—_n to_o they_o subla_fw-mi io_fw-it potius_fw-la irritasset_fw-la beda_n nothing_o of_o peculiar_a opposition_n to_o the_o gospel_n to_o procure_v thereby_o a_o more_o easy_a entertainment_n to_o its_o doctrine_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n to_o abate_v the_o usual_a prejudices_fw-la which_o all_o new_a and_o strange_a institution_n meet_v withal_o 4._o some_o compliance_n which_o be_v useful_a and_o necessary_a in_o the_o infant-state_n of_o the_o church_n might_n and_o do_v become_v hurtful_a afterward_o and_o many_o great_a man_n complain_v betimes_o of_o the_o retain_v of_o pagan_a rite_n even_o of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a 391._o 〈…〉_o p._n 391._o particular_o because_o the_o gentile_n use_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o idol_n to_o sit_v down_o immediate_o after_o they_o have_v pray_v tertullian_n will_v not_o have_v the_o christian_n do_v so_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr oâ—at_n c._n 〈◊〉_d 5._o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n doctrinal_a in_o their_o rite_n the_o observation_n of_o they_o will_v be_v a_o own_n of_o their_o religion_n a_o join_a christ_n with_o belial_n light_n with_o darkness_n a_o corrupt_a and_o deflower_v of_o the_o purity_n and_o chastity_n of_o our_o saviour_n gospel_n 6._o we_o have_v instance_a for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o ceremony_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o have_v prove_v as_o full_o as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v in_o so_o little_a time_n and_o space_n that_o if_o there_o ever_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n in_o the_o heathen_a world_n there_o be_v now_o too_o much_o of_o they_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o the_o christian_a faith_n so_o thorough_o infect_v with_o they_o 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ceremony_n or_o some_o little_a defect_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o low_a form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n but_o be_v force_v to_o separate_v from_o such_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n as_o be_v altogether_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o it_o concern_v those_o that_o will_v not_o partake_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o rome_n the_o mystical_a babylon_n and_o receive_v of_o her_o plague_n 18.4_o rev._n 18.4_o to_o come_v out_o of_o she_o according_a to_o our_o apostle_n advice_n to_o come_v out_o from_o among_o they_o to_o be_v separate_a and_o not_o to_o touch_v the_o unclean_a thing_n 6.17_o 2_o cor_fw-la 6.17_o for_o what_o concord_n have_v christ_n with_o belial_n or_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n with_o idol_n 3._o let_v we_o high_o magnify_v the_o undeserved_a and_o distinguish_a goodness_n of_o god_n for_o deliver_v we_o from_o those_o heathenish_a and_o abominable_a superstition_n wherewith_o for_o some_o time_n the_o whole_a 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