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th'angel_n of_o pergamus_n for_o suffer_v the_o balaamite_n &_o nioclaitans_n revel_v â—_o 14._o th'angel_n of_o laodicea_n for_o be_v neither_o hot_a nor_o cold_a reve._n â—_o 14._o have_v in_o great_a reverence_n and_o estimation_n of_o the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o godly_a confess_v of_o heluet._n 1._o art_n 19_o heluet._n 2._o cap._n 17._o 18._o bohem._n c._n 8._o 14._o france_n be_v 29._o 33._o fland._n art_n 30._o 32._o saâ—on_o be_v 11._o 17._o ausburg_n touch_v ab_fw-la use_n art_n 7._o wittem_v art_n 31._o 2_o sundry_a be_v the_o reason_n and_o â—â—â—es_v whic_a excommunication_n be_v use_v as_o that_o a_o wiked_a liver_n to_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o suffer_v among_o the_o professor_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o many_o good_a be_v not_o evil_a speak_v of_o for_o a_o â—ewe_a bad_a that_o the_o good_a be_v not_o corrupt_v or_o infect_v through_o the_o continual_a or_o often_o 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all_o place_n assure_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a law_n have_v not_o be_v as_o they_o be_v now_o abolish_v acts._n 6_o 14._o 10_o 13._o etc._n etc._n 15_o 1._o etc._n etc._n gal._n 2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n ephes._n 2._o 14._o col_fw-fr 2._o 16._o th'apostle_n will_v never_o have_v give_v such_o precedent_n of_o alter_v they_o upon_o special_a reason_n as_o they_o have_v do_v for_o we_o find_v that_o they_o change_v the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o their_o assemble_v together_o for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n â—et_o and_o th'apostle_n preach_v sometime_o in_o the_o week_n day_n acts._n 2_o 46._o 5_o 42._o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n acts._n 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n 43_o &c_n &c_n 17_o 2._o 18_o 4._o sometime_o public_o in_o the_o temple_n acts._n 2_o 46._o 3._o 1._o etc._n etc._n 5_o 26._o in_o the_o synagogue_n act._n 9_o 20._o 14_o 1._o 17_o 10_o 18_o 4_o 19_o 8._o in_o the_o school_n acts._n 19_o 9_o privatlie_o in_o house_n after_o house_n acts._n 5_o 42._o in_o chamber_n act._n 1_o 13._o 20_o 8._o 28._o v._o 30_o 31._o sometime_o in_o the_o day_n time_n acts._n 2_o 46._o 3_o 1._o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o night_n acts._n 20_o 7_o etc._n etc._n the_o ceremony_n in_o th'administration_n of_o baptism_n if_o good_a occasion_n be_v offer_v baptise_v in_o public_a assembly_n acts._n 2._o 41._o in_o private_a house_n act._n 16_o 33._o 10._o v._o 27_o 48._o before_o many_o act._n 8._o 12._o 10._o ver_fw-la 27._o 48._o when_o none_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v present_a acts._n 8._o 36._o of_o the_o l._n supper_n minister_a the_o same_o not_o always_o at_o one_o time_n but_o sometime_o at_o midnight_n acts._n 20_o 11._o in_o the_o day_n time_n acts._n 2_o 46._o not_o always_o in_o one_o place_n but_o sometime_o in_o the_o church_n 1._o cor._n â—_o 17._o etc._n etc._n in_o house_n acts._n 20_o 7._o 2_o 46._o so_o nothing_o therefore_o be_v do_v against_o god_n word_n no_o doubt_n tradition_n and_o ceremony_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o country_n time_n and_o man_n manner_n may_v be_v change_v of_o this_o judgement_n with_o we_o be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n about_o us._n confess_v of_o heluet._n 2._o cap._n 17_o 27._o bohem._n c._n 15._o france_n art_n 32._o fland._n art_n 32._o ausburg_n art_n 15_o and_o art_n 7._o touch_v abuse_n saxon._n art_n 20._o wittem_v art_n 35._o sueave_n ca._n 14._o herebie_fw-fr it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o be_v great_o deceive_v which_o think_v that_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n prescribe_v of_o god_n himself_o for_o a_o time_n unto_o the_o jew_n be_v unuiolablie_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o we_o christian_n such_o be_v the_o jew_n turk_n cerdonite_n cerinâ—â—ians_n nazariâ—â—_n armenian_n familist_n the_o popish_a ceremony_n of_o the_o romish_a antichrist_n be_v universaâ—â—_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o all_o placeâ—_n tradition_n and_o ceremony_n must_v every_o where_o be_v the_o same_o 2_o great_a be_v the_o privilege_n great_a also_o the_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o god_n church_n for_o it_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o cursce_n of_o the_o law_n gala._n 3._o 13._o from_o the_o law_n rom._n 8._o 2._o of_o sin_n of_o death_n from_o the_o jewish_a act._n 15._o 24._o etc._n etc._n rite_n ceremony_n from_o all_o human_a ordinance_n &_o tradition_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o there_o bind_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n hereof_o speak_v s._n paul_n colos._n 2._o 8._o etc._n etc._n yet_o be_v the_o church_n bind_v to_o th'obseruation_n of_o all_o tradition_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v allow_v by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o he_o that_o violate_v they_o contemn_v not_o man_n but_o god_n who_o have_v give_v power_n to_o his_o church_n to_o establish_v whatsoever_o thing_n make_v unto_o 1_o cor._n 14._o ver_fw-la 40._o 26_o comeliness_n order_n aedification_n this_o of_o our_o godly_a brethren_n some_o do_v not_o let_v by_o public_a write_n to_o testify_v confess_v of_o heluet._n 1._o art_n 25._o bohem._n c._n 15_o 18._o ausb_n art_n 4._o 15._o fran._n art_n 32._o heluet._n 2._o c._n 24._o saxon._n be_v 20_o sueau_n cap._n 4_o other_o gon-out_a from_o we_o do_v hold_v that_o christian_a magistrate_n have_v none_o authority_n t_o appoint_v any_o ceremony_n &_o rite_n for_o the_o due_a service_n of_o god_n to_o exact_v outward_a obedience_n unto_o ceremony_n righthe_a or_o dain_v the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v â—â—ee_v from_o all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o all_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n 3_o of_o ceremony_n and_o tradition_n repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n where_o of_o some_o be_v of_o thing_n mere_a lie_n wike_v such_o be_v th'israelites_n calf_n exod_n 32._o 4_o etc._n etc._n nebuchadnezarâ—_n idol_n dan._n 3._o 1._o etc._n etc._n be_v the_o papistical_a image_n relic_n agnus_n this_o
&_o know_v nothing_o etc._n etc._n 1._o tim._n 6._o v._n 3._o etc._n etc._n thus_o think_v we_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o church_n so_o with_o we_o do_v other_o church_n confess_v of_o heluet_n 2._o cap._n 1._o bohem_n cap._n 1._o fran._n art_n 5._o flan._n art_n 7._o vvit_n tem_fw-la art_n 30_o 31._o 32._o sax._n art_n 11._o yet_o all_o of_o we_o do_v grant_v that_o the_o church_n as_o a_o faithful_a witness_n may_v yea_o of_o necescitie_n must_v testify_v to_o the_o world_n what_o have_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n his_o people_n from_o time_n to_o time_n but_o be_v it_o far_o from_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v ever_o somuch_o as_o think_v which_o the_o papist_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o write_v and_o say_v that_o the_o church_n be_v to_o judge_v the_o scripture_n and_o not_o the_o scripture_n the_o church_n the_o scripture_n be_v not_o of_o the_o escence_n of_o the_o church_n for_o without_o it_o a_o church_n maiâ—_n be_v think_v and_o very_a well_o so_o say_v cusanus_fw-la à _fw-la cardinal_n it_o have_v go_v better_a with_o the_o church_n have_v there_o be_v no_o scripture_n at_o al._n the_o scripture_n because_o as_o they_o say_v it_o be_v unperfect_a can_v be_v the_o judge_n it_o be_v obscure_a may_v not_o be_v the_o judge_n it_o be_v ambiguous_a ought_v not_o be_v the_o judge_n he_o be_v a_o haereticke_n that_o cleave_v to_o the_o scripture_n as_o do_v horstatus_n such_o as_o bear_v witnesce_v unto_o the_o truth_n by_o the_o shed_n of_o their_o blood_n in_o the_o day_n of_o q_n marie_n be_v not_o martyr_n but_o murtheret_n of_o themselves_o in_o this_o time_n by_o the_o sword_n be_v tyrant_n by_o life_n and_o doctrine_n be_v heretic_n as_o á_fw-fr trusty_a register_n be_v to_o keep_v and_o make_v know_v what_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o it_o have_v receive_v be_v this_o careful_o have_v be_v perform_v before_o the_o word_n be_v write_v by_o the_o patriarch_n after_o the_o word_n be_v commit_v to_o writing_n before_o christ_n his_o incarnation_n by_o the_o jew_n in_o christe_n his_o life_n time_n luk._n 4._o 16._o &c_n &c_n act._n 13._o 27._o act._n 15_o 21._o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n 2._o cor_fw-la 3._o 15._o 2._o cor_fw-la 8._o 18._o colos._n 3._o 16._o from_o th'apostle_n time_n by_o the_o godly_a christian_n in_o th'uniuersal_a world_n this_o carefulness_n in_o keepinge_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o clare_v that_o the_o mother_n church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o the_o only_a keeper_n of_o the_o holy_a write_v how_o curse_o they_o offend_v which_o so_o great_o esteem_v the_o ethic_n of_o aristotle_n as_o the_o s._n scripture_n the_o odds_n of_o pindar_n as_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n the_o writing_n of_o man_n as_o the_o wordâ—_n of_o god_n 7_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n nothing_o must_v be_v obtrude_v upon_o the_o church_n to_o be_v believe_v as_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n which_o be_v either_o contrary_a or_o beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o say_v the_o scripture_n deut._n 4._o 2._o prou._n 30._o 6_o eâ—â—k_n 20._o vers_fw-la 18._o 19_o 1._o cor._n 3._o 11._o gal._n 1._o 8._o gal_n 3._o 15._o ephe._n 4._o 14_o col._n 1._o 23._o heb._n 13._o 9_o 2._o john_n v._o 9_o 10._o reu._n 22._o 18_o so_o witness_v the_o church_n reform_v confes._n heluet._n 2._o art_n 2._o heluet._n 1._o artic_a 4._o basil._n art_n 10._o bohem._n c._n 1_o france_n art_n 5._o fland._n be_v 7_o saxon._n art_n 1._o wittem_v cap._n 30._o 33_o suevia_n art_n 1._o what_o soever_o be_v ground_v thereon_o though_o not_o by_o express_v term_n to_o be_v red_a therein_o we_o do_v reverendlie_o embrace_v this_o make_v we_o not_o to_o deny_v in_o doctrine_n the_o consubstantiality_n of_o our_o s._n christ_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o the_o arian_n do_v a_o trinity_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n with_o the_o sabellian_o the_o justification_n of_o faith_n only_o with_o the_o papist_n the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n with_o anabaptist_n in_o ceremony_n any_o thing_n that_o tend_v unto_o comeliness_n order_n edification_n but_o from_o the_o hart_n we_o abhor_v whatsoever_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o cannon_n of_o the_o scripture_n nor_o be_v ground_v thereon_o hence_o detest_v we_o all_o the_o old_a haereuk_n the_o phatisy_n the_o escee_n the_o sadducee_n the_o simonians_n the_o menandeans_n the_o ebeonit_n the_o cerinthian_o the_o gnostike_n the_o valentinian_o the_o martian_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o new_a prophet_n of_o basilides_n the_o manifestation_n of_o marcian_n the_o mystery_n of_o the_o manichy_n the_o idolaea_n of_o the_o scythian_n the_o symbonia_n of_o th'archoÌ„tikes_n the_o cabala_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o alcaran_n of_o the_o turk_n the_o decretal_n of_o the_o pope_n all_o be_v haeâ—etiks_n with_o their_o curse_a opinion_n the_o anabaptist_n &_o of_o they_o namely_o the_o davi-geoâ—_a gainâ—_n the_o libertine_n the_o viteleis_n the_o nicholaitan_o of_o harrie_n nicholas_n papist_n whereof_o some_o command_v that_o all_o the_o law_n of_o 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