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true_a god_n and_o as_o this_o end_n do_v concern_v themselves_o so_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o end_n that_o do_v respect_v their_o posterity_n and_o in_o this_o regard_n they_o make_v the_o altar_n prolepticall_a for_o to_o prevent_v a_o objection_n that_o may_v afterward_o arise_v between_o these_o gileadite_n and_o their_o brethren_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n namely_o to_o this_o effect_n what_o have_v you_o to_o do_v do_v with_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n you_o have_v no_o part_n with_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o may_v have_v make_v they_o cease_v from_o serve_v the_o lord_n therefore_o say_v the_o gileadite_n have_v we_o build_v this_o altar_n you_o see_v then_o that_o the_o altar_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o religious_a instrument_n and_o of_o the_o altar_n of_o sacrifice_v a_o religious_a act_n and_o that_o to_o testify_v both_o for_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n a_o public_a consent_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o 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people_n even_o such_o as_o be_v most_o zealous_a for_o god_n to_o preserve_v his_o religion_n in_o all_o integrity_n they_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v 30._o for_o when_o phineas_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o head_n of_o thousand_o of_o israel_n which_o be_v with_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n which_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n and_o child_n of_o god_n and_o the_o child_n of_o manasses_n have_v speak_v it_o please_v they_o and_o furthermore_o when_o they_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o bring_v they_o word_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o please_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o bless_v god_n and_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o go_v up_o in_o battle_n against_o they_o take_v you_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o the_o heart_n of_o brethren_n and_o be_v like-minded_n as_o be_v these_o devout_a child_n of_o god_n be_v desirous_a to_o enjoy_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o 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end_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v alienate_v he_o from_o the_o love_n of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o his_o god_n therefore_o daniel_n lest_o he_o may_v be_v ensnare_v with_o these_o allurement_n of_o riot_n do_v abstain_v from_o all_o that_o dainty_a fare_n if_o you_o further_a demand_n why_o daniel_n call_v the_o king_n diet_n a_o pollution_n or_o abomination_n unto_o he_o listen_v again_o for_o your_o satisfaction_n place_n to_o the_o say_a author_n non_fw-la fuit_fw-la quidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o in_o itself_o abominable_a for_o it_o be_v free_a for_o daniel_n to_o eat_v or_o drink_v but_o it_o be_v call_v a_o abomination_n for_o the_o consequence_n thereof_o thus_o m._n calvin_n where_o by_o consequence_n he_o mean_v lest_o daniel_n by_o such_o dainty_n as_o by_o the_o devil_n bait_n may_v receive_v his_o spiritual_a bane_n by_o forget_v the_o holy_a covenant_n religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o only_a god_n nothing_o can_v be_v 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the_o heat_n second_o it_o be_v general_a and_o public_a three_o it_o be_v do_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o place_n and_o among_o that_o people_n which_o be_v otherwise_o the_o profess_a worshipper_n of_o god_n four_o the_o act_n itself_o be_v offer_v incense_n unto_o a_o creature_n the_o most_o gross_a and_o palpable_a kind_n of_o idolatry_n that_o can_v be_v for_o whereas_o bow_v and_o kneeling_z may_v carry_v some_o show_n of_o pretence_n in_o they_o because_o the_o same_o gesture_n be_v use_v sometime_o civil_o without_o any_o just_a exception_n against_o they_o yet_o sacrifice_v be_v a_o external_a act_n so_o proper_o and_o essential_o belong_v unto_o god_n that_o every_o eye_n which_o behold_v such_o act_n must_v needs_o judge_v they_o idolatrous_a last_o the_o case_n be_v now_o desperate_a and_o without_o utter_a extirpation_n thereof_o past_o all_o hope_n of_o reduce_v that_o figure_n to_o the_o former_a use_n and_o end_n which_o be_v a_o commemoration_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o their_o miraculous_a deliverance_n it_o be_v by_o the_o way_n a_o point_n very_o observable_a that_o ezekias_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o idol_n which_o solomon_n suffer_v to_o be_v sâ—t_v up_o in_o favour_n of_o his_o strange_a wife_n that_o be_v of_o heathenish_a religion_n place_v in_o one_o temple_n astaroth_n which_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o zidonian_o in_o a_o other_o molech_n the_o idol_n of_o the_o ammonite_n 23._o in_o a_o three_o chames_n the_o god_n of_o the_o moabite_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ezekias_n they_o be_v neglect_v no_o man_n adore_v they_o yet_o afterward_o when_o they_o occasion_v idolatry_n the_o good_a king_n josias_n do_v break_v they_o down_o 22.2_o which_o ezekias_n in_o his_o time_n have_v spare_v notwithstanding_o be_v the_o same_o ezekias_n commend_v by_o god_n as_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o david_n as_o well_o as_o josias_n beside_o zanchius_n think_v not_o this_o act_n of_o ezekias_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o universal_a remedy_n for_o all_o abuse_n of_o ceremony_n when_o he_o say_v of_o some_o indifferent_a rite_n that_o have_v be_v abuse_v 678._o tolli_fw-la ea_fw-la prorsus_fw-la possunt_fw-la &_o saepe_fw-la etiam_fw-la debent_fw-la they_o may_v and_o sometime_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v utter_o abolish_v sicut_fw-la ezekias_n even_o as_o do_v ezekias_n intimate_v that_o the_o example_n of_o ezekias_n be_v to_o hold_v but_o sometime_o only_o that_o be_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n for_o of_o some_o ceremony_n that_o have_v be_v abuse_v he_o say_v only_o tolli_fw-la possunt_fw-la they_o may_v be_v remove_v which_o be_v a_o word_n of_o indifferency_n and_o signify_v that_o they_o may_v be_v also_o not_o remove_v but_o if_o that_o proceed_n of_o ezekias_n concern_v those_o israelite_n against_o heathenish_a idolatry_n shall_v be_v still_o urge_v upon_o our_o magistrate_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o popish_a ceremony_n wherewith_o they_o may_v seem_v 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ezekias_n become_v desperate_a and_o therefore_o require_v a_o answerable_a remedy_n which_o as_o then_o the_o case_n stand_v can_v be_v no_o other_o then_o to_o abolish_v the_o figure_n without_o delay_n but_o within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o ezekias_n this_o disease_n will_v be_v find_v curable_a without_o any_o such_o extremity_n especial_o in_o this_o our_o most_o true_o reform_v church_n wherein_o we_o draw_v the_o sweet_a breath_n of_o the_o pure_a truth_n of_o god_n if_o you_o will_v allow_v that_o to_o be_v call_v a_o reform_a church_n which_o do_v most_o lively_o express_v the_o face_n and_o full_a body_n of_o her_o primitive_a mother-church_n i_o spare_v to_o insist_v upon_o the_o grossness_n of_o that_o outward_a fact_n which_o be_v offer_v incense_n lest_o the_o weakness_n of_o some_o reader_n may_v suspect_v that_o when_o i_o will_v excuse_v the_o papist_n à _fw-la tanto_fw-la i_o will_v free_v they_o à _fw-la toto_fw-la crimine_fw-la by_o these_o comparison_n sect_n vii_o the_o second_o objection_n for_o the_o abolish_n of_o ceremony_n heathenish_o abuse_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o counsel_n and_o father_n by_o diverse_a instance_n their_o first_o instance_n 17._o in_o the_o first_o council_n at_o carthage_n it_o be_v decree_v that_o such_o altar_n as_o wereit_v the_o country_n and_o highway_n in_o memory_n of_o the_o martyr_n shall_v be_v abolish_v although_o they_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v set_v up_o by_o revelation_n and_o vision_n our_o answer_n he_o that_o in_o cause_n of_o weight_n will_v look_v upon_o book_n only_o with_o other_o man_n eye_n may_v peradventure_o forfeit_v his_o own_o by_o mistake_v and_o misreporting_a the_o meaning_n of_o the_o author_n certain_o this_o council_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v 15._o do_v not_o forbid_v absolute_o the_o build_n of_o altar_n for_o the_o memory_n of_o martyr_n in_o the_o highway_n as_o you_o affirm_v but_o only_o in_o such_o way_n and_o
and_o vehement_o oppugn_v consider_v therefore_o the_o case_n wherein_o you_o now_o stand_v namely_o for_o it_o be_v my_o charge_n to_o lay_v this_o matter_n home_o to_o your_o conscience_n that_o you_o now_o object_v the_o fear_n of_o discredit_v your_o ministry_n if_o after_o the_o publish_n of_o your_o contrary_a opinion_n you_o shall_v conform_v as_o the_o rule_n of_o your_o conscience_n for_o persist_v in_o nonconformity_n although_o it_o be_v to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o notwithstanding_o make_v it_o no_o rule_n of_o your_o conscience_n for_o practice_v of_o conformity_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n to_o fear_v the_o discredit_v your_o ministry_n by_o gainsay_v your_o former_a subscription_n which_o do_v plain_o argue_v the_o falseness_n of_o your_o pretence_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o less_o matter_n of_o discredit_n to_o contradict_v the_o write_n of_o your_o hand_n than_o the_o word_n of_o your_o mouth_n 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augustine_n who_o retractation_n of_o his_o own_o error_n wrought_v he_o no_o small_a credit_n throughout_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o according_o strong_a ratification_n of_o his_o more_o constant_o profess_a truth_n and_o furthermore_o why_o may_v we_o not_o in_o the_o three_o place_n call_v your_o former_a pretence_n as_o we_o have_v do_v irreligious_a for_o you_o must_v needs_o know_v that_o the_o persist_v in_o a_o error_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o your_o own_o credit_n although_o it_o be_v take_v at_o the_o best_a can_v be_v no_o less_o a_o crime_n than_o which_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o do_v of_o evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o 3._o let_v we_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o leave_v this_o antichristian_a piece_n of_o policy_n to_o that_o church_n which_o in_o her_o council_n of_o trent_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o oration_n trident_n which_o gaspar_n have_v in_o the_o same_o council_n do_v maintain_v her_o sacrilegious_a custom_n of_o administer_a the_o eucharist_n to_o the_o people_n only_o in_o one_o kind_n principal_o by_o this_o pretence_n ne_o errasse_fw-la videretur_fw-la that_o be_v lest_o that_o she_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v err_v this_o we_o hold_v to_o be_v irreligious_a four_o there_o be_v as_o good_a reason_n to_o judge_v your_o former_a position_n partial_a because_o if_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o ministry_n must_v prevail_v in_o this_o case_n than_o ought_v you_o rather_o to_o yield_v unto_o conformity_n for_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o church_n than_o for_o your_o own_o credit_n sake_n to_o refuse_v it_o see_v that_o the_o estimation_n of_o some_o few_o party_n as_o member_n must_v necessary_o give_v place_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o last_o epithet_n remain_v name_v your_o former_a objection_n pernicious_a whereunto_o i_o think_v myself_o licence_v by_o that_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n woe_n be_v i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o word_n saint_n paul_n in_o his_o own_o person_n denounce_v a_o woe_n unto_o every_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n 9.16_o that_o shall_v put_v himself_o unto_o silence_n but_o you_o be_v ready_a too_o rege_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o silence_v be_v not_o in_o yourselves_o but_o in_o the_o bishop_n that_o suspend_v and_o deprive_v you_o and_o therefore_o that_o they_o and_o not_o you_o become_v liable_a to_o that_o curse_n know_v you_o well_o what_o you_o say_v or_o be_v you_o desirous_a to_o delude_v your_o own_o soul_n for_o the_o case_n stand_v thus_o titus_n the_o bishop_n do_v deprive_v titius_n a_o factious_a and_o schismatical_a minister_n that_o he_o may_v place_v sempronious_a a_o peaceable_a &_o discreet_a man_n in_o his_o stead_n in_o this_o proceed_n the_o intendment_n of_o titus_n be_v not_o absolute_o to_o deprive_v titius_n as_o he_o be_v a_o minister_n but_o as_o he_o be_v factious_a yet_o so_o only_o respective_o that_o titius_n be_v deprive_v he_o may_v constitute_v sempronius_n for_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v not_o determinate_a to_o appoint_v this_o minister_n but_o indefinite_a to_o ordain_v a_o minister_n so_o that_o the_o course_n of_o god_n plough_n be_v still_o preserve_v and_o continue_v but_o as_o for_o titius_n who_o will_v rather_o be_v silence_v then_o conform_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o silence_v be_v his_o own_o refractarinesse_n which_o be_v only_o personal_a and_o proper_a to_o himself_o and_o yet_o have_v no_o faculty_n in_o himself_o to_o appoint_v or_o admit_v of_o a_o successor_n why_o therefore_o may_v not_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v as_o proper_o cause_v the_o suspension_n from_o his_o ministry_n as_o the_o steward_n in_o the_o gospel_n by_o his_o injustice_n do_v cause_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o office_n or_o agar_n sarahs_n make_v may_v be_v say_v by_o her_o contempt_n and_o contumely_n to_o have_v put_v herself_o out_o of_o service_n it_o be_v only_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o make_v a_o martyr_n and_o double_v which_o be_v a_o matter_n that_o i_o earnest_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v the_o censure_n of_o the_o apostle_n woe_n be_v so_o dreadful_a i_o ought_v not_o to_o esteem_v any_o thing_n a_o just_a cause_n why_o i_o shall_v wilful_o incur_v the_o censure_n of_o silence_v myself_o from_o preach_v for_o the_o which_o i_o ought_v not_o as_o willing_o to_o adventure_v my_o life_n which_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o seem_v so_o much_o the_o more_o necessary_a unto_o you_o for_o that_o your_o own_o witness_n and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a author_n of_o unconformitie_n m._n beza_n and_o m._n cartwright_n beza_n do_v notwithstanding_o in_o the_o point_n of_o surplice_n determine_v according_o 266_o they_o lay_v the_o ware_n of_o the_o surplice_n in_o one_o balance_n which_o we_o may_v call_v non_fw-la prohiberi_fw-la and_o the_o duty_n of_o preach_v in_o another_o balance_n of_o praecipi_fw-la whereof_o the_o apostle_n say_v 9.16_o that_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o i_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n so_o that_o the_o wear_n of_o the_o surplice_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o thing_n per_fw-la se_fw-la impia_fw-la wicked_a in_o themselves_o and_o preach_v be_v a_o office_n impose_v as_o necessary_a upon_o danger_n of_o that_o fearful_a woe_n have_v both_o of_o they_o wise_o resolve_v that_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o our_o charge_n in_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n do_v far_o preponderate_a and_o exceed_v in_o weight_n the_o other_o balance_n of_o all_o inconvenience_n which_o otherwise_o may_v happen_v in_o wear_v a_o surplice_n to_o this_o purpose_n i_o will_v exhort_v you_o to_o cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o saint_n peter_n in_o who_o christ_n will_v have_v every_o minister_n to_o behold_v his_o own_o face_n unto_o who_o he_o say_v again_o ult._n and_o again_o simon_n love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o
sheep_n charge_v in_o that_o one_o person_n every_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o upon_o all_o love_n which_o they_o owe_v unto_o christ_n they_o will_v lose_v no_o opportunity_n of_o feed_v his_o flock_n which_o speech_n of_o love_n ought_v to_o make_v a_o great_a impression_n in_o our_o heart_n than_o that_o other_o direful_a denunciation_n of_o woe_n sect_n xv._n their_o last_o objection_n be_v from_o a_o pretend_a appearance_n of_o evil_n ibid._n 1._o thess._n 5.22_o the_o apostle_n among_o other_o his_o exhortation_n admonish_v the_o thessalonian_n to_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_n meaning_n thereby_o all_o such_o doctrine_n which_o have_v in_o they_o any_o colour_n of_o error_n such_o as_o these_o ceremony_n have_v because_o of_o their_o former_a abuse_n by_o romish_n papist_n our_o answer_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o private_a man_n which_o other_o may_v have_v just_a occasion_n to_o suspect_v even_o because_o they_o be_v private_a and_o peradventure_o have_v some_o alliance_n with_o the_o know_a error_n of_o corrupt_a teacher_n but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n concern_v ceremony_n be_v public_a and_o manifest_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v most_o orthodox_n and_o sound_n purge_v from_o all_o the_o leaven_n of_o that_o romish_a superstition_n which_o attribute_v a_o efficacious_a sanctity_n to_o the_o character_n of_o man_n invention_n so_o that_o mind_v not_o possess_v with_o sinister_a jealousy_n may_v easy_o see_v that_o integrity_n in_o our_o church_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spiritual_a purity_n which_o caesar_n wish_v to_o find_v in_o his_o wife_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o corporal_a that_o be_v to_o be_v void_a as_o of_o fault_n so_o also_o of_o suspicion_n of_o fault_n contrariwise_o your_o manner_n of_o opposition_n unto_o the_o church_n by_o nonconformity_n be_v not_o only_o a_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o evil_a but_o even_o a_o apparent_a and_o public_a evil_a itself_o be_v a_o disobedience_n without_o ground_n to_o that_o ordinance_n which_o god_n have_v place_v over_o you_o to_o the_o distract_n of_o man_n mind_n by_o draw_v some_o into_o schism_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o our_o confutation_n follow_v sect_n xvi_o our_o general_a confutation_n of_o their_o last_o general_n assumption_n by_o prove_v the_o nonconformist_n guilty_a of_o many_o scandal_n this_o point_n can_v need_v no_o great_a dispute_n if_o you_o shall_v but_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o first_o distinction_n of_o active_a and_o passive_a scandal_n the_o active_a be_v a_o give_v of_o offence_n by_o provoke_v other_o unto_o evil_n whether_o direct_o by_o some_o evil_a act_n or_o indirect_o by_o a_o act_n indifferent_a in_o itself_o in_o both_o which_o the_o fault_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o agent_n but_o the_o passive_a scandal_n be_v a_o be_v provoke_v to_o evil_a only_o by_o take_v offence_n at_o some_o act_n either_o good_a or_o at_o least_o not_o evil_a in_o itself_o and_o the_o fault_n arise_v from_o thence_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o party_n offend_v and_o now_o let_v we_o try_v whether_o this_o your_o withstand_v of_o the_o order_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o necessary_o infer_v upon_o you_o a_o manifold_a guilt_n of_o both_o these_o kind_n of_o scandal_n against_o other_o sect_n xvii_o the_o diverse_a scandal_n occasion_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n may_v be_v reduce_v unto_o 4._o head_n 1_o by_o weaken_v some_o that_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n 2_o by_o drive_v some_o out_o of_o the_o church_n 3_o in_o hinder_v other_o from_o the_o church_n 4_o by_o a_o high_a contempt_n against_o the_o church_n itself_o the_o first_o scandal_n occasion_v by_o the_o non_n conformist_n be_v in_o weaken_v some_o that_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o church_n your_o active_a scandal_n work_v apparent_o both_o against_o pusillos_fw-la the_o weak_a and_o also_o against_o perfectos_fw-la the_o strong_a sort_n of_o christian_n we_o begin_v with_o the_o weak_a person_n whereof_o some_o behold_v your_o vehement_a opposition_n against_o the_o church_n stand_v amaze_v thereat_o as_o vulgar_a man_n use_v to_o do_v when_o look_v earnest_o upon_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n they_o present_o dream_v of_o some_o change_n and_o alteration_n of_o the_o season_n but_o whether_o it_o will_v be_v for_o better_a or_o for_o worse_a they_o can_v prognosticate_v so_o these_o weakling_n hear_v of_o such_o difference_n among_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n although_o in_o matter_n of_o less_o moment_n do_v wonder_n what_o may_v be_v the_o event_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o become_v more_o remiss_a in_o the_o profession_n of_o religion_n while_o by_o your_o detract_n from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n many_o take_v occasion_n soon_o to_o neglect_v the_o outward_a worship_n of_o god_n whereupon_o their_o inward_a zeal_n and_o devotion_n soon_o cool_v and_o in_o the_o end_n vanish_v away_o sect_n xviii_o their_o second_o kind_n of_o scandal_n be_v by_o drive_v some_o out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o party_n which_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o word_n full_a of_o horror_n the_o separatist_n that_o be_v true_a pharisee_n both_o in_o name_n and_o pride_n of_o selfe-conceite_n who_o have_v be_v once_o catechize_v by_o you_o that_o our_o ceremony_n be_v to_o be_v refuse_v and_o abolish_v as_o be_v idolatrous_a have_v therefore_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o your_o opposition_n as_o man_n that_o behold_v a_o earth_n quake_v waxen_a giddy_a in_o their_o brain_n know_v only_o from_o whence_o but_o not_o whither_o to_o fly_v for_o upon_o the_o reason_n of_o your_o refusal_n of_o our_o ceremony_n they_o hold_v it_o as_o reasonable_a to_o refuse_v you_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o have_v no_o communion_n with_o they_o who_o join_v themselves_o in_o a_o worship_n which_o be_v in_o any_o degree_n pollute_v with_o ceremony_n that_o be_v romish_o idolatrous_a therefore_o they_o fly_v but_o whence_o as_o 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their_o taxation_n of_o the_o learned_a place_n yea_o and_o the_o learned_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o communion_n book_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o say_v that_o the_o use_n of_o kneel_v be_v to_o avoid_v profanation_n our_o answer_n be_v you_o then_o of_o opinion_n either_o that_o sacrament_n can_v be_v profane_v or_o that_o the_o church_n have_v not_o reason_n to_o prevent_v or_o avoid_v the_o profanation_n of_o this_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n if_o that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o profanation_n then_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v sacrament_n for_o god_n most_o glorious_a name_n be_v subject_a to_o man_n blasphemy_n man_n holy_a life_n to_o infamy_n godliness_n to_o scorn_v truth_n to_o slander_v and_o all_o sacred_a thing_n unto_o the_o profaneness_n of_o godless_a man_n otherwise_o neither_o thing_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v sacred_a nor_o godless_a man_n profane_v as_o for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o church_n in_o this_o case_n she_o perceive_v the_o 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there_o be_v a_o full_a a_o appearance_n of_o contempt_n of_o lawful_a authority_n as_o may_v just_o deny_v unto_o you_o that_o favour_n which_o you_o so_o earnest_o contend_v for_o we_o shall_v make_v evident_a in_o our_o answer_n to_o your_o next_o argument_n concern_v christian_n liberty_n whereunto_o we_o proceed_v chap._n vi_o sect_n i._o the_o six_o general_a argument_n make_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n against_o the_o three_o ceremony_n aforesaid_a upon_o pretence_n that_o they_o be_v against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n maior_n that_o which_o deprive_v mâ—n_z of_o christian_a liberty_n be_v unlawful_a hy._n assumption_n but_o the_o imposition_n of_o these_o ceremony_n of_o surplice_n etc._n etc._n do_v deprive_v we_o of_o christian_a liberty_n ergo_fw-la they_o be_v unlawful_a our_o answer_n we_o do_v so_o willing_o grant_v your_o mayor_n that_o we_o account_v it_o a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a felony_n to_o deprive_v the_o subject_n of_o christ_n his_o kingdom_n of_o that_o liberty_n which_o our_o lord_n christ_n have_v purchase_v unto_o all_o the_o faithful_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o we_o deny_v your_o assumption_n sect_n ii_o the_o nonconformist_n general_a assumption_n concern_v our_o ceremony_n hy._n but_o the_o imposition_n of_o these_o three_o ceremony_n viz._n surplice_n cross_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n and_o kneel_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o eucharist_n do_v deprive_v we_o of_o christian_a liberty_n our_o answer_n the_o sin_n of_o impeach_v the_o liberty_n of_o christian_n be_v so_o heinous_a a_o crime_n you_o stand_v either_o chargeable_a to_o prove_v this_o assumption_n or_o else_o compellable_a to_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o a_o false_a and_o impious_a slander_n against_o the_o church_n proceed_v therefore_o to_o your_o proof_n sect_n iii_o their_o proof_n it_o be_v our_o christiâ—n_a liberty_n to_o use_v ceremony_n appoint_v by_o man_n ibid._n as_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o these_o ceremony_n be_v impose_v as_o necessary_a therefore_o do_v they_o deprive_v we_o of_o our_o christian_a liberty_n our_o answer_n by_o distinction_n show_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n the_o nonconformist_n themselves_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o our_o question_n in_o this_o dispute_n be_v not_o concern_v that_o christian_a liberty_n which_o the_o apostle_n mention_v 6._o rom._n 6._o whereby_o we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n pronounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o all_o they_o that_o persist_v not_o in_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o do_v they_o nor_o of_o the_o liberty_n from_o the_o jewish_a bondage_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v a_o importable_a yoke_n 15._o but_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o our_o controversy_n be_v a_o liberty_n from_o the_o necessary_a observation_n of_o such_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a as_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o obiector_n himself_o 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their_o ruler_n child_n their_o parent_n servant_n their_o master_n 6.1.7_o therefore_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n can_v proper_o contradict_v our_o christian_a liberty_n i_o have_v say_v proper_o and_o in_o itself_o albeit_o accidental_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o imposition_n which_o may_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v our_o christian_a liberty_n may_v be_v extreme_o wrong_v but_o this_o be_v only_o accidental_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v a_o depravation_n of_o christian_a liberty_n than_o a_o deprivation_n thereof_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n we_o return_v to_o the_o doctrinal_a necessity_n which_o be_v as_o often_o as_o a_o man_n shall_v attribute_v unto_o a_o humane_a constitution_n any_o of_o those_o property_n which_o be_v essential_a unto_o divine_a ordinance_n these_o property_n be_v principal_o three_o 1._o immediate_o to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n 2._o to_o be_v a_o necessary_a mean_n to_o salvation_n and_o 3._o to_o hold_v it_o altogether_o unalterable_a by_o any_o authority_n of_o man_n all_o which_o point_n do_v infer_v a_o doctrine_n of_o divine_a necessity_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o these_o that_o i_o may_v so_o say_v the_o image_n or_o superscription_n of_o caesar_n but_o character_n of_o a_o authority_n proper_o belong_v unto_o god_n and_o consequent_o all_o such_o kind_n of_o prescription_n which_o contain_v in_o they_o any_o opinion_n of_o doctrinal_a necessity_n whensoever_o they_o shall_v be_v ordain_v by_o man_n although_o they_o concern_v only_o the_o outward_a ceremony_n of_o god_n worship_n yet_o must_v we_o judge_v they_o no_o better_a than_o mere_a presumption_n and_o prevarication_n against_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n himself_o this_o doctrine_n saint_n peter_n learned_a 11.12·_v in_o the_o case_n of_o indifferency_n of_o meat_n by_o that_o heavenly_a vision_n of_o the_o great_a sheet_n wherein_o be_v all_o manner_n of_o beast_n and_o bird_n which_o be_v interpret_v by_o the_o divine_a oracle_n that_o say_v unto_o peter_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v purify_v pollute_v thou_o not_o 15._o if_o therefore_o when_o god_n have_v sign_v any_o doctrine_n with_o a_o mark_n of_o indifferency_n to_o use_v or_o not_o to_o use_v man_n shall_v come_v and_o stamp_n upon_o it_o his_o own_o mark_n of_o necessity_n teach_v it_o to_o be_v unclean_a that_o it_o may_v not_o in_o any_o case_n be_v use_v by_o man_n this_o be_v a_o plain_a heresy_n whereinto_o notwithstanding_o diverse_a false_a &_o fantastical_a spirit_n plunge_v themselves_o who_o teach_v concern_v such_o meat_n as_o be_v represent_v in_o that_o sheet_n albeit_o that_o heavenly_a voice_n have_v say_v to_o peter_n kill_v and_o eat_v touch_v not_o taste_v not_o 21_o handle_v not_o this_o explication_n thus_o premise_v you_o may_v proceed_v and_o show_v if_o you_o can_v that_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a property_n of_o necessity_n be_v impose_v by_o our_o church_n as_o you_o have_v pretend_v sect_n four_o the_o pretend_a proof_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n be_v take_v from_o 1._o scripture_n 2._o reason_n their_o first_o objection_n from_o scripture_n the_o first_o place_n the_o apostle_n say_v 1._o cor._n 7.35_o this_o i_o speak_v to_o your_o profit_n 34._o not_o that_o i_o may_v cast_v a_o snare_n upon_o you_o show_v that_o the_o imposition_n of_o necessity_n upon_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v a_o very_a snare_n of_o man_n conscience_n our_o answer_n when_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v 32.33_o that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n not_o to_o marry_v and_o again_o the_o unmarried_a care_v for_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n 32.33_o but_o the_o marry_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n lest_o that_o he_o may_v seem_v thereby_o to_o infer_v a_o general_a necessity_n of_o not_o marry_v he_o preoccupate_v say_v this_o i_o speak_v not_o to_o ensnare_v you_o meaning_n that_o his_o intent_n be_v not_o to_o entangle_v man_n conscience_n in_o a_o opinion_n of_o 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kneel_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o holy_a communion_n
do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n of_o god_n law_n or_o deprave_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n worship_n or_o deprive_v the_o worshipper_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n nay_o but_o which_o do_v make_v your_o calumniation_n most_o apparent_a she_o have_v plain_o profess_v the_o contrary_a both_o in_o judge_v she_o own_o ceremony_n alterable_a and_o in_o not_o condemn_v the_o different_a ceremony_n of_o other_o reform_a church_n as_o hereafter_o will_v plain_o appear_v sect_n v._o their_o second_o place_n of_o scripture_n this_o be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o the_o liberty_n which_o christ_n have_v purchase_v for_o we_o by_o his_o death_n 2.20_o and_o which_o all_o christian_n be_v bind_v to_o stand_v for_o gal._n 5.1_o stand_v fast_o say_v the_o apostle_n unto_o the_o liberty_n unto_o which_o christ_n have_v make_v we_o free_a and_o be_v not_o entangle_v with_o the_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n show_v that_o the_o service_n which_o we_o be_v now_o to_o do_v unto_o god_n be_v not_o mystical_a 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stand_v in_o the_o liberty_n wherewith_o christ_n have_v make_v you_o free_a etc._n etc._n and_o again_o 2._o behold_v i_o paul_n say_v that_o if_o you_o be_v circumcise_v christ_n can_v profit_v you_o nothing_o why_o but_o only_o because_o circumcision_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n do_v exact_a of_o every_o one_o that_o hold_v circumcision_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n a_o absolute_a performance_n of_o every_o minim_n and_o jot_n of_o the_o same_o law_n therefore_o it_o follow_v whosoever_o will_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n become_v a_o debtor_n to_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o consequent_o christ_n be_v become_v of_o none_o effect_v unto_o you_o next_o concern_v justification_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n whereof_o circumcision_n be_v the_o seal_n the_o apostle_n teach_v that_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o respect_n of_o justification_n be_v as_o much_o as_o between_o agar_n the_o 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