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against_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v speak_v by_o a_o bishop_n who_o to_o despise_v they_o account_v it_o the_o
can_v be_v no_o order_n nor_o constitution_n so_o just_a but_o some_o scrupulous_a mind_n or_o other_o will_v dislike_v it_o and_o as_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o christian_a liberty_n so_o they_o give_v just_a offence_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n but_o their_o disobedience_n to_o his_o law_n to_o the_o church_n by_o foul_a aspersion_n and_o seditious_a practice_n they_o charge_v she_o with_o will-worship_n &_o idolatry_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o call_v their_o mother_n whore_n beside_o it_o can_v but_o grieve_v she_o to_o be_v bereave_v of_o her_o child_n many_o of_o who_o she_o see_v follow_v those_o blind_a guide_n through_o the_o praecipice_n of_o error_n and_o schism_n they_o give_v offence_n unto_o all_o moderate_a and_o well_o affect_v christian_n by_o forsake_v their_o communion_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o that_o other_o even_o the_o king_n state_n church_n and_o all_o will_v not_o follow_v their_o fancy_n and_o be_v 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that_o contempt_n many_o do_v proceed_v either_o to_o open_a separation_n or_o to_o some_o degree_n of_o disloyal_a discontentment_n final_o they_o give_v great_a offence_n to_o the_o weak_a sort_n who_o be_v not_o well_o ground_v in_o the_o faith_n for_o when_o they_o see_v they_o who_o be_v the_o great_a zelote_n in_o religion_n to_o make_v more_o conscience_n of_o a_o harmless_a ceremony_n then_o of_o lie_v slander_a backbiting_a cozenage_n usury_n sacrilege_n and_o to_o urge_v sit_v at_o the_o sacrament_n more_o than_o the_o duty_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o sacrament_n itself_o for_o their_o humour_n to_o forsake_v their_o ministry_n and_o for_o trifle_n to_o set_v all_o god_n ordinance_n at_o six_o and_o seven_o they_o take_v occasion_n from_o thence_o to_o mislike_v all_o forwardness_n in_o religion_n esteem_v zeal_n but_o hypocrisy_n and_o so_o either_o rest_n in_o outward_a civility_n or_o turn_v altogether_o profligate_v so_o many_o way_n give_v they_o offence_n 18._o deut._n xxvii_o 18._o and_o curse_v be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o blind_a go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o let_v all_o the_o people_n say_v amen_n and_o now_o have_v discomfit_v the_o disputer_n forlorn_a hope_n i_o come_v to_o grapple_v with_o his_o many_o force_n even_o with_o his_o draconary_a milites_fw-la which_o he_o send_v to_o assault_v the_o reverend_a gesture_n which_o we_o use_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n where_o though_o his_o argument_n seem_v unto_o those_o who_o look_v upon_o they_o through_o the_o vapour_n of_o affection_n great_a and_o goodly_a than_o they_o be_v yet_o if_o they_o will_v dispel_v the_o mist_n and_o cloud_n of_o partiality_n than_o those_o reason_n which_o seem_v giant_n in_o their_o eye_n will_v appear_v like_o little_a dwarf_n in_o this_o conflict_n i_o confess_v my_o answer_n be_v very_o brief_a deny_v only_o that_o proposition_n which_o be_v false_a &_o sometime_o give_v instance_n to_o show_v the_o absurdity_n thereof_o intend_v to_o 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for_o i_o but_o i_o must_v take_v the_o matter_n anew_o into_o my_o hand_n cull_v out_o every_o medium_n which_o he_o use_v to_o enforce_v his_o conclusion_n and_o weigh_v they_o several_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n and_o beside_o his_o bold_a allege_v the_o example_n of_o christ_n institution_n whereof_o i_o will_v say_v nothing_o now_o 31.32.33.34.35_o sect._n 31.32.33.34.35_o have_v so_o full_o disprove_v it_o in_o my_o sermon_n that_o he_o &_o his_o fellow_n may_v be_v ashamed_a for_o ever_o to_o abuse_v the_o world_n with_o so_o false_a a_o pretence_n all_o his_o argument_n may_v be_v reduce_v unto_o these_o four_o i._o that_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n have_v be_v abuse_v unto_o idolatry_n ii_o that_o in_o use_v it_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o idolatry_n iii_o that_o it_o have_v a_o appearance_n of_o idolatry_n and_o will-worship_n iv_o that_o to_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n be_v idolatry_n at_o least_o as_o the_o disputer_n be_v please_v to_o speak_v without_o 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