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not_o obey_v they_o in_o the_o neglect_n of_o their_o own_o office_n i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o erastian_n controversy_n and_o need_v not_o repeat_v it_o yea_o he_o allow_v the_o very_a deacon_n to_o deny_v a_o unworthy_a king_n admittance_n to_o the_o sacrament_n and_o chrysostome_n will_v lose_v his_o life_n rather_o than_o give_v it_o to_o the_o great_a that_o be_v unworthy_a how_o far_o then_o christ_n minister_n must_v give_v over_o preach_v sacrament_n and_o all_o if_o man_n command_v they_o so_o to_o do_v you_o may_v hence_o gather_v by_o these_o man_n judgement_n and_o in_o the_o conclusion_n let_v i_o again_o remember_v you_o that_o the_o trick_n of_o twist_v your_o interest_n pretend_o with_o prince_n and_o make_v they_o believe_v that_o those_o that_o you_o will_v have_v to_o be_v afflict_v or_o expel_v be_v more_o against_o monarchy_n and_o loyalty_n than_o
be_v so_o large_a and_o the_o church_n so_o small_a and_o the_o preacher_n voice_n so_o low_a that_o one_o of_o ten_o or_o twenty_o of_o the_o parishioner_n can_v hear_v if_o they_o be_v never_o so_o willing_a 7._o that_o many_o minister_n be_v insufficient_a and_o the_o parson_n of_o the_o parish_n where_o i_o live_v have_v be_v suspend_v ab_fw-la officio_fw-la these_o two_o or_o three_o year_n or_o at_o least_o have_v not_o officiate_v 8._o that_o therefore_o the_o silence_n of_o all_o the_o nonconformist_n be_v like_a to_o prove_v the_o damnation_n of_o many_o thousand_o soul_n 9_o that_o if_o the_o king_n only_o forbid_v we_o preach_v and_o not_o the_o bishop_n we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o such_o silence_n as_o he_o require_v 10._o that_o our_o bishop_n be_v not_o choose_v by_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o the_o people_n but_o by_o the_o king_n whatever_o formality_n seem_v to_o contradict_v this_o 11._o that_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o diocese_n be_v not_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la 12._o that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o i_o or_o any_o other_o such_o 13._o that_o national_a church_n be_v but_o of_o humane_a institution_n 14._o that_o what_o man_n institute_v man_n may_v abrogate_v or_o undo_v 15._o that_o if_o king_n or_o bishop_n forbid_v i_o to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a in_o true_a necessity_n or_o to_o feed_v any_o family_n or_o teach_v they_o i_o must_v not_o obey_v 16._o that_o the_o prime_a part_n of_o religion_n be_v in_o positives_n and_o but_o the_o second_o in_o negative_n and_o therefore_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v the_o first_o sin_n 17._o that_o no_o sin_n must_v be_v matter_n of_o obedience_n to_o bishop_n or_o any_o man_n 18._o that_o the_o apostle_n have_v their_o power_n to_o edification_n and_o not_o to_o destruction_n 19_o that_o in_o case_n of_o controversy_n of_o faith_n the_o church_n may_v not_o judge_n in_o partem_fw-la utram_fw-la libet_fw-la but_o only_o for_o the_o truth_n 20._o that_o all_o bishop_n power_n be_v limit_v and_o not_o absolute_a 21._o that_o when_o they_o command_v without_o power_n only_o passive_a obedience_n be_v due_a 22._o that_o bishop_n be_v not_o make_v judge_n whether_o there_o shall_v be_v preach_v and_o worship_v god_n or_o not_o but_o only_o to_o order_v it_o aright_o and_o judge_v by_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v 23._o that_o bishop_n can_v dispense_v with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o humane_a power_n prevail_v against_o divine_a 24._o that_o order_n be_v for_o the_o end_n and_o for_o the_o thing_n order_v and_o not_o against_o it_o 25._o that_o natural_a moral_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la before_o positives_n much_o more_o before_o humane_a order_n and_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v 26._o that_o the_o silence_v of_o the_o faithful_a preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n great_o please_v the_o devil_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o far_o of_o the_o silencers_n mind_n 27._o he_o 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