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and_o they_o be_v to_o weak_a to_o pull_v down_o stultitia_fw-la nata_fw-la est_fw-la in_o cord_n pveri_fw-la &_o virga_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la fugabit_fw-la illam_fw-la proverb_n 22._o it_o be_v but_o wantonness_n correction_n will_v help_v it_o thus_o have_v i_o answer_v in_o his_o behalf_n who_o both_o in_o this_o and_o other_o like_o controversy_n may_v have_v be_v a_o great_a stay_n to_o this_o church_n of_o england_n if_o we_o have_v be_v worthy_a of_o he_o but_o while_o he_o live_v and_o especial_o after_o his_o notable_a and_o most_o profitable_a travail_n he_o receive_v the_o same_o reward_n of_o wicked_a and_o ungrateful_a tongue_n that_o other_o man_n be_v exercise_v with_o and_o all_o must_v look_v for_o that_o will_v do_v their_o duty_n but_o now_o again_o to_o t._n c._n the_o cause_n of_o archbishop_n and_o of_o their_o prerogative_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o old_a bishop_n assign_v by_o t._n c._n examine_v chap._n 5._o the._n 1._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 94._o 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competentem_fw-la accord_v to_o the_o reverence_n due_a unto_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o that_o he_o have_v especial_a care_n of_o that_o whole_a region_n that_o i_o subject_n to_o his_o city_n so_o that_o he_o may_v ordain_v priest_n and_o deaeon_n &_o singulasuo_fw-la iuditio_fw-la comprehendat_fw-la but_o he_o may_v not_o attempt_v any_o other_o thing_n without_o the_o metropolitan_a bishop_n nor_o the_o metropolitan_a do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o other_o priest_n what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a either_o for_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o arch_a bishop_n or_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o what_o one_o word_n of_o this_o canon_n have_v you_o true_o allege_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v quote_v in_o your_o margin_n but_o if_o we_o imagine_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a which_o you_o say_v how_o will_v you_o conclude_v forsooth_o that_o the_o metropolitan_a do_v then_o call_v synod_n and_o propound_v the_o matter_n but_o now_o he_o do_v not_o 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benefit_n they_o may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o number_n of_o psalm_n and_o so_o song_n as_o they_o be_v but_o to_o make_v daily_o and_o ordinary_a prayer_n of_o they_o be_v not_o without_o some_o inconvenience_n &_o disorder_n io._n whitgifte_n here_o be_v no_o reason_n show_v nor_o any_o thing_n answer_v to_o that_o i_o have_v allege_v to_o prove_v the_o contrary_n your_o objection_n of_o the_o aue_fw-la maria_n be_v vain_a for_o it_o perteyn_v to_o the_o virgin_n only_o and_o be_v speak_v to_o her_o person_n but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o what_o kind_n of_o reason_v call_v you_o this_o the_o church_n do_v not_o use_v daily_a in_o public_a prayer_n to_o say_v aue_fw-la maria_n ergo_fw-la it_o may_v not_o say_v benedictus_n magnificat_fw-la or_o nunc_fw-la dimittis_fw-la these_o three_o be_v most_o mete_v for_o we_o for_o they_o contain_v as_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o answer_n the_o mystery_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n for_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v to_o often_o either_o say_v or_o sing_v chap._n 2._o the._n 15._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 108._o sect._n 2._o and_o so_o have_v i_o all_o i_o very_o slender_a lie_n and_o if_o you_o have_v say_v less_o of_o they_o you_o have_v say_v nothing_o ãâã_d all_o answer_v unto_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the._n 202._o 203._o page_n save_v that_o i_o must_v admonish_v the_o reader_n that_o whereas_o you_o will_v prove_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o ordinary_a prayer_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o danger_n of_o thunder_n lightning_n etc._n etc._n because_o there_o be_v example_n of_o certain_a that_o have_v be_v kill_v thereby_o you_o may_v as_o well_o bring_v in_o a_o prayer_n that_o man_n may_v not_o have_v fail_v from_o their_o horse_n may_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o robber_n may_v not_o fall_v into_o water_n and_o a_o number_n such_o more_o sudden_a death_n wherewith_o a_o great_a number_n be_v take_v away_o than_o by_o thunderinge_n or_o 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and_o purpose_n be_v there_o express_v chap._n 2._o the._n 16._o division_n t._n c._n page_n 108._o sect._n 2._o and_o whereas_o you_o allege_v the_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a to_o prove_v this_o prayer_n against_o thunder_n etc._n etc._n besides_o that_o all_o the_o commodity_n and_o discommodity_n of_o this_o life_n be_v pray_v for_o and_o pray_v against_o in_o that_o petition_n whereby_o we_o desire_v our_o daily_a bread_n it_o be_v very_o strange_a to_o apply_v that_o to_o the_o thunder_n that_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o article_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d do_v declare_v and_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a conclusion_n that_o for_o so_o much_o as_o we_o ought_v daily_o and_o ordinary_o and_o public_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o devil_n ergo_fw-la we_o ought_v daily_o &_o ordinary_o &_o public_o do_v sire_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o thunder_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o correct_v magnificat_fw-la and_o 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be_v more_o upright_o and_o sincere_a in_o your_o deal_n the_o effect_n of_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o admonition_n be_v that_o for_o asmuch_o as_o this_o word_n malum_fw-la in_o the_o last_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n do_v contain_v all_o kind_n of_o evil_n whether_o