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substance_n for_o you_o own_o their_o ministry_n true_a their_o ordinance_n true_a and_o indeed_o you_o be_v the_o sectary_n and_o schismatic_n in_o rent_v from_o they_o they_o be_v in_o your_o account_n a_o true_a church_n and_o ministry_n though_o corrupt_v this_n yourself_o acknowledge_v in_o your_o second_o argument_n and_o this_o parson_n tilly_n of_o compton_n in_o somersetshire_n no_o little_a one_o in_o the_o people_n account_n acknowledge_v in_o express_a term_n that_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o her_o ministry_n a_o true_a ministry_n etc._n etc._n 2._o there_o may_v be_v a_o opposition_n in_o some_o circumstantial_o and_o yet_o a_o join_n in_o other_o manasseh_n against_o ephraim_n and_o ephraim_n against_o manasseh_n and_o both_o against_o judah_n you_o be_v both_o against_o christ_n and_o his_o inter_v which_o be_v his_o people_n etc._n etc._n you_o say_v this_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o ensue_a parallel_n 1._o they_o be_v ordain_v to_o sacrifice_v 2._o you_o be_v ordain_v to_o do_v the_o same_o it_o be_v only_o the_o change_n of_o that_o word_n the_o second_o clear_v it_o 2._o they_o teach_v the_o tradition_n of_o man_n 2._o you_o do_v the_o same_o and_o your_o own_o invention_n be_v ashamed_a of_o and_o enemy_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n 3._o they_o mix_v the_o sacrament_n and_o altar_n 3._o you_o destroy_v and_o annihilate_v they_o by_o your_o impure_a administration_n 4._o they_o be_v for_o the_o mass_n 4._o you_o keep_v the_o body_n and_o substance_n of_o it_o viz._n the_o liturgy_n until_o the_o parliament_n take_v it_o from_o you_o 5._o they_o be_v the_o pope_n swear_a vassal_n 5._o you_o be_v as_o deep_o engage_v to_o your_o self-interest_n as_o they_o be_v to_o the_o pope_n 6._o these_o pervert_v soul_n and_o draw_v they_o from_o christ_n 6._o you_o delude_v soul_n with_o your_o form_n custom_n ordinance_n so_o keep_v they_o from_o christ_n but_o you_o say_v that_o you_o convert_v soul_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n that_o we_o receive_v our_o conversion_n from_o sin_n to_o god_n in_o the_o public_a assembly_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o if_o conversion_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o a_o minister_n in_o office_n than_o woman_n may_v be_v minister_n in_o office_n or_o any_o man_n by_o who_o god_n convert_v for_o i_o believe_v yourselves_o dare_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o god_n be_v free_a in_o this_o thing_n and_o work_v by_o who_o and_o how_o he_o please_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 16._o joh._n 4._o 28._o you_o instance_n in_o paul_n prove_v his_o apostleship_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 2._o that_o be_v but_o in_o particular_a to_o they_o not_o that_o conversion_n of_o soul_n prove_v the_o office_n but_o the_o work_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o man_n of_o honesty_n and_o godly_a man_n though_o in_o darkness_n in_o part_n by_o who_o god_n may_v work_v for_o conversion_n yet_o this_o justify_v not_o the_o office_n 2._o if_o god_n do_v own_o his_o hidden_a one_o and_o afford_v his_o presence_n in_o time_n of_o ignorance_n yet_o now_o be_v time_n of_o light_n and_o he_o admonish_v you_o to_o repent_v 3._o most_o of_o the_o conversion_n you_o so_o much_o boast_v of_o be_v but_o a_o conversion_n from_o sin_n to_o duty_n not_o from_o sin_n to_o god_n as_o many_o can_v and_o have_v witness_v be_v with_o paul_n make_v partaker_n of_o another_o conversion_n both_o from_o sin_n and_o rest_v upon_o duty_n to_o god_n you_o seem_v to_o make_v much_o of_o our_o separate_n from_o you_o in_o time_n of_o reformation_n that_o its_o a_o great_a sin_n than_o many_o be_v aware_a of_o to_o separate_v from_o a_o church_n that_o profess_v so_o much_o readiness_n to_o conform_v to_o the_o rule_n and_o that_o never_o be_v separation_n from_o the_o church_n so_o unwarrantable_a as_o now_o it_o be_v etc._n etc._n answ_n