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appoint_v to_o be_v his_o official_a they_o
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place_n of_o his_o own_o he_o be_v ill_o deem_v but_o this_o you_o must_v note_v 128._o say_v barrow_n neither_o rich_a nor_o poor_a neither_o young_a nor_o old_a can_v get_v bury_v all_o without_o money_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nâ—_n penny_n no_o paternoster_n there_o please_v the_o priest_n and_o then_o he_o will_v bury_v his_o brother_n and_o pray_v for_o and_o over_o he_o whatsoever_o he_o be_v so_o far_o as_o his_o book_n will_v go_v the_o minister_n be_v so_o tie_v to_o this_o office_n that_o if_o he_o neglect_v it_o at_o any_o time_n he_o be_v to_o be_v suspend_v from_o his_o ministry_n by_o the_o space_n of_o three_o month_n so_o they_o make_v that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o minister_n function_n which_o be_v not_o a_o ministerial_a duty_n nor_o at_o any_o time_n let_v be_v ordinary_o perform_v by_o minister_n in_o the_o apostolical_a church_n howbeit_o the_o jew_n have_v not_o so_o clear_a a_o light_n in_o the_o resurrection_n as_o we_o have_v yet_o do_v not_o the_o 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nothing_o they_o must_v have_v either_o a_o mourn_a gown_n or_o a_o noble_a 16â—_n i_o will_v say_v nothing_o say_v m._n cartwright_n of_o the_o great_a abuse_n of_o those_o which_o have_v otherwise_o to_o live_v on_o the_o church_n take_v noble_n for_o every_o such_o sermon_n and_o sometime_o a_o mourn_a gown_n which_o cause_v the_o papist_n to_o open_v their_o mouth_n wide_a and_o to_o say_v that_o the_o merchandise_n of_o sermon_n be_v much_o dear_a then_o of_o the_o mass_n for_o that_o they_o have_v for_o a_o grâ—ate_n or_o six_o penny_n and_o the_o sermon_n they_o can_v have_v under_o â—_o round_a sum_n the_o rubric_n serve_v to_o direct_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v for_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n or_o the_o holy_a supper_n &_o that_o either_o in_o the_o church_n or_o in_o a_o private_a house_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n general_o to_o be_v observe_v first_o that_o power_n 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