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angel_n mal._n 3._o 1._o and_o the_o angel_n always_o for_o the_o most_o part_n appear_v as_o apparel_v in_o white_a garment_n pet._n martyr_n loc_fw-la fol._n 1085._o hoopero_n bucer_n will_v have_v they_o signify_v caelesten_n puritatem_fw-la &_o candorem_fw-la omniumque_fw-la virtutum_fw-la ornatum_fw-la heavenly_a purity_n and_o sincerity_n and_o the_o ornament_n of_o all_o virtue_n script_n angl._n fol._n 682._o so_o also_o fol._n 707._o 709._o again_o what_o shall_v let_v but_o that_o the_o church_n may_v use_v this_o white_a vesture_n or_o more_o vesture_n to_o monish_v we_o precise_o of_o that_o divine_a benefit_n of_o the_o light_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o heavenly_a doctrine_n which_o he_o give_v we_o by_o the_o holy_a ministry_n and_o by_o the_o which_o the_o minister_n themselves_o may_v be_v the_o more_o mindful_a of_o their_o office_n etc._n etc._n bucer_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o io._n alasco_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o examination_n this_o reason_n also_o have_v 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bucer_n scrip._n anglic._n fol._n 807._o 809._o to_o this_o reason_n pet._n martyr_n move_v a_o objection_n the_o church_n authority_n present_a or_o past_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v of_o that_o force_n that_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n be_v thereby_o wrong_v which_o albeit_o the_o world_n do_v fall_v about_o our_o ear_n in_o piece_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v inviolable_a it_o be_v true_a sed_fw-la propter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o thing_n indifrent_a i_o be_o resolute_a that_o by_o no_o mean_n we_o may_v admit_v that_o either_o church_n shall_v be_v condemn_v or_o that_o we_o shall_v less_o reverent_o or_o honest_o speak_v of_o they_o ibid._n fol._n 1086._o because_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n lest_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o less_o importance_n through_o our_o contention_n may_v be_v the_o mean_n or_o occasion_n that_o those_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v esteem_v of_o great_a force_n and_o value_n either_o can_v at_o all_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o 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christian_a liberty_n be_v different_o appoint_v and_o observe_v as_o for_o example_n the_o time_n of_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n situs_fw-la vel_fw-la positus_fw-la corporis_fw-la in_o utendâ_fw-la coenâ_fw-la the_o site_n and_o position_n or_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n in_o use_v the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o like_a polit._n eccles_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o fol._n 76._o again_o it_o be_v usual_o object_v that_o if_o we_o will_v so_o exact_o and_o peremptory_o sift_v all_o thing_n and_o square_v they_o to_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o be_v celebrate_v but_o once_o a_o year_n and_o that_o in_o the_o evening_n or_o night_n season_n and_o that_o lie_v along_o about_o the_o table_n as_o christ_n do_v in_o his_o institution_n etc._n etc._n he_o answer_v thus_o as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o sacramental_a ceremony_n themselves_o and_o the_o circumstance_n 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part_n of_o our_o redemption_n by_o he_o perform_v as_o namely_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n his_o nativity_n circumcision_n passion_n resurrection_n assension_n and_o descension_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n some_o other_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o memorial_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n the_o apostle_n and_o other_o of_o the_o saint_n the_o former_a sort_n as_o they_o be_v in_o every_o reform_a church_n in_o the_o world_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o practise_a except_v in_o geneva_n which_o only_o observe_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n nativity_n caluin_n epist_n 118._o fol._n 215._o &_o argentorat_n or_o strausbourg_n caluin_n epist._n 128._o fol._n 226._o as_o namely_o in_o the_o church_n of_o denm_fw-la heming_n syntag._n in_o 4._o leg_n decal_n §_o 22._o fol._n 363._o 364._o of_o bohem._n harm_n confess_v §_o 16._o fol._n 179._o saxony_n and_o high_a germany_n harm_n confess_v §_o 16._o augustan_n fol._n 186._o helvetia_n harm_n confess_v §_o 16._o heluet._n posterior_n fol._n 179._o item_n in_o libello_fw-la de_fw-la ritibus_fw-la eccles_n tigur_n 8._o fol._n 1._o of_o basil_n polan_n syntagm_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 35._o fol._n 4147._o belgic_a or_o low-countries_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o last_o letter_n of_o the_o brownist_n unto_o junius_n last_o letter_n berne_n aretius_n problem_n loc_fw-la 99_o fol._n 289._o fulke_o in_o rhem._n apoc._n 1._o 10._o fol._n 854._o and_o in_o gal._n 4._o 10._o §_o 5._o fol._n 63._o so_o do_v all_o good_a and_o godly_a judgement_n that_o i_o can_v light_v of_o except_v only_a piscator_fw-la in_o gal._n 4._o 9_o 10._o 11._o obseruat_fw-la fol._n 426._o concur_v together_o to_o approve_v of_o they_o so_o do_v bucer_n script_n anglican_n in_o censura_fw-la fol._n 493._o cap._n 26._o pet._n martyr_n loc_fw-la come_v inter_fw-la epistolas_fw-la fol._n 1087._o bull_v in_o epist_n caluin_n 129._o fol._n 227._o zanch._n confess_v cap._n 25._o fol._n 250._o &_o in_o
fol._n 445._o object_n these_o ceremony_n be_v offensive_a and_o scandalous_a to_o the_o godly_a who_o be_v grieve_v and_o burden_v with_o they_o to_o the_o papist_n who_o rejoice_n in_o our_o practice_n and_o be_v confirm_v in_o their_o damnable_a will_n worship_n to_o the_o weak_a who_o stagger_v and_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v persuade_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o they_o and_o many_o have_v occasion_n hereby_o to_o separate_v and_o in_o a_o word_n general_o to_o all_o sort_n answ_n caluin_n 1._o touch_v holy-day_n and_o other_o ceremony_n it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a condition_n to_o the_o godly_a brethren_n to_o subject_v themselves_o to_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o understand_v to_o be_v neither_o right_a nor_o profitable_a for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v judge_n that_o many_o defect_n be_v to_o be_v tolerate_v and_o bear_v with_o whereas_o they_o can_v be_v amend_v wherefore_o i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o any_o of_o the_o brethren_n shall_v for_o this_o cause_n proceed_v so_o 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entertainer_n will_v have_v you_o to_o use_v sure_o i_o see_v nothing_o more_o expedient_a then_o to_o use_v most_o few_o ceremony_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o it_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a by_o experience_n itself_o how_o easy_a a_o matter_n it_o be_v by_o occasion_n of_o they_o to_o slide_v into_o superstition_n howbeit_o the_o matter_n be_v otherwise_o when_o authority_n rest_v not_o in_o we_o of_o admit_v or_o refuse_v what_o seem_v to_o we_o meet_v and_o those_o ceremony_n be_v not_o matter_n of_o that_o quality_n on_o occasion_n whereof_o we_o shall_v voluntary_o suspend_v or_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v we_o must_v procure_v that_o which_o be_v manifest_a to_o be_v the_o best_a but_o if_o we_o may_v not_o obtain_v what_o we_o desire_v feramus_fw-la illos_fw-la defectus_fw-la let_v we_o bear_v with_o those_o defect_n and_o not_o approve_v of_o they_o so_o as_o there_o be_v therein_o no_o impiety_n or_o other_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o god_n word_n as_o for_o example_n if_o any_o show_n or_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n be_v therein_o we_o ought_v to_o withstand_v it_o even_o to_o the_o death_n but_o where_o the_o doctrine_n itself_o be_v sound_a and_o pure_a and_o the_o ceremony_n be_v use_v to_o a_o civil_a kind_n of_o honesty_n and_o decency_n they_o be_v by_o we_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n rather_o than_o by_o occasion_n of_o they_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o contention_n and_o more_o grievous_a tumult_n epist._n 303._o fol._n 497._o 3._o this_o must_v be_v ever_o remember_v that_o by_o whatsoever_o scandal_n satan_n and_o the_o world_n do_v labour_n to_o draw_v we_o away_o from_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n or_o to_o hinder_v we_o from_o follow_v that_o which_o he_o prescribe_v we_o must_v notwithstanding_o this_o stout_o proceed_v iust._n 3._o 19_o 13._o p._n martyr_n 1._o we_o confess_v we_o must_v yield_v something_o to_o the_o weak_a but_o yet_o with_o paul_n we_o must_v not_o suffer_v this_o to_o be_v do_v but_o only_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o that_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o evil_a and_o forbid_v of_o god_n we_o advise_v that_o it_o be_v not_o do_v for_o any_o man_n sake_n for_o the_o rule_n remain_v unremovable_a which_o grant_v to_o no_o man_n to_o commit_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o yea_o and_o neither_o may_v we_o always_o yield_v unto_o the_o weak_a in_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o only_o so_o far_o forth_o until_o they_o be_v teach_v better_a and_o more_o perfect_o but_o when_o they_o understand_v the_o matter_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o do_v stick_v their_o weakness_n must_v not_o be_v nourish_v in_o they_o beside_o so_o much_o may_v not_o be_v yield_v to_o the_o weak_a as_o that_o we_o shall_v harm_v other_o and_o many_o mo_z of_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n by_o our_o example_n loc._n come_v clas_o 2._o cap._n 4._o §_o 32._o fol._n 201._o 2._o in_o that_o you_o write_v that_o very_o many_o will_v be_v offend_v with_o your_o wear_n the_o episcopal_a garment_n and_o holy_a garment_n as_o they_o call_v they_o i_o do_v easy_o believe_v it_o but_o you_o shall_v avoid_v the_o fault_n of_o scandal_n if_o you_o declare_v in_o your_o sermon_n that_o those_o garment_n also_o be_v displease_v unto_o you_o &_o withal_o do_v with_o all_o care_n endeavour_n that_o they_o may_v at_o last_o be_v abolish_v epist_n amic_n in_o angliam_fw-la fol._n 1128._o 3._o if_o occasion_n of_o err_a be_v give_v to_o the_o weak_a hereby_o let_v they_o be_v admonish_v that_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v indifferent_a let_v they_o be_v teach_v by_o sermon_n that_o god_n worship_n be_v not_o place_v in_o those_o thing_n loc._n fol._n 1089._o epist._n hoopero_n 4_o to_o this_o objection_n that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n will_v be_v turn_v aside_o from_o think_v on_o serious_a matter_n he_o answer_v this_o it_o may_v be_v wilnot_v be_v judge_v to_o be_v true_a 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