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dedicate_v church_n unto_o they_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a for_o when_o we_o call_v saint_n peter_n church_n or_o saint_n paul_n church_n it_o be_v but_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o church_n by_o their_o name_n in_o athens_n there_o be_v a_o place_n which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o mars_n and_o saint_n luke_n in_o act._n 17._o call_v it_o marsâ—â—xeete_a â—â—xeete_z so_o any_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—eâ—â—re_v so_o foolish_a or_o so_o fond_a as_o to_o say_v therefore_o be_v commit_v idolatry_n or_o that_o therefore_o be_v dedicate_v that_o place_n to_o that_o heathen_a god_n of_o battle_n do_v i_o think_v will_v be_v so_o wicked_a or_o absurd_a moreover_o it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o observe_v fast_v day_n but_o therein_o we_o observe_v no_o romish_a fast_n nor_o place_n therein_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n nor_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n nor_o the_o merit_n of_o eternal_a life_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v that_o the_o politic_a law_n of_o this_o land_n which_o â—â—â—out_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o eat_v flesh_n upon_o certain_a day_n do_v it_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o to_o maintain_v navigation_n so_o much_o the_o better_a and_o for_o the_o spare_v of_o the_o breed_n of_o young_a cattle_n appoint_v moreover_o a_o penalty_n for_o such_o as_o shall_v take_v the_o day_n to_o be_v observe_v as_o meritorious_a romish_a fast_n i_o therefore_o wish_v they_o to_o cease_v their_o slander_n against_o this_o church_n &_o to_o cease_v their_o damnable_a schism_n &_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o that_o church_n of_o we_o from_o whence_o they_o have_v foolish_o depart_v for_o how_o imperfect_a a_o church_n soever_o it_o be_v who_o imperfection_n god_n cure_v in_o his_o good_a time_n yet_o shall_v they_o never_o be_v able_a to_o show_v otherwise_o but_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n from_o which_o it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a to_o make_v a_o separation_n god_n for_o give_v we_o all_o and_o reconcile_v we_o unto_o he_o amen_n finis_fw-la â§_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n danter_n &_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o william_n barley_n at_o his_o shop_n in_o gracious_a street_n over_o against_o leaden-hall_n cice._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr nature_n tertull_n in_o apolog._n seneca_n lib._n 1_o de_fw-fr ira_fw-la sueton_n in_o calig_a 1.51_o dion_n in_o caligula_fw-la vide_fw-la plutarch_n de_fw-la placit_fw-la philos_fw-la aristotle_n lib._n 8._o aristotle_n lib_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la &_o vide_fw-la plotin_n lib._n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la justine_n in_o apolog._n rom_n 1.20_o act._n 17._o â—_o â—_o heb._n 11.2_o gen._n 1._o act._n 14.17_o mat._n 19.17_o jam._n 1.17_o rom._n 1.8.19_o psa._n 14.1_o psal._n 118_o 22_o esay_n 6._o deu._n 28._o esay_n 65._o esay_n 53._o dan._n 9_o dan._n 2.39.44_o 1._o