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allow_v to_o be_v read_v as_o also_o of_o the_o choice_n which_o we_o make_v in_o read_v 20._o of_o preach_v by_o the_o public_a read_n of_o other_o prositable_a instruction_n and_o concern_v book_n apocryphal_a 21._o of_o preach_v by_o sermon_n and_o whether_o sermon_n be_v the_o only_a ordinary_a way_n of_o teach_v whereby_o man_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o save_a knowledge_n of_o god_n truth_n 22._o what_o they_o attribute_v to_o sermon_n only_o and_o what_o we_o to_o read_v also_o 23._o of_o prayer_n 24._o of_o public_a prayer_n 25._o of_o the_o form_n of_o common_a prayer_n 26._o of_o they_o which_o like_v not_o to_o have_v any_o set_a form_n of_o common_a prayer_n 27._o of_o they_o who_o allow_v a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n yet_o allow_v not_o we_o 28._o the_o form_n of_o our_o liturgy_n too_o near_o the_o papist_n too_o far_o different_a from_o that_o of_o other_o reform_a church_n as_o they_o pretend_v 29._o attire_n belong_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n 30._o of_o gesture_n in_o pray_v and_o of_o different_a place_n choose_v to_o that_o purpose_n 31._o easiness_n of_o pray_v after_o our_o form_n 32._o the_o length_n of_o our_o service_n 33._o instead_o of_o such_o prayer_n as_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v use_v and_o those_o that_o be_v reform_v now_o use_n we_o have_v they_o say_v divers_a short_a cut_n or_o shreadding_n rather_o wish_n they_o prayer_n 34._o lesson_n intermingle_v with_o our_o prayer_n 35._o the_o number_n of_o our_o prayer_n for_o earthly_a thing_n and_o our_o oft_o rehearse_v of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n 36._o the_o people_n say_v after_o the_o minister_n 37._o our_o manner_n of_o read_v the_o psalm_n otherwise_o then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o scripture_n 38._o of_o music_n with_o psalm_n 39_o of_o sing_v or_o say_v psalm_n and_o other_o part_n of_o common_a prayer_n wherein_o the_o people_n and_o the_o minister_n answer_v one_o another_o by_o course_n 40._o of_o magnificat_fw-la benedictus_fw-la and_o nune_n dimittis_fw-la 41._o 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