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divine_a service_n the_o celebration_n thereof_o be_v to_o
be_v not_o necessary_a for_o the_o raise_v of_o aid_n and_o subsidy_n rush_n 602._o an._n 1628._o that_o there_o be_v a_o general_a fear_n of_o secret_a work_v and_o combination_n to_o introduce_v into_o this_o kingdom_n innovation_n and_o change_n of_o our_o pure_a religion_n by_o person_n much_o favour_v and_o advance_v not_o want_v friend_n even_o of_o the_o clergy_n near_o to_o your_o majesty_n namely_o dr._n neal_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o dr._n laud_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n who_o be_v just_o suspect_v to_o be_v unsound_a in_o their_o opinion_n that_o way_n it_o be_v general_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o highway_n to_o preferment_n and_o promotion_n in_o the_o church_n many_o scholar_n do_v bend_v the_o course_n of_o their_o study_n to_o maintain_v those_o error_n that_o their_o book_n and_o opinion_n be_v suffer_v to_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v and_o other_o write_v against_o they_o and_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o orthodox_n church_n be_v hinder_v and_o prohibit_v and_o we_o find_v that_o there_o have_v be_v no_o small_a labour_v to_o remove_v that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o powerful_a mean_n to_o strengthen_v and_o increase_v our_o own_o religion_n and_o to_o oppress_v popery_n which_o be_v the_o diligent_a teach_v and_o instruction_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o mean_n have_v be_v seek_v out_o to_o depress_v and_o discountenance_v pious_a painful_a and_o orthodox_n preacher_n peaceable_a in_o their_o disposition_n and_o carriage_n and_o yet_o their_o preferment_n of_o such_o be_v oppose_v and_o instead_o of_o be_v encourage_v they_o be_v molest_v with_o vexatious_a course_n and_o pursuit_n hardly_o permit_v to_o lecture_n 602_o 632_o 634._o 1628._o tantum_n religio_fw-la potuit_fw-la suadere_fw-la malorum_fw-la quae_fw-la peperit_fw-la saepè_fw-la scelerata_fw-la atque_fw-la impia_fw-la facta_fw-la 195._o and_o our_o high_a and_o mighty_a church_n of_o england_n man_n do_v in_o our_o memory_n so_o supercilious_o manage_v their_o own_o haughty_a resolution_n that_o they_o necessitate_v the_o parliament_n to_o take_v away_o their_o high_a commission_n and_o their_o parliamentary_a privilege_n forbid_v they_o to_o meddle_v with_o any_o temporal_a affair_n and_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o they_o be_v grow_v much_o more_o prudent_a yet_o for_o that_o they_o manage_v themselves_o in_o this_o intricate_a juncture_n of_o time_n at_o such_o a_o rate_n that_o all_o man_n mouth_n be_v ready_a and_o stand_v half_o cock_v against_o they_o and_o i_o fear_v may_v in_o time_n provoke_v the_o parliament_n to_o do_v the_o like_a or_o more_o again_o they_o monopolise_v all_o government_n over_o other_o of_o themselves_o which_o be_v far_o from_o be_v apostolical_a for_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o divers_a age_n after_o all_o the_o people_n be_v under_o the_o inspection_n of_o one_o bishop_n vulgar_o the_o the_o pastor_n of_o a_o parish_n be_v wont_a 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