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holy_a scripture_n old_a than_o our_o form_n call_v the_o 39_o article_n which_o be_v a_o laudable_a sound_a account_n how_o we_o understand_v the_o scripture_n but_o not_o of_o such_o perfection_n that_o all_o man_n must_v be_v excommunicate_a that_o say_v any_o word_n in_o they_o be_v faulty_a chap._n xxv_o point_v xxii_o of_o publish_v the_o six_o canon_n excommunication_n l._n what_o be_v the_o six_o canon_n excommuication_n m._n whosoever_o shall_v affirm_v that_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o law_n establish_v be_v wicked_a antichristian_a or_o superstitious_a or_o such_o as_o be_v command_v by_o lawful_a authority_n man_n who_o be_v zealous_o and_o godly_a affect_v may_v not_o with_o any_o good_a conscience_n approve_v they_o use_v they_o or_o as_o occasion_n require_v subscribe_v unto_o they_o let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_a ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o not_o restore_v till_o he_o repent_v and_o public_o revoke_v such_o his_o wicked_a 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be_v very_o near_o to_o infallibility_n who_o be_v so_o infallible_a about_o every_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n that_o they_o dare_v bind_v all_o the_o land_n to_o justify_v or_o notblame_v they_o on_o pain_n of_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la excommunication_n 2._o yet_o grotius_n and_o bishop_n taylor_n that_o justify_v some_o lie_v be_v man_n that_o deserve_v praise_n with_o they_o and_o in_o truth_n and_o oh_o how_o many_o thousand_o live_v quiet_o in_o their_o communion_n who_o err_v in_o great_a matter_n than_o a_o ceremony_n 3._o and_o judge_v by_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o symbolical_a cross_v in_o baptism_n godfather_n etc._n etc._n whether_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a error_n deserve_v excommunication_n and_o ruin_n to_o charge_v any_o one_o of_o their_o rite_n with_o sin._n 4._o be_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o cast_v we_o out_o of_o ministry_n and_o maintenance_n for_o blame_v a_o ceremony_n but_o they_o must_v cast_v we_o out_o of_o the_o church_n what_o be_v pharisaical_a if_o 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it_o unlawful_a to_o reproach_v all_o church_n that_o we_o see_v to_o be_v faulty_a but_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o keep_v peace_n with_o all_o xxviii_o we_o hold_v mental_a distant_a communion_n in_o faith_n and_o love_n with_o many_o church_n that_o by_o impose_v sin_n do_v deny_v we_o local_a communion_n xxix_o though_o i_o here_o tell_v you_o once_o for_o all_o that_o i_o justify_v not_o all_o that_o i_o can_v thus_o bear_v with_o yet_o we_o can_v submit_v by_o peaceable_a silence_n to_o many_o abuse_n in_o a_o church_n which_o we_o dare_v not_o subscribe_v to_o and_o approve_v and_o use_v also_o passive_a obedience_n where_o active_a be_v unlawful_a xxx_o we_o be_v not_o against_o godfathers_n and_o godmothers_n as_o use_v of_o old_a that_o be_v when_o the_o parent_n be_v the_o covenanter_n for_o their_o child_n and_o their_o death_n or_o apostasy_n be_v fear_v for_o other_o to_o promise_v if_o they_o die_v or_o apostatise_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o child_n or_o for_o any_o 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