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christian_a church_n answerable_a to_o their_o niddui_n cherem_n and_o schammatha_n and_o so_o for_o absolution_n also_o all_o this_o i_o have_v say_v and_o may_v add_v much_o more_o to_o make_v the_o demand_n appear_v no_o unreasonable_a one_o that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o church_n to_o use_v a_o custom_n which_o have_v some_o resemblance_n of_o some_o ceremony_n in_o source_n ancient_o among_o the_o jew_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o purification_n of_o woman_n in_o our_o church_a which_o objection_n be_v remove_v there_o will_v remain_v no_o other_o and_o then_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v simple_o unlawful_a or_o unedife_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o each_o woman_n or_o to_o pay_v acknowledgement_n to_o god_n for_o it_o and_o necessary_a to_o set_v up_o such_o school_n of_o ingratitude_n in_o the_o church_n be_v more_o than_o ingenucus_fw-la nature_n will_v suffer_v any_o christian_n to_o believe_v upon_o the_o bare_a authority_n of_o these_o assembler_n sect._n 44_o 14._o the_o cummunion_n of_o the_o sick_a if_o it_o be_v superstition_n &_o popery_n also_o as_o sure_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o no_o mention_n of_o it_o at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a in_o the_o directory_n it_o be_v sure_a of_o a_o very_o long_o stand_v in_o the_o church_n the_o canon_n of_o the_o counsel_n about_o the_o lapsi_fw-la and_o excommunicate_a that_o general_o take_v care_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n in_o extremis_fw-la answerable_a to_o our_o absolution_n at_o that_o time_n and_o if_o with_o expression_n of_o penitent_a heart_n they_o desire_v it_o the_o sacrament_n also_o be_v evidence_n so_o clear_a of_o this_o custom_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o need_n produce_v any_o testimony_n those_o that_o be_v move_v with_o the_o practice_n of_o antiquity_n be_v sufficient_o furnish_v with_o they_o if_o any_o may_v be_v unsatisfied_a in_o this_o let_v he_o read_v the_o famous_a story_n of_o the_o die_a 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the_o devil_n will_v never_o be_v in_o danger_n from_o his_o enemy_n as_o long_o as_o he_o may_v have_v but_o the_o spell_n of_o the_o directory_n to_o put_v they_o thus_o to_o flight_n for_o he_o sect._n 46_o last_o for_o the_o observation_n of_o lent_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o be_v consider_v in_o general_a as_o fast_n there_o will_v sure_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o renounce_v they_o the_o jew_n have_v their_o fast_n as_o well_o as_o feast_n and_o those_o set_v public_a not_o only_o voluntary_a private_a fast_n and_o not_o only_o that_o great_a day_n of_o expiation_n appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o but_o occasional_a one_o appoint_v by_o man_n and_o yet_o when_o appoint_v as_o constant_o observe_v as_o that_o other_o the_o fast_a of_o the_o four_o month_n of_o the_o five_o of_o the_o seven_o and_o of_o the_o ten_o month_n zach._n 8._o 19_o and_o under_o christianity_n though_o in_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n presence_n with_o the_o disciple_n they_o fast_v not_o yet_o the_o fast_n 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full_o then_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o book_n entitle_v john_n baptist_n first_o charge_v the_o presbyteriant_n who_o former_o exclaim_v against_o episcopacy_n for_o stink_a the_o spirit_n that_o they_o begin_v to_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o establish_v a_o dagon_n in_o his_o throne_n in_o stink_v the_o whole_a worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o plain_a word_n without_o mince_a or_o dissemble_v that_o they_o have_v rather_o the_o french_a king_n nay_o the_o great_a turk_n shall_v rule_v over_o they_o than_o these_o the_o only_a use_n which_o i_o will_v now_o make_v of_o these_o experiment_n be_v this_o to_o admire_v that_o bless_a excellent_a christian_a grace_n of_o obedience_n and_o contentment_n with_o our_o present_a lot_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o bring_v not_o any_o necessity_n of_o sin_v on_o we_o i_o mean_v to_o commend_v to_o all_o in_o matter_n of_o indifference_n or_o where_o scripture_n have_v not_o give_v any_o immediate_a rule_n 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