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into_o the_o church_n without_o those_o condition_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o our_o ceremony_n in_o this_o chief_a point_n be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o all_o defence_n if_o therefore_o all_o be_v grant_v which_o the_o defendant_n argumont_n or_o answer_n in_o this_o book_n maintain_v yet_o the_o ceremony_n will_v be_v find_v nocent_a and_o to_o be_v reject_v if_o it_o be_v but_o for_o their_o unprofitablenesse_n according_a to_o that_o of_o basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n xvi_o the_o defendant_n here_o undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n have_v grant_v a_o general_a licence_n or_o authority_n to_o all_o church_n to_o ordain_v any_o ceremony_n that_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o better_a serve_v of_o god_n but_o what_o if_o this_o be_v grant_v what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o purpose_n what_o make_v it_o for_o our_o ceremony_n in_o controversy_n except_o he_o can_v show_v that_o they_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o better_a serve_v of_o god_n now_o this_o 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certain_a bound_n &_o limit_n of_o time_n &_o place_n dicebant_fw-la enim_fw-la militibus_fw-la tribuni_fw-la hactenus_fw-la tibi_fw-la licet_fw-la hic_fw-la consist_v eô_o progrediere_fw-la huc_fw-la revertere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inde_fw-la ordo_fw-la scalig._n and_o 2_o by_o the_o definition_n which_o be_v give_v thereof_o by_o philosopher_n and_o divine_n tull._n off_o lib._n 1_o eadem_fw-la vis_fw-la videtur_fw-la ordinis_fw-la &_o collocationis_fw-la ordinem_fw-la definiunt_fw-la compositionem_fw-la rerum_fw-la aptis_fw-la &_o accommodatis_fw-la locis_fw-la locum_fw-la autem_fw-la actionis_fw-la opportunitatem_fw-la dicunt_fw-la esse_fw-la temporis_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n lib._n 15_o cap._n 13_o order_n be_v the_o disposition_n which_o fit_a place_n to_o thing_n equal_a and_o unequal_a id_fw-la est_fw-la when_o thing_n be_v handsome_o rank_v some_o to_o go_v before_o and_o some_o to_o follow_v as_o p._n martyr_n expound_v it_o loc_n come_v cl_o 4_o c._n 5._o 3_o the_o same_o also_o be_v confirm_v by_o our_o divine_n who_o usual_o give_v instance_n of_o order_n do_v infist_n in_o time_n place_n and_o such_o like_a circumstance_n make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o mystical_a ceremony_n and_o order_n many_o time_n condemn_v the_o one_o and_o allow_v the_o other_o as_o the_o divine_n of_o france_n and_o the_o low_a country_n in_o their_o observation_n on_o the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n sect._n 17_o beza_n ep._n 8._o jun._n in_o bell._n append_v tract_n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la imaginum_fw-la c._n 7_o n._n 12_o 13_o 14._o 4_o by_o the_o context_n of_o the_o chapter_n viz._n 1_o cor._n 14._o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o order_n be_v oppose_v to_o that_o confusion_n speak_v of_o v_o 33_o and_o therefore_o import_v nothing_o but_o that_o peaceable_a proceed_n whereby_o they_o that_o shall_v speak_v speak_v one_o by_o one_o and_o the_o rest_n attend_v etc._n etc._n v._n 30_o 31._o so_o basil_n expound_v it_o show_v order_n to_o consist_v in_o sort_v of_o person_n some_o to_o this_o and_o some_o to_o that_o according_a to_o their_o office_n and_o in_o determine_v of_o time_n and_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 459._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o p._n 530._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d last_o neither_o luk._n 1_o 8_o neither_o in_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n do_v the_o word_n order_n import_v any_o more_o than_o have_v be_v say_v as_o for_o comeliness_n that_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o seemliness_n of_o order_n for_o as_o p._n martyr_n say_v in_o 1_o cor._n 11_o it_o be_v such_o a_o temper_v of_o action_n as_o whereby_o they_o may_v more_o fit_o attain_v their_o end_n otherwhere_o it_o may_v contain_v that_o natural_a or_o civil_a handsomeness_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o ch_z 11_o 13_o as_o it_o do_v ch_n 12_o 23_o and_o so_o include_v all_o that_o which_o be_v ground_v on_o civility_n as_o a_o fair_a cloth_n and_o cup_n for_o the_o communion_n a_o fair_a and_o firm_a vessel_n for_o baptism_n but_o not_o 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this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o judicious_a junius_n whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o favour_v not_o our_o ceremony_n nor_o will_v have_v plead_v for_o they_o as_o the_o def._n under_o colour_n of_o his_o name_n because_o zanchius_n also_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o his_o deserve_a title_n of_o a_o profound_a divine_a speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n in_o hand_n i_o will_v set_v down_o his_o judgement_n concern_v this_o point_n out_o of_o that_o epistle_n to_o famous_a qu._n elizabeth_n where_o he_o treat_v express_o of_o ceremony_n and_o of_o our_o ceremony_n est_fw-la autem_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o doctrina_fw-la sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o ceremoniis_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la apostlicae_fw-la regulam_fw-la informanda_fw-la the_o church_n must_v be_v order_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n as_o well_o in_o ceremony_n as_o in_o doctrine_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o contrary_a to_o the_o def._n his_o distinction_n sect_n xx._n at_o length_n we_o be_v come_v to_o reason_n but_o if_o this_o reason_n be_v sound_a and_o certain_a i_o see_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o humane_a testimony_n 1_o the_o first_o reason_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o defendant_n fantasy_n mere_o for_o it_o suppose_v that_o we_o hold_v some_o point_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v only_o beside_o the_o word_n and_o no_o way_n against_o it_o which_o not_o only_o i_o have_v confute_v before_o as_o a_o cavil_n but_o m._n cartwright_n long_v since_o in_o his_o reply_n p._n 56_o the_o very_a word_n also_o of_o this_o argument_n which_o the_o def._n here_o oppose_v do_v show_v that_o we_o hold_v such_o thing_n condemn_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o against_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o they_o though_o only_o beside_o their_o particular_a prescription_n 2_o the_o second_o reason_n conclude_v nothing_o which_o we_o will_v not_o grant_v in_o the_o sense_n former_o express_v viz._n that_o by_o 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practise_v in_o our_o spirituall-courts_a who_o take_v money_n for_o ordination_n citation_n absolution_n or_o change_v of_o penance_n i_o will_v not_o insist_v on_o these_o thing_n because_o they_o be_v beside_o our_o present_a question_n but_o only_o desire_v the_o def._n to_o behold_v this_o face_n which_o i_o have_v describe_v in_o a_o right_a glass_n and_o see_v if_o it_o be_v the_o face_n of_o the_o pure_a primitive_a church_n sect_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o the_o testimony_n of_o counsel_n and_o father_n allege_v in_o the_o abridgement_n about_o this_o point_n be_v large_o rank_v by_o the_o def._n into_o 14_o section_n as_o if_o the_o main_a burden_n of_o this_o controversy_n do_v lie_v upon_o their_o authority_n whereas_o in_o the_o abridgement_n they_o be_v brief_o mention_v as_o illustration_n i_o will_v therefore_o according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o those_o which_o allege_v they_o consider_v all_o together_o 7._o in_o the_o five_o council_n of_o carhage_n it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o say_v those_o altar_n be_v only_o express_o appoint_v to_o be_v abolish_v which_o be_v set_v up_o without_o relic_n of_o martyr_n but_o let_v the_o def._n show_v any_o reason_n why_o those_o also_o be_v not_o to_o have_v the_o same_o measure_n which_o have_v relic_n of_o martyr_n in_o they_o sure_o the_o council_n seem_v to_o aim_v at_o a_o perfect_a reformation_n but_o stay_v at_o this_o because_o of_o the_o superstition_n which_o then_o prevail_v among_o the_o people_n as_o they_o show_v in_o that_o parenthesis_n si_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la if_o it_o may_v be_v and_o in_o the_o next_o canon_n 8_o in_o the_o next_o canon_n say_v the_o def._n they_o will_v only_o have_v immediate_a instrument_n of_o idolatry_n then_o bring_v into_o public_a use_n abolish_v but_o how_o do_v he_o gather_v this_o gloss_n out_o of_o the_o text_n or_o wherein_o do_v this_o gloss_n excuse_v our_o ceremony_n especial_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o 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