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thy_o grave_a image_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o ornament_n of_o thy_o melt_a image_n of_o gold_n thou_o shall_v cast_v they_o away_o as_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o it_o get_v thou_o hence_o to_o this_o be_v answer_v 1._o that_o these_o thing_n prescribe_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n king_n edward_n and_o queen_n elisabeth_n worthy_o perform_v etc._n see_v mr._n mason_n sermon_n at_o norwich_n pag._n 42_o etc._n etc._n and_o leave_v no_o idol_n nor_o their_o cover_n to_o be_v abolish_v by_o their_o successor_n our_o surpless_n by_o some_o in_o that_o point_n condemn_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o like_o the_o ancient_a ornament_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n before_o idolatry_n settle_v in_o the_o church_n and_o if_o some_o surpless_v in_o the_o middle_a time_n be_v use_v as_o instrument_n of_o idolatry_n they_o be_v vanish_v we_o be_v new_a and_o be_v never_o so_o use_v 2._o that_o although_o not_o the_o 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of_o a_o indifferent_a ceremony_n be_v all_o the_o impression_n or_o inscription_n that_o it_o have_v even_o as_o the_o element_n in_o the_o lord_n sacrament_n be_v only_o sacramental_a in_o the_o sacramental_a use_n and_o not_o before_o or_o after_o as_o the_o water_n use_v in_o baptism_n dr._n burges_n in_o a_o digression_n pag._n 475._o &_o seq_fw-la show_v great_a difference_n in_o the_o operative_a virtue_n holiness_n necessity_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o papist_n place_v in_o their_o ceremony_n be_v wondrous_a many_o from_o our_o few_o and_o plain_a ordain_v only_o for_o comeliness_n order_n and_o edification_n and_o pag._n 285._o we_o be_v mere_o significative_a they_o believe_v also_o to_o be_v operative_a as_o exorcism_n cross_n sprinkle_v of_o holy-water_n oil_n chrism_n exsufflation_n ring_v of_o hallow_a bell_n and_o such_o like_a to_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n we_o arbitrary_a they_o hold_v necessary_a we_o of_o moral_a duty_n only_o they_o signify_v and_o 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