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2._o 3._o 4._o esa._n 62._o 6._o 7._o ezech._n 3._o 26._o 27._o with_o 33._o 22._o numb_a 8._o 25._o 15._o one_o popish_a priest_n in_o their_o constitution_n may_v and_o do_v â—ake_v the_o charge_n and_o commodity_n of_o many_o parish_n and_o benefice_n at_o once_o so_o also_o may_v the_o priest_n of_o england_n whereas_o pastor_n have_v but_o one_o only_a flock_n depend_v upon_o they_o whereunto_o they_o must_v attend_v with_o all_o faithful_a diligence_n 1_o petr._n 5._o 2._o 3._o act._n 14._o 23._o and_o 20._o 28._o rom._n 12._o 3_o 7._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 12._o 13._o 14._o hebr._n 13._o 17._o ezech._n 34._o cap._n 16._o the_o popish_a priest_n wait_v not_o the_o church_n call_v to_o â—he_n ministry_n but_o seek_v and_o make_v suit_n to_o some_o prelate_n to_o be_v ordain_v priest_n giving_z money_z also_o for_o their_o letter_n of_o order_n so_o do_v also_o the_o priest_n of_o england_n but_o so_o do_v not_o pastor_n but_o stay_v till_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o 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all_o able_a to_o preach_v the_o word_n such_o be_v also_o priest_n and_n have_v charge_n of_o soul_n in_o england_n but_o none_o such_o be_v pastor_n but_o they_o only_o that_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v be_v lawful_o call_v to_o that_o office_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 2._o ephes._n 4._o 8._o 11._o 12._o tit._n 1._o 7._o 9_o joh._n 10._o 1_o 5._o num_fw-la 1â—_n 5._o 40._o 19_o of_o the_o popish_a priest_n that_o can_v preach_v it_o be_v require_v that_o beside_o ordination_n to_o their_o office_n they_o have_v special_a licence_n from_o the_o prelate_n to_o preach_v so_o be_v it_o also_o require_v of_o the_o priest_n of_o england_n but_o not_o of_o the_o pastor_n of_o christ._n act._n 20._o 28._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 23._o and_o 9_o 16._o and_o 12._o 5._o 28._o ephes._n 4._o 1â—_n rev._n 14._o 9_o 1â—_n 20_o the_o popish_a priest_n be_v subject_a to_o be_v silence_v suspend_v deprive_v degrade_v by_o the_o prelate_n so_o be_v also_o the_o priest_n of_o england_n but_o not_o pastor_n rev._n 2._o 1._o and_o 14._o 9_o 12._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2._o esa._n 62._o 1_o 6._o 7._o zach._n 11._o 17._o jer._n 48._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o and_o 12._o 28._o act._n 4._o 19_o 20._o and_o 20_o 28._o 21._o the_o popish_a priest_n at_o their_o institution_n must_v swear_v to_o perform_v canonical_a obedience_n to_o the_o prelate_n their_o ordinary_n so_o must_v the_o priest_n of_o england_n but_o not_o pastor_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o rev._n 2._o 1._o and_o 14._o 9_o 12._o act._n 5._o 29._o 31._o joh._n 15._o 14._o rom._n 6._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o 15._o 16._o 22._o the_o popish_a priest_n be_v tie_v to_o a_o book_n of_o sâ—inted_a prayer_n and_o a_o prescript_n order_v devise_v by_o man_n for_o their_o worship_n and_o ministration_n so_o likewise_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o england_n bind_v to_o a_o prescript_n order_n of_o service_n and_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n take_v out_o of_o the_o pope_n portuis_fw-la whereas_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o 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and_o maintenance_n for_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o â—oly_a thing_n and_o for_o the_o sufficient_a ordinary_a instruction_n guydance_n and_o service_n of_o his_o châ—rch_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n or_o no_o 2._o whether_o the_o office_n of_o pastor_n teacher_n elder_n deacon_n and_o helper_n be_v those_o office_n appoint_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o testament_n as_o aforesaid_a or_o whether_o the_o present_a ecclesiastical_a office_n of_o archbishop_n lordbishop_n suffragans_n dean_n subdeane_n prebendaryes_fw-mi channcelor_n priest_n deacon_n or_o half_a priest_n archdeacon_n subdeacons_n commissary_n official_o doctor_n proctor_n â—egisters_n scribe_n apparitor_n parson_n vicar_n curate_n stipendarye_n dagrant_a preacher_n chapleyne_n or_o house_n priest_n canon_n petticanon_n gospeler_n epistler_n chanter_n virgerer_n querister_n organ-player_n churchwarden_n sideman_n collector_n clerk_n sertans_n and_o the_o rest_n now_o have_v in_o these_o cathedral_n and_o 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rightuoesne_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n may_v be_v administer_v to_o any_o other_o than_o the_o faithful_a and_o their_o seed_n or_o in_o any_o other_o ministry_n and_o manner_n they_o be_v prescribe_v by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o apostle_n and_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n and_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o otherwise_o administer_v in_o the_o cathedral_n and_o parishional_a assembly_n of_o england_n at_o this_o day_n 6._o whether_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n with_o the_o feast_n fast_n holy_a day_n 〈◊〉_d prayer_n and_o leiturgy_n prescribe_v therein_o and_o use_v in_o these_o assembly_n be_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n command_v in_o his_o word_n or_o the_o devise_n and_o inâ—ention_n of_o man_n for_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n 7_o whether_o all_o church_n and_o people_n without_o exception_n be_v not_o bind_v in_o religion_n only_o to_o receyv_v and_o submit_v unto_o that_o 〈◊〉_d worship_n and_o order_n which_o christ_n as_o lord_n and_o king_n have_v give_v and_o appoint_v to_o his_o church_n or_o whether_o any_o man_n receyv_o and_o join_v unto_o another_o devise_v by_o man_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o whether_o they_o which_o join_v to_o the_o present_a ecclesiastical_a ministry_n worship_n and_o order_n of_o these_o cathedral_n and_o parshionall_a assembly_n can_v be_v assure_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o join_v to_o the_o formeâ—_n ordain_v by_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o service_n of_o god_n ¶_o let_v he_o that_o read_v consider_v a_o table_n of_o some_o principal_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o life_n and_o â—â—â—gion_n pag._n 1._o 4._o how_o god_n account_v the_o mixture_n of_o man_n invention_n with_o his_o ordinance_n in_o his_o worship_n pag._n 115._o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v notwithstanding_o the_o prohibition_n of_o prince_n or_o any_o persecution_n to_o the_o contrary_n pag._n 32._o 71._o 133._o 136._o magistrate_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v in_o the_o lord_n not_o against_o the_o lord_n pag._n 49._o 71._o 133._o 136._o of_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n allowance_n or_o prohibition_n inreligion_n p._n 1â—_n 133._o no_o prince_n church_n or_o nation_n can_v make_v that_o lawful_a which_o god_n word_n make_v unlawful_a pag._n 126._o 133._o prince_n ought_v to_o abolish_v all_o false_a worship_n and_o ministerye_n pag._n 25._o 105._o 134._o the_o worship_n prelaâ—â—_n and_o other_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v against_o the_o prphecy_n priesthood_n and_o kingdom_n of_o christ._n p._n 30_o 34._o christ_n person_n and_o office_n p._n 28._o 42._o whether_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n in_o their_o constitution_n hold_v christ_n the_o onelâ—_n lawgiver_n to_o the_o conscience_n p._n 15._o false_a doctrine_n teach_v and_o allow_v in_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n p._n 10._o 11._o 12._o 13._o of_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n p._n 19_o antichristian_a corruptiou_n yet_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n p._n 19_o 75._o antichrist_n religion_n a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n p._n 7._o 19_o 37._o 115._o the_o description_n of_o antichrist_n out_o of_o 2_o thes._n 2._o p._n â—_o and_o out_o of_o 1_o joh._n 4._o 3._o p._n 28_o 35._o of_o archbishop_n lordbishop_n archdeacon_n etc_o p._n 10._o 52._o 68_o 75._o 86._o 88_o 100_o 108._o 113._o 117._o 130_o 131._o 136._o 141._o of_o the_o priest_n office_n in_o the_o church_n of_o eng._n sect._n 7._o 8._o and_o p._n 11._o 33._o 87._o 105._o the_o manner_n of_o entrance_n into_o it_o sect._n 9_o and_o pag._n 10._o 100_o 109._o 119._o of_o the_o name_n priest_n pag._n 81._o 94_o 99_o the_o priesthood_n of_o england_n compare_v with_o the_o popish_a and_o both_o of_o they_o with_o the_o pastor_n office_n p._n 98_o 105._o the_o deacon_n office_n in_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n
and_o manner_n of_o â—ntrance_n into_o it_o pag._n 108._o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n administer_v and_o receyve_v in_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n in_o and_o from_o a_o false_a ministry_n sect._n 6._o 7._o 8._o 9_o 10._o and_o p._n 33._o 89._o 90._o 91._o 141._o manifold_a abuse_n in_o their_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n p._n 12._o 13._o 87._o 91._o of_o excommunication_n in_o the_o church_n of_o eng._n how_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o that_o which_o christ_n have_v ordain_v in_o his_o church_n p._n 10._o 17._o 62._o 104._o of_o a_o prescript_n leiturgy_n and_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n p._n 12._o 69._o 97._o 103._o 141._o of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la book_n use_v in_o their_o public_a worship_n pag._n 11._o of_o the_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n pag._n 13._o of_o idol_n temple_n pag._n 46._o the_o â—ath_n ere_fw-we officio_fw-la pag._n 13._o the_o forbid_v of_o marriage_n and_o meat_n at_o certain_a season_n pag._n 12._o 23._o 27._o the_o prelacy_n and_o their_o usurp_a authority_n be_v in_o engl._n long_v before_o the_o reign_n or_o birth_n of_o her_o majesty_n p._n 127._o the_o prelate_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o capable_a of_o that_o which_o be_v commit_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o parliament_n pag._n 117._o 〈◊〉_d false_a ministry_n not_o to_o be_v hear_v though_o the_o truth_n be_v teach_v in_o it_o sect._n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o and_o pag._n 19_o 39_o 52._o 89._o separation_n from_o the_o ministry_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n pag._n 5._o 16._o 66._o 78._o 105._o 122._o 126._o of_o the_o name_n brownist_n p._n 94._o the_o order_n of_o our_o church_n who_o be_v false_o call_v brownisâ—s_n pag._n â—3_n though_o other_o be_v not_o persuade_v or_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n yet_o must_v we_o obey_v it_o p._n 64._o what_o be_v substantial_a in_o the_o ministry_n p._n 83._o what_o be_v substantial_a in_o the_o call_n to_o it_o p._n 116._o etc_n of_o elder_n and_o the_o eldership_n p._n 11._o 113._o 114._o the_o ordinary_a office_n appoint_v by_o christ_n for_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o holy_a thing_n p._n 9_o 68_o the_o trial_n choice_n and_o ordination_n pag._n 40_o 84._o 100_o 105._o 106._o 111._o 112._o 113._o 116._o 123_o their_o administration_n p._n 12._o 13._o 85._o 103._o etc_n their_o maintenance_n p._n 11._o 104._o difference_n to_o be_v put_v between_o a_o office_n and_o the_o action_n thereof_o p._n 87._o difference_n to_o be_v put_v between_o true_a church_n have_v corruption_n and_o betweme_v false_a church_n make_v show_n of_o religion_n as_o also_o a_o divers_a manner_n of_o walk_v to_o be_v use_v towards_o they_o p._n 45._o 57_o 61._o of_o two_o hy_z priest_n at_o once_o or_o by_o course_n etc_n p._n 50._o what_o be_v understand_v by_o this_o word_n discipline_n pag._n 21._o of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n p._n 138._o testimony_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o formalist_n against_o themselves_o pag._n 15._o 30._o 33._o 88_o 93._o 113._o testimony_n of_o the_o forward_a preacher_n and_o people_n against_o themselves_o p._n 14._o 15._o 31._o 32._o 33._o 34._o 35._o 40._o 51._o 52._o 88_o 89._o 93._o 97._o 107._o 109._o 110._o 113._o 116_o 130._o 131._o their_o prayer_n and_o suit_n for_o â—eformation_n pag._n 70._o 113._o their_o own_o testimony_n which_o they_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n for_o their_o defence_n against_o they_o sect._n 3._o 4._o 5._o pag._n 21._o 63._o testimony_n of_o former_a time_n against_o they_o pag._n 24._o 25._o 64._o 66._o 70._o 131._o for_o which_o see_v further_a in_o the_o act_n and_o monument_n in_o the_o history_n of_o john_n wicleff_n william_n swinderby_n sir_n john_n old_a cattle_n lord_n cobham_n john_n claydon_n and_o other_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n who_o hold_v and_o profess_v that_o archbishop_n lordbishop_n archdeacon_n &c._n &c._n be_v the_o disciple_n of_o antichrist_n yea_o very_a antichrist_n themselves_o that_o the_o possession_n and_o lordship_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v the_o venom_n of_o judas_n shed_v into_o the_o church_n that_o the_o bishop_n licence_n for_o a_o man_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o true_a character_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v antichrist_n act_n and_o monum_fw-la edition_n 4._o pag._n 150_o a._n 468._o b._n 562._o b._n 563._o a._n 639._o b._n testimony_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n at_o this_o day_n against_o they_o pag._n 67._o 68_o 69._o we_o will_v have_v cure_v babel_n but_o she_o can_v not_o be_v heal_v forsake_v she_o and_o deliver_v you_o every_o man_n his_o soul_n from_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n 51._o 9_o 45._o with_o rev._n 18._o 4._o 5._o 5._o jam._n 1._o 19_o 20._o 21._o jam._n 2._o 1._o 1._o jam._n 1._o 19_o 20._o 21._o 21._o voâ—_n 22._o 22._o 1._o cor._n 1â—_n 9_o 12._o 12._o 2._o joh._n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o 7._o 7._o jam._n 2._o â—2_n â—2_n 2._o cor._n 2._o 17._o 17._o judg._n 6._o 31._o the_o reason_n allege_v for_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n ministry_n of_o england_n england_n in_o section_n 5._o in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o it_o 2._o thes._n 2._o 4._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2._o thes._n 2._o 3._o 3._o vers._n 3._o 3._o ver._n 3._o and_o 7._o 7._o ver._n 4._o compare_v with_o ver._n 3._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 8._o ver._n 4._o cempare_v with_o rev._n 1â—_n 11._o 11._o ver._n 8._o anomos_fw-la that_o be_v sauâ—les_n or_o lawbreake_v lawbreake_v ver._n 9_o compare_v with_o mat._n 24._o 24._o 24._o ver._n 3._o and_o 8._o compare_v with_o rev._n 14._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 8._o ver_fw-la 10._o 11._o 12._o compare_v with_o rev._n 14._o 9_o 10_o 11._o 11._o 2._o thes._n 2._o 3._o 3._o ver._n 4._o 4._o ver._n 8._o 8._o ver_fw-la 10._o 11_o 11_o 1._o coâ—_n 12._o 5._o 28._o ephes._n 4._o 8._o 11._o 12._o rom._n 12._o 7._o 8._o with_o 1._o tim._n 3._o cap._n and_o 5._o cap._n and_o 6._o 13._o 14._o 15._o 15._o 1._o coâ—_n 3._o 16._o 17._o and_o 2._o cor._n 6_o 16._o 17._o 18._o compare_v with_o 2._o thes_n 2._o 4._o 10._o 10._o 2._o machab_n 12._o 44._o 45._o and_o 14._o 41._o 42._o eccles_n siastiâ—us_fw-la 46_o 20._o wisdom_n 19_o 11._o 11._o 2_o esdras_n 14._o 21._o 22._o 23._o 2._o machab._n 2_o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o to_o bit_n 5._o 11._o 12._o 13._o with_o 12_o 15._o judith_n 8._o 33._o and_o 10._o 9_o with_o 10._o 12._o and_o 11._o 6._o 12._o 13._o 14._o 15._o and_o 14._o 3._o 4._o 1_o machab._n 9_o 3_o 18._o with_o â—_o mach._n 1._o 10._o also_o 1_o machab_n 6._o 4._o 8._o 9_o 16._o with_o 2_o machab._n 1._o 13_o 14._o 15._o 16._o and_o with_o 9_o 1._o 5._o 7._o 9_o 28._o 29._o 29._o tobit_n 12._o 1â—_n 15._o compare_v with_o rom._n 8._o 34._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5_o rev._n 8._o 3_o 4._o 4._o tobit_n 6._o 6._o 7._o 8._o and_o 9_o 2._o 3._o with_o 3._o 7._o 8._o also_o 11._o 10._o 11._o 12._o 13._o with_o 2._o 9_o 10._o 10._o judith_n 9_o 2._o 3._o 4._o compare_v with_o gen_n 49._o 5._o 6._o 7._o ester_n apocrypha_n 12._o 5._o with_o ester_n canonical_a 6._o 3._o also_o ester_n apoâ—â—_n 15._o 9_o 10._o with_o ester_n canon_n 5._o 2._o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 46._o 20._o with_o esa._n 57_o 2._o and_o eccles._n 12._o 7._o 7._o second_o admon_a to_o the_o parliam_fw-la pag._n 6_o and_o 7._o 7._o lev._n â—0_n 1._o 2._o 2._o ephes._n 2._o 20._o 20._o sutclifs_fw-fr english_a treatise_n of_o eccles_n discipline_n pag._n 7._o 7._o esa._n 33._o 22._o and_o 42_o 4._o gen._n 49._o 10._o act._n 5._o 31._o gal._n 6._o 2_o jer._n 31._o 33._o with_o heb._n 8._o 10._o jam._n 4._o 12._o 12._o tit._n 1._o 16._o 16._o demâ—stra_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n also_o declare_v of_o eccse_n discip_n discip_n god_n arrow_n against_o a_o therist_n papist_n etc_n cap._n 5._o 5._o i_o be_o 4._o 12._o 12._o ezech._n 16._o 44._o with_o rev._n 17._o 5._o 5._o t._n c._n first_o reply_v pag._n 177._o declar._n of_o eccle_n disipline_n etc_n etc_n act._n 2._o 40._o and_o 19_o 9_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o 18._o rev._n 18._o 4._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 5._o ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la animae_fw-la that_o be_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soâ—le_n soâ—le_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 4._o 6._o mat._n 18._o 17._o 18._o 19_o 20._o and_o this_o mr_n h._n grant_v afterwardrin_o section_n 5._o 5._o rev._n 18._o 4._o and_o 14._o 9_o 20._o 20._o rev._n 13._o 16._o and_o 18_o 2_o 2_o ad._n 2._o 40_o 41._o rev._n 18._o 4._o 2._o cor._n 6._o 1â—_n eâ—ra_fw-la 6._o 21._o and_o 9_o 14._o psal._n 119._o 113_o 128._o 128._o 2._o thes._n 2._o 4._o rev._n 9_o 3._o with_o 1._o cor._n 12_o 5._o ephe._n 4._o 5._o 11_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 3._o 4._o 4._o rev._n 18._o 11._o and_o