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quae_fw-la non_fw-la defenditur_fw-la &_o probatur_fw-la taceat_fw-la 49._o serm._n 49._o lingua_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la ipsa_fw-la equitas_fw-la sibi_fw-la adest_fw-la as_o ambrose_n say_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o cause_n do_v the_o better_a appear_v when_o it_o be_v approve_v without_o defence_n the_o gracious_a effect_n under_o her_o majesty_n late_a happy_a reign_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o discipline_n but_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v cherish_v by_o a_o good_a foster_n sister_n will_v have_v bring_v forth_o more_o glorious_a fruit_n his_o majesty_n what_o defect_n soever_o he_o find_v in_o the_o reformation_n of_o his_o former_a kingdom_n which_o be_v not_o such_o as_o you_o insinuate_v he_o know_v wise_o to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o fault_n of_o man_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o the_o law_n say_v delictum_fw-la 76_o reg._n iuris_fw-la 76_o personae_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la in_o detrimentum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la redundare_fw-la the_o person_n fault_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o church_n prejudice_n 2._o cens_fw-la that_o god_n have_v appoint_v his_o majesty_n etc._n etc._n for_o such_o a_o purpose_n as_o they_o conceit_n what_o point_n of_o divination_n etc._n etc._n answ_n we_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o god_n have_v appoint_v his_o majesty_n to_o the_o kingdom_n for_o such_o a_o time_n even_o to_o reform_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v out_o of_o square_a both_o in_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n that_o we_o may_v say_v of_o his_o majesty_n with_o the_o prophet_n vocaberis_fw-la instaurator_n ruinae_fw-la &_o institutor_fw-la semitarum_fw-la esay_n 58._o 12._o as_o for_o the_o petitioner_n they_o have_v neither_o popish_a nor_o puritan_n humour_n to_o be_v purge_v of_o where_o the_o sickness_n be_v we_o trust_v our_o princely_a physician_n will_v in_o time_n find_v out_o as_o augustine_n say_v qui_fw-la 14_o soliloq_fw-la 1._o 14_o medici_fw-la officio_fw-la 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etc._n shall_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o approve_v the_o justice_n commend_v the_o mildness_n etc._n etc._n answ_n we_o wish_v the_o same_o which_o our_o brethren_n write_v that_o such_o mildness_n have_v be_v use_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n towards_o the_o preacher_n which_o be_v silence_v imprison_a deprive_v for_o refuse_v the_o surplice_n and_o cross_n and_o such_o other_o matter_n to_o the_o urger_n of_o they_o of_o no_o great_a importance_n god_n show_v they_o more_o mercy_n in_o that_o day_n certain_o howsoever_o their_o severity_n before_o man_n by_o authority_n may_v be_v excuse_v yet_o their_o clemency_n will_v have_v be_v more_o commend_v as_o ambrose_n 58._o epist._n 58._o well_o say_v vides_fw-la quid_fw-la authoritas_fw-la tribuat_fw-la quid_fw-la studeo_fw-la misericordia_fw-la excusationem_fw-la habes_fw-la si_fw-la feceris_fw-la laudem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la feceris_fw-la 4._o cens_fw-la as_o for_o that_o clause_n of_o man_n tradition_n it_o be_v odious_a answ_n p._n 27._o answ_n let_v our_o brethren_n tell_v we_o in_o good_a sadness_n whether_o they_o can_v prove_v the_o surplice_n cross_n in_o baptism_n