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communicate_v among_o christian_n article_n 19_o notorious_a lewd_a person_n be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n yet_o shall_v the_o curate_n repel_v such_o answer_n if_o they_o do_v repel_v such_o as_o it_o be_v notorious_a then_o be_v this_o libeller_n a_o notorious_a liar_n yea_o a_o liar_n and_o slanderer_n in_o print_n but_o he_o percase_o count_v those_o man_n notorious_a offender_n which_o any_o one_o suspect_v which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o be_v most_o putitan_n notorious_a lewd_a person_n that_o be_v common_o suspect_v for_o such_o and_o not_o without_o cause_n for_o further_a answer_n i_o say_v that_o such_o as_o by_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v pronounce_v culpable_a which_o be_v in_o deed_n notorious_a offender_n be_v repel_v and_o that_o to_o repel_v other_o be_v a_o course_n full_a of_o disorder_n and_o injustice_n and_o last_o that_o hereafter_o such_o notorious_a rail_a puritan_n as_o do_v slander_n religion_n shall_v be_v better_o look_v unto_o and_o be_v 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he_o shall_v do_v we_o great_a favour_n to_o name_v the_o offender_n article_n 21_o in_o cathedral_n church_n the_o communion_n shall_v be_v ministredevery_n sunday_n at_o the_o least_o answer_n if_o often_o communion_n be_v commendable_a then_o be_v our_o church_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o of_o geneva_n that_o communicate_v only_o quarterly_a better_o therefore_o it_o be_v for_o malice_n to_o keep_v silence_n then_o to_o say_v that_o which_o be_v nothing_o let_v he_o if_o he_o can_v detect_v those_o that_o be_v culpable_a article_n 22_o the_o godfather_n do_v not_o their_o duty_n neither_o do_v bishop_n urge_v they_o answer_n let_v he_o show_v that_o bishop_n may_v do_v it_o by_o law_n and_o then_o reprove_v they_o for_o not_o do_v their_o duty_n if_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o godfather_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n why_o shall_v the_o bishop_n be_v charge_v with_o other_o man_n fault_n forsooth_o this_o libeller_n mean_v to_o lay_v all_o fault_n on_o the_o bishop_n back_n i_o will_v to_o god_n for_o my_o part_n there_o be_v no_o fault_n but_o in_o bishop_n so_o far_o be_o i_o from_o envy_v any_o man_n purity_n but_o this_o purity_n i_o fear_v be_v but_o hypocrisy_n for_o many_o puritan_n mislike_v godfather_n and_o be_v very_o impure_a in_o life_n and_o conversation_n article_n 23_o bishop_n be_v command_v to_o confirm_v child_n yet_o few_o do_v it_o answer_n the_o puritan_n common_o deride_v confirmation_n albeit_o a_o most_o ancient_a and_o christian_a ceremony_n this_o fellow_n charge_v bishop_n with_o a_o great_a fault_n for_o omit_v it_o how_o will_v these_o agree_v nay_o how_o will_v this_o companion_n verify_v his_o assertion_n be_v most_o untrue_a but_o if_o any_o bishop_n do_v not_o confirm_v child_n it_o be_v because_o certain_a factious_a person_n have_v persuade_v the_o people_n to_o refuse_v it_o and_o that_o very_o wicked_o not_o only_o fantastical_o article_n 24_o curate_n do_v not_o instruct_v servant_n and_o youth_n upon_o holiday_n answer_n causeless_a do_v this_o accuser_n bark_v against_o curate_n see_v he_o can_v charge_v any_o particular_a if_o he_o can_v let_v he_o call_v he_o before_o his_o superior_n the_o exercise_n be_v good_a and_o godly_a neither_o do_v any_o account_n it_o tyranny_n to_o instruct_v the_o ignorant_a but_o sure_a great_a presumption_n it_o be_v for_o young_a puritan_n public_o to_o examine_v grave_a and_o discreet_a man_n that_o know_v more_o than_o themselves_o and_o indiscretion_n to_o use_v examination_n as_o the_o disciplinarian_n will_v have_v it_o use_v article_n 25_o none_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n that_o can_v say_v the_o catechism_n therefore_o curate_n shall_v examine_v communicant_n and_o seelude_v they_o that_o be_v want_v in_o knowledge_n answer_n can_v you_o show_v any_o curate_n that_o have_v not_o do_v their_o duty_n herein_o if_o you_o can_v carry_v they_o before_o the_o ordinary_a they_o crave_v no_o favour_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n learn_v this_o lesson_n of_o i_o show_v not_o your_o canker_a malice_n against_o good_a minister_n there_o be_v none_o but_o live_v as_o well_o as_o puritan_n nor_o any_o so_o base_a that_o may_v of_o a_o pettifogger_n or_o scrivano_n be_v contemn_v nor_o any_o that_o be_v more_o ignorant_a in_o their_o catechism_n then_o puritan_n that_o never_o enter_v deep_o than_o the_o paraphrase_n of_o their_o creed_n and_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la article_n 26_o bane_n shall_v be_v ask_v three_o several_a sunday_n in_o the_o open_a church_n yet_o the_o bishop_n dispense_v with_o bane_n answer_n in_o the_o book_n it_o be_v sunday_n and_o holy_a day_n this_o be_v therefore_o his_o first_o error_n the_o second_o be_v that_o he_o mislike_v dispensation_n for_o both_o by_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o this_o church_n and_o for_o good_a cause_n be_v they_o grant_v neither_o do_v the_o affirmative_a without_o the_o negative_a in_o any_o law_n take_v away_o a_o custom_n that_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o law_n as_o in_o this_o case_n the_o law_n will_v have_v bane_n three_o several_a day_n proclaim_v that_o no_o dispensation_n be_v grant_v the_o law_n have_v not_o wherefore_o see_v dispensation_n be_v confirm_v by_o law_n and_o not_o take_v away_o by_o this_o rubric_n let_v the_o accuser_n hold_v his_o peace_n and_o cease_v to_o proclaim_v his_o own_o folly_n and_o to_o work_v the_o bane_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o final_o while_o he_o will_v show_v skill_n in_o law_n to_o prove_v himself_o devoyde_a of_o law_n and_o reason_n article_n 27_o the_o party_n present_v to_o the_o bishop_n shall_v wear_v a_o plain_a albe_n yet_o this_o garment_n be_v not_o use_v answer_n in_o the_o book_n of_o order_v minister_n there_o be_v no_o such_o garment_n appoint_v and_o if_o it_o be_v yet_o be_v it_o no_o such_o disorder_n as_o this_o charitable_a man_n make_v it_o that_o will_v have_v the_o bishop_n thrust_v out_o of_o their_o live_n yea_o out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o commit_v it_o but_o suppose_v deacon_n shall_v wear_v a_o albe_n how_o be_v the_o neglect_n of_o it_o ascribe_v to_o bishop_n and_o not_o rather_o to_o the_o party_n that_o know_v not_o his_o duty_n or_o of_o new_a curiosity_n that_o can_v abide_v none_o apparel_n but_o of_o the_o genevian_a fashion_n will_v this_o libeller_n be_v a_o yellow_a cote_n it_o will_v become_v he_o better_o than_o a_o albe_n article_n 28_o the_o deacon_n by_o part_n of_o his_o office_n aught_o to_o search_v for_o the_o poor_a sick_a and_o impotent_a of_o the_o parish_n and_o intimate_v their_o estate_n to_o the_o curate_n but_o now_o the_o office_n be_v account_v mere_a spiritual_a answer_n he_o ought_v only_o to_o do_v it_o where_o he_o be_v so_o appoint_a which_o clause_n this_o accuser_n mean_v no_o good_a truth_n cautelous_o leave_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v only_o attend_v the_o poor_a and_o
school_n what_o they_o can_v yea_o spare_v neither_o friend_n nor_o other_o man_n of_o wonderful_a large_a conscience_n article_n 52_o many_o be_v absent_a from_o their_o cure_n without_o lawful_a cause_n answer_n show_v that_o and_o thou_o may_v have_v remedy_n against_o they_o yet_o take_v heed_n thou_o deal_v not_o too_o curious_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o fear_v thou_o offend_v thy_o dear_a brethren_n of_o the_o fraternity_n of_o deformation_n for_o none_o do_v more_o willing_o discontinue_v from_o their_o charge_n nor_o have_v less_o or_o more_o unsufficient_a cause_n other_o have_v lawful_a business_n these_o to_o alter_v law_n to_o stir_v the_o people_n and_o maintain_v faction_n wander_v about_o and_o neither_o regard_n flock_n nor_o law_n article_n 53_o ecclesiastical_a person_n do_v not_o wear_v in_o journey_v cloak_n with_o sleeve_n answer_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v the_o contempt_n of_o puritan_n and_o scorn_v offer_v by_o they_o to_o those_o that_o obey_v law_n 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