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ceremony_n in_o use_n among_o we_o be_v not_o introductive_a to_o any_o false_a religion_n or_o worship_n but_o rather_o a_o bar_n against_o it_o even_o against_o that_o of_o rome_n which_o by_o the_o ignorant_a and_o by_o no_o man_n else_o it_o be_v most_o suspect_v to_o favour_n they_o gratify_v neither_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n nor_o of_o the_o gentile_a they_o lead_v neither_o to_o idolatry_n nor_o superstition_n they_o be_v not_o ridiculous_a for_o any_o levity_n that_o be_v in_o they_o nor_o burdensome_a for_o their_o number_n and_o in_o short_a they_o be_v not_o sinful_a because_o against_o no_o law_n for_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n and_o where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o supposition_n of_o our_o author_n that_o this_o liberty_n must_v hold_v in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la that_o we_o may_v act_n or_o not_o act_n determine_v this_o or_o that_o way_n or_o it_o can_v be_v no_o liberty_n pa._n 339._o from_o hence_o i_o infer_v that_o our_o christian_a liberty_n be_v more_o infringe_v by_o the_o dogmatical_a prohibition_n of_o the_o dissent_v teacher_n than_o by_o the_o prudent_a and_o regular_a imposition_n of_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n for_o beside_o their_o want_n of_o authority_n over_o i_o which_o make_v their_o pretend_a power_n a_o usurpation_n i_o be_o no_o more_o free_a under_o he_o that_o will_v not_o let_v i_o kneel_v for_o example_n than_o i_o be_o under_o he_o that_o will_v make_v i_o do_v it_o nay_o he_o that_o tie_v my_o hand_n behind_o i_o that_o i_o may_v not_o act_n at_o all_o do_v restrain_v i_o more_o than_o he_o that_o do_v but_o take_v i_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o guide_v i_o in_o my_o act_n to_o this_o purpose_n we_o have_v the_o suffrage_n of_o david_n rungius_n a_o learned_a lutheran_n who_o after_o a_o short_a catalogue_n of_o some_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o use_n among_o they_o tell_v we_o thus_o 324._o haec_fw-la &_o similia_fw-la qui_fw-la simplicitèr_fw-la necessariò_fw-la retinenda_fw-la vel_fw-la necessariò_fw-la abolenda_fw-la docent_fw-la utrinquevim_fw-la libertati_fw-la christianae_n faciunt_fw-la &_o tanquam_fw-la pseudo-doctores_a jugo_fw-la traditionum_fw-la humanarum_fw-la nos_fw-la captivare_fw-la volentes_fw-la fugiendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la these_o thing_n and_o the_o like_a such_o as_o teach_v they_o be_v simple_o and_o necessary_o to_o be_v retain_v or_o necessary_o to_o be_v abolish_v they_o do_v on_o both_o side_n offer_v violence_n to_o our_o christian_a liberty_n and_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v avoid_v as_o false_a teacher_n who_o will_v hold_v we_o captive_n in_o the_o yoke_n of_o humane_a tradition_n he_o that_o forbid_v i_o the_o use_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a do_v no_o less_o enthral_v i_o then_o he_o who_o require_v the_o practice_n of_o they_o and_o the_o apostle_n as_o he_o inveigh_v against_o the_o superstitious_a use_n of_o thing_n gal._n 4._o 10._o you_o observe_v day_n and_o month_n and_o 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