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especial_o of_o chastity_n and_o single_a life_n though_o in_o your_o priest_n themselves_o be_v another_o intolerable_a abuse_n and_o burden_n lay_v upon_o christianity_n i_o prove_v thus_o 1._o it_o be_v plain_a that_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n bestow_v a_o freedom_n upon_o we_o which_o we_o call_v christian_n etc._n deut._n 4.2_o revel_v 22_o 18._o etc._n etc._n why_o shall_v vow_n then_o reduce_v we_o into_o bondage_n nay_o our_o saviour_n clear_o show_v that_o he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o counsel_n free_a and_o yet_o your_o votary_n make_v they_o necessary_a as_o commandment_n these_o vow_n therefore_o be_v those_o humane_a invention_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o forbid_v and_o reprove_v in_o scripture_n by_o consequence_n most_o unlawful_a s._n paul_n forewarn_v timothy_n from_o all_o those_o external_a work_n of_o piety_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o renew_v a_o man_n but_o be_v fit_v rather_o to_o make_v man_n hypocrite_n than_o saint_n and_o in_o such_o word_n as_o 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god_n to_o who_o he_o pronounce_v a_o woe_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n etc._n luke_n 11.42_o etc._n etc._n but_o for_o tthe_v of_o mint_n rue_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o herb_n and_o pass_v over_o judgement_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 4._o over_o and_o above_o all_o this_o the_o grand_a presumption_n of_o your_o votary_n appear_v in_o obliege_v themselves_o to_o a_o straight_a rule_n of_o live_v than_o the_o evangellicall_a rule_n to_o which_o every_o faithful_a christian_a be_v tie_v in_o baptism_n when_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o by_o all_o the_o endeavour_n that_o a_o christian_n can_v use_v he_o can_v attain_v to_o a_o great_a perfection_n and_o very_o hardly_o perform_v so_o much_o as_o be_v require_v then_o as_o to_o your_o vow_n of_o chastity_n and_o restrain_v of_o priest_n from_o marriage_n i_o prove_v the_o absurdity_n of_o all_o that_o thus_o 1._o first_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o the_o priest_n 2._o gen._n 1._o &_o 2._o of_o 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conceive_v enough_o say_v on_o your_o part_n against_o it_o so_o i_o conceive_v i_o have_v say_v sufficient_o for_o it_o in_o my_o reply_n to_o those_o two_o part_n of_o it_o confession_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o so_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o my_o business_n now_o to_o prove_v the_o other_o four_o to_o be_v sacrament_n and_o of_o divine_a institution_n and_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n every_o sacrament_n be_v a_o sensible_a sign_n have_v a_o infallible_a assistance_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o such_o i_o prove_v confirmation_n to_o be_v by_o most_o express_a scripture_n thus_o we_o find_v in_o the_o act_n that_o when_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n hear_v that_o samaria_n have_v receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 17._o act._n 8.14.15_o 16_o 17._o they_o send_v unto_o they_o peter_n and_o john_n who_o when_o they_o be_v come_v down_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n fâ—r_v as_o yet_o he_o be_v fall_v upon_o none_o of_o they_o only_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n then_o lay_v they_o their_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n here_o be_v manifest_o a_o confirmation_n after_o baptism_n and_o a_o sensible_a sign_n to_o wit_n imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o which_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v confer_v and_o that_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v a_o sacrament_n again_o we_o find_v in_o another_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o act_n 6._o act._n 19.2.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o that_o paul_n be_v at_o ephesus_n and_o find_v some_o disciple_n there_o say_v unto_o they_o have_v you_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n since_o â—e_v believe_v and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v say_v unto_o they_o unto_o what_o then_o be_v you_o baptize_v and_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o john_n baptism_n 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confirmation_n itself_o or_o instead_o of_o it_o 10._o mark_n 11.13_o 14._o matth._n 10._o again_o we_o find_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o bring_v young_a child_n to_o christ_n that_o be_v shall_v touch_v they_o and_o his_o disciple_n rebuke_v they_o that_o bring_v they_o but_o when_o jesus_n see_v it_o be_v be_v displease_v and_o say_v suffer_v the_o little_a child_n to_o come_v to_o i_o for_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n now_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o he_o do_v either_o institute_v this_o sacrament_n then_o or_o at_o least_o infinuate_v it_o so_o enough_o i_o coceive_v say_v to_o that_o now_o that_o the_o sacramnot_v of_o order_n be_v institute_v likewise_o by_o christ_n himself_o and_o with_o a_o sensible_a sign_n conferr_v grace_n i_o prove_v this_o by_o express_a scripture_n first_o we_o find_v that_o when_o jesus_n have_v call_v unto_o he_o his_o twelve_o disciple_n 10.1_o mat._n 10.1_o he_o give_v they_o power_n against_o unclean_a 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