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call_v to_o appoint_v any_o new_a thing_n to_o be_v use_v but_o only_a canon_n order_n direction_n order_v in_o seemly_a manner_n those_o thing_n which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v and_o that_o if_o she_o add_v any_o thing_n of_o her_o own_o she_o do_v decline_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o unto_o she_o be_v commit_v no_o authority_n of_o appoint_v new_a thing_n but_o a_o ministry_n to_o observe_v and_o do_v such_o thing_n which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la jun._n de_fw-fr transl_fw-fr imper_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o n._n 26_o 27.31_o this_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o sound_a reason_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o wisdom_n require_v and_o in_o all_o lawmaker_n and_o perfect_o find_v in_o christ_n and_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o institution_n for_o the_o former_a reason_n teach_v as_o aristotle_n show_v rhet_v 1.3_o that_o all_o which_o possible_o may_v shall_v be_v appoint_v in_o the_o law_n by_o the_o giver_n of_o it_o and_o 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institute_v this_o appear_v 1._o by_o the_o notation_n which_o be_v give_v of_o the_o word_n itself_o which_o both_o in_o greek_a and_o latin_a be_v take_v from_o the_o rank_v of_o soldier_n in_o certain_a bound_n and_o limit_n of_o time_n and_o place_n dicebant_fw-la enim_fw-la militibus_fw-la tribuni_fw-la hactenus_fw-la tibi_fw-la licet_fw-la hic_fw-la consist_v eô_o progrediêre_fw-la huc_fw-la revertere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inde_fw-la ordo_fw-la scalig_n and_o 2._o by_o the_o definition_n which_o be_v give_v thereof_o by_o philosopher_n and_o divine_n tull._n off._n lib._n 1._o eadem_fw-la vis_fw-la videtur_fw-la ordinis_fw-la &_o collocationis_fw-la ordinem_fw-la definiunt_fw-la compositionem_fw-la rerum_fw-la aptis_fw-la &_o accommodatis_fw-la locis_fw-la locum_fw-la autem_fw-la actionis_fw-la opportunitatem_fw-la dicunt_fw-la esse_fw-la temporis_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n lib._n 15._o cap._n 13._o order_n be_v the_o
disposition_n which_o fit_a place_n to_o thing_n equal_a and_o unequal_a id_fw-la est_fw-la when_o thing_n be_v handsome_o rank_v some_o to_o go_v before_o and_o some_o to_o follow_v as_o p._n martyr_n expound_v it_o loc_fw-la come_v cl_o 4._o cap._n 5._o 3._o the_o same_o also_o be_v confirm_v by_o our_o divine_n who_o usual_o give_v instance_n of_o order_n do_v insist_v in_o time_n place_n and_o suchlike_a circumstance_n make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o mystical_a ceremony_n and_o order_n many_o time_n condemn_v the_o one_o and_o allow_v the_o other_o as_o the_o divine_n of_o france_n and_o the_o low_a country_n in_o their_o observation_n on_o the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n sect._n 17._o beza_n ep._n 8._o jun._n in_o bell._n append._n tract_n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la imaginum_fw-la c_o 7._o n._n 12_o 13_o 14._o 4._o by_o the_o context_n of_o the_o chap._n viz._n 1_o cor._n 14._o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o order_n be_v oppose_v unto_o that_o confusion_n speak_v of_o vers_n 33._o 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supposition_n but_o not_o concession_n if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v real_o import_v no_o more_o than_o in_o order_n as_o that_o be_v oppose_v to_o disorder_n or_o confusion_n yet_o i_o say_v it_o will_v soon_o appear_v that_o the_o apostle_n command_v such_o order_n or_o orderlinesse_n and_o forbid_v all_o confusion_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n must_v by_o consequence_n be_v interpret_v to_o command_v the_o institute_n and_o observe_v uniformity_n of_o ceremony_n in_o a_o church_n this_o i_o thus_o deduce_v first_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o worship_v god_n external_o and_o public_o without_o use_n of_o some_o ceremony_n or_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o gestare_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o order_n in_o a_o multitude_n without_o uniformity_n in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n 3._o there_o be_v as_o little_a possibility_n of_o uniformity_n among_o many_o without_o either_o agreement_n one_o with_o another_o or_o direction_n of_o some_o superior_a to_o they_o all_o what_o shall_v by_o all_o be_v uniform_o perform_v 4._o the_o agreement_n one_o with_o another_o if_o it_o be_v only_o voluntary_a and_o such_o as_o by_o which_o none_o be_v oblige_v no_o way_n secure_v the_o end_n but_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o agreement_n that_o every_o single_a person_n be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v than_o still_o be_v that_o a_o law_n of_o that_o body_n as_o of_o a_o council_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o true_o so_o as_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o single_a prelate_n can_v be_v think_v to_o be_v and_o so_o the_o conclusion_n regular_o follow_v that_o to_o the_o preserve_n but_o of_o order_n or_o orderlinesse_n in_o a_o church_n it_o be_v necessary_a there_o be_v appointment_n what_o shall_v by_o all_o be_v uniformity_n perform_v confusion_n anavoidable_o come_v in_o where_o no_o certain_a rule_n be_v preseribe_v for_o uniformity_n what_o can_v be_v deny_v in_o this_o process_n i_o foresee_v not_o here_o it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o note_v that_o time_n place_n and_o such_o like_a circumstance_n be_v so_o manifest_o necessary_a in_o their_o kind_n that_o the_o particular_n may_v be_v deduce_v from_o they_o by_o particular_a consideration_n without_o any_o institution_n but_o no_o man_n can_v deduce_v our_o ceremony_n from_o those_o kind_n name_v man_n will_v be_v the_o only_a reason_n of_o they_o as_o god_n will_v be_v the_o only_a reason_n of_o ceremony_n true_o divine_a by_o institution_n no_o man_n can_v conclude_v thus_o we_o must_v every_o where_o have_v some_o garment_n and_o therefore_o in_o england_n a_o surplice_n we_o must_v always_o in_o baptism_n have_v some_o admonition_n to_o profess_v the_o faith_n and_o iherefore_o in_o england_n a_o cross_n we_o must_v use_v reverend_a gesture_n in_o receive_v the_o holy_a communion_n and_o therefore_o in_o england_n we_o must_v kneel_v in_o
edification_n a_o holy_a sacrament_n decent_o and_o orderly_o administer_v for_o edification_n be_v not_o four_o distinct_a thing_n but_o one_o his_o second_o be_v that_o these_o word_n be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a tract_n beginning_n at_o the_o eleven_o chapt._n wherein_o be_v handle_v some_o thing_n only_o concern_v decency_n some_o more_o proper_o pertain_v to_o edification_n and_o some_o which_o belong_v more_o peculiarly_a to_o order_n ergo_fw-la more_fw-mi be_v command_v in_o thâ—se_a word_n than_o the_o comely_a place_n of_o one_o thing_n after_o another_o let_v this_o be_v grant_v yet_o i_o follow_v not_o that_o more_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o church_n liberty_n than_o order_n and_o decâ—ncâ—_n unto_o edification_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v be_v not_o leave_v unto_o â—he_n church_n liberty_n but_o that_o speak_v in_o unknown_a tongue_n which_o the_o rejoynd_a do_v refer_v to_o edification_n be_v distinct_a from_o order_n and_o decency_n be_v by_o good_a divine_n account_v to_o offend_v against_o the_o order_n and_o decency_n speak_v of_o chap._n 11._o and_o 40._o so_o dr._n whitaker_n de_fw-fr script_n q._n 2._o c._n 18._o dispute_v against_o the_o use_n of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n in_o god_n service_n out_o of_o the_o very_a plâ—ce_n pugnat_fw-la hoc_fw-la vero_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quam_fw-la maxim_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o i_o e._n this_o mighty_o overthrow_v that_o good_a order_n which_o hâ—_n so_o much_o stand_v for_o his_o 3._o be_v the_o defend_n do_v no_o way_n seem_v to_o gâ—ant_v the_o proposition_n because_o the_o repl._n undertake_v by_o argument_n to_o rescue_v this_o place_n out_o of_o the_o def._n his_o hand_n but_o this_o nothing_o at_o all_o argue_v that_o the_o def._n and_o the_o repl._n do_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o proposition_n though_o tâ—ey_n diffent_v about_o the_o place_n as_o it_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o assumption_n the_o papist_n grant_v we_o this_o proposition_n no_o phrase_n be_v use_v by_o christ_n in_o these_o word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n but_o a_o sacramental_a one_o yet_o because_o they_o deny_v the_o assumption_n transubstantiate_v word_n be_v not_o a_o sacramental_a phrase_n we_o undertake_v by_o argument_n to_o rescue_v this_o place_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n so_o the_o def_n require_v no_o more_o than_o order_n and_o decency_n unto_o edification_n to_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o church_n liberty_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o our_o ceremony_n do_v seem_v at_o least_o to_o grant_v that_o all_o which_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o church_n liberty_n be_v order_n and_o decency_n unto_o edification_n though_o he_o deny_v these_o to_o contain_v no_o more_o then_o mere_a circumstance_n which_o be_v the_o assumption_n of_o edification_n there_o be_v not_o mention_v make_v in_o the_o proposition_n because_o thaâ—_n as_o a_o end_n be_v out_o of_o question_n and_o always_o include_v 6._o peter_n martyr_n be_v cite_v out_o of_o d._n whitaker_n de_fw-fr pontif._n pag._n 841._o 844._o as_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o the_o repl._n will_v have_v here_o the_o rej._n enlarge_v himself_o much_o for_o the_o sake_n as_o he_o say_v of_o those_o that_o be_v unlatine_v he_o tell_v we_o p._n m._n do_v distinguish_v though_o not_o divide_v comeliness_n from_o order_n which_o we_o do_v also_o for_o take_v the_o repl._n his_o word_n in_o the_o most_o rigorous_a sense_n you_o can_v yet_o comeliness_n of_o order_n do_v distinguish_v comeliness_n from_o order_n no_o less_o than_o comeliness_n of_o a_o man_n do_v distinguish_v it_o from_o a_o man_n 2._o he_o add_v that_o p._n mart._n do_v there_o instance_n in_o the_o ceremony_n of_o thrice_o dip_v and_o in_o the_o observation_n or_o institution_n of_o feast_n but_o let_v the_o reader_n know_v that_o those_o word_n ceremony_n observation_n institution_n of_o feast_n which_o the_o rej._n have_v set_v down_o in_o a_o differ_a letter_n to_o be_v note_v as_o p._n m._n his_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o place_n of_o p._n m._n but_o be_v add_v by_o the_o rej._n for_o advantage_n p._n m_o expound_v the_o meaning_n he_o have_v in_o all_o his_o instance_n by_o what_o place_n what_o time_n what_o manner_n if_o therefore_o the_o repl._n do_v not_o look_v upon_o that_o place_n but_o take_v it_o on_o trust_n from_o the_o trusty_a hand_n of_o d._n whitaker_n as_o the_o â—ej_n object_v to_o he_o yet_o it_o prove_v good_a and_o fit_v so_o that_o â—he_v reâ—_n forget_v himself_o much_o when_o upon_o this_o uncertain_a and_o momentlesse_a conjecture_n he_o compare_v the_o repl._n to_o a_o hungry_a creature_n or_o dog_n that_o run_v away_o with_o a_o bare_a bone_n d._n morton_n once_o at_o the_o least_o allege_v some_o testimony_n on_o trust_n and_o therefore_o be_v challenge_v for_o they_o he_o confess_v that_o heâ—_n have_v â—hem_n from_o mr._n stock_n yet_o the_o popish_a adversary_n author_n of_o the_o sober_a reckon_n do_v not_o compare_v he_o to_o dog_n but_o only_o say_v that_o he_o send_v to_o stock_n and_o stone_n for_o satisfaction_n about_o they_o which_o i_o do_v not_o allege_v to_o the_o disparagement_n of_o either_o d._n m._n oâ—_n m._n st._n but_o only_o to_o show_v by_o comparison_n how_o the_o â—ej_fw-la do_v sometime_o over_o flow_n in_o his_o term_n 3._o for_o d_o whitaker_n he_o tell_v â—s_a that_o he_o only_o say_v that_o ecclesiastica_fw-la law_n belong_v only_o to_o order_n or_o order_v but_o not_o as_o it_o be_v distinct_a from_o comeliness_n as_o if_o any_o of_o we_o do_v so_o the_o repl_a his_o word_n order_v in_o comely_a manner_n do_v not_o i_o hope_v refer_v all_o to_o order_n consider_v apart_o from_o all_o comeliness_n this_o be_v the_o full_a sum_n of_o all_o that_o the_o rejoind_v have_v to_o except_v against_o the_o first_o allegation_n and_o yet_o here_o upon_o this_o nothing_o it_o please_v he_o to_o accuse_v not_o only_o the_o repl._n but_o these_o man_n of_o haughty_a and_o magistral_a fashion_n gull_a and_o deceive_v great_a and_o shameful_a sin_n and_o the_o poor_a repl._n at_o the_o least_o for_o a_o man_n destitute_a of_o common_a honesty_n it_o seem_v he_o be_v very_o angry_a at_o something_o let_v the_o understand_a reader_n guess_v at_o what_o 6._o for_o more_o manifestation_n of_o the_o repl._n his_o vacuity_n of_o common_a honesty_n the_o rej._n refer_v we_o to_o the_o second_o testimony_n out_o of_o junius_n against_o bell._n cont._n 3._o l._n 4._o c._n 16._o n._n 86_o 87._o and_o cap._n 17._o n._n 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o omit_v therefore_o unnecessary_a repetition_n let_v we_o hear_v the_o reason_n of_o extraordinary_a dishonesty_n 1._o junius_n cap_n 16_o n._n 86_o 87._o say_v only_a first_o that_o those_o humane_a law_n be_v only_o necessary_a in_o the_o church_n which_o tend_v to_o this_o that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o 2._o that_o these_o be_v improper_o call_v law_n in_o the_o church_n be_v more_o proper_o constitution_n or_o canon_n now_o out_o 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behind_o against_o my_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o appointment_n which_o he_o have_v manage_v in_o these_o word_n 44._o as_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o word_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o order_n aim_n in_o the_o place_n foremention_v show_v that_o order_n require_v not_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o order_n require_v not_o the_o institution_n of_o any_o new_a thing_n but_o only_o the_o right_a place_n and_o dispose_v of_o thing_n which_o be_v former_o institute_v and_o this_o he_o make_v good_a from_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o word_n from_o the_o definition_n of_o order_n which_o be_v give_v by_o philosopher_n and_o divine_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o context_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o from_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o word_n elsewhere_o but_o the_o doctor_n that_o the_o word_n may_v give_v some_o countenance_n unto_o our_o ceremony_n adventure_v upon_o a_o new_a interpretation_n of_o they_o 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moreover_o this_o sense_n be_v favour_v by_o the_o coherence_n for_o v._o 31_o we_o have_v a_o particular_a instance_n of_o order_n in_o this_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n you_o may_v all_o prophesy_v one_o by_o one_o etc._n etc._n and_o not_o all_o or_o many_o speak_v at_o once_o 2._o we_o have_v the_o opposite_a of_o order_n take_v in_o this_o sense_n 1._o v._n 33._o confusion_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o order_n then_o be_v as_o much_o as_o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v without_o confusion_n and_o i_o hope_v confusion_n may_v be_v avoid_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n without_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o but_o we_o will_v for_o once_o suppose_v though_o not_o grant_v that_o the_o clear_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n according_a to_o custom_n and_o appointment_n yet_o the_o d._n have_v a_o hard_a task_n to_o perform_v before_o he_o can_v come_v nigh_o his_o conclusion_n that_o the_o word_n of_o paul_n be_v a_o proof_n 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partim_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o communem_fw-la hominum_fw-la sensum_fw-la incurrunt_fw-la &_o partim_fw-la quia_fw-la infra_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la &_o majestatem_fw-la legis_fw-la divinae_fw-la essâ—t_fw-la ut_fw-la talia_fw-la figillaâ—im_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la praescribantur_fw-la hâc_fw-la etenim_fw-la ratione_fw-la ridieula_fw-la multa_fw-la fuissent_fw-la singulari_fw-la lege_fw-la cavenda_fw-la exempli_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o ecclesiastico_fw-la coetu_fw-la unus_fw-la in_o alterius_fw-la sinu_fw-la seize_v colocaret_fw-la in_fw-la alterius_fw-la faciem_fw-la censpueret_fw-la aut_fw-la ne_fw-la popijmos_fw-la faccret_a in_fw-la sacris_fw-la actionibus_fw-la habendae_fw-la tamen_fw-la sunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la dei_fw-la praeceptae_fw-la 1._o quia_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la praecipiuntur_fw-la sub_fw-la lege_fw-la ordinis_fw-la decori_fw-la &_o aedificationis_fw-la 2_o quia_fw-la pleraeque_fw-la earum_fw-la necessario_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sunt_fw-la expressè_fw-la constituta_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la deus_fw-la constituit_fw-la ut_fw-la fideles_fw-la omnis_fw-la generis_fw-la convenirent_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsius_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o cultum_fw-la celebrandum_fw-la consequentèr_fw-la etiam_fw-la instituit_fw-la ut_fw-la idoneum_fw-la &_o commodum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la locum_fw-la habeant_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la possint_fw-la convenire_fw-la &_o horam_fw-la etiam_fw-la assignatam_fw-la qua_fw-la simul_fw-la pâ—ssint_fw-la adesse_fw-la câ—m_fw-la etiam_fw-la minister_n à _fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la constitutus_fw-la ad_fw-la alios_fw-la publicae_fw-la instituendos_fw-la simul_fw-la etiam_fw-la constituitur_fw-la ut_fw-la sedem_fw-la &_o situm_fw-la corporis_fw-la illum_fw-la habeat_fw-la qui_fw-la tali_fw-la actioni_fw-la congruit_fw-la 25._o illa_fw-la igitur_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la &_o decorum_n non_fw-la ita_fw-la relinquuntur_fw-la hominum_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la ut_fw-la possint_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsis_fw-la libet_fw-la sub_fw-la illo_fw-la nomine_fw-la ecclesâ—is_fw-la obtrudere_fw-la sed_fw-la partim_fw-la determinantur_fw-la generaliâ—us_fw-la deâ—_n praeceptis_fw-la partim_fw-la natura_fw-la ipsarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la &_o partim_fw-la circumstantiis_fw-la illis_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la occasione_n seize_v offerunt_fw-la 26._o variae_fw-la enim_fw-la ordâ—is_fw-la &_o decori_fw-la circumstantiae_fw-la tale_n sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la institutione_n publica_fw-la accedente_fw-la debeant_fw-la tamen_fw-la à _fw-la singulis_fw-la observari_fw-la neque_fw-la possunt_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la prohiberi_fw-la sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la 24._o such_o like_a circumstance_n therefore_o which_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v civil_a or_o common_a be_v not_o particular_o command_v in_o the_o scripture_n partly_o because_o they_o come_v into_o man_n common_a sense_n and_o partly_o because_o it_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o the_o 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religious_a worship_n do_v not_o proper_o consist_v in_o they_o however_o by_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o such_o circumstance_n the_o sanctity_n of_o such_o religious_a worship_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n violate_v because_o the_o common_a respect_n of_o order_n and_o decency_n which_o do_v equal_o agree_v to_o religious_a and_o civil_a action_n can_v be_v sever_v from_o religious_a worship_n without_o diminish_v of_o the_o sanctity_n and_o dignity_n of_o it_o thus_o also_o large_o in_o his_o manuduction_n to_o the_o dispute_n about_o humane_a ceremony_n pag._n 55_o 56._o if_o man_n and_o woman_n come_v purposely_o in_o their_o best_a apparel_n to_o church_n if_o they_o compose_v themselves_o to_o a_o grave_a posture_n give_v the_o upper_a place_n to_o the_o chief_a person_n and_o take_v such_o to_o themselves_o as_o they_o may_v hear_v the_o preacher_n in_o and_o yet_o have_v no_o exception_n take_v against_o they_o for_o it_o if_o all_o the_o place_n and_o seat_n be_v make_v clean_o and_o fit_a for_o a_o meeting_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o a_o comely_a fashion_n all_o these_o be_v ceremony_n according_a to_o the_o rejoinder_n his_o definition_n yet_o no_o man_n but_o out_o of_o contention_n will_v affirm_v they_o be_v mere_o religious_a or_o ecclesiastical_a for_o all_o these_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o to_o the_o same_o immediate_a end_n the_o same_o person_n will_v do_v if_o the_o meeting_n be_v to_o hear_v the_o magistrate_n propound_v unto_o they_o a_o grave_a civil_a business_n concern_v the_o commonwealth_n affair_n and_o sure_o that_o which_o remain_v the_o same_o may_v be_v civil_a be_v not_o mere_o and_o proper_o ecclesiastical_a but_o common_a to_o both_o use_n and_o rather_o mere_o civil_a than_o mere_o ecclesiastical_a because_o civility_n be_v suppose_v and_o include_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n but_o ecclesiastical_a proceed_n be_v not_o suppose_v and_o include_v in_o civil_a dr._n jackson_n in_o his_o original_n of_o unbelief_n pag._n 337._o do_v well_o observe_v that_o decent_a behaviour_n do_v change_v the_o subject_n only_o not_o alter_v its_o own_o nature_n and_o form_n whilst_o it_o be_v use_v in_o matter_n sacred_a nor_o be_v the_o habit_n of_o civil_a compliment_n or_o good_a manner_n such_o a_o unhallowed_a weed_n as_o must_v be_v lay_v aside_o when_o we_o come_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o more_o reason_n to_o shut_v civility_n out_o of_o the_o church_n or_o sacred_a business_n than_o to_o shut_v religion_n out_o of_o the_o townhouse_n or_o civil_a affair_n dr._n hammond_n sect_n 15._o and_o so_o likewise_o on_o the_o second_o head_n that_o of_o civil_a office_n for_o that_o indecency_n which_o be_v a_o vice_n or_o sin_n must_v be_v contrary_a to_o some_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n jeanes_n indecency_n in_o thing_n civil_a however_o it_o may_v be_v a_o vice_n in_o ethic_n against_o civility_n and_o good_a manner_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o sin_n in_o divinity_n contrary_a to_o some_o law_n of_o god_n but_o undecency_n in_o thing_n sacred_a in_o the_o
the_o act_n of_o receive_v but_o we_o may_v conclude_v thus_o we_o must_v have_v a_o fit_a place_n to_o meet_v in_o and_o this_o place_n be_v general_o fit_a for_o our_o congregation_n therefore_o we_o must_v have_v this_o we_o must_v have_v a_o convenient_a time_n to_o meet_v in_o and_o this_o hour_n be_v general_o most_o convenient_a for_o our_o congregation_n therefore_o this_o the_o monk_n may_v as_o well_o conclude_v we_o must_v have_v some_o garment_n therefore_o we_o must_v in_o one_o order_n have_v black_a in_o another_o white_a in_o a_o three_o black_a over_o white_a or_o white_a over_o black_a in_o a_o four_o gray_a a_o five_o party_n colour_v in_o some_o all_o woollen_a in_o some_o all_o linen_n &c._n &c._n ad_fw-la infinitum_fw-la as_o well_o i_o say_v every_o whit_n as_o the_o rejoynder_n can_v conclude_v from_o a_o garment_n to_o a_o surplice_n from_o admonition_n to_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n or_o from_o reverence_n in_o a_o table-gesture_n â—o_o kneel_v jeanes_n though_o you_o can_v see_v what_o can_v be_v deny_v in_o this_o process_n yet_o he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v what_o be_v constant_o deny_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n if_o he_o ever_o read_v their_o book_n they_o deny_v over_o and_o over_o over_o and_o over_o etc._n etc._n your_o two_o first_o conclusion_n if_o apply_v unto_o the_o ceremony_n in_o question_n indeed_o they_o grant_v that_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n order_n and_o decency_n and_o the_o like_a be_v necessary_a genere_fw-la in_o their_o kind_n but_o these_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o be_v not_o the_o ceremony_n in_o controversy_n the_o ceremony_n which_o they_o oppose_v be_v not_o circumstantial_a but_o doctrinal_a of_o moral_a signification_n and_o the_o mere_a divise_n of_o man_n such_o as_o the_o surplice_n cross_n etc._n etc._n and_o you_o may_v affirm_v but_o can_v never_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o worship_v god_n external_o and_o public_o without_o such_o ceremony_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o such_o ceremony_n be_v not_o necessary_a in_o their_o kind_n in_o hoc_fw-la vertitur_fw-la cardo_n controversiae_fw-la therefore_o if_o you_o can_v prove_v this_o we_o shall_v yield_v you_o the_o cause_n and_o lie_v prostrate_a at_o your_o foot_n to_o be_v trample_v upon_o and_o triumph_v oven_n and_o until_o this_o proof_n be_v make_v you_o can_v never_o regular_o infer_v that_o to_o the_o preserve_n but_o of_o order_n or_o orderlyness_n in_o a_o church_n it_o be_v necessary_a there_o be_v appointment_n what_o humane_a religious_a ceremony_n shall_v by_o all_o be_v uniform_o perform_v if_o you_o shall_v say_v that_o by_o ceremony_n you_o understand_v only_a circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n decency_n order_n and_o the_o like_a i_o shall_v confess_v myself_n to_o be_v mistake_v but_o must_v withal_o for_o my_o own_o discharge_n aver_v that_o you_o alone_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o my_o mistake_n for_o who_o can_v reasonable_o imagine_v that_o in_o a_o controversy_n with_o the_o opposer_n of_o ceremony_n you_o shall_v exclude_v from_o the_o ceremony_n mention_v by_o you_o all_o such_o ceremony_n as_o they_o oppose_v your_o second_o conclusion_n call_v for_o confirmation_n and_o until_o you_o shall_v bethink_v yourself_o of_o some_o reason_n to_o confirm_v it_o i_o shall_v offer_v against_o it_o these_o follow_a instance_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v no_o difficult_a matter_n to_o add_v many_o more_o suppose_v the_o member_n of_o church_n in_o a_o city_n meet_v at_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n for_o god_n worship_n and_o in_o the_o country_n parish_n adjoin_v where_o many_o people_n live_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o their_o church_n they_o meet_v at_o ten_o or_o half_o a_o hour_n after_o nine_o nay_o in_o the_o same_o church_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n whilst_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v read_v or_o preach_v those_o that_o sit_v in_o seat_n may_v have_v their_o head_n uncover_v and_o those_o that_o stand_v in_o ally_n may_v keep_v on_o their_o hat_n the_o whole_a sermon_n time_n because_o the_o crowd_n or_o throng_n may_v render_v it_o in_o convenient_a to_o keep_v they_o off_o now_o in_o both_o these_o instance_n there_o be_v not_o uniformity_n in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n and_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v order_n observe_v and_o confusion_n may_v very_o well_o notwithstanding_o be_v avoid_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n but_o to_o give_v a_o instance_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la out_o of_o parker_n some_o of_o our_o church_n in_o england_n have_v organ_n some_o not_z some_o discant_fw-la and_z break_v sing_v some_o plain_a here_o be_v no_o uniformity_n but_o you_o will_v not_o i_o believe_v say_v that_o there_o be_v confusion_n this_o point_n of_o uniformity_n in_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n the_o reader_n may_v find_v at_o large_a debate_v in_o the_o now_o mention_v mr._n parker_n treat_n of_o the_o cross_a part_n 2._o pag._n 91._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 99_o these_o two_o conclusion_n be_v thus_o overthrow_v i_o need_v not_o stay_v upon_o the_o follow_a which_o will_v be_v useless_a and_o impertinent_a without_o the_o two_o former_a be_v presuppose_v as_o true_a dr._n hammond_n sect_n 50._o 51_o 52_o 53_o 54._o what_o can_v be_v deny_v in_o this_o process_n i_o foresee_v not_o yet_o when_o it_o be_v grant_v one_o reserve_v mr._n j._n have_v still_o leave_v he_o for_o say_v he_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v appointment_n or_o ordination_n yet_o still_o it_o will_v be_v incumbent_a on_o the_o dr._n to_o prove_v that_o this_o extend_v not_o only_o to_o the_o custom_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostolic_a church_n but_o also_o to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o succeed_a age_n and_o my_o answer_n to_o this_o will_v conclude_v this_o whole_a debate_n 51._o first_o then_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o here_o necessary_o ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o succeed_a age_n shall_v institute_v ceremony_n in_o worship_n for_o provide_v those_o ceremony_n be_v once_o institute_v all_o that_o this_o text_n enforce_v be_v uniform_a obedience_n to_o they_o 52._o but_o than_o second_o when_o for_o many_o circumstance_n of_o god_n worship_n there_o be_v nâ—_n order_v particular_o take_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n as_o in_o what_o gesture_n public_a supplication_n shall_v be_v address_v in_o what_o laud_n and_o hymn_n and_o confession_n of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o the_o rule_n be_v give_v by_o they_o that_o all_o shall_v be_v do_v according_a to_o appointment_n and_o more_o over_o in_o other_o place_n that_o obedience_n be_v pay_v to_o those_o superior_n which_o watch_v over_o our_o soul_n and_o when_o those_o rule_n be_v not_o give_v only_o to_o the_o person_n that_o then_o live_v in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o all_o that_o shall_v ever_o live_v in_o that_o and_o in_o all_o other_o church_n it_o can_v not_o then_o be_v deem_v either_o that_o there_o be_v no_o superior_n design_v to_o succeed_v christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n in_o the_o order_n of_o his_o church_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v such_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v leave_v undisposed_a of_o or_o that_o inferior_n shall_v not_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v they_o vniforme_o when_o they_o thus_o give_v order_n to_o they_o 53._o when_o we_o be_v command_v to_o obey_v our_o parent_n civil_a as_o well_o as_o natural_a by_o a_o law_n give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n or_o by_o christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n can_v it_o be_v strange_a that_o we_o that_o live_v not_o in_o either_o of_o those_o age_n shall_v thereby_o be_v oblige_v when_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n have_v give_v father_n of_o both_o kind_n as_o well_o as_o they_o regular_o preside_v over_o we_o and_o make_v use_n of_o that_o liberty_n that_o be_v presume_v in_o all_o parent_n viz._n to_o give_v command_n and_o expect_v obedience_n from_o their_o child_n certain_o it_o can_v and_o as_o little_o can_v it_o be_v doubt_v either_o whether_o our_o ecclesiastical_a parent_n have_v power_n to_o institute_v in_o thing_n omit_v &_o thereby_o remit_v to_o their_o care_n by_o the_o apostle_n or_o whether_o we_o their_o obedient_a child_n that_o be_v command_v to_o act_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o appointment_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n be_v disoblige_v and_o free_a to_o disobey_v they_o in_o whatsoever_o they_o appoint_v we_o 54._o it_o be_v grant_v he_o if_o he_o please_v that_o what_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v already_o prescribe_v shall_v not_o be_v repeal_v by_o those_o that_o thus_o succeed_v they_o shall_v they_o rash_o assume_v that_o power_n they_o will_v not_o in_o so_o do_v act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
whether_o regular_o or_o according_a to_o appointment_n but_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o they_o have_v make_v no_o rule_n but_o leave_v order_n to_o titus_n etc._n etc._n i_o e._n by_o parity_n of_o reason_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o every_o island_n to_o make_v they_o here_o what_o power_n be_v leave_v they_o may_v certain_o with_o perfect_a safety_n be_v exercise_v by_o they_o and_o that_o necessary_o infer_v our_o obligation_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o their_o exercise_n of_o they_o jeanes_n here_o you_o explicate_v your_o meaning_n by_o first_o a_o concession_n 2._o by_o instance_n and_o then_o you_o produce_v pretend_a argument_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o proposition_n which_o i_o say_v be_v incumbent_n on_o you_o to_o confirm_v 1._o you_o lie_v down_o a_o concession_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o here_o necessary_o ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o succeed_a age_n shall_v institute_v 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