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the_o xxiv_o case_n concern_v thing_n indifferent_a in_o religious_a worship_n consider_v or_o the_o resolver_n better_o resolve_v by_o his_o own_o principle_n and_o non-conformists'_a more_o confirm_v also_o the_o grand_a case_n touch_v minister_n conformity_n with_o the_o double_a supplement_n thereunto_o annex_v brief_o discuss_v rom._n 15.22_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o condemn_v not_o himself_o in_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o allow_v and_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o allow_v not_o himself_o in_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o condemn_v london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1663._o question_n whether_o thing_n inexpedient_a or_o pure_o indifferent_a such_o as_o our_o english_a ceremony_n be_v may_v be_v impose_v by_o man_n lawful_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n or_o if_o impose_v may_v lawful_o be_v submit_v assent_v and_o consent_v unto_o this_o grand_a question_n have_v three_o head_n of_o dispute_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n 1._o of_o the_o imposition_n of_o they_o in_o worship_n 2._o of_o 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circumstantial_a rite_n to_o attend_v the_o worship_n but_o rite_n of_o worship_n or_o ceremonial_a ritual_a worship_n that_o be_v part_n of_o worship_n for_o worship_n be_v divide_v into_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a which_o distinction_n be_v idle_a and_o vain_a if_o ceremony_n be_v not_o worship_n or_o part_n of_o worship_n the_o learned_a casuist_n and_o other_o fear_v this_o may_v fall_v foul_a upon_o our_o ceremony_n have_v confound_v ceremony_n with_o circumstance_n or_o at_o least_o have_v equivocal_o use_v the_o word_n for_o pag._n 6._o he_o speak_v of_o circumstance_n proper_o so_o call_v as_o time_n place_n habit_n pure_o indifferent_a in_o a_o general_a consideration_n abstract_o from_o inconveniency_n but_o he_o know_v that_o those_o circumstance_n determine_v by_o god_n be_v make_v also_o ceremony_n institution_n divine_v make_v this_o alteration_n in_o or_o give_v this_o addition_n to_o they_o and_o will_v not_o humane_a institution_n also_o of_o sacred_a mystical_a symbolical_a significant_a rite_n do_v the_o same_o that_o shall_v be_v try_v hereafter_o but_o in_o another_o place_n pag._n 145._o speak_v of_o such_o ceremony_n he_o confound_v or_o darken_v the_o sense_n by_o a_o distinction_n to_o this_o effect_n ceremony_n may_v be_v appoint_v to_o signify_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n or_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o sacrament_n or_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o receive_v any_o blessing_n from_o god_n and_o this_o be_v very_o dangerous_a if_o corrupt_a and_o superstitious_a man_n at_o any_o time_n rule_v the_o church_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o by_o right_n and_o ceremony_n we_o mean_v only_o the_o circumstance_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o by_o significancy_n that_o they_o be_v fit_v to_o commend_v the_o exercise_n with_o order_n and_o decency_n to_o express_v the_o gravity_n and_o devotion_n of_o the_o worshipper_n i_o can_v discover_v so_o much_o danger_n but_o 1._o shall_v not_o man_n speak_v proper_o in_o such_o a_o controversy_n as_o this_o distinguish_v ceremony_n from_o circumstance_n do_v any_o that_o will_v be_v understand_v call_v mere_a circumstance_n of_o order_n etc._n etc._n ceremony_n be_v not_o natural_a and_o civil_a circumstance_n so_o far_o significant_a to_o express_v gravity_n and_o devotion_n and_o tend_v to_o edification_n and_o yet_o no_o sacred_a ceremony_n 2._o though_o our_o ceremony_n do_v not_o signify_v immediate_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n or_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o sacrament_n yet_o do_v they_o signify_v duty_n on_o our_o part_n purity_n constancy_n humility_n and_o unless_o they_o be_v idle_a and_o vain_a and_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o worship_n they_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o receive_v some_o blessing_n from_o god_n by_o a_o moral_a operation_n of_o those_o grace_n and_o duty_n intend_v to_o be_v signify_v in_o their_o institution_n and_o this_o will_v easy_o multiply_v their_o number_n and_o in_o his_o judgement_n render_v they_o dangerous_a till_o as_o he_o say_v they_o become_v stench_n in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o sober_a and_o staid_a man_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o 2._o inexpedient_a thing_n this_o word_n have_v need_v to_o be_v explain_v for_o it_o may_v have_v a_o double_a sense_n 1._o privative_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o not_o expedient_a and_o so_o be_v the_o same_o almost_o with_o those_o thing_n the_o casuist_n call_v pure_o indifferent_a of_o which_o in_o the_o next_o place_n and_o often_o call_v they_o inconvenient_a 2._o positive_o as_o direct_o contrary_a to_o expedient_a which_o signify_v thing_n useful_a helpful_a in_o worship_n or_o to_o the_o worship_n he_o give_v we_o this_o notion_n of_o they_o when_o he_o say_v p._n 49._o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v expedient_a not_o hurtful_a to_o the_o church_n not_o troublesome_a to_o good_a conscience_n not_o burdensome_a thing_n inexpedient_a therefore_o in_o worship_n be_v such_o as_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o worship_n or_o worshipper_n troublesome_a burdensome_a in_o a_o word_n any_o thing_n that_o violate_v those_o 7_o rule_n require_v in_o the_o imposition_n of_o indifferent_a thing_n in_o worship_n case_n 8._o p._n 33._o and_o in_o this_o sense_n i_o think_v the_o rev._n casuist_n do_v or_o shall_v understand_v the_o word_n inexpedient_a as_o a_o degree_n worse_o than_o purely-indifferent_a which_o also_o for_o their_o uselesseness_n in_o worship_n be_v unlawful_o impose_v by_o the_o church_n or_o magistrate_n as_o we_o shall_v hear_v he_o assert_v anon_o but_o yet_o which_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o process_n of_o his_o discourse_n he_o confound_v thing_n inexpedient_a with_o thing_n mere_o or_o privative_o inconvenient_a or_o unfit_a the_o instance_n be_v many_o pag._n 80._o inconveniency_n and_o inexpediency_n pag._n 81._o any_o thing_n unfit_a and_o inconvenient_a pag._n 89._o inconvenience_n only_o pag._n 91._o a_o inexpedient_a indifferent_a thing_n pag._n 109._o somewhat_o inexpedient_a bare_o inexpedient_a pag._n 105._o but_o under_o
and_o consent_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o term_n of_o the_o question_n be_v thus_o explain_v we_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o thing_n propound_v how_o far_o party_n agree_v ii_o postulata_fw-la sive_fw-la concessa_fw-la 1._o thing_n use_v or_o to_o be_v use_v in_o worship_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n necessary_a unlawful_a or_o of_o a_o middle_a sort_n of_o themselves_o neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a but_o make_v so_o by_o circumstance_n call_v thing_n indifferent_a 1._o necessary_a as_o command_v by_o god_n and_o they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n in_o special_a as_o the_o particular_a ordinance_n the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n or_o in_o general_a as_o the_o necessary_a circumstance_n tend_v to_o decency_n order_n and_o edification_n 1_o cor._n 14_o 40._o this_o distinction_n be_v give_v we_o by_o the_o casuist_n in_o a_o little_a other_o term_n case_v 12._o pag._n 67._o a_o thing_n be_v necessary_a either_o proper_o as_o express_o command_v by_o god_n or_o occasionary_o as_o expedient_a that_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o circumstance_n and_o so_o general_o command_v also_o thing_n expedient_a then_o be_v necessary_a in_o worship_n by_o a_o occasional_a or_o secondary_a necessity_n let_v that_o be_v remember_v 2._o unlawful_a or_o sinful_a from_o some_o prohibition_n from_o god_n and_o that_o as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o former_a either_o in_o special_a as_o forbid_v by_o express_a word_n as_o image_n in_o the_o second_o commandment_n or_o in_o general_a and_o by_o consequence_n as_o all_o imagination_n and_o invention_n of_o man_n add_v to_o divine_a worship_n which_o be_v prohibit_v in_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o the_o same_o commandment_n and_o also_o such_o circumstance_n as_o be_v indecent_a unorderly_o and_o against_o edification_n in_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o that_o precept_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o this_o distinction_n be_v own_v and_o give_v we_o also_o by_o the_o casuist_n in_o the_o same_o place_n pag._n 68_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v sinful_a either_o in_o itself_o that_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n as_o direct_o prohibit_v by_o god_n or_o by_o some_o inconvenience_n in_o its_o use_n that_o be_v when_o it_o be_v inexpedient_a to_o be_v use_v in_o worship_n inexpedient_a as_o to_o the_o use_n as_o he_o express_v himself_o there_o pag._n 66._o thing_n inexpedient_a then_o as_o violate_v order_n decency_n etc._n etc._n be_v unlawful_a in_o worship_n let_v this_o be_v remember_v also_o against_o anon_o 3._o indifferent_a of_o a_o middle_a sort_n in_o themselves_o neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a as_o moral_o consider_v or_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n but_o by_o circumstance_n they_o may_v become_v good_a or_o bad_a or_o to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n very_o apt_a by_o reason_n of_o circumstance_n to_o tend_v unto_o to_o swerve_v unto_o to_o become_v or_o appear_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a now_o what_o those_o circumstance_n be_v that_o change_n they_o into_o good_a or_o bad_a he_o do_v not_o thereby_o tell_v we_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v but_o yet_o we_o may_v collect_v his_o sense_n or_o meaning_n by_o what_o be_v already_o say_v and_o more_o hereafter_o viz._n they_o then_o become_v good_a yea_o necessary_a when_o they_o be_v expedient_a for_o decency_n order_n etc._n etc._n and_o bad_a i.e._n sinful_a when_o they_o be_v inconvenient_a or_o inexpedient_a for_o those_o end_n that_o be_v hurtful_a in_o their_o use_n for_o a_o close_a of_o the_o first_o concession_n i_o shall_v only_o take_v and_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o method_n of_o the_o casuist_n in_o the_o former_a part_n treat_v of_o the_o imposition_n of_o thing_n in_o worship_n he_o only_o deny_v the_o power_n to_o impose_v thing_n pure_o indifferent_a and_o inexpedient_a suppose_v indeed_o that_o as_o necessary_a thing_n be_v command_v by_o god_n and_o impose_v so_o sinful_a thing_n may_v not_o be_v impose_v by_o man_n but_o say_v nothing_o of_o thing_n doubtful_a or_o significant_a &c_n &c_n but_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o submission_n he_o instance_n in_o and_o put_v five_o case_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v if_o such_o thing_n be_v impose_v viz._n 1._o necessary_a thing_n 2._o expedient_a 3._o pure_o indifferent_a 4._o inexpedient_a 5._o sinful_a in_o which_o proceed_v this_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o he_o mislead_v himself_o and_o his_o reader_n by_o this_o gradation_n as_o if_o all_o the_o 4_o former_a be_v sinless_a and_o lawful_a and_o the_o last_o sort_n only_o sinful_a in_o worship_n but_o it_o already_o appear_v by_o what_o have_v already_o be_v say_v and_o will_v do_v more_o hereafter_o that_o as_o the_o two_o first_o sort_n be_v only_o lawful_a in_o worship_n so_o the_o three_o last_o be_v all_o unlawful_a there_o either_o in_o themselves_o as_o those_o he_o call_v sinful_a or_o by_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o their_o use_n as_o the_o three_o and_o four_o and_o so_o steal_v in_o this_o mist_n this_o opinion_n that_o thing_n pure_o indifferent_a or_o inexpedient_a without_o the_o former_a distinction_n be_v lawful_a in_o worship_n his_o argument_n for_o submission_n seem_v so_o rational_a and_o plausible_a take_v from_o peace_n duty_n safety_n in_o a_o word_n as_o he_o mistake_v so_o he_o mis-state_n the_o question_n dispute_v for_o submission_n to_o thing_n lawful_a in_o themselves_o when_o he_o shall_v prove_v thing_n inconvenient_a in_o their_o use_n in_o worship_n may_v lawful_o be_v submit_v to_o this_o observation_n be_v remember_v we_o thankful_o accept_v this_o first_o concession_n and_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o 2._o nothing_o sinful_a or_o unlawful_a may_v be_v either_o impose_v or_o submit_v unto_o in_o divine_a worship_n 1._o not_o impose_v this_o need_v no_o proof_n as_o confess_v by_o all_o that_o know_v what_o religion_n be_v and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n mean_n but_o we_o have_v the_o assent_n and_o consent_v of_o our_o rev._n casuist_n often_o attest_v in_o this_o point_n for_o put_v the_o case_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o thing_n sinful_a be_v impose_v he_o deprecate_v any_o mistake_v of_o be_v a_o advocate_n for_o sin_n or_o sinful_a imposition_n and_o present_o after_o resolve_n such_o imposition_n be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o if_o not_o obey_v to_o what_o end_n be_v they_o impose_v yea_o when_o he_o resolve_v before_o that_o thing_n pure_o indifferent_a and_o inexpedient_a can_v lawful_o be_v impose_v in_o worship_n much_o more_o will_v he_o deny_v thing_n sinful_a to_o be_v lawful_o impose_v 2._o not_o submit_v to_o if_o impose_v this_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o case_n pag._n 119._o peremptory_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n august_n and_o bernard_n thing_n of_o themselves_o and_o material_o evil_a as_o they_o can_v just_o be_v command_v so_o they_o can_v lawful_o be_v do_v yea_o in_o another_o case_n what_o if_o they_o seem_v sinful_a to_o we_o though_o lawful_a in_o themselves_o if_o after_o sincere_a and_o serious_a disquisition_n they_o seem_v still_o sinful_a to_o we_o he_o peremptory_o conclude_v we_o must_v not_o obey_v pag._n 126._o much_o less_o if_o it_o be_v sinful_a in_o itself_o but_o see_v some_o thing_n be_v sinful_a not_o material_o or_o in_o themselves_o but_o in_o their_o use_n what_o will_v he_o resolve_v in_o the_o latter_a case_n whether_o may_v such_o thing_n be_v impose_v in_o worship_n or_o if_o impose_v be_v submit_v to_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o sully_v and_o clear_o will_v have_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o present_a controversy_n but_o he_o either_o wave_n it_o or_o obscure_v it_o yet_o something_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o it_o in_o the_o next_o concession_n 3._o no_o inexpedient_a thing_n may_v lawful_o be_v impose_v in_o worship_n authority_n see_v pag._n 69._o there_o be_v a_o pre-obligation_n upon_o authority_n to_o impose_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v expedient_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o p._n 73._o admit_v the_o exert_n of_o power_n in_o require_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v lawful_a but_o inexpedient_a to_o be_v unwarrantable_a as_o a_o abuse_n of_o authority_n or_o submit_v to_o 1._o not_o impose_v this_o be_v full_o yield_v we_o pag._n 36._o case_n 8._o it_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a and_o indeed_o against_o common_a reason_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a in_o church-governor_n to_o impose_v any_o thing_n about_o god_n worship_n that_o be_v only_o indifferent_a and_o lawful_a in_o its_o self_n but_o not_o expedient_a have_v he_o give_v we_o his_o reason_n against_o imposition_n of_o such_o thing_n in_o worship_n as_o he_o do_v in_o thing_n pure_o indifferent_a he_o have_v do_v noble_a service_n to_o the_o church_n yet_o something_o he_o hint_v in_o the_o word_n allege_v be_v against_o the_o apostle_n rule_n and_o common_a reason_n to_o impose_v such_o thing_n and_o more_o explicit_o in_o the_o word_n afore_o these_o immediate_o all_o
obedience_n in_o act_v those_o imposition_n which_o involve_v our_o assent_n and_o consent_n either_o unfeigned_a or_o hypocritical_a but_o i_o return_v to_o the_o rev._n casuist_n and_o have_v he_o not_o in_o his_o title_n page_n limit_v his_o discourse_n to_o religious_a matter_n that_o be_v matter_n of_o divine_a worship_n i_o shall_v have_v suggest_v another_o distinction_n between_o civil_a and_o sacred_a affair_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o power_n of_o superior_n in_o both_o of_o these_o it_o may_v give_v a_o little_a light_n to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v brief_o touch_v it_o in_o civil_a affair_n the_o supreme_a authority_n may_v impose_v some_o thing_n inconvenient_a or_o inexpedient_a that_o be_v perhaps_o hurtful_a to_o the_o business_n and_o to_o the_o subject_n or_o inferior_n and_o must_v also_o be_v obey_v but_o in_o religion_n and_o worship_n as_o he_o may_v impose_v nothing_o inexpedient_a as_o be_v grant_v above_o so_o if_o he_o do_v impose_v such_o thing_n in_o worship_n with_o the_o limitation_n and_o former_a distinction_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o this_o i_o shall_v brief_o make_v good_a against_o he_o by_o his_o own_o principle_n and_o concession_n and_o other_o reason_n 1._o no_o sinful_a or_o unlawful_a thing_n may_v be_v impose_v or_o submit_v to_o in_o worship_n but_o thing_n inconvenient_a in_o their_o use_n be_v sinful_a see_v the_o first_o concession_n paragr_n 2._o a_o thing_n may_v be_v sinful_a either_o in_o itself_o or_o by_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o its_o use_n p_o 68_o therefore_o they_o may_v not_o be_v submit_v to_o 2_o no_o inexpedient_a thing_n may_v be_v impose_v or_o submit_v to_o in_o worship_n this_o be_v yield_v in_o the_o three_o concession_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o be_v sinful_a so_o he_o affirm_v afore_o pag._n 35_o 36._o all_o thing_n that_o be_v indifferent_a and_o not_o expedient_a be_v not_o lawful_a but_o sinful_a but_o thing_n pure_o indifferent_a be_v inexpedient_a in_o worship_n this_o be_v also_o his_o own_o expression_n now_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o thing_n pure_o indifferent_a to_o call_v they_o inconvenient_a not_o expedient_a and_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o pure_o indifferent_a thing_n impose_v in_o worship_n be_v inconvenient_a in_o their_o use_n and_o not_o expedient_a or_o inexpedient_a if_o he_o take_v these_o term_n for_o the_o same_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v submit_v to_o 3._o no_o thing_n that_o cause_v the_o submitter_n to_o they_o to_o profane_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a against_o the_o three_o commandment_n be_v to_o be_v submit_v to_o though_o they_o be_v impose_v this_o can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v deny_v but_o pure_o indifferent_a thing_n that_o be_v by_o his_o own_o exposition_n such_o as_o be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o service_n or_o worship_n but_o idle_a useless_a superfluous_a perhaps_o ridiculous_a do_v profane_a the_o worship_n of_o god_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v submit_v to_o 4._o nothing_o that_o violate_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n concern_v order_n decency_n and_o edification_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o aught_o to_o be_v impose_v or_o if_o impose_v submit_v to_o that_o such_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v impose_v be_v assert_v strong_o pag._n 43._o nothing_n that_o be_v disorderly_a indecent_a or_o against_o edification_n in_o god_n worship_n can_v warrantable_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o church_n but_o thing_n pure_o indifferent_a describe_v as_o afore_o be_v indecent_a disorderly_a and_o unedifying_a in_o worship_n ergo_fw-la not_o to_o be_v impose_v and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o be_v submit_v to_o because_o they_o be_v sinful_a against_o the_o apostle_n precept_n much_o more_o may_v be_v add_v but_o i_o forbear_v till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o hypothesis_n in_o our_o ceremony_n i_o have_v be_v large_a in_o this_o i_o shall_v bâ—_n short_a in_o the_o next_o concession_n 5._o nothing_o real_o superstitious_a may_v be_v impose_v in_o worship_n or_o if_o impose_v submit_v to_o 1._o not_o impose_v for_o that_o be_v a_o manifest_a injury_n to_o and_o violation_n as_o of_o the_o whole_a first_o table_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o general_n so_o of_o the_o second_o commandment_n thereof_o in_o special_a which_o forbid_v all_o superstitious_a worship_n as_o false_a our_o rev._n casuist_n speak_v not_o express_o of_o this_o case_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o such_o thing_n but_o comprehend_v it_o as_o i_o suppose_v under_o the_o general_a of_o thing_n sinful_a and_o unlawful_a and_o that_o be_v enough_o against_o the_o imposition_n of_o they_o 2._o and_o as_o for_o submission_n to_o they_o he_o seem_v to_o grant_v that_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v real_o such_o as_o by_o some_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v they_o need_v not_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v submit_v to_o to_o discover_v his_o judgement_n herein_o he_o put_v a_o case_n wherein_n do_v superstition_n or_o the_o appearance_n thereof_o consist_v pag._n 129._o and_o he_o reduce_v all_o to_o 4_o head_n 1._o merit_n 2._o worship_n 3._o perfection_n 4._o necessity_n whether_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o superstition_n fall_v under_o these_o 4_o head_n i_o be_o not_o full_o satisfy_v but_o he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o grant_v that_o if_o they_o be_v true_o and_o real_o superstitious_a we_o may_v lawful_o disobey_v the_o imposition_n of_o they_o but_o of_o this_o more_o in_o hypothesi_fw-la 6._o nothing_o doubtful_a or_o suspicious_a of_o sinfulness_n ought_v to_o be_v impose_v in_o worship_n or_o if_o impose_v submit_v to_o for_o the_o imposition_n of_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o rev._n casuist_n say_v nothing_o or_o but_o little_a direct_o as_o not_o make_v it_o a_o disputable_a case_n only_o by_o consequence_n he_o say_v something_o to_o it_o in_o another_o case_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o a_o thing_n seem_v sinful_a to_o we_o and_o he_o seem_v to_o resolve_v it_o negative_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o submit_v unto_o it_o for_o pag._n 124._o he_o thus_o bespeak_v his_o private_a person_n if_o thy_o disquisition_n for_o satisfaction_n have_v bring_v thou_o to_o this_o that_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o doubt_n whether_o thou_o may_v obey_v or_o no_o first_o i_o recommend_v thou_o to_o that_o excellent_a casuist_n the_o rev._n b._n of_o lincoln_n but_o what_o if_o he_o satisfy_v he_o not_o then_o hear_v his_o own_o resolution_n pag._n 126._o if_o the_o thing_n require_v appear_v sinful_a to_o thou_o still_o thou_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n thou_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o peace_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n thou_o may_v not_o obey_v thence_o will_v i_o infer_v if_o in_o doubtful_a thing_n i_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o obey_v for_o if_o i_o doubt_v and_o do_v a_o thing_n especial_o in_o worship_n i_o sin_n the_o magistrate_n seem_v preobliged_n not_o to_o command_v such_o thing_n for_o to_o what_o end_n if_o the_o 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