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confusion_n such_o a_o piece_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o church-treachery_n and_o such_o a_o perfect_a satyr_n upon_o the_o government_n as_o deserve_v a_o worse_a shammatha_n than_o what_o be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la pronounce_v against_o he_o in_o the_o six_o canon_n for_o impugn_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n or_o at_o least_o it_o be_v a_o plea_n for_o such_o moderation_n as_o dr._n taylor_n 4._o taylor_n ductor_n dubit_n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o say_v have_v something_o of_o craft_n in_o it_o but_o little_a of_o ingenuity_n that_o may_v serve_v the_o end_n of_o outward_a charity_n or_o fantastic_a concord_n but_o not_o of_o truth_n and_o holiness_n moderation_n say_v bishop_n lany_n can_v be_v but_o between_o two_o extreme_n 4.11_o sermon_n on_o 1_o thes_n 4.11_o and_o what_o extreme_n be_v there_o in_o a_o settle_a church_n as_o in_o england_n unless_o the_o church_n be_v one_o extreme_a and_o the_o schismatic_a the_o other_o say_v the_o bishop_n but_o to_o show_v 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schismatic_n who_o shall_v
dare_v to_o publish_v that_o any_o separate_a church_n have_v of_o long_a time_n groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o certain_a grievance_n impose_v upon_o it_o speak_v before_o of_o god_n worship_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v presume_v so_o to_o do_v shall_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o not_o restore_v till_o they_o repent_v and_o public_o revoke_v such_o their_o wicked_a error_n and_o of_o the_o act_n for_o uniformity_n 1._o q_o eliz._n which_o say_v if_o any_o declare_v or_o speak_v any_o thing_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o common-prayer_n or_o any_o thing_n therein_o contain_v he_o shall_v lose_v and_o forfeit_v for_o his_o first_o offence_n the_o profit_n of_o all_o his_o spiritual_a benefice_n or_o promotion_n for_o one_o whole_a year_n and_o suffer_v imprisonment_n for_o six_o month_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n and_o for_o the_o second_o offence_n shall_v be_v imprison_v one_o whole_a year_n and_o deprive_v of_o all_o his_o 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