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either_o if_o they_o repent_v to_o 16.17_o forgive_v they_o or_o if_o they_o repent_v not_o to_o follow_v they_o further_o 17_o unto_o the_o church_n and_o even_o to_o excommunication_n for_o their_o obstinate_a violate_v god_n law_n that_o they_o have_v not_o power_n or_o freedom_n to_o profess_v and_o practice_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o these_o thing_n appear_v by_o their_o servile_a subjection_n to_o the_o hierarchy_n law_n and_o canon_n which_o be_v among_o they_o whereby_o they_o be_v restreyn_v from_o profess_v and_o practise_v any_o further_a truth_n than_o be_v by_o law_n establish_v among_o they_o but_o must_v obey_v &_o follow_v all_o that_o their_o spiritual_a lord_n the_o bishop_n do_v enjoin_v they_o and_o may_v not_o speak_v against_o or_o reprove_v any_o of_o the_o abomination_n that_o be_v in_o their_o church_n worship_n ministry_n ceremony_n etc._n etc._n neither_o have_v power_n to_o deal_v according_a to_o that_o rule_n of_o christ_n mat._n 18_o 15._o &c_n &c_n for_o any_o sin_n be_v it_o never_o so_o horrible_a and_o manifest_a but_o must_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o prelate_n or_o hiâ—_n commissarie_n who_o at_o his_o pleasure_n buy_v and_o sell_v the_o sin_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n this_o bondage_n the_o people_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o if_o they_o have_v and_o enjoin_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v 32_o the_o truth_n for_o that_o truth_n will_v make_v they_o free_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o in_o this_o sort_n be_v 23_o servant_n of_o man_n but_o now_o not_o haâ—ing_v power_n to_o profess_v much_o less_o to_o practice_v the_o truth_n nor_o to_o reprove_v the_o evil_n that_o reign_v among_o they_o not_o have_v the_o free_a use_n of_o god_n word_n in_o private_a nor_o the_o right_a and_o lawful_a ministry_n or_o use_n thereof_o in_o public_a they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v christ_n for_o their_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n 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no_o communion_n for_o â—nstead_o of_o true_a spiritual_a prayer_n and_o praise_n the_o fruit_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o his_o â—eoâ—le_n they_o read_v a_o write_a liturgy_n translate_v out_o of_o the_o mass_n book_n and_o accord_v as_o they_o be_v stint_v in_o the_o same_o they_o speak_v observe_v also_o the_o many_o popish_a ordinance_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n command_v in_o the_o same_o as_o their_o holy_a and_o festival_n day_n holy_a eve_n and_o fast_a dâ—yes_n absolution_n of_o sin_n by_o their_o priest_n confirmation_n of_o baptism_n by_o theâ—r_a prelate_n profanation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o priâ—ate_a administration_n and_o howsling_n with_o they_o by_o gossip_n by_o idolatrous_a sign_n and_o gesture_n of_o croâ—â—e_n kneel_v &c._n &c._n also_o marry_v by_o the_o priest_n with_o sign_n of_o the_o ring_n church_v of_o woman_n burial_n of_o the_o dead_a reading_z curse_n or_o commination_n in_o stead_n of_o discipline_n beside_o the_o sundry_a error_n and_o untruth_n in_o 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himself_o and_o the_o conformist_n of_o far_o great_a esteem_n in_o this_o church_n than_o the_o reformist_n whether_o this_o be_v not_o a_o plain_a schism_n and_o mr_n bern_n a_o factious_a person_n thus_o to_o carry_v hâ—mselfe_n in_o a_o church_n let_v himself_o say_v as_o also_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o fâ—r_v this_o ipso_fw-la â—acto_fw-la excommunicate_v by_o force_n of_o theâ—r_n own_o canon_n which_o say_v 9_o whosoever_o shall_v hereafter_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v approve_v by_o the_o apostle_n rule_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o combine_v themselves_o together_o in_o a_o new_a brotherhood_n account_v the_o christians_n who_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o doctrine_n government_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v profane_a and_o unmeet_a for_o they_o to_o join_v with_o in_o christian_a profession_n let_v they_o be_v excommunicate_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o not_o restore_v 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