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yet it followeth not, that [all Law and Order is gone,] as long as all Laws and Orders stand that are visibly subservient to the Laws of God, and to his Sovereignty, or consistent with them, and when the Subject submitteth to suffering where he dare not obey.

yet it followeth not, that [all Law and Order is gone,] as long as all Laws and Orders stand that are visibly subservient to the Laws of God, and to his Soveraignty, or consistent with them, and when the Subject submitteth to suffering where he dare not obey.

[On the contrary we judge,¹ that if the Liturgy should be altered as is there required,² not only a multitude, but the generality of the soberest and most loyal Children of the Church of England would justly be offended, since such an alteration would be a virtual Concession that this Liturgy were an intolerable burden to tender consciences, a direct cause of Schism, a superstitious usage, (upon which pretences it is here desired to be altered) which would at once both justify all those which have so obstinately separated from it, as the only pious, tender-conscienced men, and condemn all those that have adhered to that, in conscience of their duty and loyalty, with their loss or hazard of estates, lives and fortunes, as men superstitious, schismatical, and void of Religion and Conscience. For this reason, and th•se that follow, we cannot consent to such an alteration as is desired, till these pretences be proved, which we conceive in no wise to be done in these Papers; and shall give Reasons for this our Judgement.]

[On the contrary we judge,¹ that if the Liturgie should be altered as is there required,²