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8. Besides the Romish catholics, there is a genera 

 tion of sectaries, the anabaptists, browriists, and others 

 of their kinds ; they have been several times very 

 busy in this kingdom, under the colour of zeal for 

 reformation of religion : the king your master knows 

 their disposition very well ; a small touch will put 

 him in mind of them ; he had experience of them in 

 Scotland, I hope he will beware of them in England ; 

 a little countenance or connivency sets them on fire. 



9. Order and decent ceremonies in the Church 

 are not only comely, but commendable ; but there 

 must be great care not to introduce innovations, they 

 will quickly prove scandalous ; men are naturally 

 over-prone to suspicion ; the true protestant religion 

 is seated in the golden mean ; the enemies unto her 

 are the extremes on either hand. 



10. The persons of church-men are to be had in 

 due respect for their work s sake, and protected from 

 scorn ; but if a clergyman be loose and scandalous, 

 he must not be patronized nor winked at ; the exam 

 ple of a few such corrupt many. 



11. Great care must be taken, that the patrimony 

 of the Church be not sacrilegiously diverted to lay 

 uses : his majesty in his time hath religiously stop 

 ped a leak that did much harm, and would else have 

 done more. Be sure, as much as in you lies, stop the 

 like upon all occasions. 



12. Colleges and schools of learning are to be 

 cherished and encouraged, there to breed up a new 

 stock to furnish the Church and commonwealth when 

 the old store are transplanted. This kingdom hath 



