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credit_n against_o they_o have_v these_o express_a word_n scriptura_fw-la sacra_fw-la conclave_n quoddam_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la veritatum_fw-la quae_fw-la christianis_fw-la scitu_fw-la necessaria_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v a_o certain_a store-house_n of_o all_o truth_n which_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v know_v of_o christian_n in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o famous_a papist_n have_v these_o word_n 4._o contendentibus_fw-la itaque_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la haereticis_fw-la nos_fw-la alio_fw-la subsidio_fw-la nostram_fw-la oportet_fw-la tueri_fw-la causam_fw-la quam_fw-la scripturae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la therefore_o when_o heretic_n contend_v with_o we_o we_o must_v defend_v our_o cause_n by_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n these_o be_v the_o very_a express_a word_n of_o their_o own_o famous_a popish_a bishop_n of_o their_o holy_a saint_n of_o their_o glorious_a matyr_n who_o labour_v with_o might_n and_o main_a for_o the_o pope_n usurp_a soveraintie_n and_o defend_v the_o same_o in_o the_o best_a manner_n he_o be_v able_a and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o have_v bolt_v out_o unaware_o and_o against_o his_o will_n such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o truth_n which_o must_v needs_o in_o time_n prevail_v so_o much_o in_o plain_a term_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o overthrow_v all_o popery_n for_o ever_o and_o to_o cause_v all_o people_n that_o have_v any_o care_n of_o their_o salvation_n to_o renounce_v the_o pope_n and_o his_o abominable_a doctrine_n to_o their_o life_n end_n for_o first_o our_o popish_a bishop_n tell_v