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all_o mankind_n from_o it_o as_o to_o any_o external_a discovery_n and_o convincement_n thereof_o and_o cancel_v such_o a_o sin_n unless_o we_o can_v find_v one_o that_o will_v confess_v himself_o to_o maintain_v a_o thing_n against_o his_o own_o conscience_n soc._n if_o i_o so_o do_v the_o protestant_n for_o they_o also_o hold_v none_o guilty_a of_o heresy_n for_o deny_v any_o thing_n declare_v by_o the_o church_n unless_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o whatever_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o church_n be_v reveal_v by_o god_n and_o of_o this_o sufficient_a reason_n they_o make_v not_o the_o church_n or_o superior_n but_o themselves_o the_o judge_n conference_n v._o his_o plea_n for_o his_o not_o be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n 1._o that_o the_o socinian_n church_n have_v not_o forsake_v the_o whole_a church_n catholic_n or_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o it_o but_o only_o leave_v one_o part_n of_o it_o that_o be_v corrupt_v and_o reform_v another_o part_n i.e._n 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