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221._o ad_fw-la consentium_fw-la qui_fw-la scripturas_fw-la in_o authoritate_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o those_o speak_n of_o the_o heretical_a scripturist_n of_o his_o time_n who_o allege_v scripture_n for_o authority_n make_v show_v to_o affect_v the_o scripture_n when_o indeed_o they_o affect_v their_o own_o error_n and_o thus_o grave_a judge_n in_o all_o humility_n i_o take_v my_o leave_n beseech_v you_o even_o for_o your_o own_o soul_n health_n that_o in_o your_o seat_n and_o tribunal_n of_o judicature_n you_o do_v so_o judge_v as_o that_o hereafter_o yourselves_o be_v not_o judge_v especial_o i_o mean_v when_o god_n anoint_v priest_n or_o poor_a distress_a catholic_n guilty_a only_o of_o treason_n if_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v term_v commit_v in_o profess_v the_o ancient_a faith_n of_o christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n shall_v become_v the_o subject_n of_o your_o judgment_n but_o even_o they_o remember_v that_o yourselves_o as_o be_v herein_o deputye_n to_o god_n deputye_n be_v 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in_o regard_n of_o its_o phrase_n or_o style_n chap._n 6._o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o scripture_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o father_n chap._n 7._o the_o testimony_n allege_v by_o our_o adversary_n out_o of_o the_o father_n for_o the_o scripture_n sole_a judge_n be_v answer_v chap._n 8._o the_o same_o difficulty_n acknowledge_v by_o our_o adversary_n chap._n 9_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o scripture_n for_o determine_v doubt_n in_o religion_n prove_v by_o argument_n draw_v from_o reason_n chap._n 10._o that_o it_o can_v be_v determine_v by_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v any_o scripture_n or_o word_n of_o god_n at_o all_o chap._n 11._o that_o heresy_n in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v maintain_v by_o the_o suppose_a warrant_n of_o scripture_n chap._n 12._o that_o our_o adversary_n do_v confess_v it_o to_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o heretic_n to_o fly_v to_o the_o scripture_n alone_o and_o that_o diverse_a of_o they_o therefore_o do_v appeal_v to_o the_o church_n as_o judge_n chap._n 13._o 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of_o antichrist_n in_o like_a sort_n do_v hierom_n and_o origen_n and_o chrysostome_n all_o writing_n upon_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o matthew_n as_o also_o lactantius_n 17._o lactantius_n l._n 7._o c._n 17._o theodoret_n malach._n theodoret_n in_o ult._n c._n malach._n and_o austin_n joan._n austin_n tract_n 4._o in_o joan._n do_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o former_a passage_n of_o scripture_n the_o come_n of_o elias_n in_o his_o own_o true_a and_o natural_a body_n 8._o as_o concern_v these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n touch_v his_o true_a and_o real_a be_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n uz._n this_o be_v my_o body_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o father_n first_o that_o our_o adversary_n can_v produce_v any_o one_o father_n among_o so_o many_o as_o have_v commented_a upon_o the_o say_a word_n which_o do_v interpret_v the_o say_a text_n figurative_o second_o that_o diverse_a of_o they_o have_v teach_v most_o express_o that_o the_o say_v word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v figurative_o but_o proper_o and_o literal_o thus_o we_o read_v that_o theophilact_n loeum_fw-la theophilact_n in_o hunc_fw-la loeum_fw-la chrysostome_n locum_fw-la chrysostome_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la both_o the_o cyrils_n mystag_n cyrils_n alexand_n epist_n ad_fw-la calofirium_fw-la hierosolym_n cateche_n 4._o mystag_n ambrose_n 5._o ambrose_n l._n 4._o de_fw-fr sacram._n cap._n 5._o eusebius_n emissenus_fw-la paschat_n emissenus_fw-la hom_n 5._o de_fw-fr paschat_n epiphanius_n ancorat_n epiphanius_n in_o ancorat_n and_o other_o do_v joint_o teach_v that_o in_o this_o point_n we_o have_v need_n of_o faith_n thereby_o to_o declare_v that_o which_o seem_v most_o absurd_a to_o our_o sense_n but_o to_o understand_v the_o word_n figurative_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v signify_v by_o bread_n be_v neither_o absurd_a in_o sense_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o great_a difficulty_n of_o faith_n require_v thereto_o 9_o in_o likesort_n 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