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witness_n who_o do_v direct_v our_o fore_n say_v jury_n in_o their_o verdict_n at_o who_o our_o adversary_n can_v take_v no_o exception_n just_o see_v they_o be_v man_n indifferent_a and_o not_o angry_a neither_o at_o our_o adversary_n not_o at_o we_o and_o who_o be_v much_o esteem_v of_o by_o the_o more_o advise_v and_o sober_a protestant_n 74._o chemint_a exam_n council_n trid._n part_n 1_o pag._n 74._o who_o to_o use_v their_o own_o word_n doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o primitive_a church_n receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o apostolical_a man_n not_o only_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n but_o also_o the_o right_n and_o native_a sense_n thereof_o and_o that_o we_o be_v great_o confirm_v 400_o confessio_fw-la bohemi_n pag._n 400_o in_o the_o true_a &_o sound_a sense_n of_o scripture_n by_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o that_o they_o be_v the_o true_a and_o best_a master_n of_o posterity_n go_v before_o &_o lead_v we_o the_o way_n and_o as_o mr._n bancroft_n late_a bishop_n of_o canterb_fw-ge say_v 379._o bancr_n survey_v pag._n 379._o for_o mr_n caluin_n and_o mr._n beza_n i_o do_v think_v of_o they_o as_o their_o writing_n deserve_v but_o yet_o i_o think_v better_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n i_o must_v confess_v section_n four_o the_o confession_n of_o twelve_o of_o the_o learnede_a of_o the_o adversary_n party_n three_o if_o the_o party_n own_o confession_n be_v of_o force_n as_o doubtless_o in_o all_o reason_n it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o convince_v your_o wisdom_n shall_v hear_v the_o grave_a of_o your_o adversary_n confirm_v by_o their_o ouwne_a confession_n this_o point_n of_o doctrine_n for_o us._n 1._o caluine_v our_o adversary_n prime_a man_n speak_v of_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n origen_n august_n and_o other_o how_o high_o they_o esteem_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n 2._o inst_z lib_n 4_o cap_n 2._o §._o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n answer_v &_o give_v his_o like_a reason_n there_o of_o 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