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much_o of_o your_o usual_a corruption_n as_o common_o your_o note_n do_v other_o thing_n it_o have_v not_o worth_a the_o nothing_o down_o mat._n 12._o 25._o the_o text_n every_o kingdom_n ⸫_o divide_a against_o itself_o shall_v be_v make_v desolate_a and_o every_o city_n or_o house_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v not_o stand_v the_o note_n therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heretic_n can_v not_o possible_o stand_v because_o it_o be_v always_o full_a of_o division_n and_o dissension_n the_o answer_n if_o all_o heresy_n and_o sect_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v rake_v out_o and_o all_o their_o contention_n and_o strife_n number_v yet_o neither_o in_o number_n nor_o in_o weight_n can_v they_o exceed_v the_o strife_n that_o have_v be_v and_o be_v among_o our_o popish_a heretic_n themselves_o wherefore_o as_o their_o kingdom_n have_v already_o begin_v to_o fall_v so_o it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o endure_v mat._n 12._o 33._o the_o text_n either_o ⸫_o make_v the_o tree_n good_a and_o 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first_o create_v 9_o and_o not_o otherwise_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o our_o rhemist_n learn_v this_o of_o their_o captain_n pelagius_n and_o that_o they_o go_v about_o by_o augustine_n to_o prove_v that_o which_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o our_o will_n now_o matt._n 13._o 13._o the_o text_n therefore_o in_o parable_n i_o speak_v to_o they_o because_o see_v they_o see_v not_o and_z ⸫_o hear_n they_o hear_v not_o neither_o do_v they_o understande_v the_o note_n when_o god_n word_n be_v preach_v they_o proper_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v that_o have_v heart_n to_o obey_v and_o they_o hear_v do_v not_o hear_v which_o hear_v by_o sense_n of_o their_o body_n and_o obey_v not_o by_o consent_n of_o their_o heart_n august_n de_fw-mi do_v perseverantiae_fw-la cap._n 14._o the_o answer_n we_o like_o augustine_n exposition_n very_o well_o and_o pray_v to_o god_n most_o hearty_o for_o you_o that_o he_o in_o mercy_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o withdraw_v from_o you_o that_o his_o 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man_n from_o the_o true_a catholic_a and_o universal_a church_n and_o so_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o pit_n of_o perdition_n john_n 8._o 49._o the_o text_n jesus_n answer_v ⸫_o i_o have_v no_o devil_n but_o i_o do_v honour_n my_o father_n and_o you_o have_v dishonour_v i_o the_o note_n he_o deni_v not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o samaritane_n because_o he_o be_v our_o keeper_n or_o protector_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v and_o because_o he_o be_v indeed_o that_o merciful_a samaritane_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o wound_a man_n luk._n 10._o 33._o august_n tract_n 43._o in_o john_n the_o answer_n augustine_n as_o some_o other_o also_o of_o the_o father_n be_v much_o delight_v with_o allegory_n sometime_o more_o then_o enough_o but_o why_o do_v you_o not_o spare_v augustine_n here_o where_o you_o need_v he_o not_o and_o use_v he_o afore_o in_o that_o you_o know_v will_v be_v deny_v to_o you_o to_o prove_v that_o work_n make_v man_n the_o child_n of_o abraham_n what_o be_v it_o not_o 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