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oppose_v this_o will_v discern_v that_o they_o do_v full_a ill_a service_n to_o christianity_n if_o they_o consider_v what_o now_o i_o shall_v propound_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o strength_n of_o i_o and_o weakness_n of_o their_o allegation_n and_o that_o in_o brief_a be_v this_o as_o the_o asseveration_n of_o some_o one_o or_o two_o father_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o canonical_a authority_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n or_o of_o the_o 3_o d_o book_n of_o esdras_n i_o not_o need_v at_o this_o time_n to_o name_v any_o other_o which_o yet_o from_o the_o generality_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n we_o know_v notwithstanding_o sufficient_o not_o to_o be_v canonical_a yea_o i_o add_v the_o positive_a rejection_n by_o some_o one_o or_o few_o father_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n and_o s._n jude_n which_o yet_o we_o know_v from_o the_o generality_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o ancient_a writer_n certain_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o they_o cease_v not_o up_z and_o down_o clamour_v that_o this_o be_v not_o witness_v in_o any_o write_a word_n of_o god_n yet_o the_o same_o s._n augustine_n beside_o that_o he_o profess_v to_o find_v authority_n for_o it_o ex_fw-la veteribus_fw-la libris_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la evangelio_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o out_o of_o the_o gospel_n though_o not_o authoritatem_fw-la evidentem_fw-la praecepti_fw-la yet_o habet_fw-la say_v he_o quadragesima_fw-la jejuniorum_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la &_o in_o v._o l._n &_o ex_fw-la evangelio_n have_v he_o find_v it_o neither_o evident_o nor_o obscure_o or_o at_o all_o in_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o will_v never_o have_v allow_v the_o opposer_n to_o have_v abuse_v so_o his_o word_n to_o their_o conclusion_n as_o shall_v now_o appear_v from_o his_o doctrine_n not_o in_o one_o but_o many_o of_o his_o undoubted_a work_n never_o retract_v nor_o in_o their_o allegation_n from_o he_o contradict_v this_o holy_a father_n thus_o write_v speak_v of_o a_o certain_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 2._o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la contra_fw-la donatistas_n c._n 7._o quam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la credo_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolicâ_fw-la traditione_n venientem_fw-la sicut_fw-la multa_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-fr inveniuntur_fw-la in_o literis_fw-la eorum_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o conciliis_fw-la posteriorum_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la universam_fw-la custodiuntur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la tradita_fw-la &_o commendata_fw-la creduntur_fw-la which_o custom_n i_o believe_v to_o have_v come_v from_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o their_o write_n nor_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o follow_a time_n and_o yet_o because_o they_o be_v observe_v through_o the_o church_n universal_a be_v believe_v to_o have_v be_v by_o they_o deliver_v and_o commend_v ibid._n l._n 4._o c._n 6._o illa_fw-la 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