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and_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o our_o christian_n britan_n do_v never_o until_o saint_n augustine_n come_v hither_o change_n or_o alter_v any_o oâ—_n material_a point_n in_o the_o holy_a religion_n which_o they_o receive_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n i_o must_v needs_o avouchâ—_n that_o those_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o britan._n godwyn_n convers_n of_o brit._n pag._n 43._o 44._o before_o pag._n 463._o edit_n a_o 1576._o holinsh._n hist_o of_o engl._n cap._n 21._o l._n 4._o fulke_n answ_o to_o a_o counterf_n cath_z pag._n 40._o harr_n descript_n brit._n c._n 9_o gild._n ep_v de_fw-fr excid_n &_o conq_fw-fr britan._n this_o article_n refuse_v be_v receive_v both_o in_o britain_n and_o in_o other_o nation_n as_o italy_n and_o rome_n whence_o our_o conversion_n come_v with_o other_o country_n in_o that_o happy_a time_n for_o saint_n gildas_n our_o most_o ancient_a and_o allow_v historian_n both_o in_o many_o manuscript_n and_o book_n publish_v by_o protestant_n &_o 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pa._n 51._o 52._o 20._o middler_n papistom_n 20._o p._n 92._o 113._o 49._o 137._o 138._o 47._o 45._o field_n l._n 3._o cap_n 29._o p._n 138._o covell_n exa_fw-la pag._n 114._o primitive_a church_n that_o the_o apostle_n so_o deliver_v it_o by_o tradition_n all_o church_n so_o observe_v it_o and_o it_o be_v heresy_n to_o deny_v it_o their_o word_n be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n be_v use_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o primative_a church_n do_v offer_v sacrifice_n at_o the_o altar_n for_o the_o dead_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o ancient_a father_n aerius_n condemn_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n in_o name_v the_o dead_a at_o the_o altar_n and_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o eucharist_n from_o they_o and_o for_o this_o his_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a boldness_n and_o presumption_n in_o condemninge_v the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v just_o condemn_v their_o 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mihi_fw-la traditam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ligandi_fw-la &_o soluendi_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quibuscumque_fw-la decreverit_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la hoc_fw-la decretum_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o in_fw-la coelis_fw-la ligabâ—_n enim_fw-la quod_fw-la oportet_fw-la ligari_fw-la &_o soluet_fw-la quod_fw-la expedit_fw-la solui_fw-la tanquam_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la liquidum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la regulam_fw-la noverit_fw-la and_o for_o all_o bishop_n he_o set_v down_o from_o the_o apostle_n order_n that_o all_o bishop_n shall_v use_v mercy_n humanity_n and_o indulgence_n towards_o penitent_n primum_fw-la 18._o clem._n const_n apost_n lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o 12._o cap._n 18._o potestate_fw-la reum_fw-la iudica_fw-la deinde_fw-la cum_fw-la misericordia_fw-la humanitate_fw-la &_o indulgentia_fw-la eum_fw-la concilia_fw-la promittens_fw-la ei_fw-la salutem_fw-la si_fw-la morem_fw-la mutaverit_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la redierit_fw-la oportet_fw-la poenitentes_fw-la libenter_fw-la admittere_fw-la gaudentes_fw-la illorum_fw-la causa_fw-la cum_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o humanitate_fw-la iudicantes_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la deliquerunt_fw-la he_o set_v down_o the_o 19_o cap._n
luther_n john_n caluine_n thomas_n crâ—mar_n or_o whosoever_o in_o any_o time_n or_o place_n aâ—_n preacher_n of_o the_o contrary_a truth_n as_o protestant_n woâ—_n have_v it_o yet_o this_o man_n be_v but_o one_o can_v not_o malâ—_n a_o congregation_n of_o faithful_a man_n which_o must_v neâ—_n be_v a_o number_n nor_o preach_v the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n â—_o â—â—ongregation_n of_o faithful_a man_n nor_o due_o minister_v â—_o the_o sainament_n according_a to_o christ_n ordinance_n no_o sâ—_n canon_n protest_v conf._n helu_n gallic_n angl._n scotic_a belg._n polonun_n argent_fw-fr augustan_n saxonic_fw-la wittemb_v palatin_n bohemich_n parliament_n henric._n 8._o edw_n 6_o eliz._n can_v comm._n book_n iniunct_n canon_n faithful_a man_n or_o congregation_n yet_o be_v to_o preaâ—_n and_o minister_v they_o unto_o which_o be_v a_o general_a aâ—_n unanswearable_a demonstration_n by_o this_o prote_v article_n itself_o that_o the_o church_n can_v never_o so_o â—nerally_o err_v nor_o their_o 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