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christ_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o roman_a christian_n that_o the_o light_n of_o piety_n shine_v in_o their_o mind_n when_o they_o hear_v peter_n but_o they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o once_o hear_v neither_o satisfy_v with_o the_o unwritten_a doctrine_n that_o be_v deliver_v but_o earnest_o beseech_v st._n mark_n who_o gospel_n be_v now_o in_o ure_n that_o he_o will_v leave_v in_o write_v unto_o they_o the_o doctrine_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v by_o preach_v etc._n etc._n euseb_n hist_o l._n 2._o chap._n 15._o we_o see_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n esteem_v the_o gospel_n in_o write_v above_o the_o delivery_n of_o it_o in_o preach_v though_o they_o hear_v it_o from_o peter_n himself_o sure_o they_o be_v not_o the_o same_o now_o as_o then_o for_o tradition_n from_o who_o its_o hard_a to_o say_v be_v more_o now_o to_o they_o than_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o scripture_n nothing_o to_o they_o but_o as_o deliver_v and_o interpret_v by_o tradition_n tradition_n the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n repentance_n faith_n doctrine_n of_o baptism_n lay_v on_o of_o hand_n resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a eternal_a judgement_n christ_n as_o receive_v in_o the_o power_n and_o order_n of_o these_o principle_n become_v a_o foundation_n to_o his_o church_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o principle_n be_v here_o call_v the_o foundation_n also_o mark_v 16._o 15._o rom._n 10._o 17._o joh._n 17._o 3._o act_n 2._o 38._o tit._n 2._o 12._o mat._n 28._o 19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 6._o 4._o joh._n 3._o 3_o 5._o eph._n 5._o 26._o mat._n 28._o 18._o mat._n 28._o 18._o act._n 2._o 28._o act._n 22._o 16._o rom._n 12._o 13._o heb._n 10._o 22._o act_n 2._o 38._o act._n 8._o act._n 19_o gal._n 3._o 14._o mat._n 20._o 22_o 23._o 1_o cor._n 15._o acts._n 17._o 31._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 10._o acts._n 2._o 40._o mark_n 1._o 5._o act_n 8._o 36_o 37._o mark_v 1._o 15._o john_n 3._o 23._o act_n 8._o 38._o mat._n 28._o 19_o act_n 20._o 7._o gal._n 3._o 13._o heb._n 10._o 12_o 14._o mat._n 26._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 23_o 24._o john_n 6._o 35._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o mat._n 26._o 30._o dr._n willet_n synop_n papis_fw-la p._n 561._o act_n 2._o 27._o heb._n 7._o 24._o this_o catechise_v be_v print_v with_o the_o approbation_n of_o william_n hide_v d._n d._n precedent_n of_o the_o english_a college_n at_o douai_n the_o present_a baptise_a believer_n only_o do_v hold_v to_o the_o old_a religion_n at_o least_o in_o the_o point_n of_o sacred_a baptism_n