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peculiar_a to_o the_o manichee_n but_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o 1._o that_o there_o be_v but_o five_o chapter_n in_o all_o the_o twenty_o eight_o book_n and_o therefore_o the_o cite_n the_o thirteen_o be_v a_o mistake_n 2._o in_o the_o four_o chapter_n where_o the_o father_n speak_v of_o a_o epistle_n of_o our_o saviour_n there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n to_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v write_v or_o pretend_v to_o be_v write_v to_o the_o two_o apostle_n above_o mention_v 3._o neither_o indeed_o can_v there_o be_v for_o it_o will_v be_v evident_a to_o any_o one_o who_o shall_v serious_o consider_v the_o place_n that_o st._n augustine_n be_v there_o argue_v against_o the_o manichee_n for_o pretend_v they_o will_v rather_o believe_v the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n concern_v himself_o then_o any_o of_o his_o apostle_n to_o which_o the_o father_n reply_v that_o our_o saviour_n write_v nothing_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v believe_v any_o relation_n concern_v he_o at_o all_o we_o must_v believe_v those_o which_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o his_o disciple_n that_o if_o any_o epistle_n or_o other_o piece_n shall_v be_v now_o produce_v in_o his_o name_n man_n will_v present_o inquire_v how_o it_o come_v to_o lie_v hide_v all_o this_o while_n who_o it_o be_v that_o first_o bring_v it_o to_o light_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o have_v not_o be_v before_o acknowledge_v read_v celebrate_v every_o where_n in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v a_o prodigious_a want_n of_o consideration_n to_o admit_v that_o for_o a_o epistle_n of_o christ_n which_o a_o manichee_n shall_v perhaps_o pretend_v so_o to_o be_v at_o this_o time_n of_o day_n and_o not_o assent_v to_o those_o thing_n as_o do_v or_o say_v by_o he_o which_o be_v relate_v by_o st._n matthew_n etc._n etc._n whence_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o manichee_n have_v not_o actual_o produce_v any_o write_n in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o saviour_n at_o that_o time_n and_o if_o they_o have_v the_o same_o argument_n will_v have_v overthrow_v they_o which_o st._n augustine_n urge_v against_o those_o piece_n which_o be_v shelter_v under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o certain_o as_o he_o tell_v faustus_n if_o their_o write_n have_v be_v genuine_a if_o they_o have_v teach_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n 79._o truth_n l._n 22._o c._n 79._o they_o will_v have_v be_v own_a and_o acknowledge_v by_o those_o holy_a and_o learned_a man_n who_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o pretend_a author_n and_o be_v by_o they_o and_o succeed_a age_n receive_v among_o the_o book_n which_o be_v account_v canonical_a and_o submit_v to_o as_o a_o infallible_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o manner_n to_o this_o effect_n he_o press_v these_o heretic_n in_o one_o place_n and_o in_o 2._o in_o l._n 28._o c._n 2._o another_o