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contrary_n be_v with_o the_o protestant_n no_o constancy_n no_o stability_n in_o their_o doctrine_n as_o witness_v zuingl_n tom._n 2._o comm_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la relig_n cap._n de_fw-mi euch_fw-ge fol._n 202._o we_o recant_v here_o what_o we_o say_v there_o with_o this_o condition_n that_o that_o which_o we_o delyver_v the_o 42_o year_n of_o our_o age_n take_v place_n of_o what_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o 40._o year_n in_o this_o same_o mind_n be_v beza_n in_o colloq_fw-la mompel_v pag._n 100l_n 268_o 388_o i_o confess_v i_o to_o have_v write_v many_o thing_n which_o i_o wish_v have_v not_o be_v write_v i_o will_v to_o god_n the_o memory_n of_o they_o all_o be_v abolish_v moreover_o they_o impugn_v this_o article_n and_o fall_v in_o misbelief_n who_o appeal_v to_o a_o invisible_a church_n remove_v from_o all_o sense_n lyk_fw-mi a_o platonical_a idea_n separate_v from_o all_o knowledge_n neither_o extant_a in_o any_o country_n neither_o read_v of_o in_o any_o history_n 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scripture_n which_o justify_v this_o controversy_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n conformable_a to_o this_o article_n moreover_o this_o article_n disallow_v the_o discord_n among_o the_o protestant_n themselves_o for_o sturn_n di_fw-mi ratiâ—_n contradict_v ineundae_fw-la pag._n 24._o say_v that_o the_o lutheran_n in_o their_o publish_a book_n do_v condemn_v the_o church_n of_o england_n france_n flanders_n scotland_n etc._n etc._n and_o call_v their_o martyr_n martyr_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o jester_n zuingl_n caluinist_n lib._n the_o diuturm_n belli_fw-la eucha_fw-mi pag._n 25.80_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o chide_v write_v accuse_v dispute_v condemn_a excommunicate_v betwixt_o the_o lutheran_n and_o the_o caluiniste_n and_o this_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o reform_a church_n morover_n they_o fall_v in_o misbelief_n and_o impugn_v this_o article_n who_o affirm_v it_o blasphemy_n to_o give_v title_n to_o saint_n in_o heaven_n which_o they_o themselves_o usurp_v and_o give_v to_o sinner_n on_o earth_n in_o this_o mad_a humour_n be_v caluin_n who_o not_o endure_v any_o honour_n towards_o saint_n or_o image_n yet_o can_v permit_v his_o own_o picture_n to_o be_v bear_v about_o the_o neck_n of_o they_o in_o geneva_n and_o when_o some_o thought_n it_o insolent_a arrogancy_n and_o reprehensible_a admonish_v that_o the_o people_n may_v sin_v thereby_o because_o they_o esteem_v it_o as_o a_o remedy_n against_o mischance_n answer_v they_o grieve_v at_o it_o till_o you_o burst_v and_o after_o hang_v yourselves_o bol_n in_o vita_fw-la calu._n cap._n 12._o morover_n as_o concern_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n all_o protestant_n remain_v in_o this_o misbelief_n and_o be_v repugnant_a to_o this_o article_n partly_o affirm_v only_a faith_n to_o justify_v and_o consequent_o be_v once_o in_o this_o protestant_n faith_n which_o once_o have_v can_v never_o be_v lose_v they_o can_v never_o after_o sin_n &_o what_o shall_v they_o believe_v 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