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A18712 A brefe treatyse declaryng what and where the churche is, that it is knowen, and whereby it is tryed and knowen. Made by Iohn Churchson Churchson, John. 1556 (1556) STC 5219; ESTC S109858 36,742 164

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church_n to_o err_v in_o his_o writing_n shall_v then_o any_o chrystyan_a person_n hold_v the_o whole_a universal_a body_n of_o chryste_n to_o err_v in_o the_o great_a matter_n of_o our_o profession_n paul_n be_v but_o a_o child_n of_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v his_o doctrine_n to_o be_v true_a for_o christ_n speak_v in_o he_o as_o he_o himself_o wytness_v to_o the_o corynthe_n say_v an_fw-mi experimentum_fw-la queritis_fw-la eius_fw-la 13_o 2._o co._n 13_o qui_fw-la in_o i_o loquor_fw-la christus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d do_v you_o seek_v experience_n of_o chryste_n himself_o which_o speak_v in_o i_o shall_v not_o we_o then_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n of_o he_o and_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o catholyke_a church_n spouse_n most_o obedient_a to_o our_o savyour_fw-mi jesus_n chryst_n truth_n itself_o in_o who_o he_o have_v do_v 89_o au._n to_o 9_o tract_n 89_o and_o will_v speak_v to_o the_o world_n end_n sing_v he_o promise_v to_o be_v in_o 28._o mat._n 28._o