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preach_v unto_o you_o otherwise_o than_o you_o have_v receive_v be_v he_o accurse_v so_o that_o if_o neither_o the_o apostle_n his_o definition_n nor_o the_o ecclesia_fw-la sticall_a canon_n ought_v to_o be_v violate_v by_o which_o according_a to_o the_o sacred_a consent_n of_o universality_n and_o antiquity_n always_o all_o heretic_n and_o last_o pelagius_n celestinus_fw-la and_o nestorius_n be_v just_o &_o deserve_o condemn_a sure_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o hereafter_o all_o catholic_n which_o desire_n to_o show_v themselves_o true_a child_n of_o their_o mother_n the_o church_n adhere_v join_v and_o stick_v close_o unto_o the_o holy_a faith_n of_o their_o holy_a father_n detest_a and_o abhor_v pursue_v and_o oppose_v the_o profane_a novelty_n of_o all_o profane_a miscreant_n whatsoever_o this_o almost_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o that_o which_o in_o these_o two_o commonitory_a book_n we_o have_v more_o ample_o discourse_v of_o and_o now_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o recapitulation_n in_o few_o word_n gather_v together_o that_o my_o memory_n for_o help_v whereof_o i_o have_v write_v this_o treatise_n may_v both_o with_o daily_a admonition_n be_v repair_v and_o yet_o not_o overlay_v with_o any_o tedious_a prolixity_n finis_fw-la the_o verity_n of_o christian_a faith_n write_a by_o hierome_n savanorola_n of_o ferrara_n london_n print_v by_o r._n daniel_n 1651._o the_o content_n chap._n i._o that_o there_o be_v a_o true_a religion_n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o divine_a worship_n page_n 5_o chap._n iii_o that_o there_o be_v no_o better_a life_n then_o that_o of_o christian_n page_n 9_o chap._n four_o there_o can_v be_v imagine_v the_o last_o end_n of_o any_o life_n better_o than_o that_o of_o christian_n page_n 13_o chap._n v._o there_o can_v be_v no_o better_a mean_n to_o attain_v unto_o eternal_a bliss_n than_o a_o christian_a life_n page_n 22_o chap._n vi_o by_o christian_a religion_n man_n most_o assure_o obtain_v eternal_a bliss_n page_n 28_o chap._n vii_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n be_v prove_v
by_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o virtuous_a life_n page_n 32_o chap._n viii_o that_o christian_a doctrine_n contain_v the_o ground_n of_o faith_n be_v from_o god_n page_n 44_o chap._n ix_o christian_n faith_n prove_v true_a out_o of_o their_o use_n of_o prayer_n and_o contemplation_n page_n 58_o chap._n x._o the_o same_o verity_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o exterior_a worship_n of_o christian_n page_n 67_o chap._n xi_o the_o same_o verity_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o intrinsical_a effect_n of_o christian_a life_n page_n 77_o chap._n xii_o the_o same_o truth_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o extrinsecall_a effect_n of_o christian_a life_n page_n 90_o chap._n xiii_o the_o same_o confirm_v by_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o christ_n and_o first_o by_o his_o power_n page_n 101_o chap._n xiiii_o the_o same_o conclude_v out_o of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o christ_n page_n 125_o chap._n xv._o the_o same_o verity_n confirm_v out_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o christ_n page_n 144_o chap._n xvi_o the_o same_o 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thing_n present_a those_o which_o be_v past_a but_o because_o the_o chief_a effect_n at_o which_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n aim_v be_v justice_n and_o a_o irreprehensible_a and_o unspotted_a life_n our_o saviour_n say_v speak_v of_o the_o member_n of_o his_o church_n ego_fw-la veni_fw-la ut_fw-la vitam_fw-la habeant_fw-la &_o abundantiùs_fw-la habeant_fw-la to_o this_o end_n i_o come_v that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o that_o they_o live_v more_o abundant_o first_o therefore_o i_o shall_v in_o due_a order_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o reason_n true_o ground_v in_o the_o virtuous_a life_n of_o good_a christian_n second_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o life_n and_o last_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o same_o life_n wherein_o i_o shall_v comprise_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v daily_o exercise_v in_o the_o church_n militant_a of_o christ_n the_o triumph_n of_o the_o cross_n or_o of_o the_o verity_n of_o faith_n chap._n i._o that_o there_o be_v a_o true_a religion_n it_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a that_o every_o one_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v a_o true_a religion_n by_o religion_n we_o understand_v a_o due_a worship_n exhibit_v unto_o almighty_a god_n as_o he_o be_v the_o universal_a fountain_n source_n and_o moderator_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o every_o effect_n do_v exhibit_v a_o certain_a worship_n to_o its_o cause_n whilst_o convert_v its_o self_n unto_o it_o and_o as_o it_o be_v invocate_a it_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o subjection_n it_o strive_v to_o imitate_v and_o make_v itself_o like_a unto_o it_o which_o express_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o certain_a return_n of_o honour_n from_o the_o effect_n to_o its_o cause_n that_o it_o may_v be_v more_o and_o more_o perfect_v by_o it_o wherefore_o almighty_a god_n be_v the_o universal_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o who_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o have_v goodness_n in_o it_o have_v their_o whole_a be_v and_o dependence_n 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