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antiquity_n and_o approve_a even_o by_o some_o of_o the_o romanist_n themselves_o against_o themselves_o yea_o vergerius_n a_o learned_a bishop_n as_o my_o lord_n grace_n of_o canterbury_n note_v but_o of_o sledian_n intend_v to_o write_v against_o luther_n in_o that_o argument_n 21._o doctor_n hils_n reason_n unmask_v reas_fw-la 8._o nu_fw-la 2._o fol._n 307._o sleid._n lib._n 21._o be_v by_o traverse_v of_o it_o catch_v himself_o and_o so_o by_o the_o discovery_n first_o of_o one_o verity_n at_o length_n grow_v to_o abandon_v altogether_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o any_o whosoever_o shall_v read_v this_o treatise_n may_v well_o do_v i_o hope_v with_o satisfaction_n and_o comfort_n to_o his_o own_o conscience_n 7_o i_o further_o begin_v also_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n concern_v good_a work_n by_o this_o mark_n of_o antiquity_n which_o teach_v they_o to_o be_v so_o perfect_a work_n about_o the_o imperfection_n of_o good_a work_n 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bonifac._n the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o through_o faith_n we_o believe_v we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v we_o be_v make_v righteous_a be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n 41._o in_o enche_n ca._n 41._o and_o again_o he_o be_v sin_n and_o we_o righteousness_n not_o we_o but_o god_n neither_o in_o we_o but_o in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v sin_n not_o his_o own_o but_o we_o nor_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o we_o so_o therefore_o we_o be_v god_n righteousness_n in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v sin_n in_o we_o to_o wit_n beata_fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr jacob_n &_o vit_fw-mi beata_fw-la by_o imputation_n s._n ambrose_n say_v as_o jacob_n of_o himself_o deserve_v not_o the_o primogeniture_n who_o be_v hide_v in_o his_o brother_n apparel_n and_o clad_v in_o his_o garment_n which_o yield_v forth_o the_o best_a odor_n do_v insinuate_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n that_o to_o his_o profit_n he_o may_v under_o another_o person_n receive_v benediction_n so_o do_v we_o lie_v 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