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comfortour_n and_o to_o what_o purpose_n and_o end_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o faithful_a serve_v eodem_fw-la ¶_o the_o v._o point_n entreat_v of_o the_o church_n contain_v the_o 43._o article_n 1_o that_o there_o have_v always_o be_v and_o over_o be_v a_o church_n out_o of_o the_o which_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n foli_fw-la 77_o 2_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o true_a church_n fol._n 78_o 3_o wherefore_o we_o call_v the_o church_n catholic_a eodem_fw-la 4_o in_o what_o thing_n lie_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n eodem_fw-la 5_o the_o church_n have_v but_o one_o head_n that_o be_v to_o say_v jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o there_o need_v no_o lievetenaunt_n foli_fw-la 79_o 6_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n let_v nor_o hinder_v not_o the_o diversytie_n of_o office_n among_o the_o faithful_a fol_z 80_o 7_o the_o mark_n whereby_o we_o may_v discern_v the_o false_a church_n from_o the_o true_a fol._n 81_o 8_o which_o be_v the_o true_a member_n of_o y_o â—_o church_n foe_n 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