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thing_n together_o by_o say_v he_o uâ—â—uno_fw-it he_o marc._n uâ—â—uno_fw-it that_o shall_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v the_o same_o lord_n of_o we_o say_v also_o to_o his_o apostle_n when_o he_o institute_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n who_o 10._o who_o joan._n 10._o sin_n you_o shall_v pardon_v they_o be_v pardon_v &c._n &c._n and_o consequent_o grace_v and_o justice_n be_v give_v by_o this_o sacrament_n since_o there_o can_v be_v no_o pardon_n of_o sin_n unless_o grace_n be_v give_v withal_o which_o be_v signify_v and_o contain_v in_o all_o the_o seven_o sacrament_n of_o the_o church_n and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o he_o that_o receave_v they_o welâ—_n even_o with_o more_o abundance_n than_o ledge_n than_o to_o which_o disposition_n out_o of_o the_o sacrament_n there_o will_v not_o be_v allow_v so_o great_a a_o grace_n though_o yet_o still_o the_o receaâ—â—â—_n must_v have_v good_a disposition_n if_o he_o mean_v to_o acquire_v new_a graâ—e_n and_o not_o 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after_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o if_o they_o be_v not_o blind_v the_o devil_n can_v not_o so_o easy_o deceive_v they_o chap._n xlv_o why_o our_o lord_n do_v resolve_v to_o save_v we_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o humane_a reason_n and_o of_o the_o great_a subjection_n which_o we_o must_v yield_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o our_o faith_n do_v teach_v &_o of_o the_o particular_a devotion_n which_o we_o owe_v in_o especial_a manner_n to_o that_o which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n teach_v we_o by_o his_o own_o sacred_a mouth_n the_o method_n of_o the_o word_n of_o this_o treatise_n do_v require_v that_o after_o the_o first_o word_n thereof_o i_o shall_v declare_v the_o second_o to_o thou_o but_o the_o order_n of_o the_o sentence_n whereof_o the_o first_o and_o the_o three_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n require_v that_o forbear_v at_o the_o present_a to_o touch_v the_o second_o i_o now_o declare_v the_o three_o which_o say_v thus_o incline_v thy_o care_n by_o 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