universal_a church_n and_o by_o err_a be_v mean_v depart_v from_o the_o truth_n in_o matter_n of_o necessary_a belief_n then_o we_o say_v the_o church_n though_o it_o may_v mistake_v in_o matter_n of_o lesser_a moment_n yet_o can_v thus_o err_v because_o christ_n will_v always_o have_v a_o church_n upon_o earth_n which_o can_v be_v without_o the_o belief_n of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o make_v it_o a_o church_n but_o if_o by_o church_n be_v mean_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o any_o other_o particular_a church_n we_o say_v it_o may_v err_v even_o in_o matter_n of_o necessary_a belief_n as_o st._n paul_n plain_o suppose_v in_o his_o caution_n he_o give_v the_o roman_n xi_o rom._n 20_o 21._o and_o thus_o many_o church_n have_v err_v and_o fall_v from_o christianity_n now_o what_o have_v he_o to_o say_v out_o of_o our_o bibles_n which_o be_v express_o contrary_a to_o this_o first_o he_o allege_v a_o place_n out_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 21._o lix_n isa_n 21._o lix_n chap._n 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any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n prove_v the_o church_n be_v so_o perfect_o pure_a that_o it_o have_v no_o sin_n in_o it_o but_o i_o doubt_v we_o must_v stay_v for_o this_o happiness_n till_o the_o other_o world_n when_o the_o church_n will_v indeed_o be_v make_v a_o glorious_a church_n i_o have_v note_v as_o he_o desire_v the_o word_n without_o spot_n wrinkle_n or_o any_o blemish_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o possible_a that_o some_o church_n or_o other_o have_v teach_v horrible_a blasphemy_n and_o abomination_n for_o st._n john_n in_o the_o revelation_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v not_o only_o possible_a but_o certain_a xvii_o rev._n 3_o 4._o and_o there_o be_v we_o think_v very_o evident_a proof_n that_o the_o present_a roman_a church_n of_o which_o he_o be_v so_o fond_a and_o always_o have_v in_o his_o mind_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n be_v describe_v by_o st._n john_n in_o that_o place_n we_o have_v see_v so_o little_a in_o these_o text_n that_o i_o can_v find_v in_o my_o heart_n to_o look_v into_o the_o rest_n several_a of_o which_o we_o have_v have_v already_o as_o xxii_o luk._n 32._o xxiii_o mat._n 3._o xvii_o deut._n 8._o xv._o act._n 28._o and_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v intend_v nothing_o but_o mere_o to_o make_v a_o show_n of_o more_o strength_n than_o he_o have_v which_o make_v he_o thrust_v in_o among_o the_o rest_n v._o ephes_n 27._o which_o i_o have_v just_a now_o examine_v his_o father_n also_o be_v only_a name_n without_o their_o sense_n and_o so_o let_v they_o pass_v next_o he_o say_v we_o affirm_v vii_o that_o the_o church_n have_v be_v hide_v and_o invisible_a he_o still_o go_v on_o in_o his_o ambiguous_a way_n of_o state_v our_o
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