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haith_fw-mi be_v no_o where_o external_a and_o visible_a now_o during_o all_o these_o age_n when_o be_v m._n w._n company_n of_o man_n visible_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n that_o he_o do_v final_o d._n fulke_n though_o not_o acknowledge_v so_o great_a a_o invisibility_n yet_o write_v 16._o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o boniface_n the_o three_o which_o be_v anno_fw-la 607._o the_o church_n be_v invisible_a and_o flee_v into_o wilderness_n there_o to_o remain_v a_o long_a season_n to_o these_o testimony_n we_o may_v add_v the_o former_a heretofore_o allege_v touch_v their_o church_n not_o be_v upon_o the_o first_o revolt_n of_o luther_n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v inevitable_o conclude_v against_o this_o our_o architect_n of_o lie_n that_o the_o protestant_n imaginary_a church_n consist_v of_o airy_a supposale_n of_o certain_a invisibiliste_n have_v no_o subsist_v or_o be_v in_o the_o world_n for_o these_o last_o thousand_o year_n at_o the_o least_o before_o the_o apostasy_n of_o 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copulation_n the_o 20_o untruth_n against_o image_n page_n 344._o inueigh_v much_o against_o the_o religious_a use_n of_o image_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o say_v according_a to_o the_o title_n of_o that_o his_o digression_n that_o touch_v image_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n hould_v contrary_a to_o that_o former_o be_v houlden_v and_o after_o allege_v that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v no_o image_n but_o the_o contrary_a hereto_o be_v most_o true_a for_o first_o we_o find_v that_o the_o centuriste_n do_v write_v 108._o that_o lactantius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o four_o century_n or_o age_n affirm_v many_o superstitious_a thing_n concern_v the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n image_n doctor_n fulke_n affirm_v 675._o that_o paulinus_n a_o very_a ancient_a author_n cause_v image_n to_o be_v paint_v on_o church_n wales_n in_o like_o sort_n touch_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o which_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n and_o ground_n the_o 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have_v alter_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n here_o for_o the_o trial_n hereof_o we_o be_v to_o appeal_v to_o the_o say_n and_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o side_n where_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o m._n whytes_n credit_n and_o estimation_n be_v particular_o in_o this_o as_o in_o the_o former_a most_o dangerous_o wonnd_v even_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o brother_n for_o we_o find_v it_o confess_v by_o the_o centuriste_n 496._o that_o chrisostomus_n transubstantiatiorem_fw-la with_fw-mi tur_fw-la confirmare_fw-la chrisostem_fw-la be_v think_v to_o confirm_v transubstantiation_n in_o like_o sort_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o protestants_n 211._o theophilactus_fw-la &_o dama_n cebus_o plane_n inclinant_fw-la ad_fw-la transubstantiatiorem_fw-la theophilact_n &_o d._n mascen_n do_v evident_o incline_v to_o transubstantiation_n answerable_a hereto_o occolampadius_n 3._o do_v charge_n damascen_n with_o the_o say_a doctrine_n final_o d._n hâ—mfrey_n write_v 5._o 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