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be_v clear_a from_o all_o history_n and_o they_o themselves_o can_v deny_v it_o that_o they_o be_v descendâ—â—d_v from_o hagar_n yet_o as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o sarah_n the_o free_a woman_n the_o wife_n of_o abraham_n they_o will_v needs_o for_o the_o name_n and_o race_n sake_n be_v call_v saracen_n 21._o so_o the_o false_a prophet_n in_o all_o time_n who_o â—pposed_v themselves_o to_o the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n to_o isaiah_n to_o jeremias_n to_o christ_n and_o â—is_fw-la apostle_n boast_v of_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o â—f_v the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o do_v they_o so_o perce_o persecute_v they_o and_o call_v they_o doâ—erters_n and_o apostle_n upon_o any_o other_o account_n 〈◊〉_d much_o as_o because_o they_o depart_v from_o their_o society_n and_o will_v not_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o if_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o man_n who_o then_o govern_v the_o church_n and_o will_v regard_v 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hear_v the_o gospel_n o_o my_o little_a child_n 19_o of_o who_o i_o travel_v in_o birth_n again_o until_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o you_o for_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o speak_v how_o fearful_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v corrupt_v and_o now_o can_v the_o church_n of_o galatia_n and_o corinth_n fall_v and_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o only_a church_n that_o can_v neither_o fall_v nor_o err_v certain_o christ_n long_v since_o foretell_v concern_v his_o church_n 15._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n shall_v stand_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o st._n paul_n say_v 4._o that_o antichrist_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n 4._o show_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v god_n and_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o man_n will_v not_o endure_v sound_a doctrine_n but_o in_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v turn_v unto_o fable_n 1._o and_o st._n peter_n say_v there_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o church_n false_a teacher_n 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