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peace_n do_v maliceous_o endeavour_n to_o cast_v the_o like_a aspersion_n upon_o our_o catholic_n church_n in_o these_o word_n these_o which_o know_v rome_n and_o papistry_n be_v sufficient_o satisfy_v in_o this_o matter_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o papist_n live_v not_o in_o that_o unity_n which_o be_v pretend_v &_o they_o p._n 156._o he_o tell_v of_o what_o kind_n these_o disagreemente_n be_v say_v the_o contention_n of_o our_o adversary_n touch_v the_o faith_n and_o pag._n 159_o he_o conclude_v in_o these_o word_n thus_o be_v the_o papi_v divide_v about_o the_o principal_a article_n of_o their_o faith_n upon_o which_o subject_n he_o then_o after_o with_o much_o earnestness_n vain_o and_o idle_o spend_v divers_a leaf_n bring_v therein_o even_o obtorto_fw-la cullo_fw-la whatsoever_o he_o haith_fw-mi read_v or_o hear_v touch_v the_o least_o disagreement_n among_o the_o catholic_n which_o labour_n of_o he_o will_v serve_v no_o doubt_n to_o a_o iudiceous_a eye_n like_v to_o the_o spiders_n 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be_v not_o divide_v with_o many_o dissension_n for_o it_o haith_fw-mi the_o plausible_a show_n of_o reverend_a antiquity_n ordinary_a succession_n and_o perpetual_a consent_n etc._n etc._n thus_o duditius_n relate_v by_o beza_n and_o not_o impugn_a herein_o by_o he_o now_o here_o we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o these_o and_o other_o protestants_n here_o omit_v acknowledge_v our_o unity_n and_o consent_n must_v necessary_o be_v understand_v touch_v unity_n in_o the_o mystery_n and_o other_o fundamental_a point_n of_o our_o religion_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n only_o that_o we_o be_v here_o to_o maintain_v since_o if_o unity_n alone_o about_o point_n of_o indifferency_n or_o of_o thing_n not_o defyne_v shall_v be_v mean_v by_o they_o then_o in_o regard_n of_o many_o such_o disputable_a question_n yet_o among_o the_o school_n man_n the_o former_a iudgmente_n of_o our_o adversary_n shall_v be_v false_a and_o not_o justifiable_a and_o thus_o much_o for_o this_o point_n 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