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indeed_o but_o of_o the_o visible_a not_o of_o the_o catholic_a church_n he_o flat_o protest_v the_o whole_a catholic_a 126._o whitak_n ibidem_fw-la q._n 3._o c._n 1._o fol._n 178._o fulke_o in_o c._n 5._o matth._n sect_n 3._o &_o iâ—_n 2._o thess_n 2._o sect_n 5._o spark_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o m._n john_n d._n albins_n pag._n 54._o &_o 126._o church_n to_o be_v invisible_a both_o militant_a &_o triumphant_a the_o visible_a also_o say_v he_o may_v sometime_o consist_v of_o a_o fâ—w_n and_o they_o scatter_v obscure_a unknown_a who_o hide_v themselves_o in_o corner_n which_o although_o m._n field_n stout_o gainesayth_v as_o shall_v be_v declare_v yet_o because_o fulke_v sparkes_n and_o other_o uphold_v the_o same_o to_o underproppe_v the_o paper_n wall_n of_o their_o new_a found_v synagogue_n it_o will_v not_o be_v labour_n lose_v to_o convince_v the_o falsity_n thereof_o chap._n iii_o in_o which_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o true_a visible_a church_n be_v apparent_o know_v and_o 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their_o minister_n shall_v dote_v so_o much_o as_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o true_a church_n to_o be_v subject_a unto_o error_n and_o yet_o m._n john_n reynoldes_n once_o their_o chief_a oxonian_n professor_n and_o m._n whitaker_n their_o prime_n as_o they_o account_v 2._o reynoldes_n in_o his_o six_o conclusion_n annex_v to_o his_o confer_v conclu_fw-la 2._o he_o cantabrigian_a light_n both_o attend_v with_o huge_a troop_n of_o follower_n teach_v and_o diwlge_v that_o heathnisse_fw-la and_o most_o barbarous_a fiction_n for_o reynoldes_n front_v his_o second_o conclusion_n thus_o the_o militant_a church_n may_v err_v both_o in_o manner_n and_o doctrine_n then_o explicate_v this_o inscription_n i_o undertake_v say_v he_o to_o show_v it_o may_v err_v in_o doctrine_n against_o the_o papist_n who_o for_o a_o defence_n and_o shield_n of_o their_o error_n hold_v forth_o this_o bug_n to_o fright_v we_o out_o of_o our_o wit_n the_o church_n can_v err_v after_o he_o open_v himself_o further_a and_o avouch_v that_o not_o only_o the_o flock_n and_o people_n but_o the_o guider_n and_o pastor_n also_o etc._n etc._n yea_o the_o bishop_n and_o prelate_n represent_v the_o whole_a in_o a_o general_a council_n may_v err_v at_o length_n bring_v either_o false_a or_o weak_a instance_n he_o sound_v for_o a_o upshot_n this_o retreat_n wherefore_o to_o make_v a_o end_n since_o it_o be_v apparent_a by_o most_o clear_a proof_n that_o both_o the_o choose_v and_o the_o call_v both_o the_o flock_n and_o the_o pastor_n both_o in_o several_a 89._o fulk_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o counterfeit_n catholic_a p._n 89._o by_o themselves_o and_o assemble_v together_o in_o general_a counsel_n may_v err_v i_o be_o to_o conclude_v with_o the_o good_a like_n i_o hope_v of_o such_o as_o love_v the_o ttuth_n that_o the_o militant_a church_n may_v err_v in_o manner_n and_o doctrine_n fulke_o the_o whole_a church_n militant_a consist_v of_o man_n who_o be_v liar_n may_v err_v altogether_o as_o every_o 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