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diffusive_a §_o 36._o n._n 1._o 2ly_a of_o council_n general_n §_o 36._o n._n 3._o 3ly_a of_o council_n occidental_a §_o 36._o n._n 8._o where_o particular_o of_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n §_o 36._o n._n 9_o *_o of_o bishop_n lawd_n §_o 37._o where_o concern_v what_o acceptation_n of_o council_n by_o the_o church-diffusive_a be_v only_o necessary_a §_o 38._o *_o of_o dr._n field_n §_o 40._o iii_o but_o three_o several_a other_o expression_n may_v be_v find_v in_o some_o of_o they_o wherein_o they_o will_v seem_v to_o go_v further_o yet_o and_o to_o allow_v that_o the_o church-catholick_n take_v in_o general_a or_o in_o her_o great_a body_n of_o clergy_n as_o she_o be_v a_o canonical_a guide_n and_o as_o she_o teach_v and_o define_v doctrine_n can_v never_o err_v in_o necessary_n or_o fundamental_o but_o whether_o all_o their_o expression_n cohere_v one_o with_o another_o or_o whether_o their_o opinion_n when_o strong_o assault_v will_v not_o retreat_v and_o 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extent_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o this_o church_n i._n e._n in_o define_v p._n 156._o reach_v too_o all_o matter_n essential_a and_o fundamental_a simple_o necessary_a for_o the_o church_n to_o know_v and_o believe_v but_o not_o so_o to_o all_o her_o doctrine_n and_o definition_n and_o p._n 155._o the_o universal_a church_n say_v he_o have_v not_o the_o like_a assurance_n from_o christ_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o err_v in_o unnecessary_a addition_n as_o she_o have_v for_o she_o not_o err_v in_o take_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n what_o be_v fundamental_a and_o necessary_a where_o defining_n add_v take_v away_o etc._n etc._n argue_v that_o he_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o present_a church_n catholic_n which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v infallible_a in_o fundamental_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o main_a body_n of_o her_o governor_n be_v be_v so_o §_o 34_o bishop_n bramhall_n 9_o bramhall_n vindic._n 2_o c._n p._n 9_o speak_v much_o what_o on_o the_o same_o manner_n if_o say_v he_o of_o 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