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salvation_n so_o that_o a_o contrite_a sinner_n who_o have_v make_v his_o confession_n to_o god_n almighty_a shall_v not_o receive_v a_o pardon_n unless_o he_o repeat_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n too_o this_o we_o must_v beg_v leave_n with_o assurance_n to_o say_v be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o many_o plain_a and_o undoubted_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o if_o this_o be_v all_o our_o reformation_n be_v guilty_a of_o that_o we_o advise_v not_o that_o which_o may_v torment_n and_o distract_v but_o be_v no_o way_n apt_a to_o settle_v man_n conscience_n nor_o require_v that_o as_o indispensable_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n which_o we_o find_v not_o where_o command_v by_o god_n as_o such_o we_o assure_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n we_o see_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o either_o to_o regret_n the_o loss_n or_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o change_n article_n xiii_o of_o extreme_a unction_n of_o all_o those_o pretend_a sacrament_n of_o 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from_o heaven_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n article_n xxvi_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o two_o last_o article_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n exposition_n i_o may_v very_o well_o have_v pass_v they_o by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o doctrine_n i_o pretend_v to_o explain_v be_v but_o very_o little_o concern_v in_o they_o therefore_o only_o in_o a_o word_n that_o we_o allow_v the_o church_n a_o just_a authority_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n both_o the_o declaration_n of_o our_o xxth_o article_n and_o the_o subscription_n we_o make_v to_o the_o whole_a 39_o show_n such_o a_o deference_n we_o allow_v to_o her_o decision_n that_o we_o make_v they_o our_o direction_n what_o doctrine_n we_o may_v or_o may_v not_o public_o maintain_v and_o teach_v in_o her_o communion_n in_o effect_n we_o show_v whatever_o submission_n we_o can_v to_o her_o authority_n without_o violate_v that_o of_o god_n declare_v 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