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idololatriam_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la invexit_fw-la whereby_o say_v he_o i_o again_o desire_v to_o testify_v that_o i_o whole_o comforme_v my_o judgement_n to_o that_o true_a christian_a church_n which_o have_v hitherto_o concordant_o retain_v and_o deliver_v those_o creed_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a do_v cordial_o dissent_v from_o and_o abhor_v that_o false_a and_o hypocritical_a church_n which_o be_v the_o most_o cruel_a enemy_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n which_o neglect_v and_o debase_v those_o most_o excellent_a creed_n have_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n introduce_v manifest_a idolatry_n into_o the_o church_n thus_o he_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n he_o proceed_v thus_o est_fw-la autem_fw-la primum_fw-la illud_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la symbolum_n ex_fw-la reliquis_fw-la pulcherrimum_n maximeque_fw-la concinnum_fw-la utpote_fw-la quod_fw-la brevissime_fw-la &_o quodam_fw-la ceu_fw-la compendio_fw-la omnes_fw-la fidei_fw-la christianae_fw-la articulos_fw-la 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