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pag._n 37_o to_o pag_n 97._o there_o he_o describe_v 21_o ground_n of_o faith_n and_o 11_o ground_n of_o god_n service_n and_o good_a life_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o there_o he_o show_v do_v very_o much_o infringe_v and_o in_o many_o thing_n overthrow_v by_o the_o point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o it_o maintain_v reed_n and_o weigh_v they_o advise_o section_n 4._o §_o 1._o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n or_o great_a profit_n of_o preach_v even_o to_o they_o that_o be_v well_o ground_v in_o all_o necessary_a principle_n §_o 2._o as_o israel_n need_v all_o help_n after_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n and_o all_o be_v too_o little_a §_o 3._o the_o profit_n of_o preach_v in_o general_n §_o 4._o some_o particular_n for_o continual_a spiritual_a food_n cordial_a medicine_n and_o comfort_n memory_n armour_n etc._n etc._n §_o 5._o the_o continual_a need_n thereof_o be_v find_v in_o all_o church_n plant_v even_o by_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o their_o time_n §._o 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mother_n and_o the_o deceiver_n themselves_o be_v confound_v and_o ashamed_a of_o the_o book_n they_o have_v so_o false_o write_v and_o all_o godly_a people_n be_v confirm_v in_o the_o truth_n so_o manifest_o clear_v from_o forgery_n which_o obscure_v it_o all_o which_o i_o hope_v the_o rather_o because_o the_o papist_n prisoner_n in_o framlingham_n castle_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n say_v to_o the_o protestant_a minister_n if_o you_o can_v justify_v your_o call_n we_o will_v all_o come_v to_o your_o church_n and_o be_v of_o your_o religion_n 20._o religion_n mason_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o in_o fine_a pag._n 20._o sect._n 9_o antiquus_fw-la well_o sir_n be_v it_o that_o your_o english_a clergy_n be_v canonical_o ordain_v and_o consecrate_v yet_o what_o say_v you_o to_o the_o protestant_a minister_n in_o other_o country_n which_o can_v have_v no_o bishop_n to_o ordain_v they_o but_o as_o our_o learned_a man_n say_v they_o ordain_v one_o another_o very_o disordered_o and_o 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thing_n to_o avoid_v their_o testimony_n but_o add_v this_o only_a peter_n answer_v for_o all_o as_o the_o prince_n and_o head_n of_o all_o which_o in_o the_o true_a sense_n we_o deny_v not_o neither_o make_v it_o any_o thing_n for_o they_o second_o the_o protestant_n say_v it_o be_v not_o upon_o peter_n person_n but_o upon_o peter_n faith_n which_o be_v the_o say_v of_o all_o the_o apostle_n whereupon_o christ_n will_v build_v his_o church_n to_o wit_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n that_o be_v the_o great_a messiah_n promise_v from_o the_o beginning_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o the_o father_n also_o teach_v as_o bellarmine_n senten_a bellarmine_n ib_a cap_n 10._o §._o quarta_fw-la senten_a confess_v hilarius_n trin._n hilarius_n lib_n 6._o de_fw-mi trin._n ambrose_n luk_n ambrose_n lib_n 6_o cap._n 9_o in_o luk_n chrysostome_n mat._n chrysostome_n hom._n 55_o in_o mat_n &_o 83._o iâ—_n mat._n cyrill_n trin._n cyrill_n ib._n 1._o de_fw-mi trin._n he_o may_v have_v add_v also_o augustine_n â—â—_o augustine_n de_fw-fr â—erbâ—s_fw-fr â—_o be_o serm_n â—â—_o who_o say_v the_o rock_n be_v christ_n not_o peter_n upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v confess_v upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v know_v say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n i_o will_v build_v thou_o upon_o i_o not_o i_o upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o your_o doctor_n stapleton_n â—â—_o stapleton_n de_fw-fr â—erbâ—s_fw-fr â—_o be_o serm_n â—â—_o â—â—_o â—â—_o princip_n doctr_n lâ—b_fw-ge â—_o cap_fw-es â—_o see_v 〈…〉_o hâ—â—t_o pag_n â—0_n â—â—_o call_v humanus_fw-la lapsus_fw-la in_o saint_n austin_n to_o all_o this_o bellarmine_n say_v they_o mean_v not_o peter_n faith_n without_o some_o relation_n to_o his_o person_n what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n this_o we_o admit_v both_o in_o he_o and_o in_o all_o the_o apostle_n their_o person_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v foundation_n 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