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roman_n 9_o at_o a_o other_o time_n to_o become_v a_o aâ—athemâ—_n for_o they_o to_o proceed_v further_o the_o old_a testament_n itself_o warrant_v this_o mutual_a communication_n of_o one_o suffer_v for_o a_o other_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v of_o god_n church_n there_o entitle_v jerusalem_n that_o it_o be_v â—21_n as_o a_o city_n who_o participationes_fw-la in_o itself_o that_o be_v as_o in_o a_o public_a city_n there_o be_v a_o general_a traffic_n for_o the_o public_a benefit_n of_o every_o particular_a citizen_n so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n which_o be_v his_o church_n there_o be_v a_o communion_n or_o participation_n of_o all_o the_o spiritual_a work_n thereof_o to_o the_o general_a benefit_n and_o behoof_n of_o eich_n particular_a man._n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o david_n say_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o communication_n of_o one_o man_n suffering_n for_o a_o other_o 218._o
i_o be_o make_v partaker_n of_o all_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n now_o this_o former_a doctrine_n touch_v the_o suffering_n of_o one_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o a_o other_o be_v the_o undoubted_a true_a and_o ancient_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n church_n upon_o which_o ground_n indulgance_n be_v build_v it_o from_o hence_o appear_v how_o idle_o and_o impertinent_o our_o adversaries_n do_v urge_v some_o text_n of_o scripture_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o 18._o soul_n which_o sin_v â—â—en_o that_o shall_v die_v and_o again_o 6._o every_o one_o shall_v be_v be_v his_o own_o burden_n and_o more_o no_o 49._o man_n câ—â—_n redeem_v his_o brother_n or_o give_v a_o price_n to_o god_n for_o he_o all_o which_o text_n be_v speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o therefore_o impertinent_o allege_v in_o which_o state_n a_o man_n deparâ—eth_v out_o of_o this_o world_n but_o they_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o temporal_a punishment_n only_o which_o be_v 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errein_a such_o particular_a point_n but_o the_o case_n 〈…〉_z otherwise_o when_o many_o of_o the_o chief_a pastor_n and_o father_n 〈…〉_z several_a age_n of_o the_o primative_a church_n do_v concurrent_o teach_v a_o point_n of_o doctrine_n as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o contradict_v by_o any_o other_o of_o the_o father_n for_o their_o mantayn_v of_o the_o say_a doctrine_n and_o in_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n teach_v without_o any_o opposition_n at_o all_o not_o only_o by_o the_o former_a allege_a father_n but_o by_o many_o other_o or_o rather_o all_o othor_n for_o breviuy_a hear_v omit_v now_o in_o this_o case_n m._n vicechancelour_n we_o catholic_n do_v hold_v that_o such_o their_o doctrine_n so_o joint_o by_o the_o father_n teach_v without_o any_o contradiction_n be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o god_n word_n for_o see_v the_o father_n of_o the_o primative_a church_n be_v in_o those_o day_n the_o 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