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and_o that_o name_n be_v give_v to_o all_o that_o decline_v the_o romish_a religion_n protestant_n the_o name_n protestant_n to_o these_o do_v cleave_v fourteen_o city_n who_o appeal_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o a_o general_a council_n or_o a_o provincial_n they_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n who_o handle_v they_o very_o rough_o with_o threaten_n therefore_o the_o protestant_n bound_v themselves_o in_o a_o covenant_n at_o smalcaldy_n to_o assist_v each_o other_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v pursue_v for_o religion_n this_o discontent_a the_o council_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o emperor_n publish_v a_o decree_n that_o though_o the_o confession_n present_v to_o he_o at_o the_o town_n augusta_n be_v consute_v to_o which_o the_o protestant_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o reply_v confession_n the_o augustane_n confession_n but_o will_v to_o return_v to_o the_o romish_a church_n yet_o he_o will_v give_v they_o a_o space_n to_o return_v in_o which_o time_n they_o shall_v keep_v peace_n 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the_o senate_n of_o zurick_n appoint_v a_o public_a disputation_n zuinglius_fw-la set_v out_o seventy_o article_n before_o hand_n to_o be_v dispute_v of_o faber_n stapulensis_n who_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n send_v to_o dispute_v against_o zuinglius_fw-la decline_v the_o disputation_n and_o refer_v it_o to_o a_o general_a council_n therefore_o the_o senate_n proclaim_v throughout_o all_o their_o territory_n that_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v abolish_v and_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n pure_o teach_v out_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n against_o which_o the_o helvetian_o convene_v at_o lucerna_fw-la and_o decree_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v deride_v the_o mass_n and_o that_o luther_n shall_v not_o be_v mention_v that_o image_n shall_v not_o be_v violate_v and_o that_o all_o decree_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n shall_v be_v obey_v and_o in_o 1625._o appoint_v a_o disputation_n at_o baden_n to_o maintain_v popish_a tenet_n of_o transubstantiation_n and_o the_o mass_n invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o image_n and_o purgatory_n which_o ecchius_n offer_v to_o maintain_v and_o prove_v he_o be_v oppose_v by_o oecolampadius_n preacher_n of_o basil_n and_o other_o zuinglius_fw-la be_v not_o permit_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o zurick_n to_o be_v there_o because_o the_o helvetian_o be_v his_o fierce_a and_o deadly_a enemy_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o all_o shall_v remain_v in_o that_o religion_n they_o have_v hitherto_o keep_v and_o shall_v admit_v of_o no_o new_a doctrine_n in_o their_o dominion_n but_o shall_v sollow_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o berne_n not_o content_a herewith_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o helvetia_n assign_v a_o disputation_n there_o to_o be_v hold_v call_v all_o the_o bishop_n about_o they_o thereunto_o grant_v safe_a conduct_n to_o all_o that_o will_v come_v thither_o the_o disputation_n be_v to_o be_v decide_v by_o scripture_n the_o proposition_n to_o be_v dispute_v upon_o be_v
the_o father_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o his_o creation_n and_o providence_n so_o the_o son_n of_o god_n may_v be_v worship_v for_o his_o redemption_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v know_v by_o his_o operate_n in_o we_o the_o bless_a end_n that_o god_n intend_v in_o our_o creation_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n redemption_n that_o so_o the_o office_n of_o christ_n as_o a_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n may_v be_v set_v forth_o by_o our_o faith_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o same_o of_o this_o holy_a and_o orderly_a state_n god_n make_v israel_n a_o type_n 16._o esa_n 51.15_o 16._o when_o he_o do_v that_o which_o esay_n make_v repetition_n of_o say_v i_o have_v cover_v thou_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o my_o hand_n namely_o i_o keep_v thou_o in_o thy_o go_n through_o the_o wilderness_n to_o canaan_n that_o i_o may_v plant_v the_o heaven_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v that_o i_o may_v make_v thou_o a_o state_n consist_v of_o superior_n and_o 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