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prophet_n shall_v arise_v and_o shall_v deceive_v many_o again_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v church_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n stand_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 24._o here_o do_v he_o signify_v that_o in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v so_o call_v shall_v idolatry_n arise_v whereby_o true_a doctrine_n and_o true_a worship_v of_o god_n shall_v be_v overwhelm_v and_o there_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o desolation_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v too_o say_v a_o solitariness_n or_o suppression_n thereof_o and_o so_o indeed_o it_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v etc._n for_o after_o that_o the_o abuse_n of_o mass_n and_o superstition_n of_o tradition_n do_v once_o arise_v there_o have_v follow_v darkness_n of_o true_a woorship_a god_n of_o faith_n of_o invocation_n in_o faith_n and_o of_o function_n in_o vocation_n too_o be_v perform_v because_o man_n conscience_n behold_v she_o own_o merit_n be_v not_o able_a too_o understande_v the_o 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authority_n of_o the_o church_n be_v great_a than_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o that_o the_o church_n can_v abolish_v article_n express_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o he_o think_v that_o the_o church_n be_v the_o teacher_n and_o testimony_n of_o those_o article_n we_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o gospel_n but_o that_o the_o church_n do_v so_o reach_v we_o and_o that_o it_o do_v testify_v that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o apostle_n and_o this_o say_n be_v of_o force_n to_o confound_v strange_a opinion_n which_o be_v never_o see_v in_o the_o church_n like_v as_o the_o manichee_n have_v invent_v new_a dote_a opinion_n for_o the_o doctrine_n necessary_a too_o edify_v in_o godliness_n must_v needs_o be_v see_v in_o the_o begin_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o strange_a and_o altogether_o unknown_a opinion_n not_o use_v in_o time_n of_o the_o apostolic_a at_o church_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v but_o concern_v the_o say_n of_o augustyne_n in_o other_o place_n more_o ample_o it_o iâ—_n dispute_v upon_o god_n sure_o he_o do_v not_o grauâ—â—_n that_o the_o church_n have_v or_o may_v have_v any_o authority_n of_o ordain_v any_o thing_n contrary_a too_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n or_o of_o abolish_n article_v deliver_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n either_o else_o of_o make_v new_a or_o strange_a article_n of_o the_o faith_n a_o resytal_n of_o testimony_n by_o the_o author_n i_o will_v collect_v a_o few_o example_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o father_n counsel_n as_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o they_o there_o be_v matter_n of_o testimony_n in_o some_o of_o they_o differ_v from_o other_o some_o lest_o without_o difference_n make_v all_o the_o say_n of_o all_o man_n or_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o ancient_a father_n shall_v be_v repute_v and_o take_v as_o necessary_a like_a as_o true_o the_o foolish_a and_o ignorant_a people_n be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o antiquity_n that_o they_o will_v have_v all_o ancient_a 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be_v call_v together_o by_o constantyne_n the_o emperor_n bishop_n wherein_o eustathius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n be_v chief_a in_o this_o council_n therewere_v very_o great_a and_o grievous_a controversy_n of_o opinion_n discuss_v and_o deryde_v and_o the_o error_n of_o samosatenus_fw-la and_o of_o arrius_n be_v of_o good_a right_n condemn_v count_n also_o the_o error_n of_o those_o call_v cathari_n which_o deny_v that_o such_o as_o have_v swerve_v from_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v again_o and_o deny_v that_o such_o can_v have_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n afterward_o council_n there_o be_v certain_a policy_n ordain_v touch_v government_n of_o church_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n shall_v govern_v the_o church_n of_o the_o east_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n those_o church_n of_o the_o nation_n adjacent_a also_o that_o bishop_n shall_v be_v consecrate_v of_o the_o other_o bishop_n which_o dwell_v neaâ—e_v unto_o they_o these_o policy_n although_o 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profitable_a for_o the_o church_n neither_o do_v we_o therefore_o differ_v in_o opinion_n from_o the_o ancient_a church_n we_o retain_v in_o our_o church_n the_o article_n of_o the_o council_n touch_v doctrine_n which_o proper_o belong_v untoo_o the_o church_n as_o for_o the_o other_o ceremony_n which_o either_o be_v beside_o or_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o do_v nothing_o at_o all_o pertain_v untoo_o the_o church_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 383._o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n be_v call_v together_o heretic_n of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n wherein_o be_v chief_a the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n there_o be_v a_o great_a controversy_n discuss_v upon_o and_o dreyd_v as_o concern_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o be_v a_o person_n proceed_v from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o that_o he_o be_v god_n and_o for_o their_o contrary_a opinion_n therein_o be_v eunomius_n and_o other_o heretic_n of_o right_n condemn_v and_o there_o be_v also_o certain_a 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