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word_n of_o god_n chap._n xvi_o that_o the_o pharisee_n and_o ancient_a
heretic_n have_v recourse_n to_o tradition_n and_o the_o unwritten_a word_n and_o that_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v too_o much_o carry_v away_o in_o the_o same_o the_o custom_n of_o heretic_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a be_v when_o they_o be_v at_o default_n in_o scripture_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o tradition_n josephus_n in_o his_o 3._o book_n of_o antiquity_n ch_z the_o 18_o affirm_v that_o the_o pharisee_n have_v very_o many_o observation_n by_o the_o successive_a tradition_n of_o their_o father_n which_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n whereupon_o jesus_n christ_n at_o the_o 15._o of_o saint_n matt._n the_o 3._o &_o 9_o accuse_v they_o to_o have_v transgress_v the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o their_o tradition_n which_o pharisaical_a tradition_n be_v doctrine_n that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n command_v thing_n not_o express_o forbid_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o to_o cleanse_v their_o pot_n and_o vessel_n to_o wash_v their_o 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and_o have_v require_v of_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v teach_v these_o thing_n a_o part_n to_o the_o worthy_a and_o to_o such_o as_o give_v their_o approbation_n thereof_o and_o in_o his_o 2._o ch_z of_o the_o 3._o book_n vocem_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la scripture_n be_v arguuntur_fw-la in_o accusationem_fw-la convartuntur_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la quasi_fw-la non_fw-la rectè_fw-la habeant_fw-la neq_fw-la sint_fw-la ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la et_fw-la quia_fw-la varia_fw-la sunt_fw-la dicta_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ex_fw-la hu_o inventri_fw-la veritas_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la nesetant_fw-la traditionem_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la literat_a traditan_n illam_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la vivam_fw-la vocem_fw-la when_o they_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o scripture_n they_o revile_v and_o turn_v again_o to_o accuse_v the_o scripture_n themselves_o as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o have_v not_o sufficient_a authority_n and_o because_o matter_n therein_o be_v diverse_o speak_v and_o that_o in_o they_o the_o truth_n can_v be_v find_v by_o those_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o tradition_n which_o they_o say_v be_v not_o give_v by_o write_v but_o viva_fw-la voce_fw-la by_o word_n of_o mouth_n some_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o saint_n john_n one_o of_o his_o disciple_n name_v papias_n bishop_n of_o hierapolis_n addict_v himself_o to_o the_o unwritten_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tradition_n the_o which_o be_v parable_n and_o strange_a doctrine_n and_o other_o fabulous_a device_n as_o eusebius_n witness_v at_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o 3._o book_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n a_o most_o worthy_a author_n to_o be_v read_v but_o one_o who_o have_v his_o infirmity_n vent_v many_o vain_a thing_n and_o false_a doctrine_n draw_v from_o tradition_n as_o for_o example_n that_o the_o greek_n be_v justify_v by_o philosophy_n that_o jesus_n christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o apostle_n also_o descend_v thither_o to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o many_o other_o the_o like_a fancy_n all_o his_o book_n of_o his_o stromatae_fw-la be_v full_a of_o they_o especial_o the_o six_o the_o follower_n of_o artemon_n the_o poterant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d onones_n insipientisiumi_fw-la haretici_fw-la audacias_fw-la sigm_n â—torun_v suorum_fw-la juas_fw-la maxim_n exhorret_fw-la sensus_fw-la humanus_fw-la have_v occasione_n evangelica_n colorare_fw-la nituntur_fw-la ubi_fw-la dominus_fw-la ait_fw-la adhuc_fw-la multa_fw-la habeo_fw-la vobis_fw-la dicere_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la potestis_fw-la portare_fw-la mado_fw-it quasi_fw-la hae_fw-la ip_n a_o sint_fw-la qua_fw-la tune_n discipuli_fw-la portare_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la heretic_n teach_v matter_n not_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n profess_v that_o they_o do_v exercise_v they_o from_o their_o predecessor_n yea_o from_o the_o apostle_n as_o eusehius_n have_v it_o in_o the_o 5._o book_n of_o history_n chap._n the_o 25._o saint_n augustine_n write_v upon_o saint_n john_n at_o his_o 97._o treatise_n have_v these_o word_n the_o most_o senseless_a heretic_n who_o will_v be_v call_v christian_n strive_v to_o colour_v their_o bold_a invention_n which_o be_v abhor_v by_o humane_a sense_n with_o the_o pretext_n of_o this_o evangelical_a sentence_n where_o our_o lord_n speak_v i_o have_v yet_o many_o thing_n to_o tell_v you_o but_o you_o can_v bear_v they_o at_o this_o time_n as_o if_o these_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n can_v not_o then_o carry_v we_o shall_v not_o therefore_o affront_v or_o wrong_v cardinal_n bellarmine_n if_o we_o rank_n he_o among_o those_o which_o augustine_n call_v most_o senseless_a heretic_n see_v that_o he_o speak_v as_o these_o heretic_n employ_v the_o same_o quotation_n to_o prove_v romish_a tradition_n speak_v thus_o in_o the_o 5._o chapter_n of_o his_o moda_fw-it esse_fw-la 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be_v unto_o who_o these_o tradition_n be_v very_o gainful_a but_o we_o have_v rather_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o expound_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o at_o the_o verse_n follow_v he_o declare_v to_o his_o disciple_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n