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be_v not_o and_o that_o therefore_o no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v precise_o by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o religion_n which_o make_v so_o many_o understand_a man_n and_o woman_n that_o know_v it_o right_n well_o forsake_v it_o notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a and_o so_o pleasi_v to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o to_o embrace_v papistry_n far_o less_o agreeable_a to_o their_o sensual_a appetite_n with_o so_o great_a hazard_n of_o their_o quiet_n preferment_n liberty_n and_o good_n which_o certain_o they_o will_v never_o do_v but_o to_o secure_v their_o soul_n which_o security_n if_o the_o protestant_a religion_n be_v able_a to_o afford_v no_o man_n of_o wit_n here_o in_o england_n will_v forsake_v the_o same_o to_o become_v a_o catholic_n but_o no_o such_o security_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o this_o religion_n but_o rather_o certain_a danger_n of_o eternal_a perdition_n as_o all_o do_v find_v that_o thorough_o search_v into_o it_o neither_o be_v papist_n for_o thus_o censure_v of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n to_o be_v esteem_v less_o charitable_a than_o those_o protestant_n which_o brand_v not_o papistry_n with_o so_o hard_a a_o censure_n for_o the_o case_n of_o papist_n and_o protestant_n in_o this_o affair_n be_v not_o alike_o because_o protestant_n in_o believe_v be_v at_o liberty_n according_a to_o their_o own_o position_n in_o regard_n that_o as_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v upon_o earth_n any_o un-erring_a church_n who_o teach_v all_o be_v bind_v to_o follow_v under_o pain_n of_o damnanation_n so_o they_o do_v not_o esteem_v themselves_o bind_v to_o believe_v strict_o the_o teach_n of_o any_o church_n or_o to_o think_v that_o error_n in_o point_n of_o faith_n do_v endanger_v salvation_n but_o papist_n be_v not_o at_o the_o like_a liberty_n because_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o church_n which_o be_v spread_v over_o the_o world_n be_v join_v in_o communion_n to_o the_o chair_n of_o peter_n not_o err_v in_o her_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o continual_a assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v esteem_v themselves_o bind_v to_o believe_v as_o she_o teach_v and_o therefore_o because_o this_o church_n guide_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o direct_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v teach_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o faith_n ephes_n 4._o but_o one_o fold_n joh._n 10._o that_o christian_a people_n be_v bind_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n to_o obey_v their_o lawful_a prelate_n heb._n 13._o and_o to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o church_n matth._n 18._o and_o to_o listen_v to_o the_o ordinary_a pastor_n thereof_o luk._n 10._o and_o that_o they_o be_v in_o like_a sort_n bind_v to_o beware_v of_o false_a prophet_n that_o be_v false_a expounder_n of_o god_n word_n to_o avoid_v heretical_a teacher_n such_o as_o their_o church_n have_v declare_v protestant_a teacher_n to_o be_v for_o these_o and_o the_o like_a respect_n 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the_o appendix_n whether_o the_o apostle_n be_v protestant_n or_o no._n protestant's_n general_o conceive_v and_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n preach_v and_o plant_v in_o the_o world_n the_o protestant_a religion_n even_o the_o very_a selfsame_a that_o protestant_n now_o believe_v and_o practice_n and_o that_o they_o be_v real_o protestant_n not_o in_o name_n but_o in_o their_o belief_n and_o practice_n and_o that_o they_o institute_v their_o disciple_n and_o follower_n that_o be_v the_o first_o christian_n in_o the_o selfsame_a liberty_n of_o gospel_n which_o protestant_n now_o follow_v and_o charge_v they_o that_o with_o all_o care_n and_o diligence_n they_o shall_v deliver_v this_o sweet_a and_o easy_a religion_n which_o be_v so_o please_v to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o those_o who_o be_v to_o succeed_v they_o that_o so_o for_o ever_o it_o may_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n thus_o i_o say_v do_v protestant_n general_o conceive_v and_o upon_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o conceit_n they_o hazard_v their_o soul_n notwithstanding_o that_o they_o be_v not_o agree_v nor_o can_v yet_o agree_v among_o themselves_o which_o make_v the_o matter_n very_o strange_a and_o the_o conceit_n whole_o improbable_a whether_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o belief_n and_o practice_n of_o religion_n be_v lutheran_n or_o anabaptist_n or_o swinglian_o or_o calvinist_n or_o new_a arian_n or_o quaker_n or_o arminian_o or_o parliamentary_a protestant_o for_o each_o of_o these_o sort_n or_o branch_n of_o protestant_n lay_v claim_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o learned_a of_o each_o sort_n do_v bear_v their_o follower_n in_o hand_n that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o they_o teach_v be_v the_o pure_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n even_o the_o selfsame_a that_o the_o bless_a apostle_n believe_v teach_v and_o practise_v and_o of_o this_o they_o be_v all_o certain_a alike_o and_o so_o the_o conceit_n of_o saxony_n denmark_n 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