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christ_n but_o also_o from_o herself_o under_o her_o primitive_a pastor_n who_o write_n can_v never_o be_v answer_v to_o this_o day_n but_o see_v they_o be_v but_o human_a testimony_n tria_fw-la in_o this_o place_n shall_v be_v omne_fw-la suffrage_n that_o be_v human_a non_fw-la sunt_fw-la numeranda_fw-la sed_fw-la ponderanda_fw-la i_o shall_v therefore_o add_v some_o divine_a testimony_n against_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o just_a exception_n 65._o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o that_o church_n do_v more_o than_o intimate_v that_o she_o may_v prove_v a_o apostatise_v church_n rom._n 11.20_o be_v not_o high-minded_a but_o fear_v we_o must_v not_o look_v upon_o that_o passage_n as_o a_o empty_a ring_n of_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n but_o a_o prophetical_a intimation_n of_o some_o possibility_n and_o probability_n of_o their_o future_a abjection_n and_o apostasy_n but_o more_o plain_o the_o same_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 4.1,3_o point_v his_o finger_n as_o it_o be_v at_o rome_n 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this_o prediction_n in_o the_o one_a of_o those_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n 1_o tim._n 4.3_o to_o wit_n forbid_v to_o marry_v the_o scripture_n commend_v marriage_n as_o god_n ordinance_n and_o as_o a_o holy_a and_o undefiled_a state_n permit_v it_o equal_o to_o all_o man_n so_o they_o marry_v in_o the_o lord_n yet_o the_o romish_a church_n forbid_v any_o in_o holy_a order_n to_o marry_v and_o that_o by_o law_n and_o canon_n which_o never_o either_o manichee_n martion_n or_o tatian_n do_v though_o they_o have_v low_a thought_n of_o it_o as_o other_o ancient_a heretic_n have_v they_o never_o make_v any_o decree_n against_o it_o 68_o the_o second_o doctrine_n be_v prohibition_n of_o meat_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n this_o be_v also_o as_o express_v and_o notorious_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o have_v forbid_v by_o law_n that_o which_o god_n by_o law_n ordain_v god_n allow_v the_o free_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o 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the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n speak_v of_o in_o 2_o thess_n 2.5_o 70._o thus_o it_o appear_v from_o testimony_n how_o antichrist_n be_v a_o apostate_n forsake_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o only_o embrace_v but_o also_o ordain_v those_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n it_o may_v 2_o be_v make_v more_o manifest_a ex_fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la and_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la by_o compare_v the_o doctrine_n of_o antichrist_n with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o famous_a epistle_n of_o paul_n to_o the_o roman_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n there_o of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n of_o adoration_n of_o image_n or_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o relic_n of_o monkish_a sanctity_n of_o indulgence_n of_o transubstantiation_n of_o purgatory_n of_o the_o mass_n or_o of_o auricular_a confession_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o marrow_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o romish_a religion_n consist_v 71._o these_o be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n but_o now_o she_o have_v heap_v up_o other_o doctrine_n that_o do_v not_o only_o contradict_v the_o apostle_n doctrine_n but_o such_o as_o destroy_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o christianity_n at_o least_o by_o consequence_n if_o not_o in_o positive_a term_n as_o in_o their_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o inherent_a righteousness_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o rom._n 1.17_o &_o 4.6_o their_o pray_v to_o saint_n contrary_a to_o rom._n 10.13,14_o and_o their_o merit_n against_o rom._n 8.18_o 72._o no_o other_o foundation_n can_v any_o man_n lie_v beside_o jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 3.11_o yet_o rome_n have_v lay_v other_o foundation_n not_o hold_v the_o head_n christ_n col._n 2.18,19_o they_o overthrow_v christ_n merit_n by_o set_v up_o their_o own_o merit_n and_o christ_n mediation_n by_o make_v other_o mediator_n and_o christ_n satisfaction_n in_o their_o purgatory-suffering_n so_o likewise_o
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