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defend_v this_o sentence_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o right_a and_o pure_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n we_o must_v now_o go_v back_o again_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o opponent_n b._n his_o answer_n leave_v unsatisfied_a in_o cap._n 3._o num_fw-la 8._o the_o first_o branch_n whereof_o we_o be_v now_o to_o deal_v withal_o have_v these_o word_n the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n teach_v pure_o without_o mixture_n of_o error_n be_v not_o so_o essential_a to_o the_o true_a church_n that_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o unsound_a doctrine_n be_v mingle_v with_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n and_o the_o sacrament_n undue_o administer_v that_o which_o be_v a_o church_n
shall_v cease_v to_o be_v one_o in_o these_o word_n this_o sentence_n be_v imply_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v right_a and_o true_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n and_o he_o do_v express_o avouch_v the_o same_o in_o divers_a passage_n of_o his_o book_n viz._n the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v corrupt_v and_o deform_v yet_o have_v the_o true_a essence_n of_o a_o church_n pag._n 30._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v a_o religion_n more_o after_o homer_n then_o after_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o hold_v fundamental_a truth_n pag._n 4._o in_o the_o pope_n arithmetic_n article_n of_o faith_n be_v add_v pag._n 39_o such_o affirmative_n of_o we_o as_o concern_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n be_v profess_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag_n 41._o and_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a with_o he_o than_o word_n to_o this_o effect_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v all_o those_o which_o lie_v in_o that_o religion_n make_v up_o one_o body_n or_o society_n be_v not_o babylon_n in_o the_o revelation_n but_o that_o babylon_n be_v a_o faction_n in_o that_o church_n pag._n 100_o the_o papacy_n be_v not_o the_o church_n but_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o church_n the_o papacy_n be_v in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o accident_n in_o the_o subject_n we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n and_o the_o papacy_n pag._n 28_o 29._o we_o have_v learn_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n and_o the_o great_a whore_n in_o the_o church_n we_o have_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n we_o separate_v from_o babylon_n pag._n 101._o this_o we_o deny_v and_o will_v maintain_v the_o contradictory_n to_o wit_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o right_a and_o true_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n but_o if_o some_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v false_a and_o erroneous_a than_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n it_o false_a and_o erroneous_a i_o will_v not_o now_o 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of_o all_o his_o proof_n in_o particular_a and_o single_a out_o the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o church_n prevail_v much_o with_o i_o so_o as_o that_o alone_o will_v silence_v my_o tongue_n and_o suspend_v my_o judgement_n but_o it_o will_v do_v little_a good_a to_o this_o opponent_n b._n for_o he_o that_o slight_v yea_o reject_v nay_o dispute_v against_o her_o doctrine_n in_o thing_n supreme_a must_v not_o crave_v she_o aid_v in_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o mean_a and_o thus_o stand_v it_o with_o this_o opponent_n who_o maintain_v the_o chief_a question_n in_o this_o business_n against_o she_o and_o at_o this_o instant_n labour_v all_o he_o can_v to_o refel_v the_o proposition_n of_o her_o argument_n but_o how_o may_v it_o appear_v that_o our_o church_n make_v for_o he_o he_o bring_v nothing_o but_o the_o authority_n of_o mr._n rogers_n and_o that_o be_v no_o great_a than_o his_o own_o and_o consequent_o thus_o he_o say_v our_o church_n think_v so_o 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ad_fw-la 9m._o aliaco_n quest_n de_fw-fr resumpt_n lit_fw-fr q_o richardus_fw-la de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 21._o fol._n 108._o every_o exact_a or_o perfect_a definition_n do_v so_o but_o this_o author_n sentence_n allege_v be_v a_o exact_a definition_n pag._n 13._o therefore_o this_o opponent_n free_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n from_o error_n and_o consequent_o according_a to_o he_o our_o church_n do_v so_o too_o for_o she_o have_v define_v the_o church_n art_n 19_o just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o sentence_n we_o allege_v if_o art_n 19_o subiect_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o error_n than_o we_o must_v read_v it_o thus_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v a_o congregation_n in_o which_o some_o part_n of_o the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v and_o the_o sacrament_n in_o some_o thing_n be_v only_o administer_v but_o art_n 19_o must_v not_o be_v so_o read_v lest_o the_o word_n of_o the_o article_n themselves_n be_v pervert_v and_o some_o man_n 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