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word_n which_o i_o have_v faithful_o transcribe_v in_o that_o we_o affiâ—â—_n that_o antichrist_n rulâ—th_v there_o we_o consequent_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v the_o church_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v sit_v any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o church_n but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n defile_v by_o antichrist_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n again_o we_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o temple_n but_o from_o the_o idolatry_n commit_v in_o the_o temple_n nor_o from_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o from_o the_o tyranny_n which_o oppress_v the_o commonwealth_n nor_o from_o the_o city_n but_o from_o the_o pestilence_n which_o inâ—ecteth_v the_o city_n nor_o from_o the_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n of_o the_o people_n but_o from_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o antichrist_n and_o of_o his_o maintainer_n we_o therefore_o renounce_v not_o their_o baptism_n but_o we_o ratify_v it_o 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church_n not_o a_o sound_a member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o which_o word_n he_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o a_o disease_a member_n or_o a_o sick_a member_n which_o indeed_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o commence_v doctor_n long_o since_o in_o oxford_n who_o question_n be_v ecclesia_fw-la romaâ—a_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ecclesia_fw-la uâ—â—a_fw-la the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o a_o true_a church_n and_o in_o his_o pâ—â—ition_n or_o to_o speak_v proper_o in_o oxford_n stile_n in_o his_o supposite_a he_o show_v the_o many_o conception_n and_o spiritual_a disease_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n a_o doctor_n reply_v on_o he_o use_v this_o argument_n ecclesia_fw-la vive_n est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la vera_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la viva_fw-la ergo_fw-la vera_fw-la the_o minor_a be_v deny_v the_o opponent_n proceed_v thus_o ecclesia_fw-la aegra_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la viva_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la 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because_o you_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o have_v choose_v you_o out_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o john_n 15._o vers_n 19_o so_o if_o we_o be_v of_o rome_n of_o babylon_n rome_n will_v love_v we_o as_o her_o own_o but_o because_o we_o be_v not_o of_o rome_n but_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v we_o out_o of_o rome_n and_o out_o of_o babylon_n therefore_o she_o hate_v we_o and_o her_o triple_a crown_a head_n and_o governor_n bid_v we_o depart_v cast_v we_o out_o and_o curse_v we_o so_o it_o appear_v that_o we_o be_v no_o church_n nor_o people_n of_o antichrist_n ergo_fw-la we_o be_v a_o church_n of_o christ._n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o further_a doubt_n of_o this_o in_o mr._n nichols_n i_o must_v tell_v he_o plain_o that_o the_o difference_n be_v between_o he_o and_o the_o pope_n the_o pope_n say_v we_o be_v no_o church_n of_o christ_n because_o not_o belong_v to_o he_o mr._n nichols_n say_v we_o be_v no_o church_n of_o christ_n because_o 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