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which_o in_o deed_n be_v among_o us._n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o make_v schism_n who_o teach_v any_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a 16.17_o ecclesiastical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 16.17_o beside_o the_o doctrine_n which_o the_o apostle_n leave_v we_o &_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v avoid_v now_o our_o adversary_n do_v teach_v and_o urge_v all_o their_o forenote_v tradition_n most_o evident_o beside_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o ordinance_n yea_o very_o contrary_a unto_o they_o as_o before_o we_o have_v show_v whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_v who_o be_v in_o deed_n the_o schismatic_n and_o to_o be_v refuse_v to_o which_o purpose_n also_o cyprian_n witness_v say_v lapsiâ—_n say_v cypr._n de_fw-fr lapsiâ—_n non_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la iungitur_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la evangelio_n separatur_fw-la he_o that_o differ_v from_o the_o gospel_n join_v not_o to_o the_o church_n but_o schism_v from_o it_o and_o augustin_n 2.25_o augustin_n aug._n conâ—_n peril_n 2.25_o utrum_fw-la schismatici_fw-la nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la a_o vos_fw-la nec_fw-la ego_fw-la nec_fw-la tu_fw-la sed_fw-la christus_fw-la interrogetur_fw-la ut_fw-la indicet_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la svam_fw-la lege_fw-la ergo_fw-la evangelium_fw-la &_o respondet_fw-la tibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n whether_o we_o or_o you_o be_v schismatickes_n ask_v not_o i_o nor_o yourselves_o but_o ask_v christ_n that_o be_v may_v show_v his_o own_o church_n read_v the_o gospel_n therefore_o and_o it_o answer_v thou_o etc._n etc._n again_o 3_o again_o de_fw-fr vnitâ—_n eccle_n cap._n 3_o ibi_fw-la quaeramus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ibi_fw-la discutiamus_fw-la causam_fw-la nostram_fw-la nolo_fw-la humanis_fw-la documentis_fw-la sed_fw-la divinis_fw-la oraculis_fw-la sanctam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la demonstrari_fw-la 1.33_o demonstrari_fw-la contr._n crescon_n gram._n 1.33_o ecclesiam_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la ambiguitate_fw-la sancta_fw-la scriptura_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la there_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n let_v we_o seek_v the_o 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