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he_o assert_v the_o doctrine_n he_o deliver_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_n and_o of_o those_o holy_a man_n who_o have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n but_o if_o such_o be_v the_o close_a subtlety_n and_o fair_a show_n if_o such_o the_o plausible_a pretence_n and_o yet_o desperate_a deceit_n of_o heretic_n how_o be_v they_o discover_v how_o be_v they_o know_v answer_n our_o saviour_n himself_o resolve_v we_o by_o their_o fruit_n you_o shall_v know_v they_o not_o only_o mean_v of_o their_o fruit_n of_o manner_n but_o chief_o of_o their_o fruit_n of_o doctrine_n the_o evil_a consequence_n of_o what_o they_o teach_v as_o well_o as_o the_o evil_a action_n which_o they_o practise_v cant._n haeresis_fw-la docta_fw-la est_fw-la mentiri_fw-la non_fw-la linguâ_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o vitâ_fw-la bern._n serm._n 65._o in_o cant._n for_o that_o oftentimes_o heresy_n be_v teach_v not_o only_o to_o lie_v in_o word_n but_o also_o 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profession_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o its_o surety_n according_a to_o that_o of_o s._n augustine_n speak_v of_o infant_n baptism_n accommodat_fw-la illis_fw-la mater_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aliorum_fw-la pedes_fw-la ut_fw-la veniant_fw-la aliorum_fw-la cor_fw-la ut_fw-la credant_fw-la aliorum_fw-la linguam_fw-la ut_fw-la fateantur_fw-la the_o church_n as_o a_o indulgent_a mother_n accommodate_v they_o with_o another_o foot_n that_o they_o may_v come_v with_o another_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v with_o another_o tongue_n that_o they_o may_v confess_v and_o this_o the_o church_n do_v upon_o a_o sure_a persuasion_n that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o almighty_a ut_fw-la qui_fw-la aliena_fw-la culpa_fw-la cecidit_fw-la aliena_fw-la fide_fw-la resurgat_fw-la that_o he_o who_o fall_v by_o another_o fault_n shall_v rise_v again_o by_o another_o faith_n et_fw-la ad_fw-la verba_fw-la aliena_fw-la sanetur_fw-la 11._o 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