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their_o inclination_n that_o in_o a_o national_a synod_n hold_v by_o extraordinary_a favour_n at_o dublin_n anno_fw-la 1666._o they_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n take_v a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o their_o own_o procurator-general_n p._n w._n have_v frame_v for_o they_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a persecute_v he_o and_o his_o adherent_n for_o endeavour_v to_o bound_v they_o to_o a_o heretic_n government_n by_o so_o strict_a a_o oath_n and_o they_o also_o refuse_v to_o beg_v pardon_n for_o the_o rebellion_n of_o 1641._o one_o of_o their_o bishop_n public_o aver_v that_o he_o know_v none_o at_o all_o guilty_a of_o any_o crime_n for_o any_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o war._n sect_n 16._o and_o as_o for_o king_n james_n ii_o you_o must_v allow_v that_o your_o partiality_n be_v to_o his_o popery_n and_o not_o to_o his_o person_n or_o his_o title_n and_o that_o you_o value_v he_o as_o your_o popish_a friend_n and_o not_o as_o a_o english_a king_n since_o you_o pay_v he_o no_o 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constance_n and_o basil_n err_v in_o put_v the_o council_n above_o the_o pope_n and_o so_o do_v the_o french_a church_n anno_fw-la 1682._o sect_n 66._o without_o doubt_v either_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n err_v in_o decree_a the_o worship_n of_o image_n or_o the_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o francfort_n at_o which_o last_o there_o be_v 300_o prelate_n and_o the_o pope_n legate_n err_v in_o decree_v the_o contrary_a sure_o pope_n vigilius_n err_v in_o confirm_v the_o five_o general_n council_n or_o else_o he_o err_v afterward_o in_o condemn_v it_o and_o so_o do_v pope_n adrian_n and_o the_o six_o general_n council_n when_o they_o define_v that_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v by_o heresy_n or_o else_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n err_v in_o define_v the_o contrary_a sect_n 67._o but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n to_o examine_v which_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n one_o of_o they_o be_v since_o they_o decree_v contrary_a to_o each_o other_o and_o that_o be_v 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man_n like_o we_o in_o every_o thing_n but_o sin_n can_v eat_v himself_o or_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o apostle_n whilst_o he_o sit_v well_o and_o sound_n and_o entire_a among_o they_o at_o the_o table_n sect_n 72._o in_o short_a the_o end_n of_o argument_n be_v to_o drive_v your_o opponent_n to_o a_o absurdity_n but_o he_o that_o believe_v transubstantiation_n admit_v of_o all_o absurdity_n in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o argue_n with_o he_o he_o be_v resolute_a in_o adhere_v to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o he_o call_v the_o church_n right_a or_o wrong_n and_o if_o he_o tell_v you_o that_o black_a be_v white_a that_o virtue_n be_v vice_n or_o as_o pope_n zachary_n do_v the_o bishop_n of_o saltsburg_n that_o there_o be_v no_o antipode_n it_o be_v to_o no_o purpse_n to_o offer_v reason_n or_o demonstration_n to_o the_o contrary_n sect_n 73_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o faith_n but_o negligence_n fear_n or_o interest_n that_o make_v man_n swallow_v 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