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use_v as_o a_o mean_n to_o get_v money_n 5._o by_o these_o indulgence_n man_n be_v hinder_v from_o a_o true_a repentance_n for_o they_o pretend_v to_o release_v man_n by_o they_o both_o from_o sin_n and_o punishment_n at_o least_o the_o people_n be_v suffer_v to_o think_v so_o if_o they_o do_v but_o say_v so_o many_o prayer_n or_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o such_o a_o place_n or_o fast_o so_o many_o day_n from_o some_o kind_n of_o meat_n or_o give_v a_o large_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o build_n of_o a_o church_n or_o go_v to_o war_n against_o infidel_n etc._n etc._n quest._n 15._o why_o do_v not_o you_o think_v auricular_a confession_n to_o a_o priest_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n here_o you_o must_v note_n that_o we_o be_v not_o against_o confession_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nay_o our_o church_n press_v it_o both_o public_a and_o private_a to_o god_n and_o confession_n to_o a_o pious_a and_o able_a minister_n if_o the_o conscience_n be_v burden_v and_o upon_o a_o 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a_o whole_a city_n or_o that_o one_o member_n be_v the_o whole_a body_n 3._o the_o primitive_a christian_n do_v not_o take_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o only_a catholic_n church_n 4._o god_n have_v no_o where_o in_o scripture_n declare_v so_o much_o 5._o to_o say_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o only_a catholic_n church_n be_v a_o most_o uncharitable_a doctrine_n and_o to_o damn_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n 6._o all_o church_n that_o do_v hold_v the_o ancient_a faith_n contain_v in_o the_o three_o creed_n be_v member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n 7._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o only_a catholic_n church_n that_o her_o strange_a doctrine_n make_v she_o at_o the_o best_a but_o a_o very_a unsound_a member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o mistress_n of_o all_o other_o church_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o 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