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maxim_n above_o mention_v 4._o let_v the_o church_n of_o england_n speak_v for_o herself_o artic._n 19_o as_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n so_o also_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v err_v not_o only_o in_o their_o live_n and_o ceremony_n but_o also_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o article_n 21._o general_a council_n may_v not_o be_v gather_v together_o without_o the_o commandment_n and_o will_n of_o prince_n and_o when_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v a_o assembly_n of_o man_n whereof_o all_o be_v not_o govern_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n of_o god_n they_o may_v err_v and_o sometime_o have_v err_v even_o in_o thing_n appertain_v to_o god_n wherefore_o thing_n ordain_v by_o they_o as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n have_v neither_o strength_n nor_o authority_n unless_o it_o may_v be_v declare_v that_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n here_o our_o church_n plain_o declare_v that_o forasmuch_o 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and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o church_n to_o ordain_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n word_n write_v neither_o may_v it_o so_o expound_v one_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o another_o wherefore_o although_o the_o church_n be_v a_o witness_n and_o keeper_n of_o holy_a writ_n yet_o as_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o decree_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o same_o so_o beside_o the_o same_o ought_v it_o not_o to_o enforce_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n it_o be_v true_a the_o church_n be_v here_o say_v to_o have_v authority_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n as_o certain_o if_o any_o shall_v raise_v new_a stir_v in_o any_o national_a church_n touch_v such_o point_n as_o the_o ancient_a primitive_a synod_n have_v conclude_v for_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n and_o triunity_n of_o the_o godhead_n pretend_v they_o have_v clear_a demonstration_n than_o ever_o yet_o be_v propose_v against_o