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shall_v cease_v to_o be_v one_o in_o these_o word_n this_o sentence_n be_v imply_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v right_a and_o true_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n and_o he_o do_v express_o avouch_v the_o same_o in_o divers_a passage_n of_o his_o book_n viz._n the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v corrupt_v and_o deform_v yet_o have_v the_o true_a essence_n of_o a_o church_n pag._n 30._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v a_o religion_n more_o after_o homer_n then_o after_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o hold_v fundamental_a truth_n pag._n 4._o in_o the_o pope_n arithmetic_n article_n of_o faith_n be_v add_v pag._n 39_o such_o affirmative_n of_o we_o as_o concern_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n be_v profess_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag_n 41._o and_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a with_o he_o than_o word_n to_o this_o effect_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v all_o those_o which_o lie_v in_o that_o religion_n make_v up_o one_o body_n or_o society_n be_v not_o babylon_n in_o the_o revelation_n but_o that_o babylon_n be_v a_o faction_n in_o that_o church_n pag._n 100_o the_o papacy_n be_v not_o the_o church_n but_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o church_n the_o papacy_n be_v in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o accident_n in_o the_o subject_n we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n and_o the_o papacy_n pag._n 28_o 29._o we_o have_v learn_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n and_o the_o great_a whore_n in_o the_o church_n we_o have_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n we_o separate_v from_o babylon_n pag._n 101._o this_o we_o deny_v and_o will_v maintain_v the_o contradictory_n to_o wit_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o right_a and_o true_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n but_o if_o some_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v false_a and_o erroneous_a than_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n it_o false_a and_o erroneous_a i_o will_v not_o now_o 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only_o by_o those_o punishment_n which_o we_o willing_o under_o go_v for_o the_o revenge_n of_o sin_n or_o impose_v by_o the_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o fault_n but_o also_o even_o by_o such_o temporal_a affliction_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o bear_v with_o patience_n sess_n 14._o cap._n 9_o de_fw-la operibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v god_n and_o do_v so_o for_o our_o sin_n by_o jesus_n christ_n he_o work_v together_o with_o we_o we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n from_o who_o our_o good_a work_n receive_v force_n of_o who_o they_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o father_n and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v accept_v of_o the_o father_n sess_n 14._o cap._n 8._o the_o satisfact_n cap._n 9_o de_fw-la operibus_fw-la as_o in_o the_o former_a so_o here_o they_o make_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o our_o work_n the_o key_n to_o open_a heaven_n gate_n and_o the_o recompense_n for_o injury_n do_v to_o god_n but_o christ_n he_o shall_v 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