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church_n set_v up_o or_o can_v those_o that_o still_o adhered_a to_o the_o law_n or_o new_a gospel_n in_o galatia_n or_o to_o the_o false_a doctrine_n in_o pergamus_n and_o thyatira_n challenge_v the_o reform_a party_n of_o novelty_n so_o be_v it_o with_o this_o church_n before_o and_o after_o the_o reformation_n have_v part_v with_o nothing_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n or_o to_o the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v but_o only_o cast_v out_o those_o false_a doctrine_n that_o have_v so_o general_o prevail_v in_o it_o while_o it_o be_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o roman_a church_n 2._o they_o object_n we_o cast_v not_o off_o error_n or_o superstition_n but_o the_o true_a catholic_n faith_n answ_n indeed_o it_o concern_v they_o to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v if_o they_o can_v that_o their_o new_a faith_n be_v always_o catholic_n and_o that_o we_o for_o deny_v it_o be_v heretic_n but_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o particular_a doctrine_n chap._n iu._n particular_a church_n may_v reform_v especial_o when_o a_o general_a council_n can_v be_v expect_v 3._o they_o ask_v what_o authority_n we_o have_v to_o reform_v the_o church_n and_o tell_v we_o we_o shall_v have_v expect_v the_o determination_n of_o a_o general_n council_n and_o not_o be_v judge_n in_o our_o own_o cause_n ans_fw-fr we_o take_v not_o upon_o we_o to_o reform_v the_o church_n but_o have_v a_o necessity_n and_o duty_n upon_o we_o to_o reform_v ourselves_o neither_o do_v we_o undertake_v to_o impose_v upon_o other_o church_n but_o purge_v our_o own_o and_o as_o we_o be_v a_o party_n in_o the_o cause_n so_o be_v the_o pope_n and_o his_o faction_n and_o as_o we_o will_v not_o have_v be_v judge_n in_o this_o cause_n can_v we_o have_v a_o competent_a judge_n so_o be_v not_o he_o with_o his_o faction_n fit_a
indeed_o there_o follow_v no_o breach_n or_o division_n upon_o it_o because_o they_o all_o reform_v that_o say_v of_o s._n augustine_n so_o much_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o papist_n nulla_fw-la necessitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o divide_v from_o the_o church_n be_v true_a many_o way_n but_o no_o way_n against_o we_o 1._o true_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o occasion_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v speak_v viz_o the_o ill_a life_n of_o many_o in_o the_o church_n no_o necessity_n of_o divide_v or_o leave_v communion_n for_o that_o 2._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n against_o who_o it_o be_v speak_v viz_o the_o donatist_n they_o have_v no_o necessity_n or_o just_a cause_n of_o leave_v the_o church_n 3._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o divide_v from_o that_o for_o they_o that_o divide_v from_o the_o catholic_n church_n do_v break_v with_o it_o either_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o faith_n or_o charity_n i._n e._n they_o 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do_v and_o what_o cause_n or_o necessity_n we_o have_v of_o so_o do_v we_o must_v consider_v that_o the_o necessity_n of_o abstain_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o this_o or_o that_o church_n do_v not_o present_o arise_v upon_o error_n or_o superstition_n suffer_v or_o teach_v in_o that_o church_n and_o hold_v or_o practise_v by_o many_o in_o it_o no_o though_o they_o be_v gross_a error_n and_o may_v be_v damnable_a to_o they_o that_o careless_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v seduce_v into_o they_o such_o be_v the_o seduce_a doctrine_n suffer_v and_o teach_v in_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n pergamus_n and_o thyatira_n chap._n 3._o as_o abovesaid_a yet_o be_v not_o any_o therefore_o necessitate_v to_o divide_v from_o their_o communion_n but_o then_o the_o necessity_n arise_v 1._o when_o the_o error_n be_v direct_o fundamental_a as_o in_o the_o arian_n heresy_n for_o which_o all_o true_a catholic_n hold_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o abstain_v from_o their_o communion_n we_o do_v not_o 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still_o a_o part_n as_o we_o also_o be_v and_o this_o may_v give_v sense_n to_o that_o distinction_n of_o forsake_v the_o error_n but_o not_o the_o church_n i.e._n not_o forsake_v or_o cast_v off_o that_o which_o make_v a_o true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n or_o not_o break_v with_o the_o church_n upon_o the_o point_n of_o true_a faith_n or_o charity_n 3._o when_o such_o superstitious_a practice_n together_o with_o error_n in_o belief_n in_o themselves_o gross_a and_o palpable_a and_o to_o the_o careless_a or_o wilful_a damnable_a be_v not_o only_o teach_v and_o permit_v in_o a_o church_n but_o impose_v also_o and_o require_v as_o a_o condition_n of_o communion_n so_o that_o they_o which_o shall_v not_o so_o profess_v or_o practice_v be_v sentence_v as_o heretic_n and_o excommunicate_v there_o be_v just_a cause_n and_o necessity_n of_o divide_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o such_o a_o church_n now_o in_o both_o these_o respect_n we_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o the_o 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