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pro._n she_o do_v pa._n if_o she_o do_v who_o company_n do_v she_o leave_v from_o what_o body_n do_v she_o go_v forth_o where_o be_v the_o true_a church_n she_o forsake_v pro._n she_o forsake_v the_o primitive_a church_n the_o eastern_a church_n and_o all_o those_o christian_n who_o always_o maintain_v their_o freedom_n from_o the_o roman_a yoke_n pa._n 40._o the_o true_a holy_a apostolic_a catholic_n church_n be_v fallible_a and_o can_v err_v or_o it_o can_v pro._n remember_v by_o the_o church_n i_o mean_v the_o faithful_a throughout_o the_o world_n and_o of_o these_o i_o say_v they_o all_o can_v err_v in_o any_o point_n of_o faith._n pa._n why_o do_v you_o then_o false_o condemn_v she_o pro._n we_o do_v not_o condemn_v she_o we_o be_v part_n of_o she_o but_o for_o the_o roman_a church_n we_o condemn_v she_o pa._n 41._o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v infallible_a in_o all_o her_o proposal_n and_o definition_n of_o faith_n or_o she_o be_v not_o pro._n all_o definition_n make_v by_o 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true_a prophet_n or_o he_o be_v not_o pro._n he_o be_v pa._n if_o he_o be_v how_o then_o can_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n prevail_v against_o the_o church_n see_v he_o prophesy_v in_o st._n matt._n 16._o 18._o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o she_o pro._n the_o gate_n of_o hell_n can_v prevail_v against_o the_o church_n nor_o never_o shall_v that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o against_o any_o particular_a church_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n they_o may_v and_o have_v prevail_v but_o here_o as_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o query_n you_o beg_v the_o question_n suppose_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o only_a church_n of_o christ._n pa._n 44._o the_o holy_a ghost_n suggest_v all_o truth_n to_o the_o church_n or_o it_o do_v not_o pro._n it_o do_v pa._n if_o it_o do_v than_o it_o will_v suggest_v no_o error_n pro._n it_o will_v not_o but_o that_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o it_o may_v permit_v satan_n to_o 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