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church_n be_v principalier_n and_o cheefer_v than_o be_v holi_fw-la writ_n anentis_fw-la eny_z faith_n taugt_v by_o holi_fw-la writ_n and_o that_o for_o viii_o argumentis_fw-la which_o y_o can_v make_v thereto_o wherefore_o y_o donte_n not_o but_o that_o trouble_n and_o discencioun_n schulen_v be_v bitiwixe_v lay_v man_n and_o clerkis_n yhe_n and_o bitwixe_v sum_n clerkis_n and_o othre_o clerkis_n upon_o this_o whether_o holi_fw-la writt_n or_o the_o church_n be_v chefir_n and_o of_o more_o power_n having_fw-mi anentis_fw-la faith_n be_v conteynyd_v in_o holy_a writ_n ni_fw-fr lass_n thanne_v you_o fadir_n answer_n to_o thilk_o viii_o argumentis_fw-la and_o so_o y_o can_v not_o see_v but_o that_o the_o mater_fw-la of_o this_o discencioun_n must_v nedis_n be_v brougte_a forth_o in_o utteraunce_n and_o conicacioun_n soon_o y_o be_o redi_fw-la to_o here_o thy_o viii_o argumentis_fw-la and_o for_o to_o answer_v to_o they_o if_o i_o can_v peradventure_o in_o the_o answer_n to_o they_o 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be_v not_o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n to_o eny_z persoony_n bileeve_v that_o this_o be_v true_a which_o be_v bifore_fw-la takun_n in_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o premysse_o that_o thoug_a the_o apostlis_n have_v not_o write_v eny_z word_n they_o mygten_o have_v taugt_v the_o all_o hool_n full_a faith_n to_o peple_n sufficient_o y_o may_v argue_v thus_o in_o time_n of_o the_o oold_a law_n it_o be_v so_o that_o all_o the_o bileeve_v conteynyd_v in_o thil_o law_n be_v taugt_v by_o mouth_n and_o mass_z leern_v by_o mouth_n for_o why_o exod._n the_o xiii_o chap._n whanne_v it_o be_v seid_v of_o the_o paske_n day_n that_o it_o schulde_v be_v keep_v yeerli_fw-la by_o the_o law_n thanne_v ren_a it_o be_v seid_v ferthe_o anoon_n aftir_v this_o and_o thou_o schalt_v tell_v to_o thy_o soon_o in_o that_o day_n and_o schalt_v seie_v this_o be_v it_o what_o the_o lord_n die_v to_o i_o whanne_v y_o gede_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o it_o schal_n be_v as_o a_o sign_n in_o thy_o honde_n and_o as_o a_o memorial_n bifore_fw-la thy_o igen_n and_o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v ever_o in_o thy_o mouth_n for_o in_o a_o strong_a honde_n the_o lord_n lead_v thou_o out_o of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n also_o soon_o aftir_v there_o whanne_v it_o be_v bede_fw-mi that_o the_o peple_n of_o jewis_n schulde_v halowe_v to_o god_n each_o first_o gendrid_a thing_n that_o open_v the_o womb_n among_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n as_o well_o of_o man_n as_o of_o bestis_fw-la thanne_v it_o be_v seid_v anoon_n aftir_v thus_o and_o whanne_v thy_o soon_o schal_n ask_v of_o thou_o to_o morewe_v and_o seie_v what_o be_v this_o thou_o schalt_v answer_v to_o he_o in_o a_o strong_a honde_n the_o lord_n lead_v we_o out_o of_o egypt_n of_o the_o house_n of_o servage_a for_o whanne_v pharaoh_n be_v maad_o hard_o and_o will_v not_o delyver_v we_o the_o lord_n killid_v all_o the_o first_o gendrid_a thing_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o first_o gendrid_a of_o man_n till_o to_o the_o first_o gendrid_a of_o bestis_n therefore_o y_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n all_o thing_n of_o maul_v kind_a that_o open_v the_o womb_n and_o y_fw-fr agenbie_fw-fr all_fw-ge the_o first_o gendrid_a thingis_fw-la of_o my_o son_n therefore_o it_o schal_n be_v as_o a_o sign_n in_o this_o honde_n and_o as_o a_o thing_n hang_v for_o mind_n bifore_fw-la thy_o igen_n for_o in_o a_o strong_a honde_n he_o lead_v we_o out_o of_o egypt_n also_o lyk_fw-mi sentence_n to_o this_o be_v write_v deutro_n vi_o chap._n of_o the_o paske_n day_n keep_v and_o josue_n iu._n chap._n of_o the_o xii_o stone_n take_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o set_v on_o dry_a land_n into_o perpetual_a remembrance_n that_o jordan_n be_v dry_v also_o deutr._n iu._n chap._n it_o be_v seid_v thus_o forgete_n thou_o not_o the_o wordis_fw-la which_o thin_a igen_n sigen_n and_o fall_v thou_o not_o from_o thin_a herte_n in_o alle_fw-mi the_o day_n of_o thy_o lyf_v thou_o schalt_v teach_v though_o to_o thy_o son_n and_o to_o thy_o son_n son_n tell_v 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to_o you_o and_o also_o mark_v the_o last_o chap._n crist_n bede_fw-mi to_o hise_n apostlis_n thus_o go_v you_o into_o all_o the_o world_n and_o prithee_o you_o the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n and_o anoon_n aftir_v it_o be_v seid_v there_o thus_o they_o forsooth_o go_v forth_o prechiden_n every_o where_o but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostlis_n have_fw-mi not_o fulfil_v this_o now_o seid_v comaundement_n maad_v to_o they_o by_o crist_n in_o lass_n than_o they_o have_fw-mi prechid_fw-mi by_o word_n of_o mouth_n sufficientli_fw-la all_o the_o hool_n faith_n necessary_a to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o peple_n for_o why_o all_o the_o hool_n faith_n necessary_a to_o be_v have_v be_v include_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o seie_v in_o the_o message_n of_o god_n which_o message_n god_n send_v into_o the_o world_n wherefore_o sothe_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostlis_n prechiden_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n to_o othere_o clerkis_n and_o folki_v all_o the_o hool_n full_a 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thenne_n thence_o theuke_n meditate_v thy_o thy_o thilk_o that_o or_o the_o say_v though_o those_o thorug_n through_o though_o that_o who_o tiâ—_n to_o unto_z togidere_fw-la together_o three_fw-mi three_z trenys_n lamentation_n tretid_v treat_v treuli_n treu_o trew_n true_a trouthis_fw-la truth_n trow_v believe_v tungis_n tongue_n twey_n two_o twy_n twice_o v._o uce_n use_n uerri_fw-la very_o ueyn_fw-mi vain_a uidewite_n widowhood_n unbigilefulnesse_n veracity_n undeptabili_fw-la undoubted_o undoutabili_fw-la undoubted_o unto_o time_n unâ—â—l_n unwist_n unknown_a urri_fw-la true_a w._n waast_a vain_a waisch_v wash_v we_o will_v well_o weigh_v way_n well_o prisid_v well_o esteem_v weren_a be_v werkis_n work_n be_v war._n weve_v complain_v whanne_n when_o whicchecraft_n witchcraft_n whilis_fw-la whilst_o 100_o wintre_n 100_o year_n wi_v know_v without_o forth_o external_a withynne_v forth_o internal_a witti_n learned_a wittis_n undirstanding_n wittyngis_fw-la testimony_n wolden_a will_v wole_n will._n worch_v work_a worschipid_a worship_v worschipid_a esteem_v wyf_n wife_n y._n y_fw-fr i._n ydel_n idle_a you_o you_o year_n year_n yhe_o yea_o yitt_o yet_o ynoug_n enough_o ysidir_n isidore_n yvel_o evil_a finis_fw-la finis_fw-la tract_n in_o joan._n 96_o 97._o 97._o lib._n strom._n passim_fw-la passim_fw-la de_fw-fr prescript_n haeres_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o quia_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la s._n scripture_n inveniri_fw-la veritas_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la traditionem_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la traditam_fw-la illam_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la vivam_fw-la vocem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apologetic_n in_o fine_a prologi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d post_v medium_n medium_n dissuasive_a from_o popery_n par._n 2._o lib._n 1._o sect._n 2._o 2._o sed_fw-la tum_fw-la s._n doctrina_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la auctoritatibus_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la utitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la extrantis_fw-la argumentis_fw-la &_o probabilibus_fw-la auctoritatibus_fw-la autem_fw-la canonicae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la utitur_fw-la propriè_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v argumentâ—ndo_fw-la auctoritatibus_fw-la autem_fw-la allorum_fw-la doctorum_fw-la ecclâ—siae_fw-la quasi_fw-la arguendo_fw-la ex_fw-la propriâ—s_fw-la sed_fw-la probabilibus_fw-la inniiitur_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la nostra_fw-la revelationi_fw-la apostolis_n &_o prophetis_fw-la factae_fw-la quì_n canonicos_fw-la libros_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la â—_o non_fw-it autem_fw-la revelationi_fw-la si_fw-la qua_fw-la fuit_fw-la aliis_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la facta_fw-la
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that_o marie_n conceyve_v a_o child_n in_o her_o maydenhode_n or_o this_o that_o crist_n be_v deâ—d_v and_o roo_v again_o unto_o lyf_v and_o so_o forth_o of_o othere_o articlis_fw-la of_o faith_n in_o this_o seid_v manner_n and_o kind_n and_o therefore_o it_o that_o all_o the_o clergy_n or_o the_o hool_n chirche_n may_v do_v heraboute_n be_v denounce_v and_o declare_v and_o defyne_v to_o the_o sympler_n parti_fw-la of_o the_o chirche_n what_o be_v in_o ever_o either_o of_o these_o now_o last_o seid_v manner_n and_o that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o suâ—h_v seid_v faith_n and_o that_o this_o othere_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o such_o faith_n and_o so_o forth_o of_o othere_o lyk_fw-mi but_o alle_fw-mi wise_a man_n may_v soon_o see_v that_o fer_fw-fr be_v this_o fro_o power_n to_o make_v eny_z thing_n to_o be_v such_o seid_v faith_n and_o that_o the_o chirche_n makith_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v such_o faith_n in_o this_o that_o he_o decree_v decern_v jugith_o determyne_v and_o 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