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university_n and_o church_n exact_v the_o outward_a profession_n of_o the_o imaculat_v conception_n which_o without_o heresy_n or_o error_n a_o man_n may_v in_o wardly_a judge_n to_o be_v true_a and_o why_o can_v the_o protestant_n church_n exact_v the_o swear_n of_o the_o spiritual_a supremacy_n of_o the_o king_n from_o they_o who_o can_v in_o conscience_n submit_v their_o judgement_n inward_o to_o that_o doctrine_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o sermon_n also_o mr_n shall_v accuse_v our_o church_n of_o cruelty_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confession_n and_o i_o observe_v that_o he_o do_v not_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o confession_n which_o our_o church_n believe_v to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n necessary_a for_o such_o as_o have_v fall_v into_o sin_n perhaps_o he_o be_v convince_v to_o believe_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o by_o that_o unanswerable_a text_n mat._n 18.18_o what_o soever_o