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it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o he_o pray_v for_o that_o sea_n only_o and_o not_o for_o his_o person_n he_o call_v he_o by_o his_o old_a name_n simon_n to_o wit_n for_o thou_o simon_n particular_o maldonatus_n upon_o these_o word_n all_o you_o shall_v be_v offend_v by_o i_o this_o night_n 31._o say_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o signify_v that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v loose_v their_o faith_n for_o none_o of_o they_o lose_v it_o no_o not_o peter_n himself_o who_o deny_v he_o although_o some_o old_a author_n be_v wont_n so_o to_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o lose_v his_o faith_n not_o distinguish_v the_o confession_n of_o faith_n from_o faith_n itself_o and_o the_o denial_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o loss_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v far_o different_a thing_n and_o so_o afterward_o 75._o the_o vulgar_a error_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v take_v heed_n of_o who_o think_v that_o peter_n lose_v his_o faith_n for_o he_o lose_v not_o his_o faith_n but_o deny_v it_o which_o divine_v say_v be_v 32._o another_o thing_n and_o beside_o this_o he_o say_v their_o opinion_n be_v false_a who_o think_v that_o peter_n lose_v his_o faith_n by_o deny_v he_o deny_v with_o his_o mouth_n but_o kepâ—_n it_o in_o his_o heart_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v ambrose_n teach_v on_o psalm_n 43._o see_v then_o what_o a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n we_o have_v against_o bellarmine_n but_o it_o will_v make_v any_o man_n to_o wonder_v to_o behold_v his_o inconstancy_n in_o this_o point_n for_o he_o plain_o contradict_v himself_o even_o like_o a_o right_a jesuite_n hold_v the_o affirmative_a or_o negative_a as_o it_o best_o serve_v his_o present_a purpose_n when_o he_o will_v prove_v that_o faith_n and_o justice_n may_v be_v lose_v 14._o