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in_o any_o but_o idiot_n and_o natural_n that_o have_v not_o wit_n enough_o to_o aequivocate_v 4._o there_o can_v be_v no_o sincere_a faith_n or_o trust_v in_o oath_n covenant_n contract_n promise_n league_n of_o agreement_n either_o public_a or_o private_a for_o who_o know_v what_o secret_a evasion_n &_o restriction_n man_n may_v have_v in_o their_o mind_n 32._o q._n be_v st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o have_v they_o all_o equal_a power_n and_o authority_n a._n jesus_n say_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v dominion_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o mat._n 20.25_o the_o apostle_n send_v peter_n and_o john_n act._n 8.14_o see_v also_o gal._n 2.7_o 2_o cor._n 11.5_o gal._n 2.9_o 33._o q._n when_o christ_n say_v to_o peter_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n i_o give_v unto_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 16.18_o be_v this_o speak_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o do_v it_o belong_v to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o st._n peter_n a._n you_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 2.20_o the_o city_n have_v 12_o foundation_n and_o in_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o 12_o apostle_n rev._n 21.14_o then_o jesus_n say_v to_o they_o the_o apostle_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v who_o sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v john_n 20.23_o mat._n 18.18_o note_v st._n peter_n be_v never_o head_n of_o the_o church_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o if_o he_o have_v be_v so_o how_o shall_v the_o pope_n come_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n where_o do_v christ_n give_v this_o power_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 34._o q._n be_v there_o no_o other_o head_n of_o the_o church_n but_o christ_n a._n christ_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n col._n 1.18_o god_n have_v give_v christ_n to_o be_v head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v his_o body_n eph._n 1.22_o as_o the_o husband_n be_v head_n of_o the_o wife_n so_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n eph._n 5.23_o the_o head_n even_o christ_n eph._n 4.15_o note_v if_o the_o pope_n be_v head_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n than_o 1._o st._n paul_n be_v great_o mistake_v 2._o the_o catholic_n church_n must_v be_v the_o pope_n body_n and_o spouse_n 3._o the_o church_n will_v have_v no_o head_n when_o there_o be_v no_o pope_n 4._o the_o church_n must_v have_v two_o or_o three_o head_n when_o there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o pope_n as_o sometime_o have_v be_v for_o several_a year_n 5._o the_o church_n shall_v have_v a_o unsound_a head_n when_o the_o pope_n be_v heretical_a as_o sundry_a pope_n have_v be_v by_o confession_n of_o their_o own_o doctor_n note_v queen_n elizabeth_n king_n james_z king_n charles_n will_v not_o be_v call_v head_n of_o the_o church_n because_o they_o think_v that_o title_n antichristian_a entrench_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o christ_n 35._o q._n do_v the_o word_n justify_v in_o scripture_n signify_v to_o absolve_v or_o pronounce_v a_o man_n righteous_a not_o to_o infuse_v or_o put_v righteousness_n into_o a_o man_n a._n they_o shall_v justify_v the_o righteous_a and_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a deut._n 25.1_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o wicked_a and_o he_o that_o condemn_v the_o just_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n pro._n 17.15_o esa_n 5.23_o note_v the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o justification_n make_v it_o a_o discharge_n and_o acquit_v from_o accusation_n and_o so_o do_v legal_o make_v just_a not_o qualitative_o as_o if_o to_o justify_v be_v to_o make_v just_a &_o holy_a as_o the_o papist_n contend_v who_o confound_v justification_n with_o sanctification_n note_v this_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a strife_n of_o word_n for_o the_o great_a article_n of_o our_o religion_n depend_v upon_o the_o right_a discovery_n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n if_o 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