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〈◊〉_d iste_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la potest_fw-la elle_fw-fr scriptura_fw-la neque_fw-la spirâ—aus_fw-la revelans_fw-la privatus_fw-la neque_fw-la princeps_fw-la saecularis_fw-la igâ—tur_fw-la princeps_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la aut_fw-la solus_fw-la aut_fw-la cerâ—e_fw-la cum_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o consensu_fw-la coepiscoporum_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la singitur_fw-la neque_fw-la singi_fw-la potest_fw-la aliquid_fw-la aliud_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la judicium_fw-la pertinere_fw-la posse_fw-la videatur_fw-la bellarm._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 9_o 9_o christ_n church_n have_v by_o our_o doctrine_n a_o most_o infallable_n write_v law_n and_o live_v though_o but_o fallible_a ecclesiastic_a judge_n be_v much_o better_o provide_v 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o matter_n spiritual_a then_o politic_a â—…ties_n who_o law_n as_o well_o as_o judge_n be_v faluble_a in_o matter_n câ—vil_a câ—vil_a the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o all_o christian_a obedience_n unto_o any_o 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the_o division_n wherefore_o if_o reason_n without_o scripture_n may_v divide_v this_o comrover_n sie_n it_o be_v more_o 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v a_o many_o pope_n as_o sâ—â—eralyâ—ce_n statâ—â—o_n or_o monarchy_n monarchy_n convenit_fw-la etiam_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o adversary_n sâ—…_n intelligâ—_n debere_fw-la to_o spiritu_fw-la quo_fw-la factae_fw-la sunt_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la quod_fw-la apostolus_fw-la peâ—…_n epist_n 2._o cap._n 1._o do_v et_fw-fr cum_fw-la ait_fw-la hoâ—_n 〈◊〉_d intelligentes_fw-la quod_fw-la omnis_fw-la prophetia_fw-la scripturae_fw-la propria_fw-la interpretatione_n non_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la humana_fw-la voluntate_fw-la allata_fw-la est_fw-la aliquando_fw-la peopheâ—a_fw-la sed_fw-la spirtu_fw-la sancto_fw-la inspirati_fw-la locuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la dei_fw-la homines_fw-la ubi_fw-la b._n petrus_n probat_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la exponi_fw-la scripture_n as_o ex_fw-la proptio_fw-la ingenio_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la dictamen_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la scriptae_fw-la humano_fw-la ingenio_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la inspiratione_n spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la bel._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o 2_o pet._n cap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 20._o &_o 21._o 21._o tota_n igitur_fw-la quaestio_fw-la in_o â—o_o posita_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la sit_fw-la iste_fw-la spiritus_fw-la nos_fw-la enim_fw-la existimamus_fw-la hunc_fw-la spiritum_fw-la etsi_fw-la multis_fw-la privatis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la saepe_fw-la conceditur_fw-la tamen_fw-la cetto_fw-it inveniri_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la in_o concilio_n episcoporum_fw-la confirmato_fw-la à _fw-la summo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la totius_fw-la pastore_n sive_fw-la in_o sun_n mo_z pastere_a cum_fw-la concilio_n aliotum_fw-la pastorum_fw-la bellarmin_n ibid._n in_o this_o place_n as_o he_o profess_v he_o will_v not_o dispute_v
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