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way_n appear_v that_o the_o church_n of_o greece_n etc._n etc._n be_v heretical_a or_o in_o damnable_a schism_n out_o of_o this_o which_o have_v be_v deliver_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o discern_v what_o be_v heresy_n and_o what_o error_n they_o be_v that_o exclude_v from_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n it_o remain_v to_o speak_v of_o schism_n and_o the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o it_o schism_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v in_o three_o thing_n first_o the_o subjection_n of_o people_n to_o their_o lawful_a pastor_n second_o the_o connexion_n and_o communion_n which_o many_o particular_a church_n and_o the_o pastor_n of_o they_o have_v among_o themselves_o three_o in_o hold_v the_o same_o rule_n of_o faith_n the_o unity_n of_o each_o particular_a church_n depend_v of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o pastor_n who_o be_v one_o to_o luciferianos_fw-la who_o a_o
clear_n of_o this_o point_n and_o the_o answer_v of_o this_o objection_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o whereas_o the_o ordinary_a and_o set_v mean_n of_o salvation_n be_v baptism_n so_o that_o no_o man_n careless_o neglect_v or_o wilful_o contemn_v it_o can_v be_v save_v the_o father_n notwithstanding_o do_v constant_o teach_v that_o if_o man_n be_v exclude_v by_o inevitable_a impossibility_n they_o may_v be_v save_v without_o it_o and_o that_o faith_n and_o the_o inward_a conversion_n of_o the_o heart_n fly_v unto_o god_n in_o christ_n through_o the_o gracious_a instinct_n and_o sweet_a motion_n of_o the_o sanctify_a spirit_n may_v be_v reckon_v a_o kind_n of_o baptism_n because_o thereby_o they_o obtain_v all_o that_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v seek_v in_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n and_o because_o if_o a_o ordinary_a degree_n of_o faith_n do_v sometime_o obtain_v salvation_n without_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n much_o more_o that_o which_o make_v man_n willing_a to_o suffer_v death_n for_o christ_n therefore_o they_o affirm_v that_o martyrdom_n and_o the_o constant_a suffering_n for_o christ_n be_v also_o fit_o name_v baptism_n so_o that_o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o baptism_n flaminis_fw-la fluminis_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la of_o water_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o blood_n it_o appear_v by_o 77._o bernard_n epistle_n to_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la of_o this_o argument_n that_o there_o be_v some_o in_o his_o time_n who_o though_o they_o think_v that_o martyrdom_n do_v supply_v the_o defect_n of_o baptism_n yet_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o faith_n and_o the_o inward_a conversion_n of_o the_o heart_n without_o such_o suffering_n do_v so_o and_o therefore_o though_o they_o confess_v that_o martyr_n not_o baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n may_v be_v save_v yet_o they_o deny_v that_o other_o though_o repent_v believe_v and_o convert_n unto_o god_n can_v possible_o obtain_v remission_n of_o their_o sin_n without_o the_o sacramental_a 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do_v often_o see_v and_o pronounce_v the_o faith_n of_o a_o man_n die_v in_o peace_n to_o be_v as_o great_a as_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o martyr_n for_o that_o though_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v by_o martyrdom_n it_o be_v ready_a for_o martyrdom_n and_o animate_v he_o that_o have_v it_o to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n if_o need_n shall_v require_v this_o which_o barnarde_n have_v thus_o deliver_v touch_v this_o point_n be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o the_o father_n neither_o do_v we_o or_o the_o author_n of_o the_o century_n dislike_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o but_o we_o condemn_v the_o vain_a and_o idle_a dispute_n of_o the_o romish_a school_n touch_v these_o three_o kind_n justificabâ—…tur_fw-la of_o baptism_n especial_o in_o that_o they_o teach_v concern_v martyrdom_n that_o it_o give_v grace_n ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n not_o justify_v nor_o yet_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n come_v unto_o it_o and_o do_v not_o ponere_fw-la obicem_fw-la he_o 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