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first_o who_o company_n do_v she_o leave_v second_o from_o what_o body_n do_v she_o go_v forth_o x._o where_o be_v the_o true_a church_n which_o she_o forsake_v for_o it_o appear_v not_o a_o little_a strange_a to_o i_o that_o a_o church_n shall_v be_v account_v schismatical_a when_o there_o can_v be_v assign_v any_o other_o church_n different_a from_o her_o which_o from_o age_n to_o age_n since_o christ_n time_n have_v continue_v visible_a from_o who_o she_o depart_v etc._n etc._n conclusion_n if_o the_o catholic_n roman_n church_n be_v once_o the_o true_a church_n she_o still_o remain_v so_o and_o therefore_o they_o who_o have_v depart_v from_o she_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o true_a church_n and_o so_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n etc._n etc._n the_o usual_a colour_n of_o believe_v more_o or_o less_o than_o the_o church_n allow_v be_v vain_a and_o erroneous_a inasmuch_o as_o that_o very_a christ_n which_o store_v she_o with_o knowledge_n of_o god_n reveal_v truth_n and_o with_o power_n to_o convey_v the_o same_o have_v also_o endue_v she_o with_o inerrability_n to_o convey_v the_o same_o just_o without_o danger_n of_o miscarry_v against_o iguorance_n mat._n 13._o 11._o to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 5.14_o against_o darkness_n you_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n john_n 14.16_o against_o error_n and_o falsehood_n i_o will_v send_v unto_o you_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n to_o remain_v with_o you_o for_o ever_o 1_o tim_n 3_o against_o weakness_n she_o be_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n mat._n 16.18_o hell_n gate_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o she_o to_o make_v which_o good_a christ_n call_v his_o eternal_a father_n to_o his_o aid_n pray_v he_o and_o be_v hear_v for_o his_o reverence_n mat._n 28.20_o behold_v i_o be_o with_o