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matter_n for_o the_o use_n of_o this_o cross_n in_o the_o primitiué_fw-fr church_n 173._o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o article_n pag._n 173._o for_o the_o three_o none_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n where_o this_o cross_n be_v use_v make_v it_o any_o part_n of_o the_o form_n outward_a or_o inward_a or_o else_o any_o mean_n of_o the_o least_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o if_o without_o it_o holy_a baptism_n be_v not_o right_o administer_v or_o with_o it_o be_v in_o any_o respect_n of_o god_n or_o any_o power_n or_o use_v of_o the_o sacrament_n the_o better_a thereby_o administer_v all_o which_o may_v incur_v some_o breach_n of_o the_o three_o commandment_n but_o as_o our_o canon_n explain_v themselves_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o sacrament_n for_o the_o whole_a substance_n matter_n reason_n second_o reason_n form_n and_o manner_n thereof_o be_v perfect_v and_o end_v before_o any_o use_n thereof_o be_v once_o admit_v or_o name_v for_o the_o second_o reason_n prove_v 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insecuturis_fw-la unà _fw-la offero_fw-la &_o adiungo_fw-la adeoque_fw-la se_fw-la totum_fw-la ditioni_fw-la tuus_fw-la dicat_fw-la consecrat_fw-mi &_o hisce_fw-la demum_fw-la pauculis_fw-la consignat_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la honoratissimae_fw-la amplitudinis_fw-la tuus_fw-la obseruantissimus_fw-la johannes_n tichbornus_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v well_o say_v of_o that_o italian_a merchant_n repub_fw-la machiavelli_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la for_o all_o refine_a policy_n of_o this_o last_o age_n that_o the_o world_n must_v be_v sick_a and_o purge_v also_o before_o it_o die_v wherein_o what_o the_o great_a physician_n have_v from_o time_n to_o time_n practise_v upon_o that_o vast_a body_n sometime_o by_o fire_n sometime_o by_o water_n &_o general_o by_o many_o great_a &_o common_a destruction_n every_o generation_n and_o story_n be_v perpetual_a witness_n and_o saint_n hierome_n most_o passionate_o do_v express_v and_o bewail_v write_v thus_o against_o jovinian_a 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of_o absolution_n public_o and_o quoad_fw-la forum_n externum_fw-la as_o we_o say_v afford_v unto_o they_o as_o by_o the_o three_o word_n use_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o express_v three_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n may_v plain_o be_v gather_v 〈◊〉_d nidni_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o first_o whereof_o they_o remove_v more_o grievous_a and_o obstinate_a sinner_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o church_n 〈◊〉_d cherom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o second_o they_o inflict_v and_o award_v some_o more_o grievous_a punishment_n which_o may_v stick_v by_o they_o as_o we_o say_v and_o even_o pierce_v they_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o bone_n as_o themselves_o expound_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d shamatha_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o three_o do_v anathemize_v they_o to_o a_o perpetual_a separation_n wherein_o they_o shall_v remain_v unto_o their_o death_n which_o last_o i_o take_v it_o be_v only_o mean_v of_o these_o outward_a mean_n in_o church_n government_n 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to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n which_o by_o this_o special_a mean_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n offer_v such_o reconciliation_n for_o who_o the_o apostle_n there_o witness_v that_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o such_o sacrifice_n for_o that_o their_o sin_n as_o unto_o who_o hebrew_n 6._o vers_fw-la 4_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a as_o some_o expound_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o this_o kind_n of_o repentance_n or_o penance_n a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a baptism_n caietanus_n in_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la summae_fw-la nazianzen_n ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieroon_fw-mi in_o epist_n aug._n lib._n 20._o contra_fw-la julianum_fw-la pelagianum_n confession_n our_o daily_a baptism_n or_o the_o consequent_a for_o all_o which_o the_o school_n and_o some_o of_o the_o father_n call_v second_o baptism_n or_o absolution_n shall_v be_v any_o more_o offer_v by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v renew_v that_o be_v receive_v any_o more_o into_o the_o 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himself_o command_v titus_n cap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 10._o to_o give_v over_o as_o the_o greek_a word_n import_v reason_v or_o deal_n in_o this_o kind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o any_o foul_a heretic_n after_o certain_a admonition_n and_o censure_n use_v for_o his_o recovery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o the_o same_o place_n above_o name_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a end_n of_o excommunication_n with_o the_o special_a kind_n and_o degree_n thereof_o now_o follow_v certain_a question_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n to_o be_v consider_v of_o which_o happy_o may_v better_a explain_v some_o thing_n in_o these_o former_a chapter_n which_o yet_o have_v be_v purposely_o set_v down_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a discern_a and_o full_a discuss_n of_o the_o same_o chap._n iii_o contain_v answer_n to_o certain_a question_n and_o objection_n make_v by_o diverse_a of_o these_o time_n against_o some_o particular_n 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