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be_v to_o affirm_v that_o as_o the_o church_n must_v be_v always_o visible_a so_o they_o have_v be_v in_o person_n distinct_a from_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o thereby_o invite_v we_o to_o entitle_v to_o a_o protestant_n book_n so_o entitle_v look_v beyond_o luther_n which_o barren_a endeavour_n of_o they_o have_v be_v like_o peter_n fish_v all_o night_n and_o catch_v nothing_o for_o they_o who_o the_o protestant_n claim_v for_o their_o predecessor_n be_v neither_o of_o their_o religion_n nor_o yet_o always_o visible_a there_o happen_v huge_a gap_n betwixt_o they_o nor_o can_v the_o protestant_n by_o any_o art_n or_o industry_n bring_v both_o end_n together_o first_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o religion_n for_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o religion_n or_o church_n with_o another_o import_v a_o agreement_n in_o all_o point_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o church_n whosoever_o err_v in_o any_o little_a thereof_o he_o cease_v 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shall_v be_v sink_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o hell_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o six_o mark_n of_o the_o true_a church_n viz._n miracle_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o true_a miracle_n among_o protestant_n §_o 1._o another_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n be_v miracle_n of_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v john_n 14.10_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o the_o work_n that_o i_o do_v he_o shall_v do_v and_o great_a of_o which_o word_n the_o marginal_a note_n of_o the_o english_a bibles_n print_v anno_fw-la 1576._o say_v this_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o church_n in_o who_o this_o virtue_n do_v shine_v for_o ever_o and_o again_o christ_n say_v mar._n 16.17.18_o these_o sign_n shall_v follow_v they_o that_o believe_v in_o my_o name_n they_o shall_v cast_v out_o devil_n they_o shall_v speak_v with_o new_a tongue_n they_o shall_v take_v up_o serpent_n and_o if_o they_o drink_v any_o deadly_a thing_n it_o shall_v not_o hurt_v they_o they_o shall_v lay_v hand_n on_o the_o 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