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epistle_n of_o st._n james_n which_o luther_n reject_v and_o that_o of_o st._n judas_n which_o may_v appear_v suspect_v because_o of_o some_o apocryphal_a book_n cite_v in_o it_o in_o fine_a it_o can_v only_o be_v from_o this_o authority_n they_o receive_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o scripture_n which_o all_o christian_n accept_v as_o divine_a before_o their_o read_n of_o it_o have_v make_v they_o sensible_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o it_o be_v then_o inseparable_o bind_v as_o we_o be_v to_o the_o holy_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o her_o hand_n we_o learn_v tradition_n also_o from_o she_o and_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o tradition_n we_o learn_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o scripture_n upon_o which_o account_n the_o church_n profess_v she_o tell_v we_o nothing_o from_o herself_o and_o that_o she_o invent_v nothing_o new_a in_o her_o doctrine_n she_o do_v nothing_o but_o declare_v the_o divine_a revelation_n by_o the_o 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nè_fw-la mi_fw-mi maraviglio_fw-it chegli_fw-it habbino_fw-it trovato_fw-mi à _fw-fr dire_fw-fr perch_n tutte_o le_fw-fr opere_fw-la grandi_fw-la e_fw-it che_fw-it sormontano_fw-la l'ordinario_fw-la sempre_fw-it hanno_fw-mi contradittori_fw-mi vince_n però_fw-la finalment_fw-it la_fw-it verità _fw-la e_fw-la da'frutti_n si_fw-la conosce_fw-la la_fw-fr qualità _fw-la dell'albero_fw-la i_o ne_fw-mi rallegre_n con_fw-mi l'_fw-fr autore_fw-la il_fw-fr quale_fw-la hà _fw-la dato_fw-la saggio_fw-mi del_fw-it svo_fw-la grand_fw-mi talento_fw-la con_fw-mi questa_fw-la a_o opera_fw-la e_fw-it potrà _fw-it con_fw-mi molte_fw-it altre_n servire_fw-la lodevolment_fw-it à _fw-it santa_fw-it chiesa_fw-la roma_fw-it 19_o gennaro_n 1672._o lettre_n de_fw-fr monseigneur_n le_fw-fr cardinal_n sigismond_n chig_n la_fw-fr mounseur_fw-fr l'abbé_fw-fr de_fw-fr dangeau_fw-fr ricevei_fw-mi con_fw-mi la_fw-fr sva_fw-la lettera_fw-la ill_a libro_fw-la della_fw-it espositione_fw-la della_fw-it dottrina_fw-la cattolica_fw-la del_fw-it vescovo_fw-la di_fw-it condom_n molto_fw-mi erudito_fw-la e_fw-it molto_fw-mi utile_fw-la per_fw-la convertire_n gl_fw-la heretici_fw-la più_fw-fr con_fw-mi le_fw-fr vive_fw-fr ragioni_fw-la che_fw-it con_fw-mi l'asprezza_fw-mi del_fw-it discorso_fw-it parlai_n all_o padre_n mastro_n di_fw-mi s._n palazzo_n &_o all_o segretario_n dell_n '_o congregatione_n dell_n indice_fw-la e_fw-la conobbi_n verament_fw-mi che_fw-it non_fw-it viera_fw-fr stato_fw-it chi_fw-mi havesse_fw-it a_fw-la questi_fw-la padri_fw-la parlato_fw-it in_fw-it disfavore_fw-it del_fw-it medesimo_fw-la anzi_n li_n trovai_fw-la pieni_fw-la di_fw-it estimatione_fw-la per_fw-la il_fw-fr medesimo_fw-la &_o havendo_fw-la poi_fw-it parlato_fw-it con_fw-mi questi_fw-la signori_fw-it cardinali_n della_fw-it congregatione_fw-la trovai_fw-la frà _fw-la gl'altri_fw-la il_fw-it signor_n cardinale_n brancaccio_n molto_fw-mi inclinato_fw-la a_fw-fr pregiarlo_o e_fw-it molto_fw-mi propenso_fw-la a_o lodarne_n l'autore_fw-la onde_fw-fr io_fw-it tengo_fw-la certo_fw-la che_fw-it qua_fw-la ancora_fw-la monsignor_fw-it di_fw-it condom_n ottenga_fw-mi quella_fw-it load_n che_fw-it e_fw-it dovuta_fw-mi alla_fw-mi sva_fw-la fatica_fw-la &_o alla_fw-fr sva_fw-la dottrina_fw-la resto_n per_fw-la tanto_fw-la obligato_fw-la alla_fw-mi sva_fw-la gentilezza_fw-it che_fw-it mi_fw-mi ha_o dato_fw-la modo_fw-la di_fw-it ammirar_fw-it la_fw-fr medesima_fw-la mentre_fw-fr mi_fw-mi pare_v che_fw-it l'autore_fw-la string_n a_o bone_n i_o suoi_fw-fr argomenti_fw-la e_fw-la mostri_fw-la chiaro_fw-it i_fw-it punti_fw-la nei_fw-la quali_fw-la i_fw-it divisi_fw-la discordano_fw-it della_fw-it chieza_n ne_fw-la credo_fw-la che_fw-it il_fw-it modo_fw-la che_fw-it tien_n l'autore_fw-la siam_fw-it da_fw-it condannarsi_fw-la nell'esplicatione_n di_fw-mi qualche_fw-mi dottrina_fw-la insegnata_fw-la dal_n concilio_n di_fw-it trento_n essendo_fw-la praticato_fw-la da_fw-la molti_fw-la scrittori_n &_o essendo_fw-la da_fw-la lui_fw-fr maneggiato_fw-it molto_fw-mi regolatament_fw-it in_o oltre_n che_fw-it l'autore_fw-la non_fw-it ha_o havuto_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la d'inte_fw-fr pretare_fw-la i_fw-it dogmi_fw-it di_fw-it quel_fw-it concilio_n ma_fw-fr solo_fw-la importarlinel_n svo_fw-la libro_fw-la esplicati_fw-la perch_n gl'heretici_fw-la restino_fw-la convinti_fw-la &_o in_o chiaro_fw-la di_fw-it tutto_fw-mi quello_fw-it che_fw-it la_fw-it santa_fw-it chiesa_fw-la gl'obliga_fw-la di_fw-it credere_fw-la dell'autorita_n del_fw-it papa_n ne_o parlabene_n e_fw-it con_fw-mi il_fw-fr dounto_o rispetto_fw-it della_fw-it sede_n romana_fw-la ogni_fw-la volià che_fw-fr parla_fw-fr del_fw-it capo_fw-la visibile_fw-la della_fw-it chiesa_fw-mi onde_fw-fr torno_fw-la à _fw-fr dire_fw-fr che_fw-it non_fw-it e_fw-it capace_n che_fw-it di_fw-it load_n roma_fw-it 5._o aprile_a 1672._o lettre_n du_fw-fr reverendiss_n pere_fw-fr hyacinthe_n libelli_fw-la alors_fw-fr maistre_fw-mi du_fw-fr sacre_n palais_n &_o maintenant_fw-fr archevesque_fw-la d'avignon_fw-fr a_o monseigneur_n le_fw-fr cardinal_n sigismond_n chigi_n ho_o letto_fw-it il_fw-it libro_fw-la del_fw-it sig._n di_o condom_n continente_fw-la l'espositione_n dellae_fw-la dottrina_fw-la della_fw-it chiesa_fw-la devo_fw-la infinite_a gratie_n a_o v._o e._n che_fw-it mi_fw-it habbia_fw-la fat_a consumare_fw-la quattro_fw-la hore_n di_fw-it tempo_fw-it sì_n virtuo_fw-la sament_fw-it e_fw-it con_fw-mi tanto_fw-it mio_fw-mi diletro_fw-it mi_fw-mi è_fw-mi piacciuto_fw-mi sopra_fw-la modo_fw-la e_fw-la per_fw-la l'argomento_fw-la singolare_fw-la e_fw-la per_fw-la le_fw-fr prove_v che_fw-it à _fw-it quello_fw-it correspondono_fw-it la_fw-fr dottrina_fw-la è_fw-it tutta_fw-mi sana_fw-la ne_fw-la v'ha_fw-it embra_fw-mi di_fw-it mancamento_fw-la no_o per_fw-la i_o sò_fw-la quello_fw-it che_fw-it possa_fw-mi opporvisi_fw-la e_fw-la se_fw-la l'autore_fw-la desidererà che_fw-it si_fw-la ristamp_n in_o roma_n da_fw-mi i_o otterrà 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