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profit_n the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v receive_v of_o counsel_n and_o of_o their_o issue_n 70._o 3_o of_o the_o hope_n that_o man_n may_v have_v of_o the_o council_n in_o these_o day_n 72._o 4_o of_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o truth_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o kingdom_n &_o false_a religion_n 73._o 5_o of_o the_o danger_n into_o the_o which_o they_o cast_v themselves_o which_o attend_v only_o upon_o counsel_n 74._o 6_o of_o christian_n prince_n to_o reform_v the_o church_n by_o mean_a of_o a_o general_a â—oâ—â—cell_n 75._o 7_o of_o 〈◊〉_d negligence_n and_o want_v that_o 〈◊〉_d â—he_v minister_n of_o the_o church_n 76._o 8_o of_o the_o empeachment_n of_o man_n in_o yâ—_z reformation_n of_o the_o church_n 78._o 9_o how_o difficulte_n it_o be_v to_o assemble_v a_o lawful_a council_n at_o this_o day_n 79._o 10_o how_o the_o christian_n hinder_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n 81._o 11_o what_o council_n the_o true_a christian_n ought_v to_o follow_v 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