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liberty_n whereinto_o we_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o the_o which_o saint_n paul_n will_v we_o to_o stand_v 5.1_o gal._n 5.1_o and_o to_o maintain_v but_o although_o s._n basill_n do_v urge_v the_o observation_n of_o these_o outward_a thing_n beside_o the_o express_a commandment_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o scripture_n yet_o concern_v doctrine_n about_o the_o which_o between_o the_o papist_n and_o we_o be_v the_o great_a controversy_n he_o write_v plain_o that_o he_o will_v have_v that_o try_v by_o the_o scripture_n for_o speak_v of_o heretic_n he_o say_v 80._o ep._n 80._o that_o they_o may_v blame_v we_o thus_o they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v against_o their_o custom_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o agree_v thereunto_o but_o
bulwark_n and_o tower_n of_o defence_n of_o the_o church_n which_o s._n austen_n know_v in_o his_o day_n first_o general_a counsel_n then_o the_o apostolical_a sea_n no_o one_o apostolical_a sea_n more_o than_o the_o rest_n no_o not_o rome_n and_o last_o some_o especial_a godly_a learned_a man_n with_o their_o invincible_a argument_n and_o force_n of_o reason_n where_o also_o we_o may_v note_v that_o as_o he_o prefer_v no_o one_o apostolical_a sea_n before_o all_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o he_o do_v prefer_v general_a counsel_n before_o they_o all_o so_o that_o by_o augustine_n judgement_n a_o general_a council_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o here_o augustine_n declare_v the_o bulwark_n of_o god_n church_n against_o heretic_n have_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o very_a unskilful_a captain_n of_o the_o lord_n army_n if_o so_o be_v that_o he_o have_v quite_o forget_v the_o chief_a bulwark_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n against_o they_o that_o be_v that_o 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one_o state_n and_o therefore_o they_o who_o do_v build_v their_o faith_n upon_o the_o church_n build_v upon_o no_o sure_a foundation_n master_n bellarmine_n also_o concern_v antichrist_n agree_v with_o their_o catholicon_n and_o write_v thus_o add_v this_o also_o say_v he_o that_o as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v a_o jew_n and_o shall_v be_v messiah_n and_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o without_o all_o doubt_n shall_v make_v his_o seat_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o restore_v s_z temple_n for_o the_o jew_n dream_v of_o nothing_o else_o they_o of_o jerusalem_fw-la &_o the_o temple_n neither_o do_v they_o seem_v that_o they_o will_v ever_o acknowledge_v any_o for_o their_o messiah_n which_o sit_v not_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o after_o some_o sort_n repair_v again_o the_o temple_n thus_o far_o master_n bellarmine_n but_o stella_n contrary_a to_o this_o assertion_n of_o m._n bellarmine_n write_v thus_o if_o god_n promise_v by_o 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