a_o peculiar_a form_n of_o sanctify_v it_o dip_v therein_o as_o athenaeus_n tell_v we_o a_o firebrand_n take_v off_o from_o the_o altar_n whereupon_o they_o offer_v their_o sacrifice_n so_o likewise_o have_v they_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n of_o make_v this_o exorcise_a the_o salt_n first_o than_o the_o water_n and_o after_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v mix_v together_o which_o be_v do_v both_o the_o papist_n and_o the_o gentile_n do_v think_v that_o it_o purge_v away_o sin_n of_o the_o papist_n imitate_v the_o jew_n and_o pharisee_n in_o many_o thing_n 1._o the_o pharisee_n boast_v of_o moses_n chair_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v of_o that_o of_o s._n peter_n and_o of_o a_o imaginary_a succession_n 2._o the_o pharisee_n be_v strict_a maintainer_n of_o tradition_n and_o unwritten_a word_n as_o the_o papist_n be_v these_o be_v strict_a burden_n they_o lay_v upon_o the_o people_n matth._n 15.4_o they_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o these_o tradition_n be_v as_o necessary_a 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in_o those_o city_n and_o country_n wherein_o be_v most_o wickedness_n of_o life_n there_o be_v also_o most_o cost_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o most_o public_a superstitious_a worship_v of_o god_n and_o the_o saint_n what_o stately_a church_n chapel_n and_o cloister_n be_v in_o rome_n what_o fast_n what_o procession_n what_o appearance_n of_o devotion_n and_o yet_o on_o the_o other_o side_n what_o whoredom_n sodomy_n and_o profanation_n be_v commit_v in_o it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o a_o certain_a friar_n that_o there_o be_v more_o atheist_n in_o rome_n than_o in_o any_o other_o city_n in_o the_o world_n but_o no_o where_o do_v sin_n and_o wickedness_n so_o abound_v as_o in_o mexico_n and_o yet_o no_o such_o people_n in_o the_o world_n towards_o the_o church_n and_o clergy_n who_o in_o their_o life-time_n strive_v to_o exceed_v one_o another_o in_o their_o gift_n to_o the_o cloister_n nun_n and_o friar_n some_o erect_v altar_n to_o their_o best_a devote_a saint_n worth_a 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affection_n but_o out_o of_o affectation_n the_o same_o do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n repeat_v the_o same_o prayer_n while_o they_o turn_v their_o bead_n and_o bind_v themselves_o to_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o reiterated_a word_n the_o pharisee_n preach_v justification_n by_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v forestall_v with_o that_o doctrine_n which_o make_v s._n paul_n so_o careful_a to_o confute_v that_o error_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o to_o the_o galatian_n establish_v justification_n by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n in_o this_o the_o papist_n agree_v with_o they_o teach_v justification_n by_o work_n 8._o our_o saviour_n tax_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n for_o their_o hypocrisy_n they_o pretend_v great_a love_n to_o the_o ancient_a prophet_n 23.29_o matt._n 23.29_o who_o their_o forefather_n have_v persecute_v and_o slay_v and_o to_o show_v this_o they_o use_v both_o word_n and_o action_n they_o profess_v that_o 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mass_n pag._n 51_o of_o their_o manifold_a error_n concern_v the_o church_n how_o the_o papist_n devise_v many_o note_n whereby_o their_o church_n be_v describe_v pag._n 53_o of_o antiquity_n pag._n 71_o of_o universality_n pag._n 76_o of_o succession_n pag._n 79_o of_o unity_n pag._n 80_o of_o the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n pag._n 82_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n pag._n 87_o of_o prosperity_n pag._n 89_o xx_o error_n concern_v the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n pag._n 97_o xi_o error_n concern_v justify_v faith_n pag._n 102_o xxx_o error_n concern_v repentance_n which_o they_o call_v penance_n pag._n 104_o five_o kind_n of_o indulgence_n a_o sixfold_a profit_n of_o they_o pag._n 113_o of_o the_o disposition_n require_v to_o be_v in_o those_o that_o receive_v indulgence_n show_v in_o six_o thing_n pag._n 116_o how_o the_o papist_n hold_v that_o indulgence_n be_v profitable_a for_o the_o dead_a show_v in_o seven_o thing_n pag._n 117_o xi_o error_n 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popery_n chap._n i._n that_o all_o man_n may_v take_v a_o full_a view_n of_o the_o papacy_n and_o see_v how_o it_o have_v encroach_v upon_o heaven_n and_o earth_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o fraud_n that_o have_v be_v use_v by_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n by_o bring_v in_o corruption_n in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n popery_n be_v not_o a_o single_a heresy_n like_o that_o of_o â—utyâ—hes_n arius_n or_o nestorius_n but_o a_o system_fw-la of_o heresy_n and_o a_o common_a sink_n of_o abominable_a error_n and_o therefore_o call_v ἀπστασία_n a_o general_a revolt_n their_o error_n about_o the_o scripture_n be_v 1._o 2._o vid._n turnb_n tetrag_v c._n 2._o that_o the_o church_n do_v regulate_v the_o scripture_n and_o be_v not_o regulate_v by_o it_o so_o make_v the_o church_n the_o rule_n of_o faith_n that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v not_o the_o only_a and_o whole_a rule_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o life_n in_o all_o matter_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n 2._o that_o the_o church_n 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