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that_o hierome_n be_v deceive_v by_o a_o rumour_n dwell_v in_o the_o east_n the_o rhemist_n except_o against_o augustine_n exposition_n of_o these_o word_n upon_o this_o rock_n 8._o mat._n 16_o sect_n 8._o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o expound_v not_o of_o peter_n person_n but_o of_o peter_n faith_n 3._o princ._n doct_v li._n 6._o cap._n 3._o also_o doctor_n stapleton_n call_v the_o same_o exposition_n lapsus_fw-la humanus_fw-la a_o humane_a oversight_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o exposition_n be_v confirm_v by_o a_o gregory_n nissen_n b_o cyril_n c_o chrysostome_n d_o ambrose_n and_o e_o hillary_n all_o agree_v that_o this_o rock_n be_v the_o confession_n of_o peter_n bellarmine_n reject_v s._n augustine_n interpretation_n of_o s._n paul_n in_o this_o place_n he_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o through_o fire_n which_o austin_n interprete_v to_o be_v the_o affliction_n or_o tribulation_n of_o this_o life_n but_o bellarmin_n expound_v it_o of_o purgatory_n the_o rhemist_n reject_v s._n augustine_n read_n heb._n 11._o for_o 21._o who_o say_v 162._o 〈◊〉_d â—t_z
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confess_v â—ng_v li._n â—_o ca._n â—_o tit._n 2_o etc._n etc._n assiâ—_fw-la as_o namely_o the_o sermon_n of_o saint_n peter_n chair_n and_o other_o pretty_a pamphlet_n of_o the_o same_o litter_n and_o although_o in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o confession_n to_o the_o reader_n he_o make_v a_o exception_n yet_o our_o of_o that_o exception_n he_o say_v that_o although_o they_o do_v not_o avail_v much_o to_o convince_v the_o opinion_n of_o sectary_n nevertheless_o there_o will_v be_v godly_a man_n and_o learned_a who_o will_v permit_v and_o judge_v they_o to_o be_v saint_n augustine_n own_o and_o will_v both_o take_v delight_n and_o profit_n by_o trade_v they_o and_o yet_o among_o theâ—e_n book_n there_o be_v one_o that_o teach_v contrary_a to_o saint_n augustine_n as_o namely_o the_o book_n of_o visit_v the_o sick_a wherein_o the_o bastard_n austin_n allow_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n for_o good_a 3â—_n de_fw-fr visitat_fw-la infirmor_fw-la li_z 2._o ca._n 1._o de_fw-fr moribuâ—_n 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