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wiâ—h_o they_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o if_o you_o will_v yet_o object_v and_o say_v that_o you_o can_v allege_v as_o firm_a and_o forceable_a place_n of_o scripture_n in_o your_o behalf_n as_o i_o have_v do_v in_o i_o or_o shall_v do_v heat_n after_o not_o with_o stand_v you_o may_v not_o present_o conclude_v against_o we_o but_o rather_o let_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o the_o scripture_n can_v nor_o must_v not_o be_v contrary_a to_o itself_o which_o to_o affirm_v and_o maintain_v be_v blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o certain_o our_o saviour_n say_v 32_o say_v matth._n 12._o v._n 32_o he_o that_o shall_v speak_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o neither_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v whereby_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o place_n after_o this_o life_n where_o sin_n be_v forgive_v for_o hell_n i_o think_v you_o expect_v 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needs_o bestrong_a which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n for_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n against_o themselves_o be_v effectual_a and_o true_o say_v he_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o truth_n enforce_v testimony_n from_o her_o enemy_n 329._o contra_fw-la donatist_n post_fw-la collat_n cap._n 24_o in_o his_o comm_n place_n part_n 2_o pag_n 329._o s._n austin_n say_v that_o truth_n be_v more_o forceable_a to_o wring_v out_o confession_n then_o any_o rack_n or_o torment_v peter_n martyr_n say_v doubtless_o among_o all_o testimony_n that_o testimony_n be_v of_o great_a account_n which_o be_v testify_v by_o the_o enemy_n here_o you_o see_v that_o to_o the_o end_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n leave_v unsought_a whereby_o to_o make_v this_o our_o so_o weighty_a a_o case_n clear_a 4.41_o deut._n 32.31_o esay_n 19.2.3_o esdras_n ca._n 4.41_o we_o have_v make_v even_o our_o ennimies_n judge_n &_o bring_v forth_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o 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on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o have_v now_o more_o knowledge_n and_o less_o conscience_n condicuâ—_n in_o praefat_fw-la in_o now_o test_n dicat_fw-la principi_fw-la condicuâ—_n this_o be_v my_o opinion_n say_v he_o etc._n etc._n in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o affirm_v that_o caluin_n do_v far_o exceed_v all_o the_o ancient_a and_o late_a writer_n in_o interpret_n the_o scripture_n with_o variety_n of_o word_n and_o allege_v of_o reason_n all_o which_o be_v direct_o against_o m._n bancroft_n bishop_n of_o canterbury_n 37â—_n pag._n 37â—_n in_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o pretend_a holy_a discipline_n where_o he_o say_v for_o m._n caluin_n and_o m._n beza_n i_o do_v think_v of_o they_o as_o their_o writing_n deserve_v but_o yet_o i_o think_v better_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n 64._o pag._n 64._o i_o must_v say_v he_o confess_v it_o also_o the_o more_o advise_v 64._o see_v chemnitius_n in_o his_o examen_fw-la council_n trident._n part_n pag._n 74._o 64._o and_o sober_a protestants_n to_o 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