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in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n there_o have_v be_v and_o may_v be_v other_o article_n of_o faith_n more_o obscure_o and_o uncertain_o deliver_v in_o scripture_n which_o until_o the_o church_n in_o a_o lawful_a synod_n or_o council_n have_v determine_v the_o sense_n of_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o controversy_n man_n have_v no_o obligation_n to_o believe_v but_o go_v for_o the_o present_a for_o but_o uncertain_a and_o indifferent_a opinion_n but_o when_o once_o the_o true_a church_n in_o which_o the_o party_n differ_v in_o opinion_n be_v and_o her_o lawful_a representative_a assist_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o be_v affirm_v chap._n 2._o pag._n 28._o a_o canonical_a assembly_n which_o alone_o have_v full_a power_n and_o sovereign_a authority_n to_o say_v juridical_o chap._n 4._o pag._n 27._o it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o have_v give_v definitive_a sentence_n touch_v the_o controversy_n that_o which_o before_o be_v but_o 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belief_n of_o in_o our_o creed_n and_o for_o the_o latter_a it_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o catholic_n church_n or_o from_o any_o church_n that_o be_v part_n thereof_o even_o then_o when_o she_o approve_v herself_o to_o be_v catholic_n that_o be_v to_o say_v even_o then_o when_o she_o be_v apostolic_a or_o though_o she_o be_v apostolic_a and_o offer_v no_o opinion_n or_o usage_n but_o such_o as_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o usage_n and_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n or_o have_v no_o repugnancy_n thereto_o to_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n in_o such_o circumstance_n as_o these_o certain_o be_v that_o great_a crime_n of_o schism_n but_o to_o separate_v from_o that_o part_n of_o the_o church_n which_o impose_v opinion_n and_o practice_n plain_o repugnant_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n this_o be_v no_o schism_n but_o union_n with_o the_o true_o ancient_a catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n and_o the_o declare_v it_o schism_n do_v not_o nor_o can_v make_v it_o so_o by_o common_a notion_n the_o first_o and_o if_o it_o be_v schism_n to_o separate_v from_o such_o a_o church_n as_o propound_v thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o guilt_n of_o this_o schism_n be_v not_o upon_o they_o that_o thus_o separate_v but_o upon_o those_o that_o impose_v such_o anti-apostolical_a matter_n 11._o the_o five_o prop_n that_o these_o decisive_a synod_n or_o assembly_n be_v to_o decide_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o strength_n of_o this_o prop_n he_o endeavour_v more_o full_o to_o display_v pag._n 34._o and_o he_o call_v upon_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n to_o reflect_v serious_o upon_o these_o two_o proposition_n he_o set_v down_o the_o first_o be_v that_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v infallible_a in_o itself_o so_o certain_o the_o judgement_n of_o he_o who_o true_o judge_v according_a to_o 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