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by_o the_o masspriest_n monk_n and_o friar_n furthermore_o this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v more_o sacrament_n than_o 7._o which_o no_o papist_n dare_n affirm_v unless_o he_o will_v encurre_v the_o thunder_a curse_n of_o the_o connenticle_n of_o trent_n pag._n 159._o he_o reherse_v a_o epistle_n of_o gregory_n condemn_v they_o that_o worship_n stock_n or_o stone_n do_v we_o then_o think_v that_o either_o gregory_n or_o austin_n do_v convert_v the_o english_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o these_o thing_n he_o do_v also_o wicked_o translate_v gregory_n epistle_n leave_v out_o these_o word_n à _fw-la germaniarum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la which_o contain_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o word_n of_o bede_n who_o say_v that_o austin_n be_v order_v by_o a_o french_a bishop_n and_o not_o a_o german_a bishop_n pag._n 229._o he_o allege_v these_o word_n of_o augustine_n epist_n 165._o in_o illum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o any_o traitor_n shall_v have_v creep_v 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