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doctoures_fw-la sayingis_fw-la nor_o Èit_v na_z good_a reason_n teach_v we_o to_o seik_v the_o suppress_n of_o hereseis_n or_o the_o rycht_a understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o the_o wrong_fw-mi bot_n at_o the_o haly_a spirit_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o believe_v m._n q._n nor_o na_fw-mi godly_a man_n will_v attribute_v to_o the_o general_a counsel_n that_o thing_n quhilk_fw-mi appertenis_fw-la only_a to_o the_o haly_a spirit_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o be_v the_o suppress_n of_o hereseis_n and_o the_o discretione_n of_o the_o rycht_a understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o the_o wrong_fw-mi utherwayis_o the_o world_n wall_v live_v in_o perpetual_a debait_n and_o contentione_n without_o the_o hereseis_n war_v suppress_v be_v infallible_a and_o eternal_a thing_n as_o be_v the_o haly_a spirit_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o notch_v be_v general_a or_o particular_a counsel_n that_o may_v baith_o dissave_o the_o world_n and_o be_v dissavit_fw-la and_o give_v any_o man_n wall_v object_n that_o the_o kirk_n of_o god_n his_fw-mi receavit_fw-la sum_fw-la scripture_n as_o canonical_a and_o his_fw-mi refusit_fw-la uthers_fw-mi as_o apocrypha_n quharefore_fw-mi it_o appearis_fw-la to_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o church_n his_fw-mi power_n only_a to_o decern_v and_o judge_v the_o scripture_n and_o have_v power_n to_o judge_v the_o scripture_n far_o mair_a sulde_v it_o have_v power_n as_o appearis_fw-la to_o judge_v quhilk_fw-mi be_v the_o rycht_a understanding_n and_o quhilk_n be_v the_o wrong_a of_o the_o scripture_n and_o swa_fw-mi peraventure_fw-fr to_o some_o man_n all_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v wrong_fw-mi that_o we_o have_v say_v i_o answer_v that_o the_o kirk_n receavit_fw-la the_o scripture_n na_z uther_n wayis_o than_o they_o war_n offerit_n and_o delyverit_n be_v thaim_v that_o wrat_a thaim_n to_o the_o kirk_n quha_fw-mi be_v knawin_n sure_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o kirk_n to_o be_v full_a of_o the_o haly_a spirit_n bot_n they_o war_v notch_v offerit_n nor_o delyverit_n to_o the_o kirk_n to_o be_v judgit_fw-la or_o to_o be_v receavit_fw-la be_v the_o kirkis_n judgement_n bot_n of_o they_o scripture_n that_o be_v delyverit_n as_o canonical_a be_v the_o apostle_n and_o the_o euangelistis_fw-la the_o kirk_n from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v bear_v faithful_a wytnes_n thareof_o to_o the_o posterity_n that_o they_o war_v canonical_a of_o the_o quhlk_n the_o kirk_n can_v never_o take_v on_o it_o to_o judge_n for_o the_o apostle_n &_o euangelistis_fw-la of_o there_o awin_a will_n chesit_fw-la not_z to_o bring_v in_o the_o kirk_n any_o thing_n bot_n that_o quhilk_fw-mi they_o receavit_fw-la from_o christ_n faithful_o they_o schew_v it_o to_o the_o nation_n as_o sayis_o tertuliane_n for_o as_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o judgit_n be_v the_o preistis_fw-mi nor_o minister_n nor_o be_v the_o synagog_n to_o be_v canonical_a or_o apocrypha_fw-la bot_n be_v kepit_n as_o sayis_o augustine_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o hebrew_n people_n be_v the_o diligence_n of_o the_o succeed_v preistis_fw-la deut._n 31._o josue_n ultimo_fw-la hebr._n 9_o swa_n the_o kirk_n neither_o receavit_fw-la nor_o refusit_fw-la nor_o Èit_fw-la judgit_fw-la it_o any_o scripture_n be_v it_o awin_v authority_n bot_n they_o buiki_v quhilk_fw-mi it_z receavit_fw-la from_o the_o apostle_n and_o euangelistis_fw-la sen_fw-la the_o apostle_n and_o euangelistis_fw-la dayis_o without_o interruptione_n of_o time_n have_v bring_v thaim_v on_o to_o this_o tyme._n contra_fw-la faustum_n manicheum_n lib._n 28._o cap._n 2._o e._n and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n he_o sayis_o cap._n 4._o quhen_o the_o apostle_n paul_n efter_o the_o ascensione_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v callit_fw-la of_o the_o heavin_n give_v he_o have_v notch_v find_v the_o apostle_n lyve_v with_o quhom_n he_o mycht_v have_v appearit_fw-mi to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o same_o fallowschipe_n be_v communicatione_n and_o conferrn_v of_o the_o euamgell_n with_o thaim_n galat._n 2._o the_o kirk_n on_o na_fw-mi wayis_o have_v belevit_fw-la he_o be_v this_o sayng_n of_o augustine_n it_o may_v be_v clear_o see_v that_o the_o kirk_n of_o god_n neither_o admittit_fw-la nor_o refusit_fw-la the_o scripture_n he_o it_o awin_v authority_n bot_n because_o the_o church_n of_o the_o apostle_n dayis_o have_v communicatione_n and_o confer_v of_o the_o scripture_n with_o the_o apostle_n and_o euangelistis_fw-la and_o they_o scripture_n that_o the_o primitive_a church_n receavit_fw-la of_o there_o handis_fw-la the_o church_n succeed_v as_o one_fw-mi faithful_a wytnes_n have_v bring_v they_o scripture_n to_o be_v belevit_fw-la on_o to_o our_o dayis_o and_o tharefore_fw-mi neither_o church_n nor_o counsel_n have_v power_n to_o judge_v the_o scripture_n nor_o to_o decern_v the_o rycht_a understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o the_o wrong_fw-mi be_v there_o judgement_n &_o pleasour_n for_o augustine_n sayis_o lib._n 13._o confession_n cap._n 23._o 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