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gather_v by_o christ_n &_o the_o apostle_n 5_o that_o the_o church_n have_v two_o head_n one_o invisible_a and_o remain_v in_o heaven_n namely_o christ_n and_o another_o visible_a rule_v upon_o earth_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n with_o who_o whosoever_o do_v not_o agree_v in_o all_o matter_n pertain_v to_o religion_n and_o obey_v not_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o can_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n nor_o be_v save_v 6_o to_o affirm_v upon_o any_o particular_a church_n that_o it_o can_v not_o err_v 7_o so_o to_o bind_v the_o church_n to_o certain_a place_n and_o person_n as_o to_o say_v there_o only_o with_o they_o be_v the_o church_n 8_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v those_o for_o christ_n church_n which_o although_o they_o hold_v the_o ground_n of_o faith_n yet_o in_o ceremony_n or_o in_o some_o part_n of_o doctrine_n do_v not_o altogether_o jump_v with_o us._n 9_o to_o make_v a_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n upon_o any_o error_n or_o for_o the_o ill_a life_n of_o some_o man_n 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18.18_o joh._n 20.23_o which_o we_o know_v be_v equal_o give_v not_o to_o one_o alone_a but_o to_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o so_o to_o all_o lawful_a minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n v._o christ_n god_n and_o man_n indeed_o forgive_v sin_n but_o in_o a_o diverse_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v god_n &_o as_o he_o be_v man_n whereon_o it_o also_o follow_v that_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n which_o we_o also_o confess_v together_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n forgive_v sin_n but_o he_o do_v it_o in_o one_o sort_n as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o in_o another_o as_o he_o be_v man_n for_o as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o do_v effect_v the_o same_o proper_o and_o of_o his_o authority_n but_o as_o he_o be_v man_n he_o do_v it_o and_o do_v
command_v to_o be_v perform_v faithful_o and_o prudent_o by_o the_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o body_n upon_o the_o 19_o chap._n of_o justification_n aphorism_n 6._o whereas_o i_o so_o expound_v that_o place_n concern_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n out_o of_o the_o 15_o of_o genesis_n and_o the_o 4._o to_o the_o rom._n as_o i_o say_v that_o that_o same_o thing_n be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n which_o he_o believe_v concern_v christ_n the_o promise_a seed_n i_o do_v it_o rather_o respect_v the_o matter_n itself_o than_o the_o bare_a word_n of_o faith_n for_o i_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o both_o moses_n and_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n that_o this_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n see_v the_o apostle_n manifest_o gather_v a_o general_a doctrine_n from_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n adjoin_v these_o word_n but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o instifi_v 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