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or_o weaken_a or_o not_o impute_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v yet_o this_o holy_a synod_n consess_v and_o believe_v that_o even_o after_o baptism_n concupiscence_n radix_fw-la peccati_fw-la the_o root_n of_o corruption_n do_v remain_v but_o it_o be_v leave_v for_o trial_n or_o exercise_n do_v not_o any_o way_n hurt_v those_o that_o consent_v not_o thereunto_o this_o concupiscence_n the_o apostle_n sometime_o call_v sin_n rom._n 6._o 6._o and_o 7._o 5._o but_o this_o holy_a synod_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n never_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v call_v sin_n because_o it_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o sin_n in_o the_o regenerate_v but_o because_o ex_fw-la peccato_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v of_o sin_n and_o incline_v to_o sin_n and_o whoever_o shall_v think_v otherwise_o let_v he_o be_v anathema_n so_o that_o once_o more_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nay_o the_o apostle_n too_o himself_o be_v not_o only_o diametrical_o contradict_v but_o express_o curse_v the_o ten_o 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and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o church_n can_v err_v or_o have_v err_v at_o any_o time_n in_o any_o point_n rhem._n annot._n on_o mat._n 23._o 2._o the_o twenty_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o decree_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o authority_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o church_n to_o ordain_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n word_n write_v neither_o may_v it_o so_o expound_v one_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o another_o wherefore_o although_o the_o church_n be_v a_o witness_n and_o a_o keeper_n of_o holy_a writ_n yet_o as_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o decree_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o same_o so_o beside_o the_o same_o ought_v it_o not_o to_o enforce_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n the_o presbyterian_o 9_o the_o church_n have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v 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