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even_o our_o adversary_n themselves_o have_v not_o deny_v neither_o be_v it_o meet_v in_o this_o behalf_n that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ceremony_n shall_v be_v make_v equal_a to_o the_o ground_a doctrine_n of_o religion_n and_o therefore_o have_v tertulian_n say_v that_o the_o only_a law_n of_o say_v do_v remain_v immutable_a and_o hierome_n himself_o do_v give_v counsel_n lucium_fw-la that_o such_o order_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v which_o say_v he_o do_v not_o hinder_v or_o hurt_v our_o faith_n the_o 5._o rule_n some_o of_o the_o old_a father_n have_v their_o fault_n do_v overmuch_o favour_v these_o unwritten_a tradition_n and_o therefore_o do_v sometime_o true_a consent_n to_o heretic_n we_o have_v hear_v afore_o out_o of_o irenaeus_n confirmation_n that_o the_o ancient_a heretic_n do_v defend_v their_o heresy_n by_o unwritten_a tradition_n and_o eusebius_n make_v mention_n of_o one_o papias_n ul_a which_o bring_v in_o certain_a strange_a doctrine_n into_o the_o church_n affirm_v the_o same_o to_o be_v deliver_v as_o come_v from_o the_o apostle_n by_o tradition_n the_o like_a error_n there_o be_v of_o the_o chiliastians_n into_o y_fw-es â—_o which_o error_n tertulian_n &_o justinus_n martyr_n &_o other_o have_v fall_v and_o therefore_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v not_o to_o be_v read_v without_o great_a judgement_n the_o 6._o rule_n many_o and_o diverse_a book_n have_v be_v put_v forth_o under_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v counterfeit_a it_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o fault_n of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v the_o writer_n &_o printer_n of_o book_n confirmation_n y_fw-fr e_fw-la diverse_a book_n have_v false_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o those_o ancient_a doctor_n which_o antiquity_n have_v commend_v as_o for_o erample_v the_o book_n entitle_v rapsodiae_n be_v attribute_v to_o clement_n s._n paul_n disciple_n and_o also_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n his_o head_n be_v authorise_v under_o the_o name_n of_o cyprian_n when_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o pipin_n king_n of_o france_n and_o to_o conclude_v there_o be_v diverse_a volume_n under_o the_o title_n and_o name_n of_o augustine_n in_o the_o which_o the_o opinion_n of_o augustine_n be_v refute_v i_o need_v not_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n like_o unto_o these_o wherefore_o that_o which_o hierome_n do_v somtune_n speak_v of_o the_o book_n apocrypha_n laetam_fw-la may_v very_o fit_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o write_n of_o the_o old_a father_n let_v a_o man_n take_v heed_n say_v he_o of_o the_o book_n apocrypha_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o be_v dispose_v to_o read_v they_o not_o for_o trial_n of_o truth_n but_o for_o example_n sake_n of_o good_a manner_n let_v he_o know_v they_o be_v not_o book_n of_o they_o who_o title_n and_o
christian_n in_o tune_n past_a do_v observe_v as_o in_o the_o four_o rule_n we_o have_v speak_v &_o also_o reckon_v up_o many_o more_o rite_n &_o ceremony_n all_o the_o which_o long_a time_n since_o have_v be_v out_o of_o use_n even_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o that_o herein_o our_o adversary_n do_v not_o only_o contend_v with_o we_o but_o even_o with_o epiphanius_n himself_o and_o with_o other_o who_o objection_n they_o use_v against_o us._n for_o if_o those_o old_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n be_v tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o if_o they_o have_v like_o force_n with_o the_o scripture_n or_o if_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o like_a credit_n together_o with_o the_o scripture_n if_o also_o since_o they_o be_v tradition_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v seek_v no_o far_o if_o faith_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o observer_n and_o keeper_n of_o these_o tradition_n as_o the_o old_a and_o ancient_a doctor_n say_v who_o our_o adversary_n bring_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o 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