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to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 198_o 2._o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o schismatical_a 198_o §_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sound_a argument_n of_o the_o jesuit_n to_o convince_v the_o reform_a of_o schism_n that_o they_o have_v separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 188_o 3._o by_o such_o a_o separation_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n they_o do_v not_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o only_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o particular_a corrupt_a church_n art_n 11_o 12_o 13_o 4._o and_o the_o say_v reform_v church_n do_v declare_v that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o in_o kind_n with_o all_o the_o good_a church_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n before_o they_o head_n 2._o the_o reform_a religion_n be_v true_a and_o orthodox_n and_o their_o faith_n be_v sound_a 174_o head_n 3._o also_o the_o reform_a church_n true_o and_o proper_o so_o call_v be_v pure_a and_o 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