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418._o they_o leave_v &_o corrupt_v the_o greek_a 420._o usq_n ad_fw-la 427._o they_o interpret_v at_o pleasure_n greek_a latin_a and_o every_o tongue_n else_o 429.430_o their_o strange_a interpretation_n of_o scripture_n pa._n 324.382.429.430.424_o of_o father_n 217._o their_o manner_n of_o argue_v 225._o of_o one_o figurative_a speech_n they_o conclude_v as_o many_o as_o they_o listen_v ibi_fw-la et_fw-la 226._o the_o folly_n thereof_o 226.251.252_o the_o agreement_n between_o the_o protestant_n of_o our_o time_n and_o old_a heretic_n pa._n 430.431_o they_o be_v most_o desirous_a of_o novelty_n 455.456.457_o they_o mock_v at_o the_o prophet_n and_o sundry_a writer_n of_o scripture_n 458._o their_o preach_a a_o very_a mockery_n of_o scripture_n 458.459_o they_o proceed_v to_o infidelity_n pa._n 2.3_o 559.560_o et_fw-la pref_o pa._n 21.22_o they_o make_v themselves_o supreme_a judge_n of_o scripture_n &_o all_o other_o authority_n pa._n 54_o &_o pref_o p._n 19_o 20._o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v obstinate_a in_o what_o soever_o absurdity_n they_o once_o take_v 237._o they_o honour_v the_o jew_n more_o they_o s._n paul_n 325_o 326._o or_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 353._o like_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o malice_n against_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n 329.330.331_o they_o use_v more_o reverence_n to_o the_o image_n of_o beast_n they_o of_o christ_n 514.515_o be_v they_o never_o so_o contrary_a they_o be_v all_o assure_v of_o the_o truth_n pref_o 32._o the_o protestant_n allow_v all_o sect_n to_o rebelle_n for_o their_o several_a heresy_n pref_o pag._n 16.17_o r_o the_o rabbin_n of_o the_o jew_v not_o to_o be_v follow_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o hebrue_n word_n pa._n 434._o the_o protestant_n translate_n after_o they_o translate_v wicked_o 434.435_o they_o corrupt_v the_o text_n of_o scripture_n by_o mispoynt_v it_o 314.315_o power_n to_o remit_v sin_n give_v to_o the_o english_a minister_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n pa._n 79.80_o m._n jewel_n challenge_v touch_v the_o real_a presence_n artic_a 5._o answer_v pa._n 182._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 196_o the_o zwinglians_n most_o usual_a and_o popular_a argument_n against_o it_o 178._o answer_v at_o large_a 179._o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o heretic_n of_o the_o english_a church_n approve_v it_o 182._o many_o thing_n in_o scripture_n as_o uncredible_a as_o that_o 183.184.186_o the_o zwinglians_n argument_n against_o the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o root_n of_o paganism_n 184.185.193.199_o it_o joinerh_n they_o to_o the_o anabaptiste_n ebionite_n &_o nestorian_n 185.187_o it_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o ancient_a father_n 188.198.199_o condemn_a by_o the_o lutheran_n 189.190_o answer_v at_o large_a by_o luther_n 191.192_o he_o suppose_v it_o to_o proceed_v rather_o from_o turk_n than_o christian_n 194.195_o in_o the_o sacrament_n all_o humane_a &_o philosophical_a reason_n must_v yield_v to_o faith_n p._n 188.189.190.192.198.199.201.202_o scripture_n and_o father_n for_o the_o real_a presence_n s._n luke_n 235.236_o jeremie_n 342.343_o s._n chrisostom_n &_o s._n leo._n 238._o s._n ciril_n 200._o heretic_n for_o the_o real_a presence_n melanchthon_n 190._o westphalus_n 190.191_o luther_n 221._o caluin_n 223._o the_o ground_n of_o the_o sacramentarie_a divinity_n p._n 191._o the_o sacramentary_n infidel_n 193._o infidel_n their_o forefather_n in_o mock_a christian_n for_o their_o belief_n in_o the_o sacrament_n 222._o how_o they_o deal_v with_o the_o father_n 193.194_o no_o one_o father_n ever_o be_v of_o their_o religion_n 167._o see_v more_o in_o supper_n the_o sacrament_n a_o figure_n join_v with_o the_o verity_n pa._n 223.224_o the_o roman_a church_n constant_a in_o hold_v fast_o the_o doctrine_n once_o deliver_v pa._n 300.301_o pure_a for_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n in_o pref_o pa._n 47._o it_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v that_o she_o ever_o change_v her_o faith_n ibid._n 47.48.49.55.56_o s_o christ_n sacrifice_v at_o his_o last_o supper_n pa._n 62._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o 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