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can_v prove_v this_o his_o pain_n be_v to_o some_o purpose_n but_o his_o labour_n be_v lose_v in_o prove_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n where_o of_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n or_o countroversie_n wherefore_o we_o may_v pass_v over_o this_o impertinent_a discourse_n but_o that_o some_o thing_n be_v here_o and_o there_o intermingle_v which_o merit_n our_o consideration_n that_o place_n of_o 9_o of_o deut._n 17._o 8_o 9_o deut._n 17._o allege_v by_o the_o mistaker_n make_v little_a for_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o much_o less_o for_o the_o pope_n pretence_n of_o sovereign_a power_n all_o controversy_n civil_a or_o ceremonial_a be_v there_o refer_v not_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n alone_o as_o the_o mistaker_n think_v but_o to_o the_o great_a tribunal_n call_v the_o sanhedrim_n mix_v of_o priest_n and_o judge_n in_o which_o all_o hard_a cause_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a shall_v be_v determine_v without_o further_a appeal_n and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n 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〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuagint_n and_o by_o the_o priest_n not_o the_o high_a priest_n alone_o but_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o this_o 9_o this_o deut._n 17._o 9_o text_n and_o another_o 5._o another_o deut._n 2._o 1._o 5._o parallel_n to_o it_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n it_o be_v true_a among_o those_o priest_n there_o be_v one_o chief_a in_o this_o matter_n of_o high_a judgement_n in_o doubtful_a cause_n so_o also_o be_v there_o one_o principal_a among_o the_o judge_n in_o 11._o in_o 2_o chron._n 19_o 11._o matter_n of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v in_o civil_a cause_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o mistaker_n imagine_v that_o christian_n must_v have_v one_o sovereign_a bishop_n over_o all_o because_o the_o jew_n have_v one_o chief_a priest_n it_o may_v be_v infer_v by_o as_o good_a consequence_n that_o christian_n must_v have_v one_o sovereign_a prince_n over_o all_o because_o the_o jew_n have_v one_o chief_a judge_n and_o as_o all_o hard_a cause_n of_o 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principle_n or_o ground_n on_o which_o faith_n rest_v and_o for_o which_o it_o firm_o assent_v unto_o those_o truth_n which_o the_o church_n propound_v be_v divine_a revelation_n make_v in_o the_o scripture_n nothing_o less_o than_o this_o nothing_o but_o this_o can_v erect_v or_o qualify_v a_o act_n of_o ordinis_fw-la of_o becan_n sum._n tract_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ca._n 1._o q._n 2._o §._o 9_o assensus_fw-la qui_fw-la nititur_fw-la authoritate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la assensus_fw-la fidei_fw-la theologicae_fw-la sen_fw-la divinae_fw-la sed_fw-la alterius_fw-la inferioris_fw-la ordinis_fw-la supper_n natural_a faith_n which_o must_v be_v absolute_o undoubted_a and_o certain_a and_o without_o this_o faith_n be_v but_o opinion_n or_o persuasion_n or_o at_o the_o most_o a_o acquire_v humane_a belief_n this_o power_n in_o the_o church_n to_o instruct_v her_o child_n in_o the_o faith_n according_a to_o scripture_n which_o be_v her_o ground_n and_o rule_v from_o which_o 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consent_n of_o the_o senate_n who_o take_v upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o s._n erit_fw-la s._n chrys_n in_o 2._o ad_fw-la cor._n hom_n 26_o in_o moral_a et_fw-la tertul._n apolog_fw-la cap._n 5._o nisi_fw-la homini_fw-la deus_fw-la placuerit_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la chrysostome_n merry_o speak_v to_o make_v god_n by_o most_o voice_n so_o here_o it_o seem_v our_o true_a god_n and_o