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sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o national_a church_n as_o a_o universal_a consent_n to_o make_v a_o catholic_n church_n but_o if_o the_o question_n be_v by_o what_o way_n this_o national_a consent_n be_v to_o be_v declare_v then_o we_o answer_v far_o that_o by_o the_o constitution_n of_o this_o church_n the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v summon_v by_o the_o king_n be_v write_v be_v to_o advise_v and_o declare_v their_o judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v receive_v allow_v and_o enact_v by_o the_o king_n and_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v as_o great_a a_o national_a consent_v as_o be_v require_v to_o any_o law_n and_o all_o bishop_n minister_n and_o people_n take_v together_o who_o profess_v the_o faith_n so_o establish_v and_o worship_n god_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n so_o appoint_v make_v up_o this_o national_a church_n of_o england_n which_o notion_n of_o a_o national_a church_n be_v thus_o explain_v i_o see_v no_o manner_n 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divine_a worship_n sect._n 28._o and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o many_o of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n tertia_fw-la which_o their_o divine_n assert_v to_o have_v a_o purify_n and_o cleanse_v faculty_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n not_o for_o justification_n of_o man_n from_o mortal_a sin_n but_o for_o other_o spiritual_a effect_n and_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o venial_a sin_n for_o say_v they_o no_o doubt_n they_o be_v effectual_a for_o the_o end_n to_o which_o the_o church_n appoint_v they_o and_o of_o this_o there_o be_v no_o dispute_n among_o catholic_n and_o withal_o they_o add_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o appoint_v ceremony_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o they_o may_v produce_v these_o effect_n ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la as_o the_o sacrament_n do_v justification_n because_o christ_n have_v leave_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n to_o apply_v his_o merit_n for_o lesser_a effect_n have_v appoint_v the_o sacrament_n himself_o for_o the_o great_a but_o bellarmin_n think_v this_o latter_a part_n disputable_a concern_v the_o opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la of_o ceremony_n but_o as_o to_o the_o former_a viz._n by_o way_n of_o impetration_n he_o say_v it_o be_v pass_v all_o doubt_n among_o catholic_n so_o as_o to_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o holy_a water_n nota._n bellarmin_n say_v it_o be_v no_o mere_a significant_a ceremony_n but_o it_o be_v effectual_a for_o the_o blot_n out_o of_o venial_a sin_n and_o he_o quote_v saint_n thomas_n and_o dom._n à _fw-fr soto_n and_o gratian_n for_o it_o who_o produce_v the_o canon_n of_o alex._n 1._o whereby_o it_o appear_v it_o be_v first_o institute_v ut_fw-la eâ_fw-la cuncti_fw-la aspersi_fw-la sanctificentur_fw-la &_o purificentur_fw-la that_o all_o that_o be_v sprinkle_v may_v be_v sanctify_v and_o purify_v by_o it_o bap._n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o consecration_n for_o the_o salt_n to_o make_v holy_a water_n one_o expression_n be_v that_o it_o 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no_o doubt_n it_o be_v so_o intend_v 179._o all_o the_o difficulty_n about_o a_o dedicate_a covenant_a symbolical_a sacramental_a sign_n concern_v which_o some_o have_v make_v so_o great_a a_o stir_n 4â—_n will_v soon_o appear_v to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o why_o may_v not_o the_o church_n appoint_v such_o a_o rite_n of_o admission_n of_o one_o of_o her_o member_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v no_o part_n of_o baptism_n let_v we_o suppose_v a_o adult_n person_n to_o be_v baptize_v and_o immediate_o after_o baptism_n to_o be_v admit_v a_o member_n of_o a_o independent_a church_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o this_o admission_n to_o be_v hold_v up_o of_o his_o hand_n in_o token_n of_o his_o own_v the_o church-covenant_n i._n e._n of_o promise_v to_o live_v as_o a_o church-member_n ought_v to_o do_v
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