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the_o high_a humane_a testimony_n and_o you_o say_v faith_n be_v but_o probable_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o consequent_o the_o church_n work_v powerful_o enough_o to_o settle_v a_o act_n of_o your_o kind_n of_o faith_n upon_o novice_n and_o we_o speak_v of_o such_o weakling_n and_o doubter_n in_o the_o faith_n to_o instruct_v and_o confirm_v they_o till_o they_o may_v acquaint_v themselves_o with_o and_o understand_v the_o scripture_n therefore_o man_n must_v first_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o church_n and_o not_o to_o the_o scripture_n as_o potter_n in_o the_o same_o place_n say_v express_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o present_a church_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o last_o resolution_n of_o our_o faith_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o first_o external_a motive_n to_o it_o 46._o second_o you_o say_v to_o charity_n maintain_v to_o the_o next_o question_n can_v general_n counsel_n err_v you_o pretend_v he_o answer_v §_o 19_o they_o may_v err_v damnable_o let_v the_o reader_n see_v the_o 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misunderstand_v or_o neglect_v scripture_n and_o so_o err_v now_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o to_o say_v a_o general_a council_n may_v err_v by_o wilful_o misapply_v or_o misunderstanding_n or_o neglect_v scripture_n and_o a_o council_n may_v err_v damnable_o be_v it_o not_o damnable_a wilful_o to_o misapply_v or_o misunderstand_v or_o neglect_v scripture_n nay_o wilful_o express_v more_o than_o damnable_o because_o one_o may_v err_v damnable_o if_o his_o error_n be_v culpable_a by_o reason_n of_o some_o weakeness_n which_o d._n potter_n distinguish_v from_o wilfullnes_n or_o for_o sloth_n humane_a respect_n of_o hope_n fear_v etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o not_o be_v so_o culpable_a as_o when_o it_o proceed_v from_o wilfulness_n and_o therefore_o charity_n maintain_v may_v have_v say_v that_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o potter_n general_n counsel_n may_v err_v more_o than_o damnable_o have_v we_o not_o hear_v the_o doctor_n word_n pag._n 212._o whatsoever_o be_v reveal_v in_o 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evident_a scripture_n what_o episcopus_fw-la must_v signify_v in_o scripture_n a_o bishop_n superintendent_n or_o overseer_n or_o any_o who_o have_v a_o charge_n or_o superiority_n according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o protestant_n who_o love_n to_o take_v word_n according_a to_o grammatical_a derivation_n not_o according_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ancient_a use_n of_o they_o even_a protestant_n grant_v that_o the_o word_n presbyter_n and_o episcopus_fw-la be_v in_o scripture_n take_v for_o the_o same_o and_o dr_n jer_n taylor_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o episcopacy_n §_o 23._o pag_n 128._o say_v express_o the_o first_o thing_n do_v in_o christendom_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o matter_n of_o episcopacy_n be_v the_o distinguish_n of_o name_n which_o before_o be_v common_a if_o they_o will_v translate_v presbyter_n to_o signify_v a_o elder_a what_o certainty_n can_v they_o receyve_v from_o that_o word_n whether_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v for_o elder_a 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how_o will_v they_o learn_v out_o of_o scripture_n alone_o the_o form_n of_o ordination_n of_o priest_n and_o other_o order_n the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o other_o sacrament_n which_o some_o in_o the_o church_n be_v to_o administer_v by_o office_n and_o other_o to_o receyve_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o particular_o hereafter_o with_o diverse_a other_o such_o point_n necessary_a for_o the_o church_n in_o general_n 13._o second_o for_o diverse_a degree_n or_o state_n in_o the_o church_n no_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o see_v how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o learn_v evident_o out_o of_o scripture_n alone_o what_o in_o particular_a belong_v to_o every_o one_o both_o for_o belief_n and_o practice_n 14._o three_o for_o every_o particular_a person_n how_o can_v a_o protestant_n prove_v evident_o out_o of_o scripture_n the_o nature_n of_o faith_n since_o one_o sect_n of_o they_o deny_v christian_a faith_n to_o be_v infallible_o true_a against_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o fellow_n 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than_o faith_n since_o protestant_n do_v not_o agree_v in_o what_o repentance_n consist_v and_o chill_a have_v a_o conceit_n different_a from_o the_o rest_n that_o true_a repentance_n require_v the_o effectual_a mortification_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o all_o vice_n which_o be_v a_o work_n of_o difficulty_n and_o time_n can_v be_v perform_v in_o a_o instant_n as_o he_o write_v pag._n 392._o n._n 8._o and_o therefore_o even_o that_o most_o perfect_a kind_n of_o sorrow_n which_o divine_v call_v contrition_n and_o be_v conceyve_v against_o sin_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n will_v not_o serve_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o one_o death_n because_o say_v he_o repentance_n be_v a_o work_n of_o difficulty_n and_o tyme._n 16._o morover_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o protestant_n to_o prove_v evident_o out_o of_o scripture_n that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o penance_n be_v not_o necessary_a for_o salvation_n for_o where_o find_v they_o any_o such_o text_n if_o they_o say_v we_o must_v 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but_o from_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o 21._o you_o labour_v n._n 90.91.92_o to_o prove_v that_o protestant_n receive_v not_o the_o scripture_n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o church_n but_o in_o vain_a for_o what_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v there_o when_o luther_n appear_v except_o the_o roman_a and_o such_o as_o agree_v with_o she_o even_o in_o those_o point_n wherein_o protestant_n disagree_v from_o we_o and_o for_o which_o they_o pretend_v to_o have_v forsake_v our_o communion_n do_v not_o luther_n in_o his_o book_n against_o anabaptist_n confess_v that_o you_o have_v the_o scripture_n from_o we_o and_o dove_n in_o his_o persw_n sion_fw-la to_o english_a recusant_n &c_n &c_n pag_n 13._o say_v we_o hold_v the_o creed_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o athanasius_n of_o nyce_n of_o ephesus_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o same_o bible_n which_o we_o receyve_v from_o they_o and_o whitaker_n lib_fw-la de_fw-la eccles_n &c_n &c_n pag_n 369._o confess_v that_o papist_n hâ—ue_v 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