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their_o own_o guide_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o same_o divine_a order_n that_o appoint_v the_o other_o to_o guide_n enjoin_v they_o to_o be_v guide_v and_o suppose_v these_o guide_n shall_v err_v too_o better_a it_o be_v that_o all_o err_v one_o error_n which_o be_v the_o error_n of_o their_o guide_n for_o there_o will_v be_v at_o least_o some_o unity_n and_o peace_n in_o that_o some_o excuse_n for_o inferior_n yea_o also_o in_o probability_n more_o verisimilitude_n then_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v err_v a_o several_a and_o his_o own_o error_n to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o peace_n and_o a_o great_a deviation_n from_o truth_n but_o whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o little_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n if_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o such_o contrary_a maxim_n spread_v abroad_o which_o be_v first_o make_v more_o current_a and_o common_a by_o m_n r_o chillingworth_n force_v to_o it_o as_o the_o last_o refuge_n leave_v to_o shelter_v he_o from_o obedience_n to_o a_o just_a church-authority_n the_o broacher_n of_o new_a sect_n and_o
extravagant_a fancy_n in_o religion_n the_o contemner_n of_o church-authority_n and_o of_o the_o clergy_n who_o first_o contemn_v and_o vilify_v themselves_o do_v daily_o in_o these_o part_n so_o exceed_o multiply_v and_o increase_v sed_fw-la tu_fw-la pastor_n bone_n reduc_fw-la in_o ovile_n tuum_fw-la istas_fw-la oves_fw-la perditas_fw-la ut_fw-la audiant_fw-la vocem_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la fiat_fw-la unum_fw-la ovile_n &_o unus_fw-la pastor_n amen_n errata_fw-la pref_o p_o 6._o l._n 1._o his_fw-la l._n he_o l._n 2._o must_n l._n much_o l._n 20._o d._n not_o p._n 35._o l._n 31._o te_fw-la l._n be_v p._n 48._o l._n 23._o incnr_n l._n incur_v p._n 78._o by_o dispute_n l._n by-disputes_a p._n 81._o l._n 12._o consideration_n l._n consid_n p._n 99_o l._n 29._o heep_n l._n keep_v p._n 100_o l._n 14._o of_o l._n of_o courteous_a reader_n because_o the_o necessity_n of_o make_v use_n of_o a_o foreign_a press_n have_v so_o multiple_v the_o errata_fw-la of_o this_o small_a piece_n either_o in_o word_n or_o point_v as_o to_o render_v several_a place_n of_o it_o hardly_o intelligible_a you_o be_v desire_v to_o amend_v with_o your_o pen_n at_o least_o those_o grosser_n fault_n that_o be_v distinguish_v here_o with_o a_o star_n and_o where_o else_o the_o sense_n may_v seem_v obscure_a to_o repair_v to_o this_o table_n preface_n pag._n 21._o marg._n read_v see_v p._n 69._o *_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n can_v think_v ibid._n l._n 9_o r._n be_v a_o p._n 4._o l._n 11._o r._n and_o unmoveable_a p._n 6._o l._n 2._o r._n much_o book_n pag._n 1._o l._n 2._o r._n principle_n give_v p_o 2._o l._n 11._o marg._n §_o 1._o p._n 4._o l._n 6._o marg._n §_o 2._o p._n 6._o l._n 10._o marg._n §_o 3._o *_o l._n 17._o r._n and_o all_o l._n 25._o r._n controvert_v p._n 7._o l._n 13._o r._n or_o society_n l._n 22._o marg._n §_o 4._o *_o p._n 9_o l._n 23._o marg._n §_o 5._o p._n 11._o l._n 24._o marg._n deut._n 17._o 8._o 2_o chron._n 19_o 10._o p._n 15._o l._n 28._o r._n christian_n p._n 18._o l._n 20._o marg._n tillot_v rule_n of_o faith_n p._n 113._o ibid._n l._n 27._o marg._n deal_n tillot_v p._n 113._o p._n 20._o l._n 30_o deal_n *_o l._n 31._o r._n sense_n *_o p._n 21._o l._n 6._o r._n repentance_n of_o it_o l._n 19_o r._n present_a much_o major_a part_n of_o christianity_n profess_v l._n 20._o r._n this_o scripture_n *_o p._n 23._o l._n 13._o r._n or_o p._n 25._o l._n 9_o r._n judgement_n 2_o chr._n 19_o 10._o *_o p._n 32._o l._n 21._o r._n any_o can_v *_o p._n 33._o l._n 6._o r._n take_v in_o her_o sense_n *_o l._n 10._o r._n catholic_n church_n l._n 11._o r._n that_o be_v in_o l._n 13._o r._n page_n l._n 18._o r._n salvation_n and_o *_o l._n 31._o r._n therefore_o such_o p._n 35._o l._n 32._o r._n be_v *_o p._n 36._o l._n 13._o r._n infallible_a the_o infallibility_n in_o question_n sure_o l._n 15._o r._n fundamental_o &_o marg._n see_v rat._n *_o l._n 26._o r._n not_o as_o liable_a p._n 38._o l._n 2._o r._n necessary_a the_o *_o p._n 39_o l._n 16_o r._n too_o these_o successor_n p._n 40._o l._n 10._o r._n and_o the_o protestant_n allow_v l._n 28._o render_v such_o their_o p._n 41._o l._n 4._o r._n account_n *_o l._n 9_o marg._n r._n ibid._n p._n 512._o p._n 42._o l._n 16._o r._n scripture_n l._n 23._o marg._n r._n matt._n 18._o 17._o p._n 45._o l._n 9_o r._n in_o some_o matter_n *_o l._n 12._o r._n council_n but_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o state_v such_o by_o any_o clear_a decision_n p._n 48._o l._n 2._o r._n guide_v their_o l._n 16._o r._n be_v not_o if_o p._n 51._o l._n 8._o r._n infallible_o certain_a *_o p._n 55._o l._n 17._o r._n matter_n at_o all_o *_o p._n 56._o l._n 20._o r._n revelation_n as_o to_o the_o *_o p._n 57_o l._n 4._o deal_n their_o l._n 13._o r._n consideration_n *_o p._n 58._o l._n 7._o r._n establish_v there_o to_o *_o p._n 68_o l._n 24._o r._n as_o for_o the_o other_o the_o protestant_n *_o p._n 70._o l._n 4._o r._n as_o because_o i_o p._n 73._o l._n 13._o r._n so_o there_o *_o l._n 21._o marg._n see_v before_o §_o 27._o *_o l._n 28._o r._n contrary_a to_o it_o p._n 74._o l._n 20._o deal_n that_o *_o p._n 75._o l._n 15._o r._n external_n p._n 77._o l._n 4._o deal_n in_o the_o *_o l._n 30._o r._n when_o know_v *_o p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n digress_v l._n 2._o r._n book_n of_o l._n 13._o r._n church_n l._n 16._o r._n else_o p._n 79._o l._n 18._o r._n and_o so_o separate_v p._n 80._o l._n 13._o r._n bond_n of_o peace_n *_o p._n 81._o l._n 6._o deal_n though_o *_o p._n 86._o l._n 6._o r._n she_o decide_v *_o p._n 86._o l._n 11._o see_v below_o *_o l._n ult_n r._n know_v these_o truth_n p._n 87._o l._n 12._o r._n have_v bark_v *_o l._n 29._o r._n as_o if_o in_o p._n 89._o l._n 3._o r._n evidence_n in_o *_o l._n 22._o r._n more_o to_o be_v necessary_a *_o p._n 96._o l._n 23._o r._n converse_v only_o with_o p._n 97._o l._n 6._o r._n protestant_a sect_n l._n 17._o r._n volkelius_n marg._n r._n uno_fw-la deo_fw-la *_o p._n 98._o l._n 13._o r._n omit_v p._n 100_o l._n 3._o r._n judgement_n last_o l._n 28._o r._n increase_n sed_fw-la sed_o p._n 86._o l._n 11._o after_o the_o church_n r._n nor_o have_v st._n augustin_n any_o reason_n to_o presume_v as_o he_o do_v ib._n c._n 4._o that_o st._n cyprian_a will_v have_v correct_v his_o opinion_n concern_v this_o point_n or_o to_o charge_v the_o donatist_n with_o heresy_n for_o dissent_v from_o it_o after_o the_o determination_n of_o such_o a_o council_n nor_o have_v the_o second_o general_n council_n any_o just_a ground_n to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o creed_n credo_fw-la unum_fw-la baptisma_fw-la in_o remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la if_o such_o universal_a council_n in_o their_o state_v matter_n of_o faith_n be_v errable_a and_o amendable_a errata_fw-la in_o the_o discourse_n concern_v devotion_n those_o of_o mispointing_a be_v mostwhat_o omit_v the_o principal_a errata_fw-la note_v with_o a_o star_n the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v with_o his_o pen._n page_n line_n 21._o marg_n read_v 8._o 26._o p_o 6_o l._n 27_o r._n become_v a_o *_o p_o 9_o l._n 24_o r._n long-continued_a *_o p_o 10_o l._n 10_o r._n thus_o *_o l._n 16_o r._n thus_o *_o l._n 22_o r._n 2._o it_o p_o 11_o l._n 9_o r._n abscondi_fw-la p_o 13_o l._n 24._o marg_n r._n act._n 16._o 6_o 7_o 9_o 20._o 22_o 23._o 8._o 19_o 19_o 21._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 18_o 4_o 14._o p_o 15_o l._n 17._o r._n hysterical_a p_o 18_o l._n 25_o r._n this_o inhabitation_n p_o 19_o l_o 5_o r._n and_o phil._n 3._o p_o 21_o l._n 2._o r_o where_o *_o after_o p_o 24._o â—l_n 20._o marg_n r._n s._n thom._n 1._o q._n 1_o art_n 8._o l._n penult_n r._n 5._o but_o there_o p_o 25_o l_o 22_o r._n spirit_n pretend_v p_o 26_o l._n 21_o r._n see_v l._n 22_o r._n 2._o 6._o p_o 28_o l._n 2_o r._n sin_n especial_o *_o p_o 29_o l._n 30_o r._n those_o *_o p_o 30_o l._n 25_o r._n and_o it_o if_o p_o 31_o l._n 17_o r._n counsel_n *_o p_o 32_o l._n 18_o r._n leave_v we_o *_o p_o 34_o l._n 27_o r._n inconsiderable_a *_o p_o 38_o l._n 5_o r._n 6._o have_v *_o p_o 39_o l._n 26_o r._n also_o frequent_o return_v *_o p_o 40_o l._n 17_o r._n and_o roving_n about_o p_o 41_o l._n 21_o r._n thereof_o treat_v 3_o p_o 42_o l._n 24_o r._n they_o happen_v to_o fall_v p_o 43_o l._n 1_o r._n work_n in_o we_o p_o 45_o l._n 22_o r._n leave_v sometime_o *_o l._n 32_o r._n aâ—olatiomentis_fw-la p_o 46_o l._n 16_o r._n primary_n p_o 48_o l_o 16_o r._n mundanis_fw-la *_o p_o 50_o l._n 21_o r._n si_fw-mi cui_fw-la p_o 51_o l._n 3_o r._n cant_v p_o 52_o l._n 31_o r._n meae_fw-la subleâ—_n ah_o we_o *_o p_o 53_o l._n 33_o r._n vicunque_fw-la p_o 55_o l._n 13_o r._n peccatis_fw-la *_o l._n 21_o r._n quia_fw-la si_fw-la l._n 34_o r._n immerito_fw-la *_o p_o 56_o l._n 17_o r._n elsewhere_o *_o fortasse_fw-la ne_fw-la *_o l._n 22_o r._n praecesserat_fw-la l._n 23._o r._n esse_fw-la l._n 26_o r._n sanctuarium_fw-la dei_fw-la si_fw-la l._n 31_o r._n quidem_fw-la hic_fw-la *_o p_o 58_o l._n 16_o r._n ellae_fw-la bullienti_fw-la substraxeris_fw-la p_o 61_o l._n 27_o r._n cogit_fw-la nec_fw-la cogitur_fw-la *_o p_o 62_o l._n 25_o r._n unexperienced_a *_o p_o 63_o l._n 10_o r._n understand_v *_o p_o 66_o l._n 21_o r._n as_o they_o be_v ib._n apprehend_v l._n 31_o r._n christi_fw-la and_o *_o p_o 67_o l._n 4_o r._n such_o person_n as_o l._n 23_o r._n virtute_fw-la *_o l._n 28_o r._n retractation_n p_o 69_o l._n 22_o r._n cand_n *_o p_o 70_o l._n 17_o r._n because_o to_o