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from_o hide_v from_o they_o contrary_a verisimility_n and_o and_o from_o ignorance_n of_o the_o weapon_n of_o error_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o unlearned_a many_o time_n believe_v and_o adhere_v to_o a_o truth_n more_o strong_o through_o ignorance_n of_o any_o argument_n to_o the_o contrary_a than_o the_o learned_a do_v to_o the_o same_o through_o reason_n assault_v with_o many_o doubt_n and_o a_o small_a argument_n to_o a_o weak_a understanding_n beget_v a_o more_o firm_a credence_n than_o a_o strong_a to_o the_o learned_a so_o a_o true_a believer_n may_v be_v less_o confident_a through_o a_o rational_a persuasion_n in_o his_o faith_n than_o another_o through_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o misguide_v lust_n in_o his_o falsehood_n nay_o he_o may_v have_v less_o reason_n or_o proof_n though_o there_o be_v more_o for_o the_o one_o than_o this_o man_n have_v for_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o his_o faith_n vivifical_a and_o acceptable_a and_o ofttimes_o there_o be_v the_o great_a glory_n and_o 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stranger_n and_o though_o there_o shall_v be_v antichrist_n and_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n as_o there_o be_v even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n yet_o that_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n shall_v be_v also_o from_o the_o church_n but_o the_o church_n itself_o i._n e._n that_o whole_a external_a communion_n which_o be_v in_o time_n before_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o any_o one_o particular_a place_n from_o any_o of_o which_o i_o conceive_v one_o time_n or_o other_o christianity_n may_v be_v it_o banish_v or_o if_o you_o will_v the_o visible_a body_n of_o the_o clergy_n open_o cohere_v in_o that_o external_a communion_n shall_v never_o go_v into_o apostasy_n nor_o shall_v the_o apostate_n fall_v away_o in_o but_o out_o of_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o the_o former_a church_n and_o so_o always_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o opinion_n but_o decession_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o but_o their_o dissent_n from_o the_o church_n in_o what_o they_o maintain_v and_o shall_v for_o ever_o be_v know_v know_v either_o by_o their_o go_v out_o of_o the_o former_a and_o set_v up_o new_a communion_n jud._n 19_o heb._n 10._o 25._o 1_o jo._n 2._o 19_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 8._o judas_n 11._o oppose_a those_o in_o authority_n and_o so_o tertullian_n praejudicatum_fw-la est_fw-la adversus_fw-la omnes_fw-la haereses_fw-la id_fw-la esse_fw-la verum_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la primum_fw-la id_fw-la esse_fw-la adulteratum_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la posterius_fw-la posterius_fw-la or_o by_o the_o former_a church_n thrust_v they_o out_o which_o shall_v never_o join_v with_o they_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o most_o of_o those_o division_n of_o the_o church_n if_o not_o all_o which_o have_v separate_v from_o a_o former_a communion_n be_v such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v first_o expel_v by_o the_o church_n and_o then_o set_v up_o a_o new_a communion_n upon_o necessity_n but_o such_o as_o 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touch_v which_o see_n ch._n gou._n 2._o part_n 40._o 40._o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o both_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a it_o ever_o have_v a_o external_a communion_n follower_n of_o the_o catholic_n opposite_a to_o it_o and_o in_o its_o first_o rise_n be_v easy_o discern_v by_o the_o paucity_n of_o that_o sect_n as_o the_o beginning_n of_o all_o heresy_n be_v easy_o know_v neither_o be_v they_o though_o some_o of_o they_o of_o very_o speedy_a growth_n yet_o of_o long_a continuance_n see_v 2_o tim._n 3._o 1_o 8_o 9_o judas_n 11._o act._n 5._o 38._o neither_o have_v the_o contrary_a conceit_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o external_a visible_a body_n of_o the_o church_n her_o fall_v away_o from_o christ_n by_o which_o the_o sheep_n be_v to_o seek_v for_o a_o right_a shepherd_n ever_o get_v so_o much_o strength_n among_o christian_n but_o from_o a_o suppose_n of_o antichrist_n to_o be_v in_o profession_n a_o christian_n and_o one_o of_o that_o church_n in_o which_o it_o be_v say_v he_o shall_v 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