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last_o that_o no_o relic_n of_o sin_n shall_v remain_v behind_o since_o the_o sacrament_n of_o extreme_a unction_n be_v that_o which_o complete_v and_o unct._n and_o ibid_fw-la doctr_n de_fw-fr sacr._n exeunt_n unct._n consummate_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o people_n whether_o they_o will_v live_v according_a to_o that_o truth_n which_o the_o ch._n of_o rome_n hold_v with_o we_o or_o according_a to_o those_o doctrine_n which_o they_o maintain_v and_o we_o reject_v to_o their_o choice_n i_o say_v for_o any_o reason_n that_o they_o have_v to_o be_v afraid_a of_o go_v to_o hell_n if_o they_o have_v but_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o church_n sacrament_n i_o know_v indeed_o that_o some_o good_a thing_n be_v say_v by_o the_o council_n in_o behalf_n of_o reformation_n of_o life_n particular_o in_o the_o place_n last_o cite_v they_o say_v that_o ibid._n that_o ibid._n the_o whole_a christian_a life_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o perpetual_a penance_n they_o mean_v i_o hope_v a_o state_n of_o amendment_n but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a unlikely_a matter_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v persuade_v to_o a_o holy_a life_n when_o by_o those_o assurance_n that_o the_o church_n have_v give_v they_o they_o can_v so_o easy_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v without_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o very_o likely_a that_o many_o confessor_n shall_v withhold_v either_o the_o save_a use_n of_o the_o key_n or_o the_o comfort_n of_o that_o use_n of_o they_o from_o wicked_a person_n when_o they_o can_v do_v it_o without_o mend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o church_n and_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v so_o honest_a there_o be_v yet_o other_o to_o be_v have_v together_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o church_n to_o warrant_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrament_n against_o the_o word_n of_o a_o single_a priest_n to_o the_o contrary_n against_o such_o abuse_n as_o these_o we_o not_o only_o may_v but_o aught_o to_o protest_v if_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v concern_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o we_o may_v warn_v all_o those_o of_o our_o own_o communion_n not_o to_o fall_v from_o their_o steadfastness_n and_o if_o possible_a recover_v those_o that_o be_v lead_v away_o into_o these_o dangerous_a error_n or_o have_v be_v educate_v in_o the_o belief_n of_o they_o sect_n v._o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o other_o protestant_a church_n justify_v in_o not_o anoint_v the_o sick_a at_o all_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o our_o charge_n that_o we_o have_v no_o unction_n of_o the_o sick_a we_o be_v very_o sure_o that_o whatever_o unction_n of_o the_o sick_a the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v tax_v we_o for_o want_v except_v she_o own_o the_o charge_n will_v fall_v as_o heavy_a upon_o herself_o we_o do_v not_o anoint_v the_o sick_a as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n because_o we_o pretend_v not_o to_o the_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o healing_n and_o they_o anoint_v the_o sick_a for_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n no_o more_o than_o we_o we_o do_v not_o anoint_v the_o sick_a as_o they_o begin_v to_o do_v in_o the_o seven_o age_n when_o all_o sick_a person_n be_v anoint_v in_o order_n to_o bodily_a cure_n but_o not_o to_o prepare_v their_o soul_n for_o death_n no_o more_o do_v they_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n we_o do_v not_o anoint_v neither_o with_o extreme_a unction_n as_o they_o indeed_o do_v but_o the_o business_n of_o this_o discourse_n have_v be_v to_o show_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o no_o more_o than_o we_o but_o the_o account_n we_o have_v to_o give_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v very_o plain_a and_o such_o as_o will_v bear_v we_o out_o to_o any_o man_n that_o ask_v we_o a_o reason_n whoever_o he_o be_v for_o of_o those_o three_o unction_n there_o be_v no_o colour_n to_o charge_v we_o with_o blame_n in_o omit_v any_o of_o they_o except_v the_o second_o which_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o middle_a age_n from_o the_o seven_o to_o the_o twelve_o but_o that_o we_o be_v under_o no_o colour_n of_o obligation_n to_o be_v determine_v by_o that_o authority_n be_v plain_a to_o we_o from_o these_o three_o consideration_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o primitive_a nor_o have_v at_o any_o time_n be_v universal_a nor_o have_v they_o who_o begin_v it_o any_o good_a reason_n for_o what_o they_o do_v but_o be_v themselves_o to_o blame_v for_o beginning_n it_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o primitive_a since_o by_o anoint_v all_o the_o sick_a for_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o health_n the_o seven_o age_n depart_v from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o six_o forego_v age_n which_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n than_o those_o that_o follow_v they_o have_v no_o stand_v office_n for_o unction_n of_o the_o sick_a nor_o know_v of_o any_o other_o but_o that_o mention_v by_o st._n james_n when_o a_o miraculous_a cure_n follow_v the_o religion_n of_o 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the_o end_n of_o his_o epistle_n pag._n 36_o §_o 7._o objection_n against_o our_o interpretation_n answer_v pag._n 41_o §_o 8._o that_o st._n james_n be_v text_n afford_v useful_a admonition_n though_o it_o be_v far_o from_o establish_v a_o sacrament_n of_o extreme_a unction_n pag._n 45_o part_n ii_o that_o it_o be_v a_o late_a innovation_n and_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o antiquity_n sect._n 1_o what_o anointing_n be_v use_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n pag._n 49_o §_o 2._o that_o the_o unction_n of_o the_o sick_a in_o the_o ancient_a church_n confirm_v our_o interpretation_n of_o st._n mark_n and_o st._n james_n pag._n 54_o §_o 3._o that_o extreme_a unction_n have_v not_o the_o testimony_n of_o any_o ancient_a pope_n pag._n 54_o §_o 4._o nor_o of_o any_o ancient_a council_n pag._n 73_o §_o 5._o nor_o of_o any_o ancient_a father_n pag._n 79_o §_o 6._o that_o the_o silence_n of_o antiquity_n and_o the_o circumstance_n with_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v be_v a_o positive_a proof_n that_o extreme_a unction_n have_v not_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n but_o be_v a_o notorious_a innovation_n pag._n 87_o §_o 7._o of_o the_o occasion_n and_o beginning_n of_o extreme_a unction_n how_o vast_a a_o change_n it_o make_v from_o the_o primitive_a unction_n and_o by_o what_o degree_n it_o be_v make_v pag._n 94_o §_o 8._o that_o this_o innovation_n be_v not_o universal_a the_o unction_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n at_o this_o day_n be_v not_o extreme_a unction_n but_o that_o of_o the_o ancient_n pag._n 108_o part_n iii_o that_o the_o appeal_n to_o reason_n in_o behalf_n of_o this_o pretend_a sacrament_n be_v altogether_o vain_a sect._n 1_o that_o the_o pretence_n to_o prove_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n by_o mere_a reason_n be_v a_o absurd_a presumption_n pag._n 110_o §_o 2._o that_o the_o reason_n bring_v to_o prove_v that_o extreme_a unction_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v institute_v have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o probability_n pag._n 116_o §_o 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