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princeps_fw-la hermit_n johannes_n baptista_n fuit_fw-la of_o this_o life_n paul_n be_v the_o author_n anthony_n the_o beautifier_n and_o that_o i_o may_v ascend_v high_o the_o prince_n or_o chief_a be_v john_n baptist._n where_o be_v john_n baptist_n the_o monk_n or_o pattern_n of_o your_o papistical_a monkish_a life_n when_o they_o live_v not_o in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o in_o city_n &_o populous_a town_n not_o in_o cave_n and_o tent_n but_o in_o gorgeous_a palace_n although_o saint_n john_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o that_o live_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o same_o jerome_n in_o the_o life_n of_o paul_n the_o eremite_n who_o before_o he_o call_v the_o author_n of_o the_o anachorite_n life_n have_v these_o word_n inter_fw-la multos_fw-la saepe_fw-la dubitatum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la potissimùm_fw-la monachorum_fw-la eremus_fw-la habitari_fw-la
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make_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n also_o math._n 26._o not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v here_o you_o say_v that_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o church_n be_v set_v aside_o and_o the_o bare_a text_n only_o admit_v these_o place_n can_v convict_v a_o heretic_n yes_o very_o the_o only_a authority_n of_o the_o textis_fw-la sufficient_a to_o confit_fw-la i_o faith_n and_o to_o convince_v a_o heretic_n for_o the_o former_a point_n thus_o the_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n be_v two_o nature_n in_o christ_n be_v divinity_n and_o humanity_n ergo_fw-la two_o nature_n the_o mayor_n be_v manifest_a the_o minor_a be_v plain_a by_o the_o text_n the_o son_n of_o god_n one_o nature_n the_o seed_n of_o david_n a_o other_o nature_n for_o the_o fecond_a point_n the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o the_o will_n of_o man_n the_o one_o contradictory_n to_o the_o other_o be_v two_o will_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n contradictory_n to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n ergo_fw-la two_o will_n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o text_n not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v see_v christ_n be_v both_o god_n &_o man_n that_o the_o monothelit_n in_o the_o 6._o council_n of_o costantinople_n can_v not_o be_v convince_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v a_o intolerable_a slander_n of_o that_o reverend_a assembly_n for_o even_o by_o this_o text_n and_o many_o other_o their_o error_n be_v make_v manife_a whereunto_o albeit_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o aun_n cient_a father_n be_v add_v yet_o be_v there_o no_o word_n in_o all_o that_o 4._o action_n which_o you_o quote_v to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_o confute_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o second_o point_n be_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n equal_o for_o which_o master_n chark_n quote_v joh._n 15._o 26._o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v which_o i_o will_v send_v you_o from_o my_o father_n the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n against_o this_o you_o cavil_v that_o it_o proove_v not_o the_o proceed_n equal_o and_o cite_v cyril_n for_o your_o witness_n in_o 15._o joh._n who_o out_o of_o this_o place_n proove_v that_o equal_o as_o well_o as_o the_o proceed_n see_v the_o heretic_n may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o father_n be_v send_v by_o the_o son_n as_o by_o a_o minister_n which_o also_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v he_o disproove_v for_o that_o if_o the_o sonn_n be_v as_o a_o minister_n he_o shall_v be_v of_o a_o other_o substance_n than_o the_o father_n and_o the_o spirit_n proceed_v from_o the_o father_n be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v great_a in_o nature_n then_o the_o fonne_n whereas_o the_o son_n say_v plain_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o shall_v glorify_v i_o etc._n etc._n a_o other_o cavil_v you_o have_v that_o this_o place_n tell_v not_o whether_o he_o proceed_v by_o generation_n or_o without_o generation_n from_o the_o father_n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o neither_o this_o place_n nor_o any_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n teach_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v beget_v therefore_o we_o believe_v without_o generation_n the_o three_o point_n be_v the_o union_n of_o the_o word_n unto_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o not_o to_o the_o person_n of_o man_n which_o because_o you_o 5._o do_v set_v down_o obscure_o m._n charke_n do_v not_o right_o understand_v yet_o the_o text_n that_o the_o quote_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n include_v that_o assertion_n also_o see_v there_o be_v no_o person_n of_o the_o man_n when_o the_o union_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n but_o the_o word_n in_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n do_v unite_v himself_o to_o it_o &_o in_o unite_n take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a luk._n 1._o 35._o mat._n 1._o 20._o the_o four_o doctrine_n be_v the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n for_o which_o master_n charke_n quote_v gen._n 17._o 12._o the_o infant_n of_o eight_o day_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v against_o this_o you_o have_v many_o trifle_a cavil_n that_o baptism_n be_v not_o express_v of_o the_o sex_n of_o the_o eight_o day_n against_o which_o i_o oppose_v the_o authority_n of_o saint_n augustine_n which_o lib._n 1._o cont_n crescon_n grammat_n cap._n 31._o confute_v the_o rebaptisation_n of_o such_o as_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n by_o example_n of_o they_o that_o be_v circumcise_v by_o the_o samaritante_n who_o circumcision_n be_v not_o to_o be_v repeat_v to_o who_o the_o like_a may_v be_v object_v but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o wherein_o baptism_n answer_v to_o circumsion_n the_o reason_n be_v one_o in_o both_o circumcision_n be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o regeneration_n as_o baptism_n be_v the_o one_o give_v to_o infant_n ergo_fw-la the_o other_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o eight_o day_n have_v a_o other_o reason_n not_o needful_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o baptism_n the_o distinction_n of_o the_o sex_n be_v take_v away_o by_o christ_n in_o who_o there_o be_v neither_o male_n nor_o female_a that_o beza_n be_v strike_v dumb_a with_o this_o question_n in_o the_o conference_n at_o poyssie_n it_o be_v a_o slander_n of_o cladius_n de_fw-fr xancte_n confute_v by_o beza_n himself_o but_o you_o have_v rather_o follow_v saint_n augustine_n who_o contend_v and_o proove_v that_o baptise_v of_o infant_n be_v only_o a_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o not_o leave_v we_o by_o any_o write_a scripture_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 23._o super_fw-la gen._n ad_fw-la lizeram_fw-la so_o you_o write_v but_o i_o will_v set_v down_o saint_n augustine_n word_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v what_o contention_n and_o proof_n he_o use_v have_v protest_v of_o his_o ignorance_n how_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n come_v into_o the_o body_n he_o conclude_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n favore_v their_o opinion_n which_o 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