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that_o stand_v by_o he_o may_v speak_v and_o the_o first_o shouâ—â—_n be_v silent_a 1_o cor._n 14.29_o 30_o 31._o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o be_v sufficient_o manifest_a to_o all_o christendom_n therefore_o she_o have_v err_v from_o the_o apostle_n spirit_n and_o order_n and_o be_v still_o in_o the_o error_n and_o thus_o i_o may_v produce_v many_o more_o argument_n to_o show_v wherein_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v err_v and_o do_v err_v only_o my_o desire_n be_v to_o be_v as_o brief_a as_o may_v be_v so_o that_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v give_v for_o which_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o this_o be_v sufficient_a as_o to_o that_o particular_a 8._o and_o as_o concern_v miracle_n in_o the_o true_a church_n i_o do_v confess_v and_o beâ—r_v witness_n that_o there_o be_v miracle_n wrought_v in_o she_o daily_o but_o that_o all_o miracle_n be_v a_o argument_n sufficient_a to_o prove_v a_o people_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n that_o i_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v but_o deny_v for_o first_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n can_v by_o their_o sorcery_n or_o enchantment_n imitate_v those_o thing_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o egyptian_n that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n exod._n 8_o 7._o and_o he_o false_a prophet_n he_o wrought_v lie_v miracle_n before_o the_o beast_n that_o carry_v the_o whore_n insomuch_o that_o he_o cause_v fire_n to_o come_v down_o out_o of_o heaven_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n rev._n 13.13_o 14._o and_o chap._n 19_o ver_fw-la 20._o and_o this_o the_o whore_n may_v have_v say_v be_v do_v in_o confirmation_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n as_o a.s._n do_v yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o dragon_n power_n who_o be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n for_o he_o give_v power_n to_o the_o beast_n that_o carry_v the_o whore_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n rev._n 13.2_o and_o therefore_o the_o miracle_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n if_o now_o there_o be_v any_o 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then_o that_o which_o be_v already_o lay_v 1_o cor._n 3.11_o which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n so_o he_o be_v the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n and_o a.s._n his_o affirmation_n be_v nothing_o worth_a for_o his_o purpose_n nay_o it_o be_v worse_o than_o nothing_o for_o it_o discover_v his_o deceit_n and_o ignorance_n though_o i_o perceive_v his_o intent_n and_o aim_n be_v to_o gratify_v his_o master_n the_o pope_n by_o plead_v his_o supremacy_n under_o pretence_n of_o set_v peter_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n when_o indeed_o its_o manifest_a enough_o that_o his_o intent_n be_v to_o set_v up_o the_o pope_n as_o lord_n and_o master_n over_o god_n heritage_n gentile_a like_a contrary_a to_o that_o say_n of_o our_o one_o lord_n christ_n viz._n be_v not_o many_o master_n for_o one_o be_v your_o master_n even_o christ_n and_o all_o you_o be_v brethren_n mat._n 23_o 8._o so_o that_o peter_n be_v not_o set_v up_o as_o a_o visible_a head_n over_o 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