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servant_n and_o unprofitable_a not_o worthy_a say_v god_n worthy_a and_o more_o say_v the_o papist_n 2._o ephess_n 2._o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o say_v god_n by_o grace_n indeed_o but_o yet_o of_o ourselves_o say_v the_o papist_n what_o insolency_n be_v this_o let_v our_o monk_n now_o go_v and_o profess_v wilful_a poverty_n while_o ezekiah_n do_v never_o so_o boast_v of_o his_o heap_n of_o treasure_n as_o these_o of_o their_o spiritual_a wealth_n fabiolae_fw-la hier._n epitaph_n fabiolae_fw-la hierome_n say_v true_o it_o be_v more_o hard_a to_o be_v strip_v of_o our_o pride_n than_o of_o our_o gold_n and_o jewel_n for_o even_o when_o those_o outward_a ornament_n be_v go_v many_o time_n these_o inward_a rag_n swell_v up_o the_o soul_n
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catholicis_fw-la animaduers_a in_o bellar._n gloss_n in_o decretal_a l._n 2._o tit._n 23._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d bell._n the_o ãâã_d sacr_n &_o effect_n l._n 2_o c._n 25_o p._n 300._o which_o teach_v that_o salomon_n text_n borrow_v his_o credit_n from_o the_o pope_n canonisation_n bellarmine_n alone_o shall_v speak_v for_o all_o who_o go_v about_o to_o support_v the_o number_n of_o seven_o sacrament_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o tridentine_a council_n for_o this_o be_v ever_o their_o last_o hold_n the_o strength_n say_v he_o of_o all_o the_o ancient_a counsel_n and_o of_o all_o opinion_n depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a church_n and_o a_o little_a before_o if_o we_o take_v away_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a church_n and_o of_o the_o present_a council_n of_o trent_n the_o decree_n of_o all_o other_o counsel_n and_o the_o whole_a christian_a faith_n may_v be_v call_v into_o doubt_n and_o question_n o_o miserable_a and_o miserable_o stagger_v soul_n of_o the_o papist_n how_o many_o not_o person_n only_o but_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o those_o as_o the_o romanist_n themselves_o confess_v and_o bewail_v mighty_a and_o flourish_a among_o themselves_o do_v yet_o still_o resolute_o reject_v all_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o tridentine_a council_n the_o whole_a christian_a faith_n all_o doctrine_n and_o opinion_n what_o even_o those_o which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n those_o that_o be_v indict_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o make_v god_n a_o slave_n to_o man_n and_o to_o arraign_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n at_o the_o bar_n of_o humane_a judgement_n god_n will_v be_v god_n the_o scripture_n of_o god_n will_v be_v itself_o in_o spite_n of_o rome_n trent_n hell_n and_o unless_o we_o hold_v this_o we_o can_v have_v no_o peace_n with_o god_n unless_o we_o deny_v it_o no_o peace_n with_o the_o romanist_n section_n xvii_o concern_v transubstantiation_n fuisse_fw-la genebr_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr trin._n li._n dân_n 2._o dial_n canisius_n in_o praef_n lib._n de_fw-fr io._n bapt._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d bell._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr chro._n c._n 19_o caluinus_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la in_o mode_n loquendi_fw-la erravit_fw-la sed_fw-la dum_fw-la rem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la discutio_fw-la non_fw-la facilè_fw-la audeo_fw-la pronunciare_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o errore_fw-la fuisse_fw-la these_o error_n concern_v the_o scripture_n those_o which_o follow_v concern_v either_o christ_n person_n or_o his_o office_n i_o let_v pass_v that_o idle_a brabble_n as_o bellarmine_n himself_o judge_n it_n which_o the_o popish_a censor_n have_v unjust_o raise_v about_o the_o son_n godhead_n of_o himself_o and_o insist_v upon_o weighty_a quarrel_n i_o will_v that_o explode_a opinion_n of_o transubstantiation_n and_o which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o it_o the_o multi-presence_n of_o christ_n body_n do_v not_o utter_o overthrow_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o 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