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he_o his_fw-mi send_v jesus_n christ._n that_o he_o that_o belevis_fw-la in_o the_o soon_o of_o god_n his_fw-mi life_n everlasting_a â—_o and_o be_v alreddy_o past_a from_o deith_n to_o life_n bot_n he_o that_o belevis_fw-la not_o shall_v not_o le_fw-mi life_n but_o the_o wraith_n of_o god_n abide_v upon_o he_o we_o further_o affirm_v y_fw-es â—_o without_o the_o society_n and_o bosom_n of_o the_o true_a kirk_n never_o be_v be_v nor_o salbe_n saluatioun_n unto_o man_n in_o their_o and_z like_o general_a heidis_fw-la we_o disagre_a not_o from_o the_o papistis_fw-la papistis_fw-mi but_o the_o difference_n and_o doubt_n standis_fw-la in_o y_fw-es â—_o speciallis_fw-la to_o wit_n what_o faith_n be_v and_o what_o ground_n it_o his_fw-mi what_o be_v religioun_n &_o wherein_o iâ—_n differis_fw-la from_o superstitioun_n and_o from_o idolatry_n and_o final_o what_o be_v the_o true_a kirk_n â–ª_o and_o how_o it_o may_v be_v decern_v from_o you_o â—_o sinagoge_n of_o satan_n their_o head_n we_o say_v ought_v he_o in_o special_a to_o have_v intrete_v unto_o you_o if_o he_o have_v be_v mind_v to_o have_v instruct_v you_o in_o a_o treuth_n but_o because_o as_o you_o â—_o progress_n of_o his_o letter_n declare_v his_o mind_n be_v to_o draw_v you_o to_o the_o bondage_n of_o that_o roman_a antechrist_n he_o taki_v general_a propositionis_fw-la most_o true_a &_o most_o certane_v in_o themselves_o whereupon_o he_o will_v conclude_v that_o which_o be_v most_o false_a &_o altogether_o pernitius_fw-la to_o the_o saluatioun_n of_o man_n to_o let_v the_o craft_n of_o satan_n moir_n evident_o appear_v wâ—_n shall_v draw_v his_o perswasioun_n in_o form_n of_o argument_n and_o after_o return_v to_o the_o far_a meaning_n of_o the_o propheit_n and_o to_o the_o declaratioun_n of_o their_o termis_fw-fr faith_n maior_n religioun_n and_o catholic_n kirk_n the_o propheit_n affirm_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v not_o serve_v jerusalem_n shall_v perish_v but_o the_o promeis_n maid_n to_o jerusalem_n minor_n appertenis_fw-la unto_o the_o kirk_n ergo_fw-la whosoever_o seruis_fw-la