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some_o such_o sense_n as_o this_o our_o church_n entertain_v which_o require_v confirmation_n to_o be_v have_v before_o we_o receive_v the_o holy_a eucharist_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n which_o custom_n be_v join_v with_o the_o law_n of_o our_o church_n make_v the_o practice_n thereof_o necessary_a and_o the_o contempt_n very_o dangerous_a for_o as_o saint_n bernard_n say_v contemptus_fw-la in_o omne_fw-la specie_fw-la mandatorum_fw-la paripondere_fw-la gravis_fw-la &_o communiter_fw-la damnabilis_fw-la est_fw-la 12._o de_fw-fr praecep_n &_o dispen_a c_o 12._o contempt_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o precept_n whether_o they_o be_v the_o precept_n of_o god_n or_o man_n say_v he_o whether_o they_o be_v fix_v or_o mutable_a be_v alike_o weighty_a and_o common_o damnable_a he_o speak_v of_o all_o such_o precept_n as_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o though_o he_o hold_v the_o contempt_n of_o these_o constitution_n to_o be_v damnable_a 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ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d say_v nazian_n ibid._n ibid._n not_o without_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n or_o else_o he_o be_v give_v they_o as_o some_o think_v in_o their_o baptism_n which_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n who_o say_v to_o his_o apostle_n 13.10_o io._n 13.10_o qui_fw-la lotus_fw-la est_fw-la etc_n he_o that_o be_v wash_v need_v not_o save_v to_o wash_v his_o foot_n but_o be_v clean_o every_o whit_n for_o so_o s._n austin_n understand_v that_o text_n seleuc._n aug._n epist_n 108._o ad_fw-la seleuc._n viz._n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n cleanse_v the_o apostle_n by_o baptism_n 85._o 2._o after_o his_o resurrection_n when_o he_o breathe_v on_o they_o 20.22_o joh._n 20.22_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n at_o which_o time_n he_o sanctify_v they_o but_o do_v not_o perfect_v they_o three_o after_o his_o ascension_n in_o the_o pentecost_n when_o that_o promise_n of_o christ_n be_v fulfil_v which_o he_o make_v act._n 1._o you_o shall_v 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superstitious_o abuse_v for_o they_o feign_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n 35_o these_o article_n mention_v heb._n 6._o or_o some_o such_o like_a 2._o heb._n 6_o 2._o be_v no_o doubt_n that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o form_n of_o doctrine_n that_o manner_n of_o catechise_v in_o quam_fw-la say_v s._n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n traditi_fw-la estis_fw-la whereunto_o you_o be_v deliver_v or_o as_o we_o read_v which_o be_v deliver_v to_o you_o 6.17_o rom._n 6.17_o it_o be_v not_o i_o confess_v so_o proper_a a_o phrase_n in_o english_a or_o latin_a to_o say_v to_o this_o form_n of_o doctrine_n or_o catechise_n you_o be_v deliver_v as_o this_o form_n of_o doctrine_n be_v deliver_v to_o you_o but_o yet_o the_o apostle_n express_v it_o so_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o quam_fw-la traditi_fw-la estis_fw-la and_o catetan_n observe_v well_o that_o the_o apostle_n change_v the_o ordinary_a phrase_n ratione_fw-la mysterij_fw-la because_o of_o the_o mystery_n for_o hereby_o say_v 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confirmation_n follow_v after_o ib._n aug._n ib._n and_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la licet_fw-la taceantur_fw-la in_o scripture_n gratia_fw-la brevitatis_fw-la tamen_fw-la serie_fw-la traditionis_fw-la scimus_fw-la implenda_fw-la which_o though_o they_o be_v omit_v in_o scripture_n for_o brevity_n sake_n yet_o we_o know_v by_o the_o continual_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n africa_n achaia_n macedonia_n 36._o tertull._n de_fw-fr praeser_fw-ge c._n 36._o and_o asia_n as_o tertullian_n note_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v hoc_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la euangelizare_fw-la christum_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la dicere_fw-la aut_fw-la docere_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la credenda_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la 9_o augale_n fide_fw-la &_o operibus_fw-la c._n 9_o sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la obseruanda_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la accedit_fw-la ad_fw-la compagem_fw-la corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la this_o be_v to_o preach_v christ_n aright_o not_o only_o 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