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we_o and_o have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o anathema_n of_o many_o other_o particular_n of_o which_o we_o more_o doubt_v than_o of_o any_o thing_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n have_v expound_v of_o it_o but_o this_o other_o think_v too_o great_a a_o concession_n and_o the_o bishop_n therefore_o without_o change_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o premise_n be_v force_v to_o draw_v a_o very_a different_a conclusion_n from_o they_o thus_o have_v you_o see_v what_o be_v most_o necessary_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o our_o adversary_n will_v be_v very_o unreasonable_a if_o they_o shall_v not_o confess_v that_o this_o doctrine_n suffice_v to_o teach_v christian_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o refer_v all_o the_o glory_n of_o their_o salvation_n to_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n x._o in_o the_o article_n of_o satisfaction_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n speak_v of_o the_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o how_o the_o one_o may_v be_v retain_v when_o the_o other_o be_v forgive_v have_v this_o paragraph_n in_o the_o first_o edition_n since_o strike_v out_o the_o church_n have_v always_o acknowledge_v these_o two_o different_a manner_n of_o apply_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o we_o have_v propose_v because_o she_o faw_fw-we that_o in_o the_o scripture_n beside_o the_o first_o pardon_n and_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o only_a if_o man_n be_v not_o ungrateful_a and_o which_o be_v pronounce_v in_o the_o term_n of_o a_o pure_a remission_n there_o be_v another_o absolution_n and_o another_o grace_n that_o be_v propose_v in_o form_n of_o a_o judgement_n where_o the_o church_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o loose_v and_o remit_v but_o also_o to_o bind_v and_o retain_v 1_o edit_n p._n 54_o 55._o the_o censure_n pass_v upon_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v one_o suspect_v that_o either_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n or_o his_o corrector_n be_v sensible_a upon_o further_a consideration_n that_o they_o can_v not_o so_o easy_o find_v out_o these_o two_o form_n so_o distinguish_v in_o holy_a scripture_n or_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n have_v always_o acknowledge_v they_o and_o therefore_o judge_v it_o safe_o not_o to_o undertake_v it_o xi_o in_o the_o article_n of_o confirmation_n speak_v of_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n insinuate_v in_o his_o first_o exposition_n that_o it_o have_v always_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o use_n of_o chrism_n ever_o since_o the_o apostle_n thus_o say_v he_o all_o christian_a church_n have_v religious_o retain_v this_o practice_n accompany_v it_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n with_o holy_a chrism_n 1_o ed._n p._n 65._o this_o be_v too_o clear_o false_a to_o be_v suffer_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v now_o more_o loose_a so_o as_o to_o admit_v of_o a_o equivocation_n and_o yet_o seem_v to_o say_v still_o the_o same_o thing_n thus_o all_o christian_a church_n since_o the_o apostle_n time_n have_v religious_o retain_v it_o make_v use_n 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pope_n the_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o vicar_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 1_o ed._n p._n 166._o it_o be_v now_o more_o loose_a and_o in_o general_a thus_o we_o acknowledge_v a_o primacy_n in_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o who_o for_o that_o cause_n we_o owe_v that_o obedience_n and_o submission_n which_o the_o holy_a council_n and_o father_n have_v always_o teach_v the_o faithful_a 5_o ed._n p._n 210._o but_o it_o may_v be_v what_o be_v strike_v out_o of_o the_o exposition_n to_o please_v the_o corrector_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n recompense_v in_o his_o letter_n to_o satisfy_v his_o holiness_n fourteen_o in_o the_o conclusion_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n tell_v we_o that_o none_o of_o those_o article_n he_o have_v expound_v according_a to_o our_o own_o principle_n destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o salvation_n add_v in_o his_o first_o exposition_n what_o that_o foundation_n be_v viz._n the_o adoration_n of_o one_o only_a god_n 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