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whatsoever_o give_v we_o thereby_o to_o understand_v that_o not_o only_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n but_o as_o well_o all_o other_o knot_n and_o difficulty_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v loose_v by_o s._n peter_n and_o by_o the_o pastor_n that_o succeed_v in_o the_o church_n see_v more_o deut._n 17.8_o aggeus_n 2.11_o 2._o chron._n 19.8_o unto_o the_o end_n 2._o thes_n 2.15_o ¶_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o be_v s._n gregory_n naz._n in_o orat_fw-la excusat_fw-la tertul._n lib._n the_o praescrip_n adversus_fw-la haer_fw-mi s._n cyprian_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 3._o s._n aug._n lib._n 1._o cont_n cresc_n cap._n 33._o &_o lib._n cont_n fund_z cap._n 5._o vincent_n lyr._n in_o svo_fw-la commonit_fw-la and_o s._n anselm_n lib._n the_o incar_n c._n 1._o writing_n to_o pope_n vrban_n say_v thus_o unto_o he_o unto_o no_o other_o be_v more_o right_o refer_v to_o be_v correct_v whatsoever_o arise_v in_o the_o church_n against_o the_o catholic_a faith_n etc._n 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3.7_o 1._o john_n 4.6_o john_n 5.35_o psal_n 119.18_o &_o 34_o revel_v 51._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o be_v s._n irenaeus_n l._n 2._o cap._n 47._o origen_n l._n cont_n cell_n s._n amb._n epist_n 44._o add_v constant_n where_o he_o call_v it_o a_o sea_n and_o depth_n of_o prophetical_a riddle_n s._n hier._n in_o praefat_fw-la comment_n in_o ephes_n 5._o and_o s._n aug._n epist_n 119._o cap._n 21._o say_v the_o thing_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o i_o know_v not_o be_v many_o more_o than_o those_o that_o i_o know_v so_o s._n greg._n hom_n 6._o in_o ezech._n and_o many_o other_o father_n confess_v the_o same_o of_o themselves_o s._n denis_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n lib._n 7._o hist_o ec._n 20._o say_v of_o this_o book_n of_o scripture_n to_o wit_n this_o be_v my_o opinion_n that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o be_v far_o more_o profound_a than_o my_o wit_n can_v reach_v unto_o they_o affirm_v iv._o that_o apostolical_a 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repentance_n how_o then_o not_o necessary_a nor_o to_o be_v use_v ¶_o see_v the_o father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o tertul._n lib._n de_fw-la resur_n carnis_fw-la s._n pacianus_n lib._n de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la s._n ambr._n lib._n de_fw-la sacram._n s_o hierom_n contra_fw-la lucifer_n and_o last_o s._n cypr._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 1._o speak_v both_o of_o baptism_n and_o confirmation_n say_v then_o they_o may_v be_v sanctify_v and_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n if_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o both_o sacrament_n thirty-nine_o that_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o supper_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v but_o a_o figure_n or_o remembrance_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n receive_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o his_o true_a and_o very_a body_n contrary_a both_o to_o the_o express_a word_n and_o truth_n of_o their_o own_o bible_n luc._n 22.15_o with_o desire_n i_o have_v desire_v to_o eat_v this_o pass-ove_a with_o you_o before_o i_o suffer_v now_o to_o refer_v these_o word_n to_o a_o figurative_a eat_n 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