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same_o term_n or_o condition_n with_o the_o present_a romish_a church_n for_o they_o always_o retain_v the_o true_a and_o undoubted_a foundation_n of_o faith_n they_o rely_v only_o upon_o god_n authority_n the_o revealer_n of_o sacred_a thing_n so_o as_o what_o ever_o they_o believe_v they_o so_o believe_v because_o god_n reveal_v it_o they_o thrust_v not_o in_o the_o authority_n of_o man_n between_o the_o sacred_a revelation_n and_o their_o faith_n and_o credence_n so_o as_o still_o they_o enjoy_v at_o least_o the_o mean_n for_o get_v of_o divine_a faith_n and_o consequent_o salvation_n itself_o but_o so_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o romish_a church_n as_o manifest_o appear_v in_o former_a passage_n cap._n 4._o num_fw-la 7._o etc._n etc._n whereupon_o we_o may_v conclude_v though_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o infer_v the_o romish_a church_n to_o be_v so_o also_o moreover_o the_o jew_n defection_n be_v in_o matter_n of_o practice_n rather_o than_o of_o precept_n when_o they_o fail_v in_o doctrine_n it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o some_o not_o universal_a and_o common_a to_o all_o that_o church_n their_o error_n be_v matter_n of_o opinion_n not_o of_o faith_n for_o no_o public_a authority_n of_o they_o do_v command_v that_o opinion_n or_o misbelief_n to_o be_v universal_o receive_v as_o be_v divine_o reveal_v but_o with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o matter_n be_v altogether_o otherwise_o their_o error_n be_v first_o in_o precept_n and_o then_o in_o practice_n this_o error_n be_v common_a to_o all_o in_o that_o church_n no_o man_n can_v be_v exempt_v therefrom_o unless_o he_o will_v profess_v himself_o to_o be_v none_o of_o they_o again_o that_o error_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v reveal_v by_o god_n and_o command_v to_o be_v receive_v by_o all_o the_o member_n of_o that_o church_n by_o a_o authority_n that_o pretend_v freedom_n from_o err_a and_o power_n of_o enjoy_v so_o as_o 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