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latin_a church_n be_v s._n ambrose_n s._n hierome_n prudentius_n philastrius_n ruffinus_n and_o other_o in_o which_o age_n two_o principal_a point_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v here_o for_o our_o purpose_n first_o whether_o all_o the_o former_a catholic_a opinion_n that_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o precedent_n age_n to_o be_v then_o hold_v by_o the_o church_n and_o father_n thereof_o be_v now_o confirm_v also_o in_o this_o four_o age_n and_o second_o whether_o any_o other_o point_n be_v further_o insinuate_v and_o inculcate_v touch_v the_o same_o doctrine_n 69._o and_o as_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o low_a we_o descend_v from_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o great_a confirmation_n and_o illustration_n upon_o occasion_n of_o heretical_a opposition_n shall_v we_o find_v of_o the_o same_o article_n as_o for_o example_n the_o magdeburgian_o have_v a_o chapter_n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domini_fw-la 242._o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n wherein_o they_o do_v prove_v out_o of_o gregory_n nazianzen_n eusebius_n ambrose_n hieronymus_n hilarius_n arnobius_n basilius_n epiphanius_n and_o diverse_a other_o father_n and_o doctor_n of_o this_o age_n the_o real_a presence_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o say_a supper_n which_o they_o hold_v to_o have_v be_v true_o and_o catholicke_o defend_v by_o they_o then_o pass_v over_o unto_o the_o other_o head_n which_o lie_v in_o controversy_n between_o we_o they_o do_v show_v to_o be_v hold_v also_o but_o as_o they_o say_v erroneous_o by_o the_o chief_a father_n of_o this_o four_o age_n no_o less_o then_o by_o those_o of_o the_o former_a age_n and_o then_o begin_v with_o the_o article_n of_o free_a will_n they_o say_v patres_fw-la omnes_fw-la huius_fw-la ferè_fw-la aetatis_fw-la de_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la confusè_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la all_o the_o father_n of_o this_o age_n do_v speak_v in_o a_o sort_n confuse_o of_o free_a will_n but_o howsoever_o the_o father_n speak_v confuse_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o magdeburgian_o speak_v and_o censure_v false_o and_o heretical_o according_a to_o their_o old_a wont_a 70._o and_o yet_o present_o after_o they_o make_v mention_n of_o lactantius_n athanasius_n basilius_n nazianzen_n epiphanius_n s._n hierome_n and_o s._n gregory_n man_n who_o speak_v as_o plain_o and_o distinct_o thereof_o as_o man_n may_v do_v and_o as_o it_o may_v possible_o be_v imagine_v demetriadem_n and_o not_o confuse_o let_v we_o hear_v s._n hierome_n speak_v in_o steed_n of_o all_o omni_fw-la aetati_fw-la say_v he_o omnique_fw-la personae_fw-la libertas_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la relicta_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la cogo_fw-la non_fw-la impero_fw-la sed_fw-la propono_fw-la palmam_fw-la ostendo_fw-la praemia_fw-la tuum_fw-la est_fw-la eligere_fw-la si_fw-la volueris_fw-la in_o ago_o &_o certamine_fw-la coronari_fw-la liberty_n of_o freewill_n be_v leave_v unto_o every_o age_n and_o unto_o all_o person_n god_n say_v i_o do_v not_o force_v i_o do_v not_o command_v but_o i_o do_v propose_v unto_o thou_o the_o crown_n and_o do_v show_v thou_o the_o reward_n it_o be_v thy_o part_n to_o choose_v if_o thou_o will_v win_v the_o crown_n in_o the_o fight_n and_o conflict_n so_o he_o 71._o and_o the_o very_a same_o point_n of_o doctrine_n be_v often_o time_n by_o he_o reassume_v reiterated_a and_o urge_v in_o incite_v man_n to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o evangelicall_a counsel_n where_o he_o use_v the_o self_n same_o word_n in_o many_o place_n of_o of_o his_o work_n the_o say_v magdeburgians_n do_v allege_v most_o plain_a and_o clear_a place_n and_o sentence_n forth_o of_o lactantius_n nilus_n chromatius_n ephraim_n and_o s._n hierome_n who_o teach_v plain_o that_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o only_a faith_n non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la murum_fw-la habere_fw-la fidei_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v isaiam_n s._n hierome_n sufficient_a to_o have_v the_o wall_n of_o faith_n except_o that_o faith_n be_v confirm_v with_o good_a work_n 72._o and_o as_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n the_o magdeburgian_o do_v open_o confess_v that_o both_o the_o