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ca_fw-mi tholice_n et_fw-fr apostolice_n ecclesie_n dogmata_fw-la suscipiant_fw-la et_fw-la sequantur_fw-la that_o be_v if_o the_o heretic_n which_o call_v themselves_o cathoros_fw-la for_o yâ—_z cleanes_n of_o lyve_a which_o they_o proudlye_a challenge_n to_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o catholyke_a church_n it_o be_v mete_v that_o they_o first_o or_o before_o all_o thing_n do_v by_o write_v promise_n open_o or_o confess_v that_o they_o do_v receive_v and_o follow_v the_o doctrine_n or_o determination_n of_o the_o catholyke_a &_o apostle_n church_n again_o 9_o cap._n 9_o the_o council_n say_v quod_fw-la irreprehensibile_fw-la est_fw-la catholica_fw-la tenet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la the_o catholyke_a church_n hold_v that_o thing_n which_o can_v not_o be_v reprove_v if_o we_o will_v mark_v well_o this_o sayenge_a which_o as_o i_o say_v saint_n gregory_n esteem_v it_o as_o the_o gospel_n &_o follow_v it_o we_o shall_v not_o so_o shameful_o ere_o &_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n as_o we_o 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epistola_fw-la â—_o but_o cypryan_n shall_v speak_v his_o mind_n in_o this_o matter_n with_o these_o word_n quisquis_fw-la ille_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la qualis_fw-la cumque_fw-la est_fw-la christianê°_n non_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la in_o christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la in_o multa_fw-la membra_fw-la divisa_fw-la who_o so_o ever_o he_o be_v /_o and_z what_o so_o ever_o he_o be_v /_o he_z be_v not_o a_o chrysten_v man_n /_o if_o he_o be_v not_o in_o christes_fw-fr church_n the_o which_o be_v one_o dyvyde_v through_o all_o the_o world_n in_o to_o many_o member_n nestorius_n a_o arrogant_a heretic_n as_o all_o such_o be_v /_o say_v that_o all_o the_o hole_n number_n of_o doctor_n &_o writer_n that_o be_v before_o he_o be_v deceyve_v and_o the_o whole_a church_n err_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o he_o only_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o follow_v it_o do_v not_o even_o so_o say_v and_o boo_v marten_n luther_n 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next_o chaptre_n which_o recite_v the_o anncient_a doctors_n sentence_n pronounce_v and_o publyssh_v in_o their_o book_n upon_o this_o matter_n of_o veryte_n unwrytten_v and_o the_o church_n tradition_n saint_n ireneê°_n policarpe_v faint_a johan_n the_o evangelyste_n dyscyple_n scholar_n show_v what_o doctor_n we_o shall_v follow_v in_o learning_n the_o truth_n of_o our_o faith_n sayenge_a we_o must_v believe_v those_o preeste_n which_o be_v in_o the_o church_n have_v successyon_n of_o 45._o lib._n 4ca_fw-la 43_o et_fw-la 45._o the_o apostle_n and_o all_o other_o that_o come_v from_o that_o the_o pryncypall_a successyon_n in_o what_o place_n soever_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o or_o else_o to_o be_v suspect_v eythera_fw-la s_o hetyke_n and_o of_o a_o evil_a judgement_n 44._o cap._n 44._o or_o devide_v the_o church_n again_o adhaerere_fw-la oportet_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o postolorum_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la custodiunt_fw-la et_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_v discere_fw-la verit_fw-la 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sane_fw-la vel_fw-la tenuiter_fw-la expartus_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la sint_fw-la iura_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la quae_fw-la scripto_fw-la proditae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la haud_fw-la multum_fw-la ha_o bentes_fw-la momenti_fw-la conemur_fw-la reiicere_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la et_fw-la ea_fw-la daminabimus_fw-la que_fw-la in_o evangelio_fw-la necessaria_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la habentut_o imo_fw-la potiê°_n ipsam_fw-la fidei_fw-la predicationem_fw-la ad_fw-la nudum_fw-la nomen_fw-la con_fw-mi trahemus_fw-la these_o word_n may_v be_v turn_v in_o to_o englysshe_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o law_n ordinance_n decree_n statute_n or_o commandment_n for_o all_o these_o the_o greake_fw-mi word_n dogmata_fw-la signify_v which_o be_v preach_v or_o publyssh_v in_o the_o church_n we_o have_v certain_a of_o doctrine_n set_v forth_o in_o write_v eftsoon_o or_o again_o we_o have_v receyve_v certain_a by_o the_o apostle_n tradicyon_n in_o a_o mystery_n that_o be_v in_o secret_a deliver_v of_o the_o which_z two_z both_o have_v like_o strength_n power_n or_o virtue_n to_o the_o knowledge_n the_o honour_n devote_v worshyp_v or_o love_n of_o god_n neither_o any_o man_n contrary_a to_o they_o true_o who_o soever_o have_v prove_v or_o learn_v by_o experience_n yea_o bare_o or_o poor_o which_o be_v the_o law_n power_n auctorite_n or_o right_a of_o the_o church_n for_o if_o we_o shall_v endeavour_n or_o labour_n to_o cast_v away_o the_o custom_n which_o be_v not_o put_v forth_o in_o write_v like_o as_o not_o have_v much_o pith_n or_o not_o be_v of_o moche_n value_n we_o shall_v also_o unwards_o condemn_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o the_o gospel_n have_v necessary_a to_o saluaty_n on_o yea_o we_o shall_v also_o abridge_v or_o 70._o vnum_fw-la est_fw-la crimen_fw-la ê™_n nunc_fw-la uchementer_fw-la damnatur_fw-la ac_fw-la punitur_fw-la di_fw-it ligens_fw-la obseruatiotra_fw-fr diâ—yonâ—â—_n pa_z trum_fw-la basilius_fw-la 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