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cereus_fw-la regula_fw-la lesbia_fw-la etc._n etc._n nuncupetur_fw-la cite_v for_o this_o his_o own_o page_n 130._o of_o his_o consult_v where_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o those_o formal_a word_n which_o sir_n humphrey_n cite_v but_o only_o some_o other_o to_o that_o sense_n yet_o the_o truth_n be_v he_o do_v not_o apply_v either_o the_o word_n or_o the_o sense_n to_o the_o romanist_n but_o to_o the_o novelist_n say_v of_o they_o and_o their_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n by_o their_o private_a spirit_n scripturam_fw-la autem_fw-la cuique_fw-la pro_fw-la svo_fw-la captu_fw-la &_o iudicio_fw-la intelligit_fw-la unde_fw-la cum_fw-la se_fw-la putant_fw-la scripturam_fw-la habere_fw-la regulam_fw-la credendi_fw-la loco_fw-la scripturae_fw-la habent_fw-la imaginationem_fw-la propriam_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o here_o we_o find_v no_o blasphemy_n in_o lessius_fw-la but_o imposture_n in_o sir_n humphrey_n it_o be_v true_a lessius_fw-la in_o his_o disputation_n of_o antichrist_n have_v 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authority_n of_o scripture_n of_o all_o this_o i_o say_v i_o need_v to_o make_v no_o further_o discussion_n in_o regard_n the_o apparent_a falsity_n of_o it_o do_v sufficient_o confute_v itself_o &_o show_n that_o it_o proceed_v rather_o from_o a_o man_n malicious_o affect_v &_o ignorant_a of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n &_o more_o dispose_v to_o caville_v then_o careful_a to_o attain_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n for_o suppose_v the_o abuse_n be_v never_o so_o true_a which_o as_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o this_o i_o confess_v there_o have_v be_v some_o especial_o in_o the_o questor_n or_o inferior_a administrator_n of_o indulgence_n &_o may_v be_v more_o nevertheless_o these_o abuse_n of_o particular_a man_n do_v not_o impeach_v the_o power_n &_o authority_n &_o lawful_a use_n of_o the_o same_o which_o only_o be_v that_o which_o my_o adversary_n &_o i_o have_v now_o in_o question_n and_o so_o now_o for_o conclusion_n of_o this_o matter_n we_o may_v 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therefore_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v overthrow_v in_o one_o tenet_fw-la all_o certainty_n of_o true_a faith_n i_o ansere_fw-la first_o that_o although_o this_o be_v the_o form_n which_o sir_n hunfreys_n argument_n must_v be_v reduce_v unto_o if_o any_o it_o can_v have_v nevertheless_o if_o we_o shall_v examen_fw-la it_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o logic_n there_o will_v scarce_o be_v find_v either_o form_n or_o figure_n in_o it_o yet_o lest_o the_o knight_n shall_v hold_v himself_o too_o rigorous_o deal_v with_o as_o not_o make_v profession_n of_o that_o art_n i_o be_o content_a to_o let_v that_o pass_v and_o answer_v second_o that_o i_o grant_v the_o mayor_n in_o this_o sense_n viz._n that_o whensoever_o the_o priest_n do_v administer_v a_o sacrament_n it_o be_v require_v that_o he_o intend_v at_o the_o least_o in_o general_a to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o true_a church_n use_v to_o do_v in_o that_o action_n i_o mean_v either_o formal_o or_o virtual_o &_o this_o be_v 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intention_n saltem_fw-la faciendi_fw-la quod_fw-la facit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la that_o be_v at_o the_o least_o with_o intention_n to_o hoe_v that_o which_o the_o church_n do_v &_o that_o serious_o &_o not_o in_o mockrie_n but_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o either_o he_o that_o perform_v that_o ceremony_n or_o he_o that_o receive_v the_o same_o have_v certain_a knowledge_n of_o faith_n that_o this_o or_o that_o individual_a sacrament_n have_v be_v institute_v with_o the_o foresaid_a intention_n but_o to_o this_o a_o moral_a certainty_n do_v suffice_v both_o in_o the_o minister_n &_o in_o the_o receiver_n &_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o to_o know_v whether_o one_o have_v receive_v or_o do_v true_o receive_v a_o sacrament_n or_o not_o fall_v not_o upon_o the_o essence_n or_o make_v or_o mar_n of_o a_o sacrament_n as_o a_o thing_n necessary_o precedent_a unto_o the_o constitution_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v only_o a_o thing_n consequent_a or_o follow_v the_o same_o as_o serve_v only_o to_o rectify_v &_o quiet_a the_o conscience_n of_o those_o that_o either_o administer_v it_o or_o receive_v it_o to_o the_o which_o as_o be_v but_o a_o moral_a matter_n moral_a certainty_n only_o be_v require_v and_o sure_o if_o all_o true_a faith_n shall_v therefore_o be_v overthrow_v as_o sir_n humphrey_n infer_v because_o of_o want_n of_o certainty_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o receiver_n that_o they_o receive_v true_a sacrament_n every_o time_n they_o receive_v they_o than_o shall_v it_o follow_v by_o a_o argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la that_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o reformer_n be_v also_o overthrow_v for_o that_o they_o themselves_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v have_v any_o such_o certainty_n of_o faith_n or_o if_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o faith_n of_o any_o such_o intention_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o their_o religion_n so_o do_v we_o say_v the_o same_o of_o we_o for_o although_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o 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