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&_o bow_v down_o to_o they_o &_o worship_v they_o &_o yet_o they_o say_v they_o be_v innocent_a &_o so_o do_v the_o adulterous_a church_n of_o judah_n when_o they_o upon_o every_o high_a hill_n &_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n wander_v &_o play_v the_o harlot_n yet_o they_o say_v they_o be_v not_o pollute_v they_o have_v not_o go_v after_o baalim_fw-la they_o be_v innocent_a and_o therefore_o sure_o god_n anger_n will_v turn_v away_o from_o they_o jer._n 2.23,35_o even_o so_o do_v this_o corrupt_a and_o erroneous_a church_n plead_v not_o only_o that_o she_o be_v innocent_a but_o also_o that_o she_o can_v err_v but_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o say_v more_o to_o this_o anon_o beside_o all_o this_o 6._o what_o be_v their_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n but_o a_o
sure_o no_o private_a brother_n nor_o any_o one_o or_o two_o with_o he_o be_v to_o be_v hear_v in_o whatever_o he_o or_o they_o may_v give_v out_o for_o truth_n or_o matter_n of_o faith_n whether_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n or_o not_o or_o put_v absurd_a exposition_n upon_o the_o scripture_n that_o may_v be_v confute_v by_o common_a sense_n and_o therefore_o neither_o speak_v it_o there_o of_o any_o such_o authority_n give_v to_o the_o church_n to_o give_v such_o interpretation_n or_o imposition_n lay_v upon_o any_o to_o receive_v such_o a_o interpretation_n give_v by_o any_o under_o that_o name_n nor_o indeed_o by_o the_o church_n can_v be_v mean_v there_o the_o catholic_a church_n all_o over_o the_o world_n much_o less_o be_v it_o tie_v up_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n except_o in_o its_o proper_a jurisdiction_n but_o it_o be_v mean_v evident_o of_o the_o particular_a society_n or_o congregation_n or_o church_n to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v introducent_a they_o shall_v bring_v in_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o either_o contrà _fw-la or_o praeter_fw-la against_o or_o beside_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iâ—_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n act._n 18.13_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v either_o contrary_n too_o or_o beside_o what_o we_o have_v preach_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v contrary_n too_o or_o beside_o what_o you_o receive_v or_o rather_o to_o what_o you_o have_v otherwise_o receive_v namely_o than_o as_o the_o false_a apostle_n teach_v they_o gal._n 1.8_o 9_o and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v that_o these_o false_a teacher_n shall_v or_o will_v bring_v in_o damnable_a doctrine_n or_o heresy_n contrary_a to_o or_o beside_o that_o be_v differ_v from_o the_o forementioned_a scripture_n swarve_v from_o or_o oppose_v their_o say_n and_o such_o we_o find_v and_o have_v mention_v some_o of_o they_o and_o we_o may_v instance_n in_o more_o bring_v 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