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gather_v out_o of_o the_o same_o story_n which_o do_v condemn_v the_o licentiousness_n of_o our_o fleshly_a gospeler_n bell_n xxix_o chapter_n of_o the_o annul_n of_o popish_a wedlock_n the_o lvii_o untruth_n whatsoever_o say_v bell_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n hould_v and_o define_v that_o must_v every_o papist_n hold_n believe_v and_o maintain_v as_o a_o article_n of_o his_o faith_n though_o general_o all_o catholic_n do_v hold_v the_o pope_n definition_n to_o be_v infallible_a and_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n to_o be_v erroneous_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n whatfollow_v what_o but_o that_o bell_n have_v abuse_v the_o good_a reader_n with_o in_o untruth_n see_v before_o pag._n 84._o 85._o bell_n xxx_o chapter_n of_o the_o pope_n pretend_a superiority_n over_o and_o above_o a_o general_a council_n the_o lviii_o untruth_n bell_n begin_v with_o false_a asseveration_n to_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o late_a opinion_n of_o the_o pope_n superiority_n over_o a_o general_a 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people_n this_o untruth_n the_o minister_n have_v sert_fw-la abroach_o once_o afore_o in_o his_o downfall_n and_o quote_v the_o place_n 128._o pag._n 128._o very_o orderly_o in_o this_o manner_n rheims_n test_n in_o act_n 15._o but_o be_v take_v up_o for_o halt_v by_o s._n r._n in_o his_o answer_n 418._o pag._n 418._o and_o yet_o not_o willinge_v to_o give_v over_o his_o slaunderinge_v of_o catholic_a writer_n he_o have_v here_o bring_v we_o the_o same_o untruth_n to_o lightagaine_n but_o without_o any_o note_n where_o this_o place_n may_v be_v find_v hope_v that_o by_o this_o new_a kind_n of_o brandish_v it_o may_v pass_v with_o credit_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o be_v so_o subject_a to_o the_o controlment_n of_o the_o most_o of_o his_o adversaries_n here_o i_o must_v admonish_v the_o good_a reader_n as_o before_o that_o after_o this_o be_v write_v and_o short_o to_o go_v to_o the_o press_n i_o be_v griet_v with_o bell_n new_a antepast_n whereupon_o turn_v to_o see_v what_o he_o 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