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tract_n in_o joh._n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o mean_v and_o intend_v it_o to_o all_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n as_o appear_v in_o give_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o same_o power_n after_o his_o resurrection_n therefore_o say_v ambrose_n 6._o amb._n de_fw-fr dignita_fw-la sacer_fw-la c._n 6._o all_o we_o that_o be_v priest_n receive_v the_o key_n in_o bless_a peter_n but_o he_o say_v not_o layman_n do_v also_o receive_v they_o mathe._n this_o may_v make_v minister_n take_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o phila._n not_o if_o they_o be_v either_o wise_a and_o godly_a 2._o cypr._n l._n 1._o ep._n 2._o for_o they_o be_v to_o use_v this_o power_n with_o moderation_n and_o great_a discretion_n for_o much_o
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the_o love_n of_o those_o truth_n which_o be_v very_o strange_a and_o supernatural_a for_o there_o be_v no_o great_a antipathy_n in_o the_o world_n than_o there_o be_v between_o man_n heart_n and_o god_n word_n and_o yet_o by_o faith_n be_v breed_v such_o affection_n to_o it_o that_o a_o man_n will_v give_v his_o life_n rather_o than_o one_o tittle_n of_o this_o truth_n shall_v fail_v and_o beside_o it_o work_v a_o strange_a change_n in_o the_o whole_a man_n from_o sin_n to_o righteousness_n that_o one_o can_v hardly_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n vitia_fw-la lact._n de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la sapient_a l._n 3._o c._n 27_o non_fw-la abscindit_fw-la sed_fw-la abscondit_fw-la vitia_fw-la this_o philosophy_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o but_o rather_o hide_v sin_n then_o remove_v it_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v so_o powerful_a in_o operation_n that_o it_o not_o only_o remove_v sin_n but_o also_o all_o doubtfulness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o gospel-truth_n more_o than_o the_o 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advice_n and_o counsel_n this_o hurt_v the_o mind_n and_o cast_v it_o from_o the_o hinge_n of_o deliberation_n except_o god_n turn_v it_o to_o a_o change_n of_o mind_n whereby_o one_o become_v more_o wise_a afterward_o to_o amend_v what_o he_o have_v do_v amiss_o and_o to_o make_v amends_o for_o his_o error_n 2_o cor._n 7.9_o 10._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o one_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o be_v seal_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o other_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o servitude_n the_o one_o arise_v from_o the_o gospel-promise_n the_o other_o from_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n for_o fear_n of_o condemnation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o be_v well_o distinguish_v by_o st_n luke_n the_o godly_a repentance_n act_v 2.37_o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o their_o unkindness_n to_o christ_n but_o act_v
the_o unrepentant_a yea_o sin_n before_o they_o be_v commit_v yea_o they_o say_v it_o be_v less_o dangerous_a to_o break_v god_n commandment_n than_o the_o pope_n as_o to_o break_v the_o sabbath_n rather_o than_o a_o holy_a day_n or_o the_o lend_v fast_o and_o flesh_n eat_v on_o friday_n be_v more_o punish_v than_o theft_n or_o adultery_n again_o he_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n by_o forbid_a marriage_n and_o meat_n 3_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3_o and_o maintain_v heathenism_n for_o true_a religion_n by_o command_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o the_o adoration_n of_o dead_a saint_n which_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o heathen_n in_o worship_v of_o their_o daemon_n beside_o this_o antichrist_n do_v equal_a if_o not_o prefer_v the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n before_o christ_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o title_n they_o give_v unto_o she_o as_o the_o turk_n set_v mahomet_n above_o christ_n and_o far_o his_o religion_n be_v patch_v up_o of_o other_o petty_a antichrist_n and_o therefore_o certain_o he_o be_v the_o great_a antichrist_n for_o as_o the_o valentinian_n heretic_n and_o martion_n when_o they_o be_v confute_v by_o scripture_n they_o say_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v insufficient_a obscure_a and_o of_o no_o authority_n so_o do_v the_o papist_n 42._o aug._n count_v pelag._n epipha_n she_o 42._o so_o as_o the_o pelagian_o hold_v free_a will_n to_o remain_v in_o man_n fall_v for_o the_o choose_n of_o any_o spiritual_a good_a so_o do_v the_o papist_n so_o the_o marcionite_n hold_v woman_n may_v baptize_v so_o do_v the_o papist_n 13._o iren._n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o the_o carpocratian_o deny_v to_o lay_v man_n the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n so_o do_v the_o papist_n that_o their_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n may_v not_o be_v discover_v the_o manichean_o hold_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v but_o imaginary_a so_o do_v the_o papist_n in_o that_o they_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sacrament_n without_o 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