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speak_v of_o himself_o if_o 15._o if_o joan._n 15._o i_o have_v not_o do_v the_o work_n which_o no_o other_o man_n do_v they_o have_v not_o sin_v to_o conclude_v s._n mark_n seal_v up_o his_o gospel_n with_o the_o like_a word_n touch_v the_o apostle_n say_v they_o uâ—â—_n they_o mar._n uâ—â—_n preach_v every_o where_o and_o the_o lord_n wrought_v with_o they_o and_o confirm_v the_o word_n with_o sign_n that_o follow_v now_o from_o these_o sacred_a text_n of_o scripture_n rise_v this_o resultancy_n to_o wit_n what_o church_n enjoy_v this_o guyft_n of_o miracle_n the_o same_o be_v the_o true_a church_n since_o true_a miracle_n be_v wrought_v only_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n though_o not_o always_o by_o good_a man_n yet_o ever_o to_o a_o good_a end_n and_o what_o church_n want_v this_o privilege_n especial_o in_o the_o first_o plant_n of_o a_o new_a religion_n or_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a mission_n or_o vocation_n of_o minister_n the_o same_o be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v the_o 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lib._n de_fw-fr â—tilitate_fw-la credâ—â—di_fw-la cap._n 17._o authoritatis_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la haereticis_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la maiestate_fw-la damnatis_fw-la and_o first_o to_o examine_v we_o protestant_n touch_v this_o point_n where_o as_o forseeing_a and_o acknowledge_v our_o want_n of_o miracle_n it_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o by_o way_n of_o prevention_n to_o say_v that_o since_o the_o doctrine_n now_o teach_v by_o we_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o begin_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o martyr_n with_o infinite_a miracle_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o we_o shall_v work_v any_o miracle_n for_o the_o second_o warrant_v of_o it_o this_o i_o say_v be_v but_o a_o subtle_a &_o subterfugious_a decline_a of_o the_o point_n for_o see_v our_o doctrine_n be_v confess_v by_o we_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o all_o antiquity_n as_o appear_v from_o our_o reject_v of_o the_o ancient_a father_n &_o see_v we_o vendicate_v to_o 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first_o as_o confess_v so_o much_o d._n sutcliffe_n thus_o write_v we_o 8._o we_o in_o his_o examen_fw-la of_o doctor_n kellison_n survey_v print_v 1606._o pag._n 8._o do_v not_o practice_v miracle_n nor_o do_v we_o teach_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v confirm_v with_o miracle_n to_o who_o judgement_n d._n fulke_o accord_v in_o these_o word_n it_o 13._o it_o against_o the_o rhemish_a testament_n in_o apocal._n cap._n 13._o be_v know_v that_o caluin_n and_o the_o rest_n who_o the_o papist_n call_v archeretike_n do_v work_v no_o miracle_n a_o point_n so_o evident_a that_o through_o our_o own_o want_n of_o miracle_n we_o peremptory_o teach_v and_o maintain_v that_o all_o true_a miracle_n have_v cease_v ever_o since_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o yet_o here_o i_o can_v pretermit_v to_o note_v how_o in_o the_o life_n of_o caluin_n write_v by_o hierome_n bolsecus_n it_o be_v certain_o affirm_v and_o record_v for_o true_a that_o caluin_n emulous_a of_o the_o catholic_a 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