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be_v propose_v concern_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n the_o mutilation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n service_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o many_o other_o particular_n in_o controversy_n at_o this_o time_n 5._o if_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v 1_o cor._n 3._o of_o purgatory_n i_o will_v demand_v of_o those_o glossator_n how_o they_o reconcile_v the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n confessor_n and_o martyr_n the_o bless_a virgin_n with_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n that_o they_o go_v immediate_o to_o heaven_n or_o paradise_n at_o least_o since_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o there_o that_o every_o man_n work_n must_v be_v try_v by_o fire_n of_o what_o sort_n it_o be_v which_o note_n of_o universality_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o puny_a logician_n comprehend_v the_o whole_a race_n of_o adam_n 6._o with_o what_o confidence_n can_v the_o roman_a church_n boast_v of_o antiquity_n in_o behalf_n of_o purgatory_n or_o 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