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by_o the_o masspriest_n monk_n and_o friar_n furthermore_o this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v more_o sacrament_n than_o 7._o which_o no_o papist_n dare_n affirm_v unless_o he_o will_v encurre_v the_o thunder_a curse_n of_o the_o connenticle_n of_o trent_n pag._n 159._o he_o reherse_v a_o epistle_n of_o gregory_n condemn_v they_o that_o worship_n stock_n or_o stone_n do_v we_o then_o think_v that_o either_o gregory_n or_o austin_n do_v convert_v the_o english_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o these_o thing_n he_o do_v also_o wicked_o translate_v gregory_n epistle_n leave_v out_o these_o word_n à _fw-la germaniarum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la which_o contain_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o word_n of_o bede_n who_o say_v that_o austin_n be_v order_v by_o a_o french_a bishop_n and_o not_o a_o german_a bishop_n pag._n 229._o he_o allege_v these_o word_n of_o augustine_n epist_n 165._o in_o illum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o any_o traitor_n shall_v have_v creep_v into_o that_o order_n of_o roman_a bishop_n it_o shall_v not_o have_v prejudice_v the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o innocent_a christian_n but_o he_o cut_v off_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sentence_n and_o some_o word_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n lest_o that_o holy_a father_n opinion_n may_v appear_v too_o clear_o and_o yet_o it_o appear_v thereby_o sufficient_o that_o roman_a bishop_n may_v be_v false_a traitor_n and_o that_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v no_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n see_v augustine_n do_v say_v the_o church_n may_v stand_v notwithstanding_o their_o falsehood_n and_o treachery_n pag._n 280._o he_o cit_v the_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n lib._n 4._o advers._n haeres_fw-la c._n 4._o commend_v succession_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o truth_n what_o be_v then_o the_o bare_a succession_n of_o pope_n or_o turk_n without_o truth_n pag._n 295._o he_o confess_v that_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o question_n whether_o this_o or_o that_o be_v the_o true_a church_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o understanding_n out_o of_o this_o grant_n therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o we_o can_v discern_v with_o our_o eye_n which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n nor_o know_v it_o by_o the_o succession_n of_o pope_n or_o such_o like_a sensible_a mark_n pag._n 307._o he_o produce_v the_o example_n of_o s._n laurence_n dispense_n the_o cup_n of_o christ_n blood_n from_o the_o altar_n do_v not_o the_o masspriest_n therefore_o shame_v to_o drink_v all_o alone_a and_o to_o refuse_v to_o dispense_v the_o cup_n from_o the_o lord_n table_n pag._n 360._o he_o allege_v diverse_a order_n concern_v doctrine_n life_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n but_o all_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o romish_a synagogue_n pag._n 372._o he_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o gospel_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o bishop_n sit_v in_o council_n but_o this_o show_v that_o matter_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n