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say_v the_o church_n be_v infallible_a and_o you_o now_o in_o some_o measure_n do_v confess_v it_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o limit_v that_o infallibility_n to_o point_n fundamental_a nay_o say_v the_o paraclet_n shall_v lead_v she_o to_o all_o truth_n by_o what_o authority_n do_v you_o make_v that_o restriction_n the_o apostle_n and_o church_n in_o their_o time_n be_v infallible_a in_o all_o point_n fundamental_a and_o not_o fundamental_a they_o teach_v as_o well_o the_o chief_a and_o prime_a article_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o inferior_a truth_n they_o write_v the_o new_a testament_n which_o contain_v both_o kind_n of_o article_n fundamental_a and_o not_o fundamental_a and_o which_o be_v infallible_o true_a in_o whatever_o it_o contain_v and_o they_o be_v no_o less_o infallible_a in_o what_o they_o teach_v verbal_o then_o in_o what_o they_o write_v whereas_o s._n paul_n command_v we_o to_o hold_v fast_o the_o tradition_n receive_v from_o they_o whether_o by_o write_v epistle_n or_o 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themselves_o to_o be_v fallible_a you_o answer_v again_o it_o be_v the_o same_o church_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n and_o essence_n of_o a_o church_n which_o require_v only_o to_o be_v infallible_a in_o fundamental_a point_n as_o you_o be_v but_o i_o will_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v as_o repugnant_a to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o true_a church_n to_o be_v fallible_a or_o false_a in_o small_a article_n of_o faith_n as_o in_o great_a one_o i_o say_v in_o small_a article_n of_o faith_n for_o to_o teach_v a_o doctrine_n to_o be_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o teach_v it_o be_v reveal_v by_o god_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o true_a church_n shall_v teach_v any_o doctrine_n small_a or_o great_a to_o be_v a_o reveal_v truth_n which_o be_v a_o untruth_n and_o not_o real_o reveal_v by_o god_n because_o the_o church_n be_v commission_v by_o god_n to_o teach_v we_o his_o doctrine_n what_o he_o have_v reveal_v and_o for_o that_o purpose_n have_v give_v she_o the_o mark_n and_o seal_v of_o his_o commission_n which_o be_v miracle_n whereby_o to_o confirm_v their_o doctrine_n by_o which_o god_n move_v man_n to_o embrace_v and_o believe_v the_o church_n which_o teach_v no_o proof_n more_o certain_a and_o strong_a of_o the_o true_a faith_n church_n and_o religion_n than_o miracle_n wrought_v in_o confirmation_n of_o it_o when_o moses_n ex._n 4.1_o say_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o nor_o hear_v my_o voice_n god_n give_v he_o the_o gift_n of_o miracle_n as_o a_o mark_n and_o sign_n that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o he_o when_o elias_n raise_v the_o dead_a child_n to_o life_n 3._o reg._n 17.24_o the_o mother_n cry_v out_o now_o in_o this_o i_o have_v know_v thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o they_o mouth_n be_v true_a christ_n be_v ask_v if_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n prove_v himself_o to_o be_v such_o by_o the_o
miracle_n he_o wrought_v mat._n 11.3_o the_o blind_a see_v the_o lame_a walk_v the_o leper_n be_v make_v clean_o the_o deaf_a hear_v and_o the_o dead_a rise_n again_o s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n 12.12_o call_v the_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o apostle_n ship_n and_o s._n mar._n last_o ch_z say_v that_o the_o apostle_n preach_v every_o where_o wrought_v miracle_n in_o confirmation_n of_o their_o doctrine_n christ_n to_o prove_v against_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n mat._n 9.6_o that_o he_o have_v power_n of_o forgine_v sin_n which_o they_o deny_v cure_v the_o sick_a man_n of_o the_o palsy_n that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v power_n of_o forgine_v sin_n say_v he_o to_o the_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n arise_v take_v up_o thy_o bed_n and_o go_v to_o thy_o house_n therefore_o if_o the_o catholic_a church_n do_v work_v miracle_n in_o proof_n of_o the_o doctrine_n she_o teach_v it_o be_v a_o unquestionable_a truth_n that_o she_o be_v 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