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the_o answer_n i_o deny_v the_o antecedent_n because_o their_o faith_n and_o profession_n be_v this_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n again_o though_o they_o have_v not_o actual_a faith_n 42._o yet_o have_v they_o faith_n fundamentallie_o and_o by_o inclination_n in_o which_o sense_n our_o lord_n jesus_n do_v reckon_v they_o among_o the_o faithful_a when_o he_o say_v in_o this_o manner_n whosoever_o shall_v offend_v one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o it_o be_v better_a for_o he_o if_o a_o millstone_n be_v hang_v about_o his_o neck_n and_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n infant_n therefore_o when_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o church_n for_o faithful_a be_v then_o deem_v to_o believe_v after_o their_o manner_n who_o albeit_o they_o have_v not_o faith_n in_o act_n yet_o have_v they_o the_o spirit_n and_o virtue_n or_o foundation_n of_o faith_n by_o god_n operation_n in_o they_o neither_o ought_v 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upon_o the_o man_n that_o be_v my_o fellow_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 6._o second_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 30._o first_o in_o these_o word_n i_o and_o my_o father_n be_v one_o second_o 38._o in_o these_o word_n if_o you_o believe_v not_o i_o believe_v the_o work_n that_o you_o may_v know_v and_o believe_v that_o the_o father_n be_v in_o i_o 6._o and_o i_o in_o he_o three_o in_o these_o word_n who_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n 3._o think_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n 2._o four_o 23._o in_o these_o word_n she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n and_o thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n jesus_n for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n for_o this_o respect_n say_v holy_a