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and_o a_o pardon_n from_o the_o pope_n have_v judge_v themselves_o to_o have_v have_v all_o their_o sin_n pardon_v and_o themselves_o great_o belove_v of_o god_n so_o the_o anabaptist_n deem_v and_o dream_v their_o own_o fancy_n to_o be_v the_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n may_v happy_o presume_v hereof_o that_o they_o be_v right_o dear_a unto_o god_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v full_o persuade_v of_o his_o love_n but_o the_o faithful_a to_o who_o god_n by_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n do_v so_o reveal_v his_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o thereby_o they_o be_v effectual_o call_v and_o bring_v unto_o god_n to_o trust_v in_o this_o his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n and_o to_o place_v their_o chief_a happiness_n therein_o and_o to_o love_n god_n for_o the_o same_o above_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o here_o by_o be_v right_o assure_v that_o they_o be_v in_o god_n love_n and_o be_v effectual_o call_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o grace_n &_o 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serve_v and_o glorify_v and_o ourselves_o beautefied_a thereby_o joh._n 6._o 29._o but_o also_o that_o so_o we_o may_v stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o our_o adversary_n for_o among_o all_o the_o most_o slanderous_a imputation_n that_o they_o lie_v to_o our_o charge_n this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o that_o they_o avouch_v that_o we_o teach_v a_o bare_a and_o naked_a faith_n without_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o good_a work_n in_o that_o we_o affirm_v that_o faith_n be_v alone_o in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o justification_n the_o which_o be_v as_o true_a as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o we_o hold_v that_o the_o eye_n be_v alone_o in_o the_o body_n without_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o other_o sense_n see_v that_o we_o avouch_v that_o the_o eye_n be_v alone_o in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v subject_a unto_o sight_n and_o yet_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o must_v be_v call_v solâ—fidians_n as_o if_o we_o reject_v all_o other_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o the_o 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whore_v after_o humane_a invention_n num._n 15._o 39_o here_o of_o it_o be_v that_o man_n of_o all_o profession_n lay_v claim_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o for_o proof_n thereof_o make_v a_o show_n to_o derive_v the_o pedigree_n of_o their_o doctrine_n from_o god_n the_o author_n of_o truth_n and_o from_o his_o word_n the_o authentical_a and_o undeniable_a evidence_n thereof_o as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o celsus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o as_o origen_n report_v entitle_v his_o book_n the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o yet_o he_o write_v against_o the_o truth_n wherefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o be_v not_o to_o believe_v every_o spirit_n but_o to_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o and_o wise_o to_o examine_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o doctrine_n before_o that_o we_o make_v they_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n that_o so_o we_o may_v embrace_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v save_v and_o reject_v the_o 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