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we_o can_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v on_o any_o term_n but_o the_o loss_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n if_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o good_a earnest_n think_v that_o as_o we_o tolerate_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o these_o error_n the_o corporeal_a presence_n in_o the_o lutheran_n so_o we_o ought_v to_o bear_v the_o consequence_n of_o it_o in_o they_o let_v they_o at_o least_o do_v what_o the_o lutheran_n have_v do_v let_v they_o embrace_v our_o communion_n let_v they_o leave_v off_o to_o persecute_v we_o where_o they_o have_v power_n and_o damn_v we_o where_o they_o have_v not_o let_v they_o receive_v we_o as_o brethren_n not_o lord_n it_o over_o we_o as_o our_o master_n this_o will_v make_v we_o hope_v that_o they_o be_v sincere_a when_o they_o conjure_v we_o to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o they_o and_o they_o may_v just_o then_o accuse_v we_o of_o partiality_n if_o we_o continue_v to_o repute_v they_o as_o enemy_n when_o they_o will_v be_v thus_o content_a to_o love_v and_o receive_v and_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o friend_n article_n xxiii_o of_o communicate_v only_o under_o one_o kind_n this_o be_v the_o last_o of_o those_o consequence_n that_o give_v we_o a_o just_a detestation_n for_o that_o great_a error_n of_o the_o corporeal_a presence_n on_o which_o they_o be_v found_v it_o be_v so_o plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o express_a command_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o we_o be_v persuade_v it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o suffer_v they_o to_o fall_v into_o it_o on_o purpose_n to_o correct_v that_o vanity_n whereby_o they_o have_v so_o proud_o aspire_v to_o a_o opinion_n of_o infallibility_n that_o whilst_o they_o lord_n it_o over_o man_n conscience_n and_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o ask_v they_o a_o reason_n of_o what_o they_o do_v they_o may_v here_o at_o last_o be_v surprise_v in_o a_o error_n which_o the_o most_o vulgar_a eye_n be_v able_a to_o discern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n conformable_o to_o all_o 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have_v be_v receive_v by_o all_o church_n and_o in_o all_o age_n the_o church_n of_o england_n will_v never_o refuse_v but_o then_o as_o we_o profess_v not_o to_o receive_v the_o scripture_n themselves_o only_o or_o perhaps_o principal_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o have_v in_o all_o age_n make_v up_o but_o a_o part_n and_o that_o not_o always_o the_o great_a neither_o of_o this_o tradition_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o think_v it_o reasonable_a to_o receive_v the_o sense_n of_o they_o only_o from_o she_o though_o she_o profess_v never_o so_o much_o to_o invent_v nothing_o of_o herself_o but_o only_o to_o declare_v the_o divine_a revelation_n make_v to_o she_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o she_o suppose_v have_v be_v give_v to_o she_o for_o her_o direction_n whilst_o we_o be_v persuade_v that_o neither_o have_v any_o promise_n at_o all_o be_v make_v to_o any_o particular_a church_n of_o such_o a_o infallible_a direction_n and_o have_v such_o good_a 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