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man_n thing_n without_o life_n or_o do_v worship_n they_o we_o disallow_v also_o the_o anabaptist_n which_o simple_o condemn_v all_o oath_n and_o affirm_v that_o no_o manner_n of_o oath_n be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_n man_n as_o also_o those_o which_o call_v to_o witness_v to_o their_o soul_n other_o beside_o god_n last_o those_o which_o hold_v that_o their_o oath_n which_o in_o themselves_o be_v ungodlie_a and_o can_v without_o great_a offence_n be_v perform_v yet_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v full_o keep_v and_o observe_v chap._n xxiii_o of_o christ_n church_n in_o general_n sigh_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v his_o body_n do_v consist_v of_o those_o which_o be_v couple_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o member_n to_o their_o head_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o gospel_n and_o sacrament_n with_o which_o as_o with_o instrument_n man_n be_v knit_v unto_o christ_n be_v not_o administer_v but_o in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o all_o which_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n with_o hope_n love_n repentance_n and_o care_v to_o do_v good_a work_n do_v pertain_v unto_o the_o church_n therefore_o we_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n worth_a the_o labour_n to_o declare_v what_o our_o faith_n be_v concern_v the_o church_n the_o rather_o because_o about_o this_o article_n chief_o there_o be_v so_o great_a controversy_n and_o first_o of_o all_o of_o christ_n church_n in_o general_a so_o with_o the_o whole_a church_n itself_o do_v we_o make_v confession_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o purpose_n afterward_o to_o speak_v several_o of_o the_o militant_a church_n and_o the_o thing_n thereunto_o pertain_v i._o the_o article_n of_o faith_n concern_v the_o church_n out_o of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n we_o believe_v the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n the_o communion_n of_o saint_n ii_o what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n &_o the_o description_n thereof_o by_o the_o name_n of_o 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