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etc._n but_o to_o express_v 50._o my_o own_o mind_n i_o say_v first_o the_o papist_n do_v add_v and_o detractmany_a time_n from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o true_a text_n to_o confirm_v and_o establish_v their_o own_o invention_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v by_o the_o inquisitor_n who_o add_v to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n what_o may_v serve_v their_o own_o purpose_n for_o christ_n do_v thus_o admonish_v we_o by_o math._n chap._n 18._o 18._o before_o cite_v if_o thy_o brother_n trespass_n against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o etc._n etc._n if_o he_o hear_v thou_o not_o tâ—ke_v yet_o with_o thou_o one_o or_o two_o witness_n if_o he_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o these_o word_n of_o christ_n add_v praeter_fw-la causam_fw-la fidei_fw-la but_o for_o faith_n or_o religion_n sake_n so_o that_o they_o take_v away_o and_o cut_v off_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o contradict_v christ_n himself_o so_o charitable_o admonish_v and_o exhort_v so_o do_v they_o contradict_v saint_n hierome_n saint_n ambrose_n and_o many_o other_o holy_a father_n and_o many_o time_n add_v and_o detract_v from_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o manifest_o appear_v in_o that_o unchristianlike_a book_n entitle_v the_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la but_o now_o to_o return_v to_o our_o purpose_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n add_v for_o which_o christ_n never_o pronounce_v nor_o saint_n peter_n whatsoever_o 5._o thomas_n affirm_v and_o if_o the_o priest_n pronounce_v not_o for_o among_o the_o papist_n he_o sin_n heinous_o also_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n add_v that_o the_o bread_n of_o consecration_n ought_v to_o be_v unleavened_a which_o precept_n be_v neither_o deliver_v