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even_o by_o the_o learned_a papist_n themselves_n and_o their_o university_n yet_o do_v they_o allege_v they_o against_o we_o in_o many_o of_o their_o book_n especial_o in_o the_o rheims_n testament_n to_o give_v countenance_n to_o popish_a error_n see_v pag._n 23._o 24._o 25._o 26._o 27._o 28._o 29._o 30._o 31._o 32._o 33._o 10_o that_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o father_n can_v be_v show_v nay_o scarce_o any_o ancient_a father_n that_o all_o controversy_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o pope_n or_o that_o he_o can_v err_v or_o that_o he_o must_v summon_v counsel_n or_o that_o they_o be_v of_o no_o authority_n unless_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o yet_o be_v these_o doctrine_n hold_v catholic_a by_o the_o papist_n and_o repute_v the_o chief_a pillar_n of_o popery_n see_v pag._n 75._o 11_o that_o all_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o papist_n either_o to_o prove_v the_o pope_n prerogative_n or_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n or_o that_o the_o church_n can_v err_v be_v by_o the_o father_n write_v purposely_o upon_o the_o same_o place_n expound_v according_a to_o the_o protestant_n sense_n give_v and_o contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n which_o the_o papist_n give_v so_o far_o be_v the_o papist_n from_o prove_v the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o father_n in_o expound_v these_o scripture_n which_o they_o common_o object_v against_o we_o as_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o or_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o church_n to_o lead_v it_o into_o all_o truth_n or_o to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o the_o church_n be_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n or_o tell_v the_o church_n or_o if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a or_o as_o a_o publican_n or_o 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60._o 61._o 62._o 14_o that_o the_o pope_n can_v be_v no_o competent_a judge_n and_o whereunto_o the_o father_n refer_v us._n see_v pag._n 93_o etc._n etc._n let_v i_o request_v thou_o courteous_a reader_n to_o take_v noâ—ice_n that_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n cite_v by_o i_o in_o this_o treatise_n shall_v all_o have_v be_v set_v down_o in_o a_o different_a letter_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o matter_n wherewith_o they_o be_v rank_v according_o as_o you_o see_v perform_v in_o the_o preface_n and_o in_o the_o late_a half_n of_o the_o book_n now_o by_o mean_n of_o my_o absence_n and_o want_v of_o direction_n give_v in_o this_o point_n it_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v by_o the_o printer_n how_o far_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n and_o testimony_n so_o to_o be_v distinguish_v may_v reach_v and_o therefore_o i_o can_v but_o free_v he_o from_o that_o blame_n as_o likewise_o 2._o or_o 3._o literal_a escape_n only_o except_v from_o imputation_n 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the_o ordaining_n of_o formosus_fw-la aught_o to_o be_v void_a and_o this_o 6._o this_o pag_n 42._o 7_o council_n raven_n an._n do_v 898._o sigon_n de_fw-fr reg._n itaâ—_n li._n 6._o master_n hart_n against_o doctor_n raynolds_n confess_v to_o be_v a_o error_n in_o faith_n and_o john_n the_o nine_o in_o the_o council_n of_o ravenna_n condemn_v stephen_n and_o his_o council_n and_o therein_o their_o new_a ordaining_n be_v forbid_v and_o match_v with_o new_a baptizing_n pope_n celestine_n the_o three_o do_v set_v forth_o a_o decree_n that_o when_o of_o marry_a person_n one_o fall_v into_o heresy_n the_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o catholic_a party_n be_v free_a to_o marry_v again_o 19.9_o mat._n 19.9_o flat_a against_o the_o scripture_n and_o alfonsus_n 4._o alfon._n à _fw-fr castro_n adver_v haeres_fw-la li._n 1._o ca._n 4._o a_o famous_a patron_n of_o the_o papacy_n do_v show_v that_o he_o define_v it_o for_o that_o pope_n celestine_n do_v err_v say_v alfonsus_n about_o 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