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her_o judgement_n 17._o mat._n 18.15_o 6_o 17._o if_o thy_o brother_n have_v sin_v against_o thou_o etc._n etc._n tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n and_o if_o he_o disdain_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathan_n man_n and_o a_o publican_n and_o elsewhere_o all_o it_o say_v 22._o 1_o cor._n 31.21_o 22._o that_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o namely_o paul_n apollo_n and_o cephas_n and_o in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o apostle_n in_o general_a it_o call_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n 3._o rome_n esteem_v st._n peter_n the_o master_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n over_o the_o other_o apostle_n how_o come_v it_o then_o that_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o he_o do_v not_o name_n in_o the_o first_o place_n or_o rank_n 4.5_o 2_o cor._n 4.5_o but_o in_o the_o second_o only_o james_n cephas_n and_o john_n have_v know_v the_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o i_o how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o other_o apostle_n send_v he_o to_o preach_v in_o samaria_n 2.9_o gal._n 2.9_o how_o come_v it_o that_o st._n paul_n preach_v three_o year_n without_o communicate_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o design_n to_o he_o how_o come_v it_o that_o even_a paul_n himself_o say_v bold_o 18._o act_n 8.14_o gal._n 1.17_o 18._o that_o those_o who_o be_v in_o esteem_n add_v nothing_o to_o he_o and_o recount_v very_o free_o that_o he_o resist_v st._n peter_n in_o antioch_n to_o his_o face_n 2.11_o gal._n 2.6_o gal._n 2.11_o because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v be_v these_o the_o term_n of_o a_o subject_a to_o his_o prince_n and_o will_v they_o suffer_v now_o adays_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o hostia_fw-la shall_v treat_v so_o with_o the_o pope_n or_o from_o he_o 10._o upon_o the_o distinction_n of_o meat_n rome_n teach_v that_o the_o use_n of_o flesh_n be_v wicked_a and_o unlawful_a two_o or_o three_o day_n in_o a_o week_n and_o during_o all_o lent_n 4._o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v when_o it_o be_v take_v with_o thanksgivin_fw-fr and_o that_o god_n have_v create_v food_n for_o the_o faithful_a and_o for_o those_o who_o have_v know_v the_o truth_n to_o use_v it_o with_o thanksgiving_n and_o call_v the_o commandment_n of_o abstain_v from_o it_o a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n and_o qualify_v they_o who_o assert_v it_o with_o the_o term_n of_o teacher_n of_o lie_n and_o deserter_n of_o the_o faith_n abuse_v themselves_o with_o lie_v spirit_n tell_v we_o particular_o that_o such_o will_v come_v in_o the_o last_o day_n 11._o of_o the_o unmarried_a state_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o religion_n rome_n teach_v that_o for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n to_o marry_v be_v a_o impure_a and_o unlawful_a thing_n the_o scripture_n testify_v that_o some_o of_o the_o aopstle_n be_v marry_v as_o among_o the_o rest_n st._n peter_n 8.14_o mat._n 8.14_o and_o 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