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some_o point_n necessary_o unsound_a who_o ingenuity_n yet_o in_o this_o business_n i_o have_v former_o show_v sect_n xxviii_o 118._o refut_o p._n 118._o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v yet_o clear_a for_o we_o we_o descend_v to_o their_o canon_n it_o trouble_v my_o refuter_fw-la that_o i_o say_v the_o romish_a church_n father_n these_o upon_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o their_o jesuit_n turrian_n sweat_v to_o defend_v it_o insinuate_v my_o contrary_a opinion_n and_o yet_o that_o i_o cite_v they_o for_o myself_o whereas_o his_o wisdom_n may_v have_v consider_v that_o their_o force_n be_v no_o whit_n less_o strong_a against_o they_o notwithstanding_o our_o doubt_n or_o denial_n for_o example_n the_o trent_n canon_n roar_v terrible_o to_o they_o to_o we_o or_o the_o french_a they_o be_v but_o as_o the_o potgun_n of_o boy_n we_o may_v cite_v these_o to_o they_o as_o gospel_n they_o may_v cite_v they_o to_o we_o as_o koran_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v how_o far_o 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my_o refuter_fw-la must_v have_v a_o fling_n 125._o ref._n p._n 120_o 121._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 125._o in_o a_o idle_a excursion_n therefore_o he_o just_o rail_v on_o the_o protestant_a practice_n in_o reject_v those_o father_n for_o bastardy_n one_o while_n who_o otherwhiles_o they_o cite_v for_o currant_n when_o his_o own_o eminent_a impudence_n in_o the_o very_a passage_n next_o go_v before_o and_o in_o the_o next_o follow_v to_o go_v no_o further_o offend_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o protestant_n take_v liberty_n to_o refuse_v those_o father_n who_o even_o ingenuous_a papist_n have_v censure_v as_o base_a the_o papist_n take_v liberty_n when_o they_o listen_v to_o reject_v the_o authority_n of_o those_o father_n who_o truth_n they_o can_v deny_v the_o instance_n hereof_o will_v be_v endless_a but_o with_o what_o face_n can_v any_o papist_n tax_v we_o for_o this_o when_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v above_o three_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o of_o their_o 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