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as_o though_o any_o of_o these_o be_v worth_a a_o straw_n without_o unity_n in_o s._n peter_n doctrine_n which_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ._n but_o saint_n augustine_n contr_n epist_n fundament_n confess_v that_o the_o succession_n of_o priest_n from_o saint_n peter_n unto_o this_o present_a time_n stay_v he_o in_o the_o catholic_a church_n it_o be_v true_a he_o confess_v that_o this_o succession_n among_o many_o thing_n be_v one_o that_o stay_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o manifest_a truth_n praeponenda_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la illis_fw-la rebus_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o catholica_fw-la teneâ—r_fw-la be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o thing_n by_o which_o i_o be_o stay_v in_o the_o catholic_a church_n namely_o before_o antiquity_n consent_n of_o nation_n miracle_n succession_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o name_n of_o catholic_n likewise_o rehearse_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o a_o manner_n against_o the_o donatist_n which_o master_n saunder_n have_v not_o omit_v epist._n 165._o he_o say_v quamuis_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-fr istis_fw-la documentis_fw-la presumanus_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la scripture_n sanctis_fw-la although_o we_o presume_v not_o so_o much_o of_o these_o document_n as_o of_o the_o holy_a spripture_n wherefore_o as_o the_o argument_n of_o sucession_n be_v well_o use_v against_o heretic_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v succession_n of_o doctrine_n with_o succession_n of_o person_n so_o now_o to_o allege_v the_o only_a succession_n of_o person_n where_o the_o doctrine_n be_v clean_o change_v be_v as_o foolish_a &_o ridiculous_a as_o by_o show_v of_o empty_a dish_n to_o prove_v abundance_n of_o victual_n or_o show_v vessel_n full_a of_o filthy_a water_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v full_a of_o good_a wine_n because_o meat_n of_o old_a time_n have_v be_v serve_v in_o such_o dish_n and_o wine_n preserve_v in_o such_o vessel_n but_o if_o the_o authority_n of_o one_o man_n as_o saint_n augustine_n be_v seem_v little_a m._n san._n bring_v the_o two_o counsel_n gatheredin_fw-fr africa_n &_o numidia_n against_o the_o pelagian_n which_o send_v their_o decree_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n that_o the_o authori-of_a the_o apostolic_a sea_n may_v be_v give_v to_o they_o epi._n 19_o if_o they_o require_v the_o b._n of_o rome_n to_o agree_v with_o they_o in_o the_o truth_n what_o pretogâ—tive_a of_o supremacy_n do_v they_o grant_v unto_o he_o nay_o rather_o they_o do_v pâ—iuâ—ly_o reprehend_v he_o that_o he_o have_v so_o long_o suffer_v the_o pelagian_n poison_n to_o be_v spread_v under_o his_o nose_n in_o europe_n and_o the_o doctrive_v neither_o call_v to_o examination_n nor_o confute_v yea_o rather_o seem_v to_o consent_v to_o the_o den_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n that_o pelagius_n be_v just_o absolve_v but_o pope_n innocentius_n himself_o praise_v they_o ep_v 91._o that_o they_o have_v keep_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n in_o refer_v the_o matter_n to_o his_o sea_n and_o say_v that_o the_o sather_n not_o by_o human_a but_o by_o divine_a sentence_n have_v decree_v that_o what_o soever_o be_v do_v in_o the_o province_n a_o far_o of_o they_o shall_v not_o account_v it_o before_o to_o be_v end_v except_o it_o come_v to_o the_o knhwledge_n of_o this_o sea_n where_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v just_o pronounce_v shall_v be_v coufirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o sea_n and_o those_o other_o church_n shall_v take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v water_n which_o shall_v flow_v from_o their_o own_o native_a fountain_n we_o know_v the_o ambitious_a ep._n of_o innocentius_n if_o it_o be_v not_o counterfeit_v because_o many_o patch_n thereof_o be_v find_v in_o other_o decretal_a epistle_n but_o we_o deny_v that_o y_o e_o authority_n which_o he_o pretend_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o these_o two_o counsel_n yes_o say_v m._n s._n the_o father_n of_o the_o milevitan_a council_n say_v
translate_v the_o scripture_n both_o into_o latin_a and_o into_o the_o dalmatian_a tongue_n and_o the_o papist_n have_v play_v the_o part_n of_o antichristian_a heretic_n to_o confirm_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n which_o be_v so_o manifest_o corrupt_v and_o false_a contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a text_n upon_o pretence_n of_o avoid_v uncertaynty_a of_o translation_n whereas_o there_o be_v none_o so_o bad_a as_o that_o i_o may_v here_o run_v through_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o old_a heresy_n in_o which_o the_o papist_n consent_v with_o the_o ancient_a heretic_n the_o valentinian_o in_o their_o cross_n montanistes_n in_o their_o purgatory_n and_o prescript_n fasting_n carpocratian_o in_o their_o image_n the_o hemerobaptist_n in_o their_o holy_a water_n the_o offenes_n and_o marcosianes_n in_o their_o relic_n and_o strange_a tongue_n in_o prayer_n the_o heracleanite_n in_o anoint_v they_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v the_o caian_o in_o pray_v to_o angel_n the_o archontic_o in_o their_o counterfeit_n monkery_n the_o marcionist_n in_o extol_v virginity_n &_o fast_v &_o in_o permit_v woman_n to_o baptise_v the_o enctatit_n in_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n the_o apostolik_n in_o their_o vow_n of_o continence_n the_o cyrian_o in_o worship_v the_o virgin_n mary_n the_o pelagian_o in_o their_o opinion_n of_o merit_n and_o freewill_n the_o eutychian_o in_o denyinge_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n his_o body_n the_o anthromorphite_n in_o make_v image_n of_o god_n and_o many_o other_o but_o that_o i_o have_v do_v it_o elsewhere_o more_o at_o large_a but_o of_o these_o epiphanius_n augustine_n and_o other_o be_v witness_n the_o 11._o and_o last_o mark_n be_v that_o antichristian_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o make_v void_a and_o deny_v the_o supernatural_a grace_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o his_o church_n so_o that_o the_o seal_n of_o antichrist_n by_o hippolitn_n judgement_n shall_v be_v nego_fw-la i_o deny_v so_o do_v the_o protestant_n which_o deny_v five_o sacrament_n of_o the_o church_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o make_v rehearsal_n of_o a_o greatnumber_n of_o popish_a error_n which_o indeed_o we_o deny_v because_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n among_o which_o he_o rehearse_v some_o false_a and_o shameless_a slander_n as_o that_o we_o deny_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n say_v they_o tarry_v still_o but_o that_o they_o be_v not_o impute_v in_o deed_n if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n but_o we_o say_v all_o the_o sin_n that_o we_o have_v be_v take_v away_o when_o they_o be_v not_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n second_o he_o charge_v we_o to_o teach_v that_o no_o justice_n be_v at_o all_o make_v in_o we_o by_o spread_a charity_n in_o our_o heart_n whereas_o s._n paul_n say_v rom._n 5._o many_o be_v make_v just_a but_o they_o say_v only_o that_o justice_n shall_v be_v impute_v we_o say_v with_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 5._o that_o be_v iustify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n rejoice_v in_o hope_n which_o do_v not_o confound_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o affliction_n because_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v pour_v forth_o in_o our_o heart_n i_o mean_v the_o love_n of_o god_n toward_o we_o and_o not_o our_o love_n toward_o he_o we_o say_v likewise_o with_o saint_n paul_n that_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o which_o be_v christ_n many_o be_v make_v righteous_a but_o how_o can_v we_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o obedience_n of_o christ_n but_o that_o his_o obedience_n be_v impute_v and_o make_v perfect_v unto_o we_o o_o putide_fw-la and_o absurd_a slander_n he_o charge_v we_o three_o that_o we_o deny_v baptism_n to_o remit_v our_o sin_n which_o be_v false_a except_o as_o saint_n peter_n deny_v the_o work_n wrought_v to_o save_v us._n 1._o pet._n 3._o verse_n 21._o not_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n unto_o almighty_a god_n four_o he_o charge_v we_o to_o deny_v that_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a to_o child_n which_o be_v bear_v of_o christian_n parent_n wherein_o he_o lie_v most_o impudent_o although_o we_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o papist_n that_o the_o infant_n of_o christian_n exclude_v by_o necessity_n from_o baptism_n be_v damn_v in_o which_o error_n although_o augustine_n be_v yet_o he_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v follow_v then_o in_o a_o other_o error_n about_o the_o same_o infant_n to_o who_o both_o he_o and_o pope_n innocentius_n think_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o necessary_a as_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n affirm_v that_o infant_n which_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v damn_v contra_fw-la dvas_fw-la episto_n pelag_n ad_fw-la bonifac._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o ecce_fw-la beatae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la innocentius_n papa_n sine_fw-la baptisino_n christi_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la participatione_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la christi_fw-la vitam_fw-la non_fw-la hobere_fw-la paruulos_fw-la dicit_fw-la behold_v pope_n innocent_a of_o bless_a memory_n say_v that_o without_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n little_a child_n have_v no_o life_n to_o conclude_v we_o deny_v nothing_o that_o they_o can_v prove_v to_o be_v true_a but_o such_o matter_n as_o we_o prove_v by_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o truth_n to_o be_v false_a but_o the_o pope_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v antichrist_n which_o deny_v all_o the_o soveraignitie_n of_o the_o office_n and_o prerogative_n of_o christ._n he_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a head_n of_o his_o universal_a church_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n he_o deny_v that_o christ_n only_o be_v a_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedech_n he_o deny_v that_o christ_n only_o be_v our_o mediator_n aswell_o of_o intercession_n as_o of_o redemption_n he_o deny_v that_o christ_n word_n be_v sufficient_a for_o our_o salvation_n he_o deny_v that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n his_o death_n be_v the_o only_a purgation_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o deny_v that_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v our_o only_a justification_n he_o deny_v that_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v pray_v unto_o he_o deny_v the_o verity_n of_o christ_n body_n by_o his_o transubstantiation_n final_o he_o deny_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n to_o be_v dew_n only_o to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v none_o other_o but_o even_o that_o detestable_a monster_n antichriste_n who_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n speadely_a to_o confound_v and_o abolish_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n which_o be_v his_o holy_a word_n and_o by_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n amen_n god_n be_v praise_v bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulk_n e_o bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n â—ulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n brâ—sâ—ow_v fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n fulke_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n pristow_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n fulke_n bristol_n bristol_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 13_o 15_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 17_o saunder_n fulke_n 1._o 2._o 3._o saunder_n fulke_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_o saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_n saunder_n fulke_o