and_o do_v not_o conclude_v necessary_o for_o our_o faith_n be_v ground_v upon_o revelation_n make_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n who_o write_v the_o canonical_a scripture_n but_o not_o upon_o revelation_n of_o any_o other_o writer_n if_o any_o be_v make_v unto_o they_o thus_o say_v aquinas_n out_o of_o who_o word_n i_o gather_v first_o that_o the_o authority_n bring_v from_o man_n be_v ever_o insufficient_a 2_o i_o gather_v second_o that_o that_o ground_n whereupon_o we_o must_v build_v as_o upon_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n be_v only_o and_o sole_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n 3_o i_o gather_v thirdlie_o that_o man_n reason_n may_v never_o be_v use_v to_o establish_v any_o point_n of_o doctrine_n 4_o i_o gather_v fourthly_a that_o the_o father_n be_v to_o be_v read_v reverentlie_o and_o their_o authority_n to_o be_v use_v as_o probable_a reason_n but_o not_o as_o necessary_a demonstration_n 5_o i_o gather_v fiftlie_o that_o feign_a romish_a revelation_n be_v not_o authentical_a and_o consequent_o that_o all_o revelation_n divulge_v under_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n bridget_n and_o other_o be_v either_o meereillusion_n or_o of_o small_a force_n and_o which_o can_v yield_v no_o sound_a argument_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n victoria_n in_o very_o brief_a word_n utter_v this_o point_n effectual_o licet_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la omnes_fw-la conveniant_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la mihi_fw-la certum_fw-la 118._o although_o say_v he_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o yet_o do_v not_o i_o make_v it_o certain_a navarre_n sing_v the_o same_o song_n in_o many_o place_n whereof_o i_o will_v recite_v only_o one_o tum_o quod_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la principale_v ipsius_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la communis_fw-la tenet_fw-la 4._o oppositum_fw-la quodip_fw-mi sum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la assero_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la obstat_fw-la quia_fw-la a_o communi_fw-la recedendum_fw-la quum_fw-la pro_fw-la contraria_fw-la est_fw-la textus_fw-la velratio_fw-la cvi_fw-la 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the_o justify_n faith_n with_o the_o rest_n albeit_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o miraculous_a faith_n only_o which_o be_v often_o in_o the_o very_a wicked_a the_o same_o greek_a word_n in_o two_o several_a place_n of_o saint_n matthew_n be_v likewise_o take_v for_o the_o whole_a for_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n it_o be_v thus_o write_v when_o king_n herod_n hear_v he_o be_v trouble_v and_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o he_o 4._o where_o if_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v interpret_v every_o and_o not_o the_o whole_a the_o sense_n will_v be_v absurd_a to_o wit_n every_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v yet_o but_o one_o only_o jerusalem_n in_o all_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a the_o sense_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a to_o wit_n the_o whole_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o in_o the_o sixth_o chapter_n it_o be_v thus_o write_v 29._o neither_o be_v solomon_n in_o all_o his_o glory_n array_v like_o one_o of_o these_o where_o if_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v for_o every_o the_o sense_n be_v not_o currant_n because_o christ_n compare_v his_o bountiful_a providence_n over_o herb_n and_o flower_n not_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o salomon_n glory_n but_o with_o all_o and_o the_o whole_a for_o whosoever_o shall_v otherwise_o interpret_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v not_o little_o derogate_v from_o the_o magnificence_n of_o christ_n his_o providence_n as_o also_o frustrate_v his_o comparison_n our_o holy_a father_n abraham_n in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n do_v not_o send_v we_o to_o tradition_n but_o to_o the_o scripture_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v write_v habent_fw-la mosen_n &_o prophetas_fw-la audiant_fw-la illos_fw-la they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o 29._o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v now_o the_o law_n be_v not_o study_v now_o the_o prophet_n be_v 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