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that_o profess_v the_o roman_n catholic_n faith_n so_o far_o that_o there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o who_o stick_v not_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v a_o turk_n than_o a_o roman_n catholic_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o they_o agree_v with_o we_o as_o to_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n altar_n the_o belief_n of_o the_o armenian_n concern_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a argument_n against_o the_o european_a heretic_n to_o object_v to_o they_o the_o levantine_n christian_n who_o for_o a_o long_a time_n have_v be_v the_o declare_a enemy_n of_o the_o roman_a catholic_n and_o nevertheless_o be_v all_o uniform_a with_o they_o as_o to_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o mass_n jacobite_n nestorian_n and_o all_o which_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o mass_n be_v no_o new_a invent_v thing_n chap._n xv._o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o observation_n of_o ispahan_n of_o horse_n mule_n and_o camel_n and_o some_o 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