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taste_n of_o christian_n divinity_n that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v faith_n and_o no_o grace_n whereas_o in_o truth_n faith_n be_v god_n gift_n and_o that_o of_o his_o especial_a grace_n we_o see_v what_o virtue_n the_o papist_n do_v attribute_n unto_o this_o sacrament_n as_o they_o do_v call_v it_o and_o yet_o peter_n lombard_n their_o own_o friend_n 13._o li._n sentent_fw-fr 4._o do_v 18._o levit._fw-la 13._o out_o of_o the_o priest_n office_n concern_v leper_n who_o do_v only_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v clean_o or_o foul_a but_o he_o can_v not_o make_v they_o leper_n or_o not_o leper_n do_v appoint_v also_o those_o limit_n unto_o the_o priest_n concern_v bind_v or_o lose_v or_o rather_o show_v that_o such_o be_v their_o authority_n not_o that_o they_o can_v make_v any_o sinner_n or_o void_a of_o sin_n which_o lesson_n he_o learn_v out_o of_o hierom_n but_o only_a to_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v sinner_n or_o not_o 16_o upon_o matth._n 16_o by_o which_o he_o learn_v and_o 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we_o have_v force_n and_o virtue_n through_o our_o whole_a life_n and_o thereby_o be_v we_o assure_v that_o this_o promise_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o remit_v of_o the_o same_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o true_a and_o belong_v to_o our_o whole_a life_n and_o to_o every_o sin_n that_o we_o commit_v now_o this_o forgiveness_n say_v the_o papist_n must_v be_v apply_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n they_o shall_v prove_v that_o for_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n their_o credit_n be_v not_o so_o good_a that_o we_o dare_v trust_v they_o and_o the_o less_o we_o trust_v they_o in_o this_o matter_n because_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o we_o other_o mean_n to_o apply_v his_o mercy_n unto_o we_o namely_o his_o word_n for_o apply_v whereof_o unto_o our_o conscience_n he_o have_v appoint_v his_o ministry_n in_o his_o church_n yea_o he_o have_v give_v his_o word_n to_o be_v read_v and_o know_v of_o every_o body_n then_o also_o have_v 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thing_n yet_o master_n bellarmine_n will_v not_o think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v chaste_a because_o he_o know_v that_o saint_n augustine_n and_o other_o of_o the_o father_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v chastity_n in_o marriage_n but_o he_o will_v doubtless_o spy_v some_o great_a virtue_n in_o continency_n then_o in_o chastity_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v a_o bishop_n not_o chaste_a only_o but_o also_o continent_n but_o if_o we_o must_v seek_v for_o a_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o word_n i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v it_o that_o continency_n be_v of_o short_a continuance_n that_o be_v to_o say_v but_o a_o abstinence_n for_o a_o time_n and_o chastity_n be_v a_o virtue_n that_o endure_v and_o the_o example_n bring_v by_o master_n bellarmine_n himself_o approve_v this_o difference_n but_o chrysostom_n and_o theophilact_fw-mi do_v take_v continency_n to_o be_v a_o abstinence_n not_o from_o lust_n only_o but_o from_o all_o vice_n so_o that_o as_o 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