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this_o must_v be_v answer_v that_o they_o teach_v so_o because_o they_o believe_v so_o then_o if_o you_o ask_v why_o they_o believe_v so_o no_o other_o answer_n can_v be_v give_v than_o because_o they_o believe_v so_o which_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o that_o i_o need_v not_o urge_v it_o any_o far_o chap._n xxiv_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o all_o single_a christian_n can_v rely_v upon_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n because_o first_o it_o appear_v not_o who_o belong_v to_o that_o church_n which_o be_v think_v infallible_a thus_o far_o have_v we_o consider_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o it_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o pastor_n or_o clergy_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o treat_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v believe_v both_o by_o clergy_n and_o laity_n which_o be_v the_o last_o refuge_n of_o our_o adversary_n here_o i_o undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o whereon_o the_o faith_n of_o all_o private_a christian_n can_v less_o rely_v and_o that_o 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informem_fw-la sine_fw-la formatam_fw-la constituunt_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la militantem_fw-la the_o church_n to_o be_v a_o mystical_a organical_a body_n animate_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n constitute_v by_o all_o baptize_v person_n have_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n either_o in_o form_n or_o formal_a the_o same_o opinion_n be_v accurate_o and_o large_o defend_v by_o suarez_n 2._o suarez_n suar._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 9_o sect._n 2._o arriaga_n 2._o arriaga_n arr._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 7._o sect._n 2._o and_o caspensis_n 2.9_o caspensis_n casp_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 2._o sect._n 2.9_o among_o the_o modern_n the_o three_o opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v favour_v by_o bannes_n 47._o bannes_n catechumeni_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la invisibilem_fw-la siquidem_fw-la sunt_fw-la membra_fw-la christi_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la visibilem_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quid_fw-la viz._n per_fw-la votum_fw-la &_o desiderium_fw-la bann_n in_o 2.2_o qu._n 1._o art_n 10._o p._n 47._o while_o he_o say_v the_o catechuman_n simple_o belong_v to_o the_o invisible_a church_n as_o be_v member_n of_o christ_n through_o charity_n but_o to_o the_o visible_a church_n only_o in_o part_n viz._n in_o wish_n and_o desire_v but_o he_o incline_v more_o to_o the_o second_o in_o these_o word_n 90._o word_n ecclesia_fw-la licet_fw-la sit_fw-la respublica_fw-la quaedam_fw-la visibilis_fw-la requirit_fw-la tamen_fw-la aliquid_fw-la invisibile_fw-la sc_fw-la fidem_fw-la haeretici_fw-la ergo_fw-la extra_fw-la eam_fw-la sunt_fw-la cum_fw-la fidem_fw-la non_fw-la habeant_fw-la id._n comm_n fus_fw-fr in_o art_n 10._o p._n 90._o the_o church_n although_o it_o be_v a_o visible_a commonwealth_n require_v somewhat_o invisible_a to_o wit_n faith._n heretic_n therefore_o as_o want_v that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 47._o place_n fideles_fw-la peceatores_fw-la sunt_fw-la verè_fw-la part_n ecclesiae_fw-la militantis_fw-la id._n comm._n brev_n p._n 47._o the_o faithful_a which_o be_v sinner_n be_v true_o part_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a but_o to_o omit_v banne_n the_o three_o opinion_n be_v open_o maintain_v by_o hugo_n à _fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la who_o word_n be_v these_o 3_o these_o ecclesia_fw-la habet_fw-la lapides_fw-la sc_fw-la fideles_fw-la qui_fw-la sicut_fw-la per_fw-la caementum_fw-la lapis_fw-la jungitur_fw-la lapidi_fw-la sic_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la junguntur_fw-la sibi_fw-la hug._n lib._n c._n serm._n serm._n 3_o the_o church_n have_v stone_n to_o wit_n the_o faithful_a who_o as_o one_o stone_n be_v join_v to_o another_o by_o cement_n be_v join_v to_o the_o church_n by_o charity_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 2._o place_n ecclesia_fw-la sancta_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la uno_fw-la spiritu_fw-la vivificata_fw-la &_o unita_fw-la fide_fw-la unâ_fw-la &_o sanctificata_fw-la hoc_fw-la itaque_fw-la nomen_fw-la significat_fw-la membra_fw-la christi_fw-la participantia_fw-la spiritum_fw-la christi_fw-la id._n de_fw-fr sacr._n part_n 2._o cap._n 2._o the_o holy_a church_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n quicken_v by_o one_o spirit_n and_o unite_v by_o one_o faith_n and_o sanctify_a this_o word_n therefore_o signify_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n partake_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n antoninus_n of_o florence_n after_o he_o have_v say_v the_o church_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o the_o general_n collection_n of_o the_o faithful_a subjoin_v these_o word_n 1._o word_n secundo_fw-la modo_fw-la sumitur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la pro_fw-la congregatione_fw-la bonorum_fw-la fidelium_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la christo_fw-la incorporati_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la regitur_fw-la à _fw-la sp._n s._n corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la mysticum_fw-la quod_fw-la vegetatur_fw-la spiritu_fw-la ejus_fw-la pro_fw-la quâ_fw-la christus_fw-la oravit_fw-la ne_fw-la fides_fw-la desiceret_fw-la ant._n summ._n theol._n part_n 3._o tit_n 12._o c._n 1._o in_o the_o second_o place_n the_o church_n be_v take_v for_o the_o congregation_n of_o good_a believer_n who_o be_v incorporate_v into_o christ_n by_o charity_n this_o be_v that_o church_n which_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v animate_v by_o his_o spirit_n for_o which_o christ_n pray_v that_o her_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v the_o same_o say_v cusanus_fw-la 4._o cusanus_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la corpus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la habuit_fw-la ex_fw-la praedestinatis_fw-la tantùm_fw-la constitui_fw-la existentes_fw-la in_o gratiâ_fw-la praesentis_fw-la justitiae_fw-la solum_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la esse_fw-la censentur_fw-la cus_n concord_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o body_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v thus_o dispose_v which_o adher_v to_o christ_n in_o spirit_n in_o 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corda_fw-la eorum_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la charitatem_fw-la &_o gratiam_fw-la mihi_fw-la inseparabiliter_fw-la connectendo_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la sint_fw-la unum_fw-la corpus_fw-la mysticum_fw-la unaque_fw-la domus_fw-la carth._n in_o matth._n xvi_o art_n 26._o bring_v in_o christ_n thus_o speak_v i_o will_v build_v and_o confirm_v my_o church_n that_o be_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a by_o inseparable_o unite_n their_o heart_n to_o i_o by_o faith_n charity_n and_o grace_n so_o as_o all_o may_v be_v one_o mystical_a body_n and_o one_o house_n j._n fr._n picus_n mirandula_n 13._o mirandula_n a_o propriâ_fw-la vocabuli_fw-la significatione_n recedendum_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la putarem_fw-la ut_fw-la primò_fw-la &_o propriè_fw-la principalissimeque_fw-la sancta_fw-la catholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la diceretur_fw-la quae_fw-la omnes_fw-la rectae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o non_fw-la fictae_fw-la charitatis_fw-la homines_fw-la 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when_o they_o have_v find_v the_o church_n give_v over_o any_o further_a enquiry_n and_o receive_v without_o examination_n all_o the_o dictate_v of_o it_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o vigilant_a and_o curious_a in_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o guide_n lest_o if_o they_o haply_o mistake_v they_o incur_v that_o sentence_n of_o christ_n if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n let_v we_o see_v therefore_o whether_o our_o adversary_n can_v boast_v they_o have_v make_v a_o just_a and_o accurate_a enquiry_n herein_o and_o most_o certain_o find_v out_o the_o true_a church_n there_o be_v chief_o three_o method_n of_o make_v this_o enquiry_n 1._o from_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n profess_v by_o any_o church_n and_o conformity_n of_o that_o to_o the_o word_n of_o god._n 2._o by_o note_n know_v only_o by_o the_o light_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o independent_o from_o the_o word_n of_o god._n 3._o by_o note_n which_o be_v mark_v out_o and_o teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n arriaga_n prefer_v the_o first_o method_n before_o all_o other_o i_o answer_v say_v he_o 5._o he_o respondeo_fw-la veritatem_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la probari_fw-la etiam_fw-la posse_fw-la non_fw-la recurrendo_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la imò_fw-la ante_fw-la primam_fw-la probationem_fw-la verae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la debere_fw-la probari_fw-la veritatem_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la etenim_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la definiatur_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la quòd_fw-la sit_fw-la coetus_fw-la profitentium_fw-la veram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la fidei_fw-la repugnat_fw-la in_o terminis_fw-la i_o supponere_fw-la aliquam_fw-la congregationem_fw-la esse_fw-la veram_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la dicam_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la ibi_fw-la esse_fw-la veram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la primò_fw-la probare_fw-la veram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la ex_fw-la verâ_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la arr._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 7._o sect._n 5._o that_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n may_v be_v prove_v without_o recur_v to_o the_o church_n yea_o and_o that_o before_o the_o first_o proof_n of_o the_o true_a church_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o be_v prove_v he_o prove_v both_o part_n of_o his_o assertion_n large_o and_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o it_o make_v use_v of_o this_o argument_n for_o since_o the_o church_n as_o a_o church_n be_v define_v the_o congregation_n of_o man_n profess_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o very_a term_n to_o suppose_v any_o congregation_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n unless_o i_o do_v for_o that_o very_a reason_n suppose_v there_o be_v the_o true_a doctrine_n i_o can_v therefore_o first_o prove_v the_o doctrine_n be_v true_a from_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o church_n to_o this_o we_o willing_o subscribe_v and_o approve_v this_o method_n of_o arriaga_n only_a not_o so_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o adversary_n who_o detest_v it_o and_o labour_n to_o render_v it_o both_o infamous_a and_o impossible_a pretend_v it_o to_o be_v full_a of_o inextricable_a difficulty_n and_o not_o to_o be_v surmount_v by_o the_o most_o learned_a much_o less_o by_o illiterate_a person_n wherefore_o i_o need_v not_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o true_a