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without_o any_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o such_o as_o seem_v good_a to_o themselves_o but_o what_o shall_v then_o be_v say_v of_o those_o which_o be_v direct_o forge_v and_o invent_v against_o god_n and_o nevertheless_o all_o pass_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n as_o though_o the_o church_n abolish_v or_o put_v away_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o all_o those_o which_o call_v themselves_o the_o church_n be_v true_o so_o in_o deed_n if_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v we_o in_o this_o point_n without_o further_a declaration_n let_v they_o geve_v we_o the_o bear_n and_o we_o will_v declare_v it_o to_o they_o true_o or_o else_o let_v we_o dye_v for_o it_o 21_o what_o be_v to_o be_v answer_v to_o those_o which_o allege_v counsel_n against_o us._n behold_v brefe_o the_o very_a end_n and_o mark_v whereunto_o the_o council_n ought_v to_o have_v regard_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o matter_n we_o do_v not_o reject_v the_o counsel_n but_o take_v occasion_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o declare_v how_o great_a enemy_n they_o be_v to_o the_o counsel_n which_o brag_n and_o vaunt_v themselves_o most_o of_o the_o counsel_n we_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o establish_v the_o authority_n of_o counsel_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o our_o faith_n be_v ground_v thereupon_o for_o s._n paul_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v not_o enterprise_v this_o pre-eminence_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o only_a lord_n and_o master_n of_o the_o church_n jesus_n christ_n 7._o but_o first_o we_o must_v consider_v what_o counsel_n they_o allege_v how_o they_o have_v be_v convocate_v and_o assemble_v in_o what_o time_n in_o what_o place_n and_o who_o be_v the_o judge_n to_o what_o end_n and_o purpose_n but_o principal_o the_o doctrine_n must_v be_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v heretofore_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n paul_n as_o s._n luke_n do_v wytnes_n 17._o and_o as_o saint_n paul_n himself_o ordain_v 5._o in_o fine_o we_o hold_v and_o agree_v with_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n so_o that_o it_o accord_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o that_o it_o be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o none_o otherwise_o and_o as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o reject_v the_o ancient_a counsel_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o have_v none_o other_o defence_n for_o ourselves_o we_o hope_v to_o declare_v before_o god_n &_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o great_a and_o open_a enemy_n to_o the_o counsel_n than_o those_o which_o make_v the_o poor_a iâ—nâ—rants_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v the_o pillar_n of_o christendom_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n do_v ma_fw-fr 〈…〉_o and_o keep_v the_o world_n in_o ignorancâ—_n and_o blindness_n 〈…〉_o 22._o of_o particular_a counsel_n as_o of_o nation_n oâ—_n province_n that_o which_o we_o have_v say_v hitherto_o of_o general_n or_o universal_a counsel_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v understande_v of_o particular_n as_o of_o one_o or_o many_o church_n when_o necessity_n require_v to_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n with_o one_o common_a consent_n and_o testimony_n against_o the_o heretic_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o preservation_n and_o state_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ordinance_n and_o discipline_n as_o we_o may_v see_v of_o those_o which_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o primative_a church_n concern_v the_o provincial_a synod_n and_o counsel_n 23_o how_o many_o sort_n of_o special_a governor_n there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n have_v finish_v the_o point_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o authority_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n it_o rest_v to_o see_v what_o be_v the_o duty_n &_o authority_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o principal_a member_n thereof_o the_o which_o i_o think_v may_v be_v very_o well_o divide_v into_o .4_o kind_n the_o one_o have_v charge_n to_o teach_v the_o other_o to_o distribute_v the_o ecclesiastical_a good_n the_o other_o to_o govern_v the_o 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