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so_o high_a commendation_n make_v of_o he_o be_v not_o the_o only_a private_a judgement_n of_o these_o few_o for_o a_o other_o 96._o other_o gomarus_n his_o speculum_fw-la verae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pag._n 96._o protestant_n writer_n acknowledge_v that_o austin_n of_o all_o the_o father_n be_v houlden_v most_o pure_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o al._n and_o m._n 3._o m._n monas_fw-la tessagraphica_n etc._n etc._n in_o proem_n p._n 3._o forrester_n style_v he_o that_o monarch_n of_o the_o father_n s_o austin_n but_o not_o only_a s._n austin_n personal_o but_o even_o the_o age_n wherein_o he_o live_v for_o sainctity_n and_o learning_n haâ—th_v be_v ever_o and_o very_o special_o houlden_v for_o most_o renown_a so_o d._n 80._o d._n in_o his_o letter_n to_o sir_n fraucis_n knowles_n extant_a in_o the_o treatise_n entitle_v information_n from_o scotland_n p._n 80._o raynoldes_n affirm_v that_o the_o time_n of_o s._n austin_n be_v the_o most_o storish_a time_n that_o ever_o happen_v since_o the_o apostle_n day_n either_o for_o learning_n or_o zeal_n yea_o say_v m._n 293._o m._n his_o trial_n of_o the_o romish_a clergy_n p._n 293._o wootton_n the_o church_n in_o s._n austin_n time_n by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v so_o enlarge_v that_o it_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o many_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o in_o comparison_n of_o it_o the_o arian_n heresy_n be_v but_o in_o corner_n caluin_n 10._o caluin_n institut_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o sec_fw-la 10._o himself_o hereupon_o yet_o further_o acknowledge_v that_o austin_n only_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n in_o so_o much_o as_o m._n 85._o m._n his_o retentive_a p._n 85._o fulke_n forbear_v not_o to_o bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n that_o to_o use_v his_o word_n the_o popish_a church_n be_v but_o a_o heretical_a assembly_n depart_v from_o the_o universal_a church_n long_o since_o augustine_n departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n whereto_o d._n 28._o d._n 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c._n 33._o init_fw-la although_o example_n of_o this_o be_v not_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n â—ot_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o same_o scripture_n be_v houlden_v of_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n when_o we_o do_v that_o which_o now_o please_v the_o universal_a church_n which_o the_o authority_n of_o those_o scripture_n commend_v that_o so_o because_o the_o holy_a scripture_n can_v deceive_v whosoever_o fear_v to_o be_v deceive_v with_o the_o obscurity_n of_o this_o question_n let_v he_o take_v council_n therein_o of_o the_o same_o church_n which_o without_o all_o ambiguity_n the_o holy_a scripture_n demonstrate_v yea_o he_o fur-avoucheth_a that_o med_n that_o tom._n 2._o ep_n 118._o c._n 5._o circa_fw-la med_n it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o most_o insolent_a madness_n to_o dispute_v against_o that_o which_o the_o universal_a church_n think_v in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o faith_n med_a faith_n tom._n 7._o de_fw-fr bapt._n cont_n don._n l._n 7._o c._n 53._o cir_n med_a of_o 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