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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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