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temporalty_n fall_v from_o this_o church_n god_n almighty_a will_v call_v other_o yea_o even_a puritan_n and_o other_o seduce_a soul_n these_o will_v he_o call_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n these_o will_v he_o gather_v into_o his_o church_n and_o these_o once_o see_v what_o a_o singular_a benediction_n what_o a_o sovereign_a benefit_n it_o be_v to_o be_v within_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o be_v his_o church_n will_v for_o ever_o laud_n and_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n therefore_o those_o will_v say_v with_o the_o royal_a prophet_n psal_n 83._o melior_fw-la est_fw-la dies_fw-la una_fw-la in_o atrijs_fw-la tuis_fw-la super_fw-la millia_fw-la better_a be_v one_o day_n in_o thy_o court_n above_o a_o thousand_o and_o beati_fw-la qui_fw-la habitant_fw-la in_o doom_n tua_fw-la domine_fw-la in_fw-la saecula_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la laudabunt_fw-la te_fw-la bless_a be_v they_o which_o dwell_v in_o thy_o house_n o_o lord_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o they_o will_v praise_v thou_o and_o elegi_fw-la abiectus_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o have_v rather_o be_v a_o abject_a in_o the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n then_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o sinner_n and_o therefore_o understand_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o benefit_n they_o will_v pray_v with_o the_o same_o holy_a prophet_n psal_n 23._o unam_fw-la petij_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la hanc_fw-la requiram_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o habitem_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la domini_fw-la omnibus_fw-la diebus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la meae_fw-la one_o thing_n have_v i_o beseech_v of_o our_o lord_n and_o this_o will_v i_o ask_v again_o that_o i_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n out_o of_o this_o house_n that_o be_v the_o catholic_a church_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n of_o salvation_n neither_o by_o preach_v nor_o by_o sacrament_n out_o of_o this_o church_n no_o remission_n of_o sin_n out_o of_o this_o church_n no_o good_a work_n can_v be_v meritorious_a of_o everlasting_a life_n whosoever_o fall_v out_o of_o this_o church_n as_o he_o can_v merit_v by_o any_o good_a work_n of_o prayer_n fast_v or_o alm_n because_o he_o be_v not_o in_o state_n of_o grace_n so_o he_o lose_v the_o merit_n of_o all_o his_o former_a good_a work_n though_o never_o so_o many_o what_o loss_n can_v ever_o be_v comparable_a to_o this_o whosoever_o fall_v out_o of_o this_o church_n jose_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n set_v himself_o out_o of_o god_n grace_n savour_n and_o protection_n out_o of_o the_o patrociny_n of_o angel_n and_o saint_n such_o can_v be_v god_n child_n but_o his_o enemy_n such_o can_v receive_v no_o influence_n of_o god_n grace_n no_o sanctification_n no_o justification_n no_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n such_o can_v have_v no_o peace_n or_o quiet_a of_o conscience_n such_o as_o be_v out_o of_o god_n church_n can_v presume_v god_n will_v hear_v their_o prayer_n according_a to_o that_o psal_n 65._o iniquitatem_fw-la si_fw-la aspexi_fw-la in_o cord_n meo_fw-la non_fw-la exaudiet_fw-la deus_fw-la such_o as_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o sacrament_n and_o consequent_o not_o of_o salvation_n such_o as_o