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godless_a scorn_n but_o also_o they_o teach_v that_o that_o word_n of_o truth_n wherewith_o saint_n james_n say_v god_n have_v beget_v we_o 18._o be_v doubtful_a and_o may_v be_v wrest_v any_o way_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o teach_v we_o all_o truth_n sufficient_a without_o the_o help_n of_o tradition_n devotion_n it_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o therefore_o the_o people_n must_v not_o read_v it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v best_o for_o the_o people_n to_o be_v ignorant_a still_o for_o ignorance_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n so_o that_o we_o see_v the_o ancient_a church_n of_o rome_n commend_v unto_o we_o god_n word_n as_o most_o necessary_a for_o christian_n the_o now_o church_n of_o rome_n condemn_v the_o same_o not_o as_o needless_a only_o dangerous_a but_o even_o as_o hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a they_o hate_v ignorance_n as_o a_o swear_a enemy_n to_o christianity_n these_o reverence_n she_o as_o a_o fruitful_a and_o the_o only_a mother_n of_o popery_n therefore_o the_o old_a faith_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o new_a romish_a religion_n be_v in_o this_o nothing_o like_o man_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o any_o great_a disgrace_n that_o they_o can_v lay_v upon_o this_o powerful_a word_n then_o that_o which_o blasphemous_o they_o affirm_v and_o profane_o maintain_v that_o eùen_o this_o power_n of_o god_n and_o immortal_a seed_n have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o or_o authority_n eccle._n unless_o the_o church_n authorize_v the_o same_o as_o though_o this_o power_n of_o god_n that_o it_o may_v be_v powerful_a 3._o must_v receive_v power_n from_o man_n and_o this_o seed_n that_o god_n that_o sour_a go_v forth_o to_o sow_v can_v grow_v unless_o man_n give_v it_o increase_v chap._n iii_o there_o be_v also_o in_o these_o day_n great_a question_n what_o be_v god_n word_n that_o be_v to_o say_v what_o that_o word_n be_v that_o shall_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o religion_n and_o conversation_n word_n for_o the_o which_o the_o old_a religion_n 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he_o the_o word_n which_o by_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v unto_o you_o 25._o and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o his_o first_o epistle_n he_o protest_v this_o be_v the_o true_a grace_n of_o god_n wherein_o you_o stand_v that_o be_v to_o say_v 12._o this_o faith_n or_o religion_n that_o you_o have_v be_v teach_v this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o you_o have_v learn_v be_v the_o true_a faith_n the_o true_a religion_n a_o true_a doctrine_n for_o so_o do_v claudius_n guilliandus_n and_o jac._n faber_n no_o enemy_n to_o popery_n expound_v it_o then_o by_o the_o old_a faith_n of_o rome_n we_o see_v that_o that_o which_o they_o then_o preach_v and_o that_o which_o be_v agréeable_o to_o that_o rule_n be_v the_o truth_n even_o that_o which_o be_v then_o depositum_fw-la commit_v or_o teach_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v afterward_o commit_v to_o they_o or_o teach_v and_o this_o be_v in_o truth_n that_o old_a word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v then_o acknowledge_v for_o god_n 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