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prove_v their_o priesthood_n to_o be_v antichristian_a and_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v ordination_n in_o this_o form_n have_v the_o number_n though_o not_o the_o character_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o although_o this_o clause_n do_v not_o nullify_v their_o priesthood_n which_o have_v be_v thus_o ordain_v before_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o present_a mass_n be_v full_o discover_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o antichrists_n liturgy_n yet_o do_v it_o now_o make_v all_o communion_n with_o they_o either_o in_o ordination_n or_o in_o the_o romish_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v a_o desperate_a heresy_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o controversy_n about_o the_o mass_n must_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o second_o book_n of_o this_o treatise_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la pro_fw-la concione_fw-la be_v as_o much_o as_o pro_fw-la rostris_fw-la rostris_fw-la for_o this_o word_n church_n whether_o we_o do_v according_a to_o the_o most_o usual_a and_o otherwise_o most_o refine_a dialect_n of_o this_o kingdom_n pronounce_v it_o or_o as_o some_o other_o dialect_v will_v have_v it_o kurk_n or_o as_o the_o most_o ancient_a dialect_n sound_v it_o kyrke_n all_o derive_v their_o pedigree_n from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o the_o first_o signification_n be_v in_o value_n the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o lord_n house_n or_o palace_n all_o the_o difference_n in_o the_o diverse_a pronunciation_n of_o it_o in_o our_o english_a arise_v from_o the_o different_a manner_n of_o pronounce_v or_o express_v the_o greek_a k_o or_o Ï…_n in_o the_o latin_a english_a or_o modern_a tongue_n some_o express_a χ_n by_o the_o english_a k_o other_o by_o the_o latin_a c._o which_o in_o english_a be_v usual_o express_v by_o ch_n as_o carolus_n in_o english_a charles_n and_o cista_fw-la a_o chest_n so_o likewise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o liâ—e_z corruption_n of_o speech_n come_v to_o be_v church_n such_o as_o express_v the_o greek_a χ_n by_o the_o english_a k_o and_o the_o greek_a Ï…_n by_o the_o latin_a or_o english_a v._o pronounce_v it_o kurke_v such_o as_o retain_v the_o true_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o greek_a χ_n find_v the_o greek_a Ï…_n like_v unto_o the_o latin_a or_o english_a Ï…_n have_v propagate_v the_o name_n of_o kyrke_n kyrke_n aliud_fw-la enim_fw-la materia_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la species_n cui_fw-la materia_fw-la legata_fw-la est_fw-la species_n ex_fw-la eâ_fw-la facta_fw-la non_fw-la debetur_fw-la ut_fw-la sâ—lana_fw-la legata_fw-la est_fw-la deinde_fw-la vestis_fw-la fiat_fw-la aut_fw-la ex_fw-la tabulis_fw-la navis_fw-la aut_fw-la armarium_fw-la similiter_fw-la traditur_fw-la si_fw-la navis_fw-la legata_fw-la dissoluta_fw-la sit_fw-la nequè_fw-fr materiam_fw-la nequè_fw-fr navem_fw-la refectam_fw-la deberi_fw-la hottoman_n quaest_n il_fw-fr lust_n quaest_n octaâ—_n octaâ—_n see_v col._n 1.18_o and_o ephes_n 4._o vers_fw-la 11.12.15.16_o cap._n 4._o cap._n 5._o see_v chap._n 17._o parag_n 1._o cap._n 6._o cap._n 7._o ecclesia_fw-la duplex_fw-la est_fw-la militans_fw-la et_fw-la