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do_v in_o their_o respective_a time_n believe_v and_o hold_v for_o orthodox_n doctrine_n if_o the_o same_o doctrine_n st._n augustine_n teach_v in_o africa_n be_v also_o teach_v by_o st._n chrysostome_n in_o greece_n by_o st._n ambrose_n in_o italy_n by_o st._n hierome_n in_o palestine_n and_o so_o in_o other_o place_n by_o holy_a and_o reverend_a bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n than_o this_o undoubted_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o holy_a scripture_n understand_v in_o those_o age_n of_o the_o church_n ita_fw-la intellexit_fw-la ambrose_n ita_fw-la cyprianus_n etc._n etc._n thus_o ambrose_n thus_o cyprian_n understand_v such_o or_o such_o a_o place_n of_o scripture_n this_o have_v some_o weight_n in_o st._n august_n time_n and_o st._n aug._n opinion_n and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o force_n still_o among_o we_o it_o be_v no_o way_n probable_a but_o that_o person_n so_o eminent_a in_o 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to_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n the_o vindicate_a of_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o soul_n do_v usual_o prove_v in_o the_o issue_n the_o great_a mean_n to_o overthrow_v all_o it_o be_v as_o natural_a for_o war_n and_o contentious_a to_o produce_v error_n schism_n contempt_n of_o magistracy_n ministry_n and_o ordinance_n as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o dead_a carrion_n to_o breed_v worm_n and_o vermin_n believe_v it_o from_o one_o who_o have_v too_o many_o year_n experience_n of_o it_o both_o in_o army_n and_o garrison_n it_o be_v as_o hard_a a_o thing_n to_o maintain_v in_o a_o people_n a_o sound_a understanding_n tender_a conscience_n a_o lively_a gracious_a heavenly_a frame_n of_o spirit_n and_o upright_a life_n in_o a_o way_n of_o war_n and_o contention_n as_o to_o keep_v a_o candle_n light_v in_o a_o storm_n or_o under_o the_o water_n 4._o when_o a_o schism_n be_v once_o make_v and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n desert_v the_o separatist_n like_o 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