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2_o ad_fw-la thessalon_n again_o what_o obscurity_n be_v that_o say_v he_o speak_v i_o pray_v be_v they_o not_o history_n thou_o know_v that_o which_o be_v clear_a and_o evident_a what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v with_o obscurity_n yea_o in_o place_n that_o be_v dubious_a or_o obscure_a 382._o in_o epist_n theolog._n epist_n 82._o pag._n 382._o the_o advice_n of_o beza_n be_v not_o to_o be_v mislike_v who_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o na_z objection_n out_o of_o caluin_n say_v place_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o writer_n ought_v often_o time_n to_o be_v compare_v together_o that_o it_o may_v plain_o beseem_v what_o be_v his_o meaning_n and_o opynion_n because_o all_o thing_n can_v nor_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v speak_v in_o all_o place_n although_o it_o be_v of_o one_o and_o thesame_a thing_n the_o 44._o article_n our_o adversary_n general_n abiur_v the_o father_n and_o condemn_v their_o doctrine_n m._n whitaker_n say_v 55._o contra_fw-la duraeum_n l._n 6._o pag._n 423._o lib._n de_fw-fr aquavitae_fw-la juellâ—_n printedat_fw-la londoâ—_n pag._n 212._o m._n fulk_n in_o his_o retentive_a against_o bristol_n pag._n 55._o the_o popish_a religion_n be_v a_o patch_a coverl_v of_o the_o father_n error_n sow_v to_o gether_o m._n d_o humfâ—e_fw-fr do_v earnest_o reprehend_v m._n juell_n for_o his_o so_o bold_a appeal_n to_o the_o father_n affirm_v therefore_o of_o jewel_o that_o herein_o he_o give_v the_o papist_n to_o large_a a_o scope_n be_v injurious_a to_o himself_o and_o after_o a_o manner_n spoil_v himself_o and_o the_o church_n thesame_n also_o say_v m._n fulk_n 296._o fulk_n in_o sciatagematum_fw-la satanae_n l._n 6._o pag._n 296._o jacobus_n â—scontius_fw-la a_o learned_a protestant_n say_v of_o protestant_n allege_v the_o father_n that_o some_o have_v go_v so_o far_o as_o they_o have_v even_o fill_v all_o thing_n again_o with_o the_o father_n and_o their_o authority_n which_o i_o will_v to_o god_n say_v he_o they_o have_v do_v with_o as_o good_a success_n as_o they_o begin_v it_o with_o good_a hope_n etc._n etc._n certain_o i_o think_v this_o custom_n most_o pernicious_a and_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o be_v avoid_v etc._n etc._n luther_n say_v jonam_fw-la tom_fw-mi â—_o wittember_v anno_o 1551._o lib._n de_fw-fr seruo_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la pag._n 434._o in_o jonam_fw-la the_o father_n of_o so_o many_o age_n have_v be_v plain_o blind_a &_o most_o ignorant_a in_o the_o scripture_n &_o have_v err_v say_v he_o all_o their_o life_n time_n so_o that_o unless_o they_o be_v amend_v before_o their_o death_n they_o be_v neither_o saint_n say_v he_o nor_o perteyn_a to_o the_o church_n pomeran_n a_o learned_a protestant_n say_v our_o forefather_n whether_o holy_a or_o not_o holy_a i_o care_v not_o be_v all_o blind_v with_o a_o montanicall_a spirit_n by_o humane_a tradition_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n etc._n etc._n 1587._o beza_n in_o his_o praef_n upon_o the_o new_a test_n dedicat_fw-la to_o the_o prince_n of_o condy_n anno_fw-la 1587._o they_o do_v not_o say_v he_o teach_v pure_o justification_n etc._n etc._n neither_o be_v they_o indeed_o careful_a to_o teach_v jesus_n christ_n true_o in_o their_o gospel_n beza_n affirm_v that_o even_o in_o the_o best_a time_n the_o ambition_n ignorance_n and_o leudnes_n of_o bishop_n be_v such_o that_o the_o very_a blind_a may_v easy_o preceave_v how_o that_o satan_n be_v present_a and_o do_v sit_v over_o their_o assemble_v and_o counsel_n m._n whitaker_n say_v 40_o say_v l._n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la pag._n 21._o m._n cartwright_n in_o his_o 2._o reply_n part_n 2._o pag._n 508._o peter_n marâ—â—n_v his_o comm_n place_n in_o english_a part_n 4._o pag_n 255._o caluin_n in_o omnes_fw-la pauli_n epistolas_fw-la ad_fw-la hebr._fw-la c._n 7._o v._n 9_o pag._n 924._o and_o de_fw-la vera_fw-la eccles_n reforma_fw-la pag._n â—89_n danaeus_n disput_fw-la part_n 1_o pag_n 116._o w._n whit_n contra_fw-la duraeum_n l._n 8._o pag_n 567._o and_o 773._o cent_n 2._o c._n 4._o col_fw-fr 58._o l._n â—0_n and_o cent_n 3._o c._n 4_o col_fw-fr 77._o 78._o and_o col_fw-fr 48_o line_n 15._o schult_n in_o medulla_n theol._n patrum_fw-la p_o 39_o 304_o 466._o 151._o 105_o 98._o 48._o 66._o 73._o and_o 40_o that_o as_o in_o this_o so_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n they_o err_v m._n cartwright_n say_v that_o diverse_a of_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o chief_a of_o they_o fond_o imagine_v of_o antichrist_n as_o of_o one_o singular_a person_n peter_n martyr_n reprove_v the_o father_n in_o general_a say_n the_o father_n shall_v not_o with_o so_o much_o liberty_n have_v seem_v here_o and_o there_o so_o to_o abuse_v the_o name_n altar_n caluin_n with_o the_o ancient_a writer_n can_v be_v excuse_v for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o have_v decline_v from_o the_o pure_a and_o true_a institution_n of_o christ_n bellarmine_n allege_v the_o greek_a and_o latin_a father_n in_o proof_n of_o lymbus_n patrum_fw-la danaeus_n answer_v he_o say_v