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A43220 The speech of Nicholas Heath Lord Chancellor of England, Lord President of Wales, Bishop of Worcester, and afterward Archbishop of York and ambassadour into Germany / delivered in the Upper House of Parliament in the year 1555 ; proofs from Scripture that Christ left a true church and that there is no salvation but in the Catholick and Apostolick Church ; proofs from the Fathers that there is no salvation to be expected out of the true Catholick and Apostolick Church ; certain principles of the first authors of the Reformation not so well known to many of their followers ; the principle of the Catholick Apostolick Church ; testimony of the Fathers concerning the real presence. Heath, Nicholas, 1501?-1578. 1688 (1688) Wing H1337; ESTC R35988 79,776 181

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it_o be_v also_o the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n and_o calvin_n that_o god_n do_v not_o cast_v man_n into_o hell_n because_o their_o sin_n deserve_v it_o nor_o save_v man_n because_o they_o merit_v it_o but_o mere_o because_o he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o crown_v those_o who_o have_v not_o deserve_v it_o say_v luther_n 13.1_o luther_n lib._n de_fw-fr servo_n arbit_n count_v erasm_n 2._o lib._n 3._o inst_z c._n 21._o sect_n 5._o &_o 7._o etc._n etc._n 22._o sect_n 11._o &_o cap._n 13.1_o and_o he_o punish_v those_o who_o have_v not_o deserve_v it_o it_o be_v god_n wrath_n and_o severity_n to_o damn_v the_o one_o it_o be_v god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o save_v the_o other_o calvin_n also_o z_o men_n be_v damn_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o because_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o author_n of_o their_o damnation_n their_o damnation_n be_v decree_v by_o god_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o mother_n womb_n because_o he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o this_o 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we_o commit_v they_o and_o who_o doubt_v but_o this_o also_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o reformation_n be_v scripture_n as_o interpret_v by_o such_o eminent_a and_o sound_a judgement_n god_n say_v calvin_n papist_n calvin_n lib._n 2._o inst_z c._n 4._o sect_n 3._o &_o lib._n 1._o c._n 18._o sect_n 2._o &_o lib._n c._n 23._o sect_n 4._o lo._n 1._o de_fw-la deprovid_fw-la c._n 6._o in_o synop_n pag._n 563._o in_o manifest_a stratag_n papist_n direct_v move_v incline_v and_o force_v the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o sin_n insomuch_o that_o the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o work_v be_v whole_o in_o he_o man_n nay_o and_o satan_n when_o he_o impell_v we_o be_v only_o god_n instrument_n which_o he_o use_v to_o make_v we_o sin_n zuinglius_fw-la willet_n beza_n teach_v the_o same_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v scripture_n for_o her_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o give_v we_o the_o liberty_n to_o interpret_v understand_v and_o believe_v some_o text_n of_o it_o as_o each_o one_o think_v 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