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A70515 Of the incurable scepticism of the Church of Rome; De insanabili romanae Ecclesiae scepticismo. English La Placette, Jean, 1629-1718.; Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing L429; Wing T705; ESTC R13815 157,482 172

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se_fw-la evidens_fw-la arn._n perpert_a de_fw-fr la_fw-fr foy_fw-fr liv_o 1._o chap._n 7._o that_o it_o be_v not self_o evident_a the_o whole_a matter_n therefore_o come_v to_o this_o whether_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n be_v of_o faith._n that_o it_o be_v our_o adversary_n as_o we_o see_v pretend_v that_o it_o be_v not_o i_o prove_v many_o way_n first_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o a_o man_n of_o great_a name_n among_o they_o launoy_n who_o every_o where_o oppugn_v the_o infallability_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o show_v that_o the_o infallibility_n of_o a_o council_n appear_v to_o he_o not_o to_o be_v of_o faith_n while_o he_o say_v 2._o say_v quamvis_fw-la certum_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la errandi_fw-la privilegium_fw-la inesse_fw-la concilio_n longè_fw-la tamen_fw-la certius_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la theologos_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la inesse_fw-la laun._n epist_n ad_fw-la vallant_fw-la tom._n 2._o that_o although_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o privilege_n of_o not_o err_v be_v in_o a_o council_n yet_o that_o it_o be_v far_o more_o certain_a among_o divine_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o church_n which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v say_v if_o he_o have_v believe_v the_o infallibility_n of_o a_o council_n to_o be_v of_o faith._n for_o then_o it_o will_v be_v no_o less_o certain_a than_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n beside_o it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o our_o adversary_n that_o nothing_o be_v of_o faith_n of_o which_o dispute_n be_v raise_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n she_o be_v conscious_a of_o they_o thus_o holden_n 9_o holden_n certum_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la fidei_fw-la divinae_fw-la &_o catholicae_fw-la dogma_fw-la cujus_fw-la oppositum_fw-la a_o plurimis_fw-la piissimis_fw-la &_o doctissimis_fw-la catholicis_fw-la viris_fw-la publicè_fw-la sustentari_fw-la vidimus_fw-la sciente_fw-la nimirum_fw-la &_o jacente_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la universâ_fw-la hold._n anal._n fid_fw-we lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o affirm_v that_o be_v not_o a_o article_n of_o divine_a and_o catholic_n faith_n who_o opposite_a be_v public_o maintain_v by_o many_o pious_a and_o learned_a catholic_n