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interpretation_n then_o that_o which_o i_o have_v mention_v unless_o a_o man_n will_v bend_v his_o wit_n and_o force_v his_o quill_n of_o purpose_n to_o misconstrue_v his_o meaning_n the_o ninteenth_n controversy_n declare_v how_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o justify_v against_o d._n whitaker_n d._n feild_n d._n abbot_n and_o all_o sectarye_n chap._n i._n that_o we_o may_v not_o stumble_v at_o the_o beginning_n 7â—_n châ—nitiuâ—_n in_o 1._o part_n examinaâ—_n con_fw-mi iâ—_n trid._n calu._n l._n 30_o instit_fw-la c._n â—_o §._o 9_o fulk_n in_o c._n 13._o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n sect_n 5_o perkins_n in_o his_o reform_a cath._n f._n 7â—_n nor_o post_n away_o in_o vain_a before_o i_o go_v further_o i_o will_v true_o lay_v down_o the_o state_n of_o this_o question_n as_o it_o be_v controvert_v &_o defend_v on_o both_o side_n protestant_n distinguish_v three_o sort_n of_o faith_n 1._o the_o historical_a faith_n as_o they_o term_v it_o by_o which_o they_o believe_v the_o history_n of_o the_o 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scripture_n one_o dogmatic_a and_o catholic_a faith_n by_o which_o we_o believe_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n the_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n and_o whatsoever_o in_o this_o kind_a the_o universal_a church_n propose_v unto_o us._n for_o as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o formal_a motive_n or_o subject_n of_o belief_n to_o wit_n the_o prime_a verity_n or_o divine_a authority_n obscure_o reveil_v the_o history_n of_o the_o bible_n the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o true_a and_o theological_a virtue_n of_o faith_n which_o with_o most_o constant_a assent_n believe_v they_o all_o one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n and_o to_o this_o one_o sole_a faith_n not_o to_o the_o peculiar_a persuasion_n of_o sectarye_n be_v ascrybed_n by_o s._n cyrill_n patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n s._n augustine_n s._n leo_n and_o s._n fulgentius_n the_o whole_a force_n of_o justification_n which_o in_o any_o part_n of_o sacred_a writ_n be_v attribute_v unto_o faith_n wherefore_o although_o we_o hold_v that_o this_o theological_a faith_n be_v the_o beginning_n &_o foundation_n of_o our_o spiritual_a building_n for_o be_v that_o come_v to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v though_o it_o be_v also_o the_o root_n from_o whence_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n do_v sometime_o spring_n by_o stir_v up_o and_o exciting_a the_o affection_n of_o the_o will_n to_o love_v good_a and_o detest_v sin_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o full_o engender_v that_o spark_n of_o life_n it_o do_v neither_o whole_o dispose_v to_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v nor_o intiere_o sanctify_v and_o make_v we_o just_a as_o i_o shall_v now_o demonstrate_v 11._o math._n 25._o v._n 11._o matth._n 7._o v._n 22._o joan._n 12._o v._n 42._o 43._o matth._n 22._o v._n 11._o 3._o the_o foolish_a virgin_n who_o cry_v lord_n lord_z open_z unto_o we_o have_v faith_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o who_o they_o invocate_v the_o false_a prophet_n believe_v who_o wrought_v miracle_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ._n the_o prince_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o love_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n yet_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v they_o believe_v in_o christ_n the_o guest_n who_o be_v find_v at_o the_o marriage_n feast_n without_o his_o wedding_n garment_n he_o believe_v also_o for_o by_o faith_n he_o yield_v to_o the_o call_n &_o come_v into_o the_o house_n 15._o whitak_n l._n 8._o advers_a duraeum_n &_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o 1._o reason_n of_o m._n campian_n abbot_n in_o his_o defence_n c._n 4._o orig._n tract_n 32._o in_o matth._n hilar._n can_v 27._o hier._n ep_v ad_fw-la demetr_v theoph._n &_o euthy_n in_o cum_fw-la locum_fw-la august_n tract_n 54._o in_o joan._n august_n tract_n 53._o in_o joan._n beliar._n the_o iustif_a l._n 1._o c._n 15._o of_o god_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o these_o be_v iustify_v therefore_o faith_n alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o iuftification_n m._n whitaker_n m._n abbot_n and_o the_o rest_n will_v answer_v that_o these_o have_v not_o a_o true_a but_o a_o feigned_a dead_a and_o idle_a faith_n dead_a and_o idle_a we_o confess_v it_o be_v yet_o true_a and_o unfaygned_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o essence_n and_o nature_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o evangelist_n speak_v of_o the_o jewish_a prince_n use_v the_o same_o word_n crediderunt_fw-la they_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o he_o do_v when_o he_o discourse_v of_o they_o who_o believe_v indeed_o which_o will_v breed_v intolerable_a ambiguity_n &_o doubtfullnes_n in_o expound_v of_o holy_a scripture_n if_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o true_a belief_n second_o the_o ancient_a father_n interpret_v all_o these_o place_n of_o true_a and_o unfaygned_a faith_n origen_n s._n hilary_n s._n hierome_n the_o first_o affirm_v the_o foolish_a virgin_n to_o be_v exclude_v from_o their_o bridegroom_n not_o for_o want_v of_o true_a faith_n but_o for_o 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&_o chryso_n in_o hunc_fw-la loc_fw-la ambr._n ser_n 14._o de_fw-la naâ—ali_fw-la hieron_n gregor_n theoph._n &_o euthy_n in_o â—um_fw-la locum_fw-la maldon_n in_o cap._n 22._o matth._n jacob_n ep_n cap._n 2._o v._n 14._o 17._o &_o 14._o augu._n de_fw-fr â—â—de_n &_o opâ—rib_n c._n 14._o whitak_n l._n 1._o advers_a duraeum_n &_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o 1._o reason_n of_o m._n ca_o apian_n witak_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la fulk_n in_o c._n 2._o joan._n sect_n 9_o abbot_n c._n 4._o f._n 476._o &_o 477._o not_o profit_v but_o another_o arrive_v to_o perfection_n that_o have_v fail_v last_o that_o he_o who_o want_v his_o wedding_n garment_n believe_v also_o aright_o be_v insinuate_v by_o tertullian_n origen_n s._n hierome_n s._n chrysostome_n s._n ambrose_n s._n gregory_n theophilact_n and_o euthymius_n who_o conformable_o teach_v that_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o outward_a darkness_n not_o for_o any_o defect_n of_o faith_n but_o for_o want_v of_o
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be_v so_o wilful_o bend_v as_o to_o persist_v in_o their_o folly_n so_o many_o fest_o open_v &_o discover_v unto_o they_o few_o will_v be_v such_o enemy_n to_o their_o soul_n as_o to_o forsake_v the_o path_n which_o assure_o lead_v to_o the_o house_n of_o salvation_n 32._o august_n in_o psalm_n 32._o the_o giver_n of_o light_n and_o god_n of_o all_o goodness_n open_v their_o eye_n and_o inspire_v their_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v recover_v themselves_o and_o see_v that_o they_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o oppose_v against_o the_o truth_n the_o table_n show_v the_o controversye_n discuss_v and_o maintain_v in_o this_o first_o part._n the_o first_o book_n the_o first_o controversy_n declare_v how_o neither_o the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o itself_o nor_o by_o any_o mean_v the_o protestant_n assign_v can_v be_v judge_n of_o controversye_n against_o d._n whitaker_n d._n reynoldes_n and_o all_o other_o protestant_n pag._n 1._o the_o 2._o chapter_n wherein_o all_o that_o which_o d._n 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necessity_n of_o confession_n against_o d._n sparkes_n and_o d._n fulke_o pag._n 129._o the_o 7._o controversy_n establish_v satisfaction_n against_o d._n field_n &_o d._n fulke_n p._n 144._o the_o 8._o countroversy_n approve_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o indulgence_n against_o d._n fulke_n and_o other_o sectarye_n pag._n 160._o the_o second_o book_n the_o nine_o controversy_n manife_v how_o christ_n our_o saviour_n perform_v not_o the_o office_n of_o mediation_n according_a to_o both_o his_o nature_n against_o d._n fulke_n and_o d._n field_n the_o 10_o controversy_n demonstrate_v the_o primacy_n of_o s._n peter_n against_o d._n bilson_n and_o d._n reynoldes_n pag._n 191._o the_o 11._o controversy_n uphold_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n against_o d._n bilson_n and_o d._n reynoldes_n pag._n 209._o the_o three_o book_n the_o tweluth_o controversy_n free_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o saint_n of_o their_o shrine_n and_o relic_n from_o idolatry_n against_o d._n bilson_n d._n reynoldes_n and_o d._n fulke_o pag._n 233._o the_o 13._o controversy_n
as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v which_o ignorance_n of_o they_o partly_o proceed_v from_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o understanding_n partly_o from_o the_o depth_n and_o sublimity_n of_o the_o misterye_n propose_v partly_o also_o from_o the_o unsearchablenes_n of_o god_n way_n and_o secrecy_n of_o his_o unacquainted_a motion_n of_o which_o job_n say_v if_o god_n come_v unto_o i_o i_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o and_o if_o he_o depart_v away_o from_o i_o i_o shall_v not_o understand_v it_o wherefore_o 7._o job._n 9_o â—â—_o field_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o see_v no_o man_n as_o m._n field_n do_v witness_v prove_v a_o thing_n doubtful_a by_o that_o which_o be_v as_o much_o doubt_v of_o as_o itself_o no_o man_n can_v be_v assure_v of_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o signification_n of_o scripture_n by_o the_o internal_a work_n of_o god_n in_o his_o hart_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o be_v doubt_v of_o and_o alike_o hard_a to_o be_v discern_v as_o the_o very_a sense_n itself_o and_o meaning_n of_o the_o scripture_n 23._o second_o we_o be_v counsel_v not_o to_o believe_v every_o â—_o 2d_o joâ—_a 4._o â—_o spirit_n but_o to_o prove_v the_o spirit_n if_o they_o be_v of_o god_n but_o if_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o touchstone_n of_o trial_n if_o they_o must_v be_v approve_v and_o judge_v by_o some_o other_o well_o know_v &_o undoubted_a authority_n they_o be_v not_o themselves_o the_o trial_n and_o judge_n of_o our_o difference_n nay_o suppose_v we_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o inspiration_n assure_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v in_o our_o heart_n yet_o that_o speech_n be_v invisible_a that_o motion_n invisible_a that_o judgement_n invisible_a it_o can_v hear_v the_o cause_n examine_v the_o argument_n or_o pronounce_v any_o desinitive_a 6._o whitaâ—â—â—_n adu_fw-la stâ—pl_a l._n 2._o â—_o 6._o sentence_n at_o all_o by_o which_o the_o contentious_a may_v be_v silence_v the_o innocent_a acquit_v the_o guilty_a condemn_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n say_v whitaker_n be_v private_a and_o secret_a be_v unfit_a to_o teach_v or_o refel_v other_o if_o unfit_a to_o teach_v unfit_a to_o refel_v then_o whole_o unfit_a whole_o unable_a to_o clear_a doubt_n decide_v controversye_n or_o end_v the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o party_n in_o strife_n 24._o three_o the_o rule_n and_o guide_v of_o our_o belief_n aught_o to_o have_v some_o near_a affinity_n and_o connexion_n with_o that_o which_o it_o guide_v the_o measure_n as_o the_o philosopher_n teach_v must_v be_v always_o proportionable_a to_o the_o thing_n measure_v but_o the_o inward_a inspiration_n have_v no_o such_o affinity_n and_o proportion_n with_o our_o catholic_a faith_n because_o that_o be_v secret_a this_o public_a that_o particular_a this_o universal_a that_o mere_o interior_a and_o work_v only_o in_o the_o hart_n this_o exterior_a 14._o hooker_n of_o ecclesi_n policy_n lib._n 1._o sect_n 14._o lib._n 2._o sect_n 8._o lib._n 3._o sect_n 8._o pag._n 149._o 147._o lib._n 2._o sect_n 7_o pag._n 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