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A77108 An exposition of the doctrine of the Catholic Church in matters of controversie by the Right Reverend James Benigne Bossuet ... ; done into English from the fifth edition in French.; Exposition de la doctrine de l'Eglise catholique sur les matières de controverse. English Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704.; Johnston, Joseph, d. 1723. 1685 (1685) Wing B3783; ESTC R223808 74,712 98

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l'hò_fw-la letto_fw-it con_fw-mi attentione_n particolare_fw-la e_fw-la perch_n five_o e._n mi_fw-mi accenna_fw-la che_fw-it alcuni_fw-la lo_n accusano_fw-la di_fw-it qualche_fw-mi mancamento_fw-la hò_fw-la voluto_fw-la particolarment_fw-mi osservare_fw-la in_o che_fw-it potesse_n esser_fw-it ripreso_fw-it mà_fw-fr realment_fw-it non_fw-it sò_fw-la trovarci_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la materia_fw-la di_fw-it grandissima_fw-la load_n perch_n senza_fw-it entrare_fw-la nelle_fw-it questioni_fw-la spinose_n dell_fw-it controversy_n conuna_fw-la maniera_fw-fr ingegnosa_fw-la facile_fw-la e_fw-la famigliare_a e_fw-it con_fw-mi metodo_fw-la per_fw-la così_n dire_a geometrica_fw-la da_fw-la certi_fw-la principii_fw-la communi_fw-la &_o approvati_fw-la convince_v i_o calvenisti_fw-la e_fw-la li_n necessita_fw-it à_fw-it consessare_fw-la la_fw-fr verità_fw-la della_fw-it feed_v cattolica_fw-la assicuro_fw-la v._o e._n di_o haverlo_o letto_n con_fw-mi mia_fw-la indicibile_fw-la sodisfattione_fw-la nè_fw-la mi_fw-mi maraviglio_fw-it chegli_fw-it habbino_fw-it trovato_fw-mi à_fw-fr dire_fw-fr perch_n tutte_o le_fw-fr opere_fw-la grandi_fw-la e_fw-it che_fw-it sormontano_fw-la l'ordinario_fw-la sempre_fw-it hanno_fw-mi contradittori_fw-mi vince_n però_fw-la finalment_fw-it la_fw-it verità_fw-la e_fw-la da'frutti_n si_fw-la conosce_fw-la la_fw-fr qualità_fw-la dell'albero_fw-la i_o ne_fw-mi rallegre_n con_fw-mi l'_fw-fr autore_fw-la il_fw-fr quale_fw-la hà_fw-la dato_fw-la saggio_fw-mi del_fw-it svo_fw-la grand_fw-mi talento_fw-la con_fw-mi questa_fw-la a_o opera_fw-la e_fw-it potrà_fw-it con_fw-mi molte_fw-it altre_n servire_fw-la lodevolment_fw-it à_fw-it santa_fw-it chiesa_fw-la roma_fw-it 19_o gennaro_n 1672._o lettre_n de_fw-fr monseigneur_n le_fw-fr cardinal_n sigismond_n chig_n la_fw-fr mounseur_fw-fr l'abbé_fw-fr de_fw-fr dangeau_fw-fr ricevei_fw-mi con_fw-mi la_fw-fr sva_fw-la lettera_fw-la ill_a libro_fw-la della_fw-it espositione_fw-la della_fw-it dottrina_fw-la cattolica_fw-la del_fw-it vescovo_fw-la di_fw-it condom_n molto_fw-mi erudito_fw-la e_fw-it molto_fw-mi utile_fw-la per_fw-la convertire_n gl_fw-la heretici_fw-la più_fw-fr con_fw-mi le_fw-fr vive_fw-fr ragioni_fw-la che_fw-it con_fw-mi l'asprezza_fw-mi del_fw-it discorso_fw-it parlai_n all_o padre_n mastro_n di_fw-mi s._n palazzo_n &_o all_o segretario_n dell_n '_o congregatione_n dell_n indice_fw-la e_fw-la conobbi_n verament_fw-mi che_fw-it non_fw-it viera_fw-fr stato_fw-it chi_fw-mi havesse_fw-it a_fw-la questi_fw-la padri_fw-la parlato_fw-it in_fw-it disfavore_fw-it del_fw-it medesimo_fw-la anzi_n li_n trovai_fw-la pieni_fw-la di_fw-it estimatione_fw-la per_fw-la il_fw-fr medesimo_fw-la &_o havendo_fw-la poi_fw-it parlato_fw-it con_fw-mi questi_fw-la signori_fw-it cardinali_n della_fw-it congregatione_fw-la trovai_fw-la frà_fw-la gl'altri_fw-la il_fw-it signor_n cardinale_n brancaccio_n molto_fw-mi inclinato_fw-la a_fw-fr pregiarlo_o e_fw-it molto_fw-mi propenso_fw-la a_o lodarne_n l'autore_fw-la onde_fw-fr io_fw-it tengo_fw-la certo_fw-la che_fw-it qua_fw-la ancora_fw-la monsignor_fw-it di_fw-it condom_n ottenga_fw-mi quella_fw-it load_n che_fw-it e_fw-it dovuta_fw-mi alla_fw-mi sva_fw-la fatica_fw-la &_o alla_fw-fr sva_fw-la dottrina_fw-la resto_n per_fw-la tanto_fw-la obligato_fw-la alla_fw-mi sva_fw-la gentilezza_fw-it che_fw-it mi_fw-mi ha_o dato_fw-la modo_fw-la di_fw-it ammirar_fw-it la_fw-fr medesima_fw-la mentre_fw-fr mi_fw-mi pare_v che_fw-it l'autore_fw-la string_n a_o bone_n i_o suoi_fw-fr argomenti_fw-la e_fw-la mostri_fw-la chiaro_fw-it i_fw-it punti_fw-la nei_fw-la quali_fw-la i_fw-it divisi_fw-la discordano_fw-it della_fw-it chieza_n ne_fw-la credo_fw-la che_fw-it il_fw-it modo_fw-la che_fw-it tien_n l'autore_fw-la siam_fw-it da_fw-it condannarsi_fw-la nell'esplicatione_n di_fw-mi qualche_fw-mi dottrina_fw-la insegnata_fw-la dal_n concilio_n di_fw-it trento_n essendo_fw-la praticato_fw-la da_fw-la molti_fw-la scrittori_n &_o essendo_fw-la da_fw-la lui_fw-fr maneggiato_fw-it molto_fw-mi regolatament_fw-it in_o oltre_n che_fw-it l'autore_fw-la non_fw-it ha_o havuto_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la d'inte_fw-fr pretare_fw-la i_fw-it dogmi_fw-it di_fw-it quel_fw-it concilio_n ma_fw-fr solo_fw-la importarlinel_n svo_fw-la libro_fw-la esplicati_fw-la perch_n gl'heretici_fw-la restino_fw-la convinti_fw-la &_o in_o chiaro_fw-la di_fw-it tutto_fw-mi quello_fw-it che_fw-it la_fw-it santa_fw-it chiesa_fw-la gl'obliga_fw-la di_fw-it credere_fw-la dell'autorita_n del_fw-it papa_n ne_o parlabene_n e_fw-it con_fw-mi il_fw-fr dounto_o rispetto_fw-it della_fw-it sede_n romana_fw-la ogni_fw-la voliàche_fw-fr parla_fw-fr del_fw-it capo_fw-la visibile_fw-la della_fw-it chiesa_fw-mi onde_fw-fr torno_fw-la à_fw-fr dire_fw-fr che_fw-it non_fw-it e_fw-it capace_n che_fw-it di_fw-it load_n roma_fw-it 5._o aprile_a 1672._o lettre_n du_fw-fr reverendiss_n pere_fw-fr hyacinthe_n libelli_fw-la alors_fw-fr maistre_fw-mi du_fw-fr sacre_n palais_n &_o maintenant_fw-fr archevesque_fw-la d'avignon_fw-fr a_o monseigneur_n le_fw-fr cardinal_n sigismond_n chigi_n ho_o letto_fw-it il_fw-it libro_fw-la del_fw-it sig._n di_o condom_n continente_fw-la l'espositione_n dellae_fw-la dottrina_fw-la della_fw-it chiesa_fw-la devo_fw-la infinite_a gratie_n a_o v._o e._n che_fw-it mi_fw-it habbia_fw-la fat_a consumare_fw-la quattro_fw-la hore_n di_fw-it tempo_fw-it sì_n virtuo_fw-la sament_fw-it e_fw-it con_fw-mi tanto_fw-it mio_fw-mi diletro_fw-it mi_fw-mi è_fw-mi piacciuto_fw-mi sopra_fw-la modo_fw-la e_fw-la per_fw-la l'argomento_fw-la singolare_fw-la e_fw-la per_fw-la le_fw-fr prove_v che_fw-it à_fw-it quello_fw-it correspondono_fw-it la_fw-fr dottrina_fw-la è_fw-it tutta_fw-mi sana_fw-la ne_fw-la v'ha_fw-it embra_fw-mi di_fw-it mancamento_fw-la no_o per_fw-la i_o sò_fw-la quello_fw-it che_fw-it possa_fw-mi opporvisi_fw-la e_fw-la se_fw-la l'autore_fw-la desidereràche_fw-it si_fw-la ristamp_n in_o roma_n da_fw-mi i_o otterrà_fw-it
contrary_a full_a of_o esteem_n for_o this_o work_n i_o discourse_v of_o it_o likewise_o to_o the_o cardinal_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o among_o all_o the_o rest_n i_o find_v cardinal_n brancas_n much_o incline_v to_o praise_v the_o author_n and_o esteem_v the_o book_n so_o that_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o m._n de_fw-fr condom_n will_v receive_v here_o the_o same_o approbation_n which_o have_v be_v give_v he_o every_o where_o else_o and_o which_o be_v so_o legitimate_o due_a both_o to_o his_o learning_n and_o his_o labour_n i_o be_o very_o much_o oblige_v to_o you_o for_o have_v give_v i_o the_o mean_n of_o admire_v he_o and_o have_v perceive_v in_o this_o your_o old_a and_o ordinary_a goodness_n the_o author_n be_v close_o in_o his_o proof_n and_o explicate_v very_o clear_o the_o subject_a he_o treat_v on_o in_o show_v the_o true_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o belief_n of_o catholic_n and_o that_o of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o method_n he_o take_v to_o explicate_v the_o doctrine_n teach_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n can_v in_o the_o least_o be_v disapprove_v this_o method_n have_v be_v practise_v by_o many_o other_o writer_n and_o be_v handle_v throughout_o his_o whole_a book_n with_o great_a exactness_n certain_o it_o be_v never_o his_o intention_n to_o give_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o tenet_n of_o the_o council_n but_o only_o to_o deliver_v they_o in_o his_o book_n right_o explicate_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o heretic_n may_v be_v convince_v and_o especial_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o holy_a church_n oblige_v they_o to_o believe_v he_o speak_v perfect_o well_o of_o the_o pope_n authority_n and_o wherever_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o visible_a head_n of_o the_o church_n he_o appear_v full_a of_o respect_n for_o the_o holy_a see_n in_o fine_a i_o must_v tell_v you_o once_o again_o m._n de_fw-fr condom_n can_v be_v too_o much_o commend_v etc._n etc._n rome_n april_n the_o 5_o 1672._o a_o letter_n from_o the_o reverend_a father_n hiacinthus_n libelli_fw-la at_o that_o time_n master_n of_o the_o sacred_a palace_n and_o now_o archbishop_n of_o avignon_n to_o the_o cardinal_n sigismond_n chigi_n i_o have_v read_v m._n the_o condom_n book_n which_o contain_v a_o exposition_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n i_o be_o extreme_o indebt_v to_o your_o eminence_n for_o give_v i_o the_o opportunity_n of_o employ_v four_o hour_n so_o profitable_o and_o with_o so_o much_o pleasure_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o to_o express_v how_o much_o this_o work_n have_v please_v i_o both_o for_o the_o peculiar_a excellence_n of_o the_o design_n and_o for_o the_o proof_n which_o correspond_v to_o it_o the_o doctrine_n be_v sound_a in_o all_o its_o part_n and_o without_o the_o small_a shadow_n of_o a_o fault_n as_o for_o myself_o i_o can_v see_v what_o can_v be_v object_v against_o it_o and_o if_o the_o author_n will_v have_v the_o book_n print_v at_o rome_n i_o will_v give_v all_o the_o necessary_a approbation_n without_o change_v a_o single_a word_n this_o author_n who_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o wit_n have_v show_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o judgement_n too_o in_o this_o treatise_n where_o lay_v aside_o dispute_v which_o ordinary_o speak_v do_v but_o increase_v dissension_n it_o be_v rare_a to_o find_v any_o who_o will_v grant_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o wit_n to_o their_o companion_n he_o have_v find_v out_o another_o and_o more_o easy_a method_n of_o treat_v with_o the_o calvinist_n from_o which_o much_o better_a fruit_n may_v be_v expect_v in_o effect_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o lay_v aside_o that_o horror_n which_o they_o have_v suck_v in_o with_o their_o milk_n against_o our_o tenet_n they_o come_v more_o willing_o towards_o we_o and_o discover_v the_o insincerity_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o they_o learn_v from_o their_o master_n the_o principal_a maxim_n of_o which_o be_v that_o our_o doctrine_n be_v horrid_a and_o incredible_a 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