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meus_fw-la eiecit_fw-la ergo_fw-la solomon_n abiathar_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o paulò_fw-la post_fw-la &_o sadoc_n sacerdotem_fw-la posuit_fw-la pro_fw-la abiathar_n then_o the_o king_n say_v to_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n go_v to_o anathoth_n unto_o thy_o own_o farm_n for_o thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v but_o i_o will_v not_o this_o day_n kill_v thou_o because_o thou_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n before_o david_n my_o father_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v suffer_v in_o all_o where_o my_o father_n have_v be_v afflict_v solomon_n therefore_o cast_v out_o abiathar_n from_o be_v priest_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o set_v sadock_n the_o priest_n in_o the_o room_n of_o abiathar_n king_n josaphat_n appoint_v both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o secular_a magistrate_n command_v they_o strict_o to_o look_v unto_o their_o charge_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o holy_a writ_n in_o jerusalem_n quoque_fw-la constituit_fw-la io_n saphat_a levitas_n &_o sacerdotes_fw-la &_o principes_fw-la familiarum_fw-la ex_fw-la israel_n ut_fw-la iudicium_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la domini_fw-la iudicarent_fw-la 9_o habitatoribus_fw-la eius_fw-la praecepitque_fw-la eye_n dicens_fw-la sic_fw-la agetis_fw-la in_o timore_fw-la domini_fw-la fidelitèr_fw-la &_o cord_n perfecto_fw-la king_n josaphat_n appoint_v in_o jerusalem_n levites_n and_o priest_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o family_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o judgement_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o he_o command_v they_o say_v thus_o shall_v you_o do_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n faithful_o and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o it_o follow_v in_o these_o word_n omnem_fw-la cau_fw-fr same_o quae_fw-la venerit_fw-la ad_fw-la vos_fw-la fratrum_fw-la vestrorum_fw-la qui_fw-la habitant_fw-la 10._o in_o urbibus_fw-la suis_fw-la inter_fw-la cognationem_fw-la &_o cognationem_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la quaestio_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la lege_fw-la de_fw-la mandato_fw-la de_fw-la caeremonijs_fw-la de_fw-la iustificationibus_fw-la ostendite_fw-la eye_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la peccent_fw-la in_o dominum_fw-la every_o cause_n which_o shall_v come_v unto_o you_o of_o your_o brethren_n which_o dwell_v in_o their_o city_n between_o kindred_n and_o kindred_n where_o soever_o question_n be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o commandment_n of_o ceremony_n of_o iustification_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o sin_v not_o against_o the_o lord_n it_o follow_v thus_o amarias_n auten_a sacerdos_fw-la &_o pontifex_fw-la vester_fw-ge in_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinent_a 11._o praesidebit_fw-la porro_fw-la zabadias_n filius_fw-la ismaelqui_fw-la est_fw-la dux_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la juda_n super_fw-la ea_fw-la operaerit_fw-la quae_fw-la adregis_fw-la officium_fw-la pertinent_a amarias_n the_o priest_n and_o your_o bishop_n shall_v bear_v rule_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o perteine_a to_o god_n and_o zabadias_n son_n of_o ishmael_n captain_n in_o the_o house_n of_o juda_n shall_v be_v over_o those_o work_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o king_n these_o be_v the_o express_a word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o i_o have_v allege_v at_o large_a because_o if_o they_o be_v once_o apply_v effectual_o they_o can_v not_o but_o prove_v my_o opinion_n full_o 1_o first_o therefore_o as_o the_o queen_n
of_o the_o church_n all_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n together_o with_o other_o adjoin_v and_o very_o bitter_o inveigh_v against_o they_o by_o his_o letter_n which_o fact_n of_o victor_n irenaeus_n and_o other_o bishop_n sharp_o reprooved_a in_o their_o letter_n to_o the_o say_a victor_n which_o thing_n ruffinus_n plain_o testify_v in_o these_o word_n sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la placebat_fw-la episcopis_fw-la quin_fw-la potius_fw-la &_o è_fw-la contrario_fw-la scribentes_fw-la trans_fw-la ei_fw-la iubebant_fw-la ut_fw-la magis_fw-la quae_fw-la pacis_fw-la sunt_fw-la ageret_fw-la &_o concordiae_fw-la atque_fw-la unanimitati_fw-la studeret_fw-la denique_fw-la &_o extant_a ipsorum_fw-la literae_fw-la quibus_fw-la asperius_fw-la obiurgant_n victorem_fw-la velut_fw-la inutiliter_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la commodis_fw-la consulentem_fw-la yet_o this_o his_o deal_n please_v not_o all_o bishop_n but_o contrariwise_o they_o write_v unto_o he_o bid_v he_o to_o practice_v rather_o that_o belong_v to_o peace_n and_o to_o study_v for_o concord_n and_o unity_n final_o their_o letter_n be_v also_o extant_a in_o the_o which_o they_o sharp_o chide_v victor_n as_o one_o that_o respect_v unprofitable_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n thus_o say_v ruffinus_n in_o like_a manner_n though_o with_o more_o modesty_n dissent_v anicetus_n a_o other_o bishop_n of_o rome_n from_o s._n polycarpe_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n of_o which_o variance_n thus_o write_v eusebius_n neque_fw-la tamen_fw-la anicetus_n polycarpo_n poterat_fw-la persuadere_fw-la ut_fw-la suum_fw-la observandi_fw-la eccles_n morem_fw-la deponeret_fw-la neque_fw-la polycarpus_n aniceto_fw-la persuasit_fw-la ut_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la asiaticam_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la observaret_fw-la neither_o can_v polycarpus_n persuade_v anicetus_n to_o keep_v the_o custom_n and_o tradition_n of_o asia_n now_o gentle_a reader_n what_o need_v more_o to_o be_v say_v for_o the_o uncertentie_n of_o tradition_n 1_o for_o first_o these_o bishop_n that_o think_v thus_o diverse_o of_o tradition_n live_v within_o one_o hundred_o year_n of_o christ_n at_o what_o time_n the_o church_n be_v in_o good_a estate_n and_o stain_v with_o very_a few_o or_o no_o corruption_n at_o all_o 2_o second_o the_o one_o side_n doubtless_o be_v seduce_v with_o false_a tradition_n 3_o three_o s._n polycarpe_n and_o other_o holy_a bishop_n of_o that_o age_n make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n his_o opinion_n or_o authority_n then_o of_o a_o other_o man_n 4_o four_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n that_o they_o all_o repute_v themselves_o his_o equal_n and_o control_v he_o as_o sharp_o for_o his_o doctrine_n as_o s._n paul_n reprooved_a s._n peter_n for_o his_o conversation_n 5_o five_o if_o s._n polycarpe_n have_v cause_n in_o his_o time_n be_v the_o flourish_a age_n of_o the_o church_n to_o doubt_v of_o romish_a tradition_n much_o more_o have_v we_o cause_n in_o these_o latter_a day_n to_o stand_v in_o doubt_n thereof_o for_o now_o have_v iniquity_n the_o upper_a hand_n now_o be_v corruption_n more_o frequent_a no_o we_o do_v error_n in_o every_o place_n more_o abound_v let_v we_o therefore_o follow_v s._n augustine_n advice_n let_v we_o admit_v nothing_o rash_o let_v we_o examine_v all_o doubtful_a tradition_n and_o doctrine_n by_o the_o touchstone_n of_o verity_n the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o lest_o any_o man_n think_v s._n augustine_n to_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n these_o be_v his_o own_o express_a word_n non_fw-la audiamus_fw-la haec_fw-la dico_fw-la haec_fw-la dicis_fw-la sed_fw-la audiamus_fw-la haec_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la sunt_fw-la certe_fw-la libri_fw-la dominici_fw-la quorum_fw-la ant_n horitati_fw-la utrique_fw-la consentimus_fw-la utrique_fw-la credimus_fw-la utrique_fw-la 7._o servimus_fw-la ibi_fw-la quaeramus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ibi_fw-la discutiamus_fw-la causam_fw-la nostram_fw-la let_v we_o not_o hear_v i_o say_v this_o thou_o say_v that_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v this_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o our_o lord_n have_v book_n who_o authority_n we_o both_o admit_v we_o both_o believe_v we_o both_o obey_v let_v we_o there_o seek_v the_o church_n let_v we_o there_o decide_v our_o cause_n but_o what_o need_v many_o word_n for_o either_o popish_a unwritten_a tradition_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n or_o consonant_n to_o the_o same_o if_o they_o be_v repugnant_a then_o be_v there_o great_a reason_n to_o reject_v they_o if_o they_o be_v consonant_n that_o must_v be_v try_v by_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o conclusion_n i_o defend_v but_o the_o papist_n perceive_v themselves_o to_o be_v convince_v by_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o they_o must_v have_v their_o cause_n try_v by_o other_o mean_n for_o so_o write_v my_o l._n of_o rochester_n in_o these_o express_a term_n contendentibus_fw-la itaque_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la haereiic_fw-la be_v nos_fw-la alio_fw-la subsidio_fw-la nostram_fw-la oportet_fw-la tueri_fw-la causam_fw-la lutheri_fw-la quam_fw-la scripturae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la when_o therefore_o heretic_n he_o mean_v all_o not_o papist_n dispute_v with_o we_o we_o must_v use_v other_o help_n in_o defence_n of_o our_o cause_n than_o the_o scripture_n loe_o they_o dare_v not_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n which_o if_o a_o papist_n have_v not_o speak_v who_o will_v have_v believe_v it_o the_o corollary_n first_o therefore_o since_o the_o write_a word_n contain_v in_o itself_o every_o thing_n necessary_a for_o our_o salvation_n second_o since_o no_o tradition_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v but_o such_o as_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n three_o since_o papist_n load_v we_o with_o huge_a number_n of_o tradition_n without_o warrant_n of_o the_o write_a word_n four_o since_o popish_a tradition_n be_v in_o old_a time_n most_o doubtful_a and_o uncerten_a i_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a motive_n for_o i_o to_o renounce_v the_o romish_a religion_n as_o false_a erroneous_a and_o pernicious_a doctrine_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o nine_o motive_n chap._n ix_o of_o popish_a auricular_a confession_n although_o popish_a doctor_n do_v wonderful_o magnify_v their_o auricular_a confession_n persuade_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o they_o can_v not_o attain_v salvation_n without_o the_o same_o yet_o be_v it_o in_o deed_n a_o mere_a invention_n of_o man_n the_o bitter_a torment_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o desperation_n for_o manifest_a probation_n whereof_o i_o proceed_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o first_o conclusion_n all_o christian_n must_v confess_v their_o sin_n to_o god_n with_o internal_a contrition_n of_o heart_n with_o full_a purpose_n to_o amend_v their_o life_n and_o with_o steadfast_a hope_n of_o remission_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n his_o son_n our_o sweet_a redeemer_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o confession_n the_o scripture_n speak_v abundant_o delictum_fw-la meum_fw-la cognitum_fw-la tibi_fw-la feci_fw-la &_o iniustitiam_fw-la meam_fw-la non_fw-la abscondi_fw-la dixi_fw-la 5._o confitebor_fw-la adversum_fw-la i_o iniustitiam_fw-la meam_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la remisisti_fw-la impietatem_fw-la peccati_fw-la mei_fw-la i_o have_v make_v my_o sin_n know_v unto_o thou_o and_o my_o injustice_n i_o have_v not_o hide_v i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v to_o the_o lord_n my_o injustice_n against_o myself_o and_o thou_o have_v forgive_v the_o impiety_n of_o my_o sin_n qui_fw-la abscondit_fw-la scelera_fw-la sva_fw-la non_fw-la dirigetur_fw-la quiautem_fw-la confessus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la &_o reliquerit_fw-la ea_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la consequetur_fw-la 13._o he_o that_o hide_v his_o offence_n shall_v not_o be_v direct_v but_o who_o shall_v confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v attain_v mercy_n sidixerimus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la habemus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la 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thomas_n bell_n motive_n concern_v romish_a faith_n and_o religion_n exod._n cap._n 8._o vers_fw-la 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d print_v by_o john_n legate_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n 1593._o and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n in_o london_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a my_o very_a good_a lord_n the_o lord_n of_o her_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsell_n if_o tertullian_n right_a honourable_a err_v montanize_a if_o cyprian_a rebaptise_v if_o origen_n corporize_v if_o nazianzen_n angelize_a if_o eusebius_n arrianize_a if_o hieronymus_n monogamize_v if_o ambrose_n millenize_v if_o s._n paul_n gentilize_v if_o augustine_n retract_v many_o thing_n if_o aquinas_n navarrus_n victoria_n and_o many_o other_o best_o learned_a papist_n have_v often_o change_v their_o opinion_n if_o all_o this_o i_o say_v be_v true_a as_o true_a it_o be_v indeed_o it_o will_v not_o i_o trust_v for_o it_o can_v not_o 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