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A67643 Anti-Haman, or, An answer to Mr. G. Burnet's Mistery of iniquity unvailed wherein is shewed the conformity of the doctrine, worship, & practice of the Roman Catholick Church with those of the purest times : the idolatry of the pagans is truly stated ... / by W.E. ... Warner, John, 1628-1692. 1678 (1678) Wing W905_VARIANT; ESTC R34718 166,767 368

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so_o their_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v calculate_v according_a to_o the_o meridian_n of_o that_o divine_a spirit_n not_o of_o their_o quality_n take_v the_o most_o plain_a &_o simple_a of_o they_o all_o 1.1_o all_o amos_n 1.1_o the_o herd_n man_n of_o thecue_n read_v he_o over_o &_o if_o you_o say_v you_o understand_v he_o quite_o through_o i_o will_v say_v you_o have_v confidence_n to_o say_v any_o thing_n g._n b._n pag._n 14._o the_o hardests_a part_n of_o scripture_n be_v the_o writing_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n &_o yet_o those_o be_v communicate_v to_o all_o answer_n some_o part_n of_o the_o new_a be_v as_o hard_o at_o any_o of_o the_o old_a viz._n the_o apocalypse_n &_o some_o part_n of_o s._n paul_n epistle_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v 3.16_o understand_v 2._o pet_n 3.16_o likewise_o be_v it_o not_o true_a that_o all_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v make_v common_a to_o all_o the_o israelit_v the_o king_n 17.18_o king_n deut._n 17.18_o be_v indeed_o 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from_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n how_o they_o quarrel_n its_o darkness_n its_o ambiguousnesse_n the_o genuinesse_n of_o its_o original_n answer_n this_o be_v a_o calumny_n we_o all_o unanimous_o own_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o no_o untruth_n can_v be_v find_v in_o it_o out_o of_o its_o darkness_n &_o ambiguity_n we_o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o receive_v its_o sense_n from_o tradition_n &_o not_o stick_v to_o the_o bare_a letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n without_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v to_o the_o letter_n what_o a_o soul_n be_v to_o the_o body_n g._n b._n pag._n 15._o we_o complain_v of_o scripture_n be_v too_o much_o peruse_v answer_n another_o calumny_n in_o all_o our_o university_n we_o have_v master_n of_o scripture_n who_o in_o those_o i_o know_v take_v place_n of_o
never_o mention_v manichaeus_n ergo_fw-la the_o church_n on_o who_o word_n he_o receive_v the_o gospel_n be_v that_o of_o his_o time_n &_o not_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n when_o therefore_o e._n s._n pag._n 220._o say_v it_o be_v plain_a s._n austin_n mean_v not_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o present_a church_n but_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n as_o take_v in_o all_o age_n &_o place_n he_o evident_o contradict_v the_o very_a text_n of_o s._n ausstin_n whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o either_o he_o speak_v against_o his_o conscience_n which_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o believe_v or_o else_o which_o be_v more_o excusable_a that_o he_o have_v not_o read_v the_o text_n which_o he_o understake_v to_o explicate_v a_o three_o &_o yet_o more_o improbable_a explication_n be_v deliver_v by_o w.l._n pag._n 82._o he_o speak_v it_o either_o of_o novice_n or_o doubter_n in_o the_o faith_n or_o else_o of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o part_n infidel_n mr._n fisher_n the_o jesuit_n at_o the_o conference_n will_v needs_o have_v it_o that_o s._n austinspake_v it_o even_o of_o the_o faithful_a which_o i_o can_v yet_o think_v for_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o manichee_n &_o they_o have_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o infidel_n in_o they_o and_o the_o word_n immediate_o before_o these_o be_v if_o thou_o shall_v find_v one_o qui_fw-fr evangelio_n non_fw-la credit_n which_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o gospel_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v to_o make_v he_o believe_v thus_o w._n l._n this_o be_v like_o wise_a plain_o fall_v for_o s._n austin_n be_v nether_a a_o novice_n nor_o a_o doubter_n in_o the_o faith_n nor_o in_o part_n a_o infidel_n when_o he_o write_v that_o book_n for_o he_o write_v it_o after_o he_o be_v make_v bishop_n as_o you_o may_v see_v l._n 2._o retract_v c._n 2._o but_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o &_o describe_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o own_o faith_n ergo_fw-la he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o novice_n doubter_n or_o half_a infidel_n nor_o describe_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o faith_n 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answer_n see_v s._n austin_n express_o say_v he_o will_v renounce_v the_o gospel_n if_o the_o authority_n of_o catholic_n be_v weaken_v in_o he_o by_o discover_v they_o have_v deliver_v any_o one_o lie_n he_o must_v either_o think_v they_o exempt_v from_o all_o possibility_n of_o lie_v or_o else_o he_o adhere_v very_o loose_o to_o the_o gospel_n i_o hope_v e.s._n will_v not_o assert_v the_o late_a part_n wherefore_o he_o must_v grant_v that_o s._n austin_n think_v the_o church_n free_a from_o all_o possibility_n of_o error_n let_v we_o return_v to_o mr._n g._n b._n g._n b._n pag._n 43._o christ_n prophetic_a office_n be_v invade_v by_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o church_n infallibility_n in_o expound_v scripture_n and_o why_o good_a sir_n shall_v the_o infallibility_n in_o expound_v scripture_n be_v a_o invasion_n of_o the_o prophetic_a office_n of_o christ_n see_v infallibility_n in_o write_v they_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n certain_o it_o be_v more_o to_o compose_v a_o writing_n they_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o many_o can_v understand_v cicero_n speech_n pro_fw-la milone_n who_o can_v compose_v such_o a_o one_o and_o your_o old_a woman_n pretend_v to_o understand_v several_a part_n of_o scripture_n which_o yet_o i_o think_v will_v scarce_o undertake_v to_o pen_v the_o like_a by_o this_o say_v you_o the_o whole_a authority_n be_v devolve_v on_o the_o church_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v on_o s._n john_n when_o he_o write_v his_o gospel_n or_o s._n paul_n compose_v his_o epistle_n nor_o so_o much_o nether_a see_v these_o be_v so_o assist_v as_o to_o compose_v holy_a scripture_n when_o the_o church_n only_o pretend_v to_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o god_n how_o do_v such_o a_o assistance_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n derogate_v from_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n from_o which_o it_o be_v derive_v but_o her_o exposition_n must_v be_v admit_v say_v you_o though_o contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n as_o if_o infallibility_n do_v not_o exclude_v all_o 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believe_v not_o you_o but_o christ_n who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v the_o office_n of_o the_o key_n to_o open_v &_o shut_v not_o the_o gospel_n but_o heaven_n by_o lose_v &_o bind_v sin_n g._n b._n pag._n 46._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o vice_n as_o well_o as_o errpr_fw-la os_fw-la destrictove_n of_o religion_n if_o then_o there_o be_v no_o authority_n for_o repress_v of_o vice_n but_o that_o same_o of_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v not_o incongruous_a there_o be_v no_o other_o authority_n for_o suppress_v of_o error_n but_o that_o same_o of_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v certain_a that_o both_o in_o the_o old_a &_o new_a law_n several_a person_n have_v be_v secure_v against_o error_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o sin_n s._n peter_n be_v true_o reprehensible_a 2.11_o reprehensible_a gal._n 2.11_o for_o a_o thing_n he_o do_v not_o for_o any_o thing_n he_o write_v or_o preach_v the_o same_o of_o david_n of_o solomon_n etc._n etc._n for_o this_o reason_n our_o bless_a saviour_n command_v 23.23_o command_v mat._n 23.23_o all_o to_o follow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scribe_n &_o pharisys_n because_o they_o sit_v on_o the_o chair_n of_o moses_n but_o not_o their_o example_n so_o your_o question_n why_o god_n shall_v provide_v more_o against_o error_n in_o faith_n then_o against_o vice_n in_o manner_n can_v find_v no_o place_n among_o catholic_n who_o be_v teach_v to_o adore_v god_n holy_a will_n even_o when_o they_o understand_v it_o not_o &_o to_o bring_v 10.5_o bring_v 2._o cor._n 10.5_o into_o captivity_n every_o thought_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n to_o you_o who_o think_v it_o absurd_a to_o deny_v a_o man_n the_o use_n of_o his_o reason_n in_o judge_v &_o discern_v all_o thing_n &_o submit_v even_o divine_o
nether_a in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o next_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o some_o sin_n be_v forgiin_n the_o next_o world_n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la veraciter_fw-la diceretur_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la eye_n remittatur_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la saeculo_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la saeculo_fw-la nisi_fw-la essent_fw-la quibus_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la in_o isto_fw-la tamen_fw-la remittetur_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la aug._n l._n 21._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 24._o now_o to_o mr._n g._n b._n g.b._n p._n 55._o for_o purgatory_n the_o proof_n from_o scripture_n be_v only_o draw_v from_o one_o wrest_a place_n of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 1_o cor._n 3.12.13.14.15_o ans_fw-fr how_o can_v you_o say_v this_o when_o among_o the_o ancient_n s._n austin_n use_v another_o text_n as_o we_o have_v just_a now_o see_v and_o bellarmin_n have_v nineteen_o text_n of_o scripture_n as_o your_o patriarch_n w.l._n will_v tell_v you_o p._n 353._o g._n 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