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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	peter_n	successor_n	2,942	5	9.2143	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40846	A Famous conference between Pope Clement the Xth and Cardinal de Monte Alto concerning the late discovery of the Masse in Holy Scripture made by the worthy Father Patrick, an excellent engineer of the Church of Rome in England	Clement X, Pope, 1590-1676.	1674 (1674)	Wing F368; ESTC R7044	15,089	35

design'd to bring back to the profession of the truth the poor deluded Hereticks for my part I conceive that he did foresee the conversion of all those people that will now doubtless embrace my Faith and profession for they have often promised to come to Mass if we can but shew them the Mass in Holy Scripture Now they must of necessity acknowledg it to be there mauger all their obstinacy we may therefore hope to see whole troops of men return again to the bosom of my Holy Church If after so clear a convict on and this undeniable discovery there be any so obstinate as to shut their eyes and refuse to acknowledg the Mass I will thunder against him from my Vatican and send him to Hell before his time For my part I find quoth the Cardinal that he hath much oblieged the Civil Magistrates and Princes in giving this meaning to the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for we must now look upon them as persons who have liberty to say Mass for St. Paul names them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is according to this new signification Singers or bablers of Masses unto God Now I think of it all our Roman Religion is mightily obliged to him for he hath shewn us an expedient how to confirm all the Doctrines of our Holy Church without much difficulty in placing them in express words in Holy Scripture We may now seek the passages that have any colour of such Doctrines and Translate them according to this good model of Father Patrick for example Christ Mat. 16. 18. said to St. Peter in the Gospel Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church there we maintain that Christ hath granted and established the Popes Authority upon Peter and his Successors But because these words are not so plain and clear for our purpose as we could well wish why may not we make it plainer and Translate it in express words that may confute all the Hereticks in this manner Thou art Pope and upon this pope I will build my Church Your Fancy quoth the Pope is very good and makes much for our purpose Doubtless all Christendom admires the wit and piety of this Ingenious Father and desires that he may be well rewarded for his worth and cunning we shall have our Court thronged with the Embassadors of several Princes to sue for his promotion and reward for my part I am already very much enclined to grant to Father Patrick my most special Favours I do at present free him from the troublesom Visit of purgatory after his Decease and Decree that his Soul may leap directly into Heaven without stop or hindrance We have granted this priviledge to many that are not so deserving as this most Reverend Father and it is but reason that he should obtain this benefit from the Mass seeing that he hath been so great a Friend to her We commonly say Mass to free poor Souls from the flames of purgatory and to draw them into a more temperate and more pleasant abode why may not the Mass from which he hath deserv'd a good Reward hinder him from entring into this Incommodious burning I will also reward him in his life-time I will enoble his pate with a Cardinals Cap I conceive his head is bigg enough and of a sise able to bear this Covering with a bon meen When his Holiness had uttered these words he began to bethink himself and muse upon what he had said well quoth he rubbing and shaking his head there is something comes into my mind that damps all my affections for Father Patrick this subtle Wit that hath found the Mass in Holy Writ contrary to all appearance may also by chance find by his cunning and working fancy how to make Father Patrick a Pope and by this means pull me out of my seat and tumble me down of my Throne as an unlawfull Pope This apprehension sinks into my mind do what I can and spoils all the affection that I had conceived for this Father so that a small matter might cause me to undertake his Destruction As the Cardinal was opening his Lips to return an answer in steps a Gentleman of the popes Bed-chamber to acquaint his Holiness that there were without a croud of persons that did most passionately entreat for audience of his good Holiness When the pope had commanded them to come in e found them to Be some of his Well-wisher that came to advertise him of a great Tumult that had hapned in the Vatican Church between two comely Ladies the one named her self Vulgata Latim the other was named Madam Franca Versio of the City of Louvain two persons of very good account as they were at their Devotions they quarrell'd with that Fury that they were ready to tear one another to pieces Madam Vulgata required the precedency because she had been enobled by the Council of Trent and could shew a very authentick patent for her Nobility but Madam Franca Versio could produce no such Antiquity but pretended that she was to have the precedency of the former because she had been enobled dignified and blessed with a most Divine Berne a She-beauty esteemed and admired all over the World as a Goddess she being the only Mother that had bore in her Womb such a Celestial production as the Goddess Missa She resolved not to yeild an ace to her Sister Madam Vulgata Latina but to dispute the preeminency and the predency with her to the uttermost and the rather because she was backt and assisted by all her Countrymen who did not much favour Madam Latina because they understood not her speech As soon as these persons had represented the case to his Holiness the door being open in steps an old Roman Lady my Lady Tradition she was attired as the Gibeonites are represented in holy Scripture when they came to make peace with the Children of Israel at their entrance into the promised Land her Gown was old and moth-eaten her shoes patcht with many old pieces her face painted with many wrinkles her food was dry bread and mouldy bisket all her Garments did bespeak her to be but a durty nasty loathsom and old Joane nevertheless she received the Respects of all the company at her entrance because she did look with a grave countenance and affect such marks and liveries of Antiquity and Age although she was but young and of a late Birth she accessed his Holiness without any Ceremony because she was very well known to him and familiar with him she had tutered him and did yet furnish him with very good directions This Lady Tradition with a grim and sad countenance soon burst forth into bitter complaints against Father Patrick the French Abbot and the Irish Priest for having committed a most unjust robbery and rape and debaucht and carried away from her dwelling one of her best and most beautiful Guests my Lady Missa she represented to his Holiness that he had just cause