divine_n bellarmine_n confession_n be_v allege_v who_o say_v that_o protestant_n grant_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v ordain_v certain_a rite_n and_o order_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o scripture_n cont_n 1._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1_o rite_n and_o order_n may_v be_v ordain_v though_o such_o ceremony_n as_o we_o be_v unlawful_a and_o bellarmine_n meaning_n can_v not_o be_v of_o such_o rite_n as_o our_o ceremony_n be_v except_o he_o speak_v against_o his_o conscience_n for_o he_o confess_v the_o cult_a sanct_a l._n 3_o cap._n 7_o that_o some_o of_o our_o divine_n as_o brentius_n by_o name_n condemn_v such_o as_o unlawful_a 2_o bellarmine_n crafty_o bring_v in_o this_o confession_n of_o our_o divive_n that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o contradict_v themselves_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o place_n his_o confession_n therefore_o in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o so_o indifferent_a as_o the_o def._n will_v have_v it_o 3_o our_o 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christ_n do_v reject_v â—_o 2_o to_o what_o end_n he_o judge_v that_o his_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v unto_o those_o that_o be_v divine_a for_o if_o the_o end_n be_v conformity_n with_o other_o it_o be_v more_o equity_n that_o other_o church_n shall_v conform_v to_o those_o which_o come_v near_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o cyprian_n counsel_n be_v then_o that_o these_o shall_v conform_v to_o the_o other_o if_o the_o end_n be_v comeliness_n what_o be_v more_o comely_a than_o the_o simplicity_n of_o christ_n what_o be_v more_o simple_a than_o that_o comeliness_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n beside_o will_n then_o that_o of_o tertullian_n be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a necessity_n and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v unto_o man_n will_n in_o thing_n divine_a the_o 3_o thing_n to_o be_v think_v on_o it_o what_o event_n always_o have_v follow_v upon_o humane_a tradition_n as_o daily_a experience_n do_v show_v this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o judicious_a junius_n whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o favour_v not_o our_o ceremony_n nor_o will_v have_v plead_v for_o they_o as_o the_o def._n under_o colour_n of_o his_o name_n because_o zanchius_n also_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o his_o deserve_a title_n of_o a_o profound_a divine_a speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n in_o hand_n i_o will_v set_v down_o his_o judgement_n concern_v this_o point_n out_o of_o that_o epistle_n to_o famous_a qu._n elizabeth_n where_o he_o treat_v express_o of_o ceremony_n and_o of_o our_o ceremony_n est_fw-la autem_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o doctrina_fw-la sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o ceremoniis_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la apostlicae_fw-la regulam_fw-la informanda_fw-la the_o church_n must_v be_v order_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n as_o well_o in_o ceremony_n as_o in_o doctrine_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o contrary_a to_o the_o def._n his_o distinction_n sect_n xx._n at_o length_n we_o be_v come_v to_o reason_n but_o if_o this_o reason_n be_v sound_a and_o certain_a i_o see_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o humane_a testimony_n 1_o the_o first_o reason_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o defendant_n fantasy_n mere_o for_o it_o suppose_v that_o we_o hold_v some_o point_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v only_o beside_o the_o word_n and_o no_o way_n against_o it_o which_o not_o only_o i_o have_v confute_v before_o as_o a_o cavil_n but_o m._n cartwright_n long_v since_o in_o his_o reply_n p._n 56_o the_o very_a word_n also_o of_o this_o argument_n which_o the_o def._n here_o oppose_v do_v show_v that_o we_o hold_v such_o thing_n condemn_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o against_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o they_o though_o only_o beside_o their_o particular_a prescription_n 2_o the_o second_o reason_n conclude_v nothing_o which_o we_o will_v not_o grant_v in_o the_o sense_n former_o express_v viz._n that_o by_o 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practise_v in_o our_o spirituall-courts_a who_o take_v money_n for_o ordination_n citation_n absolution_n or_o change_v of_o penance_n i_o will_v not_o insist_v on_o these_o thing_n because_o they_o be_v beside_o our_o present_a question_n but_o only_o desire_v the_o def._n to_o behold_v this_o face_n which_o i_o have_v describe_v in_o a_o right_a glass_n and_o see_v if_o it_o be_v the_o face_n of_o the_o pure_a primitive_a church_n sect_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o the_o testimony_n of_o counsel_n and_o father_n allege_v in_o the_o abridgement_n about_o this_o point_n be_v large_o rank_v by_o the_o def._n into_o 14_o section_n as_o if_o the_o main_a burden_n of_o this_o controversy_n do_v lie_v upon_o their_o authority_n whereas_o in_o the_o abridgement_n they_o be_v brief_o mention_v as_o illustration_n i_o will_v therefore_o according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o those_o which_o allege_v they_o consider_v all_o together_o 7._o in_o the_o five_o 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