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A07935 The Bishop of London his legacy. Or certaine motiues of D. King, late Bishop of London, for his change of religion, and dying in the Catholike, and Roman Church VVith a conclusion to his bretheren, the LL. Bishops of England. Musket, George, 1583-1645. 1623 (1623) STC 18305; ESTC S102862 100,153 188

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prevent_v four_o of_o the_o chief_a shall_v serve_v for_o instance_n and_o those_o four_o father_n of_o the_o church_n which_o have_v obtain_v by_o a_o privilege_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o title_n i_o mean_v ambrose_n jerome_n augustin_a &_o gregory_n shall_v be_v therein_o chief_o produce_v teach_v the_o say_a doctryne_n even_o by_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o we_o protestant_n and_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a &_o to_o retail_v here_o some_o particular_a confession_n of_o our_o own_o do_v i_o not_o find_v d._n fulke_o 78._o fulke_o in_o his_o confutation_n of_o purgatory_n p._n 78._o to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n thus_o speak_v ambrose_n allow_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o further_o 104._o further_o ibidem_fw-la p._n 104._o jerome_n allow_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o yet_o further_o ●49_n further_o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n ●49_n augustin_n blind_o defend_v it_o and_o which_o be_v more_o our_o say_a doctor_n fulke_n thus_o further_o verbal_o say_v 362._o say_v ibidem_fw-la pag._n 362._o augustin_n jerome_n and_o agreat_a many_o more_o do_v witness_n that_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v short_a 107._o short_a in_o exam_n part_n 3._o pag._n 9●_n &_o 107._o kemnitius_n accord_v with_o d._n fulk_n herein_o affirm_v that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v teach_v besides_o by_o other_o by_o ambrose_n jerome_n and_o augustin_n touch_v the_o real_a presence_n in_o the_o which_o voco_fw-la jom_n voco_fw-la aug._n tract_n 26._o in_o jom_n caro_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la capit_fw-la caro_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n antony_n de_fw-fr adamo_n no_o obscure_a protestant_n thus_o 221._o thus_o in_o his_o anatomy_n of_o the_o ma●_n fol._n 221._o write_v the_o book_n of_o sacrament_n ascrybed_n to_o ambrose_n affirm_v the_o opinion_n of_o christ_n bodily_a presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n the_o like_a we_o find_v aver_v of_o ambrose_n by_o our_o brethren_n the_o 205._o the_o c●nt_fw-la 4._o c._n 4._o col_fw-fr 205._o centurist_n kemnitius_n speak_v of_o certain_a sentence_n of_o ambrose_n augustine_n and_o other_o contain_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o necessary_o include_v the_o real_a presence_n thus_o say_v in_o 91._o in_o exam._n part_n 2._o p._n 91._o my_o judgement_n they_o contain_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n again_o jerome_n with_o many_o other_o father_n be_v reprehend_v for_o teach_v the_o reservation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o 102._o by_o ibid._n pag._n 102._o kemnitius_n and_o by_o 458._o by_o lib._n against_o heskin_n sanders_n etc._n etc._n p._n 458._o d._n fulke_n to_o use_v the_o doctor_n word_n for_o give_v admonition_n to_o marry_a person_n before_o the_o time_n of_o communion_n to_o abstain_v from_o company_n of_o their_o wyve_n who_o term_v it_o popish_a divinity_n both_o which_o point_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o reverence_n therein_o exhibit_v 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tyme._n first_o then_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 501._o symmachus_n 664._o symmachus_n cent._n 6._o c._n 10._o c●_n 664._o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n of_o who_o our_o centurist_n thus_o speak_v notas_fw-la antichristi_fw-la symmachus_n hab●is_fw-la missan_n enim_fw-la in_o forman_z redegit_fw-la that_o be_v sym●●●●●●_n have_v the_o note_n of_o antichrist_n for_o he_o reduce_v the_o mass_n into_o a_o form_n before_o symmachus_n be_v the_o council_n of_o car●hage_n whereat_o s._n augustine_n be_v present_a of_o which_o council_n pelargus_n a_o protestant_n thus_o speak_v haec_fw-la 3._o haec_fw-la in_o his_o schola_fw-la sidei_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr council_n p._n 3._o synodus_fw-la carthaginensis_fw-la intercessionem_fw-la &_o missam_fw-la pro_fw-la defunctis_fw-la iniunxit_fw-la this_o synod_n of_o carthage_n do_v ordain_v intercession_n of_o prayer_n and_o mass_n for_o the_o dead_a ambrose_n live_v in_o the_o year_n 370._o of_o who_o the_o 295._o the_o cent._n 4._o cap._n 4._o col_fw-fr 295._o centurist_n thus_o ambrose_n locutionibus_fw-la utitur_fw-la quibus_fw-la ante_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la patribus_fw-la nemo_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la missam_fw-la facere_fw-la offer_n sacrificium_fw-la ambrose_n do_v use_v certain_a speech_n the_o which_o no_o father_n before_o he_o do_v use_v as_o to_o say_v mass_n to_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n gregory_n nissen_n in_o the_o year_n 340._o who_o andreas_n 104._o andreas_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr opisie_fw-fr miss●_n sect_n 104._o crast●uius_n a_o protestant_n thus_o reprehend_v nyssenus_n ille_fw-la ait_fw-la cùm_fw-la dedit_fw-la christus_fw-la discipulis_fw-la suis_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la ad_fw-la comedendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n iam_fw-la latenter_fw-la ineffa_o biliter_fw-la &_o invisibiliter_fw-la corpus_fw-la immolatum_fw-la erat_fw-la gregory_n nissen_n say_v that_o when_o christ_n give_v to_o his_o disciple_n his_o body_n to_o eat_v etc._n etc._n that_o then_o his_o body_n be_v immolate_a and_o offer_v up_o latent_o ineffable_o and_o invisible_o cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n one_o of_o the_o greek_a church_n live_v anno_fw-la 320._o who_o 167._o who_o histor_n sacram._n p._n 167._o hospinianus_n a_o protestant_n thus_o speak_v of_o quoad_fw-la cyrillum_fw-la hierosolymitanum_n attinet_fw-la dicit_fw-la ille_fw-la quidem_fw-la pro_fw-la svi_fw-la temporis_fw-la consu●tu●●ine_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la altaris_fw-la maximum_fw-la iwamen_fw-la esse_fw-la animarum_fw-la concern_v cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o say_v indeed_o according_a to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o time_n that_o the_o sacrificé_fw-la of_o the_o altar_n be_v a_o great_a help_n to_o soul_n cyprian_n live_v anno_fw-la 240._o he_o the_o 33._o the_o cent._n 30._o c._n 4_o col._n 33._o magdeburgenses_n or_o centurist_n thus_o charge_v sacerdotem_fw-la cyprianus_n inquit_fw-la vice_fw-la christi_fw-la fungi_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la patri_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la offerri_fw-la and_o hereupon_o they_o reprove_v s_o reprove_v in_o the_o 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resorm_n extant_a in_o tract_n theolog_fw-la p_o 389_o caluin_n thus_o write_v obijciunt_fw-la locum_fw-la malachia_n de_fw-la missae_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la ab_fw-la irenae_n exponi_fw-la &_o breviter_fw-la responsum_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la ridiculè_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la dissentire_fw-la cogat_fw-la ratio_fw-la &_o verit_fw-la as_o the_o papist_n do_v object_n to_o we_o that_o the_o place_n of_o malachy_n be_v expound_v by_o irenaeus_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o wit_n it_o be_v so_o ridiculous_o expound_v as_o that_o all_o reason_n and_o truth_n force_v we_o to_o dissent_v from_o he_o ignatius_n the_o apostle_n scholar_n live_v anno_fw-la who_o the_o centurist_n thus_o censure_v 63._o censure_v cent._n 2_o c_o 4._o col_fw-fr 63._o quaedan_n ambigua_fw-la &_o incommodè_fw-la dicta_fw-la in_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la occurrunt●_n ut_fw-la in_o epistola_fw-la ●gnatij_fw-la ad_fw-la smirnenses_n non_fw-la licet_fw-la inquit_fw-la ignatius_n sine_fw-la episcopo_fw-la neq_fw-la offer_n neque_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la imm●lare_fw-la there_o be_v certain_a doubtful_a and_o inconvenient_a say_n which_o do_v occur_v in_o diverse_a place_n as_o in_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la smirnenses_n where_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a without_o a_o bishop_n to_o immolate_v or_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n which_o very_a word_n of_o ignatius_n