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A41019 Virtumnus romanus, or, A discovrse penned by a Romish priest wherein he endevours to prove that it is lawfull for a papist in England to goe to the Protestant church, to receive the communion, and to take the oathes, both of allegiance and supremacie : to which are adjoyned animadversions in the in the [sic] margin by way of antidote against those places where the rankest poyson is couched / by Daniel Featley ... Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1642 (1642) Wing F597; ESTC R2100 140,574 186

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carper_n at_o it_o have_v be_v as_o mute_a as_o fish_n fish_n see_v p._n 117._o letter_n ●_o ●_o a_o shameless_a untruth_n in_o his_o sense_n for_o he_o take_v catholic_a as_o usual_o in_o this_o pamphlet_n for_o the_o romish_a and_o popish_a church_n &_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o be_v most_o false_a for_o there_o be_v many_o congregation_n in_o england_n before_o this_o 35_o of_o hen._n 8._o of_o protestant_n and_o divers_a crown_v with_o martyrdom_n as_o th._n man_n in_o the_o year_n 1518._o io._n browne_n in_o the_o year_n 1517._o and_o divers_a other_o set_v down_o in_o the_o act_n and_o monument_n of_o the_o church_n some_o before_o and_o some_o after_o luther_n begin_v the_o reformation_n in_o germany_n germany_n a_o notorious_a untruth_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o very_a act_n ann._n 35._o in_o which_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n be_v first_o require_v to_o be_v take_v king_n henry_n never_o challenge_v to_o himself_o the_o style_n of_o head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n 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the_o catholic_a that_o be_v the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n scatter_v far_o and_o wide_o over_o the_o whole_a face_n of_o the_o earth_n yet_o he_o challenge_v to_o be_v and_o be_v supreme_a governor_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n within_o his_o dominion_n whether_o they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o romish_a or_o reform_a church_n church_n the_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n of_o papist_n practise_v in_o england_n do_v not_o any_o way_n abridge_v his_o majesty_n supreme_a power_n for_o he_o exercise_v his_o power_n not_o in_o regulate_v those_o idolatrous_a and_o superstitious_a rite_n but_o in_o suppress_v they_o and_o punish_v those_o who_o so_o defile_v god_n worship_n in_o his_o kingdom_n kingdom_n see_v this_o evasion_n refute_v pag._n 120._o letter_n s._n s._n the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n be_v not_o that_o no_o foreigner_n prince_n or_o prelate_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n or_o spiritual_a authority_n within_o the_o protestant_a church_n but_o 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be_v to_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o gospel_n retain_v and_o christ_n himself_o blaspheme_v which_o no_o christian_a ear_n ought_v to_o endure_v endure_v see_v page_n 22._o letter_n q_o q_o if_o papist_n trust_v not_o in_o their_o own_o merit_n it_o will_v go_v better_o with_o they_o than_o i_o fear_v it_o will_v with_o many_o who_o the_o more_o they_o arrogate_v to_o themselves_o the_o more_o they_o derogate_v from_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o further_o they_o go_v from_o salvation_n i_o confess_v many_o of_o they_o upon_o their_o deathbed_n have_v renounce_v their_o own_o merit_n and_o whole_o stick_v to_o our_o saviour_n yet_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o general_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v for_o trust_v in_o their_o own_o merit_n for_o they_o teach_v that_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o justify_v we_o before_o god_n that_o good_a work_n be_v not_o only_o satisfactory_a for_o sin_n but_o also_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n and_o supererogatory_n also_o 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