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A69143 Miscellania or a treatise Contayning two hundred controuersiall animaduersions, conducing to the study of English controuersies in fayth, and religion. VVritten by N.N.P. and dedicated to the yonger sort of Catholike priests, and other students in the English seminaries beyond the seas. With a pareneticall conclusion vnto the said men. Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name. 1640 (1640) STC 576; ESTC S115142 202,826 416

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c._n 1●8_n we_o glad_o acknowledge_v they_o of_o rome_n to_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o m._n bunny_n we_o 18._o we_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o pacification_n sect_n 18._o be_v no_o several_a church_n from_o the_o papist_n nor_o they_o from_o us._n the_o anabaptist_n be_v admit_v for_o good_a protestant_n by_o oecolampadius_n say_v 63._o say_v l._n 2._o ep._n p._n 63._o baptism_n be_v a_o external_a thing_n which_o by_o law_n of_o charity_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o and_o d._n 10._o d._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o protest_v apol._n l._n 4_o cap._n 3._o sect_n 10._o morton_n we_o protestant_n judge_v the_o state_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n not_o to_o be_v utter_o desperate_a the_o arian_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o m._n morton_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o church_n of_o which_o the_o protestant_n be_v and_o he_o give_v his_o reason_n in_o these_o word_n because_o ●4_n because_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o is●ael_n and_o the_o church_n pag._n ●4_n the_o arian_n hold_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o m._n hooker_n seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o same_o in_o these_o word_n the_o 181._o the_o eccles_n pol._n lib._n 4_o p._n 181._o arian_n in_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o poland_n etc._n etc._n hereby_o insinuate_v that_o those_o protestant_a church_n of_o poland_n do_v acknowledge_v the_o arian_n to_o be_v member_n of_o their_o church_n of_o idolater_n m._n hooker_n thus_o favourable_o write_v christian_n 1●0_o christian_n eccles_n pol._n l._n 3_o pag._n 1●0_o by_o external_a profession_n they_o be_v all_o who_o mark_n of_o recognizance_n have_v in_o it_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v mention_v yea_o although_o they_o be_v impious_a idolater_n wicked_a h●tikes_n etc._n etc._n infidel_n be_v also_o in_o our_o aduersa●●●_n judgment_n member_n of_o a_o save_a churchy_n faith_n for_o thus_o write_v swinglius_n eth●●●_n 39_o eth●●●_n swingl_n ep_v &_o oecolam_n l._n 1._o p_o 39_o si_fw-la piam_fw-la mentem_fw-la domi_fw-la foverit_fw-la christianus_n 〈◊〉_d etiamsi_fw-la hristum_fw-la ignoret_fw-la and_o hereupon_o s●●glius_n conclude_v that_o 559._o that_o swing●_n tom_n 2._o fol._n 118._o &_o 559._o hercules_n socrates_n ●ristides_n be_v now_o in_o heaven_n as_o be_v in_o another_o place_n show_v final_o the_o protestant_n be_v 〈◊〉_d courteous_a as_o that_o they_o be_v content_a to_o ●●corporate_v antichrist_n within_o their_o church_n 〈◊〉_d state_n of_o salvation_n this_o i_o thus_o prove_v i●_n 〈◊〉_d overmuch_o know_v and_o diwlge_v that_o m●ny_a protestant_n do_v teach_v with_o full_a mouth_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n now_o then_o let_v 〈◊〉_d see_v how_o at_o other_o time_n they_o write_v of_o hi●_n who_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v antichrist_n and_o 〈◊〉_d religion_n antichristianity_n here_o than_o we_o f●●●_n d._n whitaker_n thus_o to_o acknowledge_v i_o will_v sanders_n will_v d_o white_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o demonstration_n of_o d._n sanders_n not_o say_v that_o from_o the_o time_n that_o papistry_n beg●●_n to_o be_v antichristianity_n the_o pope_n themse●●●_n have_v be_v all_o damn_a and_o yet_o d._n whitaker_n 〈◊〉_d where_o confident_o aver_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n in_o like_a sort_n m._n powell_n have_v the_o like_a sentence_n say_v i_o will_v sanders_n will_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o last_o demonstration_n of_o d._n sanders_n in_o no_o wise_n say_v that_o all_o the_o pope_n from_o the_o time_n that_o papistry_n be_v first_o reveal_v to_o be_v antichristianity_n a●●_n damn_v thus_o much_o of_o this_o point_n whereby_o we_o may_v discern_v the_o wonderful_a and_o unheard_a mutability_n of_o our_o adversary_n judgement_n touch_v who_o be_v protestant_n and_o professor_n of_o that_o church_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v a_o demonstration_n unanswerable_a ●●le_n and_o irrepliable_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o pro●●●●ant_a church_n and_o faith_n such_o as_o these_o for●●r_a man_n do_v restrain_v or_o enlarge_v 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