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ecclesiast_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la privato_fw-la svae_fw-la rationis_fw-la consilio_fw-la adinuenit_fw-la in_fw-la vulgus_fw-la spergat_fw-la inconsulta_fw-la imò_fw-la resistente_fw-la etiam_fw-la universa_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la authoritate_fw-la brevi_fw-la plus_fw-la errorum_fw-la quà m_fw-la fidelium_fw-la &_o christianorum_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la erit_fw-la cernere_fw-la if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o every_o man_n to_o publish_v abroad_o among_o the_o people_n those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v devise_v of_o his_o own_o head_n before_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o the_o church_n nay_o against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o short_a time_n we_o shall_v see_v more_o error_n in_o the_o church_n than_o there_o be_v faithful_a man_n and_o christian_n and_o again_o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la boc_fw-la permittamus_fw-la ut_fw-la capitosus_fw-la cuique_fw-la &_o baptis_n lib._n de_fw-fr baptis_n malè_fw-la feriatus_fw-la bomo_fw-la mox_fw-la ut_fw-la nowm_fw-la aliquid_fw-la &_o insolens_fw-la animo_fw-la svo_fw-la concepit_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o we_o suffer_v every_o hedie_n and_o brainless_a fellow_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v conceyve_v any_o new_a thing_n in_o his_o mind_n to_o publish_v
command_v they_o pag._n 186._o 10_o he_o say_v that_o those_o which_o write_v the_o century_n suspect_v the_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n which_o forbid_v the_o election_n of_o minister_n to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o people_n and_o doubt_v whether_o it_o bea_fw-mi bastard_n or_o no_o which_o be_v untrue_a for_o the_o author_n of_o the_o centurye_n make_v no_o such_o doubt_n pag._n 188._o 11_z he_o say_v that_o hierome_n will_v that_o the_o people_n shall_v have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o choose_v their_o clerk_n &_o their_o minister_n which_o be_v not_o so_o for_o hierom_n will_v no_o such_o thing_n pag._n 203._o 12_o he_o allege_v musculus_fw-la he_o word_n in_o stead_n of_o jeromes_n and_o that_o which_o only_a muscu_n say_v in_o his_o common_a place_n he_o ascribe_v to_o jerom_n in_o his_o epist_n to_o nepotian_n ead_n 13_o he_o say_v that_o nazian_a in_o a_o oration_n that_o he_o write_v at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n confute_v those_o reason_n that_o seem_v to_o hinder_v the_o election_n of_o minister_n by_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o no_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o oration_n pag._n 205._o 14_o he_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the._n 6._o and._n 7._o book_n of_o eusebius_n for_o example_n of_o election_n of_o the_o people_n &_o clergy_n confirm_v by_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n namely_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o no_o such_o example_n in_o those_o book_n neither_o any_o mention_n of_o any_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n pag._n 207._o 15_o he_o father_v a_o manifest_a untruth_n upon_o eusebius_n lib._n 6._o touch_v origens_n admission_n into_o the_o ministry_n pag._n 209._o 16_o he_o leave_v out_o the_o word_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n that_o open_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o council_n pag._n 222._o 17_o he_o again_o ascribe_v musculus_fw-la he_o word_n to_o jerome_n pag._n ead_n 18_o he_o deny_v that_o chrysostome_n make_v a_o distinction_n betwixt_o bishop_n and_o elder_n when_o as_o his_o word_n be_v plain_a pag._n 226._o 19_o he_o do_v untrue_o and_o corrupt_o allege_v theodorete_n pag._n 268._o 20_o he_o say_v pag._n 280._o that_o the_o two_o treatise_n call_v the_o admonition_n be_v write_v by_o diverse_a person_n the_o one_o not_o know_v the_o other_o do_n the_o contrary_a whereof_o be_v manifest_o declare_v 21_o he_o cit_v nicephorus_n corrupt_o pag._n 326._o 22_o he_o falsify_v a_o place_n in_o the_o first_o of_o john_n by_o a_o false_a interpretation_n to_o make_v it_o serve_v his_o turn_n pag._n 302._o 23_o he_o say_v that_o the_o century_n allege_v a_o place_n of_o ambrose_n out_o of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr dignitate_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la to_o prove_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o archbishop_n be_v not_o then_o come_v into_o the_o church_n which_o be_v untrue_a for_o the_o century_n allege_v no_o such_o place_n out_o of_o ambrose_n for_o any_o such_o purpose_n pag._n 337._o 24_o he_o say_v that_o hierome_n and_o augustine_n speak_v of_o archdeacon_n in_o those_o place_n where_o they_o only_o speak_v of_o deacon_n pag._n 346._o 25_o the_o word_n of_o socrates_n be_v falsify_v pag._n 350._o 26_o he_o untrue_o report_v the_o word_n of_o cyprian_a pag._n 257._o 27_o he_o falsifi_v the_o meaning_n of_o tertullian_n allude_v that_o to_o ceremony_n that_o tertullian_n mean_v of_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o salvation_n pag._n 370._o 28_o he_o keep_v back_o the_o word_n of_o theodoret_n that_o explain_v his_o meaning_n pag._n 412._o 29_o a_o untruth_n concern_v jereneus_n avouch_v out_o of_o the_o five_o book_n of_o eusebius_n cap._n 3._o &_o 4._o pag._n eadem_fw-la 30_o he_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n pag._n 413._o 31_o he_o avouch_v a_o untruth_n of_o theodoret._n pag._n 415._o 32_o he_o utter_v a_o very_a uncharitable_a untruth_n of_o the_o worthy_a man_n m._n jewel_n bishop_n of_o sarisburie_n pag_n 422._o 33_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o 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time_n and_o place_n when_o and_o where_o it_o be_v as_o fit_v for_o she_o to_o speak_v as_o else_o where_o to_o hold_v it_o peace_n these_o word_n be_v plain_a and_o do_v sufficient_o answer_v all_o that_o you_o can_v object_v to_o the_o contrary_n chap._n 3._o the._n 6._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 110._o sect._n 4._o as_o for_o m._n caluines_n judgement_n what_o it_o be_v of_o woman_n preach_v it_o may_v appear_v by_o that_o he_o 20._o 4._o li._n institut_fw-la cap._n 15._o sect._n 20._o will_v not_o by_o no_o mean_n no_o not_o in_o time_n of_o necessity_n as_o they_o term_v it_o suffer_v either_o woman_n or_o any_o lie_v man_n to_o baptise_v or_o minister_v any_o sacrament_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o preach_v io._n whitgifte_n i_o doubt_v not_o of_o m._n caluines_n judgement_n in_o that_o point_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v other_o learned_a and_o notable_a man_n that_o think_v otherwise_o and_o namely_o zuinglius_fw-la in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la neither_o do_v i_o go_v about_o to_o teach_v that_o woman_n may_v preach_v i_o tell_v you_o only_o what_o extreme_a necessity_n may_v extraordinary_o permit_v without_o just_a cause_n of_o reprehension_n chap._n 3._o the._n 7._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 110._o sect._n ult._n and_o as_o for_o the_o example_n of_o mary_n the_o sister_n of_o moses_n of_o olda_n of_o anna_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o philip_n the_o evangelist_n which_o be_v all_o call_v prophetess_n tor_z i_o think_v m._n doctor_n mean_v these_o example_n as_o for_o they_o i_o say_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o to_o show_v that_o they_o ever_o prophesy_v or_o teach_v open_o in_o any_o public_a i_o ng_z or_o congregation_n but_o the_o sure_a answer_n be_v that_o although_o the_o lord_n do_v sometime_o not_o be_v under_o any_o
then_o come_v it_o neither_o from_o the_o papist_n nor_o yet_o from_o the_o gentile_n but_o whensoever_o this_o begin_v or_o from_o who_o soever_o it_o be_v take_v the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n have_v always_o be_v think_v necessary_a in_o the_o church_n by_o all_o such_o as_o have_v not_o divide_v themselves_o by_o any_o schism_n or_o heresy_n from_o the_o same_o chap._n 5._o the._n 3._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 113._o sect._n 4._o now_o i_o return_v to_o the_o example_n of_o sephora_n and_o say_v that_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o that_o fact_n do_v appear_v sufficient_o in_o that_o she_o do_v it_o himself_o it_o mose_n by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o himself_o before_o her_o husband_n moses_n which_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o 1_o and_o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o he_o have_v pag._n 17_o sect._n 1_o to_o who_o that_o office_n of_o circumcision_n do_v appertain_v so_o that_o unless_o m._n doctor_n will_v have_v midwife_n 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ordinary_o even_o so_o baptism_n be_v true_a baptism_n though_o it_o be_v sometime_o minister_v by_o such_o as_o be_v not_o ordinary_a minister_n the_o event_n do_v oftentimes_o declare_v the_o thing_n exitus_fw-la acta_fw-la probat_fw-la though_o not_o necessary_o but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o these_o evente_n be_v better_a reason_n to_o justify_v the_o fact_n than_o you_o can_v she_o we_o any_o out_o of_o that_o place_n to_o the_o contrary_n chap._n 5._o the._n 4._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 113._o sect._n ult._n &_o pag._n 114._o sect._n 1_o an_o other_o reason_n he_o have_v which_o be_v that_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v minister_v or_o no_o minister_n good_a or_o evil_n in_o deed_n upon_o this_o point_n whether_o he_o be_v good_a or_o a_o evil_a minister_n it_o depend_v not_o but_o on_o this_o point_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o minister_n or_o no_o depend_v not_o only_o the_o dignity_n but_o also_o proof_n also_o a_o strange_a as_o sertion_n avouch_v without_o proof_n the_o be_v of_o the_o sacrament_n so_o that_o i_o take_v the_o baptism_n of_o woman_n to_o be_v nomore_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o baptism_n than_o i_o take_v any_o other_o daily_o or_o ordinary_a wash_n of_o the_o child_n neither_o let_v any_o man_n think_v that_o i_o have_v at_o unwares_o slip_v into_o this_o asseveration_n or_o that_o i_o have_v forget_v that_o soon_o after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v the_o use_n of_o certain_a church_n that_o deacon_n shall_v baptize_v in_o the_o time_n of_o necessity_n as_o they_o call_v it_o for_o as_o for_o the_o baptism_n of_o deacon_n i_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a for_o because_o although_o as_o it_o be_v with_o we_o they_o give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o deacon_n etc._n deacon_n urge_v hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o deed_n he_o be_v as_o he_o then_o be_v in_o the_o elder_a time_n a_o minister_n and_o not_o a_o deacon_n and_o although_o he_o do_v then_o provide_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o so_o have_v two_o function_n which_o be_v not_o meet_v yet_o his_o office_n ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v of_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o his_o function_n which_o be_v preach_v and_o minister_a of_o the_o sacrament_n in_o certain_a case_n and_o as_o for_o the_o baptise_v by_o lie_v man_n consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o also_o found_v upon_o a_o false_a ground_n and_o upon_o a_o imagine_a necessity_n which_o be_v none_o in_o deed_n it_o move_v i_o nothing_o at_o all_o although_o it_o be_v very_o ancient_a for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o sacrament_n depend_v chief_o of_o the_o institution_n and_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o form_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o which_o institution_n this_o be_v one_o and_o of_o the_o chief_a part_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v by_o a_o minister_n io._n whitgifte_n if_o this_o be_v true_a and_o sound_o doctrine_n then_o be_v there_o many_o that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n doctrine_n the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o replier_n doctrine_n of_o christian_n which_o be_v never_o baptize_v for_o beside_o diverse_a that_o have_v be_v baptize_v by_o woman_n some_o there_o be_v and_o not_o a_o few_o that_o have_v be_v baptize_v by_o such_o as_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o ministry_n not_o be_v thereunto_o either_o ordinary_o or_o extraordinary_o call_v and_o it_o may_v so_o be_v that_o t._n c._n have_v hereby_o prove_v himself_o to_o be_v no_o christian._n and_o sure_o if_o you_o peruse_v all_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o of_o the_o patroness_n the_o assertion_n have_v no_o sufficient_a patroness_n late_a writer_n in_o like_a manner_n i_o believe_v that_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v the_o like_a proposition_n affirm_v for_o although_o diverse_a both_o old_a and_o new_a do_v not_o allow_v that_o lay_v man_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o baptise_v yet_o be_v there_o 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and_o part_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 5._o the._n 8._o division_n answer_v to_o the_o admonition_n pag._n 153._o sect._n 2._o m._n bucer_n in_o his_o censure_n upon_o the_o communion_n book_n speak_v of_o bucer_n bucer_n the_o order_n appoint_v in_o the_o same_o for_o private_a baptism_n write_v thus_o in_o this_o constitution_n all_o thing_n be_v godly_a appoint_v i_o will_v to_o god_n they_o expedient_a differ_v of_o baptism_n not_o expedient_a be_v so_o observe_v and_o especial_o this_o that_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o differ_v for_o thereby_o be_v a_o door_n open_v unto_o the_o devil_n to_o bring_v in_o a_o contempt_n of_o baptism_n and_o so_o of_o our_o whole_a redemption_n and_o communion_n of_o christ_n which_o through_o the_o sect_n of_o anabaptiste_n have_v to_o much_o prevayl_v with_o many_o t._n c._n pag._n 114._o sect._n 2._o in_o the_o 153._o page_n m._n bucers_n censure_n upon_o the_o communion_n book_n be_v cite_v for_o the_o allowance_n of_o that_o 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anabaptist_n catabaptiste_n and_o papist_n io._n whitgifte_n yet_o you_o shall_v here_o have_v excuse_v their_o ignorance_n in_o certain_a point_n and_o their_o absurd_a reason_n but_o see_v you_o be_v content_a so_o light_o to_o pass_v all_o this_o over_o and_o leave_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o admonition_n seek_v to_o confute_v my_o collection_n i_o be_o content_a also_o that_o it_o stand_v untouched_a and_o will_v answer_v that_o which_o you_o only_o seem_v to_o mislike_v i_o do_v not_o otherwise_o suspect_v they_o of_o arrianisme_n than_o they_o have_v give_v just_a occasion_n by_o dislike_a the_o public_a read_n of_o that_o creed_n which_o be_v purposely_o make_v to_o overthrow_n arrianisme_n i_o trust_v there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o such_o as_o fear_n god_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o know_v not_o they_o but_o yet_o for_o their_o rashness_n in_o this_o point_n have_v they_o in_o some_o suspiition_n by_o these_o example_n of_o negative_a argument_n from_o 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sect._n 1_o gesture_n kneel_v the_o meet_a gesture_n touch_v kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n it_o force_v not_o who_o do_v first_o appoint_v it_o although_o i_o can_v find_v no_o such_o decree_n make_v by_o honorius_n it_o be_v the_o meet_a manner_n of_o receive_v this_o sacrament_n in_o my_o opinion_n be_v common_o use_v in_o pray_v and_o give_v of_o thanks_n both_o which_o be_v annex_v to_o this_o sacrament_n and_o be_v to_o be_v require_v in_o the_o communicant_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v this_o to_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n the_o meet_a est_fw-fr gesture_n for_o pray_v and_o thanksgiving_n be_v kneel_v but_o those_o that_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n pray_v and_o give_v thank_n ergo_fw-la the_o meet_a gesture_n for_o they_o be_v kneel_v the_o only_a peril_n be_v adoration_n which_o may_v as_o well_o be_v commit_v sit_v or_o stand_v but_o wherefore_o then_o serve_v preach_v there_o be_v as_o much_o danger_n of_o contempt_n the_o one_o way_n as_o there_o be_v of_o adoration_n the_o other_o way_n in_o such_o matter_n christian_a magistrate_n have_v authority_n to_o appoint_v what_o they_o think_v most_o convenient_a and_o the_o same_o must_v be_v observe_v of_o those_o that_o be_v pacifici_fw-la and_o not_o contentiosi_fw-la but_o of_o sit_v and_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n more_o be_v to_o be_v speak_v hereafter_o in_o the_o second_o part_n t._n c._n pag._n 131._o sect._n 3_o although_o it_o be_v not_o of_o necessity_n that_o we_o shall_v receive_v the_o communion_n sit_v yet_o there_o be_v the_o same_o cause_n of_o abolish_n kneel_a that_o there_o be_v of_o remove_v the_o wafer_n cake_n and_o if_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o superstition_n in_o one_o as_o m._n doctor_n confess_v why_o be_v there_o not_o danger_n in_o the_o other_o and_o if_o there_o be_v man_n that_o take_v occasion_n to_o fall_v at_o the_o one_o &_o that_o by_o superstition_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o m._n doctor_n in_o the._n 180._o pag._n say_v y_z e_z neither_o 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