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A12484 Of the author and substance of the protestant church and religion two bookes. Written first in Latin by R.S. Doctour of Diuinity, and now reuiewed by the author, and translated into English by VV. Bas.; De auctore et essentia Protestanticae Ecclesiae et religionis libri duo. English Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.; Bas., W. 1621 (1621) STC 22812; ESTC S117611 239,031 514

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31._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n ecclesiastical_a ministry_n be_v decay_v and_o pag._n 33_o i_o like_v not_o their_o forwardness_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o ministry_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o deem_v all_o that_o be_v there_o devilish_a ibid_fw-la beza_n do_v exagitate_v popish_a order_n over_o much_o wherein_o i_o fear_v lest_o he_o prejudice_n a_o good_a cause_n d._n whitaker_n contr_n 4._o quest_n 5._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 682_o the_o papist_n have_v some_o sort_n of_o ministry_n and_o some_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n which_o doubtless_o avail_v many_o to_o salvation_n and_o other_o where_o as_o be_v before_o cite_v among_o the_o papist_n there_o be_v the_o key_n the_o office_n of_o preach_v etc._n etc._n m._n bell_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o pope_n funeral_n cap._n
5._o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v reject_v only_o the_o accident_n of_o his_o popish_a order_n but_o retain_v the_o substance_n still_o m._n mason_n in_o his_o 5._o book_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n cap._n 12._o say_v that_o popish_a ordination_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n to_o wit_n of_o power_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n &_o of_o power_n to_o administer_v the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o albeit_o he_o reject_v the_o former_a yet_o the_o late_a he_o approve_v as_o that_o wherein_o true_a ministry_n consist_v sadeel_n respon_n ad_fw-la artic_a abiurat_n 61._o and_o vorstius_n in_o anti-bellarmin_a pag._n 177._o teach_v the_o same_o and_o so_o must_v all_o other_o do_v who_o hold_v the_o mission_n of_o luther_n and_o their_o first_o minister_n to_o have_v be_v ordinary_a and_o receive_v from_o the_o papist_n which_o opinion_n most_o protestant_n do_v now_o follow_v retract_v upon_o better_a advice_n their_o former_a assertion_n &_o confess_v that_o the_o mission_n of_o their_o new_a reformer_n be_v not_o in_o substance_n extraordinary_a and_o their_o deed_n and_o action_n do_v no_o less_o declare_v their_o approbation_n and_o esteem_n of_o the_o mission_n and_o pastoral_n charge_n which_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o as_o turrian_n report_v lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 3._o and_o luther_n intimate_v tom_n 2._o epist_n ad_fw-la bohemos_n when_o the_o catholic_a bishop_n give_v order_n the_o hussite_n of_o bohemia_n steal_v in_o privy_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o lutheran_n also_o make_v suit_n to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n that_o their_o minister_n may_v receive_v order_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o misnia_n and_o numburg_n and_o in_o artic_a 10._o smalcald_n they_o profess_v thus_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v true_o execute_v their_o office_n and_o look_v careful_o to_o the_o church_n and_o word_n of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v permit_v they_o to_o give_v order_n unto_o we_o and_o our_o 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hand_n shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n or_o that_o the_o power_n to_o remit_v sin_n the_o prerogative_n of_o true_a pastor_n shall_v be_v where_o the_o church_n be_v not_o nay_o the_o protestant_n themselves_o confess_v as_o much_o luther_n tom_n 4._o in_o cap._n 4._o oseae_n fol._n 295_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o ministry_n be_v only_o in_o the_o church_n melancthon_n tom_n 1._o lutheri_fw-la disput_fw-la de_fw-fr eccles_n polit._n fol._n 483_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n be_v one_o of_o the_o peculiar_a gift_n of_o the_o church_n caluin_n lib._n de_fw-la neces_fw-la reform_v eccles_n pag._n 57_o this_o one_o reason_n be_v as_o good_a as_o thousand_o that_o who_o so_o have_v show_v himself_o a_o enemy_n to_o true_a doctrine_n have_v lose_v all_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n d._n whitaker_n add_v demonstrat_fw-la 18._o sanderi_fw-la out_o of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v no_o other_o seat_n but_o the_o seat_n of_o error_n of_o pestilence_n and_o everlasting_a destruction_n the_o same_o teach_v sadeel_n ad_fw-la sophism_n turrian_n loc_fw-la 10._o d._n field_n in_o his_o 1._o book_n of_o the_o church_n cap._n 14._o and_o other_o 5._o five_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacramentary_n who_o hold_v that_o the_o child_n of_o papist_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n and_o estate_n of_o salvation_n through_o the_o faith_n of_o their_o parent_n parent_n papists_n child_n save_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o may_v therefore_o be_v baptize_v much_o more_o than_o must_v they_o teach_v that_o the_o parent_n themselves_o be_v for_o their_o own_o faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n and_o estate_n of_o salvation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v be_v they_o not_o in_o the_o church_n the_o antecedent_n be_v manifest_a by_o the_o say_n of_o many_o protestant_n for_o thus_o write_v luther_n lib._n the_o cap_a babylon_n tom_fw-mi 2._o fol._n 77_o here_o i_o say_v that_o which_o all_o say_v that_o infant_n be_v holpen_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o they_o which_o offer_v they_o caluin_n in_o his_o catechism_n cap._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la god_n extend_v his_o bounty_n so_o far_o unto_o the_o faithful_a that_o for_o their_o sake_n he_o be_v good_a to_o their_o child_n not_o only_a blessing_n their_o affair_n in_o this_o world_n but_o also_o sanctify_v their_o soul_n that_o they_o may_v be_v account_v of_o his_o flock_n contr._n seruetum_n pag._n 601_o we_o think_v that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o use_n of_o baptism_n until_o this_o promise_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o of_o thy_o seed_n be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n but_o every_o one_o apprehend_v it_o not_o only_o to_o himself_o but_o also_o to_o his_o issue_n beza_n part_n 2._o respon_n ad_fw-la acta_fw-la montisbel_n pag._n 118_o parent_n through_o god_n grace_n do_v apprehend_v grace_n by_o true_a faith_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o well_o to_o their_o posterity_n as_o to_o themselves_o which_o he_o oftentimes_o repeat_v and_o likewise_o in_o confess_v cap._n 4._o sect_n 48._o and_o cap._n 5._o sect_n 9_o and_o pag._n 126_o m._n perkins_n de_fw-fr sacramento_n baptismi_fw-la tom_n 1._o col_fw-fr 846_o other_o say_v that_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o parent_n be_v also_o the_o faith_n of_o their_o child_n all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o infancy_n or_o childhood_n and_o that_o because_o parent_n do_v by_o their_o faith_n apprehend_v the_o promise_n both_o for_o themselves_o and_o for_o their_o child_n which_o opinion_n seemeeh_a to_o i_o the_o fit_a of_o all_o the_o like_a he_o say_v in_o cap._n 3._o galat._n the_o sequel_n likewise_o be_v undoubted_a for_o if_o the_o faith_n of_o popish_a parent_n be_v of_o force_n to_o establish_v their_o very_a child_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n and_o estate_n of_o salvation_n though_o it_o reside_v not_o in_o they_o nor_o be_v their_o act_n much_o more_o do_v it_o establish_v the_o parent_n themselves_o who_o have_v that_o faith_n in_o they_o and_o who_o 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sacrament_n of_o baptism_n or_o penance_n which_o he_o receive_v indeed_o by_o the_o other_o administration_n but_o have_v it_o in_o himself_o and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o traitor_n be_v not_o make_v a_o citizen_n in_o regard_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o father_n alone_o but_o for_o his_o own_o birth_n which_o appertain_v to_o himself_o though_o his_o father_n be_v author_n thereof_o but_o the_o sacramentary_n teach_v that_o the_o child_n of_o a_o papist_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n and_o estate_n of_o salvation_n not_o for_o his_o own_o faith_n for_o they_o say_v he_o have_v none_o but_o for_o the_o belief_n of_o his_o father_n which_o be_v no_o way_n possible_a if_o the_o same_o faith_n be_v not_o of_o force_n to_o work_v the_o like_a effect_n in_o the_o father_n himself_o see_v it_o belong_v far_o more_o to_o he_o then_o to_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o must_v
man_n sonis_fw-la respon_n ad_fw-la spondeum_fw-la c._n 10._o pag._n 365._o heretic_n be_v within_o the_o church_n lubbert_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 3_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o heretic_n be_v some_o as_o yet_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n some_o also_o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o elect_a junius_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 4_o heretic_n absolute_o be_v of_o the_o church_n unless_o they_o be_v such_o as_o overthrow_v fundamental_a article_n of_o religion_n ●●_o cap._n 3_o n._n ●●_o bullinger_n teach_v the_o same_o decad._n 2._o serm_n 8._o and_o it_o be_v the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_n who_o as_o be_v before_o prove_v exclude_v none_o from_o be_v member_n of_o their_o church_n that_o deny_v only_o such_o article_n as_o be_v not_o fundamental_a howbeit_o some_o of_o they_o upon_o heretical_a privilege_n as_o tertullian_n speak_v will_v not_o have_v such_o call_v heretic_n ●5_n lib._n de_fw-fr carne_fw-la co●isti_fw-la cap._n ●5_n be_v indeed_o more_o ashamed_a of_o the_o name_n then_o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o zanchius_n likewise_o lib._n 1._o epist_n ad_fw-la dudit_fw-la pag._n 150._o say_v that_o heretical_a and_o schismatical_a sect_n be_v within_o the_o church_n tilenus_n in_o syntag._n disput_fw-la 14_o heretic_n even_o those_o that_o subvert_v the_o foundation_n and_o schismatic_o in_o regard_n of_o outward_a communion_n be_v in_o the_o church_n till_o either_o of_o themselves_o they_o go_v to_o the_o enemy_n side_n or_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o the_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o the_o church_n and_o d._n feild_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o church_n cap_n 14_o see_v god_n give_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n only_o to_o his_o church_n if_o heretic_n be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n they_o do_v not_o then_o baptize_v and_o cap._n 7_o they_o that_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o heavenly_a call_n and_o sanctify_v by_o the_o profession_n of_o 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profess_v christianity_n only_o for_o christian_a procession_n sake_n can_v we_o deny_v unto_o he_o the_o honour_n of_o martyrdom_n by_o which_o word_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o admit_v heretic_n not_o only_o into_o the_o visible_a church_n but_o into_o the_o invisible_a also_o or_o company_n of_o the_o elect_a and_o predestinate_a to_o salvation_n and_o d._n andrews_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o bellarmine_n apology_n cap._n 5._o pag._n 121._o deny_v that_o the_o word_n catholic_a and_o heretic_n be_v opposite_a wherefore_o unless_o he_o will_v debar_v and_o shut_v out_o some_o catholics_n from_o the_o church_n he_o must_v needs_o give_v admittance_n to_o heretic_n see_v by_o his_o own_o verdict_n they_o may_v be_v catholik_o d._n white_a in_o defence_n of_o his_o way_n cap._n 38._o pag._n 367_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o the_o militant_a church_n be_v hypocrite_n and_o unsound_a member_n that_o be_v not_o call_v effectual_o but_o disobey_v the_o truth_n whereof_o they_o make_v profession_n such_o be_v heretic_n schismatic_o etc._n etc._n touch_v their_o acceptation_n of_o schismatik_n beside_o what_o have_v be_v already_o allege_v d._n feild_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o church_n cap._n 13._o write_v thus_o schismatik_n they_o challenge_v schismatik_n the_o departure_n of_o schismatic_o be_v not_o such_o but_o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o schism_n they_o be_v and_o remain_v part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n junius_n in_o the_o place_n before_o quote_v lay_v claim_n to_o those_o schismatic_n who_o say_v he_o sever_v not_o themselves_o from_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o only_o from_o a_o part_n thereof_o but_o d._n morto●_n in_o the_o 1._o part_n of_o his_o apology_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o say_v absolute_o without_o any_o acception_n or_o restraint_n at_o all_o schismatik_n be_v of_o the_o church_n and_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 288_o variance_n say_v he_o and_o schism_n do_v not_o betoken_v the_o false_a church_n and_o d._n willet_n in_o his_o synopsis_n cont_n 2._o quest_n 3._o pag._n 104_o we_o say_v that_o schismatik_n though_o they_o hold_v some_o false_a point_n of_o doctrine_n yet_o if_o their_o error_n be_v not_o fundamental_a and_o if_o they_o retain_v the_o purity_n of_o doctrine_n in_o all_o point_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n may_v make_v a_o particular_a church_n by_o themselves_o these_o be_v their_o acknowledgement_n touch_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n in_o general_n grecian_n they_o acknowledge_v the_o grecian_n let_v we_o now_o descend_v to_o particularity_n and_o see_v the_o courteous_a admission_n they_o give_v to_o some_o of_o they_o by_o name_n 8._o the_o grecian_n and_o other_o eastern_a schismatik_n yea_o heretic_n to_o for_o the_o most_o part_n find_v that_o favour_n at_o their_o hand_n as_o they_o vouchsafe_v to_o account_v they_o member_n of_o their_o church_n his_o majesty_n epist_n ad_fw-la card._n peron_n pa._n 13_o have_v thus_o 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3._o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 5._o &_o 28._o d._n fulke_o de_fw-fr success_n pag._n 120._o burhill_n pro_fw-la tortura_fw-la torti_n c._n 15._o and_o other_o 9_o and_o sometime_o they_o be_v not_o less_o freeharted_n towards_o western_a heretic_n melancthon_n in_o locis_fw-la à_fw-it maulio_fw-it editi●tit_fw-la de_fw-fr eccles_n pag._n 491._o write_v that_o two_o girl_n who_o be_v burn_v as_o he_o say_v for_o anabaptisme_n anabaptist_n they_o challenge_v the_o anabaptist_n hold_v the_o foundation_n of_o say_v and_o die_v in_o a_o good_a confession_n and_o zuinglius_fw-la tom_n 2._o lib._n the_o author_n sedit_fw-la fol._n 134._o &_o seq_fw-la exhort_v his_o fellower_n not_o to_o revolt_v from_o his_o doctrine_n for_o the_o debate_n and_o quarrel_n between_o the_o protestant_n and_o the_o anabaptist_n call_v both_o part_n most_o learned_a and_o son_n of_o the_o same_o father_n neither_o must_v thou_o say_v he_o give_v any_o man_n way_n to_o shake_v and_o weake●_n thy_o say_v although_o 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3._o cap._n 13._o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v impious_a to_o say_v that_o the_o church_n can_v whole_o want_v a_o visible_a form_n keckerman_n in_o the_o 3._o book_n of_o his_o theological_a system_a write_v that_o the_o church_n must_v always_o be_v sensible_a that_o other_o nation_n may_v know_v to_o what_o church_n they_o ought_v to_o adjoine_v themselves_o and_o that_o confession_n of_o sincere_a doctrine_n can_v never_o fail_v whole_o nor_o the_o visible_a church_n whole_o err_v danaeus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n dare_v to_o say_v that_o who_o deni_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n and_o that_o visible_a to_o have_v be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o without_o doubt_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v ignorant_a in_o holy_a scripture_n among_o our_o english_a protestant_n m._n hooker_n in_o his_o 3._o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n pag._n 126_o god_n have_v have_v ever_o &_o ever_o shall_v have_v some_o church_n visible_a upon_o earth_n d._n 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the_o gradual_a psalm_n tom_n 3._o fol._n 5●5_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o my_o quarrel_n i_o take_v all_o the_o matter_n upon_o myself_o and_o do_v think_v that_o by_o god_n help_n i_o alone_o shall_v sustain_v it_o and_o otherwhere_o as_o before_o be_v report_v he_o say_v that_o without_o he_o other_o shall_v not_o have_v know_v one_o jot_n of_o the_o gospel_n melancthon_n in_o the_o preface_n of_o the_o act_n of_o ratisbon_n tom_n 4._o pag._n 730_o say_v luther_n alone_o dare_v meddle_v with_o the_o error_n of_o the_o pope_n &_o school_n zuinglius_fw-la in_o his_o exegesis_n to_o 2._o term_v luther_n jonathas_n who_o alone_o dare_v set_v upon_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o philistian_o and_o caluin_n in_o his_o admonition_n to_o westphalus_n pag._n 787._o say_v luther_n alone_o doubt_v not_o to_o set_v upon_o all_o popery_n beside_o luther_n as_o before_o we_o have_v rehearse_v write_v that_o the_o only_a scripture_n be_v leave_v whereby_o man_n may_v recover_v the_o faith_n but_o if_o at_o 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brentius_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o confess_v of_o wittenberg_n pag._n 873._o speak_v of_o protestant_n say_v we_o also_o once_o be_v all_o fool_n seduce_v and_o seduce_a and_o serve_v idolatry_n and_o antichrist_n seravia_n defence_n lib._n de_fw-fr grad_n minist_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 33._o i_o mark_v that_o the_o author_n of_o all_o reformation_n which_o be_v make_v in_o our_o age_n be_v priest_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o all_o which_o i_o adjoine_v that_o luther_n in_o cap._n 2._o oseae_n tom_fw-mi 4._o fol._n 279._o say_v that_o these_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o papist_n be_v you_o not_o christen_v in_o the_o pope_n church_n why_o therefore_o go_v you_o from_o she_o and_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v their_o mother_n but_o say_v that_o they_o have_v leave_v she_o because_o she_o be_v a_o harlot_n and_o a_o adulteress_n and_o scravia_n the_o diverse_a minist_n grad_v cap._n 6._o pag._n 30._o have_v these_o word_n protestant_o popish_a church_n 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how_o needful_a it_o be_v for_o i_o to_o heap_v up_o many_o testimony_n of_o protestant_n for_o to_o prove_v even_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o manifest_a 11._o my_o sixth_o demonstration_n therefore_o i_o frame_v in_o this_o manner_n if_o all_o protestant_n who_o be_v first_o know_v whether_o people_n or_o particular_a person_n be_v papist_n before_o luther_n begin_v to_o preach_v than_o be_v there_o no_o protestant_n before_o he_o and_o he_o author_n of_o their_o church_n but_o all_o the_o first_o know_v protestant_n be_v such_o ergo._n the_o mayor_n be_v manifest_a by_o itself_o &_o the_o mimor_n by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v recite_v in_o this_o chapter_n that_o no_o protestant_a ancient_a than_o luther_n do_v come_v forth_o and_o adjoine_v himself_o to_o his_o company_n when_o luther_n safe_o preach_v chap._n xii_o the_o seven_o demonstration_n for_o to_o prove_v luther_n to_o be_v the_o first_o beginner_n of_o protestancy_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o thence_o that_o 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of_o other_o junius_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 5._o say_v only_o that_o some_o ancient_a protestant_n come_v forth_o and_o adjoin_v themselves_o to_o luther_n but_o name_v none_o nor_o prove_v any_o thing_n &_o therefore_o give_v word_n &_o nought_o else_o he_o shall_v as_o tertullian_n say_v to_o old_a heretic_n have_v feign_v the_o name_n of_o some_o 32._o praescrip_n c._n 32._o for_o after_o blasphemy_n what_o may_v not_o they_o do_v but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o whereas_o protestant_n feign_v many_o thing_n and_o person_n yet_o they_o dare_v not_o feign_v name_n as_o d._n sutlive_v when_o in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o book_n of_o the_o church_n he_o have_v say_v only_o that_o bolsec_n who_o write_v caluins_n life_n do_v insinuate_v that_o he_o write_v for_o hire_v after_o grow_v more_o bold_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o exception_n cap._n 4._o pag_n 120_o devise_v a_o synod_n synod_n d._n sutclive_a feign_v a_o synod_n in_o which_o as_o he_o 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also_o in_o that_o name_n it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o they_o be_v call_v so_o in_o disgrace_n or_o contempt_n four_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v false_a that_o d._n morton_n lib._n cit_fw-la and_o d._n sutlive_v lib._n de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 2._o say_v it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o a_o lie_n then_o to_o luther_n desert_n that_o protestant_n call_v themselves_o lutheran_n for_o as_o we_o see_v luther_n himself_o call_v they_o so_o and_o therein_o they_o follow_v his_o example_n neither_o skill_v it_o that_o luther_n do_v once_o dislike_v this_o name_n because_o he_o do_v oftentimes_o use_v it_o &_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o luther_n to_o allow_v and_o disallow_v the_o same_o thing_n five_o we_o see_v it_o to_o be_v false_a which_o d._n whitaker_n write_v count_v 2_o quest_n 5._o cap._n 2_o pag._n 494_o none_o of_o we_o ever_o call_v himself_o a_o lutheran_n we_o acknowledge_v not_o these_o name_n nor_o be_v we_o delight_v with_o they_o this_o name_n our_o adversary_n have_v 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this_o by_o this_o reason_n that_o our_o church_n keep_v the_o same_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n which_o the_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o afterward_o keep_v and_o count_v dureum_fw-la sect_n 1_o if_o thou_o hold_v christ_n doctrine_n thou_o be_v a_o catholic_a and_o sect_n 2_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n which_o keep_v &_o conserve_v christ_n doctrine_n deliver_v in_o his_o word_n dancus_fw-la cont_n 3._o pag._n 388._o with_o we_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n because_o we_o restore_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n lubbertus_n lib._n 5_o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 1_o if_o the_o doctrine_n which_o our_o church_n profess_v be_v the_o same_o which_o christ_n deliver_v than_o our_o church_n be_v that_o which_o christ_n institute_v d._n fulke_o lib._n the_o success_n pag._n 27_o see_v we_o be_v