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A05347 A treatise of the authority of the church The summe wherof was delivered in a sermon preached at Belfast, at the visitation of the diocese of Downe and Conner the tenth day of August 1636. By Henrie Leslie bishop of the diocese. Intended for the satisfaction of them who in those places oppose the orders of our church, and since published upon occasion of a libell sent abroad in writing, wherin this sermon, and all his proceedings are most falsely traduced. Together with an answer to certaine objections made against the orders of our church, especially kneeling at the communion. Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661. 1637 (1637) STC 15499; ESTC S114016 124,588 210

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omnes_fw-la catholic●_n posse_fw-la pentificem_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la pontificem_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la svo_fw-la coetu_fw-la consiliariorum_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la generali_fw-la concilio_n errare_fw-la in_o controver●ijs_fw-la facti_fw-la for_o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o ascribe_v infallibility_n to_o any_o particular_a church_n but_o only_o to_o a_o general_n council_n confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n of_o which_o this_o text_n can_v not_o be_v understand_v beside_o that_o which_o be_v here_o refer_v to_o the_o church_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n not_o of_o faith_n so_o bellarmine_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o christ_n speak_v of_o personal_a injury_n and_o that_o in_o decide_v of_o such_o controversy_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o depend_v upon_o information_n and_o testimony_n of_o witness_n the_o pope_n may_v err_v even_o with_o a_o general_n council_n at_o his_o elbow_n he_o say_v be_v confess_v by_o all_o romanist_n and_o then_o how_o this_o text_n use_v by_o all_o 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