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A10173 Protestants demonstrations, for Catholiks recusance All taken from such English Protestant bishops, doctors, ministers, parlaments, lawes, decrees, and proceedings, as haue beene printed, published, or allowed among them in England; since the cominge of our king Iames into this kingdome: and for the most parte within the first six or seuen yeares thereof. And euidentlie prouinge by their owne writings, that english Catholiks may not vnder damnable syn, co[m]municate with English Protestants, in their seruice, sermons, or matters of religion: and soe conuincinge by the[m]selues, their religio[n] to be most damnable, & among other things, their ministery to bee voide, false & vsurped. Broughton, Richard, attributed name. 1615 (1615) STC 20450; ESTC S112509 81,861 158

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sect_n 16._o heresy_n so_o be_v the_o end_n of_o heresy_n atheism_n the_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v make_v a_o cloak_n wherewith_o to_o cover_v the_o soul_n profanation_n of_o it_o hitherto_o some_o testimony_n from_o m._n parkes_n the_o citation_n of_o like_a nature_n from_o his_o adversary_n protestant_n d._n willet_n be_v too_o many_o and_o tedious_a in_o this_o kind_n to_o be_v relate_v therefore_o to_o give_v some_o conjecture_n of_o they_o i_o will_v only_o set_v down_o the_o title_n of_o his_o book_n which_o follow_v in_o this_o lordoromast_n willet_n titu_fw-la lordoromast_n manner_n loidoromastix_n that_o be_v a_o scourge_n for_o a_o railer_n contain_v a_o full_a and_o sufficient_a answer_n unto_o the_o unchristian_a rail_n slander_n untruth_n and_o other_o injurious_a imputation_n vent_v of_o late_a by_o one_o richard_n park_n ●aster_n of_o art_n against_o the_o author_n of_o lymbomastix_n wherein_o three_o ●undred_o rail_n error_n contradiction_n falsisication_n of_o father_n corruption_n of_o scripture_n ●ith_o other_o gross_a oversight_n be_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o say_v uncharitable_a discourse_n by_o and●●w_n willet_n professor_n of_o divinity_n hitherto_o the_o only_a title_n of_o this_o privilege_a protestant_n book_n what_o stuff_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o this_o k●●de_n and_o how_o common_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o protestant_n writer_n to_o dissemble_v corrupt_v falsify_v mistranslate_v misapply_v etc._n etc._n scripture_n father_n and_o other_o authority_n to_o advantage_v their_o cause_n by_o such_o dealing_n may_v be_v judge_v by_o public_a privilege_n and_o allowance_n give_v to_o such_o writing_n therefore_o i_o shall_v lawful_o conclude_v this_o question_n with_o thes_n word_n of_o m._n ormerod_n concern_v 4._o orme_a pick_v purit_fw-la g._n 4._o protestant_n they_o fill_v the_o margin_n of_o their_o book_n f●ll_o of_o place_n of_o scripture●_n in_o a_o wrong_n sense_n that_o ●y_a this_o mean_n ●●ey_v might_n more_o easy_o deceive_v the_o simple_a people_n they_o ne●ther_o care_v for_o mayor_n minor_fw-la nor_o conclusion_n so●_n they_o may_v say_v some_o thing_n the●_n point_v their_o mergent_fw-la with_o shameful_a abu●nge_n of_o scripture_n and_o to_o show_v these_o deal_n to_o be_v usual_a nor_o only_o in_o obscure_a place_n but_o in_o their_o uni●ersi●ie_n themselves_o chief_a place_n of_o learning_n among_o ●●em_n in_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a of_o the_o same_o work_n he_o write_v thus_o there_o be_v a_o strange_a manner_n of_o preach_v d●●ic_n orme_a sup_n pick_v pur●_n epist_n d●●ic_n in_o use_n in_o many_o place_n ●othe_v in_o t●e_v university_n and_o else_o w●ere_v 〈◊〉_d t●ough_o th●_n pulpit_n be_v but_o a_o scaffold_n in_o which_o the_o preacher_n like_o a_o master_n ●ss●nce_o be_v to_o play_v his_o prize_n and_o as_o though_o the_o scripture_n be_v but_o a_o rattle_n for_o child_n and_o fool_n to_o make_v sport_n withal_o he_o toss_v it_o hither_o and_o thither_o and_o will_v not_o sail_v to_o