doctrine_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o accomodat_fw-la the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o his_o humour_n hooper_n and_o rogers_n agree_v upon_o a_o ecclesiastical_a government_n inconsistent_a with_o monarchy_n which_o be_v that_o over_o every_o 10._o church_n or_o parish_n in_o england_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o learned_a superintendent_n appoint_v who_o shall_v have_v faithful_a reader_n under_o he_o and_o that_o all_o popish_a priest_n shall_v clean_o be_v put_v out_o and_o to_o draw_v all_o public_a matter_n of_o state_n and_o religion_n to_o them-selve_n they_o compose_v a_o treatise_n to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o private_a man_n to_o reason_n and_o writ_n against_o a_o wicked_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o ungodly_a council_n etc._n etc._n see_v fox_n pag._n 1357._o col_fw-fr 1._o num_fw-la 72._o and_o hoopers_n prophecy_n against_o the_o prelatic_a protestant_n for_o not_o conform_v them-selve_n to_o his_o puritan_n and_o 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to_o ecclesiastical_a ceremony_n it_o be_v judge_v expedient_a to_o make_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n believe_v the_o change_n be_v not_o of_o religion_n but_o of_o language_n that_o the_o common_a prayr_n be_v the_o mass_n in_o english_a that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n be_v retain_v in_o the_o prelatic_a cap_n cope_v and_o surplise_n and_o what_o alteration_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v be_v but_o of_o thing_n indifferent_a or_o petty_a circumstance_n and_o have_v be_v resolve_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n more_o to_o preserve_v uniformity_n then_o to_o promote_v novelty_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o any_o that_o will_v observe_v the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n confirm_v the_o common_a prayr_a book_n administration_n rit_n ad_fw-la ceremony_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 2._o ed._n 6.1_o and_o the_o counsel_n letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n recite_v by_o fox_n pag._n 1184._o col_fw-fr 1._o whereof_o long_o time_n there_o have_v be_v in_o this_o realm_n of_o 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matth._n hom_n 20._o say_v omnes_fw-la infideles_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la diabolo_fw-it sunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la unum_fw-la nec_fw-la unum_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la sed_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la diversas_fw-la opiniones_fw-la dispersi_fw-la alius_fw-la quidem_fw-la sic_fw-la dicit_fw-la alius_fw-la sic_fw-la etc._n etc._n eo_fw-la modo_fw-la perfidia_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la unum_fw-la sed_fw-la quot_fw-la sunt_fw-la tot_fw-la sententias_fw-la habent_fw-la hilar._n lib._n 7._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la say_v haeretici_fw-la igitur_fw-la omnes_fw-la contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la veniunt_fw-la sed_fw-la dum_fw-la haeretici_fw-la omnes_fw-la se_fw-la inuicem_fw-la vincunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la tamen_fw-la sibi_fw-la vincunt_fw-la victoria_fw-la enim_fw-la eorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la triumphus_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la haeresis_fw-la contra_fw-la alteram_fw-la pugnat_fw-la etc._n etc._n s._n athanas._n orat._n 1._o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la say_v jllud_fw-la quoque_fw-la prorsus_fw-la admirabile_fw-la omnes_fw-la quot_fw-la sunt_fw-la haereses_fw-la in_o fingendo_fw-la diversa_fw-la pugnantiaque_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la adferre_fw-la nec_fw-la alibi_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o falsitate_fw-la sibi_fw-la inuicem_fw-la consentire_fw-la see_v the_o centurist_n centurist_n almost_o in_o every_o age_n attribute_v the_o roman_n catholic_n miracle_n to_o the_o devil_n v._o g._n centur._n 9_o cap._n 13._o and_o osiander_n in_o epitome_n cent._n 9_o pag._n 63._o say_v the_o same_o and_o in_o particular_a of_o st._n bernard_n st._n francis_n miracle_n etc._n etc._n whitaker_n whitaker_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la pag._n 348._o and_o daneus_fw-la in_o his_o answer_n to_o belarm_n part_n 1._o pag._n 784._o 784._o luther_n in_o proefat_n assertionis_fw-la articulorum_fw-la a_o leone_n pontif._n damnatorum_fw-la say_v scripture_n must_v be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o controversy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a than_o the_o comment_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o it_o but_o that_o to_o the_o proud_a and_o unfaithful_a papist_n he_o mean_n it_o be_v obscure_a see_v he_o also_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr servo_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la luther_n in_o his_o translation_n to_o assert_v his_o justification_n by_o only_a faith_n add_v to_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n the_o word_n alone_o against_o all_o original_n and_o copy_n swinglius_n to_o maintain_v that_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o realy_a present_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o steed_n of_o christ_n word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n translate_v this_o signify_v my_o body_n see_v hereafter_o more_o of_o this_o and_o of_o the_o english_a bible_n corruption_n corruption_n luther_n tom_n 2._o lib._n de_fw-fr ministris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la instituendis_fw-la fol._n 368._o &_o 369._o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr abrog_n miss_z private_a tom_fw-mi 2._o fol._n 249._o &_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr captiv_fw-mi babylon_n cap._n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la luther_n in_o assertionibus_fw-la damnatis_fw-la per_fw-la leonem_fw-la cap._n 10._o art_n 13._o say_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confession_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o pope_n do_v no_o more_o than_o the_o mean_a priest_n nay_o where_o a_o priest_n be_v not_o every_o christian_a can_v do_v as_o much_o though_o a_o child_n or_o a_o woman_n etc._n etc._n that_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o a_o priest_n a_o child_n or_o a_o woman_n and_o every_o christian_a may_v absolve_v be_v clear_a out_o of_o math._n 18._o where_o christ_n say_v to_o all_o christian_n quodcumque_fw-la solveritis_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o bulleÌ„_n incest_n and_o leaudness_n be_v afterward_o punish_v with_o her_o death_n and_o that_o of_o her_o brother_n of_o brueâ—ton_n weston_n norris_n and_o sineton_n all_o of_o the_o king_n privy_a chamber_n another_o escape_v death_n because_o he_o advertise_v his_o majesty_n of_o her_o immodesty_n before_o the_o marriage_n s._n ambrose_n use_v this_o very_a argument_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n sand._n lib._n 1._o cochlaeus_fw-la lib._n contra_fw-la morison_n the_o king_n of_o france_n pretend_v to_o the_o gallical_a liberty_n and_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o their_o sicilian_a monarchy_n and_o other_o privilege_n the_o king_n of_o england_n also_o when_o they_o be_v roman_a catholik_o pretend_v to_o the_o like_a privilege_n presentation_n etc._n etc._n stat_n henry_n 8_o 34._o &_o 35._o be_v it_o enact_v thaâ—_n all_o manner_n of_o book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o english_a being_n of_o the_o crafty_a â—â—alce_a and_o â—ntrue_a translation_n of_o william_n tyndall_n and_o all_o other_o book_n and_o write_n in_o the_o english_a tongue_n teach_v or_o compass_v any_o matter_n of_o christian_a religion_n contrary_a to_o that_o doctrine_n which_o since_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1540_o be_v have_v or_o shall_v be_v set_v forth_o by_o his_o majesty_n be_v clear_o 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mat_n 19.27_o 1._o cor_fw-la 7._o v_o 25.28.38_o 25.28.38_o the_o protestant_a bishop_n be_v well_o please_v to_o see_v themselves_o religious_o worship_v or_o respect_v and_o yet_o exclaim_v against_o catholic_n for_o show_v the_o like_a respect_n to_o saint_n saint_n see_v martin_n luther_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o protestancy_n ep_n ad_fw-la bohem._n in_o declarat_fw-la euchar._n &_o in_o servant_n de_fw-fr euch._n have_v these_o word_n although_o true_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n to_o use_v both_o kind_n in_o the_o eucharist_n and_o christ_n in_o this_o thing_n have_v command_v nothing_o as_o necessary_a yet_o it_o be_v better_a to_o follow_v peace_n and_o unity_n which_o christ_n have_v command_v we_o to_o follow_v then_o to_o contend_v about_o the_o kind_n and_o lib._n de_fw-fr captiv_n babyl_n cap._n de_fw-fr euch._n they_o sin_v not_o against_o christ_n who_o use_n one_o kind_n see_v christ_n have_v not_o command_v to_o use_v it_o but_o have_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o will_n of_o every_o one_o etc._n etc._n philip_n melancton_n in_o 2._o edit_n loc_n come_v impres_n argent_fw-fr a_o 1525._o fol._n 78._o he_o err_v that_o think_v it_o impious_a to_o eat_v swin_n flesh_n as_o also_o these_o thing_n be_v indifferent_a and_o place_v in_o our_o power_n and_o so_o i_o judge_v of_o the_o eucharist_n that_o they_o sin_v not_o who_o know_v and_o believe_v this_o liberty_n do_v use_v either_o part_n of_o the_o sign_n bucer_n allow_v the_o same_o indifferency_n and_o jewel_n in_o his_o reply_n to_o harding_n pag._n 108.109_o &_o 110._o john_n pezibram_n a_o bohemian_n protestant_n in_o his_o book_n the_o professione_n fidei_fw-la cathol_n cap._n 19_o here_o fear_v god_n and_o take_a notice_n of_o the_o evil_a custum_n of_o other_o i_o do_v confess_v that_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o condemn_v or_o censure_v for_o heretic_n any_o such_o person_n of_o the_o church_n as_o do_v impugn_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o faithful_a under_o both_o kind_n which_o yet_o of_o necessity_n must_v have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v think_v that_o christ_n have_v recommand_v it_o the_o 2._o council_n of_o carthage_n contradict_v this_o article_n can._n 2._o omnibus_fw-la placet_fw-la that_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n etc._n etc._n abstain_v from_o wife_n that_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v teach_v and_o have_v be_v observe_v by_o antiquity_n we_o may_v keep_v see_v clement_n l._n 6._o constit._fw-la ap._n c._n 17._o &_o consil._n aâ—â—â—rcan_a 10._o &_o council_n neocesariense_n c._n 1_o &_o consâ—l_n nic._n can_v 34._o and_o euseb._n de_fw-mi demonstrat_fw-la evangelica_n lib._n 1_o c_o 9_o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 59_o ante_fw-la med_n basâ—l_v ep_n 1._o ad_fw-la amphilocium_n ca._n 6_o &_o epist_n 17_o ad_fw-la paragonun_n presbiterum_fw-la and_o cicil._n hierosolomy_n catech_v 12._o see_v the_o new_a ritual_a of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n publish_v since_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n d._n r_o heylin_n eccles._n restau_fw-fr q._n marry_o pag._n 19_o d._n r_o heylin_n cit_fw-la pag._n 33.34_o &_o 35._o heylin_n pag._n 35_o cap._n 14_o d._n heylin_n eccles._n resta_fw-la in_o the_o histor._n q._n marry_o pag._n 43._o stat._n a_o 1._o &_o 2._o pbil._n &_o mar_n cap._n 8._o dr._n heylin_n q_o elizabeth_n pag._n 107._o act._n 14._o v._n 23._o &_o
wittensbâ—rg_n he_o be_v so_o vehement_a against_o the_o wife_n refusal_n of_o her_o husband_n bed_n that_o he_o say_v if_o the_o magistrate_n omit_v its_o duty_n in_o punish_v she_o the_o husband_n must_v imagine_v that_o his_o wife_n be_v steal_v away_o by_o thief_n and_o dead_a and_o consider_v how_o to_o marry_v a_o other_o for_o say_v he_o yet_o further_o we_o can_v stop_v st._n paul_n mouth_n etc._n etc._n his_o word_n be_v plain_a that_o a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o wed_v lock_n if_o the_o one_o depart_v or_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o dwell_v with_o the_o other_o neither_o do_v he_o say_v that_o this_o may_v be_v do_v once_o only_o but_o leave_v it_o free_a that_o so_o often_o as_o the_o case_n shall_v require_v he_o may_v either_o proceed_v or_o stay_v in_o which_o case_n as_o he_o signify_v to_o wittemb_v fâ—l_n 112_o a_o man_n may_v have_v ten_o or_o more_o wife_n flee_v from_o he_o and_o yet_o live_v nay_o he_o doubt_v not_o in_o case_n 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refel_v other_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v recur_v to_o ecclesiastical_a tradition_n a_o argument_n say_v he_o ibid._n cap._n 4._o pag._n 300._o whereby_o may_v be_v argue_v and_o convince_v what_o book_n be_v canonical_a and_o what_o be_v not_o m._n r_o fulk_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o counterfeit_a catholic_n pag._n 5._o say_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v judgement_n to_o discern_v true_a write_n from_o counterfeit_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o the_o write_n of_o man_n and_o this_o judgement_n she_o have_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n m_o r_o jewel_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n pag._n 201._o and_o afther_o the_o edition_n of_o 1571._o pa._n 242._o say_v the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n whereby_o to_o discern_v true_a scripture_n from_o false_a false_a see_v pomeran_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap._n 4._o vitus_n theodorus_n in_o annot_n test._n pag._n ul_a the_o century_n writer_n of_o magdeburg_n cent_n 1._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o &_o cent_n 2._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o hafferoferus_n in_o loc_n theol._n lib._n 3._o stat_fw-la 3._o loc_n 7._o pag._n 222._o adamus_n fancisci_fw-la in_o margarita_n theol._n pag._n 448._o give_v this_o testimony_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n whereof_o him-self_n be_v a_o member_n the_o apocryphal_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o epistle_n of_o jam_n the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o john_n the_o second_o of_o peter_n the_o epistle_n of_o jude_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o all_o the_o author_n here_o mention_v give_v the_o like_a testimony_n in_o behalf_n of_o their_o protestant_a church_n wherefore_o we_o can_v not_o but_o admire_v doctor_n cousin_n confidence_n in_o affirm_v a_o matter_n so_o notorious_o contradict_v and_o much_o more_o the_o carelessness_n of_o they_o who_o ground_n their_o faith_n and_o canon_n of_o scripture_n upon_o it_o be_v not_o be_v ever_o question_v see_v cousin_n in_o the_o 17_o chap._n per_fw-la toâ—_n toâ—_n salvus_fw-la conductus_fw-la datus_fw-la protestantibus_fw-la sess_v 13._o &_o 14._o council_n trident._n ut_fw-la protestant_n de_fw-la iis_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la synodo_fw-la tractari_fw-la debent_fw-la omni_fw-la libertate_fw-la confer_v proponere_fw-la &_o tractare_fw-la &c._n &c._n ac_fw-la articulos_fw-la quot_fw-la illis_fw-la videbitur_fw-la tam_fw-la scripto_fw-la quam_fw-la verbo_fw-la afferre_fw-la proponere_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n confer_v &_o absque_fw-la ullis_fw-la convitiis_fw-la &_o concontumeliis_fw-la disputare_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la quando_fw-la illis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la recedere_fw-la possint_fw-la placuit_fw-la praeterea_fw-la sanctae_fw-la synodo_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la pro_fw-la majori_fw-la libertate_fw-la ac_fw-la securitate_fw-la eorum_fw-la certos_fw-la tam_fw-la pro_fw-la commissis_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la committendis_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la delictis_fw-la judices_fw-la eye_n de_fw-la putari_fw-la cupiant_fw-la illos_fw-la sibi_fw-la benevolos_fw-la nominent_a etiamsi_fw-la delicta_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quantumcunque_fw-la enormia_fw-la ac_fw-la hoeresim_fw-la sapientia_fw-la fuerint_fw-la new_a definition_n be_v not_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n see_v this_o large_o prove_v in_o 3._o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n pag._n 101._o &_o seq_n seq_n s._n hierom_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d illustr_n extremo_fw-la &_o in_o praefat_fw-la librorum_fw-la quos_fw-la latinâ—s_fw-la â—ecit_fw-la â—ecit_fw-la hierom._n epist_n 89._o ad_fw-la aug._n quaest_n 11._o inter_v ep_n august_n s._n hierom._n in_o his_o preface_n before_o the_o new_a testament_n dedicate_v to_o pope_n damasus_n novum_n opus_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n luther_n be_v admonish_v of_o his_o corruption_n will_v not_o correct_v his_o error_n but_o say_v tom_n 5._o germ._n fol._n 141._o &_o 144._o sic_fw-la volo_fw-la sic_fw-la jubeo_fw-la sit_fw-la pro_fw-la ratione_fw-la voluntas_fw-la etc._n etc._n lutherus_n ita_fw-la vult_fw-la and_o conclude_v therefore_o the_o word_n alone_o ought_v to_o continue_v in_o my_o new_a testament_n although_o all_o papist_n run_v mad_a yet_o they_o shall_v not_o take_v it_o from_o thence_o it_o grieve_v i_o that_o i_o do_v not_o add_v those_o two_o other_o word_n omnibus_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o edward_n 6._o time_n translate_v some_o time_n this_o signify_v my_o body_n other_o time_n this_o be_v my_o body_n other_o time_n neither_o be_v nor_o signify_v but_o instead_o thereof_o a_o blank_a as_o not_o yet_o resolve_v upon_o which_o be_v true_a see_v knot_n in_o his_o protestancy_n condemn_v edit_n 1654._o pag._n 87._o bible_n 1562_o bible_n 1562._o cor._n 7._o v._n 1._o bible_n 1577._o &_o 1579._o chemnit_fw-la in_o examine_v part_n 2._o fol._n 74._o saravia_n in_o defence_n troth_n diversis_fw-la mini_fw-la â—r_n gradibus_fw-la pag_n 3._o jewel_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n 157._o pa._n 35._o tertullian_n in_o lib_n de_fw-fr praescr_n qui_fw-la estis_fw-la vos_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o quando_fw-la venistis_fw-la ubi_fw-la tam_fw-la diu_fw-la latuistis_fw-la s._n hilarius_n l._n 6_o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la it_o m_v tarde_fw-la mihi_fw-la hos_fw-la piissimos_fw-la doctâ—res_fw-la aetas_fw-la nunc_fw-la â—ujus_fw-la â—â—culi_fw-la protulit_fw-la etc._n etc._n s._n hierom_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la pamaâ—â—_n &_o â—ce_v a_o 〈◊〉_d pâ—st_a quadring_n 〈◊〉_d now_o 1600_o annos_fw-la docere_fw-la nos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quâ—d_fw-la anâ—â—a_fw-la neseivimus_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la diem_fw-la sine_fw-la isra_fw-la doctrina_fw-la mundus_fw-la christianus_fw-la fuit_fw-la luther_n in_o â—p_n ad_fw-la irgentineneses_n auâ—_n 1525._o christiana_n nolaâ—_n primo_fw-la vulga_fw-la tun_n audemu_n gloriari_fw-la gloriari_fw-la georgius_n milius_n in_o august_n confes._n explic_a art_n 7._o de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la pag._n 137._o 137._o dr._n field_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n lib._n 3_o cap._n 46_o mr._n abr_n hartwell_n in_o his_o report_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n print_v 1597._o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n simon_n lythus_n in_o respon_n altera_fw-la ad_fw-la alteram_fw-la gretseri_fw-la apol_n pag._n 331_o
thomas_n cranmer_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o to_o some_o other_o protestant_a divins_n who_o be_v all_o marry_a friar_n and_o priest_n late_o come_v out_o of_o germany_n with_o their_o sweetheart_n viz._n hooper_n and_o rogers_n monk_n coverdale_n a_o augustin_n friar_n bale_n a_o carmelite_n martin_n bucer_n a_o dominican_n bernardin_n ochinus_n a_o franciscan_a and_o peter_n martyr_n a_o cannon_n regular_n these_o three_o last_o be_v invite_v by_o the_o protector_n and_o appoint_v to_o preach_v and_o teach_v in_o both_o the_o university_n and_o at_o london_n and_o be_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o new_a model_n and_o form_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n because_o the_o tenet_n which_o until_o then_o they_o have_v profess_v be_v irreconciliable_a hâ—â—per_n and_o rogers_n be_v fierce_a zwinglians_n that_o be_v puritan_n or_o presbiterian_o and_o with_o they_o be_v join_v in_o faction_n against_o cranmer_n ridly_n and_o 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pag._n 150._o say_v that_o peter_n add_v to_o the_o schism_n of_o the_o church_n the_o endanger_n of_o christian_a liberty_n and_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n see_v he_o also_o in_o act._n c._n 21._o clebitius_fw-la a_o learned_a calvinist_n in_o his_o victoria_fw-la veritatis_fw-la argum_fw-la 5._o impugn_v st._n luke_n report_n in_o the_o history_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n say_v matthew_n and_o mark_n deliver_v the_o contrary_a therefore_o matheo_n &_o marco_n duobus_fw-la testibus_fw-la plus_fw-la adhiberi_fw-la debet_fw-la quam_fw-la uni_fw-la lucae_n qui_fw-la synaxi_fw-la non_fw-la interfuit_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la mathaeus_n to_o matthew_n and_o mark_n be_v two_o witness_n more_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v then_o to_o one_o luke_n and_o gualther_n in_o act._n 21._o reprove_v st._n paul_n shave_v of_o his_o head_n and_o other_o calvinist_n mention_v in_o zanchius_n his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la misc_fw-la say_v if_o paul_n shall_v come_v to_o geneva_n and_o preach_v the_o same_o hour_n that_o calvin_n do_v i_o will_v leave_v paul_n and_o hear_v calvin_n and_o lavaterus_n in_o his_o historia_fw-la sacramentaria_fw-la pag._n 18._o affirm_v that_o some_o of_o luther_n follower_n not_o the_o mean_a among_o their_o doctor_n say_v they_o have_v rather_o doubt_v of_o st._n paul_n doctrine_n theâ—_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n or_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o augusta_n this_o desperate_a shift_n be_v so_o necessary_a for_o warant_v their_o corruption_n of_o scripture_n and_o maintain_v the_o fallibility_n of_o the_o church_n in_o succeed_a age_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n which_o conclude_v it_o infallible_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v applicable_a to_o we_o and_o to_o every_o former_a century_n otherwise_o it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o god_n providence_n and_o promise_n be_v limit_v to_o few_o year_n and_o him-self_n so_o partial_a that_o he_o regard_v not_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o church_n nor_o the_o salvation_n of_o any_o person_n that_o live_v after_o his_o disciple_n this_o impiety_n can_v not_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o prelatic_a church_n of_o england_n without_o contradict_v their_o brethren_n abroad_o and_o their_o own_o principle_n at_o home_n therefore_o b._n jewel_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n for_o the_o prelatic_a church_n of_o england_n pag._n 361._o do_v affirm_v that_o st._n mark_v mistake_v abracher_n for_o abimelech_n and_o st._n matthew_n hieremias_n for_o zacharias_n and_o mr._n fulck_n against_o the_o remish_a testament_n in_o galat._n 2._o fol._n 322._o charge_v peter_n with_o error_n of_o ignorance_n and_o against_o the_o gospel_n and_o doctor_n goad_n in_o his_o tower_n disputation_n with_o campion_n the_o second_o day_n conference_n arg_fw-mi 6._o affirm_v that_o st._n peter_n do_v err_v in_o faith_n and_o that_o after_o the_o send_n down_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o they_o and_o whitaker_n de_fw-fr eccl._n cont_n belarmin_n controu._n 2._o q._n 4._o pag._n 223._o say_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o even_o after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o the_o apostle_n the_o whole_a church_n not_o only_o the_o common_a â—ort_n of_o christian_n but_o also_o even_o the_o apostle_n them-selve_n err_v in_o the_o vocation_n of_o the_o gentill_n etc._n etc._n yea_o peter_n also_o err_v he_o further_o more_o also_o err_v in_o manner_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o be_v great_a error_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v these_o to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o apostle_n even_o after_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o they_o and_o true_o if_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o only_o fallible_a but_o do_v teach_v error_n in_o manner_n and_o matter_n of_o faith_n after_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o they_o their_o write_n can_v be_v no_o infallible_a rule_n to_o direct_v man_n to_o salvation_n which_o conclusion_n be_v so_o immediate_o and_o clear_o deduce_v from_o this_o protestant_a doctrine_n that_o the_o supposal_n and_o premise_n once_o grant_v their_o can_v be_v no_o certainty_n in_o scripture_n and_o indeed_o this_o all_o the_o reformer_n aim_v at_o though_o dare_v not_o say_v it_o yet_o they_o do_v as_o well_o and_o sufficient_o declare_v what_o little_a esteem_n they_o have_v for_o scripture_n though_o they_o make_v their_o ignorant_a flock_n believe_v they_o teach_v they_o nothing_o but_o true_a scripture_n and_o the_o infallible_a word_n of_o god_n subsect_n i._o particular_a instance_n of_o protestant_a corruption_n in_o the_o english_a bible_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a to_o specify_v any_o corruption_n of_o the_o english_a translator_n of_o scripture_n after_o so_o clear_a testimony_n and_o confession_n draw_v from_o man_n of_o their_o own_o party_n yet_o to_o excite_v a_o conscience_n or_o at_o least_o curiosity_n in_o the_o protestant_a reader_n of_o examine_v further_o this_o matter_n i_o will_v mention_v a_o few_o of_o many_o which_o he_o may_v find_v both_o in_o doctor_n gregory_n martin_n book_n of_o this_o subject_n and_o in_o the_o remish_a testament_n to_o maintain_v by_o scripture_n that_o popery_n be_v or_o at_o least_o savore_v idolatry_n by_o worship_v of_o image_n whersoever_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o jdol_n they_o translate_v image_n as_o 1._o john_n 4.21_o my_o babe_n keep_v yourselves_o from_o image_n and_o how_o agree_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n with_o jmage_n 1562_o and_o be_v not_o worshipper_n of_o image_n as_o some_o of_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o paralip_n 36._o vers_fw-la 8._o they_o add_v to_o the_o text_n word_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o greek_a hebrew_n latin_a or_o any_o copy_n however_o so_o corrupt_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o joakim_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o abomination_n which_o he_o do_v and_o the_o carve_a image_n that_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n behold_v they_o be_v write_v etc._n etc._n these_o word_n carve_v image_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n be_v add_v by_o the_o protestant_a translator_n and_o not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o copy_n or_o text_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o though_o for_o mere_a shame_n in_o some_o late_a edition_n this_o impiety_n have_v be_v correct_v and_o jdol_n not_o jmage_n put_v into_o the_o text_n yet_o to_o make_v the_o illiterate_a sort_n of_o people_n believe_v that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n image_n be_v put_v in_o the_o margin_n and_o in_o some_o place_n leave_v uncorrect_v the_o first_o protestant_a bishop_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n not_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v with_o the_o depose_a catholic_n bishop_n to_o consecrat_v they_o as_o scripture_n command_v by_o imposition_n of_o episcopal_a hand_n and_o therefore_o rely_v for_o their_o character_n upon_o the_o letter_n patent_n supremacy_n and_o election_n of_o the_o queen_n translate_v the_o greek_a word_n kerotonia_n which_o s._n hierom_n and_o all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n before_o and_o after_o he_o translate_v ordination_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n they_o to_o make_v good_a i_o say_v their_o want_n of_o such_o a_o ordination_n by_o word_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o bible_n which_o then_o they_o set_v forth_o translate_o the_o say_a greeck_n word_n ordination_n by_o election_n but_o their_o successor_n who_o of_o late_o pretend_v to_o a_o more_o lawful_a character_n then_o ever_o their_o ordainer_n dare_v profess_v to_o have_v have_v receive_v or_o them-selve_n can_v make_v good_a correct_v this_o translation_n and_o restore_v into_o the_o text_n ordination_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n to_o assert_v marriage_n of_o priest_n when_o st._n paul_n say_v have_v we_o not_o power_n to_o lead_v about_o a_o woman_n they_o translate_v instead_o of_o woman_n wife_n but_o when_o he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o epistle_n and_o use_v the_o same_o word_n 1._o it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n than_o they_o translate_v not_o wife_n but_o woman_n to_o cry_v down_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n they_o translate_v temple_n or_o table_n for_o
confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o that_o which_o make_v they_o to_o be_v so_o much_o insist_v upon_o be_v that_o they_o be_v so_o indifferent_a and_o appliable_a to_o all_o protestant_a religion_n that_o with_o much_o reason_n he_o be_v censure_v a_o very_a wilful_a presbiterian_a and_o fanatic_a who_o will_v not_o submit_v and_o subscribe_v to_o article_n so_o indulgent_a and_o indifferent_a therefore_o not_o only_o now_o but_o former_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o distemper_n ground_v upon_o diversity_n of_o protestant_a opinion_n it_o be_v think_v good_a policy_n to_o commit_v the_o 39_o article_n to_o the_o press_n thereby_o to_o please_v all_o dissent_v party_n and_o this_o have_v be_v practise_v not_o only_o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o king_n james_n reign_v but_o also_o in_o king_n charles_n i._o a_o 1640._o when_o the_o rebellion_n begin_v to_o break_v forth_o and_o be_v cloak_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o legal_a parliament_n as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o a_o 1633._o when_o the_o symptom_n of_o that_o rebellion_n be_v first_o discern_v there_o be_v print_v by_o special_a command_n a_o book_n set_v forth_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o 39_o article_n with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o other_o reform_a but_o rebellious_a church_n of_o france_n germany_n netherlands_o basil_n bohemia_n swethland_n suitzerland_n etc._n etc._n the_o title_n of_o the_o book_n be_v the_o faith_n doctrine_n and_o religion_n profess_v and_o protect_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o dominion_n of_o the_o same_o express_v in_o the_o article_n etc._n etc._n the_o say_v article_n analize_v into_o proposition_n and_o the_o proposition_n prove_v to_o be_v agreeable_a both_o to_o the_o write_v word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o extant_a confession_n of_o all_o the_o neighbour_n church_n christianly_o reform_v peruse_v and_o by_o the_o lawful_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n allow_v to_o be_v public_a london_n print_a by_o john_n legatt_n 1633._o so_o that_o no_o marvel_n if_o the_o 39_o article_n have_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o better_a antidote_n against_o rebellion_n than_o we_o have_v see_v by_o experience_n they_o be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o church_n raise_v and_o maintain_v by_o rebellious_a people_n and_o principle_n against_o their_o undoubted_a lawful_a sovereign_n the_o french_a huguenot_n minister_n in_o their_o assembly_n at_o bema_n 1572._o decree_n that_o in_o every_o city_n all_o shall_v swear_v not_o to_o lay_v down_o arm_n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v see_v they_o persecute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o govern_v them-selve_n by_o their_o own_a protestant_n rule_n see_v sutcliff_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o libel_n supplicatory_a pag._n 194._o see_v the_o catholic_n doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n art_n 19_o pag._n 94._o agree_v here_o in_o with_o confes._n helvet_n 2._o saxon._n art_n 11._o wittenberg_n art_n 32._o sueu_o art_n 15._o all_o quote_v ibid._n pag._n 95._o dresterus_n the_o protestant_a writer_n in_o part_n 2._o nullenarii_fw-la sexti_fw-la pag._n 661._o acknowledge_v that_o all_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n against_o the_o emperor_n and_o lawful_a sovereign_n happen_v ex_fw-la mutatione_n religionis_fw-la pontificiae_fw-la in_o lutheranam_n see_v crispinus_n of_o the_o church_n estate_n pag._n 509._o how_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o basil_n be_v found_v by_o the_o rebellion_n of_o some_o burgess_n against_o the_o catholic_n senator_n who_o they_o eject_v etc._n etc._n the_o rebellion_n of_o holland_n and_o the_o other_o protestant_a province_n be_v well_o know_v as_o also_o of_o geneva_n zuitzers_n or_o helvetian_o see_v chitreus_n in_o cron._n a_o 1593._o &_o 1594._o pag._n 74._o &_o seq_n how_o the_o king_n of_o swethland_n be_v a_o catholic_n be_v by_o his_o subject_n the_o lutheran_n force_v so_o content_a him-self_n with_o mass_n in_o he_o in_o his_o private_a chapel_n and_o to_o assent_v that_o no_o catholic_n shall_v bear_v office_n in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o at_o length_n a_o other_o make_v king_n we_o may_v say_v without_o either_o vanity_n or_o flattery_n that_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o maintain_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o a_o king_n the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o a_o people_n together_o with_o the_o principle_n of_o protestancy_n the_o english_a nation_n will_v have_v do_v it_o want_v neither_o wit_n or_o judgement_n to_o find_v out_o the_o expedient_n after_o long_a experience_n of_o 100_o year_n since_o the_o pull_n down_o of_o popery_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o wisdom_n of_o they_o who_o govern_v the_o learning_n of_o the_o clergy_n the_o worth_n of_o the_o gentry_n the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n and_o the_o natural_a inclination_n to_o loyalty_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n since_o protestancy_n come_v among_o we_o 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some_o regard_n to_o the_o honour_n and_o word_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o to_o the_o public_a faith_n a_o arbitrary_a religion_n dispense_v with_o all_o a_o arbitrary_a government_n be_v reduce_v to_o one_o supreme_a a_o arbitrary_a government_n do_v pretend_v reason_n for_o the_o prince_n his_o comcommand_n a_o arbitrary_a religion_n by_o pretend_v to_o be_v above_o reason_n command_v against_o reason_n how_o arbitrary_a and_o applicable_a all_o protestant_a religion_n be_v to_o every_o particular_a interest_n and_o fancy_n notwithstanding_o their_o public_a profession_n and_o confession_n of_o faith_n be_v visible_a by_o the_o 39_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o hitherto_o can_v neither_o settle_v the_o judgement_n of_o subject_n in_o any_o on_o certain_a belief_n nor_o tie_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o lawful_a prince_n though_o the_o say_v article_n want_v no_o countenance_n of_o law_n to_o gain_v for_o they_o authority_n and_o 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signify_v nothing_o and_o dispense_v with_o every_o thing_n and_o a_o oath_n of_o a_o jurisdiction_n so_o incredible_a that_o they_o who_o take_v it_o either_o understand_v not_o what_o they_o swear_v or_o if_o they_o do_v by_o swear_v a_o know_a untruth_n dispose_v them-selve_n to_o violat_a all_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o learn_v in_o all_o other_o promise_n to_o prefer_v profit_n before_o performance_n conveniency_n before_o conscience_n be_v not_o this_o true_a and_o be_v the_o prelatik_a religion_n with_o all_o its_o law_n and_o oath_n capable_a of_o establish_v monarch_n or_o of_o make_v subject_n loyal_a and_o servant_n faithful_a how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o so_o just_a and_o innocent_a a_o king_n as_o charles_n 1_o the_o ancient_a by_o succession_n and_o inheritance_n of_o all_o christendom_n shall_v be_v so_o general_o and_o unworthy_o betray_v by_o they_o that_o profess_v the_o 39_o article_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v enact_v and_o according_o practise_v that_o none_o be_v permit_v
dictamen_fw-la of_o a_o good_a conscience_n become_v a_o roman_n catholic_n or_o according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o pure_a protestant_a consequence_n become_v a_o rank_a presbiterian_a or_o fanatic_a i_o report_v i_o therefore_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o moderate_a and_o sober_a person_n whether_o it_o be_v piety_n or_o policy_n to_o engage_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o protestâ—â—â—_n sovereign_a and_o parliament_n in_o 〈◊〉_d the_o severity_n of_o law_n against_o subject_n for_o not_o profess_v the_o prelatic_a reformation_n which_o the_o most_o learned_a man_n thereof_o can_v not_o maintain_v without_o grant_v manifest_a contradiction_n 〈◊〉_d practice_n without_o condemn_v the_o fundamental_a principle_n 〈◊〉_d protestancy_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o presbyterian_a fanatic_a or_o any_o other_o arbitrary_a religion_n that_o be_v religion_n direct_v by_o the_o letter_n of_o scripture_n subject_n to_o every_o man_n private_a interpretation_n will_v at_o length_n destroy_v the_o state_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o limit_n set_v to_o the_o indiscreet_a zeal_n and_o extravagant_a â—_z of_o every_o particular_a person_n and_o congregation_n that_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o purity_n of_o a_o reformation_n but_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o temporal_a law_n be_v a_o proper_a and_o efficatious_a mean_n to_o refrain_v that_o spiritual_a liberty_n which_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o protestancy_n be_v due_a by_o the_o gospel_n to_o every_o protestant_n and_o not_o subject_a to_o any_o human_a authority_n sâ—to_n as_o for_o that_o much_o celebrate_v and_o genera_o practise_v expedient_a and_o distinction_n of_o brentius_n and_o the_o divine_n of_o wittenberg_n say_v that_o though_o it_o belong_v to_o every_o private_a person_n to_o judge_n of_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n and_o to_o distinguish_v the_o true_a from_o fall_n yet_o between_o the_o prince_n and_o private_a man_n be_v this_o difference_n that_o as_o the_o private_a man_n have_v private_a authority_n of_o judge_v and_o decide_v the_o doctrine_n of_o religion_n so_o the_o prince_n have_v public_a and_o throughout_o the_o whole_a book_n do_v defend_v that_o the_o secular_a prince_n be_v oblige_v to_o force_v his_o subject_n even_o with_o punishment_n of_o death_n to_o that_o religion_n and_o sense_n of_o scripture_n which_o he_o judge_v true_a and_o also_o that_o the_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o stick_v to_o their_o own_o contrary_a sense_n of_o scripture_n and_o religion_n this_o expedient_a i_o say_v do_v not_o prevent_v the_o danger_n or_o remedy_v the_o disease_n of_o a_o politic_a body_n sick_a of_o protestancy_n but_o do_v increase_v the_o distemper_n and_o render_v it_o incurable_a and_o though_o in_o some_o part_n of_o our_o more_o northern_a climate_n several_a protestant_a prince_n have_v purchase_v some_o quiet_n by_o the_o severity_n of_o their_o law_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o sect_n which_o they_o profess_v yet_o that_o quiet_a proceed_v from_o 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therefore_o call_v it_o a_o grow_a religion_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o increase_v by_o the_o reasonableness_n and_o sanctity_n of_o its_o principle_n and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o law_n or_o countenance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d government_n nay_o against_o the_o great_a severity_n of_o law_n and_o against_o the_o know_a inclination_n of_o the_o sovereign_n in_o such_o a_o measure_n that_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n have_v think_v of_o new_a remedy_n against_o the_o growth_n thereof_o but_o protestancy_n especial_o the_o prelatic_a notwithstanding_o all_o its_o liberty_n of_o opinion_n and_o pretend_a assurance_n of_o be_v save_v by_o only_a faith_n without_o the_o trouble_n of_o penance_n fast_v or_o other_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n with_o all_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o law_n and_o countenance_n of_o the_o government_n can_v not_o be_v make_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o state_n of_o three_o part_n of_o england_n the_o one_o be_v prelatic_a protestant_n in_o their_o judgement_n and_o the_o two_o part_n which_o be_v not_o will_v soon_o become_v papist_n then_o prelaticks_n now_o whether_o it_o be_v sound_a policy_n to_o persecute_v the_o roman_a religion_n by_o law_n which_o do_v increase_v against_o law_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o settle_v by_o law_n the_o prelatic_a religion_n which_o so_o late_o have_v occasion_v the_o abolish_n of_o all_o law_n we_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o they_o who_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n beside_o one_o of_o the_o great_a prejudices_fw-la that_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n can_v suffer_v be_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o loyal_a conscientious_a and_o able_a man_n service_n either_o in_o civil_a or_o military_a employment_n by_o the_o penal_a and_o sanguinary_a statute_n the_o king_n and_o country_n deprive_v them-selve_n of_o many_o servitor_n of_o approve_a loyalty_n wisdom_n and_o eminent_a ability_n and_o not_o only_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o such_o servitor_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o legal_a incapacity_n set_v upon_o papist_n enable_v every_o ambitious_a man_n or_o discontend_v faction_n to_o asperse_v the_o king_n and_o his_o chief_a minister_n with_o favour_v forsooth_o popery_n if_o they_o do_v not_o exercise_v cruelty_n and_o the_o rigour_n of_o 〈◊〉_d sanguinary_a and_o penal_a statute_n against_o deserve_a person_n or_o 〈◊〉_d lest_o if_o they_o show_v they_o any_o countenance_n however_o so_o merit_v and_o useful_a they_o have_v be_v in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n and_o may_v prove_v to_o be_v again_o if_o this_o protestant_a zeal_n shall_v prevail_v for_o it_o be_v always_o the_o forerunner_n of_o rebellion_n and_o be_v now_o become_v so_o rash_a that_o it_o attempt_v to_o asperse_v my_o lord_n late_a chancellor_n with_o favour_v popery_n who_o be_v a_o pillar_n and_o pattern_n oâ—_n protestancy_n perhaps_o his_o lordship_n be_v gentle_a nature_n great_a wisdom_n justice_n and_o integrity_n may_v incline_v he_o to_o think_v that_o law_n make_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n for_o exclude_v the_o steward_n from_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o destroy_v that_o religion_n and_o party_n whereby_o their_o title_n be_v support_v
the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v spot_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o free_a will_n often_o it_o of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o thence_o infer_v that_o in_o no_o age_n since_o the_o apostle_n time_n any_o company_n of_o bishop_n hold_v so_o perfect_a and_o so_o sound_a doctrine_n in_o all_o point_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n at_o this_o day_n and_o mr._n fulk_n in_o his_o reionder_n to_o bristol_n pag._n 7._o i_o confess_v that_o ambrose_n austin_n hierom_n all_o three_o father_n to_o who_o b._n p_o jewel_n appeal_v hold_v invocation_n of_o saint_n to_o be_v lawful_a and_o b._n p_o bale_n acknowledge_v that_o st._n gregory_n the_o first_o of_o jewel_n be_v choose_v judge_n by_o his_o indulgence_n establish_v pilgrimage_n to_o image_n and_o that_o st._n leo_n a_o other_o of_o ievell_n father_n allow_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o doctor_n humphrey_n jesuitismi_n part_n 1._o rat_n 5._o pag._n 626._o can_v deny_v but_o that_o s._n gregory_n teach_v transubstantiation_n and_o mr._n 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o papisto_n mâ—t_n edit_fw-la 1606._o pag._n 143._o say_v we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v work_v in_o sâ—_n pawles_n time_n and_o fall_v not_o a_o sleep_n so_o soon_o as_o paul_n be_v dead_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o no_o mermail_n though_o peruse_v counsel_n and_o father_n we_o find_v the_o print_n of_o the_o pope_n foot_n and_o mr._n napper_n in_o his_o treatise_n upon_o the_o revelation_n dedicate_v to_o king_n james_n pag._n 68_o &_o 145._o affirm_v that_o popery_n or_o the_o anti-christian_n kingdom_n do_v continue_v 1260._o year_n universally_a without_o any_o debatable_a contradiction_n the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n during_o that_o time_n possess_v the_o outward_a visible_a church_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o one_o or_o two_o father_n or_o counsel_n but_o all_o christendom_n which_o profess_v the_o roman_n catholic_n say_v for_o these_o 1000_o year_n past_a 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though_o there_o have_v be_v no_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v falsifier_n but_o see_v their_o be_v as_o many_o evidence_n against_o they_o as_o there_o be_v chapter_n in_o catholic_n book_n of_o controversy_n and_o that_o the_o book_n be_v easy_o have_v and_o understand_v i_o see_v not_o how_o any_o protestant_n how_o ever_o so_o illiterate_a can_v be_v excuse_v from_o eternal_a damnation_n by_o pretend_v the_o integrity_n of_o his_o clergy_n or_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n to_o examine_v their_o sincerity_n when_o many_o accuse_v a_o man_n of_o high_a treason_n and_o offer_v to_o prove_v it_o to_o his_o face_n not_o only_o by_o sundry_a honest_a and_o legal_a witness_n but_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n write_v it_o will_v be_v censure_v treachery_n or_o great_a carlesness_n in_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n to_o slight_v such_o a_o accusation_n and_o evidence_n though_o the_o person_n accuse_v until_o then_o have_v be_v trust_v and_o repute_v a_o loyal_a subject_n this_o be_v our_o 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