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A71073 A second discourse in vindication of the Protestant grounds of faith, against the pretence of infallibility in the Roman Church in answer to The guide in controversies by R.H., Protestancy without principles, and Reason and religion, or, The certain rule of faith by E.W. : with a particular enquiry into the miracles of the Roman Church / by Edward Stillingfleet ... Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1673 (1673) Wing S5634; ESTC R12158 205,095 420

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the_o christian_a religion_n then_o to_o suppose_v miracle_n wrought_v to_o confirm_v any_o doctrine_n contrary_a to_o that_o be_v to_o suppose_v that_o god_n by_o miracle_n shall_v contradict_v himself_o therefore_o although_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o religion_n the_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v prove_v by_o miracle_n yet_o that_o be_v once_o suppose_v miracle_n afterward_o be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o doctrine_n and_o then_o though_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n shall_v preach_v or_o offer_v to_o confirm_v any_o other_o doctrine_n by_o miracle_n than_o that_o which_o be_v first_o confirm_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o reject_v that_o doctrine_n and_o to_o suspect_v those_o miracle_n not_o to_o be_v from_o god_n 5._o where_o false_a and_o lie_a miracle_n be_v foretell_v by_o a_o doctrine_n confirm_v by_o true_a miracle_n there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v upon_o such_o miracle_n till_o they_o be_v evident_o distinguish_v from_o such_o as_o be_v deceitful_a now_o this_o be_v plain_o the_o case_n in_o the_o christian_a religion_n christ_n himself_o have_v foretell_v that_o man_n shall_v arise_v do_v such_o great_a wonder_n in_o imitation_n 24._o of_o he_o as_o shall_v deceive_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_a and_o his_o apostle_n that_o his_o great_a enemy_n shall_v appear_v with_o all_o power_n and_o 9_o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n can_v any_o thing_n be_v now_o more_o reasonable_a than_o after_o such_o forewarning_n for_o we_o to_o examine_v all_o pretence_n of_o miracle_n by_o try_v whether_o they_o can_v be_v evident_o distinguish_v from_o all_o deceitful_a appearance_n of_o miracle_n which_o may_v be_v wrought_v by_o a_o power_n less_o than_o divine_a for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o evidence_n must_v be_v such_o as_o the_o person_n concern_v be_v to_o judge_v by_o to_o tell_v they_o any_o distinction_n which_o they_o can_v proceed_v by_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o miracle_n be_v to_o speak_v impertinent_o where_o rule_n of_o judgement_n be_v require_v 6._o if_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n be_v assert_v to_o prove_v the_o church_n infallibility_n in_o every_o age_n there_o must_v not_o only_o evident_a proof_n be_v give_v that_o such_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v but_o that_o they_o be_v wrought_v for_o this_o very_a end_n for_o if_o god_n may_v work_v miracle_n for_o another_o end_n either_o to_o show_v his_o providence_n in_o general_n or_o particular_a regard_n to_o some_o man_n than_o the_o mere_a prove_v miracle_n can_v be_v sufficient_a but_o it_o must_v be_v show_v that_o these_o miracle_n can_v be_v wrought_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o prove_v the_o church_n infallible_a these_o thing_n be_v premise_v i_o now_o come_v to_o show_v 1._o that_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n they_o can_v give_v any_o evident_a distinction_n between_o the_o miracle_n they_o pretend_v to_o and_o such_o which_o we_o be_v bid_v to_o beware_v of_o 2._o that_o they_o can_v never_o prove_v that_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v in_o their_o church_n can_v be_v wrought_v for_o no_o other_o end_n than_o to_o prove_v the_o infallibility_n of_o their_o church_n 1._o that_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n they_o can_v give_v any_o evident_a distinction_n between_o their_o miracle_n and_o such_o as_o we_o be_v bid_v to_o beware_v of_o for_o which_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o scarce_o any_o religion_n or_o superstition_n have_v obtain_v in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o have_v pretend_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o some_o kind_n of_o miracle_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v no_o more_o a_o prejudice_n to_o true_a miracle_n than_o sophistical_a argument_n be_v to_o true_a reason_n but_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o miracle_n in_o a_o church_n which_o be_v found_v on_o a_o doctrine_n confirm_v by_o undoubted_a miracle_n must_v give_v such_o
honourable_a george_n duke_n of_o albemarle_n folio_n origines_fw-la sacrae_fw-la or_o a_o rational_a account_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o christian_a faith_n by_o edward_n stillingflee●_n d._n d._n in_o quarto_n irenicum_fw-la a_o weapon_n salve_n for_o the_o church_n wound_n by_o edward_n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n in_o quarto_n the_o be_v and_o well_o be_v of_o a_o christian_a in_o 3._o treatise_n by_o edward_n reyner_n late_a minister_n at_o lincoln_n in_o octavo_n a_o father_n testament_n in_o octavo_n the_o history_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o cardinal_n ximenes_n great_a minister_n of_o state_n in_o spain_n in_o octavo_n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o idolatry_n practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o hazard_n of_o salvation_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o it_o in_o answer_n to_o some_o paper_n of_o a_o revolt_a protestant_n wherein_o a_o particular_a account_n be_v give_v of_o the_o fanaticism_n and_o division_n of_o that_o church_n by_o edward_n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n octavo_fw-la the_o moral_a philosophy_n of_o the_o stoic_n in_o octavo_n the_o original_a of_o romanee_n in_o octavo_n hool_n greek_n testiment_n in_o twelves_o hodder_n arithmetic_n in_o twelves_o drexelius_n on_o eternity_n in_o twelves_o the_o advice_n of_o charles_n the_o 5._o emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o his_o son_n philip_n the_o second_o upon_o his_o resignation_n of_o his_o crown_n to_o his_o say_a son_n in_o twelves_o now_o in_o the_o press_n and_o will_v speedy_o be_v publish_v sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n five_o of_o which_o be_v never_o before_o print_v with_o a_o discourse_n annex_v concern_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n wherein_o crellius_n his_o answer_n to_o grotius_n be_v consider_v by_o edw._n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n in_o folio_n knowledge_n and_o practice_n or_o a_o plain_a discourse_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n necessary_a to_o be_v know_v believe_v and_o practise_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n by_o s._n cradock_n in_o quarto_n a_o book_n very_o useful_a for_o private_a family_n both_o sell_v by_o henry_n mortlock_n at_o the_o phoenix_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o at_o the_o white-hart_n in_o west-minster_n hall_n finis_fw-la the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n about_o infallibility_n and_o the_o resolution_n of_o faith_n the_o principle_n of_o the_o guide_n in_o controversy_n guide_v in_o contro_n disc_fw-la 3._o ch_n 10._o sect._n 123._o sect._n 126._o sect._n 127._o ibid._n sect._n 135._o sect._n 143._o 153._o 148._o sect._n 144_o 145._o sect._n 145._o sect._n s●c●_n s●ct_n 148._o sect._n 153._o those_o principle_n consider_v lugo_n de_fw-fr ●irtute_fw-la fidei_fw-la disp_n 1._o sect._n 12._o p._n 247._o es●i_n in_o 3._o send_v 23._o d._n sect._n 13._o paul_n layman_n th●olog_fw-la moral_a 2._o l._n lr_n 1._o c._n 5._o knot_n answer_v to_o chillingworth_n p._n 358._o of_o particular_a divine_a revelation_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n it_o 133._o sect._n 134_o the_o resolution_n ofdivine_a faith_n must_v agree_v to_o all_o of_o immediate_a asnt_n of_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o absurdity_n of_o these_o principle_n sect._n 151._o the_o principle_n of_o e._n w._n lay_v down_o disc._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 24_o 27._o disc._n 2._o c._n 5._o disc_n 2._o c._n 14._o c._n 15._o c._n 16._o c._n 16_o n._n 14._o c._n 18_o n._n 4._o n._n 12._o c._n 19_o n._n 3._o dis._n 3_o c._n 4._o n._n 2._o c._n 8._o ●_o 1c_fw-la n._n 14._o c._n 10_o 11._o some_o thing_n premise_v to_o the_o s●a●e_n of_o the_o question_n rational_a account_n part_v 1._o c._n 7._o sect._n 1_o reason_n and_o religion_n disc._n 3_o c_o 9_o n._n 4._o p._n 562._o n._n 6_o 7._o n._n 9_o n._n 11._o n._n 12._o n._n 13_o 14_o 15._o n._n 15._o n._n 16._o protest_v without_o principle_n disc._n 1._o c._n 5._o n._n 10._o lugo_n de_fw-fr virtute_fw-la fidei_fw-la divinae_fw-la disp._n 1_o sect._n 7._o n._n 114._o sect._n 6._o n._n 82._o suarez_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp._n 3_o sect._n 6._o n._n 8._o sect._n 5_o n_o 9_o lugo_n ib._n of_o the_o notion_n of_o divine_a faith_n francise_n bo●ae_fw-la spei_fw-la to._n 3_o tr._n 1._o de_fw-fr side_n disp_n 1._o dub_v 2._o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n reason_n and_o religion_n discourse_n 3._o c._n 1._o n._n 8._o protest_v without_o principle_n disc._n 1._o c._n 11._o n._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 6_o 7._o my_o first_o argument_n lay_v down_o and_o defend_v disc._n 3._o c._n 2._o n._n 3_o 4._o disc._n 3_o c._n 4._o ●_o 18._o ●●_o n._n 19_o of_o the_o motive_n of_o credibility_n and_o their_o instaence_n on_o faith_n suarez_n de_fw-fr side_n disp_n 4._o sect_n 3._o greg_n de_fw-fr va●_n nt_v tom._n 3._o disp_n 1._o q._n 1._o pract_n 4._o med_n n●_n the_o rect_a â_fw-la in_o deum●side_n l._n 2._o lugo_n de_fw-fr side_n disp_n 5._o s●●l_n 4._o fincisc_n valent._n co●●●●dia_fw-la juris_fw-la po●isicii_n cum_fw-la caesareo_fw-la part_n 1_o q._n 1._o sect_n 6._o suarez_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 4._o sect_n 2._o n._n 3._o n._n 4._o n_o 6._o n._n 7._o lugo_n de_fw-fr vi●t_fw-la sidei_fw-la divinae_fw-la disp_n 5._o sect_n 1._o n._n 21._o aquin._n 2._o 2._o qa_fw-la 1._o art_n 4._o cajet_fw-fr in_o loc_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n canus_n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o lugo_n de_fw-fr virt_n fidei_fw-la disp_n 1._o sect_n 5._o protest_v without_o principle_n disc_a 1._o c._n 11._o n._n 2._o reason_n and_o religion_n disc_n 3._o c_o 1._o n._n 10._o c._n 8._o n._n 4._o n._n 10._o n._n 11._o disc._n 3._o c._n 10._o n._n 7._o of_o the_o scripturen●●ion_n of_o the_o obscurity_n of_o faith_n heb._n 11._o 1._o lugo_n de_o virtut_o fid_fw-we divin_n disp_n 7._o sect_n 2._o n._n 16._o dis._n 3._o c._n 8._o n._n 16._o c._n 10._o n._n 5._o hold_v analys_n fidei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o will_n in_o the_o assent_n of_o faith_n arriaga_n cur_n philo._n disp_n 16._o sect_n 4._o disc._n 3._o c._n 8._o n._n 14_o 15_o 16._o c._n 9_o n._n 5._o c._n 10._o n._n 10._o lugo_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 1._o sect._n 4._o ill_a 38._o rational_a account_n part_v 1._o c._n 5._o s●ct_n 6._o the_o second_o argument_n defend_v against_o e._n w._n 1_o joh._n 1._o 1._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 16._o luk._n 1._o 1_o 2_o disc._n 3._o c._n 3._o n._n 6._o rational_a account_n pa●t_o 1._o c._n 6._o sect._n 15._o c._n 3._o n._n 5._o ●_o 7._o n._n 8._o n._n 9_o n._n 10._o n._n 11._o n._n 12._o n._n 13._o n._n 14._o n._n 19●_n n._n 20._o rational_a account_n pa●t_o 1._o c_o 5._o sect_n 9_o disc._n 3._o c._n 3._o ●_o 22._o c._n 5._o a._n 1._o rational_a account_n part_v 2._o c._n 1._o of_o the_o circle_n in_o the_o resolution_n of_o faith_n not_o avoid_v by_o e._n w._n diss._n 3._o c._n 5._o n._n 5._o n._n 7._o n._n s_o 9_o n._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sexius_n empir_n pyrr●o_o hypo●p_n l._n 1._o c._n 15._o n._n 11._o e._n w_n assertion_n about_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n rational_a account_n pa●t_o 1_o c._n 5._o s●ct_n 12._o reason_n and_o religion_n disc_n 3._o c._n 5._o n._n 1_o 2._o n._n 4._o disc._n 2._o c._n 8_o 9_o c._n 8._o n._n 1._o n._n 4._o n._n 6._o n._n 7._o n._n 13._o n._n 16._o n._n 17._o n_o 18._o c._n 9_o of_o the_o miraculous_a translation_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o loreto_n baron_fw-fr annal._n ●_o tom._n 1._o a._n 9_o ●_o 1._o casaub._n exercit_fw-la 7._o sect_n 1._o ca●is_fw-la his●_n deiparae_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 25._o heb._n 1._o 14_o rau●ald_n a._n d._n 1291._o n._n 68_o 69._o bzou._n anal._n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1296._o n._n 14._o spo●dan_n a._n d._n 1291._o n._n 22._o govo●_n chronic_a deip_v a._n d._n 1298._o t●rsellin_n hist._n la●ret_n 1._o 1._o c._n 6._o c._n 16._o c._n 28._o vi●cent_n sorm_n de_fw-fr assamp_n b._n v._n ●a●on_n a●●al_a a._n d._n 853._o ●_o 65._o tursel_n hist._n la●ret_n l._n 1_o c._n 23._o blondi_n italia_n illustr_n in_o piceno_n p._n 339._o leand._n albert_n in_o picen_n p._n 428._o of_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v at_o the_o chapel_n of_o loreto_n jo●ph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o dio●_n in_o vit_fw-mi trajani_n quares●n_n elucid_n terrae_fw-la s._n l._n 7._o c._n 5._o per●gr_n 3._o t●s●ll_n hist._n lauret_n l._n 2._o c._n 18._o turs●ll_n hist._n lauret_a l._n 1._o c._n 26._o l._n 2._o c._n 2._o c._n 12_o c._n 24_o c._n 27._o l._n 3._o c._n 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 24._o 26_o 27._o l._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 17_o 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n tursill_n l._n 4._o c._n 12._o ●_o 3._o c._n 28._o polyd._n virgil_n de_fw-fr invent_v rer_n l._n 5._o c_o 1._o lambin_n in_o horat._n l._n 1._o od._n 5._o cicer._n de_fw-fr nat._n d._n or_o 1._o 3._o diodor._fw-la si●ul_fw-la ●ist_v l._n 1._o p._n 22._o tibull_n l._n 1._o eleg._n 3._o