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A12485 The prudentiall ballance of religion wherin the Catholike and protestant religion are weighed together with the weights of prudence, and right reason. The first part, in which the foresaide religions are weighed together with the weights of prudence and right reason accordinge to their first founders in our Englishe nation, S. Austin and Mar. Luther. And the Catholike religion euidently deduced through all our kings and archbishopps of Canterburie from S. Austin to our time, and the valour and vertue of our kings, and the great learninge and sanctitie of our archbishopps, together with diuers saints and miracles which in their times proued the Catholike faith; so sett downe as it may seeme also an abridgement of our ecclesiasticall histories. With a table of the bookes and chapters conteyned in this volume.; Prudentiall ballance of religion. Part 1 Smith, Richard, 1566-1655. 1609 (1609) STC 22813; ESTC S117627 322,579 664

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say_v to_o he_o god_n speed_n but_o whether_o s._n austin_n will_v not_o arise_v to_o the_o briton_n for_o these_o or_o other_o just_a cause_n to_o he_o know_v protestant_n can_v no_o way_n condemn_v his_o fact_n who_o commend_v a_o far_o les_fw-fr excusable_a fact_n of_o cranmer_n 1699._o fox_n act_n edit_n 1596._o p._n 1599_o 1699._o latimer_n and_o ridley_n for_o cooper_n chron._n a_o 1555._o say_v that_o because_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n gloster_n &_o bristol_n declare_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o the_o pope_n commission_n nether_a ridley_n nor_o latimer_n will_v show_v any_o reverence_n to_o they_o nor_o put_v of_o their_o cap_n the_o same_o he_o write_v of_o cranmer_n pag._n 373._o and_o if_o this_o behaviour_n be_v commend_v in_o protestant_n prelate_n towards_o their_o superior_n and_o judge_n why_o shall_v the_o like_o
be_v ready_a to_o die_v ex_fw-la bed_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o &_o 12._o the_o same_o bale_n cent_n 1._o cap._n 83._o say_v that_o aldelm_n go_v happy_o to_o christ_n and_o yet_o withal_o confess_v that_o he_o write_v for_o shave_a crown_n after_o the_o roman_a manner_n feast_n of_o saint_n single_a life_n and_o such_o thing_n and_o be_v long_a time_n familiar_a with_o p._n sergius_n cent_n 1._o cap._n 93._o he_o call_v ceolfrid_n beda_n willebrord_n s._n ceolfrid_n s._n willebrord_n willebrord_n boniface_n and_o the_o like_o most_o holy_a monk_n and_o add_v cent_n 2._o cap._n 1._o that_o beda_n have_v a_o most_o happy_a end_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o man_n say_v of_o boniface_n pag._n 79._o that_o he_o bring_v the_o german_n to_o papisme_n and_o pag._n 103._o be_v the_o next_o to_o the_o pope_n the_o great_a antichrist_n and_o sign_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n in_o bavaria_n with_o the_o pope_n mark_n and_o cent_n 2._o cap._n 5._o write_v that_o willebrord_n preach_v papistry_n 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out_o of_o the_o pulpit_n and_o end_v his_o life_n in_o great_a constancy_n of_o euangelical_n spirit_n and_o cent_n 2._o cap._n 1._o call_v he_o a_o most_o holy_a prelate_n cambden_n also_o descrip_n britan._n pag._n 518._o call_v s._n werburg_n saint_n botulph_n s._n werburg_n s._n milburg_n s._n botulph_n pag._n 526._o s._n milburg_n a_o most_o holy_a virgin_n p._n 612._o king_n oswald_z saint_n and_o pag._n 150._o that_o that_o age_n be_v most_o fruitful_a of_o saint_n pag._n 473._o botulph_n most_o holy_a and_o pag._n 472._o guthlac_n lead_v his_o life_n in_o great_a holiness_n this_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o protestant_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o s._n augustine_n religion_n and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o most_o true_a it_o be_v which_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o we_o can_v not_o gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n nor_o fig_n of_o bramble_n and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o virtue_n spring_v not_o out_o of_o the_o devil_n seed_n nor_o saint_n out_o of_o his_o religion_n sure_o 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austin_n upon_o ignorance_n s._n aldelm_n bale_n say_v cent_n 1._o cap._n 83._o do_v so_o study_v both_o divine_a and_o human_a learning_n that_o be_v far_o pass_v all_o the_o divines_n of_o his_o time_n most_o learned_a in_o greek_a and_o latin_a aldelm_n s._n aldelm_n in_o verse_n and_o prose_n and_o clear_a in_o wit_n and_o speech_n fox_n act_v 125._o say_v he_o be_v a_o learned_a bishop_n of_o worthy_a praise_n for_o his_o learning_n cambd._n descript_n brit._n 210._o say_v he_o be_v sure_o worthy_a that_o his_o memory_n shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o for_o he_o be_v the_o first_o englishman_n that_o write_v in_o latin_a and_o first_o that_o teach_v englishmen_n to_o make_v latin_a verse_n godwin_n in_o vit._n aldelm_n he_o become_v very_o learned_a in_o poetry_n excellent_a and_o write_v much_o in_o greek_a and_o latin_a prose_n and_o verse_n but_o his_o chief_a study_n be_v devinitie_n in_o the_o which_o no_o man_n of_o his_o time_n be_v comparable_a unto_o he_o and_o yet_o to_o assure_v we_o also_o of_o his_o religion_n lib._n cit_fw-la affirm_v that_o he_o write_v at_o the_o commandment_n of_o monk_n for_o shave_v and_o anoint_v of_o priest_n for_o feast_n of_o saint_n and_o single_a life_n and_o other_o say_v he_o new_a rite_n and_o that_o he_o have_v great_a familiarity_n with_o pope_n sergius_n and_o cent_n 14._o cap._n 26._o say_v that_o maidulph_n master_n of_o s._n aldelm_n be_v sully_v with_o papistical_a blemish_n and_o be_v a_o most_o eager_a defender_n of_o the_o roman_a constitution_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o maidulph_n say_v cambden_n brit._n pag._n 210_o be_v of_o great_a learning_n and_o singular_a piety_n beda_n s._n beda_n of_o s._n beda_n bale_n cent_n 2._o cap._n 1._o give_v this_o testimony_n he_o be_v so_o practise_v in_o profane_a writer_n that_o he_o scarce_o have_v his_o match_n in_o that_o age_n he_o learn_v physic_n and_o metaphysic_n out_o of_o the_o pure_a fountain_n he_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n so_o 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be_v renown_v in_o all_o the_o world_n bel_n in_o his_o downfall_n beda_n for_o virtue_n and_o learning_n renown_v in_o all_o the_o world_n cambden_n brit._n pag._n 670._o bede_n the_o singular_a glory_n of_o england_n by_o piety_n and_o erudition_n obtain_v the_o name_n of_o venerable_a write_v many_o volume_n most_o learned_o and_o yet_o how_o plain_a a_o papist_n s._n beda_n be_v shall_v be_v show_v both_o by_o his_o own_o doctrine_n and_o by_o open_a confession_n of_o protestant_n cap._n 17._o 5._o the_o three_o whereof_o i_o will_v speak_v be_v alcuin_n scholar_n to_o s._n beda_n alcuin_n alcuin_n but_o master_n to_o charles_n the_o great_a of_o who_o bale_n cent_n 2_o c._n 17._o write_v thus_o he_o be_v think_v by_o far_o the_o most_o learned_a divine_a of_o his_o age_n yea_o of_o all_o english_a man_n from_o the_o begin_n after_o aldelm_n and_o beda_n in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o be_v master_n to_o charles_n the_o great_a and_o the_o first_o beginner_n of_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n skilful_a in_o latin_a greek_a and_o hebrew_n cambd._n in_o brit_n pag._n 629._o call_v he_o the_o only_a glory_n of_o york_n and_o yet_o who_o read_v this_o alcuin_n book_n de_fw-fr divinis_fw-la officijs_fw-la shall_v clear_o see_v that_o he_o and_o our_o country_n then_o be_v as_o perfect_a papist_n as_o any_o now_o be_v for_o there_o he_o shall_v find_v all_o our_o ceremony_n at_o baptism_n of_o exsufflation_n exorcise_a of_o salt_n chrism_n and_o the_o like_a baptism_n our_o ancestor_n use_v all_o our_o present_a cath._n ceremony_n in_o baptism_n our_o three_o mass_n on_o christmas_n day_n our_o candlel_n on_o candlemas_n day_n our_o ceremony_n in_o the_o holy_a week_n of_o keep_v the_o sepulchre_n hallow_v the_o font_n put_v out_o all_o the_o candle_n but_o one_o
much_o filth_n of_o superstition_n fulk_n d._n fulk_n fulk_n 1_o cor._n 4._o austin_n do_v not_o beget_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o english_a man_n to_o christ_n by_o the_o pure_a gospel_n but_o with_o the_o mixture_n of_o tradition_n and_o that_o christian_a religion_n which_o he_o find_v in_o the_o briton_n he_o labour_v to_o corrupt_v with_o romish_a invention_n 1._o cor._n 15._o austin_n do_v not_o in_o all_o point_n teach_v the_o true_a faith_n to_o the_o saxon_n 2._o cor._n 12._o aust_n bring_v in_o corruption_n sir_n francis_n hastings_n in_o his_o waste_v word_n once_o or_o twice_o say_v that_o austin_n bring_v in_o the_o romish_a religion_n osandes_n osandes_n osiander_n epit._n hist_o cent_n 6._o aust_n thrust_v roman_a rite_n and_o custom_n upon_o the_o english_a to_o wit_n altar_n vestment_n mass_n chalice_n cross_n candlestick_n censar_n banner_n holy_a vessel_n holy_a water_n and_o book_n of_o roman_a custom_n bale_n b._n bale_n see_v magdeburgenses_n cent_n 6._o bale_n cent_n 1._o pag._n 19_o after_o augustine_n apostleship_n say_v he_o under_o the_o english_a saxon_n there_o follow_v a_o other_o kind_n of_o monk_n which_o corrupt_v all_o with_o most_o filthy_a superstition_n &_o idolatry_n and_o cent_n 1._o cap._n 70._o austin_n enter_v not_o with_o the_o gospel_n of_o luther_n of_o christian_n peace_n but_o with_o the_o banner_n of_o his_o apostleship_n with_o a_o silver_n cross_n litany_n procession_n image_n paint_a picture_n relic_n and_o ritual_a book_n and_o cap._n 72._o aust_n make_v elbald_n drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o whore_n cap._n 73._o king_n ethelbert_n first_o of_o all_o english_a man_n receive_v of_o greg._n 1._o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o austin_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o roman_a religion_n with_o all_o say_v he_o the_o imposture_n or_o deceit_n and_o die_v the_o one_o and_o twentieth_o year_n of_o his_o receive_v papisme_n and_o pag._n 73._o he_o call_v our_o primitive_a church_n a_o carnal_a synagogue_n and_o yet_o 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