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A62548 A treatise of religion and governmemt [sic] with reflexions vpon the cause and cure of Englands late distempers and present dangersĀ· The argument vvhether Protestancy is less dangerous to the soul, or more advantagious to the state, then the Roman Catholick religion? The conclusion that piety and policy are mistaken in promoting Protestancy, and persecuting Popery by penal and sanguinary statuts. Wilson, John, M.A. 1670 (1670) Wing T118; ESTC R223760 471,564 687

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no●is_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cap_n 9_o apparatus_fw-la ad_fw-la tom._n 1._o pag._n 49._o sutcliff_n pag._n 199._o sutcliff_n pag._n 279._o instit._fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 20._o luther_n de_fw-fr captivit_fw-la babylon_n &_o in_o cap._n 15_o joan._n &_o in_o 6._o art_n against_o the_o execrable_a bull_n etc._n etc._n melancton_n disp_n de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la prop._n 7._o council_n trid._n sess._n 6._o c._n 8._o catech._n ad_fw-la paroch_n de_fw-fr paen_fw-la sacram_fw-la pag._n 290._o luther_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la natura_fw-la hominis_fw-la art_n 4._o luther_n lib._n contra_fw-la ambr._n catarrh_n luther_n in_o council_n germ._n cap._n the_o antichristo_a calvin_n lib._n 3._o instit._fw-la c._n 20._o ●_o 21._o calvin_n instit._n lib._n 3._o c_o 4._o §._o 1._o see_v part_n 2._o 3._o cor._n 7._o cyprian_a servant_n de_fw-fr caena_fw-la domini_fw-la see_v st._n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n cateche_n missagog_n 4._o s._n ambros_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr sacram._n c._n 4._o &_o de_fw-la ijs_fw-la qui_fw-la mysterijs_fw-la initiantur_fw-la c._n 6._o st._n august_n vide_fw-la canonean_a do_v consec_n do_v 2._o answer_v 85._o st._n basil._n in_o regulis_fw-la brevioribus_fw-la interrogatione_fw-la 288._o st._n ambrose_n l._n de_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 6._o st._n austin_n hom_n 49._o c._n 3._o aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la cap._n 10._o &_o cap._n 14._o st._n gregory_n nyssen_n orat_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la qui_fw-la durius_fw-la alios_fw-la judicant_fw-la petro_n francisco_n zeno._n interpret_v pag._n 128._o st._n ambrose_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 2._o &_o ser._n 10._o in_o psal_n 128._o st._n hierom._n in_o proverb_n cap._n 11._o say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o although_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o pardon_n after_o death_n yet_o be_v there_o so●e_a who_o may_v be_v absolve_v after_o death_n from_o such_o light_a sin_n as_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o out_o of_o this_o life_n they_o may_v be_v absolve_v i_o say_v either_o by_o suffer_v punishment_n or_o else_o by_o the_o prayer_n alm_n and_o mass_n of_o their_o live_a friend_n but_o to_o who_o soever_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v thy_o be_v do_v to_o they_o before_o the_o last_o judgement_n and_o for_o light_a fault_n de_fw-fr hac_fw-la quaestione_fw-la nihil_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la definivit_fw-la sunt_fw-la autem_fw-la multae_fw-la opiniones_fw-la belarm_n lib._n 12._o de_fw-la purgat_fw-la cap._n 6._o initio_fw-la pag._n 178._o &_o passim_fw-la st._n bernard_n ser._n 66._o in_o cant._n st._n gregory_n nyssen_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr mortuis_fw-la purge_v i_o o_o lord_n in_o this_o life_n etc._n etc._n that_o i_o may_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o that_o amend_v fire_n which_o be_v for_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n aug._n in_o psal_n 37._o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o aged_a person_n die_v in_o small_a sin_n be_v purge_v before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n by_o temporary_a pain_n which_o their_o soul_n do_v suffer_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o punishment_n of_o eternal_a fire_n aug._n l._n 20._o the_o civit_n cap._n 13._o vsher_n answer_n pag._n 179._o answer_n pag._n 182._o see_v sir_n edward_n sands_n in_o his_o relation_n cap._n 53.54_o hieremias_n constantinopol_n resp._n 1._o c._n 12._o &_o 13._o gabriel_n alexand_n ep_n ad_fw-la clem._n 8_o hypathius_fw-la ruthenorum_fw-la legatus_fw-la in_o professione_n fidei_fw-la graeci_fw-la venetiad_n card._n guisianum_n q_o 10_o zaga_n zab●_n ethiop_n in_o confession_n fidei_fw-la aethiop_n gennadius_n scholarius_n etc._n etc._n purgatorio_fw-la sec._n 1._o &_o 5._o answer_n pag._n 420_o reply_v against_o harding_n p._n 379._o st._n austin_n contra_fw-la faust._n manichaeum_fw-la lib._n 20._o c._n 21._o answer_n pag._n 377._o matthew_n 4._o v_o 10_o st._n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 79._o parag_v 6._o &_o 7_o ibid_fw-la parag_n 2._o usher_n translate_v but_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o add_v interrogation_n to_o help_v his_o fraud_n adjuvent_fw-fr nos_fw-la eorum_fw-la merita_fw-la quos_fw-la propria_fw-la impediunt_fw-la scelera_fw-la excuset_fw-la intercessio_fw-la accusat_fw-la quos_fw-la actio_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la eye_v tribuisti_fw-la caelestis_fw-la palmam_fw-la triumphi_fw-la nobis_fw-la veniam_fw-la non_fw-la deneges_fw-la peccati_fw-la pag._n 24._o against_o fisher_n aug._n serm_n 14_o the_o verb●_n apostoli_fw-la in_o fine_a laud_n pag._n 33_o ibid._n pag._n 34._o b._n laud._n e._n quae_fw-la quidê_fw-la si_fw-la tam_fw-la manifesta_fw-la mon●ratur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o dubium_fw-la venire_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la praeponenda_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la illis_fw-la rebus_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o catholicateneor_fw-la ita_fw-la si_fw-la aliquid_fw-la apertissimum_fw-la in_o evangelis_n st._n aug._n contra_fw-la fund_z c._n 4._o pag._n 38._o vincent_n lirin_fw-mi cap._n 23.24_o he_o say_v the_o pelagian_n err_v in_o dogmate_n fidei_fw-la and_o yet_o they_o err_v not_o in_o a_o prime_a maxim_n but_o in_o a_o superstructure_n vin._n lirin_fw-mi cont_n haer_fw-mi c._n 31._o impiorum_fw-la &_o turpiumerrorum_fw-la lupanar_fw-la ubi_fw-la erat_fw-la ante_fw-la castae_fw-la &_o incorruptae_fw-la sacrarium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la bp._n laud_n pag._n 38._o pag._n 39_o christi_fw-la vero_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sedula_fw-la &_o cauta_fw-la depositorum_fw-la custos_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o ijs_fw-la unquam_fw-la permutat_fw-la nihil_fw-la minuit_fw-la nihil_fw-la addit_fw-la non_fw-la amputat_fw-la necessaria_fw-la non_fw-la apponit_fw-la superflua_fw-la non_fw-la amittit_fw-la sua_fw-la non_fw-la usurpat_fw-la allena_fw-la vincent_n lirin_fw-mi cap._n 22._o see_v heretofore_o part_n 2._o ego_fw-la vero_fw-la evangelio_n non_fw-la crederem_fw-la nisi_fw-la i_o ecclesiae_fw-la commoveret_fw-la authoritas_fw-la aug._n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la epist._n fund_z c._n 5._o bishop_n laud_n pag._n 81._o edit_n 1639._o vbi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o populos_fw-la à_fw-la tempore_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o hodi●rnum_fw-la diem_fw-la sibimet_fw-la succedentium_fw-la importat_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la accipit_fw-la nomen_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la augustinus_n cum_fw-la asserit_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la crederet_fw-la evangelio_n ni●●_n eum_fw-la authoritas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n ocham_n dial._n part_n 1._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o hos._n 4.15_o a.c._n pag._n 58._o guilielm_n malmesbur_fw-la in_o prolog_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr g●st●s_fw-fr pontif._n angl._n p._n 195._o st_n bed_n lib._n 5._o eccl._n hist._n cap._n 20._o bede_n lib._n 1._o eccl._n histor._n cap._n 29._o see_v this_o treatise_n par_fw-fr 1._o sec·_fw-la 1._o council_n africa_n can._n 101._o ut_fw-la romam_fw-la liceat_fw-la episcopis_fw-la provocare_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la clericorum_fw-la causae_fw-la apud_fw-la suarum_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la episcopos_fw-la finiantur_fw-la etiam_fw-la litteris_fw-la nostris_fw-la ad_fw-la eundem_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la memoriae_fw-la zozimum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la datis_fw-la insinuari_fw-la cur●_n vimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n council_n african_n ep_n ad_fw-la bonifac_o pap_n to_o which_o st._n austin_n subscribe_v st._n irenaeus_n l._n 3._o cap._n 3._o gregor_n nazian_n in_o car_n de_fw-la vita_fw-la sua_fw-la see_v d_o laud_n labyrinth_n p._n 135._o &_o 136_o hierom._n ep_n ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la auferibilis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la consummationem_fw-la saeculi_fw-la vicarius_fw-la sponsus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ●_o quin_fw-la aliquis_fw-la certus_fw-la ei_fw-la praeficiatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n gerson_n consid_n 20._o a_o fair_a offer_n to_o protestant_n see_v the_o petition_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o catholic_n clergye_n resignation_n in_o doctor_n heylin_n ecclesia_fw-la restaurata_fw-la pag._n 43._o and_o the_o stat._n 1._o mar._n and_o in_o this_o treatise_n part_n 1._o no_o sacrilege_n to_o apply_v the_o church_n revenue_n to_o the_o crown_n in_o some_o case_n see_v the_o sentence_n of_o pope_n julius_n 3._o send_v to_o queen_n mary_n a_o 1554._o and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o set_v down_o by_o dr._n burges_n in_o his_o book_n no_o sacrilege_n nor_o sin_n etc._n etc._n 52._o &_o 53._o whereof_o the_o last_o reason_n be_v see_v the_o good_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o church_n even_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n may_v be_v alien_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o captive_n and_o that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v do_v by_o that_o church_n only_o to_o who_o such_o possession_n do_v belong_v it_o be_v fit_a and_o reasonable_a that_o such_o dispensation_n shall_v be_v grant_v for_o continue_v of_o possession_n already_o get_v for_o so_o great_a a_o good_a of_o public_a concord_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o state_n as_o well_o in_o body_n as_o in_o soul_n pag._n 54._o edit_n 1660._o a_o public_a trial_n and_o conference_n desire_v by_o catholic_n see_v doctor_n allen_n in_o his_o apol._n for_o the_o seminary_n and_o person_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o censure_n arch._n laud_n reason_n confute_v see_v the_o nullity_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o clergy_n see_v also_o my_o erasus_fw-la junior_a and_o a_o other_o book_n of_o i_o call_v erastus_n seni_fw-la see_v the_o late_a or_o last_o edition_n of_o the_o common_a prayer_n book_n since_o his_o maj._n happy_a restauration_n and_o there_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o word_n priest_n and_o bishop_n put_v into_o this_o their_o new_a form_n which_o be_v not_o
a_o treatise_n of_o religion_n and_o government_n with_o reflection_n upon_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n of_o england_n late_a distemper_n and_o present_a danger_n the_o argument_n whether_o protestancy_n be_v less_o dangerous_a to_o the_o soul_n or_o more_o advantageous_a to_o the_o state_n than_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n the_o conclusion_n that_o piety_n and_o policy_n be_v mistake_v in_o promote_a protestancy_n and_o persecute_v popery_n by_o penal_a and_o sanguinary_a statute_n permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la an_fw-mi dom_n m.dc.lxx_o to_o the_o most_o illustrious_a prince_z the_o duke_n of_o buqvingham_n etc._n etc._n may_v it_o please_v your_o grace_n the_o inconsiderate_a censure_n of_o half_a witted_a critik_n have_v canonize_v the_o custom_n of_o dedicate_a book_n to_o great_a person_n at_o least_o they_o have_v so_o extenuate_v the_o crime_n that_o i_o despair_v not_o to_o obtain_v your_o grace_n pardon_v for_o my_o presumption_n of_o prefix_v your_o name_n to_o this_o treatise_n without_o your_o consent_n or_o knowledge_n but_o if_o the_o general_a custom_n be_v not_o a_o lawful_a excuse_n for_o my_o ambitious_a solicitation_n of_o your_o grace_n patronage_n i_o must_v transfer_v the_o fault_n from_o myself_o the_o author_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o the_o argument_n of_o my_o book_n which_o be_v so_o proper_a for_o a_o person_n of_o your_o grace_n high_a birth_n profound_a judgement_n and_o public_a trust_n thus_o without_o violence_n to_o the_o work_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v offer_v to_o any_o other_o the_o argument_n my_o lord_n of_o this_o book_n be_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v the_o most_o reasonable_a o●_n all_o liberty_n it_o be_v the_o spiritual_a birthright_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o only_a human_a prerogative_n that_o can_v be_v force_v or_o forfeit_v though_o ourselves_o be_v slave_n our_o thought_n be_v free_a and_o so_o much_o our_o own_o that_o none_o but_o the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n can_v know_v they_o god_n 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in_o make_v prelatic_a protestancy_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o state_n by_o continue_v and_o press_v the_o sanguinary_a and_o penal_a statute_n against_o the_o roman_n catholic_n faith_n and_o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n against_o sectary_n pag._n 271._o queen_n marys_n and_o the_o inquisition_n severity_n against_o protestancy_n can_v be_v no_o precedent_n or_o excuse_v for_o the_o statute_n against_o popery_n pag._n 283._o part_v 3_o contain_v a_o plain_a discovery_n of_o the_o protestant_a clergys_n fraud_n and_o falsification_n whereby_o alone_o their_o doctrine_n be_v support_v and_o make_v credible_a the_o conscience_n and_o conveniency_n of_o restore_a or_o tolerate_v the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n demonstrate_v that_o either_o the_o learned_a protestant_n or_o roman_a catholic_n clergy_n be_v cheat_n and_o how_o every_o illiterate_a protestant_n may_v easy_o discern_v by_o which_o of_o the_o two_o clergy_n he_o be_v cheat_v and_o therefore_o be_v oblige_v under_o 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or_o calvin_n pretend_v that_o they_o come_v from_o those_o israelit_n or_o from_o terra_fw-la australis_fw-la incognita_fw-la they_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v near_o and_o they_o brag_v that_o them-selve_n be_v the_o first_o reformer_n now_o to_o their_o scripture_n sect_n iii_o protestant_n mistake_v in_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n maintain_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o by_o doctor_n cousin_n bishop_n of_o duresme_fw-fr our_o second_o argument_n against_o the_o probability_n or_o possibility_n of_o protestancy_n be_v the_o word_n or_o work_n of_o god_n be_v take_v from_o the_o protestant_n mistake_v of_o scripture_n and_o their_o alter_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o whereas_o false_a our_o learned_a adversary_n do_v agree_v with_o we_o in_o say_v that_o neither_o the_o scripture_n it-self_n nor_o the_o private_a spirit_n can_v determine_v which_o part_n of_o scripture_n be_v canonical_a or_o holy_a but_o confess_v that_o this_o controversy_n must_v be_v decide_v by_o the_o testimony_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o above_o 300._o year_n after_o the_o apostle_n some_o of_o their_o write_n be_v not_o hold_v by_o all_o orthodox_n catholic_n to_o be_v canonical_a which_o now_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o canon_n and_o admit_v as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o many_o protestant_n it_o follow_v 1._o that_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n be_v not_o so_o sufficient_o propose_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n for_o the_o three_o first_o age_n as_o to_o make_v the_o denial_n or_o doubt_n thereof_o heresy_n 2._o that_o the_o 6._o article_n of_o the_o prelatick-religion_n of_o england_n which_o admit_v only_o such_o book_n of_o scripture_n for_o canonical_a of_o who_o authority_n be_v never_o any_o doubt_n in_o the_o church_n be_v false_a and_o the_o ground_n thereof_o fallible_a for_o as_o all_o man_n verse_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n well_o know_v and_o learned_a bilson_n the_o protestant_a bishop_n of_o winchester_n do_v acknowledge_v in_o his_o survey_n of_o christ_n suffering_n &c._n &c._n print_v 1604._o pag._n 664._o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o full_o receive_v in_o all_o place_n no_o not_o in_o eusebius_n his_o time_n which_o be_v above_o 300._o year_n after_o the_o apostle_n he_o say_v the_o epistle_n of_o james_n jude_n the_o second_o of_o peter_n the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o john_n be_v contradict_v as_o not_o write_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v for_o a_o while_n contradict_v etc._n etc._n the_o church_n of_o syria_n do_v not_o receive_v the_o second_o epistle_n of_o peter_n nor_o the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o john_n nor_o the_o epistle_n of_o jude_n nor_o the_o apocalypse_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o church_n of_o arabia_n will_v you_o hence_o infer_v that_o these_o part_n of_o scripture_n be_v not_o apostolic_a or_o that_o we_o need_v not_o receive_v they_o now_o because_o they_o be_v former_o doubt_v of_o this_o argument_n of_o bishop_n bilson_n we_o apply_v to_o the_o maccabee_n and_o to_o the_o other_o book_n declare_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v apocryphal_a doctor_n cousin_n write_v a_o book_n call_v a_o scholastical_a history_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n for_o which_o him-self_n and_o his_o friend_n think_v he_o well_o deserve_v the_o bishopric_n of_o duresme_fw-fr that_o he_o now_o enjoy_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o prelatic_a protestant_a canon_n and_o of_o the_o 6._o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o because_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o preface_n that_o man_n of_o knowledge_n press_v he_o to_o publish_v it_o as_o a_o piece_n that_o will_v give_v more_o ample_a satisfaction_n and_o clear_v the_o passage_n in_o antiquity_n from_o the_o objection_n that_o some_o late_a author_n in_o the_o roman_a side_n bring_v against_o protestant_n than_o those_o other_o write_n of_o home_n or_o foreign_a divine_n have_v do_v that_o be_v extant_a in_o this_o kind_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v protestant_n a_o proof_n of_o the_o soundness_n of_o
their_o doctrine_n and_o of_o the_o sincerity_n of_o their_o doctor_n and_o though_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o know_v what_o part_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o 6._o article_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n declare_v canonical_a it_o be_v so_o intricate_o word_v that_o either_o it_o must_v be_v non_fw-la sense_n or_o else_o exclude_v from_o the_o canon_n the_o epistle_n of_o james_n the_o second_o of_o peter_n the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o john_n the_o epistle_n of_o jude_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n see_v the_o authority_n of_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o these_o have_v be_v doubt_v of_o in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o 6._o article_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v that_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n we_o do_v understand_v those_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n of_o who_o authority_n be_v never_o 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no_o more_o question_v by_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n then_o the_o aforesaid_a epistle_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n think_v to_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o this_o press_a parity_n by_o flat_o deny_v pag._n 5._o &_o alibi_fw-la that_o ever_o any_o entire_a church_n or_o any_o national_a or_o provincial_a counsel_n or_o any_o multitude_n of_o man_n in_o their_o confession_n and_o catechism_n or_o other_o such_o public_a write_n reject_v or_o doubt_v of_o the_o say_a epistle_n etc._n etc._n in_o case_n so_o many_o solemnity_n have_v be_v requisite_a for_o the_o question_n of_o canonical_a authority_n which_o his_o lp_n know_v be_v not_o necessary_a it_o seem_v his_o lordship_n do_v not_o peruse_v eusebius_n his_o work_n though_o he_o quote_v they_o very_o often_o or_o at_o least_o do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o ancient_a church_n of_o syria_n and_o arabia_n deserve_v to_o be_v call_v church_n not_o that_o the_o lutheran_n of_o germany_n denmark_n suethland_n etc._n etc._n who_o stick_v to_o luther_n principle_n and_o canon_n can_v make_v one_o or_o many_o church_n it_o be_v a_o gross_a mistake_n in_o the_o doctor_n to_o say_v pag._n 4._o &_o 5._o that_o luther_n or_o his_o lutheran_n recall_v or_o recant_v their_o error_n concern_v the_o epistle_n of_o st._n james_n he_o may_v see_v the_o contrary_a in_o the_o very_a book_n him-self_n cite_v of_o chemnitius_n the_o famous_a lutheran_n who_o authority_n and_o word_n he_o place_v in_o his_o addition_n of_o certain_a testimony_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o sentence_n of_o st._n augustin_n and_o st._n thomas_n of_o aquin_n etc._n etc._n this_o chemnitius_n in_o most_o of_o his_o work_n as_o in_o his_o enchirid._n pag._n 63_o and_o in_o his_o examine_v of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n p._n 1._o pag._n 55._o &_o 56._o declare_v his_o own_o sense_n and_o that_o of_o his_o church_n in_o these_o word_n the_o second_o epistle_n of_o st._n peter_n the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o john_n the_o epistle_n of_o judas_n and_o 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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 to●_n to●_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 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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 ●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 doct●res_fw-la aetas_fw-la nunc_fw-la ●ujus_fw-la ●●culi_fw-la protulit_fw-la etc._n etc._n s._n hierom_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la pama●●_n &_o ●ce_v a_o 〈◊〉_d p●st_a quadring_n 〈◊〉_d now_o 1600_o annos_fw-la docere_fw-la nos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d qu●d_fw-la an●●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 ●p_n ad_fw-la irgentineneses_n au●_n 1525._o christiana_n nola●_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
danaeus_n contra_fw-la belarmin_n pag._n 781._o 781._o the_o title_n of_o zwingitu_fw-la his_o writing_n be_v pielate_fw-la &_o prudentia_fw-la in_o signi_fw-la helveti_n orum_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la hulde_v ricus_fw-la zwinglius_fw-la aliique_fw-la evangelicae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la ministri_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o pacem_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la etc._n etc._n tun_n 1._o fol._n 110_o see_v all_o these_o word_n and_o much_o more_o relate_v by_o him-self_n 1._o sq_fw-la ad_fw-la fol._n 123._o 123._o zwingl_n tom_fw-mi 3_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr subid_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la foe_n 249_o the_o reformer_n of_o the_o english_a church_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n see_v the_o nullity_n of_o the_o english_a church_n and_o clergy_n see_v this_o in_o the_o new_a edition_n of_o the_o common_a prayr_a book_n rit●s_v &c._n &c._n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n england_n in_o psal_n 30._o con_v 2._o 2._o isaiah_n 2.2_o 2.2_o isaiah_n 60.16_o 60.16_o isaiah_n 60.9_o 60.9_o isaiah_n 60.10.11_o &_o psalm_n 102.15.22_o &_o isaiah_n 62.2_o 62.2_o isaiah_n 60.6_o 60.6_o isaiah_n 49.23_o and_o see_v the_o marginal_a note_n of_o the_o english_a bible_n of_o 1576._o in_o isaiah_n 49.23_o 49.23_o psalm_n 2.8_o 2.8_o the_o english_a bible_n 1576._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n say_v the_o meaning_n be_v that_o king_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o the_o gospel_n and_o bestow_v their_o power_n and_o authority_n for_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n luther_n tom_n 4._o wittemb_v in_o isaiah_n 6._o folio_n 234._o king_n shall_v obey_v and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n the_o church_n be_v in_o perpetual_a use_n of_o convert_v other_o to_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n for_o this_o be_v signify_v by_o her_o gate_n be_v continual_o open_a open_a whitaker_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o mr._n william_n reynolds_n in_o the_o preface_n pag._n 37._o 37._o centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 292._o &_o 293._o under_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr justificatione_n &_o bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la where_o they_o conclude_v say_v i_o be_o cogitet_fw-la pius_fw-la lector_fw-la quam_fw-la procul_fw-la haec_fw-la aetas_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la articulo_fw-la de_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la doctrine_n desciverit_fw-la desciverit_fw-la centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 254._o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la presbyter●m_fw-la aliquem_fw-la deputarunt_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la qui_fw-la deliquerunt_fw-la accedentes_fw-la quae_fw-la gessissent_fw-la confiterentu●_n etc._n etc._n ea_fw-la lege_fw-la confitentes_fw-la absolvebat_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o seipsis_fw-la poenas_fw-la commissorum_fw-la exigerent_fw-la exigerent_fw-la centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 255._o &_o col_fw-fr 256.257_o be_v recite_v and_o reject_v the_o particular_a say_n of_o bazil_n ambrose_n prudentius_n ephrem_n athanasius_n athanasius_n centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 304._o where_o be_v recite_v and_o reject_v the_o say_n of_o lactantius_n and_o s._n jerom._n jerom._n see_v confess_v testimony_n for_o transubstantiation_n allege_v by_o the_o centurist_n cent_n 4._o col_fw-fr 29●_n &_o col_fw-fr 985._o and_o cent_n 5●_n col_fw-fr 517._o they_o say_v chrysostom_n seem_v so_o confirm_v transubstantiation_n and_o cent_n 4._o c._n 10._o col_fw-fr 985._o that_o eusebius_n and_o emissenus_fw-la do_v speak_v unprofitable_o of_o transubstantiation_n transubstantiation_n chemnitius_n in_o his_o examine_v part_n 2._o pag._n 29._o allege_v the_o several_a say_n of_o s._n austin_n s._n ambrose_n and_o s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n affirm_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o orat._n 11._o de_fw-fr gorgonia_n sorore_fw-la tell_v how_o his_o decease_a sister_n prostrate_v herself_o before_o the_o altar_n and_o call_v upon_o he_o who_o be_v worship_v on_o it_o ●_o miracle_n say_v he_o the_o depart_v present_o receive_v health_n and_o the_o centurist_n cent_n 4._o col_fw-fr 430._o do_v reprove_v some_o prayer_n of_o s._n ambrose_n say_v continent_n adorationem_fw-la panis_fw-la in_o sacramento_n sacramento_n centur._n 3._o col_fw-fr 83._o they_o reprove_v s._n cyprian_a say_v sacerdotem_fw-la vice_fw-la christi_fw-la fungi_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la patri_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la offer_n they_o also_o say_v that_o the_o write_n of_o s._n ireneus_fw-la and_o ignatius_n the_o apostle_n scholar_n be_v here_o in_o incommodious_a and_o dangerous_a and_o sebastia_n francus_n in_o his_o epist._n de_fw-la abrogandis_fw-la statutis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ecclesiast_n affirm_v that_o present_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o supper_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o sacrifice_n sacrifice_n centur_fw-la 4._o col_fw-fr 456._o &_o 457._o &_o 482._o &_o 1446._o centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 602._o &_o 1250._o &_o 457._o and_o s._n jerom_n contra_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la cap._n 3._o affirm_v the_o estimation_n of_o relic_n to_o be_v in_o his_o time_n the_o receive_a doctrine_n non_fw-la unius_fw-la vrbis_fw-la sed_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la orbis_fw-la hemnitius_n examine_v part_n 4._o pag._n 10_o suscipiebant_fw-la etiam_fw-la peregri●●_n nationes_fw-la ad_fw-la loca_fw-la ubi_fw-la reliquias_fw-la miraculis_fw-la celebres_fw-la &_o claras_fw-la audiebant_fw-la audiebant_fw-la centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 409._o 409._o mr._n fulk_n against_o heskin_n sanders_n etc._n etc._n pag_n 657._o affirm_v that_o by_o report_n of_o paulinus_n the_o cross_n be_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n bring_v forth_o at_o easter_n yearly_a to_o be_v worship_v of_o the_o people_n see_v evagrius_n hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 25._o also_o danaeus_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la belarmini_fw-la controver_n pag._n 1415._o affirm_v that_o cyril_n and_o sundry_a other_o father_n be_v plain_o superstitious_a and_o blind_v with_o enchantment_n of_o the_o cross_n adoration_n adoration_n see_v mr._n covel_n answer_v to_o burges_n pag._n 130_o &_o 136._o 136._o cent._n 4._o col_fw-fr 616._o it_o be_v allege_v out_o of_o the_o council_n of_o neocesa●ea_n can_v 1._o presbyter_n si_fw-la vxorem_fw-la duxerit_fw-la ab_fw-la ordine_fw-la svo_fw-la illum_fw-la deponi_fw-la debere_fw-la &_o col_fw-fr 486._o col_fw-fr 303._o col_fw-fr 704._o &_o 1293._o 1293._o centur._n 5._o col_fw-fr 1274._o they_o charge_v gelasius_n who_o live_v a_o 480._o saying_n romanam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la contendit_fw-la gelasius_n esse_fw-la omnium_fw-la primam_fw-la in_o epist_n ad_fw-la brut._n etc._n etc._n cap._n 11._o and_o gelasius_n in_o decretis_fw-la cum_fw-la 70._o episcopis_fw-la initis_fw-la say_v romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ●alli●_n s●●odicis_fw-la constitut_o caeteris_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la praelata_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la evangelica_n voce_fw-la domini_fw-la primatum_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la tu_fw-la ●s_a petrus_n inquire_v &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n centur._n 4._o col_fw-fr 1329._o et_fw-la osiander_n in_o epitome_n cent_n 4._o pag._n 454._o and_o zozimen_n hist._n lib._n 6._o c._n 27._o post_n med_n report_v of_o s._n paul_n the_o monk_n in_o dies_fw-la singulos_fw-la trecentas_fw-la orationes_fw-la deo_fw-la velut_fw-la tributum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la reddidit_fw-la ac_fw-la ne_fw-la per_fw-la inprudentiam_fw-la in_o numero_fw-la erraret_fw-la trecentis_fw-la lapillis_fw-la in_o sinum_fw-la conjectis_fw-la ad_fw-la singulas_fw-la preces_fw-la singulos_fw-la inde_fw-la ejecit_fw-la lapillos_fw-la consumptis_fw-la igitur_fw-la lapillis_fw-la constabat_fw-la sibi_fw-la orationes_fw-la lapillis_fw-la numero_fw-la pares_fw-la abs_fw-la se_fw-la expletas_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o see_v other_o like_a example_n of_o say_v prayer_n by_o account_n or_o number_v of_o they_o in_o palladius_n his_o historia_fw-la lausiaca_n cap._n 24._o &_o cap._n 25._o 25._o beza_n cit_fw-la apud_fw-la sa●●i●●am_fw-la in_o defen_v tract_n de_fw-fr diu●●sis_fw-la gradib●●_n ministrorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 309._o 309._o tertull._n lib._n the_o praescr_n c._n 42._o luther_n in_o comment●r_n ad_fw-la cap._n 2._o ad_fw-la galat._n where_o it_o be_v teach_v faith_n in_o christ_n do_v in_o deed_n justify_v but_o it_o be_v necessary_a with_o all_o to_o keep_v god_n commandment_n because_o it_o be_v write_v if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n there_o christ_n be_v deny_v and_o say_v be_v abolish_v because_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n alone_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n or_o to_o the_o law_n when_o any_o one_o propose_v moses_n with_o his_o commandment_n to_o thou_o and_o will_v oblige_v thou_o to_o keep_v they_o than_o thy_o with_o thy_o moses_n to_o the_o jew_n i_o will_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o moses_n nor_o his_o law_n for_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o christ._n luther_n in_o collo_fw-la mens_fw-la germ._n fol._n 152._o &_o 153._o si_fw-mi scortus_fw-la es_fw-la si_fw-la scortator_fw-la si_fw-la adulter_fw-la vel_fw-la alioquin_fw-la peccator_fw-la crede_fw-la &_o in_o via_fw-la salutis_fw-la ambulas_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la demersus_fw-la es_fw-la ad_fw-la summum_fw-la usque_fw-la si_fw-la credis_fw-la in_fw-la m●dia_fw-la beatidudine_fw-la versaris_fw-la this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o antinomian_a lutheran_n together_o with_o their_o reject_v the_o ten_o commandment_n as_o impertinent_a to_o christian_n be_v censure_v by_o the_o man●feldian_a minister_n confess_v mansfeld_n fol._n 39_o &_o 90._o and_o yet_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o all_o necessary_o follow_v be_v maintain_v mr._n willet_n in_o his_o synopsis_fw-la papismi_fw-la pag._n 564._o say_v the_o law_n remain_v still_o impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v by_o we_o through_o the_o weackness_n of_o our_o flesh_n neither_o do_v
st._n austin_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n c_o 10._o speak_v of_o such_o holy_a sign_n as_o image_n say_v honorem_fw-la tamquam_fw-la religiosa_fw-la possunt_fw-la habere_fw-la s._n ambros._n sec._n 10._o qui_fw-la imaginem_fw-la coronat_fw-la jmperatoris_fw-la utique_fw-la illum_fw-la honorat_fw-la cujus_fw-la imaginem_fw-la coronavit_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la statuam_fw-la contempserit_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la imperatori_fw-la utique_fw-la fecisse_fw-la videtur_fw-la injuriam_fw-la s._n hierom._n contra_fw-la vigilant_a euseb._n hist._n lib_n 4._o c._n 15._o centuriatores_fw-la cent_n 2._o c._n 3._o col_fw-fr 31._o st._n ambrose_n serm_n 39_o de_fw-la sanctis_fw-la naza●_n &_o celso_n in_o fin_n our_o doctrine_n of_o indulgence_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o same_o miracle_n that_o confirm_v worship_n of_o saint_n pilgrimage_n &c._n &c._n because_o indulgence_n be_v common_o annex_v to_o these_o devotion_n s._n ambros._n ep_n 85_o ad_fw-la mar._n soror_fw-la &_o ser._n 93._o the_o inventione_n corporum_fw-la s._n gervasij_fw-la &_o protasij_fw-la ariani_n dicunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la daemonum_n vera_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi sed_fw-la ficta_fw-la &_o composita_fw-la ludi_fw-la bria_fw-la s._n hierom._n contra_fw-la vigilant_a cap._n 4._o in_o morem_fw-la gentilium_fw-la impiorumque_fw-la porphyrij_fw-la &_o eunomij_fw-la have_v praestigias_fw-la daemonum_n esse_fw-la confin●ga●_n &_o non_fw-la veer_fw-la clamare_fw-la daemon_n sed_fw-la simulare_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi &c._n &c._n s_o chrysost._n in_o lib._n contra_fw-la gentiles_n speak_v of_o babylas_n sententiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la abunde_fw-la faciunt_fw-la fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la quotidiana_fw-la à_fw-la martyribus_fw-la eduntur_fw-la miracula_fw-la cent._n 4._o cap._n 13._o col_fw-fr 14●6_n nazianzen_n orat._n in_o cyprian_n say_v omnia_fw-la potest_fw-la pulvis_fw-la cypriani_fw-la cum_fw-la fide_fw-la ut_fw-la sciunt_fw-la hi_o qui_fw-la ipsi_fw-la experti_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o miracula_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la transmiserunt_fw-la a_o miracle_n to_o confirm_v the_o worship_n and_o devotion_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n s._n basil._n the_o spirit_n s._n c._n 27_o alexan._n 1._o ep_n 1._o hebr._n 9.13_o s._n clem._n lib._n 8._o const._n cap_n 35._o dion_n de_fw-fr eccles_n hire_n cap_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la cyril_n caie●_n ch_n 3._o cypr._n lib._n 1._o epist_n 12._o ambr._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr sacr._n c._n 5._o &_o l._n de_fw-fr iis_fw-la qui_fw-la initiant_fw-la cap._n 3._o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 30._o august_n hom_n 27._o epist_n 50_o &_o serm._n 9_o the_o sanct_n &_o lib._n 6._o in_o jul._n c._n 8._o conc._n nannit_n cap._n 4._o act._n 8.14_o &_o 19.6_o heretofore_o part_n 4._o serm._n 215._o the_o temp_n hom._n 49._o ep_n 50._o cap._n 3._o &_o ho●_n 41._o &_o 50._o cap._n 4._o &_o 5._o mat._n 18.18_o joan._n 20.23_o de_fw-fr lap_n vide_fw-la ep_n 10_o &_o 55._o quaest●88_n ●88_z in_o reg_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la quaest_n 229._o &_o in_o ep_n 3._o can_v ad_fw-la amphil._n can_v 78._o st._n bede_n holiness_n and_o great_a lear_v acknowledge_v by_o john_n fox_n as_o also_o his_o excellency_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o scripture_n and_o yet_o he_o never_o have_v the_o least_o scruple_n that_o worship_n of_o jmage_n be_v idolatry_n or_o that_o any_o point_n of_o popery_n be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n himself_o have_v be_v a_o profess_a popish_a monk_n and_o confess_v by_o protestant_n to_o be_v a_o great_a saint_n the_o obstinacy_n of_o protestant_n in_o reject_v and_o corrupt_v the_o ancient_a father_n a_o notable_a corruption_n and_o impudence_n of_o calvin_n calvin_n l._n 2._o jnst._n c._n 3._o s._n aug._n l._n the_o corr_n &_o gratia_fw-la ad_fw-la valent_fw-la cap._n 12._o &_o l._n 22._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 30._o s_o aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la c._n 2._o &_o 4._o fox_n his_o miracle_n how_o ridiculous_a see_v fox_n his_o act._n and_o monum_fw-la pag._n 1843._o 1844._o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o the_o work_n that_o i_o do_v he_o shall_v do_v and_o great_a joan._n 14.12_o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n of_o the_o english_a bible_n print_v 1576._o it_o be_v thereupon_o say_v this_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o church_n in_o who_o this_o virtue_n do_v shine_v for_o ever_o see_v mr._n vdal_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n dedicate_v so_o k._n james_n part._n 2._o a_o discourse_n with_o mr_n dan._n oneal●_n in_o flanders_n a_o parallel_n between_o mahometism_n and_o protestancy_n see_v heretofore_o part_n 2._o sec._n 10._o &_o 11._o s._n john_n damascen_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la say_v that_o mahomet_n grant_v christ_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o son_n but_o withal_o a_o creature_n and_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v heretofore_o part_n ●_o sec._n 2._o see_v heretofore_o part_n 2._o sec._n 11._o see_v heretofore_o part_v 2._o sec._n 10._o how_o the_o most_o learned_a protestant_n of_o the_o world_n become_v turcks_n and_o jew_n stick_v to_o the_o principle_n of_o protestancy_n s._n bede_n lib_n ●_o hist._n cap_n 25._o who_o live_v a_o dom._n 700._o 700._o see_v john_n bole_n bishop_n of_o ossery_n in_o act_n rom._n pontif._n edit_n basil._n 15●8_n pag._n 44.45_o 46._o &_o 47._o see_v also_o osiander_n in_o epitome_n cent_z 6_o pag._n 288.289_o &_o 290._o carion_n in_o chronic._n lib._n 4_o pag._n 567._o see_v the_o century_n writer_n of_o magdeburg_n cent._n 6_o cap_n 10._o col_fw-fr 748_o 384_o 37●_n 376_o 381_o 425._o ●_o seqq_fw-fr see_v dr._n humphrey_n in_o jesuitismi_n p._n 2._o ra●_n 5_o pag_n 5._o &_o 627._o all_o of_o they_o confess_v that_o s._n austin_n teach_v the_o very_a same_o doctrine_n in_o all_o particular_n that_o we_o papist_n now_o profess_v s._n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o &_o 26._o s._n bede_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o s._n bede_n lib_n 1._o cap._n 32._o set_v down_o s._n gregory_n letter_n to_o king_n ethelbert_n wherein_o he_o give_v he_o this_o character_n of_o s._n austin_n our_o right_a reverend_a brother_n augustin_n bishop_n be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o rule_n of_o religion_n have_v good_a knowledge_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o a_o man_n through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n of_o much_o virtue_n whatsoever_o he_o shall_v advertise_v you_o to_o do_v glad_o hear_v it_o devout_o perform_v it_o diligent_o remember_v it_o it_o and_o ibid._n cap._n 13._o he_o set_v dow●_n saint_n gregory_n letter_n to_o s._n austin_n exhort_v he_o no●_n to_o glory_v in_o himself_o for_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n wrought_v by_o he_o for_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o i_o know_v say_v holy_a gregory_n dear_a brother_n that_o it_o please_v god_n to_o sh●●●_n by_o the●_n great_a miracle_n among_o the_o people_n who_o by_o thou_o he_o have_v call_v to_o his_o faith_n whereupon_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o of_o that_o most_o heavenly_a gift_n both_o thou_o joy_n with_o fear_n and_o fear_v with_o joy_n thou_o have_v to_o joy_n for_o that_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o say_a miracle_n the_o english_a man_n soul_n be_v win_v to_o the_o faith_n thou_o have_v to_o fear_v least_o through_o the_o miracle_n ●hich_v be_v do_v by_o thou_o thy_o weak_a mind_n be_v lift_v up_o in_o presumption_n fall_v as_o far_o inward_o by_o vain_a glory_n as_o thou_o be_v by_o outward_a pray_v puff_v up_o etc._n etc._n and_o conclude_v his_o letter_n thus_o and_o whatsoever_o grace_n thou_o either_o haste_n or_o shall_v receive_v to_o work_v miracle_n think_v i●_n give_v thou_o not_o for_o thy_o own_o sake_n but_o for_o they_o the_o minister_n of_o who_o salvation_n thou_o be_v ordain_v ordain_v d._n fulk_n in_o his_o confut_o of_o purgat_fw-la call_v st._n augustine_n preach_v our_o perversion_n mr._n powell_n call_v he_o a_o fall_v apostle_n mr._n ascham_n in_o apol_n pro_fw-la caen._n dom._n pag._n 33._o call_v he_o the_o establisher_n of_o all_o popish_a doctrine_n mr._n willet_n in_o his_o tetrastylon_n papismi_fw-la pag._n 122._o place_v st._n gregory_n and_o st._n austin_n among_o the_o first_o father_n of_o superstition_n and_o captain_n and_o ringleader_n of_o popish_a divine_n etc._n etc._n