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with_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v meet_v or_o they_o deserve_v so_o that_o i_o can_v wish_v our_o needy_a minister_n to_o be_v better_a advysed_a hereafter_o in_o his_o citinge_n of_o s._n gregory_n against_o catholic_n religion_n the_o 5_o paragraph_n the_o council_n of_o eliberis_n corrupt_v against_o image_n here_o now_o i_o be_o come_v to_o the_o last_o corruption_n which_o i_o intend_v to_o display_v the_o which_o i_o have_v purposely_o reserve_v therewith_o to_o close_v up_o the_o tai_v of_o my_o reader_n so_o notorious_a it_o be_v for_o the_o author_n deprave_a and_o so_o pregnant_a and_o dextrous_a in_o the_o conveyance_n as_o touch_v the_o first_o whearas_o every_o one_o of_o the_o former_a depravation_n those_o of_o the_o rhemiste_n only_o except_v rest_v in_o abuse_v the_o authority_n of_o some_o one_o particular_a man_n this_o stryke_v at_o a_o whole_a
that_o m._n whyte_n can_v not_o reply_v in_o answer_n hereto_o that_o because_o there_o be_v some_o other_o protestants_n that_o do_v maintain_v the_o say_a position_n with_o he_o against_o his_o former_a learned_a brethren_n that_o therefore_o such_o his_o position_n be_v free_v from_o all_o imputation_n of_o untruth_n and_o consequent_o himself_o of_o lie_v this_o his_o answer_n be_v most_o insufficient_a first_o because_o some_o of_o his_o untruth_n do_v rest_n in_o affirm_v that_o not_o any_o one_o father_n or_o any_o one_o protestant_n teach_v such_o or_o such_o a_o point_n or_o doctrine_n against_o which_o general_a assertion_n include_v all_o father_n and_o protestants_n if_o i_o can_v produce_v but_o any_o one_o father_n or_o protestant_n as_o indeed_o i_o can_v for_o the_o most_o part_n produce_v many_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o convince_v he_o of_o lie_v second_o in_o that_o all_o master_n w._n untruth_n do_v make_v head_n against_o the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o strengthen_v the_o protestants_n religion_n in_o which_o respect_n they_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o be_v the_o more_o wilful_a it_o can_v not_o therefore_o with_o any_o show_n of_o reason_n be_v otherwise_o conceive_v that_o such_o learned_a protestant_n for_o the_o most_o part_n mantain_v against_o the_o catholic_n the_o point_n or_o conclusion_n of_o faith_n out_o of_o which_o such_o assertion_n do_v rise_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o become_v party_n against_o m._n whyte_n therein_o will_v ever_o defend_v against_o the_o doctor_n the_o contrary_a assertion_n much_o weaken_v their_o own_o cause_n thereby_o be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o evidency_n of_o the_o truth_n on_o the_o catholic_n side_n do_v force_v they_o thereunto_o and_o therefore_o it_o follow_v even_o in_o reason_n that_o the_o voluntary_a acknowledgement_n of_o any_o such_o one_o learned_a protestant_n aught_o to_o over_o balance_n &_o weigh_v down_o even_o scoare_v of_o other_o not_o confess_v so_o much_o so_o true_a be_v the_o 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against_o themselves_o and_o do_v conspire_v in_o the_o fnndamentall_a and_o primitive_a point_n of_o faith_n therein_o with_o m._n whyte_n himself_o only_a therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v say_v that_o these_o protestants_n thâ—s_v confess_v to_o their_o own_o prejudice_n be_v more_o ingenious_a upright_o and_o less_o impudent_a in_o their_o writing_n and_o m._n whyte_n and_o his_o compartner_n be_v of_o a_o canterized_a and_o seâ—red_a conscience_n not_o care_v even_o against_o their_o own_o knowledge_n by_o their_o shameless_a mantayn_v of_o lie_n to_o suppress_v god_n truth_n and_o religion_n now_o this_o basis_n and_o groundwork_n be_v immoveaable_a and_o this_o firm_o lay_v let_v we_o proceed_v to_o these_o his_o untruth_n the_o 1._o untruth_n the_o first_o untruth_n that_o protestant_n embrace_v that_o kind_n of_o trial_n which_o be_v by_o antiquity_n therefore_o first_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n pag._n penul_v thus_o you_o see_v the_o very_a front_n of_o his_o book_n be_v no_o less_o subject_n to_o lie_v then_o before_o as_o i_o have_v show_v it_o be_v to_o corrupt_a our_o minister_n still_o forgeat_v that_o a_o great_a sore_n in_o the_o body_n be_v more_o tolerable_a than_o a_o mole_n in_o the_o face_n there_o speak_v of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o of_o their_o judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n between_o the_o protestants_n &_o we_o thus_o write_v we_o be_v so_o well_o assure_v mean_v of_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o father_n that_o we_o embrace_v that_o kind_n of_o trial_n which_o be_v by_o antiquity_n and_o daily_o find_v our_o adversary_n to_o be_v gaul_v thereby_o a_o most_o vast_a untruth_n and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v such_o even_o by_o the_o most_o iudiceous_a protestants_n for_o we_o find_v that_o wheareas_fw-la m._n jewel_n with_o the_o like_a hypocrisy_n do_v appeal_n to_o the_o ancient_a father_n at_o paul_n cross_n even_o his_o own_o brethren_n do_v rebuke_v he_o great_o for_o those_o his_o inconsiderate_a speech_n in_o so_o much_o that_o d._n humphrey_n the_o half-arch_n of_o the_o english_a church_n in_o his_o day_n affirm_v 212._o that_o to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n m._n jewel_n give_v the_o papist_n therein_o too_o large_a a_o scope_n that_o he_o be_v injurious_a to_o himself_o and_o after_o a_o manner_n spoil_v himself_o and_o his_o church_n to_o the_o like_a end_n d._n whitaker_n but_o with_o extraordinary_a scurrility_n write_v that_o the_o popish_a religion_n be_v but_o a_o patch_a coverlet_n of_o the_o father_n error_n sow_v together_o 423._o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o d._n whytaker_n will_v be_v loath_a inappealable_o to_o stand_v to_o their_o determination_n final_o luther_n himself_o the_o first_o mover_n of_o our_o new_a gospel_n sphere_n so_o far_o disclaim_v from_o the_o father_n judgmente_n as_o that_o he_o thus_o insolent_o traduce_v they_o wittenberg_n the_o father_n of_o so_o many_o age_n speak_v of_o primitive_a time_n have_v be_v blind_a and_o most_o ignorant_a in_o the_o scripture_n they_o have_v err_v all_o their_o life_n time_n &_o unless_o they_o be_v amend_v before_o their_o death_n they_o be_v neither_o saint_n nor_o perteyn_a to_o the_o church_n 434._o thus_o luther_n here_o now_o be_v evident_a the_o untruth_n of_o m._n whyte_n appeal_n to_o the_o father_n since_o we_o find_v that_o the_o most_o learned_a member_n of_o his_o own_o church_n do_v reject_v they_o with_o all_o contempt_n charge_v they_o with_o slat_n papistry_n which_o they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o they_o can_v have_v use_v any_o other_o convenient_a evasion_n be_v afraid_a m._n whyte_n of_o god_n just_a revenge_n for_o this_o your_o mantayn_v of_o evil_a by_o evil_n for_o thus_o you_o here_o do_v first_o by_o impugn_v the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n &_o then_o for_o your_o better_a warrant_v thereof_o in_o traduce_v the_o ancient_a and_o holy_a father_n as_o enemy_n to_o the_o say_v faith_n and_o remember_v the_o sentence_n agam._n metum_fw-la auget_fw-la qui_fw-la scelere_fw-la scelus_fw-la obruit_fw-la the_o second_o untruth_n against_o tradition_n but_o to_o proceed_v to_o other_o untruth_n pag._n 2._o our_o m._n whyte_n labour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o protestants_n church_n receive_v not_o necessary_o any_o one_o tradition_n and_o answearable_o thereto_o in_o his_o first_o table_n before_o his_o book_n he_o thus_o write_v no_o part_n of_o our_o faith_n stand_v upon_o tradition_n now_o here_o his_o own_o brethren_n will_v charge_v he_o with_o falsehood_n for_o see_v m._n whyte_n must_v and_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o to_o believe_v that_o such_o book_n as_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n &c._n &c._n be_v the_o sacred_a word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o main_n article_n of_o both_o he_o and_o our_o faith_n the_o falsehood_n of_o his_o former_a assertion_n be_v evident_o evict_v from_o the_o word_n of_o learned_a protestants_n who_o teach_v that_o not_o from_o our_o pryvate_a spirit_n or_o scripture_n
itself_o or_o conference_n thereof_o but_o from_o the_o tradition_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n such_o writing_n be_v certain_o know_v to_o be_v the_o undoubted_a word_n of_o god_n most_o contrary_a to_o m._n whyte_n pag._n 47._o who_o say_v that_o the_o scripture_n prove_v itself_o to_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o god_n &_o receive_v not_o authority_n from_o the_o church_n to_o this_o end_n we_o find_v d._n whitakar_n first_o reicct_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o pryvate_a spirit_n to_o say_v thus_o 298._o non_fw-la nego_fw-la traditionem_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la esse_fw-la argumentum_fw-la quo_fw-la argui_fw-la et_fw-la convinci_fw-la possit_fw-la qui_fw-la libri_fw-la canonicâ—_n sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la canonicâ—_n non_fw-la sunt_fw-la i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o ecclesiastical_a tradition_n be_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o which_o it_o may_v be_v prove_v which_o be_v the_o canonical_a book_n and_o which_o be_v not_o in_o like_o sort_n m._n hooker_n assent_v hereto_o say_v 146._o in_o thing_n necessary_a the_o very_o chief_a be_v to_o know_v what_o book_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o esteem_v holy_a which_o point_n be_v confess_v impossible_a for_o the_o scripture_n itself_o to_o teach_v but_o what_o the_o scripture_n teach_v not_o be_v by_o our_o adversary_n confession_n a_o mere_a tradition_n hooker_n judgement_n in_o this_o point_n be_v iustify_v by_o doctor_n 31._o covell_n now_o if_o these_o eminent_a protestants_n do_v ascrybe_n only_o to_o the_o church_n the_o indgment_n of_o discern_v which_o be_v scripture_n and_o which_o be_v not_o scripture_n then_o we_o know_v from_o the_o authority_n and_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n &_o not_o from_o the_o scripture_n itself_o which_o be_v the_o true_a &_o undoubted_a word_n of_o god_n and_o what_o book_n be_v but_o spurious_a and_o adulterate_a and_o consequent_o m._n whyte_n lie_v most_o gross_o in_o affirm_v that_o no_o part_n of_o their_o faith_n stand_v upon_o tradition_n 16._o thus_o 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hereof_o arguitinenses_n ego_fw-la principio_fw-la causae_fw-la meae_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o my_o cause_n speak_v of_o his_o change_n of_o religion_n i_o have_v this_o gift_n grant_v i_o even_o from_o heaven_n that_o i_o alone_o shall_v undertake_v so_o great_a a_o matter_n and_o i_o do_v conceive_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v good_a only_o by_o i_o neither_o do_v i_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o the_o trust_n of_o other_o here_o we_o see_v that_o he_o grant_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v alone_o in_o this_o his_o suppose_a restauration_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o luther_n in_o a_o other_o place_n thus_o vaunt_v 51._o christum_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la primo_fw-la vulgatum_fw-la andemus_fw-la gloriari_fw-la we_o dare_v glory_n that_o christ_n be_v first_o make_v know_v by_o us._n in_o like_o sort_n m._n jewel_n no_o mean_a rabbi_n in_o our_o english_a sinagoge_n say_v 4._o that_o the_o truth_n be_v unknown_a at_o that_o time_n and_o unheard_a of_o when_o martin_n luther_n and_o vldrick_n zuinglius_fw-la first_o come_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n and_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n the_o 4._o untruth_n in_o proof_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n &_o doctrine_n among_o protestants_n pag_n 138._o for_o the_o more_o justify_n of_o the_o protestants_n doctrine_n he_o thus_o say_v of_o the_o book_n entitle_v the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n wherein_o the_o particular_a church_n set_v down_o and_o name_v the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n if_o the_o jesuite_n can_v show_v to_o â—arr_v in_o dogmatic_a point_n of_o faith_n i_o be_o content_a you_o believe_v he_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n here_o the_o reader_n haith_fw-mi a_o bold_a assertion_n which_o as_o you_o see_v the_o more_o easy_o to_o win_v a_o credulous_a ear_n be_v steep_v in_o musk_n but_o i_o fear_v m._n doctor_n the_o note_n diapason_n which_o imply_v a_o absolute_a and_o general_a concord_n and_o which_o be_v so_o much_o commend_v by_o all_o the_o most_o skilful_a in_o that_o science_n will_v here_o be_v want_v and_o therefore_o for_o the_o more_o exact_a disquisition_n of_o that_o point_n we_o will_v refer_v ourselves_o to_o that_o very_a book_n call_v the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n english_v &_o print_v at_o cambridg_n by_o thomas_n thomas_n 1586._o where_o for_o the_o great_a expedition_n i_o will_v touch_v but_o some_o few_o string_n thereof_o only_o to_o hear_v how_o they_o sound_v first_o then_o we_o find_v this_o harmony_n to_o teach_v that_o sin_n be_v efâ—_n son_n punish_v even_o in_o this_o life_n at_o david_n manasses_n and_o the_o punishment_n may_v be_v mitigate_v by_o good_a work_v pag._n 229._o see_v here_o how_o full_o it_o acknowledge_v the_o abstensive_a nature_n of_o penance_n and_o satisfaction_n again_o this_o obedience_n towards_o the_o law_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o justice_n mark_v you_o this_o discord_n and_o deserve_v reward_v pag._n 266._o like_o at_o the_o preach_n of_o penance_n be_v general_a even_o so_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n be_v general_a etc._n etc._n here_o need_v no_o disputation_n of_o predestination_n or_o such_o like_a for_o the_o promise_n be_v general_a pag._n 268._o &_o 269._o as_o touch_v private_a confession_n etc._n etc._n we_o affirm_v that_o the_o ceremony_n of_o pryvate_a absolution_n be_v to_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o church_n and_o we_o do_v constant_o retain_v it_o pag._n 231._o in_o like_o sort_n it_o say_v that_o the_o bishop_n have_v inrisdiction_n to_o forgeve_v sin_n pag._n 366._o final_o not_o to_o rest_v upon_o every_o particular_a stop_n thereof_o we_o thus_o find_v there_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o plato_n idea_n but_o of_o such_o a_o church_n as_o may_v be_v see_v and_o hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o eternal_a father_n will_v have_v his_o son_n to_o be_v hear_v among_o all_o mankind_n pag._n 326._o a_o note_n which_o must_v needs_o sound_v most_o harsh_a with_o 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prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n relic_n etc._n etc._n transubstantiation_n etc._n etc._n a_o new_a consecration_n of_o church_n etc._n etc._n from_o all_o the_o which_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v gather_v than_o that_o indulgence_n monachisme_n the_o papacy_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n confusion_n of_o the_o pope_n superstition_n be_v then_o erect_v all_o which_o thing_n augustine_n the_o great_a monk_n and_o teach_v by_o gregory_n a_o monk_n bring_v to_o we_o english_a man_n thus_o far_o d._n humphrey_n in_o like_o sort_n the_o triumuiri_fw-la of_o magdeburg_n who_o censure_v pen_n have_v control_v more_o age_n than_o ever_o the_o roman_n triumuiri_fw-la govern_v province_n i_o mean_v the_o 3_o century_n writer_n in_o the_o index_n or_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o 6._o century_n after_o the_o first_o edition_n thereof_o at_o the_o word_n gregory_n do_v relate_v the_o particular_a doctrine_n of_o s._n gregory_n as_o popish_a and_o erroneous_a for_o thus_o they_o here_o 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