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to_o settle_v and_o maintain_v a_o true_a unity_n among_o all_o true_a christian_n whereby_o the_o true_a unity_n of_o spirit_n may_v be_v maintain_v among_o all_o pious_a and_o religious_a christian_n for_o all_o those_o that_o now_o adays_o have_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n on_o earth_n do_v agree_v therein_o to_o this_o very_a hour_n that_o they_o acknowledge_v and_o receive_v the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n whereof_o those_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v original_o write_v in_o hebrew_n those_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o greek_a for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o oblige_v themselves_o with_o one_o consent_n to_o submit_v their_o faith_n and_o conscience_n unto_o it_o so_o that_o those_o that_o practise_v it_o not_o only_o with_o word_n but_o also_o with_o true_a and_o sincere_a heart_n may_v without_o any_o difficulty_n in_o all_o thing_n agree_v that_o be_v plain_o and_o express_o teach_v therein_o nay_o they_o be_v already_o unite_v 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in_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o as_o much_o as_o concern_v the_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o the_o jesuit_n cry_v up_o for_o the_o only_a mean_n of_o the_o catholic_a uniformity_n that_o same_o be_v rather_o the_o principal_a cause_n and_o impediment_n whereby_o the_o unity_n among_o all_o christian_n both_o in_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o make_v impossible_a in_o man_n eye_n see_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a and_o inexcusable_a withal_o that_o all_o church_n and_o all_o man_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v subject_v and_o submit_v in_o every_o thing_n their_o conscience_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o lord_n and_o master_n but_o jesus_n christ_n to_o one_o man_n solely_n who_o have_v no_o charge_n and_o warrant_v for_o the_o same_o from_o god_n which_o though_o they_o urge_v and_o press_v as_o the_o most_o necessary_a point_n to_o salvation_n and_o unity_n yet_o can_v not_o obtain_v it_o of_o some_o roman_a catholic_n themselves_z who_o extol_v the_o general_a counsel_n above_o the_o pope_n time_n neither_o the_o general_a counsel_n be_v sufficient_a mean_n for_o unity_n in_o these_o last_o time_n nor_o be_v concilia_fw-la vniversalia_fw-la in_o these_o last_o time_n the_o true_a mean_n for_o unity_n for_o it_o have_v be_v a_o mere_a impossibility_n in_o these_o last_o thousand_o year_n since_o the_o ancient_a roman_a empire_n destruction_n and_o division_n in_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o shall_v be_v impossible_a till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o indict_v and_o gather_v any_o true_a universal_a council_n compose_v of_o all_o christian_a church_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o grant_v that_o they_o can_v be_v call_v yet_o they_o can_v not_o establish_v any_o other_o unity_n then_o by_o reiteration_n and_o renovation_n of_o that_o which_o with_o one_o accord_n have_v be_v teach_v in_o the_o primitive_a universal_a christian_a church_n out_o of_o the_o evident_a and_o undoubted_a word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o whole_a christian_a church_n on_o earth_n though_o its_o meeting_n at_o once_o in_o one_o place_n be_v possible_a can_v not_o presume_v to_o take_v upon_o itself_o such_o power_n to_o astrain_v and_o oblige_v its_o posterity_n to_o any_o other_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n further_o than_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o their_o predecessor_n or_o rather_o by_o god_n himself_o through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n if_o any_o man_n though_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n unto_o you_o then_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v gal._n 1.8_o 9_o church_n nor_o the_o confession_n &_o formulae_fw-la of_o any_o particular_a church_n and_o so_o shall_v neither_o the_o protestant_n or_o any_o other_o particular_a church_n in_o any_o place_n of_o the_o world_n and_o much_o less_o other_o disperse_a sect_n to_o and_o fro_o be_v able_a to_o establish_v a_o tolerable_a ecclesiastical_a peace_n and_o unity_n either_o by_o their_o vehement_a disceptation_n and_o dispute_n or_o exhortation_n to_o peace_n or_o by_o colloquia_fw-la and_o conference_n or_o by_o national_a and_o provincial_a synod_n or_o per_fw-la synodales_n formulas_fw-la or_o any_o other_o mean_n as_o long_o as_o they_o insist_v and_o adhere_v to_o their_o own_o particular_a interpretation_n consequence_n and_o manner_n of_o expression_n and_o will_v of_o necessity_n judge_v other_o thereby_o see_v chief_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v nor_o desire_v nor_o approve_v that_o all_o christian_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v submit_v and_o agree_v unto_o any_o particular_a church_n or_o to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o their_o teacher_n which_o be_v not_o manifest_a and_o evident_a to_o all_o by_o warrant_n from_o the_o scripture_n but_o far_o more_o will_v thereby_o the_o division_n and_o separation_n about_o the_o interpretation_n and_o inference_n in_o make_v necessary_a article_n of_o faith_n thereof_o by_o endless_a altercation_n and_o dispute_n as_o woeful_a experience_n do_v sufficient_o testify_v increase_n and_o grow_v dangerous_a even_o to_o their_o final_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n for_o 7._o chap._n 7._o if_o you_o bite_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o be_v not_o consume_v one_o of_o another_o gal._n 5._o v._n 15._o and_o how_o many_o thousand_o christian_n yea_o whole_a church_n be_v in_o the_o east_n south_n and_o west_n which_o know_v nothing_o or_o can_v know_v any_o thing_n either_o of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n or_o of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n nor_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o augspourge_n or_o of_o other_o confession_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n in_o europe_n much_o less_o of_o the_o formula_fw-la concordiae_fw-la saxonicae_fw-la how_o be_v it_o then_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v undergo_v to_o settle_v by_o such_o mean_n and_o writ_n a_o true_a unity_n in_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n or_o to_o bind_v and_o oblige_v other_o church_n thereunto_o now_o notwithstanding_o we_o conceive_v also_o no_o hope_n to_o obtain_v a_o total_a and_o universal_a reconcilement_n of_o the_o modern_a unhappy_a difference_n and_o division_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n even_o by_o a_o universal_a consent_n and_o agreement_n upon_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a to_o all_o side_n among_o those_o that_o be_v incline_v and_o give_v to_o contradiction_n and_o contention_n because_o god_n himself_o by_o his_o just_a judgement_n send_v division_n heresy_n and_o sect_n partly_o for_o punishment_n partly_o for_o trial_n 1_o cor._n 11._o v._n 19_o yet_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n unity_n in_o what_o manner_n &_o how_o far_o the_o manifest_a word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n of_o unity_n but_o all_o pious_a and_o religious_a heart_n which_o love_v truth_n and_o peace_n whereof_o yet_o a_o great_a number_n be_v to_o be_v find_v every_o where_n and_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n
as_o it_o have_v be_v say_v many_o time_n heretofore_o which_o we_o may_v illustrate_v with_o one_o or_o two_o example_n as_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o john_n which_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o write_n and_o doctrine_n be_v descend_v and_o convey_v to_o we_o whereof_o no_o doubt_n but_o it_o have_v together_o with_o the_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n receive_v also_o from_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o the_o true_a meaning_n thereof_o at_o least_o in_o the_o principal_a necessary_a point_n of_o which_o this_o si_fw-mi one_o have_v unanimous_o and_o undoubted_o interpret_v of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o substantial_a word_n with_o the_o father_n if_o the_o modern_a socinian_o interpret_v it_o of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v deny_v the_o article_n of_o christ_n godhead_n we_o right_o reject_v such_o interpretation_n not_o only_o as_o not_o necessary_a but_o as_o false_a and_o heretical_a not_o that_o it_o be_v only_o contrary_a to_o our_o interpretation_n but_o that_o it_o be_v so_o manifest_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n john_n that_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v with_o one_o consent_n teach_v the_o contrary_a insomuch_o also_o that_o none_o of_o the_o ancient_a arrian_n or_o photinian_o to_o our_o and_o all_o modern_a socinian_o knowledge_n ever_o thus_o understand_v or_o expound_v it_o but_o socinus_n be_v the_o first_o man_n as_o he_o himself_o must_v confess_v that_o spin_v this_o interpretation_n out_o of_o his_o own_o head_n wherein_o at_o first_o his_o own_o brethren_n have_v partly_o contradict_v he_o yet_o since_o that_o time_n have_v he_o together_o with_o his_o follower_n prefer_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o undeniable_a word_n of_o god_n itself_o and_o a_o most_o necessary_a interpretation_n before_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n john_n and_o the_o uniform_a meaning_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n which_o may_v not_o be_v do_v without_o great_a presumption_n nor_o if_o it_o be_v obstinate_o urge_v without_o damnable_a heresy_n principal_o in_o such_o a_o deep_a important_a and_o necessary_a article_n of_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v account_v not_o only_o by_o we_o but_o the_o true_a primitive_a church_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n itself_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o they_o in_o such_o profound_a and_o incomprehensible_a mystery_n do_v adhere_v positive_o and_o close_o without_o mutilation_n and_o contention_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o scripture_n nor_o add_v thereunto_o their_o own_o interpretation_n and_o inference_n of_o their_o reason_n beyond_o and_o against_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n we_o shall_v then_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o judge_v they_o so_o sharp_o though_o they_o will_v not_o receive_v or_o use_v all_o our_o exposition_n or_o humane_a expression_n likewise_o when_o socinus_n and_o his_o follower_n do_v wrest_v and_o pervert_v so_o many_o manifest_a place_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o speak_v of_o christ_n death_n that_o he_o die_v for_o the_o propitiation_n satisfaction_n and_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o this_o sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o appease_v god_n wrath_n against_o we_o or_o which_o be_v as_o much_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n or_o purchase_v propitiation_n and_o forgiveness_n but_o that_o he_o die_v mere_o to_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o doctrine_n and_o example_n convert_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o to_o pacify_v our_o heart_n towards_o he_o and_o account_v their_o own_o interpretation_n as_o worthy_a and_o necessary_a as_o god_n word_n itself_o so_o that_o they_o grievous_o slight_a and_o revile_v the_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o reconciliation_n of_o god_n wrath_n against_o we_o and_o the_o satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v so_o manifest_o and_o evident_o teach_v by_o so_o many_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o universal_a christian_a church_n have_v profess_v it_o with_o one_o accord_n at_o all_o time_n and_o ever_o therefore_o hold_v jesus_n christ_n for_o its_o only_a highpriest_n mediator_n and_o saviour_n insomuch_o that_o even_o the_o great_a papist_n though_o they_o supply_v by_o way_n of_o concomitancy_n the_o merit_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o intercession_n and_o merit_n of_o other_o saint_n and_o their_o own_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n the_o daily_a sacrifice_n of_o mass_n indulgence_n purgatory_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n yet_o have_v not_o deny_v the_o propitiation_n by_o christ_n merit_n and_o satisfaction_n nor_o any_o other_o sectary_n as_o far_o as_o we_o know_v nor_o pelagius_n himself_o have_v direct_o oppose_v it_o except_o only_a socinus_n and_o perhaps_o before_o he_o adailerdus_n whereas_o socinus_n himself_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o mediator_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n moses_n have_v in_o some_o manner_n appease_v by_o his_o intercession_n as_o aaron_n and_o some_o other_o high-priest_n by_o their_o sacrifice_n god_n wrath_n against_o his_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o yet_o will_v deny_v such_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n to_o the_o most-perfect_a obedience_n sacrifice_n and_o intercession_n of_o our_o mediator_n and_o high-priest_n jesus_n christ_n who_o see_v not_o then_o that_o they_o intend_v arrogant_o to_o prefer_v their_o own_o singular_a interpretation_n before_o the_o manifest_a word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o universal_a christian_a church_n and_o thereby_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o their_o power_n shake_v and_o subvert_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o our_o chief_a consolation_n in_o jesus_n christ_n doctrine_n the_o second_o objection_n against_o the_o aforesaid_a doctrine_n in_o the_o second_o place_n may_v be_v object_v against_o the_o aforesaid_a ground_n of_o save_v truth_n and_o unity_n that_o nevertheless_o the_o primitive_a christian_a church_n have_v condemn_v many_o sect_n not_o only_o for_o not_o receive_v the_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o also_o for_o refuse_v the_o interpretation_n and_o word_n of_o the_o church_n for_o example_n the_o ancient_a arrian_n in_o the_o council_n of_o nicen_n and_o other_o 8._o chap._n 8._o for_o not_o receive_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consubstantial_a allege_v that_o such_o a_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o we_o answer_v to_o this_o that_o they_o be_v not_o condemn_v even_o for_o this_o bare_a word_n but_o rather_o because_o of_o their_o peculiar_a arrian_n phrase_n and_o expression_n and_o exposition_n concern_v the_o create_a divinity_n of_o christ_n against_o who_o the_o orthodoxal_a and_o true-beleeving_a church_n do_v very_o earnest_o insist_v upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o though_o not_o in_o the_o letter_n yet_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n more_o plain_o and_o evident_o and_o more_o conformable_o to_o the_o unanimous_a understanding_n and_o mean_v which_o the_o church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n profess_v concern_v the_o eternal_a godhead_n of_o christ_n not_o that_o it_o be_v direct_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n but_o conducible_a to_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o ambiguous_a term_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o arrian_n otherwise_o there_o have_v be_v in_o those_o time_n true-beleeving_a bishop_n who_o though_o they_o have_v reject_v the_o arrian_n heresy_n concern_v the_o create_a divinity_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o doubt_v of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v literal_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v therefore_o not_o condemn_v but_o tolerate_v as_o weak_a in_o faith_n this_o very_a same_o we_o may_v say_v of_o all_o other_o ancient_a sectary_n macedonius_n nestorius_n eutiche_n pelagius_n which_o be_v at_o all_o time_n condemn_v for_o their_o singular_a new_a fangle_a interpretation_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o unanimous_a meaning_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o or_o four_o hundred_o year_n chap._n viii_o that_o in_o the_o reform_a church_n no_o new_a doctrine_n as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n be_v teach_v in_o the_o three_o place_n it_o will_v be_v object_v doctrine_n the_o three_o objection_n against_o the_o aformentioned_a doctrine_n that_o we_o ourselves_o defend_v many_o doctrine_n as_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n which_o yet_o neither_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o plain_o express_v nor_o unanimous_o teach_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n i_o will_v give_v but_o a_o touch_n in_o some_o few_o but_o principal_a instance_n that_o we_o deny_v the_o free_a will_n in_o man_n the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n which_o point_n be_v with_o one_o consent_n assert_v of_o all_o ancient_a father_n almost_o that_o we_o teach_v the_o justification_n ex_fw-la solâ_fw-la fide_fw-la only_o by_o faith_n that_o we_o hold_v the_o
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