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A71070 An answer to several late treatises, occasioned by a book entituled A discourse concerning the idolatry practised in the Church of Rome, and the hazard of salvation in the communion of it. The first part by Edward Stillingfleet ... Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1673 (1673) Wing S5559; ESTC R564 166,980 378

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against_o christianity_n that_o there_o be_v many_o heresy_n among_o christian_n and_o therefore_o man_n can_v believe_v nothing_o to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v heresy_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o philosopher_n and_o that_o objection_n be_v not_o think_v sufficient_a against_o judaism_n or_o philosophy_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v against_o christianity_n beside_o the_o come_n of_o heresy_n be_v foretell_v and_o what_o ever_o be_v foretell_v must_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o physician_n say_v he_o differ_v in_o their_o opinion_n yet_o man_n do_v not_o neglect_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v sick_a heresy_n shall_v only_o make_v man_n more_o careful_a what_o they_o choose_v man_n ought_v thereby_o to_o endeavour_v the_o more_o to_o find_v out_o truth_n from_o falsehood_n as_o if_o two_o sort_n of_o fruit_n be_v offer_v to_o a_o man_n real_a and_o waxen_a will_v a_o man_n abstain_v from_o both_o because_o one_o be_v counterfeit_v or_o rather_o find_v out_o the_o true_a from_o the_o apparent_a when_o several_a way_n offer_v themselves_o for_o a_o man_n to_o go_v in_o he_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o sit_v down_o and_o not_o stir_v a_o step_n further_o but_o he_o use_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a way_n and_o then_o walk_v in_o it_o so_o that_o they_o be_v just_o condemn_v who_o do_v not_o discern_v the_o true_a from_o the_o false_a for_o they_o who_o will_v say_v he_o may_v find_v out_o the_o truth_n for_o either_o there_o be_v demonstration_n or_o not_o all_o grant_v demonstration_n or_o evidence_n who_o do_v not_o destroy_v our_o sense_n if_o there_o be_v demonstration_n there_o must_v be_v search_n and_o enquiry_n make_v and_o by_o the_o scripture_n we_o may_v demonstrative_o learn_v how_o heresy_n fall_v of_o and_o that_o the_o exact_a knowledge_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o ancient_a church_n now_o the_o true_a searcher_n will_v not_o leave_v till_o they_o find_v evidence_n from_o the_o scripture_n to_o this_o end_n he_o commend_v the_o exercise_n of_o man_n reason_n and_o understanding_n impartiality_n or_o lay_v aside_o opinion_n a_o right_a disposition_n of_o soul_n for_o when_o man_n be_v give_v over_o to_o their_o lust_n they_o endeavour_v to_o wrest_v the_o scripture_n to_o they_o but_o he_o establish_v the_o scripture_n as_o the_o only_a principle_n of_o certainty_n to_o christian_n and_o more_o credible_a than_o any_o demonstration_n which_o who_o so_o have_v taste_v be_v call_v faithful_a but_o those_o who_o be_v verse_v in_o they_o be_v the_o true_o know_v man_n the_o great_a objection_n now_o be_v that_o heretic_n make_v use_v of_o scripture_n too_o i_o but_o they_o say_v he_o reject_v what_o they_o please_v and_o do_v not_o follow_v the_o body_n and_o contexture_n of_o prophecy_n but_o take_v ambiguous_a expression_n and_o apply_v they_o to_o their_o own_o opinion_n and_o a_o few_o scatter_a phrase_n without_o regard_v the_o sense_n and_o importance_n of_o they_o for_o in_o the_o scripture_n produce_v by_o they_o you_o may_v find_v they_o either_o make_v use_n of_o mere_a name_n and_o change_v the_o signification_n of_o they_o never_o attend_v to_o the_o scope_n and_o intention_n of_o they_o but_o truth_n say_v he_o do_v not_o lie_v in_o the_o change_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n for_o by_o that_o mean_v all_o truth_n may_v be_v overthrow_v but_o in_o consider_v what_o be_v proper_a and_o perfect_o agreeable_a to_o our_o lord_n and_o almighty_a god_n and_o in_o confirm_v every_o thing_n which_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o the_o scripture_n out_o of_o the_o same_o scripture_n wherein_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n lay_v down_o such_o rule_n as_o he_o think_v necessary_a to_o find_v out_o the_o certain_a sense_n of_o scripture_n viz._n by_o consider_v the_o scope_n and_o coherence_n of_o the_o word_n the_o proper_a sense_n and_o importance_n of_o they_o the_o compare_v of_o scripture_n with_o scripture_n and_o the_o doctrine_n draw_v from_o it_o with_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o god_n all_o which_o be_v excellent_a rule_n without_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o any_o infallible_a interpreter_n to_o give_v the_o certain_a sense_n of_o doubtful_a place_n after_o this_o time_n a_o great_a dispute_n arise_v in_o the_o church_n about_o the_o rebaptise_v heretic_n manage_v by_o the_o eastern_a and_o african_a bishop_n against_o stephen_n bishop_n of_o rome_n here_o the_o question_n be_v about_o the_o sense_n of_o several_a place_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o epistle_n of_o cyprian_a and_o firmilian_a 74._o both_o party_n plead_v scripture_n and_o tradition_n for_o themselves_o 75._o but_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o infallibility_n in_o judgement_n be_v plead_v by_o the_o pope_n nor_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o in_o the_o least_o acknowledge_v by_o his_o adversary_n who_o charge_v he_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o his_o infallible_a guideship_n with_o pride_n error_n rashness_n impertinency_n and_o contradict_v himself_o 52._o which_o make_v baronius_n very_o tragical_o exclaim_v and_o although_o he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o as_o a_o great_a argument_n of_o the_o prevalency_n of_o tradition_n because_o the_o opinion_n of_o stephen_n obtain_v in_o the_o church_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n at_o all_o that_o any_o church_n do_v submit_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o stephen_n when_o he_o declare_v himself_o 5._o but_o as_o appear_v by_o dionystus_n of_o alexandria_n epistle_n the_o controversy_n continue_v after_o his_o time_n and_o if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n in_o follow_v age_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o neither_o stephens_n opinion_n nor_o his_o adversary_n be_v follow_v for_o stephen_n be_v against_o rebaptise_v any_o heretic_n and_o the_o other_o be_v for_o rebaptise_v all_o because_o one_o
l._n 8._o c._n 4._o n._n 27._o la_fw-fr morale_n the_o jesuit_n ●●v_n 2._o ch_z 2._o ●_o 253._o layman_n theol._n moral_a l._n 5._o tract_n 6._o c._n 2._o sect_n 2._o tolet._n sum_n cas._n l._n 3._o c_o 4._o morinus_n de_fw-fr poenit._n l._n 8._o c._n 4._o n._n 1._o lugo_n de_fw-fr poenit._n disp_n 5._o sect_n 9_o n._n 130_o 135._o o._n n._n p._n 45._o lugo_n disp_n 7._o sect_n 11._o n._n 201._o sect._n 13._o n._n 263._o greg._n de_fw-fr valent._n tom._n 4._o disp_n 7._o q._n 8._o pua●_n 4._o sect_n secundo_fw-la potest_fw-la morin_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 4._o n._n 15._o id._n ib._n n._n 26._o sacramentorum_fw-la evangelicorum_n supra_fw-la legaliaa_o praestantiam_fw-la &_o praerogativam_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la potissimum_fw-la fulgere_fw-la quod_fw-la evangelica_n gravissimo_fw-la contritionis_fw-la &_o dilectionis_fw-la dei_fw-la jugo_fw-la nos_fw-la liberaverint_fw-la morin_n de_fw-fr poenit._n l._n 8._o c._n 4._o n._n 26._o index_n exp●rg_n alex._n 7._o n._n 87._o 88_o ribadin_n 〈…〉_z l._n 5._o c._n ●_o p._n 38._o p._n 39_o p._n 50._o p._n 40._o p._n 21._o p._n 13._o sanctissi●●●_n domini_fw-la n._n d._n innocenti●_n divina_fw-la providentia_fw-la pap●_n 10._o declaratio_fw-la nullitatis_fw-la articulorum_fw-la nuperae_fw-la pacis_fw-la germaniae_fw-la religioni_fw-la catholicae_fw-la sedi_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la aliisque_fw-la l●●is_fw-la piis_fw-la ac_fw-la personis_fw-la &_o juribus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la quomodo_fw-la libet_fw-la praejudicialium_fw-la romae_fw-la ex_fw-la typographiâ_fw-la reverend_a can●●●_n apostolicae_fw-la a._n d._n 1651._o p._n 312._o book_n of_o hom._n second_o tom_n p._n 46._o p._n 214._o p._n 19●_n p._n 30._o appeal_n p._n 263._o answer_v to_o the_o gag_n p._n 319._o p._n 110._o council_n trident_n sess_v 7._o can_n 9_o sess_v 23._o can_n 4._o v._o vasquez_n in_o 3._o p._n thom._n disp_n 137._o c._n 3._o n._n 20._o vasquez_n in_o 3._o p_o th._n disp_n 243._o c._n 1._o est._n in_o sente_v l._n 4._o disti_fw-la 25._o sect_n 3._o aug._n ●l_o 2._o c._n epist._n pa●●ca_n c._n 13._o 17._o c._n donat._n l_o 1._o c._n 1._o l._n 3_o c._n 1●_n aug._n e●ist_o 50._o epist._n 162._o c._n c●ss_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o 12._o co●ex_fw-la ca●_n eccles._n amic_n c._n 63._o apud_fw-la ba●samon_n et_fw-la zonar_n ●_o 71._o hallier_n de_fw-fr ordie_a sacris_fw-la p._n 2._o sect._n 4._o c._n 5._o ss_z 1._o n._n 4._o p._n 2._o sect_n 3._o c._n 2._o sect_n 5._o 6_o 7._o sect._n 4._o c._n 5._o s●ct_n 1._o to._n aquin._n suppl_n q._n 38._o art_n 2._o 〈…〉_z l._n 4._o ●●ist_n 25._o q._n 2._o mori●_n d●_n sacris_fw-la ordi●at_fw-la pa●_n 3._o exercit_fw-la 5._o c._n 1._o n._n 12_o exer●it_fw-la 5._o c._n 8._o n._n 7._o extra●_fw-la de_fw-fr temp_n 〈◊〉_d c._n quod_fw-la trasl_n morin_n de_fw-fr sacris_fw-la ordinat_fw-la part_n 1._o c._n 3._o 4._o 5._o leo_fw-la allatius_n de_fw-la aetat_fw-la et_fw-la inte●st_fw-la in_o collat_n ordin_n p._n 5._o 14._o isaaac_n habert_n pontifical_a graec._n in_o praef_n morin_n de_fw-fr sacris_fw-la ordin_n p._n 1._o c._n 4._o §._o 1●_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o answer_n §._o 2._o of_o their_o common_a way_n of_o answer_v our_o book_n §._o 3._o of_o their_o calumny_n against_o i_o mat._n 26._o 65._o 1_o j●h_n 4._o 1._o §._o 4._o expose_v fanaticism_n no_o disservice_n to_o christianity_n dr._n 〈◊〉_d against_o dr._n stilling●●●t_n p._n 11._o m●●●h_o ca●_n loc_n t●col_n l._n 11._o p._n 534._o lud._n viu._n a●trad_a 〈◊〉_d l._n 5._o dr._n 〈◊〉_d princip_n con●id_fw-la 〈◊〉_d §._o 1._o the_o insufficiency_n of_o his_o way_n of_o answer_v p._n 14._o st._n against_o st._n p._n 14._o §._o 2._o no_o contratradiction_n about_o the_o charge_n of_o idolatry_n rational_a account_n p._n 596_o 606._o §._o 2._o the_o sophistical_a cavil_n in_o this_o argument_n tit._n 1._o 16._o §._o 3._o a_o distinct_a answer_n to_o his_o proposition_n §._o 4._o in_o what_o sense_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v own_v by_o we_o as_o a_o true_a church_n rational_a account_n p._n 47._o §._o 5._o his_o appendix_n consider_v dr._n st._n against_o dr._n st._n p._n 21._o roman_a idolatry_n p._n 55._o 2._o edi●_n isa._n 40_o 19_o 22._o deut._n 4._o 15_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 20._o §_o 6._o the_o second_o contradiction_n examine_v 〈…〉_z p._n 293._o p._n 295._o arch_a b._n la●ds_o conference_n p._n 280._o p._n 282._o p._n 285._o p._n 299._o rational_a account_n p._n 622._o st._n against_o st._n p._n 7._o p._n 8._o §._o 7._o the_o charge_n of_o fanaticism_n de●ended_v p._n 8._o fanaticism_n of_o rom._n church_n s._n 16._o p._n 299._o 2._o ●d_a st._n against_o st._n p._n 9_o 1_o king_n 19_o 18._o rom._n 11._o 3._o §._o 8._o no_o contradiction_n in_o the_o charge_n 〈◊〉_d division_n rational_a 〈◊〉_d p._n 56._o divis._n of_o the_o rom._n church_n s._n 15._o ●_o 397._o 2._o ed._n §._o 9_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 14._o p._n 14._o §._o 1._o the_o occasion_n of_o annex_v the_o principle_n p._n 483._o ●_o 2._o ed._n protestant_n without_o principle_n chap._n 1._o p._n 17._o p._n 18._o p._n 19_o p._n 20._o p._n 21._o p._n 22._o p._n 23._o p._n 24._o p._n 25._o p._n 42_o 43._o §._o 2_o or_o the_o notion_n of_o infallibility_n §._o 3._o n._n o●_n concession_n prop._n 2._o prop._n 3._o prop._n 4._o prop._n 10._o p._n 22._o s._n 15._o p._n 52._o p._n 54._o p._n 56._o p._n 55._o pro●_n 27._o p._n 67._o p._n 94._o ●rot_n without_o princip_n chap._n 6._o guide_v in_o controu._n disc_fw-la 5._o chap._n 10._o s._n 134._o sect._n 135._o §_o 4._o n._n oh_o principle_n lay_v down_o p._n 1●_n §._o 5._o n._n oh_o exception_n answer_v prop._n 13._o p._n 13._o joh._n 20_o 31._o p._n 13._o p._n 14._o luke_n 10._o 31_o 32._o mat._n 25._o 29._o p._n 14._o field_n of_o the_o church_n l_o 4._o ch_n 5._o p._n 350._o ch._n 2_o ch._n 5._o p._n 15._o psal._n 25._o 9_o james_n 1._o 5._o luke_n 11._o 13._o john_n 7._o 17._o §._o 6._o n._n oh_o proof_n of_o infallibility_n examine_v §_o 7._o of_o the_o argument_n from_o scripture_n for_o infallibility_n 〈◊〉_d 25._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 17._o 10._o 11_o 12._o 〈…〉_z ration_n account_n p._n 1._o ch_n 8._o sect._n 2._o p._n 239._o prop._n 16_o p._n 27._o p._n 28_o 29._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 22._o heb._n 2._o 4._o p._n 29._o p_o 30._o prop._n 17._o p._n 37._o §._o 8._o of_o the_o argument_n from_o tradition_n for_o infallibility_n p._n 38_o 39_o b●ll_n de_fw-fr council_n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o field_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 4_o c_o 4._o rat._n account_n part_n 3._o ch_n 1._o sect._n 4._o p._n 510._o rat._n account_v p._n 1._o ch_n 4._o p._n 101_o p_o 43._o p._n 44._o §_o 9_o of_o the_o argument_n for_o infallibility_n from_o parity_n of_o reason_n prop._n 13._o §_o 10._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n john_n 5._o 36_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 15_o 1_o thess._n 5._o 21._o act_n 7_o 11._o 1_o john_n 4._o ●_o gal._n 1._o 8._o judas_n v._n 4._o mat._n 24._o 4_o 5._o 23_o 24._o acts._n 20._o 29_o 30._o 1_o t●m_n 4._o 1_o 2_o thess._n 2._o 3._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 3_o 4._o 2_o tress_n 2._o 9_o ●0_n matt._n 15._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 8._o ●_o cor._n 11._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 14._o 〈…〉_z ba●o●_n a._n d._n 546._o 547_o 55●_n petav_n dogmat_fw-la theolog._n tom._n 4._o l_o 1._o c._n 18_o petr._n de_fw-fr marca_n dis●rt_fw-la de_fw-fr vigilii_fw-la decr●to_fw-la bell._n de_fw-fr rom._n pon●it_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 3._o b●lla●m_fw-la de_fw-fr council_n auctor_fw-la 2._o c._n 12._o council_n constat_fw-la 3._o act._n 13._o can._n lo●_n theol._n l._n 6._o c._n 8._o francise_n toa●●ens_fw-la de_fw-fr 6._o 7._o 8._o synod_n flor._n a._n d._n 1551._o p._n 11._o 12._o p._n 14._o p._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d allocutio_fw-la 3._o hadriani_n 2._o add_v co●c_n ro._n tom_n 8._o conc._n gen._n ●d_a lu●_n par._n 1671._o p._n 1●_n 91._o baron_fw-fr a._n d._n 681._o n._n 29._o francis_n combesis_n historia_n h●res_v monotheli●●r_n c._n 2._o alex_n 7._o index_n expu●g●tor_n p._n 277._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr rom._n pontifice_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 11._o petav_n dogmat_fw-la theol._n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o s._n 11_o bal●zius_n de_fw-fr vi_fw-la â_fw-la petri_n marcae_fw-la p._n 28._o 29._o petau._n ib._n ●ect_n 13._o combesis_n c._n 2._o sect_n 3._o tab●lae_fw-la su●●rag_n p._n 130._o jacob_n de_fw-fr vitriaco_fw-it hist._n orient_a cap._n 77._o bellonii_fw-la obser_n l._n 1._o c._n 35._o article_n 21._o articl_n 3._o council_n lateran_n a._n d._n 15_o 16._o s●ct_n 11._o §._o 11._o of_o the_o s●nse_n of_o scripture_n p._n 37._o p._n 6._o 14._o p._n 47._o ephes._n 4._o 11_o 13_o 14._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 16._o p._n 67._o 2_o pet_n 3._o 17_o 18._o §_o 12._o of_o a_o judge_n of_o controversy_n §13_n the_o way_n use_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n f●r_o find_v the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n 〈…〉_z ●6_n sect_n 2._o 3._o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z c._n 29._o l._n 3._o c._n 11._o