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the_o nonentity_n of_o protestancy_n or_o a_o discourse_n wherein_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o protestancy_n be_v not_o any_o real_a thing_n but_o in_o itself_o a_o platonical_a idea_n a_o waist_n of_o all_o positive_a faith_n and_o a_o mere_a nothing_o write_v by_o a_o catholic_a priest_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n dormierunt_fw-la somnium_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la psalm_n 73._o vae_fw-la prophetis_fw-la insipientibus_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la spiritum_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la vident_fw-la ezech_v 13._o permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la 1633._o to_o the_o judicious_a and_o learned_a protestant_n learned_a men_n this_o treatise_n be_v for_o you_o chief_o first_o undertake_v the_o groundwork_n whereupon_o the_o systema_fw-la or_o frame_v thereof_o be_v build_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o philosophy_n and_o schoole-divinity_n point_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o more_o ignorant_a protestant_n be_v as_o the_o school_n dialect_n be_v extra_fw-la sphaeram_fw-la activitatis_fw-la that_o be_v beyond_o the_o limit_a apprehension_n of_o their_o shallow_n &_o narrow_a conceit_n it_o be_v but_o small_a you_o see_v in_o quantity_n but_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v hold_v out_o in_o weight_n the_o subject_n of_o it_o be_v unusual_a and_o to_o my_o knowledge_n heretofore_o ex_fw-la professo_fw-la not_o much_o walk_v in_o or_o tract_v it_o be_v also_o not_o doubt_n nauseous_a and_o displease_v to_o you_o see_v it_o attempt_v to_o prove_v that_o your_o religion_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o mere_a nonentity_n it_o be_v be_v consist_v in_o a_o not-being_a and_o essence_n in_o want_n of_o essence_n that_o religion_n of_o you_o i_o mean_v which_o at_o this_o day_n have_v invade_v several_a part_n in_o europe_n who_o high_a flight_n be_v mantain_v only_o with_o the_o wing_n of_o certain_a prince_n &_o commonwealths_n power_n and_o greatness_n which_o violent_o carry_v where_o it_o reign_v all_o thing_n before_o it_o with_o the_o impetuous_a stream_n 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impartial_a censure_n if_o you_o here_o demand_v how_o can_v this_o great_a attempt_n of_o i_o be_v perform_v for_o great_a in_o your_o judgement_n it_o must_v yet_o needs_o be_v think_v in_o show_v that_o protestancy_n be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o nonentity_n &_o that_o its_z all_z be_v nothing_o as_o not_o have_v any_o reality_n of_o be_v to_o support_v it_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v omit_v other_o reason_n hereafter_o insist_v upon_o that_o since_o protestancy_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o denial_n and_o privation_n of_o affirmative_a point_n of_o our_o christian_a and_o roman_a faith_n which_o denial_n and_o privation_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v irreall_a as_o hereafter_o will_v be_v evict_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v whole_o disue_v of_o all_o true_a subsistence_n or_o be_v for_o who_o observe_v not_o that_o protestancy_n be_v a_o religion_n rest_v more_o in_o denial_n of_o truth_n then_o in_o defence_n of_o positive_a and_o formal_a error_n the_o veil_n under_o which_o protestancy_n mask_v itself_o when_o it_o first_o enter_v upon_o the_o stage_n be_v the_o outward_a appearance_n of_o a_o grateful_a reformation_n which_o word_n of_o reformation_n be_v by_o they_o use_v as_o in_o opposition_n to_o a_o precedent_a corruption_n from_o which_o the_o protestant_n profess_v to_o rescue_v and_o deliver_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o corruption_n they_o say_v be_v first_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n reader_n rome_n simon_n de_fw-fr voron_n in_o his_o discourse_n upon_o the_o catalogue_n of_o doctor_n epist_n to_o the_o reader_n who_o overwhelm_v the_o whole_a world_n in_o the_o dregs_n of_o antichristian_a filthynes_n abominable_a superstition_n &_o tradition_n etc._n etc._n thus_o do_v the_o first_o protestant_n think_v good_a to_o clothe_v their_o naked_a religion_n in_o the_o fair_a attire_n of_o a_o presume_a reformation_n which_o reformation_n consist_v only_o in_o a_o utter_a subvert_v and_o destroy_v of_o most_o of_o our_o affirmative_a catholic_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o lieu_n of_o they_o in_o introduce_v the_o negative_n so_o as_o by_o this_o proceed_n the_o protestant_n may_v be_v say_v to_o speak_v allusive_o to_o trench_v over_o near_o upon_o god_n omnipotency_n in_o attempt_v to_o exercise_v the_o two_o act_n of_o creation_n &_o annihilation_n peculiar_a to_o his_o divine_a majesty_n for_o their_o own_o protestant_a faith_n as_o ground_v only_o upon_o negative_n and_o privation_n they_o have_v draw_v out_o of_o a_o abyss_n and_o informity_n of_o nothing_o and_o our_o positive_a and_o affirmative_a catholic_a faith_n they_o labour_v what_o they_o can_v by_o such_o their_o molition_n to_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o and_o although_o the_o protestant_n do_v endeavour_v to_o enamel_n &_o guild_v over_o their_o negative_a faith_n with_o many_o detort_v &_o misapply_v text_n of_o sacred_a writ_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o private_a reveal_n spirit_n their_o oedipus_n that_o so_o it_o may_v appear_v glorious_a in_o a_o err_a eye_n nevertheless_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o after_o such_o testimony_n be_v true_o balance_v and_o weigh_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n all_o such_o fade_a splendour_n of_o protestancy_n do_v but_o resemble_v the_o light_n of_o a_o glow-worm_a which_o the_o near_a one_o come_v to_o it_o the_o lesser_a it_o appear_v till_o in_o the_o end_n it_o whole_o vanish_v away_o but_o see_v a_o short_a preface_n best_o sort_v to_o a_o short_a discourse_n i_o will_v here_o stay_v my_o pen_n remit_v the_o learned_a reader_n to_o the_o diligent_a &_o impartial_a perusal_n of_o these_o ensue_a leave_n &_o assure_v he_o that_o it_o impugn_v the_o light_n of_o reason_n since_o god_n and_o nothing_o be_v incompatible_a that_o he_o who_o the_o philosopher_n for_o his_o great_a perfection_n of_o essence_n style_n ens_fw-la entium_fw-la shall_v be_v true_o honour_v with_o a_o religion_n which_o be_v a_o non-ens_a your_o in_o christ_n jesus_n w._n b._n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n certain_a prolegomena_n of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v chap._n 1._o that_o in_o all_o positive_a &_o affirmative_a point_n of_o faith_n the_o protestant_n do_v agree_v with_o the_o catholic_n the_o protestant_n borrow_v the_o say_v affirmative_a point_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n 2._o the_o second_o prolegomenon_n viz._n in_o such_o point_n of_o faith_n wherein_o protestancy_n differ_v from_o the_o roman_a church_n all_o the_o say_a point_n be_v mere_o negation_n to_o the_o contrary_a affirmative_a article_n believe_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n 3._o that_o the_o protestant_n have_v often_o correct_v and_o reform_v their_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o the_o lyturgy_n or_o common_a book_n of_o prayer_n in_o favour_n of_o their_o negative_a religion_n every_o late_a except_v against_o the_o former_a as_o corrupt_v and_o impure_a chap._n 4._o that_o protestancy_n be_v a_o nonentity_n prove_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o school_n divinity_n &_o philosophy_n chap._n 5._o the_o nonentity_n of_o protestancy_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o negation_n prove_v from_o the_o like_a suppose_a example_n of_o a_o philosopher_n deny_v most_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n chap._n 6._o that_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n conspire_v with_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o denial_n of_o most_o if_o not_o all_o of_o such_o point_n of_o religion_n wherein_o the_o protestant_n by_o his_o like_a denial_n of_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o catholic_a chap._n 7._o that_o protestancy_n be_v but_o a_o nullity_n of_o faith_n and_o consequent_o with_o reference_n to_o faith_n a_o nonentity_n prove_v from_o the_o definition_n of_o faith_n and_o other_o condition_n necessary_o annex_v thereto_o chap._n 8._o that_o protestancy_n can_v be_v define_v and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o nonentity_n chap._n 9_o that_o protestancy_n consist_v of_o doctrine_n mere_o contradictory_n in_o themselves_o and_o that_o therefore_o protestancy_n be_v a_o non_fw-fr entity_n chap._n 10._o that_o heresy_n
not_o be_v content_a to_o seek_v to_o deprive_v another_o of_o his_o state_n and_o live_a shall_v not_o less_o labour_n with_o all_o sedulity_n and_o care_n to_o preclude_v and_o forstaule_n the_o true_a owner_n of_o all_o mean_n for_o his_o regayn_n and_o recover_v his_o say_a state_n that_o sundry_a of_o the_o most_o learned_a protestant_n as_o not_o hold_v a_o negative_a faith_n to_o be_v any_o real_a faith_n at_o all_o agree_v with_o the_o catholic_n in_o believe_v the_o affirmative_a article_n of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n chap._n xviii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prudentiores_fw-la 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la secundae_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la prudentiores_fw-la say_v the_o greek_n sentence_n to_o which_o may_v well_o seem_v to_o allude_v in_o sense_n though_o not_o in_o word_n that_o other_o say_n currere_fw-la say_n praestat_fw-la retrosum_fw-la currere_fw-la quam_fw-la male_a currere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o meaning_n of_o which_o two_o sentence_n diverse_a of_o our_o learned_a adversary_n have_v think_v good_a to_o incorporate_v in_o their_o own_o writing_n who_o upon_o their_o late_a &_o more_o retire_a thought_n and_o hold_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n rather_o to_o return_v well_o back_o in_o their_o judgement_n then_o to_o proceed_v bad_o forward_a have_v whole_o disclaim_v from_o this_o their_o negative_a faith_n for_o many_o of_o they_o there_o be_v who_o well_o weigh_v the_o emptiness_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n as_o consist_v only_o of_o position_n which_o be_v as_o be_v above_o make_v clear_a but_o a_o annihilation_n of_o all_o positive_a and_o true_a faith_n &_o count_v it_o altogether_o unworthy_a that_o such_o a_o nakedness_n of_o religion_n shall_v for_o ever_o have_v a_o work_a influence_n over_o their_o judgment_n have_v therefore_o at_o the_o length_n upon_o their_o laâ—er_n &_o more_o mature_a deliberation_n â—n_o diverse_a weighty_a point_n whole_o reâ—ected_v this_o negative_a religion_n and_o â—n_a place_n thereof_o have_v full_o imbraâ—ed_v and_o entertain_v the_o contrary_a affirmative_a article_n of_o faith_n ever_o mantain_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n â—_o will_v insist_v in_o twenty_o principal_a article_n of_o our_o catholic_a religion_n and_o consequent_o almost_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n â—o_o which_o the_o more_o grave_n imparâ—iall_a and_o dispassionate_a protestant_n do_v give_v their_o full_a assent_n believe_v they_o be_v most_o true_a and_o comâ—onant_a to_o god_n sacred_a word_n to_o â—et_v down_o the_o protestant_n own_v word_n in_o proof_n hereof_o it_o will_v be_v needless_a and_o over-laboursome_a in_o regard_n both_o of_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o the_o protestant_a author_n affirm_v so_o much_o as_o also_o of_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o the_o affirmative_a catholikâ—_n article_n mantayn_v by_o they_o therefore_o to_o take_v a_o short_a cut_n i_o will_v seâ—_n down_o only_o by_o way_n of_o reference_n the_o place_n in_o the_o protestant_n book_n in_o which_o the_o say_a catholic_a doctrine_n be_v by_o they_o full_o teach_v and_o defend_v 1._o and_o to_o begin_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n to_o the_o bodily_a mouth_n be_v affirm_v not_o only_o by_o luther_n but_o by_o all_o the_o lutheran_n without_o exception_n they_o take_v their_o name_n of_o lutheran_n from_o he_o in_o regard_n of_o such_o their_o defence_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o say_a doctrine_n therefore_o it_o be_v bootless_a either_o to_o set_v down_o the_o particular_a name_n of_o they_o or_o to_o make_v reference_n to_o such_o place_n of_o their_o writing_n wherein_o they_o teach_v and_o justify_v the_o say_a doctrine_n they_o chief_o differ_v from_o the_o catholic_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o presence_n 2._o the_o real_a presence_n not_o only_o of_o the_o efficacy_n &_o virtue_n of_o christ_n body_n but_o also_o of_o the_o body_n itself_o after_o a_o wonderful_a and_o incomprehensible_a manner_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o faith_n be_v iustify_v by_o 32._o by_o inâ—tit_fw-la lib._n 4_o do_v 18._o sect_n 7._o &_o 32._o caluin_n by_o 177._o by_o in_o his_o eccesiast_n policy_n l._n 5._o sect_n 67_o pag._n 174._o &_o 177._o m._n hooker_n by_o 169._o by_o contra_fw-la duraeum_n pag._n 169._o d._n whitaker_n by_o 549._o by_o in_o script_n anglican_n pag._n 548._o &_o 549._o bucer_n by_o leaf_n by_o in_o his_o fry_o caveat_n in_o the_o three_o leaf_n m._n ryder_n and_o final_o by_o the_o 431._o the_o in_o the_o english_a harmony_n pag._n 431._o confession_n of_o belgia_n but_o contradict_v for_o popish_a doctrine_n by_o swinglius_n and_o almost_o all_o other_o sacramentary_n and_o particular_o by_o ludovicus_n alemannus_n who_o thus_o write_v neque_fw-la etiam_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la seu_fw-la incomprehensibili_fw-la modo_fw-la ut_fw-la vocant_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la totum_fw-la imaginarium_fw-la &_o repugnat_fw-la apertissimè_fw-la dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la 3._o that_o sacrament_n do_v not_o only_o signify_v but_o confer_v grace_n where_o a_o true_a disposition_n be_v in_o the_o receiver_n be_v mantayn_v by_o 42._o by_o in_o epitome_a colloq_fw-la montis-beigar_a p._n 5â—_n &_o pag._n 42._o jacobus_n andreas_n 662._o andreas_n contaa_o duraeum_n l._n 8._o p._n 662._o d._n whitaker_n 539._o whitaker_n in_o his_o true_a difference_n part_v 4._o p._n 539._o d._n bilson_n by_o 272._o by_o in_o enchirid_n controver_n quas_fw-la aug._n confesâ—huâ—eâ—_n cum_fw-la caluinianis_n p._n 272._o osiander_n 128._o osiander_n in_o his_o ecclesiast_fw-la policy_n l._n 5_o sect_n 57_o p._n 127._o &_o 128._o m._n hooker_n and_o final_o by_o romanos_fw-la by_o in_o ca._n 4._o epist_n ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la melancthon_n who_o thus_o write_v of_o this_o point_n repudiandaest_a swinglij_fw-la opinio_fw-la qui_fw-la tantùm_fw-la civili_fw-la modo_fw-la iudicat_fw-la de_fw-la signis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la tantùm_fw-la notas_fw-la esse_fw-la professionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o that_o christ_n after_o his_o passion_n descend_v in_o soul_n into_o hell_n be_v affirm_v by_o 1592._o by_o in_o his_o special_a treatise_n of_o that_o title_n print_v 1592._o d._n hill_n by_o supra_fw-la by_o allege_v by_o d._n hill_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la aretius_n melancthon_n and_o m._n nowell_n they_o be_v allege_v by_o d._n hill_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n add_v heerto_o that_o lymbus_n patrum_fw-la whereunto_o we_o catholic_n believe_v that_o christ_n do_v descend_v in_o soul_n after_o his_o death_n be_v affirm_v by_o 19_o by_o in_o lib._n epist_n swingl_n &_o oecolamp_n l._n 1._o p._n 19_o oecolampadius_n 561._o oecolampadius_n in_o lib._n ep_n swingl_n &_o oecolamp_n l._n 3._o p._n 590._o &_o 561._o swinglius_n 221._o swinglius_n in_o his_o come_v place_n in_o engl._n part_n 2._o cap._n 18._o pag._n 221._o peter_n martyr_n and_o fol._n and_o in_o his_o decade_n fol._n bullinger_n 5._o purgatory_n be_v teach_v by_o 112._o by_o tom._n 1._o wittenb_n in_o resolut_a de_fw-fr indulg_n conclus_fw-la 15._o fol._n 112._o luther_n in_o disputat_fw-la lypsicacum_fw-la eckio_n and_o by_o 1313._o by_o m._n fox_n act_n mon._n p._n 1313._o latimer_n that_o temporal_a punishment_n be_v reserve_v by_o god_n to_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n for_o sin_n already_o commit_v which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o purgatory_n be_v teach_v by_o diverse_a protestant_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o public_a 229._o public_a pag._n 229._o confessios_n in_o the_o harmony_n by_o 8._o by_o in_o symbolum_n p_o 8._o jaspar_n olevianus_n &_o by_o 217._o by_o in_o his_o answer_n against_o the_o adversary_n of_o god_n praedestination_n pa._n 215._o 216._o 217._o john_n knox._n 6._o the_o visibility_n of_o the_o church_n at_o all_o time_n be_v affirm_v by_o â—eâ—â—s_n by_o in_o lâ—c_n â—â—m_fw-la â—dit_fw-la 1561_o c._n â—el_a â—eâ—â—s_n melancthon_n by_o 240._o by_o in_o jesuit_n sin_n part_n 2_o â—a_n 3_o p._n 240._o d._n humphrey_n 5._o humphrey_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o church_n c._n 10_o pag._n 5._o d._n field_n 15â—_n field_n 〈◊〉_d his_o ep_n annex_v to_o his_o comm._n place_n in_o eagle_n p_o 15â—_n peter_n martyr_n &_o â—â—_o &_o in_o his_o soâ—eraigne_a remedy_n against_o schism_n p._n â—â—_o enoch_n clapham_n and_o diverse_a other_o learned_a protestant_n for_o brevity_n here_o omit_v though_o contradict_v for_o popish_a by_o conscience_n by_o in_o the_o tower_n dâ—â—putat_fw-la with_o edmund_n campian_n the_o second_o day_n conscience_n d._n fulke_o 4â—_n fulke_o in_o his_o synop_n p._n 4â—_n d._n willet_n and_o many_o other_o 7._o invocation_n of_o saint_n maintain_v by_o art_n by_o luth._o n_o purgat_fw-la quorundam_fw-la art_n luther_n who_o thus_o write_v hereof_o de_fw-fr intercessione_n sanctorum_fw-la cum_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sentio_fw-la &_o iudico_fw-la sanctos_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la honorandos_fw-la esse_fw-la atque_fw-la invocandos_fw-la vy_z certain_a protestant_n 463._o protestant_n of_o this_o see_v hafferenferus_n in_o locis_fw-la theolog_fw-la l._n 3._o stat_fw-la 4._o loc_fw-la 5._o p_o 463._o in_o polonia_n by_o 462._o by_o vide_fw-la fox_n act._n mon._n 462._o thomas_n bilney_n by_o 1315._o by_o act._n mon._n pa._n