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of_o leiden_fw-mi anno_fw-la 1611._o to_o succeed_v arminius_n in_o that_o place_n wherewith_o king_n james_n be_v make_v acquaint_v inflame_v as_o well_o with_o a_o pious_a â—â—al_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n as_o a_o just_a fear_n lest_o the_o contagion_n of_o his_o error_n may_v cross_v the_o sea_n and_o infect_v his_o own_o suject_n also_o he_o first_o solicit_v the_o state_n not_o to_o suffer_v such_o a_o man_n to_o be_v place_v among_o they_o and_o afterward_o to_o send_v he_o back_o when_o they_o have_v receive_v he_o but_o find_v no_o success_n in_o either_o and_o have_v send_v many_o sruitless_a message_n and_o letter_n to_o the_o state_n about_o it_o he_o publish_v his_o declaration_n against_o the_o say_a vorstius_n and_o therein_o use_v many_o harsh_a and_o bitter_a expression_n against_o arminius_n and_o his_o follower_n of_o which_o see_v cap._n 6._o num._n 37._o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o impiety_n this_o put_v the_o calvinist_n again_o 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two_o year_n after_o anno_fw-la 1614_o the_o say_a dr._n abbot_n fall_v violent_o soul_n on_o dr._n william_n laud_n than_o precedent_n of_o st._n john_n college_n who_o in_o his_o sermon_n at_o st._n peter_n on_o easter_n sunday_n he_o public_o expose_v to_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o papist_n as_o barret_n doctrine_n have_v be_v former_o condemn_v at_o cambridge_n by_o the_o name_n of_o popery_n for_o which_o consult_v the_o anti-armin_a p._n 66._o but_o there_o be_v something_o more_o peculiar_a in_o the_o case_n of_o mr._n edward_n sympson_n than_o in_o that_o of_o the_o two_o great_a doctor_n before_o remember_v king_n james_n himself_o be_v both_o the_o informer_n and_o the_o prosecutor_n against_o this_o man_n as_o it_o be_v thus_o relate_v by_o the_o church_n historian_n viz._n 100l_n ch._n hist_o l._n 6._o hist_o of_o camb._n p._n 100l_n it_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1616._o that_o mr._n edward_n sympson_n a_o very_a good_a scholar_n fellow_n 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the_o carriage_n of_o the_o city_n magistrate_n to_o appoint_v keeper_n unto_o prisoner_n take_v in_o the_o war_n to_o judge_n of_o suit_n concern_v orphan_n and_o sometime_o in_o such_o case_n as_o belong_v more_o proper_o to_o a_o court_n of_o war._n other_o particular_n there_o be_v which_o they_o be_v to_o deal_v in_o athen._n xenophon_n dâ—_n repub._n athen._n but_o these_o the_o principal_a and_o these_o though_o point_v of_o great_a concernment_n and_o argument_n of_o the_o power_n and_o trust_v commit_v to_o they_o be_v little_o like_a to_o tempt_v they_o to_o abuse_v their_o power_n in_o the_o oppress_a of_o the_o people_n for_o beside_o that_o they_o be_v choose_v but_o for_o one_o year_n only_o and_o that_o too_o not_o without_o a_o previous_a inquisition_n into_o their_o former_a life_n and_o conversation_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o induce_v they_o to_o hold_v fair_a quarter_n with_o the_o people_n by_o all_o mean_v imaginable_a they_o be_v bind_v by_o oath_n at_o 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pericle_v which_o make_v they_o be_v man_n of_o eminence_n and_o reputation_n to_o be_v more_o able_a to_o annoy_v the_o people_n and_o to_o entrench_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n have_v their_o mind_n be_v answerable_a for_o unto_o they_o belong_v the_o general_a superintendency_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o they_o do_v solon_n trust_v with_o this_o special_a power_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soloâ—_n id._n in_o soloâ—_n and_o see_v the_o law_n to_o be_v maintain_v and_o to_o have_v their_o course_n and_o in_o particular_a to_o judge_n in_o the_o case_n of_o murder_n and_o manslaughter_n and_o brief_o in_o all_o capital_a cause_n and_o with_o these_o court_n or_o council_n call_v they_o which_o you_o will_v the_o prudent_a legislator_n think_v that_o he_o have_v settle_v and_o confirm_v the_o commonwealth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o with_o two_o strong_a achor_n in_o such_o a_o firm_a and_o 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their_o authority_n or_o office_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o '_o nothing_o more_o common_a in_o polybius_n halicarnassensis_n plutarch_n and_o whosoever_o else_o have_v leave_v we_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o roman_a story_n in_o that_o language_n but_o the_o demarchi_fw-la of_o athens_n be_v of_o no_o such_o power_n and_o have_v but_o small_a authority_n god_n wot_v in_o affair_n of_o state_n measure_v they_o by_o the_o definition_n which_o be_v give_v by_o suidas_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o they_o be_v certain_a officer_n appoint_v in_o the_o burrough_n and_o free_a town_n of_o attica_n be_v twelve_o in_o number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lex_n suidas_n in_o lex_n and_o for_o his_o power_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o do_v especial_o consist_v in_o make_v a_o terrier_n of_o the_o land_n of_o every_o township_n and_o keep_v of_o the_o public_a register_n which_o concern_v the_o burrow_n in_o call_v the_o people_n of_o the_o town_n together_o when_o their_o occasion_n do_v require_v it_o and_o calculate_v of_o their_o voice_n by_o the_o poll_n or_o scrutiny_n and_o sometime_o in_o distrain_v on_o their_o good_n and_o chattel_n if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v indebt_v to_o the_o state_n either_o in_o amerciament_n or_o contribution_n but_o take_v his_o own_o word_n with_o you_o for_o the_o more_o assurance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n id._n ibid._n the_o author_n of_o the_o etymologicon_fw-la magnum_fw-la say_v the_o same_o with_o suidas_n but_o in_o few_o word_n and_o he_o describe_v this_o mighty_a man_n of_o who_o calvin_n dream_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o bailiff_n of_o some_o ancient_a burrow_n be_v with_o we_o in_o england_n his_o power_n be_v limit_v and_o confine_v within_o the_o perambulation_n of_o his_o own_o parish_n in_o which_o he_o can_v do_v little_o more_o than_o take_v the_o valuation_n of_o his_o neighbour_n estate_n and_o tell_v how_o much_o he_o be_v to_o be_v assess_v at_o in_o the_o subsidy_n book_n demarcho_fw-mi etymologicon_fw-la magnum_fw-la in_fw-la demarcho_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o he_o which_o be_v in_o sum_n what_o we_o have_v before_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v another_o officer_n of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o the_o city_n also_o and_o for_o each_o tribe_n one_o the_o alderman_n of_o the_o word_n we_o may_v fitly_o call_v he_o but_o not_o of_o much_o more_o power_n and_o reputation_n than_o the_o countrey-bailiff_n of_o these_o say_v harpocration_n a_o old_a grammarian_n that_o they_o be_v call_v naucrari_fw-la at_o the_o first_o and_o have_v authority_n to_o arrest_v or_o destrain_v such_o person_n as_o stand_v indebt_v to_o the_o exchequer_n or_o the_o commonwealth_n demarcho_fw-mi hartoâ—at_fw-la in_fw-it demarcho_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o harpocration_n brief_o in_o his_o wont_a manner_n but_o julius_n pollux_n in_o his_o onomasticon_fw-la go_v to_o work_n more_o plain_o 30._o jul._n pollux_n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o â—ect_n 30._o and_o tell_v we_o of_o these_o demarchi_fw-la that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o governor_n or_o alderman_n of_o their_o several_a ward_n that_o former_o they_o be_v call_v naucrari_fw-la that_o ancient_o the_o twelve_o part_n of_o a_o tribe_n or_o ward_n be_v call_v naucraria_n and_o in_o the_o late_a time_n the_o whole_a ward_n itself_o that_o these_o demarchi_fw-la have_v the_o order_n of_o the_o tax_n raise_v in_o every_o ward_n and_o look_v unto_o the_o issue_v of_o they_o for_o the_o public_a use_n and_o final_o that_o every_o naucraria_n or_o ward_n be_v to_o find_v two_o horseman_n and_o one_o ship_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o in_o probabiliy_v they_o derive_v the_o word_n add_v unto_o this_o from_o suidas_n as_o the_o close_a of_o all_o lex_n suidas_n in_o lex_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o have_v also_o the_o set_v forth_o of_o the_o great_a festival_n call_v panathenaea_n ordain_v by_o theseus_n on_o the_o incorporate_n of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o attica_n into_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n theseo_n 〈◊〉_d in_o theseo_n put_v all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v together_o touch_v these_o demarchi_fw-la and_o more_o than_o this_o i_o can_v find_v which_o concern_v that_o office_n and_o we_o may_v easy_o perceive_v that_o they_o be_v man_n of_o no_o authority_n in_o affair_n of_o state_n so_o far_o from_o be_v likely_a to_o protect_v the_o people_n from_o the_o power_n and_o pressure_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o they_o be_v rather_o executioner_n or_o minister_n of_o justice_n to_o afflict_v the_o people_n when_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o senate_n do_v require_v it_o of_o they_o that_o the_o demarchi_fw-la be_v ordain_v to_o oppose_v the_o senate_n when_o it_o lay_v heavy_a on_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o common_a
regni_fw-la negotiis_fw-la ac_fw-la aliis_fw-la tractari_fw-la consuetis_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la paribus_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la jus_o interessendi_fw-la habentibus_fw-la consulere_fw-la &_o tractare_fw-la ordinare_fw-la statuere_fw-la &_o diffinire_n ac_fw-la cetera_fw-la facere_fw-la quae_fw-la parliamento_fw-la ibidem_fw-la imminent_a facienda_fw-la courtney_n in_o vita_fw-la gul._n courtney_n this_o put_v together_o make_v enough_o abundant_o for_o the_o proof_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la and_o make_v the_o bishop_n right_a to_o have_v vote_n in_o parliament_n to_o be_v undeniable_a let_v we_o next_o see_v whether_o this_o right_a of_o they_o be_v not_o confirm_v and_o countenance_v by_o continual_a practice_n and_o that_o they_o have_v not_o lose_v it_o by_o discontinuance_n which_o be_v my_o second_o kind_n of_o proof_n those_o i_o mean_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o first_o beginning_n with_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o norman_a conqueror_n we_o 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be_v call_v at_o london_n wherein_o be_v many_o thing_n dispatch_v as_o well_o so_o ecclesiastical_a as_o secular_a nature_n the_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n be_v present_a with_o the_o other_o lord_n coacto_fw-la apud_fw-la londoniam_fw-la magno_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o procerum_fw-la abbatumque_fw-la concilio_n multa_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la &_o secularium_fw-la rerum_fw-la ordinata_fw-la negotia_fw-la decisa_fw-la litigia_fw-la say_v the_o monk_n of_o malmesbury_n 5._o malmesb._n hist_o reg_fw-la angl._n l._n 5._o and_o of_o this_o parliament_n it_o be_v i_o take_v it_o that_o eadmer_n speak_v hist_o novel_a l._n 4._o p._n 91._o proceed_v we_o to_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o for_o king_n stephen_n reign_n be_v so_o full_a of_o war_n and_o tumult_n that_o there_o be_v very_o little_a to_o be_v find_v of_o parliament_n and_o there_o we_o find_v the_o bishop_n with_o the_o other_o peer_n convene_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n between_o alfonso_n k._n of_o castille_n and_o sancho_n k._n of_o navarre_n refer_v by_o compromise_n to_o that_o king_n of_o england_n and_o here_o determine_v by_o k._n henry_n among_o other_o thing_n habito_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la comitibus_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la cum_fw-la deliberatione_n consilio_fw-la as_o in_o roger_n hoveden_n 2._o hoveder_n annal_n pars_fw-la posterin_n hen._n 2._o next_o he_o come_v richard_n the_o first_o his_o son_n during_o who_o imprisonment_n by_o the_o d._n of_o austria_n his_o brother_n john_n then_o earl_n of_o moriton_n endeavour_v by_o force_n and_o cunning_n in_o normandy_n to_o set_v the_o crown_n on_o his_o own_o head_n which_o cause_v hubert_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n to_o call_v a_o parliament_n convocatis_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la episcois_n comitibus_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la regni_fw-la wherein_o the_o bishop_n joh._n id_fw-la in_o joh._n earls_z and_o baron_n do_v with_o one_o consent_n agree_v to_o seize_v on_o his_o estate_n and_o suppress_v his_o power_n the_o better_a to_o preserve_v the_o kingdom_n in_o wealth_n peace_n and_o safety_n after_o succeed_v john_n and_o he_o call_v a_o parliament_n wherein_o be_v certain_a law_n make_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o kingdom_n communi_fw-la assensu_fw-la archiepiscoporum_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la comitum_fw-la baronum_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la fidelium_fw-la suorum_fw-la angliae_fw-la by_o the_o common_a council_n and_o assent_n of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n earls_z baron_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o liege_n remember_v what_o be_v say_v before_o touch_v the_o writ_n of_o summons_n in_o the_o say_v king_n time_n from_o this_o time_n till_o the_o last_o parliament_n of_o king_n charles_n there_o be_v no_o king_n reign_v of_o which_o we_o have_v not_o many_o though_o not_o all_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n still_o in_o print_n among_o we_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o print_a book_n to_o the_o enactig_fw-mi of_o the_o which_o the_o bishop_n approbation_n and_o consent_n be_v not_o plain_o spectify_v either_o in_o the_o general_n prome_fw-la set_v before_o the_o act_n or_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n itself_o as_o by_o the_o book_n themselves_o do_v at_o large_a appear_v and_o to_o this_o kind_n of_o proof_n may_v be_v further_o add_v the_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o writ_n by_o which_o the_o prelate_n in_o all_o time_n have_v be_v call_v to_o parliament_n be_v the_o very_a same_o verbatim_o with_o that_o which_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o temporal_a baron_n save_v that_o the_o spiritual_a lord_n be_v command_v to_o attend_v to_o the_o service_n in_o fide_fw-la &_o dilectione_n the_o temporal_a in_o fide_fw-la &_o homagio_fw-la and_o of_o late_a time_n in_o fide_fw-la &_o legeantia_fw-la a_o form_n or_o copy_n of_o which_o summon_v as_o ancient_a as_o king_n john_n time_n 5._o v._o title_n of_o hon._n pt_a 2._o c._n 5._o be_v still_o preserve_v upon_o record_n direct_v nominatim_fw-la to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o then_o a_o scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la similiter_fw-la to_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o bishop_n abbot_n earl_n and_o baron_n then_o add_v the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o servant_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o session_n the_o liberty_n to_o kill_v and_o take_v one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o king_n deer_n as_o they_o pass_v by_o any_o of_o his_o forest_n in_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n upon_o his_o commandment_n britannia_n charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n cap._n cambden_n in_o britannia_n their_o enjoy_n of_o the_o same_o immunity_n which_o be_v and_o have_v be_v heretofore_o enjoy_v by_o the_o temporaal_n baron_n and_o tell_v i_o if_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o sit_v in_o parliament_n by_o as_o good_a a_o title_n and_o have_v not_o sit_v there_o long_o by_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n in_o their_o predecessor_n as_o or_o than_o any_o of_o the_o temporal_a lord_n do_v sit_v or_o have_v sit_v there_o in_o their_o progenitour_n and_o therefore_o certain_o essential_a fundamental_a part_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n but_o against_o this_o it_o be_v object_v first_o that_o some_o act_n have_v pass_v in_o parliament_n to_o which_o the_o prelate_n do_v not_o vote_n not_o can_v be_v present_a in_o the_o house_n when_o the_o bill_n be_v pass_v as_o in_o the_o sentence_n to_o death_n or_o mutilation_n of_o a_o guilty_a person_n as_o do_v appear_v both_o by_o the_o law_n and_o constitution_n recognize_v at_o clarendon_n and_o the_o follow_a practice_n this_o have_v be_v touch_v on_o before_o and_o we_o tell_v you_o then_o that_o this_o restraint_n be_v lay_v upon_o they_o not_o by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n or_o a_o act_n or_o ordinance_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n by_o which_o they_o be_v disable_v to_o attend_v that_o service_n it_o be_v their_o own_o voluntary_a act_n none_o compel_v they_o to_o it_o but_o only_o out_o of_o a_o copnformity_n to_o some_o former_a canon_n ad_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la canonum_fw-la instituta_fw-la 45._o antiqu._n brit._n in_o gul._n conrineâ—_n constitut_n othobon_n fol._n 45._o as_o their_o own_o word_n be_v by_o which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o clergyman_n to_o be_v either_o judge_n or_o assessor_n in_o causa_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la and_o yet_o they_o take_v such_o care_n to_o preserve_v their_o interest_n that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o give_v their_o proxy_n for_o the_o represent_v of_o their_o person_n but_o do_v put_v up_o their_o protestation_n with_o a_o salvo_fw-la jure_fw-la for_o the_o preserve_n of_o their_o right_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v jure_fw-la paritatis_fw-la &_o interessendi_fw-la in_o dicto_fw-la parliamento_fw-la quaod_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la ibi_fw-la exercenda_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la semper_fw-la salvo_fw-la courtney_n antiqu._n britan._n in_o gul._n courtney_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v example_n of_o the_o which_o be_v as_o full_a and_o frequent_a as_o their_o withdraw_a themselves_o on_o the_o say_a occasion_n but_o then_o the_o main_a objection_n be_v that_o as_o some_o act_n have_v pass_v in_o parliament_n absentibus_fw-la praelatis_fw-la when_o the_o bishop_n
the_o article_n to_o the_o present_a establish_v doctrine_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n ibid._n chap._n xiii_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n concern_v the_o certainty_n or_o uncertainty_n of_o perseverance_n 1._o the_o certainty_n of_o grace_n debate_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o maintain_v in_o the_o affirmative_a by_o the_o dominican_n and_o some_o other_o page_z 573_o 2._o the_o contrary_a affirm_v by_o catarinus_n and_o his_o adherent_n ibid._n 3._o the_o doubtful_a resolution_n of_o the_o council_n in_o it_o page_z 574_o 4._o the_o calvinist_n not_o content_a with_o certainty_n of_o grace_n quoad_fw-la statum_fw-la praesentem_fw-la presume_v upon_o it_o also_o quoad_fw-la statum_fw-la futurum_fw-la ibid._n 5._o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n wherewith_o the_o judgement_n in_o this_o point_n ought_v rational_o to_o be_v circumscribe_v page_n 575_o 6._o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o present_a article_n ibid._n 7._o justify_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o bishop_n latimer_n bishoop_o hooper_n and_o master_n tyndal_n page_n 576_o 8._o and_o prove_v by_o several_a argument_n from_o the_o public_a liturgy_n ibid._n 9_o the_o homily_n commend_v a_o probable_a and_o steadfast_a hope_n page_n 577_o but_o 10._o allow_v no_o certainty_n of_o grace_n and_o perseverance_n in_o any_o ordinary_a way_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n ibid._n chap._n fourteen_o the_o plain_a song_n of_o the_o second_o homily_n touch_v the_o fall_n from_o god_n and_o the_o descant_v make_v upon_o it_o 1._o more_o from_o some_o other_o homily_n touch_v the_o possibility_n of_o fall_v from_o the_o grace_n receive_v page_n 578_o 2._o the_o second_o homily_n or_o sermon_n touch_v fall_a from_o god_n lay_v down_o verbatim_o page_n 579_o 3._o the_o sorry_a shift_n of_o mr._n yates_n to_o illude_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o homily_n plain_o discover_v and_o consute_v page_n 581_o 4._o a_o answer_n unto_o his_o objection_n touch_v the_o passage_n cite_v from_o the_o former_a homily_n in_o mr._n mountagues_n appeal_n ibid._n 5._o the_o judgement_n of_o mr._n ridley_n archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o point_n of_o election_n and_o redemption_n page_n 582_o 6._o as_o also_o touch_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o word_n be_v not_o preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o influence_n of_o grace_n the_o co-working_n of_o man_n and_o the_o possibility_n of_o fall_v from_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n ibid._n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o author_n and_o authority_n of_o king_n edward_n chatechism_n as_o also_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o martin_n bucer_n and_o peter_n martyr_n in_o the_o point_v dispute_v 1._o the_o catechism_n publish_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n edward_n vi._n anno_fw-la 1553._o affirm_v to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o bishop_n poinet_n and_o countenance_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n page_n 583_o 2._o several_a passage_n collect_v out_o of_o that_o catechism_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o calvinian_a doctrine_n be_v the_o true_a genuine_a and_o ancient_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n page_n 584_o 3._o with_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o weakness_n and_o impertinency_n of_o the_o allegation_n page_n 585_o 4._o what_o may_v most_o probable_o be_v conceive_v to_o have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o bishop_n poinet_n in_o most_o of_o the_o controvert_v point_n page_n 586_o 5._o a_o answer_n to_o another_o objection_n derive_v from_o mr._n bucer_n and_o peter_n martyr_n and_o the_o influence_n which_o their_o auditor_n and_o disciple_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v in_o the_o reformation_n ibid._n 6._o that_o bucer_n be_v a_o man_n of_o moderate_a counsel_n approve_v the_o first_o liturgy_n of_o king_n edward_n vi._n assent_v to_o the_o papist_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o ratisbone_n in_o the_o possibility_n of_o fall_v from_o grace_n and_o that_o probable_o peter_n martyr_n have_v not_o so_o far_o espouse_v the_o calvinian_a quarrel_n when_o he_o live_v in_o oxon_n as_o after_o his_o return_n to_o zurick_n and_o calvin_n neighbourhood_n page_n 587_o 7._o the_o judgement_n of_o erasmus_n according_a as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n on_o the_o four_o evangelist_n propose_v first_o in_o the_o general_a view_n and_o after_o more_o particular_o in_o every_o of_o the_o point_n dispute_v page_n 588_o part_n iii_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o first_o break_v his_o out_o of_o the_o predestinarian_o and_o their_o proceed_n in_o the_o same_o 1._o the_o predestinarian_o call_v at_o first_o by_o the_o name_n of_o gospeler_n page_n 589_o 2._o campney_n a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o the_o predestinarian_o but_o neither_o papist_n nor_o pelagian_a page_n 590_o 3._o the_o common_a practice_n of_o the_o calvinist_n to_o defame_v their_o adversary_n the_o name_n of_o freewill_n man_n to_o who_o give_v why_o ibid._n 4._o the_o doctrine_n of_o john_n knox_n in_o restrain_v all_o man_n action_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n to_o the_o determinate_a will_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n page_n 591_o 5._o the_o like_a affirm_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o table_n of_o predestination_n in_o who_o and_o the_o genevian_a note_n we_o find_v christ_n to_o be_v exclude_v from_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o man_n election_n and_o make_v to_o be_v a_o inferior_a cause_n of_o salvation_n only_o ibid._n 6._o god_n make_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o author_n of_o a_o pamphlet_n entitle_v against_o a_o privy_a papist_n and_o his_o secret_a counsel_n call_v in_o for_o the_o proof_n thereof_o both_o by_o he_o and_o knox_n with_o the_o mischief_n which_o ensue_v upon_o it_o ibid._n 7._o the_o doctrine_n of_o robert_n crowly_n impute_v all_o man_n sin_n to_o predestination_n his_o silly_a defence_n for_o the_o same_o make_v good_a by_o a_o distinction_n of_o john_n verons_n and_o the_o weakness_n of_o that_o distinction_n show_v by_o campneys_n page_n 592_o 8._o the_o error_n of_o the_o 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and_o the_o difficulty_n wherewith_o they_o be_v induce_v to_o subscribe_v the_o book_n at_o the_o first_o pass_v of_o the_o same_o ibid._n 8._o the_o argument_n take_v from_o some_o passage_n in_o the_o english_a catechism_n set_v forth_o by_o mr._n alexander_n nowell_n and_o the_o strength_n thereof_o page_n 599_o 9_o several_a consideration_n on_o the_o say_a catechism_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o author_n make_v and_o what_o his_o be_v prolocutor_n in_o the_o convocation_n may_v add_v to_o any_o of_o they_o in_o point_n of_o orthodoxy_n ibid._n 10._o nothing_o to_o be_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o first_o passage_n in_o mr._n nowel_n catechism_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o calvinian_a doctrine_n of_o predestination_n and_o the_o point_n depend_v thereupon_o and_o less_o than_o nothing_o in_o the_o second_o if_o it_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o author_n meaning_n and_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o church_n page_n 600_o chap._n xviii_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o
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