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A65714 Romish doctrines not from the beginning, or, A reply to what S.C. (or Serenus Cressy) a Roman Catholick hath returned to Dr. Pierces sermon preached before His Majesty at Whitehall, Feb. 1 1662 in vindication of our church against the novelties of Rome / by Daniel Whitbie ... Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726. 1664 (1664) Wing W1736; ESTC R39058 335,424 421

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whether_o god_n reveal_v our_o prayer_n to_o saint_n sect._n 9_o rev._n 5_o 8.8_o 3._o no_o proof_n of_o the_o saint_n offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n sect._n 10._o his_o argument_n from_o miracle_n answer_v sect._n 11._o some_o authority_n produce_v by_o mr._n cr._n very_o inconsequent_a as_o that_o of_o saint_n hilary_n the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o saint_n austin_n sect._n 12._o the_o testimony_n of_o st._n basil_n abuse_v by_o mr._n c._n sect._n 13._o saint_n chrysostoms_n testimony_n consider_v sect._n 14._o saint_n ambrose_n sect._n 15._o st._n austin_n sect._n 16._o the_o passage_n from_o theodoret_n and_o nysen_n spurious_a sect._n 17._o dr._n pierce_v argument_n from_o saint_n austin_n vindicate_v sect._n 18._o no_o footstep_n of_o this_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n sect._n 19_o nor_o in_o the_o new_a sect._n 20._o the_o testimony_n of_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n saint_n cyprian_n origen_n and_o other_o produce_v against_o it_o ibid._n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o father_n further_o evidence_v 1._o from_o their_o put_v god_n into_o the_o definition_n of_o prayer_n sect._n 21._o their_o affirm_v god_n alone_o to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o it_o sect._n 22._o their_o argue_v christ_n to_o be_v true_o god_n on_o that_o account_n sect._n 23._o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n against_o it_o sect._n 24._o as_o also_o that_o of_o constantinople_n ibid._n the_o opinion_n of_o many_o of_o the_o father_n contrary_a to_o it_o sect._n 25._o the_o conclusion_n sect._n 26._o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o have_v the_o definition_n of_o the_o trent_n council_n touch_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n 179._o p._n 179._o wherein_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a to_o invocate_v they_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o their_o prayer_n help_v and_o assistance_n for_o the_o obtain_n good_a thing_n from_o god_n by_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n 180._o p._n 199_o 180._o and_o further_o that_o they_o be_v impious_o persuade_v who_o hold_v the_o 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meritis_fw-la opi_fw-la mispectorisdure_v lapides_fw-la repelle_fw-fr they_o pray_v to_o they_o for_o pardon_n of_o sin_n thus_o the_o roman_a breviary_n in_o the_o nativity_n of_o saint_n john_n baptist_n thou_o that_o be_v powerful_a break_v the_o hard_a stone_n of_o our_o heart_n by_o thy_o rich_a merit_n and_o absolve_v as_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o a_o pollute_a lip_n and_o if_o you_o will_v be_v so_o charitable_a as_o to_o think_v that_o they_o intend_v no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o saint_n shall_v pray_v for_o their_o absolution_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o be_v so_o for_o they_o elsewhere_o have_v it_o apost_n nos_fw-la à_fw-la peccatis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la solvite_fw-la jussu_fw-la quaesumus_fw-la quorum_fw-la pracepto_fw-la subditur_fw-la salus_fw-la &_o languor_n omnium_fw-la brev._n rom._n in_o cor._n apost_n speak_v to_o the_o apostle_n you_o that_o shut_v heaven_n with_o a_o word_n and_o loose_v its_o lock_n we_o pray_v you_o command_v that_o we_o be_v 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to_o they_o and_o then_o saint_n basil_n add_v here_o it_o be_v that_o a_o woman_n pray_v for_o her_o son_n be_v hear_v or_o wish_v a_o safe_a return_n to_o her_o travel_a husband_n wherefore_o together_o with_o these_o martyr_n let_v we_o pour_v forth_o our_o prayer_n immediate_o before_o he_o tell_v the_o people_n they_o have_v often_o seek_v for_o one_o that_o may_v intercede_v to_o god_n for_o they_o here_o say_v he_o be_v forty_o send_v up_o as_o it_o be_v one_o prayer_n and_o if_o where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o god_n be_v there_o present_a who_o doubt_v his_o presence_n where_o forty_o be_v he_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o here_o be_v not_o one_o jota_n that_o bid_v we_o pray_v unto_o they_o but_o when_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o be_v under_o any_o pressure_n fly_v unto_o they_o it_o be_v not_o to_o pray_v unto_o they_o but_o because_o they_o be_v esteem_v which_o the_o father_n frequent_o intimate_v to_o pray_v with_o 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be_v call_v upon_o to_o do_v so_o but_o must_v not_o be_v invocate_v by_o we_o so_o to_o do_v saint_n chrysostom_n 66._o sect._n 14_o hom._n ad_fw-la pop_n antioch_n must_v be_v cite_v albeit_o he_o know_v it_o to_o be_v spurious_a perron_n possevin_n apparat_fw-la in_o chrys_n bellar._n de_fw-fr scrip._n eccl._n in_o eundem_fw-la reply_n to_o card._n perron_n and_o his_o own_o party_n do_v confess_v it_o and_o as_o for_o the_o same_o passage_n cite_v from_o the_o 26._o hom._n in_o 2_o cor._n bishop_n andrews_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o it_o smell_v rank_a of_o forgery_n in_o erasmus_n nose_n who_o in_o his_o preface_n before_o his_o latin_a translation_n of_o basil_n and_o amphilooc_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancio_fw-la say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n there_o which_o must_v own_o he_o for_o their_o parent_n qui_fw-la dulcissimis_fw-la athanasii_fw-la libellis_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-it svas_fw-la loquaces_fw-la sed_fw-la elumbe_n attexit_fw-la noenias_n quique_fw-la in_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la corinthios_n posteriore_fw-la &_o in_o act_v apostolerum_fw-la chrysostomus_n haberi_fw-la studuit_fw-la and_o second_o that_o this_o passage_n be_v not_o extant_a in_o the_o latin_a edition_n by_o stelsius_fw-la at_o antwerp_n 1556._o set_v forth_o by_o johannes_n affinius_n so_o that_o all_o copy_n have_v it_o not_o yea_o further_o that_o this_o place_n be_v find_v in_o garetius_n 69._o p._n 69._o de_fw-fr invocatione_n sanctorum_fw-la cite_v under_o the_o name_n of_o theodorus_n daphnopatus_n who_o thence_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n well_o conclude_v to_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v spurious_a we_o can_v have_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v interpret_v the_o emperor_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o purple_a make_v a_o journey_n to_o visit_v these_o sepulcher_n of_o saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n and_o lay_v aside_o his_o pomp_n stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 113._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consid_fw-la modest_a p._n 113._o want_v the_o saint_n to_o go_v before_o he_o in_o their_o prayer_n to_o god_n or_o intercede_v for_o he_o he_o who_o temple_n be_v encompass_v with_o a_o diadem_n want_v for_o his_o protection_n even_o the_o tent_n maker_n and_o fisherman_n though_o dead_a bishop_n forbs_n i_o acknowledge_v quarrel_n with_o this_o interpretation_n but_o he_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o confute_v it_o as_o will_v appear_v to_o a_o unprejudiced_a eye_n yea_o last_o in_o saint_n chrysostome_n rhetorical_a stile_n he_o may_v very_o well_o be_v say_v to_o desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n because_o he_o go_v to_o those_o place_n where_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o prayer_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n then_o on_o foot_n be_v especial_o to_o be_v have_v as_o to_o that_o of_o saint_n ambrose_n sect._n 15_o martyr_n be_v to_o be_v entreat_v off_o de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la l._n 1._o the_o off_o and_o let_v we_o not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o employ_v they_o as_o intercessor_n for_o our_o infirmity_n i_o answer_v bishop_n andrews_n make_v it_o evident_a that_o this_o be_v write_v by_o he_o while_o a_o neophyte_n for_o say_v he_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v christen_v before_o he_o can_v be_v consecrate_v now_o the_o very_a next_o year_n after_o that_o he_o write_v his_o commentary_n upon_o luke_n as_o baronius_n prove_v from_o his_o own_o word_n in_o his_o eleven_o book_n upon_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n in_o which_o commentary_n he_o cite_v this_o book_n de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la which_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v write_v before_o these_o commentary_n and_o so_o consequent_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o christianity_n yea_o he_o ingenious_o confess_v that_o he_o begin_v to_o teach_v before_o he_o have_v learn_v and_o saint_n austin_n confirm_v it_o say_v hist_o instruct._n hist_o ambr._n vix_fw-la christanus_n de_fw-la rebus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la scribit_fw-la thus_o he_o now_o here_o we_o must_v be_v send_v to_o vossius_fw-la and_o forbs_n who_o consider_v some_o other_o passage_n but_o gentle_o slide_v over_o this_o convince_a evidence_n without_o the_o least_o notice_n take_v of_o it_o but_o because_o he_o send_v we_o to_o forbs_n let_v he_o hear_v he_o give_v we_o this_o rule_n 5._o l._n 7._o c._n 5._o when_o one_o and_o the_o same_o writer_n seem_v to_o speak_v contradiction_n let_v it_o be_v consider_v where_o he_o profess_o state_v the_o question_n and_o confirm_v his_o sentence_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o scripture_n and_o reason_n confute_v disert_o the_o opposite_a opinion_n and_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v aliud_fw-la agens_fw-la by_o the_o by_o without_o such_o confirmation_n from_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o reason_n and_o confutation_n of_o the_o opposite_a opinion_n such_o thing_n as_o do_v not_o well_o consist_v therewith_o and_o in_o this_o case_n that_o which_o he_o teach_v in_o the_o former_a manner_n must_v be_v esteem_v to_o be_v his_o doctrine_n 1._o l._n 3._o c._n 12._o c._n 1._o thus_o say_v he_o ●aint_n ambrose_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la and_o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la teach_v that_o god_n alone_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v not_o the_o virgin_n mary_n or_o any_o creature_n this_o he_o confirm_v ex_fw-la professo_fw-la by_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o manifest_a reason_n and_o yet_o in_o his_o dook_n de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la he_o deliver_v a_o doctrine_n which_o be_v plain_o otherwise_o but_o than_o it_o be_v not_o operose_fw-la confirmata_fw-la industrious_o confirm_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v estimate_v saint_n ambrose_n his_o judgement_n from_o the_o former_a place_n to_o which_o we_o add_v that_o as_o he_o grow_v elder_a he_o grow_v wise_a theod._n ambros_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la theod._n for_o afterward_o he_o have_v learn_v to_o say_v thou_o o_o lord_n only_o be_v to_o be_v invocate_v second_o this_o may_v be_v interpret_v to_o be_v the_o obsecration_n of_o deed_n rather_o than_o word_n for_o there_o he_o teach_v the_o widow_n plead_v she_o be_v weak_a and_o without_o help_n to_o make_v the_o apostle_n her_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n to_o procure_v her_o help_n as_o peter_n and_o andrew_n entreat_v our_o saviour_n to_o cure_v peter_n wife_n mother_n now_o the_o way_n say_v he_o to_o make_v they_o so_o to_o she_o be_v to_o draw_v near_o to_o they_o in_o the_o fellowship_n or_o likeness_n of_o piety_n and_o do_v good_a for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o relation_n of_o blood_n but_o the_o kindred_n of_o virtue_n that_o make_v the_o martyr_n our_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n sect._n 16_o to_o that_o place_n of_o austin_n cloak_n ad_fw-la viginti_fw-la martyr_n etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la vestiretur_fw-la oravit_fw-la further_o let_v lt_n be_v consider_v that_o here_o we_o have_v no_o better_a precedent_n than_o a_o tailor_n and_o that_o so_o simple_a as_o to_o bargain_n with_o the_o martyr_n
justine_n in_o his_o apology_n to_o antonius_n pius_n 4._o 7._o lib._n 7._o consonant_a to_o this_o be_v that_o of_o origen_n against_o celsus_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o among_o the_o christian_n there_o be_v man_n which_o need_v not_o hemlock_n as_o the_o athenian_a pontifex_n to_o keep_v they_o chaste_a but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o now_o have_v there_o be_v any_o sanction_n of_o the_o apostle_n any_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n which_o enjoin_v this_o celibacy_n to_o the_o clergy_n can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o this_o among_o other_o thing_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v mention_v by_o any_o of_o these_o champion_n of_o the_o christian_n but_o that_o their_o apology_n shall_v run_v so_o general_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o place_n mention_v can_v it_o reasonable_o be_v think_v that_o origen_n will_v have_v say_v so_o crude_o there_o want_v not_o man_n among_o we_o if_o he_o can_v have_v instance_a in_o the_o clergy_n will_v he_o not_o rather_o have_v 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