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A20950 A learned treatise of traditions, lately set forth in French by Peter Du Moulin, and faithfully done into English by G.C.; Des traditions et de la perfection et suffisance de l'Escriture Saincte. English Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; G. C. 1631 (1631) STC 7329; ESTC S111075 138,687 440

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of_o wax_n have_v they_o ever_o accuse_v tradition_n of_o obscurity_n of_o ambiguity_n or_o of_o imperfection_n as_o they_o have_v the_o scripture_n fourteen_o but_o the_o jesuite_n salmeron_n shall_v suffice_v for_o all_o for_o in_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o 13_o tome_n and_o 8_o disputation_n he_o treat_v of_o this_o matter_n punctual_o and_o at_o large_a and_o thus_o compare_v scripture_n with_o tradition_n tradition_n say_v he_o be_v above_o all_o factae_fw-la §_o estigin●●_n 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la salute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ebidem_fw-la p●●●●_n ergo_fw-la scriptura_fw-la ●●mendat_fw-la traditione_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scripturam_fw-la et_fw-la ob_fw-la id_fw-la magis_fw-la est_fw-la necessaria_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d come_v adandan_n est_fw-fr scriptura-necessaria_a oft_o 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d du_fw-fr bra_o qua_fw-la express_v in_fw-la scri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●on_v conti●ent_a or_o nec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d §._o postreme_a ibidem_fw-la ●ui_fw-la non_fw-la creditura_fw-la dir●om_n in_o ecclesia_fw-la receta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d scriptura_fw-la malo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d simile_n est_fw-la ●●l●●●_n aebitum_fw-la reddere_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ostendatur_fw-la syngra●ha_fw-la cum_fw-la satu_fw-la sit_fw-la idoneos_fw-la producent_a rest_n §._o secunda_fw-la se●unda_fw-la conditio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qu●●_n sit_v ser._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o 〈◊〉_d trtia_fw-la conditio_fw-la
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re_fw-la qua_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la vitamque_fw-la nostr●m_fw-la non_fw-la d●●am_fw-la si_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la paulus_n adiecit_fw-la si_fw-la ange_n we_o ●e_n coelo_fw-la vobis_fw-la annuntiaverit_fw-la pra●erguam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o scripturu_fw-la legalibus_fw-la et_fw-la evangelicis_fw-la accepistu_fw-ge anathema_n sit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o for_o he_o expound_v this_o passage_n unto_o we_o by_o way_n of_o paraphrase_n if_o any_o man_n whether_o it_o concern_v christ_n or_o his_o church_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n appertain_v to_o faith_n or_o government_n of_o life_n i_o speak_v not_o if_o any_o of_o we_o but_o that_o which_o paul_n have_v suggest_v if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n declare_v unto_o you_o other_o than_o you_o have_v receive_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n let_v he_o be_v a_o anathema_n and_o chrysostome_n in_o his_o exposition_n upon_o the_o 1._o chap._n to_o the_o galathian_o saint_n paul_n prefer_v the_o scripture_n before_o angel_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o that_o most_o just_o and_o a_o little_a after_o wherefore_o he_o denounce_v that_o if_o any_o man_n preach_v unto_o you_o other_o then_o i_o have_v preach_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v how_o shall_v those_o point_n before_o recite_v have_v be_v preach_v by_o saint_n paul_n consider_v that_o in_o his_o epistle_n there_o be_v find_v a_o flat_a condemnation_n of_o their_o doctrine_n if_o beside_o the_o holy_a scripture_n there_o be_v some_o other_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v fit_a our_o adversary_n shall_v lay_v they_o in_o view_n fair_o above_o board_n for_o the_o better_a avoidance_n of_o all_o strife_n and_o controversy_n arise_v from_o they_o but_o they_o can_v only_o they_o will_v have_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v believe_v and_o especial_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v circumspect_a enough_o not_o to_o pronounce_v his_o own_o condemnation_n nor_o to_o abolish_v the_o 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communion_n under_o one_o kind_n or_o the_o romish_a indulgence_n no_o such_o matter_n it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n touch_v the_o creation_n and_o touch_v the_o nature_n and_o office_n of_o jesus_n christ_n contain_v most_o clear_o in_o the_o scripture_n which_o appear_v not_o only_o for_o that_o herein_o he_o skirmish_v and_o contend_v against_o the_o heretic_n err_v in_o these_o point_n but_o also_o in_o that_o he_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o seek_v these_o thing_n by_o tradition_n if_o we_o have_v not_o the_o scripture_n acknowledge_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o scripture_n assure_o irenaeus_n by_o tradition_n intend_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o any_o addition_n to_o the_o scripture_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o succession_n from_o hand_n to_o hand_n whereby_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v train_v on_o to_o his_o time_n and_o in_o this_o very_a place_n speak_v of_o certain_a barbarous_a people_n that_o have_v receive_v the_o gospel_n by_o tradition_n without_o scripture_n he_o interprete_v the_o article_n of_o this_o tradition_n which_o be_v the_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n also_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o have_v the_o reader_n advertise_v that_o irenaeus_n in_o these_o same_o book_n which_o he_o have_v write_v against_o the_o heretic_n treat_v concern_v tradition_n not_o contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n approove_v not_o he_o teach_v that_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n have_v 35._o iren._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 62._o plonipimi_fw-la dominus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d animas_fw-la characteren_fw-mi corporis_fw-la in_fw-la que_fw-la etiam_fw-la adaptentur_fw-la custodire_fw-la cundem_fw-la et_fw-fr cap._n 63._o per_fw-la hac_fw-la manifestissime_fw-la declaratum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la perseverare_fw-la animas_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-fr corpore_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la transire_fw-la et_fw-la habere_fw-la hominis_fw-la figuram_fw-la iren._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o &_o lib._n 5._o 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