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A46991 A collection of the works of that holy man and profound divine, Thomas Iackson ... containing his comments upon the Apostles Creed, &c. : with the life of the author and an index annexed.; Selections. 1653 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686.; Vaughan, Edmund. 1653 (1653) Wing J88; Wing J91; ESTC R10327 823,194 586

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etc._n we_o mistrust_v antiquity_n why_o 37._o etc._n etc._n alphon._n the_o great_a get_v great_a honour_n be_v prisoner_n 61_o antoniny_n army_n relieve_v with_o water_n 78_o arnuphis_n the_o sorcerer_n by_o the_o heathen_a say_v to_o do_v it_o ibid._n arabian_n cruelty_n to_o the_o jew_n ambassador_n 77_o antichrist_n exaltation_n first_o degree_n 315_o etc._n etc._n second_o degree_n of_o it_o 375_o etc._n etc._n three_o degree_n 464_o etc._n etc._n excess_n of_o his_o exaltation_n 449_o etc._n etc._n antichrist_n may_v in_o formal_a term_n confess_v christ_n 355_o antichrist_n spirit_n ib._n antichristianisme_n not_o contradictory_n to_o christianity_n but_o contrary_a 355_o romish_a religion_n so._n ib._n &_o 360_o antichrist_n a_o judas_n a_o secret_a underminer_n 373_o the_o great_a antichrist_n 347_o etc._n etc._n &_o 374._o antidote_n against_o romish_a enchant_v sorcery_n 307_o apothegm_n crantzius_n 139._o carafa_n 505._o p._n leo_n ib._n assent_v conditional_a 189_o etc._n etc._n it_o differ_v from_o implicit_a faith_n 196_o four_o thing_n considerable_a for_o guide_v our_o assent_n to_o truth_n propose_v 191_o assent_n see_v belief_n and_o faith_n atheist_n credulous_a in_o their_o kind_n though_o mistrustful_a of_o scripture_n 37_o atheist_n rare_a in_o old_a time_n 38_o authorit_n as_o docentis_fw-la how_o it_o be_v a_o ground_n unto_o unevident_a assent_n 2_o 3_o authority_n divine_a be_v ground_n of_o faith_n infallible_a 7_o authority_n of_o jewish_a church_n after_o moses_n his_o death_n 411_o etc._n etc._n authority_n see_v pope_n sanedrim_n universal_a aristotle_n rule_n for_o poet_n to_o have_v a_o true_a history_n for_o ground_n 27_o aristotle_n confound_v the_o cause_n 54_o he_o lead_v we_o not_o to_o the_o first_o cause_n or_o last_o end_n ergo_fw-la imperfect_a ib._n b_o baal_n see_v prophet_n beclzebub_n may_v cast_v out_o devil_n upon_o design_n as_o cheater_n lose_v 436_o baptism_n with_o water_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n typify_v by_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o of_o fire_n 447_o babel_n building_n transform_v by_o poet_n into_o the_o giant_n war_n 56_o roma_n babel_n rediviva_fw-la 244_o 245_o bassina_n vision_n 4●_n belief_n be_v a_o assent_n without_o plain_a evidence_n 2_o 3_o belief_n how_o increase_v in_o strength_n and_o certainty_n 4_o 5_o 6_o object_n of_o belief_n distinguish_v 5_o belief_n of_o god_n word_n though_o but_o conditional_a what_o it_o effect_n and_o require_v 8_o 9_o belief_n of_o scripture_n how_o to_o be_v confirm_v by_o experiment_n in_o ourselves_o 140_o to_o 145_o belief_n of_o know_a oracle_n confirm_v in_o s._n peter_n by_o experiment_n 140_o belief_n of_o god_n wrought_v in_o naaman_n by_o experiment_n only_o 141_o see_v experiment_n belief_n of_o principal_a part_n of_o scripture_n tie_v our_o faith_n to_o the_o rest_n 148_o etc._n etc._n belief_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v get_v by_o practice_n not_o by_o discourse_n 150_o belief_n must_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n though_o by_o mean_n 150_o see_v faith_n conditional_a belief_n the_o nature_n use_n condition_n property_n of_o it_o 189_o proneness_n to_o believe_v when_o and_o in_o who_o good_a or_o ill_o 419_o romish_a belief_n mere_o humane_a 365_o etc._n etc._n he_o that_o believe_v the_o romish_a church_n authority_n as_o some_o teach_v it_o believe_v no_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n 464_o he_o that_o believe_v the_o pope_n absolute_o without_o all_o examination_n believe_v nor_o christ_n nor_o his_o gospel_n 494_o such_o belief_n embolden_v the_o believer_n to_o villainy_n ib._n romish_a belief_n on_o the_o church_n not_o on_o god_n 478_o etc._n etc._n bellarmin_n cite_v beauties_n catholic_n fyllogisme_n and_o resolution_n of_o faith_n 319_o etc._n etc._n beauties_n strange_a position_n if_o the_o pope_n call_v evil_a good_a papist_n must_v believe_v it_o 322._o m._n beauties_n put-off_a about_o ahab_n 400_o prophet_n 418_o bellarmin_n confess_v that_o nor_o pope_n nor_o council_n can_v judge_v of_o scripture_n translate_v into_o modern_a language_n 157_o st._n bernard_n against_o rodulphus_fw-la a_o vile_a monk_n who_o preach_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o spoil_v the_o jew_n to_o maintain_v the_o holy_a war_n 117_o blasphemy_n romish_n 309_o etc._n etc._n 315_o etc._n etc._n blasphemy_n prefer_v human_a authority_n before_o divine_a 316_o mouth_n of_o blasphemy_n 450_o 502_o more_o blasphemy_n romish_n 460_o 499_o 507_o c_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o be_v know_v by_o the_o jew_n 146_o of_o the_o new_a now_o confirm_v 147_o trent_n canon_n about_o canonical_a book_n 310_o etc._n etc._n cansuize_v vide_fw-la saint_n canus_n cite_v caxus_n see_v romish_a writer_n in_o letter_n r._n cajetan_a and_o cassander_n desire_v reformation_n 276_o cardinal_n carafa_n blessing_n to_o the_o people_n 505_o french_a cardinal_n address_v to_o st._n cuthbert_n at_o durham_n 160_o carbarinus_n defend_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n yet_o hold_v certainty_n of_o salvation_n 274_o exit_fw-la cathedra_fw-la hard_o to_o know_v when_o the_o pope_n speak_v of_o it_o 404_o character_n of_o sacred_a write_n 13_o charles_n martel_n his_o martial_a act._n 110_o etc._n etc._n christian_n religion_n confirm_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o oracle_n 30_o etc._n etc._n christ_n why_o so_o little_o speak_v of_o by_o heathen_a writer_n 113_o christian_a expedition_n to_o recover_v jewry_n bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o jew_n 116_o the_o christian_a cause_n and_o cause_o call_v catholic_n 155_o similitude_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o moses_n 434_o etc._n etc._n christ_n prediction_n and_o discovery_n of_o secret_n prove_v he_o to_o be_v god_n and_o the_o messiah_n 441_o church_n our_o church_n in_o romish_n as_o gold_n in_o dross_n 245_o m_o comparison_n between_o our_o church_n and_o the_o romish_a for_o mean_n of_o end_a controversy_n 272_o etc._n etc._n the_o church_n of_o rome_n most_o need_v mean_n to_o end_n and_o take_v up_o controversy_n 275_o etc._n etc._n jewish_a church_n representative_a a_o corrupt_a judge_n in_o matter_n of_o god_n 422_o etc._n
a_o perfect_a relish_n of_o david●_n spirit_n mediocritatem_fw-la pristinam_fw-la néque_fw-la d●…lavit_fw-la unquam_fw-la ac_fw-la frequent_a etiam_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la tulit_fw-la quin_n &_o conantes_fw-la quosdam_fw-la originem_fw-la flavii_n generis_fw-la ad_fw-la conditores_fw-la reatinos_n comit●●que_fw-la herculis_fw-la cujus_fw-la monumentum_fw-la exstat_fw-la via_fw-la salaria_n refer_v irrisit_fw-la ultro_fw-la ad●óque_fw-la nihil_fw-la ornamento●um_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la cupidè_fw-la appetivit_fw-la ut_fw-la triumphi_fw-la die_fw-la satiga●us_fw-la tarditate_fw-la &_o taedio_fw-la pompa_fw-la non_fw-la reticuerit_fw-la me●ito_fw-la se_fw-la plecti_fw-la qui_fw-la triump●…_n quasi_fw-la aut_fw-la debitum_fw-la majoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la aut_fw-la speratum_fw-la unquam_fw-la sibi_fw-la tam_fw-la ineptè_fw-la senex_fw-la concu_fw-la pisset_fw-la sueton_n in_o vespasian_n vespasian_n néque_fw-la caede_fw-la cujusquam_fw-la unquam_fw-la laetatus_fw-la justis_fw-la suppliciis_fw-la ●llac●ymavit_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o ingemuit_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n convenit_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la tam_fw-la certum_fw-la e●m_fw-la de_fw-la suâ_fw-la suorumque_fw-la genitura_fw-la semper_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la post_fw-la a●liduas_fw-la in_o se_fw-la conjurationes_fw-la ausus_fw-la sit_fw-la a●…are_fw-la senatui_fw-la aut_fw-la filios_fw-la sibi_fw-la successuros_fw-la aut_fw-la neminem_fw-la dicitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la vidisse_fw-la quondam_a p●r_fw-la quietem_fw-la stateram_fw-la in_o media_fw-la parte_fw-la ve●●ibuli_fw-la palatinae_fw-la domus_fw-la positam_fw-la examine_v aquo_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o alte●â_fw-la pa●te_fw-it claudius_n &_o nero_n ●●arent_a in_fw-la alterâ_fw-la ipse_fw-la ac_fw-la silij_fw-la nec_fw-la res_fw-la fefellit_fw-la quando_fw-la totidem_fw-la annis_fw-la parique_fw-la temporis_fw-la spatio_fw-la utrique_fw-la imperave●unt_fw-la sueton._n in_o vespas_fw-la suetonius_n in_o vespas_fw-la &_o tacitus_n hist_o l._n 5._o vid._n annot_n ex_fw-la tacito_fw-la infrà_fw-la paragr_fw-la 8._o &_o ex_fw-la sucton_n suprà_fw-la 4._o dion_n ziph_n l._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dion_n ex_fw-la xiphil_n lib._n 66_o lamen_n 1._o 12._o 12._o his_o de_fw-la causis_fw-la uté●que_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la nomen_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la neuter_n tamen_fw-la judaicus_n cognominatꝰ_n est_fw-la licer_n alia_fw-la multa_fw-la ut_fw-la par_fw-fr erat_fw-la tam_fw-la magnâ_fw-la parta_fw-la victoria_fw-la atque_fw-la imprimis_fw-la arcu_fw-la triumphales_fw-la eye_n decreti_fw-la sunt_fw-la dion_n li._n 66._o 66._o so_o be_v they_o not_o now_o now_o fons_n perennis_fw-la aquae_fw-la cavati_fw-la sub_fw-la terra_fw-la montes_fw-la &_o piscinae_fw-la servandis_fw-la imbribus_fw-la praeviderant_fw-la conditores_fw-la ex_fw-la diversitate_fw-la morum_fw-la crebra_fw-la bella_fw-la inde_fw-la cuncta_fw-la quamvis_fw-la adversus_fw-la longum_fw-la obsidium_fw-la &_o à_fw-fr pompeio_n expugnatis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aeque_fw-la usus_fw-la pleráque_fw-la monstravere_fw-la atque_fw-la per_fw-la avaritiam_fw-la claudianorum_n temporum_fw-la empto_fw-la jure_fw-la muniendi_fw-la struxere_fw-la mu_o 〈◊〉_d in_o pace_n tonquam_fw-la ad_fw-la bellum_fw-la magna_fw-la colluvie_fw-la &_o caeterarum_fw-la in_o bium_fw-la call_v aucti_fw-la tacit._n hist._n lib._n 5_o the_o writer_n of_o sacred_a 〈◊〉_d corrplain_v of_o defect_n of_o water_n in_o hiernsalem_n since_o that_o time_n vid._n strab._n lib._n 16._o est_fw-la locus_fw-la saxosus_fw-la aquis_fw-la ipse_fw-la quidem_fw-la abundate_n this_o barrenness_n be_v only_o about_o jerusalem_n for_o tacitus_n acknowledge_v the_o fertility_n of_o judaea_n judaea_n josephus_n say_v that_o the_o high_a priest_n request_v by_o 〈◊〉_d in_o nero_n time_n nubred_a the_o people_n in_o jerusalem_n at_o easter_n and_o reckon_v but_o ten_o to_o a_o lamb_n sound_v 2700000_o person_n purify_v and_o sound_a well_o then_o may_v the_o number_n of_o capi●es_n be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o destroy_v in_o the_o s●●ge_a 〈◊〉_d as_o besay_n besay_n book_n 〈◊〉_d ch_n 1●_n of_o the_o jewish_a war_n war_n tacitus_n concur_v with_o josephus_n in_o relation_n of_o those_o horrible_a sign_n add_v pauci_fw-la in_o metum_fw-la trahebant_fw-la pluribus_fw-la persuasio_fw-la inerat_fw-la antiquis_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la literis_fw-la contimeri_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la tempore_fw-la fore_fw-la ut_fw-la valesceret_fw-la oriens_fw-la profectique_fw-la judaea_n rerum_fw-la potirentur_fw-la quae_fw-la ambage_n vespasianum_fw-la ac_fw-la titum_fw-la praedixerant_fw-la sed_fw-la vulgus_fw-la more_fw-it humanae_fw-la cupidinis_fw-la sibi_fw-la tantam_fw-la fatorun_v magnitudinem_fw-la interpretati_fw-la ne_fw-la adversis_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la vera_fw-la mutabantur_fw-la tacit._n hist._n lib._n 5._o unto_o all_o the_o former_a mischief_n these_o do_v accrue_v praelia_fw-la dolus_fw-la incendia_fw-la inter_fw-la ipsos_fw-la &_o magna_fw-la vis_fw-la srumenti_fw-la ambusta_fw-la tacit._n hist_o lib._n 5._o 5._o cumque_fw-la vicina_fw-la quaedam_fw-la aedificia_fw-la succendissent_fw-la velut_fw-la hac_fw-la quóque_fw-la via_fw-la romanos_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la maxim_n circulo_fw-la illo_fw-la potirentur_fw-la ab_fw-la ulteriori_fw-la progressu_fw-la rejecturi_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la destruxere_fw-la murum_fw-la &_o inviti_fw-la munitionem_fw-la qua_fw-la templum_fw-la includebatur_fw-la exusserunt_fw-la ita_fw-la romanis_n aditus_fw-la ad_fw-la templum_fw-la patefactus_fw-la suis_fw-la dion_n lib._n 66._o lament_n 2._o 17_o etc._n etc._n joseph_n de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 10_o 11._o 11._o joseph_n lib._n 7._o c._n 8._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaic_n judaic_n so_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o relation_n plain_o show_v it_o be_v worse_o then_o that_o 2_o king_n 6._o mat._n 24._o luke_n 21._o jer._n 25._o 29._o 29._o some_o interpret_v these_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n promulgation_n which_o be_v call_v the_o power_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o prophecy_n to_o attribute_v that_o unto_o the_o type_n or_o pledge_v which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o substance_n and_o christ_n transfiguration_n be_v both_o a_o lively_a type_n and_o a_o pledge_n of_o his_o future_a appearance_n in_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n glory_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 12._o 12._o revel_v 21._o 1._o 1._o bell._n jud._n 〈◊〉_d 7._o c._n 11._o 11._o it_o be_v worth_a the_o labour_n to_o come_v pare_v the_o 〈◊〉_d &_o 20._o epist_n of_o pliny_n 16._o book_n of_o epistle_n with_o dion_n and_o consider_v dion_n lib._n 66._o see_v jos_n lib._n 7._o de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n c._n 21._o or_o 24._o dion_n 1._o 68_o joel_n 2._o 28_o 30_o 31._o zach._n 14._o 7._o act_n 2._o 5._o act_n 2._o 38._o euseb_n l._n 4._o c._n 13._o luke_n 21._o 34._o 34._o dvas_fw-la integras_fw-la urbes_fw-la herculaneum_n &_o pompeios_n populo_fw-la sedente_fw-la in_o theatro_fw-la penitus_fw-la obruit_fw-la dion_n l._n 66._o 66._o joel_n 2._o 3●_n 2_o thess_n 2._o 1._o lucan_n lib._n 1._o 1._o a_o preamble_n to_o such_o effect_n they_o may_v have_v see_v in_o that_o calamity_n at_o ve●uvios_n 〈◊〉_d vibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ‑_z 〈◊〉_d quo_fw-la propi●s_fw-la accede●●●●al●d●or_fw-la &_o den●●or_a ●am_n p●…_n e●●_n nigrique_fw-la &_o a●…_n 〈◊〉_d &_o ●●●cti_fw-la ig●e_fw-la lapides_fw-la ●am_fw-la vadum_fw-la ●ubitum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ‑_z 〈◊〉_d montis_fw-la littora_fw-la ob_fw-la 〈◊〉_d p●…_n lib._n 6._o ●…_n ●…_n see_v the_o 5_o paragraph_n of_o this_o chapter_n where_o this_o be_v english_a ed._n ed._n jer._n 25._o 31._o 31._o it_o be_v ●e_v that_o wi●●_n the_o natural_a history_n history_n p●aster_n 〈◊〉_d est_fw-fr al●…_n qua_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ‑_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alut●d_v ●e_v &_o a_o medio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●a_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ve●tice_fw-la pl●…_n 〈◊〉_d lib._n ●…_n ●…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o ●…_n pa●m_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n●lla_fw-la est_fw-la ●…_n ●…_n 4._o 4._o represent_v blood_n and_o fire_n as_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v foretell_v fiery_a meteor_n luke_n 21._o 28._o mat._n 24._o 31._o mark_v 13._o 15._o 16._o mark_v 13._o 19_o mark_v 13._o 20._o 20._o vide_fw-la c●…_n 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la de●…num_fw-la luke_n 32._o 32._o dixisti_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la fieri_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la nobis_fw-la debeant_fw-la imputari_fw-la omne_fw-la ista_fw-la quibus_fw-la nunc_fw-la mundus_fw-la quatitur_fw-la &_o urgetur_fw-la quod_fw-la dii_o vestrià_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la colatur_fw-la cyprian_n add_v demet._n demet._n so_o these_o two_o be_v distinguish_v 1_o chron._n 27._o 30_o 31._o 31._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 19_o 19_o goropius_fw-la becanus_n in_o hispanicis_n hispanicis_n to_o wit_n next_o unto_o the_o chaulotaean_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o havilah_n havilah_n this_o name_n atreni_n it_o seem_v be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o troth_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o agarens_n or_o agraean_n as_o petrae_fw-la be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o nabathaean_o so_o that_o the_o atreni_n and_o agareni_n differ_v as_o the_o petraeni_n and_o nabathaei_n nabathaei_n caelius_n augustinus_n caelius_n augustinus_n curio_n in_o his_o historia_fw-la saracenica_fw-la speak_v of_o a_o city_n call_v scene_n perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v scenae_n in_o arabia_n desarta_fw-la and_o strabo_n in_o his_o 16._o book_n of_o casauhons_n edit_n pag._n 648._o tell_v of_o scenae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n lib._n 16_o in_o descript_n syriae_n &_o lib._n 2._o 2._o ammian_n marcell_n lib._n 23._o 23._o lib._n 23._o scenitae_n arabe_n quos_fw-la saracenos_n posteritas_fw-la appellavit_fw-la appellavit_fw-la who_o the_o ancient_a writer_n call_v phylarchi_fw-la arabum_n the_o late_a call_n phylarchi_fw-la saracenorum_n as_o appear_v by_o sextus_n rufus_n and_o jornandes_n montes_n armeniae_n primum_fw-la per_fw-la lucullum_fw-la romana_fw-la arma_fw-la viderunt_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la &_o osroene_fw-la &_o saracenorum_n
light_n for_o the_o like_a reason_n be_v the_o scripture_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o to_o our_o forefather_n they_o have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v as_o a_o seal_a book_n see_v chap._n 13._o parag_n 3_o 4_o 5._o 5._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o 34._o thus_o mu●…_n 〈◊〉_d g●…_n eth_z the_o 〈◊〉_d theol._n ●…_n cap_n ●…_n 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la ●…_n omnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o doc●●ru●●_n ●…_n ad●ò_fw-la an●cli_fw-la ●●●lo●um_fw-la mihi_fw-la a●●rue●t_fw-la oppo●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr ten●…_n m●a_fw-fr lab●fa●tare●ur_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d ●a_n paul●_n apo●●oli_n ●…iptom_n illud_fw-la licet_fw-la nos_fw-la ●nt_fw-la angelus_n etc._n etc._n gal_n ●●_o v_o 8._o consequent_o hereunto_o he_o prove_v the_o last_o resolution_n of_o faith_n not_o to_o be_v into_o the_o v●●a●●●_n or_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n tax_v sco●●s_n gabri●l_n and_o dur●●●_n as_o the_o margin_n tell_v we_o but_o his_o ●…_n g●…d_v against_o all_o sa●●h_n as_o male_a the_o church_n ●…lity_n the_o rule_n of_o ●…_n shall_v be_v ●hewed_v god_n ●…_n lib._n ●_o sect._n ●_o see_v l._n 2._o cap._n 10._o the_o first_o breach_n betwixt_o we_o the_o second_o second_o our_o agreement_n concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o ministerial_a function_n for_o the_o plant_n of_o faith_n the_o point_n of_o difference_n betwixt_o we_o about_o the_o prerogative_n of_o pastor_n and_o the_o man_n of_o their_o beget_n faith_n in_o other_o other_o ●…●chcs_n of_o the_o for_o 〈◊〉_d difference_n 〈◊〉_d roma●…s_a 〈◊〉_d our_o church_n assertion_n contradictory_n to_o the_o f●●mer_n f●●mer_n the_o s●st_a ●●●tremitie_n hold_v by_o the_o papists_n papists_n the_o second_o hold_v by_o the_o anti-papists_a anti-papists_a rom._n 13._o 13._o luke_n 10._o 16._o 16._o joh._n 〈◊〉_d 23._o v●d●…l●_n 1_o cap._n 12._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 2_o 3._o 3._o act_n 20._o 28_o 29._o 29._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o 5._o 5._o pe●…_n pure_a 〈◊〉_d m●●●_n m●●●_n the_o rule_n of_o private_a resolution_n in_o matter_n apprehend_v as_o mere_o evil_a in_o what_o case_n some_o matter_n apprehend_v as_o mere_o evil_a may_v be_v undertake_v with_o less_o danger_n then_z other_o which_o be_v partly_o apprehend_v as_o evil_a partly_o as_o good_n the_o chief_a point_n of_o difficult_v ●…ing_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o obedience_n obedience_n abraham_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la culpatus_fw-la crudelitatis_fw-la crimine_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabus_fw-la est_fw-la nomine_fw-la pietatis_fw-la quod_fw-la voluit_fw-la filium_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la sceleratè_fw-la sed_fw-la obedienter_fw-la occidere_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 21._o spontaneus_fw-la metus_fw-la execrabil_n deo_fw-la jubente_fw-la landabilis_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la faust_n man._n l._n 22._o c._n 73._o 73._o abraham_n obedience_n make_v that_o action_n which_o without_o it_o have_v be_v worse_o than_o murder_n to_o be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n how_o far_o the_o former_a instance_n serve_v to_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n propose_v propose_v 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nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la testimonio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o propterea_fw-la sicut_fw-la legimus_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la lapidem_fw-la fundamentalem_fw-la &_o ●…entum_fw-la primum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ita_fw-la legimus_fw-la matth._n 16._o de_fw-fr petro_n super_fw-la hanc_fw-la perram_fw-la aedisicabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la mea●_n itaque_fw-la fides_fw-la nostra_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la christo_fw-la primae_fw-la veritati_fw-la revelanti_fw-la mysteria_fw-la ut_fw-la fundamento_fw-la prim●rio_fw-la adharet_fw-la etiam_fw-la petro_n id_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proponenti_fw-la &_o explicanti_fw-la haec_fw-la mysteria_fw-la ut_fw-la sundamento_fw-la secundario_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la interpret_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 10._o re●…_n ad_fw-la 13._o 13._o of_o all_o peter_n prerogative_n those_o most_o urge_v by_o the_o romanist_n as_o alike_o appertain_v to_o his_o successor_n be_v most_o personal_a personal_a vide_fw-la bella●_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr romano_n pontif_n cap._n 12._o &_o l._n 2._o cap_n 12._o paragr_n 21._o a●not_n ex_fw-la bella●m_fw-la bella●m_fw-la the_o papist_n either_o admit_v many_o foundation_n or_o build_v all_o the_o apostle_n beside_o s._n peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pope_n pope_n pope_n pope_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 8._o the_o pope_n successor_n unto_o the_o check_n not_o to_o the_o promise_n give_v by_o christ_n to_o s._n peter_n peter_n mat._n 16._o 22_o etc._n etc._n etc._n bellarmin_n apply_v all_o that_o be_v speak_v in_o peter_n commendation_n unto_o his_o successor_n who_o he_o will_v not_o have_v sharer_n in_o his_o reproof_n ea_fw-la quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la petro_n in_fw-la triplici_fw-la sunt_fw-la differentia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la enim_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ei_fw-la pro_fw-la ●e_n tantum_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o omnib●s_fw-la christianis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la evidenter_fw-la colligitur_fw-la ex_fw-la ratione_fw-la diversa_fw-la qua_fw-la ei_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la nam_fw-la quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ei_fw-la ut_fw-la uni_fw-la ex_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la certe_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la dicta_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la ut_fw-la mat._n 18._o si_fw-mi peccaverit_fw-la in_o t●●●ater_fw-la tuus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ei_fw-la ratione_fw-la aliqua_fw-la propria_fw-la personae_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ei_fw-la soli_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la vade_v post_v i_o satana_n et_fw-la term_n ●●●●bis_fw-la is●a_fw-la enim_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ei_fw-la ratione_fw-la propriae_fw-la imbecillitatis_fw-la &_o ignorantiae_fw-la quaedam_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ei_fw-la ratione_fw-la officii_fw-la pastoralis_fw-la quae_fw-la proinde_fw-la dicta_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la successoribus_fw-la ut_fw-la pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la etc._n etc._n bellar._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n cap._n 12._o sect._n ultimo_fw-la ultimo_fw-la the_o romanist_n make_v the_o pope_n his_o god_n in_o that_o he_o make_v he_o the_o rock_n on_o which_o the_o church_n be_v build_v compare_v exod._n 17._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 4._o the_o hebr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n psal_n 18._o 2._o isa_n 31._o 9_o 9_o this_o observation_n will_v easy_o approve_v itself_o to_o any_o that_o will_v read_v the_o book_n of_o deut._n and_o the_o psalm_n h●w_v romish_a religion_n deny●_n the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of●_n h●…st_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n that_o r●mish_a faith_n be_v not_o that_o faith_n by_o which_o s._n peter_n confess_v christ_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n be_v ●either_o that_o rock_n nor_o build_v upon_o that_o rock_n against_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n ●…l_o because_o their_o faith_n be_v un●●nd_v p●…_n ecclesia_fw-la congregata_fw-la 〈◊〉_d concilium_fw-la prop●…_n 〈◊〉_d ecclesia_fw-la christi_fw-la ●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…_n est_fw-la congrega●…_n ●…gi●_n 〈◊〉_d les_fw-fr ●…_n congreg●…_n &_o 〈◊〉_d ●…_n prop●…_n sunt_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la cum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la alio_fw-la absolute_a pronunciatur_fw-la excipere_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la proprijs●in_fw-la è_fw-la per_fw-la illud_fw-la significatur_fw-la ergo_fw-la cum_fw-la christus_fw-la dicit_fw-la super_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…_n ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la stultè_fw-la excipitur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la universalis_fw-la congregata_fw-la cum_fw-la ea_fw-la prop●ijssimè_fw-la sit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la bellar._n lib._n 2_o de_fw-fr con._n aut._n cap._n 15._o of_o this_o church_n the_o pope_n be_v the_o foundation_n as_o he_o avouch_v in_o the_o word_n go_v before_o quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d fundamentum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o in_o grege_fw-la pastor_n ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fundamentum_fw-la non_fw-la pendet_fw-la à_fw-la domo_fw-la sed_fw-la domuo_fw-la à_fw-la fundamento_fw-la ita_fw-la ●tiam_fw-la caput_fw-la non_fw-la pendet_fw-la à_fw-la corpore_fw-la sed_fw-la corpus_fw-la à_fw-la capite_fw-la &_o pastor_n non_fw-la pendet_fw-la à_fw-la grege_fw-la sed_fw-la grex_fw-la à_fw-la pastore_fw-la his_o conclusion_n be_v papa_n p●ae●st_fw-la omnibus_fw-la loco_fw-la christi_fw-la quibus_fw-la christus_fw-la ipse_fw-la invisibiliter_fw-la praeest_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la praeesset_fw-la visibil●…_n si_fw-la vi●●●●liter_fw-la adesset_fw-la christus_fw-la autem_fw-la praeest_fw-la &_o praeesset_fw-la visibiliter_fw-la si_fw-la adesset_fw-la visibiliter_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la eccles●●s_fw-la particu●…_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la toti_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la universali_fw-la &_o generalibus_fw-la concilijs_fw-la igitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la papa_n praeest_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la universali_fw-la either_o be_v not_o the_o romish_a church_n representative_a that_o church_n speak_v of_o matth._n 16_o or_o else_o christ_n promise_n have_v fail_v fail_v caput_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d decendo_fw-la falsam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la tamen_fw-la potest_fw-la errare_fw-la malè_fw-la u●vendo_fw-la &_o malè_fw-la etiam_fw-la sentiendo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d privatus_fw-la homo_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la videmus_fw-la accidisse_fw-la adamo_n malè_fw-la enim_fw-la aliquando_fw-la vixit_fw-la &_o fortè_fw-la etiam_fw-la malè_fw-la de_fw-la d●…_n s●…_n tamen_fw-la non_fw-la malè_fw-la docuit_fw-la bellar_n minus_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la militante_fw-la lib._n 111._o cap._n 16._o resp_n ad_fw-la prim_fw-la some_o of_o their_o pope_n by_o their_o own_o writer_n confession_n have_v be_v strange_o cut_v off_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o adultery_n or_o other_o sin_n by_o they_o account_v mortal_a christ_n promise_n unto_o s._n peter_n but_o a_o mee●_n mockery_n by_o the_o jesuit_n construction_n the_o ●…_n or_o ●…_n the_o ●…_n and_o ●…_n 2_o pet._n 〈◊〉_d 3._o a_o parallel_n of_o athen●…_n p●…al_a ●…er●●_n the_o ●…_n the_o ●…_n witch_v the_o ●…_n m●s_n ●…_n already_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ●…_n the_o ●…_n king_n for_o anti●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a●●red_a 〈◊〉_d he_o as_o his_o god_n the_o adversary_n folly_n in_o derive_v numenical_a authority_n per●…ly_o infallible_a from_o s._n peter_n peter_n rom._n 12._o 2._o 2._o chap._n 23._o 23._o 2_o pet_n 1._o 12_o etc._n etc._n s._n peter_n ●…_n s●…_n be_v ●…_n vide_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 29._o 29._o respondeo_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la eandem_fw-la rationem_fw-la politici_fw-la &_o ecclesiastici_fw-la regiminis_fw-la siquidem_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la non_fw-la necessario_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la unum_fw-la regnum_fw-la proinde_fw-la non_fw-la necessario_fw-la postulat_fw-la unum_fw-la qui_fw-la omnibus_fw-la praesit_fw-la at_o ecclesia_fw-la tota_fw-la unum_fw-la est_fw-la regnum_fw-la una_fw-la civitas_fw-la una_fw-la domus_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la tota_fw-la regi_fw-la debet_fw-la cujus_fw-la differentiae_fw-la illa_fw-la est_fw-la tatio_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la conservationem_fw-la politicorum_fw-la regnorum_fw-la non_fw-la necessariò_fw-la requiratur_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la provinciae_fw-la servant_n easdem_fw-la leges_fw-la civiles_fw-la &_o eosdem_fw-la ritus_fw-la possunt_fw-la enim_fw-la pro_fw-la locorum_fw-la &_o personarum_fw-la varietate_fw-la diversis_fw-la uti_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o institutis_fw-la &_o idcirco_fw-la non_fw-la requiritur_fw-la unus_fw-la qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la contineat_fw-la ad_fw-la conservationem_fw-la verò_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la conveniant_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la fide_fw-la ijsdem_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la ijsdemque_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la divinitus_fw-la traditis_fw-la quod_fw-la sanè_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la sint_fw-la unus_fw-la populus_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la uno_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la contineantur_fw-la bellarmin_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n cap._n 9_o sob_v sinem_fw-la he_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v convenient_a the_o whole_a world_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o one_o civil_a monarch_n be_v it_o possible_a to_o create_v sure_o one_o without_o bloodshed_n or_o wrong_n it_o be_v requisite_a he_o or_o any_o in_o his_o behalf_n shall_v resolve_v we_o why_o the_o whole_a church_n may_v not_o as_o true_o be_v one_o people_n by_o communion_n with_o christ_n their_o head_n as_o the_o tartar_n and_o spaniard_n by_o subordi●…_n to_o one_o lord_n to_o wit_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n suppose_v he_o be_v lord_n of_o both_o and_o they_o as_o far_o distant_a each_o from_o other_o as_o they_o be_v be_v ●…_n 16._o 11._o 11._o he_o that_o be_v unjust_a in_o the_o least_o be_v a_o just_a also_o in_o much_o ●aith_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o same_o place_n v_o 1●_n pope_n bind_v we_o to_o believe_v by_o divine_a faith_n their_o report_n of_o matter_n forepast_a which_o they_o can_v believe_v by_o any_o other_o faith_n but_o hnmane_a and_o fallible_a he_o that_o will_v be_v repute_v a_o prophet_n of_o time_n forepast_a must_v show_v himself_o