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trial_n of_o doctrine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o opinion_n and_o example_n of_o man_n and_o again_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a if_o superstition_n be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n before_o constantine_n time_n m._n ormerod_n scoff_v 78._o ormerod_n pick_v pag._n 78._o at_o the_o authority_n and_o testimony_n of_o s._n anacletus_fw-la pope_n of_o rome_n that_o live_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o be_v a_o glorious_a martyr_n for_o christ_n because_o he_o prove_v the_o supreamacie_n 200._o middleton_n papistem_fw-la pag._n 200._o of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n from_o the_o grant_n of_o our_o saviour_n m._n middleton_n do_v the_o like_a by_o papias_n lyve_v with_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o same_o doctrine_n m._n hull_n condemn_v for_o like_a cause_n allmoste_o all_o the_o bless_a pope_n pol._n hull_n rom._n pol._n and_o martyr_n bishop_n of_o rome_n from_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n with_o in_o the_o first_o four_o hundred_o year_n as_o shall_v be_v cite_v 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roman_n approve_v by_o s._n hierome_n and_o protestant_n also_o be_v a_o counterfeit_n ignatius_n for_o 495._o pag._n 340_o pag._n 387._o pag._n 467._o pag._n 494._o pag._n 495._o teach_v merit_n of_o good_a work_n cyprian_n be_v toe_n far_o carry_v away_o since_o he_o ascribe_v to_o alm_n des_fw-fr the_o purgeing_n of_o sin_n irenaus_n judgement_n be_v little_a to_o be_v respect_v tertullians_n testimony_n be_v not_o worth_a answeareinge_n tertullian_n and_o origen_n may_v be_v join_v together_o chrisostoms_n rhetoric_n be_v better_a than_o his_o 499._o pag._n 499._o logic_n hieroms_n authority_n in_o case_n of_o single_a life_n be_v not_o murch_v worth_a those_o christian_a father_n which_o condemn_a 500_o pag._n 500_o jovinian_a as_o s._n augustine_n ambrose_n hierome_n &c._n &c._n deal_v unchristianly_a with_o he_o the_o 520._o pag._n 519._o pag._n 520._o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n athanasius_n augustine_n hierome_n concludeinge_v a_o work_n of_o perfection_n from_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n go_v sell_v all_o etc._n etc._n be_v 543._o pag._n 543._o not_o to_o be_v admit_v the_o authority_n of_o clement_n of_o alexandria_n and_o augustine_n with_o the_o school_n doctor_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o jew_n origen_n and_o theodoret_n who_o before_o he_o prefer_v before_o s._n 594._o pag._n 545._o 546._o 584._o 594._o augustine_n overthrow_v their_o own_o distinction_n lactantius_n though_o he_o be_v a_o ancient_a christian_a yet_o in_o his_o verse_n of_o worship_v the_o cross_n he_o show_v himself_o like_a a_o light_a poet_n than_o a_o grave_a writer_n and_o as_o he_o have_v use_v all_o the_o learned_a father_n of_o the_o primative_a church_n for_o teache_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n so_o he_o exclame_v as_o barbarous_o and_o undutiful_o against_o all_o christian_a king_n of_o this_o and_o other_o nation_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n his_o word_n be_v these_o the_o 44._o wotton_n def_n of_o perk_n pag._n 53._o orme_a pick_v pag._n 44._o king_n of_o england_n and_o scottland_n etc._n etc._n be_v sathanes_n soldier_n when_o they_o be_v of_o the_o pope_n religion_n m._n ormerod_n disallow_v s._n leo_n because_o he_o teach_v that_o god_n assist_v the_o see_v of_o rome_n in_o decres_fw-la for_o the_o like_a reason_n d._n downame_n reject_v the_o authority_n of_o many_o holy_a pope_n and_o martyr_n of_o that_o church_n in_o her_o best_a day_n when_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o all_o accord_v to_o his_o majesty_n censure_n 36._o down_o lib._n 1._o antichr_n cap._n 3._o pag._n 35._o 36._o because_o to_o use_v his_o word_n diverse_a bishop_n of_o rome_n before_o the_o time_n of_o socrates_n the_o historian_n content_v to_o have_v the_o primacy_n over_o all_o other_o church_n and_o that_o be_v the_o chief_a scope_n of_o many_o of_o their_o epistle_n decretal_a yet_o this_o be_v as_o our_o king_n 4._o conference_n at_o hampt_a pag._n 75._o perk._n problem_n pag._n 4._o have_v tell_v we_o when_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o all_o and_o when_o no_o man_n may_v separate_v himself_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n m._n perkins_n have_v write_v thus_o the_o father_n have_v speak_v many_o thing_n incommodious_o of_o holy_a thing_n the_o ancient_a father_n do_v 184._o pag._n 93._o 94._o pag._n 105._o pag._n 184._o sin_n in_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n yea_o be_v guilty_a of_o sacrilege_n such_o be_v paulinus_n fortunatus_n s._n leo_n s._n ephrem_n s._n fulgentius_n petrus_n damianus_n prosper_n the_o ancient_a father_n sometime_o speak_v inconuenient_o of_o the_o article_n of_o justification_n some_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o tertullian_n and_o cyprian_n be_v montanist_n or_o at_o the_o jest_n do_v err_v filthe_o for_o make_v confirmation_n a_o sacrament_n d._n sutcliffe_n 9_o sutel_n subu_n pag._n 5._o pag._n 8._o pag._n 9_o who_o fore_o make_v so_o much_o show_v of_o reverence_n to_o the_o father_n write_v thus_o metaphrastes_n be_v a_o lyeinge_v pedant_n writeinge_v more_o lie_n than_o leave_v bede_n report_v to_o many_o thing_n by_o heareasy_a ado_n be_v a_o fabulous_a writer_n the_o history_n of_o king_n lucius_n his_o conversion_n testify_v by_o so_o many_o authority_n 19_o pag._n 19_o may_v well_o be_v parogon_v with_o the_o tale_n of_o king_n arthure_n sir_n tristram_n and_o lancelot_n duâ—acke_o the_o brittayne_n have_v cause_n to_o detest_v the_o memory_n of_o augustine_n that_o holy_a saint_n syrname_v the_o apostle_n of_o our_o nation_n for_o convertinge_v iâ—_n m._n ormerod_n be_v not_o only_o at_o defiance_n with_o 44._o orme_a paganop_n pag._n 44._o all_o father_n for_o teach_v that_o christ_n descend_v to_o comfort_v the_o patriarch_n and_o father_n dead_a before_o he_o but_o compare_v the_o article_n and_o belief_n of_o christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n for_o such_o purpose_n to_o the_o fable_n of_o hercules_n feign_v to_o go_v thither_o and_o fetch_v from_o thence_o theseus_n peâ—ithous_n and_o cerberus_n the_o great_a dog_n of_o hell_n with_o three_o head_n as_o the_o poet_n imagine_v m._n middleton_n 40._o middleton_n papistom_n pag._n 40._o write_v thus_o the_o credit_n of_o man_n be_v but_o a_o sandy_a foundation_n to_o build_v upon_o mean_v the_o holy_a primative_a father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o scoff_o tell_v that_o great_a saint_n and_o 27._o pag._n 27._o doctor_n s._n epiphanius_n that_o he_o lose_v the_o book_n of_o 45._o pag._n 45._o the_o apostle_n constitution_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n which_o he_o cite_v haeres_fw-la 45._o he_o add_v of_o he_o thus_o i_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o say_v of_o epiphanius_n many_o assertion_n he_o count_v for_o heresy_n which_o be_v not_o heresy_n many_o assertion_n he_o count_v not_o heresy_n which_o be_v heresy_n and_o all_o this_o because_o he_o condemn_v diverse_a protestant_a opinion_n of_o heresy_n and_o justifi_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n against_o they_o against_o s._n 49._o middleton_n sup_v pag._n 49._o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n for_o teach_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a he_o scoff_v in_o this_o manner_n denys_n his_o answer_n be_v shortheeld_n ready_a to_o fall_v back_o when_o s._n ambrose_n approve_v christ_n real_a presence_n in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n and_o transubstantiation_n he_o write_v of_o he_o thus_o 64._o pag._n 61._o pag._n 64._o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o presumptuous_a and_o desperate_a blasphemye_n at_o s._n chrisostome_n he_o scoff_v and_o teach_v he_o how_o he_o shall_v speak_v because_o he_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o use_v this_o mock_n against_o he_o call_n sup_n pag._n 66._o sup_n it_o a_o apostolical_a tradition_n well_o may_v chrysostome_n say_v the_o apostle_n know_v what_o profit_n redownd_v to_o the_o dead_a by_o prayer_n for_o they_o for_o himself_o know_v not_o and_o thus_o in_o general_a the_o father_n sometime_o go_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o sobriety_n in_o the_o doctrine_n 134._o middlet_n sup_v pag._n
will_v the_o mayor_n be_v evident_a by_o protestant_n graunte_v such_o freedom_n to_o make_v free_a will_n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v by_o d._n covell_n 35._o covell_a def_n of_o hooker_n pag._n 35._o write_v thus_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o wownd_v give_v to_o humane_a nature_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n ignorance_n malice_n concupiscence_n and_o infirmity_n â—et_o the_o will_n be_v free_a from_o necessity_n and_o coaction_n though_o not_o from_o misery_n and_o infirmity_n where_o he_o do_v most_o plain_o teach_v a_o freedom_n of_o the_o will_n from_o sin_v for_o where_o no_o necessity_n and_o coaction_n be_v there_o must_v needs_o be_v liberty_n and_o freedom_n and_o in_o the_o will_n freedom_n in_o it_o and_o free_a will_n and_o to_o make_v protestant_n agree_v with_o the_o recite_v council_n of_o trent_n in_o this_o matter_n thus_o he_o speak_v again_o in_o their_o name_n in_o supernatural_a thing_n we_o say_v the_o 37._o covell_a sup_n pag._n 37._o will_n of_o man_n have_v 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pag._n 35._o schoolman_n observe_v four_o wownd_n unto_o our_o nature_n ignorance_n malice_n concupiscence_n and_o infirmity_n the_o first_o in_o the_o understanding_n the_o second_o in_o the_o will_n the_o third_o in_o our_o desire_a appetite_n the_o last_o in_o the_o irascible_a yet_o the_o will_n be_v free_a from_o necessity_n and_o coaction_n though_o not_o from_o misery_n and_o infirmity_n for_o as_o s._n bernard_n say_v there_o be_v a_o threefold_a freedom_n from_o necessity_n from_o sin_v from_o misery_n the_o first_o of_o nature_n the_o second_o of_o grace_n the_o three_o of_o glory_n in_o the_o first_o from_o the_o bondadge_n of_o coaction_n the_o will_n be_v free_a in_o it_o own_o nature_n and_o have_v power_n over_o itself_o in_o the_o second_o the_o will_n be_v not_o free_a but_o free_v from_o the_o bondadge_n of_o sin_v and_o in_o the_o three_o it_o be_v free_v from_o the_o servitude_n of_o corruption_n now_o that_o freedom_n by_o which_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v 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man_n i_o add_v the_o forenamed_a approver_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n d._n abbot_n the_o present_a protestant_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n d._n feild_n etc._n etc._n for_o this_o greek_a church_n censure_v in_o these_o word_n man_n have_v 19_o hieremias_n patriarch_n constant_a censur_fw-fr cap._n 18_o â—_o 19_o free_a will_n to_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o again_o virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o choice_n of_o man_n we_o may_v avoid_v all_o syn_n it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n that_o to_o be_v esteem_v virtue_n which_o a_o man_n do_v by_o necessity_n for_o everye_o virtuous_a action_n must_v proceed_v from_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n i_o argue_v further_o thus_o that_o which_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primative_a church_n in_o this_o point_n be_v true_a but_o to_o grant_v free_a will_n be_v the_o doctrine_n thereof_o therefore_o it_o be_v true_a both_o the_o mayor_n and_o minor_n be_v prove_v 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minor_a prove_v out_o of_o their_o public_o allow_v and_o reconfirm_v communion_n book_n where_o in_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a their_o minister_n be_v appoint_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o party_n decease_v in_o these_o word_n that_o we_o with_o this_o our_o brother_n and_o all_o other_o depart_v god_n comm._n book_n tit._n burial_n of_o the_o deadâ—_n near_o the_o end_n §._o allmightie_a god_n in_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o thy_o holy_a name_n may_v have_v our_o perfect_a consummation_n and_o bliss_n both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o the_o eternal_a and_o everlasting_a glory_n amen_o if_o this_o prayer_n that_o people_n decease_v may_v come_v to_o heaven_n body_n and_o soul_n man_n have_v no_o other_o part_n to_o be_v pray_v for_o be_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a nothing_o can_v be_v call_v pray_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o for_o their_o salvation_n and_o so_o i_o end_v this_o question_n with_o this_o sentence_n of_o m._n higgon_n in_o his_o public_a sermon_n 1610._o 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trent_n there_o be_v seven_o sacrament_n sacrament_n council_n trid._n decret_a de_fw-fr sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a law_n institute_v by_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n neither_o more_o nor_o few_o baptism_n confirmation_n eucharist_n penance_n extreme_a unction_n order_n matrimony_n for_o defence_n and_o proof_n of_o which_o doctrine_n by_o these_o protestant_n themselves_o thus_o i_o argue_v whatsoever_o doctrine_n a_o confess_v true_a general_a council_n have_v authority_n to_o bind_v all_o by_o these_o protestant_n before_o have_v determine_v in_o this_o question_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v and_o follow_v but_o the_o catholic_a doctrine_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n concern_v seven_o sacrament_n be_v thus_o determine_v by_o such_o general_a council_n and_o bind_n authority_n therefore_o to_o be_v receive_v and_o follow_v the_o first_o proposition_n be_v grant_v before_o and_o must_v needs_o be_v think_v so_o equal_a to_o all_o protestant_n that_o how_o soever_o they_o think_v of_o the_o infallible_a sentence_n of_o such_o assembly_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v so_o partial_a but_o to_o prefer_v a_o general_a council_n to_o any_o protestant_a assembly_n censure_n sentence_n or_o decree_n the_o second_o be_v evident_o prove_v suppose_v what_o be_v write_v before_o even_o by_o protestant_n of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o florence_n and_o for_o such_o with_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o not_o only_o acknowledge_v by_o d._n willet_n and_o m._n parkes_n but_o legis_fw-la willet_n limbom_n parkes_n pag._n 137._o 180._o gennadius_n in_o defence_n council_n flor._n council_n florent_fw-la de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la novae_fw-la legis_fw-la by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o greece_n himself_o in_o his_o defence_n thereof_o where_o it_o be_v thus_o decree_v both_o with_o assent_n of_o grecian_n &_o armenian_n novae_fw-la legis_fw-la septem_fw-la sunt_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la scilicet_fw-la baptismus_fw-la confirmatio_fw-la eucharistia_n 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