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they_o they_o acknowledge_v he_o supreme_a head_n not_o only_o in_o temporal_a but_o also_o in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n in_o queen_n mary_n time_n because_o that_o princesl_n be_v not_o for_o they_o them_z woman_n can_v not_o govern_v but_o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n because_o they_o have_v insinuate_v themselves_o into_o her_o protection_n than_o woman_n may_v govern_v as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o so_o they_o be_v the_o best_a temporizer_n in_o the_o world_n but_o if_o you_o mark_v their_o proceed_n or_o dectâ—â—ne_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o honour_v not_o authority_n but_o love_v their_o heresy_n which_o if_o prince_n will_v not_o like_a than_o they_o contemn_v and_o despise_v all_o authority_n and_o will_v not_o let_v to_o make_v a_o mutiny_n and_o stirie_z up_o the_o subject_n to_o rebellion_n caesarea_n to_o â—_o p_o st_z duâ—_n edista_n caesarea_n luther_n exhort_v the_o german_n not_o to_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o turk_n because_o the_o turk_n for_o policy_n 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christ_n body_n be_v real_o present_a with_o the_o messalian_o and_o caian_o they_o deny_v that_o the_o sacrament_n give_v grace_n with_o john_n wicleph_n they_o deny_v that_o baptism_n confirmation_n and_o order_n imprint_v character_n in_o our_o soul_n with_o the_o pelagian_n they_o say_v that_o baptism_n be_v not_o necessary_a 96._o wald_n to_o 2._o â—_o 96._o and_o that_o without_o it_o child_n may_v be_v save_v by_o predestination_n or_o the_o faith_n of_o their_o parent_n with_o the_o novatians_n they_o deny_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n 30._o infrae_fw-la soc_n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o iren._n l._n 1._o c._n 30._o with_o the_o gnostic_n manichy_n and_o encratites_n they_o say_v matrimony_n be_v no_o sacrament_n no_o more_o say_v caluin_n than_o tillage_n of_o the_o ground_n yea_o spin_v and_o card_v lucif_n high_a proce_fw-la mio_fw-mi l._n cont_n lucif_n with_o the_o manichy_n they_o deny_v freewill_n with_o aerius_n the_o sacrifice_n with_o heluidius_fw-la &_o jovinian_a 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see_v why_o the_o ancient_a heretic_n for_o several_a heresy_n shall_v be_v count_v heretic_n &_o these_o for_o so_o many_o which_o they_o have_v rake_v together_o go_v for_o good_a christian_n especial_o see_v that_o any_o one_o heresy_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o heretic_n because_o every_o one_o sever_v and_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n and_o her_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n certes_o if_o these_o man_n be_v no_o heretic_n the_o old_a heretic_n be_v none_o if_o these_o be_v no_o heretic_n never_o as_o yet_o be_v any_o if_o these_o have_v not_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o heretic_n simon_n magus_n martion_n cerdon_n pelagius_n wicleph_n have_v none_o if_o these_o be_v good_a christianes_n all_o heretic_n be_v so_o or_o if_o they_o be_v note_v with_o the_o character_n of_o a_o heretic_n these_o be_v so_o mark_v that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v
virtutes_fw-la morales_fw-la &_o scientiae_fw-la speculativae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la verae_fw-la virtutes_fw-la &_o scientiae_fw-la sed_fw-la peccata_fw-la &_o errores_fw-la all_o moral_a virtue_n and_o speculative_a science_n be_v not_o true_a virtue_n and_o science_n but_o sin_n and_o error_n john_n caluin_n although_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o moral_a virtue_n 2._o l._n 3._o c._n 14._o §._o 2._o and_o vice_n of_o the_o heathen_n for_o otherwise_o say_v he_o if_o these_o be_v confound_v there_o shall_v remain_v no_o order_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o although_o he_o call_v the_o pagans_n moral_a work_n the_o gift_n of_o god_n yet_o present_o after_o either_o forget_v or_o correct_v his_o former_a speech_n he_o say_v plain_o that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v count_v virtue_n then_o those_o vice_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o deceve_v by_o reason_n of_o nerenes_n and_o likeness_n to_o virtue_n â—_o sect._n â—_o and_o he_o pronounce_v this_o sentence_n against_o scipio_n cato_n and_o other_o moral_a man_n amongst_o the_o roman_n to_o wit_n that_o all_o their_o moral_a virtue_n be_v vice_n then_o he_o set_v down_o this_o general_a conclusion_n as_o a_o final_a sentence_n from_o which_o no_o man_n must_v appeal_v 4._o sect._n 4._o whatsoever_o man_n think_v purposethe_v or_o do_v before_o he_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n by_o faith_n be_v accurse_v and_o not_o only_o of_o no_o value_v to_o rightuousue_n but_o of_o certain_a deserve_v to_o damnation_n and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o forsooth_o our_o nature_n by_o original_a sin_n be_v so_o corrupt_a and_o soak_a in_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n fine_a sect._n 5._o &_o l._n 3._o c._n â—_o in_o fine_a that_o it_o can_v breathe_v out_o nothing_o but_o corruption_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o oil_n shall_v soon_o be_v wrounge_a out_o of_o a_o stone_n than_o any_o good_a work_n from_o us._n 7.9.11_o l_o 3_o c_o 14_o sect_n 7.9.11_o yea_o the_o same_o sentence_n he_o pronounce_v not_o only_o against_o the_o sinful_a but_o also_o the_o just_a and_o faithful_a christian_a to_o wit_n that_o no_o good_a proceed_v from_o either_o of_o they_o but_o that_o the_o best_a work_n which_o the_o just_a man_n do_v deserve_v shame_n &_o damnation_n the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o their_o doctrine_n be_v because_o they_o think_v that_o original_a sin_n have_v so_o deface_v our_o nature_n that_o it_o have_v blot_v out_o the_o image_n of_o god_n bereave_v we_o of_o free_a will_n incline_v our_o nature_n whole_o to_o sin_n unable_v it_o to_o virtue_n in_o so_o much_o that_o what_o soever_o proceed_v from_o this_o infect_a nature_n be_v filthy_a abominable_a and_o odiouse_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o thus_o they_o first_o of_o all_o do_v mighty_a injury_n unto_o man_n nature_n which_o by_o this_o doctrine_n be_v rather_o brutis_fw-la he_o then_o reasonable_a for_o if_o man_n understanding_n be_v so_o metamorphize_v that_o all_o his_o science_n and_o knowledge_n either_o speculative_a or_o practical_a be_v error_n and_o deceit_n as_o luther_n say_v i_o see_v not_o why_o man_n shall_v be_v count_v reasonable_a more_o than_o a_o brute_n beast_n and_o if_o he_o be_v whole_o bend_v to_o sensuality_n and_o sin_n and_o have_v no_o inclination_n to_o virtue_n no_o powver_n nor_o faculty_n to_o do_v the_o least_o act_n of_o virtue_n or_o to_o resist_v the_o least_o tentation_n then_o be_v his_o nature_n no_o more_o noble_a than_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o beast_n because_o he_o be_v altogether_o sensual_a as_o a_o beast_n be_v and_o no_o more_o incline_v to_o virtue_n or_o able_a to_o do_v a_o virtuous_a action_n than_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o ass_n and_o so_o the_o old_a definition_n by_o which_o philosopher_n use_v to_o define_v man_n must_v be_v correct_v because_o they_o define_v a_o man_n to_o be_v animal_n rationale_fw-la a_o reasonable_a creature_n which_o definition_n by_o this_o doctrine_n aggrege_v no_o more_o to_o a_o man_n then_o 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15._o so_o ample_a en_fw-fr empire_n and_o honour_v they_o with_o so_o many_o victory_n hence_o proceed_v also_o the_o law_n of_o lycurgus_n solon_n plato_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o the_o motall_a precept_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o ancients_n from_o hence_o also_o proceed_v the_o speculative_a science_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n metaphysike_n mathematique_a astrology_n and_o such_o like_a which_o to_o condemn_v of_o error_n as_o luther_n do_v be_v mere_a madness_n against_o who_o i_o will_v use_v the_o same_o argument_n w_z ch_o philosopher_n use_v against_o the_o academike_n who_o deny_v all_o science_n either_o luther_n know_v that_o all_o speculative_a and_o practical_a science_n be_v error_n or_o he_o know_v not_o if_o he_o know_v not_o he_o be_v rash_a to_o deny_v science_n if_o he_o know_v they_o in_o deny_v science_n he_o grant_v science_n and_o although_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o virtue_n of_o pagans_n be_v many_o time_n vice_n because_o their_o end_n or_o scope_n be_v often_o time_n vain_a glory_n or_o else_o some_o other_o evil_a circumstance_n be_v annex_v yet_o to_o say_v that_o all_o their_o action_n be_v of_o necessity_n sin_n be_v to_o make_v man_n no_o man_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v i_o will_v grant_v also_o that_o sinner_n good_a work_n as_o prayer_n alm_n deed_n and_o such_o like_a be_v opera_fw-la mortua_fw-la dead_a work_n as_o divine_v say_v because_o in_o that_o they_o proceed_v not_o from_o you_o life_n of_o grace_n they_o be_v not_o condign_o meritoriouse_a yet_o they_o may_v be_v moral_o good_a and_o if_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o good_a intention_n and_o motion_n of_o god_n which_o be_v call_v grace_n prevenient_a and_o w_z ch_o be_v never_o want_v they_o dispose_v a_o man_n to_o penance_n &_o penance_n dispose_v to_o justification_n wherefore_o although_o nabuchodonosor_n be_v in_o mortal_a sin_n 4._o dan_n 4._o yet_o daniel_n counsayl_v he_o to_o redeem_v his_o sin_n by_o alm_n deed_n which_o counsel_n he_o will_v never_o have_v give_v if_o to_o give_v alm_n have_v be_v a_o mortal_a sin_n three_o this_o be_v to_o condemn_v scripture_n yea_o and_o god_n himself_o who_o forbid_v certain_a action_n as_o evil_a and_o counsel_n and_o command_v other_o as_o good_a which_o be_v absurde_o do_v if_o all_o be_v sin_n and_o evil_a action_n four_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o sin_n be_v equal_a because_o if_o our_o action_n be_v evil_a because_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o evil_a and_o corrupt_a nature_n they_o must_v be_v at_o least_o in_o this_o respect_n equal_o evil_a even_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o crab_n tree_n be_v of_o like_a sowerne_n because_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o tree_n and_o take_v their_o sowerne_n from_o the_o same_o sap_n last_o thus_o the_o gap_n be_v open_a unto_o all_o vice_n for_o if_o what_o soever_o man_n do_v be_v sin_n then_o if_o he_o be_v tempt_v to_o fornication_n to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v he_o refrain_v for_o if_o he_o resist_v the_o temptation_n he_o must_v do_v it_o either_o by_o chastise_v his_o body_n or_o by_o prayer_n or_o by_o a_o contrary_a resolution_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n which_o if_o it_o be_v sin_n also_o he_o avoyd_v one_o sin_n by_o another_o and_o so_o may_v as_o well_o have_v yield_v to_o the_o temptation_n and_o if_o he_o he_o have_v another_o man_n wife_n in_o keep_v or_o his_o land_n or_o good_n in_o possession_n he_o can_v not_o get_v out_o of_o this_o sin_n but_o by_o restore_v because_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v unless_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v wrongful_o hold_v be_v restore_v and_o yet_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v he_o restore_v if_o restore_v also_o be_v a_o sin_n as_o it_o must_v be_v if_o all_o our_o action_n be_v sin_n true_o he_o
own_o herb_n and_o plant_v and_o prune_v also_o his_o tree_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n if_o the_o roman_a dictatour_n take_v from_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n return_v again_o to_o the_o same_o exercise_n after_o the_o time_n of_o bear_v office_n be_v expire_v much_o more_o might_n adame_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n and_o the_o garden_n of_o pleasure_n have_v labour_v gin._n perier_n l._n 4._o in_o gin._n and_o worked_a for_o his_o recreation_n and_o pleasure_n thâ—â—_n god_n delte_v with_o adam_n to_o signify_v by_o this_o corporal_a exercise_n which_o he_o appoint_v he_o the_o task_n and_o labour_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o moral_a and_o supernatural_a virtue_n who_o operation_n be_v call_v work_n and_o true_o who_o so_o consider_v the_o end_n of_o man_n and_o his_o felicity_n 4._o th._n c._n 2._o q._n 3_o a._n 2._o &_o 4._o which_o consist_v in_o the_o perpetual_a vision_n and_o contemplation_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o 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