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disputation_n sake_n yea_o luther_n himself_o in_o one_o of_o his_o article_n set_v down_o by_o fox_n pag._n 1167._o say_v thus_o indulgence_n be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v lawful_a and_o l._n de_fw-la captiu_fw-la i_o do_v not_o think_v say_v luther_n indulgence_n to_o be_v utter_o cast_v away_o and_o sleidan_n his_o scholar_n add_v histor_n lib._n 13._o that_o he_o scarce_o know_v what_o the_o name_n of_o indulgence_n mean_v when_o he_o first_o begin_v to_o preach_v against_o they_o how_o then_o can_v indulgence_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o revolt_n from_o the_o cath._n faith_n but_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o by_o the_o devil_n envy_n death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n so_o may_v we_o say_v that_o by_o luther_n envy_n against_o the_o dominican_n protestantisme_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o as_o envy_v of_o other_o man_n good_a move_v luther_n to_o begin_v this_o tragedy_n so_o his_o own_o pride_n which_o will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o recant_v what_o he_o have_v wicked_o teach_v make_v he_o to_o proceed_v as_o appear_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o and_o luther_n himself_o confess_v in_o sleidan_n l._n 13._o that_o the_o pope_n excommunication_n of_o he_o make_v he_o to_o defend_v his_o do_n and_o set_v forth_o many_o book_n and_o fox_n pag._n 771._o doctrine_n what_o make_v luther_n maintain_v his_o doctrine_n write_v that_o the_o rage_n of_o friar_n tecelius_n who_o call_v he_o heretik_a make_v he_o to_o maintain_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o not_o god_n glory_n or_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o cause_n but_o even_o as_o himself_o &_o his_o best_a friend_n excuse_v he_o other_o man_n suppose_a injury_n move_v luther_n to_o maintain_v protestancie_n inconstancy_n the_o manner_n of_o luther_n procede_v in_o protestantisme_n his_o inconstancy_n 6._o as_o for_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o procee_v in_o his_o
particular_a cause_n of_o the_o entrance_n thereof_o into_o several_a country_n the_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o increase_n thereof_o be_v diverse_a rise_n partly_o from_o some_o abuse_n partly_o from_o the_o religious_a person_n and_o clergy_n partly_o from_o the_o lie_v people_n protestancie_n cause_n of_o spree_a protestancie_n but_o especial_o from_o luther_n and_o his_o adherent_n and_o their_o doctrine_n for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o there_o be_v some_o abuse_n in_o some_o place_n of_o some_o thing_n belong_v to_o catholic_a religion_n as_o namely_o of_o indulgence_n of_o which_o abuse_v luther_n take_v his_o advantage_n to_o bring_v the_o holy_a thing_n themselves_o into_o contempt_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v before_o and_o this_o occasion_n also_o caluin_n &_o his_o companion_n use_v in_o set_v up_o their_o religion_n in_o geneva_n surveyor_n surveyor_n as_o note_v the_o surveyor_n c._n 4._o where_o he_o well_o observe_v that_o when_o man_n have_v be_v bite_v with_o abuse_n it_o be_v a_o acceptable_a point_n to_o hear_v the_o thing_n themselves_o exclaim_v against_o for_o it_o fall_v not_o say_v he_o under_o every_o simple_a man_n cap_n to_o distinguish_v well_o in_o that_o matter_n 3._o an_o other_o cause_n be_v the_o vice_n of_o diverse_a religious_a and_o clercks_n among_o who_o especial_o in_o germany_n when_o luther_n begin_v diverse_a thing_n be_v out_o of_o order_n whereupon_o they_o grow_v into_o contempt_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o their_o religion_n also_o be_v contemptuous_a man_n common_o affect_v or_o disaffect_v the_o thing_n as_o they_o do_v the_o person_n to_o who_o they_o belong_v and_o of_o this_o mean_a principal_o luther_n make_v benefit_n for_o his_o cause_n as_o himself_o declare_v in_o these_o word_n 4._o galat._n fol._n 229._o nothing_o luther_n confess_v that_o if_o catholik_o live_v have_v be_v good_a he_o can_v have_v do_v nothing_o if_o the_o papacy_n have_v the_o same_o holiness_n &_o austerity_n of_o life_n which_o it_o have_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n hierom_n ambrose_n austin_n &_o other_o when_o the_o clergy_n have_v not_o yet_o so_o evil_a a_o name_n but_o live_v after_o the_o rule_n &_o decree_n of_o the_o father_n religious_o and_o holy_o in_o outward_a show_n and_o unmarried_a what_o can_v we_o do_v now_o against_o the_o papacy_n ib._n if_o that_o outward_a show_n and_o appearance_n of_o the_o old_a papacy_n remain_v at_o this_o day_n we_o shall_v peradventure_o do_v little_a against_o it_o by_o our_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n see_v we_o do_v now_o so_o little_o prevail_v this_o mean_v use_v also_o caluin_n as_o witness_v the_o foresaid_a surueier_n c._n 4._o surveyor_n surveyor_n where_o also_o he_o note_v that_o it_o be_v a_o plausible_a matter_n with_o the_o people_n to_o hear_v then_o deprave_a that_o be_v in_o authority_n in_o the_o lie_v people_n also_o luther_n find_v a_o great_a greediness_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v itch_a ear_n to_o hear_v novelty_n for_o as_o himself_o note_v 1._o galat._n fol._n 14._o the_o unscilfull_a multitude_n long_v to_o hear_v news_n do_v join_v themselves_o to_o false_a apostle_n and_o in_o other_o there_o be_v a_o desire_n of_o liberty_n and_o of_o power_n to_o check_v their_o pastor_n and_o how_o many_o this_o motive_n draw_v to_o follow_v luther_n melanchton_n his_o chief_a scholar_n cite_v by_o the_o surveyor_n c._n 8._o tell_v in_o these_o word_n liberty_n melancthon_n confess_v that_o man_n follow_v luther_n only_o for_o liberty_n many_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n i_o see_v do_v love_n luther_n but_o for_o that_o they_o think_v they_o have_v cast_v of_o their_o bishop_n by_o mean_n of_o he_o and_o have_v obtain_v a_o liberty_n which_o will_v not_o be_v profitable_a for_o our_o posterity_n item_n our_o fellow_n say_v he_o do_v sight_n so_o for_o their_o own_o kingdom_n and_o not_o for_o the_o gospel_n and_o this_o mean_v also_o use_v caluin_n 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