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A04779 The right and iurisdiction of the prelate, and the prince. Or, A treatise of ecclesiasticall, and regall authoritie. Compyled by I.E. student in diuinitie for the ful instruction and appeaceme[n]t of the consciences of English Catholikes, co[n]cerning the late oath of pretended allegeance. Togeather with a cleare & ample declaratio[n], of euery clause thereof, newlie reuewed and augmented by the authoure Kellison, Matthew. 1621 (1621) STC 14911; ESTC S107942 213,012 425

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that_o in_o this_o place_n as_o must_v signify_v equality_n or_o identity_n not_o similitude_n 106._o newyearesguifte_a pag._n 106._o as_o widdrington_n in_o his_o newyearesguifte_a confess_v that_o sometime_o it_o do_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o so_o by_o this_o clause_n we_o be_v to_o abjure_v that_o position_n not_o as_o like_v to_o heresy_n but_o as_o all_o one_o with_o heresy_n &_o true_o heresy_n thirdlie_o it_o be_v at_o least_o doubtful_a lest_o this_o may_v be_v the_o sense_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o position_n be_v true_o heresy_n special_o see_v that_o the_o word_n and_o manner_n of_o speech_n as_o widdrington_n confess_v be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o common_a sense_n and_o according_a to_o the_o lawemakers_n intention_n ergo_fw-la this_o be_v a_o clause_n not_o to_o be_v digest_v by_o any_o timorous_a conscience_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o then_o by_o a_o all_o devour_a conscience_n the_o five_o clause_n and_o i_o do_v further_o believe_v and_o in_o 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the_o chief_a pastor_n 15._o act._n 15._o notwithstanding_o that_o it_o represent_v the_o whole_a church_n contain_v all_o the_o chief_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v in_o it_o assemble_v all_o the_o learning_n wisdom_n authority_n and_o sanctity_n yea_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o director_n may_v err_v who_o can_v err_v and_o after_o such_o authority_n reject_v who_o shall_v we_o find_v of_o great_a authority_n for_o interpret_n scripture_n decide_v controversy_n clear_v doubt_n and_o difficulty_n and_o enact_v wholesome_a law_n 18._o mat._n 18._o christ_n bid_v we_o hold_v he_o for_o no_o better_a than_o a_o ethnic_a and_o publican_n who_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n and_o where_o or_o when_o do_v the_o church_n more_o express_o deliver_v her_o mind_n or_o teach_v with_o more_o authority_n or_o command_v with_o more_o right_a to_o be_v obey_v then_o in_o a_o general_n council_n 16._o ●●au_fw-fr 14._o &_o 16._o and_o if_o in_o any_o place_n or_o community_n the_o holy_a ghost_n preside_v as_o certes_o christ_n promise_v his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o his_o church_n and_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n no_o doubt_n in_o a_o general_n council_n he_o teach_v all_o verity_n 15._o act._n 15._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o s._n peter_n and_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n say_v visum_fw-la est_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la 3._o 1._o tim._n 3._o it_o have_v seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o us._n and_o if_o the_o church_n be_v ever_o the_o pillar_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v in_o a_o general_n council_n if_o ever_o christ_n fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o be_v there_o where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o his_o name_n seleve._n athan._n in_o epist_n de_fw-fr synodie_n arim._n &_o seleve._n he_o fulfil_v it_o in_o a_o general_n council_n wherefore_o athanasius_n call_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a sententiam_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la a_o apostolical_a sentence_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o marueile_v how_o any_o dare_v make_v any_o doubt_n 118._o epist_n ad_fw-la epict._n ambros_n li._n 5._o epist_n 32._o aug._n ep_v 162._o &_o 118._o or_o move_v any_o question_n concern_v any_o matter_n decide_v in_o that_o council_n s._n ambrose_n do_v give_v such_o credit_n to_o it_o that_o he_o say_v neither_o death_n nor_o sword_n shall_v separate_v he_o from_o that_o authority_n s._n augustine_n call_v the_o sentence_n of_o a_o general_n council_n the_o last_o sentence_n from_o which_o be_v no_o appeal_n and_o say_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o counsel_n in_o the_o church_n be_v saluberrima_fw-la most_o wholesome_a 1._o ciril_n in_o dial_n 1._o s._n cirill_n of_o alexandria_n call_v a_o general_n council_n basim_fw-la &_o immobile_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la 28._o gregor_n epist_n 28._o a_o ground_n and_o immovable_a foundation_n s._n gregory_n the_o great_a honour_v the_o four_o first_o general_n counsel_n to_o which_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v equal_a 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must_v be_v skilful_a in_o that_o art_n or_o science_n which_o trithemius_n himself_o know_v and_o therefore_o leave_v this_o question_n undiscuss_v second_o i_o answer_v that_o trithemius_n speak_v of_o henry_n the_o four_o emperor_n who_o though_o he_o have_v commit_v many_o insolence_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o church_n and_o have_v set_v up_o a_o antipope_n &c._n &c._n which_o his_o enormity_n trithemius_n call_v scelera_fw-la inaudita_fw-la yet_o he_o profess_v himself_o a_o catholic_a and_o so_o the_o school_n divine_n to_o wit_n ocham_n almainus_n and_o such_o other_o as_o i_o have_v relate_v for_o other_o widdrington_n can_v not_o allege_v dispute_v whether_o he_o can_v be_v depose_v he_o be_v or_o pretend_v to_o be_v no_o heretic_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o epistle_n to_o gregor●e_v the_o seven_o allege_v above_o allege_v and_o what_o they_o resolve_v we_o have_v see_v 14._o gallicana_n widdr._n in_o his_o newyearesgift_n pag._n 46._o disput_fw-la theol._n c._n 3._o sec_fw-la 3._o num_fw-la 13._o petrus_n pithaeus_n god_n libert_n ecc._n gallicana_n petrus_n pithaeus_n say_v widdrington_n a_o man_n as_o possevin_n say_v trnlie_o learn_v and_o a_o diligent_a searcher_n of_o antiquity_n affirm_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n of_o france_n be_v ground_v in_o this_o principle_n which_o france_n have_v ever_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o power_n to_o deprive_v the_o french_a king_n of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o in_o any_o other_o manner_n to_o dispose_v thereof_o and_o that_o notwithstanding_o any_o whatsoever_o monition_n or_o monitory_n excommunication_n or_o interdict_v which_o by_o the_o pope_n can_v be_v make_v yet_o the_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o yield_v obedience_n due_a to_o the_o king_n for_o temporalle_n neither_o therein_o can_v they_o be_v dispense_v or_o absolve_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o in_o his_o disput_n theological_a 13._o cap._n 3._o sec_fw-la 3._o num_fw-la 13._o he_o say_v that_o pithaeus_n out_o of_o a_o general_a maxim_n which_o france_n that_o be_v as_o he_o put_v in_o the_o margin_n the_o great_a part_n ever_o approve_v deduce_v this_o particular_a proposition_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o deprive_v the_o french_a king_n of_o his_o kingdom_n but_o first_o here_o we_o see_v widdrington_n ascribe_v two_o thing_n to_o pithaeus_n which_o seem_v to_o imply_v contradiction_n for_o in_o his_o newyearesgift_n he_o make_v he_o say_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n of_o france_n be_v ground_v in_o this_o principle_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o power_n to_o deprive_v the_o king_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o in_o his_o theological_a disputation_n he_o say_v that_o pithaeus_n out_o of_o a_o certain_a general_a maxim_n deduce_v this_o particular_a proposition_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o give_v the_o kingdom_n of_o freunce_n into_o prey_n nor_o deprive_v the_o king_n of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o make_v this_o position_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o deprive_v the_o king_n of_o france_n both_o a_o general_a maxim_n in_o which_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n of_o f●aunce_n be_v ground_v and_o also_o a_o particular_a proposition_n deduce_v out_o of_o a_o general_a maxim_n which_o he_o name_v not_o which_o two_o thing_n how_o they_o cohere_v let_v widdrington_n look_v and_o certes_o i_o can_v not_o imagine_v any_o maxim_n receive_v in_o france_n out_o of_o which_o either_o widdrington_n or_o pithaeus_n can_v deduce_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v in_o no_o case_n deprive_v the_o king_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o maxim_n receive_v in_o france_n that_o learned_a prelate_n cardinal_n perone_n in_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n make_v in_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o name_n but_o also_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o nobility_n and_o clergy_n of_o france_n will_v never_o have_v dare_v before_o such_o curious_a auditor_n to_o utter_v these_o word_n follow_v now_o if_o those_o who_o have_v of_o set_a purpose_n labour_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o england_n he_o put_v in_o the_o margin_n widdrington_n to_o find_v out_o author_n who_o have_v affirm_v that_o in_o case_n of_o heresy_n or_o infidelity_n the_o subject_n can_v not_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o obligation_n that_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o prince_n can_v not_o find_v out_o any_o one_o and_o if_o those_o who_o have_v since_o write_v of_o the_o same_o subject_n in_o france_n can_v never_o find_v out_o in_o all_o france_n note_n these_o word_n since_o the_o time_n that_o school_n of_o divinity_n have_v be_v institute_v and_o set_v open_a till_o this_o day_n one_o only_o doctor_n neither_o divine_a nor_o lawyer_n nor_o decree_n nor_o council_n nor_o determination_n nor_o act_n of_o parliament_n nor_o magistrate_n either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o politic_a who_o have_v say_v that_o in_o case_n of_o heresy_n or_o infidelity_n the_o subject_n can_v not_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o prince_n on_o the_o contrary_a if_o all_o those_o who_o have_v write_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o temporal_a power_n of_o king_n have_v ever_o except_v the_o case_n of_o heresy_n and_o apostasy_n from_o christian_a religion_n how_o be_v it_o that_o they_o can_v without_o enforce_v of_o conscience_n make_v man_n not_o only_o to_o receive_v this_o doctrine_n that_o in_o no_o case_n the_o subject_n can_v be_v absolve_v from_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n they_o owe_v to_o their_o prince_n for_o a_o perpetual_a and_o universal_a doctrine_n of_o the_o french_a church_n etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o receive_v maxim_n in_o france_n out_o of_o which_o pithaeus_n or_o widdrington_n can_v deduce_v that_o the_o pope_n in_o no_o case_n can_v deprive_v the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o what_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n kingdom_n of_o france_n at_o this_o present_a be_v may_v well_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o all_o the_o nobility_n and_o clergy_n the_o two_o most_o worthy_a part_n and_o member_n of_o that_o realm_n in_o the_o year_n 1615._o reject_v a_o oath_n like_a to_o the_o oath_n of_o england_n as_o pernicious_a cause_n of_o schism_n &_o the_o open_a gap_n to_o heresy_n as_o our_o most_o excellent_a and_o learned_a king_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o declaration_n for_o the_o right_n of_o king_n set_v forth_o in_o french_a the_o same_o year_n confess_v though_o in_o a_o complain_v manner_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o oration_n of_o the_o say_a cardinal_n send_v to_o our_o say_a sovereign_n and_o although_o the_o tierce_n estate_n propose_v a_o oath_n like_a to_o that_o of_o england_n yet_o that_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o low_a of_o the_o three_o estate_n and_o as_o cardinal_z perone_n affirm_v they_o have_v their_o lesson_n give_v they_o from_o england_n 15._o he_o allege_v also_o out_o of_o bochellus_n the_o testimony_n of_o cardinal_n pelue_v and_o other_o prelate_n who_o in_o a_o assembly_n at_o paris_n 1595._o reject_a the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_v 25._o cap._n 19_o by_o which_o it_o be_v forbid_v king_n to_o permit_v duelle_n under_o pain_n of_o lose_v the_o city_n or_o place_n in_o which_o they_o permit_v a_o duelle_fw-fr concilium_fw-la tridentiwm_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la excommunicate_a &_o private_a regem_fw-la civitate_fw-la illâ_fw-la vel_fw-la loco_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la permittit_fw-la fieri_fw-la duellum_fw-la hic_fw-la articulus_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la regis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la privari_fw-la svo_fw-la dominio_fw-la temporali_fw-la respectu_fw-la cvius_fw-la nullum_fw-la superiorem_fw-la recognoscit_fw-la the_o council_n of_o trent_n say_v they_o excommunicate_v and_o deprive_v a_o king_n of_o that_o city_n or_o place_n in_o which_o he_o permit_v a_o duelle_fw-fr to_o be_v make_v this_o article_n be_v against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n who_o can_v not_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o temporal_a dominion_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v no_o superior_a i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o cardinal_n pelue_fw-mi and_o those_o prelate_n will_v thus_o reject_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n or_o affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o deprive_v the_o king_n and_o lest_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o do_v injury_n to_o bochellus_n in_v not_o credit_v he_o i_o shall_v give_v reason_n for_o it_o 111._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 111._o for_o first_o as_o schulkennius_n show_v he_o thrust_n into_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o church_n of_o france_n and_o recken_v amongst_o her_o liberty_n many_o scandalous_a thing_n and_o to_o omit_v many_o of_o they_o which_o schulkennius_n note_v i_o will_v note_v only_o two_o or_o three_o of_o his_o absurdity_n which_o i_o have_v see_v in_o his_o book_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n he_o show_v himself_o no_o good_a catholic_a in_o carp_n uniustelie_o and_o saucy_o
the_o society_n of_o jesus_n relate_v william_n occam_n john_n of_o paris_n dante_n be_v aligerius_n joannes_n almainus_n etc._n etc._n do_v follow_v who_o i_o say_v read_v these_o word_n in_o widdrington_n can_v think_v otherwise_o then_o that_o these_o two_o author_n which_o widdrington_n produce_v for_o the_o second_o opinion_n be_v produce_v for_o his_o author_n though_o out_o of_o azorius_fw-la as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o author_n but_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v loath_a altogether_o to_o refuse_v these_o two_o author_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v azorius_fw-la make_v occam_n a_o classical_a author_n and_o gabriel_n and_o the_o nominalle_n follow_v he_o as_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o nominalle_n and_o suarez_n and_o vasquez_n do_v oft_o allege_v he_o for_o their_o opinion_n but_o what_o do_v all_o this_o prove_v but_o only_o that_o occam_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o skille_n in_o logic_n and_o philosophy_n and_o school_n divinity_n be_v a_o principal_a doctor_n among_o the_o nominalle_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n be_v often_o allege_v by_o catholic_a doctor_n yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o even_o azorius_fw-la suarez_n and_o vasquez_n do_v condemn_v occhams_n book_n which_o widdrington_n so_o esteem_v to_o wit_v those_o which_o he_o write_v against_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o authority_n and_o touch_v dante_n be_v he_o say_v trithemius_n affirm_v that_o dante_n be_v be_v most_o studious_a in_o holy_a scripture_n but_o be_v it_o that_o dante_n be_v after_o poetry_n and_o humanity_n study_v scripture_n yet_o he_o presume_v to_o study_v scripture_n without_o ground_n in_o divinity_n as_o erasmus_n laurentius_n valla_n and_o other_o do_v may_v fall_v into_o error_n as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o certain_o who_o so_o please_v to_o read_v his_o monarchy_n shall_v perceive_v in_o it_o more_o poetry_n poetical_a invention_n and_o slight_a and_o superficial_a philosophy_n then_o solid_a divinity_n whereas_o he_o reject_v bartolus_n censure_n of_o dante_n be_v as_o i_o have_v no_o leisure_n so_o will_v i_o not_o wrangle_v with_o he_o about_o that_o this_o shall_v suffice_v i_o that_o both_o of_o these_o two_o author_n be_v censure_v in_o the_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la set_v forth_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o diverse_a pope_n and_o although_o widdrington_n say_v that_o the_o compiler_n of_o the_o index_n be_v not_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o that_o he_o know_v not_o for_o what_o cause_n diverse_a book_n in_o the_o index_n be_v condemn_v wherein_o he_o show_v little_a respect_n to_o superior_n yet_o at_o least_o those_o book_n which_o be_v censure_v in_o the_o index_n can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o scandalous_a and_o the_o author_n no_o less_o than_o infamous_a and_o so_o no_o fit_a witness_n nor_o author_n to_o make_v a_o opinion_n probable_a so_o that_o let_v widdrington_n choose_v what_o he_o will_n either_o he_o will_v have_v these_o author_n or_o he_o will_v not_o if_o he_o will_v they_o can_v give_v no_o credit_n to_o his_o opinion_n they_o have_v none_o themselves_o if_o he_o will_v not_o he_o have_v two_o author_n few_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n may_v reject_v diverse_a other_o yea_o all_o the_o other_o author_n and_o so_o vae_fw-la soli_fw-la woe_n to_o he_o that_o stand_v post_o alone_o but_o he_o say_v that_o he_o produce_v not_o they_o alone_o but_o with_o many_o other_o catholic_a godly_a and_o learned_a author_n i_o answer_v that_o what_o the_o most_o of_o his_o author_n be_v i_o have_v already_o show_v and_o whereas_o he_o allege_v tertullian_n s._n ambrose_n s._n hierom_n and_o other_o schulkennius_n have_v answer_v he_o that_o they_o be_v by_o he_o misconstrue_v tertullian_n in_o his_o apologeticut_n say_v emperor_n be_v second_o to_o god_n and_o unde_n his_o only_o power_n i_o answer_v that_o then_o emperor_n be_v pagan_n and_o so_o not_o subject_a to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o god_n only_o i_o answer_v second_o that_o the_o emperor_n and_o every_o absolute_a king_n christian_n have_v no_o temporal_a superior_a but_o god_n yet_o as_o widdrington_n dare_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a power_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o chief_a pastor_n above_o he_o which_o may_v punish_v he_o spiritual_o so_o i_o say_v this_o power_n can_v in_o some_o case_n decree_v temporal_a punishment_n against_o he_o when_o spiritual_a punishment_n do_v not_o prevail_v whereas_o s._n ambrose_n s._n hierom_n sequentibus_fw-la in_o apol._n n._n 5._o &_o sequentibus_fw-la gregorius_n turonensis_n allege_v by_o tviddrington_n say_v the_o king_n be_v subject_a to_o no_o law_n nor_o punishment_n but_o of_o god_n they_o mean_v that_o he_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o his_o own_o or_o any_o temporal_a prince_n law_n and_o punishment_n but_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o ecclesiastical_a law_n &_o power_n and_o may_v by_o that_o power_n be_v chastise_v by_o spiritual_a censure_n and_o also_o temporal_a when_o the_o spiritual_a censure_n be_v contemn_v 8._o in_o apol._n num_fw-la 8._o and_o whereas_o s._n augustine_n pope_n nicholas_n &_o other_o allege_v by_o widdrington_a affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o church_n have_v no_o material_a or_o temporal_a sword_n i_o grant_v it_o because_o they_o by_o a_o material_a sword_n understand_v temporal_a authority_n to_o use_v it_o and_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o by_o christ_n gift_n yet_o he_o have_v from_o christ_n as_o i_o have_v above_o prove_v a_o spiritual_a power_n by_o which_o he_o may_v command_v the_o temporal_a sword_n as_o widdrington_n himself_o acknowledge_v 197._o in_o apol._n n._n 196._o 197._o and_o by_o this_o power_n he_o can_v decree_v temporal_a punishment_n when_o the_o spiritual_a censure_n will_v not_o take_v place_n though_o neither_o he_o nor_o the_o church_n do_v execute_v these_o temporal_a punishment_n especial_o of_o death_n and_o blood_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o beseem_v the_o church_n initio_fw-la s._n leo_n ep_n 93._o ad_fw-la turibium_fw-la asturien_n episcopum_fw-la parum_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la according_a to_o that_o of_o s_o leo_n ecclesiastica_fw-la lenitas_fw-la cruentas_fw-la refugit_fw-la ultiones_fw-la the_o ecclesiastical_a lenity_n eschew_v bloody_a revenge_n and_o thus_o much_o concern_v widdringtons_n author_n the_o examination_n of_o which_o author_n although_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o necessary_a schulkennius_n have_v already_o examine_v they_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o some_o what_o requisite_a partly_o because_o schulkennius_n examination_n be_v in_o latin_a it_o can_v not_o see_v easy_o nor_o so_o general_o be_v make_v knowné_fw-fr to_o english_a man_n partly_o because_o i_o have_v examine_v diverse_a author_n which_o schulkennius_n do_v not_o and_o i_o have_v add_v here_o and_o there_o something_a as_o facile_a est_fw-la inventis_fw-la addere_fw-la for_o more_o ample_a explication_n and_o now_o also_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o widdringtons_n appendix_n in_o which_o he_o answer_v to_o schulkennius_n examination_n i_o have_v brief_o refute_v some_o of_o his_o answer_n to_o schulkennius_n touch_v his_o author_n out_o of_o all_o this_o i_o gather_v that_o see_v that_o widdringtons_n author_n either_o make_v not_o for_o he_o or_o be_v of_o no_o or_o crack_a credit_n or_o be_v quite_o opposite_a to_o he_o which_o it_o seem_v he_o himself_o now_o see_v and_o therefore_o in_o his_o appendix_n reject_v two_o of_o they_o and_o defend_v not_o the_o rest_n though_o provoke_v by_o schulkennius_n i_o may_v say_v that_o widdrington_n amid_o all_o his_o author_n stand_v post_o alone_o and_o he_o but_o one_o oppose_v himself_o not_o only_o to_o his_o chief_a pastors_n censure_n but_o also_o against_o the_o current_n of_o all_o catholic_a and_o renown_v doctor_n and_o author_n chapter_n xiiii_o by_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o heretic_n the_o same_o against_o they_o be_v demonstrate_v and_o thence_o be_v infer_v that_o the_o question_n betwixt_o we_o 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