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nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la inconcussam_fw-la &_o fir_n misâ—mam_fw-la discipuli_fw-la fidem_fw-la voluit_fw-la i_o think_v that_o by_o the_o rock_n be_v nothing_o else_o mean_v but_o the_o firm_a and_o constant_a faith_n of_o the_o disciple_n s._n augustine_n in_o his_o 124._o treatise_n upon_o s._n john_n expound_v these_o word_n esse_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la ergo_fw-la petram_fw-la quam_fw-la confessus_fw-la es_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la petra_n enim_fw-la erat_fw-la christus_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la fidem_fw-la super_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la tue_fw-la christus_fw-la filiê°_n dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la bellar._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o §_o addo_n augustinum_n ex_fw-la sola_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la hebreae_fw-la linguae_fw-la deceptum_fw-la esse_fw-la faith_n upon_o this_o rock_n that_o thou_o have_v canfess_v will_v i_o find_v my_o church_n and_o upon_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n john_n his_o 10._o treatise_n and_o 60._o sermon_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n what_o mean_v this_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n sure_o thus_o much_o be_v mean_v upon_o this_o faith_n upon_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v thou_o be_v that_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v say_v in_o other_o place_n that_o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o peter_n he_o recall_v himself_o in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o retractation_n cap._n 21._o because_o say_v he_o that_o jesus_n christ_n say_v not_o unto_o he_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la petra_fw-la thou_o be_v the_o rock_n but_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n thou_o be_v peter_n now_o this_o rock_n say_v he_o be_v christ_n which_o bellarmine_n unable_a to_o deny_v think_v it_o better_a to_o affirm_v that_o augustine_n err_v for_o want_v of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n chrysostome_n upon_o matth._n 16_o upon_o this_o rock_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o faith_n of_o this_o confession_n and_o in_o this_o sermon_n upon_o the_o pentecost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v say_v upon_o this_o rock_n and_o not_o upon_o peter_n for_o he_o have_v not_o found_v his_o church_n upon_o man_n but_o upon_o faith_n and_o what_o faith_n be_v this_o thou_o be_v christ_n etc._n etc._n eusebius_n emissenus_fw-la in_o his_o homily_n upon_o the_o nativity_n of_o s._n peter_n expound_v these_o word_n in_o this_o manner_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n upon_o that_o stone_n which_o thou_o begin_v to_o lay_v in_o the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n upon_o that_o faith_n which_o thou_o teach_v say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n for_o the_o apostle_n agree_v with_o this_o opinion_n say_v that_o none_o can_v lay_v any_o other_o foundation_n then_o that_o that_o be_v lay_v jesus_n christ_n what_o say_v the_o counsel_n hereunto_o in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n fidem_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la confessionem_fw-la robora_fw-la ta_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la pag._n 223._o of_o the_o edition_n of_o collen_n upon_o this_o confession_n which_o peter_n have_v make_v and_o upon_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o church_n ground_v meam_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la meipsum_fw-la qui_fw-la significor_n per_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la nay_o the_o gloss_n of_o the_o canon-doctor_n themselves_o upon_o the_o goodly_a extravagant_a unam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la say_v super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la meipsum_fw-la qui_fw-la significor_n per_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la upon_o this_o rock_n that_o be_v to_o say_v upon_o myself_o that_o be_o the_o rock_n and_o be_o signify_v by_o the_o rock_n will_v i_o find_v my_o church_n read_v the_o exposition_n of_o lyranus_fw-la upon_o matth._n 16._o for_o it_o agree_v full_o with_o this_o and_o set_v it_o down_o in_o express_a term_n but_o it_o may_v be_v coeffeteau_n allege_v this_o passage_n or_o sentence_n because_o it_o say_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v lose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v lose_a in_o heaven_n by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n the_o gospel_n ordinary_o do_v understand_v the_o church_n of_o god_n upon_o earth_n and_o consequent_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n signify_v the_o church_n to_o bring_v man_n into_o the_o church_n or_o exclude_v they_o from_o it_o this_o be_v chief_o do_v by_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o our_o lord_n for_o that_o cause_n luc._n 11._o call_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n unto_o which_o preach_v be_v annex_v the_o power_n of_o admit_v sinner_n to_o repentance_n and_o to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o receive_v the_o word_n and_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o it_o or_o if_o they_o be_v impenitent_a to_o shut_v they_o out_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o faithful_a this_o same_o power_n be_v signify_v by_o the_o word_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v for_o we_o be_v natural_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o satan_n but_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n free_v and_o deliver_v we_o when_o by_o faith_n we_o apprehend_v it_o by_o which_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n be_v unbound_v who_o satan_n have_v fetter_v luc._n 13._o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o if_o any_o man_n oppose_v himself_o against_o this_o word_n either_o by_o unbelief_n or_o of_o a_o profane_a humour_n by_o the_o same_o preach_n first_o general_o propound_v and_o after_o particular_o apply_v to_o the_o impenitent_a sinner_n by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o his_o curse_n be_v denounce_v unto_o he_o the_o which_o hold_v the_o sinner_n bind_v and_o be_v unto_o he_o as_o chain_n by_o which_o satan_n lead_v he_o captive_a and_o draw_v he_o with_o a_o insensible_a violence_n into_o perdition_n unless_o by_o his_o earnest_a repentance_n he_o free_v himself_o of_o those_o bond_n and_o return_v to_o god_n here_o then_o jesus_n christ_n show_v that_o god_n ratifi_v in_o heaven_n both_o the_o reception_n of_o a_o repent_a sinner_n and_o the_o reject_v of_o he_o that_o be_v impenitent_a and_o will_v that_o during_o his_o obstinacy_n by_o which_o he_o despise_v the_o church_n he_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o publican_n and_o a_o heathen_a matth._n 18.17.18_o we_o be_v then_o to_o learn_v whether_o this_o power_n be_v give_v to_o s._n peter_n alone_o or_o to_o all_o the_o apostle_n i_o say_v that_o that_o which_o be_v promise_v to_o s._n peter_n matth._n 16._o be_v also_o promise_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n the_o eighteen_o of_o the_o same_o evangelist_n ver_fw-la 18._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v lose_v upon_o earth_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v lose_a in_o heaven_n 2_o assure_o it_o be_v a_o most_o ridiculous_a presumption_n to_o think_v that_o any_o man_n now_o adays_o do_v better_o understand_v the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n then_o the_o apostle_n do_v but_o it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n do_v never_o suppose_v that_o by_o these_o word_n of_o christ_n any_o superiority_n be_v give_v to_o s._n peter_n for_o have_v they_o so_o believe_v they_o will_v never_o after_o that_o have_v contend_v among_o themselves_o for_o pre-eminence_n as_o they_o do_v luke_n 22._o but_o one_o day_n before_o the_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n 3_o above_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o jesus_n christ_n do_v not_o here_o give_v unto_o peter_n the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v but_o only_o promise_v to_o give_v it_o he_o which_o he_o perform_v after_o his_o resurrection_n john_n 20._o in_o which_o place_n he_o give_v like_o power_n to_o all_o his_o disciple_n say_v receive_v you_o
receive_v some_o lustre_n from_o his_o reflection_n but_o those_o that_o desire_v to_o make_v themselves_o know_v by_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o adversary_n be_v always_o such_o as_o have_v little_a in_o themselves_o why_o the_o world_n shall_v take_v note_n of_o they_o this_o doctor_n in_o his_o book_n handle_v the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n as_o a_o nurse_n do_v her_o nurce-childe_n who_o after_o she_o have_v dandle_v it_o beat_v it_o mingle_v curstness_n and_o flattery_n for_o in_o humble_a term_n he_o wrong_v he_o and_o give_v he_o respectful_a lie_n flatter_v he_o with_o injury_n accuse_v he_o to_o speak_v upon_o trust_n and_o that_o he_o busi_v himself_o with_o quirk_n and_o subtlety_n and_o say_v that_o he_o make_v s._n paul_n a_o interpreter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n this_o be_v the_o form_n of_o his_o writing_n as_o for_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o his_o book_n i_o find_v that_o he_o have_v ill_o measure_v his_o own_o strength_n and_o that_o with_o the_o weakness_n and_o meanness_n of_o his_o skill_n he_o have_v make_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o majesty_n reason_n more_o manifest_a giant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v overthrow_v with_o a_o breath_n neither_o be_v a_o lion_n to_o be_v fight_v against_o with_o a_o festue_n other_o kind_n of_o force_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v resistance_n to_o so_o exquisite_a a_o doctrine_n that_o be_v ever_o abundant_o sustain_v by_o the_o truth_n and_o indeed_o he_o clear_o confess_v his_o weakness_n in_o this_o that_o he_o never_o cit_v the_o text_n of_o the_o king_n book_n but_o only_o report_v the_o sense_n thereof_o disguise_v and_o weaken_v that_o he_o may_v give_v himself_o great_a scope_n and_o liberty_n form_v to_o himself_o chimera_n which_o he_o impugn_v with_o other_o chimera_n of_o his_o own_o as_o will_v sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o examination_n of_o his_o book_n to_o which_o we_o now_o will_v enter_v god_n herein_o enlighten_v we_o since_o that_o which_o we_o say_v be_v for_o his_o truth_n which_o be_v the_o light_n of_o our_o soul_n chap._n ii_o certain_a remonstrance_n of_o coeffeteav_v his_o judgement_n touch_v the_o treason_n and_o attempt_n upon_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n aristotle_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o rhetoric_n 〈◊〉_d chap._n 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o the_o country_n people_n use_v to_o have_v their_o speech_n very_o full_a of_o sentence_n but_o folly_n be_v more_o sufferable_a than_o unseasonable_a wisdom_n coeffeteau_n begin_v his_o book_n much_o after_o such_o fashion_n make_v to_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n many_o sententious_a remonstrance_n interlace_v and_o mingle_v with_o threat_n and_o commendation_n but_o whilst_o he_o represent_v to_o king_n their_o duty_n he_o go_v beyond_o his_o own_o for_o s._n jerome_n forbid_v monk_n to_o be_v teacher_n say_v in_o his_o book_n against_o vigilantius_n monachus_n non_fw-la docentissed_a plangen_fw-mi this_fw-mi habet_fw-la officium_fw-la wish_v monk_n rather_o to_o bewail_v and_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o their_o own_o fault_n then_o to_o reprehend_v those_o of_o other_o man_n but_o chief_o his_o remonstrance_n be_v ill_o employ_v to_o a_o king_n that_o be_v better_a read_v in_o the_o bible_n than_o he_o be_v in_o his_o missal_n and_o that_o have_v careful_o put_v in_o practice_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n in_o the_o seventeenth_o of_o deuteronomy_n where_o he_o command_v king_n to_o read_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n 19_o verse_n 19_o the_o exhortation_n that_o luther_n often_o use_v by_o his_o letter_n to_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o to_o renounce_v the_o papacy_n and_o to_o live_v of_o his_o own_o and_o to_o come_v and_o do_v as_o he_o do_v have_v more_o grace_n with_o it_o than_o this_o of_o coeffeteau_n for_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a of_o the_o two_o 2._o sleidan_n li._n 2._o that_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o likely_a to_o have_v follow_v luther_n counsel_n this_o doctor_n have_v thus_o employ_v the_o seven_o first_o page_n of_o his_o book_n in_o these_o exhortation_n which_o have_v no_o other_o fault_n but_o that_o they_o be_v ill_o apply_v come_v to_o those_o motive_n which_o estrange_v and_o keep_v the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o the_o roman_a religion_n suppose_v the_o conspiracy_n that_o have_v be_v against_o his_o person_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o thereupon_o protest_v 1._o fol._n 5._o pag._n 1._o that_o the_o roman_a church_n no_o way_n approve_v such_o attempt_n but_o condemn_v they_o as_o parricide_n and_o wish_v to_o prince_n secure_a government_n victorious_a arm_n obedient_a people_n and_o faithful_a council_n and_o after_o add_v that_o for_o these_o consideration_n the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o pope_n can_v disaprove_v the_o course_n that_o your_o majesty_n hola_v to_o secure_v your_o authority_n and_o person_n against_o the_o miserable_a erterprise_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o that_o religion_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o descend_v to_o this_o i_o say_v coeffeteau_n have_v be_v very_o ill_o inform_v for_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n life_n have_v not_o withhold_v or_o keep_v he_o from_o popery_n since_o even_o from_o his_o infancy_n he_o have_v make_v open_a profession_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o before_o this_o conspiracy_n have_v publish_v the_o confession_n of_o his_o faith_n conformable_a to_o that_o which_o we_o profess_v and_o whereas_o he_o condemn_v such_o attempt_n as_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o life_n of_o king_n we_o great_o commend_v he_o for_o it_o and_o thereby_o suppose_v that_o he_o no_o way_n approve_v the_o enterprise_n of_o james_n clement_n who_o be_v domestic_a with_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n from_o thence_o i_o likewise_o gather_v that_o when_o the_o jesuite_n mariana_n in_o the_o sixth_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la praise_v the_o act_n of_o james_n clement_n say_v that_o he_o be_v persuade_v and_o enduce_v thereunto_o by_o divine_n with_o who_o he_o have_v confer_v i_o gather_v that_o coeffeteau_n be_v none_o of_o those_o divine_n and_o that_o when_o this_o parricide_n saint_n and_o coeffeteau_n go_v a_o beg_v together_o he_o make_v he_o not_o acquaint_v with_o his_o secret_n and_o further_o it_o be_v no_o small_a virtue_n in_o this_o doctor_n that_o he_o fear_v not_o in_o so_o just_a a_o cause_n to_o condemn_v many_o jesuite_n who_o be_v complice_n or_o instigator_n of_o this_o last_o conspiracy_n and_o have_v be_v execute_v for_o it_o nay_o more_o it_o show_v a_o magnanimity_n in_o coeffeteau_n that_o he_o dare_v so_o courageous_o oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o bellarmine_n who_o by_o their_o letter_n before_o mention_v incite_v the_o english_a to_o rebellion_n which_o can_v never_o take_v effect_n so_o long_o as_o the_o king_n life_n shall_v be_v in_o safety_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n he_o likewise_o condemn_v the_o author_n of_o the_o legend_n of_o s._n james_n clement_n which_o we_o have_v see_v with_o our_o eye_n but_o not_o without_o much_o wonder_n and_o admiration_n the_o success_n of_o thing_n have_v grudge_v he_o this_o honour_n and_o man_n have_v be_v nothing_o favourable_a and_o propitious_a to_o this_o saint_n otherwise_o doubtless_o he_o have_v before_o this_o be_v put_v into_o paradise_n it_o be_v likewise_o a_o cause_n of_o just_a joy_n unto_o we_o to_o see_v that_o a_o doctor_n of_o the_o sorbons_n dare_v approve_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n against_o john_n chastell_n though_o the_o pope_n of_o late_a have_v new_o censure_v it_o by_o which_o it_o do_v also_o follow_v that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o well_o do_v that_o garnet_n and_o ouldcorne_n jesuite_n and_o party_n in_o the_o gunpowder_n treason_n be_v at_o rome_n insert_v in_o a_o roll_n of_o martyr_n whosoever_o praise_v and_o approve_v a_o act_n already_o do_v will_v questionless_a counsel_n and_o advise_v the_o 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