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loud_a voice_n that_o he_o have_v learn_v more_o touch_v the_o doctrine_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n by_o the_o waldenses_n instruct_v their_o child_n in_o their_o catechise_n then_o in_o all_o the_o disputation_n of_o divinity_n which_o he_o have_v ever_o hear_v in_o paris_n §_o 5_o antiquus_fw-la i_o will_v not_o stand_v upon_o those_o foul_a error_n which_o some_o author_n attribute_n to_o the_o waldenses_n but_o there_o be_v nine_o point_n which_o the_o late_a learned_a jesuite_n 26._o jesuite_n parson_n three_o conversion_n part_n 2._o cap._n 10._o §._o 26._o robert_n parson_n say_v all_o author_n that_o write_v of_o the_o waldenses_n do_v attribute_n unto_o they_o which_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o maintain_v those_o show_n that_o you_o and_o they_o be_v not_o of_o one_o church_n antiquissimus_fw-la those_o show_v the_o vanity_n and_o shamelessness_n of_o that_o man_n that_o to_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n avouch_v all_o author_n when_o many_o author_n 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bene_fw-la omne_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la credant_fw-la etc._n etc._n again_o casti_fw-la sunt_fw-la leonistae_fw-la pag._n 231._o lin_v 48._o and_o again_o quaelibet_fw-la naturâ_fw-la turpia_fw-la devitant_fw-la item_n suos_fw-la subditos_fw-la ad_fw-la eadem_fw-la diligenter_n informant_a ib._n pag._n 232_o 42._o rerum_fw-la bohemic_a script_n a_o m._n frehero_n edit_n hanou._n a_o 1602._o they_o 4._o they_o in_o their_o book_n of_o remedy_n against_o sin_n cap._n 21._o cite_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o waldenses_n book_n 1._o cap._n 4._o inform_v their_o people_n against_o this_o sin_n thus_o the_o sin_n of_o luxury_n be_v very_o please_v to_o the_o devil_n displease_v to_o god_n and_o injurious_a to_o our_o neighbour_n because_o therein_o a_o man_n obey_v the_o base_a part_n of_o his_o body_n rather_o than_o god_n who_o preserve_v it_o a_o foolish_a woman_n do_v not_o only_o take_v from_o a_o man_n his_o good_a but_o himself_o too_o he_o that_o be_v give_v to_o this_o vice_n 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swear_v mâ—tth_n 5._o james_n 5._o answer_n indeed_o they_o eschew_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o swear_v according_a to_o christ_n precept_n matth._n 5_o 37._o but_o say_v your_o rainerius_n to_o avoid_v corporal_a death_n and_o the_o reveal_n of_o their_o brethren_n they_o will_v swear_v but_o how_o agree_v that_o with_o that_o which_o 3â—_n which_o gabriel_n prateclus_n pauperum_fw-la de_fw-la lugduno_n error_n 3â—_n pratoclus_n say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o hold_v that_o no_o deadly_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v tolerate_v though_o it_o be_v to_o avoid_v a_o great_a evil_n the_o truth_n be_v in_o judgement_n they_o stick_v not_o to_o swear_v true_o but_o in_o trivial_a matter_n they_o will_v not_o swear_v rash_o which_o give_v occasion_n of_o that_o cavil_n as_o your_o rainerius_n say_v dâ—cent_fw-la vitare_fw-la mendacium_fw-la detractionem_fw-la iuramentum_fw-la ibid._n 222._o 15_o 16._o 4._o 16._o in_o their_o book_n entitle_v the_o spiritual_a almanac_n in_o the_o three_o comment_n cite_v by_o hist_n wald._a book_n 1._o cap._n 4._o their_o own_o doctrine_n be_v that_o there_o be_v lawful_a oath_n tend_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o our_o neighbour_n as_o in_o hebr._n 6.16_o and_o as_o israel_n be_v enjoin_v to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n deut._n 6.13_o and_o by_o the_o example_n of_o those_o oath_n that_o past_a betwixt_o abimeleck_n and_o isaac_n gen._n 26.30_o and_o the_o oath_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 31.53_o the_o three_o article_n be_v that_o no_o judgement_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v permit_v to_o christian_n in_o this_o life_n for_o that_o it_o be_v write_v nolite_fw-la judicare_fw-la matth._n 7._o luke_fw-mi 6._o answ_n but_o rainerius_n tell_v a_o contrary_a tale_n of_o a_o waldensian_a glover_n who_o be_v condemn_v and_o lead_v to_o death_n say_v open_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o all_o you_o now_o condemn_v we_o right_o for_o if_o we_o have_v power_n over_o you_o as_o you_o have_v over_o 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they_o have_v very_o good_a and_o
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pope_n then_o frederick_n spoil_v faventia_n oppress_v first_o with_o famine_n deprive_v bononia_n of_o the_o university_n and_o translate_v it_o to_o milan_n and_o besiege_a parma_n mean_a season_n innocent_a iii_o be_v make_v pope_n who_o former_o have_v be_v a_o friend_n to_o frederick_n but_o now_o place_v in_o the_o papal_a dignity_n become_v his_o deadly_a enemy_n as_o gregory_n have_v be_v before_o he_o call_v a_o council_n at_o lion_n cause_v frederick_n to_o be_v cite_v and_o make_v a_o oration_n cite_v he_o himself_o and_o curse_v he_o with_o anathema_n and_o feign_v many_o thing_n as_o speak_v by_o he_o against_o christ_n which_o the_o emperor_n plain_o confute_v as_o mere_a fiction_n in_o a_o epistle_n yet_o extant_a to_o all_o the_o prelate_n there_o this_o pope_n again_o deprive_v the_o emperor_n of_o his_o dignity_n absolue_v the_o prince_n from_o their_o
cause_n of_o the_o pope_n primacy_n and_o power_n be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o other_o as_o himself_o say_v it_o be_v de_fw-fr summa_fw-la rei_fw-la christianae_n the_o sum_n total_a of_o christianity_n depend_v upon_o it_o in_o it_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o church_n shall_v stand_v any_o long_o or_o be_v dissolve_v and_o fall_v to_o nothing_o for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o to_o demand_v whether_o we_o may_v not_o take_v the_o foundation_n from_o the_o build_n the_o shepherd_n from_o the_o flock_n the_o general_n from_o the_o army_n the_o sun_n from_o the_o star_n the_o head_n from_o the_o body_n but_o to_o ask_v whether_o we_o may_v not_o let_v the_o building_n fall_v the_o flock_n be_v scatter_v the_o army_n disperse_v the_o star_n obscure_v the_o body_n lie_v dead_a ibid._n bellarm._n ibid._n therefore_o second_o to_o make_v this_o piece_n of_o the_o stately_a height_n wealth_n and_o magnificence_n of_o the_o papacy_n which_o be_v forsooth_o the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n most_o strong_a the_o choice_a man_n for_o wit_n learning_n and_o all_o other_o hability_n have_v be_v set_v on_o work_n to_o do_v their_o uttermost_a to_o maintain_v it_o of_o which_o bellarmine_n reckon_v the_o chief_a of_o sundry_a country_n in_o polonia_n one_o in_o france_n two_o in_o germany_n five_o in_o low_a germany_n six_o in_o england_z six_z in_o spain_n six_o in_o italy_n eight_o in_o graecia_n two_o and_o three_o if_o there_o be_v any_o strength_n in_o any_o of_o their_o writing_n bellarmine_n have_v it_o and_o set_v it_o out_o to_o the_o uttermost_a therefore_o if_o thou_o find_v he_o weak_a know_v for_o certainty_n there_o be_v no_o strength_n in_o the_o cause_n he_o muster_v indeed_o scripture_n and_o father_n and_o range_v they_o into_o goodly_a rank_n but_o all_o ad_fw-la pompam_fw-la rather_o than_o ad_fw-la pugnam_fw-la for_o never_o a_o one_o of_o they_o strike_v a_o sufficient_a blow_n for_o he_o nor_o against_o us._n against_o his_o urge_v of_o the_o place_n of_o math._n 16._o when_o he_o have_v with_o all_o his_o wit_n stretch_v it_o as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v he_o be_v fain_o to_o admit_v three_o exception_n of_o the_o protestant's_n which_v overthrow_v all_o that_o he_o will_v prove_v first_o that_o as_o christ_n ask_v not_o of_o peter_n only_o but_o of_o all_o whâ—m_fw-mi say_v you_o that_o i_o be_o peter_n answer_v for_o all_o thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n for_o all_o can_v not_o speak_v at_o once_o neither_o be_v it_o decent_a one_o must_v be_v the_o speaker_n so_o also_o christ_n reply_v upon_o he_o as_o upon_o all_o and_o therefore_o what_o be_v speak_v unto_o he_o belong_v to_o they_o all_o and_o thus_o the_o ancient_a father_n interpret_v it_o chrysostome_n upon_o the_o place_n and_o jerome_n and_o austin_n as_o bellarmine_n himself_o obâ—_n himself_o be_v lar_n de_fw-fr pont_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12_o §._o secunda_fw-la obâ—_n cit_v they_o and_o recite_v their_o word_n neither_o say_v he_o any_o thing_n to_o avoid_v their_o testimony_n but_o add_v this_o only_a peter_n answer_v for_o all_o as_o the_o prince_n and_o head_n of_o all_o which_o in_o the_o true_a sense_n we_o deny_v not_o neither_o make_v it_o any_o thing_n for_o they_o second_o the_o protestant_n say_v it_o be_v not_o upon_o peter_n person_n but_o upon_o peter_n faith_n which_o be_v the_o say_v of_o all_o the_o apostle_n whereupon_o christ_n will_v build_v his_o church_n to_o wit_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n that_o be_v the_o great_a messiah_n promise_v from_o the_o beginning_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o the_o father_n also_o teach_v as_o bellarmine_n senten_a bellarmine_n ib_a cap_n 10._o §._o quarta_fw-la senten_a confess_v hilarius_n trin._n hilarius_n lib_n 6._o de_fw-mi trin._n ambrose_n luk_n ambrose_n lib_n 6_o cap._n 9_o in_o luk_n chrysostome_n mat._n chrysostome_n hom._n 55_o in_o mat_n &_o 83._o iâ—_n mat._n cyrill_n trin._n cyrill_n ib._n 1._o de_fw-mi trin._n he_o may_v have_v add_v also_o augustine_n â—â—_o augustine_n de_fw-fr â—erbâ—s_fw-fr â—_o be_o serm_n â—â—_o who_o say_v the_o rock_n be_v christ_n not_o peter_n upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v confess_v upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v know_v say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n i_o will_v build_v thou_o upon_o i_o not_o i_o upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o your_o doctor_n stapleton_n â—â—_o stapleton_n de_fw-fr â—erbâ—s_fw-fr â—_o be_o serm_n â—â—_o â—â—_o â—â—_o princip_n doctr_n lâ—b_fw-ge â—_o cap_fw-es â—_o see_v 〈…〉_o hâ—â—t_o pag_n â—0_n â—â—_o call_v humanus_fw-la lapsus_fw-la in_o saint_n austin_n to_o all_o this_o bellarmine_n say_v they_o mean_v not_o peter_n faith_n without_o some_o relation_n to_o his_o person_n what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n this_o we_o admit_v both_o in_o he_o and_o in_o all_o the_o apostle_n their_o person_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v foundation_n in_o some_o sort_n as_o in_o ephes_n 2.20_o revel_v 21.14_o yet_o that_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n which_o they_o teach_v the_o subject_n and_o substance_n whereof_o be_v jesus_n christ_n three_o the_o protestant_n allege_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v promise_v to_o saint_n peter_n in_o the_o 16._o of_o matthew_n be_v certain_o perform_v to_o all_o in_o joh._n 20.23_o where_o christ_n say_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n whose-soev_a sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v and_o whose-soev_a sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v and_o this_o the_o father_n also_o plentiful_o teach_v eccl._n teach_v cypr._n de_fw-fr simplicitate_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la unitate_fw-la eccl._n cyprian_n trinit_fw-la cyprian_n hilari_fw-la lib._n 6._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la hilary_n etc._n hilary_n hieron_n lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la jovinianum_fw-la at_o inquit_fw-la dicis_fw-la super_fw-la petrum_fw-la fundatur_fw-la ecclesià _fw-la licet_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la in_o alio_fw-la loco_fw-la superomnes_n apo_n â—olos_fw-la siat_a &_o cuâ—cti_fw-la accipâ—ant_fw-la etc._n etc._n jerome_n and_o saint_n augustine_n in_o many_o place_n have_v the_o like_a all_o which_o ultima_fw-la which_o ib._n lib._n 1_o c._n 12._o §_o obiâ—â—tio_fw-la ultima_fw-la bellarmine_n confess_v add_v still_o lest_o he_o say_v nothing_o that_o yet_o peter_n be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v not_o the_o question_n and_o none_o of_o we_o deny_v it_o thus_o he_o grant_v first_o that_o what_o be_v there_o speak_v to_o peter_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n second_o that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o peter_n faith_n which_o be_v the_o common_a faith_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o not_o upon_o peter_n person_n either_o whole_o or_o principal_o and_o three_o that_o which_o there_o be_v promise_v to_o peter_n be_v afterward_o perform_v to_o they_o all_o and_o so_o this_o place_n of_o mat._n 16._o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o your_o man_n so_o often_o and_o so_o glorious_o allege_v it_o antiq._n be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o see_v it_o with_o my_o eye_n and_o read_v the_o whole_a tract_n advise_o i_o shall_v never_o have_v believe_v that_o bellarmine_n have_v yield_v thus_o much_o but_o yet_o he_o do_v it_o with_o modification_n antiquis_fw-la he_o must_v needs_o make_v some_o flourish_n to_o satisfy_v his_o own_o side_n but_o you_o see_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v flat_a against_o he_o but_o note_v what_o he_o grant_v further_a arg_fw-mi further_a bellar_n de_fw-fr pont_n rom_n li._n â—_o cap._n 11._o §._o alterum_fw-la arg_fw-mi peter_n be_v make_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n by_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n mat._n 16.18_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n so_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v foundation_n and_o all_o the_o three_o way_n that_o peter_n be_v first_o as_o efficient_a cause_n by_o sound_v and_o plant_v church_n some_o in_o one_o country_n and_o some_o in_o another_o for_o 15.20_o for_o rom._n 15.20_o paul_n will_v not_o build_v upon_o another_o man_n foundation_n and_o 3.10_o and_o 1_o cor_fw-la 3.10_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n in_o corinth_n and_o another_o build_v thereon_o and_o thus_o be_v all_o the_o apostle_n equal_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n revel_v 21.14_o second_o as_o material_a cause_n by_o their_o doctrine_n first_o reveil_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o teach_v by_o they_o in_o all_o church_n which_o be_v pure_a without_o mixture_n of_o error_n infallible_a be_v inspire_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o sufficient_a both_o for_o true_a faith_n and_o holy_a life_n whereupon_o the_o church_n for_o ever_o be_v to_o rest_v without_o need_n of_o any_o addition_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o church_n build_v equal_o upon_o all_o the_o apostle_n 2.20_o apostle_n ephes_n 2.20_o and_o in_o this_o saint_n peter_n be_v no_o great_a than_o the_o rest_n nor_o
more_o infallible_a three_o as_o formal_a cause_n by_o their_o govenment_n for_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v capita_n rectores_fw-la &_o pastor_n ecclesiae_fw-la vniversae_fw-la head_n governor_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n universal_a antiq._n this_o bellarmine_n say_v indeed_o but_o he_o add_v a_o difference_n in_o this_o three_o point_n the_o other_o be_v only_a head_n as_o apostle_n and_o legate_n but_o peter_n as_o the_o ordinary_a pastor_n they_o have_v fullness_n of_o power_n yet_o so_o as_o peter_n be_v their_o head_n and_o they_o depend_v upon_o he_o not_o he_o on_o they_o antiquiss_n what_o bellarmine_n yield_v and_o prove_v against_o his_o own_o side_n we_o may_v well_o take_v as_o true_a and_o wrest_v from_o he_o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n this_o last_o which_o he_o add_v in_o favour_n of_o his_o side_n he_o only_o say_v but_o prove_v not_o as_o behove_v he_o for_o how_o depend_v the_o apostle_n more_o on_o peter_n then_o he_o on_o they_o where_o do_v we_o read_v that_o ever_o he_o appoint_v enjoin_v limit_v or_o restrain_v any_o of_o they_o or_o show_v any_o authority_n over_o they_o but_o contrary_o 11._o contrary_o act_n 11._o we_o read_v that_o he_o be_v censure_v by_o they_o and_o cause_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n act._n 11._o â—_o 11._o gal_n â—_o and_o that_o he_o be_v reprove_v to_o his_o face_n and_o open_o by_o st._n paul_n who_o protest_v also_o that_o he_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o st._n peter_n neither_o receive_v they_o ought_v from_o he_o and_o further_o even_o 23._o even_o lib._n 4_o depoâ—t_n rom._n cap._n 23._o bellarmine_n himself_o say_v they_o be_v all_o equal_a in_o the_o apostleship_n which_o they_o receive_v equal_o of_o christ_n immediate_o and_o none_o of_o they_o of_o peter_n as_o he_o prove_v against_o many_o etc._n many_o cardinalis_fw-la turrecremata_fw-la dominicus_n jacobatius_n etc._n etc._n great_a man_n of_o his_o own_o side_n in_o a_o whole_a chapter_n of_o set_a purpose_n ibid._n purpose_n ibid._n for_o the_o better_a to_o make_v all_o the_o clergy_n depend_v upon_o peter_n though_o many_o succeed_v the_o other_o apostle_n many_o great_a catholic_n hold_v that_o the_o apostle_n receive_v not_o their_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o christ_n immediate_o but_o saint_n peter_n only_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o saint_n peter_n which_o ib._n which_o ib._n bellarmine_n sound_o confute_v both_o by_o scripture_n and_o father_n show_v that_o christ_n himself_o give_v they_o all_o parem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la equal_a power_n that_o not_o peter_n but_o christ_n himself_o do_v choose_v mathias_n by_o lot_n at_o the_o instant_a prayer_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o paul_n be_v a_o apostle_n not_o of_o man_n neither_o by_o man_n but_o by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o god_n the_o father_n gal._n 1.1_o etc._n etc._n all_o which_o make_v for_o the_o equality_n of_o peter_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o for_o his_o superiority_n over_o they_o antiq._n yet_o sure_o he_o hold_v the_o same_o supremacy_n which_o other_o catholic_n hold_v though_o he_o think_v it_o can_v be_v ground_v so_o firm_o upon_o these_o place_n antiquis_fw-la you_o may_v well_o imagine_v he_o give_v not_o over_o without_o much_o compulsion_n and_o reluctation_n these_o castle_n and_o hold_n which_o other_o great_a captain_n with_o all_o their_o power_n and_o policy_n hold_v and_o maintain_v §._o 7._o but_o there_o be_v one_o poor_a castle_n more_o which_o he_o labour_v to_o hold_v though_o very_o weak_o that_o be_v in_o john_n 21.15_o 22._o bellar._n de_fw-fr rom._n pontiff_a l._n 1._o c._n 12_o â—_o ut_fw-la autem_fw-la see_v d._n field_n church_n bookâ—_n â—_z chap_n 22._o where_o it_o appear_v say_v he_o that_o christ_n give_v more_o to_o saint_n peter_n then_o to_o the_o other_o apostle_n for_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o love_v thou_o i_o more_o than_o these_o and_o than_o add_v feed_v my_o sheep_n to_o he_o that_o love_v more_o he_o give_v more_o to_o wit_n the_o care_n of_o 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