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A47788 The alliance of divine offices, exhibiting all the liturgies of the Church of England since the Reformation as also the late Scotch service-book, with all their respective variations : and upon them all annotations, vindictating the Book of common-prayer from the main objections of its adversaries, explicating many parcels thereof hithereto not clearly understood, shewing the conformity it beareth with the primitive practice, and giving a faire prospect into the usages of the ancient church : to these is added at the end, The order of the communion set forth 2 Edward 6 / by Hamon L'Estrange ... L'Estrange, Hamon, 1605-1660. 1659 (1659) Wing L1183; ESTC R39012 366,345 360

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and_o authority_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n to_o inquire_v hear_v and_o determine_v the_o offence_n bobe-said_a and_o every_o of_o they_o yearly_a within_o xv_o day_n oft_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n and_o saint_n michael_n the_o archangel_n in_o like_a manuer_n and_o form_n as_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o dyer_n and_o determiner_n may_v do_v provide_v always_o and_o be_v it_o ordain_v and_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o all_o and_o singular_a arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o every_o of_o their_o chancellor_n commissary_n archdeacon_n and_o other_o ordinary_n have_v any_o peculiar_a ecclesiastical_a jurisoiction_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n as_o well_o to_o inquire_v in_o their_o visitation_n synod_n and_o else_o where_o within_o their_o jurisoiction_n at_o any_o other_o time_n and_o place_n to_o take_v accusation_n and_o information_n of_o all_o and_o every_o the_o thing_n above_o mention_v do_v 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that_o many_o of_o those_o ancient_o record_v miracle_n be_v imposture_n and_o mere_a fable_n be_v it_o possible_a to_o be_v prove_v it_o will_v be_v of_o no_o force_n unless_o they_o can_v also_o prove_v all_o be_v so_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a consider_v that_o so_o many_o of_o the_o primitive_a father_n witness_n the_o contrary_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o protestant_n of_o remark_n who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v as_o much_o confess_v it_o be_v this_o gift_n of_o work_a miracle_n last_v not_o many_o century_n after_o christ_n and_o that_o for_o two_o reason_n one_o lest_o the_o familiarity_n of_o they_o shall_v breed_v contempt_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v elegant_a philo_n real_a miracle_n loose_v their_o estimation_n when_o they_o grow_v common_a again_o the_o work_n be_v do_v for_o which_o they_o be_v wrought_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v not_o far_o diffuse_v miracle_n be_v wrought_v as_o necessary_a for_o the_o conversion_n of_o proselyte_n but_o when_o the_o gospel_n begin_v to_o be_v spread_v abroad_o luc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o further_a need_n of_o that_o way_n of_o teach_v therefore_o st._n paul_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wonder_n be_v exhibit_v more_o for_o the_o unbeliever_n than_o for_o the_o faithful_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o timothy_n and_o epaphroditus_n be_v sick_a 1_o tim._n 5._o 73._o phil_n 2._o 30._o no_o miracle_n be_v apply_v to_o recover_v they_o they_o be_v faithful_a and_o confirm_a believer_n last_o the_o heathen_n be_v wont_a to_o deride_v the_o christian_n and_o to_o speak_v disdainful_o of_o they_o as_o worshipper_n of_o a_o malefactor_n crucify_v to_o encounter_v which_o reproach_n and_o to_o show_v that_o they_o glory_v in_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n galath_n 6._o 14._o take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o honour_n not_o a_o ignominy_n they_o assume_v this_o ceremony_n of_o sign_v themselves_o with_o the_o cross_n both_o in_o baptism_n and_o at_o several_a other_o time_n apost_n cor_fw-la quidem_fw-la habemus_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la tale_n quale_fw-la vos_fw-la habet_fw-la be_v nec_fw-la nos_fw-la pudet_fw-la crucifixi_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la ubi_fw-la pudoris_fw-la signum_fw-la est_fw-la signum_fw-la ejus_fw-la crucis_fw-la habemus_fw-la we_o have_v a_o heart_n say_v austen_n to_o the_o pagan_n but_o of_o a_o better_a mould_n than_o you_o nor_o be_v we_o at_o all_o ashamed_a of_o christ_n crucify_v but_o bear_v his_o cognizance_n in_o our_o forehead_n the_o seat_n of_o shamefacenesse_n now_o as_o to_o the_o establishment_n of_o this_o ceremony_n by_o our_o church_n though_o we_o have_v slender_a expectation_n that_o it_o shall_v operate_v as_o former_o yet_o why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v retain_v as_o a_o honourable_a memorial_n of_o its_o miraculous_a effect_n of_o old_a but_o the_o church_n be_v so_o exceed_o express_v and_o perspicuous_a in_o her_o 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unprofitable_a ang._n of_o they_o that_o be_v baptize_v in_o private_a house_n if_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n yea_o if_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o very_a apostle_n themselves_o be_v allow_v we_o as_o directory_n sufficient_a in_o all_o sacred_a relation_n private_a baptism_n that_o be_v baptise_v out_o of_o and_o apart_o from_o the_o public_a congregation_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n can_v draw_v its_o extraction_n as_o high_a as_o almost_o any_o other_o part_n of_o our_o divine_a service_n when_o philip_n convert_v and_o baptize_v so_o many_o in_o samaria_n act_v 8._o we_o do_v not_o read_v any_o thing_n imply_v much_o less_o express_v that_o he_o do_v it_o in_o the_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n or_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o congregation_n so_o when_o he_o baptize_v the_o eunuch_n ibid._n 38._o he_o do_v it_o not_o in_o the_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n nor_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o congregation_n when_o ananias_n baptize_v saul_n act_v