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bellarmine_n reply_n unto_o we_o object_v that_o pontifician_n make_v the_o church_n authority_n great_a than_o scripture_n in_o this_o place_n as_o in_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o divine_a revelation_n may_v be_v take_v either_o indefinite_o for_o whatsoever_o god_n shall_v he_o suppose_v to_o speak_v or_o for_o those_o particular_a scripture_n or_o revelation_n which_o we_o suppose_v he_o have_v already_o reveal_v and_o speak_v or_o valentian_n may_v speak_v of_o the_o object_n of_o our_o belief_n not_o of_o belief_n itself_o if_o we_o take_v his_o meaning_n in_o the_o former_a sense_n what_o he_o say_v be_v most_o true_a for_o the_o church_n infallibility_n be_v no_o cause_n why_o we_o believe_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o we_o suppose_v god_n have_v reveal_v nor_o do_v we_o ever_o charge_v they_o with_o this_o assertion_n this_o be_v a_o axiom_n of_o nature_n presuppose_v in_o all_o religion_n yet_o of_o which_o none_o ever_o know_v to_o make_v so_o great_a secular_a use_n as_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v but_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o that_o canon_n of_o scripture_n which_o we_o have_v or_o any_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o all_o which_o we_o and_o our_o adversary_n joint_o suppose_v to_o have_v come_v from_o god_n the_o only_a cause_n why_o we_o do_v or_o can_v right_o believe_v they_o be_v by_o jesuitical_a doctrine_n the_o church_n infallibility_n that_o commend_v they_o unto_o us._n 2_o if_o that_o church_n which_o valentian_n hold_v so_o infallible_a shall_v have_v say_v unto_o he_o totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la you_o must_v believe_v the_o book_n of_o maccabe_n be_v canonical_a even_o for_o this_o reason_n that_o your_o holy_a catholic_a mother_n tell_v you_o so_o he_o dare_v not_o but_o have_v believe_v as_o well_o the_o reason_n as_o the_o matter_n propose_v to_o wit_n that_o these_o book_n be_v canonical_a because_o the_o church_n have_v enjoin_v he_o so_o to_o think_v albeit_o his_o private_a conscience_n leave_v to_o god_n
prove_v as_o principal_o whether_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o church_n authority_n can_v be_v resolve_v into_o any_o divine_a testimony_n pag._n 46._o chap._n vi_o that_o neither_o our_o saviour_n prayer_n for_o the_o not_o fail_v of_o peter_n faith_n luke_n 22._o 32._o nor_o his_o commend_v his_o sheep_n unto_o his_o feed_n john_n 21._o 15._o prove_v any_o supremacy_n in_o peter_n over_o the_o church_n from_o which_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n can_v with_o probability_n be_v derive_v p._n 49._o chap._n vii_o that_o christ_n not_o s._n peter_n be_v the_o rock_n speak_v of_o matth._n 16._o 18._o that_o the_o jesuit_n exposition_n of_o that_o place_n demonstrate_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v the_o great_a antichrist_n pag._n 64._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 24._o for_o that_o romish_a faith_n be_v that_o faith_n read_v that_o romish_a faith_n be_v not_o that_o faith_n in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 31._o for_o a_o paralile_n read_v a_o parallel_n in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 3._o for_o plinius_n read_v pintus_fw-la parag._n 22._o for_o melang_n read_v felang_n chap._n viii_o that_o the_o romanist_n belief_n of_o the_o church_n in_o fallible_a authority_n can_v be_v resolve_v into_o any_o testimony_n better_o than_o humane_a whence_o the_o main_a conclusion_n immediate_o follow_v that_o the_o romanist_n in_o obey_v the_o church-decree_n without_o examination_n of_o they_o by_o god_n word_n prefer_v man_n law_n before_o go_n pag._n 89._o chap._n ix_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o jesuit_n may_v true_o deny_v they_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o man_n better_o than_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o what_o sense_n again_o our_o writer_n true_o charge_v they_o with_o this_o blasphemy_n pag._n 99_o section_n iii_o chap._n i._n what_o restraint_n precept_n for_o obedience_n unto_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n though_o seem_v most_o universal_a for_o their_o form_n do_v necessary_o admit_v how_o universal_a proposition_n of_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v limit_v pag._n 105._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 3._o for_o suscitaturus_fw-la read_v sciscitaturus_fw-la chap._n ii_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n not_o so_o universal_a or_o absolute_a among_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o papist_n make_v it_o but_o be_v to_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o former_a rule_n pag._n 119._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 2._o for_o sarcedotem_fw-la read_v sacerdotem_fw-la margin_n parag_v 11._o for_o canala_n read_v cabala_n chap._n iii_o that_o our_o saviour_n injunction_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n though_o most_o universal_a for_o the_o form_n be_v to_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o former_a rule_n that_o without_o open_a blasphemy_n it_o can_v be_v extend_v to_o countenance_v the_o romish_a cause_n that_o by_o it_o we_o may_v limit_v other_o place_n bring_v by_o they_o for_o the_o pope_n transcendent_a universal_a authority_n pag._n 128._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 11._o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la populi_fw-la salutem_fw-la fuit_fw-la read_v ut_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la populi_fw-la salutem_fw-la sint_fw-la chap._n four_o what_o it_o will_v disadvantage_n the_o romish_a church_n to_o deny_v the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o synagogue_n pag._n 139._o mar._n par_fw-fr 3._o inveniebant_fw-la read_v inveniebantur_fw-la negat_fw-la read_v negatur_fw-la chap._n v._n that_o just_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v the_o jewish_a church_n never_o have_v any_o absolute_a infallibitie_n in_o propose_v or_o determine_v article_n of_o faith_n because_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n it_o do_v so_o grievous_o err_v in_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o salvation_n pag._n 142._o mar._n par_fw-fr 2._o darmavit_fw-la read_v damnavit_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la read_v sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la chap._n vi_o that_o moses_n have_v no_o such_o absolute_a authority_n as_o be_v now_o ascribe_v unto_o the_o pope_n that_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o attain_n to_o such_o as_o he_o have_v exclude_v all_o beside_o our_o saviour_n from_o just_a challenge_n of_o the_o like_a pag._n 151._o chap._n vii_o that_o the_o church_n authority_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n unto_o the_o people_n after_o moses_n death_n that_o by_o experiment_n answerable_a unto_o the_o precept_n and_o prediction_n the_o faithful_a without_o rely_v upon_o the_o priest_n infallible_a proposal_n be_v as_o certain_a both_o of_o the_o divine_a truth_n and_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o law_n as_o their_o forefather_n have_v be_v that_o live_v with_o moses_n and_o see_v his_o miracle_n pag._n 159._o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o society_n or_o visible_a company_n of_o prophet_n have_v no_o such_o absolute_a authority_n as_o the_o romish_a church_n usurp_v pag._n 169._o chap._n ix_o that_o the_o church_n representative_a among_o the_o jew_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o most_o corrupt_a judge_n of_o matter_n belong_v to_o god_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o pag._n 178._o chap._n x._o that_o the_o sovereignty_n give_v by_o jesuit_n to_o the_o pope_n be_v great_a than_o our_o saviour_n be_v pag._n 186._o chap._n xi_o confirm_v the_o truth_n deliver_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n from_o the_o very_a law_n give_v by_o moses_n for_o discern_v the_o great_a prophet_n further_o exemplify_a the_o use_n and_o force_v of_o miracle_n for_o beget_v faith_n the_o manner_n of_o try_v prophecy_n of_o the_o similitude_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o moses_n p._n 197_o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n par_fw-fr 19_o for_o for_o sorcery_n read_v from_o sorcery_n chap._n xii_o that_o the_o method_n use_v by_o the_o great_a prophet_n himself_o after_o his_o resurrection_n for_o plant_v faith_n be_v such_o as_o we_o teach_v the_o excess_n of_o antichrist_n exaltation_n above_o christ_n the_o diametrall_a opposition_n betwixt_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o papacy_n pag._n 221._o chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o authority_n attribute_v to_o the_o present_a pope_n and_o the_o romish_a rule_n of_o faith_n be_v altogether_o unknown_a unto_o saint_n peter_n the_o opposition_n betwixt_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o pretend_a successor_n doctrine_n pag._n 226._o chap._n xiiii_o that_o s._n paul_n submit_v his_o doctrine_n to_o examination_n by_o the_o word_n before_o write_v that_o his_o doctrine_n disposition_n and_o practice_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o romanist_n in_o this_o argument_n pag._n 232._o chap._n xv._n a_o brief_a taste_n of_o our_o adversary_n blasphemous_a and_o atheistical_a assertion_n in_o this_o argument_n from_o some_o instance_n of_o two_o of_o their_o great_a doctor_n bellarmine_n and_o valentian_n that_o if_o faith_n can_v be_v perfect_a without_o the_o solemn_a testification_n of_o that_o church_n the_o rarity_n of_o such_o testification_n will_v cause_v infidelity_n pag._n 239._o section_n four_o contain_v the_o three_o branch_n of_o romish_a blasphemy_n or_o the_o last_o degree_n of_o great_a antichrist_n exaltation_n utter_o overthrow_v the_o whole_a foundation_n of_o christian_a religion_n preposterous_o invert_v both_o law_n and_o gospel_n to_o god_n dishonour_n and_o advancement_n of_o satan_n kingdom_n pag._n 245._o chap._n i._n the_o jesuit_n unwillingness_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o church_n proposal_n for_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o faith_n of_o difference_n and_o agreement_n about_o the_o final_a resolution_n of_o faith_n either_o among_o the_o adversary_n themselves_o or_o betwixt_o we_o and_o they_o p._n 245._o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o church_n proposal_n be_v the_o true_a immediate_a and_o prime_a cause_n of_o all_o absolute_a belief_n any_o romanist_n can_v have_v concern_v any_o determinate_a divine_a revelation_n p._n 249._o chap._n iii_o discover_v either_o the_o gross_a ignorance_n or_o notorious_a craft_n of_o the_o jesuit_n in_o deny_v his_o faith_n be_v final_o resolve_v into_o the_o church_n veracitie_n or_o infallibility_n that_o possible_o it_o can_v be_v resolve_v into_o any_o branch_n of_o the_o first_o truth_n pag._n 256._o mar._n par_fw-fr 3._o faith_n read_v the_o romanist_n faith_n chap._n four_o what_o manner_n of_o causall-dependance_n romish_n belief_n have_v on_o the_o church_n that_o the_o romanist_n true_o and_o proper_o believe_v the_o church_n only_o not_o god_n or_o his_o word_n pag._n 268._o chap._n v._n declare_v how_o the_o first_o main_a ground_n of_o romish_a faith_n lead_v direct_o unto_o atheism_n the_o second_o unto_o preposterous_a heathenism_n or_o idolatry_n pag._n 277._o mar._n par_fw-fr 12._o efferunt_fw-la read_v afferunt_fw-la chap._n vi_o prove_v the_o last_o assertion_n or_o general_o the_o imputation_n lay_v upon_o the_o papacy_n by_o that_o authority_n the_o jesuit_n express_o give_v unto_o the_o pope_n in_o matter_n of_o particular_a fact_n as_o in_o the_o canonise_a of_o saint_n pag._n 294._o chap._n vii_o what_o danger_n by_o this_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n may_v accrue_v to_o christian_a state_n that_o of_o all_o heresy_n blasphemy_n or_o idolatry_n which_o have_v be_v since_o the_o world_n begin_v or_o can_v be_v imagine_v till_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n
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they_o fear_v 14_o fear_v you_o not_o stand_v still_o and_o behold_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o will_v show_v to_o you_o this_o day_n for_o the_o egyptian_n who_o you_o have_v see_v this_o day_n etc._n you_o shall_v never_o see_v again_o the_o lord_n shall_v fight_v for_o you_o therefore_o hold_v you_o your_o peace_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o moses_n never_o enact_v this_o absolute_a obedience_n to_o be_v believe_v in_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o shall_v say_v or_o speak_v unto_o they_o without_o far_a examination_n or_o evident_a experiment_n of_o his_o doctrine_n for_o god_n require_v not_o this_o of_o any_o man_n no_o not_o of_o those_o to_o who_o he_o speak_v face_n to_o face_n always_o ready_a to_o feed_v such_o as_o call_v upon_o he_o with_o infallible_a sign_n and_o pledge_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n for_o this_o reason_n the_o water_n of_o 23._o marah_n be_v sweeten_v at_o moses_n prayer_n and_o god_n upon_o this_o new_a experiment_n of_o 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