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A08327 The guide of faith, or, A third part of the antidote against the pestiferous writings of all English sectaries and in particuler, agaynst D. Bilson, D. Fulke, D. Reynoldes, D. Whitaker, D. Field, D. Sparkes, D. White, and M. Mason, the chiefe vpholders, some of Protestancy, and some of Puritanisme : wherein the truth, and perpetuall visible succession of the Catholique Roman Church, is cleerly demonstrated / by S.N. ... S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630. 1621 (1621) STC 18659; ESTC S1596 198,144 242

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hear_v &_o obey_v they_o not_o to_o give_v care_n to_o the_o voice_n of_o stranger_n to_o receive_v from_o they_o the_o food_n of_o life_n therefore_o both_o the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o must_v be_v always_o visible_a or_o else_o they_o can_v mutual_o perform_v these_o office_n and_o because_o these_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n shall_v continue_v in_o the_o most_o famous_a country_n of_o the_o world_n this_o visible_a church_n must_v needs_o persevere_v in_o the_o view_n of_o al._n second_o it_o must_v also_o abide_v open_o know_v for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o heresye_n &_o correction_n of_o delinquentes_fw-la for_o the_o amendment_n of_o these_o &_o avoid_v of_o their_o company_n because_o s._n paul_n will_v we_o to_o shun_v the_o heretical_a person_n &_o not_o to_o join_v league_n with_o infidel_n we_o be_v also_o command_v 17._o tit._n 3●_n v._o 10._o 2._o cor._n 6._o v._n 14._o rom._n 16._o v._n 17._o matt._n 18._o v._n 17._o to_o note_v such_o as_o breed_v scandal_n among_o we_o &_o to_o tell_v the_o church_n of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o corrigible_a which_o wer●_n to_o no_o purpose_n if_o the_o church_n at_o any_o time_n lie_v hide_v three_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o shall_v be_v always_o conspicuous_a &_o manifest_o apparent_a not_o only_o to_o the_o member_n but_o even_o to_o stranger_n &_o enemy_n there_o of_o to_o wit_n for_o their_o conversion_n &_o vocation_n of_o gentill_n hence_o isay_n prophesi_v thy_o gate_n shall_v be_v open_v continual_o day_n and_o night_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v shut_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o ●1_n isa_n 60._o ●_o ●1_n the_o gentiles_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o thou_o and_o their_o king_n may_v be_v bring_v which_o can_v be_v fullfil_v if_o the_o church_n be_v couch_v in_o darkness_n if_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o mountain_n in_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n 4._o isa_n c._n 2._o v._n 2._o cap._n 62._o v._n 6._o melan._n in_o praef_n l._n corp_n doct_v christ_n in_o eccl._n sax._n etc._n etc._n impr_fw-la lipsiae_fw-la anno_fw-la 561._o see_v he_o also_o in_o repe_v conf_n aug_n offerendae_fw-la synod_n tri._n c._n de_fw-fr eccle._n &_o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la impios_fw-la art_n bava_fw-la inquis_fw-la q._n ●_o d._n humf._n jesu_n par_fw-fr 2._o rat_n ●_o pag._n ●41_n item_n pag._n 281._o field_n l._n 1_o c._n 10._o fol._n ●1_n whitak_n contro_fw-la 2._o q._n 3._o c._n 1._o con._n 2._o q._n 2._o c._n 2._o cont_n 2_o q._n 3._o cap._n 1._o perkins_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n pag._n 400._o fulk_n in_o c._n 2._o thess_n sect_n 4._o unto_o which_o all_o nation_n may_v flow_v and_o say_v come_v let_v we_o go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n &_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o his_o way_n &_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o his_o path_n if_o it_o be_v not_o always_o true_a which_o god_n himself_o foretell_v upon_o thy_o wall_n jerusalem_n i_o have_v appoint_v watchman_n all_o the_o day_n and_o all_o the_o night_n for_o ever_o they_o shall_v not_o hold_v their_o peace_n 3._o these_o reason_n weigh_v so_o much_o with_o melancthon_n as_o he_o bitter_o inveigh_v against_o such_o as_o impugn_v they_o say_v whereunto_o tend_v this_o monstrous_a speech_n which_o deni_v the_o visible_a church_n it_o abolish_v all_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n it_o take_v away_o all_o judgement_n it_o cause_v a_o endless_a confusion_n and_o induce_v a_o common_a wealth_n of_o unruly_a russian_n or_o atheist_n wherein_o no_o one_o care_v for_o another_o and_o our_o english_a protestant_n doctor_n humphrey_n obscure_a or_o hide_a retirement_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o christian_a assembly_n likewise_o it_o be_v a_o most_o manifest_a conclusion_n