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A17371 Maschil, or, A treatise to giue instruction touching the state of the Church of Rome since the Councell of Trent, whether shee be yet a true Christian church. And if she have denied the foundation of our faith. For the vindication of the right reuerend father in God, the L. Bishop of Exeter, from the cavills of H.B. in his book intituled The seven vialls. By Robert Butterfield Master of Arts, and minister of Gods Word. Butterfield, Robert. 1629 (1629) STC 4205; ESTC S120372 51,626 162

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his_o stile_n w●●_n ●orti_fw-la with_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d torture_n ●orti_fw-la too_o curious_a his_o latin_a too_o neat_a fo●_n the_o jesuit_n palate_n thus_o m._n butr●●_n lest_o the_o bishop_n by_o his_o divine_a esoquence_n and_o accurate_a speech_n shoul●_n prevail_v too_o far_o with_o his_o reader_n strike_n first_o at_o that_o by_o disgrace_n term_v it_o fineness_n of_o wit_n and_o acquaint_v rhetoric_n little_a hurt_v his_o adversary_n therreby_o but_o singular_o dishonour_v almighty_a god_n for_o who_o be_v the_o art_n who_o be_v eloquence_n and_o utterance_n who_o give_v man_n the_o wit_n and_o the_o brain_n demand_v of_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n who_o image_n and_o inscription_n they_o bear_v they_o will_v tell_v you_o go_n in_o as_o much_o therefore_o as_o you_o offer_v ●niurie_n unto_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v ●t_a unto_o god_n but_o who_o see_v not_o whereunto_o
eloquentiam_fw-la qua_fw-la unus_fw-la omnes_fw-la populares_fw-la suos_fw-la longè_fw-la antecellit_fw-la &_o qua_fw-la te_fw-la velut_fw-la grandine_fw-la obrueret_fw-la adeò_fw-la ut_fw-la exte●ae_fw-la versa_fw-la vide_fw-la varia_fw-la ipsius_fw-la opuscula_fw-la ex_fw-la anglico_fw-la in_o galli●um_fw-la se●monem_fw-la versa_fw-la gentes_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la ipsarum_fw-la vernacula_fw-la gestiant_fw-la ipsum_fw-la audire_fw-la loquentem_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la tantus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o dicendo_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la cicerone_n oratorum_fw-la maximo_fw-la quintilianus_n de_fw-fr illo_fw-la verè_fw-la ausim_fw-la affirmare_fw-la quae_fw-la vix_fw-la singula_fw-la quisquam_fw-la intentissima_fw-la cura_fw-la consequi_fw-la posset_n ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la multa_fw-la fluunt_fw-la illaborata_fw-la deus_fw-la mihi_fw-la testis_fw-la est_fw-la quà●_n hic_fw-la nihil_fw-la amplificem_fw-la quae_fw-la quider_n à_fw-la i_o non_fw-la temerè_fw-la dicta_fw-la velim_fw-la ut_fw-la t●_n seriò_fw-la tecum_fw-la cogite_n quot_fw-la enim_fw-la illig_a virtutes_fw-la totidem_fw-la tua_fw-la vitia_fw-la una_fw-la oper_n depinxi_fw-la cvi_fw-la cum_fw-la tali_fw-la viro_fw-la simultate_fw-la gerere_fw-la iucundum_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la velin_n ut_fw-la tu_fw-la aut_fw-la quisquam_fw-la alius_fw-la existimet_fw-la i_o illum_fw-la emerendi_fw-la favoris_fw-la gratia_fw-la impensius_fw-la laudasse_fw-la utpote_fw-la quem_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la usque_fw-la diem_fw-la nunquam_fw-la aspexi_fw-la &_o qua_fw-la fancy_n sit_fw-la nescio_fw-la iuxta_fw-la cum_fw-la ignarissumis_fw-la quem_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la meo_fw-la semper_fw-la gesto_fw-la quem_fw-la tamen_fw-la habeo_fw-la semper_fw-la ob_fw-la oculos_fw-la prae_fw-la manibus_fw-la in_fw-la delicijs_fw-la maximis_fw-la quod_fw-la reliquum_fw-la est_fw-la te_fw-la hortatum_fw-la velim_fw-la in_o super_fw-la ne_fw-la popularem_fw-la opinionem_fw-la pluris_fw-la quam_fw-la par_fw-fr est_fw-la facias_fw-la quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la repudianda_fw-la cum_fw-la &_o ultro_fw-la defertur_fw-la &_o surgit_fw-la ex_fw-la meritis_fw-la ita_fw-la ambiendam_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la existimarunt_fw-la sapientes_fw-la et_fw-la illa_fw-la certè_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la multa_fw-la multis_fw-la sape_fw-la s●asit_fw-la perperam_fw-la qui_fw-la nudiustertiùs_fw-la hosanna_n clamabant_fw-la hodiè_fw-la cr●cifige_fw-la vociferantur_fw-la non_fw-la indignum_fw-la erat_fw-la homine_fw-la christiano_n dictum_fw-la philosophi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr te_fw-fr moror_fw-la diutius_fw-la precor_fw-la tibi_fw-la mentem_fw-la meliorem_fw-la &_o dico_fw-la vale._n ●he_v content_n of_o the_o follow_a treatise_n part_n i._o chap._n 1._o what_o we_o think_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n 2._o ●hat_n we_o think_v of_o those_o that_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n 3._o ●hat_n we_o understand_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 4._o ●hat_n we_o call_v a_o true_a church_n chap._n 5._o ●hat_n the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n be_v chap._n 6._o ●hat_n it_o be_v direct_o to_o deny_v the_o foundation_n and_o how_o it_o be_v overthrow_v by_o consequence_n chap._n 7._o how_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n ●_o rome_n and_o babylon_n in_o the_o church_n and_o ●_o state_n of_o the_o question_n chap._n 8._o our_o first_o argument_n from_o scripture_n chap._n 9_o our_o second_o argument_n prove_v that_o popery_n ●keth_v not_o away_o from_o fundamental_a tr●_n but_o add_v to_o it_o chap._n 10._o our_o three_o argument_n prove_v from_o the_o b●tisme_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o she_o ●_o true_a church_n chap._n 11._o our_o four_o argument_n prove_v from_o the_o l●_n full_a ordination_n in_o the_o church_n of_o ro●_n that_o we_o can_v deny_v she_o the_o name_n of_o ●_o church_n chap._n 12._o our_o five_o argument_n prove_v from_o our_o man●_n of_o dispute_v with_o they_o that_o we_o acknowled●_n they_o to_o bold_a the_o foundation_n chap._n 13._o our_o sixth_o and_o last_o argument_n take_v from_o t●_n judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o this_o particul●_fw-la part_n ii_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n argument_n be_v defend_v and_o master_n burtons_n objection_n full_o answer_v chap._n 1._o contain_v a_o introduction_n to_o the_o follow_a discourse_n chap._n 2._o master_n burtons_n method_n and_o manner_n of_o proceed_v chap._n 3._o master_n burtons_n argument_n answer_v touch_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o true_a church_n chap._n 4._o master_n burtons_n cavil_v at_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n similitude_n examine_v chap._n 5._o whether_o the_o divorce_n be_v sue_v out_o on_o god_n part_n or_o on_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n part_n chap_n 6._o of_o the_o charitable_a profession_n of_o zealous_a luther_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o dean_n of_o glocesters_n authority_n chap._n 8._o master_n burtons_n exception_n against_o some_o passage_n in_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n apology_n chap._n 9_o whether_o papist_n be_v christian_n chap._n 10._o how_o from_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n mast●_n burton_n will_v prove_v that_o the_o church_n ●_o rome_n do_v direct_o deny_v christ_n jesus_n chap._n i._n ●hat_n we_o think_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n let_v no_o man_n imagine_v that_o 1_o part_v 1_o i_o intend_v to_o plead_v for_o baal_n to_o be_v a_o advocate_n for_o the_o impure_a church_n of_o rome_n or_o to_o lend_v a_o shoulder_n to_o hold_v up_o the_o totter_a fabric_n of_o the_o antichristian_a monarchy_n a_o rot_a structure_n and_o now_o if_o ever_o near_o to_o ruin_v and_o destruction_n neither_o let_v it_o be_v think_v by_o any_o that_o i_o go_v about_o in_o this_o ensue_a discourse_n afresh_o to_o paint_v over_o the_o face_n of_o jezable_a i_o desire_v rather_o be_v it_o not_o already_o sufficient_o know_v to_o discover_v her_o nakedness_n and_o to_o lay_v open_a her_o filth_n to_o the_o indignation_n and_o scorn_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v by_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v so_o interpret_v i_o or_o in_o that_o manner_n gloss_n upon_o my_o writing_n let_v he_o know_v that_o then_o this_o book_n 〈◊〉_d book_n quem_fw-la recital_n 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la o_o ●●dentin●_n 〈…〉_o sed_fw-la ●ale_fw-la cu●_n recital_n in●ipi●_n esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cease_v to_o be_v i_o and_o become_v his_o own_o if_o baal_n be_v a_o god_n let_v he_o plead_v for_o himself_o if_o christ_n pretend_a vicar_n have_v any_o right_n to_o his_o office_n let_v he_o produce_v his_o proof_n but_o let_v it_o be_v better_a than_o by_o make_v a_o solecism_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n tue_fw-la petrus_n &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la etc._n etc._n 16._o mat._n 16._o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n better_o than_o by_o 11._o john_n 11._o interpret_n sheep_n and_o lamb_n clergy_n and_o laity_n he_o must_v show_v fair_a card_n for_o his_o depose_n of_o king_n and_o dispose_v of_o their_o kingdom_n than_o the_o two_o sword_n in_o luke_n ecce_fw-la tibi_fw-la duo_fw-la gladij_fw-la the_o one_o signify_v the_o 22._o chap._n 22._o temporal_a the_o other_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n and_o that_o other_o will_v prove_v but_o a_o dream_n arise_v peter_n kill_v and_o eat_v we_o groan_v for_o that_o time_n 10._o act_n 10._o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v this_o man_n of_o sin_n with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n our_o opinion_n touch_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o church_n fraught_v with_o heresy_n full_a of_o impiety_n that_o she_o have_v justify_v sodom_n by_o her_o sin_n and_o the_o most_o heathenish_a by_o her_o idolatry_n that_o her_o doctrine_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v injurious_a to_o almighty_a god_n and_o contumelious_a to_o the_o redeemer_n of_o all_o the_o world_n out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n will_v we_o condemn_v they_o a_o jesuite_n of_o their_o own_o plain_o confess_v that_o if_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o such_o manner_n present_a in_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n as_o they_o teach_v and_o to_o their_o power_n maintain_v that_o then_o they_o 8._o costerus_n enchtrid_n cap._n 8._o be_v the_o most_o impious_a idolater_n that_o live_v under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n worse_o than_o the_o tartar_n which_o worship_n a_o piece_n of_o red_a cloth_n for_o a_o god_n the_o antecedent_n we_o hold_v utter_o impossible_a and_o that_o it_o be_v wickedness_n to_o think_v that_o a_o sinful_a man_n can_v make_v his_o maker_n for_o without_o all_o contradiction_n the_o less_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o better_a and_o ●_o heb._n ●_o ●_o therefore_o what_o sentence_n we_o pass_v upon_o they_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o judge_v their_o doctrine_n be_v devilish_a but_o their_o practice_n much_o worse_o their_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o his_o house_n so_o ridiculous_a superstitious_a heathenish_a demonicall_a that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o man_n with_o a_o unwounded_a conscience_n either_o 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that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v as_o justification_n m._n hoo●er_v his_o discourse_n of_o justification_n sound_o interpret_v these_o fundamental_a writing_n whereupon_o we_o build_v our_o faith_n as_o she_o do_v willing_o hold_v and_o embrace_v the_o same_o but_o second_o if_o the_o name_n of_o foundation_n do_v note_v the_o principal_a thing_n which_o be_v believe_v then_o that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n which_o saint_n paul_n have_v to_o timothy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o 15._o 1._o tim._n ●_o 15._o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n that_o of_o the_o samaritan_n this_o be_v christ_n the_o saviour_n 4●_n jo●n_n 4_o 4●_n of_o the_o world_n that_o of_o the_o apostle_n god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n justify_v in_o 16._o 1._o tim_n 3._o 16._o the_o spirit_n scene_n of_o angel_n preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n believe_v on_o in_o the_o world_n receive_v up_o into_o glory_n this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pillar_n 15._o v._o 15._o an●●ground_o of_o truth_n unto_o which_o these_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o word_n be_v better_o refer_v than_o to_o the_o church_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n where_o she_o have_v her_o appellation_n glorious_a enough_o that_o she_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o church_n of_o the_o live_a god_n for_o although_o the_o church_n may_v be_v columna_fw-la forensis_fw-la a_o pillar_n whereon_o do_v hang_v the_o edict_n of_o the_o great_a king_n which_o exhibite_v unto_o we_o all_o save_a truth_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o be_v add_v unto_o the_o church_n which_o will_v be_v 47._o acts._n 2._o 47._o make_v capable_a of_o salvation_n yet_o can_v she_o not_o be_v columna_fw-la architectonica_fw-la that_o unto_o the_o truth_n which_o a_o pillar_n be_v unto_o the_o house_n bear_v up_o the_o build_n for_o thus_o the_o church_n be_v build_v 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