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A69143 Miscellania or a treatise Contayning two hundred controuersiall animaduersions, conducing to the study of English controuersies in fayth, and religion. VVritten by N.N.P. and dedicated to the yonger sort of Catholike priests, and other students in the English seminaries beyond the seas. With a pareneticall conclusion vnto the said men. Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name. 1640 (1640) STC 576; ESTC S115142 202,826 416

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church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o boniface_n th●_n third_n which_o be_v anno_o 607._o be_v invisible_a &_o flee_v into_o wilderness_n there_o to_o remain_v a_o long_a season_n now_o to_o reduce_v all_o these_o confession●_n into_o a_o argument_n thus_o than_o i_o dispute_v d._n humphrey_n m._n hooker_n and_o diverse_a other_o here_o omit_v do_v general_o teach_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n must_v necessary_o ever_o be_v visible_a but_o d._n fulke_o m._n napper_n and_o many_o other_o protestant_n for_o brevity_n here_o pass_v ove_z r●●_n ingenuous_o confess_v that_o the_o protestant_a church_n have_v for_o many_o age_n be_v whole_o invisible_a therefore_o even_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o protestant_n themselves_o the_o protestant_a church_n be_v not_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n this_o kind_n of_o argue_v in_o many_o other_o question_n may_v become_v familiar_a to_o he_o who_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o protestant's_n book_n or_o in_o that_o catholic_a book_n call_v 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god_n in_o their_o prayer_n t●_n their_o prince_n or_o king_n and_o to_o their_o ow_v parent_n yet_o with_o disparity_n of_o honour_n t●_n each_o of_o these_o and_o here_o be_v the_o source_n o●_n fountain_n of_o the_o protestant_n mistake_v who_o hearing_n that_o catholic_n do_v sometime_o exhibit_v part_n of_o that_o external_a worship_n t●_n creature_n which_o be_v give_v to_o god_n do_v instant_o exclaim_v forth_o that_o papist_n do_v commit_v idolatry_n to_o creature_n poor_a man_n 〈◊〉_d commiserate_v their_o ignorance_n who_o so_o much_o mistake_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o catholic_a practice_n herein_o animadversion_n xxxv_o the_o several_a &_o different_a time_n of_o the_o fir●●_n come_v of_o antichrist_n assign_v by_o ou●_n adversary_n do_v evident_o prove_v that_o ant●christ_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v &_o consequent_o that_o ●he_n pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n as_o they_o in_o the_o come_v of_o their_o malice_n do_v teach_v for_o 20._o for_o upon_o the_o revel_v in_o c._n 20._o juni●●_n the_o eminent_a protestant_n affirm_v that_o hildebrand_n who_o be_v pope_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la ●●4_n be_v the_o first_o antichrist_n with_o who_o ●nspireth_v d._n downeham_n 110._o downeham_n in_o his_o treatise_n concern_v antichrist_n ca._n 110._o bullinger_n 198._o bullinger_n upon_o the_o apo._n s●rm_n 16._o p._n 198._o af●rmeth_v that_o antichrist_n come_v in_o the_o year_n ●63_n he_o therefore_o term_v that_o year_n the_o ●all_n year_n d_o 30._o d_o in_o his_o answ_n to_o a_o counterfeit_n cath._n pa._n 30._o fulke_o and_o d._n 100_o d._n in_o his_o synop_n pag._n 100_o willet_n do_v ●ace_n his_o come_n in_o the_o year_n 607._o and_o ●ake_z boniface_n the_o three_o to_o be_v the_o first_o anti●●rist_n d._n whytaker_n thus_o write_v of_o this_o ●oynt_n say_v 2._o say_v de_fw-fr eccles_n count_v ●eilar●_n contr_n 9●_n qu._n a._n p._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o gregory_n the_o great_a be_v the_o ●●t_n true_a and_o holy_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n &_o ther●●_n because_o our_o 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away_o present_o after_o the_o apostle_n departure_n now_o mere_a diametrical_o and_o cross_v to_o all_o the_o former_a protestant_n teach_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v an●ichrist_n melancthon_n 102._o melancthon_n so_o be_v melancthon_n allege_v by_o m._n harvey_n in_o his_o theol._n discourse_n p._n 102._o bucer_n and_o m._n fox_n 53●_n fox_n act._n mon._n of_o the_o year_n 1676._o pa._n 53●_n do_v teach_v that_o the_o turk_n be_v antichrist_n and_o according_a hereto_o buc●r_n style_v the_o turk_n 147._o turk_n bucer_n in_o his_o lib._n psal_n quinque_fw-la psal_n 22._o fol._n 146._o 147._o ipfissimus_fw-la antichristus_fw-la thus_o much_o touch_v the_o disagreement_n of_o our_o adversary_n in_o this_o point_n animadversion_n xxxvi_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v england_n by_o joseph_n of_o arimathia_n do_v afford_v a_o unanswerable_a demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o catholic_a and_o roman_a religion_n of_o this_o point_n we_o first_o find_v that_o 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bede_n 2._o bede_n beda_n l._n 2._o ca._n 2._o relate_v how_o austin_n and_o the_o britain_n bishop_n do_v meet_v at_o a_o place_n call_v in_o his_o time_n augustin●zat_n for_o confer_v of_o their_o religion_n together_o the_o mention_n of_o which_o meeting_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n aver_v by_o holinshead_n 22._o holinshead_n in_o his_o great_a chronicle_n of_o the_o last_o e●ttou_n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o and_o m._n fox_n 120._o fox_n act_n mon._n print_v 1576._o pag._n 120._o who_o set_v down_o s._n augustine_n answer_n to_o the_o britain_n bishop_n in_o these_o word_n si_fw-mi in_o tribus_fw-la he_o obtemperare_fw-la mihi_fw-la vultis_fw-la ut_fw-la pascha_fw-la svo_fw-la tempore_fw-la celebre●is_fw-la ut_fw-la ministerium_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la iuxta_fw-la morem_fw-la romanae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la compleatis_fw-la ut_fw-la genti_fw-la anglorum_fw-la una_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la praedicetis_fw-la verbum_fw-la domini_fw-la cetera_fw-la quae_fw-la agitis_fw-la aequanimiter_fw-la cuncta_fw-la tolerabimus_fw-la that_o be_v if_o you_o britan_n bishop_n will_v obey_v i_o in_o these_o three_o thing_n to_o wit_n in_o celebrate_v easter_n day_n in_o due_a time_n in_o confer_v of_o baptism_n according_a to_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o roman_a &_o apostolical_a church_n and_o in_o help_v we_o to_o preach_v to_o the_o english_a all_o other_o matter_n which_o you_o 〈◊〉_d contrary_a to_o our_o manner_n we_o will_v tolerate_v ●●suster_n thus_o far_o s._n bede_n four_o and_o last_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o d._n humphrey_n what_o religion_n austin_n bring_v into_o england_n in_o these_o word_n in_o ecclesiam_fw-la 627._o ecclesiam_fw-la humfr_v in_o jesuit_n part_n 2._o ras_n 5._o pa._n 5._o &_o 627._o vero_fw-la quid_fw-la invexerna_fw-la gregorius_n &_o augustinu_n onus_fw-la caeremoniar●●_n etc._n etc._n intulerunt_fw-la pattium_fw-la episcopale_n ad_fw-la sola_fw-la missarum_fw-la solemnta_fw-la purgatorium_fw-la etc._n etc._n oblationer_n salutaris_fw-la hostiae_fw-la &_o preces_fw-la pro_fw-la demortuis_fw-la etc._n etc._n reliquias_fw-la etc._n etc._n ●ransubstantiationem_fw-la etc._n etc._n nou●_n templorum_fw-la conscerationes_fw-la etc._n etc._n exit_fw-la quibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la quaesitum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la indulgentiae_fw-la monachatus_fw-la papatus_fw-la reliquumue_fw-la pontificiae_fw-la chaos_n extruatur_fw-la haec_fw-la augustinus_n magnus_fw-la monachus_n a_o gregorio_n monacho_n edoct●_n importavit_fw-la anglis_fw-la thus_o far_o d._n humphrey_n with_o who_o conspire_v herein_o the_o gregory_n the_o in_o the_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o 6_o century_n in_o the_o fi●st_a edition_n at_o the_o word_n gregory_n centurist_n and_o 289._o and_o epit._n hist_o ecclel_n cent_n 6_o p._n 289._o osiander_n now_o from_o all_o these_o premise_n i_o thus_o collect_v first_o that_o the_o true_a christian_a religion_n be_v plant_v in_o britain_n by_o joseph_n of_o arimathia_n who_o live_v 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contrary_a doctrine_n do_v fly_v to_o the_o scripture_n as_o judge_n now_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d man_n willing_o to_o covet_v to_o appeal_v to_o that_o judge_n by_o who_o it_o be_v certain_a his_o cause_n shall_v be_v condemn_v neither_o can_v either_o of_o the_o litigant_n put_v any_o confidence_n in_o the_o mean_n of_o true_o interpret_n the_o scripture_n to_o wit_n prayer_n conference_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n knowledge_n in_o the_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n since_o all_o these_o meane●_n be_v most_o uncertain_a even_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o d._n whitaker_n thus_o write_v 4_o write_v whitak_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr eccles_n count_v bellar._n contr_n 1._o quaest_n 4_o med●●_n interpretandi_fw-la ●oca_fw-la scripturae_fw-la sunt_fw-la incerta_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o mean_n of_o interpret_n the_o obscure_a place_n o●_n scripture_n be_v uncertain_a doubtful_a and_o ambiguous_a therefore_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o but_o the_o interpretation_n itself_o must_v 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contra_fw-la ana._n baptist_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v under_o the_o papacy_n most_o of_o the_o christian_a good_a y●●_n rather_o all_o the_o christian_a good_a and_o that_o from_o thence_o it_o come_v to_o us._n we_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v i●_n the_o papacy_n true_a scripture_n true_a baptism_n the_o true_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o true_a key_n to_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o true_a office_n of_o preach_v true_a catechism_n etc._n etc._n i_o say_v further_o there_o be_v in_o th●_n papacy_n true_a christianity_n or_o rather_o the_o tru●_n kernel_n of_o christianity_n thus_o luther_n to_o the_o former_a position_n i_o adjoine_v this_o follow_a in_o such_o point_n of_o faith_n wherein_o protestancy_n dissent_v from_o the_o roman_a church_n all_o the_o say_a point_n be_v merre_o negation_n to_o the_o contrary_a affirmative_a article_n believe_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o for_o example_n denial_n of_o real_a presence_n denial_n of_o pray_v to_o 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consummatione_fw-la mundi_fw-la and_o this_o both_o by_o reason_n that_o this_o greek_a word_n make_v up_o the_o number_n to_o wit_n 666._o which_o be_v ascribe_v peculiar_o to_o antichrist_n in_o the_o apocalypse_v cap._n 13._o as_o also_o in_o that_o antichrist_n &_o his_o minister_n at_o his_o come_n both_o in_o their_o denial_n and_o work_n shall_v labour_v mighty_o to_o evert_v christian_a religion_n animadversion_n lxxxxv_n though_o protestancy_n seem_v to_o maintain_v some_o affirmative_a position_n as_o parity_n of_o minister_n marriage_n of_o priest_n and_o other_o votary_n reprobation_n christ_n only_a mediatorship_n by_o way_n of_o jntercession_n christ_n suffer_v in_o soul_n yet_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o these_o poution_n be_v only_o affirmative_a in_o word_n but_o mere_o negative_a in_o sense_n since_o they_o be_v negative_n to_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o church_n goverment●_n to_o vow_a chastity_n to_o universality_n of_o grace_n to_o the_o intercession_n of_o 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damnation_n and_o d._n whitaker_n thus_o aver_v it_o 9_o it_o controver_n 2._o q._n 5._o cap._n 9_o be_v false_a that_o heretical_a and_o schismatical_a church_n be_v true_a church_n thus_o far_o of_o our_o adversary_n exclude_v papist_n anabaptist_n arian_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_o from_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o not_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v member_n thereof_o nor_o their_o doctrine_n protestancy_n now_o we_o will_v observe_v what_o change_n and_o mutability_n of_o judgement_n herein_o our_o adversary_n show_v at_o other_o time_n in_o willing_o embrace_v all_o these_o former_a sort_n of_o man_n and_o some_o other_o also_o as_o good_a protestant_n and_o in_o state_n of_o salvation_n and_o first_o of_o the_o papist_n luther_n say_v in_o anabapt_n in_o in_o ep._n contra_fw-la anabapt_n the_o popery_n there_o be_v true_a christianity_n yea_o the_o kernel_n of_o christianity_n &_o many_o pious_a &_o great_a saint_n m._n hooker_n 1●8_n hooker_n l._n eccles_n pol._n 3._o c._n 1●8_n we_o glad_o acknowledge_v they_o of_o rome_n to_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o m._n bunny_n we_o 18._o we_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o pacification_n sect_n 18._o be_v no_o several_a church_n from_o the_o papist_n nor_o they_o from_o us._n the_o anabaptist_n be_v admit_v for_o good_a protestant_n by_o oecolampadius_n say_v 63._o say_v l._n 2._o ep._n p._n 63._o baptism_n be_v a_o external_a thing_n which_o by_o law_n of_o charity_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o and_o d._n 10._o d._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o protest_v apol._n l._n 4_o cap._n 3._o sect_n 10._o morton_n we_o protestant_n judge_v the_o state_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n not_o to_o be_v utter_o desperate_a the_o arian_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o m._n morton_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o church_n of_o which_o the_o protestant_n be_v and_o he_o give_v his_o reason_n in_o these_o word_n because_o ●4_n because_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o is●ael_n and_o the_o church_n pag._n 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5._o with_o we_o touch_v patronage_n and_o intercession_n of_o angel_n that_o therefore_o d._n whitaker_n do_v according_o confess_v and_o say_v thereof_o jllum_fw-la 15._o jllum_fw-la whitak_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la rat_n camp_n rat_n 1._o p._n 15._o verò_fw-la tobiae_fw-la raphaelem_fw-la etc._n etc._n little_o do_v we_o regard_v the_o example_n of_o raphaell_n the_o angel_n mention_v in_o toby_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v different_a from_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n etc._n etc._n concern_v the_o force_n of_o merit_n of_o alm_n and_o other_o good_a work_n proceed_v from_o true_a faith_n in_o the_o messiah_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a jews_n be_v deliver_v in_o the_o book_n of_o toby●_n alm_n 1●_n alm_n tob._n 1●_n do_v deliver_v from_o death_n and_o do_v purge_v all_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o foresay_a book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la as_o water_n 3._o water_n eccles_n 3._o quence_v burn_a fire_n so_o alm_n expiate_v sin_n touch_v unwritten_a tradition_n 2._o 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be_v a_o most_o impudent_a assertion_n of_o d._n field_n who_o thus_o write_v we_o 76._o we_o d._n f●●ld_a in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 3._o c_o 8._o p._n 76._o firm_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o our_o father_n live_v and_o dye_v to_o have_v be_v the_o true_a protestant_n churches_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o they_o which_o teach_v embrace_a and_o believe_v those_o damnable_a error_n which_o the_o romanist_n do_v defend_v against_o we_o be_v only_o a_o faction_n but_o see_v now_o this_o most_o vast_a lie_n be_v control_v first_o then_o d._n jewel_n thus_o acknowledge_v the_o 4._o the_o jewel_n in_o his_o apology_n of_o the_o church_n part_n 4._o c._n 4._o truth_n be_v unknown_a at_o that_o time_n and_o unheard_a of_o when_o martin_n luther_n and_o hulderick_n swinglius_n first_o come_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n and_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o hereford_n therefore_o bu●ter_n in_o ep._n anno_fw-la 36._o 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the_o pry_a that_o by_o decree_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o man_n shall_v die_v what_o punishment_n they_o be_v he_o to_o undergo_v who_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n contemn_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o high_a prye_v of_o christ_n his_o church_n advance_v his_o own_o private_a judgement_n above_o the_o say_a authority_n animadversion_n ci._n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o luther_n himself_o be_v not_o a_o perfect_a and_o entire_a protestant_n such_o i_o mean_v as_o the_o present_a church_n of_o england_n acknowledge_v for_o a_o true_a protestant_n my_o reason_n be_v these_o first_o because_o luther_n after_o his_o rise_n and_o ever_o unto_o his_o death_n retain_v and_o believe_v diverse_a of_o our_o catholic_a doctrine_n disclaim_v from_o by_o the_o protestant_n of_o england_n second_o because_o luther_n teach_v and_o maintain_v several_a heresy_n i_o mean_v heresy_n even_o in_o the_o iudgme●●_n of_o our_o now_o protestant_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o branch_n luther_n ever_o maintain_v to_o h●s_n death_n the_o real_a presence_n as_o the_o whole_a wor●●_n know_v and_o therefore_o his_o follower_n in_o th●●_n doctrine_n be_v call_v for_o distinction_n lake_n lutheran_n by_o swinglius_n and_o caluin_n luther_n teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o 30._o of_o luther_n l._n de_fw-fr assertionibus_fw-la art_n 30._o evangelicall_a counsel_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v more_o then_o that_o he_o be_v command_v luther_n teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n of_o which_o point_n see_v tom._n 1._o wittenberg_n 〈◊〉_d jndulgentijs_n and_o answerable_o to_o this_o ground_n he_o be_v confess_v by_o cultu_fw-la by_o vrbanus_n regius_n in_o 1_o part_n operum_fw-la formulae_fw-la cautè_fw-la loquendi_fw-la de_fw-fr sanct_a cultu_fw-la vrbanus_n regi●s_n a_o protestant_n to_o defend_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a luther_n defend_v prayer_n to_o saint_n of_o which_o point_n he_o thus_o write_v de_fw-fr spalat_n de_fw-fr luther_n in_o purgat_fw-la quorundam_fw-la articulorum_fw-la in_o epist_n ad_fw-la gregorium_fw-la spalat_n intercissione_n dinorum_n cum_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christiana_n sentio_fw-la &_o iudico_fw-la sanctos_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la honorandos_fw-la esse_fw-la atque_fw-la indicandos_fw-mi luther_n teach_v and_o approve_v the_o use_n of_o jmage_n as_o be_v witness_v by_o beza_n praef_n beza_n beza_n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la colloq_fw-la montisbelg_n par●_n altera_fw-la in_o praef_n touch_v the_o make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o our_o forehead_n johannes_n creucli●●_n a_o lutheran_n thus_o write_v cùm_fw-la 118._o cùm_fw-la crevelius_n in_o hi●_n refut_o caeremoni●rum_fw-la missae_fw-la print_v magdeburg_n 163._o pag_n 118._o imus_fw-la cu●●tum_fw-la sine_fw-la surgimus_fw-la è_fw-la lecto_fw-la cruse_n nos_fw-la iuxta_fw-la l●theri_fw-la &_o altorum_fw-la piorum_fw-la institutionc●●_n signamus_fw-la final_o to_o omit_v some_o other_o point_n wherein_o luther_n never_o dissent_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n luther_n ever_o mantain_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v monarchiall_a &_o neither_o aristocratical_a nor_o popular_a as_o appear_v out_o of_o his_o own_o 107._o own_o vide_fw-la luther_n in_o loc_n com._n class_n 1._o c._n 3._o 7._o pag._n 107._o word_n now_o to_o come_v to_o relate_v luther_n heresy_n and_o such_o as_o be_v repute_v for_o heresy_n and_o some_o of_o they_o for_o blasphemy_n both_o by_o catholics_n and_o protestant_n which_o he_o ever_o maintain_v without_o any_o after_o retraction_n i_o first_o allege_v his_o impious_a doctrine_n touch_v the_o most_o bless_a trinity_n concern_v which_o he_o thus_o speak_v 474._o speak_v so_o relate_v swinglius_n of_o luther_n so_o speak_v to_o 2._o ad_fw-la respon_n &_o confut_o luther_n fol._n 474._o the_o divinity_n be_v threefold_a as_o the_o three_o person_n be_v etc._n etc._n and_o according_a to_o this_o he_o expunge_v out_o of_o the_o litany_n this_o sentence_n holy_a 1543._o holy_a 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manu_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v in_o no_o man_n power_n to_o think_v good_a or_o evil_a but_o all_o thing_n as_o wicleffs_n article_n condemn_v at_o constance_n do_v right_o teach_v proceed_v from_o absolute_a necessity_n luther_n teach_v a_o heresy_n whereby_o the_o propagation_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v much_o hinder_v to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o wage_v war_n against_o the_o turk_n his_o word_n be_v praeliari_fw-la 34._o praeliari_fw-la luth_n in_o tom_n 2._o wittenberg_n &_o in_o assert_v damnat_fw-la per_fw-la leonem_fw-la decimum_fw-la assert_v 34._o contra_fw-la turcas_fw-la est_fw-la repugnare_fw-la deo_fw-la visitanti_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la nostras_fw-la per_fw-la illos_fw-la luther_n deny_v all_o temporal_a magistrate_n thus_o teach_v hereof_o among_o germ._n among_o luther_n de_fw-fr saeculari_fw-la potestate_fw-la in_o ●●_o 6_o germ._n christian_n no_o man_n can_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n but_o every_o one_o be_v to_o another_o 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platonica_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la visibili_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la d._n field_n thus_o write_v the_o 19_o the_o lib._n 1._o of_o the_o church_n c._n ●0_n pag._n 19_o person_n of_o who_o the_o church_n consist_v be_v visible_a their_o profession_n know_v even_o unto_o the_o profane_a etc._n etc._n i_o will_v conclude_v with_o d._n humphrey_n thus_o teach_v cur_n 3._o cur_n d._n humphrey_n in_o his_o jesuitis_fw-la part_n 2._o cap._n 3._o anxiè_fw-la &_o curiosè_fw-la probant_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la numquam_fw-la negatum_fw-la why_o do_v the_o papist_n so_o painful_o seek_v to_o prove_v that_o which_o we_o never_o deny_v and_o then_o after_o he_o say_v non_fw-la enim_fw-la cluncul●rij_fw-la sec●stus_fw-la &_o connoçationes_fw-la s●nt_fw-la christianae_n the_o society_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o secret_a meeting_n and_o then_o there_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n militant_a he_o further_o thus_o say_v oportet_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ess●_n 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that_o most_o of_o the_o chief_a controversy_n between_o we_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v but_o point_n of_o jndifferency_n and_o the_o contrary_n hold_v they_o off_o either_o side_n shall_v not_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o man_n salvation_n which_o course_n be_v indeed_o to_o introduce_v a_o neutrality_n of_o religion_n or_o rather_o a_o contempt_n of_o all_o religion_n i_o will_v exemplify_v in_o diverse_a particular_n and_o 1_o first_o concern_v satisfaction_n and_o merit_n of_o work_n d._n whitaker_n thus_o write_v the_o 135._o the_o whitak_n contra_fw-la rat._n camp_n p._n 78._o and_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o m._n william_n reynolds_n cap._n 6._o pag._n 135._o ancient_a father_n thought_n by_o their_o external_a discipline_n of_o life_n to_o pay_v the_o pain_n due_a for_o sin_n etc._n etc._n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o error_n yet_o be_v they_o notwithstanding_o good_a man_n and_o holy_a father_n therefore_o i_o conclude_v their_o belief_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o say_a point_n 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