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church_n re-ordinations_a as_o also_o re-baptizations_a be_v esteem_v sacrilegious_a whence_o frequent_o those_o who_o be_v baptize_v or_o ordain_v by_o heretical_a priest_n or_o bishop_n be_v not_o rebaptise_v nor_o re-ordained_n in_o consideration_n hereof_o the_o now_o church_n of_o england_n do_v not_o rebaptise_a nor_o re-ordain_a priest_n come_v to_o their_o communion_n but_o permit_v they_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o order_n receive_v and_o approve_v of_o they_o in_o all_o their_o function_n and_o power_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o protestant_a bishop_n this_o subject_n will_v require_v a_o long_a discourse_n than_o my_o brevity_n will_v permit_v i_o will_v therefore_o brief_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n the_o catholic_n church_n have_v always_o detest_v both_o rebaptisation_n and_o reordination_n but_o never_o make_v difficulty_n to_o baptise_v or_o ordain_v some_o who_o false_o pretend_v to_o have_v be_v baptise_a or_o ordain_v when_o real_o they_o be_v not_o 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the_o heretical_a bishop_n be_v former_o ordain_v by_o catholic_n bishop_n who_o observe_v the_o true_a form_n of_o the_o sacrament_n those_o who_o receive_v order_n from_o they_o and_o be_v otherwise_o fit_v for_o it_o be_v receive_v without_o any_o new_a ordination_n only_o new_a power_n be_v give_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o such_o and_o such_o orer_n for_o as_o the_o learned_a doctor_n morinus_n de_fw-fr sacris_fw-la ordinat_fw-la par_fw-fr 3._o eccercit_fw-la 5._o &_o 6._o well_o note_n it_o may_v be_v admit_v that_o such_o do_v receive_v a_o character_n even_o those_o who_o be_v ordain_v against_o the_o canon_n but_o so_o that_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o character_n be_v dull_v or_o blunt_v not_o capable_a or_o not_o fit_a for_o action_n the_o ancient_n do_v esteem_v ordination_n canonical_o give_v can_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o but_o that_o its_o force_n or_o virtue_n by_o deposition_n may_v be_v repress_v or_o dull_v that_o it_o can_v not_o produce_v any_o 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ordain_v those_o who_o be_v never_o true_o
circumstance_n or_o apparition_n of_o majesty_n and_o glory_n which_o be_v but_o external_a sign_n of_o some_o peculiar_a presence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o he_o who_o be_v thereby_o present_v and_o this_o without_o any_o show_n of_o idolatry_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o we_o adore_v christ_n as_o present_v in_o the_o sacramental_a sign_n present_v unto_o we_o we_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v idolater_n when_o the_o object_n of_o our_o adoration_n be_v not_o the_o sign_n or_o any_o create_a thing_n but_o only_o christ_n jesus_n god_n and_o man_n whence_o learned_a erasmus_n lib._n 9_o epist_n ad_fw-la pelicanum_fw-la well_o say_v hitherto_o with_o all_o christian_n i_o have_v adore_v christ_n in_o the_o eucharist_n neither_o do_v i_o yet_o see_v any_o cause_n why_o i_o ought_v to_o depart_v from_o that_o opinion_n i_o can_v by_o no_o humane_a reason_n be_v withdraw_v from_o the_o agreeable_a judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v also_o in_o the_o liturgical_a discourse_n par_fw-fr 2._o sect._n 3._o cap._n 12._o and_o cap._n 13._o in_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o all_o the_o holy_a liturgy_n of_o god_n church_n in_o those_o time_n and_o prove_v out_o of_o s._n augustine_n there_o also_o cite_v conclude_v that_o not_o only_o we_o do_v not_o sin_n in_o adore_v but_o we_o shall_v sin_v in_o not_o adore_v s._n ambrose_n will_v have_v we_o to_o adore_v christ_n on_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o mystery_n that_o be_v in_o the_o mass_n s._n prosper_n lib._n send_v we_o do_v true_o honour_v in_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o we_o see_v thing_n invisible_a that_o be_v to_o say_v flesh_n and_o blood_n s._n augustine_n epist_n 120._o ad_fw-la honoratum_fw-la c._n 27._o say_v the_o rich_a come_v to_o our_o lord_n table_n and_o receive_v of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n but_o they_o adore_v only_o and_o be_v not_o fill_v as_o the_o poor_a be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o 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