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no_o great_a antiquity_n for_o the_o cross_n without_o it_o then_o with_o it_o they_o call_v notwithstanding_o the_o bishop_n imposition_n of_o hand_n only_a confirmation_n and_o not_o their_o priest_n cross_v of_o the_o forehead_n and_o yet_o when_o the_o priest_n cross_v he_o say_v we_o receive_v this_o child_n into_o the_o congregation_n of_o christ_n flock_n in_o token_n that_o hereafter_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n crucify_v and_o manful_o to_o fight_v under_o his_o banner_n against_o sin_n the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o continue_v christ_n faithful_a soldier_n unto_o his_o life_n end_n which_o word_n agree_v according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n better_a with_o confirmation_n for_o do_v they_o not_o say_v confirmation_n that_o in_o baptism_n infant_n 〈◊〉_d admit_v to_o live_v in_o god_n family_n but_o in_o conf_a 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v rable_v to_o fight_v in_o the_o army_n of_o god_n that_o in_o baptism_n they_o believe_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n unto_o justification_n in_o confirmation_n they_o be_v embolden_v to_o make_v open_a professon_n of_o this_o belief_n unto_o salvation_n and_o this_o be_v just_a the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n so_o they_o have_v part_v the_o rit_n of_o confirmation_n or_o else_o they_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o have_v two-confirmation_n which_o be_v as_o absurd_a but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o last_o and_o that_o which_o they_o call_v confirmation_n or_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n it_o be_v true_a in_o their_o article_n set_v forth_o anno_fw-la 1562._o they_o deny_v confirmation_n to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n 16._o and_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o flow_v from_o a_o naughty_a imitation_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o doctor_n rainolds_n in_o the_o conference_n hold_v at_o hampton_n court_n allege_v that_o that_o article_n be_v contradict_v by_o
it_o be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o sacrament_n general_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n what_o then_o 7._o so_o will_v the_o papist_n confess_v that_o confirmation_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n otherwise_o they_o will_v minister_v it_o to_o the_o baptize_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n the_o english_a book_n ordain_v that_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o bishop_n by_o one_o that_o shall_v be_v his_o godfather_n or_o that_o every_o child_n may_v have_v a_o witness_n of_o his_o confirmation_n this_o the_o papist_n observe_v in_o their_o confirmation_n thus_o also_o be_v a_o token_n that_o of_o old_a that_o which_o be_v now_o call_v confirmation_n be_v but_o a_o appendicle_n or_o closure_n of_o baptism_n from_o which_o be_v afterward_o separate_v it_o must_v not_o want_v the_o godfather_n it_o have_v when_o it_o be_v the_o appendicle_n of_o baptism_n in_o the_o prayer_n before_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n they_o pray_v that_o the_o child_n may_v be_v strengthen_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o comforter_n the_o papist_n say_v the_o comforter_n promise_v by_o christ_n be_v bestow_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n the_o papist_n say_v that_o in_o confirmation_n they_o receive_v the_o sevenfold_a grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n wisdom_n counsel_n strength_n knowledge_n understan_v godliness_n fear_n they_o crave_v the_o like_a in_o the_o prayer_n before_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n but_o what_o suppose_v confirm_v 〈…〉_z sacrament_n confirmation_n may_v not_o every_o pastor_n minister_v it_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o captain_n say_v they_o to_o take_v up_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o soldier_n and_o furnish_v they_o with_o armour_n the_o shepherd_n shall_v mark_v his_o own_o heep_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o every_o minister_n be_v not_o a_o captain_n in_o the_o lord_n army_n and_o a_o shepherd_a feed_v the_o flock_n concrede_v unto_o he_o 17._o bonaventure_n confess_v such_o simile_n force_v not_o but_o institution_n only_o make_v necessity_n our_o first_o reason_n then_o against_o they_o be_v the_o want_n of_o institution_n or_o exemple_n in_o scripture_n that_o bishop_n have_v this_o charge_n and_o not_o presbyter_n we_o now_o suppone_v only_o not_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v such_o office_n bearer_n in_o the_o church_n peter_n and_o john_n be_v send_v to_o samaria_n not_o only_o to_o lay_v on_o hand_n but_o to_o advance_v the_o work_n begunne_o philip._n durandus_fw-la say_v it_o be_v not_o clear_a whither_o they_o lay_v on_o 〈◊〉_d as_o bishop_n 101._o or_o as_o presbyter_n augustine_n 〈…〉_z be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n entitle_v quest_n veteris_fw-la &_o novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la say_v they_o do_v it_o as_o priest_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v they_o do_v it_o neither_o as_o bishop_n or_o priest_n and_o therefore_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o succeed_v unto_o they_o in_o it_o for_o it_o be_v extraordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a effect_n follow_v it_o the_o second_o reason_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n as_o themselves_o confess_v be_v equal_a in_o the_o power_n of_o order_n if_o the_o power_n be_v equal_a who_o can_v hinder_v they_o to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n have_v christ_n give_v they_o a_o power_n which_o they_o may_v not_o exercise_v 25._o suarez_n the_o jesuit_n say_v if_o presbyter_n have_v sufficient_a power_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o ordination_n to_o minister_v this_o sacrament_n it_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v whole_o hinder_v what_o god_n have_v institute_v the_o church_n can_v inhibit_v 23._o say_v tilenus_n if_o presbyter_n have_v not_o have_v that_o power_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o ordination_n neither_o pope_n nor_o bishop_n may_v give_v they_o commission_n or_o licence_n to_o do_v it_o 11._o say_v spalleto_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o by_o dispensation_n of_o licence_n from_o the_o pope_n the_o papist_n grant_v they_o may_v our_o three_o reason_n presbyter_n may_v impose_v hand_n in_o ordination_n of_o minister_n therefore_o they_o â—ay_v also_o in_o confirmation_n 6._o so_o reason_v armachanus_fw-la our_o four_o reason_n they_o may_v celebrate_v and_o minister_v the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o they_o may_v do_v this_o also_o so_o reason_v the_o author_n of_o that_o epistle_n ad_fw-la rusticum_n narbonensem_fw-la our_o opposite_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o this_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o bishop_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n but_o reserve_v to_o they_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o it_o luciferianos_fw-la hierome_n say_v that_o this_o be_v reserve_v to_o they_o not_o by_o necessity_n of_o any_o law_n but_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o priesthood_n yet_o not_o in_o all_o place_n but_o multis_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la the_o author_n of_o that_o epistle_n to_o rusticus_n say_v it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o the_o orient_a in_o illyricum_n in_o italy_n in_o africa_n and_o in_o all_o place_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n 〈…〉_z that_o presbyter_n do_v confirm_v in_o the_o decretal_n it_o be_v say_v that_o simple_a priest_n at_o constantinople_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n do_v minister_v the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n turrianus_n report_v that_o the_o grecian_n reprove_v the_o latin_n because_o they_o inhibit_v the_o priest_n to_o anoint_v the_o forehead_n with_o chrism_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o suarez_n the_o bishop_n of_o spalleto_n complain_v 24._o that_o bishop_n be_v so_o rigid_a that_o they_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o parish_n priest_n to_o confirm_v the_o rather_o because_o they_o come_v seldom_o to_o visit_v their_o parish_n and_o think_v howbeit_o they_o refuse_v the_o priest_n may_v as_o for_o himself_o he_o may_v have_v suffer_v the_o priest_n in_o his_o diocie_n confirm_v 1_o but_o he_o give_v they_o not_o that_o liberty_n because_o he_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o such_o a_o ceremony_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a the_o name_n of_o a_o sacrament_n if_o there_o be_v any_o moment_n in_o it_o 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a_o provocation_n and_o intisement_n to_o idolatry_n we_o be_v forbid_v all_o provocation_n and_o enticement_n to_o idolatry_n as_o in_o all_o other_o precept_n we_o be_v forbid_v as_o well_o the_o provocation_n and_o enticement_n to_o evil_a as_o the_o evil_n itself_o 387._o if_o thy_o eye_n offend_v thou_o pluck_v it_o out_o that_o be_v whatsoever_o be_v a_o impediment_n unto_o we_o to_o hinder_v we_o to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o worship_n god_n though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o dear_a to_o we_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n much_o more_o if_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n or_o occasion_n to_o do_v evil_a say_v zanchias_n 541._o whatsoever_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o doer_n intent_n 〈◊〉_d antis_n yeâ—_n if_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o conditio_fw-la operis_fw-la be_v inductive_a to_o scandal_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v eshew_v they_o ask_v what_o apinesse_n there_o be_v in_o the_o gesture_n to_o entice_v we_o to_o idolatry_n we_o answer_v it_o be_v the_o 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the_o supreme_a magistrate_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a take_v away_o the_o scandal_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o indifferent_a thing_n say_v zâ—nâ—hius_n some_o that_o be_v manifest_a occasion_n of_o sin_v other_o be_v not_o of_o that_o kind_n res_fw-la adiaphorae_fw-la duplices_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaelam_fw-la suâ—t_z alicui_fw-la aportâ—e_fw-la occasiones_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la exillis_fw-la verè_fw-la immineat_fw-la pâ—riculâ—m_fw-la pèceandi_fw-la ally_v vero_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la habent_fw-la for_o the_o first_o sort_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o 〈◊〉_d evil_a and_o all_o manifest_a occasion_n of_o evil_n for_o who_o say_v he_o will_v venture_v to_o pass_v along_o a_o ruinous_a bridge_n if_o he_o perceive_v manifest_a danger_n of_o fall_v into_o the_o river_n can_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n take_v away_o that_o aptness_n and_o fitness_n that_o any_o thing_n have_v to_o entice_v and_o provoke_v man_n to_o sin_n the_o apostle_n 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mention_v may_v he_o not_o be_v a_o secret_a friend_n to_o the_o pope_n or_o a_o a_o bettor_n of_o superstition_n suppose_v he_o have_v no_o such_o intention_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o by_o his_o authority_n alter_fw-la conditionem_fw-la operis_fw-la the_o quality_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o and_o make_v a_o thing_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v inductive_a to_o scandal_n not_o inductive_a do_v his_o commandment_n make_v all_o so_o sure_a that_o none_o can_v be_v scandalize_v that_o be_v impossible_a consider_v the_o show_n of_o evil_a in_o the_o deed_n itself_o the_o ignorance_n of_o many_o thousand_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o ignorant_o to_o superstition_n the_o pronnesse_n of_o man_n nature_n to_o idolatry_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o papist_n joab_n be_v guilty_a of_o vriahs_n blood_n notwithstanding_o of_o the_o king_n commandment_n so_o be_v thou_o of_o thy_o brother_n fall_v 39_o thy_o life_n for_o his_o life_n if_o he_o be_v a_o miss_n say_v not_o therefore_o with_o cain_n 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at_o least_o authorize_v till_o the_o great_a antichrist_n overrule_v we_o need_v not_o to_o poinâ—â—_n at_o the_o time_n when_o it_o first_o begin_v for_o there_o be_v many_o corruption_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o can_v not_o be_v deduce_v 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a beginning_n by_o the_o romanist_n themselves_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o we_o point_v out_o a_o time_n wherein_o it_o be_v not_o in_o use_n there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o authentic_a testimony_n allege_v for_o kneel_v in_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v the_o sacramental_a element_n before_o the_o opinion_n of_o real_a presence_n yea_o or_o of_o transubstantiation_n begin_v to_o spread_v or_o to_o come_v to_o a_o more_o certain_a date_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ._n i_o say_v authentic_a testimony_n for_o we_o regard_v not_o suppositition_n or_o counterfite_a work_n origen_n first_o homily_n in_o divers_a loca_fw-la be_v bring_v in_o say_v thou_o therefore_o humble_v thyself_o â—â—itat_fw-la the_o century_n â—nd_v say_v lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a etc._n etc._n but_o that_o work_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o papi_v themselves_o to_o be_v counterfite_a 84._o suchlike_a counterfiâ—e_n cyrillus_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o his_o five_o catechism_n say_v then_o come_v to_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o blood_n not_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n sed_fw-la prâ—nus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la modum_fw-la adorationis_fw-la &_o venerationis_fw-la dicens_fw-la antenâ—_n but_o stowt_v downward_o or_o with_o the_o face_n bend_v downward_o in_o manner_n of_o adoration_n or_o veneration_n say_v amen_n he_o say_v not_o cade_z pronuâ—_n fall_v down_o on_o thy_o faâ—e_n sed_fw-la accede_v pronus_fw-la but_o come_v incline_v or_o bow_v thy_o heâ—d_n or_o upper_a part_n of_o thy_o body_n as_o man_n use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o make_v courtesy_n for_o man_n can_v not_o come_v fall_v flat_a but_o what_o need_v we_o trouble_v ourselves_o with_o his_o word_n see_v he_o be_v mark_v for_o a_o counterfite_a by_o moulias_n on_o the_o lord_n supper_n 65._o the_o bishop_n of_o spalleto_n and_o plessie_n who_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o evereux_n say_v 69._o these_o catechism_n of_o cyrillus_n be_v supposititious_a and_o come_v not_o to_o light_v but_o in_o our_o time_n m._n down_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o transubstantiation_n pag._n 3â—_n 38._o say_v 241._o that_o these_o catecbeticall_a book_n be_v but_o of_o a_o very_a late_a edition_n that_o harding_n acknowledge_v that_o in_o his_o time_n they_o be_v know_v to_o veâ—ie_v few_o and_o in_o â—rite_n that_o they_o have_v be_v publish_v since_o in_o print_n and_o perhaps_o to_o win_v more_o authority_n to_o they_o misfathered_a upon_o cyrillus_n of_o jerusalem_n this_o cyrill_n direct_v the_o communicant_a to_o touch_v his_o lip_n which_o be_v sanctify_v with_o the_o touch_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n that_o by_o the_o touch_n of_o that_o finger_n he_o may_v sanctify_v his_o eye_n brow_n and_o other_o 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