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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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or_o any_o otherwhere_o where_o it_o be_v use_v with_o that_o meaning_n as_o in_o popery_n it_o be_v use_v in_o all_o these_o we_o use_v it_o in_o baptism_n with_o the_o application_n first_o intend_v and_o to_o they_o which_o yet_o know_v not_o the_o use_n of_o it_o that_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o they_o may_v be_v a_o remembrance_n to_o we_o &_o to_o they_o also_o when_o they_o shall_v hereafter_o know_v and_o see_v the_o same_o in_o other_o not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n crucify_v and_o of_o the_o bear_n of_o his_o cross_n but_o with_o courage_n and_o constancy_n to_o follow_v he_o who_o in_o baptism_n we_o have_v vow_v ourselves_o to_o be_v we_o know_v the_o papist_n themselves_o be_v not_o so_o frequent_a in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o their_o ordinary_a conversasation_n as_o some_o ancient_a time_n have_v be_v and_o therefore_o as_o they_o themselves_o have_v do_v in_o part_n so_o they_o must_v give_v we_o leave_v further_o also_o as_o occasion_n require_v to_o relinquish_v the_o custom_n of_o i●_n 〈◊〉_d as_o touch_v the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n which_o m._n bishop_n allege_v for_o the_o approve_v thereof_o first_o tertullian_n and_o ambrose_n and_o cyril_n do_v simple_o note_v the_o vulgar_a use_n of_o it_o which_o in_o they_o and_o in_o those_o time_n we_o condemn_v not_o they_o have_v their_o reason_n for_o the_o use_n and_o so_o have_v we_o for_o the_o leave_v of_o it_o s._n austin_n go_v further_a and_o say_v that_o perficitur_fw-la that_o aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 118._o quod_fw-la signum_fw-la nisi_fw-la adhibeatur_fw-la sive_fw-la frontibus_fw-la credentium_fw-la sive_fw-la ipsi_fw-la aquae_fw-la qua_fw-la regenerantur_fw-la sive_fw-la oleo_fw-la qu●_n chrismate_fw-la unguntur_fw-la sive_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la quo_fw-la aluntur_fw-la nihil_fw-la eorum_fw-la ritè_fw-la perficitur_fw-la unless_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v apply_v
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