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penitentiary_n shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o admit_v
in_o orbem_fw-la redeuntes_fw-la in_o sancto_fw-it stephano_n proto-martyre_n honoramus_fw-la eorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exosculamur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n reliquias_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la lipsana_fw-la cimaelia_fw-la deposita_fw-la si_fw-la quae_fw-la sint_fw-la quaead_n nostram_fw-la notitiam_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la si_fw-la quae_fw-la nancisci_fw-la poterimus_fw-la genuiva_fw-la non_fw-la fucata_fw-la libenter_fw-la suscipimus_fw-la &_o veneratione_n sua_fw-la debita_fw-la congrua_fw-la honeramus_fw-la imprimis_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-la martyribus_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la constat_fw-la veritas_fw-la disquisitionem_fw-la censemus_fw-la instituendam_fw-la pag._n 40._o repraesenta_fw-la mihi_fw-la fase_n as_o illas_fw-la seruatoris_fw-la dâ—ce_fw-la certissimo_fw-la illas_fw-la ipsas_fw-la etiam_fw-la numextare_fw-la quibus_fw-la infans_fw-la sacratissimus_fw-la involvebatur_fw-la ego_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o attinâ—t_o libens_fw-la 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octavi_fw-la rigorem_fw-la &_o per_fw-la parliamentarias_fw-la impropriationes_fw-la etc._n etc._n page_n 382._o ejusmodi_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la genere_fw-la joannem_fw-la jecisse_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la monasticae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la anacoreticae_n et_fw-la ascetica_fw-la cum_fw-la illustrissimo_fw-la baronio_fw-la non_fw-la abnuerim_fw-la etc._n etc._n 18._o that_o there_o be_v write_v tradition_n which_o we_o must_v observe_v and_o be_v of_o equal_a authority_n with_o the_o word_n bishop_n montague_n in_o his_o gag_n page_n 30._o there_o be_v tradition_n write_v and_o unwritten_a you_o mean_v not_o here_o tradition_n write_v i_o know_v it_o no_o more_o do_v we_o page_n 31._o tradition_n institute_v by_o our_o saviour_n even_o in_o point_n of_o belief_n and_o faith_n have_v divine_a authority_n as_o his_o write_a word_n have_v tradition_n derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n have_v equal_a authority_n with_o their_o preach_n and_o their_o write_n tradition_n of_o the_o church_n have_v such_o authority_n as_o the_o church_n have_v all_o bind_v and_o oblige_v as_o they_o be_v intend_v and_o as_o their_o extent_n be_v for_o they_o must_v be_v consider_v not_o only_o from_o the_o author_n but_o from_o the_o end_n some_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v permanent_a other_o only_o to_o be_v transient_a for_o a_o time_n only_o or_o else_o for_o ever_o some_o universal_a some_o only_a partial_a for_o the_o catholic_a or_o else_o a_o private_a church_n such_o variety_n and_o difference_n be_v in_o tradition_n we_o do_v grant_v it_o in_o every_o kind_n that_o either_o there_o be_v or_o have_v be_v tradition_n of_o christ_n his_o apostle_n the_o church_n private_a man_n pag._n 37._o quae_fw-la universa_fw-la tenet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n praecepta_fw-la benè_fw-la traduntur_fw-la quanquam_fw-la scripta_fw-la non_fw-la reperiantur_fw-la say_v saint_n augustine_n and_o i_o subscribe_v unto_o it_o omni_fw-la modo_fw-la bind_v they_o unto_o obedience_n 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dedicate_v to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o license_v by_o heywood_n his_o chaplain_n august_n 26._o 1634._o cap._n 16._o p._n 45._o 46._o determine_v thus_o quaenam_fw-la sit_fw-la romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la cum_fw-la constet_fw-la romanam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_fw-la primariis_fw-la temporibuss_n velut_fw-la inter_fw-la ignes_fw-la luna_fw-la minores_fw-la caeteris_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la praeluxisse_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la maechantibus_fw-la castam_fw-la &_o pudicam_fw-la veritatis_fw-la conservatricem_fw-la extitisse_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o pessimis_fw-la usque_fw-la eo_fw-la degenerasse_fw-la censemus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o primariis_fw-la &_o fundamentalibus_fw-la religionis_fw-la capitibus_fw-la aberrasse_n videatur_fw-la quidniquamvis_fw-la in_o caeteris_fw-la forsan_fw-la vitiatam_fw-la &_o temeratam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tamen_fw-la nomine_fw-la honestandam_fw-la censeam_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o passage_n doctor_n bastwick_n take_v exception_n against_o at_o his_o censure_n in_o the_o high-commission_n read_v it_o open_o in_o court_n where_o the_o archbishop_n public_o justify_v it_o in_o his_o speech_n affirm_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o that_o it_o never_o err_v in_o fundamental_n in_o which_o we_o differ_v not_o but_o only_a circa_fw-la fundamentalia_fw-la this_o distinction_n of_o his_o be_v afterward_o thus_o justify_v in_o print_n by_o christopher_n dome_n in_o his_o innovation_n unjust_o charge_v pag._n 48._o nor_o be_v it_o a_o absurd_a distinction_n as_o he_o unreverend_o and_o absurd_o term_v it_o that_o a_o great_a prelate_n use_v in_o the_o high-commission_n at_o the_o censure_n of_o doctor_n bastwick_n when_o he_o say_v that_o we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n differ_v not_o in_o fundamentalibus_fw-la but_o circa_fw-la fundamentalia_fw-la pag._n 49._o the_o distinction_n be_v not_o absurd_a but_o it_o may_v most_o true_o and_o fit_o be_v say_v that_o we_o may_v and_o do_v differ_v about_o and_o not_o in_o 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a_o church_n be_v on_o both_o side_n unquestioned_a we_o hope_v well_o of_o those_o holy_a soul_n who_o in_o former_a age_n live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n nay_o our_o charity_n reach_v further_a to_o all_o those_o this_o day_n who_o in_o simplicity_n of_o heart_n believe_v the_o roman_a religion_n and_o profess_v it_o doctor_n pocklington_n altar_n christianum_fw-la pag._n 114._o term_n rome_n by_o the_o name_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o applaud_v she_o canonize_v popish_a saint_n still_v they_o the_o holy_a saint_n and_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n and_o our_o protestant_a martyr_n traitor_n murderer_n rebel_n and_o heretic_n the_o archbishop_n himself_o be_v a_o profess_a maintainer_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o visibility_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n not_o only_o in_o his_o speech_n in_o the_o high_a commission_n at_o doctor_n bastwicks_n censure_n there_o and_o in_o his_o speech_n in_o 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papacy_n rome_n the_o pope_n supremacy_n pride_n tyranny_n cruelty_n treason_n murder_v and_o depose_v prince_n pope_n vicious_a life_n practice_n and_o be_v antichrist_n that_o man_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n doctor_n jones_n in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o hebrew_n have_v insert_v these_o several_a passage_n against_o the_o pope_n in_o his_o write_a copy_n which_o the_o licenser_n expunge_v as_o insufferable_a and_o thereupon_o they_o be_v quite_o omit_v in_o the_o print_a book_n page_z 179._o 251._o 309._o 377._o 396._o 406._o page_n 206._o in_o the_o write_a copy_n our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v as_o wise_a a_o man_n as_o the_o pope_n furnish_v with_o gift_n for_o both_o affice_n as_o well_o as_o he_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o civil_a matter_n luke_n 12._o 14._o of_o the_o extraordinary_a example_n of_o melchesedeck_v no_o ordinary_a rule_n can_v be_v make_v page_n 266._o all_o papist_n kiss_v the_o pope_n foot_n yea_o king_n prince_n and_o emperor_n say_v the_o 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christ_n the_o great_a bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v we_o not_o true_a minister_n because_o we_o be_v not_o create_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o bishop_n the_o apostle_n be_v not_o make_v by_o the_o pharisee_n or_o any_o priest_n of_o that_o time_n yet_o good_a minister_n and_o so_o may_v we_o though_o not_o make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v succession_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o nazianzen_n speak_v that_o be_v a_o good_a lawful_a succession_n good_a god_n that_o such_o passage_n as_o these_o shall_v ever_o be_v expunge_v by_o such_o who_o profess_v themselves_o protestant_n prelate_n or_o minister_n certain_o they_o have_v a_o pope_n in_o their_o heart_n whatever_o good_a word_n we_o find_v in_o their_o mouth_n master_n ward_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o matthew_n have_v a_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la pass_v on_o these_o ensue_a clause_n against_o the_o pope_n his_o pardon_n power_n and_o usurp_a authority_n fol._n 224._o the_o pope_n be_v call_v the_o adversary_n or_o he_o who_o oppose_v himself_o against_o christ_n 2_o thes_n 2_o 11._o and_o be_v just_o so_o call_v because_o he_o and_o his_o admirer_n do_v maintain_v assertion_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n one_o example_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o this_o verse_n whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n fol._n 314._o quest_n 7._o we_o have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o second_o purge_v how_o derogatory_n then_o be_v the_o papist_n to_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n who_o ascribe_v more_o to_o the_o pope_n pardon_n then_o to_o christ_n pang_n antichrist_n by_o his_o indulgency_n can_v both_o deliver_v and_o preserve_v from_o purgatory_n and_o send_v the_o soul_n straight_o into_o heaven_n but_o they_o will_v die_v in_o the_o quarrel_n before_o they_o will_v grant_v such_o or_o so_o much_o power_n and_o efficacy_n to_o be_v in_o the_o death_n bloodshed_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n fol._n 160._o quest_n 2._o who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o pharisee_n etc._n etc._n answ_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o commandment_n be_v more_o observe_v than_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o this_o it_o be_v there_o teach_v etc._n etc._n ii_o that_o to_o eat_v flesh_n upon_o a_o good_a friday_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n then_o to_o commit_v murder_n or_o adultery_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v the_o friday_n on_o which_o christ_n do_v ordinary_o eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n iii_o to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o this_o world_n be_v a_o small_a offence_n but_o to_o speak_v ill_o of_o the_o pope_n especial_o in_o italy_n and_o spain_n be_v a_o unpardonable_a and_o damnable_a offence_n iv._o the_o jew_n have_v a_o religion_n whereby_o they_o affirm_v christ_n to_o be_v a_o cozener_n but_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o purgatory_n but_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o crime_n deserve_v the_o inquisition_n v._o every_o bishop_n of_o france_n may_v give_v absolution_n 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