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A62991 Historical collections, out of several grave Protestant historians concerning the changes of religion, and the strange confusions following in the reigns of King Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary and Elizabeth : with an addition of several remarkable passages taken out of Sir Will. Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire, relating to the abbies and their institution. Touchet, Anselm, d. 1689?; Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. 1686 (1686) Wing T1955; ESTC R4226 184,408 440

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it_o please_v the_o sexton_n or_o parish-clerk_n to_o set_v they_o pag._n 28._o thus_o as_o to_o the_o communion_n now_o as_o to_o altar_n he_o have_v these_o word_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n altar_n be_v use_v among_o christian_n upon_o which_o they_o offer_v the_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n body_n yet_o your_o company_n to_o declare_v what_o follower_n they_o be_v of_o antiquity_n do_v account_n i_o even_o among_o one_o of_o the_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n if_o a_o altar_n be_v keep_v stand_v and_o indeed_o you_o follow_v a_o certain_a antiquity_n not_o of_o catholic_n but_o of_o desperate_a heretic_n optatus_n write_v of_o the_o donatist_n say_v that_o they_o do_v break_v raze_v and_o remove_v the_o altar_n of_o god_n pag._n 34._o &_o 165._o now_o as_o to_o the_o objection_n of_o pray_v in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n he_o write_v thus_o where_o sing_v be_v use_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o case_n of_o the_o people_n that_o kneel_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o 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this_o faction_n receive_v much_o encouragement_n underhand_o from_o some_o great_a person_n near_o the_o queen_n from_o no_o man_n more_o than_o from_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n the_o lord_n north_n knoll_v and_o walsingham_n who_o know_v how_o mighty_o some_o number_n of_o the_o scot_n both_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n have_v in_o short_a time_n improve_v their_o fortune_n by_o humour_v the_o knoxian_a brethren_n in_o their_o reformation_n and_o can_v not_o but_o expect_v ●…he_a like_o in_o their_o own_o particular_n by_o a_o compliance_n with_o these_o man_n who_o aim_v apparent_o at_o the_o ruin_n of_o bishop_n and_o cathedral_n church_n thus_o dr._n heylyn_n concern_v the_o further_a advancement_n of_o presbytery_n chap._n xviii_o of_o their_o meeting_n and_o the_o powerful_a friend_n they_o have_v at_o court_n with_o a_o short_a relation_n concern_v cartwright_n dr._n heylyn_n pag._n 259._o the_o genevian_a brethren_n rather_o choose_v to_o meet_v in_o barn_n and_o wood_n yea_o 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principality_n coin_n or_o else_o follow_v new_a opinion_n st._n augustin_n likewise_o note_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr haeresibus_fw-la that_o the_o people_n need_v not_o to_o be_v curious_a to_o know_v what_o opinion_n heretic_n hold_v much_o less_o to_o labour_v to_o confute_v they_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o they_o to_o know_v that_o they_o be_v condemn_v and_o st._n cyprian_n epist._n 52._o num._n 7._o say_v notable_o to_o antonianus_n demand_v curious_o what_o heresy_n novatian_n teach_v no_o matter_n say_v he_o what_o heresy_n he_o hold_v or_o preach_v when_o he_o teach_v without_o that_o be_v to_o say_v out_o of_o the_o church_n now_o although_o heretic_n be_v often_o incorrigible_a yet_o the_o church_n of_o god_n cease_v not_o by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o revoke_v they_o therefore_o st._n augustin_n say_v epist._n 162._o the_o heretic_n himself_o though_o swell_v with_o odious_a and_o detestable_a pride_n and_o mad_a with_o the_o frowardness_n 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peace_n and_o concord_n the_o preservation_n of_o the_o same_o so_o be_v schism_n division_n and_o diversity_n of_o faith_n the_o calamity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o peace_n unity_n and_o uniformity_n the_o special_a blessing_n of_o god_n therein_o and_o in_o the_o church_n above_o all_o commonwealth_n because_o it_o be_v in_o all_o point_v a_o monarchy_n tend_v every_o way_n to_o unity_n there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n one_o christ_n one_o church_n one_o hope_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n one_o head_n one_o body_n as_o the_o apostle_n here_o assure_v we_o thus_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o unite_a body_n of_o the_o church_n now_o to_o manifest_v the_o great_a dignity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o how_o much_o she_o be_v belove_v by_o our_o saviour_n st._n paul_n ephes._n 5_o 22._o say_v the_o man_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n as_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n himself_o the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n to_o wit_n the_o same_o church_n and_o of_o no_o other_o 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