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according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v i_o by_o st._n augustine_n let_v no_o man_n say_v to_o i_o o_o 10._o nemo_fw-la mihi_fw-la dicat_fw-la o_o quid_fw-la dixit_fw-la donatus_n aut_fw-la parmenianus_n aut_fw-la pontius_n aut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la illorum_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la cum_fw-la catholicis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la sentiendume_v sicubi_fw-la fortè_fw-la fallantur_fw-la ut_fw-la contra_fw-la canonicas_fw-la scripturas_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sentiant_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la c._n 10._o what_o say_v donatus_n parmenianus_n or_o pontius_n or_o any_o other_o of_o they_o for_o neither_o aught_o we_o to_o agree_v with_o catholic_n bishop_n if_o perhaps_o in_o some_o case_n they_o be_v so_o much_o mistake_v as_o to_o entertain_v opinion_n contrary_a to_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n thus_o we_o see_v st._n augustin_n prefer_v the_o guidance_n of_o god_n word_n to_o the_o direction_n of_o any_o one_o or_o more_o bishop_n although_o account_v never_o so_o catholic_n it_o seem_v strange_a to_o i_o that_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o weight_n and_o consequence_n as_o this_o be_v the_o stay_n and_o prop_n of_o all_o religion_n as_o they_o term_v it_o and_o a_o thing_n that_o tend_v so_o much_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o four_o evangelist_n who_o yet_o record_v many_o thing_n of_o small_a importance_n that_o st._n paul_n shall_v hint_n nothing_o of_o it_o to_o that_o church_n that_o pretend_v so_o mighty_o to_o it_o that_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n where_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o schism_n one_o be_v of_o paul_n another_o of_o apollo_n and_o a_o three_o of_o cephas_n he_o do_v not_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o require_v cephas_n his_o judgement_n for_o the_o determination_n of_o their_o difference_n that_o peter_n himself_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o mind_v the_o christian_n of_o what_o be_v needful_a before_o his_o departure_n shall_v forget_v to_o tell_v they_o of_o so_o necessary_a and_o so_o important_a a_o article_n as_o this_o that_o the_o scripture_n so_o frequent_o warn_v we_o of_o false_a teacher_n and_o false_a prophet_n that_o shall_v arise_v and_o yet_o tell_v we_o nothing_o of_o this_o infallible_a remedy_n but_o rather_o put_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o evil_a upon_o the_o pain_n and_o diligence_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o try_v their_o spirit_n that_o the_o asian_a bishop_n in_o their_o opposition_n against_o pope_n victor_n and_o the_o african_a in_o their_o opposition_n to_o pope_n stephen_n shall_v either_o not_o know_v of_o this_o privilege_n of_o st._n peter_n successor_n or_o not_o acknowledge_v it_o if_o they_o do_v that_o st._n augustin_n and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n shall_v be_v so_o ill_o instruct_v in_o the_o faith_n as_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o but_o rather_o stand_v out_o so_o stiff_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o appeal_n that_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o contest_v with_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o ignorant_a of_o their_o own_o privilege_n as_o not_o to_o allege_v their_o infallibility_n in_o the_o point_n which_o will_v have_v put_v a_o speedy_a end_n to_o the_o dispute_n but_o rather_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o a_o pretend_a canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a that_o so_o many_o council_n shall_v be_v call_v from_o distant_a part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o church_n when_o there_o be_v a_o remedy_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n as_o the_o consult_v of_o the_o infallible_a bishop_n of_o rome_n on_o all_o occasion_n and_o last_o that_o the_o pope_n themselves_o shall_v so_o far_o disbelieve_v it_o as_o to_o contradict_v and_o rescind_v the_o decree_n of_o one_o another_o these_o thing_n seem_v to_o i_o such_o mighty_a prejudices_fw-la against_o this_o infallible_a judge_n that_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o answer_v they_o to_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v 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be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n since_o there_o be_v no_o controvertist_n that_o do_v not_o affirm_v they_o and_o they_o be_v express_o define_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o her_o anathema_n to_o every_o article_n and_o pope_n pius_n iv_o affirm_v in_o his_o bull_n that_o this_o be_v the_o catholic_n faith_n out_o of_o which_o no_o one_o can_v be_v save_v all_o the_o clergy_n of_o ireland_n whether_o secular_a or_o regular_a be_v teach_v to_o say_v so_o the_o priest_n and_o friar_n affirm_v it_o in_o their_o sermon_n now_o to_o the_o people_n more_o than_o ever_o and_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o popular_a argument_n and_o common_a topic_n of_o conversion_n that_o they_o all_o use_n to_o the_o protestant_n to_o reconcile_v they_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o they_o be_v all_o heretic_n that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o salvation_n for_o they_o while_o they_o be_v so_o the_o first_o of_o 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reckon_v the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o the_o church_n of_o egypt_n and_o alexandria_n so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v particular_a or_o topical_a church_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n must_v be_v so_o too_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v pope_n ephesino_n pope_n apud_fw-la binium_fw-la in_o council_n ephesino_n celestine_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o john_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n where_o he_o reckon_v up_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n as_o member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n asseret_fw-la se_fw-la nestorius_n fidem_fw-la tenere_fw-la quam_fw-la secundum_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la romana_fw-la alexandrina_n &_o catholica_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tenet_fw-la nay_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o epistle_n of_o pope_n innocent_a iii_o to_o john_n 200._o lib._n 2._o epist_n 200._o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n that_o in_o the_o 12_o century_n the_o pope_n himself_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o dicitur_fw-la autem_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la universis_fw-la constet_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la quae_fw-la graeco_fw-la verbo_fw-la catholica_fw-la nominatur_fw-la say_v he_o ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la sic_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sed_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pars_fw-la beside_o this_o i_o find_v this_o very_a proposition_n condemn_v in_o the_o donatist_n and_o look_v upon_o by_o the_o father_n as_o the_o grand_a fundamental_a principle_n of_o their_o schism_n and_o division_n for_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o write_n of_o st._n augustine_n and_o optatus_n do_v affirm_v that_o christ_n have_v no_o church_n on_o earth_n but_o in_o the_o part_n of_o donatus_n that_o the_o church_n be_v perish_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n except_o their_o own_o assembly_n and_o that_o salvation_n no_o where_n can_v be_v have_v but_o in_o their_o communion_n they_o esteem_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o 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of_o the_o roman_a faith_n the_o greek_n and_o arminian_o the_o jacobite_n and_o nestorian_n the_o maronites_n and_o abyssine_n and_o cophtite_n or_o christian_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o ever_o exclude_v they_o from_o hope_n of_o salvation_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o unchurch_n the_o great_a part_n of_o christian_n and_o condemn_v they_o to_o everlasting_a burn_n who_o be_v more_o in_o number_n and_o more_o extend_v in_o territory_n then_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o present_a roman_a faith_n can_v pretend_v to_o be_v notwithstanding_o all_o their_o brag_n of_o universality_n it_o may_v be_v perhaps_o say_v that_o the_o eastern_a christian_n and_o protestant_n be_v heretic_n but_o i_o think_v it_o much_o easy_a to_o say_v so_o than_o make_v it_o good_a and_o if_o they_o be_v yet_o the_o charity_n of_o the_o modern_a bomanists_n be_v much_o more_o straighten_v than_o that_o of_o st._n augustine_n be_v 27._o de_fw-fr baptis_n contra_fw-la don._n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o l._n 5._o c._n 27._o who_o dare_v not_o deny_v a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n even_o to_o heretic_n themselves_o for_o when_o the_o donatist_n do_v object_n that_o heresio_n be_v a_o harlot_n that_o if_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n be_v good_a than_o son_n be_v bear_v to_o god_n of_o heresy_n and_o so_o of_o a_o harlot_n his_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o conventicle_n of_o heretic_n do_v bear_v child_n unto_o god_n not_o in_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v divide_v but_o in_o that_o wherein_o they_o still_o remain_v join_v with_o the_o true_a &_o catholic_n church_n not_o in_o that_o they_o be_v heretic_n but_o as_o much_o as_o they_o profess_v and_o practice_v that_o which_o other_o christian_n do_v nay_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o roman_a doctor_n they_o have_v no_o reason_n if_o they_o stand_v to_o their_o own_o principle_n to_o judge_n so_o severe_o of_o heretic_n for_o they_o grant_v that_o the_o honour_n of_o martyrdom_n be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o 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18._o c._n 47._o andr._n id_fw-la
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the_o paschal_n supper_n pasch_fw-mi orat._n 2._o in_o pasch_fw-mi but_o still_o in_o figure_n though_o more_o clear_a than_o in_o the_o old_a law._n for_o the_o legal_a passover_n i_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o speak_v it_o be_v a_o obscure_a figure_n of_o a_o figure_n st._n chrysostom_n affirm_v dogmatical_o cor._n epist_n ad_fw-la caes_n contr_n haeres_fw-la apollinarii_n cit_fw-la per_fw-la damasc_n &_o colect_n senten_n pp._n contr_n severianos_n edit_fw-la per_fw-la tunian_n h._n 23._o in_o 1_o cor._n that_o be_v before_o the_o bread_n be_v sanctify_v we_o name_v it_o bread_n but_o the_o divine_a grace_n sanctify_v it_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v free_v from_o the_o name_n of_o bread_n but_o be_v esteem_v worthy_a to_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n body_n although_o the_o nature_n of_o bread_n remain_v in_o it_o to_o these_o very_a many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v but_o instead_o of_o they_o the_o word_n of_o st._n augustin_n may_v suffice_v as_o be_v a_o evident_a conviction_n what_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o this_o question_n 98._o in_o psalm_n 98._o this_o great_a doctor_n bring_v in_o christ_n speak_v thus_o to_o his_o disciple_n you_o be_v not_o to_o eat_v this_o body_n which_o you_o see_v or_o drink_v that_o blood_n which_o my_o crucifier_n shall_v pour_v forth_o i_o have_v commend_v to_o you_o a_o sacrament_n which_o be_v spiritual_o understand_v shall_v quicken_v you_o and_o again_o christ_n bring_v they_o to_o a_o banquet_n in_o which_o he_o commend_v to_o his_o disciple_n the_o figure_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n for_o he_o do_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n when_o he_o give_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o body_n and_o that_o which_o be_v by_o all_o man_n call_v a_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o true_a sacrifice_n in_o which_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n after_o his_o assumption_n be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o remembrance_n but_o in_o this_o 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originem_fw-la dominicae_fw-la traditionis_fw-la revertaturâ—_n cypr._n epist_n 63._o pamilianae_n editionis_fw-la and_o in_o administer_a it_o to_o the_o people_n do_v not_o do_v that_o which_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n god_n the_o teacher_n and_o author_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n do_v and_o teach_v i_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o good_a conscience_n and_o necessary_a to_o write_v to_o you_o about_o this_o matter_n that_o if_o any_o one_o be_v yet_o possess_v with_o this_o error_n he_o may_v by_o see_v the_o light_n of_o truth_n return_v to_o the_o root_n and_o original_n of_o our_o lord_n tradition_n and_o thus_o have_v establish_v his_o foundation_n namely_o that_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o epistle_n he_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o use_v wine_n in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o in_o the_o late_a part_n he_o come_v to_o consider_v the_o great_a 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redoleat_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la christi_fw-la sic_fw-la ergoincipit_fw-la in_o persecutionibus_fw-la a_o passione_n christi_fw-la fraternitas_fw-la retardari_fw-la dum_fw-la in_o oblationibus_fw-la discit_fw-la de_fw-la sanguine_fw-la ejus_fw-la et_fw-la cruore_fw-la confundi_fw-la cyp._n ep._n 63._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la but_o the_o discipline_n and_o good_a order_n of_o all_o religion_n and_o truth_n be_v overthrow_v unless_o what_o be_v spiritual_o command_v be_v faithful_o observe_v but_o perhaps_o the_o case_n be_v that_o some_o person_n in_o the_o morning_n sacrifice_n or_o sacrament_n be_v afraid_a least_o by_o the_o savour_n of_o wine_n they_o shall_v smell_v of_o christ_n blood_n and_o so_o by_o this_o mean_v our_o christian_a brethren_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n begin_v to_o be_v slack_a or_o backward_o in_o suffer_v for_o christ_n while_o at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n they_o learn_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n blood._n and_o a_o little_a after_o the_o same_o author_n say_v bibere_fw-la quomodo_fw-la autem_fw-la possumus_fw-la propter_fw-la christem_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fundere_fw-la qui_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la christi_fw-la erubescimus_fw-la bibere_fw-la how_o can_v we_o be_v ashamed_a to_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n spill_v our_o blood_n for_o christ_n sake_n beside_o in_o another_o epistle_n the_o same_o s._n cyp._n write_v to_o cornelius_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n concern_v the_o restore_n of_o certain_a delinquent_a brethren_n who_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n have_v fall_v into_o idolatry_n but_o by_o repentance_n deserve_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o their_o be_v admit_v into_o communion_n because_o that_o since_o new_a trouble_n and_o persecution_n be_v come_v on_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o arm_v and_o fortify_v all_o believer_n with_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o he_o insist_o particular_o upon_o the_o necessiy_a of_o give_v they_o 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to_o be_v present_a at_o our_o mystery_n quadrage_n cumque_fw-la ad_fw-la tegendam_fw-la infidelitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la nostris_fw-la audeant_fw-la interest_n mysteriis_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o sacramentorum_fw-la communione_fw-la se_fw-la temperant_fw-la ut_fw-la interdum_fw-la tutius_fw-la lateant_fw-la ore_fw-la indigno_fw-la christi_fw-la corpus_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la autem_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la haurire_fw-la omninò_fw-la declinant_fw-la quod_fw-la ideò_fw-la vestram_fw-la scire_fw-la volumus_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la ut_fw-la nobis_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la homines_fw-la his_fw-la manifestentur_fw-la indiciis_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la deprehensa_fw-la sacrilegia_fw-la simulatio_fw-la notati_fw-la &_o proditi_fw-la à _fw-la sanctorum_fw-la societate_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la authoritate_fw-la pellantur_fw-la serm._n 4._o in_o quadrage_n they_o after_o such_o manner_n do_v comport_v themselves_o in_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrament_n that_o sometime_o 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their_o external_a comportment_n in_o avoid_v the_o consecrate_a wine_n moreover_o if_o receive_v the_o cup_n have_v be_v a_o indifferent_a thing_n and_o esteem_v so_o in_o leo_n age_n than_o the_o omission_n or_o decline_v of_o it_o will_v have_v be_v no_o distinctive_a mark_n to_o discover_v the_o manichee_n from_o the_o orthodox_n or_o regular_a communicant_n for_o both_o may_v have_v do_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o so_o
the_o manichee_n will_v have_v go_v undiscovered_a hence_o i_o can_v not_o but_o conclude_v that_o leo_n and_o all_o orthodox_n believer_n of_o his_o time_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n in_o this_o point_n with_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n since_o that_o reverend_a bishop_n look_v upon_o receive_v the_o cup_n as_o a_o certain_a sign_n of_o a_o orthodox_n and_o true_a christian_a and_o esteem_v the_o contrary_a practice_n a_o infallible_a mark_n of_o a_o detestable_a and_o sacrilegious_a heretic_n and_o i_o be_o exceed_o confirm_v in_o this_o opinion_n because_o i_o find_v that_o pope_n gelasius_n one_o who_o sit_v in_o the_o episcopal_a chair_n of_o rome_n about_o thirty_o year_n after_o leo_n death_n have_v in_o a_o most_o public_a solemn_a and_o authentic_a manner_n declare_v the_o necessity_n of_o receive_v in_o both_o kind_n and_o the_o contrary_a practice_n to_o be_v sacrilegious_a for_o he_o make_v a_o canon_n against_o the_o corrupt_a custom_n of_o receive_v 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