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A15622 A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither Wither, George, 1540-1605. 1588 (1588) STC 25889; ESTC S120301 238,994 326

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the_o text_n and_o take_v the_o seven_o loaf_n and_o the_o fish_n and_o give_v thanks_o he_o break_v and_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n and_o the_o ⸫_o disciple_n give_v to_o the_o people_n the_o note_n here_o we_o see_v again_o that_o the_o people_n must_v not_o be_v their_o own_o carver_n nor_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n or_o other_o spiritual_a sustenance_n immediate_o of_o christ_n or_o at_o their_o own_o hand_n but_o of_o their_o spiritual_a governor_n the_o answer_n this_o collection_n be_v very_o loose_o gather_v the_o disciple_n give_v bread_n and_o fish_n to_o the_o peole_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o people_n to_o receive_v any_o spiritual_a sustenance_n immediate_o from_o christ_n but_o only_o from_o they_o that_o be_v their_o governor_n under_o christ._n i_o think_v if_o we_o make_v a_o consequence_n from_o bodily_a sustenance_n to_o the_o sustenance_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o then_o it_o follow_v better_a thus_o that_o as_o this_o people_n when_o 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himself_o matth._n 16._o 23._o the_o text_n who_o turn_v say_v to_o peter_n go_v after_o i_o ⸫_o satan_n thou_o be_v a_o scandal_n unto_o i_o the_o note_n this_o word_n in_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o adversary_n as_o 3._o regum_fw-la 5._o v._n 4._o and_o so_o it_o be_v take_v here_o the_o answer_n we_o will_v not_o impugn_v your_o qualification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o lessen_v saint_n peter_n rebuke_n as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v yet_o this_o we_o may_v see_v evident_o that_o man_n be_v but_o unstaied_a and_o unstable_a rock_n to_o build_v the_o church_n upon_o and_o except_o the_o pope_n be_v better_o privilege_v than_o peter_n be_v sometime_o he_o may_v be_v a_o adversary_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v not_o ●ay_n a_o devil_n matth._n 17._o 24._o the_o text_n and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o capernaum_n there_o come_v they_o that_o receive_v the_o didrachme_n unto_o peter_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o your_o master_n do_v he_o not_o pay_v the_o ⸫_o didrachme_n the_o note_n these_o didrachme_n be_v piece_n of_o money_n which_o they_o pay_v for_o tribute_n matth._n 1●_n 27._o the_o text_n and_o that_o fish_n which_o shall_v first_o come_v up_o take_v and_o when_o thou_o have_v open_v his_o mouth_n thou_o shall_v find_v a_o ⸫_o state_a take_v that_o and_o give_v it_o for_o i_o and_o thou_o the_o note_n this_o stater_n be_v a_o double_a didrachme_fw-la and_o therefore_o be_v pay_v for_o two_o the_o answer_n to_o these_o two_o note_n i_o give_v but_o one_o answer_n for_o they_o reserve_v these_o strange_a word_n in_o the_o text_n because_o english_a ear_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o they_o and_o other_o matter_n there_o be_v not_o in_o these_o note_n worth_a the_o observe_n matth._n 18._o 4._o the_o text_n whosoever_o therefore_o shall_v humble_v himself_o as_o this_o little_a ⸫_o child_n he_o be_v the_o great_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o note_n humility_n innocence_n simplicity_n commend_v to_o we_o in_o the_o state_n and_o person_n of_o a_o child_n the_o answer_n but_o none_o of_o they_o embrace_v by_o you_o as_o appeareth_z your_o pope_n can_v abide_v no_o peer_n he_o must_v be_v above_o all_o you_o puff_n up_o yourselves_o with_o the_o proud_a pharisee_n in_o confidence_n of_o man_n merit_n what_o innocent_n you_o be_v a_o number_n of_o you_o execute_v for_o confess_v treason_n do_v declare_v simplicity_n can_v stand_v with_o the_o continual_a practice_n of_o your_o church_n which_o of_o long_a time_n have_v love_v nothing_o less_o then_o plain_a deal_n as_o both_o our_o eye_n have_v see_v and_o all_o story_n do_v testify_v matth._n 18._o 17._o the_o text_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o ⸫_o tell_v the_o church_n the_o note_n that_o be_v as_o saint_n chrysostome_n here_o expound_v it_o tell_v the_o prelate_n and_o chief_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n for_o they_o have_v jurisdiction_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v such_o offender_n by_o the_o word_n follow_v vers_fw-la 18._o the_o answer_n we_o agree_v with_o 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