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thess._n hom._n 3._o ib._n tom._n iu._n p._n 234_o 19_o 19_o aug._n de_fw-fr doctr._n christianâ_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 9_o edit_fw-la basil._n 1541._o tom._n iii_o col._n 25._o d._n in_o iis_fw-la enim_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n basil._n m._n hom._n 29._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1618._o tom._n i._o p._n 623._o c._n c._n hieron_n adv_fw-la helvid_n edit_fw-la basil._n 1524._o tom._n ii_o p._n 13._o b._n b._n iren._n adv_o haer._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o &_o 3._o &_o alii_fw-la passim_fw-la passim_fw-la cyprian_a testim_fw-la ad_fw-la quirinum_fw-la lib._n 1._o &_o 2._o prove_v all_o thing_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n from_o the_o scripture_n constantin_n m._n apud_fw-la theodorit_fw-la hist._n eccl._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o edit_fw-la vales._n p._n 25._o d._n offer_v the_o scripture_n for_o decide_v all_o controversy_n touch_v the_o faith_n so_o athanasius_n and_o other_o prove_v every_o dispute_v article_n and_o when_o the_o heretic_n produce_v tradition_n on_o their_o side_n the_o father_n always_o hold_v they_o to_o the_o scripture_n scripture_n mat._n xxviii_o 2c_fw-la 2c_fw-la mat._n x._o 40._o 40._o act._n i._n 20._o 20._o mat._n nineteeen_o 28._o luke_n xxii_o 30._o 30._o matth._n xviii_o â—_o xx_o 24._o 24._o mat._n luk._n xxii_o 24_o 24_o mat._n xx_o 26._o &_o xxiii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o luke_n xxii_o 26._o 26._o joh._n xx_o 21_o 22_o 23._o 23._o usual_o but_o not_o always_o for_o at_o jerusalem_n st._n james_n be_v bishop_n there_o have_v the_o precedence_n act._n xv_o â—al_a two_o 9_o 9_o cyprian_n de_fw-fr unit._n eccl._n c._n 3._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1649._o p._n 208._o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v also_o that_o which_o peter_n be_v they_o have_v a_o equal_a share_n both_o of_o honour_n and_o of_o power_n epist._n 51._o p._n 80._o every_o bishop_n order_v his_o own_o affair_n and_o be_v to_o give_v account_n to_o god_n epist._n 54._o p._n 95._o every_o one_o have_v his_o own_o flock_n to_o govern_v of_o which_o he_o be_v to_o give_v account_n to_o god_n conc._n carth._n de_fw-fr bapt._n haeret._n p._n 353._o no_o bishop_n can_v be_v judge_v by_o another_o or_o can_v judge_v another_o but_o we_o all_o wait_v for_o the_o judgement_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a one_o that_o have_v power_n both_o to_o put_v we_o into_o the_o office_n and_o to_o judge_v of_o our_o discharge_n of_o it_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 36._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1641._o p._n 245._o run_v over_o the_o apostolic_a church_n in_o which_o be_v yet_o the_o very_a chair_n of_o the_o apostle_n you_o have_v corinth_n you_o have_v ephesus_n you_o have_v philippi_n you_o have_v rome_n cyprian_a epist._n 26._o p._n 42._o christ_n say_v to_o peter_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n etc._n etc._n from_o thence_o by_o course_n of_o time_n and_o succession_n be_v derive_v the_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n epist._n 74._o p._n 163._o the_o bishop_n have_v succeed_v the_o apostle_n be_v ordain_v in_o their_o stead_n stead_n iren._n contra_fw-la haereses_fw-la l._n iii_o c._n 3._o we_o can_v reckon_v up_o they_o who_o by_o the_o apostle_n be_v make_v bishop_n in_o the_o several_a church_n church_n epist._n 68_o p._n 136._o the_o church_n be_v a_o people_n unite_v to_o their_o own_o bishop_n and_o a_o flock_n adhere_v to_o their_o own_o pastor_n ibid._n polycarpus_n by_o the_o apostle_n make_v bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n smyrna_n epist._n 66._o p._n 128._o to_o steven_n bishop_n of_o rome_n therefore_o my_o dear_a brother_n there_o be_v a_o numerous_a body_n of_o bishop_n unite_v together_o by_o the_o bond_n of_o concord_n and_o unity_n that_o if_o any_o one_o of_o our_o college_n shall_v attempt_v to_o make_v a_o sect_n and_o to_o tear_v and_o spoil_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n the_o rest_n may_v come_v in_o to_o help_v and_o as_o good_a and_o compassionate_a shepherd_n may_v gather_v the_o lord_n sheep_n into_o the_o flock_n flock_n matt._n xxviii_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v disciple_n so_o act_v fourteen_o 21._o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disciple_n be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o christian_n acts._n xi_o 26._o 26._o matt._n xxviii_o 20._o 20._o matt._n xxvi_o 26._o mar._n fourteen_o 22._o lu._n xxii_o 19_o 1_o cor._n xi_o 24._o 24._o matt._n xxvi_o 28._o mar._n fourteen_o 24._o luke_n xxii_o 20._o 1_o cor._n xi_o 25._o 25._o 1_o cor._n x._o 16._o 16._o 1_o cor._n x._o 16_o 17._o &_o xi_o 26_o 27_o 28._o 28._o matt._n xxvi_o 29._o mar._n fourteen_o 25._o 25._o matt._n xxvi_o 27._o 27._o mark_v fourteen_o 23._o 23._o luke_n xxiv_o 53._o 53._o plin._n lib._n â—_o epist._n 97._o 97._o justin_n m._n apol._n ii_o edit_n paris_n 1636._o p._n 97_o etc._n etc._n etc._n plin._n ib._n ib._n justin_n ibid._n p._n 98._o d._n d._n p._n 97._o c._n c._n p._n 64._o d._n d._n p._n 97._o c._n and_o for_o all_o other_o every_o where_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v the_o truth_n etc._n etc._n etc._n p._n 63._o d._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 64._o d._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 97._o d._n &_o 98._o d_o d_o bellarmin_n de_fw-fr conciliis_fw-la &_o ecclesiâ_fw-la lib._n 4._o 4._o in_o the_o form_n of_o profession_n prescribe_v by_o pius_n iv._o according_a decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess._n xxiv_o decret_n de_fw-fr reform_v cap._n 1._o &_o 12._o 12._o council_n edit_n labb_n tom._n fourteen_o col._n 946._o b._n b._n of_o transubstantiation_n this_o be_v confess_v by_o do_v in_o can._n missae_fw-la lect._n 40._o beginning_n that_o whether_o the_o bread_n be_v turn_v into_o christ_n body_n or_o remain_v with_o his_o body_n it_o be_v not_o find_v express_v in_o the_o scripture_n bellarmin_n de_fw-fr eucharist_n iii_o 23._o tertiò_fw-la addit_fw-la mention_n other_o of_o their_o church_n that_o have_v say_v the_o like_a and_o he_o grant_v it_o not_o improbable_a that_o it_o can_v not_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n till_o the_o scripture_n be_v declare_v by_o a_o general_n council_n meaning_n as_o he_o there_o show_v that_o of_o lateran_n above_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ._n of_o auricular_a confession_n gloss._n in_o decr._n de_fw-fr poenit._n do_v 5._o beginning_n semeca_n say_v it_o be_v institute_v by_o some_o tradition_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o new_a or_o old_a testament_n panormitan_fw-mi super_fw-la quinto_fw-la de_fw-la poenit._fw-la &_o remis_n c._n omnis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la say_v i_o be_o much_o please_v with_o that_o opinion_n of_o semeca_n for_o there_o be_v not_o any_o plain_a authority_n which_o show_v that_o god_n or_o christ_n institute_v plain_o that_o confession_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o a_o priest_n biel_n in_o sent._n iu._n 17._o g._n say_v it_o be_v deliver_v by_o word_n and_o deed_n without_o any_o scripture_n for_o image_n worship_n bellarmin_n de_fw-fr eccl._n triumph_n ii_o 12._o can_v find_v only_o two_o text_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n mat._n 5._o 33._o swear_v neither_o by_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v god_n throne_n nor_o by_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v his_o footstool_n and_o 2_o tim._n three_o 15._o from_o a_o child_n thou_o have_v know_v the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o purgatory_n baconthorp_n in_o scent_n 1._o 4._o do_v 49._o q._n 1._o say_v other_o think_v it_o can_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n petrus_n à _fw-fr soto_n say_v it_o can_v be_v plain_o prove_v from_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n chemnit_fw-la exam._n conc._n trid._n sess._n 25._o beginning_n perion_n say_v he_o know_v no_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o prove_v it_o bulenger_n say_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o bring_v any_o express_a and_o clear_a text_n for_o it_o chamier_n panstr_n tom._n iii_o l._n 26._o c._n 2._o §._o 3._o for_o indulgence_n st._n antonin_n summ._n moral_a part_n 1._o tit._n 10._o c._n 3._o beginning_n of_o indulgence_n we_o have_v nothing_o express_o from_o scripture_n nor_o from_o the_o say_n of_o the_o ancient_n but_o of_o the_o late_a doctor_n cajetan_a opusc_n tom._n i._o tract_n 15._o c._n 1._o of_o the_o rise_n of_o they_o no_o authority_n of_o scripture_n or_o ancient_a doctor_n greek_n or_o latin_a have_v bring_v this_o to_o our_o knowledge_n only_o within_o these_o three_o hundred_o year_n it_o have_v be_v write_v etc._n etc._n bishop_n fisher_n assert_v luther_n confutatio_fw-la art_n 18._o p._n 135._o grant_n there_o be_v neither_o precept_n nor_o counsel_n for_o it_o in_o scripture_n scripture_n as_o that_o what_o we_o receive_v in_o the_o sacrament_n be_v bread_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o essence_n and_o that_o it_o nourish_v our_o body_n etc._n etc._n that_o wicked_a man_n receive_v no_o other_o but_o bread_n though_o to_o the_o faithful_a it_o be_v true_o christ_n body_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v his_o body_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n a_o sign_n a_o image_n and_o
â—_o though_o daniel_n four_o monarchy_n that_o be_v the_o civil_a empire_n of_o the_o roman_n have_v now_o cease_v yet_o the_o world_n be_v not_o at_o a_o end_n because_o that_o temporal_a empire_n have_v be_v change_v into_o a_o spiritual_a as_o pope_n leo_n say_v in_o his_o sermon_n of_o the_o apostle_n apostle_n what_o the_o pope_n will_v have_v have_v it_o may_v appear_v by_o their_o forge_v a_o donation_n from_o constantin_n in_o which_o they_o make_v he_o give_v they_o his_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n together_o with_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o all_o the_o western_a province_n place_n and_o city_n and_o that_o he_o may_v leave_v the_o pope_n in_o possession_n they_o make_v he_o remove_v into_o the_o east_n and_o there_o build_v a_o new_a seat_n for_o his_o empire_n reserve_v only_o the_o honour_n to_o put_v on_o the_o pope_n crown_n and_o hold_v his_o stirrup_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o successor_n council_n edit_fw-la merlini_n 1530._o fol._n 58._o a._n b._n this_o donation_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o act_n of_o s._n sylvester_n which_o be_v forge_v in_o the_o eight_o century_n and_o that_o probable_o by_o pope_n adrian_n i._o for_o he_o first_o quote_v they_o and_o he_o may_v just_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o body_n of_o law_n which_o under_o the_o name_n of_o st._n isidors_n collection_n be_v general_o receive_v within_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o and_o which_o obtain_v to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n though_o the_o learned_a man_n among_o they_o be_v convince_v and_o own_o that_o it_o be_v a_o errant_a heap_n of_o corruption_n and_o forgery_n forgery_n 1_o cor._n x._o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o twelve_o 13._o s._n paul_n mention_n only_a baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n supper_n bellarm._n de_fw-fr sacram._n ii_o cap._n 24._o endeavour_n to_o show_v that_o each_o of_o the_o five_o have_v be_v call_v a_o sacrament_n by_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o like_a he_o may_v have_v show_v of_o twenty_o thing_n more_o but_o he_o can_v not_o produce_v one_o father_n that_o either_o say_v there_o be_v seven_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n institute_v or_o that_o speak_v of_o all_o these_o as_o be_v such_o or_o of_o so_o many_o as_o will_v make_v up_o that_o number_n only_o he_o say_v cap._n 25._o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n and_o all_o divine_n since_o his_o time_n have_v deliver_v that_o there_o be_v seven_o sacrament_n and_o add_v if_o this_o be_v false_a the_o whole_a church_n for_o four_o hundred_o year_n must_v have_v err_v most_o pernicious_o he_o may_v have_v say_v the_o whole_a roman_a church_n and_o we_o shall_v not_o much_o have_v differ_v about_o it_o it_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o wafer_n come_v in_o after_o the_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n cassandri_n liturgic_a c._n 27._o it_o be_v then_o of_o use_n for_o the_o sense_n have_v less_o to_o do_v about_o a_o wafer_n than_o about_o bread_n bread_n 1_o cor._n x._o 16._o 16._o verse_n xvii_o for_o we_o be_v many_o be_v one_o bread_n and_o one_o body_n for_o we_o be_v all_o partaker_n etc._n etc._n if_o that_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n then_o they_o which_o be_v not_o partaker_n have_v not_o that_o communion_n so_o it_o be_v infer_v by_o the_o twelve_o council_n of_o toledo_n can._n 5._o that_o they_o who_o do_v not_o eat_v be_v not_o partaker_n of_o the_o altar_n council_n ed._n lab._n tom._n vi_o 1230._o b._n b._n justin_n m._n apol._n 11._o p._n 97._o e._n they_o give_v to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v present_a to_o receive_v of_o that_o which_o be_v consecrate_a so._n p._n 98._o e._n the_o give_v and_o receive_v of_o the_o consecrate_a thing_n be_v to_o every_o one_o apost_n constit._fw-la viii_o 13._o council_n ed._n labb_n tom._n i._n 483._o e._n the_o bishop_n receive_v and_o then_o the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o all_o the_o people_n in_o order_n again_o 485._o a._n let_v the_o thirty_o three_o psalm_n be_v say_v while_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v receive_v and_o when_o all_o the_o man_n and_o all_o the_o woman_n have_v receive_v let_v the_o deacon_n take_v what_o be_v leave_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o ancient_a liturgy_n chrysost._n in_o ephes._n serm._n 3_o tom._n iii_o 778._o 26._o you_o hear_v proclamation_n make_v as_o many_o as_o be_v in_o penance_n be_v go_v as_o many_o as_o do_v not_o receive_v be_v in_o penance_n ib._n p._n 779._o 3._o how_o be_v it_o that_o you_o tarry_v and_o do_v not_o partake_v of_o the_o table_n you_o be_v unworthy_a you_o say_v than_o you_o be_v so_o of_o communion_n in_o prayer_n your_o eye_n be_v unworthy_a of_o these_o sight_n and_o your_o ear_n be_v unworthy_a etc._n etc._n ib._n line_n 13._o it_o be_v no_o more_o lawful_a for_o you_o to_o be_v here_o than_o for_o one_o that_o be_v not_o christen_v christen_v justin_n m._n apol._n 11._o p._n 97._o e._n they_o give_v to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v present_a to_o receive_v of_o that_o which_o be_v consecrate_a so._n p._n 98._o e._n the_o give_v and_o receive_v of_o the_o consecrate_a thing_n be_v to_o every_o one_o apost_n constit._fw-la viii_o 13._o council_n ed._n labb_n tom._n i._n 483._o e._n the_o bishop_n receive_v and_o then_o the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o all_o the_o people_n in_o order_n again_o 485._o a._n let_v the_o thirty_o three_o psalm_n be_v say_v while_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v receive_v and_o when_o all_o the_o man_n and_o all_o the_o woman_n have_v receive_v let_v the_o deacon_n take_v what_o be_v leave_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o ancient_a liturgy_n chrysost._n in_o ephes._n serm._n 3_o tom._n iii_o 778._o 26._o you_o hear_v proclamation_n make_v as_o many_o as_o be_v in_o penance_n be_v go_v as_o many_o as_o do_v not_o receive_v be_v in_o penance_n ib._n p._n 779._o 3._o how_o be_v it_o that_o you_o tarry_v and_o do_v not_o partake_v of_o the_o table_n you_o be_v unworthy_a you_o say_v than_o you_o be_v so_o of_o communion_n in_o prayer_n your_o eye_n be_v unworthy_a of_o these_o sight_n and_o your_o ear_n be_v unworthy_a etc._n etc._n ib._n line_n 13._o it_o be_v no_o more_o lawful_a for_o you_o to_o be_v here_o than_o for_o one_o that_o be_v not_o christen_v christen_v apostol_n can._n 9_o repete_v and_o explain_v by_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n can._n 2._o council_n edit_fw-la labb_n tom._n ii_o p._n 561._o d._n that_o all_o that_o come_v to_o church_n and_o hear_v the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o do_v not_o join_v in_o prayer_n with_o the_o people_n or_o decline_v the_o receive_v of_o the_o eucharist_n therein_o do_v disorderly_a these_o must_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o excommunication_n greg._n i._o dialog_n ii_o c._n 23._o at_o mass_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n the_o deacon_n cry_v if_o any_o one_o do_v not_o receive_v let_v he_o give_v place_n gratian._n decret_a de_fw-fr consecr_n do_v 1._o c._n 59_o and_o more_o at_o large_a dist._n 2._o c._n 10._o peracta_fw-la after_o the_o 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