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A61540 A discourse concerning the idolatry practised in the Church of Rome and the danger of salvation in the communion of it in an answer to some papers of a revolted Protestant : wherein a particular account is given of the fanaticism and divisions of that church / by Edward Stilingfleet. Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1671 (1671) Wing S5577; ESTC R28180 300,770 620

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no_o adultery_n but_o a_o lawful_a marriage_n and_o that_o husband_n and_o wife_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o each_o other_o upon_o such_o marriage_n 11._o and_o by_o that_o mean_n make_v the_o husband_n true_o adulterer_n when_o they_o separate_v from_o they_o and_o marry_v other_o wife_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v in_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o their_o marry_n as_o their_o will_n to_o marry_v whether_o they_o do_v or_o no_o whereby_o they_o break_v their_o first_o faith_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o marriage_n but_o lust_n which_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o s._n austin_n can_v never_o if_o he_o speak_v consonant_o to_o himself_o condemn_v marriage_n after_o a_o vow_n of_o continency_n to_o be_v worse_o than_o
l._n 8._o p._n 381._o p._n 384._o l._n 5._o p._n 233._o p._n 238._o i._o 8_o p_o 395._o p._n 402._o p._n 416._o serrar_fw-it litan_n 2_o q._n 32._o p._n 420._o ambros._n in_o 1._o rom._n to._n 5._o p._n 174._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 14._o 18._o c._n 21._o l._n 9_o c._n 15._o l._n 9_o c._n 23._o the_o worship_n of_o angel_n condemn_v col._n 2._o 18._o theod._n in_o coloss_n 2._o 18._o baron_fw-fr an._n 60._o s._n 20_o 21._o iren._n l._n 2._o c._n 57_o orig._n c._n cels._n l._n 5._o p._n 233._o p._n 236._o condil_n laodic_n can._n 35._o aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 1._o aug._n q._n in_o exod._n q._n 94._o the_o common_a evasion_n answer_v aug._n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 19_o l._n 10._o c._n 4._o c._n 6._o gen._n 21._o 33._o 26._o 25._o isa._n 56._o 7._o psal._n 50._o 8._o 15._o bell._n de_fw-fr sanct._n beat_v l._n 1._o c._n 7._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la l._n 9_o c._n 23._o of_o the_o practice_n of_o invocation_n in_o the_o church_n of_o roms_n brev._n rom._n antw._n 1663._o p_o 984._o p._n 911._o offic._n parv_v b._n mariae_fw-la p._n 127._o brev._n p._n 224._o commun_n apostol_n p._n 2._o 9_o bell._n de_fw-fr sanct._n beatit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 17._o the_o difference_n between_o pray_v to_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o desire_v man_n on_o earth_n to_o pray_v for_o we_o a●●s_fw-la 10._o 25_o 26._o act_n 14._o 14_o 15._o st._n austin_n no_o friend_n to_o invocation_n of_o saint_n aug._n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 10._o l._n 8._o 6._o 27._o aug._n the_o bapt_a c._n don._n l._n 7._o c._n 1._o c._n faust._n l._n 20._o c._n 2._o calv._n instit._n l._n 3._o c._n 20._o n._n 22._o bell._n de_fw-fr beatit_fw-fr sanct_a l._n 1._o c._n 16._o de_fw-fr morib_n eccl._n cath._n c._n 34._o confess_v l._n 10._o cap._n 42._o of_o negative_a point_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o pen●ance_n destroy_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o good_a life_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 10._o dissuasive_a p._n 1._o ch_n ●_o p._n 81._o the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n take_v away_o the_o care_n of_o a_o good_a life_n sincerity_n of_o devotion_n hinder_v by_o prayer_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n preface_n to_o the_o polyglot_n bible_n 1655._o the_o language_n of_o prayer_n no_o m●tter_n of_o discipline_n 2_o cor_fw-la 10._o 8_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 20_o 23._o v._o 28._o v._o 26._o v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n v._o 14._o no_o universal_a consent_n for_o prayer_n in_o ●n_n unknown_a tongue_n orig._n c._n col._n l._n 8._o p_o 402._o cassandr_n consult_v art_n 24._o lyra_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 〈◊〉_d baron_fw-fr tom._n 10._o a._n 880._o n._n 16._o walafrid_n strabo_n de_fw-fr reb_n eccles._n c._n 7._o of_o their_o doctrine_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o sacrament_n gabr._fw-la biel_n sup_v canon_n miss●e_a lect_n 26._o light_v 6._o bell._n de_fw-fr effecta_fw-la sacram_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 1._o council_n trident_n sess._n 7._o can._n 8._o can._n 6._o this_o prove_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n cassand_n consult_v art_n 24._o arnald_n de_fw-fr freq_fw-fr commun_n prefat_n sect._n 2._o part._n 3._o c._n 7._o p._n 554._o the_o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n l._n 2._o p._n 237._o rituale_fw-la roman_n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la ext_fw-la unct._n lutet_fw-la paris_n 1665._o of_o their_o discourage_v the_o read_n the_o scripture_n index_n libror_fw-la prohibit_v alexand_n 7._o romae_fw-la a._n d_o 1665._o the_o argument_n against_o read_v the_o scripture_n will_v have_v hold_v against_o the_o publish_v they_o in_o a_o language_n know_v to_o the_o people_n psal._n 119._o 9_o psal._n 19_o 7._o orlandin_n hist._n societ_fw-la jesu_fw-la l._n 1._o n._n 17._o maffeius_n vit_fw-fr ignat._n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o the_o practice_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n herein_o direct_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o primitive_a church_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o rom._n 15._o 4._o 2_o tim_n 3_o 15_o 16._o clement_n epistol_n ad_fw-la corinth_n p._n 58._o p._n 61._o p._n 68_o constit._fw-la clement_n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o ignat._n ep_n ad_fw-la philadelph_n polycarp_n ep._n ad_fw-la philipp_n p._n 16._o ed._n usser_n clem._n alexandr_n strom._n 7._o p._n 728._o tertul._n de_fw-fr anim_fw-la c._n 9_o origen_n comment_fw-fr in_o matthaeum_n p._n 320._o comment_fw-fr in_o jos._n p._n 27._o homil._n in_o levit._n 9_o basil._n in_o psal._n 1_o hieron_n prefat_n come_v in_o ep_n ad_fw-la ephes._n s._n chrys._n prefat_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la rom._n consil._n de_fw-fr stabiliendâ_fw-la rom._n sede_fw-la p._n 6._o alphons_n à_fw-fr castro_n advers._fw-la haerr_v l_o 1._o c._n 13._o sixti_fw-la senens_fw-la biblioth_n l._n 6._o annot._fw-la 152._o espencaeus_fw-la in_o tit._n c._n 2._o p._n 517._o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o object_v sect_n and_o fanaticism_n to_o we_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o read_v the_o scripture_n fanaticism_n countenance_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n private_a revelation_n plead_v for_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n jucas_fw-la waddi●g_n we_o legation_n the_o concept_n virg._n mariae_fw-la prelate_n sect._n 3_o tract_n 11._o sect._n 1._o n._n 3._o baron_fw-fr not_o in_o martyrolog_n rom._n 8._o decemb._n wadding_n l._n c._n sect._n 24._o p._n 35●_n revelationes_fw-la s._n bri●ittae_n a●tw_n 1611._o brevi●r_n rom._n ●_o octobr._n p._n 1017._o brev._n rom._n apr._n 30._o p._n 808._o raynald_n annales_n ecclesiast_n a._n d._n 1380._o n._n 25._o raynald_n ib●_n bzou._n annales_n a._n d._n 1370._o n._n 20._o revelation_n contrary_a to_o each_o other_o approve_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n del_n rio_n disquis_fw-la mag._n l._n 4._o c._n 1._o q._n 3._o sect._n 4._o joh._n francis_n picus_n mirand_n de_fw-fr rerum_fw-la praenot_v l._n 9_o c._n 2._o c._n 4._o del_fw-it rio_n ib._n brigittae_n revel_v l._n 4._o c._n 13._o salmero_n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n 15._o disp_n 27._o baron_fw-fr annal_n a._n d._n 604._o n._n 59_o bell._n de_fw-fr purgat_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 8._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr purg._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o cressy_n church-history_n l._n 20._o c._n 10._o biel_n in_o cano●_n miss●e_a lect_n 51._o bellar._n de_fw-fr sa●ram_n euchar._n l._n 3._o c._n 8._o bell._n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la l_o 3_o cap._n 12._o festival_n appoint_v on_o tho_o credit_n of_o revelation_n legatio_fw-la de_fw-la concept_n v._o mariae_fw-la sect._n 3._o n._n 42._o p._n 371._o bullar_n rom._n tom._n 1._o p._n 147._o cherubini_n apud_fw-la bzou._n annal._n to._n 13._o a._n d._n 1230._o n._n 16._o breviar_n roman_n 8._o maij_fw-la p._n 825._o revelation_n still_o own_v by_o they_o 16_o revelation_n of_o divine_a love_n ch_n 49._o p._n 112._o ch._n 5._o p._n 12._o ch._n 46_o p._n 105._o ch._n 9_o p._n 24._o ch._n 56._o p._n 144._o p._n 145._o ch._n 58_o p._n 151._o the_o monastic_a order_n found_v on_o enthusiasm_n bellar._n de_fw-fr pontif._n rom._n l._n 3._o c._n 18._o gregor_n dial_n l._n 2._o bollandi_fw-la acta_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la martii_fw-la 21._o not_o in_o vit_fw-mi bened._n c._n 1._o cap._n 4._o c._n 9_o c._n 12_o 13._o c._n 14_o 15._o c._n 16._o c._n 18_o 19_o c._n 34._o c._n 35._o possevin_n at_fw-fr par_fw-fr v_o s._n benedict_n aquin._n sum._n 2._o 2._o qu._n 180._o art_n 5●_n ad_fw-la 3._o vasquez_n in_o 1_o a._n d'sp_n 56._o n._n 5._o joh._n 1._o 18._o chronicon_fw-la monast._n cassiaens_n p._n 65._o lut._n paris_n 1668._o joh._n bona_fw-la de_fw-la divinâ_fw-la psalmodia_fw-la cap._n 18._o s._n 3._o petr._n damiani_n vit_fw-fr s._n romoaldi_n cap._n 4._o cap._n 7._o cap._n 16._o cap._n 17._o c._n 2._o c._n 14._o c._n 31._o andrea_n mugnotius_fw-la de_fw-la eremo_fw-la camaldulensi_fw-la lib._n 1._o pet._n damiani_n vit_fw-fr s._n romualdi_n c._n 50._o launoy_n de_fw-fr verâ_fw-la causâ_fw-la seccssus_fw-la brunonis_fw-la in_o erem●m_fw-la c._n ●_o p._n 165._o launoy_n ib._n p._n 32_o 69_o 71_o etc._n etc._n launoy_n d●_n viso_fw-la simo●is_n stockii_fw-la cap._n 1._o the_o franciscan_a and_o dominican_n order_n found_v in_o fanatisism_n rainald_n annal._n eccles._n a._n d._n 1215._o n._n 17._o bonavent_n vit_fw-mi francisci_fw-la c._n 3._o sect._n 8._o sedulius_n in_o elogiis_fw-la s._n franc._n bernard_n a_o bustis_fw-la rosar_n p._n 2._o serm_n 27._o sedul_a 16._o jac._n de_fw-mi vitriaco_fw-it hist._n occident_n c._n 32._o rainald_n a._n 1219._o n._n 14._o bonav_n vit_fw-mi francis_n c._n 2._o cap._n 1._o sect_n 6._o cap._n 2._o sect_n 1._o sect._n 2._o sect._n 4._o brev._n roman_n 4._o octob_n lect._n 4._o cap._n 3._o sect_n 1._o sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o sect._n 5._o sect._n 7._o possevin_n appar_fw-la v_o franciscus_n brigittae_n revel_v l._n 7._o c._n 20_o p._n 559_o col._n 1._o ra●nald_n a._n d._n 1216._o n._n 48._o wolfii_fw-la lection_n memorab_n cent_n 13._o p._n 509._o the_o blasphemous_a enthusiasm_n of_o the_o meadicant_a friar_n nauc●ur_fw-fr chronogr_n vol._n 2._o gen._n 40._o p._n 900._o spondani_fw-la angale_n eccles._n a._n d._n 1204._o n_o
can_v be_v worship_v by_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n and_o for_o change_v thereby_o the_o glory_n due_a to_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o infinite_a and_o incorruptible_a be_v into_o mean_a and_o unworthy_a image_n think_v thereby_o to_o give_v honour_n to_o he_o §_o 8._o and_o upon_o these_o ground_n the_o primitive_a father_n dispute_v against_o the_o heathen_a idolatry_n 559._o for_o the_o make_v use_n of_o corporeal_a representation_n make_v the_o deity_n contemptible_a say_v clemens_n of_o alexandria_n origen_n say_v that_o christian_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o image_n because_o of_o the_o second_o commandment_n 375._o and_o on_o that_o account_n will_v rather_o die_v than_o defile_v themselves_o with_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o one_o that_o know_v god_n shall_v pray_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v no_o sufficient_a excuse_n to_o say_v 284._o they_o do_v not_o take_v they_o for_o god_n but_o only_o for_o symbol_n or_o representation_n of_o they_o for_o they_o must_v be_v ignorant_a mean_a and_o unlearned_a person_n who_o can_v imagine_v the_o work_n of_o a_o artificer_n can_v be_v any_o representation_n of_o a_o deity_n it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a at_o this_o time_n to_o transcribe_v all_o the_o invective_n in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o this_o subject_n where_o they_o dispute_v against_o the_o heathen_n from_o this_o argument_n and_o do_v still_o suppose_v the_o force_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n to_o oblige_v christian_n as_o much_o as_o ever_o it_o do_v the_o jew_n but_o i_o purposely_o forbear_v only_o take_v notice_n that_o after_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n come_v in_o with_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o primitive_a pi●ty_n and_o learn_v in_o the_o eastern_a church_n yet_o the_o great_a defender_n of_o they_o still_o declare_v their_o abhorrence_n of_o any_o representation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n so_o germanus_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n in_o his_o epistle_n yet_o extant_a in_o the_o action_n of_o that_o wise_a synod_n at_o nice_a ibid._n we_o make_v say_v he_o no_o kind_n of_o image_n or_o similitude_n or_o figure_n or_o representation_n of_o the_o invisible_a deity_n and_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n against_o image_n be_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v invisible_a and_o incomprehensible_a and_o like_v to_o nothing_o we_o see_v and_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o entertain_v any_o corporeal_a conception_n of_o god_n and_o damascen_n say_v express_o 17._o that_o it_o be_v the_o high_a madness_n and_o impiety_n to_o go_v about_o to_o make_v a_o image_n of_o god_n i._n e._n say_v clichtovaeus_fw-la so_o as_o to_o think_v any_o image_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n or_o able_a perfect_o to_o represent_v he_o to_o we_o which_o be_v likewise_o beauties_n answer_n as_o though_o ever_o any_o man_n be_v such_o fool_n to_o believe_v a_o image_n can_v perfect_o represent_v a_o infinite_a be_v or_o that_o god_n need_v to_o make_v a_o law_n to_o forbid_v that_o which_o be_v utter_o impossible_a in_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o may_v more_o reasonable_o forbid_v man_n to_o paint_v a_o sound_n to_o grasp_v all_o the_o air_n in_o the_o hollow_a of_o their_o hand_n to_o drink_v up_o the_o ocean_n to_o wear_v the_o sun_n for_o a_o pendant_fw-fr at_o their_o ear_n or_o to_o make_v new_a world_n than_o to_o command_v they_o not_o to_o make_v any_o image_n which_o shall_v perfect_o represent_v his_o nature_n and_o yet_o of_o this_o kind_n of_o image_n alone_o of_o the_o true_a god_n 8._o bellarmine_n understand_v the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o say_n before_o mention_v but_o all_o other_o he_o say_v be_v allow_v by_o both_o whether_o by_o way_n of_o history_n or_o analogical_a resemblance_n or_o the_o fashion_n of_o a_o man_n wherein_o he_o have_v appear_v i._n e._n all_o possible_a representation_n of_o god_n be_v allow_v and_o only_o that_o which_o be_v 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