it_o seem_v by_o what_o pass_v late_o between_o we_o that_o he_o understand_v the_o rule_n of_o opposition_n or_o right_a contradiction_n better_o than_o yourself_o first_o the_o emphasis_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o word_n true_a but_o in_o the_o word_n say_v and_o censure_n can_v a_o man_n believe_v or_o hold_v his_o own_o religion_n to_o be_v true_a but_o he_o must_v necessary_o say_v or_o censure_v another_o man_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o be_v opposite_a to_o it_o to_o be_v false_a truth_n and_o falsehood_n be_v contradictory_n or_o of_o eternal_a disjunction_n but_o there_o be_v a_o mean_a between_o believe_v or_o hold_v my_o own_o religion_n to_o be_v true_a and_o say_v or_o censure_v another_o man_n which_o perhaps_o be_v opposite_a to_o be_v false_a both_o more_o prudentiall_a and_o more_o charitable_a that_o be_v silence_n to_o look_v circumspect_o to_o myself_o and_o leave_v other_o man_n to_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o their_o own_o master_n s._n cyprian_n do_v believe_v or_o hold_v his_o own_o opinion_n of_o rebaptisation_n to_o be_v true_a yet_o do_v not_o censure_v the_o opposite_a to_o be_v false_a or_o remove_v any_o man_n from_o his_o communion_n for_o it_o rabshakeh_n be_v more_o censorious_a than_o hezekiah_n and_o down_o right_a atheist_n then_o conscionable_a christian_n second_o that_o which_o he_o call_v his_o religion_n be_v no_o more_o in_o truth_n then_o his_o opinion_n and_o different_a opinion_n be_v style_v different_a religion_n in_o opinion_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o hold_v with_o any_o party_n much_o less_o to_o censure_v other_o party_n sometime_o seem_v different_a opinion_n be_v both_o true_a and_o all_o the_o opposition_n be_v but_o a_o contention_n about_o word_n and_o then_o mutual_a censure_n be_v vain_a sometime_o they_o be_v both_o false_a and_o then_o there_o be_v more_o use_n of_o mutual_a charity_n then_o mutual_a censure_n and_o evermore_o whether_o true_a or_o false_a a_o error_n against_o charity_n be_v much_o great_a than_o a_o mere_a speculative_a error_n in_o judgement_n prejudice_n and_o self-love_n be_v like_o a_o colour_a glass_n which_o make_v every_o thing_n we_o discern_v through_o it_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o colour_n and_o on_o the_o otherside_n rancour_n and_o animosity_n like_o the_o tongue_n infect_v with_o choler_n make_v the_o sweet_a meat_n to_o taste_v bitter_a in_o each_o respect_n censure_n be_v dangerous_a and_o his_o principle_n pernicious_a that_o he_o who_o do_v not_o censure_v every_o religion_n whieh_o he_o repute_v contrary_a to_o his_o own_o have_v no_o religion_n i_o set_v down_o some_o principle_n whereof_o this_o be_v the_o first_o particular_a church_n may_v fall_v into_o error_n he_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a if_o by_o error_n he_o mean_v opinion_n only_o no_o i_o mean_v fundamental_a error_n also_o and_o not_o only_o fall_v into_o some_o fundamental_a error_n but_o apostate_n from_o christ_n and_o turn_v turk_n and_o change_v their_o bible_n into_o the_o alchorâ—a_n whereof_o we_o have_v visible_a experience_n in_o the_o world_n he_o answer_v that_o principle_n be_v not_o so_o undeniable_a as_o i_o think_v in_o case_n that_o particular_a church_n adhere_v firm_o to_o her_o rule_n of_o faith_n immediate_a tradition_n well_o but_o we_o see_v visible_o with_o our_o eye_n that_o many_o particular_a church_n have_v not_o adhere_v to_o any_o tradition_n universal_a or_o particular_a mediate_v or_o immediate_a but_o have_v abandon_v all_o apostolical_a tradition_n then_o to_o what_o purpose_n serve_v his_o exception_n in_o case_n that_o church_n adhere_v firm_o to_o immediate_a tradition_n when_o all_o the_o world_n see_v that_o they_o have_v not_o adhere_v firm_o to_o apostolical_a tradition_n his_o preservative_n be_v much_o like_o that_o which_o a_o old_a seaman_n give_v a_o freshwater_n passenger_n when_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o sea_n to_o put_v so_o many_o pebble_n stone_n into_o his_o mouth_n with_o assurance_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o cast_v while_o he_o hold_v they_o between_o his_o tooth_n what_o sort_n of_o tradition_n ought_v to_o be_v repute_v apostolical_a what_o not_o i_o have_v show_v former_o my_o second_o principle_n be_v that_o all_o error_n be_v not_o essentials_n or_o fundamental_n he_o demand_v what_o be_v this_o to_o his_o proposition_n which_o speak_v of_o religion_n not_o of_o opinion_n very_o much_o because_o he_o make_v opinion_n to_o be_v essentials_n of_o his_o religion_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o new_a creed_n of_o pius_n of_o four_o so_o do_v not_o we_o to_o the_o three_o principle_n we_o agree_v thus_o far_o that_o a_o error_n de_fw-fr side_n formaliter_fw-la or_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v essentials_n of_o faith_n do_v destroy_v the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n i_o add_v that_o error_n in_o those_o thing_n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la fidei_fw-la materialiter_fw-la that_o be_v in_o inferior_a question_n which_o happen_v in_o or_o about_o thing_n believe_v or_o which_o be_v not_o in_o essentials_n howsoever_o they_o may_v be_v late_o crowd_v into_o the_o catalogue_n of_o essentials_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n my_o four_o principle_n be_v that_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v according_a to_o the_o just_a extent_n of_o his_o power_n to_o free_v himself_o from_o such_o error_n as_o be_v not_o in_o essentials_n he_o answer_v why_o so_o my_o lord_n if_o those_o error_n be_v not_o essential_a they_o leave_v accord_v to_o your_o own_o ground_n sufficient_a mean_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o true_a be_v of_o a_o church_n how_o prove_v you_o then_o you_o ought_v to_o break_v church_n communion_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o no_o error_n ought_v to_o be_v remedy_v but_o only_o those_o which_o be_v absolute_o exclusive_a from_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n as_o if_o those_o error_n which_o be_v only_o impeditive_a of_o salvation_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v eschew_v the_o least_o error_n maintain_v or_o commit_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o conscience_n be_v a_o sin_n every_o good_a christian_n ought_v to_o do_v his_o uttermost_a endeavonr_n to_o free_v himself_o from_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o yes_o say_v he_o but_o not_o to_o break_v church_n communion_n which_o be_v essential_o destructive_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n or_o to_o endanger_v our_o soul_n where_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n first_o they_o who_o free_v themselves_o from_o know_a error_n do_v not_o thereby_o break_v church_n communion_n but_o they_o who_o make_v their_o error_n to_o be_v a_o condition_n of_o their_o communion_n let_v he_o hear_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n 4._o in_o case_n a_o particular_a church_n do_v require_v profession_n of_o her_o heresy_n as_o a_o condition_n of_o communicate_v with_o she_o division_n from_o she_o in_o this_o case_n be_v no_o schism_n or_o sin_n but_o virtue_n and_o necessary_a where_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o material_a heresy_n it_o be_v they_o who_o make_v their_o error_n the_o condition_n of_o their_o communion_n and_o therefore_o the_o schism_n and_o sinly_v at_o their_o door_n second_o schism_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n for_o the_o church_n continue_v a_o church_n still_o after_o the_o schismatic_n be_v go_v out_o of_o it_o but_o it_o destroy_v the_o schismatic_n themselves_o last_o to_o free_v ourselves_o from_o know_a error_n when_o they_o be_v make_v condition_n of_o communion_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v dangerous_a to_o salvation_n that_o as_o the_o bishop_n confess_v true_o it_o be_v virtue_n and_o necessary_a the_o second_o proof_n of_o our_o moderation_n be_v our_o charity_n that_o we_o leave_v they_o as_o one_o shall_v leave_v his_o father_n house_n while_o it_o be_v infect_v with_o some_o contagious_a sickness_n with_o a_o hearty_a desire_n to_o return_v again_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v cleanse_v this_o charitable_a desire_n of_o we_o i_o prove_v by_o our_o daily_a prayer_n for_o they_o in_o our_o litany_n that_o god_n will_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o error_n into_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o particular_o by_o our_o prayer_n on_o good_a friday_n for_o they_o that_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o heretic_n and_o fetch_v they_o home_o to_o his_o flock_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v among_o the_o remnant_n of_o true_a israelite_n and_o be_v make_v one_o fold_n under_o one_o shepherd_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o this_o our_o charity_n be_v the_o more_o conspicuous_a by_o this_o that_o in_o bulla_fw-la caenae_fw-la that_o be_v the_o next_o day_n before_o anniversary_o they_o do_v as_o solemn_o curse_v and_o anathematise_v we_o to_o this_o he_o answer_v first_o that_o they_o do_v more_o for_o we_o and_o hazard_v their_o life_n daily_a to_o convert_v we_o they_o hazard_v their_o life_n to_o serve_v a_o foreign_a interest_n not_o to_o convert_v but_o
schism_n garded_n and_o beat_v back_o upon_o the_o right_a owner_n show_v that_o our_o great_a controversy_n about_o papal_a power_n be_v not_o a_o quaestion_n of_o faith_n but_o of_o interest_n and_o profit_n not_o with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o with_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n wherein_o the_o true_a controversy_n do_v consist_v who_o be_v the_o first_o innovator_n when_o and_o where_o these_o papal_a innovation_n first_o begin_v in_o england_n with_o the_o opposition_n that_o be_v make_v against_o they_o by_o john_n bramhall_n d._n d._n bishop_n of_o derry_n act._n 25._o 10._o i_o stand_v at_o caesar_n judgement_n seat_n where_o i_o ought_v to_o be_v judge_v psalm_n 19_o 2._o dies_fw-la diei_fw-la eructat_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o nox_fw-la nocti_fw-la indicat_fw-la scientiam_fw-la gravenhagh_n imprint_v by_o john_n ramzey_n anno_fw-la m.dc.lviii_o to_o the_o christian_a reader_n especial_o the_o roman-catholic_n of_o england_n christian_n reader_n the_o great_a bustle_n in_o the_o controversy_n concern_v papal_a power_n or_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n have_v be_v either_o about_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o some_o text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n as_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o feed_v my_o sheep_n or_o about_o some_o privilege_n confer_v upon_o the_o roman_a see_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o edict_n of_o emperor_n but_o pretend_v by_o the_o roman_a court_n and_o the_o maintainer_n thereof_o to_o be_v hold_v by_o divine_a right_n i_o endeavour_v in_o this_o treatise_n to_o disabuse_v thou_o and_o to_o show_v that_o this_o challenge_n of_o divine_a right_n be_v but_o a_o blind_a or_o diversion_n to_o withhold_v thou_o from_o find_v out_o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o quaestion_a so_o the_o hare_n make_v her_o double_n and_o her_o jump_v before_o she_o come_v to_o her_o form_n to_o hinder_v tracer_n from_o find_v she_o out_o i_o demonstrate_v to_o thou_o that_o the_o true_a controversy_n be_v not_o concern_v st._n peter_n we_o have_v no_o form_a difference_n about_o st_n peter_n nor_o about_o any_o point_n of_o faith_n but_o of_o interest_n and_o profit_n nor_o with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o with_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v namely_o in_o these_o quaestion_n who_o shall_v confer_v english_a bishopricke_n who_o shall_v convocate_v english_a synod_n who_o shall_v receive_v ten_o and_o first_o fruit_n and_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o fidelity_n whether_o the_o pope_n can_v make_v bind_v law_n in_o england_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n or_o dispense_v with_o english_a law_n at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n or_o call_v english_a subject_n to_o rome_n without_o the_o prince_n leave_n or_o set_v up_o legantine_n court_n in_o england_n against_o their_o will_n and_o this_o i_o show_v not_o out_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o particular_a author_n but_o out_o of_o the_o public_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n i_o prove_v moreover_o out_o of_o our_o fundamental_a law_n and_o the_o write_n of_o our_o best_a historiographer_n that_o all_o these_o branch_n of_o papal_a power_n be_v abuse_n and_o innovation_n and_o usurpation_n first_o attempt_v to_o be_v introduce_v into_o england_n above_o eleven_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o innovator_n and_o the_o praecise_a time_n when_o each_o innovation_n begin_v and_o the_o opposition_n that_o be_v make_v against_o it_o by_o our_o king_n by_o our_o bishop_n by_o our_o peer_n by_o our_o parliament_n with_o the_o groan_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o these_o papal_a innovation_n and_o extortion_n likewise_o in_o point_n of_o doctrine_n thou_o have_v be_v instruct_v that_o the_o catholic_n faith_n do_v comprehend_v all_o those_o point_n which_o be_v controvert_v between_o we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n without_o the_o express_a belief_n whereof_o no_o christian_n can_v be_v save_v whereas_o in_o truth_n all_o these_o be_v but_o opinion_n yet_o some_o more_o dangerous_a than_o other_o if_o none_o of_o they_o have_v ever_o be_v start_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n for_o point_n to_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n into_o this_o apostolical_a faith_n profess_v in_o the_o creed_n and_o explicate_v by_o the_o four_o first_o general_n counsel_n and_o only_o into_o this_o faith_n we_o have_v all_o be_v baptize_v far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n have_v evermore_o baptize_v and_o do_v still_o baptise_v but_o into_o one_o half_a of_o the_o christian_a faith_n in_o sum_n do_v thou_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o true_a catholic_n church_n so_o do_v i._o but_o as_o i_o dare_v not_o change_v the_o cognisance_n of_o my_o christianity_n that_o be_v my_o creed_n nor_o enlarge_v the_o christian_a faith_n i_o mean_v the_o essentials_n of_o it_o beyond_o those_o bound_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v set_v so_o i_o dare_v not_o to_o serve_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n limit_v the_o catholic_n church_n which_o christ_n have_v purchase_v with_o his_o blood_n to_o a_o four_o or_o a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n thou_o be_v for_o tradition_n so_o be_o i_o but_o my_o tradition_n be_v not_o the_o tradition_n of_o one_o particular_a church_n contradict_v by_o the_o tradition_n of_o another_o church_n but_o the_o universal_a and_o perpetual_a tradition_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n unite_v such_o a_o tradition_n be_v a_o full_a proof_n which_o be_v receive_v semper_fw-la ubique_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la always_o every_o where_o and_o by_o all_o christian_n neither_o do_v i_o look_v upon_o the_o opposition_n of_o a_o handful_n of_o heretic_n they_o be_v no_o more_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o christian_n in_o one_o or_o two_o age_n as_o inconsistent_a with_o universality_n any_o more_o than_o the_o high_a mountain_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o roundness_n of_o the_o earth_n thou_o desire_v to_o bear_v the_o same_o respect_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o thy_o ancestor_n do_v so_o do_v i._o but_o for_o that_o fullness_n of_o power_n yea_o coactive_a power_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n over_o the_o subject_n of_o other_o prince_n and_o against_o their_o will_n devise_v by_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n not_o by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v that_o pernicious_a source_n from_o whence_o all_o these_o usurpation_n do_v spring_v our_o ancestor_n from_o time_n to_o time_n make_v law_n against_o it_o and_o our_o reformation_n in_o point_n of_o discipline_n be_v right_o understand_v be_v but_o a_o pursue_n of_o their_o step_n the_o true_a controversy_n be_v whether_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n ought_v by_o divine_a right_a to_o have_v the_o external_a regiment_n of_o the_o english_a church_n and_o coactive_a jurisdiction_n in_o english_a court_n over_o english_a subject_n against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n schism_n garded_n and_o beat_v back_o upon_o the_o right_a owner_n or_o a_o clear_a and_o civil_a answer_n to_o the_o rail_a accusation_n of_o s._n w._n in_o his_o late_a book_n call_v schism_n dispat'ched_a whatsoever_o s._n w._n alias_o mr._n serjeant_n do_v intimate_v to_o the_o contrary_a for_o he_o dare_v not_o cough_v out_o it_o be_v a_o most_o undeniable_a truth_n that_o no_o particular_a church_n no_o not_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o be_v exempt_v from_o a_o possibility_n of_o fall_v into_o error_n in_o faith_n when_o these_o error_n be_v in_o essential_o of_o faith_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n necessitate_v medii_fw-la they_o destroy_v the_o be_v of_o that_o church_n which_o be_v guilty_a of_o they_o but_o if_o these_o error_n be_v in_o inferior_a point_n such_o as_o be_v neither_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o be_v know_v nor_o to_o be_v believe_v before_o they_o be_v know_v such_o a_o erroneous_a church_n err_v without_o obstinacy_n and_o hold_v the_o truth_n implicit_o in_o praeparatione_n animi_fw-la may_v and_o do_v still_o continue_v a_o true_a member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o other_o coordinate_a church_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o maintain_v communion_n with_o it_o not_o withstand_v that_o they_o dissent_v in_o opinion_n but_o if_o one_o church_n before_o a_o lawful_a determination_n shall_v obtrude_v she_o own_o error_n or_o opinion_n upon_o all_o other_o church_n as_o a_o necessary_a condition_n of_o her_o communion_n or_o after_o determination_n shall_v obtrude_v doubtful_a opinion_n whether_o they_o be_v erroneous_a or_o not_o as_o necessary_a article_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o so_o not_o only_o explain_v but_o likewise_o enlarge_v the_o ancient_a creed_n she_o become_v schismatical_a as_o on_o the_o
there_o be_v a_o breach_n between_o they_o and_o we_o be_v too_o evident_a and_o void_a of_o question_n whether_o they_o or_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o make_v this_o breach_n they_o by_o excommunicate_v we_o or_o obtrude_a unlawful_a condition_n of_o their_o communion_n upon_o we_o or_o we_o by_o separate_n from_o they_o without_o sufficient_a ground_n be_v a_o question_n between_o we_o but_o that_o which_o change_v the_o whole_a state_n of_o the_o question_n be_v this_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o church_n or_o court_n whatsoever_o shall_v presume_v to_o change_v the_o ancient_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n either_o by_o addition_n or_o by_o substraction_n either_o all_o at_o once_o or_o by_o degree_n and_o in_o so_o do_v shall_v make_v a_o breach_n between_o they_o and_o the_o primitive_a church_n or_o between_o they_o and_o the_o present_a catholic_n church_n to_o separate_v from_o he_o or_o they_o in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o they_o have_v first_o separate_v from_o the_o ancient_n or_o present_a catholic_n church_n be_v not_o schism_n but_o trûe_a piety_n now_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o late_a bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v alter_v the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n by_o change_v their_o beginning_n of_o unity_n into_o a_o plenitude_n and_o universality_n of_o sovereign_a jurisdiction_n and_o by_o add_v of_o new_a essentials_n of_o faith_n to_o the_o creed_n and_o in_o so_o do_v have_v make_v a_o former_a breach_n between_o themselves_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n here_o the_o hinge_v of_o the_o controversy_n be_v move_v hitherward_o all_o his_o suppose_a demonstration_n oâ—ght_n to_o have_v look_v neither_o will_v it_o avail_v he_o anything_o to_o say_v there_o can_v be_v no_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o schism_n for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o separation_n be_v not_o schism_n but_o the_o cause_n be_v schism_n second_o if_o by_o demonstrative_a and_o rigorous_a evidence_n he_o understand_v perfect_a demonstration_n according_a to_o the_o exact_a rule_n of_o logic_n neither_o be_v this_o cause_n capable_a of_o such_o demonstration_n nor_o can_v his_o medium_n amount_v unto_o it_o but_o if_o by_o demonstrative_a evidence_n he_o understand_v only_o convince_a proof_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o oppose_v it_o to_o probable_a reason_n i_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o pope_n authority_n which_o he_o do_v sometime_o excercise_n in_o england_n before_o the_o reformation_n when_o they_o permit_v he_o and_o which_o he_o will_v have_v exercise_v always_o the_o futuro_fw-la if_o he_o can_v have_v have_v his_o own_o will_n be_v a_o mere_a usurpation_n and_o innovation_n never_o attempt_v in_o the_o british_a church_n for_o the_o first_o six_o hundred_o year_n attempt_v but_o not_o admit_v by_o the_o saxon_a church_n for_o the_o next_o five_o hundred_o year_n and_o damn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o successive_a norman_a king_n ever_o since_o as_o destructive_a to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o english_a crown_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o english_a church_n as_o shall_v be_v mantein_v where_o soever_o occasion_n offer_v itself_o yet_o all_o this_o while_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o his_o beginning_n of_o unity_n if_o he_o want_v that_o respect_n from_o i_o it_o be_v his_o own_o fault_n and_o this_o include_v a_o answer_n to_o his_o three_o ground_n that_o the_o papal_a authority_n which_o we_o reject_v be_v so_o strong_o support_v by_o long_a possession_n and_o the_o universal_a delivery_n of_o forefather_n as_o come_v from_o christ._n he_o have_v always_o some_o show_n of_o right_n for_o his_o beginning_n of_o unity_n but_o no_o pretence_n in_o the_o world_n for_o his_o sovereignty_n of_o power_n to_o make_v law_n to_o repeal_v law_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o cannon_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n to_o hold_v legantine_n court_n to_o dispose_v of_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n to_o call_v the_o subjets_fw-fr out_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o impose_v tribute_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o the_o like_a we_o will_v show_v he_o such_o a_o usurpation_n as_o this_o let_v he_o prove_v such_o a_o papacy_n by_o universal_a tradition_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v great_a apollo_n to_o i_o we_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o prudence_n to_o hazard_v a_o schism_n upon_o probability_n but_o trust_v i_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o palpable_a usurpation_n as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o reckon_v up_o so_o contrary_a to_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o england_n which_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o the_o british_a and_o saxon_a churcheâ—_n together_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o twelve_o new_a article_n or_o essentials_n to_o the_o creed_n at_o once_o by_o pius_n the_o four_o i_o say_v addition_n not_o explication_n be_v more_o than_o probability_n he_o converse_v altogether_o in_o general_n a_o papacy_n or_o no_o papacy_n which_o be_v common_o the_o method_n of_o deceiver_n but_o if_o he_o dispute_v or_o treat_v with_o we_o we_o must_v make_v bold_a to_o draw_v he_o down_o to_o particular_n particular_n do_v make_v the_o breach_n i_o censure_v his_o light_n and_o ludicrous_a title_n of_o down_o derry_o modest_o in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v strange_a if_o he_o shall_v throw_v a_o good_a cast_n who_o sole_n his_o bowl_n upon_o a_o undersong_n allude_v to_o that_o ordinary_a and_o elegant_a expression_n in_o our_o english_a tongue_n sole_a your_o bowl_n well_o that_o be_v be_v careful_a to_o begin_v your_o work_n well_o dimidium_fw-la facti_fw-la qui_fw-la bene_fw-la cepit_fw-la habet_fw-la the_o printer_n put_v seal_n for_o sole_n which_o easy_a error_n of_o the_o press_v any_o rational_a man_n may_v have_v find_v out_o but_o mr._n sergeant_n pen_n run_v at_o random_n tell_v the_o reader_n that_o i_o be_o mystical_o proverbial_a that_o i_o be_o far_o the_o better_a bowler_n sure_o he_o do_v but_o dream_v it_o and_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v so_o inexpert_a as_o not_o to_o understand_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o seal_v a_o bowl_n upon_o a_o undersong_n if_o he_o be_v such_o a_o stranger_n in_o his_o mother_n tongue_n yet_o he_o may_v have_v learn_v of_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n what_o soal_v a_o bowl_n be_v rather_o than_o burden_n the_o press_n and_o trouble_v the_o world_n with_o such_o empty_a and_o impertinent_a vanity_n neither_o do_v his_o pleasant_a humour_n rest_n here_o but_o twice_o more_o in_o his_o short_a rejoinder_n he_o be_v pursue_v this_o innocent_a bowl_n afterward_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o i_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o merry_a stationer_n for_o this_o title_n who_o without_o his_o knowledge_n or_o approbation_n will_v needs_o make_v it_o his_o post-past_a to_o his_o bill_n of_o fare_n this_o answer_n if_o it_o be_v true_a have_v excuse_v himself_o but_o it_o show_v that_o the_o stationer_n be_v over_o scurrilouf_o audacious_a to_o make_v such_o antepast_n and_o postpast_n at_o his_o pleasure_n neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o the_o composer_n be_v such_o a_o perfect_a stranger_n to_o our_o langnage_n as_o he_o intimate_v in_o his_o epistle_n and_o the_o merry_a stationer_n so_o well_o verse_v in_o our_o vndersong_n but_o after_o all_o this_o he_o ow_v it_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o jest_n be_v very_o proper_a and_o fatal_a yes_o as_o fatal_a as_o it_o be_v for_o his_o rejoinder_n to_o contain_v 666_o page_n which_o be_v just_a the_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n his_o merry_a stationer_n may_v easy_o have_v contrive_v it_o otherwise_o for_o fear_v of_o a_o fatality_n by_o make_v one_o page_n more_o or_o less_o but_o his_o mind_n be_v otherwise_o take_v up_o how_o to_o cheat_v his_o customer_n with_o counterfeit_a bill_n of_o fare_n which_o they_o will_v never_o find_v i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o cure_v he_o of_o his_o opinion_n of_o fatality_n sect_n i._o cap_n i._n because_o mr._n serjeant_n complain_v much_o of_o word_v and_o yet_o give_v his_o reader_n nothing_o but_o word_n and_o call_v so_o often_o for_o rigorous_a demonstration_n yet_o produce_v nothing_o for_o his_o part_n which_o resemble_v a_o strict_a demonstration_n and_o because_o this_o first_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n be_v the_o basis_n or_o ground_n work_n of_o the_o whole_a building_n whereof_o he_o boast_v that_o it_o do_v charge_v the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n upon_o our_o church_n not_o only_o with_o colour_n but_o with_o undeniable_a evidence_n i_o will_v reduce_v his_o discourse_n into_o a_o logical_a form_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v clear_o where_o the_o water_n stick_v between_o we_o whatsoever_o he_o prate_v of_o a_o rigorous_a demonstrative_a way_n as_o be_v only_o conclusive_a it_o be_v but_o a_o copy_n of_o his_o countenance_n he_o can_v be_v ignorant_a or_o if_o he_o be_v he_o will_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o his_o glitter_a principle_n will_v fail_v he_o in_o his_o great_a need_n and_o leave_v he_o in_o the_o dirt_n i_o have_v know_v sundry_a
fantastic_a person_n who_o have_v be_v great_a pretender_n to_o demonstration_n but_o always_o successless_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n ridiculous_a they_o be_v so_o conceited_o curious_a about_o the_o premise_n that_o common_o they_o quite_o mistake_v their_o conclusion_n cause_n encumber_v with_o circumstance_n and_o those_o leave_v to_o the_o election_n of_o free_a agent_n be_v not_o very_o capable_a of_o demonstration_n the_o case_n in_o difference_n between_o we_o be_v this_o as_o it_o be_v state_v by_o i_o 306._o whether_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v withdraw_v themselves_o from_o obedience_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o upon_o those_o term_n it_o be_v undertake_v by_o he_o in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v and_o that_o this_o crime_n be_v just_o charge_v upon_o his_o church_n not_o only_o with_o colour_n but_o with_o undeniable_a evidence_n of_o fact_n will_v appear_v by_o the_o position_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o exception_n we_o have_v the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n agree_v upon_o between_o we_o now_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v his_o intention_n what_o church_n soever_o do_v upon_o probable_a reason_n without_o any_o neeessary_a or_o convince_a ground_n break_v the_o bond_n of_o unity_n ordain_v by_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o true_a church_n be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n but_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o henry_n the_o eightâ—s_a day_n do_v upon_o probable_a reason_n without_o any_o necessary_a or_o convince_a ground_n break_v the_o bond_n of_o unity_n ordain_v by_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o true_a church_n therefore_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n i_o do_v ready_o assent_v to_o his_o major_a proposition_n and_o be_o ready_a to_o grant_v he_o more_o if_o he_o have_v please_v to_o insert_v it_o that_o that_o church_n be_v schismatical_a which_o do_v break_v the_o bond_n of_o unity_n ordain_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o gospel_n whatsoever_o their_o reason_n be_v whether_o convince_a or_o probable_a and_o whosoever_o do_v either_o consent_n to_o they_o or_o dissent_v from_o they_o but_o i_o deny_v his_o minor_n which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v thus_o whatsoever_o church_n do_v renounce_v or_o reject_v these_o two_o follow_a rule_n or_o principle_n first_o that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v inherit_v from_o their_o forefather_n as_o the_o legacy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v sole_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o obligatory_a and_o nothing_o in_o they_o to_o be_v change_v second_o that_o christ_n have_v make_v st._n peter_n first_o or_o chief_a or_o prince_n of_o his_o apostle_n who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n under_o he_o in_o the_o church_n after_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o who_o all_o other_o in_o difficulty_n concern_v matter_n belong_v to_o universal_a faith_n or_o government_n shall_v have_v recourse_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o successor_n from_o st._n peter_n inherit_v from_o he_o this_o privilege_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o church_n do_v break_v the_o bond_n of_o unity_n ordain_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o gospel_n and_o agree_v upon_o between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o communion_n but_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v all_o this_o in_o henry_n the_o eyghts_n day_n that_o very_a year_n where_o in_o this_o unhappy_a separation_n begin_v upon_o mere_o probable_a no_o convince_a ground_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n to_o his_o former_a proposition_n i_o make_v this_o exception_n that_o he_o will_v obtrude_v upon_o we_o she_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o its_o dependent_n for_o the_o catholic_n church_n upon_o this_o he_o fly_v out_o as_o it_o be_v his_o custom_n into_o a_o invective_n discourse_n tell_v i_o i_o look_v a_o squint_a at_o his_o position_n of_o the_o case_n he_o will_v not_o find_v it_o so_o in_o the_o conclusion_n and_o that_o i_o strive_v hocuspocus_a like_o to_o divert_v my_o spectator_n eye_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o of_o such_o like_a froth_n where_o in_o there_o be_v not_o a_o syllable_n to_o the_o purpose_n except_o this_o that_o he_o do_v not_o mention_v the_o word_n catholic_n in_o that_o place_n the_o great_a be_v his_o fault_n it_o be_v a_o foul_a solecism_n in_o logic_n not_o to_o conclude_v contradictory_o i_o do_v mention_v the_o catholic_n church_n in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n whether_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v separate_v itself_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o he_o have_v undertake_v in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v to_o charge_v that_o very_a schism_n upon_o we_o with_o undeniable_a evidence_n and_o in_o his_o very_a first_o essay_n shuffle_n out_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o in_o the_o place_n thereof_o thrust_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o communion_n he_o may_v have_v know_v that_o we_o do_v not_o look_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o communion_n as_o the_o catholic_n church_n nor_o as_o above_o a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o present_a catholic_n church_n and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o ascribe_v any_o such_o in_o fallibility_n in_o necessary_a truth_n to_o the_o roman_a church_n with_o all_o her_o dependent_n as_o we_o do_v to_o the_o true_a catholic_n church_n nor_o esteem_v it_o always_o schismatical_a to_o separate_v from_o the_o modern_a roman_a church_n namely_o in_o those_o point_n wherein_o she_o have_v first_o separate_v both_o from_o the_o primitive_a roman_a church_n and_o from_o the_o present_a catholic_n church_n but_o we_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v always_o schismatical_a to_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n unite_v thus_o much_o he_o ought_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o when_o he_o have_v oecasion_n hereafter_o to_o write_v upon_o this_o subject_a not_o to_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v convertible_a term_n or_o tell_v we_o a_o tale_n of_o a_o tub_n what_o their_o tenet_n be_v that_o these_o church_n which_o continue_v in_o communnion_n with_o the_o roman_a be_v the_o only_a true_a church_n we_o regard_v not_o their_o schismatical_a and_o uncharitable_a tenet_n now_o no_o more_o than_o we_o regard_v the_o same_o tenet_n of_o the_o donatist_n of_o old_a they_o must_v produce_v better_a authority_n than_o their_o own_o and_o more_o substantial_a proof_n than_o he_o have_v any_o in_o his_o budget_n to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o catholic_n church_n it_o be_v charity_n to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o catholic_n church_n inclusive_o but_o the_o great_a uncharitableness_n in_o the_o world_n to_o make_v it_o the_o catholic_n church_n exclusive_o that_o be_v to_o separate_v from_o christ_n and_o from_o hope_n of_o salvation_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v all_o christian_n who_o be_v not_o of_o their_o own_o communion_n howsoever_o it_o be_v well_o that_o they_o who_o use_v to_o vaunt_v that_o the_o enemy_n tremble_v at_o the_o name_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v now_o come_v about_o themselves_o to_o make_v the_o catholic_n church_n to_o be_v a_o appendix_n to_o the_o roman_a take_v notice_n reader_n that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o mr._n serjeant_n turn_v his_o back_n to_o the_o question_n but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v the_o last_o my_o next_o taâ—ke_n be_v to_o examine_v his_o two_o rule_n or_o bond_n of_o unity_n faith_n and_o first_o concern_v his_o rule_n of_o faith_n i_o do_v not_o only_o approve_v it_o but_o thank_v he_o for_o it_o and_o when_o i_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o confute_v the_o 12_o new_a article_n of_o pius_n the_o four_o i_o will_v not_o desire_v a_o better_a medium_n than_o it_o and_o i_o do_v cordial_o subscribe_v to_o his_o censure_n that_o the_o transgressor_n there_o of_o be_v indeed_o those_o who_o be_v true_o guilty_a of_o that_o horrid_a schism_n which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o christian_a world_n to_o his_o second_o rule_n or_o principle_n for_o government_n that_o christ_n make_v sâ—_n peter_z first_o or_o chief_a or_o prince_n of_o his_o apostle_n peter_n who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n under_o he_o in_o the_o church_n after_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n to_o who_o all_o other_o shall_v have_v recourse_n in_o great_a difficulty_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o mere_a novice_n and_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o tenet_n of_o our_o english_a church_n he_o may_v have_v know_v that_o we_o have_v no_o controversy_n
obey_v their_o priest_n then_o their_o king_n but_o they_o must_v move_v their_o rudder_n according_a to_o the_o various_a face_n of_o the_o sky_n and_o await_v for_o a_o fit_a opportunity_n as_o our_o king_n do_v which_o fall_v oâ—t_v at_o the_o reformation_n when_o they_o follow_v his_o counsel_n in_o good_a earnest_n and_o with_o the_o civil_a sword_n do_v lop_v away_o all_o papal_a usurpation_n and_o abuse_n other_o division_n than_o this_o to_o divide_v between_o the_o rotteâ—_n and_o the_o sound_n we_o make_v none_o the_o great_a division_n which_o follow_v our_o reformation_n be_v make_v by_o themselves_o and_o their_o censure_n our_o article_n do_v testify_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o we_o have_v make_v no_o division_n from_o any_o church_n but_o only_o from_o error_n and_o abuse_n seven_o he_o plead_v that_o in_o case_n these_o temporal_a inconvenience_n have_v not_o be_v otherwise_o remediable_a yeâ—_n ecclesiastical_a communion_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v break_v for_o temporal_a concernment_n to_o prove_v this_o conclusion_n he_o bring_v six_o reason_n some_o pertinent_a some_o impertinent_a and_o very_a improper_a but_o he_o may_v have_v save_v his_o labour_n for_o if_o he_o understand_v his_o conclusion_n in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o he_o ought_v to_o understand_v it_o and_o wherein_o i_o hope_v he_o do_v understand_v it_o of_o desert_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n or_o of_o any_o member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n qua_fw-la â—ale_n as_o it_o be_v a_o member_n for_o mere_a temporal_a respect_n concedo_fw-la omne_fw-la i_o grant_v the_o conclusion_n but_o if_o by_o break_v ecclesiastical_a communion_n he_o understand_v desert_v the_o communion_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n as_o it_o be_v erroneous_a and_o wherein_o it_o be_v erroneous_a his_o conclusion_n be_v not_o pertinent_a to_o his_o purpose_n nor_o his_o six_o proof_n pertinent_a to_o his_o conclusion_n but_o he_o may_v remember_v first_o that_o our_o ground_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n do_v not_o all_o relate_v to_o temporal_a inconvenience_n but_o some_o of_o they_o to_o eternity_n and_o conscience_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v consider_v conjoint_o second_o that_o we_o do_v not_o make_v these_o temporal_a inconvenience_n to_o be_v irremediable_a we_o ourselves_o have_v find_v out_o a_o remedy_n and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o which_o he_o himself_o advise_v in_o this_o place_n to_o thrust_v out_o all_o entroachment_n and_o usurpation_n with_o the_o civil_a sword_n if_o they_o will_v grow_v angry_a upon_o this_o and_o break_v ecclesiastical_a communion_n themselves_o it_o be_v their_o act_n not_o we_o who_o have_v act_v nothing_o who_o have_v declare_v nothing_o against_o any_o right_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n divine_a or_o humane_a but_o only_o against_o his_o encroachment_n and_o usurpation_n and_o particular_o against_o his_o coactive_a poweâ—_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n within_o the_o english_a dominion_n they_o may_v take_v we_o to_o be_v not_o only_o very_o tame_a creature_n but_o very_o stupid_a creature_n first_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o entrench_v and_o encroach_v and_o usurp_v upon_o we_o daily_o and_o they_o to_o be_v able_a to_o persuade_v we_o to_o isachars_n condition_n to_o undergo_v our_o burden_n with_o patience_n like_o ass_n because_o we_o may_v not_o break_v ecclesiastical_a communion_n for_o temporal_a concernment_n we_o have_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o have_v good_a warrant_n for_o from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n let_v they_o suffer_v for_o it_o who_o either_o separate_a from_o other_o without_o just_a cause_n or_o give_v other_o just_a cause_n to_o separate_v from_o they_o in_o the_o next_o place_n follow_v a_o large_a panegyricall_a oration_n iâ—_n the_o praise_n of_o unity_n of_o the_o benefit_n and_o necessity_n of_o it_o mix_v with_o a_o invective_n against_o we_o for_o break_v both_o the_o bond_n of_o unity_n the_o former_a of_o those_o consideration_n be_v altogether_o superfluous_a to_o praise_v unity_n which_o no_o man_n do_v ever_o dispraise_v but_o to_o his_o own_o perpetual_a disgrace_n the_o latter_a be_v a_o mere_a tautology_n or_o repetition_n of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v before_o which_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n withal_o but_o only_o where_o i_o find_v some_o new_a weight_n add_v 572_o he_o say_v we_o acknowledge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n right_o metaphysical_o a_o true_a church_n which_o have_v the_o true_a essence_n and_o be_v of_o a_o church_n but_o not_o moral_o true_a or_o free_a from_o error_n he_o demand_v what_o be_v the_o certain_a method_n to_o know_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o scripture_n if_o he_o please_v to_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o view_n my_o answer_n to_o militier_n he_o may_v find_v both_o who_o we_o hold_v to_o be_v fit_a expositor_n of_o scripture_n and_o what_o be_v the_o right_a manner_n of_o expound_v scripture_n if_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o say_v against_o it_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o fair_a hear_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o best_a champion_n chillingworth_n and_o falkland_n do_v very_o candid_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v no_o certainty_n of_o faith_n but_o probability_n only_o he_o cit_v no_o place_n and_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o worthy_a of_o a_o search_n whether_o they_o do_v confess_v it_o or_o not_o it_o be_v honour_n enough_o for_o they_o to_o have_v be_v genuine_a son_n of_o the_o english_a church_n i_o hope_v they_o be_v so_o and_o man_n of_o rare_a part_n whereof_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v yet_o one_o of_o they_o be_v a_o lay_n man_n it_o may_v be_v neither_o of_o they_o so_o deep_o radicate_v in_o the_o right_a faith_n of_o the_o english_a church_n as_o many_o other_o but_o our_o chief_a champion_n be_v those_o who_o stick_v close_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n interpret_v according_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o perpetual_a tradition_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n but_o for_o that_o assertion_n which_o you_o father_n upon_o they_o that_o we_o have_v no_o certainty_n of_o faith_n but_o probability_n only_o we_o detest_v it_o and_o when_o you_o or_o any_o other_o be_v please_v to_o make_v trial_n you_o will_v find_v that_o we_o have_v as_o great_a assurance_n altogether_o for_o our_o faith_n as_o yourselves_o have_v for_o your_o old_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o much_o more_o than_o you_o have_v for_o your_o new_a article_n he_o accuse_v we_o for_o join_v in_o communion_n with_o greek_n lutheran_n huguenot_n 373._o perhaps_o socinian_n presbyterian_o adamite_n quaker_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o he_o add_v roman_a catholic_n be_v not_o huguenot_n presbyterian_o in_o his_o sense_n if_o they_o be_v why_o do_v he_o disjoin_v they_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o admit_v greek_o and_o lutherans_n to_o our_o communion_n and_o if_o he_o have_v add_v they_o armenian_n abyssine_n muscovite_n and_o all_o those_o who_o do_v profess_v the_o apostolical_a creed_n as_o it_o be_v expound_v by_o the_o first_o four_o general_n counsel_n under_o the_o primitive_a discipline_n and_o the_o roman_a catholic_n also_o if_o they_o do_v not_o make_v their_o error_n to_o be_v a_o condition_n of_o their_o communion_n as_o for_o adamite_n and_o quaker_n we_o know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v and_o for_o socinian_o we_o hold_v they_o worse_o than_o arrian_n the_o arrian_n make_v christ_n to_o be_v a_o secondary_a god_n erat_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la but_o the_o socinian_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a creature_n and_o for_o presbyterian_o what_o my_o judgement_n be_v he_o may_v find_v full_o set_v down_o in_o my_o reply_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n epistle_n but_o say_v he_o every_o one_o of_o these_o have_v a_o different_a head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o english_a head_n be_v the_o king_n the_o roman_a catholic_n head_n be_v the_o pope_n the_o grecian_a head_n be_v the_o patriarch_n the_o presbyterian_a head_n be_v the_o presbytery_n or_o synod_n and_o the_o lutheran_n head_n be_v the_o parish_n minister_n first_o for_o the_o lutheran_n he_o do_v they_o egregious_a wrong_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n of_o denwark_n and_o sweden_n they_o have_v theit_n bishop_n name_n and_o thing_n and_o throughout_o germany_n they_o have_v their_o superintendent_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n i_o answer_v he_o that_o there_o be_v several_a head_n of_o the_o church_n christ_n alone_o be_v the_o spiritual_a head_n the_o sovereign_a prince_n the_o political_a head_n the_o ecclesiastical_a head_n be_v a_o general_n council_n and_o under_o that_o each_o patriarch_n in_o his_o patriarchate_n and_o among_o the_o patriarch_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o a_o priority_n of_o order_n we_o who_o maintain_v the_o king_n to_o be_v the_o political_a head_n of_o the_o english_a church_n do_v not_o deny_v the_o spiritual_a headship_n of_o christ_n nor_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o
hold_v out_o encroachment_n with_o the_o point_n of_o the_o sword_n without_o any_o meddle_v with_o just_a right_n other_o division_n than_o this_o which_o he_o himself_o have_v allow_v we_o believe_v our_o ancestor_n intend_v none_o we_o hold_v none_o and_o so_o be_v accountable_a for_o none_o the_o main_a question_n be_v whether_o the_o britannic_a church_n be_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la subject_n to_o rome_n or_o not_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v the_o contrary_a already_o that_o they_o be_v not_o and_o have_v always_o their_o ordination_n at_o home_n but_o his_o conclusion_n which_o he_o put_v upon_o i_o that_o true_a complaint_n against_o governor_n whether_o otherwise_o remediable_a or_o no_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o abolish_v that_o very_a government_n be_v a_o vain_a assertion_n of_o his_o own_o no_o conclusion_n of_o i_o he_o start_v a_o question_n here_o little_a to_o his_o own_o credit_n whether_o he_o that_o maintain_v the_o negative_a or_o he_o that_o maintain_v the_o affirmative_a aught_o to_o prove_v he_o say_v according_a to_o his_o old_a pueriles_fw-la that_o a_o negative_a may_v be_v prove_v in_o logic_n no_o man_n doubt_v of_o it_o or_o deny_v it_o quis_fw-la eâ—im_fw-la potest_fw-la negare_fw-la i_o say_v on_o the_o contrary_a that_o in_o this_o case_n which_o come_v here_o in_o difference_n between_o we_o according_a to_o the_o strict_a rule_n of_o law_n the_o burden_n to_o prove_v rest_v only_o on_o his_o side_n who_o affirm_v as_o the_o question_n be_v here_o between_o we_o whether_o we_o have_v other_o remedy_n then_o to_o make_v such_o a_o reformation_n as_o we_o do_v we_o say_v no._n they_o say_v yea._n it_o be_v possible_a to_o â—rove_v there_o may_v be_v other_o remedy_n â—ut_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o prove_v there_o be_v no_o â—ther_a remedy_n galen_n or_o hypocrates_n himself_o will_v not_o have_v undertake_v such_o a_o task_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n for_o a_o disease_n then_o that_o which_o they_o use_v it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o logical_a form_n that_o negative_n be_v not_o to_o be_v prove_v â—n_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o for_o want_v of_o sufficient_a medium_n he_o say_v he_o be_v no_o bowler_n and_o so_o â—nexpert_a as_o not_o to_o understand_v what_o be_v the_o soal_v of_o a_o bowl_n it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v true_a but_o if_o i_o shall_v put_v he_o to_o prove_v this_o negative_a it_o be_v impossible_a but_o so_o far_o as_o a_o negative_a of_o that_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o proof_n i_o do_v prove_v it_o by_o our_o address_n to_o pope_n and_o counsel_n and_o long_a expectation_n in_o vain_a that_o we_o have_v no_o other_o remedy_n then_o that_o which_o we_o use_v to_o thrust_v out_o their_o usurpation_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n which_o course_n he_o himself_o advise_v and_o we_o practise_v the_o division_n be_v not_o make_v by_o they_o who_o thrust_v out_o usurpation_n but_o by_o they_o who_o bring_v they_o in_o and_o defend_v they_o i_o say_v that_o not_o only_o our_o ancestor_n but_o all_o catholic_n country_n do_v maintain_v their_o own_o privilege_n inviolated_a and_o make_v themselves_o the_o last_o judge_n of_o their_o grievance_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n hence_o he_o conclude_v with_o open_a mouth_n therefore_o there_o be_v other_o remedy_n there_o need_v no_o division_n alas_o poor_a man_n how_o he_o trouble_v himself_o about_o nothing_o they_o and_o we_o use_v the_o very_a same_o remedy_n the_o same_o that_o he_o advise_v in_o this_o place_n the_o pope_n will_v not_o ease_v they_o upon_o many_o address_n make_v what_o then_o have_v not_o the_o king_n the_o sword_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n 571._o do_v it_o not_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n to_o right_v himself_o as_o he_o list_v and_o to_o admit_v those_o pretend_a encroachment_n only_o so_o far_o as_o he_o think_v just_a and_o fit_v yes_o the_o king_n have_v the_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o do_v right_v himself_o and_o cast_v out_o those_o papal_a usurpatious_a so_o far_o as_o he_o find_v just_o and_o now_o when_o we_o have_v follow_v your_o own_o advice_n you_o call_v we_o schismatic_n and_o divider_n sr._n we_o be_v no_o divider_n but_o we_o have_v do_v our_o duty_n and_o if_o we_o prove_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o cast_v out_o to_o be_v usurpation_n as_o we_o have_v do_v you_o be_v the_o schismatic_n by_o your_o own_o confession_n he_o plead_v if_o papal_a authority_n be_v of_o christ_n institution_n than_o no_o just_a cause_n can_v possible_o be_v give_v for_o its_o abolishment_n right_o but_o those_o branch_n of_o papal_a power_n which_o we_o have_v cast_v out_o be_v neither_o of_o christ_n institution_n nor_o of_o man_n institution_n but_o mere_a usurpation_n neither_o do_v we_o seek_v to_o abolish_v papal_a authority_n but_o to_o reform_v it_o from_o accidental_a abuse_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o its_o first_o institution_n the_o best_a institution_n divine_a or_o humane_a may_v sometime_o need_v such_o reformation_n here_o be_v nothing_o like_o proof_n but_o his_o world_n of_o witness_n and_o his_o immemoriall_n tradition_n presume_v not_o prove_v to_o show_v that_o no_o nation_n suffer_v so_o much_o as_o england_n under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n he_o say_v i_o produce_v nothing_o but_o the_o pleasant_a say_n of_o a_o certain_a pope_n well_o will_v he_o have_v a_o better_a witness_n against_o the_o pope_n than_o the_o pope_n himself_o habemus_fw-la confitentem_fw-la reum_fw-la he_o be_v pleasant_a indeed_o but_o ridentem_fw-la dicere_fw-la verum_fw-la quid_fw-la vetat_fw-la what_o hinder_v that_o a_o man_n may_v net_n tell_v the_o truth_n laugh_v he_o ask_v whether_o those_o testimony_n which_o i_o produce_v be_v demonstrative_a or_o rigorous_a evidence_n i_o think_v he_o will_v have_v i_o like_o the_o unskilful_a painter_n to_o write_v over_o the_o head_n of_o my_o argument_n this_o be_v a_o demonstration_n it_o will_v become_v he_o better_a to_o refute_v they_o and_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o demonstrative_a then_o to_o trifle_v away_o the_o time_n with_o such_o frivolous_a question_n i_o show_v that_o england_n be_v not_o alone_o in_o the_o separation_n so_o long_o as_o all_o the_o eastern_a southern_a northern_a and_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o western_a church_n have_v separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v separate_v by_o they_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o well_o as_o we_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o he_o bid_v i_o show_v that_o those_o i_o call_v christian_n have_v any_o infallible_a or_o certain_a rule_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v first_o to_o hang_v man_n up_o and_o then_o to_o examine_v their_o cause_n first_o to_o excommunicate_v four_o part_n of_o five_o of_o the_o christian_a world_n for_o their_o own_o interest_n because_o they_o will_v not_o submit_v their_o neck_n to_o the_o roman_a yoke_n and_o embrace_v their_o upstart_n usurpation_n with_o as_o much_o devotion_n as_o the_o genuine_a legacy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n it_o behove_v the_o court_n of_o rome_n to_o have_v weigh_v the_o case_n more_o mature_o before_o they_o give_v such_o a_o temerarious_a sentence_n against_o the_o much_o great_a part_n of_o christendom_n in_o so_o weighty_a a_o cause_n but_o for_o their_o rule_n of_o faith_n they_o have_v a_o more_o certain_a and_o authentic_a rule_n than_o he_o himself_o by_o as_o much_o as_o the_o apostle_n creed_n be_v a_o more_o authentic_a rule_n of_o faith_n than_o pius_n the_o fourth_n creed_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n a_o more_o infallible_a ground_n then_o particular_a supposititious_a tradition_n which_o want_v both_o perpetuity_n and_o universality_n i_o say_v that_o we_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o the_o peaceable_a communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n as_o well_o as_o our_o ancestor_n as_o far_o as_o the_o roman_a court_n will_v give_v we_o leave_v he_o answer_v that_o he_o know_v very_o well_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v own_v we_o for_o she_o &c_n &c_n that_o lack_v straw_n or_o wat_n tiler_n after_o they_o have_v rebel_v have_v no_o mind_n to_o be_v hang_v that_o it_o be_v no_o charity_n or_o courtesy_n in_o we_o but_o a_o request_n of_o a_o unreasonable_a favour_n from_o they_o to_o admit_v we_o into_o their_o communion_n and_o will_v be_v most_o absurd_a in_o government_n etc._n etc._n whether_o they_o hold_v we_o for_o they_o or_o not_o be_v not_o much_o material_a if_o they_o do_v it_o be_v the_o better_a for_o themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o it_o be_v not_o the_o worse_a for_o we_o so_o as_o christ_n own_v we_o for_o he_o it_o skill_v not_o much_o whether_o they_o say_v come_v you_o bless_v or_o go_v you_o curse_v whether_o we_o be_v the_o wheat_n or_o chaff_n their_o tongue_n must_v not_o winnow_v we_o although_o he_o snuff_v at_o
to_o pervert_v as_o many_o as_o they_o can_v not_o to_o sow_v good_a seed_n in_o the_o lord_n field_n but_o to_o superseminare_fw-la or_o sow_v tare_n above_o the_o wheat_n we_o shall_v thank_v they_o more_o to_o stay_v at_o home_n then_o to_o compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o gain_v proselyte_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v and_o make_v they_o twofold_a more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n than_o themselves_o he_o say_v that_o this_o be_v the_o solemn_a custom_n of_o their_o church_n every_o good_a friday_n let_v it_o be_v so_o but_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o incentive_a and_o provocation_n which_o we_o have_v we_o do_v not_o curse_v and_o anathematise_v they_o the_o day_n before_o as_o they_o do_v we_o this_o advantage_n we_o have_v over_o they_o that_o we_o render_v blessing_n for_o curse_v which_o they_o do_v not_o he_o add_v that_o they_o can_v be_v understand_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o heretic_n first_o because_o we_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o therefore_o not_o heretical_a second_o they_o be_v of_o christ_n flock_n already_o and_o therefore_o not_o reductble_a to_o his_o flock_n to_o the_o first_o â—_o answer_v that_o a_o particular_a church_n which_o be_v only_o material_o heretical_a not_o formal_o do_v still_o continue_v a_o true_a church_n of_o christ._n the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n understand_v these_o thing_n much_o better_o than_o himself_o this_o be_v confess_v by_o he_o in_o the_o place_n former_o allege_v 4._o a_o particular_a church_n may_v be_v real_o heretical_a or_o schismatical_a and_o yet_o moral_o a_o true_a particular_a church_n because_o she_o be_v invincible_o ignorant_a of_o her_o heresy_n or_o schism_n we_o agree_v with_o he_o whole_o in_o the_o sense_n only_o we_o differ_v in_o the_o expression_n what_o he_o call_v real_o heretical_a we_o style_v material_o heretical_a and_o what_o he_o call_v moral_o a_o true_a church_n we_o use_v to_o style_v metaphysical_o a_o true_a church_n that_o be_v by_o truth_n of_o entity_n not_o of_o morality_n second_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n be_v take_v various_o sometime_o more_o large_o sometime_o more_o strict_o more_o large_o for_o all_o those_o that_o be_v in_o domo_fw-la by_o outward_a profession_n more_o strict_o for_o those_o who_o be_v exit_fw-la domo_fw-la so_o in_o the_o church_n that_o they_o be_v also_o of_o the_o church_n by_o inward_a sanctification_n and_o our_o collect_n have_v reference_n to_o this_o late_a acception_n of_o this_o word_n flock_n so_o fetch_v they_o home_o bless_v lord_n to_o thy_o floek_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v he_o take_v it_o ill_o that_o our_o church_n have_v change_v these_o word_n in_o the_o missal_n recall_v they_o to_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n into_o this_o dwindle_n pule_a puritanical_a expression_n of_o one_o floek_a and_o one_o fold_v under_o one_o shepheard_n whether_o it_o be_v because_o he_o have_v a_o pick_n against_o scripture_n phrase_n as_o sound_v too_o preacherlike_a or_o rather_o because_o our_o church_n do_v presume_v to_o name_v the_o right_a shepherd_n jesus_n christ_n and_o not_o leave_v it_o to_o their_o gloss_n to_o entitle_v the_o pope_n to_o that_o office_n but_o certain_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v not_o formidable_a at_o all_o to_o any_o genuine_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o do_v ready_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o each_o orthodox_n church_n to_o excommunicate_v formal_a heretic_n and_o they_o who_o swerve_v from_o the_o apostle_n creed_n as_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n but_o this_o do_v not_o oblige_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o excommunicate_v all_o material_a heretic_n who_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o conscience_n in_o inferior_a question_n which_o be_v not_o essentials_n of_o faith_n and_o do_v hold_v the_o truth_n implicit_o in_o the_o preparation_n of_o their_o mind_n neither_o do_v i_o ever_o know_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v ever_o excommunicate_a papist_n in_o gross_a qua_fw-la tale_n but_o only_o some_o particular_a papist_n who_o be_v either_o convict_v of_o other_o crime_n or_o find_v guilty_a of_o contumacy_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n will_v use_v the_o same_o moderation_n and_o remember_v how_o ireneus_fw-la reprove_v pope_n victor_n that_o he_o have_v not_o do_v right_o to_o cut_v of_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n 24._o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a churehe_n of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o great_a nonsense_n which_o this_o egregious_a prevaricatour_n have_v find_v in_o our_o collect_n that_o the_o english_a church_n can_v reconcile_v her_o doctrine_n and_o her_o practice_n together_o let_v he_o not_o trouble_v his_o head_n with_o that_o but_o rather_o how_o to_o recoucile_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o church_n he_o will_v have_v prayer_n to_o be_v only_a word_n no_o work_n but_o his_o church_n make_v prayer_n fast_v and_o alm_n 590_o to_o be_v three_o satisfactory_a work_n my_o three_o proof_n of_o our_o moderation_n be_v that_o we_o do_v not_o challenge_v a_o new_a church_n a_o new_a religion_n or_o new_a holy_a order_n but_o derive_v our_o church_n our_o religion_n our_o holy_a order_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n by_o a_o uninterrupted_a succession_n we_o obtrude_v no_o innovation_n upon_o other_o all_o this_o be_v quite_o omit_v by_o this_o great_a pretender_n to_o sincerity_n and_o yet_o he_o know_v or_o may_v know_v that_o there_o have_v be_v pretend_a reformer_n who_o have_v commit_v all_o these_o excess_n but_o he_o catch_v hold_v of_o two_o word_n of_o my_o defence_n that_o we_o have_v add_v no_o thing_n i_o wish_v they_o can_v say_v as_o much_o nor_o take_v away_o any_o thing_n but_o error_n to_o the_o former_a part_n he_o except_v that_o he_o who_o positive_o deny_v ever_o add_v the_o contrary_a to_o what_o he_o take_v away_o he_o that_o make_v it_o a_o article_n there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n no_o mass_n no_o prayer_n to_o saint_n have_v as_o many_o article_n as_o he_o who_o hold_v the_o contrary_a i_o have_v take_v away_o this_o answer_n before_o and_o demonstrate_v that_o no_o negative_a can_v be_v a_o fundamental_a article_n or_o necessary_a medium_fw-la of_o salvation_n because_o it_o have_v no_o entity_n that_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o great_a dispute_n and_o contradiction_n among_o themselves_o in_o theological_a question_n or_o in_o these_o thing_n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la fideâ—_n materialiter_fw-la than_o those_o three_o be_v between_o we_o and_o they_o yet_o they_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o either_o the_o affirmative_n or_o negative_n be_v article_n of_o faith_n the_o christian_a church_n for_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n know_v never_o more_o than_o 12._o old_a article_n of_o faith_n until_o pius_n the_o four_o add_v twelve_o new_a article_n and_o now_o this_o young_a pythagoras_n will_v make_v we_o more_o than_o 1200._o article_n affirmative_a article_n and_o negative_a article_n fundamental_a article_n and_o superstructive_a article_n every_o theological_a truth_n shall_v either_o be_v a_o fundamental_a article_n or_o a_o indifferent_a and_o unconcern_v opinion_n he_o say_v our_o 22._o article_n define_v the_o negative_a to_o purgatory_n yet_o i_o like_v a_o ill_a tutor_v child_n tell_v my_o old_a crazy_a mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o she_o lie_v 593._o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n the_o reader_n know_v sufficient_o that_o his_o pen_n be_v no_o slander_n if_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v ever_o ill_o it_o be_v when_o she_o beget_v he_o neither_o do_v i_o tell_v the_o church_n of_o england_n she_o lie_v nor_o dissent_v in_o the_o least_o from_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n neither_o do_v the_o church_n of_o england_n define_v any_o of_o these_o question_n as_o necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v either_o necessitate_v medâ—i_fw-la or_o necessitate_v praecepti_fw-la which_o be_v much_o less_o but_o only_o bind_v her_o son_n for_o peace_n sake_n not_o to_o oppose_v they_o but_o he_o himself_o can_v hardly_o be_v excuse_v from_o lie_v where_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o good_a simple_a minister_n do_v swear_v to_o maintain_v they_o perhaps_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o simple_a minister_n do_v he_o ever_o swear_v to_o maintain_v they_o do_v he_o ever_o know_v any_o man_n who_o do_v swear_v to_o maintain_v they_o for_o he_o to_o urge_v such_o falsehood_n after_o they_o have_v be_v so_o often_o detect_v be_v double_a effronterie_n periisse_fw-la puto_fw-la â—ui_fw-la pudor_fw-la periit_fw-la he_o infer_v further_a by_o the_o bishop_n logic_n these_o proposition_n that_o there_o be_v not_o two_o god_n that_o the_o devil_n shall_v not_o be_v save_v nor_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n damn_v that_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n but_o through_o christ_n must_v cease_v to_o be_v article_n of_o faith_n and_o
cite_v the_o word_n of_o st._n bernard_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o lord_n or_o master_n of_o other_o bishop_n and_o the_o roman_a church_n a_o mother_n of_o other_o church_n not_o a_o lady_n or_o mistress_n he_o distinguish_v between_o dominam_fw-la and_o magistram_fw-la a_o imperious_a proud_a lady_n mistress_n and_o a_o schoolmistress_n or_o teacheresse_n add_v that_o they_o use_v the_o word_n magistram_fw-la in_o the_o latter_a sense_n so_o they_o say_v no_o more_o than_o we_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o teacheresse_n and_o the_o pope_n a_o teacher_n as_o it_o be_v a_o apostolical_a church_n and_o he_o a_o apostolical_a bishop_n but_o all_o the_o question_n be_v of_o the_o other_o word_n dominum_fw-la which_o the_o pope_n take_v to_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o magistrum_fw-la as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o he_o make_v all_o bishop_n to_o swear_v neither_o do_v st._n bernard_n oppose_v proud_a imperious_a dominion_n to_o gentle_a dominion_n but_o he_o contradistinguish_v dominion_n to_o no_o dominion_n and_o thyself_o not_o a_o lord_n of_o other_o bishop_n but_o one_o of_o they_o not_o a_o lord_n of_o other_o bishop_n say_v st._n bernard_n a_o lord_n of_o other_o bishop_n say_v the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n i_o will_v be_v faithful_a to_o our_o lord_n pope_n alexander_n he_o urge_v that_o the_o bishop_n have_v bring_v a_o testimony_n which_o assert_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o other_o church_n and_o so_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n too_o st._n bernard_n assert_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o other_o church_n so_o do_v the_o bishop_n but_o not_o to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o other_o church_n no_o more_o do_v the_o bishop_n particular_o not_o of_o the_o church_n of_o britain_n which_o be_v ancient_a than_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o can_v not_o be_v her_o daughter_n let_v they_o prove_v their_o right_n that_o they_o be_v our_o mother_n and_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v our_o filial_a duty_n save_v always_o that_o high_a duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o mother_n paramount_n the_o universal_a church_n but_o neither_o can_v they_o prove_v their_o right_n that_o they_o be_v our_o mother_n neither_o be_v that_o subjection_n which_o they_o demand_v the_o subjection_n due_a to_o a_o particular_a mother_n but_o to_o a_o universal_a lord_n but_o schism_n involve_v in_o its_o notion_n disobedience_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o bishop_n conclude_v the_o mother_n schismatical_a because_o she_o be_v disobedient_a to_o her_o daughter_n his_o first_o error_n be_v to_o make_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v our_o mother_n the_o second_o to_o think_v that_o a_o mother_n may_v challenge_v what_o obedience_n she_o list_v of_o her_o daughter_n the_o three_o that_o schism_n consist_v altogether_o in_o the_o disobedience_n of_o subject_n causal_n schism_n may_v and_o do_v ordinary_o consist_v in_o the_o unlawfuli_fw-la injunction_n of_o superior_n my_o second_o reason_n to_o convince_v they_o as_o guilty_a of_o schism_n be_v the_o new_a creed_n set_v out_o by_o pius_n the_o four_o this_o he_o call_v a_o calumny_n he_o can_v speak_v low_a than_o calumny_n absurdity_n contradiction_n falsification_n etc._n etc._n a_o high_a calumny_n to_o slander_v they_o with_o a_o matter_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v such_o a_o calumny_n as_o they_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v of_o he_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o first_o section_n and_o i_o to_o my_o answer_n there_o he_o say_v it_o be_v know_v that_o each_o point_n in_o that_o profession_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v the_o twelve_o new_a article_n be_v hold_v of_o faith_n by_o the_o former_a church_n how_o hold_v of_o faith_n as_o a_o essential_a of_o faith_n and_o this_o know_v to_o who_o to_o the_o man_n in_o the_o moon_n but_o here_o be_v the_o mad_a contradiction_n that_o ever_o be_v and_o may_v well_o have_v become_v his_o merry_a stationer_n it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o pretend_v that_o he_o pius_n the_o 4._o make_v a_o new_a creed_n till_o it_o be_v show_v that_o any_o of_o these_o point_n be_v not_o former_o of_o faith_n and_o be_v prove_v satisfactory_o that_o the_o apostle_n creed_n contain_v all_o necessary_a point_n of_o faith_n a_o contradiction_n i_o see_v many_o man_n talk_v of_o robin_n hood_n who_o never_o shoot_v in_o his_o bow_n talk_v of_o contradiction_n who_o know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v observe_v the_o equity_n of_o these_o man_n they_o visible_o insert_v 12_o new_a article_n into_o the_o creed_n and_o then_o will_v put_v we_o to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n before_o and_o that_o all_o necessary_a point_n of_o faith_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n he_o be_v resolve_v to_o keep_v two_o string_n to_o his_o bow_n and_o know_v not_o which_o of_o they_o to_o trust_v to_o hear_v you_o sr._n if_o they_o be_v article_n of_o faith_n now_o as_o you_o have_v make_v they_o than_o they_o be_v always_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o all_o those_o be_v damn_v which_o do_v not_o believe_v they_o but_o that_o you_o dare_v not_o say_v my_o three_o charge_n of_o schism_n be_v because_o they_o maintain_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o rebellion_n against_o general_n counsel_n here_o he_o distinguish_v between_o a_o schooleman_n and_o a_o controvertist_n to_o no_o manner_n of_o purpose_n for_o it_o be_v altogether_o impertinent_a there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o inveigh_v so_o much_o against_o word_v and_o quibble_v as_o himself_o and_o yet_o the_o world_n have_v not_o a_o great_a worder_n or_o quibler_n than_o he_o be_v wherefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o reader_n trouble_v and_o i_o own_o and_o his_o shift_a and_o flinch_v and_o to_o tie_v he_o within_o his_o compass_n perforce_o i_o make_v bold_a to_o reduce_v my_o argument_n to_o a_o syllogistical_a form_n they_o who_o subject_n a_o general_n council_n which_o be_v the_o high_a tribunal_n of_o christian_n to_o the_o pope_n be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n but_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o their_o maintainer_n that_o be_v much_o the_o great_a part_n of_o of_o their_o writer_n do_v subject_a a_o general_n council_n to_o the_o pope_n therefore_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o their_o maintainer_n that_o be_v the_o much_o great_a part_n of_o their_o writer_n be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n here_o he_o shall_v have_v answer_v punctual_o to_o the_o proposition_n or_o assumption_n either_o by_o deny_v grant_v or_o distinguish_v but_o for_o all_o his_o call_n for_o a_o rigorous_a demonstrative_a way_n he_o like_v it_o not_o because_o he_o can_v make_v such_o impertinent_a extravagant_a excursion_n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v which_o be_v the_o only_a help_n he_o have_v at_o a_o dead_a lift_n all_o the_o answer_v he_o give_v be_v this_o he_o the_o bishop_n be_v accuse_v of_o a_o contradiction_n and_o nonsense_n and_o to_o clear_v himself_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o will_v now_o lay_v aside_o the_o one_o part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n and_o endeavour_n to_o make_v good_a sense_n of_o the_o other_o to_o what_o proposition_n to_o what_o â—erme_n do_v he_o apply_v this_o answer_n i_o see_v no_o contradiction_n i_o see_v no_o nonsense_n in_o my_o discourse_n nor_o any_o body_n live_v but_o himself_o i_o say_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o pretend_v what_o do_v the_o man_n mean_v by_o these_o wave_n of_o brainless_a butter_v fish_n by_o these_o heterogeneous_a incoherent_a foppery_n and_o chimaerae_n which_o have_v no_o existence_n but_o in_o his_o own_o pate_n if_o he_o mean_v to_o answer_v let_v he_o do_v it_o clear_o like_o a_o scholar_n since_o i_o have_v find_v this_o way_n to_o tie_v he_o to_o his_o matter_n and_o restrain_v his_o torrent_n of_o word_n i_o shall_v put_v it_o in_o practice_n often_o yet_o if_o i_o meet_v with_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v substantial_a among_o his_o vapour_a expression_n which_o have_v but_o the_o least_o resemblance_n of_o a_o answer_n though_o it_o be_v not_o reduce_v into_o form_n i_o will_v glean_v it_o out_o and_o examine_v the_o weight_n of_o it_o such_o be_v this_o which_o follow_v be_v it_o for_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o pope_n above_o the_o council_n etc._n etc._n how_o be_v they_o guilty_a of_o schism_n for_o this_o unless_o they_o have_v deny_v you_o communion_n for_o hold_v the_o contrary_a or_o press_v upon_o you_o a_o unconscientious_a approbation_n of_o it_o which_o you_o know_v they_o do_v not_o fool_n not_o your_o reader_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o tenet_n which_o you_o impute_v to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o for_o that_o of_o the_o pope_n headship_n or_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n over_o all_o god_n church_n hold_v
by_o all_o catholic_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o you_o be_v excommunicate_v it_o be_v true_a they_o do_v not_o deny_v we_o communion_n for_o hold_v this_o opinion_n nor_o press_v upon_o we_o a_o unconscientious_a approbation_n of_o this_o opinion_n direct_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o know_v but_o nevertheless_o they_o have_v by_o their_o power_n subject_v a_o general_n council_n to_o the_o pope_n they_o have_v procure_v it_o to_o be_v define_v though_o not_o express_o in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o to_o be_v express_o define_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n under_o leo_n the_o ten_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o all_o the_o counsel_n since_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n and_o basile_n and_o the_o two_o pisan_a counsel_n have_v want_v conciliary_a freedom_n and_o be_v altogether_o at_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o prorogue_v they_o to_o tranfferre_fw-la they_o to_o stinâ—_n they_o what_o matter_n they_o may_v handle_v and_o what_o not_o to_o defer_v their_o determination_n until_o he_o have_v form_v or_o create_v a_o party_n or_o wrought_v some_o of_o the_o dissent_v bishop_n to_o his_o will_n to_o ratify_v or_o reject_v their_o decree_n at_o his_o pleasure_n when_o or_o where_o be_v it_o ever_o hear_v before_o that_o there_o be_v twice_o as_o many_o bishop_n of_o one_o nation_n in_o a_o general_n council_n as_o of_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n hence_o be_v that_o complaint_n of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n that_o the_o synod_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n send_v from_o rome_n in_o a_o male._n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v for_o this_o thing_n but_o the_o father_n have_v be_v permit_v free_o to_o have_v proceed_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o the_o resolution_n of_o that_o noble_a question_n concern_v the_o residence_n and_o divine_a right_n of_o bishop_n in_o all_o probability_n this_o great_a rent_n have_v be_v make_v up_o and_o he_o and_o i_o have_v not_o need_v to_o have_v dispute_v this_o question_n at_o this_o day_n thus_o by_o this_o opinion_n and_o by_o their_o sinister_a practice_n to_o establish_v it_o they_o be_v causal_o and_o formal_o schismatical_a and_o have_v be_v both_o the_o procreating_a and_o conserve_n cause_n of_o this_o great_a schism_n the_o procreating_a cause_n by_o alter_v the_o hierarchy_n and_o disorder_v the_o member_n which_o do_v necessary_o produce_v a_o disturbance_n and_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o conserve_n cause_n by_o destroy_v the_o freedom_n of_o counsel_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a remedy_n of_o schism_n whether_o these_o late_a counsel_n be_v occumenicall_a or_o occidental_a or_o neither_o be_v not_o the_o point_n in_o debate_n they_o be_v those_o which_o they_o call_v general_n they_o be_v as_o general_n as_o they_o will_v permit_v they_o to_o be_v and_o to_o conclude_v it_o be_v their_o fault_n that_o they_o be_v not_o more_o general_n so_o though_o this_o be_v not_o the_o very_a cause_n allege_v by_o they_o why_o they_o do_v excommunicate_v we_o yet_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o schism_n and_o consequent_o of_o our_o excommunication_n i_o leave_v every_o man_n free_a to_o judge_v for_o himself_o but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o be_o so_o great_a a_o lover_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o christendom_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o oppose_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n headship_n of_o order_n if_o he_o will_v be_v content_a with_o it_o and_o that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o many_o who_o he_o style_v his_o own_o son_n do_v yield_v he_o but_o though_o that_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o catholic_n church_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n to_o fill_v their_o coffer_n they_o love_v not_o such_o a_o dry_a papacy_n i_o dispute_v only_o whether_o the_o pope_n right_a be_v divine_a or_o humane_a or_o mix_v as_o gerson_n think_v either_o score_n may_v just_o challenge_v duty_n but_o i_o be_o very_o positive_a that_o whatsoever_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v more_o than_o this_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n he_o have_v it_o by_o humane_a right_n and_o by_o humane_a right_n he_o may_v lose_v it_o neither_o do_v i_o go_v about_o to_o deprive_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o any_o bishop_n whatsoever_o of_o any_o jurisdiction_n pure_o spiritual_a which_o be_v leave_v they_o as_o a_o legacy_n by_o christ_n or_o by_o his_o apostle_n but_o i_o deny_v that_o apparitor_n or_o pursivant_n or_o prison_n be_v of_o christ_n institution_n i_o deny_v that_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n do_v ever_o either_o exercise_v themselves_o or_o grant_v to_o other_o authority_n to_o exercise_v coactive_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n over_o the_o subject_n of_o other_o prince_n within_o their_o dominion_n and_o without_o their_o leaf_n if_o subject_n submit_v volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la but_o than_o it_o be_v not_o coactive_a if_o prince_n give_v leave_v as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o all_o age_n so_o far_o as_o they_o judge_v it_o expedient_a for_o the_o public_a good_a than_o it_o be_v very_o lawful_a but_o without_o the_o subject_n submission_n or_o the_o prince_n leave_n there_o may_v be_v indeed_o a_o spiritual_a kind_n of_o coaction_n in_o the_o interior_a court_n of_o conscience_n but_o no_o true_a coaction_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n of_o the_o church_n i_o see_v he_o understand_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o logical_a restriction_n the_o papacy_n as_o it_o be_v such_o which_o signify_v not_o the_o papacy_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v or_o so_o far_o as_o all_o roman_a catholic_n do_v agree_v about_o it_o but_o the_o papacy_n as_o it_o be_v qualify_v in_o present_a or_o as_o it_o be_v own_v or_o obtrude_v or_o endeavour_v to_o be_v obtrude_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n so_o the_o papacy_n as_o it_o be_v such_o be_v oppose_v or_o contradistinguish_v to_o the_o ancient_a papacy_n in_o the_o pure_a and_o more_o primitive_a time_n which_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o those_o usurpation_n which_o the_o modern_a pope_n have_v introduce_v thus_o still_o my_o contradiction_n do_v end_n in_o his_o misunderstanding_n my_o four_o and_o last_o charge_n of_o schism_n upon_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v thus_o they_o who_o take_v away_o the_o line_n of_o apostolical_a succession_n throughout_o the_o world_n except_o in_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n who_o make_v all_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n to_o flow_v from_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o be_v found_v in_o his_o law_n to_o be_v impart_v to_o other_o bishop_n as_o the_o pope_n vicar_n and_o coadjutor_n assume_v by_o they_o into_o part_n of_o their_o charge_n be_v schismatic_n but_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o maintainer_n do_v thus_o therefore_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o maintainer_n be_v schismatic_n to_o this_o argument_n he_o vouchsafe_v no_o answer_n at_o all_o in_o due_a form_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o insist_v long_o upon_o his_o voluntary_a jargon_n all_o the_o answer_n which_o he_o intimate_v be_v this_o that_o this_o tenet_n be_v not_o general_n among_o they_o but_o point_n of_o faith_n be_v hold_v general_o here_o be_v a_o answerless_a answer_n without_o confess_v or_o deny_v either_o proposition_n such_o a_o answer_n do_v not_o become_v one_o who_o make_v himself_o so_o great_a a_o master_n in_o the_o art_n of_o dispute_v i_o charge_v not_o their_o whole_a church_n but_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o all_o their_o abetter_n and_o maintainer_n with_o the_o crime_n of_o schism_n i_o conclude_v no_o more_o than_o i_o assume_v he_o answer_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n dot_z not_o hold_v these_o tenet_n what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o purpose_n as_o if_o a_o particular_a person_n as_o the_o pope_n or_o a_o particular_a society_n as_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o a_o church_n as_o all_o their_o abetter_n and_o maintainer_n can_v not_o be_v schismatic_n except_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v schismatical_a which_o be_v most_o absurd_a i_o be_o free_a to_o charge_v who_o i_o will_v if_o he_o will_v not_o answer_v for_o they_o he_o may_v be_v silent_a but_o if_o he_o undertake_v to_o be_v their_o advocate_n let_v he_o defend_v they_o in_o due_a form_n as_o he_o ought_v and_o not_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v not_o concern_v as_o a_o controvertist_n to_o defend_v any_o thing_n but_o point_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v neither_o better_o nor_o worse_o in_o plain_a english_a then_o to_o run_v away_o from_o the_o question_n all_o our_o controversy_n be_v whether_o such_o and_o such_o pretend_a privilege_n be_v papal_a right_n or_o papal_a usurpation_n if_o he_o dare_v not_o maintain_v they_o to_o be_v just_a right_n either_o by_o divine_a law_n
his_o friend_n possivine_a call_v he_o a_o virulent_a adversary_n and_o if_o ever_o mr._n serjeant_n read_v he_o thorough_o it_o be_v ten_o to_o one_o he_o will_v change_v his_o note_n thus_o much_o for_o my_o communion_n with_o the_o eastern_a church_n it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o southern_a and_o northern_a church_n all_o which_o do_v plead_v better_a tradition_n than_o himself_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o my_o assertion_n that_o the_o creed_n contain_v all_o point_n necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v be_v ground_v only_o upon_o my_o falsify_v of_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n he_o bewray_v his_o ignorance_n both_o in_o the_o father_n and_o in_o his_o own_o author_n the_o scripture_n be_v none_o of_o those_o particular_a article_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o be_v believe_v but_o it_o be_v the_o evidence_n whereby_o those_o article_n be_v reveal_v and_o wherein_o they_o be_v comprehend_v the_o creed_n be_v compose_v before_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n be_v perfect_v they_o have_v not_o only_o change_v from_o their_o ancestor_n in_o opinion_n but_o they_o have_v change_v their_o own_o opinion_n into_o necessary_a article_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v worse_o i_o deny_v that_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v a_o general_n council_n as_o want_v the_o requisite_a condition_n of_o a_o general_n council_n which_o they_o themselves_o judge_v to_o be_v necessary_a the_o summons_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v general_a but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o great_a patriarch_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v present_a but_o they_o be_v not_o neither_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n alexandria_n antioch_n and_o jerusalem_n nor_o any_o of_o they_o nor_o yet_o the_o patriarch_n of_o armenia_n abissina_n moscow_n mussall_n &c._n &c._n nor_o any_o of_o they_o he_o answer_v they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o be_v summon_v thither_o unless_o to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o bar_n as_o delinquent_n nor_o to_o sit_v there_o nor_o be_v to_o be_v account_v christian_n it_o have_v need_n to_o be_v a_o large_a bar_n indeed_o to_o hold_v they_o all_o be_v it_o ever_o hear_v before_o that_o a_o five_o part_n of_o a_o council_n do_v call_v four_o part_n to_o the_o bar_n their_o ancestor_n have_v right_a to_o be_v summon_v to_o a_o general_n council_n and_o to_o sit_v and_o vote_n there_o as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a how_o have_v their_o posterity_n lose_v this_o right_n have_v they_o be_v hear_v and_o condemn_v in_o a_o general_n council_n no._n but_o he_o urge_v what_o need_n hear_v when_o themselves_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n public_o confess_v and_o maintain_v their_o impute_a fault_n how_o what_o need_v hear_v o_o just_a judge_n he_o that_o give_v a_o right_a sentence_n yet_o if_o he_o give_v it_o without_o hear_v be_v a_o unrighteous_a judge_n they_o confess_v their_o impute_a fault_n but_o do_v they_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fault_n no_o i_o warrant_v you_o he_o can_v not_o say_v it_o for_o shame_n or_o how_o shall_v they_o confess_v it_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n they_o be_v the_o christian_a world_n themselves_o and_o your_o roman_a world_n be_v but_o a_o microcosm_n in_o comparison_n of_o they_o the_o case_n be_v so_o evident_a and_o notorious_a that_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v of_o it_o the_o continent_n have_v not_o leave_v st._n peter_n boat_n but_o st._n peter_n boat_n have_v leave_v the_o continent_n the_o innovation_n or_o swerve_v from_o apostolical_a tradition_n be_v not_o in_o the_o christian_a world_n but_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n who_o will_v have_v advance_v their_o aristocratical_a power_n to_o a_o sovereign_n monarchical_a power_n but_o the_o christian_a world_n will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o it_o if_o this_o be_v a_o error_n in_o they_o all_o their_o ancestor_n be_v guilty_a of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o they_o but_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v the_o innovator_n to_o free_v themselves_o from_o fear_n of_o be_v censure_v by_o the_o christian_a world_n adventure_v to_o give_v the_o first_o blow_n by_o censure_v the_o whole_a christian_a world_n itself_o this_o be_v a_o bold_a act_n then_o that_o of_o pope_n victor_n which_o irenaeus_n mislike_v so_o much_o he_o will_v never_o leave_v his_o socratical_a manner_n of_o dispute_v by_o question_n what_o certain_a rule_n have_v we_o to_o know_v what_o sect_n be_v of_o she_o church_n although_o i_o need_v not_o yet_o i_o have_v answer_v this_o demand_n former_o all_o those_o be_v of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o badge_n and_o cognisance_n of_o christian_n that_o be_v the_o apostle_n creed_n as_o it_o be_v explicate_v by_o the_o four_o first_o general_n counsel_n as_o all_o those_o church_n do_v and_o have_v not_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o general_n council_n as_o none_o of_o these_o church_n have_v no_o nor_o yet_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n itself_o if_o we_o may_v trust_v the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n survey_v cap._n 8._o neither_o do_v the_o roman_a church_n excommunicate_v all_o the_o christian_n of_o africa_n asia_n greece_n and_o russia_n but_o only_o such_o as_o do_v vincible_o or_o sinful_o err_v he_o add_v that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a who_o be_v not_o formal_a heretic_n but_o only_o hereticis_fw-la credentes_fw-la these_o continue_v good_a christian_n still_o and_o be_v church_n still_o and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v exclude_v from_o general_n counsel_n though_o suppose_v to_o be_v material_o in_o a_o error_n much_o less_o be_v innocent_a and_o in_o no_o heresy_n or_o schism_n either_o formal_a or_o material_a i_o plead_v that_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o the_o other_o patriarch_n be_v such_o material_a heretic_n yet_o of_o all_o other_o they_o ought_v especial_o to_o have_v be_v summon_v the_o reason_n be_v evident_a because_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a have_v more_o need_n of_o the_o physician_n than_o they_o that_o be_v in_o health_n hence_o he_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v more_o necessary_a that_o heretic_n be_v call_v to_o a_o general_n council_n than_o orthodox_n father_n not_o so_o both_o be_v necessary_a the_o one_o to_o cure_v the_o other_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o the_o especial_a consideration_n or_o end_n of_o a_o council_n be_v for_o those_o that_o err_v that_o they_o may_v be_v reduce_v i_o say_v the_o pope_n have_v not_o that_o authority_n over_o a_o general_n council_n that_o the_o king_n have_v over_o a_o parliament_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v so_o plain_a a_o man_n that_o he_o understand_v not_o what_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n or_o parliament_n signify_v i_o will_v help_v he_o the_o king_n may_v dissolve_v a_o parliament_n when_o he_o please_v so_o may_v not_o the_o pope_n a_o general_n council_n against_o their_o will_n if_o the_o king_n die_v by_o who_o writ_n it_o be_v call_v the_o parliament_n be_v dissolve_v so_o be_v not_o a_o general_n council_n by_o death_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o king_n have_v a_o negative_a voice_n in_o parliament_n so_o have_v not_o the_o pope_n in_o a_o general_n council_n i_o urge_v that_o the_o protoâ—patriarchs_n be_v not_o know_v or_o condemn_v rebel_n he_o answer_v first_o this_o be_v only_o say_v again_o not_o prove_v he_o be_v always_o stumble_v upon_o the_o same_o block_n it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o i_o to_o prove_v they_o be_v not_o condemn_v but_o to_o himself_o who_o accuse_v they_o to_o show_v when_o and_o where_o they_o where_o condemn_v second_o he_o answer_v that_o their_o error_n have_v be_v condemn_v by_o counsel_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n some_o of_o their_o own_o party_n be_v present_a but_o the_o condemn_v of_o their_o error_n be_v no_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o the_o exclude_v of_o their_o person_n out_o of_o general_n counsel_n neither_o be_v these_o counsel_n general_n counsel_n or_o such_o as_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o protopatriarch_n moreover_o they_o condemn_v papal_a error_n as_o well_o as_o he_o condemn_v their_o error_n whether_o be_v more_o credit_n to_o begve_v to_o the_o pope_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n charge_v all_o the_o patriarch_n in_o the_o world_n or_o to_o all_o the_o other_o patriarch_n in_o the_o world_n unanimous_o condemn_v his_o usurpation_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n he_o demand_v whether_o there_o may_v not_o be_v a_o parliament_n of_o england_n without_o have_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o member_n find_v in_o that_o council_n and_o yet_o be_v a_o lawful_a parliament_n i_o think_v there_o may_v if_o the_o absence_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n proceed_v from_o their_o own_o neglect_n but_o not_o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o want_n of_o summons_n as_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o protopatriarch_n do_v he_o bid_v i_o rub_v up_o my_o memory_n he_o believe_v
otherside_n that_o church_n which_o shall_v not_o outward_o acquiesce_v after_o a_o legal_a determination_n and_o cease_v to_o disturb_v christian_a unity_n though_o her_o judgement_n may_v be_v sound_a yet_o her_o practice_n be_v schismatical_a this_o be_v the_o very_a case_n betwixt_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o england_n she_o obtrude_v doubtful_a opinion_n as_o necessary_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o her_o own_o error_n as_o necessary_a condition_n of_o communion_n which_o mr._n sergeant_n everywhere_o miss_v and_o mi_v with_o his_o praevarication_n i_o can_v more_o fit_o resemble_v his_o discourse_n then_o to_o a_o winter_n torrent_n which_o abound_v with_o water_n when_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o it_o but_o in_o summer_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v useful_a it_o be_v dry_v up_o so_o he_o be_v full_a of_o proof_n which_o he_o miscal_v demonstration_n where_o there_o be_v no_o controversy_n between_o we_o and_o where_o the_o water_n stick_v in_o deed_n he_o be_v as_o mute_a as_o a_o fish_n he_o take_v great_a pain_n te_fw-la prove_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v infallible_a in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n who_o do_v he_o strike_v he_o beat_v but_o the_o air_n we_o say_v the_o same_o but_o we_o deny_v that_o his_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v this_o catholic_n church_n and_o that_o the_o difference_n between_o we_o be_v in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n here_o where_o he_o shall_v demonstrate_v if_o he_o can_v he_o favour_v himself_o he_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o deny_v that_o or_o doubt_n of_o it_o which_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_n world_n what_o be_v he_o seek_v sure_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v the_o question_n here_o in_o earnest_n but_o as_o he_o who_o seek_v for_o a_o hare_n under_o the_o lead_v because_o he_o must_v seek_v she_o as_o well_o where_o she_o be_v not_o as_o where_o she_o be_v we_o confess_v that_o writing_n add_v no_o new_a authority_n to_o tradition_n divine_a write_n and_o divine_a tradition_n apostolical_a write_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n if_o they_o be_v both_o alike_o certain_a have_v the_o same_o authority_n and_o what_o great_a certainty_n can_v be_v imagine_v then_o the_o universal_a attestation_n of_o the_o catholic_n symbolical_a church_n of_o christ._n but_o the_o right_a controversy_n lie_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n we_o deny_v that_o the_o tradition_n whereupon_o they_o ground_n their_o opinion_n wherein_o we_o and_o they_o dissent_v be_v universal_a either_o in_o regard_n of_o time_n or_o place_n he_o endeavour_v with_o tooth_n and_o nail_n to_o establish_v the_o roman_a papacy_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la but_o for_o the_o extent_n of_o papal_a power_n he_o leave_v it_o free_a to_o prince_n commonwealth_n church_n university_n and_o particular_a doctor_n to_o dispute_v it_o and_o bind_v it_o and_o to_o be_v judge_n of_o their_o own_o privilege_n yet_o the_o main_a controversy_n i_o may_v say_v the_o only_a necessary_a controversy_n between_o they_o and_o we_o be_v about_o the_o extent_n of_o papal_a power_n as_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o due_a place_n if_o the_o pope_n will_v content_v himself_o with_o his_o exordium_n vnitatis_fw-la which_o be_v all_o that_o his_o primitive_a praedecessor_n have_v and_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o own_o son_n will_v allow_v he_o at_o this_o day_n we_o be_v not_o so_o hard_o heart_v and_o uncharitable_a for_o such_o a_o innocent_a title_n or_o office_n to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o do_v envy_n he_o such_o a_o pre-eminence_n among_o patriarch_n as_o s._n pieter_n have_v by_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o party_n among_o the_o apostle_n but_o this_o will_v not_o be_v accept_v either_o he_o will_v have_v all_o or_o none_o patronage_n ten_o first_o fruit_n investiture_n appeal_n legantine_n court_v and_o in_o one_o word_n a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n or_o nothing_o it_o be_v nothing_o unless_o he_o may_v bind_v all_o other_o bishop_n to_o maintain_v his_o usurp_a royalty_n under_o the_o pretence_a name_n of_o regalia_z sancti_fw-la petri_n by_o a_o oath_n contradictory_n to_o our_o old_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n although_o all_o these_o encroachment_n be_v direct_o destructive_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o liberty_n both_o of_o the_o british_a and_o english_a church_n so_o we_o have_v only_o cast_v of_o his_o boundless_a tiramny_n it_o be_v he_o and_o his_o court_n who_o have_v desert_v and_o disclaim_v his_o own_o just_a regulate_v authority_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o right_n state_v of_o the_o question_n but_o m._n serjeant_n lapwing_n like_o make_v the_o most_o pew_a and_o cry_v when_o he_o be_v further_a from_o his_o nest_n what_o he_o be_v i_o neither_o know_v nor_o much_o regard_n i_o conclude_v he_o be_v but_o a_o young_a divine_a because_o he_o himself_o style_v his_o treatise_n the_o prentisage_n of_o his_o endeavour_n in_o controversy_n pag_n 2._o and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a boldness_n for_o a_o single_a apprentice_n if_o he_o do_v not_o shoot_v other_o man_n bolt_n after_o he_o have_v bestow_v a_o little_a rhetorical_a varnish_n upon_o they_o to_o take_v up_o the_o buckler_n against_o two_o old_a doctor_n at_o once_o and_o with_o so_o much_o youthful_a presumption_n of_o victory_n that_o his_o title_n sound_v nothing_o but_o disarm_v and_o dispatch_v and_o knock_v down_o as_o if_o caesar_n motto_n i_o come_v i_o see_v i_o overcome_v be_v his_o birthright_n he_o that_o be_v such_o a_o conqueror_n in_o his_o apprentisage_n what_o victory_n may_v not_o he_o promise_v himself_o when_o he_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v a_o experience_a master_n in_o his_o profession_n but_o let_v he_o take_v heed_n that_o his_o over_o dare_a do_v not_o bring_v he_o in_o the_o conclusion_n to_o catch_v a_o tartar_n that_o be_v in_o plain_a english_a to_o lose_v himself_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o oppugn_v be_v build_v upon_o a_o rock_n though_o the_o wind_n bluster_n and_o the_o wave_n beat_v yet_o it_o can_v fall_v i_o hear_v moreover_o by_o those_o who_o seem_v to_o know_v he_o that_o he_o be_v sometime_o a_o novice_n of_o our_o english_a church_n who_o desert_v his_o mother_n before_o he_o know_v she_o if_o it_o be_v so_o to_o do_v he_o owe_v a_o double_a account_n for_o schism_n and_o one_o which_o he_o will_v not_o claw_v of_o so_o easy_o and_o if_o no_o man_n have_v inform_v i_o i_o shall_v have_v suspect_v so_o much_o of_o myself_o we_o find_v stranger_n civil_a and_o courteon_n to_o we_o every_o where_o in_o our_o exile_n except_o they_o be_v set_v on_o by_o some_o of_o our_o own_o but_o sundry_a of_o those_o who_o have_v run_v over_o from_o we_o prove_v violent_a and_o bitter_a adversary_n without_o any_o provocation_n as_o mr._n serjeant_n for_o example_n i_o can_v include_v all_o in_o the_o same_o gild_n whether_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o consciousness_n of_o their_o own_o guilt_n in_o desert_v we_o at_o this_o time_n especial_o or_o the_o contentment_n to_o gain_v companion_n or_o fellow_n proselyte_n or_o they_o find_v it_o necessary_a to_o procure_v themselves_o to_o be_v trust_v or_o it_o be_v enjoin_v to_o they_o by_o their_o superior_n as_o a_o policy_n to_o make_v the_o breach_n irreparable_a or_o what_o else_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n i_o do_v not_o determine_v but_o this_o we_o all_o know_v that_o fowler_n do_v not_o use_v to_o pursue_v those_o bird_n with_o clamour_n which_o they_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o catch_v his_o manner_n of_o writing_n be_v petulant_a rail_n and_o full_a of_o prevarication_n as_o if_o he_o have_v the_o gift_n to_o turn_v all_o he_o touch_v into_o absurdity_n calumny_n and_o contradiction_n sometime_o in_o a_o good_a mode_n he_o acknowledge_v my_o poor_a labour_n to_o be_v a_o pattern_n of_o wit_n and_o industry_n and_o that_o there_o be_v much_o commendable_a in_o they_o at_o other_o time_n in_o his_o passion_n he_o make_v they_o to_o be_v absurd_a non_fw-fr sensicall_a ridiculous_a and_o every_o where_o contradictory_n to_o themselves_o and_o i_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o a_o madman_n or_o bear_v fool_n good_a word_n if_o better_a be_v within_o better_a will_v come_v out_o sometime_o he_o confess_v i_o to_o be_v candid_a and_o downright_a and_o to_o speak_v plain_a at_o other_o time_n he_o accuse_v i_o for_o a_o falsifier_n and_o a_o cheater_n without_o ingenuity_n a_o sign_n that_o he_o utter_v whatsoever_o come_v upon_o his_o tongue_n end_n without_o regard_n to_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n if_o he_o can_v blow_v both_o hot_a and_o cold_a with_o the_o same_o breath_n there_o be_v no_o great_a regard_n to_o be_v have_v of_o he_o the_o spartan_n bring_v their_o child_n to_o love_v sobriety_n by_o show_v they_o the_o detestable_a enormity_n which_o their_o servant_n commit_v be_v drunken_a
with_o sâ—_n peter_n nor_o with_o any_o other_o about_o the_o privilege_n of_o st._n peter_n let_v he_o be_v first_o chief_a or_o prince_n of_o the_o apostel_n in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o the_o ancient_a father_n style_v he_o so_o let_v he_o be_v the_o first_o ministerial_a mover_n and_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o church_n have_v recourse_n to_o a_o prime_a apostle_n or_o apostolical_a church_n in_o doubtful_a case_n the_o learned_a bishop_n of_o winchester_n of_o who_o it_o be_v no_o shame_n for_o he_o to_o learn_v may_v have_v teach_v he_o thus_o much_o not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o name_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n and_o church_n of_o england_n 1._o neither_o be_v it_o question_v among_o we_o whither_o st._n peter_n have_v a_o primacy_n but_o what_o that_o primacy_n be_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o pope_n do_v now_o challenge_v to_o himself_o and_o you_o challenge_v to_o the_o pope_n but_o the_o king_n doâ—h_v not_o deny_v peter_n to_o have_v be_v the_o prime_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o wonder_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o who_o common_o run_v over_o in_o his_o expression_n shall_v now_o on_o a_o sudden_a become_v so_o dry_a upon_o this_o subject_a if_o this_o be_v all_o be_v need_v not_o to_o have_v forsake_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o any_o great_a devotion_n that_o he_o bear_v to_o st._n peter_n more_o than_o we_o but_o yet_o we_o dare_v not_o rob_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o clothe_v st._n peter_n we_o say_v clear_o with_o st._n cyprian_n hoc_fw-la erant_fw-la utique_fw-la &_o caeteri_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la petru_v pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la &_o poâ—estatis_fw-la sed_fw-la exordium_n ab_fw-la unitate_fw-la proficisciâ—ur_fw-la eccles_n primatus_fw-la petro_n daâ—ur_fw-la ut_fw-la una_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o una_fw-la caâ—hedr_fw-la a_o monstretur_fw-la the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v even_o the_o same_o thing_n that_o peter_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o equal_a fellowship_n both_o of_o honour_n and_o power_n but_o the_o beginning_n come_v from_o unity_n the_o primacy_n be_v give_v to_o peter_n to_o signify_v one_o church_n and_o one_o chair_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o st._n cyprian_n make_v all_o the_o bishop_n rick_v in_o the_o world_n to_o be_v but_o one_o mass_n episcopatus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la multorum_fw-la concordi_fw-la numerositate_fw-la diffusus_fw-la unitate_fw-la whereof_o every_o bishop_n have_v a_o entire_a part_n cujus_fw-la a_o singulis_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la pars_fw-la tenetur_fw-la all_o that_o he_o attribute_v to_o st._n peter_n be_v this_o begin_n of_o unity_n this_o primacy_n of_o order_n this_o pre-eminence_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o bishop_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o principal_a church_n from_o whence_o sacerdot_n all_o unity_n do_v spring_v cornel_n yet_o i_o esteem_v st._n cyprian_n as_o favourable_a a_o expositor_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n as_o any_o they_o will_v find_v out_o of_o their_o own_o chair_n that_o be_v no_o more_o interest_v in_o that_o see_n this_o primacy_n neither_o the_o ancient_n nor_o we_o do_v deny_v to_o st._n peter_n of_o order_n of_o place_n of_o pre-eminence_n if_o this_o first_o movership_n will_v serve_v his_o turn_n this_o controversy_n be_v at_o a_o end_n for_o our_o part_n but_o this_o primacy_n be_v over_o lean_a the_o court_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o gusto_n to_o it_o they_o thirst_v after_o a_o visible_a monarchy_n upon_o earth_n a_o absolute_a ecclesiastical_a sovereignty_n a_o power_n to_o make_v canon_n to_o abolish_v canon_n to_o dispense_v with_o canon_n to_o impose_v pension_n to_o dispose_v dignity_n to_o decide_v controversy_n by_o a_o single_a authority_n this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o breach_n not_o the_o innocent_a primacy_n of_o st._n peter_n as_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v by_o evident_a proof_n as_o clear_a as_o the_o noon_n day_n light_n observe_v reader_n that_o mr._n serjeant_n be_v make_v another_o vagare_fw-la our_o of_o the_o list_n to_o seek_v for_o his_o adversary_n where_o he_o be_v sure_a not_o to_o find_v he_o here_o after_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o employ_v his_o pen_n upon_o this_o subject_n and_o not_o to_o bark_v at_o the_o moonshine_n in_o the_o water_n let_v he_o endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v these_o four_o thing_n which_o we_o deny_v indeed_o first_o that_o each_o apostle_n have_v not_o the_o same_o power_n over_o the_o christian_a world_n by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n commission_n as_o my_o father_n senâ—_n i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o which_o st._n peter_n have_v 21._o second_o that_o st._n peter_n ever_o exercise_v a_o single_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o person_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n more_o than_o they_o over_o he_o beside_o and_o over_o and_o above_o his_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n three_o that_o st._n peter_n a_o lone_a have_v his_o commission_n grant_v to_o he_o by_o christ_n as_o to_o a_o ordinary_a pastor_n to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v their_o commission_n only_o as_o delegate_n for_o term_n of_o life_n this_o new_a hatch_a distinction_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o present_a papacy_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v one_o good_a author_n for_o it_o who_o write_v within_o a_o thoâ—sand_o year_n after_o christ._n last_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n rest_v in_o st._n peter_n alone_o and_o be_v exercise_v by_o he_o alone_o and_o not_o by_o the_o apostolical_a college_n during_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n now_o let_v we_o proceed_v from_o st._n peter_n to_o the_o pope_n which_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o rule_n of_o government_n peter_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n inherit_v from_o he_o this_o privilige_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o actual_o exercise_v this_o power_n in_o all_o the_o country_n which_o keep_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n what_o privilege_n to_o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n the_o chief_a bishop_n the_o principal_a bishop_n the_o first_o mover_n in_o the_o church_n just_a as_o s._n peter_n be_v among_o the_o apostle_n we_o have_v hear_v of_o no_o other_o privilege_n as_o yet_o if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v please_v ou_fw-fr of_o mere_a pity_n to_o his_o starve_a cause_n to_o suppose_v thus_o much_o what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v he_o do_v he_o think_v that_o the_o pope_n or_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n will_v ever_o accept_v of_o such_o a_o papacy_n as_o this_o or_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o double_a diligence_n he_o must_v either_o be_v mean_o verse_v in_o the_o primitive_a father_n or_o give_v little_a credit_n to_o they_o who_o will_v deny_v the_o pope_n to_o succ_v st_n peter_n in_o the_o roman_a bishopric_n or_o will_v envy_v he_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o patriarch_n with_o in_o his_o just_a bound_n but_o the_o breach_n between_o rome_n and_o england_n be_v not_o about_o any_o episcopal_a metropolitical_a or_o patriarchall_a right_n a_o patriarch_n have_v more_o power_n in_o his_o proper_a bishopric_n then_o in_o his_o province_n and_o more_o in_o his_o province_n then_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o patriarchate_n but_o papal_a power_n be_v much_o great_a than_o any_o bishop_n do_v ever_o challenge_v in_o his_o own_o diocese_n in_o my_o answer_n to_o his_o assumption_n i_o shall_v show_v sufficient_o who_o they_o be_v that_o break_v this_o bond_n of_o union_n and_o be_v the_o undoubted_a author_n of_o schism_n but_o before_o i_o come_v to_o that_o ordination_n i_o will_v know_v of_o he_o how_o the_o pope_n do_v inherit_v all_o those_o privilege_n which_o he_o claim_v from_o s._n peter_n or_o how_o he_o hold_v they_o by_o christ_n own_o ordination_n in_o holy_a scripture_n first_o all_o the_o eastern_a church_n do_v affirm_v confident_o that_o the_o most_o of_o these_o privilege_n be_v the_o legacy_n of_o the_o church_n representative_a not_o christ_n or_o st._n peter_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o true_a by_o that_o of_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n 3._o si_fw-mi vobis_fw-la placet_fw-la sancti_fw-la petri_n memoriam_fw-la honoremus_fw-la if_o all_o these_o privilege_n be_v the_o pope_n inheritance_n it_o be_v not_o well_o do_v of_o old_a osius_n to_o put_v it_o upon_o a_o si_fw-mi placet_fw-la content_a or_o not_o content_a and_o to_o assign_v no_o better_o a_o reason_n then_o the_o memory_n of_o a_o predecessor_n it_o seem_v likewise_o to_o be_v true_a by_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n which_o attribute_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o that_o imperial_a city_n chalce_v and_o when_o the_o pope_n
the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o general_n counsel_n or_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o french_a church_n then_o he_o must_v give_v no_o dispensarion_n against_o the_o canon_n or_o contrary_a to_o those_o privilege_n thus_o we_o have_v view_v all_o the_o real_a difference_n between_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o we_o concern_v papal_a power_n which_o our_o law_n take_v notice_n of_o there_o be_v some_o other_o petâ—y_a abuse_n which_o we_o complain_v of_o but_o they_o may_v be_v all_o refer_v to_o one_o of_o these_o four_o head_n the_o patronage_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o legislative_a the_o judicary_n and_o dispensative_a power_n other_o difference_n be_v but_o the_o opinion_n of_o particular_a person_n but_o where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n we_o have_v see_v evident_o that_o henry_n the_o eight_o do_v cast_v no_o branch_n of_o papal_a power_n out_o of_o england_n but_o that_o which_o be_v diametral_o repugnant_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o land_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o richard_n the_o second_o edward_z the_o three_o edward_z the_o first_o henry_n the_o three_o henry_n the_o second_o and_o these_o law_n ever_o of_o force_n in_o england_n never_o repeal_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o queen_n maryes_fw-mi time_n when_o all_o the_o law_n of_o henry_n the_o eighâ—h_o and_o edward_n the_o six_o which_o concern_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v repeal_v so_o that_o i_o profess_v clear_o i_o do_v not_o see_v what_o advantage_n henry_n the_o eight_o can_v make_v of_o his_o own_o law_n which_o he_o may_v not_o have_v make_v of_o those_o ancient_a law_n except_o only_o a_o gawdy_a title_n of_o head_n of_o the_o english_a church_n which_o survive_v he_o not_o long_a and_o the_o ten_o and_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o clergy_n which_o be_v so_o late_a a_o usurpation_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n when_o those_o ancient_a law_n be_v make_v and_o since_o i_o have_v mention_v the_o novelty_n of_o that_o upstart_n usurpation_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o let_v you_o see_v how_o it_o be_v welcome_v into_o england_n while_o it_o be_v but_o yet_o hatch_n with_o the_o shell_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o it_o by_o a_o law_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o about_o a_o hundred_o year_n before_o henry_n the_o eyghth_n so_o late_a this_o mushroom_n begin_v to_o sprout_v up_o 1._o for_o the_o grievous_a complaint_n make_v to_o the_o king_n by_o his_o commons_o in_o parliament_n of_o the_o horrible_a mischief_n and_o damnable_a custom_n which_o be_v introduce_v of_o new_a in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o none_o can_v have_v provision_n of_o a_o archbishopric_n until_o he_o have_v compound_v with_o the_o pope_n chamber_n to_o pay_v great_a excessive_a sum_n of_o money_n as_o well_o for_o the_o first_o fruit_n as_o other_o lesser_a fee_n and_o perquisites_n &c_n &c_n the_o king_n ordain_v in_o parliament_n as_o well_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n as_o to_o eschew_v the_o damage_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o peril_n of_o soul_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v pay_v such_o sum_n shall_v forfeit_v all_o they_o have_v or_o as_o much_o as_o they_o may_v forfeit_v wherein_o be_v henry_n the_o eight_o law_n more_o bitter_a against_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o more_o severe_a than_o this_o be_v to_o conclude_v we_o have_v see_v the_o precise_a time_n when_o all_o these_o weed_n do_v first_o begin_v to_o peep_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o very_a first_o introduction_n to_o the_o intend_a pageant_n be_v the_o spoil_n of_o christian_a king_n of_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o church_n which_o bellarmine_n confess_v that_o they_o hold_v conc._n per_fw-la non_fw-la breve_fw-la tempus_fw-la for_o a_o long_a time_n a_o long_a time_n indeed_o so_o long_o as_o there_o have_v be_v christian_a prince_n in_o the_o world_n from_o constantine_n the_o great_a to_o henry_n the_o four_o in_o the_o empire_n and_o yet_o long_o with_o we_o in_o britain_n from_o king_n lucius_n to_o henry_n the_o first_o the_o clergy_n of_o liege_n say_v nimium_fw-la effluxit_fw-la tempus_fw-la quo_fw-la haeâ—_n consuetudo_fw-la incepit_fw-la &_o e._n it_o be_v too_o long_o since_o this_o custom_n of_o swear_v fidelity_n to_o prince_n do_v begin_v and_o under_o this_o custom_n holy_a and_o reverend_a bishop_n have_v yield_v up_o their_o soul_n to_o god_n give_v to_o caesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n and_o to_o god_n that_o which_o be_v go_n but_o they_o rise_v up_o pope_n hildebrand_n otherwise_o call_v gregory_n the_o seven_o fortissimus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dei_fw-la vindex_n the_o most_o undaunted_a vindicator_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n bell._n who_o fear_v not_o to_o revoke_v and_o defend_v the_o old_a holy_a ecclesiastical_a law_n ibid._n with_o this_o accord_v the_o church_n of_o liege_n hildehran_n thus_fw-mi papa_n author_n huius_fw-la novelli_n schismatis_fw-la primus_fw-la levavit_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la lanceam_fw-la contra_fw-la diadema_fw-la regni_fw-la etc._n etc._n pope_n hildebrand_n the_o author_n of_o this_o new_a schism_n first_o lift_v up_o his_o episcopal_a lance_n against_o the_o royal_a diaden_a and_o a_o little_a after_o si_fw-mi utriusque_fw-la legis_fw-la totam_fw-la bibliothecam_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o i_o turn_v over_o the_o whole_a library_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a law_n and_o all_o the_o ancient_a expositor_n thereof_o i_o shall_v not_o find_v a_o example_n of_o this_o apostolical_a precept_n only_a pope_n hildebrand_n perfect_v the_o sacred_a canon_n when_o he_o command_v maud_n the_o marchionesse_n to_o subdue_v henry_n the_o emperor_n for_o remission_n of_o her_o sin_n i_o take_v no_o exception_n to_o the_o person_n of_o pope_n hildebrand_n other_o have_v do_v it_o sufficient_o whether_o the_o title_n of_o antichrist_n be_v fasten_v upon_o he_o just_o or_o injust_o i_o regard_v not_o 56._o yet_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o hildebrand_n and_o paschalis_n his_o successor_n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n affirm_v by_o revelation_n for_o he_o protest_v that_o he_o know_v it_o most_o certain_o that_o antichrist_n be_v to_o be_v reveal_v in_o that_o age_n cant._n and_o about_o this_o time_n the_o waldenses_n of_o who_o st._n bernard_n say_v that_o if_o we_o inquire_v into_o their_o faith_n nothing_o be_v more_o christian_n if_o into_o their_o conversation_n nothing_o be_v more_o irreprehensible_a make_v their_o secession_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o not_o long_o after_o in_o the_o year_n 1120._o publish_v a_o book_n to_o the_o world_n that_o the_o great_a antichrist_n be_v come_v that_o the_o present_a governor_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n danielis_fw-la arm_v with_o both_o power_n secular_a and_o spiritual_a who_o under_o the_o specious_a name_n of_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n do_v oppose_v the_o right_a way_n of_o salvation_n be_v antichrist_n but_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v what_o be_v those_o old_a holy_a ecclesiastical_a law_n which_o bellarmine_n mention_v 7._o those_o institution_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n which_o hildebrand_n himself_o profess_v to_o follow_v sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la instituta_fw-la sequenâ—es_fw-la why_o do_v they_o mention_v what_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o produce_v or_o pretend_v what_o they_o never_o can_v perform_v bellarmin_n have_v name_v but_o one_o poor_a counterfeit_a canon_n without_o antiquity_n without_o authority_n without_o use_n without_o truth_n if_o mr._n sergeant_n be_v able_a to_o help_v he_o with_o a_o recruit_v it_o will_v come_v very_o seasonable_o for_o without_o some_o such_o help_n his_o pretend_a institution_n of_o the_o father_n will_v be_v condemn_v for_o his_o own_o innovation_n and_o for_o arrant_a usurpation_n jurisdiction_n and_o the_o gild_n of_o schism_n will_v fall_v upon_o the_o roman_a court._n sect._n i._n cap._n ix_o but_o i_o expect_v it_o shall_v be_v object_v that_o beside_o these_o statute_n which_o concern_v the_o patronage_n of_o the_o english_a church_n the_o legislative_a the_o judiciary_n the_o dispensative_a power_n of_o pope_n 10._o there_o be_v two_o other_o statute_n make_v by_o henry_n the_o eight_o 5._o the_o one_o a_o act_n for_o extinguish_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o other_o a_o act_n for_o establish_v the_o king_n succession_n in_o the_o crown_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o oath_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n or_o authority_n in_o this_o realm_n and_o that_o it_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o 37._o article_n of_o our_o church_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o in_o the_o oath_n ordain_v by_o queen_n elisabeth_n that_o no_o foreign_a prelate_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n or_o authority_n ecclesiastical_a or_o spiritual_a with_o in_o this_o realm_n i_o answer_v this_o objection_n three_o way_n first_o as_o to_o the_o two_o law_n
whole_a circuit_n of_o cathage_n with_o a_o bull_n hide_v by_o her_o art_n so_o he_o within_o his_o first_o movership_n can_v comprehend_v the_o patronage_n of_o the_o english_a church_n and_o the_o right_a to_o convocate_v and_o dissolve_v and_o confirm_v english_a synod_n and_o to_o invalidate_v old_a oath_n and_o to_o impose_v new_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o to_o receive_v ten_o and_o first_o fruit_n and_o all_o legislative_a judiciary_n and_o dispensative_a power_n coactive_o in_o the_o exterior_a court_n of_o the_o church_n over_o english_a subject_n he_o can_v plead_v any_o charter_n from_o england_n we_o never_o make_v any_o such_o grant_v and_o although_o we_o have_v yet_o consider_v how_o infinite_o prejudicial_a it_o be_v to_o the_o public_a tranquillity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n we_o may_v and_o ought_v more_o advise_o to_o retract_v what_o we_o unadvised_o once_o resolve_v and_o for_o prescription_n he_o be_v so_o far_o to_o seek_v that_o there_o be_v aâ—_n clear_a prescription_n of_o eleven_o hundred_o year_n against_o he_o so_o there_o be_v nothing_o remain_v for_o he_o to_o stick_v to_o but_o his_o empty_a pretence_n of_o divine_a right_n which_o be_v more_o ridiculous_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o claim_v a_o divine_a right_n of_o such_o a_o sovereign_a power_n which_o do_v branch_n itself_o into_o so_o many_o particular_n after_o eleven_o hundred_o year_n which_o for_o so_o many_o age_n have_v never_o be_v acknowledge_v never_o practise_v in_o the_o english_a church_n either_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n we_o can_v believe_v that_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n be_v mole-eyed_n or_o do_v sit_v in_o darkness_n for_o so_o many_o century_n of_o year_n until_o pope_n hildebrand_n and_o pope_n paschalis_n do_v start_v up_o like_o two_o new_a light_n with_o their_o weapon_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o thump_v prince_n and_o knock_v they_o into_o a_o right_a catholic_n belief_n and_o indeed_o this_o answer_n to_o his_o pretend_a demonstration_n by_o a_o real_a demonstration_n where_o the_o true_a controversy_n do_v lie_v and_o who_o be_v the_o true_a innovator_n do_v virtual_o answer_v whatsoever_o he_o have_v say_v so_o i_o may_v just_o stop_v here_o and_o suspend_v my_o former_a pain_n but_o that_o i_o have_v a_o great_a mind_n to_o try_v if_o i_o can_v find_v out_o one_o of_o those_o many_o falsification_n and_o contradiction_n which_o he_o will_v make_v n_n believe_v he_o have_v espy_v in_o my_o discourse_n if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o deception_n of_o his_o sight_n first_o probable_a he_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o best_a champion_n do_v grant_v that_o our_o faith_n and_o its_o ground_n be_v but_o probable_a sure_o he_o do_v write_v this_o between_o sleep_v and_o wake_v when_o he_o can_v not_o well_o distinguish_v between_o necessary_a point_n of_o faith_n and_o indifferent_a opinion_n concern_v point_n of_o faith_n or_o to_o use_v cajetans_n expression_n between_o determinare_fw-la de_fw-la fideformaliter_fw-la and_o determinare_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la fidei_fw-la materialiter_fw-la between_o point_n of_o faith_n necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v and_o such_o question_n as_o do_v sometime_o happen_v in_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v as_o for_o essentials_n of_o faith_n the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o found_v more_o firm_o than_o our_o belief_n upon_o that_o undoubted_a rule_n of_o vincentius_n quicquid_fw-la ubique_fw-la semper_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o we_o believe_v as_o a_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o have_v for_o it_o the_o testimony_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n of_o all_o age_n and_o therein_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o but_o they_o have_v no_o such_o perpetual_a or_o universal_a tradition_n for_o their_o twelve_o new_a article_n of_o pope_n pius_n this_o objection_n will_v have_v become_v i_o much_o better_a than_o he_o whatsoever_o we_o believe_v they_o believe_v and_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n of_o all_o place_n and_o all_o age_n do_v now_o believe_v and_o ever_o do_v believe_v except_o condemn_a heretic_n but_o they_o endeavour_v to_o obtrude_v new_a essentials_n of_o faith_n upon_o the_o christian_a world_n which_o have_v no_o such_o perpetual_a no_o such_o universal_a tradition_n he_o that_o accuse_v another_o shall_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o himself_o do_v not_o all_o the_o world_n see_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n stand_v now_o otherwise_o in_o order_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n than_o it_o do_v in_o henry_n the_o seven_n day_n he_o add_v further_a that_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o papal_a power_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n be_v cast_n out_o of_o england_n in_o henry_n the_o eight_o day_n i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o mutation_n concern_v faith_n nor_o concern_v any_o legacy_n which_o christ_n leave_v to_o his_o church_n nor_o concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n or_o any_o jurisdiction_n pure_o spiritual_a but_o concern_v coactive_a power_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n concern_v the_o political_a or_o external_a regiment_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o patronage_n or_o civil_a sovereignty_n over_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o legislative_a judiciary_n and_o dispensative_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o england_n over_o english_a subject_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o reinfranchisement_n of_o ourselves_o from_o the_o upstart_n usurpation_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n of_o all_o which_o i_o have_v show_v he_o express_o the_o first_o source_n who_o begin_v they_o when_o and_o where_o before_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v one_o instance_n of_o any_o such_o practice_n attempt_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o admit_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o it_o be_v that_o look_v asquint_o or_o awry_o upon_o the_o true_a case_n in_o controversy_n between_o we_o let_v the_o ingenuous_a reader_n judge_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v nor_o ever_o do_v deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o real_a separation_n make_v yea_o make_v by_o we_o from_o their_o usurpation_n but_o i_o both_o do_v deny_v and_o do_v deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o separation_n make_v by_o we_o from_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n or_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o christian_a unity_n this_o separation_n be_v make_v long_o since_o by_o themselves_o when_o they_o first_o introduce_v those_o novelty_n into_o the_o church_n and_o this_o separation_n of_o they_o from_o the_o pure_a primitive_a doctrine_n and_o discipiine_n of_o the_o church_n do_v acquit_v we_o and_o render_v they_o guilty_a of_o the_o schism_n before_o god_n and_o man_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a and_o impertinent_a allegation_n of_o he_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o governor_n may_v lawful_o declare_v themselves_o public_o and_o solemn_o against_o the_o renouncer_n of_o their_o authority_n by_o excommunication_n unless_o he_o can_v show_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v such_o a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n over_o we_o as_o he_o imagine_v extend_v itself_o to_o all_o those_o act_n which_o be_v in_o controversy_n between_o we_o and_o that_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n they_o procee_v due_o in_o a_o legal_a manner_n and_o especial_o that_o they_o do_v not_o mistake_v their_o own_o usurpation_n for_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n as_o we_o affirm_v and_o know_v they_o do_v his_o whole_a discourse_n about_o immediate_a tradition_n be_v a_o bundle_n of_o uncertain_a presumption_n and_o vain_a supposition_n first_o he_o suppose_v that_o his_o rule_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o multitude_n of_o eye-witness_n of_o visible_a thing_n be_v uniform_a and_o universal_a but_o he_o be_v quite_o mistake_v the_o practiâ—e_n be_v different_a the_o papalm_n make_v law_n for_o their_o usurpation_n and_o the_o three_o order_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n make_v law_n against_o they_o to_o who_o in_o probability_n shall_v our_o ancestor_n adhere_v to_o their_o owâ—_n patriot_n or_o to_o stranger_n second_o he_o presume_v that_o this_o uniform_a practice_n of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v invariable_a without_o any_o shadow_n of_o change_n but_o it_o be_v nothing_o less_o first_o investiture_n be_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n make_v to_o the_o king_n without_o any_o scruple_n even_o by_o lanfranke_n and_o anselm_n both_o stranger_n afterward_o the_o investiture_n be_v decry_v as_o profane_v and_o the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n forbid_v next_o a_o new_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n be_v devise_v of_o clergiman_n to_o the_o pope_n first_o only_a for_o archbishop_n then_o for_o all_o prelate_n and_o this_o oath_n at_o first_o be_v moderate_a to_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n but_o short_o after_o more_o tyrannous_a to_o maintain_v the_o royalty_n of_o saint_n peter_n as_o their_o own_o pontifical_n the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a do_v witness_v first_o when_o they_o take_v away_o investiture_n from_o the_o crown_n they_o be_v all_o
for_o free_a election_n but_o short_o after_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v hear_v of_o but_o provision_n and_o such_o simoniacal_a arts._n it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o shape_v a_o coat_n for_o the_o moon_n which_o alteretb_v every_o day_n as_o to_o fit_v one_o constant_a tradition_n to_o all_o these_o diversify_v practice_n three_o he_o suppose_v that_o all_o parents_n have_n judgement_n to_o understand_v aright_o what_o they_o see_v and_o to_o penetrate_v into_o the_o secret_a cabal_n and_o practice_n of_o their_o time_n and_o ingenuity_n void_a of_o self_n interest_n to_o relate_v it_o right_o to_o their_o posterity_n but_o herein_o also_o he_o will_v fall_v much_o short_a of_o his_o aim_n most_o parent_n know_v what_o be_v act_v public_o but_o they_o know_v little_a what_o be_v do_v in_o their_o retire_a room_n they_o know_v who_o be_v their_o bishop_n but_o who_o invest_v he_o what_o oath_n he_o have_v make_v they_o be_v to_o seek_v most_o parent_n see_v a_o bishop_n fit_a in_o his_o consistory_n but_o by_o what_o authority_n he_o sit_v whether_o mere_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n or_o partly_o by_o concession_n of_o the_o sovereign_a prince_n they_o know_v nothing_o what_o do_v thy_o understand_v of_o any_o distinction_n between_o jurisdiction_n spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a and_o political_a what_o legend_n of_o foppery_n have_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n by_o this_o oral_a tradition_n and_o the_o credulity_n of_o parent_n and_o if_o all_o parent_n have_v judgement_n to_o understand_v these_o thing_n yet_o who_o shall_v secure_v we_o that_o they_o be_v void_a of_o self_n interest_n the_o philosopher_n find_v that_o all_o the_o people_n forsake_v he_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o market_n bell_n begin_v to_o ring_v last_o he_o suppose_v one_o constant_a succession_n of_o truth_n upon_o this_o tenor_n or_o method_n throughout_o many_o age_n why_o do_v we_o hear_v word_n when_o we_o see_v deed_n we_o see_v they_o change_v daily_o if_o they_o have_v not_o change_v we_o have_v have_v no_o need_n to_o leave_v their_o company_n i_o have_v show_v he_o when_o and_o where_o and_o by_o who_o all_o these_o change_n wherein_o they_o and_o we_o differ_v concern_v discipline_n do_v come_v into_o the_o church_n of_o england_n at_o least_o all_o those_o which_o make_v the_o breach_n between_o we_o immediate_a oral_a tradition_n without_o any_o further_a corroboration_n be_v but_o a_o â—oy_n perpetual_a and_o universal_a tradition_n be_v a_o undeniable_a evidence_n or_o so_o universal_a for_o time_n and_o place_n that_o the_o opposer_n have_v be_v censure_v in_o a_o manner_n universal_o for_o heretic_n or_o heterodox_n in_o a_o chain_n if_o one_o link_n be_v loose_a or_o have_v a_o notorious_a crack_n or_o flaw_n there_o be_v little_a trust_n to_o be_v repose_v in_o it_o then_o what_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o pretend_a chain_n of_o tradition_n where_o the_o eleven_o first_o link_n be_v altogether_o divide_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o fasten_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sovereign_a prince_n beyond_o the_o pope_n reach_n the_o four_o next_o link_n be_v full_a of_o crack_n and_o flaw_n the_o pope_n pull_v at_o the_o one_o end_n and_o the_o prince_n hold_v at_o the_o other_o the_o last_o link_n of_o all_o in_o england_n be_v put_v again_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o prince_n where_o so_o many_o century_n be_v want_v he_o be_v like_o but_o to_o maintain_v a_o poor_a tradition_n all_o this_o while_n i_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o external_a regiment_n of_o the_o church_n but_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o why_o he_o of_o all_o other_o shall_v so_o much_o magnify_v this_o medium_fw-la of_o immediate_a tradition_n as_o a_o infallible_a rule_n for_o if_o i_o be_v not_o misinform_v by_o some_o friend_n his_o father_n chalk_v out_o another_o way_n to_o he_o by_o their_o example_n and_o instruction_n to_o hold_v himself_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o let_v that_o pass_v as_o not_o much_o material_a if_o he_o reduce_v his_o argument_n into_o any_o form_n he_o will_v quick_o find_v that_o it_o halt_v on_o both_o side_n whatsoever_o we_o receive_v by_o immediate_a tradition_n from_o our_o father_n as_o the_o legacy_n of_o christ_n be_v infallible_o true_a but_o we_o receive_v those_o point_n of_o discipline_n wherein_o we_o differ_v by_o immediate_a tradition_n from_o our_o father_n as_o the_o legacy_n of_o christ._n i_o deny_v both_o his_o proposition_n my_o reason_n he_o will_v find_v former_o at_o large_a i_o charge_v he_o for_o make_v two_o distinct_a rule_n of_o unity_n whereas_o one_o will_v have_v serve_v his_o turn_n that_o he_o may_v have_v more_o opportunity_n to_o shuffle_v the_o late_a usurpation_n of_o the_o pope_n into_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n for_o this_o i_o be_o lash_v as_o a_o man_n that_o can_v or_o will_v not_o write_v common_a sense_n with_o a_o deal_n of_o such_o poor_a stuff_n not_o worth_a repeat_n can_v a_o man_n abandon_v his_o religion_n unless_o he_o abandon_v his_o civility_n also_o he_o may_v remember_v that_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v a_o doctor_n in_o the_o university_n i_o think_v assoon_o as_o he_o be_v a_o schoolboy_n in_o the_o country_n the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o charge_n be_v confess_v by_o himself_o 308_o that_o his_o first_o principle_n do_v also_o include_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o second_o if_o his_o second_o principle_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o first_o than_o it_o be_v no_o new_a distinct_a principle_n but_o either_o a_o inference_n or_o a_o tautology_n but_o let_v he_o carve_v and_o mince_v his_o principle_n into_o shred_n if_o he_o please_v rather_o than_o i_o will_v draw_v the_o see_v of_o contention_n about_o the_o dream_n of_o a_o shadow_n to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o charge_n he_o answer_v 484_o that_o neither_o i_o nor_o any_o man_n else_o can_v instance_n of_o any_o usurpation_n which_o do_v ever_o come_v in_o either_o in_o secular_a or_o ecclesiastical_a government_n pretend_v that_o tenor_n or_o can_v come_v in_o so_o long_o as_o man_n adhere_v to_o that_o method_n do_v not_o he_o pretend_v to_o that_o tenor_n or_o indeed_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v and_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v they_o do_v adhere_v to_o that_o method_n if_o they_o do_v not_o his_o demonstration_n do_v not_o weigh_v a_o grain_n yet_o i_o have_v show_v he_o heap_n of_o usurpation_n more_o perhaps_o they_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v some_o man_n have_v make_v the_o pope_n infallible_a in_o point_n of_o faith_n former_o but_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o make_v he_o uncapable_a of_o usurp_a and_o i_o think_v will_v be_v the_o last_o if_o he_o can_v persuade_v we_o with_o reason_n to_o be_v thus_o mad_a he_o deserve_v to_o have_v his_o head_n stroke_v go_v go_v mr._n serjeant_n learn_v better_o there_o be_v more_o way_n of_o err_a in_o point_n of_o tradition_n either_o real_a or_o suppose_a 484_o than_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o a_o world_n of_o father_n to_o tell_v a_o world_n of_o child_n this_o lie_n that_o ten_o year_n ago_o they_o practise_v that_o which_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o know_v they_o do_v not_o practice_v of_o all_o man_n juggler_n pretend_v most_o to_o perspicuous_a evidence_n i_o be_v content_v to_o admit_v both_o his_o rule_n in_o general_n to_o try_v what_o use_n he_o can_v make_v of_o they_o against_o we_o but_o whether_o i_o use_v sharpness_n or_o blandishment_n he_o be_v still_o waspish_a see_v reader_n the_o right_a protestant_a method_n 485_o which_o be_v to_o bring_v the_o controversy_n from_o a_o determinate_a state_n to_o indetermination_n and_o confusion_n i_o fear_v he_o will_v rather_o dislike_v my_o be_v too_o distinct_a and_o particular_a i_o have_v show_v he_o express_o what_o branch_n of_o papal_a power_n we_o have_v altogether_o reject_v and_o what_o we_o be_v not_o unwilling_a to_o acknowledge_v for_o peace_n sake_n if_o that_o will_v content_v he_o which_o be_v more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v hitherto_o as_o much_o as_o he_o will_v do_v and_o i_o fear_v more_o than_o he_o dare_v do_v they_o be_v not_o free_a from_o their_o jealousy_n and_o dissension_n at_o home_n among_o themselves_o hitherto_o he_o have_v not_o adventure_v to_o let_v we_o know_v into_o what_o church_n he_o himself_o resolve_v his_o faith_n whether_o the_o virtual_a church_n that_o be_v the_o pope_n or_o the_o representative_a church_n that_o be_v a_o general_n council_n or_o the_o essential_a church_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o believer_n who_o approbation_n be_v their_o reception_n and_o in_o this_o very_a panragraph_n he_o have_v one_o passage_n that_o point_v at_o the_o last_o opinion_n 486._o make_v the_o consent_n of_o catholic_n father_n immediate_o attest_v that_o they_o receive_v this_o doctrine_n from_o
advance_v the_o papacy_n above_o the_o representative_a church_n be_v no_o worse_a than_o their_o virtual_a church_n the_o pope_n and_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o their_o adherent_n they_o who_o have_v the_o key_n in_o their_o hand_n such_o a_o party_n as_o he_o dare_v not_o say_v his_o soul_n be_v his_o own_o against_o they_o nor_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a that_o a_o general_n council_n be_v above_o the_o pope_n he_o urge_v that_o i_o ascribe_v no_o more_o to_o s._n peter_n and_o the_o pope_n for_o their_o first_o movership_n movership_n but_o only_a authority_n to_o sit_v first_o in_o council_n or_o some_o such_o thing_n i_o ascribe_v unto_o the_o pope_n all_o that_o power_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o either_o by_o divine_a right_n or_o humane_a right_n at_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n but_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o meet_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o own_o carver_n and_o for_o s._n peter_n why_o do_v he_o not_o leave_v his_o word_v of_o it_o in_o general_n and_o fall_v to_o work_v with_o argument_n in_o particular_a if_o he_o have_v any_o we_o offer_v he_o a_o fair_a trial_n for_o it_o that_o s._n peter_n never_o enjoy_v or_o exercise_v any_o great_a or_o high_a power_n in_o the_o church_n than_o every_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n have_v either_o extensive_o or_o intensive_o either_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o christian_a world_n or_o the_o apostolical_a college_n except_o only_o that_o primordium_fw-la vnitatis_fw-la or_o primacy_n of_o order_n which_o he_o scoff_v at_o every_o where_o yet_o neither_o do_v we_o make_v his_o first_o movership_n void_a of_o all_o activity_n and_o influence_n as_o he_o accuse_v we_o first_o we_o know_v he_o have_v apostolical_a power_n which_o be_v the_o high_a spiritual_a power_n upon_o earth_n as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o second_o some_o power_n do_v belong_v to_o a_o first_o mover_n even_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n beside_o the_o first_o seat_n as_o to_o convocate_v the_o member_n to_o preserve_v order_n to_o propose_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v to_o be_v discuss_v to_o receive_v the_o vote_n to_o give_v the_o sentence_n and_o to_o see_v it_o execute_v so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v trust_v by_o the_o body_n what_o the_o church_n of_o england_n believe_v 497_o of_o the_o pope_n inherit_v st._n peter_n privilege_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o power_n before_o the_o reformation_n and_o how_o the_o breach_n be_v make_v and_o when_o i_o have_v show_v abundant_o already_o we_o have_v see_v his_o rare_a skill_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o a_o falsification_n or_o a_o contradiction_n now_o let_v we_o see_v if_o his_o scent_n be_v as_o good_a to_o find_v out_o a_o absurdity_n he_o make_v i_o argue_v thus_o the_o pope_n do_v not_o exercise_v st._n peter_n power_n because_o he_o exercise_v st._n peter_n power_n and_o much_o more_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v totum_fw-la est_fw-la minus_fw-la parte_fw-la and_o more_o do_v not_o contain_v less_o and_o then_o he_o crow_n out_o his_o victory_n aloud_o a_o hopeful_a disputant_n who_o chase_v rather_o to_o run_v upon_o such_o rock_n etc._n etc._n what_o rock_n do_v he_o mean_a i_o hope_v none_o of_o the_o acroâ—eraunia_n those_o ridiculous_a thing_n which_o he_o call_v rock_n be_v soapy_a bubble_n of_o his_o own_o blow_v this_o inference_n be_v none_o of_o i_o but_o his_o own_o be_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o this_o great_a pretender_n to_o sincerity_n to_o miss_v one_o paragraph_n without_o falsification_n give_v he_o leave_v to_o make_v inference_n and_o periphrasis_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v and_o africa_n do_v never_o abound_v so_o much_o with_o monster_n as_o he_o will_v make_v the_o most_o rational_a writing_n in_o this_o world_n abound_v with_o absurdity_n i_o desire_v the_o courteous_a reader_n to_o view_v the_o place_n and_o either_o to_o pity_v his_o ignorance_n or_o detest_v his_o impudence_n the_o word_n which_o i_o answer_v be_v these_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n actual_o exercise_v st._n peter_n power_n in_o all_o those_o country_n which_o keep_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o very_a year_n when_o this_o unhappy_a separation_n begin_v my_o answer_n be_v that_o this_o assertion_n do_v come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o truth_n in_o one_o respect_n for_o the_o pope_n exercise_v much_o more_o power_n in_o those_o country_n which_o give_v they_o leave_v than_o ever_o st_n peter_n pretend_v to_o here_o be_v no_o other_o inference_n but_o this_o the_o pope_n exercise_v more_o power_n than_o ever_o st._n peter_n pretend_v to_o therefore_o this_o assertion_n that_o he_o exercise_v st._n peter_n power_n come_v short_a of_o the_o truth_n which_o consequence_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o it_o can_v admit_v neirhe_a denial_n or_o doubt_v what_o have_v this_o to_o do_v with_o his_o whole_a be_v less_o than_o the_o part_n or_o more_o do_v not_o contain_v the_o less_o but_o now_o suppose_v i_o have_v say_v whole_a as_o he_o make_v i_o to_o say_v on_o his_o own_o head_n that_o in_o this_o case_n the_o whole_a be_v less_o than_o the_o part_n or_o more_o do_v not_o contain_v the_o less_o what_o have_v he_o to_o carp_v at_o have_v he_o never_o hear_v or_o read_v that_o in_o morality_n the_o half_a be_v more_o than_o the_o whole_a have_v he_o forget_v his_o ethic_n that_o he_o who_o swerve_v from_o the_o mean_a or_o strict_a measure_n of_o virtue_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o excess_n or_o in_o the_o defect_n be_v alike_o culpable_a and_o commethshort_a of_o his_o duty_n if_o the_o pope_n as_o successor_n to_o s._n peter_n do_v usurp_v more_o power_n then_o s._n peter_n have_v right_a to_o no_o man_n in_o his_o right_a wit_n can_v call_v it_o the_o actual_a exercise_v of_o s._n peter_n power_n the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o answer_n be_v universal_a that_o as_o the_o pope_n exercise_v more_o power_n than_o be_v due_a to_o he_o in_o some_o place_n where_o he_o can_v get_v leave_n so_o in_o other_o place_n no_o less_o than_o three_o part_n of_o four_o of_o the_o christian_a world_n that_o be_v all_o the_o eastern_a southern_a and_o northern_a church_n his_o universal_a monarchy_n which_o he_o claim_v be_v universal_o reject_v for_o this_o i_o be_o first_o revile_v be_v moderate_a expression_n of_o shamelessness_n sufficient_a to_o character_n this_o man_n etc._n etc._n if_o better_a be_v within_o better_a will_v come_v out_o but_o stultis_fw-la the_o saurus_fw-la iste_fw-la est_fw-la in_o linguasitus_fw-la ut_fw-la discant_fw-la male_a loqui_fw-la melioribus_fw-la and_o then_o when_o he_o have_v first_o censure_v i_o he_o attempt_v to_o answer_v i_o as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v able_a that_o the_o pope_n exercise_v his_o power_n over_o they_o by_o excommunicate_v they_o as_o revolter_n as_o revolter_n in_o good_a time_n they_o be_v christian_n and_o have_v governor_n of_o their_o own_o before_o either_o there_o be_v a_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o never_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v his_o subject_n until_o this_o day_n nor_o regard_v his_o excommunicatious_a upon_o that_o score_n at_o all_o if_o they_o be_v revolter_n the_o apostolical_a age_n and_o all_o succeed_v age_n be_v join_v in_o the_o revolt_n these_o be_v his_o rigorous_a demonstration_n to_o prove_v the_o pope_n single_a jurisdiction_n by_o divine_a right_n from_o his_o own_o impotent_a action_n if_o the_o pope_n have_v a_o supremacy_n of_o power_n by_o divine_a right_n he_o have_v it_o over_o the_o world_n but_o that_o we_o see_v evident_o he_o never_o enjoy_v from_o the_o beginning_n if_o he_o do_v do_v not_o enjoy_v it_o universal_o from_o the_o beginning_n then_o certain_o it_o can_v be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n i_o do_v begin_v with_o the_o eastern_a church_n because_o their_o case_n be_v plain_a as_o have_v protopatriarchs_a of_o their_o own_o and_o apostolical_a church_n of_o their_o own_o but_o when_o that_o be_v once_o acknowledge_v i_o shall_v be_v content_v to_o join_v issue_n with_o he_o in_o the_o west_n first_o for_o our_o britannic_a church_n and_o next_o even_o for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o that_o the_o pope_n universal_a monarchy_n and_o plenitude_n of_o sovereign_a power_n by_o divine_a right_n be_v neither_o deliver_v from_o parent_n to_o child_n by_o perpetual_a tradition_n as_o a_o legacy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n nor_o receive_v by_o the_o son_n of_o that_o individual_a church_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n but_o only_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n which_o we_o do_v not_o oppose_v nor_o yet_o those_o accession_n of_o humane_a power_n which_o christian_a emperor_n and_o ecumenical_a counsel_n have_v confer_v upon_o that_o see_v provide_v they_o be_v not_o exact_v as_o a_o divine_a right_n his_o first_o movership_n and_o
counsel_n which_o st._n gregory_n honour_v next_o to_o the_o four_o gospel_n this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o counsel_n which_o every_o succeed_a pope_n do_v swear_v solemn_o to_o observe_v to_o the_o least_o tittle_n i_o hope_v the_o pope_n have_v a_o better_a opinion_n of_o it_o then_o he_o at_o least_o for_o his_o oath_n sake_n good_a reader_n observe_v 112._o what_o cluster_n of_o forgery_n this_o great_a censurer_n have_v repacked_a together_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o few_o line_n i_o need_v to_o cite_v no_o other_o authority_n to_o convince_v he_o but_o the_o very_a act_n of_o the_o council_n remember_v while_o thou_o live_v to_o distrust_v such_o author_n first_o he_o say_v this_o be_v no_o free_a act_n most_o false_o the_o bishop_n all_o own_a it_o as_o their_o free_a act_n by_o their_o subscription_n and_o by_o their_o testimony_n before_o the_o judge_n second_o he_o say_v the_o clergy_n of_o constantinople_n extort_a it_o with_o tumultuous_a importunity_n most_o false_o for_o it_o have_v be_v once_o decree_v before_o in_o the_o free_a general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o then_o the_o clergy_n of_o constantinople_n do_v entreat_v the_o pope_n legate_n to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o first_o debate_n of_o it_o but_o they_o refuse_v and_o when_o the_o say_v legate_n allege_v in_o council_n that_o the_o father_n be_v force_v they_o all_o unanimous_o testify_v against_o they_o nemo_fw-la coactus_fw-la est_fw-la three_o he_o say_v it_o be_v vote_v after_o most_o of_o the_o father_n be_v depart_v and_o only_o those_o of_o the_o party_n of_o constantinople_n leave_v most_o false_o the_o father_n be_v forbid_v to_o depart_v and_o three_o of_o the_o protopatriarchs_a with_o their_o subordinate_a bishop_n determine_v it_o and_o subscribe_v the_o first_o day_n four_o he_o say_v it_o be_v disavow_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n and_o those_o under_o he_o most_o false_o for_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n and_o those_o under_o he_o do_v ratify_v it_o and_o subscribe_v it_o in_o council_n five_o he_o say_v no_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n be_v there_o good_a reason_n for_o there_o be_v none_o in_o be_v the_o see_v be_v vacant_a by_o the_o turn_n out_o of_o dioscorus_n though_o this_o be_v not_o so_o false_a as_o the_o rest_n yet_o it_o be_v as_o deceitful_a as_o the_o worst_a of_o they_o six_o he_o say_v the_o alexandrian_a metropolitan_n and_o bishop_n refuse_v to_o subscribe_v it_o they_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o subscribe_v it_o but_o they_o request_v the_o council_n that_o because_o it_o be_v their_o custom_n to_o subscribe_v nothing_o until_o first_o it_o be_v subscribe_v by_o their_o patriarch_n that_o the_o subscription_n may_v be_v defer_v until_o they_o have_v a_o new_a patriarch_n choose_v and_o they_o themselves_o be_v content_v to_o stay_v in_o chalcedon_n until_o this_o be_v effect_v now_o judgâ—_n free_o reader_n whether_o this_o man_n do_v not_o deserve_v a_o whetstone_n that_o which_o follow_v concern_v immediate_n tradit_fw-la on_o be_v but_o one_o of_o his_o ordinary_a meander_n or_o a_o improper_a repetition_n of_o a_o heap_n of_o untruth_n and_o uncertainty_n blundr_v together_o to_o no_o purpose_n without_o any_o proof_n that_o the_o tradition_n of_o all_o church_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n be_v necessary_o a_o universal_a tradition_n that_o only_o those_o church_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n do_v adhere_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o tradition_n and_o all_o other_o church_n have_v renounce_v it_o that_o all_o those_o who_o differ_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v never_o pretend_v immediate_a tradition_n for_o those_o point_n wherein_o they_o differ_v from_o it_o be_v so_o many_o gross_a untruth_n that_o the_o very_a same_o which_o be_v deliver_v by_o some_o christian_a parent_n to_o their_o child_n be_v deliver_v by_o all_o christian_a parent_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v deliver_v by_o christian_a parent_n of_o this_o age_n be_v necessary_o derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n by_o au_fw-fr uninterrupted_a succession_n and_o that_o external_a unity_n do_v necessary_o imply_v a_o identity_n of_o tradition_n be_v contingent_a uncertainty_n which_o may_v be_v true_a or_o may_v be_v false_a his_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o beginner_n of_o a_o novelty_n to_o pretend_v that_o their_o immediate_a father_n have_v teach_v they_o that_o which_o the_o whole_a world_n see_v they_o do_v not_o be_v absurd_a and_o impertinent_a and_o may_v serve_v equal_o to_o both_o party_n first_o it_o be_v absurd_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n we_o see_v daily_o by_o experience_n that_o there_o be_v innovation_n in_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n and_o both_o party_n pretend_v to_o ancient_a and_o immediate_a tradition_n he_o may_v as_o well_o tell_v we_o nil_fw-la intâ—a_fw-la est_fw-la oleum_fw-la nil_fw-la extra_fw-la est_fw-la in_o nuce_n duri_fw-la the_o arrian_n pretend_v to_o immediate_a tradition_n as_o well_o as_o the_o orthodox_n christian_n undiscernible_a second_o it_o be_v impertinent_a change_n in_o religion_n be_v neither_o so_o sudden_a nor_o so_o visible_a as_o he_o imagine_v but_o be_v often_o make_v by_o degree_n in_o tract_n of_o time_n at_o leisure_n insensible_o undiscernible_o a_o error_n come_v first_o to_o be_v a_o common_a opinion_n than_o a_o pious_a doctrine_n last_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n but_o seldom_o do_v error_n appear_v at_o first_o in_o their_o own_o shape_n fallit_fw-la enim_fw-la vitium_fw-la specie_fw-la virtutis_fw-la &_o umbrâ_fw-la a_o beginning_n of_o unity_n in_o time_n may_v grow_v to_o be_v a_o sovereignty_n of_o power_n investiture_n be_v take_v away_o from_o king_n for_o fear_n of_o simony_n and_o this_o fear_n of_o simony_n before_o the_o wheel_n have_v do_v run_v produce_v the_o most_o sublimate_v art_n of_o simony_n that_o ever_o be_v devise_v who_o will_v or_o can_v have_v suspect_v that_o those_o huge_a cry_n for_o free_a liberty_n of_o election_n shall_v have_v end_v in_o papal_a provision_n or_o the_o exemption_n of_o clergyman_n from_o their_o allegiance_n to_o their_o native_a prince_n have_v be_v a_o introduction_n to_o a_o â—ew_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o a_o foreign_a prelate_n the_o subjection_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o the_o pope_n begin_v with_o picture_n proceed_v to_o poetry_n and_o end_v in_o down_o right_a maxim_n of_o theology_n there_o have_v always_o be_v a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n as_o well_o as_o a_o mystery_n of_o piety_n the_o tare_n be_v sow_v while_o man_n sleep_v and_o be_v not_o present_o discern_v it_o be_v not_o i_o who_o have_v change_v faith_n into_o opinion_n my_o faith_n be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o always_o be_v profess_v throughout_o the_o christian_a world_n by_o every_o christian_a at_o his_o baptism_n and_o comprehend_v in_o the_o ancient_a creed_n of_o the_o church_n but_o it_o be_v they_o who_o have_v change_v opinion_n into_o faith_n when_o pius_n the_o four_o metriculate_v 12._o new_a opinion_n among_o the_o ancicient_a article_n of_o the_o creed_n let_v they_o be_v probable_a or_o pious_a or_o erroneous_a or_o what_o you_o will_v i_o be_o sure_a they_o be_v but_o opinion_n and_o consequent_o no_o article_n of_o faith_n i_o say_v such_o opinion_n of_o a_o inferior_a nature_n necessary_a be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v he_o ask_v whether_o they_o be_v necessary_a or_o no_o if_o they_o be_v not_o necessary_a why_o do_v i_o grant_v they_o to_o be_v necessary_a by_o say_v they_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a if_o they_o be_v necessary_a why_o call_v i_o they_o but_o opinion_n do_v he_o know_v no_o distinction_n of_o thing_n necessary_a to_o be_v know_v that_o some_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a as_o other_o something_o be_v be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v necessitate_v medii_fw-la to_o obtain_v salvation_n something_o be_v be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v only_o necessitate_v precepti_fw-la because_o they_o be_v command_v and_o they_o may_v be_v command_v by_o god_n or_o man_n the_o latter_a be_v not_o so_o necessary_a as_o the_o former_a something_o be_v be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v by_o all_o man_n some_o other_o thing_n be_v only_o by_o some_o man_n 10._o be_v thou_o a_o master_n in_o israel_n and_o know_v not_o these_o thing_n something_o be_v be_v enjoin_v to_o be_v hold_v only_o for_o peace_n sake_n those_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v as_o the_o commandment_n or_o the_o sacrament_n or_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n the_o pope_n infallibility_n in_o his_o definition_n of_o faith_n be_v but_o a_o opinion_n and_o yet_o they_o hold_v it_o necessary_a the_o superiority_n of_o a_o general_n council_n above_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o necessary_a opinion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n and_o basile_n 17._o and_o now_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v fere_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la almost_o a_o article_n
father_n as_o the_o legacy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v only_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v or_o obligatory_a so_o we_o acknowledge_v both_o his_o rule_n in_o the_o literal_a sense_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o the_o pope_n single_a supremacy_n of_o power_n and_o particular_a tradition_n be_v never_o principle_n of_o unity_n neither_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la nor_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la and_o so_o he_o may_v seek_v for_o his_o flat_a schismatic_a de_fw-fr facto_fw-la at_o rome_n i_o say_v there_o be_v a_o fallacy_n in_o logic_n of_o more_o interrogation_n than_o one_o when_o question_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n be_v mix_v to_o which_o one_o vniform_a answer_n can_v not_o be_v give_v he_o say_v he_o put_v no_o interrogatory_n at_o all_o to_o i_o true_a but_o he_o propound_v ambiguous_a proposition_n to_o be_v answer_v by_o i_o confound_v st._n peter_n and_o the_o pope_n a_o headship_n of_o order_n and_o a_o headship_n of_o power_n which_o be_v all_o one_o a_o head_n of_o order_n have_v power_n to_o act_n first_o as_o well_o as_o sit_v â—irst_n but_o he_o act_v not_o by_o his_o own_o single_a power_n but_o by_o the_o conjunct_a power_n of_o the_o body_n or_o college_n to_o show_v he_o 510._o that_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a of_o my_o voluntary_a rail_n as_o he_o phrase_v it_o too_o silly_a to_o merit_v transcribe_v or_o answer_v i_o will_v transcribe_v it_o for_o he_o the_o church_n or_o court_n of_o rome_n have_v sophisticated_a the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n by_o their_o supplementall_a article_n contrary_a to_o the_o first_o principle_n and_o have_v introduce_v into_o the_o church_n a_o tyrannical_a government_n contrary_a to_o the_o second_o principle_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o entire_a catholic_n church_n that_o by_o they_o both_o they_o be_v convict_v to_o have_v make_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o superstition_n and_o schism_n if_o this_o be_v rail_n what_o term_n do_v his_o language_n deserve_v if_o this_o be_v silly_a what_o pitiful_a stuff_n be_v he_o he_o say_v my_o only_a way_n to_o clear_v our_o church_n from_o schism_n side_n be_v to_o disprove_v his_o two_o rule_n i_o answer_v he_o be_v double_o mistake_v first_o in_o put_v we_o to_o prove_v or_o disprove_v who_o be_v the_o person_n accuse_v the_o defendant_n duty_n be_v to_o answer_v not_o to_o prove_v that_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o accuser_n they_o accuse_v we_o of_o schism_n therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o prove_v their_o rule_n whereon_o they_o ground_n their_o accusation_n in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o they_o take_v they_o not_o put_v we_o to_o disprove_v they_o he_o urge_v that_o by_o this_o method_n no_o rebel_n ought_v to_o give_v any_o reason_n why_o he_o do_v so_o because_o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o rebellion_n by_o his_o lawful_a governor_n by_o his_o leave_n he_o that_o condemn_v a_o subject_a of_o rebellion_n before_o he_o have_v prove_v his_o accusation_n do_v he_o wrong_n but_o he_o say_v the_o truth_n be_v wheresoever_o there_o be_v a_o contest_v each_o side_n accuse_v the_o other_o and_o each_o side_n defend_v itself_o against_o the_o other_o accusation_n but_o we_o be_v the_o first_o accuser_n who_o can_v not_o with_o any_o face_n have_v pretend_v to_o reform_v unless_o we_o accuse_v first_o our_o actual_a governor_n of_o usurpation_n i_o tell_v he_o before_o that_o he_o be_v double_o mistake_v now_o i_o must_v be_v bold_a to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v three_o way_n mistake_v first_o the_o pope_n be_v none_o of_o our_o actual_a governor_n in_o the_o external_a regiment_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n secoâ—dly_o our_o reformation_n be_v no_o accusation_n but_o a_o enfranchisement_n of_o ourselves_o sub_fw-la moderamine_fw-la inculpatae_fw-la tutelae_fw-la three_o i_o have_v already_o manifest_v the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n upon_o other_o manner_n of_o ground_n they_o his_o ambiguous_a rule_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v our_o intention_n so_o let_v he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v he_o my_o second_o answer_n be_v that_o although_o the_o proof_n do_v rest_n on_o ourside_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o his_o advice_n that_o be_v to_o disprove_v his_o two_o rule_n my_o reason_n be_v evident_a we_o approve_v of_o his_o two_o rule_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o by_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o we_o but_o they_o who_o have_v swerve_v from_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v madness_n in_o we_o to_o disprove_v they_o he_o say_v he_o dare_v swear_v in_o my_o behalf_n that_o i_o never_o speak_v true_a word_n in_o my_o life_n and_o out_o of_o his_o supererogatory_n kindness_n offer_v himself_o to_o be_v bind_v for_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v never_o follow_v any_o advice_n that_o bid_v i_o speak_v home_o to_o the_o point_n what_o silly_a nonsense_n be_v this_o shall_v i_o follow_v any_o man_n advice_n to_o disprove_v that_o which_o i_o approve_v i_o have_v speak_v so_o home_o to_o the_o point_n without_o any_o advice_n that_o i_o expect_v little_a thanks_n from_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n for_o it_o what_o he_o prate_v of_o a_o discipline_n leave_v by_o christ_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o henry_n the_o eighths_n time_n be_v ridiculous_a indeed_o and_o it_o equal_o ridiculous_a to_o hope_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o removal_n of_o a_o few_o upstart_n usurpation_n be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o discipline_n leave_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n 513._o and_o last_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o fancy_n that_o late_a usurpation_n may_v not_o be_v reform_v by_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o succeed_a age_n because_o we_o receive_v they_o by_o particular_a tradition_n from_o our_o immediate_a father_n that_o one_o place_n which_o he_o repeat_v as_o have_v be_v omit_v by_o i_o have_v be_v answer_v full_o to_o every_o part_n of_o it_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o section_n be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v without_o add_v anything_o that_o be_v new_a and_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n he_o give_v we_o a_o summa_fw-la totalis_fw-la of_o it_o again_o either_o he_o must_v distrust_v his_o reader_n memory_n or_o his_o judgement_n and_o yet_o for_o fear_v of_o not_o be_v understand_v he_o recapitulate_v it_o all_o over_o again_o in_o his_o index_n sure_o he_o think_v his_o discourse_n so_o profound_a that_o no_o man_n understand_v he_o except_o he_o repeat_v it_o over_o and_o over_o again_o and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v never_o meet_v with_o such_o a_o torrent_n of_o word_n and_o such_o shallowness_n of_o matter_n and_o so_o i_o leave_v he_o to_o s._n augustine_n censure_n allege_v by_o himself_o in_o mala_fw-la causa_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la aliter_fw-la at_o malam_fw-la causam_fw-la quis_fw-la coegit_fw-la eos_fw-la habere_fw-la sect._n ii_o that_o they_o who_o cast_v papal_a power_n out_o of_o england_n be_v no_o protestant_n but_o roman_a catholic_n throughout_o except_o only_o in_o that_o one_o point_n of_o the_o papacy_n hitherto_o he_o say_v he_o have_v be_v the_o large_a in_o his_o reply_n because_o the_o former_a point_n be_v fundamental_a concern_v and_o total_o decisive_a of_o the_o question_n they_o do_v concern_v the_o question_n indeed_o to_o blunder_v and_o to_o confound_v universal_a tradition_n with_o particular_a tradition_n a_o primacy_n of_o order_n with_o a_o single_a supremacy_n of_o power_n jurisdiction_n pure_o spiritual_a with_o external_a jurisdiction_n in_o foro_fw-la contensioso_fw-it otherwise_o they_o concern_v not_o the_o question_n and_o for_o decide_v of_o the_o question_n wherewithal_o shall_v he_o decide_v it_o who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o allege_v one_o authority_n in_o the_o case_n divine_a or_o humane_a not_o a_o text_n of_o scripture_n not_o a_o canon_n of_o a_o council_n not_o a_o testimony_n of_o a_o father_n who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o any_o universal_a or_o perpetual_a tradition_n but_o only_o to_o the_o particular_a immediate_a tradition_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o this_o he_o have_v only_o pretend_v to_o but_o neither_o prove_v it_o nor_o attempt_v to_o prove_v it_o nor_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o he_o to_o prove_v by_o the_o particular_a tradition_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n itself_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o sovereign_a monarch_n of_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n own_o ordination_n his_o only_a ground_n be_v his_o own_o vapourous_a fancy_n much_o like_o zenoes_n vaunt_n who_o use_v to_o brag_v that_o he_o sometime_o want_v opinion_n but_o never_o want_v argument_n my_o six_o ground_n he_o style_v exception_n and_o why_o exception_n but_o let_v they_o be_v ground_n or_o exception_n or_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v and_o let_v he_o take_v heed_n that_o every_o one_o of_o those_o trifle_n and_o toy_n
he_o peradventure_o never_o read_v it_o but_o what_o do_v he_o think_v of_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n and_o basile_n who_o profess_v themselves_o every_o where_o to_o be_v qualify_v to_o reform_v the_o church_n tam_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o membris_fw-la as_o well_o in_o the_o head_n as_o in_o the_o member_n they_o escape_v fair_o if_o he_o do_v not_o censure_v they_o as_o protestant_n for_o they_o be_v great_a reformer_n and_o they_o be_v no_o great_a papist_n place_v the_o sovereign_a power_n under_o christ_n in_o the_o church_n and_o not_o in_o the_o first_o mover_n i_o may_v well_o call_v the_o reformation_n in_o henry_n the_o eight_o time_n their_o reformation_n the_o papist_n reformation_n rather_o than_o we_o if_o the_o reformer_n be_v more_o papist_n then_o protestant_n as_o it_o most_o evident_a i_o press_v he_o that_o if_o the_o renunciation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n absolute_a universal_a monarchy_n by_o christ_n own_o ordination_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o a_o protestant_n than_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v all_o protestant_n he_o answer_v it_o be_v flatsy_v false_a i_o be_o content_v to_o be_v silent_a for_o the_o present_a but_o when_o time_n serve_v it_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v to_o be_v flat_o true_a and_o that_o all_o that_o the_o primitive_a father_n do_v attribute_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v no_o more_o they_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n and_o that_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n by_o christ_n ordination_n be_v absolute_o repugnant_a to_o the_o primitive_a discipline_n i_o proceed_v then_o all_o the_o grecian_a russian_a armenian_a abyssen_n christian_n be_v protestant_n this_o day_n he_o answer_v that_o it_o it_o be_v partly_o true_a and_o partly_o false_a and_o serve_v only_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o protestant_n have_v fellow_n schismatic_n and_o why_o partly_o true_a and_o partly_o false_a when_o all_o the_o world_n see_v that_o all_o these_o church_n do_v disow_v and_o disclaim_v the_o pope_n monarchy_n this_o be_v just_a the_o old_a condemn_a tenet_n of_o the_o schismatical_a donatist_n who_o do_v most_o uncharitable_o limit_v the_o catholic_n church_n to_o their_o own_o party_n exclude_v all_o other_o from_o hope_n of_o salvation_n as_o the_o romanist_n do_v now_o the_o best_a be_v we_o must_v stand_v or_o fall_v to_o our_o own_o master_n but_o by_o this_o mean_n they_o have_v lose_v one_o of_o the_o note_n of_o their_o church_n that_o be_v multitude_n for_o they_o exclude_v three_o or_o four_o time_n more_o christian_n out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n than_o they_o admit_v into_o it_o i_o proceed_v yet_o high_a than_o we_o want_v not_o store_n of_o protestant_n even_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n itself_o his_o answer_n be_v that_o to_o speak_v moderate_o it_o be_v a_o impudent_a falsehood_n and_o a_o plain_a impossibility_n for_o whosoever_o renounce_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o pope_n authority_n and_o his_o be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n become_v total_o disunite_v from_o the_o church_n good_a word_n his_o groundwork_n be_v to_o weak_a to_o support_v the_o weight_n of_o such_o a_o heavy_a accusation_n a_o primacy_n of_o order_n imply_v a_o headship_n as_o well_o as_o supremacy_n of_o power_n neither_o be_v it_o destitute_a of_o all_o power_n it_o have_v some_o power_n essential_o annex_v to_o it_o to_o congregate_v sub_fw-la paena_fw-la purè_fw-la spirituali_fw-la to_o propose_v to_o give_v sentence_n according_a to_o the_o vote_n of_o the_o college_n it_o may_v have_v a_o accessary_a power_n to_o execute_v the_o canon_n according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o counsel_n and_o imperial_a sanction_n and_o confirmation_n but_o all_o this_o come_v far_o short_a of_o that_o headship_n which_o he_o assert_v a_o sovereign_n monarchical_a headship_n of_o absolute_a power_n above_o the_o whole_a church_n by_o christ_n ordination_n this_o be_v that_o headship_n which_o he_o maintain_v against_o i_o every_o where_o this_o be_v that_o headship_n which_o the_o primitive_a church_n never_o acknowledge_v this_o be_v that_o headship_n which_o the_o grecian_n russian_n armenian_n abyssine_n and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n renounce_v at_o this_o day_n this_o be_v that_o headship_n which_o many_o of_o his_o own_o communion_n who_o live_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v not_o believe_v as_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n and_o basile_n and_o pisa_n the_o school_n of_o sorbon_n and_o very_o many_o other_o every_o where_o who_o do_v all_o reject_v it_o some_o more_o some_o less_o the_o main_a difference_n and_o almost_o the_o whole_a difference_n between_o he_o and_o i_o be_v concern_v coactive_a power_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n over_o the_o subject_n of_o other_o prince_n against_o their_o will_n this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v universal_o believe_v throughout_o all_o place_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n that_o it_o be_v practical_o receive_v in_o few_o or_o no_o place_n further_o than_o it_o seem_v expedient_a to_o sovereign_a prince_n if_o the_o pope_n himself_o do_v believe_v that_o he_o have_v such_o a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n of_o monarchical_a power_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n by_o christ_n own_o ordination_n to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n how_o can_v he_o alienate_v it_o from_o his_o successor_n almost_o whole_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o sicily_n and_o to_o their_o heir_n for_o ever_o within_o that_o kingdom_n or_o how_o can_v the_o prince_n retain_v it_o if_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n of_o france_n do_v believe_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v such_o a_o absolute_a monarchical_a power_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n by_o christ_n own_o ordination_n how_o can_v the_o king_n of_o france_n forbid_v the_o pope_n legate_n without_o his_o licence_n or_o restrain_v their_o legantine_n commission_n by_o his_o parliament_n or_o swear_v they_o to_o act_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n and_o to_o cease_v to_o execute_v their_o commission_n whensoever_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n shall_v prohibit_v they_o or_o reject_v papal_a decree_n further_o than_o they_o be_v receive_v in_o that_o kingdom_n or_o if_o the_o council_n of_o brabant_n do_v believe_v it_o how_o can_v they_o forbid_v the_o subject_n to_o repair_v to_o rome_n out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n upon_o the_o pope_n summons_n all_o man_n know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o privilege_n or_o prescription_n against_o christ_n own_o ordination_n qui_fw-la pauca_fw-la considerate_a facile_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la this_o be_v ever_o the_o end_n of_o his_o contradiction_n last_o he_o charge_v i_o for_o omit_v to_o answer_v to_o his_o reason_n 522_o that_o the_o renounce_v the_o pope_n be_v essential_a to_o protestantisme_n true_o i_o neither_o do_v nor_o do_v hold_v it_o worth_a answer_v can_v he_o distinguish_v between_o the_o whole_a essence_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o one_o essential_a he_o may_v as_o well_o affirm_v that_o he_o who_o believe_v but_o one_o article_n of_o his_o creed_n be_v a_o christian._n this_o require_v no_o great_a skill_n to_o explicate_v it_o but_o i_o have_v remit_v this_o controversy_n to_o the_o reader_n as_o fit_a for_o his_o determination_n sect._n iii_o that_o henry_n the_o 8._o make_v no_o new_a law_n but_o only_o vindicate_v the_o ancient_a liberty_n of_o england_n christian_n reader_n thou_o have_v see_v hitherto_o how_o mr._n serjeant_n have_v fail_v altogether_o to_o make_v good_a his_o pretension_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o those_o great_a mountain_n of_o absurdity_n and_o falsification_n and_o contradiction_n which_o he_o promise_v have_v produce_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o so_o weighty_a a_o cause_n or_o a_o ingenious_a scholar_n but_o his_o own_o wilful_a ridiculous_a mistake_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o his_o three_o section_n wherein_o thou_o may_v see_v this_o young_a phaeton_n mount_v in_o his_o triumphant_a chariot_n drive_v the_o poor_a bishop_n as_o a_o captive_n before_o he_o now_o expect_v to_o see_v he_o tumble_v down_o headlong_o with_o a_o fall_n answerable_a to_o his_o height_n of_o pride_n and_o insolence_n he_o profess_v himself_o willing_a to_o stand_v to_o the_o award_n of_o the_o most_o partial_a protestant_a living_n who_o have_v so_o much_o sincerity_n as_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o sun_n shine_v at_o noon_n day_n or_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v both_o be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o once_o if_o after_o this_o loud_a confident_a brag_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v any_o thing_n good_a that_o be_v of_o weight_n against_o i_o he_o have_v forfeit_v either_o his_o judgement_n or_o his_o ingenuity_n and_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v a_o writer_n of_o controversy_n i_o need_v no_o partial_a judge_n but_o appeal_v to_o the_o indifferent_a reader_n of_o what_o communion_n soever_o he_o be_v he_o need_v but_o to_o compare_v my_o vndication_n his_o answer_n my_o reply_n his_o rejoinder_n and_o my_o
our_o desire_n of_o union_n yet_o god_n almighty_a set_v a_o great_a value_n upon_o it_o he_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v within_o it_o in_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o implicit_o in_o the_o preparation_n of_o his_o mind_n observe_v reader_n who_o be_v the_o procreative_a and_o conserve_n cause_n of_o this_o schism_n they_o fright_v we_o from_o they_o with_o new_a article_n and_o usurpation_n they_o thrust_v we_o from_o they_o with_o new_a censure_n and_o excommunication_n and_o if_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o return_v they_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v absurd_a in_o government_n to_o readmit_v we_o but_o my_o chief_a wonder_n be_v that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o other_o day_n by_o his_o own_o vote_n a_o arâ—h_a rebel_n shall_v talk_v so_o sudden_o of_o hang_v sudden_a change_n be_v always_o dangerous_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n personate_v he_o ask_v whether_o our_o ancestor_n do_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n as_o head_n of_o the_o church_n if_o he_o mean_v a_o head_n of_o order_n they_o do_v not_o no_o more_o do_v we_o if_o he_o mean_v a_o head_n of_o sovereign_a power_n they_o do_v and_o so_o do_v we_o what_o i_o grant_v once_o i_o grant_v always_o it_o be_v for_o turncoat_n to_o take_v their_o swing_v i_o write_v semper_fw-la idem_fw-la of_o the_o same_o religion_n wherein_o i_o be_v baptize_v can_v he_o do_v the_o same_o but_o he_o urge_v that_o i_o make_v it_o the_o top_n of_o my_o climax_n that_o our_o ancestor_n threaten_v to_o make_v a_o wall_n of_o separation_n between_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o they_o which_o show_v that_o they_o do_v it_o not_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o have_v do_v what_o they_o only_o threaten_v to_o do_v and_o plead_v for_o our_o excuse_n that_o we_o have_v more_o experience_n than_o our_o ancestor_n have_v i_o make_v it_o the_o top_n of_o my_o climax_n indeed_o honest_a man_n word_n be_v as_o good_a as_o deed_n but_o do_v he_o think_v that_o our_o ancestor_n do_v only_o make_v counterfeit_a grimaces_n and_o threaten_v that_o which_o they_o can_v not_o lawful_o have_v perform_v absit_fw-la the_o law_n and_o the_o threaten_a be_v easy_o reconcile_v our_o ancestor_n make_v very_o severe_a law_n against_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o particular_a throughout_o but_o they_o do_v not_o execute_v they_o so_o rigorous_o but_o connive_v at_o many_o innocent_a or_o not_o pernicious_a encroachment_n in_o hope_n the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o emissary_n will_v have_v keep_v themselves_o within_o some_o tolerable_a bound_n of_o moderation_n but_o they_o find_v by_o experience_n and_o we_o by_o much_o long_o and_o sure_a experience_n that_o all_o our_o hope_n be_v vain_a that_o the_o avarice_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n be_v not_o to_o be_v satiate_v or_o to_o be_v stint_v that_o if_o we_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o thrust_v in_o their_o head_n they_o will_v quick_o draw_v in_o their_o body_n after_o and_o therefore_o our_o ancestor_n find_v this_o true_a in_o a_o great_a part_n do_v threaten_v they_o to_o make_v a_o wall_n of_o separation_n that_o be_v to_o execute_v their_o law_n rigorous_o to_o use_v no_o more_o indulgence_n or_o connivance_n to_o take_v away_o their_o coactive_a power_n in_o the_o exterior_a court_n altogether_o which_o the_o law_n have_v take_v away_o before_o sufficient_o and_o we_o be_v confirm_v by_o much_o long_o and_o sure_a experience_n have_v accomplish_v what_o they_o threaten_v so_o this_o threaten_a wall_n of_o separation_n be_v no_o new_a law_n bâ—t_v a_o new_a mandate_n to_o execute_v the_o old_a law_n and_o our_o experience_n and_o our_o ancestor_n material_o be_v the_o same_o but_o we_o be_v more_o ground_v and_o more_o sure_a their_o separation_n and_o we_o be_v the_o same_o to_o point_n of_o law_n but_o not_o of_o execution_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o our_o ancestor_n remedy_n be_v not_o sovereign_a or_o sufficient_a enough_o be_v not_o want_v of_o virtue_n in_o the_o remedy_n but_o want_v of_o due_a application_n thus_o all_o mr._n sergeant_n hope_n be_v vanish_v and_o his_o contradiction_n tumble_v to_o dust_n great_a be_v truth_n and_o prevail_v yet_o he_o keep_v a_o great_a stir_n and_o bustle_a 578._o about_o our_o experience_n more_o than_o our_o ancestor_n and_o pray_v i_o in_o his_o scoff_a manner_n good_a my_o lord_n tell_v we_o what_o this_o new_a experiment_n be_v and_o despair_v as_o it_o be_v of_o success_n in_o his_o request_n he_o add_v since_o you_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v a_o secret_a of_o this_o rare_a experiment_n now_o i_o have_v tell_v he_o the_o secret_a what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v he_o as_o much_o as_o he_o may_v put_v in_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v never_o a_o jot_n the_o worse_o i_o tell_v he_o this_o rare_a secret_n before_o in_o these_o word_n 37._o we_o have_v more_o experience_n than_o our_o ancestor_n have_v that_o their_o remedy_n be_v not_o sovereign_a or_o sufficient_a enough_o that_o if_o we_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o thrust_v in_o his_o head_n he_o will_v never_o rest_v until_o he_o have_v draw_v in_o his_o whole_a body_n after_o while_o there_o be_v no_o bond_n to_o hold_v he_o but_o national_n law_n but_o i_o be_v not_o bind_v both_o to_o write_v he_o a_o lecture_n and_o find_v he_o eye_n now_o reader_n look_v to_o yourselves_o out_o come_v the_o great_a monster_n that_o have_v be_v so_o long_o threaten_v as_o he_o phrase_v it_o scurrilous_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o drunken_a dutchman_n make_v indenture_n with_o his_o leg_n so_o say_v he_o my_o discourse_n stagger_v now_o to_o the_o one_o now_o to_o the_o other_o far_o distant_a side_n of_o the_o contradiction_n the_o reader_n shall_v find_v that_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o innocent_a dutchman_n who_o go_v straight_o enough_o but_o in_o the_o prevaricator_n eye_n who_o see_v double_a either_o he_o do_v never_o know_v or_o he_o have_v forget_v what_o a_o contradiction_n be_v the_o itch_n or_o humour_n of_o contradict_v have_v so_o far_o possess_v he_o that_o he_o regard_v not_o what_o the_o rule_n of_o contradiction_n be_v the_o first_o contradiction_n be_v that_o the_o law_n of_o our_o ancestor_n be_v not_o remedy_n sufficient_a enough_o yet_o i_o maintain_v stout_o that_o in_o the_o separation_n no_o new_a law_n be_v make_v that_o be_v as_o he_o collect_v the_o same_o law_n be_v both_o sufficient_a and_o not_o sufficient_a be_v this_o the_o monstrous_a contradiction_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o show_v the_o reader_n for_o penny_n a_o piece_n the_o same_o law_n be_v not_o sufficient_a in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o law_n be_v sufficient_a in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n the_o eighthâ—_n have_v no_o show_n of_o a_o contradiction_n in_o it_o nor_o of_o any_o the_o least_o opposition_n which_o ought_v always_o to_o be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o logic_n at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o will_v show_v he_o a_o hundred_o of_o these_o contradiction_n every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n for_o nothing_o mr._n sergeant_n be_v no_o roman_a catholic_n mr._n serjeant_n be_v a_o roman_n catholic_n be_v just_a such_o another_o contradiction_n or_o the_o same_o plaster_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o cure_v such_o a_o sore_a at_o one_o time_n yet_o it_o be_v sufficient_a at_o another_o time_n when_o the_o body_n be_v better_o dispose_v all_o his_o contradiction_n end_v in_o smoke_n and_o laughter_n the_o second_o contradiction_n be_v that_o i_o say_v the_o law_n of_o other_o country_n be_v equivalent_a to_o those_o of_o england_n but_o i_o acknowledge_v elsewhere_o that_o the_o law_n of_o other_o country_n be_v sufficient_a and_o here_o i_o say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o eâ—gland_n be_v insufficient_a so_o they_o be_v equivalent_a and_o inequivalent_a here_o be_v another_o contradiction_n like_o the_o former_a the_o same_o law_n prove_v sufficient_a to_o france_n yet_o prove_v insufficient_a to_o england_n it_o be_v another_o rule_n in_o logic_n opposition_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o same_o subject_a and_o the_o same_o predicate_v without_o ambiguity_n but_o here_o the_o predicate_a be_v diverse_a sufficient_a for_o france_n not_o sufficient_a for_o england_n and_o ambiguity_n more_o then_o enough_o he_o may_v as_o well_o argue_v the_o same_o medicine_n will_v work_v upon_o a_o child_n which_o will_v not_o work_v upon_o a_o man_n therefore_o the_o same_o medicine_n be_v not_o equivalent_a to_o itself_o the_o three_o contradiction_n be_v that_o i_o say_v all_o catholic_n country_n do_v maintain_v their_o privilege_n inviolate_a by_o mean_n which_o do_v not_o maintain_v they_o or_o by_o law_n which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o do_v it_o where_o do_v i_o say_v this_o it_o be_v his_o collection_n not_o my_o assertion_n but_o let_v it_o
unity_n in_o faith_n and_o government_n error_n and_o falsehood_n if_o any_o of_o our_o preacher_n be_v exasperate_v 〈◊〉_d some_o such_o boutifeus_fw-la as_o himself_o have_v in_o theiâ—_n pulpit_n use_v any_o virulence_n or_o petulancâ—_n against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n let_v he_o makâ—_n use_v of_o his_o stile_n against_o they_o who_o wilâ—_n furnish_v he_o with_o lettuce_n suitable_a to_o hiâ—_n lip_n what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n what_o be_v that_o to_o we_o quid_fw-la immerentes_fw-la hospites_fw-la vexat_fw-la canis_fw-la ignavus_fw-la adversus_fw-la lupos_fw-la let_v he_o but_o observe_v what_o liberty_n be_v himself_o take_v without_o any_o manner_n of_o provocation_n but_o as_o for_o myself_o he_o do_v i_o notorious_a wrong_n i_o do_v not_o mention_v any_o principle_n of_o unity_n in_o this_o place_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o they_o but_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o bring_v they_o in_o by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n in_o every_o paragraph_n all_o i_o say_v be_v this_o that_o we_o do_v not_o separate_v from_o other_o church_n but_o from_o their_o accidental_a error_n but_o some_o man_n be_v like_o nettleâ—_n touch_v they_o gentle_o and_o they_o sting_v you_o the_o first_o part_n of_o our_o moderation_n be_v not_o to_o censure_v other_o church_n for_o no_o church_n nor_o deny_v they_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n nor_o thrust_v they_o from_o our_o communion_n which_o i_o show_v in_o the_o example_n of_o st._n cyprian_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o he_o show_v the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o communicate_v with_o idolater_n which_o be_v reconcile_a christ_n with_o antichrist_n be_v not_o this_o impertinent_a if_o he_o himself_o be_v judge_n i_o say_v it_o may_v be_v very_o lawful_a in_o some_o case_n to_o communicate_v with_o material_a idolater_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_n that_o be_v such_o as_o err_v through_o ignorance_n and_o frailty_n not_o obstinacy_n in_o religious_a duty_n and_o for_o proof_n hereof_o i_o produce_v the_o instance_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n communicate_v in_o some_o case_n with_o the_o heretical_a arrâ—ans_n and_o the_o schismatical_a novatian_o he_o demand_v first_o who_o forbid_v they_o to_o go_v visit_v the_o sick_a i_o add_v or_o pray_v with_o they_o also_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o i_o say_v there_o but_o because_o he_o fall_v with_o such_o violence_n upon_o the_o point_n i_o will_v now_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o express_v myself_o more_o full_o first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o i_o do_v speak_v only_o of_o material_a idolater_n heretic_n or_o schismatic_n not_o formal_a second_o of_o pious_a office_n not_o of_o idolatrous_a act_n nor_o any_o thing_n favour_v heresy_n or_o schism_n three_o i_o do_v new_a exclude_v case_n of_o scandal_n for_o just_a scandal_n may_v make_v that_o act_n to_o be_v unlawful_a which_o in_o itself_o be_v lawful_a four_o i_o except_o case_n of_o just_a obedience_n the_o prohibition_n of_o a_o lawful_a superior_a civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a may_v make_v that_o act_n to_o be_v unlawful_a which_o be_v indifferent_a last_o i_o distinguish_v between_o person_n learned_a and_o ground_v in_o religion_n and_o person_n unlearned_a and_o ungrounded_a the_o former_a may_v and_o aught_o to_o communicate_v with_o idolater_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o gain_v they_o to_o the_o truth_n the_o latter_a be_v oblige_v not_o to_o come_v over_o near_o to_o pitch_v lest_o they_o be_v defile_v the_o question_n be_v thus_o state_v i_o believe_v the_o main_a point_n have_v no_o great_a difficulty_n in_o it_o for_o they_o who_o be_v idolater_n heretic_n or_o schismatic_n only_o material_o not_o formal_o that_o be_v against_o their_o meaning_n resolution_n and_o intention_n be_v no_o idolater_n heretic_n or_o schismatic_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n or_o discern_a man_n neither_o be_v they_o out_o of_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n or_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n say_v most_o true_o 62._o we_o allow_v all_o those_o to_o have_v save_v faith_n to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n in_o way_n of_o salvation_n for_o so_o much_o as_o belong_v to_o faith_n who_o hold_v the_o fundamental_a point_n and_o invincible_o err_v in_o not_o fundamental_n but_o all_o idolater_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_n who_o be_v only_o material_o idolatrous_a heretical_a or_o schismatical_a do_v err_v invincible_o for_o if_o they_o err_v vincible_o than_o they_o be_v formal_a idolater_n heretic_n or_o schismatic_n thus_o much_o i_o lay_v down_o for_o certain_a the_o rest_n i_o only_o propose_v that_o although_o they_o be_v formal_a heretic_n or_o schismatic_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o altogether_o out_o of_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n but_o only_o in_o part_n exit_fw-la ea_fw-la parte_fw-la in_o texâ—urae_fw-la compage_fw-la deâ—inentur_fw-la donat._n in_fw-la caeâ—era_fw-la scissi_fw-la sunt_fw-la so_o far_o they_o be_v weave_v into_o the_o web_n for_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v divide_v as_o st._n austin_n say_v and_o bellarmâ—ne_n out_o of_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v absolute_o in_o the_o church_n until_o they_o go_v out_o of_o it_o by_o obstinacy_n which_o they_o who_o eat_v only_o material_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_n do_v not_o and_o after_o they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o obstinacy_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o in_o the_o church_n secundum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la 4._o not_o absolute_o but_o respective_o or_o in_o part_n and_o after_o he_o have_v vapour_a a_o long_a time_n to_o no_o purpose_n thus_o much_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o himself_o 585._o as_o long_o as_o schismatic_n be_v not_o harden_v into_o a_o obstinacy_n as_o no_o schismatic_n be_v who_o be_v only_o material_o schismatical_a there_o be_v a_o prudentiall_a latitude_n allow_v by_o the_o church_n delay_v her_o censure_n as_o long_o as_o she_o can_v possible_o without_o wrong_v her_o government_n as_o be_v the_o facto_fw-la practise_v in_o england_n till_o the_o 10_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n this_o be_v full_a as_o much_o as_o i_o say_v that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o communicate_v in_o some_o case_n with_o material_a schismatic_n and_o whatsoever_o i_o say_v be_v rather_o to_o make_v a_o charitable_a construction_n of_o their_o material_a idolatry_n than_o out_o of_o fear_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o attaint_v we_o of_o any_o schism_n either_o material_a or_o formal_a if_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o reality_n to_o object_n against_o we_o he_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o intimate_v our_o inclination_n to_o favour_n arianism_n which_o he_o himself_o know_v our_o soul_n abhor_v and_o which_o he_o himself_o know_v to_o be_v express_o condemn_v in_o the_o second_o article_n of_o our_o church_n he_o may_v find_v my_o instance_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n communicate_v with_o the_o arrian_n and_o novatian_o in_o church_n office_n in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n preface_n pa._n 36_o if_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o say_v to_o they_o neither_o be_v it_o at_o the_o first_o sprout_v of_o the_o arrian_n heresy_n but_o after_o they_o have_v form_v several_a doxology_n to_o themselves_o nor_o at_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o novatian_a schism_n but_o towards_o the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o i_o cite_v st._n cyprian_n for_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o show_v that_o his_o moderation_n in_o abstain_v from_o censure_v do_v preserve_v he_o free_a from_o schism_n although_o he_o be_v in_o a_o error_n when_o optatus_n call_v the_o donatists'_v his_o brethren_n he_o do_v not_o mean_v his_o brethren_n in_o adam_n but_o his_o brethren_n in_o christ_n and_o wonder_n why_o his_o brother_n parmenian_n a_o donatist_n will_v rank_n himself_o with_o heretiek_n who_o be_v falsifier_n of_o the_o creed_n if_o this_o be_v the_o infallible_a mark_n of_o a_o heretic_n let_v pius_fw-la quartus_fw-la and_o his_o party_n look_v to_o themselves_o i_o dislike_v a_o position_n of_o he_o which_o the_o reader_n shall_v have_v in_o his_o own_o word_n i_o can_v say_v my_o religion_n be_v true_a but_o i_o must_v say_v the_o opposite_a be_v false_a i_o be_v good_a but_o i_o must_v say_v the_o opposite_a be_v naught_o my_o necessary_a but_o i_o must_v judge_v that_o which_o be_v inconsistent_a carry_v to_o damnation_n therefore_o who_o do_v not_o censure_v a_o contrary_a religion_n hold_v not_o his_o own_o certain_a that_o be_v have_v none_o upon_o this_o he_o pursue_v i_o with_o a_o full_a cry_v that_o the_o common_a principle_n of_o nature_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v true_a the_o opposite_a be_v false_a or_o a_o thing_n can_v both_o be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o once_o be_v deny_v by_o the_o bishop_n stay_v mr._n serjeant_n be_v not_o so_o fierce_a the_o bishop_n know_v as_o well_o as_o yourself_o that_o the_o disjunction_n of_o contradictory_n be_v eternal_a and_o
become_v indifferent_a unconcern_v opinion_n because_o they_o be_v negative_a i_o wish_v no_o more_o disparagement_n to_o any_o man_n then_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o such_o a_o absurd_a assertion_n either_o they_o be_v fundamental_a article_n or_o unconcern_v opinion_n how_o shall_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v article_n which_o never_o be_v article_n that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v everlasting_a and_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o devil_n everlasting_a be_v article_n of_o faith_n but_o every_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v deduce_v from_o these_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a article_n of_o faith_n to_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o my_o plea_n that_o we_o take_v nothing_o away_o but_o weed_n he_o plead_v first_o that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o self_n supposition_n or_o a_o beg_n of_o the_o question_n by_o his_o leave_n i_o have_v demonstrate_v that_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o papal_a power_n which_o be_v in_o controversy_n between_o they_o and_o we_o be_v all_o gross_a usurpation_n and_o weed_n which_o do_v never_o sprout_v up_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n until_o after_o 1100_o year_n no_o man_n can_v say_v without_o shame_n that_o such_o be_v plant_v by_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n second_o he_o except_v that_o to_o take_v away_o error_n be_v a_o requisite_a act_n of_o justice_n not_o a_o proof_n of_o moderation_n on_o the_o contrary_a therefore_o it_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o moderation_n because_o it_o be_v a_o requisite_a act_n of_o justice_n all_o virtue_n consist_v in_o the_o mean_a or_o in_o a_o moderation_n it_o be_v not_o his_o particular_a pretend_a supposititious_a tradition_n which_o do_v secure_v we_o that_o christ_n be_v and_o that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v the_o genuine_a word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o universal_a and_o perpetual_a tradition_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o christ._n my_o last_o proof_n of_o our_o moderation_n be_v that_o we_o be_v ready_a in_o the_o preparation_n of_o our_o mind_n to_o believe_v and_o practice_n whatsoever_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o this_o present_a age_n do_v believe_v and_o practise_v and_o this_o be_v a_o infallible_a preservative_n to_o keep_v a_o man_n within_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n whosoever_o do_v this_o cordial_o can_v possible_o be_v a_o formal_a heretic_n or_o schismatic_a because_o he_o be_v invincible_o ignorant_a of_o his_o heresy_n or_o schism_n 48._o no_o man_n can_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o separate_v his_o communion_n a_o communione_n orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n if_o he_o will_v have_v confute_v this_o his_o way_n have_v be_v to_o have_v propose_v something_o which_o the_o christian_a world_n unite_a do_v believe_v or_o practice_v which_o we_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o believe_v or_o practise_v this_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o do_v but_o bark_v and_o rail_v without_o rhyme_n or_o reason_n first_o he_o tell_v we_o we_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o universal_a church_n choose_v reader_n whether_o thou_o will_v believe_v he_o or_o our_o leiturgy_n wherein_o we_o pray_v daily_o that_o god_n will_v inspire_v the_o universal_a church_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n unity_n and_o concord_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o we_o have_v renounce_v our_o creed_n choose_v reader_n whether_o thou_o will_v believe_v he_o or_o our_o leiturgy_n wherein_o we_o make_v profession_n daily_o of_o the_o apostolic_a nicene_n and_o athanasian_n creed_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o we_o have_v renounce_v our_o reason_n if_o he_o have_v say_v only_o that_o we_o have_v lose_v our_o reason_n it_o be_v more_o than_o any_o man_n in_o his_o right_a wit_n will_v say_v but_o to_o say_v we_o have_v renounce_v our_o reason_n be_v incredible_a the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o be_v because_o we_o give_v no_o certain_a rule_n to_o know_v a_o true_a church_n from_o a_o heretical_a he_o suppose_v that_o no_o heretical_a church_n be_v a_o true_a church_n the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n may_v instruct_v he_o better_o that_o a_o heretical_a church_n be_v a_o true_a church_n while_o it_o err_v invincible_o he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v live_v in_o circumstance_n to_o be_v as_o well_o acquaint_v with_o our_o doctrine_n as_o most_o man_n be_v yet_o he_o profess_v that_o if_o his_o life_n be_v at_o stake_n be_v can_v not_o determine_v absolute_o upon_o our_o constant_a ground_n whether_o presbyterian_o anabaptist_n or_o quaker_n be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o universal_a church_n or_o no._n the_o near_a relation_n that_o he_o have_v have_v to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o more_o shame_n for_o he_o to_o scoff_n so_o often_o at_o the_o suppose_a nakedness_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o to_o revile_v she_o so_o virulent_o without_o either_o ground_n or_o provocation_n which_o give_v he_o his_o christian_a be_v he_o have_v my_o charitable_a judgement_n of_o presbyterian_o in_o my_o reply_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n epistle_n and_o for_o the_o other_o sect_n it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o have_v a_o little_a patience_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o die_v of_o themselves_o then_o trouble_v the_o world_n so_o much_o about_o they_o they_o be_v produce_v in_o a_o storm_n and_o will_v die_v in_o a_o calm_a he_o may_v be_v sure_a they_o will_v never_o molest_v he_o at_o any_o council_n either_o general_n or_o occidental_a it_o be_v honour_n enough_o for_o they_o to_o be_v name_v in_o earnest_n by_o a_o polemic_a writer_n but_o what_o manner_n of_o dispute_v be_v this_o to_o bring_v question_n in_o stead_n of_o argument_n as_o what_o new_a form_n of_o discipline_n the_o protestant_n have_v introduce_v what_o be_v the_o certain_a condition_n of_o a_o right_n ecumenical_a council_n what_o be_v the_o universal_a church_n and_o of_o what_o particular_a church_n it_o do_v consist_v what_o be_v the_o note_n to_o know_v a_o true_a church_n from_o a_o heretical_a we_o have_v introduce_v no_o new_a discipline_n but_o retain_v the_o old_a our_o condition_n of_o a_o right_n ecumenical_a council_n be_v the_o same_o they_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o rigorous_o exact_v in_o case_n of_o invincible_a necessity_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o ourselves_o then_o to_o censure_v other_o either_o to_o intrude_v ourselves_o into_o the_o office_n of_o god_n to_o distinguish_v perfect_o formal_a schismatic_n from_o material_a or_o into_o the_o office_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n to_o determine_v precise_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o her_o communion_n who_o not_o we_o exclude_v all_o those_o who_o undoubted_a general_n counsel_n have_v exclude_v the_o rest_n we_o leave_v to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o determination_n of_o a_o free_a council_n as_o general_n as_o may_v be_v but_o because_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o unsatisfied_a in_o any_o thing_n i_o be_o content_v to_o admit_v their_o own_o definition_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n that_o be_v the_o company_n of_o christian_n knit_v together_o by_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o same_o sacrament_n under_o the_o government_n of_o lawful_a pastor_n take_v away_o that_o purple_a patch_n which_o they_o have_v add_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o it_o for_o their_o own_o interest_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n as_o the_o only_a vicar_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n and_o if_o they_o have_v stint_v at_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v except_v against_o it_o he_o object_v that_o protestant_n have_v no_o ground_n to_o distinguish_v true_a believer_n from_o false_a that_o be_v strange_a indeed_o while_o we_o have_v the_o same_o scripture_n interpret_v by_o the_o same_o perpetual_a tradition_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n according_a to_o the_o same_o analogy_n of_o faith_n wherein_o we_o give_v this_o honour_n to_o the_o father_n not_o to_o be_v author_n but_o witness_n of_o tradition_n whatsoever_o ground_n they_o have_v to_o distinguish_v true_a believer_n from_o false_a we_o have_v the_o same_o but_o because_o i_o make_v the_o apostle_n creed_n to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n he_o object_v first_o than_o the_o puritan_n who_o deny_v the_o article_n of_o christ_n descent_n into_o hell_n must_v be_v exclude_v quite_o from_o the_o universal_a church_n if_o they_o be_v so_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n if_o they_o be_v turn_v out_o yet_o let_v they_o be_v hear_v first_o they_o plead_v that_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n descent_n be_v not_o particular_o determine_v but_o let_v it_o be_v determine_v or_o not_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o universal_a church_n by_o a_o general_n council_n and_o it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v submit_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o general_n
council_n than_o there_o will_v need_v no_o turn_v out_o second_o he_o object_v so_o a_o man_n may_v reject_v all_o government_n of_o the_o church_n the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o the_o sacrament_n all_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o continue_v a_o member_n of_o god_n church_n why_o so_o when_o i_o say_v the_o creed_n be_v a_o â—ufficient_a rule_n of_o faith_n or_o credendorum_fw-la of_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v i_o neither_o say_v nor_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v regula_fw-la agendorum_fw-la a_o rule_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v to_o be_v practise_v such_o as_o the_o act_n of_o discipline_n and_o of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o creed_n contain_v enough_o for_o salvation_n touch_v the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n before_o the_o word_n filioque_fw-la be_v add_v to_o it_o and_o there_o be_v great_a cause_n to_o doubt_v that_o the_o contention_n of_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n about_o this_o subject_a be_v but_o a_o mere_a logomachy_n or_o strife_n about_o word_n the_o scripture_n and_o the_o creed_n be_v not_o two_o different_a rule_n of_o faith_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o rule_n dilate_v in_o the_o scripture_n contract_v in_o the_o creed_n the_o end_n of_o the_o creed_n be_v to_o contain_v all_o fundamental_a point_n of_o faith_n or_o a_o summary_n of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o be_v believe_v necessitate_v medii_fw-la but_o in_o what_o particular_a write_n all_o these_o fundamental_a point_n be_v contain_v be_v no_o particular_a fundamental_a article_n itself_o nor_o contain_v in_o the_o creed_n nor_o can_v be_v contain_v in_o it_o since_o it_o be_v apparent_a out_o of_o scripture_n itself_o that_o the_o creed_n be_v make_v and_o deposit_v with_o the_o church_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o faith_n before_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v full_o perfect_v arrian_n and_o socinian_o may_v perhaps_o wrest_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n to_o their_o heretical_a sense_n but_o not_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v by_o the_o first_o four_o general_n counsel_n which_o all_o orthodox_n christian_n do_v admit_v he_o say_v they_o and_o we_o differ_v about_o the_o sense_n of_o two_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n that_o be_v the_o descent_n of_o christ_n into_o hell_n and_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o set_v not_o down_o wherein_o we_o differ_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o understand_v our_o difference_n have_v be_v of_o both_o church_n but_o i_o for_o my_o part_n do_v rather_o believe_v that_o he_o understand_v neither_o part_n right_a howsoever_o it_o be_v the_o different_a sense_n of_o a_o article_n do_v make_v a_o heretic_n after_o it_o be_v define_v by_o the_o universal_a church_n not_o before_o he_o say_v he_o have_v already_o show_v in_o the_o forego_n section_n that_o the_o protestant_a ground_n have_v leave_v no_o order_n and_o subordination_n of_o universal_a government_n in_o god_n church_n but_o he_o have_v neither_o show_v it_o in_o the_o forego_n section_n nor_o any_o where_o else_o nor_o be_v able_a to_o show_v it_o we_o have_v the_o same_o subordination_n that_o the_o primitive_a church_n of_o inferior_a clergy_n man_n to_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n to_o archbishop_n of_o archbishop_n to_o patriarch_n and_o of_o patriarch_n to_o a_o general_n council_n or_o as_o general_n as_o may_v be_v let_v he_o show_v any_o one_o link_n of_o this_o subordination_n that_o we_o have_v weaken_v i_o say_v we_o acknowledge_v not_o a_o virtual_a church_n or_o one_o man_n as_o infallible_a as_o the_o universal_a church_n he_o rejoin_v nor_o they_o neither_o i_o wish_v it_o be_v so_o general_o but_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n in_o their_o hand_n who_o only_o we_o accuse_v in_o this_o behalf_n do_v maintain_v the_o contrary_a that_o a_o general_n council_n without_o the_o pope_n may_v err_v that_o the_o pope_n with_o any_o council_n general_n or_o particular_a can_v err_v that_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n be_v radicate_v in_o the_o pope_n by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n prayer_n for_o s._n peter_n that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v not_o in_o a_o company_n of_o counsellor_n nor_o in_o a_o council_n of_o bishop_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v define_v temerarious_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n or_o good_a manner_n which_o concern_v the_o whole_a church_n what_o a_o general_n council_n be_v and_o what_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v and_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o as_o heretic_n i_o have_v show_v already_o namely_o all_o those_o and_o only_o those_o who_o do_v either_o renounce_v their_o creed_n the_o badge_n of_o their_o christianity_n the_o same_o faith_n whereinto_o they_o be_v baptize_v or_o who_o differ_v about_o the_o sense_n of_o any_o article_n thereof_o have_v already_o be_v exclude_v as_o heretic_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o undoubted_a general_n council_n howsoever_o he_o sleight_v the_o controversy_n which_o they_o have_v among_o themselves_o concern_v the_o last_o resolution_n of_o faith_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o no_o moment_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o of_o so_o little_a concernment_n to_o be_v so_o slight_v what_o avail_v it_o to_o say_v they_o have_v the_o church_n for_o a_o infallible_a judge_n while_o they_o be_v not_o certain_a or_o do_v not_o know_v what_o the_o church_n be_v or_o who_o this_o infallible_a judge_n be_v may_v not_o a_o man_n say_v unto_o they_o as_o elijah_n say_v unto_o the_o israelite_n why_o halt_v you_o between_o two_o opinion_n or_o rather_o why_o halt_n yet_o betwixt_o five_o or_o six_o opinion_n if_o the_o pope_n alone_o be_v infallible_a judge_n follow_v he_o if_o a_o general_n council_n alone_o be_v this_o infallible_a judge_n follow_v it_o if_o the_o essential_a church_n be_v the_o infallible_a judge_n adhere_v to_o it_o if_o the_o pope_n and_o a_o general_n council_n oâ—_n the_o pope_n and_o a_o particular_a council_n or_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o conclave_n of_o cardinal_n be_v this_o infallible_a judge_n follow_v they_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o their_o universal_a church_n be_v as_o visible_a as_o the_o sun_n at_o noon_n day_n to_o wit_n those_o country_n in_o communion_n with_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n without_o doubt_n they_o be_v visible_a enough_o but_o it_o be_v as_o visible_a that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o universal_a church_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n they_o be_v the_o elder_n christian_n and_o more_o numerous_a four_o for_o one_o both_o patriarch_n and_o people_n it_o be_v against_o reason_n that_o one_o single_a protopatriarch_n shall_v cast_v out_o four_o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v both_o party_n and_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n but_o here_o it_o end_v not_o if_o the_o pope_n will_v have_v his_o visible_a church_n to_o be_v one_o homogeneous_a body_n he_o must_v cast_v out_o a_o great_a many_o more_o yet_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suspect_v this_o very_a dispatcher_n himself_o among_o the_o rest_n for_o all_o his_o show_n they_o flatter_v the_o pope_n with_o general_n term_n of_o head_n and_o chief_a governor_n and_o first_o mover_n which_o signify_v nothing_o but_o in_o reality_n they_o will_v have_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o duke_n of_o venice_n be_v in_o the_o venetian_a common_a wealth_n that_o be_v less_o than_o any_o single_a senator_n or_o that_o which_o a_o general_n master_n be_v in_o a_o religious_a order_n 14._o above_o all_o priour_o and_o provincial_n but_o subject_a to_o a_o congregation_n general_n wherein_o do_v these_o man_n differ_v from_o we_o sect._n 8._o that_o all_o prince_n â—nd_v republic_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n do_v in_o effect_v the_o same_o thing_n whicâ—_n henry_n the_o eight_o do_v when_o they_o have_v occasion_n or_o at_o least_o do_v plead_v for_o it_o this_o be_v the_o title_n and_o this_o be_v my_o scope_n of_o my_o five_o ground_n which_o i_o make_v good_a by_o the_o law_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o emperor_n with_o their_o counsel_n and_o synod_n and_o electoral_a college_n by_o the_o law_n of_o france_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n the_o act_n of_o their_o parliament_n and_o declaration_n of_o their_o university_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n his_o counsel_n his_o parliament_n in_o sicily_n in_o castille_n in_o brabant_n and_o flanders_n by_o the_o sigh_n of_o portugal_n and_o their_o bleaâ—ings_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o university_n of_o lisbon_n by_o the_o law_n and_o proclamation_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n this_o i_o make_v good_a in_o every_o particular_a branch_n of_o papal_a power_n which_o we_o have_v cast_v out_o of_o england_n the_o patronage_n of_o the_o english_a church_n the_o right_a to_o call_v and_o confirm_v synod_n to_o confer_v bishopric_n to_o
when_o his_o substance_n of_o papal_a authority_n have_v lose_v all_o its_o extent_n which_o he_o give_v every_o man_n leave_v to_o question_v it_o be_v a_o indivisible_a indeed_o his_o second_o exception_n be_v just_a such_o another_o i_o plead_v that_o i_o speak_v express_o of_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n he_o rejoin_v no_o my_o lord_n but_o i_o will_v not_o let_v you_o change_v â—he_v subâ—ect_a of_o the_o whole_a question_n if_o he_o will_v change_v my_o sense_n he_o must_v take_v the_o contradiction_n upon_o himself_o these_o be_v the_o common_a rule_n of_o dispute_v with_o this_o great_a dictatour_n in_o logic_n i_o chance_v to_o say_v that_o our_o religion_n and_o they_o be_v the_o same_o he_o bid_v i_o answer_v serious_o whether_o the_o roman_a religion_n and_o we_o do_v not_o differ_v in_o this_o very_a point_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n if_o the_o roman_a religion_n be_v the_o christian_a religion_n than_o our_o religion_n be_v the_o same_o every_o difference_n in_o this_o point_n or_o another_o point_n do_v not_o make_v a_o diverse_a religion_n a_o garden_n weed_v and_o a_o garden_n unweeded_a be_v the_o same_o garden_n we_o esteem_v it_o a_o honour_n to_o be_v christian_n and_o no_o dishonour_n to_o we_o that_o we_o be_v no_o papist_n what_o they_o think_v of_o we_o concern_v themselves_o not_o we_o we_o do_v glad_o admit_v the_o old_a apostolical_a rule_n of_o religion_n but_o we_o like_v not_o their_o new_a rule_n or_o new_a creed_n and_o we_o be_v ready_a for_o peace_n sake_n to_o attribute_v as_o much_o to_o the_o pope_n as_o many_o of_o their_o own_o doctor_n do_v that_o be_v a_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n and_o the_o not_o accept_v of_o this_o render_v they_o guilty_a of_o schism_n and_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o god_n church_n he_o demand_v if_o these_o rigorous_a assertion_n be_v not_o the_o general_n tenet_n of_o their_o church_n who_o do_v we_o impugn_v we_o impugn_v the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n who_o tenet_n these_o rigorous_a assertion_n be_v upon_o which_o they_o ground_v their_o manifold_a usurpation_n which_o we_o have_v cast_v out_o deserve_o and_o for_o so_o do_v they_o have_v excommunicate_v we_o and_o so_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o pope_n just_a authority_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n or_o beginning_n of_o unity_n at_o the_o most_o this_o we_o have_v not_o cast_v out_o and_o this_o act_n we_o can_v justify_v by_o bety_a logic_n than_o he_o can_v oppose_v it_o we_o know_v the_o pope_n have_v sometime_o remit_v of_o his_o rigour_n when_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v good_a his_o sentence_n by_o force_n but_o it_o will_v trouble_v he_o to_o find_v one_o instance_n of_o a_o pope_n who_o have_v ever_o retract_v his_o unjust_a censure_n out_o of_o pure_a conscience_n or_o acknowledge_v his_o unjust_a usurpation_n whether_o he_o do_v or_o no_o we_o do_v not_o much_o regard_n be_v do_v with_o a_o err_a key_n many_o million_o of_o christian_n be_v save_v which_o be_v out_o of_o his_o catholic_n world_n next_o follow_v two_o heavy_a contradiction_n able_a to_o make_v miloes_n back_n crack_v with_o their_o weight_n take_v they_o in_o his_o own_o word_n for_o they_o be_v even_o absurd_a enough_o without_o any_o aggravavation_n the_o bishop_n say_v that_o all_o catholic_n king_n abet_v by_o their_o doctor_n and_o casuist_n do_v resist_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o usurpation_n but_o here_o to_o show_v how_o some_o doctor_n at_o sometime_o escape_v the_o pope_n clutch_n he_o say_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o court_n have_v something_o else_o to_o do_v then_o to_o inquire_v afâ—er_o the_o teneâ—s_n of_o private_a doctor_n why_o may_v not_o this_o grow_v to_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o time_n it_o be_v no_o conciliation_n already_o the_o other_o contradiction_n be_v yet_o more_o silly_a i_o say_v perhaps_o some_o of_o those_o doctor_n live_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n and_o basile_n that_o be_v one_o enuntiation_n what_o be_v the_o other_o nay_o there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o of_o i_o yet_o he_o cry_v score_n up_o another_o self_n contradiction_n how_o a_o contradiction_n of_o one_o proposition_n a_o contradiction_n with_o a_o perhaps_o such_o a_o contradiction_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o in_o our_o day_n nor_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o forefather_n but_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o self_n contradiction_n yet_o perhaps_o it_o may_v contradict_v the_o truth_n no_o true_o it_o conâ—â—adicts_v the_o truth_n no_o more_o than_o itself_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o perhaps_o to_o give_v he_o line_n enough_o some_o of_o the_o opposer_n live_v in_o this_o last_o age_n yet_o the_o bishop_n say_v some_o of_o they_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o ever_o a_o contradiction_n be_v pretend_v betwixt_o two_o particular_a proposition_n such_o as_o these_o he_o say_v that_o none_o can_v tell_v what_o i_o mean_v by_o their_o live_n out_o of_o the_o pope_n reach_n i_o tell_v he_o myself_o their_o be_v protect_v by_o sovereign_a power_n my_o lord_n the_o emperor_n defend_v i_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o will_v defend_v the_o with_o the_o penne._n he_o say_v what_o the_o sorbon_n doctor_n think_v of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n concern_v not_o i_o nor_o the_o question_n they_o ever_o value_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n as_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o not_o do_v of_o which_o we_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n he_o will_v find_v that_o it_o do_v both_o concern_v i_o and_o the_o question_n if_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n have_v not_o obtrude_v another_o manner_n of_o supremacy_n than_o the_o sorbon_n doctor_n allow_v this_o schism_n have_v never_o be_v for_o all_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n they_o radicate_v ecclesiastical_a power_n in_o the_o church_n they_o subject_v the_o pope_n to_o the_o church_n they_o make_v he_o no_o sovereign_a prince_n but_o a_o duke_n of_o venice_n less_o than_o the_o senate_n that_o be_v less_o than_o a_o general_n council_n all_o that_o they_o allow_v he_o be_v a_o beginning_n of_o unity_n where_o have_v we_o dissallow_v that_o he_o accuse_v our_o bloody_a law_n and_o bloody_a execution_n i_o refer_v he_o to_o my_o reply_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n where_o this_o question_n be_v clear_o state_v and_o full_o discuss_v and_o i_o expect_v a_o account_n from_o he_o of_o that_o he_o have_v to_o say_v against_o it_o solid_o and_o full_o but_o i_o see_v omnibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la vitium_fw-la est_fw-la cantoribus_fw-la inter_fw-la amicos_fw-la vâ—nunquam_fw-la inducant_fw-la animum_fw-la cantare_fw-la rogate_v injussi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la desistant_fw-la he_o delight_v altogether_o in_o general_n and_o i_o love_v to_o have_v controversy_n circumstantiate_v qui_fw-la pauca_fw-la considerate_a facile_fw-la pronuntiat_fw-la i_o bring_v more_o then_o pretend_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n on_o our_o part_n to_o justify_v our_o law_n even_o gross_a treason_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n on_o their_o part_n he_o say_v that_o in_o my_o 48._o page_n i_o clear_v their_o religion_n from_o destroy_a subjection_n to_o prince_n all_o i_o say_v be_v this_o their_o religion_n be_v the_o same_o with_o we_o that_o be_v christian_a and_o need_v not_o to_o be_v clear_v from_o be_v a_o source_n of_o sedition_n or_o a_o incentive_a to_o rebellion_n here_o be_v something_o to_o clear_a christian_a religion_n but_o not_o popery_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la as_o it_o be_v obtrude_v well_o but_o he_o say_v he_o will_v supply_v that_o defect_n i_o subsume_v but_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v to_o we_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n therefore_o the_o hold_v of_o it_o be_v according_a to_o he_o no_o way_n injurious_a to_o prince_n observe_v reader_n it_o be_v he_o subsume_v not_o i_o so_o it_o be_v he_o that_o clear_v they_o qua_fw-la tale_n as_o they_o be_v papist_n not_o i_o and_o how_o do_v he_o clear_v they_o by_o a_o syllogism_n as_o memorable_a as_o his_o contradiction_n his_o assumption_n be_v but_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v to_o we_o roman_a catholic_n a_o point_n of_o faith_n therefore_o the_o hold_v of_o it_o be_v according_a to_o he_o the_o bishop_n of_o derry_n no_o way_n injurious_a to_o prince_n stay_v sr._n here_o be_v a_o syllogism_n with_o a_o witness_n which_o have_v more_o in_o the_o conclusion_n then_o there_o be_v in_o the_o premise_n namely_o according_a to_o he_o who_o taâ—ght_v you_o this_o logic_n to_o assume_v for_o yourself_o and_o conclude_v for_o i_o here_o he_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o two_o new_a contradiction_n of_o i_o as_o silly_a and_o senseless_a as_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v these_o that_o i_o say_v the_o instance_n cite_v by_o i_o be_v before_o the_o disloyal_a
that_o authority_n which_o he_o do_v challenge_v and_o not_o wave_v the_o extent_n as_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a if_o he_o challenge_v it_o out_o of_o prudentiall_a reason_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v consider_v whether_o the_o hope_n or_o the_o hazard_n the_o advantage_n or_o disadvantage_n the_o convenience_n or_o inconvenience_n of_o such_o a_o form_n of_o government_n particular_o circumstantiate_v do_v over_o balance_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o and_o the_o sure_a trial_n of_o this_o be_v by_o experience_n it_o will_v trouble_v he_o to_o find_v so_o many_o advantage_n which_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n of_o england_n have_v receive_v from_o papal_a jurisdiction_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o key_n of_o order_n as_o may_v overweigh_v all_o those_o disadvantage_n which_o they_o have_v sustain_v by_o the_o extortion_n and_o usurpation_n and_o malignant_a influence_n of_o the_o papacy_n if_o he_o attribute_v no_o more_o power_n to_o the_o pope_n than_o all_o roman_a catholic_n universal_o do_v approve_v which_o be_v the_o only_a rule_n that_o he_o give_v we_o to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o papal_a authority_n he_o need_v not_o be_v so_o impetuous_a this_o question_n be_v near_o a_o end_n he_o ask_v whether_o we_o and_o the_o eastern_a southern_a and_o northern_a christian_n be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o patriarch_n or_o any_o other_o common_a government_n i_o answer_v we_o and_o they_o be_v under_o the_o same_o common_a government_n which_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v under_o from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n long_o before_o there_o be_v any_o general_n counsel_n that_o be_v the_o government_n of_o bishop_n under_o primate_fw-la or_o patriarch_n for_o as_o i_o have_v say_v former_o a_o protarch_n and_o a_o patriarch_n in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v both_o one_o we_o have_v as_o much_o opportunity_n to_o convocate_v synod_n as_o they_o have_v then_o before_o there_o be_v christian_a emperor_n and_o more_o yet_o by_o such_o counsel_n as_o they_o can_v congregate_v though_o they_o be_v not_o general_n they_o govern_v the_o church_n if_o there_o be_v not_o that_o free_a communication_n of_o one_o church_n with_o another_o that_o be_v then_o either_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a distance_n or_o our_o mutual_a misunderstanding_n one_o of_o another_o for_o want_v of_o the_o old_a canonical_a epistle_n or_o literae_fw-la formatae_fw-la the_o more_o be_v the_o pity_n we_o be_v sorry_a for_o it_o and_o ready_a to_o contribute_v our_o uttermost_a endeavour_n to_o the_o remedy_n of_o it_o with_o these_o western_a church_n which_o have_v shake_v of_o the_o roman_a yâ—ke_n we_o have_v much_o more_o communion_n by_o synod_n by_o letter_n by_o publish_v our_o confession_n and_o we_o may_v just_o hope_v for_o a_o much_o near_a union_n yet_o both_o in_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n if_o god_n will_v be_v gracious_o please_v to_o restore_v a_o happy_a peace_n that_o we_o have_v it_o not_o already_o in_o so_o large_a a_o measure_n as_o we_o may_v be_v their_o only_a fault_n who_o will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o a_o vniform_a reformation_n sometime_o they_o accuse_v we_o for_o have_v too_o much_o communion_n with_o they_o at_o other_o time_n they_o will_v not_o grant_v we_o to_o have_v any_o at_o all_o concern_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o western_a church_n which_o submit_v to_o the_o papacy_n we_o have_v the_o same_o rule_n both_o of_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n which_o they_o have_v we_o have_v the_o same_o that_o they_o have_v save_v their_o additionall_n error_n we_o have_v break_v no_o bond_n of_o unity_n either_o in_o faith_n or_o discipline_n we_o have_v renounce_v no_o just_a authority_n either_o divine_a or_o humane_a we_o adhere_v to_o the_o apostle_n creed_n as_o the_o ancient_a and_o true_a rule_n of_o faith_n into_o which_o alone_o all_o christian_n that_o ever_o be_v have_v be_v baptize_v and_o we_o renounce_v the_o upstart_n additional_a article_n of_o pius_n the_o four_o we_o be_v willing_a for_o peace_n sake_n to_o give_v the_o pope_n the_o same_o primacy_n of_o order_n which_o st._n peter_n have_v above_o his_o fellow_n apostle_n but_o the_o supremacy_n of_o power_n be_v not_o in_o st._n peter_n but_o in_o the_o apostolical_a college_n neither_o be_v now_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o in_o a_o council_n of_o bishop_n he_o say_v we_o maintain_v a_o large_a brotherhood_n than_o they_o but_o never_o go_v about_o to_o show_v any_o visible_a tie_n of_o government_n we_o show_v they_o the_o same_o badge_n or_o cognisance_n of_o our_o christianity_n that_o be_v the_o same_o creed_n and_o the_o same_o discipline_n or_o government_n that_o be_v the_o same_o colour_n derive_v down_o from_o the_o apostle_n by_o a_o uninterrupted_a succession_n the_o same_o doctrine_n and_o the_o same_o discipline_n be_v tie_n enough_o to_o take_v a_o exact_a view_n it_o be_v necessary_a the_o organ_n shall_v be_v perfect_a the_o medium_fw-la fit_a and_o the_o distance_n convenient_a if_o any_o one_o of_o these_o be_v defective_a in_o mr._n ross_v view_n he_o may_v well_o mistake_v but_o i_o may_v not_o do_v he_o that_o wrong_v to_o trust_v your_o testimony_n without_o cite_v his_o word_n he_o urge_v if_o christ_n have_v leave_v any_o unity_n of_o government_n in_o his_o church_n and_o command_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v and_o we_o have_v take_v a_o course_n to_o leave_v no_o such_o unity_n than_o we_o have_v rebel_v against_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o false_o pretend_v to_o have_v he_o our_o spiritual_a head_n i_o admit_v this_o now_o let_v he_o assume_v but_o you_o protestant_n have_v take_v a_o course_n to_o leave_v no_o unity_n of_o government_n in_o the_o church_n which_o christ_n leave_v and_o command_v to_o be_v keep_v i_o deny_v his_o assumption_n altogether_o and_o he_o say_v not_o one_o word_n to_o prove_v it_o this_o be_v his_o enthymematicall_a manner_n of_o argue_v he_o procee_v that_o to_o have_v a_o general_n council_n for_o a_o ecclesiastical_a head_n be_v to_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o ordinary_a unity_n of_o government_n in_o god_n church_n but_o extraordinary_a only_a when_o a_o council_n sit_v i_o deny_v this_o proposition_n altogether_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v evident_a because_o beside_o a_o general_n council_n which_o sit_v but_o rare_o neither_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o it_o shall_v sit_v often_o nisi_fw-la dignus_fw-la vindice_n nodus_fw-la inciderit_fw-la there_o be_v particular_a counsel_n which_o in_o lesser_a exigent_n serve_v the_o turn_n as_o well_o as_o general_n there_o be_v patriarch_n and_o bishop_n which_o be_v ordinary_a and_o perpetual_a in_o a_o aristocracy_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o governor_n shall_v be_v evermore_o actual_o assemble_v in_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n there_o be_v no_o general_n counsel_n hold_v there_o be_v less_o hope_n of_o ever_o hold_v they_o then_o then_o now_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o ordinary_a unity_n of_o government_n in_o god_n châ—rch_n in_o those_o day_n for_o which_o they_o be_v not_o indebt_v at_o all_o to_o any_o visible_a monarch_n bâ—t_o when_o a_o general_n council_n do_v sit_v the_o supreme_a ecclesiastical_a power_n rest_v in_o it_o he_o wonder_v why_o i_o shall_v make_v the_o king_n only_o a_o political_a head_n contrary_a to_o our_o common_a assertion_n it_o seem_v that_o though_o he_o have_v be_v breed_v among_o we_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o be_v much_o verse_v in_o our_o author_n no_o man_n that_o ever_o understand_v himself_o make_v he_o otherwise_o yet_o this_o political_a head_n have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o person_n in_o the_o external_a regiment_n of_o the_o church_n he_o demand_v be_v there_o any_o orderly_a common_a tie_n of_o government_n oblige_v this_o head_n to_o correspond_v with_o the_o other_o head_n if_o not_o where_o be_v the_o unity_n i_o answer_v yes_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o spiritual_a guide_n that_o be_v his_o bishop_n and_o synod_n if_o this_o method_n be_v so_o great_a a_o rarity_n with_o he_o it_o be_v his_o own_o fault_n he_o have_v say_v more_o proper_o to_o correspond_v with_o the_o other_o head_n then_o head_n he_o say_v it_o be_v false_a to_o say_v that_o they_o have_v sometime_o two_o or_o three_o head_n since_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o true_a or_o right_o choose_v pope_n true_o but_o the_o election_n may_v be_v uncertain_a that_o no_o man_n live_a can_v know_v the_o true_a pope_n so_o whether_o there_o be_v three_o pope_n or_o one_o pope_n and_o two_o pretender_n yet_o if_o the_o right_a pope_n can_v be_v make_v appear_v it_o be_v all_o one_o relative_o to_o the_o church_n if_o the_o trumpet_n give_v a_o uncertain_a sound_n who_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o to_o the_o battle_n he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o when_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v vacant_a the_o headship_n be_v
or_o humane_a law_n and_o refuse_v to_o contend_v with_o we_o when_o we_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v usurpation_n to_o what_o end_n do_v he_o interest_n himself_o and_o break_v other_o man_n head_n with_o the_o clatter_a noise_n of_o his_o sabot_n sect_n x._o a_o answer_n to_o their_o objection_n their_o first_o objection_n be_v that_o we_o have_v separate_v ourselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n i_o answer_v that_o we_o hold_v communion_n with_o thrice_o so_o many_o catholic_n christian_n as_o they_o do_v that_o be_v the_o eastern_a southern_a and_o northern_a christian_n beside_o protestant_n he_o interprete_v these_o christian_n with_o who_o we_o hold_v communion_n to_o be_v numberless_a multitude_n of_o manichee_n gnostic_n carpocratian_o arrian_n nestorian_n eutichian_o &c._n &c._n add_v that_o he_o protest_v most_o faithful_o he_o do_v not_o think_v that_o i_o have_v any_o solid_a reason_n to_o refuse_v communion_n to_o the_o worst_a of_o they_o reader_n learn_v how_o to_o value_v his_o faithful_a protestation_n hereafter_o i_o show_v that_o we_o all_o detest_v those_o damn_a heresy_n and_o complain_v of_o his_o partiality_n and_o want_n of_o ingenuity_n to_o abuse_v the_o reader_n with_o such_o lie_a suggestion_n which_o he_o himself_o know_v to_o be_v most_o false_a and_o challenge_v he_o to_o show_v that_o any_o of_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o of_o these_o heresy_n now_o see_v what_o he_o produce_v to_o free_v himself_o from_o such_o a_o horrid_a calumny_n first_o he_o say_v that_o the_o bishop_n tax_n be_v evident_o this_o to_o show_v some_o solid_a reason_n why_o he_o admit_v some_o of_o these_o and_o reject_v other_o this_o be_v not_o the_o purge_n of_o his_o old_a calumny_n but_o the_o twist_v of_o a_o new_a calumny_n to_o it_o labhominate_a and_o anathematise_v they_o all_o and_o he_o will_v have_v a_o reason_n of_o i_o why_o i_o admit_v some_o of_o they_o and_o reject_v other_o well_o do_v brave_a disputant_n second_o he_o urge_v suppose_v he_o can_v not_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o any_o of_o these_o otâ—er_a church_n with_o any_o of_o these_o heresy_n be_v there_o no_o other_o hereâ—sies_n in_o the_o world_n but_o these_o old_a one_o or_o be_v it_o impossible_a that_o a_o new_a heresy_n shall_v arise_v there_o be_v other_o heresy_n in_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o a_o new_a heresy_n my_o arise_v but_o what_o do_v that_o concern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n unless_o he_o think_v that_o there_o be_v no_o heresy_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v but_o the_o church_n of_o england_n must_v be_v guilty_a if_o it_o worse_o and_o worse_o he_o proceed_v that_o he_o accuse_v not_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o the_o bishop_n for_o hold_v those_o material_a point_n but_o that_o have_v no_o determinate_a certain_a rule_n of_o faith_n they_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o reject_v any_o from_o their_o communion_n who_o hold_v some_o common_a point_n of_o christianity_n with_o they_o it_o be_v well_o habemus_fw-la câ—nfiâ—entem_fw-la reum_fw-la mr._n serjeant_n retract_v his_o charge_n the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o bishop_n be_v once_o declare_v innocent_a of_o those_o old_a heresy_n which_o he_o make_v a_o muster_n of_o to_o no_o purpose_n to_o let_v he_o see_v that_o i_o say_v nothing_o new_a and_o how_o he_o thrash_v his_o own_o friend_n blind_a fold_n peter_n lombard_n thomas_n a_o jesu_n cardinal_n tolet_n and_o many_o other_o do_v make_v the_o question_n about_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v verbal_a only_o without_o reality_n and_o that_o the_o grecian_a expression_n of_o spiritus_fw-la filii_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n and_o per_fw-la filium_fw-la by_o the_o son_n do_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o our_o filioque_fw-la and_o from_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o nestorian_n onuphrius_n give_v this_o judgement_n tertii_fw-la these_o nestorian_n do_v seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v retain_v the_o name_n of_o nestorius_n the_o heretic_n rather_o than_o his_o error_n for_o i_o find_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o savour_v of_o that_o sect._n and_o for_o the_o suppose_a eutychian_o thomas_n a_o jesu_n give_v we_o ample_a testimony_n that_o the_o suspicion_n do_v grow_v upon_o a_o double_a mistake_n 11._o they_o be_v suspect_v of_o eutychianisme_n because_o they_o retain_v not_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n because_o they_o suspect_v it_o of_o nestorianisme_n but_o yet_o they_o accurse_v eutyches_n for_o a_o heretic_n and_o so_o do_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n anathematise_v nestorius_n the_o same_o be_v assert_v by_o brerewood_n 183._o out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o jacobite_n nestorian_n armenian_n cophites_n and_o abyssine_n to_o his_o objection_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o though_o we_o have_v no_o such_o certain_a rule_n of_o faith_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o present_o necessary_a that_o we_o must_v tumble_v headlong_o into_o such_o abominable_a error_n as_o many_o of_o these_o heretic_n hold_v which_o the_o discreet_a heathen_a do_v detest_v second_o we_o have_v a_o certain_a rule_n of_o faith_n the_o apostle_n creed_n dilate_v in_o the_o scripture_n or_o the_o scripture_n contract_v into_o the_o apostle_n creed_n and_o for_o that_o ugly_a fardel_n of_o heresy_n which_o he_o mention_v we_o can_v show_v that_o they_o be_v all_o diametral_o opposite_a to_o the_o apostle_n creed_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o four_o first_o general_n counsel_n reader_n have_v a_o care_n to_o presere_fw-fr epicteâ—us_n he_o jewel_n remember_v to_o distrust_v such_o faithful_a or_o rather_o feign_a protestation_n he_o argue_v all_o those_o heretic_n have_v the_o same_o rule_n or_o ground_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o protestant_n have_v namely_o the_o holy_a scripture_n therefore_o they_o be_v all_o of_o the_o protestant_a communion_n in_o good_a time_n all_o those_o heretic_n have_v the_o same_o rule_n or_o ground_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o roman_a catholic_n have_v namely_o the_o holy_a scripture_n therefore_o they_o be_v of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n communion_n if_o he_o except_v that_o the_o bare_a letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o the_o ground_n or_o rule_n of_o faith_n to_o roman_a catholic_n but_o the_o scripture_n interpret_v according_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v the_o very_a same_o for_o itself_o so_o if_o this_o be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o error_n to_o abandon_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n we_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o the_o source_n of_o all_o error_n this_o be_v the_o only_a difference_n in_o this_o particular_a between_o i_o and_o mr._n serjeant_n what_o he_o attribute_v to_o the_o tradition_n of_o immediate_a forefather_n i_o ascribe_v to_o the_o perpetual_a and_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n who_o will_v believe_v that_o this_o man_n himself_o have_v desert_v the_o tradition_n of_o his_o immediate_a forefather_n that_o which_o he_o add_v the_o tradition_n of_o immediate_a forefather_n be_v the_o only_a ground_n of_o faith_n certainty_n and_o the_o deny_v of_o it_o more_o pestilential_a than_o the_o deny_v of_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o assert_v the_o worst_a of_o those_o error_n which_o any_o of_o those_o old_a heretic_n hold_v as_o there_o be_v two_o god_n a_o good_a god_n and_o a_o evil_a god_n be_v most_o false_a and_o dangerous_a to_o tumble_v into_o a_o certain_a crime_n for_o fear_n of_o a_o uncertein_a what_o he_o add_v concern_v sect_n new_a spring_v up_o in_o england_n and_o luther_n and_o carolostadius_fw-la concern_v not_o we_o nor_o the_o present_a controversy_n i_o say_v that_o some_o few_o eastern_a christian_n be_v call_v nestorian_n and_o some_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o unusual_a expression_n suspect_v of_o eâ—tichianisme_n but_o most_o wrongful_o and_o in_o our_o name_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o those_o church_n which_o hold_v communion_n with_o we_o i_o accuse_v all_o the_o error_n of_o those_o heretic_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o he_o say_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o right_a then_o to_o call_v they_o so_o that_o what_o i_o say_v here_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o public_a and_o best_a intelligence_n we_o have_v from_o those_o remote_a country_n that_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o cling_v in_o very_o brotherly_a and_o very_a love_o with_o the_o nestorian_n and_o eutychian_o though_o i_o say_v i_o will_v not_o that_o i_o stroke_v those_o error_n which_o i_o accurse_v with_o a_o gentle_a hand_n still_v they_o but_o unusual_a expression_n first_o for_o so_o much_o as_o concern_v myself_o i_o have_v renounce_v those_o error_n i_o have_v accurse_v they_o if_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o credit_v i_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v for_o i_o to_o do_v but_o to_o appeal_v to_o god_n
the_o searcher_n of_o all_o heart_n that_o what_o i_o say_v be_v true_a and_o his_o accusation_n be_v groundless_a calumny_n but_o as_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n he_o add_v that_o these_o unusual_a expression_n be_v only_o these_o that_o christ_n have_v two_o distinct_a person_n and_o no_o distinct_a nature_n thus_o he_o say_v but_o what_o author_n what_o authority_n do_v he_o produce_v that_o any_o of_o these_o church_n be_v guilty_a of_o any_o such_o expression_n none_o at_o all_o because_o for_o all_o his_o good_a intelligence_n he_o have_v none_o to_o produce_v nor_o ever_o will_v be_v able_a to_o produce_v any_o and_o so_o his_o good_a intelligence_n must_v end_v in_o smoke_n and_o stink_n as_o his_o most_o faithful_a protestation_n do_v before_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n to_o his_o shame_n with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o english_a church_n art_n 2._o that_o the_o two_o nature_n divine_a and_o humane_a be_v perfect_o and_o inseparable_o conjoin_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o person_n of_o christ._n do_v this_o agree_v with_o his_o counterfeit_a expression_n christ_n have_v two_o distinct_a person_n no_o distnct_a nature_n when_o i_o use_v this_o expression_n the_o best_o be_v we_o be_v either_o wheat_n or_o chaff_n of_o the_o lord_n floor_n but_o their_o tongue_n must_v not_o winnow_v we_o these_o word_n the_o best_o be_v have_v no_o such_o immediate_a relation_n unto_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v we_o be_v either_o wheat_n or_o chaff_n but_o to_o the_o last_n word_n their_o tongue_n must_v not_o winnow_v we_o make_v this_o the_o complete_a sense_n we_o be_v either_o wheat_n or_o chaff_n but_o the_o best_a be_v whether_o we_o be_v wheat_n or_o chaff_n their_o tongue_n must_v not_o winnow_v we_o what_o poor_a boyish_a pickquer_a be_v this_o in_o my_o reply_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n occasional_o i_o show_v the_o agreement_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o great_a question_n agitate_a between_o we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n out_o of_o cyrill_a late_a patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n which_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o but_o in_o requital_n urge_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o mr._n rosse_n in_o his_o book_n call_v a_o view_n of_o all_o religion_n it_o be_v a_o unequal_a match_n between_o mr._n rosse_n a_o private_a stranger_n and_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n in_o a_o cause_n concern_v his_o own_o church_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o mr._n rosse_n but_o leave_v he_o to_o abound_v in_o his_o own_o sense_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o be_v true_o cite_v or_o not_o but_o with_o mr._n serjeant_n i_o shall_v be_v bold_a to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o speak_v serious_o and_o bona_fw-la fide_fw-la he_o be_v mistake_v whole_o neither_o do_v the_o greek_n place_n much_o of_o their_o devotion_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o paint_a image_n 4._o hear_v cyrill_n the_o patriarch_n we_o give_v leave_v to_o he_o that_o will_v to_o have_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n but_o we_o disallow_v the_o adoration_n and_o worship_n of_o they_o as_o prohibit_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o another_o they_o give_v great_a honour_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n the_o mother_n of_o christ_n but_o they_o neither_o adore_v she_o nor_o implore_v her_o aid_n and_o for_o the_o intercession_n prayer_n help_v and_o merit_n of_o the_o saint_n take_v the_o word_n merit_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n that_o be_v not_o for_o desert_n but_o for_o acquisition_n i_o know_v no_o difference_n about_o they_o among_o those_o man_n who_o understand_v themselves_o but_o only_o about_o the_o last_o word_n which_o they_o invocate_v in_o their_o temple_n rather_o than_o church_n a_o comprecation_n both_o the_o grecian_n and_o we_o do_v allow_v a_o ultimate_a invocation_n both_o the_o grecian_n and_o we_o detest_v so_o do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o their_o doctrine_n but_o they_o vary_v from_o it_o in_o their_o practice_n it_o follow_v they_o place_v justification_n not_o in_o faith_n but_o in_o work_n most_o false_o hear_v hieremy_n the_o patriarch_n 13._o we_o must_v do_v good_a work_n but_o not_o confide_v in_o they_o and_o cyrill_v his_o successor_n we_o believe_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n not_o work_n before_o we_o can_v determine_v for_o who_o those_o eastern_a southern_a and_o northern_a christian_n be_v in_o the_o question_n concern_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v what_o the_o right_a state_n of_o this_o controversy_n be_v i_o have_v challenge_v they_o to_o go_v one_o step_n further_o into_o it_o then_o i_o do_v and_o they_o dare_v not_o or_o rather_o they_o can_v without_o blasphemy_n the_o next_o instance_n concern_v purgatory_n be_v so_o gross_a and_o notorion_n a_o mistake_n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a shame_n to_o confute_v it_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v better_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_n which_o way_n be_v they_o better_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o damn_a be_v release_v or_o ease_v thereby_o the_o modern_a greek_n deny_v and_o so_o do_v we_o that_o there_o be_v any_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n to_o be_v help_v they_o deny_v and_o so_o do_v we_o that_o they_o may_v be_v help_v to_o the_o consummation_n of_o their_o blessedness_n and_o to_o a_o speedy_a union_n with_o their_o body_n by_o the_o resurrection_n thereof_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v no_o more_o do_v we_o we_o pray_v daily_o thy_o kingdom_n come_v and_o come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v quick_o and_o that_o we_o with_o this_o our_o brother_n and_o all_o other_o depart_v in_o the_o faith_n may_v have_v our_o perfect_a consummation_n and_o bless_v both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n they_o hate_v ecclesiastical_a tyranny_n and_o lie_v supposititious_a tradition_n so_o do_v we_o but_o if_o they_o be_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o for_o genuine_a apostolical_a tradition_n god_n blessing_n on_o their_o heart_n so_o be_v we_o last_o the_o grecian_n know_v no_o feast_n of_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la nor_o carry_v the_o sacrament_n up_o and_o down_o nor_o elevate_v it_o to_o be_v adore_v they_o adore_v christ_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n so_o do_v we_o they_o do_v not_o adore_v the_o sacrament_n no_o more_o do_v we_o yet_o from_o hence_o he_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n wherein_o they_o dissent_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n except_o that_o one_o of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n it_o be_v well_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o yet_o the_o grecian_n agree_v with_o we_o and_o differ_v from_o they_o in_o his_o two_o rule_n or_o bond_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o rule_n of_o discipline_n the_o grecian_n and_o we_o have_v the_o same_o government_n of_o bishop_n under_o patriarch_n and_o primate_fw-la second_o in_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n the_o grecian_n and_o we_o have_v both_o the_o same_o canonical_a book_n of_o scripture_n both_o reject_v their_o apocryphal_a addition_n from_o the_o genuine_a canon_n they_o and_o we_o have_v both_o the_o same_o apostolical_a creed_n both_o reject_v the_o new_a addition_n of_o pius_n the_o four_o in_o sum_n they_o and_o we_o do_v both_o deny_v their_o transubstantiation_n their_o purgatory_n their_o justification_n by_o work_n in_o sensu_fw-la forensi_fw-la their_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n and_o supererogation_n their_o septenary_n number_n of_o the_o sacrament_n their_o image_n worship_n their_o pardon_n their_o private_a mass_n their_o half-communion_n and_o to_o be_v brief_a the_o grecian_n do_v renounce_v and_o reject_v all_o those_o branch_n of_o papal_a power_n which_o we_o have_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o the_o pope_n sovereignty_n over_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o divine_a right_n as_o nilus_n say_v it_o be_v intolerable_a that_o the_o roman_a bishop_n will_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o father_n since_o he_o have_v his_o dignity_n from_o the_o father_n second_o his_o legislative_a power_n as_o peter_z stewart_n vice-chancell_a of_o ingolstad_n witness_v that_o the_o grecian_n object_v it_o as_o a_o error_n to_o the_o latin_n that_o they_o make_v the_o pope_n commandment_n to_o be_v their_o canon_n and_o law_n three_o his_o judiciary_n power_n equal_v the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n or_o rather_o prefer_v he_o last_o his_o dispensative_a power_n accuse_v his_o pardon_n and_o dispensation_n as_o thing_n that_o open_v a_o gaâ—e_n to_o all_o kind_a of_o villainy_n i_o be_o glad_a that_o nilus_n be_v in_o his_o good_a grace_n to_o be_v style_v by_o he_o one_o of_o the_o grave_a bishop_n and_o author_n of_o that_o party_n for_o one_o moderate_a expression_n wherein_o he_o say_v no_o more_o than_o we_o say_v