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A08327 The guide of faith, or, A third part of the antidote against the pestiferous writings of all English sectaries and in particuler, agaynst D. Bilson, D. Fulke, D. Reynoldes, D. Whitaker, D. Field, D. Sparkes, D. White, and M. Mason, the chiefe vpholders, some of Protestancy, and some of Puritanisme : wherein the truth, and perpetuall visible succession of the Catholique Roman Church, is cleerly demonstrated / by S.N. ... S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630. 1621 (1621) STC 18659; ESTC S1596 198,144 242

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fratris_fw-la to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n that_o he_o demand_v of_o a_o bishop_n whether_o he_o agree_v with_o the_o catholic_a bishop_n that_o be_v with_o the_o roman_a church_n jocundus_n also_o the_o arian_n as_o victor_n report_v say_v to_o king_n theodoricke_n if_o you_o put_v armogaste_n to_o death_n the_o roman_n will_v proclaim_v he_o a_o ruf._n victor_n uti_fw-la de_fw-fr per_n van._n l._n 1._o hier._n in_o ap_fw-mi adver_v ruf._n martyr_n where_o by_o the_o roman_n he_o understand_v catholic_n in_o like_a manner_n ricemer_n the_o goth_n and_o arian_n write_v unto_o the_o genneses_n if_o he_o be_v a_o catholic_a he_o be_v a_o roman_n hence_o the_o roman_a faith_n be_v term_v the_o catholic_a faith_n the_o romen_n bishop_n bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n bishop_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n pope_n of_o the_o universal_a 16._o cypr._n l._n 3._o ep._n 11._o con._n calce_fw-la act_n 3._o &_o in_o rela_fw-la sanctae_fw-la synodi_fw-la ad_fw-la pap._n leonem_fw-la 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succession_n mission_n and_o approve_a ordination_n praescrip_n tertullian_n libro_fw-la de_fw-fr praescrip_n there_o over_o the_o ancient_a father_n have_v always_o appeal_v to_o this_o lawful_a succession_n of_o priest_n &_o bishop_n as_o to_o a_o illustrious_a note_n &_o mark_v of_o the_o church_n more_o plain_a more_o conspicuous_a more_o easy_o know_v they_o the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n to_o which_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v inseparable_o link_v 1._o augustin_n psal_n contra_fw-la parten_v do._n tom._n 7._o libro_fw-la contra_fw-la ep_n funda_fw-la iraeneus_n libro_fw-la 3._o c._n 1._o therefore_o tertullian_n thus_o provoke_v the_o heretic_n of_o his_o time_n let_v they_o set_v forth_o the_o beginning_n of_o their_o church_n let_v they_o thew_v the_o rank_n or_o order_n of_o their_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n saint_n augustine_n in_o like_a sort_n challenge_v the_o donatist_n recount_v say_v he_o the_o priest_n even_o from_o peter_n seat_n and_o look_v who_o have_v succeed_v one_o 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plessis_n in_o tract_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la cap._n ult._n field_n in_o his_o 3._o book_n of_o the_o
bastard_n church_n into_o a_o adulterous_a church_n wherefore_o the_o only_a thing_n i_o be_o to_o prove_v be_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n never_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o jesus_n christ_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o that_o it_o never_o alter_v her_o religion_n never_o change_v in_o any_o essential_a point_n from_o the_o purity_n of_o faith_n which_o the_o apostle_n together_o with_o their_o blood_n to_o speak_v with_o tertullian_n pour_v into_o it_o which_o i_o first_o demonstrate_v haer_fw-mi tertullian_n in_o prae_n contra_fw-la haer_fw-mi with_o this_o common_a argument_n often_o heretofore_o insinuate_v 4._o the_o divin_v providence_n have_v preserve_v inviolable_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o gospel_n in_o the_o person_n of_o succession_n &_o invisible_a descent_n of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o preacher_n in_o some_o place_n or_o other_o for_o he_o have_v appoint_v a_o perpetual_a generation_n of_o apostle_n prophet_n evangelist_n pastor_n &_o doctor_n to_o 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lipsiae_fw-la anno_fw-la 561._o see_v he_o also_o in_o repe_v conf_n aug_n offerendae_fw-la synod_n tri._n c._n de_fw-fr eccle._n &_o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la impios_fw-la art_n bava_fw-la inquis_fw-la q._n ●_o d._n humf._n jesu_n par_fw-fr 2._o rat_n ●_o pag._n ●41_n item_n pag._n 281._o field_n l._n 1_o c._n 10._o fol._n ●1_n whitak_n contro_fw-la 2._o q._n 3._o c._n 1._o con._n 2._o q._n 2._o c._n 2._o cont_n 2_o q._n 3._o cap._n 1._o perkins_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n pag._n 400._o fulk_n in_o c._n 2._o thess_n sect_n 4._o unto_o which_o all_o nation_n may_v flow_v and_o say_v come_v let_v we_o go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n &_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o his_o way_n &_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o his_o path_n if_o it_o be_v not_o always_o true_a which_o god_n himself_o foretell_v upon_o thy_o wall_n jerusalem_n i_o have_v appoint_v watchman_n all_o the_o day_n and_o all_o the_o night_n for_o ever_o 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