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A08784 The safegarde from ship-wracke, or Heauens hauen compiled by I.P. priest Pickford, John, 1588-1664? 1618 (1618) STC 19073; ESTC S113775 226,989 398

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faith_n decree_n concern_v transubstantiation_n which_o he_o likewise_o with_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o confirm_v whoe_o celebrate_a mass_n more_o religioussie_a than_o he_o etc._n etc._n what_o therefore_o shall_v we_o say_v he_o have_v commt_v for_o which_o he_o be_v not_o together_o with_o the_o roman_a sea_n to_o be_v absolve_v and_o again_o speak_v of_o his_o follower_n he_o say_v 260._o say_v act._n mon_fw-fr pag._n 260._o the_o bohemians_n be_v demand_v in_o what_o point_n they_o do_v differ_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o only_a proposition_n which_o they_o there_o upon_o propund_v be_v these_o fover_n article_n first_o the_o necessity_n of_o communion_n under_o both_o kind_n which_o point_n protestant_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v but_o a_o matter_n of_o indifferency_n see_v 106._o see_v mel._n in_o centur._n epist_n theolog_n pag._n ●52_n &_o jewel_n in_o
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11._o that_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o shall_v be_v offer_v of_o wine_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v change_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messias_n but_o 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o body_n the_o sacrifice_n which_o shall_v be_v of_o bread_n notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v white_a be_v milk_n it_o shall_v be_v convert_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o messias_n rabbi_n judas_n say_v exod._n in_o 25._o exod._n the_o bread_n shall_v be_v change_v when_o it_o shall_v be_v sacrifice_v from_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o messias_n which_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v the_o sacrifice_n rabbi_n simeon_n the_o son_n of_o johas_n say_v secretor●m_fw-la lib_n qui_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d revelatio_fw-la secretor●m_fw-la the_o sacrifice_n which_o priest_n shall_v make_v after_o the_o messias_n have_v come_v etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v make_v it_o of_o bread_n and_o 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70._o m._n jewel_n apolog_n part_n 4._o ca._n 4_o 5.2_o and_o in_o defence_n 4.15.11_o pag._n 428._o m_o fox_n act_n mon._n p._n 400._o and_o pag._n 416._o m._n powell_n term_v he_o and_o as_o m._n jewel_o say_v of_o he_o a_o man_n send_v from_o god_n to_o lighten_v the_o whole_a world_n also_o m._n fox_n say_v it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o reform_v and_o reedify_v the_o desolate_a ruin_n of_o his_o religion_n by_o the_o industry_n of_o this_o martyr_n luther_n send_v and_o set_v up_o by_o the_o mighty_a spirit_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o helias_n conductor_n and_o chariot_n of_o israel_n infinite_a might_n besaid_a of_o he_o in_o this_o kind_n but_o i_o spare_v my_o labour_n in_o so_o idle_a a_o business_n the_o 35._o article_n of_o confession_n the_o catholic_a doctrine_n christ_n do_v so_o commit_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n unto_o his_o church_n that_o whatsoever_o her_o minister_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v bind_v or_o 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may_v be_v cure_v by_o he_o through_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o wholesome_a council_n whereby_o through_o sound_a faith_n and_o good_a work_n he_o may_v avoid_v the_o pain_n of_o eternal_a sire_n and_o obteyn_v the_o reward_n of_o life_n everlasting_a s._n dionysius_n areopagita_n anno_fw-la 80._o 6._o epist_n 6._o vehement_o rebuke_v demophilus_n the_o monk_n because_o with_o his_o foot_n he_o thrust_v away_o a_o sinner_n that_o have_v submit_v and_o prostrate_v himself_o at_o the_o knee_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v about_o to_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o receive_v absolution_n from_o the_o same_o s._n justine_n martyr_n anno_fw-la 150._o 79._o quaest_n 79._o ask_v a_o question_n why_o god_n permit_v king_n josias_n to_o be_v slay_v with_o a_o sword_n be_v a_o most_o holy_a man_n and_o he_o answer_v in_o these_o word_n certain_o josias_n have_v a_o woeful_a end_n of_o his_o life_n because_o he_o obey_v not_o the_o command_n of_o hieremias_n who_o say_v unto_o he_o by_o god_n command_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o proceed_v to_o meet_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n in_o battayl_n as_o hieremias_n say_v wherefore_o that_o our_o lord_n may_v receive_v he_o out_o of_o this_o world_n purify_v from_o his_o sin_n he_o therefore_o give_v he_o to_o be_v punish_v for_o his_o disobedience_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o egyptian_n s._n irenaeus_n anno_fw-la 160._o say_v fine_a lib._n 4._o cap._n 28_o in_o fine_a he_o teach_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v by_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v dissolve_v the_o old_a concupiscence_n by_o good_a work_n and_o follow_v christ_n and_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o man_n possess_v be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a do_v make_v a_o dissolution_n of_o that_o concupiscence_n past_a tacheus_n make_v it_o manifest_a say_v behold_v i_o give_v one_o half_a of_o my_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a paenit_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la tertullian_n anno_fw-la 200._o say_v thou_o have_v offend_v but_o thou_o may_v yet_o be_v reconcile_v thou_o have_v one_o to_o who_o thou_o may_v make_v satisfaction_n et_fw-la infra_fw-la satisfaction_n be_v wrought_v by_o confession_n and_o a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v what_o a_o foolish_a thing_n be_v it_o not_o to_o fulfil_v our_o penance_n and_o so_o to_o obtain_v the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o not_o to_o pay_v the_o price_n and_o yet_o to_o say_v hold_n on_o the_o merchandise_n for_o our_o lord_n have_v appoint_v to_o grant_v pardon_n for_o this_o price_n he_o have_v determine_v that_o a_o full_a discharge_n from_o punishment_n shall_v be_v obtain_v by_o this_o satisfaction_n of_o penance_n exod._n homii_fw-la 6._o in_o exod._n origen_n anno_o 230._o say_v if_o any_o man_n peradventure_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o devil_n have_v receive_v such_o money_n let_v he_o not_o altogether_o despair_v for_o our_o lord_n be_v merciful_a and_o full_a of_o compassion_n and_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o his_o creature_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o be_v convert_v and_o live_v by_o penance_n weep_v and_o satisfaction_n let_v he_o blot_n out_o that_o which_o be_v commit_v jud._n homil_n 3._o in_o lib._n jud._n again_o see_v say_v he_o how_o our_o merciful_a lord_n mix_v his_o mercy_n with_o severity_n and_o measure_v the_o pain_n itself_o by_o a_o just_a and_o mild_a weight_n he_o do_v not_o whereby_o reject_v offender_n but_o as_o long_o time_n as_o thou_o know_v thou_o have_v err_v as_o long_o time_n as_o thou_o have_v offend_v so_o much_o the_o more_o humble_a thyself_o unto_o god_n and_o satisfy_v he_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o penance_n elcemosynis_n sermone_fw-la do_v opere_fw-la &_o elcemosynis_n s._n cyprian_n anno_fw-la 240._o say_v neither_o shall_v infirmity_n have_v any_o humane_a frailty_n which_o imbecility_n can_v over_o come_v unless_o
suffer_v because_o the_o offender_n do_v after_o ward_n reject_v they_o and_o they_o may_v very_o well_o be_v purge_v by_o satisfaction_n the_o adversary_n the_o 68_o the_o cent._n ●_o col_fw-fr 127._o l._n 40._o see_v also_o m._n whitaker_n contr_n camp_n rat_n 5._o pag_n 78._o and_z himself_o also_o allege_v in_o m_o fulke_n def_n of_o the_o english_a translation_n ca._n 13_o pag._n 68_o centuri-wryter_n affirm_v that_o penance_n or_o satisfaction_n be_v enjoin_v according_a to_o the_o offence_n and_o that_o the_o same_o father_n thought_n by_o such_o their_o external_a discipline_n of_o life_n to_o pay_v the_o pain_n due_a unto_o sin_n and_o to_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n and_o that_o not_o cyprian_n only_o but_o almost_o all_o the_o holy_a father_n of_o that_o age_n be_v in_o that_o error_n 129._o error_n toby_z 129._o alm_n do_v deliver_v from_o death_n and_o do_v purge_v all_o sin_n again_o 410._o again_o cap_n 410._o alm_n do_v deliver_v from_o death_n and_o suffer_v not_o the_o soul_n to_o go_v into_o darkness_n 333._o darkness_n ecclesi●sticus_fw-la cap._n 333._o water_n quench_v burn_a sire_n and_o alm_n resist_v sin_n this_o place_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la and_o the_o other_o of_o toby_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o the_o minister_n of_o lincoln_a diocese_n say_v 76._o say_v in_o their_o abridgement_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 76._o the_o twoe_o place_n of_o toby_n and_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la tend_v dangerous_o to_o the_o justify_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o alm_n deed_n luther_n doctrine_n 5._o in_o assert_v articulor_fw-la art_n 5._o i_o mortal_o hate_v say_v he_o and_o earnest_o desire_v that_o term_n satiefaction_n to_o be_v take_v quite_o away_o which_o not_o only_o be_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n but_o it_o have_v a_o dangerous_a sense_n as_o if_o any_o man_n can_v satisfy_v god_n for_o his_o sin_n when_o as_o he_o do_v free_o pardon_v allthing_n wherefore_o say_v he_o i_o say_v that_o true_a satisfaction_n be_v not_o find_v neither_o in_o the_o 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certain_a father_n in_o particular_a petrus_n alexandrinus_n peter_n martyr_n reprove_v he_o say_v petrus_n alexandr_n 255._o in_o his_o comm_n place_n in_o english_a part_n 4_o pag._n 255._o attributhe_v more_o to_o the_o outward_a altar_n then_o to_o the_o lively_a temple_n of_o christ_n optatus_n peter_n say_v where_o optatus_n against_o permenianus_n say_v supra_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la what_o be_v the_o altar_n even_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n 25_o cent_z 4_o c._n 6_o col_fw-fr 409._o line_n 25_o but_o such_o say_n as_o these_o say_v peter_n martyr_n edify_v not_o the_o people_n the_o same_o say_v they_o century-writers_a s._n ignatius_n m._n cartwright_n say_v 349._o in_o his_o 2._o reply_n ult_v part_v part_n 264._o m_o wotton_n in_o his_o def_n of_o m_o parkins_n &c_n &c_n pag._n ●39_n 349._o ignatius_n call_v the_o communion_n table_n unproper_o a_o altar_n m._n wotton_n say_v i_o say_v plain_o say_v he_o this_o man_n testimony_n be_v 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handle_v impure_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o attribute_v merit_n to_o work_v luther_n against_o certain_a in_o particular_a ecclesiae_fw-la tom_n 2._o wittemberg_fw-mi lib._n lib_n de_fw-fr seruo_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la print_v 1603_o pag_n 72_o 7●_n 275._o and_o 3●7_n al●o_o in_o collo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d mensalib●●_n cap._n de_fw-fr patribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o the_o write_n of_o hierome_n say_v he_o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n and_o sound_a religion_n tertullian_n in_o very_o superstitious_a i_o have_v hold_v origen_n long_o since_o occurse_v of_o chrysostome_n i_o make_v not_o account_v basil_n be_v of_o no_o worth_n he_o be_v whole_o a_o monk_n i_o way_n he_o not_o of_o a_o hair_n cyprian_n be_v a_o weak_a devyne_a etc._n etc._n affirm_v there_o yet_o further_o that_o the_o whole_a church_n do_v degenerate_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o that_o the_o apology_n of_o phillippe_n melanchthon_n do_v far_o excel_v all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n yea_o even_a austin_n himself_o these_o luther_n 491._o in_o his_o de●_n of_o m_o parkins_n etc._n etc._n pag_n 491._o to_o conclude_v m_o wotton_n say_v but_o the_o father_n be_v not_o for_o we_o what_o then_o be_v nothing_o true_a that_o can_v be_v confirm_v by_o their_o testimony_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o say_v that_o the_o true_a church_n immediate_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n become_v adulterous_a and_o corrupt_a which_o the_o most_o with_o luther_n a_o above_o say_v affirm_v it_o most_o absurd_a first_o because_o the_o visible_a true_a church_n be_v no_o more_o than_o make_v heretical_a or_o corrupt_v by_o the_o church_n revolt_a child_n in_o those_o day_n than_o luther_n like_a late_a disperse_a doctrine_n make_v our_o now_o church_n to_o be_v lutheran_n secund_o if_o other_o wise_a the_o church_n so_o present_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n cease_v to_o be_v a_o virgin_n and_o so_o become_v adulterous_a and_o corrupt_a who_o see_v not_o then_o the_o blasphemy_n thence_o ensue_v for_o in_o what_o one_o age_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n to_o this_o present_a may_v the_o church_n then_o be_v think_v to_o be_v preserve_v chaste_a three_o it_o be_v against_o manifest_a scripture_n as_o in_o the_o tract_n where_o the_o church_n can_v err_v see_v more_o at_o large_a wherefore_o once_o more_o to_o conclude_v this_o controversy_n receive_v this_o one_o sentence_n from_o that_o weak_a devyne_a according_a to_o luther_n s._n cyprian_n in_o which_o you_o may_v at_o least_o see_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o day_n ecclesiae_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n say_v he_o can_v be_v adulterate_v she_o be_v uncorrupt_a and_o chaste_a etc._n etc._n by_o these_o you_o may_v in_o part_n understand_v what_o esteem_n be_v make_v of_o those_o first_o doctor_n and_o prelate_n of_o god_n church_n though_o in_o the_o tract_n where_o they_o appeal_v to_o the_o father_n and_o in_o that_o where_o the_o church_n can_v err_v free_o confess_v to_o be_v most_o holy_a learned_a and_o devyne_o inspire_v such_o be_v the_o malapert_a obstinacy_n and_o blind_a ignorance_n of_o heresy_n that_o when_o it_o have_v as_o to_o the_o most_o infallible_a interpreter_n and_o doctor_n of_o our_o saviour_n will_n make_v appeal_v and_o find_v it_o thus_o plain_a and_o absolute_a that_o it_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n bear_v any_o colourable_a gloss_n then_o i_o say_v it_o do_v thus_o impudent_o reject_v it_o with_o all_o opprobrious_a speech_n and_o blasphemous_a sentence_n the_o 45._o article_n the_o continual_a purity_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n acknowledge_v by_o our_o adversary_n m._n d._n of_o lib_n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la cont_n sanderum_fw-la pag_n 5._o m._n fulke_o in_o his_o confutat_fw-la of_o whitaker_n acknowledge_v no_o change_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n for_o the_o first_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n m._n fulk_n say_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n retain_v 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in_o like_a manner_n that_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o true_a church_n and_o faith_n in_o the_o time_n of_o augustine_n epiphamus_n optatus_n tertullian_n irenaeus_n etc._n etc._n 85_o in_o his_o retent_a etc._n etc._n pag._n 85_o m._n fulk_n say_v yet_o further_o the_o popish_a church_n be_v but_o a_o heretical_a assembly_n depart_v from_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n long_o since_o austin_n departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n to_o wit_n long_o after_o they_o year_n 400._o wherein_o s._n austin_n live_v 246._o in_o his_o reply_n to_o m._n harding_n pag._n 246._o m._n jewel_o say_v that_o as_o well_o s._n austin_n as_o all_o other_o holy_a father_n do_v well_o in_o yield_a reverence_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o purity_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v there_o preserve_v a_o long_a time_n with_o out_o spot_n s●_n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n ●_o s●_n this_o matter_n be_v so_o free_o confess_v we_o will_v conclude_v with_o caluin_n who_o
they_o do_v affirm_v have_v give_v but_o one_o only_a form_n to_o they_o of_o jerusalem_n what_o then_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v clear_a and_o plain_a eat_v you_o and_o drink_v you_o this_o we_o must_v here_o this_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o jacob_n and_o all_o word_n of_o the_o church_n no_o otherwise_o than_o god_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o church_n brentius_n brentius_n also_o do_v most_o evident_o affirm_v the_o same_o 600._o in_o apolog._n confess_v wittem_v c._n de_fw-fr concilijs_fw-la pag._n 600._o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o wittem_v both_o s._n peter_n say_v he_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o s._n barnabus_fw-la after_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v err_v to_o gether_o with_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o 50._o article_n heretic_n raylinge_n the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o luther_n against_o the_o zuinglius_fw-la 27._o contra_fw-la articulos_fw-la lovan_n thess_n 27._o we_o undoubted_o judge_v say_v he_o the_o zwinglians_n to_o be_v heretic_n and_o altogether_o alienate_v from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n who_o deny_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v receive_v with_o our_o carnal_a mouth_n in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n luther_n against_o the_o caluiniste_n etc._n cont_n cal._n tom_n ●_o jenensi_fw-la pag_n 299._o conrade_n schlusselbur_n de_fw-fr theolog._n cal._n lib_n 2._o pag_n 42._o vide_fw-la ibi_fw-la exempla_fw-la fol._n ●_o etc._n etc._n luther_n say_v that_o in_o favour_n of_o these_o late_a arian_n caluin_n have_v call_v in_o question_n and_o plain_o reject_v all_o or_o most_o part_n of_o those_o say_n and_o writing_n whereby_o the_o father_n have_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o bible_n the_o divinity_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o confute_v all_o such_o heretic_n whereof_o therbe_n many_o example_n in_o d._n joannis_n matthai_n libro_fw-la which_o he_o set_v forth_o against_o the_o infection_n of_o the_o caluiniste_n 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