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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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etc._n etc._n fol._n 27._o 12_o the_o church_n can_v nor_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v err_v fol._n 31._o 13_o the_o church_n do_v consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a fol._n 33._o 14_o the_o church_n be_v &_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v always_o visible_a ibid._n 34._o 15_o of_o this_o church_n visible_a head_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 46._o 16_o of_o free_a will_n fol_z 58._o 17_o of_o the_o cooperation_n of_o freewill_n with_o grace_n fol._n 66._o 18_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o justify_v fol_z 72._o 19_o of_o good_a work_n fol._n 78._o 20_o of_o fasting_n fol_z 87._o 21_o the_o law_n and_o precept_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o impossible_a 95._o 22_o to_o beseech_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a here_o on_o earth_n be_v no_o derogation_n to_o our_o saviour_n fol_z 100_o 67._o 23_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n know_v our_o do_n and_o want_n better_a than_o man_n fol._n 101._o 24_o of_o saint_n relic_n fol._n 112._o 25_o of_o the_o holy_a cross_n and_o image_n fol._n 118._o 26_o 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his_o reply_n pag._n 110._o 106._o melanchthon_n and_o m._n juell_n the_o second_o thou_o all_o civil_a dominion_n be_v forbid_v to_o the_o clergy_n the_o three_o that_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n be_v free_a for_o all_o man_n &_o in_o all_o place_n the_o four_o that_o open_a crime_n be_v in_o no_o wise_n to_o be_v suffer_v for_o avoid_v of_o great_a evil_n so_o evident_o also_o do_v the_o bohemian_o in_o all_o other_o point_n of_o say_v embrace_v the_o catholic_a doctrine_n here_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o these_o be_v first_o no_o protestant_n wherein_o our_o aduersaire_fw-fr can_v place_v his_o ever_o visible_a church_n beside_o be_v thus_o as_o they_o affirm_v call_v to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n extraordinary_o they_o be_v as_o learned_a protestant_n write_v to_o confirm_v their_o new_a doctrine_n by_o sign_n and_o miracle_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n m._n henoch_n 25._o henoch_n sovereign_n remedy_n against_o schism_n pa._n 25._o clanpham_n reprehend_v broune_n 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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 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needs_o bestrong_a which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n for_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n against_o themselves_o be_v effectual_a and_o true_o say_v he_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o truth_n enforce_v testimony_n from_o her_o enemy_n 329._o contra_fw-la donatist_n post_fw-la collat_n cap._n 24_o in_o his_o comm_n place_n part_n 2_o pag_n 329._o s._n austin_n say_v that_o truth_n be_v more_o forceable_a to_o wring_v out_o confession_n then_o any_o rack_n or_o torment_v peter_n martyr_n say_v doubtless_o among_o all_o testimony_n that_o testimony_n be_v of_o great_a account_n which_o be_v testify_v by_o the_o enemy_n here_o you_o see_v that_o to_o the_o end_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n leave_v unsought_a whereby_o to_o make_v this_o our_o so_o weighty_a a_o case_n clear_a 4.41_o deut._n 32.31_o esay_n 19.2.3_o esdras_n ca._n 4.41_o we_o have_v make_v even_o our_o ennimies_n judge_n &_o bring_v forth_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o egyptian_n against_o the_o egyptian_n for_o certain_o as_o it_o be_v write_v truth_n be_v great_a and_o prevail_v the_o 48._o article_n of_o the_o purity_n or_o rather_o arrogancy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 146._o pag._n 146._o m._n jacob_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o treatise_n of_o christ_n suffering_n print_v 1600._o say_v this_o be_v the_o profit_n that_o come_v by_o ordinary_a slaunt_n with_o the_o father_n &c_n &c_n if_o in_o this_o case_n we_o be_v to_o look_v after_o any_o man_n sure_o we_o have_v more_o cause_n to_o regard_v our_o late_a faithful_a teacher_n rather_o than_o those_o of_o old_a who_o be_v equal_a with_o the_o best_a of_o they_o in_o any_o of_o the_o excellent_a grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n etc._n etc._n m._n whitgift_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o his_o defence_n and_o brief_a comparison_n of_o the_o protestant_n bishop_n of_o our_o time_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n faith_n 472_o pag_n 472_o the_o doctrine_n teach_v 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