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A03398 A suruay of the pretended holy discipline. Contayning the beginninges, successe, parts, proceedings, authority, and doctrine of it: with some of the manifold, and materiall repugnances, varieties and vncertaineties, in that behalfe Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610. 1593 (1593) STC 1352; ESTC S100667 297,820 466

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that_o which_o be_v once_o give_v to_o this_o end_n to_o be_v prodigal_o spend_v &_o waste_v in_o aulicos_fw-la luxus_fw-la atque_fw-la delicias_fw-la nor_o bestow_v upon_o nobleman_n servant_n nor_o other_o innumerable_a sort_n of_o so_o ungodly_a and_o intolerable_a abuse_n by_o sacrilege_n &_o the_o church_n robbery_n etc._n etc._n m._n cartwright_n also_o in_o his_o last_o book_n very_o well_o allow_v of_o the_o former_a man_n judgement_n and_o utter_o mislike_v of_o such_o greedy_a cormorant_n for_o so_o he_o term_v they_o as_o gape_v after_o the_o pray_v at_o large_a before_o mention_v write_v in_o this_o sort_n our_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o these_o good_n shall_v be_v turn_v from_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o fill_n of_o the_o bottomless_a sack_n of_o their_o greedy_a appetite_n which_o yaw_n after_o this_o pray_v and_o will_v thereby_o to_o their_o perpetual_a shame_n purchase_v themselves_o a_o field_n of_o blood_n there_o be_v a_o book_n publish_v 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that_o question_n be_v resolve_v but_o that_o point_n stand_v upon_o a_o if_o nay_o assure_v yourselves_o it_o be_v pass_v peradventure_o they_o will_v take_v it_o in_o great_a scorn_n that_o such_o a_o matter_n shall_v rest_v undecided_a where_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o church_n of_o helvetia_n that_o such_o eldership_n as_o they_o of_o geneva_n talk_n of_o be_v needless_a where_o there_o be_v a_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o thereupon_o the_o now_o l._n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o disputation_n sake_n reason_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o elder_n then_o yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v they_o shall_v be_v receive_v now_o cartwright_n and_o his_o scholar_n be_v peremptory_a 175._o that_o the_o office_n of_o those_o eldership_n be_v the_o rather_o to_o be_v continue_v under_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o the_o learned_a discourser_n say_v as_o confident_o in_o the_o like_a case_n that_o the_o same_o authority_n 119._o which_o the_o church_n have_v before_o 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