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boast_a quaker_n and_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v any_o thing_n bâ—_n it_o never'so_o false_a and_o â—â—reasonable_a this_o be_v the_o language_n that_o this_o learned_a man_n who_o say_v he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o scurrility_n because_o rail_a be_v not_o reason_v pag._n 12._o have_v upon_o this_o occasion_n for_o want_v of_o better_a argument_n or_o breed_v or_o both_o thrust_v in_o to_o help_v swell_v the_o number_n of_o his_o page_n but_o overlook_v this_o let_v we_o see_v what_o else_o he_o have_v to_o offer_v that_o look_v at_o all_o like_a reason_n he_o say_v pag._n 41._o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o jewish_a priest_n in_o that_o place_n heb._n 7._o 16._o say_v they_o be_v make_v priest_n after_o the_o law_n of_o a_o carnal_a commandment_n that_o be_v according_a to_o moses_n law_n which_o consist_v of_o outward_a and_o weak_a commandment_n reach_v only_o to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh._n now_o say_v he_o what_o a_o idle_a and_o impertinent_a man_n be_v 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of_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o more_o to_o cover_v from_o the_o reader_n be_v observation_n he_o mis-cites_a my_o word_n also_o make_v i_o say_v melchizedec_n be_v make_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o law_n of_o a_o endless_a lifâ—_n whereas_o my_o word_n agree_v with_o the_o text_n be_v he_o be_v make_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o power_n of_o a_o endless_a life_n pag._n 281._o this_o power_n of_o a_o endless_a life_n be_v a_o heavy_a stone_n to_o all_o these_o carnal_a man-made_a priest_n and_o therefore_o they_o struggle_v to_o get_v from_o under_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o and_o endeavour_v to_o put_v it_o from_o they_o as_o we_o see_v in_o this_o priest_n who_o thrust_v this_o power_n from_o himself_o and_o place_n it_o in_o the_o duty_n he_o dare_v not_o say_v the_o power_n of_o
have_v most_o treacherous_o and_o inhuman_o murder_v ethelbert_n king_n of_o â—ent_n do_v thereupon_o give_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o good_n to_o the_o church_n and_o found_v monastery_n the_o latter_a have_v occasion_v the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n earl_n ethelwold_n &_o murder_v her_o son_n in_o law_n king_n edward_n do_v find_v religious_a house_n for_o monk_n &_o nun_n to_o expiate_v that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o a_o great_a and_o learned_a antiquary_n and_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o that_o most_o foul_a and_o hâ—inous_a fact_n wherewith_o so_o wicked_o she_o have_v charge_v her_o soul_n by_o make_v away_o king_n edward_n her_o husband_n son_n as_o also_o to_o wash_v out_o the_o murder_a of_o her_o former_a husband_n aethelwold_n a_o most_o noble_a earl_n etc._n etc._n camden_n briton_n pag._n 262._o and_o that_o these_o act_n and_o such_o like_a of_o those_o and_o other_o prince_n of_o those_o time_n have_v be_v thus_o take_v and_o understand_v by_o man_n 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pro_fw-la amore_fw-la caelestis_fw-la patrie_fw-fr et_fw-fr remedio_fw-la animal_n mea_fw-la studendum_fw-la esse_fw-la previdi_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la per_fw-la bona_fw-la opera_fw-la liberam_fw-la efficeâ—em_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la vinculo_fw-la delictorum_fw-la i._n e._n wherefore_o i_o ethelbald_a king_n of_o the_o mercian_n for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o heavenly_a country_n and_o for_o the_o remedy_n of_o my_o soul_n have_v foresee_v it_o needful_a to_o endeavour_v by_o good_a work_n to_o make_v my_o soul_n free_a from_o all_o bond_n of_o sin_n â—rom_o which_o sentence_n fox_n observe_v how_o great_a the_o ignorance_n and_o blindness_n of_o those_o man_n be_v who_o lack_v no_o zeal_n only_o lack_v knowledge_n to_o rule_v it_o withal_o seek_v say_z he_o salvation_n â—ot_n by_o christ_n only_o but_o by_o their_o own_o deserve_n and_o meritorious_a deed_n and_o in_o pag._n 123._o set_v down_o the_o charter_n of_o ethelwolf_n so_o dear_a and_o precious_a to_o the_o priest_n upon_o these_o word_n in_o it_o pro_fw-la remissione_n animarum_fw-la &_o peccatorum_fw-la nosâ—rorum_fw-la he_o have_v this_o note_n hereby_o say_v he_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o when_o the_o church_n of_o england_n begin_v first_o to_o be_v endue_v with_o temporality_n and_o land_n also_o with_o privilege_n and_o exemption_n enlarge_v moreover_o and_o that_o which_o special_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o lament_v what_o pernicious_a doctrine_n be_v this_o wherewith_o they_o be_v lead_v thus_o to_o set_v remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o remedy_n of_o their_o soul_n in_o this_o donation_n and_o such_o other_o deed_n of_o their_o donation_n contrary_a to_o the_o information_n of_o god_n word_n and_o no_o small_a derogation_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n thus_o far_o fox_n by_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v at_o once_o see_v both_o the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o ethelwolf_n age_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o also_o the_o censure_n of_o this_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n in_o 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and_o of_o good_a work_n promiscuous_o and_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n salvation_n remission_n indifferent_o ascribe_v to_o each_o this_o the_o priest_n seem_v not_o ignorant_a of_o when_o he_o say_v pag._n 100l_n we_o may_v perceive_v they_o do_v not_o think_v this_o good_a work_n alone_o can_v expiate_v their_o sin_n or_o merit_v salvation_n without_o god_n mercy_n as_o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o anselâ—_n adrian_n or_o any_o other_o such_o it_o be_v not_o conclusive_a in_o this_o case_n for_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o regard_v what_o be_v the_o private_a judgement_n of_o some_o one_o or_o few_o particular_a person_n as_o what_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o theâ—_n church_n we_o find_v in_o queen_n mary_n time_n when_o popery_n be_v as_o its_o height_n when_o dr._n day_n bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o visit_v stephen_n gardiner_n the_o bloody_a bishop_n of_o winchester_n lie_v then_o at_o point_n of_o death_n and_o begin_v as_o fox_n relate_v to_o 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