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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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p._n 2._o bishop_n when_o they_o can_v enter_v the_o fold_n of_o christ_n but_o by_o the_o backdoor_n of_o antichrist_n nor_o minister_v his_o sacrament_n but_o by_o ordination_n from_o antichrist_n nor_o feed_v his_o sheep_n but_o by_o commission_n from_o antichrist_n nor_o receive_v holy_a order_n and_o confer_v they_o to_o other_o but_o by_o the_o authority_n rite_n protestant_n aredrve_v to_o great_a extremitye_n when_o they_o beg_v from_o antichrist_n all_o their_o christian_n rite_n of_o antichrist_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n so_o needy_a the_o church_n his_o spouse_n become_v so_o bankrupt_a as_o not_o to_o have_v any_o power_n or_o jurisdiction_n leave_v but_o what_o it_o borrow_v from_o antichrist_n her_o deadly_a enemy_n be_v christ_n disrobe_v of_o all_o his_o inheritance_n and_o after_o so_o many_o age_n do_v he_o repair_v to_o you_o to_o restore_v he_o his_o right_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o antichrist_n by_o his_o slavish_a army_n by_o his_o antichristian_a idolatour_n o_o m._n mason_n how_o base_a be_v your_o thought_n how_o miserable_a your_o clergy_n when_o you_o be_v force_v to_o run_v to_o this_o miserable_a refuge_n to_o go_v on_o preach_v protestant_n mynister_n want_v true_a mission_n or_o vocation_n to_o preach_v 23._o the_o last_o defect_n of_o protestant_a ministry_n be_v mission_n or_o vocation_n to_o preach_v which_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o the_o function_n of_o a_o lawful_a pastor_n and_o du●y_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o saint_n paul_n say_v how_o shall_v they_o believe_v he_o who_o they_o have_v not_o hear_v and_o how_o shall_v hear_v without_o a_o preacher_n but_o how_o shall_v they_o preach_v unless_o they_o be_v send_v in_o which_o word_n he_o chain_v together_o in_o a_o link_n inseparable_o these_o four_o thing_n faith_n hear_v 15._o rom._n 10._o v._n 14._o 15._o preacher_n and_o mission_n and_o as_o hear_v be_v requisite_a in_o the_o believer_n that_o ●e_n may_v right_o believe_v so_o mission_n in_o the_o preacher_n that_o he_o 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