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A40639 Missale romanum vindicatum, or, The mass vindicated from D. Daniel Brevents calumnious and scandalous tract R. F. (Robert Fuller), 17th cent. 1674 (1674) Wing F2395; ESTC R6099 83,944 185

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church_n re-ordinations_a as_o also_o re-baptizations_a be_v esteem_v sacrilegious_a whence_o frequent_o those_o who_o be_v baptize_v or_o ordain_v by_o heretical_a priest_n or_o bishop_n be_v not_o rebaptise_v nor_o re-ordained_n in_o consideration_n hereof_o the_o now_o church_n of_o england_n do_v not_o rebaptise_a nor_o re-ordain_a priest_n come_v to_o their_o communion_n but_o permit_v they_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o order_n receive_v and_o approve_v of_o they_o in_o all_o their_o function_n and_o power_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o protestant_a bishop_n this_o subject_n will_v require_v a_o long_a discourse_n than_o my_o brevity_n will_v permit_v i_o will_v therefore_o brief_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n the_o catholic_n church_n have_v always_o detest_v both_o rebaptisation_n and_o reordination_n but_o never_o make_v difficulty_n to_o baptise_v or_o ordain_v some_o who_o false_o pretend_v to_o have_v be_v baptise_a or_o ordain_v when_o real_o they_o be_v not_o we_o have_v a_o plain_a declaration_n of_o this_o in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a can._n 19_o where_o those_o who_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o paulianist_n be_v absolute_o to_o be_v baptise_a because_o they_o be_v not_o baptise_a in_o the_o right_a form_n of_o baptism_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o invocation_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o apostle_n can._n 68_o declare_v that_o baptize_v or_o ordain_v by_o heretic_n be_v neither_o baptise_a nor_o ordain_v which_o as_o caranzen_n note_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o heretic_n who_o do_v not_o observe_v the_o right_a form_n in_o minister_a the_o sacrament_n the_o church_n whensoever_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o ordainer_n have_v not_o lawful_a power_n or_o do_v corrupt_a or_o alter_v the_o form_n of_o ordination_n judge_v that_o what_o they_o have_v do_v be_v null_a and_o of_o no_o force_n and_o do_v simple_o and_o plain_o ordain_v they_o but_o if_o upon_o due_a examination_n it_o be_v find_v that_o 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ordain_v those_o who_o be_v never_o true_o
circumstance_n or_o apparition_n of_o majesty_n and_o glory_n which_o be_v but_o external_a sign_n of_o some_o peculiar_a presence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o he_o who_o be_v thereby_o present_v and_o this_o without_o any_o show_n of_o idolatry_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o we_o adore_v christ_n as_o present_v in_o the_o sacramental_a sign_n present_v unto_o we_o we_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v idolater_n when_o the_o object_n of_o our_o adoration_n be_v not_o the_o sign_n or_o any_o create_a thing_n but_o only_o christ_n jesus_n god_n and_o man_n whence_o learned_a erasmus_n lib._n 9_o epist_n ad_fw-la pelicanum_fw-la well_o say_v hitherto_o with_o all_o christian_n i_o have_v adore_v christ_n in_o the_o eucharist_n neither_o do_v i_o yet_o see_v any_o cause_n why_o i_o ought_v to_o depart_v from_o that_o opinion_n i_o can_v by_o no_o humane_a reason_n be_v withdraw_v from_o the_o agreeable_a judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v also_o in_o the_o liturgical_a discourse_n par_fw-fr 2._o sect._n 3._o cap._n 12._o and_o cap._n 13._o in_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o all_o the_o holy_a liturgy_n of_o god_n church_n in_o those_o time_n and_o prove_v out_o of_o s._n augustine_n there_o also_o cite_v conclude_v that_o not_o only_o we_o do_v not_o sin_n in_o adore_v but_o we_o shall_v sin_v in_o not_o adore_v s._n ambrose_n will_v have_v we_o to_o adore_v christ_n on_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o mystery_n that_o be_v in_o the_o mass_n s._n prosper_n lib._n send_v we_o do_v true_o honour_v in_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o we_o see_v thing_n invisible_a that_o be_v to_o say_v flesh_n and_o blood_n s._n augustine_n epist_n 120._o ad_fw-la honoratum_fw-la c._n 27._o say_v the_o rich_a come_v to_o our_o lord_n table_n and_o receive_v of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n but_o they_o adore_v only_o and_o be_v not_o fill_v as_o the_o poor_a be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o 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foolish_a as_o the_o sect_n of_o christian_n for_o they_o devour_v with_o their_o tooth_n their_o god_n who_o they_o adore_v s._n augustine_n lib._n 22._o contr_n faust_n c._n 13._o say_v that_o the_o heathen_n do_v esteem_v christian_n to_o worship_n ceres_n and_o liber_n for_o the_o bread_n and_o chalice_n and_o answer_v say_v we_o be_v far_o different_a from_o ceres_n and_o bacchus_n the_o pagan_a god_n although_o in_o our_o rite_n we_o honour_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o chalice_n maximus_fw-la manducensis_fw-la a_o heathen_a writer_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o s._n augustine_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o 43._o epist_n of_o s._n augustine_n demand_n of_o he_o who_o be_v that_o god_n which_o christian_n do_v challenge_v as_o proper_a to_o they_o and_o fain_o to_o see_v he_o in_o secret_a place_n in_o the_o liturgical_a discourse_n in_o the_o place_n above-cited_n this_o be_v more_o full_o declare_v it_o may_v suffice_v that_o such_o have_v be_v the_o continual_a 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