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argument_n of_o rob._n parson_n his_o gross_a ignorance_n and_o childish_a foolery_n among_o his_o follower_n robert_n parson_n they_o say_v be_v hold_v a_o profound_a doctor_n but_o his_o pitiful_a sail_n and_o error_n in_o mistake_v both_o his_o author_n and_o their_o word_n and_o meaning_n declare_v the_o contrary_n in_o the_o addition_n follow_v his_o epistle_n he_o tell_v we_o how_o constantine_n the_o great_a enter_v into_o the_o empire_n next_o after_o dioclesian_n but_o ecclesiastical_a history_n show_v that_o constantius_n and_o galerius_n succéede_v diocletian_n and_o that_o constantine_n succéede_v his_o father_n constantius_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o believe_v we_o yet_o let_v he_o see_v what_o baronius_n say_v in_o his_o second_o and_o three_o tome_n of_o annales_n who_o put_v three_o year_n between_o dioclesian_n and_o constantine_n and_o other_o between_o they_o two_o there_o also_o he_o say_v that_o constantine_n be_v of_o a_o different_a religion_n when_o he_o 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massacre_n of_o christian_n they_o seek_v to_o maintain_v not_o the_o faith_n but_o heresy_n not_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o false_a and_o erroneous_a doctrine_n of_o antichrist_n last_o parson_n where_o he_o make_v pious_a affection_n a_o key_n to_o open_v the_o gate_n to_o true_a faith_n show_v himself_o either_o impious_a in_o place_v piety_n before_o true_a faith_n or_o heretical_a that_o with_o pelagius_n suppose_v a_o man_n may_v be_v pious_a before_o faith_n by_o force_n of_o fréewill_n pag._n 9_o for_o proof_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n he_o bring_v a_o testimony_n out_o of_o irenaeus_n lib._n 4._o advers._n haeres_fw-la ca._n 32._o which_o quite_o overthrow_v the_o popish_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n for_o there_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christian_n and_o call_v it_o primitias_fw-la creaturarum_fw-la the_o first_o fruit_n of_o god_n creature_n but_o the_o papist_n in_o their_o mass_n suppose_v that_o the_o priest_n offer_v not_o 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heretic_n for_o that_o privy_o with_o his_o observance_n of_o easter_n he_o seek_v to_o bring_v in_o ludaisine_n and_o pag._n 73._o he_o affirm_v that_o constantine_n do_v authorise_v and_o publish_v the_o decree_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o nicen_n council_n both_o which_o point_v direct_o make_v against_o our_o adversary_n for_o while_o they_o rigorous_o stand_v upon_o the_o observance_n of_o easter_n and_o offer_v paschal_n lamb_n they_o do_v after_o a_o sort_n renew_v and_o call_v back_o into_o use_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o while_o they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o pope_n all_o authority_n to_o confirm_v and_o publish_v the_o act_n of_o counsel_n they_o do_v abrogate_v the_o authority_n of_o christian_a prince_n in_o favour_n of_o antichrist_n pag._n 97._o he_o allege_v diverse_a text_n and_o testimony_n to_o prove_v that_o temporal_a prince_n be_v god_n vicar_n and_o substitute_n within_o their_o realm_n but_o if_o that_o be_v so_o than_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o devil_n 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this_o day_n hold_v by_o the_o same_o further_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n be_v first_o establish_v in_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n and_o auricular_a confession_n in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n under_o innocent_a the_o three_o the_o carnal_a real_a presence_n in_o a_o council_n at_o rome_n under_o nicholas_n the_o 2._o and_o other_o popish_a heresy_n in_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n florence_n and_o trent_n be_v they_o not_o then_o ashamed_a to_o call_v their_o tradition_n apostolical_a pag._n 145._o he_o allege_v a_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n ad_fw-la heronem_fw-la where_o he_o say_v virgin_n custodi_fw-la tanquam_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la christi_fw-la but_o this_o overthrow_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o be_v nothing_o curious_a in_o keep_v of_o these_o sacrament_n nor_o so_o watchful_a in_o look_v to_o they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v often_o get_v with_o child_n by_o the_o masspriest_n monk_n and_o friar_n furthermore_o this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v more_o sacrament_n than_o 7._o which_o no_o papist_n dare_n affirm_v unless_o he_o will_v encurre_v the_o thunder_a curse_n of_o the_o connenticle_n of_o trent_n pag._n 159._o he_o reherse_v a_o epistle_n of_o gregory_n condemn_v they_o that_o worship_n stock_n or_o stone_n do_v we_o then_o think_v that_o either_o gregory_n or_o austin_n do_v convert_v the_o english_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o these_o thing_n he_o do_v also_o wicked_o translate_v gregory_n epistle_n leave_v out_o these_o word_n à _fw-la germaniarum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la which_o contain_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o word_n of_o bede_n who_o say_v that_o austin_n be_v order_v by_o a_o french_a bishop_n and_o not_o a_o german_a bishop_n pag._n 229._o he_o allege_v these_o word_n of_o augustine_n epist_n 165._o in_o illum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o any_o traitor_n shall_v have_v creep_v into_o that_o order_n of_o roman_a bishop_n it_o shall_v not_o have_v prejudice_v the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o innocent_a christian_n but_o he_o cut_v off_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sentence_n and_o some_o word_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n lest_o that_o holy_a father_n opinion_n may_v appear_v too_o clear_o and_o yet_o it_o appear_v thereby_o sufficient_o that_o roman_a bishop_n may_v be_v false_a traitor_n and_o that_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v no_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n see_v augustine_n do_v say_v the_o church_n may_v stand_v notwithstanding_o their_o falsehood_n and_o treachery_n pag._n 280._o he_o cit_v the_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n lib._n 4._o advers._n haeres_fw-la c._n 4._o commend_v succession_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o truth_n what_o be_v then_o the_o bare_a succession_n of_o pope_n or_o turk_n without_o truth_n pag._n 295._o he_o confess_v that_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o question_n whether_o this_o or_o that_o be_v the_o true_a church_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o understanding_n out_o of_o this_o grant_n therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o we_o can_v discern_v with_o our_o eye_n which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n nor_o know_v it_o by_o the_o succession_n of_o pope_n or_o such_o like_a sensible_a mark_n pag._n 307._o he_o produce_v the_o example_n of_o s._n laurence_n dispense_n the_o cup_n of_o christ_n blood_n from_o the_o altar_n do_v not_o the_o masspriest_n therefore_o shame_v to_o drink_v all_o alone_a and_o to_o refuse_v to_o dispense_v the_o cup_n from_o the_o lord_n table_n pag._n 360._o he_o allege_v diverse_a order_n concern_v doctrine_n life_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n but_o all_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o romish_a synagogue_n pag._n 372._o he_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o gospel_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o bishop_n sit_v in_o council_n but_o this_o show_v that_o matter_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n