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A61552 The doctrines and practices of the Church of Rome truly represented in answer to a book intituled, A papist misrepresented, and represented, &c. Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1686 (1686) Wing S5590; ESTC R21928 99,480 174

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where_o there_o be_v justification_n there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n but_o where_o any_o part_n of_o gild_n remain_v unremit_v there_o be_v a_o condemnation_n remain_v so_o far_o as_o the_o punishment_n extend_v and_o so_o this_o distinction_n as_o to_o eternal_a and_o temporal_a pain_n as_o it_o be_v make_v the_o foundation_n of_o purgatory_n be_v whole_o groundless_a and_o therefore_o the_o doctrine_n build_v upon_o it_o can_v have_v no_o foundation_n in_o scripture_n or_o reason_n 21._o i_o will_v pray_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o i_o will_v pray_v with_o the_o understanding_n also_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 15._o what_o need_v this_o pray_v with_o the_o understanding_n if_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o attend_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o prayer_n for_o then_o pray_v with_o the_o spirit_n be_v all_o that_o be_v require_v for_o that_o suppose_v a_o attention_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o god_n and_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v any_o man_n that_o think_v with_o understanding_n can_v justify_v pray_v without_o it_o especial_o when_o there_o be_v exhortation_n and_o invitation_n to_o the_o people_n to_o join_v in_o those_o prayer_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a there_o be_v in_o the_o roman_a office_n 22._o then_o peter_n open_v his_o mouth_n and_o say_v of_o a_o truth_n i_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o act_v 10._o 34_o 35._o whereby_o we_o perceive_v that_o god_n do_v not_o limit_v the_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n under_o the_o gospel_n to_o communion_n with_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n for_o if_o s._n peter_n may_v be_v believe_v the_o capacity_n of_o salvation_n depend_v upon_o man_n fear_v god_n and_o work_a righteousness_n and_o it_o be_v horrible_a uncharritablebleness_n to_o exclude_v those_o from_o a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n who_o god_n do_v not_o exclude_v from_o it_o 23._o that_o you_o shall_v earnest_o contend_v for_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n judas_n v._n 3._o therefore_o all_o necessary_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n be_v at_o first_o deliver_v and_o whatever_o article_n can_v be_v prove_v to_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n can_v never_o be_v make_v necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n which_o overthrow_v the_o additional_a creed_n of_o pius_n iv._o after_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o prove_v the_o universal_a tradition_n of_o those_o doctrine_n from_o the_o apostostolical_a time_n and_o when_o they_o do_v that_o we_o may_v think_v better_o of_o they_o than_o at_o present_a we_o do_v for_o as_o yet_o we_o can_v see_v neither_o scripture_n nor_o reason_n nor_o antiquity_n for_o they_o thus_o i_o have_v represent_v that_o kind_n of_o popery_n which_o our_o