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A18209 A defence of Catholikes persecuted in England invincibly prouing their holy religion to be that which is the only true religion of Christ; and that they in professing it, are become most faithfull, dutifull, and loyall subiects, to God, their King and country. And therefore are rather to be honoured and respected, then persecuted or molested. Composed by an ould studient in diuinitie. Broughton, Richard. 1630 (1630) STC 4833; ESTC S107625 93,830 235

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viii_o  _fw-fr that_o every_o article_n of_o catholic_a religion_n be_v more_o agreeable_a with_o the_o best_a temporal_a government_n than_o those_o of_o the_o protestant_n and_o that_o a_o catholic_a keep_v his_o religion_n as_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o god_n so_o he_o can_v be_v undutiful_a to_o his_o temporal_a prince_n and_o country_n pag._n 157._o chap._n ix_o  _fw-fr that_o true_a and_o obedient_a catholic_n be_v the_o true_a and_o most_o obedient_a subject_n pag._n 170._o approbatio_fw-la viso_fw-la t●st●mo●io_fw-la c●iusdam_fw-la vir●docti_fw-la mihique_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o doc●r●nâ_fw-la probè_fw-la co●●i●i_fw-la quo_fw-la testatur_fw-la ●unc_fw-la libru●_n cvi_fw-la t●●ulus_fw-la est_fw-la a_o def●nce_n of_o cathelike_n perse●ut●●_n in_o england_n nihil_fw-la continere_fw-la fidei_fw-la vel_fw-la bonis_fw-la mo●ibus_fw-la adve●s●m_fw-la quin_fw-la po●ius_fw-la ●ulta_fw-la quae_fw-la a●_n catholicorum_n a●g●oru●_n consolationem_fw-la ●●cian●_n ●i●num_v cense_v quem_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●●eo_fw-la appro●●re●●at●m_fw-la 〈…〉_o ●art●j_fw-la a●no_fw-la 1630._o geo●gius_n co●u●n●rius_n s_o theol._n doct●_n &_o regius_n 〈…〉_o professor_n co●leg●●ae_n 〈…〉_o po●●tus_fw-la 〈…〉_o ca●cel●a●ius_n &_o lib●●um_fw-la censor_n the_o first_o chapter_n by_o way_n of_o a_o preface_n to_o the_o persecute_a catholic_n and_o by_o they_o to_o their_o persecutor_n of_o the_o innocence_n perfection_n and_o honour_n of_o they_o and_o their_o spiritual_a pastor_n renown_a priest_n 1._o renown_a catholic_n of_o eng●and_n mo●●_n renow_v catholics_n 〈◊〉_d persecute_v ●or_a your_o 〈◊〉_d ●eligi●●_n give_v leave_n to_o one_o your_o old_a humble_a ●nd_n unworthy_a serua●t_n ●n_o ch●ist_v associate_n ●nd_v partaker_n now_o with_o you_o and_o you●_n renow●ed_v predecessor_n a_o long_a time_n from_o his_o youth_n ●o_o old_a age_n in_o prison_n persecution_n 〈◊〉_d ●nd_v tribulation_n for_o the_o most_o holy_a catholic_a ●aith_n and_o religion_n to_o remember_v hi●_n love_n ●nd_v du●ie_a to_o you_o as_o also_o the_o bind_v duty_n ●nd_v office_n of_o we_o all_o as_o true_a servant_n to_o our_o master_n christ_n in_o so_o noble_a and_o just_a a_o cause_n with_o the_o honour_n reward_n and_o recompense_n which_o be_v his_o ordinary_a pay_n to_o all_o his_o faithful_a servant_n in_o such_o his_o affair_n far_o more_o eminent_a and_o excellent_a th●_n any_o potentate_n prince_n or_o persecutor_n on_o earth_n can_v either_o take_v away_o or_o give_v unto_o we_o or_o any_o of_o they_o or_o we_o in_o this_o world_n enjoy_v 2._o let_v i_o begin_v with_o you_o as_o saint_n cyprian_n that_o glorious_a bishop_n and_o martyr_n do_v with_o the_o constant_a martyr_n and_o confessor_n of_o his_o country_n and_o time_n quibus_fw-la ego_fw-la vos_fw-la laudibus_fw-la praedic●m_fw-la fortissimi_fw-la martyr_n etc._n etc._n o_o most_o valiant_a 6._o cyprian_a ●pis●●l_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o confessor_n ●●●pist_v 6._o martyr_n with_o what_o praise_n may_v i_o blaze_v you_o forth_o with_o what_o cri●s_v of_o voce_fw-mi may_v i_o adorn_v the_o fortitude_n of_o you●_n heart_n and_o perseverance_n of_o faith_n you_o have_v endure_v even_o to_o the_o consummation_n of_o glory_n in_o your_o examination_n most_o hard_a torment_n you_o have_v not_o give_v place_n to_o punishment_n but_o they_o have_v rather_o yield_v to_o you_o crown_n have_v minister_v a_o end_n to_o those_o grief_n to_o which_o torment_n give_v no_o ●nd_n and_o present_o after_o he_o add_v the_o multitude_n of_o those_o which_o be_v present_a have_v see_v the_o heavenly_a fight_n of_o god_n the_o spiritual_a wa●re_n of_o christ_n his_o servant_n to_o have_v stand_v with_o a_o free_a voice_n a_o uncorrupted_a mind_n a_o divine_a force_n naked_a true_o of_o wordly_a weapon_n but_o arm_v with_o the_o shield_n of_o faith_n 3._o let_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o and_o of_o you_o especial_o chief_a prelate_n and_o pastor_n priest_n and_o persecute_a clergy_n of_o england_n and_o of_o your_o late_a predecessor_n on_o earth_n and_o now_o happy_a in_o heaven_n as_o saint_n john_n chrisostome_n thus_o perform_v to_o the_o two_o most_o glorious_a apostle_n saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n quasnam_fw-la julij_fw-la chrys●st_n se●●_n de_fw-fr ss_z apostolis_n petr._n &_o ●aul_v ●p_n metaphra_v &_o in_o breviadie_n 6._o julij_fw-la vobis_fw-la referemus_fw-la g●atias_fw-la qui_fw-la tantum_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la labora●tis_fw-la memenitu●_n petre_n &_o obstupesco_fw-la recordor_fw-la tui_fw-la paul_n &_o excedens_fw-la ment_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la opprimor_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o ●hankes_n shall_v we_o give_v unto_o you_o who_o have_v labour_v so_o much_o for_o we_o o_o peter_n i_o remember_v thou_o and_o be_o astoni●ed_v o_o paul_n i_o call_v the_o to_o mind_n and_o with_o excess_n thereof_o be_o oppress_v with_o tear_n for_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v or_o what_o shall_v i_o utter_v when_o i_o behold_v you●_n affliction_n i_o cannot_v tell_v how_o many_o prison_n have_v you_o sanctify_v what_o chain_n have_v you_o adorn_v what_o torment_n have_n ●ou_v sustain_v what_o curse_n or_o reproach_n have_v you_o suffer_v how_o have_v you_o bear_v christ_n how_o with_o your_o preach_n have_v you_o joy_v church_n bless_a be_v the_o instrument_n of_o your_o tongue_n your_o member_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o ●lood_o for_o the_o church_n you_o have_v imitate_v and_o follow_v christ_n in_o all_o thing_n 4._o i_o do_v not_o i_o dare_v not_o compare_v myself_o ●o_o those_o great_a light_n bishop_n and_o ruler_n in_o ●he_n church_n of_o christ_n or_o such_o as_o be_v under_o our_o supreme_a pa●●our_n of_o that_o high_a order_n to_o ●home_n i_o owe_v all_o duty_n and_o respect_n yet_o as_o a_o ●ld_v student_n in_o holy_a ●e●●ing_n have_v read_v ●uch_o and_o write_v not_o a_o little_a for_o the_o defence_n ●f_n you_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n without_o any_o ●ust_z control_n never_o adhere_v unto_o or_o reach_v suspect_v or_o unsound_a doctrine_n of_o sweare●ing_n 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from_o bishop_n neque_fw-la laico_fw-la permi●u●ous_fw-la facere_fw-la opus_fw-la aliquod_fw-la sacerdotale_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la aut_fw-la baptismum_fw-la aut_fw-la impositionem_fw-la man_n we_o aut_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la sive_fw-la paruam_fw-la sive_fw-la magnam_fw-la nemo_fw-la enim_fw-la sibi_fw-la sumit_fw-la honorem_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la voco_fw-la a_o domine_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la namque_fw-la gratia_fw-la per_fw-la impositionem_fw-la manuum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la datur_fw-la neque_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la potestatem_fw-la damus_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la diaconos_fw-la aut_fw-la lectores_fw-la aut_fw-la ministros_fw-la sed_fw-la episcopis_fw-la tantum_fw-la hic_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la ordo_fw-la cum_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la consequen●iam_fw-la rerum_fw-la didicerimus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la quidem_fw-la assignavimus_fw-la &_o a●tribuimus_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la principatum_fw-la sacerdotij_fw-la pertinent_a presbyteris_fw-la vero_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la deinde_fw-la diaconis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la ministrandum_fw-la utriusque_fw-la ut_fw-la pu●è_fw-la &_o castè_fw-fr fiant_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la pertinent_a neque_fw-la enim_fw-la sas_fw-la est_fw-la diacono_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la offer_n aut_fw-la baptizare_fw-la aut_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la five_o paruam_fw-la sive_fw-la magnam_fw-la facere_fw-la neque_fw-la presbytero_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la clericorunfacere_fw-la ostensum_fw-la est_fw-la an●istitum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la perficientem_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o perfectionis_fw-la authorem_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopo_fw-la baptiz●●e_n neque_fw-la dothen_fw-ge celebrare_fw-la neither_o do_v we_o permit_v ●he_n lazy_a to_o do_v any_o priestly_a function_n as_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n baptize_v impose_v hand_n or_o to_o give_v any_o benediction_n either_o little_a or_o great_a for_o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n to_o himself_o but_o ●e_v who_o be_v call_v by_o god_n because_o this_o grace_n be_v give_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o bishop_n hand_n neither_o do_v we_o give_v unto_o priest_n the_o power_n of_o ordain_v deacon_n or_o lectour_n or_o minister_n but_o only_o to_o bishop_n this_o be_v the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n when_o we_o do_v learn_v the_o sequel_n of_o thing_n from_o god_n indeed_o what_o appertain_v to_o the_o principality_n of_o priest_n we_o assign_v and_o give_v it_o to_o bishop_n and_o to_o priest_n what_o belong_v to_o priestehoode_n afterward_o to_o deacon_n what_o appertain_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o both_o that_o these_o thing_n which_o concern_v religion_n may_v be_v perform_v chaste_o and_o clean_o neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o deacon_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n or_o to_o baptize_v or_o to_o make_v any_o benediction_n either_o little_a or_o great_a neither_o for_o priest_n to_o ordain_v clergyman_n it_o be_v declare_v the_o order_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o perfect_a order_n and_o author_n of_o perfection_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a without_o a_o bishop_n to_o baptize_v nor_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n nor_o to_o say_v mass_n 6._o whereupon_o the_o english_a protestant_n in_o their_o most_o public_a and_o authorise_a proceed_n thus_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v evident_a unto_o all_o man_n diligent_o read_v holy_a scripture_n and_o ancient_a author_n that_o from_o the_o apostle_n time_n there_o have_v be_v these_o order_n of_o minister_n in_o christ_n church_n bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n which_o office_n be_v evermore_o have_v in_o such_o reverend_a estimation_n that_o no_o man_n may_v presume_v to_o execute_v any_o of_o they_o except_o he_o be_v first_o by_o public_a prayer_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n approve_v and_o admit_v thereunto_o and_o these_o order_n shall_v be_v continue_v and_o reverent_o use_v and_o esteem_v in_o this_o church_n of_o england_n and_o in_o this_o both_o their_o book_n entitle_v of_o consecration_n of_o archbishop_n bishop_n priest_n as_o their_o 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whereupon_o these_o puritan_n with_o general_a assent_n have_v thus_o conclude_v they_o can_v see_v how_o possible_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o divinity_n the_o separation_n of_o our_o church_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o from_o the_o pope_n head_n thereof_o can_v be_v justify_v they_o protest_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o they_o god_n and_o christ_n jesus_n himself_o have_v have_v great_a wrong_n and_o indignity_n offer_v unto_o they_o and_o that_o the_o protestant_a church_n be_v scismaticall_a in_o forsake_v the_o unity_n and_o communion_n with_o they_o if_o the_o english_a protestant_a opinion_n he_o maintain_v that_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n his_o magestie_n and_o all_o the_o nobilite_n ought_v to_o be_v sub●ect_a to_o excommunication_n 7._o which_o neither_o king_n noble_n or_o unnoble_a no_o mean_a protestant_n of_o england_n can_v doubt_v fear_v 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