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A41593 The Catholic representer, or, The papist misrepresented. Second part Gother, John, d. 1704. 1687 (1687) Wing G1327; ESTC R30311 98,893 108

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hold_v at_o arles_n that_o priest_n may_v not_o marry_v centurist_n cent._n 4._o col._n 704._o 8._o he_o have_v in_o great_a veneration_n sacred_a virgin_n profess_v perpetual_a chastity_n euseb_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n l._n 4._o c._n 28._o and_o socrates_n say_v that_o helen_n find_v at_o jerusalem_n holy_a virgin_n consecrate_a to_o god_n who_o she_o so_o high_o honour_v that_o she_o herself_o wait_v upon_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o meat_n to_o the_o table_n at_o the_o entertainment_n to_o which_o she_o have_v invite_v they_o ec._n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 17._o 9_o under_o he_o be_v monk_n throughout_o syria_n palestine_n and_o bythinia_n and_o other_o place_n of_o asia_n in_o the_o dominion_n of_o constantin_n so_o the_o centurist_n cent._n 4._o col._n 1294._o they_o say_v likewise_o he_o most_o great_o reverence_v anthony_n the_o monk_n who_o live_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o egypt_n cent._n 4._o col._n 470._o zozom_n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 13._o socrat._v eccles_n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 21._o 10._o he_o restrain_v himself_o from_o all_o licenousness_n and_o luxury_n by_o macerate_v himself_o with_o fasting_n and_o bodily_a austerity_n eus_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o 11._o he_o visit_v and_o embrace_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n and_o lay_v aside_o his_o imperial_a state_n he_o become_v a_o petitioner_n to_o the_o saint_n that_o they_o will_v become_v intercessor_n to_o god_n for_o he_o st._n chrysost_o in_o ep_n 2._o cor._n hom._n 26._o 12._o he_o sign_v his_o forehead_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n euseb_n in_o vit_fw-fr const_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o he_o honour_v the_o same_o sign_n eus_n in_o laud._n const_n he_o have_v success_n of_o victory_n in_o virtue_n of_o it_o and_o erect_v it_o public_o euseb_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o &_o l._n 1._o c._n 25._o 13._o he_o sit_v not_o down_o at_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o bishop_n have_v beckon_v to_o he_o euseb_n ib._n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o 14._o he_o judge_v it_o unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o undertake_v the_o judgement_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n but_o commit_v they_o over_o to_o be_v decide_v by_o bishop_n zozom_n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 16._o 15._o he_o procure_v the_o synod_n at_o arles_n where_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o council_n to_o pope_n sylvester_n be_v that_o for_o the_o vniform_a observation_n of_o easter_n day_n throughout_o the_o world_n he_o will_v send_v forth_o his_o letter_n to_o all_o according_a to_o ancient_a custom_n osiand_n in_o epit._n etc._n etc._n cent_n 4._o p._n 182._o 16._o he_o subject_v all_o christian_a church_n to_o the_o pope_n insomuch_o that_o mr._n napper_n in_o his_o treatise_n upon_o the_o revelation_n dedicate_v to_o king_n james_n i._o say_v after_o the_o year_n of_o god_n three_o hundred_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n subdue_v all_o christian_a church_n to_o pope_n sylvester_n from_o which_o time_n till_o these_o our_o day_n the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n have_v possess_v the_o outward_a and_o visible_a church_n and_o ib._n p._n 43._o the_o pope_n kingdom_n say_v he_o have_v have_v power_n over_o all_o christian_n from_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n sylvester_n and_o ●he_n emperor_n constantine_n for_o these_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n and_o ib._n p._n 145._o from_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n until_o these_o our_o day_n even_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n have_v possess_v the_o outward_a visible_a church_n of_o christian_n again_o ib._n p._n 68_o between_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n three_o hundred_o and_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixteen_o the_o antichristian_a and_o papistical_a r●●gn_n begin_v reign_v universal_o and_o without_o any_o debatable_a contradiction_n one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n god_n true_a church_n most_o certain_o abide_v so_o long_a latent_fw-la and_o invisible_a nay_o he_o go_v yet_o further_o ib._n p._n 391._o during_o even_o the_o second_o and_o three_o age_n say_v he_o after_o christ_n the_o true_a temple_n of_o god_n and_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v obscure_v by_o the_o roman_a antichrist_n himself_o 17._o he_o attribute_v primacy_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o frigevillaeus_n gawius_n own_v pal._n chr._n ad_fw-la regin_v angliae_fw-la constantine_n prefer_v say_v he_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o constantinople_n before_o the_o rest_n give_v the_o primacy_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n before_o all_o and_o upon_o this_o score_n he_o be_v charge_v by_o the_o same_o author_n p._n 34._o fatal_o to_o have_v give_v power_n to_o the_o beast_n 18._o he_o reprove_v acesius_n the_o novatian_a for_o deny_v the_o power_n of_o remit_v sin_n to_o be_v give_v to_o priest_n centurist_n cent._n 4._o col_fw-fr 653._o and_o socrates_n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o 19_o of_o his_o priest_n assemble_v to_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o church_n some_o of_o they_o do_v preach_v and_o 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