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A41019 Virtumnus romanus, or, A discovrse penned by a Romish priest wherein he endevours to prove that it is lawfull for a papist in England to goe to the Protestant church, to receive the communion, and to take the oathes, both of allegiance and supremacie : to which are adjoyned animadversions in the in the [sic] margin by way of antidote against those places where the rankest poyson is couched / by Daniel Featley ... Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1642 (1642) Wing F597; ESTC R2100 140,574 186

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subversion_n and_o ruin_n of_o their_o soul_n pag._n 19_o in_o the_o protestant_a church_n there_o be_v neither_o idolatry_n commit_v nor_o hurt_v do_v pag._n 22._o why_o shall_v we_o not_o communicate_v with_o protestant_n where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o pag._n 23._o protestant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v proper_o formal_a heretic_n pag._n 41._o in_o go_v to_o the_o protestant_a church_n there_o be_v no_o moral_a malignity_n at_o all_o in_o so_o much_o that_o scarce_o the_o weak_a man_n can_v invent_v how_o to_o sin_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v there_o do_v it_o be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n so_o indifferent_a and_o to_o a_o good_a intention_n good_a that_o à_fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o evil_a therein_o pag._n 48._o i_o never_o yet_o can_v find_v any_o idolatry_n commit_v at_o protestant_a church_n as_o often_o as_o i_o have_v frequent_v the_o same_o pag._n 52._o protestant_n be_v not_o proper_o and_o in_o rigour_n formal_a heretic_n if_o protestant_n be_v not_o formal_a heretic_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o they_o be_v no_o heretic_n at_o all_o for_o forma_fw-la that_fw-mi nomen_fw-la et_fw-la esse_fw-la if_o it_o be_v a_o false_a suggestion_n that_o protestant_n be_v blasphemous_a heretic_n hate_v god_n and_o his_o church_n than_o the_o truth_n be_v they_o be_v neither_o blasphemous_a heretic_n nor_o hater_n of_o god_n nor_o his_o church_n but_o lover_n of_o both_o if_o there_o be_v no_o idolatry_n commit_v in_o protestant_a church_n than_o god_n be_v there_o pure_o worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n if_o there_o be_v no_o hurt_n do_v in_o protestant_a church_n no_o danger_n of_o sin_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o any_o appearance_n of_o evil_a then_o be_v all_o papist_n just_o to_o be_v punish_v who_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o our_o church_n and_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o grievous_a sin_n in_o disobey_v the_o command_n of_o king_n and_o state_n and_o have_v no_o pretence_n at_o 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content_n premise_v or_o directory_a title_n serve_v in_o stead_n of_o signal_n letter_n to_o open_v the_o several_a part_n and_o section_n thereof_o it_o be_v think_v therefore_o requisite_a to_o supply_v that_o defect_n in_o the_o romish_a author_n by_o this_o table_n wherein_o the_o reader_n may_v ready_o and_o easy_o find_v those_o remarkable_a point_n which_o either_o be_v profess_o handle_v or_o occasional_o touch_v therein_o first_o in_o the_o preface_n pag._n 3._o second_o in_o the_o treatise_n pag._n 16._o sect._n 1._o pag._n 26._o sect._n 2._o pag._n 57_o sect._n 3._o pag._n 82._o three_o in_o the_o appendix_n pag._n 143._o first_o in_o the_o preface_n the_o original_n of_o recusancie_n in_o england_n pag._n 6._o the_o rescript_n of_o seven_o pope_n in_o the_o case_n all_o erroneous_a pag_n 7._o the_o determination_n of_o general_a counsel_n of_o great_a authority_n yet_o not_o infallible_a pag._n 12._o second_o in_o the_o treatise_n the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n touch_v go_v to_o church_n with_o man_n of_o a_o different_a religion_n explicate_v pag._n 16._o naaman_n fact_n bow_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o rimmon●iscussed_v ●iscussed_z pag._n 17._o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n 2_o king_n 5.19_o go_v in_o peace_n diverse_o expound_v pag._n 18._o none_o may_v dissemble_v his_o religion_n no_o not_o in_o fear_n of_o death_n pag._n 21._o the_o resolution_n ●f_o the_o sorbon_n doctor_n in_o the_o case_n of_o recusancie_n pag._n 24._o sect_n 1._o the_o definition_n of_o scandal_n pag._n 26._o several_a division_n of_o scandal_n pag._n 27._o the_o distinction_n of_o venial_a and_o mortal_a sin_n refute_v pag._n 28._o evangelicall_n counsel_n as_o they_o call_v they_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o precept_n pag._n 29._o poverty_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o scandalous_a pag._n 31_o whether_o our_o liturgy_n be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o missal_n pag._n 33._o prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v in_o a_o know_a tongue_n pag._n 34._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o appearance_n of_o evil_a 1_o thess._n 5.22_o pag._n 35._o in_o what_o case_n the_o eat_a meat_n offer_v unto_o idol_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 8._o pag._n 39_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o heretic_n pag._n 51._o that_o the_o faith_n of_o protestant_n be_v no_o way_n defective_a pag._n 53._o the_o romish_a clergy_n be_v gross_o ignorant_a pag._n 54_o the_o protestant_n manner_n of_o preach_v in_o many_o respect_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o romish_a pag._n 55._o sect_n 2._o recusancie_n be_v no_o distinctive_a sign_n between_o a_o papist_n and_o a_o protestant_n pag._n 57_o the_o protestant_n sacrament_n be_v not_o a_o bare_a sign_n nor_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n common_a bread_n pag._n 60._o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v true_o give_v in_o the_o sacrament_n pag._n 61._o the_o popish_a carnal_a manner_n of_o eat_v christ_n flesh_n with_o the_o mouth_n be_v repugnant_a to_o faith_n reason_n and_o common_a sense_n pag._n 62._o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o lord_n supper_n 1_o cor._n 11.20_o mean_v not_o the_o agapae_n or_o love-feast_n pag._n 64._o a_o foul_a practice_n and_o high_a misdemeanour_n of_o davenport_n alius_fw-la à_fw-la sancta_fw-la clara_n in_o procure_v a_o surreptitious_a bull_n against_o day_n the_o franciscan_a pag._n 75._o sect_n 3._o that_o papist_n attribute_v religious_a worship_n to_o image_n themselves_o pag._n 85._o that_o a_o man_n be_v question_v of_o his_o faith_n though_o before_o a_o incompetent_a judge_n be_v bind_v to_o answer_v the_o truth_n pag._n 98._o that_o we_o may_v not_o dissemble_v with_o dissembler_n nor_o play_v the_o fox_n with_o fox_n pag._n 99_o that_o papist_n trust_v in_o their_o own_o merit_n though_o some_o at_o their_o death_n have_v renounce_v they_o pag._n 104._o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n divide_v into_o eight_o branch_n and_o every_o branch_n justify_v by_o papist_n themselves_o pag._n 109._o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n divide_v into_o four_o branch_n pag._n 114._o in_o what_o sense_n protestant_n teach_v the_o king_n to_o be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 115._o who_o be_v mean_v by_o foreigner_n in_o the_o statute_n pag._n 120._o that_o no_o papist_n can_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n but_o that_o he_o must_v renounce_v a_o fundamental_a point_n of_o his_o religion_n pag._n 138._o three_o in_o the_o appendix_n 1._o a_o form_n of_o recantation_n enjoin_v the_o lollard_n in_o the_o 19_o year_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o take_v out_o of_o the_o record_n in_o the_o tower_n pag._n 143._o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n pag._n 145._o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n enact_v 35._o hen._n 8._o &_o 1_o elizabeth_n pag._n 148.150_o a_o proviso_n for_o expound_v the_o oath_n 5._o elizabeth_n pag._n 151._o the_o admonition_n annex_v to_o the_o injunction_n elizabeth_n 1._o pag._n 152._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o animadversion_n to_o the_o reader_n pag._n 154._o errata_fw-la sic_fw-la corrige_n p._n 7._o in_o marg_n state_n r._n flat_a p._n 8._o lin_v 11._o p._n 7._o r._n 12._o p._n 15._o l._n 9_o ignorattia_n r._n ignorantia_fw-la p._n 22._o l._n 22._o the_o r._n they_o p._n 28._o l._n 15._o deal_n the_o p._n 42._o l._n 17._o rejoice_v r._n rejoin_v p._n 54_o l._n 35._o proposition_n r._n preposition_n p._n 64._o l._n 14._o apollorum_fw-la r._n apostolorum_fw-la p._n 76._o l._n 6._o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 85._o l._n 12._o sede_fw-la r._n sedè_fw-la p._n 97._o marg_n l._n 6._o do_v r._n do_v p._n 99_o l._n 11._o marg_n adeo_fw-la r._n add_v l._n 12._o r._n wizard_n p._n 140._o marg_n l._n 6._o d_o the_o appendix_n a_o 14._o safeguard_v from_o shipwreck_n to_o a_o 3.15_o prudent_a catholic_a wherein_o be_v prove_v that_o a_o they_o catholic_a may_v go_v to_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o take_v both_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n
moral_a cap._n 11._o &_o 27_o punct●_n 2.4_o &_o 5._o who_o say_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o catholic_n to_o pr●y_v together_o with_o protestant_n to_o hear_v their_o service_n and_o go_v to_o their_o sermon_n and_o for_o this_o opinion_n he_o cit_v navarr_n lib._n 5._o con._n 10._o &_o 12._o de_fw-fr haeret_fw-la who_o as_o all_o man_n know_v be_v a_o pious_a divine_a and_o a_o man_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n again_o the_o say_v azorius_fw-la say_v in_o the_o say_v cap._n 27._o puncto_fw-la 5._o that_o if_o a_o heretical_a prince_n command_v his_o subject_n that_o be_v catholic_n to_o go_v to_o church_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n or_o loss_n of_o good_n if_o he_o do_v this_o only_a because_o he_o will_v have_v his_o law_n obey_v and_o not_o to_o make_v it_o symbolum_n hereticae_fw-la pravitatis_fw-la nor_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o discern_v thereby_o catholic_n from_o heretic_n they_o may_v obey_v it_o gregory_n martin_n one_o of_o the_o translator_n of_o the_o bible_n into_o english_a cite_v by_o the_o say_v r._n p._n in_o his_o book_n aforesaid_a pag._n 101._o &_o 109._o diana_n 5._o part_n tract_n de_fw-fr scandal_n pag._n 191._o resol_n 33._o where_o he_o say_v a_o man_n may_v use_v the_o habit_n and_o ceremony_n profession_n of_o a_o false_a law_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n see_v hurtado_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n and_o other_o by_o he_o cite_v and_o paulus_n comitolius_fw-la resp._n moral_a lib._n 1._o q._n 47._o when_o he_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o question_n whether_o a_o professor_n of_o the_o roman_a faith_n be_v send_v into_o those_o part_n where_o the_o greek_a church_n observe_v other_o rite_n may_v go_v to_o their_o service_n he_o allow_v it_o and_o build_v upon_o this_o reason_n that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n it_o be_v lawful_a and_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o church_n if_o any_o there_o be_v that_o forbid_v this_o do_v not_o bind_v christian_n in_o case_n of_o great_a detriment_n to_o the_o life_n or_o soul_n or_o honour_n or_o fame_n or_o outward_a thing_n see_v azor._n above_o cite_v for_o go_v to_o the_o schismatical_a church_n of_o the_o greek_n where_o he_o say_v that_o a_o catholic_a hear_v mass_n in_o a_o schismatical_a church_n there_o on_o a_o sunday_n fulfil_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o church_n command_v the_o same_o see_v further_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o constans_n and_o martin_n the_o 5._o which_o begin_v in_o super_fw-la ad_fw-la evitanda_fw-la scandala_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o communicate_v with_o heretic_n as_o well_o in_o service_n as_o otherways_o which_o decree_n extend_v itself_o further_a than_o to_o our_o purpose_n for_o by_o the_o same_o we_o may_v communicate_v with_o heretic_n fall_v in_o a_o catholic_a country_n if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o point_n of_o heresy_n yea_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o priest_n excommunicate_v either_o by_o law_n or_o any_o sentence_n of_o man_n so_o they_o be_v tolerate_v and_o not_o by_o name_n excommunicate_v see_v diana_n pag._n 175._o col_fw-fr 1._o and_o the_o say_v hurtado_n who_o he_o cit_v if_o then_o we_o may_v communicate_v with_o such_o man_n where_o there_o may_v be_v some_o danger_n of_o sin_n why_o shall_v we_o not_o communicate_v with_o protestant_n where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o sin_n as_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o prove_v it_o be_v four_a prove_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o catholic_n in_o foreign_a country_n for_o germany_n see_v for_o germany_n and_o france_n navarr_n lib._n 5._o consil._n 12._o de_fw-fr heret_fw-la and_o see_v the_o foresay_a author_n of_o the_o answer_n his_o word_n be_v these_o cap._n 9_o pag._n 216._o and_o indeed_o if_o the_o german_a catholic_n have_v be_v so_o restrain_v persecute_a g._n and_o put_v to_o death_n as_o the_o english_a have_v be_v these_o year_n and_o have_v not_o go_v by_o half_n with_o the_o protestant_n as_o in_o some_o place_n the_o have_v do_v they_o have_v have_v perhaps_o far_o more_o catholic_n at_o this_o 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neither_o in_o her_o reign_n no●_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n nor_o of_o our_o present_a sovereign_n be_v any_o papist_n put_v to_o death_n mere_o for_o his_o conscience_n but_o either_o for_o some_o treasonable_a practice_n or_o violation_n of_o some_o statute_n law_n the_o penalty_n whereof_o be_v death_n see_v pag._n 4._o g._n g._n the_o distinction_n of_o venial_a and_o mortal_a sin_n tostatus_n learn_v in_o peter_n lumbards_n school_n not_o in_o christ_n may_v teach_v but_o not_o true_o for_o although_o some_o sin_n may_v be_v term_v venial_a comparatè_fw-fr in_o respect_n of_o other_o that_o be_v of_o a_o deep_o die_v and_o so_o less_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n pardonable_a and_o excusable_a or_o not_o at_o all_o as_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o though_o all_o sin_n of_o the_o ●le●t_n be_v venial_a through_o grace_n or_o quo_fw-la ad_fw-la eventum_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n which_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v not_o mortal_a for_o all_o sin_n be_v transgression_n of_o the_o eternal_a law_n and_o in_o they_o the_o infinite_a majesty_n of_o god_n be_v some_o way_n slight_v and_o therefore_o saint_n hieromes_n general_a conclusion_n be_v true_a ep_n ad_fw-la celantiam_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la agimus_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la loquimur_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la angustâ_fw-la viâ_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la tendit_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la latâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la imus_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la what_o soever_o we_o do_v whatsoever_o we_o speak_v either_o appertain_v to_o the_o narrow_a way_n whereby_o we_o enter_v into_o life_n or_o to_o the_o broad_a way_n which_o be_v the_o road_n to_o death_n and_o in_o his_o second_o book_n against_o the_o pelagian_n si_fw-la ira_fw-la et_fw-la sermonis_fw-la iniuria_fw-la atque_fw-la interdum_fw-la iocus_fw-la iudicio_fw-la concilioque_fw-la et_fw-la gehennae_fw-la ignibus_fw-la delegatur_fw-la quid_fw-la merebitur_fw-la turpium_fw-la rerum_fw-la appetitio_fw-la if_o unadvised_a anger_n and_o a_o contumelious_a word_n bring_v we_o in_o danger_n of_o a_o judgement_n and_o a_o council_n and_o hell_n fire_n what_o shall_v the_o desire_n of_o filthy_a thing_n deserve_v and_o who_o can_v say_v his_o heart_n be_v clean_o from_o all_o these_o to_o make_v light_n of_o sin_n aggravate_v our_o conscience_n even_o those_o naevuli_fw-la &_o leves_fw-la aspergine_n &_o pulviseuli_fw-la &_o prolapsiunculae_fw-la &_o peccadili●es_n as_o the_o romanis●s_n style_v venial_a sin_n either_o be_v transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o not_o if_o they_o be_v not_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n they_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3.4_o or_o as_o the_o school_n ●ut_v of_o saint_n augustine_n define_v peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la dictum_fw-la factum_fw-la vel_fw-la concupitum_fw-la contra_fw-la legem_fw-la aeternam_fw-la every_o sin_n be_v a_o desire_n word_n or_o deed_n against_o the_o eternal_a law_n and_o if_o venial_a sin_n be_v transgression_n of_o this_o law_n their_o punishment_n be_v death_n for_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v shall_v die_v ezech._n 18.4_o and_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n 1_o cor._n 15.56_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.23_o these_o clear_a and_o evident_a text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n so_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o three_o of_o their_o sharp_a sight_a schoolman_n that_o they_o not_o only_o leave_v the_o common_a tract_n of_o other_o popish_a divine_n as_o bellarmine_n mince_v the_o matter_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr amiss_o great_a et_fw-la stat_fw-la pec_fw-la c._n 4._o non_fw-la nihil_fw-la a_o communi_fw-la theologorum_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la deflexerunt_fw-la but_o go_v in_o the_o direct_a way_n of_o the_o reform_a doctor_n these_o school_n man_n be_v gerson_n 3._o part_n theolog._n tract_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr spirit_n sect_n 1_o jacobus_n almain_n opusc._n track_v 3._o c._n 20._o &_o johannes_n episcopus_fw-la roffensis_fw-la
and_o supremacy_n matth._n 10.16_o be_v you_o wise_a as_o serpent_n and_o oath_n simple_a as_o dove_n london_n print_v by_o i._n l._n for_o nicholas_n bourne_n at_o the_o south_n entrance_n to_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1642._o a_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n gentle_a reader_n i_o be_o to_o write_v of_o a_o point_n of_o controversy_n wherein_o i_o know_v that_o i_o shall_v undergo_v the_o renounce_v censure_n of_o divers_a sort_n of_o people_n yea_o amaze_v some_o at_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o thing_n yet_o my_o intention_n be_v good_a as_o tend_v to_o the_o safeguard_n as_o well_o doctrine_n of_o soul_n as_o body_n of_o all_o and_o i_o myself_o be_v constrain_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o natural_a necessity_n thereto_o as_o suffer_v much_o not_o only_o by_o the_o fa●it_fw-la severity_n of_o the_o law_n for_o my_o religion_n which_o be_v the_o least_o but_o likewise_o both_o spiritual_o and_o temporal_o by_o the_o malice_n and_o treachery_n of_o some_o evil_a spirit_n instigate_a 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