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world_n etc._n etc._n ergo._fw-la again_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o church_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o have_v be_v for_o many_o hundred_o year_n but_o popish_a or_o reform_v then_o if_o the_o visible_a state_n of_o christ_n church_n must_v abide_v for_o ever_o either_o the_o popish_a or_o the_o reform_a church_n must_v be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ._n but_o not_o the_o popish_a ergo_fw-la the_o reform_a 2._o he_o argue_v if_o antichrist_n must_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o antichristian_a gentile_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n to_o tread_v under_o foot_n than_o there_o be_v a_o true_a church-state_n where_o he_o sit_v and_o while_o he_o sit_v there_o and_o it_o be_v the_o true_a measure_a temple_n who_o court_n he_o tread_v under_o foot_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v antichrist_n unless_o there_o be_v the_o temple_n and_o court_n thereof_o where_o he_o be_v and_o if_o antichrist_n â—ver_o sit_v in_o england_n then_o
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reserve_v unto_o himself_o many_o thousand_o that_o never_o bow_v their_o knee_n to_o baal_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o book_n of_o martyr_n and_o among_o otherâ—_n he_o raise_v up_o mr._n wickliff_n and_o make_v he_o a_o great_a and_o famous_a instrument_n of_o church-reformation_n our_o london_n divine_v in_o their_o appendix_n to_o the_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o church_n government_n prove_v out_o of_o good_a author_n that_o in_o this_o church_n of_o england_n the_o corruption_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v have_v introduce_v about_o ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n be_v withstand_v and_o oppose_v by_o the_o king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o if_o the_o whole_a be_v well_o consider_v it_o will_v puzzle_v our_o antiministerial_a adversary_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v behold_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o either_o the_o first_o plantation_n after_o reformation_n or_o continuation_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n and_o ministry_n therein_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o this_o day_n we_o will_v conclude_v this_o consideration_n with_o the_o remarkable_a speech_n of_o two_o new-england_n minister_n the_o first_o be_v mr._n philip_n of_o watertown_n who_o have_v prove_v that_o england_n be_v not_o behold_v to_o rome_n for_o its_o first_o conversion_n nor_o after_o reformation_n at_o last_o have_v these_o word_n when_o it_o please_v god_n more_o full_o to_o clear_v up_o the_o light_n of_o his_o gospel_n in_o this_o nation_n so_o as_o many_o thousand_o be_v redeem_v from_o among_o man_n antichristian_a and_o be_v make_v the_o first_o fruit_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n the_o church-state_n be_v not_o essential_o alter_v all_o this_o time_n nor_o be_v these_o first_o fruit_n unto_o god_n new_a constitute_v church_n but_o member_n of_o some_o church_n clear_v themselves_o from_o corruption_n and_o by_o reformation_n recover_v themselves_o out_o of_o a_o desperate_a disease_a condition_n into_o a_o more_o healthful_a and_o sound_a estate_n in_o which_o course_n the_o lord_n go_v on_o mighty_o in_o many_o place_n especial_o after_o luther_n time_n yea_o even_o in_o england_n something_o by_o henry_n the_o 8_o the_o more_o by_o edward_n the_o 6_o the_o and_o queen_n elizabeth_n who_o do_v not_o constitute_v new_a church_n but_o reform_v the_o church_n deep_o degenerate_v from_o the_o first_o constitution_n and_o the_o pure_a state_n thereof_o as_o they_o do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o state_n of_o judah_n often_o sometime_o better_o and_o more_o full_o and_o sometime_o not_o so_o full_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n david_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n hezekiah_n josiah_n ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n the_o other_o be_v mr._n cotton_n in_o his_o way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o new-england_n chap._n 7._o pag._n iii_o where_o he_o say_v four_o thing_n we_o observe_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o england_n which_o make_v way_n for_o reformation_n 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prophecy_n promise_n and_o precept_n of_o scripture_n 145._o and_o also_o by_o divers_a reason_n the_o same_o task_n be_v also_o undertake_v by_o mr._n philip_n of_o watertown_n in_o new-england_n but_o for_o brevity_n we_o forebear_v transcribe_v they_o we_o read_v revel_v 12._o of_o a_o great_a wonder_n in_o heaven_n a_o woman_n clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n this_o woman_n represent_v the_o christian_a church_n she_o be_v persecute_v by_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o overthrow_n they_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o her_o testimony_n and_o by_o not_o love_v her_o life_n unto_o the_o death_n afterwards_o she_o be_v persecute_v by_o antichrist_n and_o then_o she_o fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n where_o she_o have_v a_o place_n prepare_v she_o of_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v feed_v she_o a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o day_n vers._n 6._o and_o she_o iâ—_n say_v to_o be_v
magis_fw-la consuâ—â—â—dine_fw-la quam_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la dominicae_fw-la veritate_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la esse_fw-la majoâ—â—s_fw-la &_o in_o communi_fw-la debere_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la regere_fw-la imitantes_fw-la moysen_n quis_fw-la cum_fw-la haheret_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la solus_fw-la piae_fw-la esse_fw-la populo_fw-la israel_n septuainta_fw-la elegit_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la populum_fw-la judicaret_fw-la hiâ—ronymus_n evagrio_n tom._n 3._o quamvis_fw-la secundum_fw-la honorum_fw-la vocabula_fw-la quae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la usus_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la pre_fw-la sbyterio_fw-la major_n est_fw-la in_fw-la multis_fw-la tamen_fw-la augustinus_n hieroâ—â—mo_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la a_o epâ—scopatus_n inter_fw-la ordines_fw-la ecclesiasticos_fw-la ponâ—ndus_fw-la sit_fw-la inter_fw-la theologos_fw-la et_fw-la canonâ—stas_fw-la non_fw-la convenit_fw-la convenit_fw-la autem_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o apostolorum_fw-la aetate_fw-la intâ—r_fw-la episcopos_fw-la et_fw-la prâ—sbyteros_fw-la nullum_fw-la discrimen_fw-la â—uisse_fw-la sed_fw-la postmodum_a schismatis_fw-la â—vitandi_fw-la causa_fw-la episcâ—pum_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la suisse_fw-la praepositum_fw-la cui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la potâ—stas_fw-la concessa_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la quà _fw-la ordinandi_fw-la distiâ—ctione_n pax_fw-la vel_fw-la politica_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la retineri_fw-la vix_fw-la possit_fw-la object_n answ._n object_n 1._o answ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la a_o majoribus_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la posteri_fw-la ea_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d securi_fw-la examinis_fw-la suis_fw-la iter_fw-la posteris_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la â—ib_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d capel_n sâ—â—ectymnuus_n 1._o tim._n 1.3_o hâ—b_n 13.23_o phil._n 1_o 1._o philem_n 1._o col._n 1.1_o heb._n 13.23_o 2._o tâ—m_fw-la 4.6.10.11.12.16_o titus_n 13.12_o 2._o cor._n 1.12_o 2_o cor._n 5.6_o 2._o cor._n 8.6_o 2_o tim._n 4.10_o conclus_fw-la 1._o conclus_fw-la 2._o conclus_fw-la 3._o object_n answ._n 1._o in_o tacta_fw-la juce_n adhuc_fw-la caecutire_fw-la aliquos_fw-la inter_fw-la pessima_fw-la &_o inâ—auspicatissimi_fw-la seculi_fw-la prodigia_fw-la numerandum_fw-la est_fw-la smectimnuus_n the_o vindicati_fw-la of_o smeâ—tym_n the_o humble_a answer_n of_o the_o divine_n at_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n wight_n l_o ord_n day_n day_n the_o word_n hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la multum_fw-la distat_fw-la ab_fw-la iusania_fw-la dicere_fw-la petrum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la propciè_fw-fr episcopum_fw-la ut_fw-la reliquos_fw-la apostolos_fw-la answ._n object_n answ._n object_n ribera_n tyra_n pererius_n pererius_n tertul._n ignatius_n eusebius_n answ._n sed_fw-la hinc_fw-la stutui_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la ille_fw-la gradus_fw-la postea_fw-la humanitus_fw-la in_o ecclâ—siam_fw-la dei_fw-la invectus_fw-la certe_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la nec_fw-la debet_fw-la imo_fw-la ne_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la quidem_fw-la istud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d munus_fw-la esse_fw-la necessaria_fw-la â—portucsse_fw-la sicut_fw-la â—xorta_fw-la inde_fw-la tyrannis_fw-la oligarchia_fw-la cuus_o apex_n â—st_n antichrâ—stianâ—_n bestia_fw-la cetissima_fw-la cum_fw-la totius_fw-la non_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la modo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la orbis_fw-la pernicie_fw-la nunc_fw-la andem_fw-la â—_z object_n answ._n act._n 2_o 40._o &_o 4_o 4._o &_o 5.14_o aâ—t_fw-la 14.23_o reply_n hierom_n in_o praefatione_fw-la epist._n ad_fw-la ephesios_fw-gr reply_n reply_n reply_n reply_n reply_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n conâ—ra_n crescon_n 2._o cap._n 32._o austin_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a basil_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la cap._n 27â—_n object_n 1._o answ._n object_n 2._o answ._n answ._n object_n 3._o answ._n quest._n answ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clemens_n ad_fw-la corinth_n p._n 54._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perpetual_a government_n of_o christ_n church_n distinct._n 93._o cap._n legimus_fw-la object_n answ._n answ._n exit_fw-la quibus_fw-la constat_fw-la quaedam_fw-la esse_fw-la resecta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la assuta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la mutata_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la epistolas_fw-la illas_fw-la fidem_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la scriptis_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la riveti_n critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la reason_n 1._o reason_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o â—_o reason_n 3._o coci_n censura_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n walo_n messalinus_n cap._n 4._o nos_fw-la sane_fw-la genuinis_fw-la scriptis_fw-la parati_fw-la sumus_fw-la defer_v quantum_fw-la jure_fw-la bono_fw-mi poscere_fw-la ab_fw-la herone_n potuit_fw-la custodâ—_n inquit_fw-la depositum_fw-la meum_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la concredimus_fw-la ubi_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la svo_fw-la depositum_fw-la sacrum_fw-la concredidit_fw-la cui_fw-la quâ—_n apud_fw-la ignatium_fw-la concinnat_fw-la amplectiâ—ur_fw-la caeâ—â—ra_fw-la vero_fw-la quae_fw-la nec_fw-la cum_fw-la â—hristo_fw-la nec_fw-la cum_fw-la vero_fw-la ignatio_n conveniut_a ut_fw-la adulterinâ—_n &_o non_fw-la â—erenda_fw-la 〈◊〉_d irenai_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 63._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 20._o episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la uterque_fw-la enim_fw-la sacerdos_n est_fw-la sed_fw-la episcopus_fw-la primus_fw-la primus_fw-la in_o conference_n with_o hart_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o and_o beginning_n of_o the_o five_o division_n mr._n john_n gerce_v his_o sister_n sieve_n break_v cap._n 4._o jun._n conâ—rv_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o not_o 18._o 4._o sent._n distinct_a 24._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr ordo_fw-la praecise_a loquendo_fw-la sed_fw-la ordinis_fw-la eminentia_fw-la vel_fw-la dignitas_fw-la ponav_n in_o 4._o sent._n distâ—â—ct_n 24._o catalogus_fw-la â—â—stium_fw-la tom_n 2._o tantum_n duos_fw-la ordines_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la esse_fw-la debâ—re_fw-la judicavit_fw-la presbâ—tâ—ros_fw-la viz._n &_o diâ—conos_n cypr._n ep._n 33._o apud_fw-la cyprian_n epist_n 75._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o cap._n 11_o cap._n 11._o the_o addition_n of_o francis_n mason_n unto_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n wherein_o the_o ord_n nation_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n be_v maintain_v lib._n 4_o d._n 24._o artic_a 2._o forbesâ—i_fw-la irenicum_fw-la cap._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la thomae_fw-la disp_n 238._o cap._n 7._o de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la &_o papae_fw-la part_n 4._o cap._n 16._o lib._n 2._o the_o council_n cap._n 18._o lib._n de_fw-fr matrim_n cap._n 11._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 39_o mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o christian_a concord_n and_o agreement_n epist._n 6.28.18_o epist._n 68_o 68_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 39_o euseb._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 22_o 23._o lord_n digby_n isa._n 8.20_o
there_o be_v no_o question_n and_o for_o the_o more_o clear_a understanding_n of_o all_o the_o person_n aforementioned_a the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o refer_v the_o learned_a reader_n to_o the_o history_n magdeburgen_n to_o illyricus_n his_o catalogue_n testium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la to_o jacob_n usher_n de_fw-fr eccles._n success_n &_o statu_fw-la and_o among_o our_o english_a writer_n to_o mr_n fox_n his_o act_n and_o monument_n and_o to_o mr_n sim._n birckbeck_n his_o treatise_n call_v the_o protestant_n evidence_n and_o if_o any_o further_a demand_n say_v though_o many_o particular_a man_n do_v appear_v against_o antichrist_n yet_o how_o do_v it_o appear_v concern_v those_o multitude_n of_o professor_n call_v the_o berengarian_o and_o the_o waldenses_n that_o their_o church_n have_v minister_n we_o answer_v that_o berengarius_fw-la be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a a_o friend_n to_o learning_n and_o learned_a preacher_n 199._o that_o at_o his_o own_o proper_a 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