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A43647 An apologetical vindication of the Church of England in answer to those who reproach her with the English heresies and schisms, or suspect her not to be a catholick-church, upon their account. Hickes, George, 1642-1715. 1687 (1687) Wing H1840; ESTC R20398 73,683 104

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spiritual_a war._n the_o spirit_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n and_o of_o set_v up_o altar_n against_o altar_n may_v for_o all_o their_o present_a assurance_n come_v upon_o they_o as_o sorrow_n upon_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n and_o than_o whether_o the_o sect_n which_o shall_v arise_v among_o they_o be_v real_a or_o only_o repute_v heresy_n and_o schism_n they_o will_v be_v take_v in_o their_o own_o snare_n and_o the_o full_a weight_n of_o their_o own_o argument_n against_o we_o will_v fall_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n let_v he_o that_o think_v the_o stand_v say_v the_o apostle_n take_v heed_n lest_o the_o fall_n and_o let_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o perhaps_o the_o r._n cs._n may_v think_v so_o secure_a in_o her_o politic_n of_o union_n take_v heed_n she_o fall_v not_o into_o piece_n and_o be_v break_v in_o shiver_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n by_o he_o that_o rule_v with_o a_o iron_n rod._n they_o shall_v consider_v that_o god_n can_v send_v the_o spirit_n of_o luther_n upon_o their_o monk_n the_o spirit_n of_o savanarola_n upon_o their_o friar_n the_o spirit_n of_o herman_n and_o cranmer_n upon_o their_o prelate_n the_o spirit_n of_o vergerius_n &_o contarenus_n upon_o their_o nuncio_n and_o legates_n the_o spirit_n of_o cardinal_n 262._o cardinal_n vid._n vergerii_fw-la annotat_fw-la in_o catal_a heret_fw-la 261_o 262._o fregosius_n upon_o the_o conclave_n the_o spirit_n of_o brandenburg_n of_o of_o brandenburg_n albert_n &_o saxony_n &_o of_o saxony_n frederic_n upon_o sovereign_a catholic_n prince_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o marcellus_n secundus_fw-la upon_o the_o pope_n himself_o they_o shall_v remember_v especial_o the_o learned_a among_o they_o from_o what_o a_o slight_a accidental_a occasion_n the_o arian_n schism_n begin_v and_o god_n who_o be_v please_v to_o suffer_v a_o universal_a conflagration_n to_o arise_v from_o such_o a_o small_a spark_n can_v in_o a_o moment_n raise_v up_o many_o arius_n rome_n and_o make_v the_o princess_n of_o the_o province_n sit_v solitary_a and_o all_o her_o friend_n become_v her_o enemy_n nay_o he_o be_v able_a as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n to_o say_v unto_o her_o people_n come_v out_o of_o she_o lest_o you_o be_v partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n 260._o sin_n saltem_fw-la petrarchae_n parcerent_fw-la praesertim_fw-la cum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ex_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la numero_fw-la parumque_fw-la absuerit_fw-la ut_fw-la à_fw-la benedicto_n xii_o fuerit_fw-la cardinalis_fw-la creatus_fw-la homo_fw-la italus_n atque_fw-la idem_fw-la ex_fw-la praecipuis_fw-la praelatis_fw-la unus_fw-la summâ_fw-la erudition_n &_o sapientiâ_fw-la vir_fw-la quem_fw-la papa_n quem_fw-la tota_fw-la apostolica_fw-la sedes_fw-la quem_fw-la tota_fw-la italia_n maximi_fw-la facit_fw-la atque_fw-la colit_fw-la pp_n vergerius_n annot._n in_o catal._n haer._n fol._n 259_o 260._o petrarch_n one_o of_o her_o most_o eminent_a writer_n in_o prose_n and_o verse_n who_o be_v the_o pride_n and_o glory_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o delight_n of_o rome_n where_o he_o receive_v the_o laurel_n petrarch_n one_o of_o her_o celebrate_a churchman_n who_o narrow_o miss_v a_o cardinal_n cap_n the_o learned_a the_o eloquent_a the_o charm_a petrarch_n apply_v this_o and_o many_o more_o such_o text_n unto_o she_o in_o a_o 260._o a_o part_v of_o which_o epistle_n be_v translate_v and_o cite_v by_o vergerius_n ibid._n fol._n 259_o 260._o epistle_n wherein_o he_o paraphrase_a the_o 17_o chapter_n of_o the_o revelation_n and_o how_o do_v they_o know_v but_o god_n may_v make_v the_o people_n hear_v and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o petrarch_n and_o come_v out_o of_o she_o in_o as_o great_a number_n beyond_o the_o alps_o and_o apennines_n as_o they_o have_v do_v on_o this_o side_n of_o they_o the_o pectilent_a northern_a heresy_n as_o one_o call_v it_o may_v soon_o scale_v the_o mountain_n and_o invade_v the_o southern_a climate_n and_o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o know_v how_o sudden_o god_n may_v make_v province_n after_o province_n and_o nation_n after_o nation_n fall_v off_o and_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n what_o
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