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5._o if_o those_o western_a father_n prove_v innovation_n upon_o heretic_n because_o they_o want_v true_a succession_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o by_o instance_v in_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n prove_v evident_o they_o mean_v succession_n of_o person_n then_o certain_o stant_n must_v endeavour_v to_o answer_v better_a than_o they_o lest_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v only_a yesterday-man_n and_o if_o their_o plea_n of_o believe_v all_o necessary_n to_o salvation_n or_o succession_n of_o doctrine_n excuse_v they_o not_o and_o if_o succession_n of_o person_n not_o show_v convince_v they_o of_o novelty_n something_o more_o protestant_n must_v have_v to_o say_v than_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o show_v any_o and_o since_o this_o man_n do_v not_o and_o thence_o give_v occasion_n to_o papist_n to_o think_v it_o can_v be_v do_v i_o must_v not_o think_v dr._n maurice_n will_v concur_v to_o expose_v his_o church_n 6._o he_o
of_o renounce_v all_o faith_n and_o government_n for_o whoever_o renounce_v any_o rule_n may_v nay_o oughts_z if_o he_o act_v consequent_o renounce_v all_o he_o hold_v upon_o that_o rule_n whether_o point_v of_o faith_n or_o of_o government_n nay_o even_o the_o letter_n of_o god_n write_a word_n itself_o that_o be_v all_o that_o christ_n leave_v we_o or_o that_o can_v concern_v a_o church_n xiii_o the_o renounce_v those_o two_o principle_n of_o the_o former_a church-unity_n as_o it_o evident_o disunit_a man_n mind_n in_o order_n to_o faith_n and_o government_n so_o if_o reduce_v into_o practice_n it_o must_v necessary_o disunite_a or_o divide_v they_o likewise_o in_o external_n church-carriage_n this_o be_v clear_a since_o our_o tenet_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o our_o action_n and_o so_o contrary_a tenet_n of_o contrary_a carriage_n fourteen_o those_o tenet_n contrary_a to_o the_o two_o principle_n of_o church-unity_n be_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la put_v in_o practice_n by_o the_o reform_a party_n and_o consequent_o they_o divide_v the_o church_n both_o internal_o and_o external_o this_o be_v most_o undeniable_o evident_a since_o they_o write_v preach_v and_o act_v against_o the_o tradition_n or_o delivery_n of_o the_o immediate_o forego_v church_n as_o erroneous_a in_o many_o point_n which_o she_o deliver_v to_o they_o as_o from_o immediate_a father_n and_o so_o upward_o as_o from_o christ_n and_o proceed_v now_o to_o interpret_v scripture_n by_o another_o rule_n than_o by_o the_o tenet_n and_o practice_n of_o that_o immediate_o forego_v church_n and_o as_o for_o the_o former_a government_n they_o absolute_o renounce_v its_o influence_n in_o england_n preach_v and_o write_v against_o it_o naâ—â—kept_a congregation_n apart_o before_o they_o have_v get_v the_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o after_o they_o have_v the_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n punish_v and_o put_v to_o death_n and_o that_o upon_o account_n of_o religion_n many_o of_o the_o maintainer_n of_o those_o two_o principle_n of_o church-unity_n xv._o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o protestant_a breach_n be_v a_o perfect_a and_o complete_a fact_n of_o schism_n for_o it_o divide_v the_o former_a ecclesiastical_a body_n both_o internal_o and_o external_o and_o that_o as_o it_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a body_n since_o it_o violate_v those_o two_o principle_n which_o concern_v ecclesiastical_a unity_n xvi_o the_o subsequent_a excommunication_n of_o our_o church_n be_v therefore_o due_a fit_v and_o necessary_a due_a for_o it_o be_v as_o due_a a_o carriage_n towards_o those_o who_o have_v actual_o renounce_v the_o principle_n of_o unity_n both_o in_o faith_n and_o government_n and_o so_o break_a church-unity_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o that_o body_n from_o which_o those_o renouncer_n thus_o break_v as_o it_o be_v towards_o rebel_n who_o have_v renounce_v both_o supreme_a government_n and_o fundamental_a law_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o so_o divide_v the_o temporal_a body_n to_o be_v denounce_v and_o proclaim_v rebel_n by_o the_o same_o commonwealth_n fit_v since_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o they_o most_o resent_v which_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o true_a faithful_a apart_o in_o ecclesiastical_a action_n from_o they_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o they_o who_o have_v break_v both_o internal_o and_o external_o from_o the_o former_a body_n shall_v not_o be_v treat_v with_o in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n as_o still_o of_o it_o nor_o be_v own_a for_o part_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n of_o which_o already_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o no_o part_n last_o necessary_a all_o government_n and_o good_a order_n go_v to_o wrack_n if_o opposite_a party_n be_v allow_v to_o treat_v together_o common_o in_o such_o action_n in_o which_o their_o opposition_n must_v necessary_o and_o frequent_o discover_v itself_o which_o will_v inevitable_o disgust_v the_o more_o prudent_a sort_n hazard_v to_o pervert_v the_o weak_a and_o breed_v disquiet_a on_o both_o side_n thus_o far_o to_o evidence_n demonstrable_o that_o the_o external_a fact_n of_o schism_n be_v true_o they_o which_o do_v though_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o add_v any_o more_o to_o prove_v they_o formal_a schismatic_n themselves_o confess_v that_o such_o a_o fact_n can_v be_v justifiable_a by_o any_o reason_n or_o motive_n whatsoever_o sch._n c._n 1._o yet_o i_o shall_v not_o depend_v upon_o their_o stand_n to_o their_o own_o word_n know_v how_o easy_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o man_n who_o talk_v loose_o and_o not_o with_o strict_a rigour_n of_o discourse_n to_o shuffle_v off_o their_o own_o say_n i_o shall_v therefore_o prosecute_v my_o own_o method_n and_o allege_v that_o xvii_o the_o very_a do_v a_o external_a fact_n of_o so_o heinous_a a_o nature_n as_o be_v break_v church-unity_n conclude_v a_o gild_n in_o the_o actor_n unless_o they_o render_v reason_n true_o sufficient_a to_o excuse_v their_o fact_n this_o be_v evident_a a_o fortiori_fw-la by_o parallel_v this_o to_o fact_n of_o inferior_a malice_n for_o whosoever_o rise_v against_o a_o long_a settle_a and_o acknowledge_v temporal_a power_n be_v conclude_v by_o that_o very_a fact_n of_o rise_v to_o be_v a_o rebel_n unless_o he_o render_v sufficient_a reason_n for_o it_o otherwise_o till_o those_o reason_n appear_v the_o good_a of_o peace_n order_n and_o unity_n which_o he_o evident_o violate_v by_o his_o rise_n conclude_v he_o most_o irrational_a and_o sinful_a xviii_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o excuse_v such_o a_o fact_n but_o such_o as_o be_v able_a to_o convince_v that_o it_o be_v better_o to_o do_v that_o fact_n than_o not_o to_o do_v it_o this_o be_v most_o evident_a xix_o in_o this_o case_n where_o the_o point_n be_v demonstrable_a and_o of_o high_a concern_v no_o reason_n mere_o probable_a can_v convince_v the_o understanding_n that_o the_o contrary_n be_v better_a to_o be_v do_v but_o only_o a_o manifest_a and_o rigorous_a demonstration_n for_o though_o in_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o 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to_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n he_o be_v therefore_o bind_v in_o these_o case_n not_o to_o act_v till_o he_o see_v the_o utmost_a that_o be_v to_o be_v see_v concern_v such_o affair_n but_o affair_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v demonstrable_a or_o rather_o self-evident_a as_o be_v say_v on_o the_o one_o side_n therefore_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o act_v unless_o he_o can_v see_v perfect_a demonstration_n that_o it_o be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o act_v otherwise_o wherefore_o it_o have_v be_v manifest_o prove_v that_o this_o fact_n of_o they_o leave_v neither_o certain_a ground_n of_o faith_n nor_o unity_n of_o government_n in_o god_n church_n nothing_o but_o a_o perfect_a and_o rigorous_a demonstration_n can_v be_v able_a to_o convince_v the_o understanding_n that_o it_o be_v better_o to_o act_v xx._n the_o protestant_n produce_v no_o such_o demonstration_n that_o it_o be_v better_o to_o act_v in_o this_o case_n for_o they_o never_o close_v with_o severe_a demonstration_n in_o any_o of_o 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that_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o omit_v that_o
approve_v not_o that_o aphorism_n none_o can_v conser_fw-fr that_o power_n on_o another_o which_o he_o have_v not_o himself_o because_o if_o it_o be_v true_a a_o infidel_n can_v not_o give_v baptism_n because_o not_o baptise_a true_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o this_o follow_v though_o that_o aphorism_n be_v general_o true_a for_o if_o baptism_n be_v not_o the_o power_n of_o baptise_v then_o sure_o one_o not_o baptise_a may_n have_v the_o power_n of_o baptise_v and_o if_o he_o exercise_v this_o power_n he_o do_v not_o confer_v a_o power_n on_o another_o which_o he_o have_v not_o himself_o i_o fear_v this_o man_n by_o this_o innuendo_fw-la will_v dispose_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o their_o bishop_n have_v their_o order_n as_o valid_o from_o laymen_n as_o other_o may_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n have_v baptism_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o infidel_n it_o be_v what_o savage_a allow_v to_o the_o disgrace_n of_o his_o new_a church_n but_o i_o must_v not_o believe_v dr._n maurice_n do_v 7._o he_o say_v that_o christ_n institute_v no_o form_n of_o word_n he_o say_v so_o and_o that_o be_v his_o proof_n now_o to_o use_v some_o of_o his_o own_o term_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o meet_v that_o man_n who_o can_v evident_o prove_v to_o i_o 1._o that_o christ_n institute_v no_o form_n of_o word_n 2._o deliver_v not_o the_o holy_a vessel_n to_o the_o apostle_n 3._o give_v they_o no_o power_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a prove_v be_v more_o than_o say_v he_o do_v not_o 8._o the_o title_n say_v he_o the_o pamphleteer_n be_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v believe_v he_o a_o divine_a and_o if_o the_o consequence_n be_v good_a no_o divine_a no_o minister_n it_o will_v be_v visible_a enough_o that_o he_o shammed_a we_o in_o the_o title_n for_o here_o come_v imposition_n of_o hand_n to_o be_v the_o form_n of_o order_n risum_fw-la teneatis_fw-la theologi_fw-la nay_o the_o roman_a church_n allow_v it_o imposition_n of_o hand_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a form_n nay_o the_o grecian_a too_o etc._n etc._n antiquity_n st._n chrysostom_n whereas_o the_o romish_a form_n of_o touch_v the_o vessel_n be_v young_a by_o 800_o year_n than_o our_o saviour_n time_n assure_o dr._n maurice_n know_v how_o to_o distinguish_v matter_n and_o form_n which_o this_o poor_a man_n do_v not_o and_o whilst_o papist_n charge_n protestant_n too_o have_v no_o true_a form_n to_o answer_v they_o have_v a_o true_a form_n and_o then_o prove_v they_o have_v true_a matter_n and_o miscall_v it_o form_n be_v not_o to_o answer_v they_o but_o betray_v the_o protestant_n and_o i_o must_v not_o believe_v dr._n maurice_n concern_v in_o it_o 9_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o objection_n be_v impertinent_a because_o it_o answer_v not_o any_o popish_a objection_n as_o you_o see_v in_o the_o beginning_n but_o only_o his_o own_o fiction_n indeed_o i_o observe_v the_o kindness_n of_o this_o man_n to_o his_o mother_n church_n he_o will_v suppose_v her_o bishop_n schismatical_a and_o heretical_a and_o then_o defend_v the_o validity_n of_o her_o ordination_n by_o the_o validity_n of_o laymen_n baptism_n and_o suchlike_a case_n which_o be_v the_o second_o innuendo_fw-la that_o as_o layman_n may_v valid_o baptise_v so_o they_o may_v valid_o ordain_v bishop_n certain_o dr._n maurice_n will_v never_o approve_v this_o if_o ordination_n of_o heretic_n be_v valid_a as_o he_o allow_v here_o than_o succession_n of_o person_n be_v sufficient_a without_o succession_n of_o doctrine_n which_o he_o allow_v not_o before_o but_o this_o man_n truth_n be_v like_o his_o logic_n greek_n send_v from_o the_o seminary_n at_o rome_n to_o be_v ordain_v by_o heretical_a bishop_n in_o the_o east_n i_o believe_v he_o have_v no_o authentic_a record_n for_o this_o neither_o 10._o i_o conclude_v then_o that_o this_o man_n intention_n be_v not_o to_o defend_v but_o expose_v protestant-order_n and_o what_o he_o conclude_v with_o concern_v the_o assurance_n of_o the_o validity_n of_o their_o order_n because_o they_o require_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o ordainer_n squiny_v suspicious_o towards_o the_o nagshead_n tavern_n as_o though_o their_o first_o pretend_a bishop_n intend_v to_o be_v merry_a there_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o one_o another_o without_o intend_v any_o more_o and_o that_o any_o one_o may_v do_v as_o much_o for_o his_o neighbour_n and_o as_o valid_o too_o when_o he_o intend_v nothing_o less_o and_o that_o such_o only_a be_v the_o assurance_n of_o the_o validity_n of_o their_o order_n and_o that_o such_o be_v the_o opinion_n too_o of_o dr._n h._n maurice_n the_o respect_n give_v to_o his_o learning_n and_o his_o character_n will_v not_o allow_v i_o to_o believe_v finis_fw-la