Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
england_n france_n king_n year_n 24,378 5 5.4080 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A64561 Echemythia Roman oracles silenced, or, The prime testimonies of antiquity produced by Henry Turbervil in his manual of controversies examined and refuted / by ... Dr. William Thomas ... Thomas, William, 1613-1689. 1691 (1691) Wing T976; ESTC R1204 46,085 76

There are 3 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

apprehensive_a that_o it_o be_v a_o check_n to_o the_o transcendent_a honour_n his_o ambition_n aspire_v to_o both_o council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o chalcedon_n check_v his_o desire_n of_o superlative_a grandeur_n h.t._n pope_n antherus_n anno_fw-la 238_o be_v ask_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o bettica_fw-la and_o toletum_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o bishop_n to_o be_v change_v from_o one_o city_n to_o another_o answer_v affirmative_o as_o peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v change_v from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n decret_n 7._o q._n 1._o w.t._n there_o be_v little_a certain_o touch_v the_o exact_a time_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o papacy_n of_o antherus_n whether_o one_o year_n according_a to_o eusebius_n or_o three_o according_a to_o volateran_n or_o twelve_o according_a to_o damasus_n there_o be_v less_o certainty_n touch_v the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o decret_a epistle_n modo_fw-la produce_v which_o many_o have_v except_v against_o as_o spurious_a upon_o several_a account_n among_o other_o for_o the_o barbarism_n of_o the_o stile_n the_o impertinence_n incoherence_n of_o the_o conclusion_n historical_a narrative_n touch_v eusebius_n and_o felix_n long_o after_o his_o time_n however_o be_v the_o epistle_n genuine_a the_o title_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v no_o proof_n of_o the_o pre-eminence_n allege_v gal._n as_o have_v be_v already_o manifest_v st._n austin_n apply_v the_o same_o phrase_n to_o st._n paul_n who_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o st._n chrysostome_n to_o be_v equal_a in_o dignity_n with_o st._n peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ht_n st._n gregory_n say_v he_o know_v no_o bishop_n but_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n ep._n 6._o 2._o w.t._n st._n gregory_n though_o his_o memory_n be_v precious_a be_v 600_o year_n after_o christ_n when_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n decline_v in_o piety_n though_o improve_v in_o power_n have_v the_o less_o authentic_a veneration_n this_o great_a prelate_n be_v a_o party_n be_v no_o competent_a witness_n to_o assert_v and_o vindicate_v the_o papal_a prerogative_n as_o the_o witness_v produce_v so_o the_o evidence_n itself_o be_v just_o liable_a to_o exception_n that_o he_o know_v none_o but_o subject_a to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n it_o must_v probable_o be_v limit_v to_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o personal_a acquaintance_n or_o his_o patriarchical_a jurisdiction_n that_o it_o can_v be_v more_o diffusive_o general_o understand_v appear_v by_o his_o solemn_a wave_a any_o paternal_a or_o magisterial_a 30._o power_n to_o prescribe_v to_o other_o patriarch_n assume_v only_o a_o fraternal_a candour_n to_o advise_v that_o st._n gregory_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o a_o grandee_n who_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n but_o challenge_v a_o high_a station_n ecclesiastical_a than_o himself_o be_v abundant_o manifest_a by_o his_o zealous_a resentment_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n his_o contemporary_a in_o espouse_v the_o transcendent_a title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n not_o in_o exclude_v all_o other_o as_o the_o romish_a champion_n will_v sophistical_o evade_v it_o but_o in_o subject_v they_o it_o be_v his_o paraphrase_n of_o this_o title_n to_o 7._o be_v inferior_a to_o no_o other_o to_o be_v superior_a to_o all_o st._n gregory_n ample_o declare_v his_o abhorrence_n of_o this_o title_n brand_a it_o to_o be_v novel_a profane_a superstitious_a 39_o proud_a presumptuous_a a_o effect_n of_o infidelity_n a_o tincture_n of_o lucifer_n apostasy_n a_o badge_n of_o antichrist_n h.t._n catholic_n professor_n to_o the_o year_n 100_o the_o bless_a virgin_n st._n john_n baptist_n st._n john_n evangelist_n etc._n etc._n martha_n magdalen_n st._n paul_n st._n stephen_n timothy_n barnabas_n terla_fw-fr dennis_n martial_n ignatius_n clemens_n w.t._n they_o who_o be_v of_o sober_a discern_a intellectual_n can_v but_o disgust_v and_o nauseate_a this_o unsavoury_a fallacy_n in_o obtrude_a shell_n without_o kernel_n name_n without_o any_o allegation_n these_o be_v as_o insignificant_a for_o proof_n in_o divinity_n as_o cipher_n without_o any_o figure_n be_v for_o account_n in_o arithmetic_n unless_o you_o design_v to_o confute_v as_o magician_n to_o conjure_v by_o name_n to_o produce_v spell_n instead_o of_o argument_n for_o enchantment_n not_o conviction_n your_o confidence_n in_o those_o venerable_a saint_n and_o your_o interest_n also_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o distract_a person_n at_o athens_n who_o delude_a imagination_n prompt_v to_o he_o that_o all_o the_o ship_n and_o commodity_n in_o the_o haven_n be_v his_o own_o h.t._n the_o church_n be_v spread_v in_o this_o age_n over_o all_o those_o country_n to_o which_o st._n paul_n write_v his_o epistle_n as_o also_o france_n spain_n england_n etc._n etc._n see_v baronius_n w.t._n this_o be_v out_o of_o the_o track_n of_o our_o controversy_n that_o church_n which_o be_v spread_v in_o this_o age_n assert_v no_o other_o doctrine_n but_o what_o be_v own_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n h.t._n catholic_n professor_n to_o the_o year_n 200_o eustachius_n hermes_n getulius_n policarp_n concordius_n justin_n martyr_n eusebius_n irenaeus_n vincentius_n potentianus_n sophia_n fides_n spes_n charitas_fw-la st._n felicity_n with_o her_o seven_o child_n lucius_n king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n w.t._n the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v not_o recede_v from_o the_o religion_n of_o these_o saint_n if_o you_o have_v any_o instance_n to_o charge_v we_o with_o why_o do_v you_o not_o produce_v their_o testimony_n if_o you_o have_v none_o why_o do_v you_o recite_v their_o name_n it_o be_v a_o empty_a pageantry_n of_o sophistry_n ad_fw-la populum_fw-la phaleras_fw-la h.t._n the_o apostle_n canon_n define_v that_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o priest_n the_o oblation_n mass_n be_v make_v shall_v not_o communicate_v he_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_v as_o give_v suspicion_n of_o he_o who_o have_v sacrifice_v that_o he_o have_v not_o right_o offer_v can._n 9_o approve_v in_o the_o six_o general_n synod_n w.t._n some_o of_o the_o canon_n set_v out_o in_o a_o specious_a disguise_n the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v boggle_v at_o by_o eminent_a 27._o romanist_n among_o other_o by_o the_o two_o learned_a cardinal_n the_o accurate_a stickler_n for_o the_o papal_a interest_n the_o one_o in_o a_o historical_a sphere_n the_o other_o in_o a_o controversal_a baronius_n and_o bellarmine_n though_o they_o be_v solemn_o cite_v peremptory_o obtrude_v upon_o other_o by_o the_o modern_a romanist_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o exact_o 105._o observe_v by_o themselves_o mich._n medina_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o present_a practice_n do_v not_o retain_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o they_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o the_o alteration_n and_o corruption_n of_o time_n be_v the_o smooth_a apology_n for_o the_o familiar_a recess_n from_o these_o pretend_a apostolical_a rule_n they_o be_v brand_v for_o apocryphal_a in_o the_o worst_a nation_n as_o not_o receive_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n not_o in_o the_o primitive_a roman_a as_o compose_v by_o heretic_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o gelasius_n 16._o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o five_o century_n who_o excel_v most_o of_o his_o successor_n in_o piety_n and_o literature_n as_o also_o by_o the_o famous_a isidor_n bishop_n of_o hispalis_n towards_o the_o close_a of_o the_o six_o century_n baronius_n vain_o assay_v to_o evade_v this_o latter_a testimony_n be_v not_o extant_a as_o he_o allege_v in_o the_o edition_n in_o his_o library_n since_o 11._o in_o the_o decretal_a purge_v and_o refine_v by_o the_o order_n of_o pope_n gregory_n xiii_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v transmit_v from_o the_o toledan_a library_n to_o rome_n which_o be_v a_o public_a record_n have_v so_o signal_n a_o papal_a approbation_n aught_o to_o be_v more_o venerable_a authentic_a for_o credit_n and_o estimate_n than_o that_o private_a copy_n recipiuntur_fw-la of_o a_o cardinal_n who_o himself_o confess_v they_o may_v be_v so_o far_o deserve_o term_v apocryphal_a as_o be_v destitute_a of_o authority_n to_o have_v be_v entire_o establish_v by_o the_o apostle_n whereas_o gelasius_n insert_v they_o among_o apocryphal_a 113._o book_n that_o be_v not_o receive_v photius_n the_o learned_a patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o nine_o century_n take_v the_o rise_n of_o these_o canon_n to_o be_v a_o extraction_n out_o of_o a_o tumultuous_a heap_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o phrase_n of_o synodical_a canon_n the_o first_o recital_n of_o any_o such_o canon_n call_v apostolical_a in_o genuine_a antiquity_n the_o testimony_n of_o zepherine_n be_v notorious_o spurious_a be_v st._n epiphanius_n towards_o the_o 7._o end_n of_o the_o four_o century_n many_o reform_v divine_n have_v by_o weighty_a argument_n unmask_v these_o canon_n which_o have_v pass_v abroad_o with_o a_o false_a passport_n not_o to_o be_v true_o apostolical_a among_o other_o the_o centurist_n of_o magdeburg_n have_v offer_v these_o proof_n 1._o they_o clash_n with_o the_o
of_o his_o progenitor_n to_o have_v be_v his_o predecessor_n in_o that_o episcopal_a seat_n his_o parent_n in_o rufinus_n be_v interpretation_n no_o such_o tradition_n in_o corinth_n or_o in_o crect_n when_o pinitus_n will_v have_v introduce_v it_o among_o the_o cretan_n dionysius_n bishop_n 23._o of_o corinth_n reprehend_v dissuade_v it_o as_o a_o grievous_a pressure_n not_o to_o be_v impose_v as_o a_o necessary_a duty_n but_o that_o the_o infirmity_n of_o many_o be_v to_o be_v regard_v no_o such_o tradition_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n according_a 3._o to_o the_o authentic_a record_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o decretal_a of_o pope_n stephen_n no_o such_o custom_n in_o cyprus_n the_o renown_a spiridion_n be_v bishop_n have_v wife_n and_o child_n not_o thereby_o impair_v or_o eclipse_v as_o to_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o divinity_n the_o sacred_a office_n of_o his_o function_n no_o such_o receive_a tradition_n in_o the_o african_a church_n wherein_o tertullian_n be_v a_o marry_a presbyter_n as_o also_o among_o many_o other_o foelix_fw-la and_o numidicus_n both_o themselves_o 11._o and_o their_o consort_n reputable_o recite_v by_o st._n cyprian_n no_o such_o custom_n as_o not_o in_o the_o modern_a not_o in_o the_o 15._o ancient_a greek_a church_n wherein_o the_o father_n of_o st._n basil_n the_o great_a the_o father_n of_o st._n gregory_n nazianzen_n his_o brother_n st._n gregory_n nyssen_n apollinaris_n synesius_n be_v marry_v prelate_n and_o co-habited_n with_o their_o wife_n no_o stamp_n of_o any_o such_o tradition_n in_o germany_n not_o in_o england_n no_o tract_n of_o any_o such_o custom_n for_o 1000_o year_n 1074._o after_o christ._n even_o in_o france_n where_o the_o scene_n of_o the_o objection_n be_v lay_v from_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n about_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o four_o century_n st._n hilary_n be_v bishop_n of_o poiteir_n st._n prosper_v bishop_n of_o aquitane_n both_o marry_a justinian_n the_o emperor_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 8_o 6_o century_n extol_v epiphanius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n for_o his_o extraction_n from_o priest_n this_o be_v the_o pedigree_n of_o several_a pope_n of_o boniface_n the_o first_o of_o foelix_n the_o three_o gelasius_n the_o first_o agapetus_n the_o first_o sylverius_n deus_fw-la dedit_fw-la theodorus_n hadrian_n the_o second_o agapetus_n the_o second_o this_o be_v attest_v by_o platina_n a_o witness_n beyond_o exception_n that_o these_o be_v no_o spurious_a progeny_n be_v avouch_v 22._o by_o gratian._n i_o confess_v many_o of_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o best_a the_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n do_v wave_n marriage_n but_o it_o be_v voluntary_a out_o of_o choice_n not_o necessary_a upon_o prescription_n none_o be_v debar_v matrimony_n in_o sacred_a order_n none_o be_v brand_v for_o it_o this_o be_v assent_v to_o by_o learned_a romanist_n i_o shall_v instance_n 3._o only_o in_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o cardinal_n hugo_n and_o bonaventure_n the_o matrimonial_a restraint_n to_o the_o clergy_n be_v first_o attempt_v by_o siricius_n the_o pope_n in_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o four_o century_n afterward_o earnest_o endeavour_v to_o be_v reestablish_v by_o several_a of_o his_o successor_n in_o multiply_a decree_n but_o not_o without_o regret_v opposition_n tumult_n no_o solemn_a universal_a sanction_n obtrude_v before_o gregory_n 1075._o the_o seven_o call_v hildebrand_n in_o the_o eleven_o century_n he_o who_o first_o assume_v to_o himself_o a_o power_n of_o excommunicate_v and_o depose_v prince_n do_v not_o stick_v peremptory_o to_o prohibit_v the_o marriage_n of_o all_o priest_n and_o to_o brand_v all_o their_o ministerial_a office_n notorious_o clash_v with_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o ancient_a council_n of_o gangre_n though_o a_o provincial_a convention_n yet_o of_o ecumenical_a approbation_n solemn_o approve_v by_o pope_n leo_n the_o four_o i_o shall_v not_o quit_v this_o persecutor_n of_o the_o marry_a clergy_n without_o two_o remark_n of_o fame_n the_o one_o touch_v the_o lasciviousness_n licentiousness_n of_o germ._n his_o life_n his_o scandalous_a converse_n with_o the_o grand_a countess_n maud._n the_o other_o touch_v his_o sting_n of_o conscience_n at_o his_o death_n which_o then_o impeach_v he_o for_o exert_v his_o tyranny_n 106._o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o devil_n not_o to_o digress_v too_o far_o i_o shall_v dismiss_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n quote_v by_o h._n t._n with_o the_o observation_n or_o descant_n of_o st._n salvian_n a_o pious_a french_a bishop_n before_o the_o period_n of_o the_o five_o century_n in_o a_o polite_a allusion_n to_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o decree_n a_o new_a sort_n of_o conversion_n they_o do_v not_o thing_n lawful_a they_o omit_v thing_n unlawful_a they_o citius_fw-la forbear_v from_o wedlock_n and_o forbear_v not_o rapine_n what_o act_v thou_o o_o foolish_a persuasion_n god_n have_v forbid_v sin_n not_o marriage_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v not_o a_o conversion_n but_o a_o aversion_n you_o that_o long_o since_o as_o it_o be_v fame_v relinquish_v the_o work_n of_o honest_a matrimony_n at_o length_n desist_v from_o mischief_n the_o prodigious_a enormity_n of_o lust_n which_o have_v be_v occasion_v by_o the_o debar_v the_o clergy_n the_o innocent_a expedient_a of_o god_n sacred_a ordinance_n have_v extort_a the_o pathetical_a complaint_n of_o many_o conscientious_a romanist_n secundi_fw-la and_o excite_v their_o ardent_a desire_n that_o this_o rigid_a imposition_n be_v repeal_v and_o primitive_a liberty_n restore_v there_o be_v as_o pope_n pius_n the_o second_o when_o he_o be_v aeneas_n silvius_n the_o cardinal_n profess_v great_a reason_n for_o the_o restitution_n the_o release_n than_o the_o restraint_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o one_o be_v of_o a_o secular_a stamp_n to_o prevent_v the_o penury_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o be_v less_o contemptible_a in_o the_o estimate_n of_o man_n the_o motive_n of_o the_o other_o be_v to_o promote_v purity_n not_o to_o be_v vile_a execrable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o there_o be_v a_o virginal_a so_o there_o be_v a_o matrimonial_a chastity_n conjugal_a society_n be_v no_o repugnancy_n to_o grace_n no_o pollution_n to_o holy_a order_n the_o apostle_n have_v vindicate_v the_o marriage_n bed_n in_o all_o to_o be_v undefiled_a be_v not_o deprave_v 4._o in_o itself_o it_o be_v not_o sully_v where_o there_o be_v no_o guilt_n there_o be_v no_o stain_n both_o the_o schoolman_n and_o canonist_n acknowledge_v 11._o that_o the_o clergy_n be_v debar_v from_o wedlock_n not_o by_o any_o divine_a not_o by_o any_o apostolical_a but_o only_o by_o a_o humane_a positive_a ecclesiastical_a constitution_n it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o no_o church_n but_o the_o roman_a herein_o not_o sway_v by_o sacred_a spiritual_a but_o by_o profane_a temporal_a interest_n to_o indulge_v to_o license_v what_o god_n detest_v condemn_v fornication_n to_o make_v store_n revenue_n to_o raise_v treasure_n out_o of_o impurity_n in_o a_o more_o unsavoury_a than_o extract_v of_o gold_n out_o of_o the_o dung_n of_o ennius_n and_o to_o prohibit_v to_o doom_n in_o the_o clergy_n what_o god_n allow_v justify_v in_o all_o may_v pass_v for_o the_o traffic_n the_o policy_n but_o not_o the_o virtue_n the_o innocency_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n h.t._n catholic_n professor_n to_o the_o year_n 500_o severinus_n tigrius_fw-la exuperius_n eutropius_n st._n jo._n chrysostome_n paulinus_n mauritius_n st._n augustine_n maximus_n zozimus_fw-la vinceutius_fw-la lirinensis_n jacobus_n persa_n alexius_n st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n uriula_n with_o 11000_o virgin_n prosper_n honoratus_n palladius_n bonifacius_n euthymius_n simon_n stelites_n chrysologus_fw-la patricius_n eugenius_n fulgentius_n boetius_fw-la epiphanius_n tirinensis_fw-la severinus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o scot_n convert_v by_o palladius_n the_o french_a by_o s._n remigius_n and_o vedastus_n 4979_o martyr_n of_o africa_n and_o many_o other_o w.t._n this_o catholic_n band_n be_v a_o specious_a but_o probable_o a_o false_a muster_n wherein_o ursula_n lead_v the_o van_n to_o 11000_o virgin_n this_o be_v strict_o inspect_v will_v appear_v a_o imaginary_a romance_n not_o a_o real_a transaction_n there_o be_v a_o double_a proof_n offer_v the_o one_o be_v fanatical_a the_o other_o fabulous_a the_o first_o consist_v in_o vision_n in_o the_o revelation_n of_o st._n elizabeth_n in_o the_o romish_a style_n and_o calendar_n and_o of_o richardus_fw-la praemonstratensis_fw-la this_o be_v the_o grand_a support_n of_o the_o coten_a divinity_n the_o pageantry_n of_o its_o sepulcher_n so_o much_o blaze_v and_o glory_v in_o ad_fw-la populum_fw-la phaleras_fw-la the_o most_o circumspect_a ingenuous_a romanist_n blush_v to_o own_o the_o original_n and_o the_o product_n of_o the_o vain_a enthusiasm_n in_o this_o instance_n the_o vision_n present_v be_v exact_o discuss_v be_v unmask_v to_o be_v dream_n the_o revelation_n convict_v to_o be_v collusion_n the_o second_o argument_n for_o avouch_v ursula_n and_o her_o numerous_a illustrious_a train_n be_v the_o allegation_n of_o
this_o account_n st._n austin_n call_v the_o jew_n a_o scriniary_a nation_n carry_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o 56._o library-keeper_n for_o christian_n a_o trust_v which_o they_o perform_v with_o singular_a fidelity_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o need_n assert_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o philo_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n not_o of_o origen_n and_o st._n jerom_n both_o confess_v compurgator_n 2._o of_o the_o jew_n integrity_n by_o learned_a romanist_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o add_v st_n augustine_n clear_a evidence_n 2._o nor_o to_o muster_v up_o other_o witness_n ancient_a or_o modern_a since_o bellarmine_n himself_o be_v their_o solemn_a advocate_n to_o acquit_v they_o from_o any_o aspersion_n of_o corruption_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o record_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n they_o will_v rather_o die_v a_o hundred_o time_n say_v bellarmine_n a_o thousand_o time_n say_v philo._n to_o add_v more_o force_n and_o lustre_n to_o the_o solemn_a authentic_a suffrage_n of_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o neither_o christ_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o apostle_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v cite_v any_o passage_n out_o of_o those_o book_n which_o be_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n explode_v from_o be_v canonical_a scripture_n by_o reform_a church_n call_v ecclesiastical_a book_n by_o st._n cyprian_n apocryphal_a by_o other_o the_o primitive_a church_n never_o expose_v they_o for_o canonical_a in_o the_o strict_a sense_n viz._n as_o stamp_v with_o divine_a inspiration_n as_o embrace_v with_o a_o true_a not_o equivocal_a catholic_n allowance_n for_o a_o doctrinal_a infallible_a test._n the_o grand_a proof_n of_o antiquity_n beside_o the_o three_o sub_fw-la disinherit_v council_n of_o carthage_n be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o two_o pope_n innocentius_n the_o first_o and_o gelasius_n both_o which_o may_v rational_o be_v suspect_v for_o counterfeit_a authority_n there_o be_v no_o such_o extant_a till_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o each_o as_o for_o the_o former_a the_o more_o clear_a and_o venerable_a testimony_n 47._o that_o of_o innocentius_n the_o first_o if_o there_o be_v a_o reality_n of_o his_o decree_n allege_v there_o need_v no_o probationary_a reference_n of_o the_o forty-seventh_a canon_n in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n so_o much_o insist_v on_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o bonifacius_n inferior_a to_o innocentius_n the_o first_o for_o age_n for_o repute_n and_o lustre_n to_o manifest_v the_o romish_a catalogue_n of_o canonical_a book_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v novel_a and_o unwarrantable_a i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o the_o summary_n recapitulation_n of_o dr._n cousin_n late_a bishop_n of_o durham_n after_o a_o copious_a distinct_a examination_n of_o particular_n thus_o have_v we_o hitherto_o take_v a_o exact_a and_o perfect_a 178._o view_n of_o what_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o god_n have_v deliver_v concern_v the_o canon_n of_o divine_a scripture_n in_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n in_o judea_n by_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n by_o christ_n himself_o and_o by_o his_o holy_a apostle_n in_o palestine_n and_o syria_n by_o justin_n martyr_n eusebius_n st._n jerome_n and_o damascon_n in_o the_o apostolical_a church_n of_o asia_n by_o melito_n polycrates_n and_o onesim_n in_o phrygia_n cappadocia_n lycaonia_n and_o cyprus_n by_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n st._n basil_n amphilochius_n epiphanius_n in_o egypt_n by_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n origen_n and_o athanasius_n in_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n by_o julius_n tertulian_n st._n cyprian_n and_o st._n austin_n the_o council_n of_o carthage_n junitius_fw-la and_o primasius_n in_o all_o the_o five_o patriarchates_n by_o st._n cyril_n st._n john_n chrysostome_n anastasius_n st._n gregory_n nicephorus_n and_o balsamon_n in_o greece_n by_o dionysius_n antiochus_n adrianus_n lentius_fw-la zonaras_n philippus_n and_o callistus_n in_o italy_n by_o philastrius_n rusinus_n cassiodore_n commestor_n balbus_n antoninus_n mirandula_n cajetine_n and_o pagnine_n in_o spain_n by_o isidore_n hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la paulus_n burgensis_n tostatus_n and_o ximenius_n in_o france_n by_o st._n hilary_n the_o divine_n of_o marseils_n victorinus_n of_o poic●iers_n charle_n magnes_n bishop_n agobard_fw-mi radulphus_fw-la honorius_n petrus_n cluniac_a hugo_n and_o richardus_fw-la of_o st._n victor_n at_o paris_n beleth_n petrus_n collegn_n hervaeus_n natalis_n faber_n and_o chlictoveus_fw-la in_o germany_n and_o the_o low_a country_n by_o rabanus_n strabus_n hermanus_n contract_n ado._n r●pertus_n the_o ordinary_a and_o interlineary_a gloss_n upon_o the_o bible_n the_o gloss_n upon_o the_o canon-law_n lyranus_fw-la dionysius_n carthusianus_n driedo_n and_o ferus_fw-la and_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o venerable_a bede_n alcuin_fw-la giselbent_fw-la joh._n sarisburiensis_n brito_n ocham_n thomas_n anglicus_n and_o thomas_n waldon_n beside_o divers_a other_o that_o be_v not_o here_o number_v thus_o far_o doctor_n cousin_n abbreviate_v his_o ample_a accurate_a history_n which_o as_o far_o as_o my_o intelligence_n extend_v have_v not_o be_v assay_v to_o be_v answer_v by_o any_o romanist_n it_o may_v with_o much_o more_o facility_n be_v revile_v menace_v than_o confute_v invective_n anathema_n be_v the_o proper_a frequent_a apology_n for_o convict_a error_n with_o what_o truth_n or_o candour_n with_o what_o strength_n of_o religion_n or_o reason_n with_o what_o warrant_v of_o piety_n or_o antiquity_n the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n be_v there_o solemn_o assert_v universal_o establish_v in_o all_o climate_n in_o all_o age_n may_v in_o the_o sixteen_o century_n of_o christianity_n be_v contradict_v control_v condemn_v by_o a_o inconsiderable_a number_n of_o prelate_n assemble_v at_o trent_n some_o thereof_o be_v titular_a only_o all_o homager_n of_o the_o papacy_n entire_o sway_v irresistible_o influence_v from_o the_o conclave_n at_o rome_n i_o refer_v it_o to_o all_o unbyast_a intellectual_n to_o all_o uncorrupt_a judgement_n to_o determine_v h.t._n in_o this_o ag●_n the_o milevitane_a council_n define_v that_o whoever_o deny_v child_n new_o bear_v to_o be_v baptise_a or_o say_v they_o contract_v nothing_o of_o original_a sin_n from_o adam_n which_o may_v be_v cleanse_v by_o the_o lavoer_n of_o regeneration_n etc._n etc._n anathema_n w.t._n i_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o the_o inadvertency_n in_o point_n of_o chronology_n so_o precise_o express_v in_o this_o age._n whereas_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o several_a edition_n of_o the_o council_n and_o general_o by_o annalist_n and_o antiquary_n baronius_n not_o except_v that_o this_o milevitan_a council_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o former_a century_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n innocentius_n the_o first_o betwixt_o who_o and_o the_o father_n of_o that_o synod_n there_o be_v a_o mutual_a correspondence_n of_o letter_n be_v the_o date_n exact_a for_o the_o time_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o citation_n apposite_a for_o the_o matter_n the_o church_n of_o england_n 27._o solemn_o declare_v what_o the_o milevitan_a council_n desines_fw-mi h.t._n in_o this_o age_n the_o caesar_n augustan_n council_n decree_v that_o virgin_n who_o have_v vow_v themselves_o to_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v veil_v till_o after_o 40_o year_n probation_n w.t._n i_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v the_o last_o decree_n of_o that_o dominic_n council_n and_o that_o it_o be_v approve_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n present_a all_o which_o be_v compute_v be_v but_o twelve_o the_o inscription_n of_o it_o be_v the_o caesar_n augustan_n council_n of_o twelve_o bishop_n so_o it_o be_v set_v out_o in_o the_o large_a edition_n of_o the_o council_n and_o in_o the_o summary_n caranza_n if_o this_o decree_n be_v of_o any_o grand_a estimate_n and_o validity_n why_o be_v it_o recede_v from_o in_o effect_n repeal_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n that_o allow_v virgin_n to_o be_v votary_n in_o vail_n after_o 7._o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n only_o abbatiss_n and_o prioress_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o age_n of_o forty_o year_n if_o this_o be_v a_o uncancel_v unvoided_a decree_n allege_v why_o be_v it_o not_o observe_v by_o the_o romanist_n if_o it_o be_v cancel_v and_o void_v by_o they_o why_o be_v it_o object_v to_o the_o reform_a this_o be_v no_o probate_n of_o a_o succession_n but_o a_o collusion_n h.t._n in_o this_o age_n pope_n john_n the_o first_o decree_v that_o mass_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v celebrate_v but_o in_o place_n consecrate_v to_o our_o lord_n unless_o great_a necessity_n shall_v enforce_v it_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o divers_a place_n give_v this_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v write_v see_v thou_o offer_v not_o thy_o holocau_v in_o every_o place_n but_o in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v choose_v deut._n 12._o anno_fw-la 522._o for_o as_o no_o other_o but_o priest_n consecrate_v to_o our_o lord_n aught_o to_o sing_v mass_n and_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n upon_o our_o lerd_v to_o our_o lord_n upon_o the_o altar_n so_o in_o no_o other_o but_o consecrate_a place_n