imitate_v he_o in_o that_o will_v moreover_o testify_v his_o submission_n and_o respect_n to_o the_o see_v apostolic_a by_o a_o liberal_a contribution_n to_o last_v for_o ever_o for_o which_o purpose_n say_v a_o ancient_a historian_n a_o general_a decree_n be_v make_v by_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n that_o out_o of_o every_o family_n there_o shall_v yearly_o be_v send_v and_o offer_v to_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o church_n one_o penny_n 727._o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v romescott_n or_o peterpence_n not_o because_o it_o be_v collect_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n peter_n ad_fw-la vincula_fw-la as_o sir_n h._n spelman_n imagine_v for_o that_o order_n be_v make_v long_o after_o this_o time_n but_o to_o show_v the_o signal_n obligation_n and_o more_o than_o ordinary_a respect_n union_n and_o subjection_n which_o that_o kingdom_n have_v to_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o see_v apostolic_a 2._o this_o munificence_n of_o king_n ina_n be_v in_o future_a time_n imitate_v by_o other_o saxon_a king_n also_o for_o in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n seven_o hundred_o ninety_o four_o offa_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n say_v huntingdon_n give_v to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n a_o settle_a rent_n out_o of_o every_o house_n in_o his_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o and_o in_o the_o year_n eight_o hundred_o fifty_o four_o when_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n have_v be_v reduce_v into_o a_o monarchy_n king_n ethelwolf_n the_o son_n of_o egbert_n undertake_v likewise_o a_o pilgrimage_n to_o rome_n as_o william_n of_o malmsbury_n testify_v offer_v to_o s._n peter_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o pope_n leo_n the_o four_o a_o tribute_n out_o of_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o be_v pay_v to_o this_o day_n 3._o as_o touch_v the_o succeed_a saxon_a monarch_n though_o no_o doubt_n this_o contribution_n be_v pay_v yet_o there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v no_o solemn_a decree_n enjoin_v the_o payment_n of_o it_o before_o king_n edgar_n who_o make_v a_o law_n recite_v by_o our_o learned_a selden_n the_o title_n whereof_o be_v 18.20_o concern_v s._n peter_n penny_n or_o the_o roman_a tribute_n vectigali_fw-la in_o which_o a_o certain_a tax_n be_v establish_v proportionable_o to_o each_o man_n ability_n and_o moreover_o in_o case_n of_o nonpayment_n there_o be_v prescribe_v a_o determinate_a penalty_n and_o forfeiture_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o same_o law_n be_v receive_v and_o submit_v to_o by_o the_o dane_n who_o at_o that_o time_n which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n nine_o hundred_o sixty_o four_o possess_v some_o province_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 4._o afterwards_o when_o during_o two_o or_o three_o succession_n the_o dane_n have_v subdue_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n the_o say_a tribute_n be_v augment_v money_n than_o it_o seem_v be_v more_o plentiful_a or_o the_o people_n charity_n increase_a and_o instead_o of_o a_o penny_n 603._o half_o a_o mark_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v pay_v on_o a_o certain_a day_n thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o ancient_a law_n record_v by_o hoveden_n and_o king_n canutus_n in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n one_o thousand_o thirty_o two_o be_v then_o at_o rome_n whither_o in_o imitation_n of_o this_o king_n ina_n he_o have_v undertake_v a_o devout_a pilgrimage_n write_v from_o thence_o letter_n to_o his_o bishop_n noble_n and_o all_o officer_n in_o britain_n malmsbur_fw-la in_o which_o with_o great_a severity_n be_v require_v they_o before_o his_o return_n to_o discharge_v all_o arrear_n due_a by_o the_o ancient_a law_n to_o wit_n the_o penny_n due_a to_o s._n peter_n out_o of_o all_o city_n town_n village_n etc._n etc._n which_o if_o they_o fail_v to_o do_v he_o threaten_v to_o those_o who_o fail_v in_o this_o duty_n a_o severe_a punishment_n without_o pardon_n 5._o after_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o dane_n s._n edward_n king_n and_o confessor_n the_o last_o of_o the_o saxon_a race_n as_o he_o exceed_v all_o his_o predecessor_n in_o piety_n so_o likewise_o in_o reverence_n and_o affection_n to_o the_o apostolic_a see_n 171_o and_o therefore_o in_o a_o body_n of_o laâ—s_n collect_v by_o he_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o baron_n he_o renew_v all_o ancient_a law_n of_o his_o saxon_a progenitor_n which_o savour_v of_o justice_n and_o piety_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n this_o pension_n of_o s._n peter_n penny_n and_o though_o in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o lichfeild_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o say_v law_n ever_o afterward_o call_v saint_n edward_n law_n have_v for_o the_o space_n of_o sixty_o seven_o year_n since_o the_o death_n of_o his_o grandfather_n edgar_n be_v forget_v that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o this_o particular_a law_n touch_v peterpence_n but_o oâ—_n some_o other_o of_o the_o saxon_a law_n then_o renew_v since_o it_o iâ—_n evident_a that_o the_o say_a pension_n have_v not_o be_v omit_v as_o we_o show_v by_o the_o example_n of_o king_n canutus_n 6._o after_o this_o time_n follow_v the_o race_n of_o the_o norman_a king_n among_o who_o this_o piety_n of_o k._n ina_n be_v not_o obliterated_a seven_o for_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o pope_n gregory_n the_o seven_o from_o k._n william_n the_o conqueror_n we_o read_v that_o the_o same_o king_n assure_v the_o pope_n that_o the_o money_n due_a to_o he_o which_o for_o the_o last_o three_o year_n have_v be_v negligent_o collect_v shall_v then_o at_o his_o return_n be_v send_v and_o that_o for_o the_o future_a his_o archbishop_n lansrank_v and_o other_o bishop_n shall_v have_v the_o care_n of_o collect_v and_o send_v it_o consequently_n in_o another_o epistle_n from_o the_o say_a pope_n to_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n &c_n etc._n etc._n we_o find_v the_o particular_a rate_n impose_v on_o each_o diocese_n &_o at_o that_o time_n due_a collect_v out_o of_o the_o register_n of_o the_o see_v apostolic_a viz._n from_o canterbury_n diocese_n seven_o pound_n eighteen_o shilling_n sterling_a from_o london_n sixteen_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n from_o rochester_n five_o pound_n twelve_o shilling_n from_o norwich_n one_o and_o twenty_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n from_o ely_n five_o pound_n from_o lincoln_n forty_o two_o pound_n from_o chester_n eight_o pound_n from_o winchester_n seaventeen_fw-mi pound_n six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n from_o exeter_n nine_o â—_z five_o shilling_n from_o worcester_n ten_o pound_n five_o shilling_n from_o hereford_n six_o pound_n from_o bath_n twelve_o pound_n five_o shilling_n from_o salisbury_n seaventeen_fw-mi pound_n from_o coventrey_n ten_o pound_n five_o shilling_n from_o york_n eleven_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n 7._o as_o for_o his_o son_n and_o next_o successor_n king_n william_n rufus_n malmsb._n william_n of_o malmsbury_n inform_v as_o that_o the_o bishop_n elect_v of_o exeter_n be_v at_o rome_n plead_v the_o king_n cause_n before_o the_o pope_n with_o all_o his_o eloquence_n and_o skill_n tell_v he_o that_o all_o his_o father_n and_o brother_n custom_n shall_v be_v restore_v that_o england_n be_v a_o peculiar_a province_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o therefore_o yearly_o pay_v tribute_n to_o it_o whether_o he_o have_v order_n from_o the_o king_n to_o strain_v his_o compliment_n so_o far_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v as_o for_o king_n steven_n king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o king_n john_n they_o not_o only_o continue_v this_o pension_n but_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o pope_n favour_n and_o assistance_n they_o to_o flatter_v the_o pope_n acknowledge_v the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n to_o be_v feudatary_a to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o under_o her_o jurisdiction_n yea_o king_n john_n make_v himself_o the_o pope_n vassal_n and_o his_o son_n do_v homage_n to_o the_o pope_n for_o his_o crown_n 12â—3_n a_o subjection_n which_o matthew_n paris_n deserve_o call_v non_fw-la formosam_fw-la sed_fw-la famosam_fw-la not_o seemly_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a infamous_a in_o succeed_a time_n the_o same_o pension_n be_v due_o pay_v but_o never_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o proper_a expression_n a_o tribute_n but_o a_o honourable_a contribution_n or_o charitable_a alm_n of_o justice_n indeed_o due_a because_o establish_v by_o law_n but_o far_o from_o give_v the_o pope_n a_o temporal_a right_n or_o dominion_n in_o england_n 2._o on_o the_o contrary_a in_o a_o parliament_n in_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o day_n all_o the_o bishop_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n protest_v thaâ—_n the_o crown_n of_o englanâ—â—â—_n and_o ever_o have_v be_v free_a from_o subjection_n to_o any_o as_o to_o the_o temporal_a right_n and_o regality_n of_o it_o and_o that_o it_o depend_v on_o â—od_n alone_o as_o for_o the_o peterpence_n they_o be_v always_o pay_v and_o proper_a coin_n or_o that_o purpose_n be_v ancient_o stamp_v yea_o and_o the_o pope_n have_v in_o england_n peculiar_a officer_n for_o the_o collection_n of_o it_o as_o john_n derlington_n in_o the_o time_n of_o three_o pope_n â—â—84_n john_n the_o one_o and_o twenty_o nicholas_n the_o three_o
demonstrate_v that_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n penetrate_v as_o far_o as_o into_o britain_n to_o plant_v the_o gospel_n here_o 9_o a_o truth_n testify_v express_o by_o theodoret_n as_o b._n usher_n have_v well_o observe_v for_o he_o compare_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o most_o famous_a of_o the_o grecian_a and_o roman_a lawgiver_n show_v how_o much_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v for_o all_o that_o those_o heathen_a lawgiver_n can_v do_v be_v to_o induce_v some_o particular_a province_n or_o commonweal_n to_o accept_v of_o their_o law_n which_o all_o other_o country_n reject_v whereas_o say_v he_o our_o galilaean_a fisherman_n publican_n and_o tent_n maker_n carry_v the_o evangelicall_n law_n to_o all_o nation_n induce_v not_o the_o roman_n only_o or_o those_o which_o live_v under_o their_o empire_n to_o accept_v the_o law_n of_o our_o crucify_a lord_n but_o the_o scythian_n also_o and_o sarmatian_n indian_n ethiopian_n and_o persian_n together_o with_o the_o seres_z hyrcanian_n britain_n cimmerian_n and_o german_n and_o this_o they_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o arm_n or_o army_n but_o by_o persuasion_n of_o wâ—rds_n and_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a utility_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o preach_v and_o for_o the_o preach_n of_o they_o expose_v themselves_o to_o great_a danger_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o church-history_n of_o brittany_z i._o chap._n 1.2_o s._n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o his_o companion_n principal_a apostle_n of_o britain_n 3.4.5_o etc._n etc._n this_o confirm_v out_o of_o authentic_a record_n by_o english_a ambassador_n in_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n sienna_n and_o constance_n etc._n etc._n 9_o likewise_o by_o a_o ancient_a charter_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o 1._o upon_o that_o precious_a foundation_n of_o faith_n and_o piety_n which_o have_v be_v lay_v by_o the_o holy_a apostle_n in_o britain_n their_o disciple_n and_o successor_n raise_v up_o a_o temple_n to_o our_o lord_n a_o temple_n though_o of_o no_o such_o amplitude_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o follow_a age_n yet_o not_o so_o unconsiderable_a but_o that_o the_o fame_n thereof_o reach_v into_o foreign_a country_n as_o arnobius_n who_o write_v above_o thirteen_o hundred_o year_n since_o apol_n and_o tertullian_n likewise_o observe_v 2._o now_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o primitive_a disciple_n and_o who_o contribute_v most_o to_o this_o heavenly_a building_n be_v s._n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o eleven_o of_o his_o companion_n with_o he_o among_o who_o be_v reckon_v his_o son_n of_o his_o own_o name_n these_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o nero_n reign_n and_o before_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n be_v consummate_v by_o a_o glorious_a martyrdom_n be_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o ancient_a record_n say_v to_o have_v enter_v this_o island_n as_o a_o place_n for_o the_o retirednes_n of_o it_o the_o benignity_n of_o the_o british_a prince_n and_o the_o freedom_n from_o roman_a tyranny_n more_o opportune_a and_o better_o prepare_v for_o entertain_v the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n than_o almost_o any_o country_n under_o the_o roman_n 3._o but_o before_o we_o inquire_v into_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o arrival_n of_o these_o son_n of_o light_n or_o relate_v any_o of_o their_o particular_a gest_n the_o prejudice_n which_o in_o these_o late_a time_n have_v possess_v many_o mind_n against_o tradition_n oblige_v i_o in_o preparation_n to_o the_o history_n follow_v firm_o to_o assert_v this_o truth_n in_o general_a that_o such_o apostolical_a person_n do_v indeed_o by_o their_o zeal_n and_o industry_n cultivate_v this_o barbarous_a island_n and_o this_o with_o better_a success_n than_o perhaps_o any_o other_o nation_n addict_v to_o idolatry_n 4._o now_o a_o more_o efficacious_a proof_n hereof_o can_v reasonable_o be_v desire_v then_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o person_n eminent_o conversant_a in_o our_o ecclesiastical_a monument_n and_o who_o aversion_n from_o the_o roman_a church_n will_v clear_v he_o from_o all_o suspicion_n of_o partiality_n and_o this_o be_v the_o late_a protestant_a archbishop_n of_o armagh_n doctor_n usher_n who_o in_o a_o collection_n of_o antiquity_n regard_v the_o primitive_a church_n of_o britain_n treat_v of_o this_o very_a argument_n have_v this_o passage_n 5._o 22._o we_o must_v not_o omit_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o the_o general_n synod_n assemble_v by_o our_o europaans_n whensoever_o the_o controversy_n be_v agitate_a touch_v the_o dignity_n and_o preeminence_n of_o the_o british_a kingdom_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o french_a and_o spaniard_n 63._o the_o orator_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n do_v usual_o appeal_v to_o this_o tradition_n concern_v s._n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n this_o question_n be_v discuss_v first_o in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o nine_o in_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n and_o again_o eight_o year_n after_o in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o extract_n of_o a_o most_o famous_a disputation_n concern_v the_o dignity_n and_o magnitude_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o britain_n and_o france_n between_o the_o ambassador_n of_o both_o in_o the_o council_n which_o be_v print_v at_o louvain_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o seaventeen_fw-mi the_o say_v extract_n take_v out_o of_o original_a act_n of_o that_o council_n and_o preserve_v in_o the_o city_n of_o constance_n be_v publish_v by_o the_o care_n of_o sir_n robert_n wingfeild_n knight_n and_o ambassador_n from_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n and_o which_o be_v still_o extant_a in_o two_o manuscript_n of_o the_o same_o council_n it_o be_v in_o the_o thirty_o session_n that_o this_o question_n be_v move_v whether_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o justice_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n shall_v enjoy_v equal_a privilege_n with_o that_o of_o france_n and_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o english_a church_n it_o be_v among_o other_o thing_n allege_v that_o present_o after_o the_o suffer_a of_o our_o saviour_n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n a_o honourable_a counsellor_n who_o take_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n christ_n body_n together_o with_o twelve_o companion_n betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n enter_v into_o our_o lord_n vineyard_n to_o wit_n england_n and_o convert_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o the_o faith_n to_o who_o the_o king_n then_o reign_v assign_v for_o their_o sustenance_n twelve_o hide_n of_o land_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o bath_n all_o which_o twelve_o preacher_n as_o ancient_a record_n witness_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o glastenbury_n situate_v in_o the_o same_o diocese_n and_o with_o those_o twelve_o hide_n of_o land_n afore_o mention_v the_o say_a monastery_n be_v ancient_o endow_v and_o found_v this_o be_v allege_v by_o the_o english_a orator_n for_o their_o kingdom_n whereas_o france_n receive_v not_o the_o faith_n till_o the_o time_n of_o s._n dionysius_n by_o who_o ministry_n it_o be_v convert_v garzias_n 6._o likewise_o in_o the_o council_n of_o sienna_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o twenty_o four_o the_o same_o allegation_n be_v propose_v by_o richard_n fleming_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n and_o founder_n of_o lincoln-colledge_n in_o oxford_n when_o this_o controversy_n be_v renew_v by_o the_o english_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o pope_n martin_n the_o five_o against_o the_o spaniard_n scot_n and_o french_a but_o principal_o in_o the_o council_n of_o basile_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o thirty_o four_o this_o contention_n come_v to_o great_a heat_n for_o then_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n as_o well_o in_o the_o public_a council_n before_o the_o bishop_n aâ—_n in_o the_o congregation_n depute_v for_o reformation_n protest_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o more_o ancient_a reception_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n for_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o noble_a counsellor_n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n together_o with_o other_o in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n after_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n come_v into_o england_n and_o convert_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n and_o no_o long_a time_n after_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n pope_n eleutherius_fw-la convert_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n entire_o to_o the_o faith_n this_o account_n give_v alphonsus_n garzias_n who_o be_v advocate_n for_o the_o right_n of_o spain_n in_o that_o council_n 7._o and_o though_o he_o endeavour_n to_o enervate_a the_o reason_n allege_v by_o the_o english_a orator_n yet_o his_o objection_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o they_o rather_o establish_v they_o for_o all_o that_o he_o oppose_v to_o the_o story_n of_o s._n joseph_n be_v a_o old_a trifle_a legend_n report_v that_o when_o titus_n enter_v jerusalem_n he_o see_v a_o certain_a very_o thick_a wall_n which_o he_o command_v to_o be_v pierce_v through_o and_o within_o they_o find_v a_o certain_a old_a man_n
tine_n and_o teise_n 10._o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n not_o so_o much_o by_o persuasion_n of_o our_o writer_n as_o by_o evidence_n of_o wonderful_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o the_o intercession_n of_o this_o illustrious_a saint_n that_o our_o king_n honour_v his_o monument_n with_o such_o extraordinary_a privilege_n such_o esteem_v our_o great_a among_o the_o saxon_a and_o danish_a prince_n before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o norman_n have_v of_o saint_n cuthbert_n ibid._n and_o particular_o of_o the_o last_o of_o these_o king_n canutus_n it_o be_v relate_v that_o go_n in_o devotion_n to_o visit_v his_o body_n he_o approach_v his_o monument_n with_o bare_a foot_n a_o sign_n of_o his_o excellency_n and_o incorruption_n of_o his_o body_n 478_o 11._o four_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o year_n after_o his_o death_n his_o sacred_a body_n be_v again_o raise_v out_o of_o his_o monument_n and_o show_v open_o to_o all_o who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o see_v it_o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v find_v still_o uncorrupted_a this_o translation_n be_v make_v by_o radulph_n afterward_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 34._o say_v william_n of_o malmsbury_n and_o four_o hundred_o twenty-three_a year_n after_o that_o when_o by_o command_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o the_o shrine_n of_o all_o our_o saint_n through_o england_n be_v break_v and_o rob_v his_o body_n be_v again_o find_v entire_a only_o a_o small_a part_n of_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o nose_n be_v want_v and_o on_o his_o finger_n be_v find_v a_o gold_n ring_n in_o which_o a_o saphire_n be_v enchase_v which_o harpsfeild_n boast_v that_o he_o have_v see_v and_o touch_v 110._o and_o the_o late_a learned_a bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n with_o great_a reason_n glory_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o have_v receive_v it_o in_o gift_n from_o the_o late_a lord_n antony_n viscount_n montagu_n who_o have_v it_o from_o robert_n hare_n a_o noble_a catholic_n gentleman_n and_o he_o from_o thomas_n watson_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n who_o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n suffer_v much_o for_o the_o catholic_n faith_n 12._o so_o unquestionable_o illustrious_a be_v his_o sanctity_n that_o even_o protestant_a writer_n deny_v he_o not_o their_o testimony_n dunelm_n b._n godwin_n affirm_v that_o he_o discharge_v the_o episcopal_a office_n commit_v to_o he_o with_o great_a praise_n of_o sanctity_n and_o industry_n and_o if_o any_o one_o be_v desirous_a to_o read_v the_o miracle_n perform_v by_o he_o he_o may_v find_v they_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o book_n of_o saint_n beda_n ecclesiastical_a history_n 110._o he_o add_v that_o he_o be_v a_o diligent_a preacher_n of_o god_n word_n and_o fox_n in_o his_o act_n write_v thus_o cuthbert_n jaruman_n cedda_n and_o wilfrid_n live_v in_o the_o same_o age_n all_o who_o i_o esteem_v to_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o holy_a conversation_n aâ—_n touch_v their_o miracle_n since_o they_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o gospel_n or_o creed_n but_o in_o certain_a ancient_a chronicle_n of_o that_o age_n they_o be_v no_o part_n of_o my_o faith_n but_o as_o for_o their_o life_n this_o i_o read_v and_o believe_v that_o the_o british_a and_o english_a clergy_n of_o that_o time_n have_v no_o worldly_a design_n but_o give_v themselves_o whole_o to_o preach_v and_o teach_v the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o in_o their_o life_n and_o action_n they_o perform_v what_o they_o teach_v so_o give_v good_a example_n to_o other_o etc._n etc._n 13._o both_o the_o scot_n and_o irish_a will_v arroâ—gate_v he_o to_o their_o own_o country_n the_o scot_n because_o he_o be_v in_o his_o childhood_n breed_v at_o mailros_n a_o place_n now_o belong_v to_o scotland_n but_o they_o forget_v that_o in_o this_o age_n the_o province_n of_o laudon_n in_o which_o mailros_n be_v seat_v be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o english_a and_o be_v afterward_o in_o the_o year_n of_o grece_n nine_o hundred_o seaventy_n five_o give_v to_o kened_a king_n of_o the_o scot_n by_o edgar_n king_n of_o england_n 975._o as_o matthew_n of_o westminster_n witness_n 14._o as_o for_o the_o irish_a hibâ—rn_n some_o of_o their_o writer_n affirm_v that_o saint_n cuthbert_n be_v bear_v in_o ireland_n of_o a_o certain_a king_n daughter_n deflower_v by_o force_n and_o leave_v in_o england_n at_o mailros_n whilst_o his_o mother_n perform_v a_o pilgrimage_n to_o rome_n but_o saint_n beda_n a_o witness_n beyond_o all_o exception_n 14.4.6_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o poem_n of_o saint_n cuthberts_n life_n express_o say_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o britain_n and_o likewise_o affirm_v that_o he_o oft_o visit_v a_o devout_a woman_n in_o england_n who_o have_v nourish_v he_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o childhood_n who_o therefore_o he_o oft_o call_v mother_n and_o moreover_o that_o be_v a_o child_n he_o have_v the_o care_n of_o guard_v cattle_n commit_v to_o he_o and_o be_v come_v to_o man_n age_n he_o enter_v the_o monastery_n of_o mailros_n yea_o his_o name_n alone_o compound_v of_o english-saxon_a word_n cuth_o that_o be_v knowledge_n and_o bert_n or_o bright_a manifest_o declare_v his_o original_a to_o have_v be_v english_a 15_o the_o anniversary_n celebration_n of_o his_o memory_n be_v in_o our_o english_a martyrologe_n assign_v to_o the_o twenty_o day_n of_o march_n mart._n and_o with_o he_o be_v join_v s._n herebert_n the_o holy_a hermit_n before_o mention_v who_o in_o the_o same_o day_n &_o moment_n in_o which_o s._n cuthbert_n die_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o farne_n depart_v likewise_o this_o life_n in_o a_o island_n seat_v in_o a_o very_a great_a lake_n in_o cumberland_n out_o of_o which_o first_o issue_v the_o river_n derwent_n which_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o merit_n and_o prayer_n of_o s._n cuthbert_n chap._n x._o chap._n i._o 2_o etc._n etc._n saint_n theodore_n repent_v his_o persecute_v saint_n wilfrid_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o mercian_n and_o northumber_n by_o who_o he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o right_n 1._o the_o same_o year_n in_o which_o by_o the_o death_n of_o s._n cuthbert_n the_o northern_a province_n be_v deprive_v of_o so_o eminent_a a_o light_n a_o compensation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o return_n of_o saint_n wilfrid_n from_o his_o long_a but_o not_o unproffitable_a five_o year_n exile_n for_o saint_n theodore_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n who_o have_v so_o earnest_o oppose_v he_o be_v at_o last_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n mollify_v by_o the_o good_a bishop_n patience_n and_o strike_v with_o admiration_n of_o his_o sanctity_n and_o successful_a labour_n in_o the_o conversion_n of_o so_o many_o nation_n from_o idolatry_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ._n insomuch_o as_o he_o be_v desirous_a instead_o of_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o northern_a province_n to_o make_v he_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n almighty_a god_n likewise_o touch_v the_o heart_n of_o alfrid_n king_n of_o the_o northumber_n to_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v to_o procure_v the_o holy_a bishop_n return_n this_o together_o with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n be_v thus_o brief_o relate_v by_o saint_n beda_n â—0_n wilfrid_n say_v he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o alfria_n who_o succeed_v egfrid_n by_o the_o invitation_n of_o the_o say_a king_n receive_v again_o his_o see_n and_o bishopric_n in_o the_o quiet_a possession_n whereof_o he_o remain_v the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n after_o which_o by_o a_o new_a tempest_n he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o haven_n as_o in_o due_a place_n shall_v be_v declare_v 2._o as_o touch_v saint_n theodore_v repentance_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o saint_n wilfrid_n the_o particular_a circumstance_n thereof_o be_v thus_o set_v down_o by_o william_n of_o malmsbury_n 3._o at_o this_o time_n egfrid_n king_n of_o the_o northumber_n have_v be_v slay_v in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o pict_n and_o theodore_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n decline_v towards_o his_o end_n when_o be_v wound_v in_o conscience_n for_o his_o injustice_n commit_v against_o saint_n wilfrid_n he_o summon_v he_o and_o bishop_n erconwald_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o london_n there_o be_v meet_v together_o he_o confess_v to_o they_o all_o his_o sin_n acknowledge_v withal_o that_o the_o thing_n which_o cause_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o sharp_a remorse_n be_v his_o injustice_n against_o the_o say_a holy_a bishop_n in_o that_o he_o have_v partly_o by_o open_a endeavour_n procure_v or_o by_o secret_a connivance_n permit_v he_o to_o be_v despoil_a of_o his_o bishopric_n against_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o because_o say_v he_o i_o be_o by_o a_o warning_n from_o heaven_n and_o my_o frequent_a infirmity_n admonish_v that_o my_o death_n will_v not_o be_v delay_v beyond_o the_o next_o year_n i_o beseech_v you_o o_o holy_a bishop_n wilfrid_n mild_o to_o forgive_v i_o my_o fault_n and_o moreover_o to_o take_v upon_o you_o the_o charge_n of_o my_o
be_v not_o by_o the_o zeal_n of_o unarmed_a preacher_n that_o the_o professor_n of_o calvinism_n in_o france_n scotland_n and_o holland_n and_o of_o lutheranism_n in_o germany_n and_o the_o northern_a region_n become_v possessor_n of_o church_n not_o build_v by_o their_o own_o ancestor_n for_o they_o have_v no_o ancestor_n at_o all_o true_o if_o for_o the_o space_n of_o above_o a_o thousand_o year_n which_o the_o follow_a history_n comprehend_v i_o can_v have_v discover_v any_o province_n or_o city_n by_o such_o unchristian_a art_n make_v christian_a and_o catholic_n or_o but_o one_o catholic_n writer_n pretend_v to_o such_o a_o method_n of_o propagate_a his_o religion_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v pass_v it_o over_o with_o a_o desingenuous_a silence_n for_o the_o general_a substance_n therefore_o of_o this_o history_n your_o majesty_n already_o know_v it_o before_o you_o cast_v your_o eye_n on_o the_o book_n yet_o i_o may_v take_v leave_n to_o say_v that_o one_o advantage_n this_o history_n may_v boast_v of_o beyond_o that_o of_o any_o other_o catholic_n nation_n for_o which_o therefore_o it_o may_v invite_v even_o your_o majesty_n curiosity_n as_o it_o embrace_v a_o great_a variety_n of_o revolution_n happen_v in_o our_o island_n the_o scene_n of_o it_o than_o any_o other_o country_n so_o in_o all_o those_o revolution_n it_o afford_v many_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a rarity_n never_o any_o nation_n be_v so_o plentiful_a and_o overflow_a in_o benediction_n to_o other_o country_n by_o send_v forth_o a_o incredible_a number_n of_o apostolic_a bishop_n and_o priest_n which_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n almost_o all_o our_o confine_a nation_n never_o any_o nation_n be_v bless_v with_o so_o many_o glorious_a saint_n adorn_v with_o crown_n and_o purple_a yea_o it_o may_v be_v affirm_v that_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n do_v scarce_o record_v in_o all_o other_o country_n so_o many_o king_n and_o prince_n who_o have_v relinquish_v their_o throne_n to_o change_v their_o sceptre_n for_o cross_n their_o treasure_n for_o poverty_n their_o magnificent_a numerous_a court_n for_o bare_a solitary_a cell_n and_o their_o awful_a power_n for_o subjection_n this_o be_v a_o change_n which_o none_o can_v work_v but_o only_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o yet_o the_o like_a change_n wrought_v by_o the_o same_o almighty_a hand_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o far_o great_a number_n of_o our_o queen_n and_o princess_n be_v more_o admirable_a in_o as_o much_o as_o their_o imbecility_n delicacy_n of_o education_n and_o natural_a timidity_n be_v great_a for_o the_o space_n of_o several_a age_n the_o daughter_n of_o our_o monarch_n seem_v as_o if_o they_o think_v themselves_o bear_v in_o a_o country_n none_o of_o their_o own_o a_o country_n of_o stranger_n or_o rather_o enemy_n the_o destruction_n of_o who_o race_n they_o seek_v to_o procure_v by_o refuse_v their_o concurrence_n to_o continue_v it_o and_o therefore_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o acknowledge_v their_o native_a country_n and_o afraid_a to_o converse_v with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o they_o make_v haste_n to_o hide_v themselves_o from_o they_o that_o they_o may_v free_o entertain_v their_o far_a more_o noble_a and_o aspire_a thought_n and_o desire_n of_o a_o bridegroom_n worthy_a of_o their_o love_n and_o a_o crown_n answerable_a to_o their_o holy_a ambition_n or_o if_o such_o retreat_n be_v deny_v they_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o a_o heavenly_a instructor_n to_o erect_v solitary_a monastery_n or_o bride-chamber_n for_o their_o celestial_a spouse_n in_o their_o own_o heart_n where_o they_o can_v live_v undisturbed_a even_o among_o crowd_n of_o visitant_n or_o flatterer_n they_o can_v macerate_v themselves_o with_o fast_n at_o the_o most_o luxurious_a feast_n and_o with_o painful_a hayrcloathe_n under_o their_o soft_a and_o most_o gorgeous_a vestment_n they_o know_v no_o use_n of_o worldly_a riches_n but_o to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a or_o to_o adorn_v the_o altar_n of_o their_o celestial_a spouse_n from_o a_o continual_a entertainment_n of_o who_o nothing_o can_v distract_v they_o even_o in_o sleep_v their_o heart_n wake_v to_o he_o a_o great_a well-orderd_a army_n of_o such_o glorious_a saint_n of_o your_o own_o sex_n will_v the_o follow_a history_n discover_v to_o your_o majesty_n and_o this_o of_o all_o state_n wife_n widow_n and_o virgin_n and_o which_o be_v wonderful_a some_o of_o they_o all_o these_o both_o wife_n widow_n and_o yet_o virgin_n so_o that_o here_o you_o may_v set_v before_o your_o eye_n a_o numerous_a variety_n of_o heavenly_a pattern_n of_o your_o own_o rank_n by_o converse_v with_o who_o you_o may_v yet_o more_o rich_o adorn_v your_o soul_n each_o of_o they_o will_v present_v your_o majesty_n with_o a_o gem_n sparkle_v with_o a_o peculiar_a different_a lustre_n all_o of_o they_o both_o like_a and_o unlike_a in_o beauty_n and_o glory_n now_o may_v a_o heavenly_a crown_n besett_n with_o such_o more_o than_o star-like_a jewel_n attend_v your_o majesty_n whensoever_o death_n shall_v ease_v you_o of_o that_o you_o now_o wear_v this_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o daily_a prayer_n of_o your_o sacred_a majesty_n most_o humble_o devote_v subject_a and_o servant_n in_o our_o lord_n br._n s._n cressy_n permissio_fw-la a._n r._n p._n praesidis_fw-la generalis_fw-la ego_fw-la fr._n augustinus_n hungate_n congregationis_fw-la anglo-benedictinae_a praeses_fw-la generalis_fw-la librum_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o church-history_n of_o britain_n à _fw-la r._n p._n sereno_n cressy_n nostrae_fw-la congregationis_fw-la monacho_n compositum_fw-la &_o à _fw-fr s._n theologiae_n doctoribus_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la deputatis_fw-la approbatum_fw-la typis_fw-la mandari_fw-la lubens_fw-la permitro_n datum_n 2d_o maij_fw-la stilo_fw-it vet._n 1668._o fr._n augustinus_n qui_fw-la suprà _fw-la approbationes_fw-la doctorum_fw-la libre_fw-la hic_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la historia_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n nihil_fw-la continet_fw-la sanae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la dissonum_fw-la antiquorum_fw-la acta_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la mores_fw-la clarè_v &_o succinctè_fw-la tradit_fw-la &_o dum_fw-la historiae_fw-la veritatem_fw-la felici_fw-la essequitur_fw-la indagine_fw-la fidem_fw-la veram_fw-la contra_fw-la quoâ—cunque_fw-la novatores_fw-la mirificè_fw-la confirmat_fw-la quare_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la christianae_n hunc_fw-la librum_fw-la utilissimum_fw-la fore_fw-la iudico_fw-la datum_n londini_fw-la maij_fw-la 12._o stilo_fw-it veteri_fw-la 1668._o fr._n benedictus_fw-la stapylton_n ord._n s._n ben._n sac._n theol._n doctor_n ego_fw-la subsignatus_fw-la doctor_n facultatis_fw-la theologiae_n cadomensis_n legi_fw-la librum_fw-la anglico_fw-la idiomate_fw-la scriptum_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o church-history_n of_o britain_n sive_z historia_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la brittanniae_fw-la à _fw-la r._n p._n sereno_n de_fw-fr cressy_n religioso_fw-la anglo_n ordinis_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la compositum_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la plurima_fw-la scitu_fw-la digna_fw-la omne_fw-la fidei_fw-la catholicae_fw-la consona_fw-la &_o bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la nihil_fw-la absonum_fw-la deprehendi_fw-la quare_fw-la ad_fw-la catholicorum_n utilitatem_fw-la &_o hereticorum_fw-la convictionem_fw-la praelo_fw-la debere_fw-la mandari_fw-la censui_fw-la actum_fw-la rothomagi_n die_v 20._o augusti_fw-la annoque_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o thomas_n de_fw-fr simon_n ego_fw-la infrà _fw-la scriptus_fw-la in_o alma_fw-la facultate_fw-la parisiensi_fw-la sacrae_fw-la theologicae_fw-la doctor_n fidem_fw-la facere_fw-la i_o accuratè_fw-la perlegisse_fw-la librum_fw-la anglicano_n idiomate_fw-la conscâ—iptum_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o church-history_n of_o britain_n compose_v by_o the_o r._n father_n f._n serenus_n cressy_n religious_a of_o the_o holy_a order_n of_o s._n bennet_n in_o quo_fw-la quidem_fw-la nihil_fw-la deprehendi_fw-la quod_fw-la catholicae_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la &_o romanae_fw-la fidei_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la adversetur_fw-la quin_fw-la imo_fw-la hanc_fw-la ipsam_fw-la fidem_fw-la quam_fw-la hodie_fw-la romano-catholici_a in_fw-la anglia_fw-it profitentur_fw-la validissimis_fw-la argumentis_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la omnino_fw-la consonam_fw-la esse_fw-la illi_fw-la quam_fw-la primitùs_fw-la viri_fw-la apostolici_fw-la in_o britannia_fw-la propagarunt_fw-la quam_fw-la christus_fw-la dominus_fw-la apostolos_fw-la docuit_fw-la quamque_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la suggerente_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la retinuit_fw-la datum_n parisiis_fw-la kal._n aprilis_fw-la 1668._o franciscus_n gage_n ego_fw-la infrà _fw-la scriptus_fw-la sacrae_fw-la facultatis_fw-la parisiensis_fw-la doctor_n theologus_fw-la testor_fw-la i_o legisse_fw-la librum_fw-la anglicè_fw-la conscriptum_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o church-history_n of_o britain_n compose_v by_o the_o r_z father_n f._n serenus_n cressy_n religious_a of_o the_o holy_a order_n of_o s._n bennet_n et_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la invenisse_fw-la quod_fw-la fidei_fw-la orthodoxae_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la repugnet_fw-la datum_n parisijs_fw-la prima_fw-la die_fw-la mensis_fw-la aprilis_fw-la ann._n dom._n 1668._o gvilielmus_fw-la phelan_n upon_o the_o english_a ecclesiastical_a history_n write_v by_o his_o honour_a friend_n f._n serenus_n cressy_n still_o lovely_a in_o thy_o beauty_n be_v ruin_n look_v england_n thy_o face_n in_o this_o reflect_a book_n start_v not_o at_o scar_n or_o wrinkle_n this_o smooth_a glass_n show_v
but_o thy_o primitive_a and_o youthful_a face_n read_v with_o delight_n and_o joy_n this_o breathe_a story_n set_v out_o to_o life_n thy_o death-surviving_a glory_n but_o if_o thy_o curious_a glance_n must_v pry_v too_o far_o beyond_o these_o leaf_n what_o now_o thy_o feature_n be_v blame_v not_o his_o pen_n who_o not_o to_o endanger_v truth_n shadow_n thy_o age_n and_o only_o paint_v thy_o youth_n nor_o will_v we_o blame_v thy_o blush_n nor_o yet_o thy_o tear_n if_o thou_o will_v needs_o thy_o time_n with_o this_o compare_n so_o blush_v so_o weep_v the_o world_n great_a empress_n when_o in_o lively_a mirror_n of_o her_o livie_n pen_n her_o fade_a honour_n she_o with_o sigh_n recall_v and_o mourn_v she_o bury_v virtue_n funeral_n when_o she_o her_o curij_fw-la her_o fabrâ—cij_fw-la mourn_v bathe_v her_o regulus_n her_o decci_n urn_n those_o heathen-saint_n who_o have_v our_o age_n see_v haddit_n catholic_n as_o well_o as_o roman_a be_v how_o she_o disdain_v herself_o though_o she_o can_v now_o her_o great_a augustus_n boast_v as_o well_o as_o thou_o yet_o be_v it_o '_o expire_a fame_n so_o seem_v alive_a though_o only_o in_o effigy_n some_o reprieve_n who_o very_a sight_n idea_n may_v create_v for_o proud_a posterity_n to_o imitate_v and_o thou_o in_o this_o serener_n glass_n may_v see_v if_o still_o thy_o look_n dare_v own_v themselves_o and_o thou_o be_v thy_o own_o judge_n and_o who_o can_v better_a know_v then_o thy_o own_o self_n if_o thou_o be_v thou_o or_o no_o no_o bitter_a satyr_n here_o no_o nettle_a wit_n no_o passion_n strut_a in_o zeale_n counterfeit_n no_o crooked_a mood_n no_o crosse-dilemma_n here_o deny_v not_o but_o thyself_o the_o cause_n be_v clear_a ear_n be_v slow_a judge_n much_o by_o rumour_n dull_v by_o tickle_a flattery_n too_o as_o often_o gull_v what_o plea_n than_o this_o can_v sure_a proof_n dispense_v when_o thy_o own_o eye_n bring_v their_o own_o evidence_n in_o no_o false_a dress_n disguise_v see_v hete_n thy_o face_n no_o patch_v reform_v here_o foil_n thy_o native_a grace_n here_o view_v thy_o pietie_n forget_v look_v so_o lively_o draw_v in_o this_o revive_a book_n thy_o unity_n by_o sect_n and_o schism_n rear_v restore_v in_o this_o eternal_a monument_n thy_o ruine_a sepulcher_n and_o bury_v shrine_n repair_v and_o raise_v in_o these_o immortal_a line_n thy_o banish_a saint_n recall_v by_o saint_n like_o man_n thy_o bede_n restore_v in_o cressy_n life_n and_o penn._n ed._n thymelby_n pr._n s._n gaugerici_fw-la cameraci_fw-la the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n 1._o it_o will_v no_o doubt_n be_v expedient_a with_o the_o christian_a reader_n leave_v to_o entertain_v he_o a_o while_n in_o the_o porch_n and_o entrance_n of_o this_o history_n there_o to_o inform_v he_o touch_v certain_a general_a matter_n relate_v to_o it_o the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o will_v not_o be_v unuseful_a to_o he_o and_o those_o be_v principal_o three_o 1._o the_o motive_n induce_v the_o author_n to_o compose_v it_o 2._o the_o disposition_n and_o order_n observe_v in_o it_o 3._o the_o most_o considerable_a wriitter_n from_o who_o material_n have_v be_v furnish_v for_o the_o fabric_n of_o it_o as_o touch_v the_o motive_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v appear_v not_o irrational_a i_o must_v give_v this_o account_n of_o myself_o to_o my_o reader_n 2._o i_o have_v not_o be_v able_a of_o late_a to_o prevent_v or_o expel_v a_o deep_a ressentment_n of_o grief_n mix_v with_o some_o indignation_n to_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n too_o ordinary_o defend_v and_o in_o a_o manner_n always_o oppose_v with_o so_o much_o unbeseeming_a passion_n and_o violence_n so_o as_o that_o oft_o time_n on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o merit_n of_o defend_v truth_n be_v lose_v by_o extreme_a prejudice_n do_v to_o christian_a charity_n and_o humility_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o guilt_n of_o oppose_a truth_n be_v heighten_v by_o proceed_n full_a of_o fury_n and_o revenge_n in_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o 3._o a_o sad_a consideration_n hereof_o have_v produce_v in_o my_o mind_n a_o great_a averseness_n from_o controversy_n for_o though_o i_o be_o not_o much_o suspicious_a of_o myself_o but_o that_o through_o the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n i_o may_v hope_v to_o manage_v a_o dispute_n how_o weaky_o soever_o yet_o without_o a_o arrogant_a incivility_n or_o mingle_v therein_o contemptuous_a reflection_n on_o the_o adversary_n person_n yet_o perceive_v that_o even_a candour_n &_o modesty_n though_o excess_n in_o proceed_v from_o the_o pen_n of_o a_o catholic_n disputant_n like_o oil_n increase_v the_o flame_n of_o a_o sectary_n passion_n there_o sore_o a_o compassionate_a solicitude_n in_o behalf_n of_o our_o adversary_n themselves_o least_o by_o my_o occasion_n they_o shall_v be_v plunge_v yet_o more_o deep_o and_o inreparable_o in_o the_o hatred_n of_o divine_a truth_n and_o christian_a peace_n have_v induce_v one_o almost_o to_o a_o resolution_n as_o far_o as_o i_o may_v dispose_v of_o myself_o not_o to_o continue_v much_o less_o to_o renew_v debate_n and_o controversy_n except_o it_o shall_v appear_v with_o sufficient_a evidence_n to_o i_o that_o god_n shall_v require_v it_o of_o i_o 4._o indeed_o it_o be_v to_o i_o at_o first_o a_o astonishment_n to_o see_v how_o the_o violence_n of_o our_o anti-catholick_a writer_n in_o england_n have_v be_v increase_v against_o those_o who_o have_v assist_v they_o and_o their_o calmness_n eqaul_o increase_v towards_o those_o who_o have_v not_o long_o since_o almost_o and_o they_o know_v intend_v still_o to_o destroy_v their_o church_n and_o monarchy_n with_o it_o but_o this_o astonishment_n quick_o cease_v asson_n as_o i_o perceive_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o new_a defender_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n against_o rome_n be_v arrant_a sectary_n some_o of_o they_o notorious_o stigmatise_v and_o who_o not_o long_o before_o have_v be_v the_o loud_a trumpet_n of_o war_n against_o the_o same_o church_n such_o be_v the_o champion_n who_o of_o late_o have_v intrude_v themselves_o into_o this_o controversy_n know_v how_o much_o thereby_o they_o can_v ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o the_o people_n who_o they_o have_v make_v thirsty_a after_o blood_n and_o likewise_o how_o in_o manage_v of_o it_o they_o can_v covert_o pursue_v their_o old_a dese_v the_o english_a church_n herself_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o speak_v favourable_o of_o the_o tender_a conscience_n of_o their_o own_o seditious_a party_n and_o treacherous_o commend_v the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o tell_v the_o people_n how_o unlike_a it_o be_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o challenge_v a_o supreme_a oblige_a authority_n whereas_o according_a to_o they_o the_o english_a bishop_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n at_o all_o no_o not_o even_o my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n himself_o but_o every_o one_o private_a reason_n and_o conscience_n exempt_v from_o all_o humane_a authority_n be_v to_o be_v his_o only_a guide_n thus_o they_o defend_v the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o make_v it_o no_o church_n at_o all_o 5._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o i_o again_o wonder_v that_o so_o manifest_a so_o traitorous_a a_o prevarication_n shall_v be_v connive_v at_o by_o the_o head_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o english-protestant_n church_n but_o this_o wonder_n do_v not_o long_o continue_v after_o i_o have_v upon_o reflection_n consider_v that_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o england_n from_o rome_n the_o bishop_n themselves_o have_v be_v the_o underminer_n of_o their_o own_o church_n for_o there_o have_v never_o want_v in_o that_o number_n at_o least_o three_o or_o four_o who_o in_o episcopacy_n love_v only_o the_o manor_n and_o revenue_n be_v otherwise_o in_o their_o judgement_n and_o affection_n poison_v and_o embitter_v with_o the_o very_a gall_n of_o calvinism_n now_o ordinary_a experience_n have_v show_v that_o among_o more_o than_o twenty_o moderate_a protestant_n if_o there_o be_v find_v three_o or_o four_o genuine_a calvinist_n they_o do_v infallible_o make_v the_o mayor_n part_n by_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o furious_a zeal_n restless_a activity_n and_o interest_n in_o popular_a favour_n 6._o these_o mask_a prelate_n than_o be_v they_o who_o faith_n consist_v in_o disbeleive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o their_o charity_n in_o hate_v and_o persecute_v the_o professor_n of_o such_o doctrine_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o seditious_a preach_a party_n conform_v themselves_o to_o this_o unbeleive_v belief_n and_o uncharitable_a charity_n have_v right_o enough_o to_o their_o affection_n and_o favour_n so_o that_o out_o of_o a_o like_n to_o their_o unchristian_a zeal_n against_o catholic_n unity_n they_o easy_o pardon_v and_o excuse_v in_o they_o the_o like_a zeal_n against_o both_o episcopacy_n and_o monarchy_n itself_o these_o be_v they_o who_o have_v first_o assert_v the_o furious_a doctrine_n of_o calvin_n touch_v