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A52018 Roman Catholicks uncertain whether there be any true priests or sacraments in the church of Rome evinced by an argument urg'd and maintain'd (upon their own principles) against Mr. Edward Goodall of Prescot in Lancashire / by Thomas Marsden ... Marsden, Thomas. 1688 (1688) Wing M725; ESTC R726 93,249 146

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fulfil_v in_o ordination_n but_o the_o roman_a church_n require_v the_o intention_n of_o a_o person_n who_o be_v a_o true_a bishop_n to_o ordination_n ergo_fw-la the_o roman_a church_n require_v a_o condition_n to_o ordination_n which_o no_o man_n live_v know_v the_o ordainer_n themselves_o not_o except_v whether_o it_o be_v fulfil_v in_o ordination_n the_o minor_a be_v clear_a for_o it_o be_v not_o every_o man_n use_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o the_o church_n and_o intend_v to_o do_v as_o the_o church_n do_v although_o you_o say_v this_o may_v suffice_v to_o baptism_n that_o you_o hold_v to_o be_v sufficient_a to_o ordination_n you_o judge_v not_o only_a layman_n but_o simple_a priest_n uncapable_a of_o do_v that_o work_n as_o the_o curse_n of_o your_o trent-council_n make_v appear_v 7._o appear_v si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixcrit_fw-fr episcopos_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la superiores_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la babete_fw-la potestatem_fw-la confirmandi_fw-la &_o ordinandi_fw-la vel_fw-la cam_fw-la quam_fw-la habent_fw-la illis_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la communem_fw-la esse_fw-la auathema_n sit_v sess_n 23._o can._n 7._o if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o bishop_n be_v not_o superior_a to_o priest_n or_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o confirm_v and_o ordain_v or_o that_o the_o power_n they_o have_v be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o priest_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n the_o ordain_a than_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v a_o bishop_n this_o for_o the_o minor._n if_o there_o be_v any_o difficulty_n in_o the_o matter_n it_o respect_v the_o major_a but_o i_o be_o now_o to_o show_v there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o this_o than_o i_o lay_v down_o as_o evident_a except_o the_o ordainer_n know_v that_o he_o be_v in_o truth_n what_o he_o be_v call_v viz._n a_o bishop_n he_o know_v not_o that_o his_o intention_n be_v such_o as_o operate_v in_o and_o be_v effectual_a to_o ordination_n nor_o consequent_o that_o he_o make_v a_o true_a priest_n my_o medium_fw-la you_o know_v point_v direct_o at_o this_o and_o the_o connexion_n be_v unquestionable_a according_a to_o yourselves_o which_o be_v say_v it_o only_o remain_v that_o i_o make_v out_o that_o none_o of_o your_o bishop_n know_v that_o they_o be_v true_a bishop_n i_o do_v it_o thus_o no_o bishop_n that_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v true_a priest_n know_v that_o they_o be_v true_a bishop_n but_o all_o the_o roman_a bishop_n be_v uncertain_a whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v true_a priest_n ergo_fw-la no_o roman_a bishop_n know_v that_o they_o be_v true_a bishop_n to_o verify_v the_o major_n i_o need_v but_o say_v 1._o your_o church_n hold_v that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o bishop_n who_o be_v not_o first_o a_o priest_n a_o taste_n of_o authority_n may_v satisfy_v for_o this_o if_o any_o one_o faith_n suarez_n 53._o suarez_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la ita_fw-la consecrcetur_fw-la episcopus_fw-la per_fw-la