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A89446 The Church of England vindicated against her chief adversaries of the Church of Rome wherein the most material points are fairly debated, and briefly and fully answered / by a learned divine. Menzeis, John, 1624-1684. 1680 (1680) Wing M33A; ESTC R42292 320,894 395

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say_v that_o christ_n blood_n free_v we_o from_o the_o pain_n but_o not_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n nay_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o affirm_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n free_v we_o both_o from_o the_o pain_n and_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n we_o judge_v it_o impossible_a that_o the_o one_o can_v be_v without_o the_o other_o what_o be_v guilt_n but_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n can_v a_o man_n be_v free_v by_o a_o holy_a and_o just_a god_n from_o punishment_n and_o yet_o lie_v under_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n but_o i_o believe_v the_o thing_n which_o this_o ignorant_a pamphleter_n drive_v at_o be_v that_o original_a corruption_n may_v be_v pardon_v through_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o sinful_a concupiscenee_n remain_v in_o believer_n and_o in_o this_o what_o do_v we_o say_v more_o then_o st._n austin_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr nupt_a &_o concupis_fw-la cap._n 25._o non_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la 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of_o scripture_n and_o which_o be_v more_o not_o only_o father_n do_v acknowledge_v the_o self_n evidence_v light_n of_o holy_a scripture_n as_o origen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o but_o also_o romanist_n themselves_o in_o their_o lucid_a intervall_n as_o val._n lib._n cit_fw-la cap._n 20._o and_o melchior_n canus_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o and_o dr._n strange_a descript_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o pag._n 128._o bring_v in_o mantuan_a speak_v most_o express_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o be_v persuade_v say_v he_o that_o scripture_n flow_v from_o the_o first_o truth_n sed_fw-la unde_fw-la sumus_fw-la it_o a_o persuasi_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o seipsa_fw-la but_o beside_o this_o romanist_n must_v be_v remember_v that_o the_o tradition_n attest_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o unwritten_a tradition_n the_o same_o be_v write_v 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o there_o be_v also_o many_o learned_a divine_n who_o defer_v 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she_o worship_v the_o king_n 1._o e._n christ_n not_o the_o tree_n and_o that_o because_o its_o a_o heathenish_a error_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o worship_v such_o thing_n religious_o that_o which_o he_o cite_v out_o of_o tertull._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-mi put_fw-mi be_v not_o only_o a_o emblematic_a representation_n of_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o lose_a sheep_n for_o ornament_n or_o instruction_n upon_o glassen_a cup_n which_o be_v vast_o different_a from_o the_o set_n up_o image_n for_o adoration_n the_o story_n of_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n send_v ta_fw-mi prince_n abgarus_n have_v be_v often_o convict_v to_o be_v mere_a fable_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o by_o ancient_n until_o euagrius_n about_o 600._o year_n after_o christ_n be_v it_o like_o that_o eusebius_n who_o lib._n 1_o hist_o cap._n 14._o make_v mention_n of_o letter_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o abgarus_n will_v have_v speak_v nothing_o of_o that_o image_n have_v it_o be_v real_a these_o letter_n 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