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those_o who_o be_v by_o age_n capable_a of_o receive_v baptism_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o church_n or_o parent_n the_o one_o proceed_v from_o faith_n work_v by_o divine_a charity_n already_o infuse_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o unbaptised_a person_n which_o if_o he_o extinguish_v not_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o a_o precept_n will_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o produce_v a_o good_a effect_n the_o other_o be_v whole_o extrinsical_a to_o the_o child_n and_o can_v affect_v the_o soul_n of_o it_o unless_o by_o the_o application_n of_o that_o sacrament_n which_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o jesus_n christ_n must_v wash_v away_o our_o original_a gild_n so_o be_v there_o also_o a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o legal_a purity_n of_o which_o st._n paul_n speak_v in_o the_o abovementioned_a text_n and_o a_o cleanness_n from_o original_a sin_n of_o which_o we_o treat_v art_fw-la x._o confirmation_n he_o acknowledge_v confirmation_n 40._o art_n 11._o pag._n 39_o 40._o or_o imposition_n 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be_v and_o certain_o strength_n to_o keep_v our_o baptismal_a covenant_n to_o resist_v temptation_n and_o to_o practice_n virtue_n be_v no_o small_a grace_n which_o he_o at_o least_o pious_o hope_n be_v grant_v by_o god_n through_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o bishop_n he_o may_v have_v add_v imposition_n of_o hand_n also_o and_o shall_v have_v give_v we_o a_o reason_n why_o they_o leave_v off_o the_o use_n of_o chrism_n which_o he_o grant_v be_v early_o in_o the_o church_n and_o why_o they_o will_v not_o call_v this_o a_o sacrament_n which_o have_v all_o these_o mark_n of_o it_o and_o which_o the_o ancient_a father_n frequent_o term_v so_o but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o only_o to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n not_o so_o general_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n as_o some_o other_o be_v we_o will_v not_o dispute_v about_o the_o name_n under_o so_o strict_a a_o notion_n though_o we_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n proper_o speak_v art_fw-la xi_o of_o penance_n and_o confession_n he_o wish_v their_o discipline_n be_v both_o more_o strict_o require_v 40._o art_n 12._o p._n 40._o and_o more_o due_o observe_v as_o to_o penance_n and_o confession_n than_o it_o be_v he_o tell_v we_o that_o their_o canon_n require_v perhaps_o as_o much_o as_o the_o primitive_a christian_n themselves_o do_v but_o that_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o decay_n of_o piety_n in_o the_o people_n rather_o than_o any_o want_n of_o care_n in_o their_o church_n that_o they_o be_v not_o as_o well_o and_o as_o regular_o practise_v he_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o confession_n both_o public_a and_o private_a be_v very_o ancient_o practise_v both_o in_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n but_o suppose_v they_o to_o have_v be_v only_o a_o part_n of_o christian_a discipline_n and_o therefore_o tell_v we_o the_o primitive_a christian_n interpret_v these_o passage_n cite_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n 20.23_o matth._n 18.18_o joh._n 20.23_o with_o respect_n to_o public_a discipline_n if_o he_o have_v produce_v those_o father_n and_o show_v that_o they_o teach_v it_o to_o be_v only_o the_o order_n of_o a_o public_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o a_o obligation_n upon_o a_o sinner_n either_o to_o confess_v public_o or_o private_o to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v confession_n to_o god_n as_o absolution_n be_v call_v absolution_n from_o god_n it_o will_v have_v be_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o reader_n he_o insinuate_v as_o if_o we_o permit_v every_o priest_n to_o hear_v confession_n and_o only_o just_a to_o hear_v they_o and_o then_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n to_o say_v 41._o pag._n 41._o i_o absolve_v thou_o but_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v our_o discipline_n which_o permit_v none_o to_o hear_v confession_n but_o such_o as_o be_v approve_v of_o after_o a_o diligent_a examen_fw-la of_o their_o learning_n and_o capacity_n that_o they_o may_v be_v not_o only_o as_o judge_n to_o pass_v a_o right_a sentence_n upon_o the_o enormity_n of_o the_o crime_n the_o various_a species_n of_o they_o the_o obligation_n of_o restitution_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o as_o physician_n to_o prescribe_v wholesome_a remedy_n to_o prevent_v relapse_n etc._n etc._n which_o can_v be_v do_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o case_n and_o therefoe_n though_o we_o assert_v the_o great_a convenience_n of_o private_a or_o auricular_a confession_n to_o take_v away_o the_o occasion_n of_o fear_n shame_n and_o scandal_n yet_o our_o dispute_n be_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o that_o as_o upon_o a_o necessity_n of_o declare_v our_o sin_n to_o a_o spiritual_a physician_n which_o whether_o it_o be_v public_o or_o private_o matter_n not_o so_o it_o be_v do_v and_o without_o do_v which_o we_o say_v neither_o can_v a_o judge_n pronounce_v a_o just_a sentence_n nor_o a_o physician_n prescribe_v wholesome_a remedy_n we_o grant_v therefore_o that_o public_a confession_n be_v much_o in_o use_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o public_a sin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v follow_v with_o a_o public_a penance_n for_o they_o but_o that_o be_v most_o common_o either_o after_o or_o accompany_v with_o private_a confession_n of_o their_o secret_a sin_n also_o that_o this_o public_a confession_n be_v a_o part_n of_o discipline_n and_o therefore_o alterable_a at_o pleasure_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o either_o public_a or_o private_a confession_n be_v necessary_a we_o affirm_v he_o tell_v we_o 4â—_n pag._n 4â—_n that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n refuse_v no_o sort_n of_o confession_n either_o public_a or_o private_a which_o may_v be_v any_o way_n necessary_a to_o the_o quiet_v of_o man_n conscience_n or_o to_o the_o exercise_v of_o that_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v which_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v leave_v to_o his_o church_n that_o her_o absolution_n be_v so_o full_a â—â—_o pag._n â—â—_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o can_v
not_o desire_n to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o it_o that_o they_o advise_v even_o private_a confession_n upon_o many_o account_n which_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n have_v remark_v and_o which_o they_o willing_o allow_v as_o very_o useful_a to_o the_o penitent_a that_o be_v i_o suppose_v he_o allow_v with_o the_o bishop_n the_o penitential_a court_n of_o judicature_n to_o be_v a_o curb_n to_o liberty_n 18._o expos_fw-la pag._n 18._o a_o plentiful_a source_n of_o wise_a admonition_n and_o a_o sensible_a consolation_n for_o soul_n afflict_v for_o their_o sin_n all_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v render_v it_o very_o useful_a and_o convenient_a even_o to_o those_o who_o have_v no_o doubt_n nor_o scruple_n but_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o have_v this_o so_o beneficial_a a_o exercise_n to_o be_v necessary_a where_o the_o sinner_n can_v quiet_v his_o conscience_n without_o it_o but_o call_v it_o a_o unnecessary_a rack_n to_o man_n conscience_n so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v either_o insensible_a of_o his_o sin_n or_o have_v bring_v his_o conscience_n to_o such_o a_o pass_n that_o it_o check_v he_o not_o or_o be_v presumptuous_a of_o god_n mercy_n and_o upon_o that_o think_v himself_o secure_a of_o a_o pardon_n it_o seem_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a with_o they_o he_o shall_v either_o have_v that_o curb_n or_o those_o admonition_n whereas_o we_o think_v those_o person_n have_v most_o need_v of_o all_o the_o help_v imaginable_a and_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o god_n who_o give_v so_o large_a a_o commission_n to_o his_o priest_n to_o bind_v or_o loose_v do_v not_o exempt_v those_o who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o from_o a_o due_a submission_n to_o that_o tribunal_n we_o assirm_v therefore_o that_o penance_n be_v necessary_a not_o for_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a but_o to_o those_o only_o who_o have_v offend_v mortal_o after_o baptism_n that_o true_a contrition_n which_o must_v virtual_o include_v all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o be_v sufficient_a in_o case_n of_o a_o non-possibility_n of_o perform_v some_o of_o they_o that_o confession_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o part_n of_o it_o either_o public_a or_o private_a be_v necessary_a to_o be_v perform_v to_o a_o priest_n that_o they_o who_o have_v authority_n to_o bind_v or_o loose_v may_v know_v upon_o what_o it_o be_v they_o be_v to_o pronounce_v sentence_n that_o though_o our_o sentence_n be_v absolute_a yet_o since_o we_o can_v know_v when_o the_o penitent_a have_v those_o due_a disposition_n which_o be_v require_v to_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o neither_o also_o can_v we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n always_o confirm_v our_o sentence_n these_o be_v our_o doctrine_n this_o we_o have_v always_o hold_v and_o practise_v and_o this_o we_o affirm_v to_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o orthodox_n church_n and_o we_o can_v but_o be_v astonish_v why_o they_o shall_v be_v reject_v and_o no_o better_a ground_n bring_v than_o we_o suppose_v 43._o pag._n 43._o or_o we_o must_v beg_v leave_n with_o assurance_n to_o say_v that_o such_o doctrine_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o many_o plain_a and_o undoubted_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n if_o he_o say_v he_o only_o undertake_v a_o exposition_n of_o their_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o be_v no_o more_o oblige_v to_o prove_v it_o than_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n himself_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o the_o difference_n be_v great_a for_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n undertake_v to_o expound_v a_o doctrine_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n that_o very_a possession_n be_v a_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o its_o antiquity_n and_o universality_n it_o be_v a_o constant_a maxim_n in_o our_o church_n that_o no_o particular_a opinion_n or_o practice_n ought_v ever_o to_o be_v establish_v as_o necessary_a to_o all_o and_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v declare_v as_o a_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n which_o be_v not_o material_o so_o before_o that_o be_v which_o be_v not_o hand_v down_o to_o we_o by_o universal_a tradition_n as_o a_o reveal_v truth_n whereas_o this_o author_n undertake_v to_o give_v we_o a_o exposition_n of_o a_o doctrine_n which_o dissent_v from_o we_o so_o establish_a and_o of_o which_o we_o be_v in_o possession_n if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o bear_v any_o weight_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v give_v some_o solid_a reason_n for_o their_o defection_n from_o those_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v establish_v in_o england_n for_o above_o a_o thousand_o year_n from_o the_o very_a time_n that_o pagan_a idolatry_n be_v root_v out_o by_o st._n augustin_n the_o benedictin_a monk_n he_o ought_v i_o say_v to_o have_v give_v some_o solid_a reason_n such_o as_o be_v no_o less_o than_o domonstration_n or_o manifest_a revelation_n to_o which_o and_o to_o no_o other_o those_o who_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o a_o doctrine_n so_o establish_v aught_o to_o submit_v and_o without_o which_o all_o argument_n for_o a_o reformation_n dwindle_v into_o this_o which_o be_v very_o inefficacious_a we_o suppose_v we_o have_v a_o just_a reason_n to_o reform_v we_o think_v we_o be_v in_o the_o right_a we_o be_v persuade_v it_o be_v according_a to_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n but_o we_o be_v not_o certain_a art_fw-la xii_o of_o extreme_a unction_n as_o to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o extreme_a unction_n 44._o art_n 13._o p._n 44._o this_o author_n can_v deny_v but_o the_o word_n of_o st._n james_n if_o any_o man_n be_v sick_a 15._o james_n 5.14_o 15._o let_v he_o call_v for_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o church_n and_o let_v they_o pray_v over_o he_o anoint_v he_o with_o oil_n in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v save_v the_o sick_a and_o our_o lord_n shall_v lift_v he_o up_o and_o if_o he_o be_v in_o sin_n they_o shall_v be_v remit_v to_o he_o i_o say_v he_o can_v deny_v but_o these_o word_n exhibit_v to_o we_o a_o outward_a visible_a sign_n and_o a_o inward_a spiritual_a grace_n but_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o passage_n to_o reser_fw-ge at_o all_o to_o a_o sacrament_n but_o only_o to_o the_o miraculous_a cure_n of_o the_o apostle_n contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o scripture_n and_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o they_o receive_v and_o deliver_v to_o we_o by_o antiquity_n the_o grace_n of_o cure_v the_o sick_a be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o priest_n or_o elder_n alike_o but_o only_o to_o some_o select_a person_n these_o do_v not_o only_o cure_v the_o sick_a but_o the_o lame_a and_o the_o blind_a their_o power_n of_o miracle_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o unction_n only_o all_o those_o that_o be_v anoint_v be_v not_o cure_v neither_o have_v all_o they_o who_o be_v cure_v by_o they_o who_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o healing_n any_o assurance_n by_o that_o cure_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n yet_o st._n james_n here_o speak_v of_o those_o only_a that_o be_v sick_a he_o appoint_v they_o to_o call_v in_o the_o priest_n in_o general_a and_o not_o they_o only_o who_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o healing_n he_o speak_v only_o of_o anoint_v they_o with_o oil_n and_o not_o of_o any_o other_o ceremony_n use_v by_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o sick_n he_o promise_v the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v save_v the_o sick_a adn_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v he_o up_o which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v mean_v of_o bdily_a health_n those_o only_a will_v have_v die_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n who_o either_o neglect_a this_o advice_n or_o who_o death_n prevent_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o ceremony_n and_o last_o he_o pronounce_v that_o if_o they_o be_v in_o sin_n they_o shall_v be_v remit_v which_o show_v plain_o enough_o it_o can_v belong_v only_o to_o bodily_a cure_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o but_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o ritual_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n for_o above_o eight_o hundred_o year_n understand_v it_o plain_o of_o bodily_a cure_n and_o that_o cardinal_n cajetan_n himself_o free_o confess_v that_o it_o can_v belong_v to_o no_o other_o have_v he_o only_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o ancient_a roman_a ritual_n show_v this_o ceremony_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o bodily_a cure_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o mind_n he_o have_v tell_v we_o nothing_o but_o what_o our_o ritual_n at_o this_o day_n manifest_a and_o what_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n observe_v 2._o sess_n 14._o de_fw-fr sac._n extreme_a unc._n cap._n 2._o which_o speak_v of_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o sacrament_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o sick_a person_n do_v sometime_o by_o it_o obtain_v health_n of_o body_n when_o it_o be_v expedient_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v he_o tell_v we_o also_o only_o that_o
relative_n this_o in_o that_o proposition_n this_o be_v my_o body_n refer_v to_o the_o bread_n that_o our_o saviour_n hold_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o natural_a repugnancy_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o two_o thing_n affirm_v of_o one_o another_o bread_n and_o christ_n body_n will_v necessary_o require_v the_o figurative_a interpretation_n but_o unless_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o pronoun_n hoc_fw-la this_o must_v necessary_o relate_v to_o panis_n bread_n and_o not_o to_o corpus_n body_n his_o argument_n will_v avail_v he_o nothing_o but_o that_o all_o his_o logic_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v 45._o pag._n 45._o his_o argument_n be_v this_o what_o do_v he_o say_v be_v his_o body_n but_o that_o which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o discipole_n what_o do_v he_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n but_o that_o which_o he_o break_v what_o break_v he_o but_o that_o which_o he_o take_v and_o st._n luke_n say_v express_o he_o take_v bread_n but_o what_o follow_v from_o all_o this_o but_o 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the_o faithful_a agree_v in_o this_o but_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o be_v there_o that_o be_v a_o disputable_a question_n this_o be_v in_o short_a the_o intent_n of_o that_o article_n which_o be_v far_o from_o what_o this_o author_n have_v impose_v upon_o he_o next_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o our_o commanion_n confess_v that_o if_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n refer_v to_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v change_v by_o they_o they_o must_v be_v take_v in_o their_o figurative_a sense_n 75._o pag._n 74_o 75._o but_o this_o have_v be_v sufficient_o clear_v already_o last_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v no_o matter_n of_o faith_n till_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n 1200_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o that_o have_v not_o that_o and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n since_o interpose_v it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o to_o this_o very_a day_n what_o doctrine_n do_v he_o here_o mean_a not_o that_o of_o the_o school_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o christ_n existence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n for_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o anathema_n have_v be_v pronounce_v against_o they_o and_o they_o esteem_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n for_o oppose_v it_o but_o the_o church_n never_o yet_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o declare_v the_o manner_n or_o censure_v any_o opinion_n concern_v it_o by_o this_o doctrine_n then_o which_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n till_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n he_o must_v understand_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o say_v that_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v not_o till_o then_o believe_v to_o be_v true_o real_o and_o substantial_o present_a under_o the_o species_n or_o appearance_n of_o bread_n the_o substance_n of_o bread_n be_v not_o so_o present_a after_o consecration_n but_o how_o do_v he_o prove_v this_o he_o first_o bring_v scotus_n cite_v by_o bellarmine_n but_o we_o have_v already_o examine_v his_o concession_n 84._o pag._n 84._o which_o make_v but_o little_a for_o our_o adversary_n then_o he_o quote_v gabriel_n cite_v by_o suarez_n t._n 3._o disp_n 50._o sect_n 1._o but_o suarez_n there_o undertake_v to_o prove_v two_o assertion_n the_o first_o that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v make_v by_o a_o true_a conversion_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n into_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v of_o faith_n and_o the_o second_o that_o this_o sacrament_n be_v make_v by_o a_o true_a transubstantiation_n of_o the_o bread_n into_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o wine_n into_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o word_n transubstantiation_n take_v in_o its_o proper_a and_o strict_a sense_n signify_v transitum_fw-la seu_fw-la conversionem_fw-la totius_fw-la substantiae_fw-la in_o totam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la a_o transition_n or_o conversion_n of_o a_o whole_a substance_n into_o a_o whole_a substance_n after_o which_o he_o conclude_v thus_o from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n we_o may_v gather_v first_o that_o the_o scholastic_o as_o scotus_n and_o gabriel_n be_v to_o be_v correct_v and_o second_o that_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v ancient_a and_o perpetual_o believe_v in_o the_o church_n est_fw-la non_fw-la suerit_fw-la tam_fw-la apertè_fw-la explicata_fw-la sicut_fw-la mode_n est_fw-la though_o perhaps_o in_o former_a time_n it_o be_v not_o so_o full_o explicate_v as_o now_o it_o be_v in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o quote_v lombard_n l._n 4._o dist_n 11._o lit._n a._n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o lombard_n speak_v there_o only_o of_o a_o scholastic_a tenet_n which_o to_o the_o end_n you_o may_v see_v as_o also_o what_o be_v esteem_v of_o faith_n in_o his_o time_n before_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o short_a account_n of_o his_o whole_a doctrine_n as_o to_o this_o point_n he_o begin_v his_o eight_o distinction_n tell_v we_o b._n lomb._n in_o 4._o do_v 8._o lit._n b._n that_o the_o bless_a 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and_o not_o of_o faith_n since_o both_o side_n confess_v that_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n it_o may_v be_v give_v in_o one_o kind_n and_o that_o by_o receive_v each_o particle_n one_o receive_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o annotation_n so_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n argument_n against_o the_o calvinist_n of_o france_n have_v its_o full_a force_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n art_fw-la xx._n of_o the_o wrÃtten_a and_o unwritten_a word_n in_o the_o next_o articlé_n we_o be_v agree_v in_o the_o main_a 75._o art_n 24._o p._n 75._o we_o both_o acknowledge_v the_o unwritten_a word_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o rule_n of_o christian_n and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lose_v any_o thing_n of_o its_o authority_n by_o addition_n of_o the_o write_a word_n that_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o more_o firm_o establish_v we_o receive_v with_o equal_a veneration_n the_o write_a and_o the_o unwritten_a word_n when_o we_o be_v assure_v they_o come_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o as_o we_o do_v not_o admit_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v call_v tradition_n so_o what_o be_v make_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v receive_v in_o all_o church_n and_o in_o all_o age_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o embrace_v as_o come_v from_o the_o apostle_n our_o difference_n consist_v only_o in_o this_o who_o shall_v be_v judge_n when_o this_o tradition_n be_v universal_a we_o rely_v upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o present_a church_n in_o every_o age_n either_o assemble_v in_o the_o most_o general_a council_n that_o age_n can_v afford_v or_o else_o declare_v her_o doctrine_n by_o her_o constant_a practice_n and_o the_o uniform_a voice_n of_o her_o pastor_n and_o people_n and_o be_v assure_v it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o any_o private_a person_n or_o church_n to_o say_v we_o suppose_v or_o we_o be_v persuade_v they_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o write_a word_n or_o we_o find_v it_o not_o there_o to_o make_v the_o church_n sentence_n void_a or_o justify_v a_o dissent_n art_fw-la xxi_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o next_o article_n 76._o art_n 25._o p._n 76._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n he_o grant_v many_o thing_n which_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n have_v assert_v from_o which_o we_o may_v expect_v great_a fruit_n but_o he_o present_o nip_v all_o our_o hope_n in_o the_o very_a bud_n he_o grant_v the_o catholic_a church_n to_o be_v the_o guardian_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 77._o pag._n 76_o 77._o and_o of_o tradition_n and_o that_o it_o be_v from_o her_o authority_n they_o reeeive_v both_o that_o they_o never_o deny_v the_o church_n to_o have_v a_o authority_n not_o only_o in_o matter_n of_o order_n and_o discipline_n 78._o pag._n 78._o but_o even_o of_o faith_n too_o that_o they_o neither_o fear_v the_o entire_a defection_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n nor_o that_o she_o shall_v fall_v into_o such_o a_o entire_a infidelity_n as_o shall_v argue_v she_o not_o to_o be_v a_o church_n 80._o pag._n 80._o and_o in_o his_o next_o article_n he_o allow_v the_o church_n a_o just_a authority_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o declare_v as_o a_o doctrine_n of_o his_o church_n that_o they_o allow_v such_o a_o deference_n to_o a_o church_n decision_n as_o to_o make_v they_o their_o direction_n what_o doctrine_n they_o may_v or_o may_v not_o public_o maintain_v and_o teach_v in_o her_o communion_n that_o they_o show_v whatever_o submission_n they_o can_v to_o her_o authority_n without_o violate_v that_o of_o god_n declare_v to_o we_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o last_o that_o whatsoever_o deference_n they_o allow_v to_o a_o national_a church_n or_o council_n the_o same_o they_o think_v in_o a_o much_o great_a degree_n due_a to_o a_o general_n in_o which_o none_o shall_v be_v more_o ready_a to_o assist_v nor_o to_o which_o none_o shall_v be_v more_o ready_a to_o submit_v these_o be_v fair_a offer_n to_o establish_v a_o church-authority_n and_o do_v he_o manifest_o destroy_v all_o he_o have_v here_o say_v by_o some_o other_o exception_n we_o may_v have_v hope_v some_o good_a effect_n of_o such_o a_o submission_n he_o tell_v we_o 79._o pag._n 79._o and_o that_o true_o that_o any_o particular_a church_n may_v either_o by_o error_n lose_v or_o by_o other_o mean_n prevaricate_v the_o faith_n even_o in_o necessary_a point_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o do_v not_o only_o set_v up_o a_o particular_a church_n to_o examine_v the_o church_n decision_n 78._o pag._n 78._o which_o he_o tell_v we_o after_o all_o may_v err_v but_o even_o every_o individual_a person_n who_o according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n may_v not_o only_o examine_v the_o decision_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o glory_n in_o oppose_v they_o if_o he_o be_v but_o evident_o convince_v that_o his_o belief_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o undoubted_a authority_n of_o god_n holy_a word_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 79._o pag._n 79._o though_o we_o suppose_v the_o scripture_n 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