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A42578 Veteres vindicati, in an expostulatory letter to Mr. Sclater of Putney, upon his Consensus veterum, &c. wherein the absurdity of his method, the weakness of his reasons are shewn, his false aspersions upon the Church of England are wiped off, and her faith concerning the Eucharist proved Gee, Edward, 1657-1730. 1687 (1687) Wing G462; ESTC R22037 94,746 111

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bishop_n have_v his_o own_o freewill_n oxon._n quando_fw-la habeat_fw-la omnis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la pro_fw-la licentiâ_fw-la libertatis_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la suae_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la proprium_fw-la tamque_fw-la judicari_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la quam_fw-la nec_fw-la ipse_fw-la potest_fw-la judicare_fw-la sed_fw-la expectemus_fw-la universi_fw-la judicium_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la qui_fw-la unus_fw-la &_o solus_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la &_o praeponendi_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la gubernation_n &_o de_fw-fr actu_fw-la nostro_fw-la judicandi_fw-la council_n carthag_n episcoporum_fw-la 87._o a._n d._n 256._o apud_fw-la cyprianum_n p._n 229._o edit_fw-la oxon._n and_o can_v no_o more_o be_v judge_v by_o another_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n himself_n not_o except_v then_o judge_v another_o bishop_n and_o upon_o this_o conclude_v for_o themselves_o that_o they_o must_v all_o expect_v the_o judgement_n of_o 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matth._n 16.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o discourse_n of_o our_o saviour_n with_o his_o disciple_n and_o his_o gift_n of_o the_o key_n to_o peter_n be_v record_v speak_v to_o his_o disciple_n as_o invest_v already_o with_o this_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v heaven_n lose_v s._n matt._n 18.17_o 18._o and_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v etc._n etc._n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loose_v shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n which_o place_n with_o i_o put_v it_o past_o all_o doubt_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v equal_o concern_v in_o that_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_n st._n peter_n and_o thereby_o have_v equal_a power_n but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v this_o place_n to_o 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