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some_o soul_n good_a by_o recover_v they_o out_o of_o the_o snare_n in_o which_o they_o be_v hold_v by_o satan_n and_o romish_a emissary_n if_o they_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o the_o light_n their_o judgement_n will_v be_v of_o themselves_o i_o shall_v add_v prayer_n for_o they_o that_o god_n will_v open_v their_o eye_n and_o if_o time_n health_n and_o other_o concurrence_n suit_n with_o my_o aim_n discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o h._n t._n his_o manual_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n not_o as_o some_o romanist_n blasphemous_o praise_v be_v to_o the_o virgin_n mother_n in_o the_o end_n of_o their_o write_n but_o as_o paul_n conclude_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n so_o do_v i_o to_o god_n only_o wise_a be_v glory_n through_o jesus_n christ_n for_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n article_n i._n the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o demonstrate_v to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n by_o its_o succession_n page_n 1_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o title_n of_o h._n t._n his_o manual_n in_o which_o be_v show_v to_o be_v a_o vain_a vaunt_n of_o what_o he_o have_v not_o perform_v ibid._n 2._o of_o the_o epistle_n prefix_v in_o which_o he_o ascribe_v too_o much_o to_o the_o church_n and_o deceitful_o begin_v with_o her_o authority_n 3_o 3._o his_o tenet_n of_o the_o falsity_n of_o all_o church_n not_o own_v the_o pope_n be_v show_v to_o be_v most_o absurd_a 4_o 4._o the_o succession_n require_v by_o h._n t._n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o true_a church_n 7_o 5._o none_o of_o the_o text_n allege_v by_o h._n t._n prove_v a_o necessity_n to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o true_a church_n of_o such_o succession_n as_o he_o imagine_v 10_o 6._o the_o succession_n pretend_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n prove_v not_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o the_o contrary_n 11_o 7._o the_o catalogue_n of_o h._n t._n be_v defective_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o pretend_a succession_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n 13_o 8._o the_o catalogue_n of_o h._n t._n be_v defective_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o pretend_a succession_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o century_n of_o year_n 18_o 9_o the_o defect_n of_o h._n t._n his_o catalogue_n for_o proof_n of_o his_o succession_n in_o six_o seven_o eight_o nine_o ten_o century_n be_v show_v 21_o 10._o the_o defect_n of_o his_o catalogue_n in_o the_o eleven_o and_o twelve_o age_n be_v show_v 25_o 11._o the_o defect_n of_o his_o catalogue_n in_o the_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o age_n be_v show_v 28_o 12._o the_o defect_n of_o his_o catalogue_n in_o the_o fifteen_o and_o sixteen_o age_n be_v show_v 32_o 13._o the_o close_a of_o h._n t._n be_v retort_v 36_o 14._o h._n t._n have_v not_o solve_v the_o protestant_n objection_n 38_o article_n ii_o protestant's_n have_v that_o succession_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o demonstrate_v they_o to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n of_o god_n 42_o sect._n 1._o protestant_n church_n need_v not_o prove_v such_o a_o succession_n as_o papist_n demand_n ibid._n 2._o the_o argument_n of_o h._n t._n against_o protestant_n do_v as_o well_o prove_v the_o nullity_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n for_o want_n of_o succession_n as_o of_o the_o protestant_n 44_o 3._o protestant_n have_v have_v a_o succession_n sufficient_a to_o aver_v their_o doctrine_n 47_o 4._o the_o succession_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n may_v be_v allege_v for_o protestant_n notwithstanding_o the_o exception_n of_o h._n t._n 51_o 5._o the_o doctrine_n of_o romanist_n be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o five_o hundred_o year_n nor_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v so_o by_o learned_a protestant_n 53_o 6._o the_o answer_n of_o h._n t._n to_o the_o objection_n of_o protestant_n concern_v their_o succession_n be_v show_v to_o be_v vain_a and_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v prove_v 56_o article_n iii_o such_o visibility_n of_o succession_n as_o the_o romanist_n require_v be_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o true_a church_n 62_o sect._n 1._o exterior_a consecration_n and_o ordination_n of_o minister_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o visible_a church_n and_o what_o h._n t._n require_v of_o minister_n preach_v and_o administer_a sacrament_n be_v most_o defective_a in_o the_o roman_a church_n ibid._n 2._o neither_o isai_n 2._o 2._o matth._n 5._o 14._o psalm_n 18._o 19_o 4._o nor_o the_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n origen_n cyprian_n chrysostome_n augustine_n prove_v such_o a_o church_n visibility_n as_o h._n t._n assert_n 65_o 3._o h._n t._n have_v not_o solve_v the_o protestant_n objection_n against_o the_o visibility_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v by_o h._n t._n assert_v 66_o article_n iu._n the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o that_o one_o catholic_n church_n which_o in_o the_o apostolic_a and_o nicene_n creed_n be_v make_v the_o object_n of_o christian_a faith_n 69_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d in_o nonfundamentals_a of_o faith_n and_o in_o discipline_n be_v not_o essential_o presuppose_v to_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a ibid._n 2._o the_o ambiguity_n of_o h._n t._n his_o say_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n its_o unity_n and_o universality_n be_v show_v 70_o 3._o unity_n of_o discipline_n under_o one_o visible_a head_n and_o of_o faith_n without_o division_n in_o lesser_a point_n be_v not_o prove_v from_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 17._o ephes_n 1._o 22_o 23._o john_n 10._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 10._o act_n 4._o 32._o john_n 17._o 11._o and_o the_o nicene_n creed_n necessary_a to_o the_o church_n be_v 71_o 4._o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a that_o the_o romanist_n be_v perfect_o one_o or_o have_v better_a unity_n or_o mean_n of_o unity_n than_o protestant_n and_o h._n t._n his_o argument_n from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v better_a against_o than_o for_o the_o roman_a church_n 73_o 5._o the_o argument_n of_o h._n t._n from_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o natural_a body_n be_v against_o he_o for_o protestant_n 77_o 6._o the_o universality_n which_o matth._n 28._o 20._o ephes_n 4._o 12_o 13._o john_n 14._o 15_o 16._o luke_n 1._o 33._o for_o time_n psalm_n 85._o 86_o 9_o isai_n 2._o 2._o matth._n 28._o 20._o psalm_n 19_o 4._o for_o place_n agree_v not_o to_o the_o now_o roman_a church_n but_o may_v be_v better_o say_v of_o the_o protestant_n 78_o 7._o the_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n origen_n lactantius_n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n augustine_n be_v not_o for_o the_o universality_n of_o h._n t._n by_o which_o he_o assert_v the_o catholicism_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o against_o it_o 80_o 8._o it_o be_v nonsense_n or_o false_a to_o term_v the_o roman_a church_n the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o shift_n of_o h._n t._n to_o avoid_v this_o objection_n be_v discover_v 81_o article_n v._o the_o roman_a church_n be_v neither_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n nor_o the_o high_a visible_a judge_n of_o controversy_n nor_o be_v it_o prove_v that_o she_o be_v infallible_a both_o in_o her_o proposition_n and_o definition_n of_o all_o point_n of_o faith_n nor_o to_o have_v power_n from_o god_n to_o oblige_v all_o man_n to_o obey_v she_o under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n but_o all_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a impudent_a arrogant_a claim_n of_o romanist_n that_o have_v no_o colour_n of_o proof_n from_o scripture_n or_o antiquity_n 85_o sect._n 1._o the_o decit_fw-la of_o h._n t._n in_o assert_v a_o infallibility_n and_o judicature_n of_o controversy_n in_o the_o church_n which_o he_o mean_v of_o the_o pope_n be_v show_v ibid._n 2._o luke_n 10._o 16._o prove_v not_o the_o roman_a or_o catholic_n church_n infallibility_n 87_o 3._o matth_n 18._o 17._o or_o 18._o 1_o john_n 4._o 6._o mark_v 16._o 15_o 16._o make_v nothing_o for_o the_o claim_n