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A37245 A letter to friend concerning his changing his religion Davies, Rowland, 1649-1721. 1692 (1692) Wing D412; ESTC R5643 30,321 32

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enlighten_v your_o understanding_n and_o since_o it_o be_v no_o shame_n to_o err_v but_o to_o persist_v in_o error_n the_o one_o ●eing_v the_o product_n of_o infirmity_n but_o the_o other_o of_o perverseness_n you_o will_v demonstrate_v your_o sincerity_n in_o what_o you_o have_v do●e_n by_o embrace_v of_o the_o truth_n on_o the_o conviction_n of_o your_o conscience_n and_o that_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n may_v direct_v you_o in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o heaven_n and_o happiness_n and_o by_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n show_v you_o clear_o what_o be_v right_a and_o what_o be_v true_a and_o what_o that_o orthodox_n divine_a faith_n be_v which_o he_o require_v in_o every_o christian_a this_o be_v the_o hearty_a and_o the_o constant_a prayer_n of_o sir_n your_o most_o real_a and_o faithful_a friend_n and_o servant_n in_o christ_n r._n d._n cork_n the_o 29_o the_o of_o december_n 1691._o preface_n preface_n mat._n x._o 1._o mark_v three_o 14._o 14._o mat._n x._o 5._o john_n xx_o 21._o 21._o sic_fw-la i_o saepissimè_fw-la sic_fw-la exposuisse_fw-la quod_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la tu_fw-la est_fw-la petrus_n &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la ut_fw-la super_fw-la hunc_fw-la intelligeretur_fw-la quem_fw-la confessus_fw-la est_fw-la petrus_n dicens_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la petrus_n ab_fw-la hac_fw-la petrâ_fw-la appellatus_fw-la personam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la figuraret_fw-la quae_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificatur_fw-la &_o accepit_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la coeli_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la i●●i_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la petra_n sed_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n petra_n autem_fw-la erat_fw-la christus_fw-la quem_fw-la confessus_fw-la simon_n sicut_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la confitetur_fw-la dictus_fw-la est_fw-la petrus_n august_n retract_v l._n 1._o cap._n 21._o tom._n 1._o col_fw-fr 30._o edit_n basil_n 1556._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la sine_fw-la causa_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la apostolos_fw-la huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la personam_fw-la sustinet_fw-la petrus_n huic_fw-la enim_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la datae_fw-la sunt_fw-la cum_fw-la petro_n datae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ei_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la dicitur_fw-la amas_fw-la i_o pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la ib._n de_fw-fr agon_n christ_n cap._n 30._o tom._n 3._o col_fw-fr 776._o cui_fw-la s._n petro_n totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la figuram_fw-la gerenti_fw-la dominus_fw-la ait_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n epist_n 165._o tom._n 2._o col._n 751._o 751._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la euseb_n histor_n eccl._n l._n 2._o cap._n 3._o 3._o act._n vi_fw-la 2._o the_o twelve_o call_v the_o multitude_n of_o the_o disciple_n unto_o they_o and_o ordain_v several_a deacon_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o poor_a act_n xv_o 6._o and_o the_o apostle_n come_v together_o for_o to_o consider_v of_o this_o matter_n viz._n whether_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v circumcise_a and_o to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v afterward_o determine_v by_o they_o v._n 2d_o 2d_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o de_fw-fr paschate_n etiam_fw-la de_fw-la haeres_fw-la arian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrat._v hist_o eccl._n l._n 1._o cap._n 5._o 5._o vide_fw-la euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 4._o cap._n 15._o &_o 22._o etiam_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 1._o 4_o 23._o &_o l._n 7._o c._n 29._o &_o 30._o 30._o hoc_fw-la erant_fw-la utique_fw-la caeteri_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la petrus_n pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la sed_fw-la exordium_n ab_fw-la unitate_fw-la proficiscitur_fw-la primatus_fw-la petro_n datur_fw-la ●ratione_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ordinis_fw-la non_fw-la jurisdictionis_fw-la ut_fw-la observatu_fw-la dignum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la una_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o una_fw-la cathedra_fw-la monstretur_fw-la cyprian_a de_fw-fr vnitat_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pag._n 254._o edit_n paris_n 1643._o item_n episcopatus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la cujus_fw-la à_fw-la singulis_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la pars_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ib._n ib._n vide_fw-la the_o case_n of_o martion_n excommunicate_v by_o his_o father_n the_o bishop_n of_o synope_n in_o pontus_n as_o it_o be_v relate_v by_o epiphanius_n and_o the_o proceed_n of_o synesius_n against_o andronicus_n concern_v the_o excommunicate_v person_n in_o the_o church_n of_o p●olemais_n both_o which_o can_v not_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n without_o particular_a satisfaction_n in_o their_o respective_a church_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o mr._n thorndike_n epilog_n to_o the_o tragedy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o 10._o vide_fw-la caranz_n sum._n council_n carthaginens_fw-la pag._n 68_o edit_n rothomag_n 1655._o 1655._o praeter_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la societatem_fw-la aqua_fw-la baptismi_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la ad_fw-la perniciem_fw-la augustin_n contra_fw-la manich._n libr._n 12._o cap._n 17._o