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A34974 Roman-Catholick doctrines no novelties, or, An answer to Dr. Pierce's court-sermon, miscall'd The primitive rule of Reformation by S.C. a Roman-Catholick. Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674. 1663 (1663) Wing C6902; ESTC R1088 159,933 352

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look_v after_o that_o be_v of_o bury_v their_o friend_n in_o such_o sacred_a place_n whereby_o their_o pious_a affection_n may_v appear_v to_o their_o friend_n i_o see_v not_o what_o advantage_n may_v accrue_v hereby_o to_o the_o dead_a except_o this_o that_o whilst_o they_o call_v to_o mind_v where_o the_o body_n of_o those_o who_o be_v dear_a unto_o they_o be_v lay_v they_o with_o their_o prayer_n commend_v they_o to_o the_o same_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v to_o patron_n that_o by_o they_o they_o may_v be_v help_v with_o our_o lord_n which_o also_o they_o may_v do_v although_o they_o can_v not_o inter_v they_o in_o such_o place_n whensoever_o therefore_o the_o mind_n recount_v where_o the_o body_n of_o some_o dear_a friend_n lie_v bury_v and_o straight_o the_o place_n occur_v renown_v for_o the_o name_n of_o some_o martyr_n the_o devotion_n of_o he_o who_o thus_o remember_v and_o pray_v forthwith_o commend_v this_o belove_a soul_n to_o the_o same_o martyr_n there_o be_v here_o in_o 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his_o handle_n that_o controversy_n of_o rebaptisation_n contrary_a to_o st._n cyprian_n former_a judgement_n in_o which_o point_n he_o presume_v that_o saint_n now_o full_o illuminate_v yet_o hope_v for_o his_o favour_n and_o request_v the_o assistance_n to_o he_o herein_o of_o his_o prayer_n let_v he_o help_v we_o therefore_o say_v he_o with_o his_o prayer_n labour_v here_o in_o in_o the_o mortality_n of_o this_o flesh_n as_o in_o a_o dark_a mist_n that_o by_o god_n help_n we_o may_v as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v imitate_v the_o good_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o he_o 6._o upon_o these_o ground_n bishop_n forbes_n grant_v 2._o that_o st._n austin_n do_v allow_v invocation_n of_o martyr_n commend_v bishop_n montague_n candour_n in_o acknowledge_v it_o and_o there_o also_o censure_v bishop_n andrews_n for_o deny_v it_o in_o these_o word_n the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n wrongful_o affirm_v that_o st._n austin_n disallow_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n the_o contrary_a whereof_o be_v apparent_a in_o his_o bood_n de_fw-fr curâ_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o he_o add_v true_o i_o be_o sorry_a that_o so_o just_a a_o cause_n be_v give_v to_o john_n barclay_n of_o expostulate_v with_o the_o most_o learned_a bishop_n of_o ely_n who_o speak_v thus_o concern_v he_o here_o i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o tell_v the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n almoner_n the_o king_n believe_v he_o and_o so_o do_v many_o other_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v as_o oft_o in_o fault_n as_o he_o make_v other_o to_o be_v so_o let_v he_o therefore_o consider_v how_o erroneous_o he_o deny_v that_o st._n austin_n approve_v the_o invocation_n of_o martyr_n add_v to_o bishop_n forber_n and_o bishop_n montague_n the_o testimony_n of_o dr._n fulk_n long_o ago_o in_o his_o rejoinder_n to_o bristol_n i_o acknowledge_v say_v he_o st._n ambrose_n 5._o st._n austin_n and_o st._n jerom_n hold_v invocation_n of_o saint_n to_o be_v lawful_a which_o be_v a_o error_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o spalleto_n 25._o who_o number_n this_o father_n among_o many_o other_o that_o allow_v invocation_n of_o saint_n the_o father_n say_v he_o without_o any_o hesitancy_n either_o invocate_v saint_n or_o grant_v they_o may_v be_v invocate_v the_o latin_a hilary_n ambrose_n jerom_n paulinus_n maximus_n prudentius_n augustinus_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o chemnitius_n also_o who_o 197._o upon_o the_o former_a quotation_n take_v out_o of_o st._n austin_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 1._o say_v thus_o st._n austin_n speak_v without_o ground_n of_o scripture_n yield_v to_o the_o time_n and_o common_a custom_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o a_o confident_a pronounce_v that_o st._n austin_n know_v nothing_o of_o this_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n serve_v the_o preacher_n turn_v many_o of_o his_o auditor_n know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o therefore_o believe_v he_o and_o according_a to_o his_o desire_n detest_a roman_a catholic_o the_o more_o for_o this_o novelty_n 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