glorify_v thy_o name_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 16._o 12_o 30_o this_o voice_n come_v not_o because_o of_o i_o &c_n &c_n ibid._n 12_o 32_o if_o i_o be_v lift_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n &c_n &c_n ibid._n p._n 17._o 12_o 44_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o believe_v not_o in_o i_o but_o in_o he_o &c_n &c_n ibid._n p._n 16._o 12_o 48_o and_o receive_v not_o my_o word_n have_v one_o that_o judge_v he_o &c_n &c_n ibid._n 12_o 49_o 50_o for_o i_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o myself_o &c_n &c_n ibid._n 14_o 29_o now_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o before_o it_o come_v ibid._n 15_o 14_o you_o be_v my_o friend_n if_o you_o do_v whatsoever_o i_o command_v &c_n &c_n sect_n 3._o c._n 6_o p._n 3._o 16_o 4_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o when_o the_o hour_n shall_v come_v &c_n &c_n sect_n 3._o c._n 11_o p._n 16._o 16_o 30_o now_o know_v we_o that_o thou_o know_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 15._o 21_o 15_o feed_v my_o lamb_n sec_fw-la 2._o c._n 6._o p._n 7._o 21_o 18_o very_o verily_a i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o which_o waste_v young_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 8_o 21_o 16_o feed_v my_o sheep_n ibid._n p._n 8._o acts._n 2_o 15_o ye_o man_n of_o judea_n and_o you_o all_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o chap._n 6_o p._n 6._o 3_o 12_o to_o the_o 13_o verse_n of_o the_o 4_o chap._n ibid._n 3_o 23_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o every_o person_n which_o shall_v not_o hear_v that_o prophet_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o chap._n 12_o p._n 22._o et_fw-fr sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 1_o 3_o 26_o unto_o you_o have_v god_n raise_v up_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o chap._n 11_o p._n 21_o 10_o 34_o i_o perceive_v of_o truth_n that_o god_n be_v not_o a_o accepter_n of_o person_n sect_n 3_o c._n 9_o p._n 6_o 13_o 27_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o their_o ruler_n because_o they_o know_v he_o not_o etc._n etc._n sec_fw-la 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 21_o 13_o 33_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 22_o 13_o 46_o then_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n speak_v bold_o and_o say_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 6_o p._n 6_o 17_o 2_o and_o paul_n as_o his_o manner_n be_v go_v in_o unto_o they_o &_o three_o sabbath_n day_n dispute_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 14_o p._n 1_o 17_o 11_o they_o receive_v the_o word_n with_o all_o readiness_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 26_o 22_o i_o obtain_v help_v of_o god_n and_o continue_v unto_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 4_o 26_o 26_o for_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v in_o a_o corner_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p_o 22_o roman_n 7_o 18_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o i_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 3_o p._n 5_o 10_o 9_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 7_o p._n 7_o 8_o 10_o 11_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n corinthian_n 1_o c._n 2_o 15_o but_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a discern_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 14_o p._n 4_o 1_o c._n 3._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o who_o be_v paul_n then_o and_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o the_o minister_n by_o who_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 4_o p._n 15_o 1_o c._n 3._o 11_o for_o other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v sect_n 2_o c._n 7_o p._n 7_o 1_o c._n 4._o 1_o 2_o let_v a_o man_n so_o think_v of_o we_o as_o of_o disposer_n of_o the_o secret_n etc._n etc._n sect_n c._n 4_o p_o 14_o 1_o c._n 7._o 10._o unto_o the_o marry_a command_n not_o i_o but_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 9_o p._n 6_o 1_o c._n 11._o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o as_o often_o as_o you_o shall_v eat_v this_o bread_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 4_o p._n 15_o 1_o c._n 11._o 34_o other_o thing_n will_v i_o set_v in_o order_n when_o i_o come_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n 2_o c._n 8._o 13_o if_o meat_n offend_v my_o brother_n i_o will_v eat_v none_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 4_o p._n 21_o galatian_n 1_o 8_o though_o we_o or_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 7._o 2_o 7_o when_o they_o say_v the_o gospel_n over_o the_o circumcision_n be_v commit_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 6._o p._n 4_o ephesian_n 2_o 20_o we_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 7_o p._n 15_o 5_o 32_o this_o be_v a_o great_a secret_a but_o i_o speak_v concern_v christ_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 4_o p._n 14_o colossian_n 3_o 20_o child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 3_o c._n 1_o p._n 16_o thessalonian_n 2_o c._n 8._o 11_o therefore_o god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a etc._n etc._n sect_n 4_o c._n 7_o 2_o c._n 2._o 4_o he_o sit_v as_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 7_o p._n 22._o hebrew_n 3_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o consider_v the_o apostle_n &_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o chap._n 6_o p._n 2_o 9_o 22_o without_o shed_v of_o blood_n be_v no_o remission_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 4_o p._n 18_o 10_o 28_o he_o that_o despise_v moses_n law_n die_v without_o mercy_n under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 18_o 11_o 12_o therefore_o spring_v their_o even_n of_o one_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o chap._n 12_o p._n 22._o peter_n 1_o c._n 5._o 1_o 2_o 3_o the_o elder_n which_o be_v among_o you_o i_o beseech_v which_o be_o also_o a_o elder_a etc._n etc._n sect_n 12_o c._n 6_o p._n 10_o 2_o c._n 1._o 17_o he_o receive_v of_o god_n the_o father_n honour_n and_o glory_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 16_o 2_o c._n 1._o 14_o see_v i_o know_v that_o the_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n that_o i_o must_v lay_v down_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 13_o p._n 1_o 2_o c._n 1._o 16_o when_o he_o open_v unto_o they_o the_o power_n and_o come_n of_o christ_n &c_n &c_n ibid._n p._n 2_o 2_o c._n 1._o 19_o we_o have_v also_o a_o most_o sure_a word_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o the_o which_o you_o do_v well_o that_o you_o take_v heed_n ibid._n john_n 1_o c._n 4._o v._n 3_o every_o spirit_n which_o confess_v not_o that_o jesus_n christ_n sect_n 2_o c._n 7_o p._n 13._o revelation_n 1_o 3_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o read_v and_o they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n sec_fw-la 2_o c_o 8_o p_o 4_o 13_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o the_o beast_n which_o have_v his_o power_n from_o the_o dragon_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 12._o p._n 4._o a_o table_n of_o the_o several_a section_n and_o chapter_n in_o the_o book_n follow_v section_n i._o contain_v the_o assertion_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n whence_o her_o threefold_a blasphemy_n spring_v page_n 1_o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 10._o for_o petrum_fw-la a_o voto_fw-la read_v petrum_fw-la a_o soto_n in_o the_o marginal_a note_n para_fw-it 13._o for_o propter_fw-la leges_fw-la read_v praeter_fw-la leges_fw-la margin_n parag_v 13._o propriae_fw-la virtutis_fw-la suae_fw-la read_v propria_fw-la section_n ii_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o romish_a blasphemy_n in_o prefer_v humane_a authority_n before_o divine_a pag._n 10._o chap._n i._n bellarmine_n reply_n to_o the_o main_a objection_n joint_o urge_v by_o all_o reform_a church_n against_o the_o romish_a the_o equivocation_n which_o he_o seek_v in_o the_o objection_n apparent_o find_v in_o his_o reply_n pag._n 10._o chap._n ii_o infer_v the_o general_a conclusion_n propose_v in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o section_n from_o bellarmine_n resolution_n of_o faith_n pag._n 15._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 9_o for_o for_o the_o same_o ground_n read_v from_o the_o same_o ground_n marg._n parag_v 1._o deal_n si_fw-la chap._n iii_o contain_v a_o further_a resolution_n of_o the_o romish_a faith_n necessary_o infer_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n than_o god_n word_n absolute_o not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o pag._n 24._o chap._n four_o that_o in_o obey_v the_o romish_a church_n decree_n we_o do_v not_o obey_v god_n word_n as_o well_o as_o they_o but_o they_o alone_o in_o contempt_n of_o god_n principal_a law_n pag._n 28._o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n parag_v 13._o putamus_fw-la read_v non_fw-la putamus_fw-la chap._n v._n propound_v what_o possible_o can_v be_v say_v on_o our_o adversary_n behalf_n for_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o the_o former_a argument_n show_v withal_o the_o special_a point_n that_o lie_v upon_o they_o to_o
which_o it_o have_v in_o his_o time_n for_o the_o substance_n native_a quality_n or_o proportion_n of_o the_o atheist_n and_o the_o modern_a godless_a romanist_n mockery_n that_o be_v the_o same_o only_o the_o one_o be_v more_o rude_a and_o rough_a hew_v the_o other_o more_o smooth_o varnish_v with_o hypocrisy_n and_o overlay_v with_o artificial_a colour_n the_o blunt_a atheist_n like_o a_o lewd_a debtor_n that_o simple_o deny_v his_o bond_n imagine_v the_o lord_n will_v never_o come_v to_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n the_o subtle_a romanist_n like_o a_o crafty_a companion_n that_o acknowledge_v the_o debt_n but_o no_o set_a day_n of_o payment_n specify_v save_v only_o tomorrow_o hope_n to_o drive_v off_o god_n almighty_a from_o day_n to_o day_n put_v christ_n come_v as_o far_o from_o he_o the_o next_o three_o year_n to_o come_v as_o it_o be_v the_o last_o three_o past_a and_o so_o will_v hold_v on_o these_o hundred_o thousand_o year_n if_o the_o world_n shall_v stand_v so_o long_o because_o antichrist_n who_o by_o profess_a enmity_n against_o christ_n shall_v give_v the_o world_n three_o year_n warning_n according_a to_o the_o year_n of_o a_o hireling_n of_o its_o dissolution_n god_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v this_o mocker_n be_v not_o yet_o reveal_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o unto_o who_o since_o the_o patriarch_n and_o apostle_n die_v continue_v as_o they_o do_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o new_a creation_n man_n redemption_n without_o any_o general_a apostasy_n or_o decay_n of_o peter_n faith_n which_o remain_v still_o as_o fresh_a and_o lively_a as_o when_o he_o first_o confess_v christ_n not_o the_o jew_n more_o sottish_a in_o expect_v his_o messiah_n than_o this_o hypocrite_n in_o defer_v antichrist_n come_v and_o no_o marvel_n when_o that_o which_o first_o cause_v the_o jew_n so_o grievous_o to_o stumble_v and_o since_o retain_v he_o in_o his_o unbelief_n be_v make_v the_o only_a ground_n of_o the_o roman_a catholic_n faith_n hell_n by_o approve_a experiment_n of_o the_o one_o fall_n know_v well_o the_o same_o charm_n will_v enchant_v the_o other_o both_o be_v equal_o taint_v with_o a_o superstitious_a heathenish_a conceit_n that_o their_o teacher_n can_v not_o err_v because_o they_o sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o such_o as_o be_v infallible_a in_o their_o life_n time_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v they_o be_v so_o blind_a and_o see_v it_o not_o bewitch_v and_o bewitch_a other_o with_o continual_a reiterate_v that_o magic_a spell_n of_o templum_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o church_n the_o church_n word_n who_o meaning_n they_o understand_v no_o more_o then_o simple_a woman_n do_v waggish_a scholar_n medicine_n or_o charm_n for_o the_o tooth_n ach_fw-ge their_o ignorance_n though_o they_o may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o another_o mockery_n they_o make_v of_o our_o saviour_n word_n 32_o for_o where_o he_o promise_v hell_n gate_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o his_o church_n mean_v against_o no_o true_a christian_a soul_n espouse_v to_o he_o by_o a_o indissoluble_a knot_n of_o faith_n and_o everlasting_a love_n these_o mocker_n dispossess_v the_o christian_a world_n of_o this_o glorious_a hope_n by_o a_o double_a delusion_n first_o persuade_v it_o that_o the_o universal_a church_n militant_a may_v encamp_v in_o one_o man_n breast_n upon_o who_o though_o hell_n shut_v her_o gate_n the_o simple_a such_o as_o they_o will_v make_v we_o all_o must_v believe_v the_o church_n be_v safe_a because_o he_o come_v not_o with_o they_o as_o a_o heretic_n for_o so_o in_o the_o second_o place_n though_o our_o saviour_n promise_v in_o term_n as_o ample_a and_o majestical_a as_o can_v be_v devise_v that_o not_o hell_n gate_n that_o be_v no_o power_n or_o force_v of_o hell_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o hold_v play_n with_o that_o church_n who_o safe_a conduct_n to_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n he_o there_o undertake_v they_o make_v the_o meaning_n of_o his_o assurance_n to_o be_v but_o this_o no_o heresy_n as_o if_o hell_n gate_n be_v furnish_v with_o no_o other_o munition_n shall_v ever_o make_v breach_n upon_o the_o roman_a consistory_n or_o approach_v the_o pope_n seat_n of_o dignity_n thus_o to_o support_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n they_o will_v make_v christ_n so_o to_o shuffle_v as_o if_o a_o prince_n be_v it_o possible_a any_o prince_n can_v be_v so_o base_a shall_v warrant_v his_o confederate_n safe_a conduct_n through_o his_o territory_n upon_o as_o high_a term_n as_o his_o soveraignery_n or_o supremacy_n will_v stretch_v unto_o and_o yet_o challenge_v upon_o the_o other_o miscarriage_n interpret_v his_o meaning_n to_o have_v be_v but_o this_o i_o do_v warrant_v he_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v of_o poison_n administer_v by_o any_o physician_n of_o i_o in_o my_o dominion_n that_o no_o violence_n shall_v be_v offer_v he_o by_o thief_n and_o robber_n or_o other_o unruly_a subject_n i_o undertake_v not_o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o romanist_n belief_n of_o the_o church_n infallible_a authority_n can_v be_v resolve_v into_o any_o testimony_n better_o than_o humane_a whence_o the_o 〈◊〉_d conclusion_n immediate_o follow_v that_o the_o romanist_n in_o obey_v the_o church-decree_n without_o examination_n of_o they_o by_o god_n word_n prefer_v man_n law_n before_o go_n 1_o sing_v it_o have_v be_v manifest_v as_o well_o by_o ostensive_a proof_n from_o scripture_n as_o by_o deduction_n to_o inconvenience_n most_o contrary_a to_o the_o analogy_n and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o main_a foundation_n of_o faith_n that_o saint_n peter_n be_v not_o the_o church_n nor_o such_o a_o head_n as_o the_o pope_n do_v make_v himself_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a the_o principal_a point_n be_v clear_a that_o the_o romanist_n belief_n of_o such_o a_o transcendent_a absolute_a ecumenical_a authoriry_n in_o the_o church_n as_o may_v warrant_v our_o obedience_n to_o the_o former_a decree_n can_v be_v resoluedinto_o any_o divine_a testimony_n or_o absolute_a promise_n of_o christ_n in_o neither_o of_o which_o the_o pope_n can_v have_v any_o interest_n but_o only_o by_o right_n derive_v from_o s._n peter_n 2_o to_o follow_v they_o a_o little_a in_o their_o school_n humour_n only_o reckon_v the_o speculative_a probability_n that_o can_v be_v bring_v for_o they_o without_o computation_n of_o their_o blasphemy_n or_o other_o dangerous_a consequence_n wherewith_o their_o doctrine_n heretofore_o have_v be_v and_o must_v be_v far_o charge_v let_v we_o try_v what_o strength_n the_o other_o joinct_n have_v in_o themselves_o and_o see_v in_o the_o next_o place_n what_o proof_n they_o can_v make_v their_o pope_n be_v successor_n to_o such_o preeminence_n as_o peter_n have_v albeit_o even_o this_o joinct_n as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o religion_n be_v quite_o benumb_a and_o utter_o deprive_v of_o sense_n by_o the_o deadly_a blow_n late_o give_v to_o the_o principal_a nerve_n whence_o life_n and_o motion_n must_v be_v derive_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o their_o religion_n for_o if_o we_o 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