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A09869 Want of charitie iustly charged, on all such Romanists, as dare (without truth or modesty) affirme, that Protestancie destroyeth salvation in answer to a late popish pamphlet intituled Charity mistaken &c. / by Christopher Potter ... Potter, Christopher, 1591-1646. 1633 (1633) STC 20135.3; ESTC S4420 135,510 274

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decree_n of_o the_o church_n that_o proper_o make_v the_o heretic_n the_o heretic_n recount_v by_o s._n augustine_n epiphanius_n and_o philastrius_n in_o their_o catalogue_n be_v condemn_v not_o so_o much_o for_o their_o error_n which_o be_v many_o ofthem_n not_o very_o material_a as_o for_o their_o contempt_n of_o the_o church_n s._n cyprian_n and_o the_o donatist_n differ_v not_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o error_n but_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o donatist_n and_o their_o disobedience_n to_o the_o church_n make_v they_o to_o be_v condemn_v for_o heretic_n when_o s._n cyprian_n be_v absolve_v because_o the_o church_n in_o his_o time_n have_v not_o declare_v herself_o and_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n the_o novatian_o be_v condemn_v on_o the_o same_o ground_n answer_v sect._n 4._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o heresy_n the_o church_n may_v declare_v &_o convince_v a_o heresy_n but_o can_v proper_o make_v any_o doctrine_n heretical_a unless_o it_o be_v such_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o 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and_o vehement_a spirit_n yet_o before_o his_o death_n be_v temper_v by_o mild_a melancthon_n that_o honour_n of_o germany_n do_v 236._o do_v admon_n neustad_n de_fw-fr libro_fw-la concord_n cap._n 6._o pag._n 236._o much_o relent_v &_o remit_v of_o his_o rigour_n against_o zuinglius_fw-la and_o begin_v to_o approve_v the_o good_a counsel_n of_o peace_n and_o among_o the_o lutheran_n all_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o intractable_a disposition_n as_o they_o in_o polonia_n for_o instance_n consensum_fw-la instance_n vide_fw-la corpus_fw-la confess_v &_o ibi_fw-la poloniae_fw-la consensum_fw-la where_o the_o follower_n of_o luther_n &_o calvin_n have_v long_o live_v together_o in_o a_o fair_a and_o brotherly_a concord_n &_o communion_n notwithstanding_o their_o several_a opinion_n which_o they_o still_o retain_v since_o than_o our_o discord_n be_v of_o no_o high_a degree_n we_o say_v as_o ridet_fw-la as_o prudent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o ult._n concordia_fw-la laesa_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la defensa_fw-la fide_fw-la quin_fw-la &_o concordia_fw-la sospe_v germanam_fw-la comitata_fw-la fidem_fw-la sva_fw-la vulnera_fw-la ridet_fw-la prudentius_n a_o christian_a poet_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o time_n it_o have_v be_v a_o little_a violate_v but_o be_v defend_v by_o faith_n her_o sister_n in_o who_o company_n be_v safe_o come_v off_o she_o laugh_v at_o her_o wound_n as_o be_v easy_o curable_a charity_n mistake_v cap._n 6._o fvrthermore_o the_o protestant_n be_v proper_o heretic_n at_o least_o if_o not_o insidell_n heretic_n because_o they_o reject_v and_o disobey_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o matter_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o doctrine_n but_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o man_n who_o prefer_v his_o own_o opinio●s_n before_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o church_n that_o proper_o make_v the_o horetique_n the_o heretic_n recount_v by_o st_n austin_n epiphanius_n and_o philastrius_n in_o their_o catalogue_n be_v 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