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A51590 The Catholike scriptvrist, or, The plea of the Roman Catholikes shewing the Scriptures to hold forth the Roman faith in above forty of the chiefe controversies now under debate ... / by I.M. Mumford, J. (James), 1606-1666. 1662 (1662) Wing M3063; ESTC R32100 169,010 338

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if_o thou_o can_v and_o he_o say_v to_o he_o so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v again_o chap._n 22.16_o by_o my_o own_o self_n i_o have_v swear_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v bless_v tbee_n and_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n that_o be_v by_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v bless_v all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o roman_n 9.8_o not_o they_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o abraham_n they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o they_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o promise_n be_v esteem_v for_o the_o seed_n and_o if_o still_o you_o contend_v that_o these_o text_n be_v only_o for_o the_o jewish_a church_n you_o must_v also_o remember_v that_o christ_n church_n be_v the_o mistress_n she_o the_o handmaid_n and_o that_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o new_a testament_n be_v establish_v in_o far_o better_a promise_n hebr._n 8.6_o and_o must_v flourish_v far_o more_o than_o ever_o the_o jewish_a synagog_n do_v hence_o apoc._n 7.5_o s._n john_n after_o twelve_o thousand_o of_o every_o tribe_n of_o israël_n be_v sign_v see_v a_o great_a multitude_n which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v of_o all_o nation_n tribe_n people_n and_o tongue_n but_o let_v we_o go_v on_o 3._o david_n psal_n 2.8_o ask_v of_o i_o and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o gentill_n for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o thy_o possession_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n psal_n 22.27_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v remember_v and_o he_o convert_v to_o our_o lord_n all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v adore_v in_o his_o sight_n again_o psal_n 72.7_o
in_o his_o christ_n day_n shall_v the_o righteous_a flourish_n so_o long_o as_o the_o moon_n endure_v and_o he_o shall_v rule_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o river_n even_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o round_a world_n yea_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v adore_v he_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o psal_n 98.3_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o god_n of_o what_o church_n be_v this_o true_a beside_o the_o roman_a 4._o in_o this_o point_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o gentile_n to_o be_v convert_v none_o more_o eloquent_a and_o copious_a than_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n chap._n 2._o v._n 2._o and_o in_o the_o late_a day_n the_o new_a testament_n be_v call_v the_o last_o hour_n 1._o io._n 2.18_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n shall_v be_v prepare_v in_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v flow_v unto_o it_o and_o he_o shall_v judge_v the_o gentill_n etc._n etc._n again_o ch._n 49._o v._n 1._o listen_v o_o you_o land_n and_o attend_v you_o people_n from_o a_o far_o and_o then_o v._n 6._o it_o be_v a_o small_a thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o servant_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o jacob_n and_o to_o convert_v the_o dregs_n of_o israël_n it_o be_v too_o too_o poor_a a_o thing_n for_o christ_n to_o be_v author_n of_o so_o small_a a_o church_n as_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v behold_v i_o have_v give_v thou_o to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gentill_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v salvation_n even_o to_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n king_n shall_v see_v and_o prince_n arise_v and_o adore_v for_o our_o lord_n sake_n behold_v these_o shall_v come_v from_o far_o and_o behold_v they_o from_o the_o north_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o these_o from_o the_o south_n country_n lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n round_o about_o and_o see_v all_o these_o be_v gather_v together_o thy_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o and_o v._o 19_o thy_o desert_n and_o thy_o solitary_a place_n in_o which_o no_o body_n before_o serve_v god_n and_o the_o land_n of_o thy_o ruin_n shall_v now_o be_v straight_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o yet_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o the_o barrenness_n say_v in_o thy_o ear_n the_o place_n be_v straight_o for_o i_o make_v i_o space_n to_o dwell_v then_o v._n 22._o behold_v i_o will_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o gentill_n and_o to_o the_o people_n i_o will_v exalt_v my_o sign_n and_o they_o shall_v carry_v thy_o son_n in_o their_o arm_n and_o thy_o daughter_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n and_o king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurce_a father_n and_o queen_n thy_o nurse_n with_o a_o countenance_n cast_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n they_o shall_v adore_v thou_o and_o they_o shall_v lick_v up_o the_o dust_n of_o thy_o foot_n king_n prostrate_v themselves_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n vicar_n and_o kiss_v they_o again_o chap._n 54.2_o enlarge_v the_o place_n of_o thy_o tent_n and_o streetch_n out_o the_o skin_n of_o thy_o tabernacle_n for_o thou_o shall_v penetrate_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o left_a and_o thy_o seed_n shall_v inherit_v the_o gentill_n and_o shall_v inhabit_v the_o desolate_a city_n here_o note_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o jewish_a church_n tell_v she_o how_o much_o the_o future_a glory_n of_o christ_n church_n shall_v exceed_v she_o and_o so_o to_o her_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n poise_n o_o barren_a woman_n which_o bear_v not_o sing_v praise_n and_o make_v joyful_a noise_n because_o many_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o desolate_a gentill_n more_o than_o of_o she_o that_o have_v a_o husband_n to_o wit_n the_o synagogue_n to_o which_o he_o have_v be_v so_o long_o espouse_v so_o that_o it_o be_v flat_o against_o scripture_n to_o make_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n at_o any_o time_n so_o barren_a as_o the_o synagogue_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o elias_n although_o even_o then_o she_o have_v in_o the_o field_n far_o above_o a_o eleven_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n beside_o many_o thousand_o of_o soldier_n in_o her_o wall_a city_n as_o we_o show_v point_v 3._o n._n 2._o much_o more_o be_v it_o against_o scripture_n to_o make_v she_o so_o little_a as_o not_o to_o be_v visibile_fw-la or_o know_v and_o therefore_o again_o ch._n 60._o v._n 1._o arise_v be_v illuminate_v jerusalem_n because_o thy_o light_n be_v come_v and_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v rise_v upon_o thou_o gentill_n shall_v walk_v in_o thy_o light_n and_o king_n in_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o rise_n lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n and_o see_v round_o about_o all_o these_o be_v gather_v together_o they_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o thy_o son_n shall_v come_v from_o a_o far_o and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v rise_v from_o thy_o side_n then_o shall_v thou_o see_v and_o abound_v and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v when_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o thou_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o gentill_n shall_v come_v to_o thou_o the_o inundation_n of_o camel_n shall_v cover_v thou_o v._o 10._o the_o child_n of_o stranger_n shall_v build_v thy_o wall_n and_o their_o king_n shall_v minister_v to_o thou_o and_o thy_o gate_n shall_v be_v open_a continual_o never_o shall_v thou_o be_v invisible_a for_o day_n and_o night_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v shut_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o gentill_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o thou_o for_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o kingdom_n that_o shall_v not_o serve_v thou_o shall_v perish_v what_o nation_n can_v serve_v yea_o and_o be_v bind_v under_o pain_n of_o perish_v to_o serve_v a_o invisible_a church_n again_o v._n 15._o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o eternal_a excellency_n a_o joy_n unto_o generation_n and_o generation_n and_o thou_o shall_v suck_v the_o milk_n of_o gentill_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v nourish_v with_o the_o teat_n of_o king_n again_o ch._n 62._o v._n 2._o and_o the_o gentill_n shall_v see_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o all_o the_o king_n thy_o glory_n 5._o jeremie_n also_o every_o where_o full_o chap._n 30.19_o i_o will_v multiply_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v few_o and_o i_o will_v glorify_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v small_a christ_n church_n still_o shall_v ever_o contain_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o people_n again_o 31.34_o and_o a_o man_n shall_v no_o more_o teach_v his_o neightbour_n and_o a_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v our_o lord_n for_o all_o shall_v know_v i_o from_o the_o lest_o of_o they_o to_o the_o great_a say_v our_o lord_n thus_o say_v our_o lord_n that_o give_v the_o sun_n for_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n the_o order_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n for_o the_o light_n of_o the_o night_n if_o these_o law_n shall_v fail_v before_o i_o say_v our_o lord_n than_o also_o the_o seed_n of_o israël_n shall_v fail_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o nation_n for_o ever_o before_o i_o this_o text_n come_v convince_o home_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o universality_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a and_o no_o more_o fail_v in_o any_o age_n then_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n as_o long_o as_o they_o last_o this_o church_n shall_v be_v a_o flourish_a nation_n for_o ever_o for_o again_o v._n 37_o thus_o say_v our_o lord_n if_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o be_v measure_v and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n beneath_o to_o be_v search_v out_o i_o also_o will_v cast_v away_o all_o that_o seed_n of_o israël_n and_o then_o in_o a_o metaphor_n of_o a_o city_n build_v upon_o hill_n far_o distant_a from_o one_o another_o he_o say_v this_o so_o vast_o extend_v city_n shall_v not_o he_o pluck_v up_o and_o it_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o which_o be_v a_o gallant_a expression_n of_o the_o perpetual_a universality_n of_o the_o church_n for_o ever_o retain_v a_o vast_a great_a extent_n in_o any_o age_n whatsoever_o the_o same_o follow_v ch._n 33._o v._n 20._o thus_o say_v our_o lord_n if_o my_o covenant_n with_o the_o day_n can_v be_v void_a and_o my_o covenant_n with_o the_o night_n that_o there_o be_v no_o day_n nor_o night_n in_o their_o time_n also_o my_o covenant_n may_v be_v make_v void_a with_o david_n my_o servant_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o son_n of_o he_o to_o reign_v in_o his_o throne_n and_o levit_n and_o priest_n my_o minister_n even_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n can_v be_v number_v and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v measure_v so_o will_v i_o multiply_v the_o seed_n of_o david_n my_o servant_n and_o the_o levit_n my_o minister_n now_o if_o the_o number_n of_o priest_n pastor_n and_o teacher_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a at_o all_o time_n how_o great_a att_z all_o time_n
public_a practice_n and_o also_o upon_o all_o occasion_n teach_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o express_v in_o write_a book_n thus_o our_o common_a law_n in_o england_n though_o never_o write_v by_o any_o lawmaker_n be_v notwithstanding_o by_o daily_a practice_n most_o faithful_o keep_v and_o have_v be_v so_o for_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n by_o the_o whole_a nation_n diffuse_v and_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o church_n diffuse_v keep_v in_o perpetual_a practice_n and_o deliver_v to_o her_o child_n as_o infallible_a truth_n what_o be_v first_o deliver_v unto_o she_o by_o commission_n from_o god_n either_o in_o writing_n or_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n the_o other_o way_n of_o make_v and_o deliver_v law_n be_v to_o call_v together_o the_o representative_a body_n of_o the_o community_n so_o here_o in_o england_n our_o statute_n law_n be_v make_v not_o only_o by_o the_o king_n nor_o only_o by_o the_o parliament_n but_o by_o the_o order_n both_o of_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o what_o 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this_o that_o no_o sin_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v ever_o hinder_v he_o from_o do_v of_o it_o as_o be_v most_o express_o deliver_v by_o god_n himself_o psalm_n 89._o in_o the_o word_n cite_v by_o i_o at_o large_a point_n 3._o n._n 3._o which_o place_n the_o reader_n shall_v find_v most_o convince_a to_o prove_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o sin_n that_o shall_v ever_o happen_v in_o his_o church_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v soon_o fail_v than_o god_n will_v fail_v to_o provide_v a_o successor_n in_o christ_n throne_n to_o govern_v his_o church_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o truth_n so_o as_o his_o faithfulness_n shall_v not_o fail_v nor_o none_o of_o his_o word_n be_v frustrate_v which_o you_o shall_v see_v deliver_v again_o and_o again_o in_o the_o ensue_a place_n of_o scripture_n all_o which_o to_o the_o number_n of_o thirty_o i_o gather_v to_o full_o because_o the_o protestant_n exclaim_v against_o nothing_o more_o than_o the_o church_n claim_v to_o infallibility_n 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