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doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n 1._o tim._n 6.3_o 3_o if_o tenant_n may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la point_n of_o faith_n by_o their_o influence_n on_o other_o credenda_fw-la and_o agenda_fw-la thing_n to_o be_v believe_v and_o do_v and_o on_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n then_o certain_o those_o tenant_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o be_v even_o now_o touch_v on_o must_v be_v point_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o of_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la for_o whosoever_o can_v see_v through_o thing_n will_v judge_v that_o they_o be_v of_o vast_a inference_n that_o on_o the_o determination_n of_o they_o must_v depend_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o power_n and_o of_o christian_n in_o what_o and_o how_o far_o to_o obey_v he_o and_o his_o command_n as_o to_o belief_n and_o practice_n prince_n crown_n and_o their_o subject_n loyalty_n be_v deep_o concern_v in_o they_o and_o consequent_o the_o
unity_n and_o welfare_n of_o all_o the_o church_n and_o state_n in_o christendom_n but_o card._n bellarmine_n himself_o speak_v high_a enough_o say_v he_o initium_fw-la he_o de_fw-fr quâ_fw-la re_fw-mi agitur_fw-la cùn_fw-fr de_fw-fr primâ—â—u_fw-fr pâ—ntificis_fw-la agitur_fw-la bâ—e_fw-la issime_fw-la dâ—cam_fw-la de_fw-la summà _fw-la rei_fw-la christianâ—e_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la quâ—eritur_fw-la debeatne_n fâ—â—lesia_n diutiùs_fw-la consistâ—â—e_fw-la 〈…〉_o dâ—ssolâ—i_fw-it &_o con_v 〈◊〉_d use_v eniâ—_n aloud_o est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d a_o eporteat_fw-la ab_fw-la â—dificio_fw-la fuâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d nâ—uâ—nâ—r_v modere_o a_o greâ—e_n pasterem_fw-la â—b_fw-la exercitu_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la solâ—mâ—ab_fw-la astris_fw-la caput_fw-la a_o corpore_fw-la quà m_fw-la a_fw-mi oporteat_fw-la aedifictum_fw-la ruere_fw-la gâ—egem_fw-la dissipari_fw-la eâ—â—câ—um_fw-la suedâ—_n 〈◊〉_d obsâ—uâ—ari_fw-la corpus_fw-la iâ—cere_fw-la bellarm._n in_o praefatiâ—ne_n ad_fw-la libros_fw-la de_fw-la suâ—nmo_fw-la pontifice_fw-la habitâ_fw-la in_o gymnâ—sio_fw-la romano_n anno._n 1577._o clica_fw-la initium_fw-la what_o subject_n be_v treat_v of_o while_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o roman_z pontife_n be_v treat_v of_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o very_o brief_o it_o be_v discourse_v of_o the_o sum_n of_o christianity_n for_o it_o be_v discuss_v whether_o the_o church_n must_v long_o remain_v entire_a or_o fall_v asunder_o and_o perish_v he_o go_v on_o as_o in_o the_o margin_n why_o now_o if_o the_o pope_n have_v a_o power_n give_v he_o by_o christ_n of_o govern_v the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n as_o be_v the_o definition_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n apud_fw-la caranzam_n and_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v so_o infinite_o concern_v in_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o government_n as_o be_v affirm_v then_o it_o can_v be_v rational_o question_v but_o that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o lord_n the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n do_v declare_v his_o pleasure_n concern_v the_o true_a state_n 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point_n of_o faith_n or_o by_o what_o other_o name_n they_o please_v and_o which_o the_o church_n be_v at_o the_o first_o instruct_v in_o 4_o between_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n which_o the_o suprà _fw-la the_o suprà _fw-la trent_n catechism_n affirm_v in_o which_o be_v contain_v the_o dedicat_fw-la the_o sacrae_fw-la synodi_fw-la decreto_fw-la catechismus_fw-la consâ—ribitur_fw-la certaque_fw-la formula_fw-la &_o ratio_fw-la christiani_n populi_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la fidei_fw-la rudimentis_fw-la instituendi_fw-la in_o epist_n dedicat_fw-la ground_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o roman_a faith_n and_o which_o suprà _fw-la which_o bellarm._n suprà _fw-la all_o catholic_n teach_v and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n only_o which_o be_v suprà _fw-la be_v suprà _fw-la cressie_n belief_n in_o which_o he_o be_v confirm_v 41._o confirm_v exomol_n cap._n 41._o by_o very_o learned_a catholic_n there_o be_v a_o very_a wide_a difference_n and_o there_o be_v consequent_a very_o divers_a obligation_n and_o effect_n for_o if_o the_o church_n can_v err_v then_o what_o it_o propose_v aught_o to_o be_v believe_v as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v make_v know_v and_o understand_v but_o if_o the_o church_n may_v err_v and_o have_v a_o authority_n only_o than_o its_o article_n and_o canon_n may_v be_v sober_o examine_v by_o some_o standard_n which_o be_v infallible_a and_o according_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o agree_v with_o it_o or_o to_o contrariate_v it_o to_o yield_v or_o to_o suspend_v belief_n quiet_o and_o without_o more_o noise_n than_o what_o a_o meek_a submission_n to_o the_o church_n censure_n make_v or_o also_o obedience_n to_o the_o church_n authority_n may_v be_v a_o disobedience_n to_o the_o high_a and_o supreme_a authority_n of_o god_n who_o command_v christian_n orthodoxy_n of_o belief_n as_o well_o as_o holiness_n of_o life_n i_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o even_o about_o this_o so_o weighty_a subject_n which_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o viz._n oral_a tradition_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n the_o romanist_n be_v not_o at_o accord_n among_o themselves_o as_o i_o touch_v in_o the_o preface_n secundò_fw-la preface_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la scripto_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 12._o sect._n dico_fw-la secundò_fw-la bellarmine_n hold_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o revelation_n make_v by_o god_n be_v the_o whole_a and_o entire_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o this_o he_o say_v be_v divide_v into_o two_o partial_a rule_n scripture_n and_o tradition_n if_o scripture_n be_v in_o part_n a_o rule_n and_o tradition_n a_o rule_n but_o in_o part_n then_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o bellarmine_n tradition_n be_v not_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o no_o question_n but_o still_o there_o be_v those_o who_o be_v of_o bellarmine_n mind_n there_o be_v a_o confession_n of_o tradition_n of_o the_o title_n of_o the_o 9th_o par._n of_o the_o 3d_o dialo_n be_v that_o the_o dissension_n of_o the_o catholic_a doctor_n 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they_o be_v to_o know_v what_o and_o which_o be_v their_o point_n of_o faith_n but_o that_o decider_n and_o mouth_n be_v yet_o confess_o unagree_v on_o hence_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o tradition_n be_v hurt_v be_v sore_o wound_v in_o its_o certainty_n in_o that_o it_o do_v not_o either_o bring_v down_o primitive_a truth_n so_o clear_o that_o there_o need_v no_o dispute_n about_o they_o or_o at_o the_o least_o certain_o determine_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o decider_n and_o infallible_a mouth_n from_o which_o to_o receive_v the_o decision_n of_o they_o but_o leave_v they_o when_o dispute_n arise_v to_o wrangle_v it_o out_o among_o themselves_o as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v from_o the_o account_n which_o have_v be_v give_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o point_n in_o which_o the_o romanist_n dissent_n from_o one_o another_o be_v point_n of_o faith_n or_o else_o that_o those_o about_o which_o protestant_n differ_v be_v not_o such_o the_o tenant_n disagree_v about_o among_o the_o romanist_n be_v as_o material_a and_o influential_a as_o those_o controvert_v among_o the_o protestant_n form_v church_n or_o rather_o much_o more_o considerable_a thus_o in_o the_o forego_n page_n oral_a tradition_n have_v be_v try_v by_o reason_n and_o by_o experience_n the_o few_o passage_n of_o scripture_n quote_v be_v not_o intend_v for_o proof_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o controversy_n but_o only_o use_v incidental_o and_o in_o a_o sense_n which_o be_v obvious_a and_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o so_o much_o uncertainty_n and_o failure_n that_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v judge_v too_o insufficient_a to_o be_v trust_v with_o the_o conveyance_n of_o divine_a truth_n down_o from_o their_o first_o delivery_n through_o all_o succeed_a age_n but_o it_o may_v happen_v sometime_o that_o there_o may_v be_v argument_n against_o a_o thing_n so_o plausible_a and_o which_o may_v have_v so_o strong_a a_o seemingness_n of_o demonstration_n as_o to_o engage_v the_o judgement_n against_o it_o and_o yet_o 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man_n nature_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o it_o according_a to_o those_o faculty_n in_o he_o perfect_o and_o necessary_o subject_a to_o the_o operation_n and_o stroke_n of_o nature_n i._n e._n his_o eye_n his_o ear_n handle_v etc._n etc._n that_o the_o 88_o the_o letter_n of_o thanks_o etc._n etc._n p._n 87._o 88_o way_n of_o tradition_n be_v as_o efficacious_o establish_v in_o the_o very_a grain_n of_o man_n nature_n as_o what_o seem_v most_o natural_a the_o propagation_n of_o their_o kind_n that_o 54._o that_o sure_o foot_v p._n 54._o the_o virtue_n by_o which_o tradition_n regulate_v her_o follower_n to_o bring_v down_o faith_n uner_o be_v ground_v on_o a_o far_o strong_a basis_n than_o all_o material_a nature_n answ_n indeed_o a_o principle_n self-evident_a deep_o found_v and_o radicate_v in_o man_n very_a nature_n and_o more_o strong_o ground_v than_o all_o material_a nature_n deserve_v to_o be_v heedful_o attend_v to_o and_o preserve_v inviolate_a but_o let_v these_o high_a strain_n 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