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mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la omni_fw-la bello_fw-la pugnave_n gravior_n atque_fw-la acerbior_fw-la videtur_fw-la intestina_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la seditio_fw-la quae_fw-la plus_fw-la doloris_fw-la quam_fw-la externa_fw-la omne_fw-la mala_fw-la secum_fw-la affert_fw-la the_o end_n the_o name_n of_o book_n write_v by_o dr._n gauden_n and_o print_v for_o andrew_n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n hieraspistes_n 1._o a_o defence_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o quarto_n 2._o the_o case_n of_o the_o minister_n maintenance_n by_o tithe_n in_o quarto_n 3._o three_o sermon_n preach_v on_o public_a occasion_n in_o quarto_n 4._o funeral_n make_v cordial_n in_o a_o sermon_n prepare_v and_o in_o part_n preach_v at_o the_o solemn_a interment_n of_o the_o right_n honourable_a robert_n rich_a heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o earldom_n of_o warwick_n in_o quarto_n new_a a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o name_n of_o all_o 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speech_n but_o the_o power_n jâ—de_n 3._o mâ—s_n iste_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o ecclesia_n vigure_n ut_fw-la quâ—_n cuique_fw-la sâ—â—â—â—_n religiâ—siâ—r_n o_o promptâ—us_fw-la novellis_fw-la adinventionibus_fw-la contraires_n vin._n liâ—_n adv_fw-la haer_fw-mi c._n 9_o 9_o gal._n 1.8_o mat._n 13.30_o 2_o chron_n 29.5_o sanctify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o carry_v foâ—th_o the_o filthiness_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a place_n surculi_fw-la &_o propagines_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la fidei_fw-la traduce_v tert._n de_fw-fr praes_fw-la c._n 32._o jer._n 2.13_o of_o late_a new_a model_n for_o make_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n christiani_n veteres_fw-la &_o recentes_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la &_o apostolicorum_fw-la virorum_fw-la disciplina_fw-la â—orum_fw-la praescripta_fw-la &_o intelligebant_fw-la melius_fw-la &_o pâ—rfectius_fw-la â—molebant_fw-la grot._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr bell_n &_o pac_n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o sect_n 5._o mr._n r._n hooker_n pref_n to_o his_o ec._n pol._n pag._n 16._o venerable_a bede_n hist_o eccl._n the_o primate_n of_o armagh_n his_o de_fw-fr primordiâ—s_a eccl_n bâ—tan_n sir_n h._n spelman_n b._n godwin_n &_o other_o 2_o king_n 10.22_o the_o false_a and_o foolish_a pretension_n urge_v against_o the_o ministry_n of_o engl._n pâ—esbâ—tâ—â—is_fw-la qâ—i_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la in_o eâ—clâ—sia_n obau_fw-mi liâ—e_z opâ—â—tâ—t_n qui_fw-la successionâ—m_fw-la habent_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n &_o come_v succession_n charisma_n veritatis_fw-la iren._n l._n 3._o c_o 40._o &_o l._n 4._o c._n 43._o vid._n tâ—rt_n de_fw-fr praes_fw-la adv_fw-la haer._n c._n 20._o &_o 32._o etc._n etc._n vid._n auberti_n miraei_n notitian_n episc_n &_o politiae_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la a_o impartial_a balance_v of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a minister_n 2_o cor._n 11.4_o 2_o tim_n 3_o 6._o 2_o pet_n 3.16_o judas_n 13._o rev._n 3.1_o a_o charitable_a plea_n for_o the_o ancient_a clergy_n of_o the_o ch._n of_o england_n against_o the_o ingratitude_n and_o indifferency_n of_o some_o man_n ordo_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la ita_fw-la per_fw-la successiones_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la decurrens_fw-la ut_fw-la primus_fw-la in_o qualibet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ex_fw-la apostolis_n aut_fw-la apostolocis_fw-la viâ—is_fw-la habuit_fw-la autorem_fw-la &_o antecessorem_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr praes_fw-la adv_fw-la haer._n c._n 32._o 32._o joh._n 5.35_o object_n answ_n phil._n 1.16_o &_o 18._o 1_o tim._n 1.11_o the_o best_a of_o the_o new_a teacher_n compare_v with_o the_o minister_n of_o england_n tert._n de_fw-fr praes_fw-la c._n 41._o &_o 42._o quis_fw-la catechumenus_fw-la quis_fw-la fidelis_fw-la incertum_fw-la â—st_fw-la pariter_fw-la audiunt_fw-la pariter_fw-la orant_fw-la etc._n etc._n job_n 38.2_o 2_o pet._n 2.18_o rom._n 8.16_o maxima_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la minime_fw-la svi_fw-la ostentatrix_fw-la bern._n psal_n 25.14_o prov._n 3.32_o cant._n 1.2_o 1.2_o incidi_fw-la in_o homines_fw-la superb_fw-la delirantes_fw-la carnales_fw-la nimis_fw-la &_o sequaces_fw-la in_fw-la quorum_fw-la ore_fw-la laquei_fw-la diaboli_fw-la &_o viscum_fw-la confectum_fw-la commistione_fw-la syllabarum_fw-la nominis_fw-la tui_fw-la i._n e._n dei_fw-la &_o jesus_n christi_n &_o paracleâ—i_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la nomina_fw-la non_fw-la recedebant_fw-la de_fw-fr ore_fw-la eorum_fw-la sed_fw-la sono_fw-la tenus_fw-la &_o strepitu_fw-la linguarum_fw-la caecerum_fw-la cor_fw-la inane_fw-la very_fw-la dicebant_fw-la veritas_fw-la veritas_fw-la mihi_fw-la sed_fw-la nusquam_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la qui_fw-la falsò_fw-la loquebantur_fw-la aug._n conf_n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o de_fw-fr manicheis_n manicheis_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o 1.4_o phil._n 2._o 2_o cor._n 4.6_o 1_o cor._n 6.19_o 2_o cor._n 3.18_o a_o far_a sift_v of_o these_o new_a teacher_n dogmatum_fw-la tormâ—nta_fw-la &_o terriculamenta_fw-la verborum_fw-la hier._n matth._n 3._o nobis_fw-la post_fw-la christum_fw-la curiositate_fw-la opus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la revelatione_fw-la post_fw-la evangelium_fw-la de_fw-fr praes_fw-la hoc_fw-la prius_fw-la credimus_fw-la ultra_fw-la scripturas_fw-la nâ—hil_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la credamus_fw-la id._n rom._n 1â—_n 3_o lascivienti_fw-la ingenio_fw-la nihil_fw-la periculosius_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la aut_fw-la sanae_fw-la religioni_fw-la eras_n ut_fw-la cadavera_fw-la sic_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la dogmata_fw-la quò_fw-la magis_fw-la puâ—ida_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la inflata_fw-la suaque_fw-la tabe_fw-la tum_fw-la scunt_fw-la tolerabilius_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la quempiam_fw-la cum_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la in_o humilitate_fw-la jacere_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la elatione_fw-la alta_fw-la sapere_fw-la greg._n moral_a 2_o tim._n 2.20_o col._n 2.18_o 2_o cor._n 11.10_o 2_o cor._n 11.3_o the_o modesty_n gravity_n sanctity_n and_o solidity_n of_o true_a minister_n etc._n etc._n sanctam_fw-la inscientiam_fw-la &_o doctan_n ignorantiam_fw-la praestat_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la nescire_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la revelaverit_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la scire_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr an._n cap._n 1._o 1._o deut._n 29.29_o si_fw-mi propter_fw-mi â—os_v solos_fw-la christus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la certa_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la possunt_fw-la ista_fw-la sublimia_fw-la discernere_fw-la penè_fw-la frustra_fw-la in_o â—cclesiae_fw-la laboramus_fw-la aug._n ep_n 102._o 102._o rom._n 11.33_o neque_fw-la qui_fw-la valde_fw-la potens_fw-la est_fw-la in_o dicendo_fw-la ex_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praeectis_fw-la alia_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la dicet_fw-la neque_fw-la qui_fw-la debilis_fw-la est_fw-la in_o dicendo_fw-la hanc_fw-la traditionem_fw-la imminuet_fw-la iren._n l._n 1._o cap._n 3._o the_o symbol_n the_o design_n &_o end_n of_o fanatic_a libertine_n fatal_a to_o the_o reform_a religion_n a_o humble_a &_o earnest_a expostulation_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n and_o church_n of_o england_n ep._n joh._n 3.10_o exod._n 23.28_o post_fw-la nicenam_fw-la synodum_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la fidem_fw-la scribimus_fw-la dum_fw-la in_o verbis_fw-la pugna_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la de_fw-la novitatibus_fw-la quaestio_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la de_fw-la ambiguis_fw-la querela_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la alter_fw-la alteri_fw-la anathema_n esse_fw-la coepâ—t_fw-la propè_fw-la jam_fw-la nemo_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la eo_fw-la processum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la sanctum_fw-la nihil_fw-la inuiolabile_fw-la perseveret_fw-la inuicem_fw-la mordentes_fw-la penè_fw-la absumpti_fw-la sumus_fw-la hilar._n vita_fw-la vita_fw-la annuas_fw-la atque_fw-la menstruas_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la fides_fw-la decernimus_fw-la hilar._n insanas_fw-la &_o sacrilegas_fw-la fabulas_fw-la svas_fw-la christiani_n nominis_fw-la pallio_fw-la velare_fw-la contendunt_fw-la aug._n cont_n fau._n l._n 22._o c._n 15._o 15._o a_o serpent_n who_o with_o his_o immoderate_a ambition_n &_o poison_a infidelity_n together_o with_o all_o the_o horrible_a example_n of_o cruelty_n luxury_n and_o monstrous_a covetousness_n have_v infect_v the_o world_n guicciardâ—n_n l._n 6._o p._n 308._o contra_fw-la hoc_fw-la concilium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la rebellatur_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la sacerdotalis_fw-la autoritas_fw-la factiosis_fw-la conspirationibus_fw-la destruitur_fw-la cyp._n ep_n 40._o ad_fw-la pleb_n malac._n 3.8_o 2_o cor._n 11.7_o the_o rudeness_n &_o irreverence_n express_v by_o some_o in_o religious_a duty_n as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o liberty_n liberty_n 2_o king_n â—_o 24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quaest_n &_o resp._n add_v orthod_n in_o ep_n just_a mar._n res_n 80._o the_o sad_a exchange_n people_n make_v of_o their_o old_a religion_n for_o new_a rapture_n vid._n aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la manich._n mat_n 5.16_o 1_o cor._n 2.11_o rev._n 2.17_o john_n 5.30_o the_o soul_n mistake_v &_o abuse_n of_o christian_a liberty_n in_o vulgar_a spirit_n act_n 19_o 3â—_n titus_n 1.11_o heb._n 13.7_o 17._o 1_o thes_n 5.13_o mat._n 18.6_o sacrilegium_fw-la schismatis_fw-la omne_fw-la scilera_fw-la supergreditur_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 4._o cont_n ep_n parmen_fw-la vid._n cyp._n lib._n ad_fw-la novatian_n haeret._n &_o ep_n ad_fw-la magn._n 76._o quis_fw-la non_fw-la trepidat_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la derelicta_fw-la ratione_fw-la caeca_fw-la apud_fw-la temerarios_fw-la illosschi_fw-la smatum_fw-la deuce_n &_o dissensionis_fw-la autores_fw-la convertiâ—_n cyp._n ad_fw-la nou._n nou._n numb_a 16._o cypr._n ep_n ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la l._n 3._o ep_n 9_o &_o ep_n ad_fw-la felicem_fw-la ep_n 78._o haeres_fw-la 18._o 2_o tim._n 3.9_o 1_o cor._n 5_o 5._o 1_o tim._n 5.20_o summum_fw-la futuri_fw-la judicii_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la tert._n apol._n c._n 39_o a_o further_a discovery_n of_o mischief_n from_o abuse_a liberty_n in_o religion_n exod._n 16.20_o 1_o cor._n 3.4_o heb._n 2.13_o 2_o cor._n 12.20_o jam._n 3.16_o the_o contagion_n of_o abuse_a or_o mistake_v liberty_n spread_v among_o minister_n to_o the_o divide_v debase_v and_o destroy_v of_o they_o mat._n 10.16_o 2_o chro._n 28.22_o qui_fw-la jam_fw-la alios_fw-la quieta_fw-la consilia_fw-la sequi_fw-la persuadebit_fw-la quando_fw-la vos_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la dei_fw-la tam_fw-la hostiliter_fw-la arma_fw-la sumitis_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la vos_fw-la depugnatis_fw-la niceph._n l._n 8._o c._n 16._o orat_fw-la const_n m._n ad_fw-la epis_fw-la unavoidable_a contention_n among_o minister_n of_o different_a ordination_n 1_o king_n 8.38_o mar._n 3.24_o the_o folly_n and_o faction_n of_o minister_n evident_o see_v and_o punish_v in_o their_o common_a calamity_n 1_o cor._n 13.4_o the_o great_a diminution_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o minister_n in_o engl._n as_o to_o all_o civil_a respect_n phil._n 4_o 12._o jer._n 26.23_o socrat._v hist_o eccl._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o 1_o king_n â—3_n