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nature_n	call_v	law_n	moral_a	2,598	5	9.2562	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77236	Several treatises of vvorship & ceremonies, by the Reverend Mr. William Bradshaw, one of the first Fellows of Sydney Colledge in Cambridge; afterward minister of Chattam in Kent, 1601. Known by his learned treatise De justificatione. 1. A consideration of certain positions archiepiscopal. 2. A treatise of divine worship, tending to prove the ceremonies, imposed on the ministers of the Gospel in England, in present controversie, are in their use unlawful. Printed 1604. 3. A treatise of the nature and use of things indifferent. 1605. 4. English Puritanism, containing the main opinions of the ridgedest sort of those called Puritans in the realm of England. 1604. 5. Twelve general arguments, proving the ceremonies unlawful. 1605. 6. A proposition concerning kneeling in the very act of receiving, 1605. 7. A protestation of the Kings supremacy, made in the name of the afflicted ministers, and oposed to the shameful calumniations of the prelates. 1605. 8. A short treatise of the cross in baptism.	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4161; Thomason E1044_5; ESTC R20875	92,680	129

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appear_v by_o divers_a instance_n if_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o too_o too_o apparent_a 5._o he_o that_o hate_v the_o religion_n itself_o hate_v all_o the_o shadow_n and_o show_v of_o the_o religion_n and_o he_o that_o love_v the_o shadow_n and_o rite_n of_o a_o religion_n he_o love_v the_o religion_n itself_o he_o love_v a_o pope_n well_o that_o love_v the_o triple_a crown_n he_o love_v a_o friar_n well_o that_o dote_v upon_o his_o cowl_n and_o shave_a crown_n and_o out_o of_o question_n he_o love_v a_o massepriest_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n that_o be_v mad_a upon_o his_o mass_a attire_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o 6._o as_o it_o be_v rudeness_n and_o want_n of_o civility_n to_o neglect_v or_o contemn_v a_o civil_a ceremony_n so_o it_o be_v prophanesse_n and_o irreligion_n to_o neglect_v or_o contemn_v a_o religious_a ceremony_n and_o as_o outward_a civility_n consist_v in_o the_o due_a use_n of_o civil_a ceremony_n so_o outward_a holiness_n and_o religion_n consist_v in_o the_o due_a use_n of_o all_o religious_a ceremony_n those_o ceremony_n therefore_o be_v profane_a and_o not_o beseem_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o any_o show_n of_o holiness_n in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o that_o they_o make_v the_o party_n that_o refuse_v the_o use_n of_o they_o to_o seem_v and_o to_o be_v repute_v pure_a holy_a and_o precise_a of_o which_o nature_n our_o ceremony_n in_o controversy_n be_v 7._o as_o civil_a ceremony_n tend_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o they_o unto_o who_o civil_a worship_n be_v due_a and_o be_v a_o part_n thereof_o so_o religious_a ceremony_n tend_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o unto_o who_o religious_a worship_n be_v due_a and_o be_v a_o part_n thereof_o neither_o can_v a_o man_n possible_o imagine_v how_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v religious_a whether_o a_o substance_n

they_o edify_v the_o soul_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v to_o do_v no_o good_a to_o forbear_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a evil_n indifferent_a none_o be_v more_o spiteful_o entreat_v than_o those_o that_o forbear_v these_o ceremony_n and_o therefore_o sure_o therein_o they_o do_v much_o evil_n be_v to_o do_v no_o evil_n and_o therefore_o to_o punish_v for_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v to_o punish_v for_o no_o evil_a chap._n iii_o of_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o special_a 1._o the_o essence_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a consist_v in_o a_o mere_a and_o equal_a privation_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a there_o can_v be_v give_v any_o true_a kind_n or_o degree_n of_o they_o for_o all_o privative_n consider_v in_o themselves_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n 2._o though_o there_o be_v no_o true_a kind_n of_o they_o yet_o they_o may_v be_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o those_o extreme_n with_o which_o they_o be_v compare_v and_o therefore_o may_v be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o the_o common_a distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n 3._o that_o good_a that_o have_v not_o a_o evil_a opposite_a unto_o it_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n can_v be_v the_o extreme_a of_o any_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o therefore_o can_v vary_v distinguish_v or_o denominate_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o opposite_a colour_n unto_o white_a than_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o imagine_v how_o white_a shall_v be_v a_o extreme_a to_o any_o other_o colour_n or_o any_o other_o colour_n a_o mean_a unto_o it_o 4._o that_o which_o be_v proper_o a_o mean_a must_v agree_v with_o the_o extreme_n in_o all_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o extreme_n do_v agree_v for_o example_n if_o black_a and_o white_a be_v both_o of_o they_o colour_n that_o which_o be_v proper_o a_o mean_a between_o black_a and_o white_a must_v be_v a_o colour_n also_o for_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o call_v any_o thing_n but_o a_o colour_n a_o mean_a between_o black_a and_o white_a so_o that_o the_o mean_a follow_v the_o common_a nature_n and_o quality_n of_o both_o the_o extreme_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o that_o only_o be_v a_o mean_a that_o be_v not_o only_o equal_o distant_a from_o two_o extreme_n but_o withal_o be_v as_o near_o to_o both_o as_o may_v be_v which_o can_v be_v verify_v of_o that_o mean_a that_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o extreme_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o extreme_n do_v agree_v within_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o thing_n indifferent_a follow_v their_o extreme_n as_o therefore_o that_o can_v be_v a_o extreme_a that_o have_v not_o in_o the_o same_o kind_a a_o opposite_a so_o that_o can_v be_v no_o medium_n to_o any_o extreme_n that_o do_v dissent_v from_o they_o in_o that_o wherein_o they_o shall_v accord_v and_o agree_v so_o that_o that_o denomination_n and_o predication_n that_o belong_v to_o both_o extreme_n belong_v also_o to_o their_o mean_v the_o mean_a between_o two_o opposite_a quality_n be_v a_o quality_n between_o two_o substance_n a_o substance_n between_o two_o action_n a_o action_n between_o two_o good_n a_o good_a between_o two_o evil_n a_o evil_a between_o two_o quantity_n a_o quantity_n etc._n etc._n 5._o hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o no_o use_n no_o all_o substance_n therefore_o be_v indifferent_a only_o by_o accident_n in_o respect_n of_o some_o use_n substance_n as_o it_o be_v a_o substance_n can_v be_v call_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a because_o that_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n that_o be_v evil_a as_o it_o be_v a_o substance_n for_o a_o indifferent_a substance_n must_v needs_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o be_v a_o mean_a between_o a_o good_a and_o a_o evil_a substance_n if_o then_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a substance_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v how_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o indifferent_a 6._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o nature_n all_o as_o also_o of_o all_o artificial_a which_o imitate_v nature_n create_a species_n and_o kind_n of_o thing_n consider_v not_o only_o in_o their_o substance_n but_o quality_n and_o disposition_n for_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n pronounce_v they_o all_o to_o be_v good_a none_o of_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o if_o none_o of_o they_o be_v evil_a none_o be_v indifferent_a for_o indifferent_a create_v thing_n can_v have_v no_o place_n either_o real_a or_o imaginative_a but_o between_o a_o create_v good_a and_o a_o create_v evil_a there_o be_v therefore_o no_o creature_n of_o god_n nor_o no_o create_a property_n or_o quality_n of_o any_o creature_n that_o be_v by_o creation_n a_o thing_n indifferent_a 7._o also_o upon_o the_o say_a ground_n it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o cease_v no_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v make_v a_o absolute_a and_o perpetual_a law_n concern_v any_o thing_n under_o the_o name_n of_o indifferent_a for_o a_o law_n bind_v only_o to_o good_a and_o punish_v for_o evil_n and_o therefore_o to_o imagine_v a_o law_n that_o bind_v to_o the_o do_v of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a when_o that_o thing_n indifferent_a turn_v evil_a as_o the_o most_o indifferent_a thing_n may_v than_o the_o force_n of_o the_o law_n cease_v absolute_a indifferent_a thing_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n either_o absolute_o good_a or_o absolute_o evil_a in_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v a_o absolute_a mean_a who_o extreme_n be_v not_o absolute_a for_o where_o one_o extreme_a be_v absolute_a and_o the_o other_o not_o absolute_a the_o mean_a can_v be_v absolute_a for_o if_o it_o be_v it_o incline_v more_o to_o one_o extreme_a than_o the_o other_o which_o be_v to_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a chap._n iu._n of_o the_o first_o distinction_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a 1._o thing_n indifferent_a therefore_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o those_o distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a that_o be_v equal_o common_a to_o they_o both_o we_o be_v in_o the_o next_o place_n distinct_o to_o propound_v the_o same_o and_o by_o they_o according_o to_o distinguish_v the_o other_o 2._o first_o therefore_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v such_o either_o in_o appearance_n only_o or_o indeed_o also_o whence_o arise_v the_o first_o distinction_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a for_o according_o some_o thing_n be_v indifferent_a in_o appearance_n only_o some_o indeed_o 3._o a_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o appearance_n only_o be_v that_o which_o be_v a_o mean_a between_o that_o good_a and_o evil_a indifferent_a consider_v whether_o the_o mystical_a rite_n of_o a_o idolatrous_a religion_n and_o worship_n be_v not_o at_o least_o a_o evil_a in_o appearance_n and_o show_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v so_o much_o as_o in_o appearance_n indifferent_a that_o be_v in_o show_n and_o appearance_n only_o for_o that_o appear_v to_o be_v indifferent_a that_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n indeed_o appear_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v neither_o 4._o a_o thing_n indifferent_a indeed_o be_v that_o which_o be_v a_o mean_a between_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o truth_n and_o verity_n good_a or_o evil._n so_o that_o such_o a_o indifferent_a be_v void_a of_o all_o true_a good_a do_v good_a if_o our_o ceremony_n be_v such_o the_o devil_n and_o antichrist_n and_o all_o superstitious_a and_o lewd_a person_n will_v not_o so_o much_o dote_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o heart_n of_o so_o many_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n will_v not_o burn_v against_o they_o as_o they_o do_v and_o evil_a 5._o as_o that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o appearance_n only_o be_v indeed_o either_o evil_a or_o indifferent_a and_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o appearance_n only_o be_v indeed_o either_o good_a or_o indifferent_a and_o that_o which_o be_v indifferent_a in_o appearance_n only_o be_v indeed_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n so_o that_o which_o be_v indifferent_a indeed_o be_v in_o truth_n neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a 6._o as_o impious_a as_o if_o turkism_n judaisme_n paganism_n and_o the_o gross_a idolatry_n that_o ever_o be_v among_o the_o heathen_a be_v establish_v by_o that_o law_n and_o authority_n that_o these_o ceremony_n be_v any_o point_n or_o parcel_n thereof_o may_v be_v maintain_v by_o the_o same_o or_o the_o like_a ground_n that_o mr._n hooker_n covel_n wilk_n s_o maintain_v the_o indifferency_n of_o these_o ceremony_n and_o there_o be_v no_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n but_o by_o the_o same_o method_n that_o the_o surveyor_n use_v against_o the_o discipline_n of_o other_o reform_a church_n it_o may_v be_v traduce_v and_o oppugn_v as_o most_o odious_a gross_a and_o impious_a the_o gross_a evil_n may_v by_o mean_n of_o some_o counterfeit_n or_o shadow_n cast_v upon_o it_o be_v in_o appearance_n the_o great_a good_a and_o the_o great_a good_n may_v be_v disguise_v and_o in_o show_v transform_v into_o the_o great_a evil_n so_o with_o much_o more_o facility_n may_v either_o of_o they_o by_o the_o wit_n of_o