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A66580 Infidelity vnmasked, or, The confutation of a booke published by Mr. William Chillingworth vnder this title, The religion of Protestants, a safe way to saluation [i.e. salvation] Knott, Edward, 1582-1656. 1652 (1652) Wing W2929; ESTC R304 877,503 994

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of_o luther_n cardinal_n caietan_n be_v send_v to_o germany_n for_o that_o very_a purpose_n a_o safe_a conduct_n be_v assure_v to_o they_o and_o for_o communion_n in_o sacrament_n liturgy_n and_o obedience_n to_o prelate_n they_o do_v separate_v from_o they_o as_o well_o as_o from_o profession_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n one_o of_o their_o error_n be_v that_o our_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v corrupt_v they_o can_v not_o communicate_v with_o we_o in_o liturgy_n public_a prayer_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o they_o first_o do_v separate_v themselves_o fugitivi_n non_fw-la fugati_fw-la the_o contrary_a whereof_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o affirm_v and_o not_o only_o they_o cease_v to_o communicate_v with_o we_o nor_o be_v content_a to_o hold_v their_o peace_n bear_v with_o patience_n the_o corruption_n of_o the_o time_n as_o they_o false_o style_v they_o but_o also_o draw_v man_n to_o conventicle_n of_o their_o own_o pretend_v to_o erect_v new_a church_n and_o set_v up_o altar_n against_o altar_n and_o the_o like_a and_o this_o against_o the_o command_n of_o bishop_n and_o prince_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a you_o profess_v hight_o to_o esteem_n hugo_n grotius_n if_o in_o this_o you_o believe_v not_o i_o believe_v he_o in_o voto_fw-la pro_fw-la pace_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la pa_n 5._o intelligebam_fw-la say_v he_o ex_fw-la seniorum_fw-la relatu_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la perscriptis_fw-la historiis_fw-la extitisse_fw-la postea_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la illam_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la majores_fw-la nostri_fw-la fuerant_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la deserendan_n omnino_fw-la dicerent_fw-la neque_fw-la tantum_fw-la ipsi_fw-la desererent_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la etiam_fw-la priusquam_fw-la excommunicati_fw-la essent_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o novos_fw-la caetus_fw-la facerent_fw-la quos_fw-la vocabant_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la nova_fw-la ibi_fw-la facerent_fw-la presbyteria_fw-la docerent_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la administrarent_fw-la idque_fw-la multis_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la 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separation_n we_o mean_v when_o there_o be_v speech_n of_o division_n by_o schism_n and_o heresy_n be_v not_o that_o separation_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n of_o excommunication_n which_o deprive_v man_n of_o the_o public_a suffrage_n of_o god_n church_n of_o use_n of_o sacrament_n and_o conversation_n with_o faithful_a people_n and_o may_v consist_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o charity_n not_o only_a when_o it_o be_v unjust_a but_o also_o when_o the_o party_n censure_v repent_v himself_o by_o perfect_a contrition_n of_o the_o sin_n for_o which_o the_o censure_n be_v impose_v though_o he_o be_v not_o actual_o absolve_v from_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o some_o cause_n or_o invincible_a impediment_n which_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o alter_v or_o remove_v but_o hearty_o desire_v to_o be_v absolve_v and_o so_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o church_n in_o voto_fw-la and_o this_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v inflict_v not_o 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