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A50624 Roma mendax, or, The falshood of Romes high pretences to infallibility and antiquity evicted in confutation of an anonymous popish pamphlet undertaking the defence of Mr. Dempster, Jesuit / by John Menzeis [i.e. Menzies] ... Menzeis, John, 1624-1684. 1675 (1675) Wing M1727; ESTC R16820 320,569 394

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power_n but_o the_o diffusive_a church_n have_v a_o promise_n of_o perpetuity_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o essentials_n of_o faith_n shall_v be_v preserve_v in_o she_o if_o therefore_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a catholic_a church_n may_v be_v know_v by_o it_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o present_a church_n may_v be_v try_v yet_o i_o ever_o make_v it_o but_o a_o secundary_a rule_n the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v the_o chief_a test_n but_o of_o this_o i_o treat_v more_o at_o large_a paper_n 7._o pag._n 231_o 232.233.234_o page_z 136._o he_o say_v that_o i_o affirm_v that_o papist_n agree_v with_o we_o in_o all_o our_o positive_a tenet_n it_o seem_v romish_a missionary_n be_v so_o habituate_v in_o lie_v that_o they_o can_v hardly_o speak_v truth_n i_o never_o either_o speak_v or_o think_v so_o papist_n be_v injurious_a to_o the_o truth_n not_o only_o by_o addition_n but_o also_o by_o substraction_n do_v they_o not_o subtract_v the_o cup_n in_o the_o sacrament_n do_v they_o not_o subtract_v the_o substance_n both_o of_o bread_n and_o wine_n leave_v only_o a_o spectre_n of_o accident_n to_o remain_v in_o the_o sacramental_a symbol_n do_v they_o not_o deny_v the_o perspicuity_n of_o scripture_n and_o that_o all_o sin_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n merit_v eternal_a damnation_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o which_o they_o hold_v the_o negative_a and_o we_o the_o affirmative_a the_o observe_v which_o he_o subjoin_v that_o all_o chief_n heresy_n for_o most_o part_n consist_v in_o negative_n be_v ludibrious_a all_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v all_o and_o not_o all_o but_o have_v not_o gross_a heretic_n maintain_v positive_a error_n as_o manichees_n duo_fw-la principia_fw-la tritheits_fw-mi three_o god_n the_o nestorian_n two_o person_n in_o christ_n john_n of_o constantinople_n that_o himself_o be_v universal_a bishop_n etc._n etc._n be_v he_o not_o so_o ridiculous_a in_o reckon_v the_o negative_n of_o heretic_n that_o as_o will_v seem_v he_o can_v not_o distinguish_v betwixt_o a_o affirmative_a and_o a_o negative_a among_o negative_a heretic_n he_o reckon_v the_o nostorian_n who_o heresy_n consist_v in_o a_o positive_a ascribe_v two_o person_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o marcionits_n for_n maintain_v that_o baptism_n shall_v be_v reiterated_a be_v not_o rebaptisation_n a_o positive_a papist_n maintain_v seven_a sacrament_n shall_v other_o maintain_v twice_o seven_o be_v they_o not_o heretical_a papist_n add_v apocrypha_fw-la book_n to_o the_o old_a testament_n if_o other_o add_v the_o evangell_n of_o thomas_n and_o nicodemus_n to_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v they_o not_o heretic_n papist_n say_v dulia_fw-la shall_v be_v give_v to_o saint_n shall_v other_o assert_v the_o lawfullness_n of_o latria_n to_o they_o be_v they_o not_o heretic_n there_o may_v therefore_o be_v heresy_n in_o positives_n but_o what_o though_o all_o heretic_n maintain_v negative_n which_o yet_o be_v false_a do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o all_o who_o maintain_v negative_n be_v heretic_n be_v a_o syllogism_n in_o 2da_fw-la figura_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la affirmantibus_fw-la good_a though_o it_o be_v so_o the_o papist_n can_v not_o clear_v themselves_o from_o heresy_n for_o they_o also_o differ_v from_o we_o in_o negative_n this_o only_a in_o pass_v to_o show_v the_o ludibrious_a quibble_v of_o sophisticate_a jesuit_n chap._n vii_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n evict_v by_o the_o conformity_n thereof_o with_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n and_o the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n from_o the_o disagreement_n thereof_o with_o the_o faith_n of_o these_o age_n there_o be_v but_o one_o faith_n ephes_n 4.5_o or_o one_o true_a christian_a religion_n which_o undoubted_o be_v conserve_v in_o as_o great_a purity_n by_o the_o church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n as_o in_o any_o other_o time_n consequent_o among_o the_o many_o pretender_n to_o religion_n in_o these_o day_n their_o religion_n must_v only_o be_v true_a which_o agree_v in_o essential_o with_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o those_o age_n and_o that_o sure_o must_v be_v a_o false_a religion_n which_o be_v discrepant_a in_o essential_o from_o that_o primitive_a faith_n whereupon_o i_o subsume_v but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n do_v agree_v in_o essential_o with_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o those_o time_n and_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n do_v certain_o disagree_v therefore_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n be_v the_o true_a christian_a religion_n and_o the_o popish_a religion_n be_v false_a and_o impious_a the_o evidence_n of_o the_o first_o proposition_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o the_o pamphleter_n in_o a_o peculiar_a section_n from_o pag._n 139._o labour_n to_o justify_v the_o present_a romish_a faith_n by_o some_o abusive_a pretext_n of_o antiquity_n as_o if_o the_o father_n of_o those_o age_n do_v clear_o speak_v for_o they_o and_o against_o protestant_n in_o all_o the_o chief_a controvert_v point_n it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o i_o prove_v the_o assumption_n in_o order_n to_o which_o i_o only_o premise_v that_o a_o religion_n may_v differ_v from_o that_o ancient_a faith_n in_o essential_o or_o in_o point_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n two_o way_n viz._n either_o by_o deny_v some_o article_n of_o faith_n which_o she_o hold_v as_o necessary_a or_o by_o coin_v other_o as_o necessary_a which_o she_o hold_v not_o this_o premise_a for_o evict_v the_o conformity_n of_o our_o religion_n as_o to_o all_o essential_o with_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o the_o first_o age_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o renew_v to_o all_o romanist_n my_o appeal_n make_v to_o mr._n dempster_n pag._n 4._o pag._n 54._o to_o instance_n one_o essential_a of_o faith_n wherein_o we_o differ_v from_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o those_o age_n that_o be_v to_o pitch_v upon_o one_o 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