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A17513 A iustification of the Church of England Demonstrating it to be a true Church of God, affording all sufficient meanes to saluation. Or, a countercharme against the Romish enchantments, that labour to bewitch the people, with opinion of necessity to be subiect to the Pope of Rome. Wherein is briefely shewed the pith and marrow of the principall bookes written by both sides, touching this matter: with marginall reference to the chapters and sections, where the points are handled more at large to the great ease and satisfaction of the reader. By Anthony Cade, Bachelour of Diuinity. Cade, Anthony, 1564?-1641. 1630 (1630) STC 4327; ESTC S107369 350,088 512

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of_o in_o m●●●●to_n ga●lob●l●i●o_v da●t●cano_fw-mi anno_fw-la 1607._o pag._n 67._o it_o be_v w●ll_n discourse_v to_o the_o polonian_a nobility_n assemble_v for_o reformation_n of_o the_o trouble_n in_o the_o land_n that_o the_o great_a enemy_n to_o that_o &_o other_o free_a estate_n be_v the_o jesuite_n who_o have_v a_o monarchical_a policy_n fit_a to_o move_v and_o act_n tie_v to_o one_o head_n at_o rome_n and_o tie_v to_o their_o superior_n in_o straight_a form_n of_o obedience_n that_o the_o low_a may_v not_o inquire_v into_o any_o no_o not_o the_o absurde_a command_v of_o the_o superior_n but_o must_v yield_v ready_a obedience_n without_o know_v any_o reason_n of_o the_o equity_n or_o danger_n thereof_o which_o blind_a obedience_n have_v bring_v forth_o many_o desperate_a audacious_a instrument_n and_o design_n so_o that_o the_o jesuite_n faction_n be_v a_o most_o agile_a sharp_a sword_n who_o blade_n be_v sheathe_v at_o pleasure_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o every_o commonwealth_n but_o the_o handle_n reach_v to_o rome_n and_o spain_n so_o that_o the_o very_a life_n death_n and_o fortune_n of_o all_o king_n magistrate_n and_o commonwealth_n hang_v upon_o the_o horoscope_n of_o the_o jesuite_n pleasure_n if_o the_o jesuite_n be_v as_o lucky_a star_n in_o the_o ascendent_n and_o culminant_a they_o may_v live_v continue_v and_o flourish_v if_o malevolent_a they_o perish_v but_o that_o deus_fw-la dominabitur_fw-la astris_fw-la §._o 5._o 382._o see_v rainold_n &_o hart._n confe●_n cap._n 1._o din._n 6_o ●p_n 382._o the_o great_a estate_n and_o authority_n of_o cardinal_n be_v a_o especial_a mean_n to_o advance_v and_o uphold_v the_o papacy_n after_o that_o the_o parish_n grow_v so_o populous_a that_o there_o need_v mor●_n priest_n and_o deacon_n than_o one_o in_o every_o parish_n and_o ward_n in_o rome_n the_o principal_a be_v call_v the_o cardinal_n priest_n and_o cardinal_n deacon_n 1._o bell●r_n apolog._n con●●a_fw-la praesat_fw-la m●●●ortum_fw-la jacob_n reg●s_fw-la cap._n 4._o pa●_n 34._o 38_o 39_o ibid._n pag._n 337._o con●_n lat●ran_n cap._n 1._o and_o this_o honourable_a name_n be_v in_o time_n also_o give_v to_o the_o chief_a bishop_n near_o unto_o rome_n they_o be_v also_o call_v cardinal_n bishop_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o alba_n tusculum_n preneste_n sabine_n portuesse_n and_o ostia_n and_o until_o the_o year_n 1180._o they_o all_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n live_v on_o th●ir_n own_o charge_n and_o discharge_v it_o in_o their_o own_o person_n though_o also_o as_o near_o often_o employ_v in_o the_o pope_n affair_n but_o by_o alexander_n the_o three_o 3._o cerem_fw-la eccle._n rom._n lib._n 1._o &_o 3._o august_n triumphus_fw-la d●_n potest_fw-la eccl_n q_o est_fw-la 8._o art_n 4._o antonin_n sum._n part_n 3._o tit_n 21._o cap._n 1._o §_o 2._o ceremoniar_n rom_n eccl_n s_o lib._n 1._o sect_n 8_o cap._n 3._o some_o fetch_v a_o pprophecy_n of_o cardinal_n from_o sam●ch_a m●ther_n 1_o sam_n 2.8_o where_o h●_n say_v do●ini_fw-la su●t_z cardines_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o posunt_fw-la super_fw-la
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we_o read_v that_o ever_o he_o appoint_v enjoin_v limit_v or_o restrain_v any_o of_o they_o or_o show_v any_o authority_n over_o they_o but_o contrary_o 11._o contrary_o act_n 11._o we_o read_v that_o he_o be_v censure_v by_o they_o and_o cause_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n act._n 11._o ●_o 11._o gal_n ●_o and_o that_o he_o be_v reprove_v to_o his_o face_n and_o open_o by_o st._n paul_n who_o protest_v also_o that_o he_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o st._n peter_n neither_o receive_v they_o ought_v from_o he_o and_o further_o even_o 23._o even_o lib._n 4_o depo●t_n rom._n cap._n 23._o bellarmine_n himself_o say_v they_o be_v all_o equal_a in_o the_o apostleship_n which_o they_o receive_v equal_o of_o christ_n immediate_o and_o none_o of_o they_o of_o peter_n as_o he_o prove_v against_o many_o etc._n many_o cardinalis_fw-la turrecremata_fw-la dominicus_n jacobatius_n etc._n etc._n great_a man_n of_o his_o own_o side_n in_o a_o whole_a chapter_n of_o set_a purpose_n 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