only_o the_o lord_n prayer_n but_o dc_o year_n after_o they_o by_o gregory_n 1._o platin._n in_o vit_fw-mi sixti_fw-la i._n &_o gregor_n i._o gregor_n epist_n l._n 7._o c._n 63._o p._n 664._o edit_n paris_n 1571._o and_o all_o the_o world_n know_v how_o late_o and_o through_o how_o pleasant_a a_o trick_n the_o gregorian_a missal_n come_v in_o use_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o ambrosian_a because_o be_v lay_v upon_o s._n peter_n altar_n it_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n in_o the_o night_n the_o story_n may_v be_v read_v at_o large_a in_o durand_n rational_a divin_fw-fr offic_n l._n 5._o c._n 2._o §_o 5._o p._n 212._o and_o with_o what_o a_o deal_n of_o violence_n and_o difficulty_n this_o gregorian_a missal_n be_v bring_v into_o spain_n may_v be_v see_v in_o rod._n ximenes_n his_o history_n of_o spain_n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o cassand_n praef._n de_fw-fr ord._n rom._n 12._o that_o purgatory_n be_v very_o little_a or_o not_o at_o all_o mention_v among_o the_o ancient_n a_o thing_n unknown_a to_o antiquity_n and_o receive_v into_o the_o church_n but_o late_o episc_n fisher_n assert_v lutherane_n consutat_fw-la artic._n xviii_o 13._o that_o after_o purgatory_n come_v in_o indulgence_n idem_fw-la ibid._n durand_n antoninus_n apud_fw-la bellarm._n and_o that_o the_o jubilee_n be_v institute_v mccc_o year_n after_o christ_n by_o that_o good_a man_n p._n boniface_n who_o their_o historian_n say_v come_v in_o like_o a_o fox_n reign_v like_o a_o lion_n and_o die_v like_o a_o dog_n see_v a_o treatise_n of_o indulgence_n write_v by_o wesselus_n al._n basil_n groningensis_n and_o another_o of_o the_o jubilee_n by_o santarel_n the_o jesuit_n 14._o last_o for_o such_o citation_n will_v be_v endless_a as_o i_o may_v mind_v you_o who_o it_o be_v that_o nicephorus_n calisthus_n say_v bring_v prayer_n to_o saint_n into_o the_o public_a liturgy_n etc._n etc._n according_a as_o m._n knot_n answer_v or_o approve_v of_o these_o i_o will_v give_v he_o more_o which_o i_o have_v in_o readiness_n alphonsus_n à _fw-fr castro_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr justa_fw-la punit_fw-la heretic_n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o speak_v of_o divers_a ceremony_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n use_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o temple_n altar_n chalice_n habit_n ornament_n say_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v institute_v by_o jesus_n christ_n but_o in_o aftertime_n by_o little_a and_o little_a institute_v by_o the_o church_n yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v one_o thing_n more_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a to_o i_o none_o of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n believe_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o guide_n or_o judge_n of_o all_o controversy_n in_o christianity_n wherein_o m_n r._n k._n may_v do_v very_o well_o to_o satisfy_v i_o or_o as_o his_o friend_n do_v blame_v they_o for_o this_o reason_n among_o many_o because_o in_o epiphanius_n s._n augustine_n and_o other_o their_o catalogue_n of_o heretic_n none_o be_v brand_v for_o deny_v this_o which_o they_o all_o do_v and_o if_o it_o have_v be_v believe_v at_o all_o especial_o as_o it_o be_v general_o now_o viz._n to_o be_v the_o original_n of_o all_o other_o heresy_n it_o have_v be_v far_o more_o rational_a to_o have_v put_v in_o this_o and_o leave_v out_o all_o the_o rest_n then_o to_o have_v deal_v with_o posterity_n as_o we_o see_v they_o have_v that_o tertullian_n vincentius_n lirinensis_n and_o several_a other_o shall_v give_v we_o rule_n to_o know_v heretic_n by_o and_o forget_v this_o the_o main_a and_o clear_a and_o which_o be_v stranger_n yet_o that_o not_o only_a optatus_n l._n 5._o contra_fw-la parmen_fw-la mihi_fw-la p._n 130._o after_o a_o long_a discourse_n against_o the_o donatist_n about_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o rebaptisation_n inter_fw-la licet_fw-la vestrûm_fw-la &_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la nostrûm_fw-la nutant_fw-la &_o remigant_fw-la animae_fw-la populorum_fw-la well_o what_o must_v be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n quaerendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la judices_fw-la who_o shall_v they_o be_v si_fw-mi christiani_n si_fw-la paganus_fw-la si_fw-la judaeus_n inconvenience_n on_o every_o side_n shall_v conclude_v ergò_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la hac_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la nullum_fw-la poterit_fw-la reperiri_fw-la judicium_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la quaerendus_fw-la est_fw-la judex_n habemê°_n in_o evangelio_n testamentum_fw-la and_o s._n august_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o psal_n xxi_o èxposition_n 2._o tabulae_fw-la aperiantur_fw-la legantur_fw-la verba_fw-la mortui_fw-la that_o i_o say_v not_o only_a optatus_n that_o learned_a bishop_n and_o other_o ancient_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o in_o those_o early_a day_n mistake_v for_o certain_o your_o church_n be_v not_o then_o in_o heaven_n but_o s._n paul_n also_o write_v a_o very_a long_a epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o set_v down_o therein_o argument_n against_o several_a heresy_n shall_v conclude_v with_o cuique_fw-la svo_fw-la sensu_fw-la abundet_fw-la if_o i_o may_v believe_v your_o bible_n rom._n fourteen_o 5._o &_o oportet_fw-la esse_fw-la haereses_fw-la and_o not_o mention_v a_o word_n of_o any_o infallible_a remedy_n or_o judge_n at_o rome_n which_o news_n will_v have_v be_v worth_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o epistle_n and_o again_o that_o not_o only_o all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o ccc_o year_n shall_v pass_v over_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n great_a authority_n in_o silence_n the_o believe_v or_o disbelieve_v which_o alone_o with_o the_o romanist_n now_o denominate_v every_o man_n a_o catholic_n or_o a_o heretic_n but_o that_o the_o historian_n also_o of_o those_o day_n shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o it_o if_o she_o have_v any_o such_o thing_n seem_v no_o more_o probable_a to_o i_o then_o that_o any_o learned_a man_n hereafter_o will_v write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o england_n for_o these_o twelve_o year_n last_o and_o never_o mention_v the_o lord_n fairfax_n or_o cromwell_n have_v say_v thus_o much_o in_o general_a concern_v the_o manner_n of_o m._n knot_n dispute_v and_o his_o unfitting_a topic_n wherein_o he_o mistake_v antiquity_n for_o truth_n &_o citation_n out_o of_o protestant_n oft_o falsify_v for_o infallible_a conclusion_n and_o beseech_v m._n knot_n if_o he_o shall_v vouchsafe_v a_o answer_n to_o this_o paper_n not_o to_o skip_v over_o these_o two_o last_o leaf_n but_o to_o give_v i_o some_o reason_n why_o any_o christian_a be_v bind_v to_o believe_v such_o position_n as_o be_v confess_o novel_a and_o if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o all_o which_o he_o can_v with_o modesty_n or_o that_o any_o which_o he_o can_v with_o truth_n of_o the_o forename_a roman_a doctor_n speak_v that_o which_o be_v not_o true_a that_o he_o will_v consider_v how_o he_o put_v into_o my_o mouth_n what_o to_o answer_v to_o much_o that_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o protestant_a doctor_n against_o mr._n chillingworth_n i_o come_v now_o to_o take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o his_o particular_a discourse_n and_o begin_v at_o his_o preface_n pref._n p._n 4._o and_o 5._o after_o he_o have_v give_v his_o reader_n some_o admonition_n how_o to_o read_v his_o book_n i_o wish_v that_o he_o pretend_v to_o answer_v the_o whole_a have_v print_v m._n chill's_n with_o it_o that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o ready_o have_v compare_v they_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o one_o half_a of_o charity_n maintain_v be_v yet_o unanswered_a he_o who_o read_v mr._n chill_n book_n or_o but_o the_o last_o line_n of_o it_o see_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o mr._n chill_n answer_n to_o the_o direct_a to_o n._n n._n very_o ingenuous_o speak_v but_o why_o because_o it_o be_v confute_v by_o a_o book_n entitle_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o vniversity-man_n concern_v mr._n chillingworths_n pamphlet_n it_o be_v a_o pretty_a little_a pamphlet_n but_o whether_o that_o judgement_n of_o a_o university-man_n which_o i_o never_o meet_v with_o any_o man_n whosoever_o that_o see_v unless_o such_o to_o who_o i_o have_v show_v it_o be_v a_o real_a answer_n to_o any_o page_n of_o mr._n chill_n book_n any_o more_o than_o chaucer_n tale_n be_v i_o desire_v any_o unprejudiced_a man_n to_o determine_v only_o i_o must_v take_v notice_n as_o i_o pass_v that_o mr_n knot_n do_v very_o well_o to_o observe_v so_o soon_o that_o precept_n which_o tully_n give_v his_o orator_n and_o ulysses_n in_o ovid_n against_o ajax_n practise_v to_o skip_v over_o the_o hard_a argument_n what_o it_o be_v in_o a_o orator_n i_o will_v not_o say_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v no_o great_a sign_n of_o a_o good_a disputant_n the_o next_o thing_n he_o tell_v we_o be_v §_o 10._o and_o 11._o and_o so_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o preface_n how_o the_o very_a title_n of_o mr._n chill_n book_n may_v be_v consute_v out_o of_o mr._n chill_n own_o word_n for_o which_o he_o cit_v p._n 21._o mihi_fw-la lin_v 3._o from_o whence_o m._n knot_n conclude_v that_o million_o of_o protestant_n err_v damnable_o and_o that_o mr._n chill_n
we_o she_o will_v have_v we_o receive_v with_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o respect_n all_o the_o tradition_n which_o she_o approve_v of_o beside_o the_o repose_n and_o rest_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o she_o with_o we_o promise_v to_o the_o faithful_a she_o will_v have_v we_o to_o believe_v another_o in_o limbo_n a_o prison_n for_o child_n that_o die_v without_o baptism_n and_o beside_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n which_o she_o with_o we_o threaten_v to_o the_o wicked_a she_o denounce_v to_o the_o faithful_a another_o like_o it_o in_o purgatoric_n these_o and_o several_a other_o like_a to_o these_o be_v the_o position_n which_o she_o add_v to_o the_o true_a and_o fundamental_a article_n of_o the_o good_a old_a christianity_n and_o which_o be_v the_o point_n that_o divorce_v we_o from_o her_o communion_n for_o every_o one_o know_v how_o careful_o she_o have_v establish_v they_o in_o her_o counsel_n how_o daily_o she_o recommend_v they_o in_o her_o school_n and_o pulpit_n how_o rigorous_o she_o exact_v they_o in_o confession_n have_v long_o since_o pronounce_v and_o oft_o since_o daily_o still_o proclaim_v and_o repeat_v that_o she_o esteem_v they_o heretic_n enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o worse_o than_o infidel_n that_o reject_v these_o opinion_n or_o any_o of_o these_o and_o which_o be_v more_o offensive_a yet_o not_o content_a to_o teach_v they_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o her_o doctor_n she_o imprint_n they_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o her_o people_n through_o continual_a observation_n and_o use_n so_o that_o among_o they_o of_o her_o communion_n the_o practice_n of_o these_o additional_a article_n make_v more_o than_o a_o full_a half_a of_o what_o they_o esteem_v christianity_n for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o service_n consist_v in_o invocation_n of_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o adore_v the_o sacrament_n in_o worship_v image_n in_o offer_v up_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n or_o in_o partake_v of_o it_o in_o make_v confession_n and_o exercise_v other_o ceremony_n but_o as_o for_o we_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o we_o have_v quite_o another_o opinion_n of_o these_o matter_n we_o content_v ourselves_o with_o the_o intercession_n sacrifice_n and_o monarchy_n of_o j._n christ_n and_o can_v join_v to_o he_o neither_o saint_n nor_o priest_n nor_o the_o pope_n in_o any_o of_o those_o three_o quality_n which_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n attribute_n to_o none_o but_o he_o alone_o we_o deem_v his_o blood_n sufficient_a for_o the_o purgation_n of_o our_o soul_n have_v never_o learn_v that_o either_o s._n paul_n or_o any_o other_o saint_n be_v crucify_v for_o we_o nor_o that_o after_o this_o life_n the_o saint_n shall_v enter_v into_o any_o other_o place_n but_o only_o one_o of_o repose_n and_o rest_n after_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n we_o desire_v no_o other_o sacrament_n not_o have_v hear_v in_o his_o word_n that_o he_o have_v oblige_v we_o necessary_o to_o go_v to_o the_o ear_n of_o any_o priest_n to_o receive_v his_o absolution_n or_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o bishop_n to_o have_v his_o chrism_n we_o dare_v not_o adore_v the_o bread_n which_o we_o break_v nor_o the_o cup_n which_o we_o bless_v because_o all_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v we_o to_o adore_v any_o but_o god_n only_o we_o can_v neither_o invocate_v creature_n since_o we_o have_v in_o the_o scripture_n neither_o commandment_n nor_o example_n for_o it_o nor_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o image_n since_o we_o have_v express_v command_n therein_o against_o it_o we_o scruple_n at_o make_v any_o thing_n a_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n which_o we_o have_v not_o hear_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v he_o a_o apostle_n or_o a_o angel_n that_o evangelize_v so_o that_o since_o we_o find_v nothing_o in_o the_o scripture_n of_o abstinence_n from_o meat_n distinction_n of_o time_n and_o other_o roman_a ceremony_n nor_o of_o the_o limbus_n of_o infant_n or_o purgatory_n we_o can_v yet_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o believe_v they_o chap._n vi_o that_o our_o separation_n arise_v not_o from_o particular_a matter_n of_o fact_n or_o private_a opinion_n but_o from_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v believe_v general_o by_o all_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o the_o schism_n of_o the_o donatist_n i_o may_v yet_o allege_v many_o other_o difference_n but_o this_o little_a may_v suffice_v to_o let_v you_o see_v what_o be_v the_o main_a reason_n which_o oblige_v we_o to_o separate_v from_o rome_n whence_o it_o appear_v how_o unjust_a a_o comparison_n it_o be_v that_o i_o say_v not_o impertinent_a and_o silly_a which_o some_o make_v of_o our_o separation_n to_o that_o of_o the_o donatist_n for_o they_o pretend_v not_o to_o find_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n from_o whence_o they_o separate_v which_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o belief_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o teach_v the_o same_o faith_n read_v the_o same_o book_n exercise_v the_o same_o service_n the_o donatist_n enter_v with_o the_o catholic_n find_v nothing_o either_o in_o their_o belief_n or_o discipline_n which_o he_o have_v not_o see_v and_o learn_v in_o his_o own_o but_o as_o for_o we_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o we_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n without_o swear_v to_o many_o doctrine_n which_o we_o former_o never_o learn_v in_o the_o school_n of_o the_o scripture_n without_o receive_v sacrament_n which_o be_v utter_o unknown_a to_o we_o without_o bow_v our_o knee_n before_o image_n which_o be_v absolute_o forbid_v without_o adore_v a_o thing_n for_o god_n who_o deity_n we_o know_v not_o without_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o head_n and_o husband_n of_o the_o church_n who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v but_o a_o mortal_a man_n without_o subject_v those_o conscience_n to_o a_o humane_a which_o be_v teach_v and_o wont_a to_o submit_v unto_o none_o but_o a_o divine_a authority_n and_o as_o for_o that_o which_o the_o donatist_n allege_v that_o felix_n the_o ordainer_n of_o cecilian_a bishop_n of_o carthage_n do_v in_o former_a time_n deliver_v up_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o the_o pagan_n during_o the_o persecution_n though_o it_o have_v be_v true_a as_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o the_o catholic_n have_v clear_o justify_v their_o innocence_n in_o this_o point_n by_o many_o irrefragable_a testimony_n suppose_v i_o say_v it_o have_v be_v true_a that_o he_o have_v commit_v this_o fault_n who_o see_v not_o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o cause_n in_o nature_n like_o to_o those_o for_o which_o we_o make_v our_o separation_n for_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o not_o a_o doctrine_n a_o fact_n of_o one_o man_n that_o be_v of_o felix_n alone_o and_o not_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o african_a church_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v give_v the_o donatist_n no_o occasion_n or_o cause_n of_o separate_n from_o cecilian_a much_o less_o any_o just_a cause_n of_o break_v communion_n with_o all_o africa_a for_o suppose_v that_o felix_n the_o ordainer_n of_o cecilian_a have_v commit_v this_o fault_n yet_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o he_o do_v not_o teach_v or_o think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o deliver_v the_o h._n scripture_n up_o to_o infidel_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o deny_v that_o he_o commit_v it_o and_o stand_v upon_o his_o defence_n as_o he_o do_v he_o confess_v plain_o by_o consequence_n that_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n the_o donatist_n than_o may_v have_v continue_v in_o that_o communion_n without_o any_o way_n stain_v either_o their_o creed_n or_o their_o manner_n without_o be_v force_v either_o to_o do_v or_o believe_v any_o thing_n against_o their_o conscience_n but_o for_o all_o that_o suppose_v which_o yet_o be_v manifest_o false_a that_o cecilian_a have_v defend_v and_o preach_v public_o in_o his_o pulpit_n that_o it_o be_v permit_v christian_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a writ_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o suppose_v again_o which_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a now_o to_o examine_v that_o this_o error_n be_v pernicious_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o a_o true_a faith_n i_o can_v discern_v how_o the_o donatist_n have_v any_o just_a cause_n of_o avoid_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o cecilian_a or_o other_o bishop_n of_o africa_n who_o unanimous_o hold_v teach_v and_o preach_v that_o to_o commit_v such_o a_o fault_n be_v a_o weakness_n unbefitting_a the_o soul_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o make_v all_o such_o submit_v to_o the_o rigour_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n who_o they_o find_v guilty_a of_o it_o this_o crime_n or_o what_o ever_o you_o will_v imagine_v it_o be_v only_a felix_n or_o perhaps_o cecilian_n but_o not_o any_o man_n else_o the_o
whole_a church_n have_v no_o share_n in_o it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o intolerable_a piece_n of_o injustice_n a_o strange_a pride_n and_o mad_a fantasticalnes_n to_o abhor_v a_o whole_a church_n for_o the_o error_n of_o offence_n of_o one_o particular_a man_n i_o will_v to_o god_n the_o case_n between_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o we_o have_v be_v the_o like_a that_o we_o have_v see_v nothing_o deplorable_a but_o only_o the_o fault_n of_o her_o pastor_n and_o the_o disorder_n of_o her_o manner_n or_o that_o such_o of_o her_o doctrine_n which_o we_o can_v receive_v have_v be_v the_o thought_n of_o some_o particular_a man_n only_o have_v there_o be_v nothing_o else_o we_o shall_v have_v live_v still_o together_o our_o father_n will_v never_o have_v separate_v from_o her_o communion_n or_o if_o some_o strange_a passion_n which_o we_o dream_v not_o of_o have_v precipitate_v they_o into_o a_o rupture_n and_o schism_n like_o that_o of_o the_o donatist_n we_o do_v in_o our_o conscience_n protest_v that_o we_o will_v have_v be_v afraid_a to_o follow_v their_o error_n and_o that_o we_o will_v have_v lose_v no_o time_n of_o unite_n ourselves_o with_o they_o from_o who_o we_o have_v be_v so_o imprudent_o separate_v for_o we_o can_v but_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o very_o high_a injustice_n to_o impute_v the_o fault_n of_o man_n to_o their_o profession_n and_o to_o accuse_v their_o religion_n of_o those_o extravagancy_n which_o they_o commit_v especial_o if_o against_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n we_o shall_v questionless_a practice_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o they_o who_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n matt._n xxiii_o 3._o all_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o bid_v you_o observe_v those_o observe_v and_o do_v but_o do_v not_o after_o their_o work_n the_o church_n wherein_o they_o live_v be_v not_o guilty_a of_o their_o error_n especial_o when_o it_o high_o and_o oft_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o those_o very_a man_n condemn_v the_o fault_n and_o disorder_n of_o their_o life_n the_o church_n may_v say_v to_o such_o fugitive_n the_o fault_n of_o my_o child_n be_v no_o fit_a reason_n to_o induce_v you_o to_o abhor_v me._n live_v in_o my_o communion_n you_o may_v and_o not_o be_v oblige_v to_o communicate_v with_o their_o wicked_a deed_n those_o very_a man_n who_o be_v thus_o wicked_a shall_v drive_v you_o from_o the_o vice_n in_o stead_n of_o bring_v you_o to_o it_o for_o if_o you_o mark_v it_o they_o carry_v preservative_n in_o their_o mouth_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o their_o manner_n but_o alas_o it_o be_v not_o this_o that_o drive_v we_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v not_o the_o fall_n of_o one_o felix_n nor_o the_o weakness_n of_o some_o cecilian_o it_o be_v not_o the_o covetousness_n of_o her_o prelate_n the_o licentiousness_n of_o her_o monk_n the_o filthiness_n of_o her_o court_n the_o excess_n and_o abuse_n of_o her_o sovereign_a pontife_n for_o though_o she_o suffer_v these_o disorder_n with_o too_o much_o indulgence_n yet_o she_o neither_o do_v command_v they_o nor_o open_o approve_v of_o they_o though_o she_o very_o gentle_o tolerate_v such_o as_o be_v debauch_v or_o vicious_a yet_o she_o do_v not_o force_v any_o to_o be_v so_o no_o man_n be_v for_o enter_v into_o her_o communion_n constrain_v to_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o any_o of_o those_o vice_n which_o bear_v sway_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o no_o a_o man_n may_v have_v live_v within_o it_o and_o yet_o addict_v himself_o to_o honesty_n and_o goodness_n and_o as_o yet_o corruption_n have_v not_o gain_v so_o far_o as_o that_o ill_a manner_n be_v authorize_v by_o public_a law_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a during_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n though_o her_o voice_n be_v weak_a and_o languish_a yet_o she_o make_v some_o noise_n against_o the_o impiety_n of_o the_o age_n and_o oftentimes_o those_o very_a man_n that_o give_v ill_a example_n in_o their_o life_n preach_v against_o it_o and_o decry_v it_o horrible_o in_o the_o pulpit_n that_o which_o have_v pull_v we_o from_o her_o communion_n be_v her_o doctrine_n and_o not_o her_o action_n that_o which_o she_o command_v and_o not_o that_o which_o she_o suffer_v that_o which_o she_o require_v of_o we_o all_o and_o not_o that_o which_o she_o tolerate_v in_o some_o other_o the_o article_n of_o her_o faith_n and_o not_o the_o fault_n of_o her_o life_n for_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n invocation_n of_o saint_n veneration_n of_o image_n and_o those_o other_o article_n which_o we_o rehearse_v before_o be_v not_o such_o thing_n as_o she_o only_o tolerate_v as_o bad_a or_o excuse_v as_o doubtful_a but_o belief_n which_o she_o commend_v as_o true_a and_o observation_n which_o she_o command_v as_o useful_a and_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n nor_o do_v she_o only_o practise_v they_o in_o the_o house_n and_o private_o but_o likewise_o preach_v they_o in_o the_o temple_n as_o perpetual_a part_n of_o she_o faith_n so_o that_o if_o we_o continue_v in_o her_o communion_n we_o must_v needs_o make_v profession_n of_o believe_v they_o that_o be_v make_v ourselves_o guilty_a of_o a_o horrible_a hypocrisy_n confess_v with_o our_o mouth_n what_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v with_o our_o heart_n now_o if_o these_o be_v only_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o one_o of_o her_o doctor_n if_o it_o be_v only_o some_o one_o divine_a that_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o church_n disavow_v these_o thing_n we_o shall_v not_o for_o such_o a_o matter_n make_v any_o scruple_n of_o communicate_v with_o she_o acknowledge_v ingenuous_o that_o it_o be_v a_o unreasonable_a thing_n to_o impute_v the_o opinion_n and_o so_o the_o fault_n of_o a_o few_o particular_a man_n to_o a_o whole_a entire_a body_n since_o we_o see_v it_o often_o happen_v that_o they_o who_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o church_n be_v neither_o in_o whole_a nor_o in_o part_n of_o the_o same_o belief_n with_o that_o church_n thus_o former_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n have_v their_o doctrine_n apart_o and_o the_o pharisee_n have_v likewise_o they_o and_o for_o a_o man_n be_v a_o jew_n he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o oblige_a to_o embrace_v or_o hold_v precise_o the_o opinion_n either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o sect_n and_o at_o this_o very_a day_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n whence_o we_o depart_v the_o order_n of_o the_o dominican_n have_v some_o opinion_n proper_a to_o themselves_o and_o the_o franciscan_n have_v other_o and_o so_o likewise_o the_o jesuit_n other_o peculiar_a to_o their_o respective_a order_n if_o therefore_o there_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o only_o some_o one_o society_n of_o man_n that_o hold_v affirmative_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o can_v believe_v and_o other_o live_v at_o liberty_n either_o to_o receive_v or_o reject_v they_o in_o this_o case_n i_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o excuse_v our_o separation_n since_o the_o communion_n with_o that_o body_n whence_o we_o have_v depart_v do_v not_o oblige_v we_o precise_o to_o any_o point_n contrary_a to_o our_o conscience_n but_o who_o know_v not_o that_o those_o article_n which_o we_o can_v receive_v be_v public_a not_o private_a doctrine_n common_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o rome_n and_o not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o party_n establish_a authentical_o in_o her_o general_n counsel_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o deputy_n of_o all_o the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n that_o live_v in_o her_o communion_n article_n to_o the_o belief_n and_o observation_n whereof_o she_o oblige_v all_o sort_n of_o person_n whatsoever_o clergy_n and_o laity_n monk_n and_o secular_o man_n and_o woman_n little_a and_o great_a anathematise_v all_o as_o heretic_n who_o teach_v or_o believe_v otherwise_o and_o beside_o the_o thunderbolt_n of_o the_o church_n excommunication_n make_v use_n of_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o what_o else_o they_o can_v against_o they_o where_o ever_o she_o have_v power_n thus_o it_o appear_v that_o our_o cause_n be_v no_o whit_n like_o that_o of_o the_o donatist_n our_o separation_n arise_v from_o public_a and_o universal_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n whereas_o they_o have_v no_o foundation_n or_o reason_n but_o only_o a_o pretend_a act_n of_o one_o particular_a man_n neither_o confess_v nor_o prove_v the_o african_a church_n who_o communion_n they_o flee_v from_o present_v they_o nothing_o in_o her_o creed_n and_o service_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o faith_n whereas_o rome_n whence_o we_o be_v depart_v will_v constrain_v we_o to_o think_v and_o do_v several_a thing_n that_o direct_o overthrow_v the_o doctrine_n which_o we_o in_o our_o soul_n and_o conscience_n believe_v chap._n vii_o that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o error_n the_o one_o overthrow_v the_o
i_o anathema_n for_o my_o part_n i_o give_v heed_n to_o â—â—y_n jesus_n who_o say_v if_o any_o say_v unto_o you_o here_o be_v christ_n or_o there_o believe_v he_o not_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o which_o the_o egyptian_a anchoret_n c._n 69._o be_v report_v oft_o to_o have_v say_v if_o a_o true_a angel_n appear_v to_o thou_o be_v not_o very_o ready_a to_o entertain_v he_o but_o humble_v thyself_o say_v i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o see_v a_o angel_n while_o i_o live_v in_o sin_n so_o that_o though_o we_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o think_v christ_n be_v present_a yet_o it_o be_v good_a to_o refrain_v and_o not_o adore_v he_o when_o we_o be_v not_o in_o all_o point_v assure_v that_o it_o be_v he_o because_o this_o be_v evident_o to_o profane_v the_o act_n of_o adoration_n which_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v give_v to_o any_o rash_o and_o at_o adventure_n now_o our_o adversary_n find_v nothing_o in_o all_o this_o matter_n which_o do_v not_o show_v clear_o that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v real_o not_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n but_o bread_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v far_o less_o reason_n that_o the_o adoration_n which_o they_o give_v to_o the_o host_n shall_v be_v excuse_v by_o that_o opinion_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o have_v of_o it_o ii_o but_o than_o second_o though_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n concern_v the_o eucharist_n shall_v as_o we_o have_v prove_v it_o do_v not_o justify_v or_o at_o least_o excuse_v that_o adoration_n which_o they_o give_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o to_o allege_v that_o opinion_n of_o they_o here_o as_o a_o excuse_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o the_o question_n be_v not_o concern_v the_o romanist_n who_o profess_v that_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v real_o and_o personal_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o concern_v we_o who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o believe_v it_o that_o we_o have_v not_o the_o least_o suspicion_n of_o it_o be_v god_n be_v thank_v full_o persuade_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v true_o bread_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o believe_v it_o so_o since_o our_o sense_n witness_v our_o reason_n show_v the_o scripture_n teach_v that_o it_o be_v bread_n which_o be_v the_o three_o fountain_n of_o all_o our_o knowledge_n and_o we_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o any_o thing_n but_o from_o one_o of_o they_o have_v therefore_o this_o belief_n of_o the_o eucharist_n how_o can_v we_o adore_v it_o without_o render_v ourselves_o guilty_a of_o violate_v all_o those_o precept_n wherein_o god_n have_v forbid_v we_o to_o adore_v the_o creature_n and_o incur_v all_o those_o death_n and_o curse_n which_o he_o have_v denounce_v against_o the_o breach_n of_o such_o precept_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o other_o man_n conscience_n nor_o will_v i_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o judge_v their_o action_n almighty_a god_n will_v do_v that_o one_o day_n and_o i_o think_v i_o have_v say_v enough_o to_o show_v they_o that_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n to_o consider_v it_o serious_o i_o speak_v of_o myself_o since_o my_o soul_n be_v persuade_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v a_o creature_n i_o can_v adore_v it_o without_o offend_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o overthrow_v the_o foundation_n of_o my_o own_o salvation_n and_o though_o my_o persuasion_n be_v false_a yet_o since_o i_o believe_v it_o and_o that_o upon_o so_o many_o and_o so_o certain_a divine_a and_o humane_a assurance_n though_o the_o sacrament_n be_v as_o it_o be_v not_o real_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n yet_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o if_o i_o shall_v adore_v it_o believe_v as_o aforesaid_a such_o my_o service_n will_v be_v false_a and_o unlawful_a address_v not_o to_o god_n who_o be_v the_o sole_a true_a and_o lawful_a object_n but_o to_o a_o creature_n which_o my_o imagination_n shall_v through_o mistake_n have_v substitute_v in_o his_o place_n hereupon_o the_o ancient_a church_n have_v constant_o accuse_v the_o arian_n of_o adore_v the_o creature_n and_o continual_o call_v the_o service_n which_o they_o give_v to_o christ_n idolatry_n and_o adoration_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o with_o very_o good_a reason_n for_o though_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v the_o true_a god_n eternal_a the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n and_o redeemer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n and_o though_o the_o adoration_n which_o be_v give_v to_o he_o by_o they_o who_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v such_o be_v a_o lawful_a worship_n not_o condemn_v but_o approve_v and_o express_o command_v in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o they_o who_o by_o a_o detestable_a error_n hold_v he_o to_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a creature_n and_o think_v that_o the_o father_n make_v he_o of_o nothing_o either_o before_o or_o after_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n if_o they_o give_v he_o the_o same_o adoration_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o father_n they_o do_v evident_o bestow_v on_o a_o creature_n that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o creator_n only_o for_o they_o address_v this_o service_n not_o to_o the_o true_a jesus_n coeternal_a and_o coessential_a with_o the_o father_n but_o to_o a_o phantasm_n of_o a_o creature_n forge_v in_o their_o own_o brain_n hereby_o render_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o a_o crime_n so_o often_o condemn_v and_o detest_a by_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o scripture_n see_v then_o that_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n forbid_v we_o to_o adore_v that_o which_o we_o believe_v to_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n under_o peril_n of_o incur_v the_o curse_n denounce_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n against_o those_o who_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o glory_n and_o give_v it_o to_o another_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o neither_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n nor_o any_o other_o consideration_n can_v exempt_v we_o from_o the_o anathema_n of_o heaven_n if_o we_o adore_v as_o our_o adversary_n do_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n firm_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v bread_n in_o substance_n and_o not_o as_o they_o pretend_v our_o b._n saviour_n real_o and_o personal_o chap._n xii_o the_o error_n of_o those_o who_o think_v they_o may_v give_v to_o the_o host_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o reverence_n which_o she_o command_v without_o adore_v object_n but_o perhaps_o some_o will_v grant_v that_o we_o can_v lawful_o adore_v the_o eucharist_n while_o we_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n but_o will_v say_v that_o we_o may_v give_v that_o worship_n to_o the_o sacrament_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n command_v without_o adore_v it_o for_o they_o will_v say_v since_o you_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v a_o sacrament_n institute_v by_o our_o lord_n can_v you_o not_o kneel_v at_o receive_v it_o and_o address_v your_o adoration_n and_o service_n not_o to_o the_o sacrament_n which_o you_o esteem_v to_o be_v a_o creature_n but_o to_o j._n christ_n the_o author_n of_o it_o who_o you_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o he_o be_v indeed_o if_o one_o of_o you_o shall_v be_v be_v baptize_v at_o year_n of_o discretion_n think_v you_o that_o he_o may_v not_o receive_v that_o sacrament_n on_o his_o knee_n without_o be_v blame_v for_o adore_v the_o water_n nay_o will_v it_o not_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o put_v himself_o into_o this_o respectful_a posture_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o to_o show_v the_o reverence_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o our_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o adoption_n and_o when_o your_o pastor_n be_v consecrate_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n do_v they_o not_o receive_v it_o on_o their_o knee_n yet_o none_o think_v that_o they_o do_v therefore_o adore_v those_o who_o lay_v hand_n on_o they_o or_o the_o sign_n which_o be_v use_v to_o that_o end_n and_o then_o why_o do_v you_o make_v such_o scruple_n of_o bow_v your_o knee_n and_o bend_v your_o body_n in_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n a_o sacrament_n no_o less_o precious_a than_o baptism_n institute_v by_o the_o same_o lord_n and_o for_o the_o same_o end_n one_o to_o regenerate_a we_o the_o other_o to_o nourish_v we_o one_o to_o help_v we_o into_o the_o church_n the_o other_o to_o help_v we_o to_o persevere_v why_o be_v you_o afraid_a in_o this_o particular_a rather_o than_o in_o any_o other_o of_o the_o crime_n and_o the_o punishment_n that_o attend_v adoration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n answ_n but_o though_o this_o objection_n have_v some_o lustre_n in_o it_o and_o dazle_v many_o person_n persuade_v they_o to_o accommodate_v themselves_o outward_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n retain_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o same_o opinion_n which_o we_o hold_v concern_v the_o eucharist_n yet_o nothing_o can_v
that_o almost_o in_o every_o page_n with_o odious_a imputation_n of_o such_o opinion_n whereof_o he_o can_v point_v we_o out_o one_o in_o all_o his_o volume_n concern_v which_o he_o who_o best_o know_v his_o own_o belief_n and_o be_v long_o since_o go_v to_o answer_v for_o it_o good_a or_o bad_a say_v more_o than_o once_o as_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o direction_n to_o n._n n._n §_o 28._o whosoever_o teach_v or_o hold_v they_o let_v he_o be_v anathema_n in_o which_o volume_n though_o m_n r_o knot_n declaim_v oft_o against_o reason_n and_o say_v that_o to_o it_o the_o mystery_n of_o christian_a religion_n seem_v impossible_a c._n xiii_o §_o 27._o p._n 808._o pro_fw-la 812._o yet_o he_o think_v it_o fit_v to_o charge_v his_o adversary_n with_o the_o say_n not_o only_o of_o saint_n t_o augustine_n b_o â—_o andrews_n hooker_n grotius_n calvin_n beza_n and_o the_o like_a learned_a man_n who_o yet_o confess_v themselves_o man_n but_o also_o of_o luther_n socinus_n crellius_n volkelius_n bonaventure_n halensis_n diony_n areopagita_n and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o other_o rabble_n as_o if_o poor_a chillingworth_n be_v bind_v to_o defend_v all_o whosoever_o that_o write_v before_o he_o whereas_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o he_o who_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o roman_a church_n whereof_o he_o have_v be_v a_o member_n upon_o her_o own_o bare_a word_n will_v as_o little_o believe_v any_o particular_a member_n of_o that_o or_o any_o other_o society_n upon_o they_o and_o that_o he_o disclaim_v not_o her_o pretend_a infallibility_n which_o be_v her_o worst_a fault_n as_o make_v all_o the_o rest_n how_o damnable_a soever_o incurable_a that_o he_o may_v affix_v it_o upon_o another_o or_o the_o next_o man_n he_o meet_v though_o never_o so_o learned_a or_o pious_a and_o if_o m_n r._n k._n will_v think_v it_o unjust_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o maintain_v the_o write_n of_o all_o papist_n or_o even_o of_o those_o few_o of_o his_o own_o late_a order_n his_o cite_n so_o much_o the_o opinion_n of_o protestant_n out_o of_o our_o adversary_n brere_o be_v no_o argument_n but_o of_o his_o own_o unreasonableness_n i_o shall_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o half_a his_o impertinency_n not_o how_o he_o grant_v what_o m_n r_o chill_v affirm_v concern_v some_o man_n believe_a contradiction_n p._n 803._o lin_v 5._o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n say_v he_o but_o that_o man_n may_v believe_v thing_n which_o in_o themselves_o be_v contradiction_n &_o p._n 810._o l._n 18._o it_o be_v needless_a to_o be_v prove_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o no_o man_n deny_v and_o yet_o how_o in_o attempt_v to_o show_v that_o master_n chillingworth_n reason_n do_v not_o prove_v it_o he_o spend_v from_o p._n 802._o to_o 815._o to_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o such_o peccadillo_n will_v be_v very_o tedious_a to_o thou_o and_o i_o only_o because_o i_o have_v mention_v his_o cite_n brere_o so_o oft_o and_o not_o only_a m_n r_o k._n but_o most_o of_o the_o other_o english_a advocate_n for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v very_o faulty_a therein_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v a_o little_a in_o that_o particular_a m_o r_o chill_a c._n 5._o §_o 91._o answer_v m_n r_o knot_n allege_v the_o confession_n of_o protestant_n concern_v the_o antiquity_n of_o some_o doctrine_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n set_v down_o twenty_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n and_o entreateh_o m_o r_o k._n to_o inform_v he_o what_o confession_n of_o protestant_n he_o have_v for_o they_o viz._n communion_n in_o one_o kind_n lative_a service_n indulgence_n the_o pope_n power_n in_o temporality_n over_o prince_n picture_v the_o trinity_n worship_v of_o picture_n and_o of_o the_o b._n virgin_n her_o immaculate_a conception_n infallibility_n of_o the_o pope_n or_o church_n auricular_a confession_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o as_o some_o protestant_n confess_v the_o antiquity_n but_o always_o postnate_a to_o apostolic_a of_o some_o roman_a point_n so_o there_o want_v not_o papist_n who_o acknowledge_v as_o free_o the_o novelty_n of_o many_o of_o they_o and_o the_o antiquity_n of_o we_o to_o which_o all_o that_o m_o r_o k._n answer_v be_v p._n 867._o as_o follow_v 1._o some_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o some_o other_o point_n be_v even_o ridiculous_a 2._o we_o deny_v that_o any_o cath._n approve_v author_n acknowledge_v the_o novelty_n of_o any_o of_o our_o doctrine_n or_o the_o antiquity_n of_o you_o except_o such_o be_v ancient_a heresy_n how_o true_o speak_v the_o first_o be_v the_o reader_n may_v judge_v if_o he_o have_v read_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n luc._n wadding_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o history_n of_o the_o immaculate_a conception_n print_v at_o louvain_n 1624._o or_o any_o few_o roman_a author_n how_o true_a the_o second_o if_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o examine_v the_o place_n i_o have_v cite_v p._n 6._o or_o these_o which_o follow_v though_o there_o be_v some_o protestant_n who_o confess_v the_o antiquity_n though_o not_o primitive_a which_o be_v the_o only_a antiquity_n they_o hold_v oblige_v of_o some_o few_o roman_a doctrine_n so_o there_o be_v not_o a_o few_o doctor_n &_o writer_n of_o their_o own_o communion_n who_o acknowledge_v as_o liberal_o the_o novelty_n of_o very_a many_o other_o as_o 1_o that_o transubstantiation_n be_v not_o name_v much_o less_o make_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n before_o the_o lateran_n council_n bellarm._n de_fw-fr sacram._n l._n 2._o c._n 25._o 2_o that_o for_o the_o first_o mcc_n year_n the_o holy_a cup_n be_v administer_v to_o the_o laity_n lindan_n panopl_n l._n 4._o part_n 2._o c._n 56._o §_o hunc_fw-la igitur_fw-la cassander_n saepe_fw-la albaspinaeus_n observe_v sacr._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o and_o your_o friend_n petavius_n in_o his_o treatise_n against_o arnault_n de_fw-la la_fw-fr frequent_a communion_n say_v none_o but_o a_o extreme_a ignorant_a or_o impudent_a fellow_n can_v deny_v it_o 3._o that_o they_o believe_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v but_o the_o image_n or_o commemoration_n of_o our_o saviour_n sacrifice_n on_o the_o cross_n lombard_n sent._n l._n 4._o c._n 12._o &_o aqu._n 3._o p._n qu._n 83._o art_n 1._o incorp_n 4._o that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n celebrate_v not_o the_o eucharist_n as_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v now_o durand_n ration_n div_o offic_n lib._n 4._o c._n 1._o rupertus_n abbas_n tuit_fw-la divin_n offic._n l._n 2._o c._n 21._o he_o that_o read_v justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o apology_n large_o describe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o primitive_n in_o his_o day_n may_v think_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o protestant_n now_o 5._o that_o divine_a service_n be_v celebrate_v for_o many_o age_n in_o a_o tongue_n understand_v by_o the_o people_n nic._n the_o lyr._n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n 14._o cassander_n in_o liturg_n c._n 28._o alphons_n à _fw-fr castro_n de_fw-fr justa_fw-la pun_v haeret_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 6._o where_o descend_v this_o differ_v from_o the_o primitive_a church_n he_o say_v that_o he_o who_o shall_v now_o conform_v to_o they_o will_v be_v account_v not_o only_o a_o impious_a man_n but_o a_o infidel_n 6._o that_o the_o father_n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o read_v the_o scripture_n azor._fw-la mor._n l._n 8._o c._n 26._o part_n 1._o §_o respondeo_fw-la 7._o that_o they_o general_o condemn_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n for_o fear_n of_o idolatry_n polyd._n virg._n de_fw-fr invent_v rerum_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 13._o in_o which_o treatise_n that_o learned_a italian_a oft_o ingemious_o acknowledge_v the_o novelty_n of_o most_o of_o their_o custom_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n except_o such_o as_o come_v from_o jew_n or_o pagan_n as_o lib._n 5._o c._n 4._o where_o he_o say_v 8_o god_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n permit_v marriage_n to_o priest_n and_o pope_n siricius_n who_o live_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o century_n be_v the_o first_o that_o forbid_v it_o who_o law_n to_o that_o purpose_n though_o they_o come_v out_o very_o thick_a be_v little_o heed_v till_o the_o eleven_o age._n see_v gloss_n decret_n do_v 84._o c._n 3._o and_o p._n pius_fw-la ii_o in_o his_o 130._o epist_n against_o the_o bohemian_n and_o taborite_n where_o he_o oppose_v the_o modern_a church_n to_o the_o primitive_a 9_o that_o mcccc_n year_n after_o christ_n many_o learned_a romanist_n deny_v the_o pope_n judgement_n to_o be_v infallible_a gerson_n almain_n alphonsus_n adrian_n pp_n apud_fw-la bell._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n l._n 4._o c._n 2._o §_o secunda_fw-la opinio_fw-la 10._o or_o his_o authority_n to_o be_v above_o that_o of_o a_o general_a council_n camaracensis_fw-la gerson_n almain_n cusan_a panormitan_n abulensis_n apud_fw-la bell._n de_fw-fr conc._n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o initio_fw-la 11._o that_o the_o mass_n be_v not_o institute_v by_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n who_o at_o the_o consecration_n use_v
affirm_v that_o the_o protestant_a religion_n be_v no_o safe_a way_n to_o salvation_n i_o answer_v i_o confide_v to_o use_v mr._n knot_n word_n that_o every_o indifferent_a reader_n will_v find_v this_o to_o be_v clear_o false_a for_o first_o he_o speak_v no_o more_o of_o protestant_n than_o papist_n but_o equal_o of_o both_o second_o he_o say_v not_o categorical_o they_o do_v err_v but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v they_o both_o protestant_n and_o papist_n do_v three_o he_o say_v not_o absolute_o neither_o but_o on_o supposition_n if_o any_o protestant_n or_o papist_n be_v hold_v in_o any_o error_n by_o any_o sin_n of_o their_o will_n than_o such_o error_n be_v as_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o sinful_a and_o damnable_a and_o this_o none_o that_o i_o know_v unless_o himself_o will_n or_o can_v deny_v it_o be_v a_o truth_n sufficient_o manifest_a and_o assert_v by_o his_o great_a master_n p._n lombard_n and_o t._n aquinas_n and_o the_o great_a stream_n of_o schoolman_n and_o casuist_n and_o to_o tell_v mr._n knot_n my_o mind_n free_o i_o be_o clear_o of_o mr._n chill_n opinion_n viz._n that_o protestant_a religion_n be_v a_o safe_a way_n to_o salvation_n and_o yet_o that_o many_o protestant_n go_v to_o hell_n that_o there_o be_v million_o of_o protestant_n who_o think_v not_o to_o be_v a_o papist_n be_v enough_o not_o to_o be_v damn_v and_o million_o of_o papist_n who_o think_v not_o to_o be_v a_o protestant_n be_v enough_o to_o oblige_v almighty_a god_n and_o merit_v heaven_n and_o i_o take_v both_o party_n to_o be_v extreme_a blame-worthy_a for_o deem_v so_o and_o mr._n knot_n must_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o wonder_v if_o any_o rational_a man_n shall_v blame_v i_o for_o say_v so_o without_o give_v his_o reason_n now_o we_o come_v to_o m_o r_o knot_n very_o large_a introduction_n where_o §_o 2._o p._n 38._o he_o lay_v down_o this_o proposition_n to_o be_v prove_v christian_a religion_n be_v absolute_o and_o infallible_o true_a and_o so_o he_o spend_v you_o above_o fifteen_o sheet_n in_o pretend_v to_o prove_v it_o and_o the_o necessity_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o first_o of_o these_o by_o the_o last_o and_o if_o m_n r_o chill_n neither_o deny_v the_o necessity_n of_o grace_n nor_o the_o infallibility_n of_o christian_a religion_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o consider_v whether_o he_o have_v not_o fifteen_o sheet_n together_o of_o impertinency_n and_o that_o m_o r_o chill_n deny_v neither_o of_o these_o will_v clear_o enough_o appear_v to_o any_o that_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o be_v deceive_v if_o they_o can_v spare_v leisure_n to_o read_v over_o m_o r_o chillingworth_n pamphlet_n as_o m_n r_o knot_n friend_n call_v it_o or_o but_o consult_v those_o very_a passage_n from_o which_o m_o r_o k._n take_v the_o occasion_n of_o these_o long_a discourse_n and_o which_o he_o cit_v out_o of_o master_n chillingworths_n six_o chapter_n where_o his_o 3_o d_o §_o begin_v thus_o i_o do_v hearty_o acknowledge_v and_o believe_v the_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n to_o be_v in_o themselves_o truth_n as_o certain_a and_o infallible_a as_o the_o very_a common_a principle_n of_o geometry_n and_o mathematics_n but_o as_o if_o m_o r_o k._n notwithstanding_o the_o metaphysic_n he_o boast_v so_o much_o of_o know_v not_o the_o difference_n between_o certitudo_fw-la objecti_fw-la &_o subjecti_fw-la he_o seek_v advantage_n from_o what_o follow_v immediate_o viz._n but_o that_o there_o be_v require_v of_o we_o a_o knowledge_n of_o they_o and_o a_o adherence_n to_o they_o of_o sense_n or_o science_n that_o such_o a_o certainty_n be_v require_v of_o we_o under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_n hope_v to_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n but_o he_o that_o find_v in_o himself_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o faith_n such_o a_o strength_n of_o adherence_n this_o i_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v to_o be_v a_o great_a error_n and_o of_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a consequence_n and_o because_o i_o be_o more_o and_o more_o confirm_v in_o my_o persuasion_n i_o will_v here_o confirm_v it_o with_o reason_n etc._n etc._n p._n 311._o from_o which_o passage_n whether_o any_o just_a advantage_n can_v be_v take_v especial_o for_o a_o digression_n of_o so_o many_o sheet_n let_v every_o unpassionate_a reader_n judge_n chap._n 1._o §_o 2._o p._n 38._o he_o lay_v down_o this_o proposition_n to_o be_v prove_v christian_a faith_n be_v absolute_o and_o infallible_o true_a by_o christian_a faith_n he_o explain_v two_o line_n after_o his_o proposition_n himself_n to_o mean_v the_o true_a religion_n now_o 1._o this_o be_v the_o same_o vein_n of_o sophistry_n which_o i_o note_v even_o now_o and_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a book_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o infallibility_n the_o question_n be_v not_o at_o all_o de_fw-fr certitudine_fw-la objecti_fw-la but_o subjecti_fw-la not_o whether_o divine_a truth_n be_v absolute_o infallible_a this_o none_o doubt_v who_o admit_v a_o god_n in_o the_o true_a notion_n but_o whether_o we_o be_v infallible_o certain_a that_o these_o or_o those_o position_n be_v divine_a truth_n 2._o master_n chill_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o nine_o §_o of_o his_o conclusion_n that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n be_v to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o divine_a &_o infallible_a religion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o m_o r_o k._n take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o cit_v that_o very_a passage_n and_o such_o other_o c._n 1._o §_o 39_o p._n 66._o so_o that_o to_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n against_o m_n r_o chill_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v against_o he_o what_o he_o believe_v and_o grant_v nay_o what_o he_o know_v and_o confess_v he_o grant_v as_o m_n r_o k._n do_v here_o and_o oft_o elsewhere_o be_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o jesuitical_a industry_n and_o civility_n as_o protestant_n never_o learn_v 4._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o proposition_n he_o maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o christian_n and_o of_o all_o man_n and_o mankind_n it_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o meet_v with_o such_o a_o charitable_a person_n but_o if_o he_o have_v all_o christian_n nay_o all_o man_n all_o mankind_n of_o his_o persuasion_n and_o say_v so_o himself_o who_o be_v his_o adversary_n if_o all_o man_n all_o mankind_n be_v for_o the_o infallibility_n of_o all_o faith_n then_o sure_a m_n r_o chill_n be_v so_o too_o for_o though_o i_o never_o see_v or_o know_v he_o otherwise_o then_o by_o his_o print_a book_n i_o ever_o take_v he_o for_o a_o man_n and_o i_o believe_v m_o r_o k._n who_o have_v reason_n to_o know_v he_o better_o than_o i_o have_v find_v he_o so_o and_o if_o all_o be_v not_o of_o master_n knot_n mind_n than_o nothing_o can_v be_v conclude_v hence_o but_o that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o passion_n when_o he_o write_v this_o book_n &_o so_o may_v be_v the_o better_o excuse_v for_o declaim_v against_o reason_n but_o 5._o have_v m_n r_o k._n read_v sextus_n empericus_n and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o pyrrhonian_n he_o may_v have_v find_v many_o and_o they_o no_o fool_n but_o famous_a philosopher_n who_o be_v not_o for_o his_o absolute_a infallibility_n and_o i_o wish_v mr._n knot_n may_v never_o be_v one_o of_o they_o i_o hope_v be_v be_v and_o will_v continue_v a_o christian_n only_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o nothing_o else_o can_v be_v say_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o christian_a religion_n but_o what_o be_v in_o his_o infidelity_n unmask_v and_o vanninus_fw-la he_o amphitheatrum_fw-la heu_fw-la actum_fw-la esset_fw-la de_fw-la palladio_n since_o not_o to_o trouble_v you_o with_o transcribe_v his_o position_n which_o i_o cite_v pag._n 14._o have_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o supernatural_a knowledge_n shall_v be_v most_o certain_a and_o infallible_a and_o that_o a_o man_n be_v as_o happy_a without_o any_o belief_n of_o christian_a religion_n as_o without_o one_o that_o be_v infallible_a he_o say_v p._n 52._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a christian_n religion_n can_v retain_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o probability_n if_o it_o have_v no_o great_a perfection_n than_o it_o receive_v from_o the_o sole_a probable_a argument_n of_o credibility_n and_o then_o throughout_o the_o whole_a book_n he_o have_v not_o one_o argument_n which_o pretend_v to_o reach_v high_a than_o to_o a_o probability_n i_o wish_v any_o of_o they_o will_v reach_v so_o high_a for_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n or_o live_a judge_n upon_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o build_v all_o the_o rest_n unless_o you_o will_v grant_v which_o indeed_o he_o contend_v hard_a for_o conclusionem_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la sequi_fw-la deteriorem_fw-la partem_fw-la that_o the_o conclusion_n may_v sometime_o be_v strong_a than_o the_o premise_n and_o indeed_o it_o concern_v he_o to_o desire_v it_o shall_v be_v grant_v for_o the_o premise_n which_o he_o bring_v
do_v not_o protestant_n suffer_v more_o in_o most_o other_o part_n of_o christendom_n by_o the_o state_n or_o the_o inquisition_n where_o some_o as_o our_o worthy_a confessor_n m_o r_o moll_n have_v be_v and_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o close_a prison_n or_o dungeon_n for_o above_o twenty_o year_n mere_o for_o religion_n or_o by_o both_o so_o that_o those_o argument_n which_o their_o christian_a moderator_n bring_v suppose_v they_o rational_a in_o themselves_o can_v be_v such_o come_n from_o a_o romanist_n unless_o quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la alteri_fw-la nèfeceris_fw-la be_v a_o unreasonable_a law_n &_o not_o nature_n nay_o do_v not_o the_o socinian_o anabaptist_n arian_n atheist_n suffer_v too_o and_o burn_v rather_o than_o turn_v witness_v servetus_n john_n of_o leiden_fw-mi hacket_n vanninus_fw-la fontanier_n ket_n leggat_n theophile_n gentilis_fw-la and_o many_o other_o 4._o victory_n over_o all_o sort_n of_o enemy_n this_o make_v more_o for_o turcism_n then_o popery_n for_o the_o koran_n than_o the_o conc._n of_o trent_n 5._o conversion_n of_o infidel_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o infidel_n for_o he_o can_v but_o know_v that_o thousand_o have_v be_v convert_v by_o protestant_n whether_o all_o of_o every_o nation_n or_o how_o many_o convert_n be_v require_v to_o make_v up_o this_o note_n and_o whether_o so_o many_o in_o every_o age_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o multitude_n of_o infidel_n have_v be_v convert_v to_o mahumetanisme_n and_o more_o christian_n of_o late_a year_n to_o judaisme_n and_o turkism_n than_o turk_n or_o jew_n to_o christianity_n or_o popery_n and_o to_o see_v what_o manner_n of_o christian_n the_o romanist_n make_v in_o both_o the_o indies_n you_o need_v read_v no_o other_o book_n than_o their_o own_o letter_n their_o own_o bishop_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr casas_n book_n or_o benzo_n cite_v p._n 30._o to_o turn_v a_o rich_a fruitful_a land_n into_o a_o desolate_a wilderness_n be_v in_o the_o new_a roman_a language_n conversion_n in_o a_o word_n who_o ever_o shall_v please_v to_o examine_v these_o note_n which_o be_v m_o r_o knot_n be_v last_n argument_n and_o other_o man_n first_fw-mi chief_a and_o ordinary_a for_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n or_o any_o other_o that_o he_o or_o his_o society_n can_v bring_v shall_v find_v that_o they_o offend_v against_o those_o property_n which_o bellarmine_n salmeron_n and_o other_o roman_a controvertist_n require_v in_o all_o note_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v verae_fw-la manifestae_fw-la propriae_fw-la non_fw-la commune_v inseparabiles_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o most_o undoubted_a note_n of_o a_o distinguish_a note_n alteri_fw-la non_fw-la quadrare_fw-la indeed_o his_o mark_n seem_v to_o i_o so_o weak_a argument_n that_o i_o can_v find_v how_o any_o man_n can_v be_v convince_v by_o they_o unless_o through_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o propounder_n so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n yield_v upon_o they_o it_o must_v be_v out_o of_o civility_n or_o fear_v of_o gainsay_v but_o when_o man_n be_v resolve_v upon_o a_o conclusion_n impertinency_n be_v easy_o fancy_v to_o be_v as_o strong_a demonstration_n as_o any_o in_o euclid_n the_o pythagorian_n be_v breed_v up_o in_o position_n concern_v number_n fancy_v they_o the_o principle_n even_o of_o natural_a body_n every_o rack_n in_o the_o cloud_n be_v a_o regiment_n in_o a_o young_a soldier_n eye_n and_o the_o least_o scratch_n in_o the_o wall_n a_o baby_n in_o the_o child_n all_o chymne_n sound_v their_o whittington_n i_o wish_v the_o best_a of_o m_o r_o knot_n argument_n be_v as_o conclude_v as_o the_o worst_a of_o mons_fw-la r_o drelincourts_n 100_o against_o transubstantiation_n i_o hearty_o wish_v as_o i_o say_v before_o for_o a_o infallible_a judge_n and_o shall_v come_v with_o as_o much_o prejudice_n against_o my_o own_o persuasion_n for_o as_o yet_o i_o see_v no_o hope_n of_o any_o in_o this_o world_n to_o hear_v m_o r_o knot_n argument_n as_o he_o can_v desire_v in_o any_o reader_n but_o i_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o run_v in_o a_o circle_n and_o mistake_v a_o wish_n that_o some_o person_n be_v infallible_a for_o a_o proof_n that_o he_o be_v and_o therefore_o if_o m_n r_o k._n shall_v think_v this_o paper_n deserve_v any_o answer_n beside_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o ever_o expect_v in_o this_o controversy_n i_o shall_v beseech_v he_o that_o before_o he_o tell_v we_o again_o that_o he_o have_v prove_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n infallible_a he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o resolve_v these_o follow_a question_n which_o i_o think_v must_v necessary_o precede_v the_o examination_n of_o that_o which_o he_o in_o most_o leaf_n take_v for_o grant_v i._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o infallible_a judge_n on_o earth_n ii_o whether_o any_o church_n be_v that_o judge_n and_o not_o rather_o some_o one_o of_o those_o ten_o thing_n which_o mr._n chill_n name_v and_o bring_v scripture_n for_o chap._n 3._o §_o 8_o iii_o whether_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v that_o church_n iv._o if_o it_o be_v in_o what_o capacity_n whether_o the_o infallibility_n be_v 1._o in_o the_o head_n the_o pope_n as_o the_o jesuit_n general_o and_o many_o canonist_n affirm_v or_o 2._o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n as_o panormitanus_fw-la occam_fw-la waldensis_fw-la antoninus_n clemangis_n cusanus_fw-la and_o other_o hold_v and_o give_v their_o reason_n and_o then_o whether_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n diffusive_a or_o in_o the_o collective_a in_o a_o council_n and_o if_o a_o council_n be_v infallible_a then_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o only_o with_o the_o pope_n confirmation_n or_o without_o it_o and_o which_o way_n soever_o they_o say_v i_o inquire_v further_o v._o how_o we_o shall_v certain_o know_v who_o must_v be_v member_n of_o it_o 1._o clergy_n and_o laic_n or_o 2._o only_a clergy_n and_o if_o so_o whether_o 1._o only_a bishop_n as_o common_o they_o say_v or_o 2._o presbyter_n too_o and_o deacon_n or_o chorepiscopi_fw-la at_o least_o for_o we_o find_v all_o these_o usual_o subscribe_v vi_o or_o let_v the_o council_n be_v as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o how_o shall_v i_o be_v sure_a they_o be_v infallible_a for_o 1._o be_v they_o so_o absolute_o infallible_a as_o that_o they_o can_v determine_v false_o in_o rebus_fw-la fidei_fw-la do_v what_o they_o will_v or_o 2._o be_v they_o infallible_a only_o if_o they_o use_v all_o those_o good_a mean_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o to_o find_v truth_n that_o be_v if_o they_o read_v study_n dispute_n search_v record_n pray_v and_o lay_v aside_o all_o passion_n private_a end_n and_o interest_n vii_o how_o shall_v i_o know_v when_o they_o determine_v aright_o what_o be_v require_v to_o a_o synodical_a constitution_n must_v all_o concur_v in_o the_o vote_n or_o will_v the_o major_a part_n serve_v the_o turn_n viii_o what_o make_v a_o council_n general_n must_v all_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n be_v call_v ix_o and_o when_o they_o be_v call_v must_v they_o all_o come_v else_o be_v it_o no_o general_n council_n x._o who_o must_v call_v the_o general_n council_n the_o pope_n or_o christian_a king_n and_o emperor_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o be_v assure_v which_o of_o they_o must_v xi_o how_o far_o be_v their_o determination_n infallible_a whether_o in_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n and_o xii_o if_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n only_o then_o whether_o in_o fundamental_o only_a as_o many_o catholic_n say_v of_o old_a and_o d_o r_o hold_v the_o sorbonist_n at_o present_a or_o in_o superstructure_n too_o as_o other_o believe_v and_o then_o xiii_o how_o shall_v i_o infallible_o know_v which_o point_n be_v fundamental_a which_o not_o fourteen_o but_o admit_v all_o this_o be_v determine_v and_o our_o infallible_a judge_n be_v a_o general_n council_n with_o the_o pope_n yet_o in_o a_o time_n of_o schism_n when_o there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o pope_n at_o once_o as_o there_o be_v clement_n iii_o &_o greg._n vii_o gelasius_n two_o and_o greg._n viii_o celestin_n two_o and_o honorius_n ii_o anacletus_fw-la two_o and_o innocent_a ii_o victor_n iv_o and_o alex._n iii_o clement_n vii_o and_o urbane_n vi_o eugenius_n iv_o and_o felix_n v._o gautier_n the_o jesuit_n will_v help_v you_o to_o a_o large_a catalogue_n and_o these_o war_a one_o against_o another_o as_o when_o there_o be_v two_o triple-crown_n one_o at_o rome_n the_o other_o at_o avignon_n the_o italian_n for_o the_o first_o the_o french_a for_o the_o latter_a the_o court_n and_o the_o cardinal_n bull_n and_o indulgence_n at_o both_o place_n and_o thus_o be_v there_o say_v john_n le_fw-fr maire_n part_n many_o pope_n at_o once_o one_o against_o another_o for_o 40_o year_n together_o so_o that_o the_o learn_a clergyman_n alive_a know_v not_o which_o be_v saint_n to_o peter_n true_a successor_n and_o thus_o say_v reason_n may_v there_o be_v again_o then_o i_o
angel_n and_o to_o avoid_v they_o as_o curse_v and_o excommunicate_v person_n if_o they_o shall_v take_v the_o boldness_n to_o preach_v aught_o else_o but_o that_o gospel_n which_o be_v already_o deliver_v gal._n i_o 8_o 9_o to_o depart_v straight_o out_o of_o babylon_n and_o not_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o there_o lest_o we_o partake_v at_o once_o of_o her_o sin_n and_o plague_n revel_v xviii_o 4._o in_o a_o school_n where_o those_o of_o ephesus_n be_v commend_v for_o have_v hate_v the_o nicolaitan_n and_o those_o of_o pergamus_n blame_v for_o have_v tolerate_v their_o doctrine_n rev._n two_o 6_o 15._o in_o a_o school_n where_o even_o at_o the_o beginning_n the_o child_n of_o the_o church_n have_v continual_o so_o much_o care_n to_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o heretic_n as_o samosatenian_o arian_n and_o other_o who_o see_v not_o that_o according_a to_o this_o discipline_n it_o be_v sometime_o not_o lawful_a only_o but_o even_o necessary_a to_o separate_v from_o some_o society_n that_o make_v profession_n of_o christianity_n and_o that_o in_o this_o case_n we_o must_v blame_v not_o general_o and_o simple_o all_o that_o make_v a_o separation_n but_o those_o only_o who_o make_v it_o either_o light_o and_o without_o reason_n or_o unjust_o and_o without_o necessity_n the_o matter_n seem_v sufficient_o clear_a for_o since_o the_o conservation_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v unite_v be_v the_o end_n of_o union_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o entertain_v any_o union_n but_o only_o with_o they_o who_o may_v help_v forward_o that_o design_n and_o so_o far_o only_o as_o they_o may_v help_v it_o forward_o if_o therefore_o there_o be_v any_o who_o under_o colour_n of_o the_o bless_a name_n of_o christ_n subvert_v his_o doctrine_n annihilate_v his_o authority_n and_o our_o salvation_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o unite_v ourselves_o to_o they_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o part_n from_o they_o because_o to_o unite_v with_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o disunite_v from_o christ_n and_o from_o his_o body_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o come_v to_o salvation_n to_o fall_v into_o eternal_a ruin_n if_o in_o a_o state_n a_o city_n or_o province_n shall_v oblige_v those_o that_o live_v within_o it_o to_o perform_v action_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o majesty_n and_o service_n of_o the_o sovereign_n the_o loyal_a inhabitant_n may_v thereupon_o separate_v themselves_o and_o even_o oppose_v and_o resist_v the_o rebel_n with_o all_o their_o power_n if_o occasion_n be_v offer_v for_o it_o be_v a_o law_n general_o engrave_v by_o nature_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n even_o in_o insensible_a creature_n that_o every_o thing_n seek_v after_o the_o company_n of_o that_o which_o be_v like_o it_o and_o with_o equal_a violence_n avoid_v to_o be_v near_o or_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o so_o then_o both_o the_o discipline_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o law_n of_o civil_a society_n and_o even_o those_o of_o nature_n herself_o permit_v we_o to_o avoid_v the_o communion_n of_o such_o as_o under_o any_o pretence_n name_n or_o colour_n whatsoever_o go_v about_o to_o destroy_v and_o ruin_n christianity_n what_o do_v i_o say_v that_o they_o permit_v we_o nay_o they_o command_v it_o so_o express_o that_o we_o can_v refrain_v from_o such_o separation_n without_o offend_a god_n scandalize_a our_o neighbour_n and_o destroy_v ourselves_o and_o though_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n receive_v among_o all_o christian_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o society_n or_o company_n of_o they_o wherein_o it_o be_v more_o strict_o and_o more_o severe_o practise_v then_o among_o those_o against_o who_o we_o now_o dispute_v for_o who_o know_v not_o with_o what_o rigour_n rome_n have_v continual_o reject_v the_o communion_n of_o those_o who_o dissent_v from_o she_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o christianity_n she_o anathematise_v the_o church_n of_o asia_n for_o a_o matter_n of_o nothing_o viz._n because_o they_o celebrate_v easter_n otherwise_o then_o she_o and_o in_o these_o late_a day_n how_o have_v she_o persecute_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n all_o those_o that_o will_v venture_v never_o so_o little_a to_o oppose_v her_o power_n and_o greatness_n how_o many_o age_n have_v pass_v over_o her_o head_n since_o she_o break_v with_o the_o eastern_a northern_a and_o southern_a church_n with_o which_o notwithstanding_o she_o boast_v much_o of_o she_o have_v so_o great_a conformity_n of_o belief_n and_o service_n so_o nice_a be_v she_o and_o delicate_a in_o this_o point_n that_o we_o have_v see_v not_o long_o ago_o the_o chief_a of_o her_o monk_n the_o most_o exquisite_a of_o her_o religious_a order_n fly_v off_o and_o separate_v from_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n and_o renounce_v there_o her_o church_n and_o altar_n where_o all_o the_o article_n of_o her_o faith_n be_v daily_o publish_v where_o all_o her_o devotion_n and_o service_n be_v continual_o celebrate_v only_o upon_o pretence_n that_o this_o wise_a commonwealth_n will_v not_o endure_v that_o pope_n paul_n the_o five_o shall_v bereave_v she_o of_o the_o power_n she_o have_v to_o make_v and_o execute_v law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o her_o subject_n so_o that_o if_o separation_n simple_o be_v a_o crime_n who_o see_v not_o that_o our_o adversary_n be_v faulty_a too_o and_o consequent_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o accusation_n against_o we_o chap._n iu._n that_o our_o separation_n from_o rome_n be_v not_o make_v rash_o willing_o or_o unnecessary_o object_n but_o they_o will_v say_v that_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o do_v so_o and_o that_o we_o have_v none_o ans_fw-fr so_o then_o now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o business_n viz._n to_o examine_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o separation_n before_o sentence_n be_v give_v against_o it_o let_v we_o i_o beseech_v you_o leave_v the_o odious_a word_n of_o division_n and_o schism_n and_o apply_v they_o to_o none_o but_o such_o to_o who_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o appertain_v for_o if_o we_o have_v not_o have_v any_o important_a cause_n of_o our_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n if_o she_o have_v not_o require_v any_o thing_n of_o we_o which_o destroy_v our_o faith_n offend_v our_o conscience_n and_o overthrow_v the_o service_n which_o we_o believe_v due_a to_o god_n if_o the_o difference_n between_o we_o have_v be_v small_a and_o such_o as_o we_o may_v safe_o have_v yield_v unto_o then_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o man_n may_v call_v our_o ancestor_n schismatic_n may_v condemn_v their_o separation_n to_o be_v rash_a and_o unjust_a and_o may_v impute_v to_o they_o all_o the_o sad_a disaster_n and_o scandal_n that_o have_v attend_v that_o action_n bâ—t_o if_o they_o be_v urge_v to_o believe_v and_o press_v to_o do_v a_o thousand_o thing_n contrary_a to_o their_o faith_n and_o to_o their_o conscience_n if_o only_o for_o not_o do_v they_o they_o be_v declare_v heretic_n enemy_n to_o j._n christ_n and_o his_o church_n if_o they_o be_v deem_v unworthy_a even_o of_o the_o honour_n or_o possession_n yea_o even_o of_o that_o life_n itself_o which_o be_v enjoy_v in_o this_o world_n who_o do_v not_o see_v that_o they_o deserve_v the_o pity_n of_o man_n in_o stead_n of_o their_o hate_n and_o that_o their_o withdraw_a themselves_o from_o people_n who_o have_v treat_v they_o in_o this_o manner_n be_v just_a lawful_a and_o necessary_a according_a to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n now_o it_o be_v very_o apparent_a that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o make_v this_o separation_n for_o reason_n which_o they_o in_o their_o conscience_n judge_v to_o be_v very_o great_a and_o important_a for_o except_v the_o motive_n of_o conscience_n all_o other_o consideration_n evident_o oblige_v they_o to_o the_o contrary_n in_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n they_o pluck_v upon_o themselves_o all_o the_o disfavour_n of_o the_o world_n they_o incur_v the_o indignation_n of_o their_o magistrate_n the_o hatred_n of_o their_o countryman_n they_o expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o good_n their_o honour_n their_o friend_n their_o very_a country_n nay_o all_o that_o be_v sweet_a near_o or_o dear_a unto_o they_o in_o this_o life_n and_o to_o the_o suffering_n of_o poverty_n ignominy_n banishment_n torture_n and_o all_o imaginable_a punishment_n who_o can_v believe_v that_o man_n who_o have_v the_o use_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o their_o neighbour_n shall_v ever_o choose_v with_o chearfulnesse_n where_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o embrace_v such_o a_o side_n and_o though_o they_o have_v be_v so_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o have_v foresee_v that_o such_o will_v be_v the_o event_n of_o their_o design_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o a_o jot_n probable_a how_o shall_v we_o come_v to_o have_v so_o little_a experience_n as_o
king_n nor_o more_o open_o renounce_v his_o subjection_n and_o that_o allegiance_n which_o he_o owe_v he_o then_o by_o give_v to_o some_o other_o beside_o he_o the_o name_n glory_n honour_n and_o service_n of_o his_o sovereign_n so_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v offend_v god_n more_o mortal_o then_o in_o attribute_v to_o any_o other_o but_o his_o majesty_n the_o name_n of_o our_o god_n and_o lord_n which_o appertain_v to_o he_o alone_o and_o so_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n agreeable_a to_o these_o name_n this_o be_v the_o main_a crime_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o thus_o break_v god_n covenant_n and_o pull_v upon_o themselves_o most_o dreadful_a wrath_n and_o curse_n in_o this_o world_n and_o eternal_a death_n in_o the_o next_o s._n paul_n teach_v we_o rom._n i_o 25._o that_o this_o render_n to_o the_o creature_n a_o service_n due_a to_o the_o creator_n be_v the_o source_n and_o fountain_n whence_o all_o the_o mischief_n issue_v forth_o upon_o they_o and_o 1_o cor._n vi_o 10._o he_o say_v plain_o that_o idolater_n that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o as_o render_v to_o any_o creature_n the_o service_n due_a to_o god_n shall_v never_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o conformable_o to_o this_o s._n john_n rev._n xxi_o 8._o protest_v that_o their_o portion_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o lake_n burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n for_o of_o all_o the_o truth_n that_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o which_o be_v so_o clear_o and_o so_o often_o express_v as_o this_o very_a thing_n not_o any_o one_o which_o have_v be_v less_o contest_v by_o heretic_n or_o more_o universal_o and_o affirmative_o forbid_v by_o the_o church_n w_z ch_z have_v ever_o constant_o break_v off_o from_o those_o that_o under_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o will_v render_v to_o the_o creature_n the_o service_n due_a to_o god_n even_o rome_n herself_o of_o who_o we_o complain_v disagree_v with_o we_o but_o very_o little_a if_o at_o all_o in_o this_o point_n for_o though_o she_o render_v great_a honour_n to_o divers_a creature_n yet_o she_o ever_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o religious_a service_n which_o can_v without_o sacrilege_n be_v give_v to_o any_o thing_n but_o god_n alone_o this_o she_o common_o term_v the_o adoration_n of_o latria_fw-la to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o other_o honour_n and_o service_n which_o she_o believe_v may_v without_o sin_n be_v give_v to_o that_o which_o be_v not_o god_n if_o therefore_o there_o be_v any_o article_n in_o all_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o shall_v be_v call_v fundamental_a it_o be_v this_o if_o there_o be_v any_o which_o we_o shall_v preserve_v inviolable_o with_o the_o price_n of_o all_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o it_o be_v this_o nevertheless_o this_o very_a article_n do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n oblige_v we_o to_o violate_v if_o we_o will_v communicate_v in_o her_o service_n for_o she_o do_v most_o express_o command_v all_o such_o as_o be_v of_o her_o communion_n to_o render_v that_o sovereign_a and_o high_a kind_n of_o service_n which_o she_o call_v latria_fw-la and_o confess_v to_o be_v due_a to_o none_o but_o god_n unto_o a_o thing_n which_o we_o believe_v to_o be_v a_o creature_n and_o not_o god_n himself_o she_o will_v have_v we_o to_o take_v for_o our_o great_a god_n for_o the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o the_o redeemer_n of_o mankind_n this_o sacrament_n which_o be_v indeed_o holy_a and_o precious_a but_o which_o yet_o our_o sense_n our_o reason_n and_o our_o faith_n ground_v on_o the_o h._n scripture_n find_v to_o be_v but_o bread_n she_o will_v have_v we_o give_v to_o this_o subject_a all_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o redemption_n of_o the_o universe_n to_o invest_v it_o with_o all_o the_o glory_n that_o be_v due_a to_o our_o sovereign_n and_o high_a lord_n and_o hereupon_o prostrate_v ourselves_o most_o humble_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n before_o those_o altar_n whereon_o this_o be_v lay_v and_o in_o those_o street_n where_o we_o meet_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v celebrate_v the_o day_n which_o she_o have_v consecrate_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o eucharist_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o our_o great_a god_n and_o shall_v pronounce_v anathema_n maran-atha_a against_o all_o they_o who_o approve_v not_o this_o doctrine_n and_o this_o practice_n here_o i_o shall_v venture_v to_o address_v myself_o to_o any_o the_o most_o passionate_a among_o our_o adversary_n and_o take_v they_o for_o my_o judge_n in_o this_o cause_n for_o my_o counselor_n in_o this_o difficulty_n you_o sir_n command_v i_o to_o adore_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n with_o the_o adoration_n of_o latria_fw-la now_o i_o can_v i_o must_v not_o conceal_v from_o you_o that_o i_o believe_v this_o sacrament_n in_o its_o substance_n to_o be_v a_o inanimate_a creature_n have_v not_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v the_o authority_n of_o my_o sense_n of_o my_o reason_n and_o of_o the_o h._n scripture_n which_o tell_v i_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o bread_n my_o belief_n be_v thus_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v shall_v i_o adore_v that_o which_o i_o know_v to_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n why_o you_o can_v but_o see_v how_o god_n forbid_v the_o adoration_n of_o a_o creature_n under_o peril_n of_o eternal_a damation_n your_o authority_n pull_v i_o on_o one_o side_n and_o god_n on_o the_o other_o in_o my_o judgement_n he_o forbid_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n that_o you_o desire_v whither_o shall_v i_o turn_v i_o in_o this_o condition_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o hereupon_o they_o will_v soon_o drive_v i_o from_o their_o altar_n and_o forbid_v i_o to_o make_v use_n of_o that_o the_o divinity_n whereof_o i_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v acknowledge_v for_o they_o oblige_v not_o man_n to_o adore_v their_o host_n but_o because_o of_o a_o belief_n they_o have_v that_o it_o be_v true_o jesus_n christ_n god_n bless_v for_o ever_o do_v they_o not_o believe_v it_o so_o to_o be_v they_o will_v not_o adore_v it_o they_o will_v not_o bring_v it_o to_o other_o to_o be_v adore_v so_o that_o since_o i_o have_v not_o that_o belief_n methinks_v they_o shall_v not_o judge_v it_o fit_v for_o i_o to_o adore_v it_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v adore_v it_o they_o will_v impute_v this_o action_n to_o nothing_o but_o a_o extreme_a pusillanimity_n and_o baseness_n of_o spirit_n which_o for_o fear_n of_o man_n can_v cause_v i_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n that_o i_o myself_o esteem_v unlawful_a and_o unpleasing_a to_o god_n and_o let_v they_o not_o here_o allege_v that_o i_o be_o deceive_v in_o the_o opinion_n that_o i_o have_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o eucharist_n for_o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o the_o eucharist_n be_v bread_n or_o not_o this_o shall_v be_v dispute_v apart_o but_o whether_o he_o who_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v bread_n in_o substance_n can_v adore_v it_o without_o make_v himself_o guilty_a of_o sacrilege_n and_o give_v a_o creature_n that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o creator_n for_o if_o one_o shall_v grant_v that_o he_o can_v which_o we_o now_o be_v come_v to_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o premise_n very_o evident_o i_o have_v gain_v the_o point_n that_o i_o intend_v to_o prove_v it_o be_v clear_a that_o this_o suppose_v we_o have_v have_v reason_n to_o separate_v from_o rome_n see_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v bread_n in_o substance_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o yield_v to_o that_o worship_n which_o she_o desire_v we_o shall_v give_v it_o unless_o we_o give_v to_o a_o creature_n that_o which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v only_o to_o the_o creator_n whence_o all_o the_o odious_a question_n concern_v schism_n be_v end_v for_o we_o call_v that_o schism_n which_o be_v a_o separation_n make_v without_o necessity_n so_o that_o when_o my_o conscience_n forbid_v i_o under_o pain_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o my_o own_o damnation_n to_o obey_v that_o which_o you_o command_v i_o in_o this_o particular_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v not_o fancy_n pleasure_n or_o faction_n but_o a_o pure_a necessity_n that_o constrain_v i_o to_o separate_v from_o you_o if_o you_o can_v tax_v this_o my_o opinion_n much_o less_o can_v you_o condemn_v my_o separation_n accuse_v i_o if_o you_o please_v of_o stupidity_n for_o not_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v how_o a_o body_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n can_v be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o a_o thousand_o place_n on_o earth_n how_o all_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o complete_a man_n can_v be_v bring_v within_o one_o single_a point_n how_o a_o thing_n that_o my_o sense_n and_o reason_n know_v to_o be_v bread_n and_o the_o h._n scripture_n call_v oftentimes_o bread_n can_v
of_o a_o religious_a worship_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o opinion_n that_o those_o which_o use_v it_o have_v of_o it_o you_o shall_v scarce_o find_v any_o which_o either_o can_v be_v call_v just_o a_o adoration_n of_o the_o creature_n or_o condemn_v in_o conclusion_n as_o forbid_v by_o our_o lord_n the_o pagan_n will_v by_o this_o mean_n preserve_v themselves_o from_o that_o crime_n which_o s._n paul_n charge_v they_o with_o of_o have_v adore_v the_o creature_n rom._n i._n 25._o and_o serve_v they_o which_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o god_n gal._n four_o 8._o for_o they_o will_v plead_v that_o they_o believe_v that_o jupiter_n to_o who_o they_o give_v sovereign_a adoration_n be_v the_o great_a god_n creator_n and_o preserver_n of_o the_o world_n the_o father_n of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o their_o poet_n ordinary_o term_v he_o and_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o that_o a_o person_n of_o such_o a_o quality_n deserve_v adoration_n and_o so_o according_a to_o these_o principle_n no_o man_n shall_v accuse_v they_o of_o idolatry_n for_o give_v adoration_n to_o a_o subject_n which_o they_o think_v deserve_v it_o and_o if_o the_o israelite_n believe_v that_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v real_o the_o god_n which_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n xxxii_o as_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a divine_n seem_v to_o hold_v they_o may_v with_o the_o same_o colour_n and_o shift_n excuse_v themselves_o for_o that_o worship_n which_o they_o do_v to_o it_o in_o the_o wilderness_n &_o say_v that_o they_o take_v it_o for_o their_o lord_n they_o may_v have_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v their_o ignorance_n to_o take_v their_o melt_a image_n for_o a_o god_n but_o not_o idolatry_n to_o adore_v it_o have_v once_o impose_v upon_o it_o that_o name_n the_o collyridians_n that_o adore_v the_o b._n virgin_n as_o we_o say_v even_o now_o will_v have_v be_v able_a by_o this_o mean_n to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o s._n epiphanius_n who_o tax_v they_o express_o of_o idolatry_n if_o they_o do_v but_o think_v as_o card._n baronius_n suppose_v that_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v real_o a_o deity_n and_o that_o she_o have_v nothing_o humane_a in_o she_o for_o they_o will_v have_v say_v suppose_v it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o think_v the_o bless_a virgin_n a_o goddess_n yet_o the_o service_n which_o we_o render_v she_o who_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n can_v be_v so_o ill_o interpret_v as_o to_o be_v idolatry_n see_v that_o such_o a_o service_n be_v due_a to_o that_o nature_n which_o they_o attribute_v to_o she_o s._n augustine_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o sermon_n on_o the_o xciii_o psalm_n p._n 216._o i._n tom._n 8._o speak_v of_o certain_a heretic_n that_o honour_v the_o sun_n and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v j._n christ_n such_o may_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n excuse_v the_o service_n that_o they_o render_v to_o this_o great_a luminary_n and_o say_v that_o they_o render_v it_o not_o to_o a_o creature_n but_o that_o they_o believe_v the_o subject_n to_o which_o they_o render_v it_o be_v j._n christ_n yet_o nevertheless_o we_o see_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n call_v continual_o the_o service_n render_v by_o pagan_n to_o jupiter_n and_o by_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o golden_a calf_n idolatry_n and_o those_o who_o render_v they_o adorer_n of_o creature_n and_o idolater_n and_o epiphanius_n follow_v that_o style_n call_v the_o collyridians_n as_o we_o observe_v even_o now_o a_o sect_n of_o such_o as_o make_v idol_n and_o their_o opinion_n a_o heresy_n and_o s._n augustine_n blame_v the_o honour_n that_o some_o who_o he_o speak_v of_o give_v to_o the_o sun_n he_o esteem_v it_o a_o contempt_n cast_v upon_o the_o creator_n and_o in_o truth_n who_o see_v not_o that_o this_o error_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o be_v but_o a_o vain_a pretence_n and_o such_o as_o can_v no_o way_n excuse_v they_o that_o render_v divine_a service_n to_o creature_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o there_o will_v be_v no_o sin_n no_o crime_n so_o abominable_a but_o it_o may_v be_v commit_v and_o excuse_v without_o error_n rebel_n have_v shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o their_o lawful_a king_n and_o submit_v to_o a_o tyrant_n and_o adhere_v to_o his_o conspiracy_n may_v say_v they_o think_v this_o be_v the_o true_a governor_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o consequent_o pretend_v that_o they_o who_o call_v they_o rebel_n and_o traitor_n do_v they_o a_o deal_n of_o wrong_n and_o so_o we_o may_v say_v the_o same_o i_o confess_v that_o ignorance_n excuse_v where_o it_o be_v against_o a_o man_n will_n when_o the_o subject_n which_o we_o misconceive_v be_v so_o conceal_v that_o whatsoever_o desire_n we_o have_v or_o pain_n we_o take_v to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o discover_v it_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v suppose_v a_o subject_a so_o like_o his_o prince_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o distinguish_v one_o from_o the_o other_o in_o this_o case_n such_o will_v be_v excusable_a as_o shall_v give_v he_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n due_a to_o their_o true_a sovereign_n but_o where_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o object_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o obscurity_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o from_o the_o malice_n or_o negligence_n of_o the_o man_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o excuse_v the_o fault_n that_o it_o aggravate_v it_o extreme_o such_o be_v the_o error_n of_o those_o who_o during_o the_o holy_a league_n take_v the_o cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n for_o the_o true_a king_n of_o france_n mere_o their_o passion_n and_o not_o any_o obscurity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o thing_n make_v they_o ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o be_v as_o clear_a as_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n viz._n that_o henry_n the_o great_a be_v the_o lawful_a king_n of_o the_o realm_n so_o that_o this_o error_n according_a to_o all_o law_n divine_a and_o humane_a hinder_v not_o their_o crime_n from_o be_v great_a deserve_v the_o name_n and_o punishment_n of_o a_o true_a rebellion_n such_o very_o such_o and_o indeed_o less_o tolerable_a be_v the_o error_n of_o those_o who_o take_v a_o creature_n for_o the_o creator_n and_o consequent_o adore_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v real_o he._n for_o what_o i_o beseech_v you_o do_v the_o pagan_n see_v in_o their_o jupiter_n or_o the_o israelite_n in_o their_o golden_a calf_n that_o oblige_v they_o to_o believe_v one_o or_o tother_o to_o be_v the_o sovereign_a god_n who_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o preserve_v mankind_n by_o his_o providence_n nay_o on_o the_o contrary_a what_o do_v they_o meet_v with_o in_o those_o object_n that_o do_v not_o in_o a_o high_a and_o evident_a manner_n declare_v that_o they_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o that_o great_a divinity_n whereof_o these_o mad_a man_n give_v they_o only_o the_o name_n and_o the_o service_n and_o what_o cause_n can_v the_o superstitious_a collyridians_n allege_v why_o they_o shall_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o reason_n and_o the_o h._n scripture_n witness_v so_o clear_o viz._n that_o the_o holy_a virgin_n be_v a_o woman_n and_o not_o a_o goddess_n or_o those_o that_o honour_v the_o sun_n why_o they_o esteem_v j._n christ_n to_o be_v true_o the_o sun_n take_v they_o out_o of_o their_o passion_n and_o they_o have_v nothing_o either_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o in_o h._n scripture_n that_o can_v bring_v they_o into_o so_o ridiculous_a a_o error_n the_o ignorance_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n than_o be_v visible_o affect_v and_o voluntary_a breed_v from_o their_o vice_n only_o and_o not_o from_o any_o obscurity_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o excuse_v or_o diminish_v the_o impiety_n of_o such_o service_n that_o contrariwise_o it_o be_v one_o of_o their_o crime_n for_o which_o god_n will_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o they_o and_o will_v ask_v they_o hereafter_o why_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o be_v so_o clear_o and_o gracious_o make_v manifest_v now_o to_o apply_v what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n if_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v true_o bread_n in_o substance_n as_o we_o firm_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v upon_o the_o credit_n of_o our_o sense_n of_o our_o reason_n and_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o say_v that_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n which_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n hold_v think_v it_o to_o be_v not_o bread_n but_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a that_o service_n which_o they_o render_v to_o it_o in_o the_o consequence_n of_o their_o belief_n from_o be_v true_o the_o adoration_n of_o a_o creature_n and_o deserve_v that_o name_n and_o rank_n which_o the_o h._n scripture_n give_v ordinary_o to_o such_o service_n
we_o god_n forbid_v they_o shall_v we_o believe_v and_o preach_v that_o our_o minister_n be_v man_n and_o mere_a creature_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v take_v the_o kneel_v which_o be_v before_o they_o who_o give_v imposition_n of_o hand_n for_o a_o adoration_n address_v to_o they_o all_o the_o profession_n of_o our_o church_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o direct_o contradict_v it_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o church_n of_o england_n believe_v and_o teach_v public_o that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v bread_n in_o substance_n and_o that_o to_o adore_v it_o be_v grievous_o to_o offend_v god_n so_o that_o the_o kneel_v which_o be_v in_o their_o communion_n can_v be_v take_v for_o a_o adoration_n of_o aught_o else_o but_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o not_o of_o bread_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n believe_v and_o likewise_o teach_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v bread_n in_o substance_n and_o not_o a_o subject_n fit_a to_o be_v adore_v we_o think_v that_o then_o we_o may_v bow_v the_o knee_n in_o her_o communion_n without_o wound_v our_o conscience_n but_o while_o she_o teach_v that_o which_o she_o now_o believe_v while_o she_o exact_v of_o we_o this_o kneel_v as_o a_o true_a adoration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n who_o be_v so_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o see_v that_o we_o can_v obey_v she_o without_o make_v ourselves_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n guilty_a of_o adore_v a_o mere_a creature_n since_o we_o believe_v the_o sacrament_n so_o to_o be_v chap._n xiii_o that_o he_o who_o believe_v the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v bread_n in_o substance_n can_v give_v it_o the_o reverence_n which_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n withoul_n evident_a falsehood_n hypocrisy_n and_o perfidiousness_n object_n for_o to_o say_v though_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v address_v this_o kneel_v and_o adoration_n whereof_o that_o be_v the_o mark_n to_o the_o sacrament_n there_o present_a that_o we_o may_v nevertheless_o use_v it_o otherwise_o and_o address_v it_o to_o j._n christ_n sit_v in_o heaven_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n lift_v up_o our_o heart_n raise_v our_o affection_n and_o thought_n to_o he_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n kneel_v with_o our_o adversary_n without_o adore_v as_o they_o do_v that_o which_o we_o believe_v to_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n answ_n this_o be_v a_o false_a and_o dangerous_a excuse_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o may_v it_o take_v place_n will_v open_v a_o large_a and_o dangerous_a gate_n to_o impiety_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o ruin_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o religion_n and_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o it_o i_o must_v begin_v with_o it_o a_o little_a high_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n and_o redeemer_n of_o whole_a man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v both_o of_o his_o soul_n and_o of_o his_o body_n will_v have_v he_o which_o be_v but_o reasonable_a serve_v he_o entire_o use_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o part_n to_o that_o end_n glorify_v god_n in_o your_o body_n and_o in_o your_o spirit_n both_o which_o be_v god_n say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n vi_o 20._o and_o as_o in_o office_n which_o concern_v our_o neighbour_n he_o command_v we_o sincerity_n will_v we_o to_o love_v they_o inward_o and_o to_o edify_v and_o help_v they_o outward_o so_o do_v he_o command_v that_o in_o piety_n which_o regard_v himself_o we_o shall_v joint_o make_v use_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o body_n and_o as_o he_o abominate_v that_o man_n who_o love_v his_o neighbour_n in_o his_o heart_n shall_v abuse_v he_o with_o his_o tongue_n or_o hurt_v he_o with_o his_o hand_n or_o contrariwise_o shall_v give_v he_o a_o alm_n with_o his_o hand_n and_o hate_v he_o in_o his_o heart_n so_o will_v he_o not_o approve_v of_o that_o man_n who_o pretend_v to_o reverence_v he_o in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o soul_n and_o yet_o with_o his_o tongue_n blaspheme_v his_o name_n nor_o he_o who_o blessing_n he_o with_o his_o mouth_n shall_v curse_v he_o with_o his_o heart_n it_o will_v stand_v one_o man_n in_o no_o stead_n to_o plead_v for_o himself_o that_o his_o soul_n do_v his_o duty_n but_o the_o body_n fail_v of_o he_o nor_o another_o to_o excuse_v the_o default_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o service_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o in_o effect_n these_o excuse_n will_v be_v but_o a_o mere_a mockery_n the_o union_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n be_v so_o near_o that_o when_o the_o mind_n be_v dispose_v as_o it_o shall_v the_o body_n can_v but_o perform_v its_o devoir_n and_o he_o that_o abuse_v god_n or_o his_o neighbour_n with_o his_o tongue_n will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o he_o love_v they_o sincere_o in_o his_o heart_n be_v a_o bold_a liar_n deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v not_o only_o for_o his_o blasphemy_n or_o wrong_n but_o likewise_o for_o his_o impudence_n according_a to_o these_o undoubted_a maxim_n we_o be_v bind_v not_o only_o to_o receive_v in_o our_o heart_n the_o truth_n which_o god_n have_v reveal_v in_o religion_n but_o likewise_o outward_o to_o profess_v they_o and_o we_o be_v all_o bind_v not_o only_o not_o to_o disbelieve_v with_o our_o heart_n the_o error_n and_o impiety_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n but_o likewise_o not_o to_o confess_v they_o outward_o in_o any_o kind_n for_o if_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o retain_v in_o the_o heart_n the_o knowledge_n and_o love_n of_o truth_n and_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o deny_v it_o outward_o sometime_o s._n peter_n have_v not_o fell_a in_o deny_v his_o master_n for_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v but_o that_o his_o heart_n within_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o his_o tongue_n disavow_v without_o and_o so_o to_o deny_v our_o lord_n before_o man_n will_v be_v no_o sin_n and_o confession_n with_o the_o mouth_n will_v be_v of_o no_o use_n which_o all_o be_v thing_n evident_o false_a for_o that_o action_n of_o s._n peter_n be_v grievous_o blame_v in_o the_o gospel_n and_o his_o tear_n if_o we_o have_v no_o other_o proof_n show_v we_o sufficient_o that_o he_o think_v he_o do_v extreme_o offend_v god_n and_o our_o lord_n matth._n x._o 33._o protest_v express_o that_o he_o will_v deny_v he_o before_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o at_o the_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n he_o will_v not_o own_v he_o for_o he_o nor_o put_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o bless_a child_n who_o will_v deny_v he_o before_o man_n and_o last_o s._n paul_n rom._n x._o 9_o 10._o teach_v we_o that_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o with_o the_o tongue_n they_o make_v confession_n unto_o salvation_n and_o to_o be_v save_v he_o do_v not_o only_o require_v that_o you_o shall_v believe_v the_o lord_n in_o your_o heart_n but_o likewise_o that_o you_o shall_v confess_v he_o with_o your_o mouth_n the_o same_o reason_n do_v necessary_o induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o banish_v from_o our_o heart_n the_o belief_n of_o impiety_n and_o such_o error_n as_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o foundation_n of_o true_a religion_n unless_o we_o also_o banish_v the_o confession_n of_o they_o from_o our_o mouth_n for_o to_o confess_v a_o error_n which_o overthrow_v the_o fundamental_n of_o religion_n be_v clear_o to_o deny_v our_o religion_n since_o than_o we_o be_v forbid_v under_o pain_n of_o a_o eternal_a curse_n to_o confess_v with_o our_o mouth_n the_o error_n which_o we_o detest_v with_o our_o heart_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o if_o we_o believe_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o error_n contrary_a to_o the_o foundation_n of_o piety_n as_o we_o do_v indeed_o that_o we_o can_v confess_v it_o without_o violate_v the_o commandment_n of_o j._n christ_n and_o pull_v upon_o our_o soul_n eternal_a ruin_n and_o damnation_n for_o where_o be_v the_o christian_n who_o firm_o believe_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o creature_n and_o be_v ask_v if_o he_o shall_v give_v it_o the_o adoration_n of_o latria_fw-la will_v not_o dread_a to_o answer_v yes_o and_o who_o conscience_n will_v not_o feel_v a_o thousand_o remorse_n if_o any_o passion_n cause_n his_o tongue_n to_o say_v so_o and_o how_o can_v we_o say_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v to_o be_v adore_v or_o confess_v it_o more_o clear_o then_o by_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o the_o host_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o give_v it_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o man_n the_o same_o outward_a veneration_n which_o be_v the_o mark_n and_o substance_n of_o that_o which_o we_o give_v to_o he_o object_n but_o you_o will_v perhaps_o deny_v that_o with_o
express_a leave_n what_o think_v you_o will_v he_o have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o romanist_n case_n with_o what_o horror_n will_v he_o have_v refuse_v and_o detest_v it_o since_o here_o be_v nothing_o but_o naked_a and_o plain_a demonstration_n of_o honour_n and_o service_n to_o a_o creature_n all_o that_o may_v hence_o be_v conclude_v be_v in_o appearance_n to_o favour_v those_o who_o serve_v king_n to_o assist_v they_o at_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o their_o master_n if_o so_o be_v their_o service_n oblige_v they_o to_o render_v any_o service_n to_o their_o person_n so_o that_o the_o action_n which_o they_o exercise_v be_v one_o of_o the_o function_n of_o their_o charge_n and_o that_o elsewhere_o they_o make_v a_o clear_a and_o open_a profession_n of_o fear_v the_o lord_n only_o &_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v not_o that_o for_o god_n which_o be_v adore_v in_o such_o devotion_n yet_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v between_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n will_v permit_v we_o to_o extend_v the_o consequence_n of_o this_o example_n thus_o far_o god_n have_v former_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o church_n infancy_n permit_v in_o his_o child_n divers_a thing_n which_o he_o forbid_v they_o now_o under_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n where_o our_o charity_n shall_v be_v so_o exquisite_a that_o we_o shall_v rather_o endure_v all_o sort_n of_o mischief_n than_o give_v the_o least_o cause_n of_o scandal_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v more_o safe_a to_o renounce_v those_o dignity_n which_o oblige_v we_o to_o any_o appearance_n contrary_a to_o our_o religion_n then_o to_o cause_v any_o to_o stumble_v by_o our_o enjoy_n and_o exercise_v they_o chap._n xvi_o that_o to_o think_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o exercise_v the_o ceremony_n of_o a_o religion_n which_o he_o believe_v not_o do_v by_o consequence_n diminish_v the_o glory_n of_o and_o cast_v a_o blur_v on_o the_o martyr_n but_o to_o this_o one_o example_n which_o they_o without_o any_o reason_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n we_o may_v just_o oppose_v the_o belief_n and_o perpetual_a practice_n of_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o first_o and_o second_o covenant_n who_o have_v not_o more_o abhor_v confess_v with_o the_o mouth_n error_n contrary_a to_o piety_n than_o they_o have_v detest_v practise_v among_o those_o who_o teach_v they_o any_o of_o those_o action_n that_o have_v reference_n to_o such_o error_n hold_v as_o well_o those_o to_o be_v apostate_n and_o deserter_n of_o the_o faith_n who_o defile_v themselves_o with_o some_o false_a and_o unlawful_a service_n as_o those_o who_o express_o and_o public_o profess_a error_n for_o example_n have_v not_o the_o three_o hebrew_n child_n in_o babylon_n dan._n iii._o be_v of_o this_o persuasion_n why_o shall_v they_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o have_v incur_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o king_n their_o protector_n and_o to_o have_v be_v deprive_v not_o only_o of_o all_o their_o good_n and_o honour_n but_o likewise_o cast_v into_o a_o hot_a fiery_a furnace_n there_o to_o endure_v a_o very_a grievous_a and_o horrible_a death_n rather_o then_o to_o prostrate_v themselves_o at_o his_o commandment_n before_o the_o golden_a image_n which_o he_o cause_v his_o people_n to_o adore_v have_v it_o not_o be_v easy_a for_o they_o to_o have_v keep_v themselves_o from_o all_o this_o mischief_n by_o do_v that_o which_o the_o king_n command_v but_o in_o another_o sense_n and_o with_o a_o intention_n different_a from_o that_o wherein_o he_o require_v it_o viz._n by_o refer_v and_o address_v their_o adoration_n whereof_o bow_v or_o prostration_n be_v the_o mark_n not_o to_o the_o golden_a image_n before_o they_o but_o to_o god_n the_o creator_n but_o this_o illusion_n and_o catch_n be_v so_o far_o from_o prevail_v with_o they_o that_o they_o never_o once_o think_v of_o it_o but_o with_o a_o brave_a generosity_n befit_v that_o piety_n whereof_o they_o make_v profession_n they_o answer_v bold_o at_o the_o first_o word_n that_o they_o will_v not_o prostrate_v themselves_o before_o the_o statue_n think_v which_o be_v very_o true_a that_o since_o that_o action_n which_o be_v require_v of_o they_o signify_v in_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o people_n a_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o godhead_n in_o the_o inanimate_a creature_n they_o can_v not_o practice_v it_o without_o idolatry_n or_o damnable_a hypocrisy_n and_o consequent_o without_o render_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o a_o very_a enormous_a sin_n against_o god_n and_o a_o irreparable_a scandal_n against_o their_o neighbour_n the_o same_o may_v i_o say_v of_o all_o the_o excellent_a and_o famous_a personage_n that_o have_v from_o the_o first_o dawn_n of_o christianity_n to_o this_o hour_n with_o so_o much_o courage_n and_o glory_n seal_v the_o truth_n with_o their_o blood_n for_o if_o a_o man_n may_v be_v permit_v to_o counterfeit_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o without_o deserve_a punishment_n to_o exercise_v impious_a service_n and_o superstitious_a adoration_n provide_v that_o in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o heart_n he_o refer_v and_o give_v those_o very_a service_n to_o god_n the_o creator_n which_o other_o man_n give_v to_o the_o creature_n why_o shall_v those_o holy_a and_o bless_a witness_n of_o god_n have_v expose_v themselves_o to_o such_o trouble_n and_o suffering_n why_o shall_v they_o continual_o have_v make_v such_o scruple_n of_o cast_v two_o or_o three_o grain_n of_o incense_n into_o the_o censer_n in_o presence_n of_o their_o sovereign_a prince_n who_o command_v they_o why_o may_v they_o not_o have_v do_v this_o with_o a_o intention_n of_o render_v this_o service_n either_o to_o god_n or_o to_o the_o prince_n there_o present_a that_o he_o may_v smell_v the_o sweet_a odour_n and_o not_o to_o the_o idol_n as_o other_o intend_v and_o perform_v it_o if_o this_o petty_a quirk_n of_o logic_n may_v have_v make_v the_o action_n commendable_a or_o at_o least_o tolerable_a and_o excusable_a what_o a_o incredible_a stupidity_n be_v it_o in_o those_o great_a man_n not_o to_o have_v use_v it_o who_o perceive_v not_o that_o after_o the_o rate_n of_o our_o new_a sophister_n all_o the_o christian_a courage_n of_o those_o holy_a personage_n be_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o silliness_n all_o their_o constancy_n a_o sottish_a and_o childish_a opinionativenesse_n and_o wilfulness_n for_o who_o will_v not_o judge_v they_o either_o infinite_o simple_a as_o not_o know_v or_o not_o think_v on_o so_o easy_a a_o subtlety_n or_o extreme_o imprudent_a if_o know_v it_o they_o will_v not_o have_v use_v it_o at_o such_o a_o time_n since_o for_o want_v of_o use_v it_o they_o miserable_o lose_v both_o their_o good_n and_o life_n and_o all_o that_o be_v dear_a and_o precious_a to_o they_o upon_o earth_n but_o if_o the_o romanist_n be_v in_o the_o right_n the_o martyr_n beside_o suffer_v shall_v have_v have_v a_o deal_n of_o crime_n and_o sinfulness_n in_o their_o fault_n for_o to_o lose_v a_o man_n life_n needless_o and_o to_o spill_v one_o own_o blood_n in_o a_o bravery_n be_v a_o enormous_a offence_n against_o god_n who_o forbid_v we_o to_o violate_v or_o take_v away_o our_o neighbour_n life_n much_o more_o our_o own_o and_o detest_a those_o who_o procure_v another_o man_n death_n can_v but_o extreme_o abominate_a they_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o own_o destruction_n but_o god_n forbid_v that_o in_o stead_n of_o set_v forth_o the_o praise_n and_o the_o glory_n which_o all_o christian_n have_v ever_o give_v to_o these_o holy_a martyr_n we_o shall_v be_v so_o ungrateful_a and_o malicious_a as_o to_o reproach_v their_o memory_n by_o accuse_v they_o either_o of_o imprudence_n or_o injustice_n mere_o to_o gratify_v such_o as_o have_v not_o courage_n enough_o to_o confess_v open_o what_o they_o believe_v private_o in_o their_o heart_n will_v in_o stead_n of_o condemn_v their_o own_o weakness_n tax_v all_o those_o of_o rashness_n who_o be_v not_o so_o fearful_a as_o they_o let_v we_o rather_o acknowledge_v that_o these_o saint_n who_o name_n have_v ever_o be_v precious_a and_o bless_a in_o the_o church_n have_v well_o and_o right_o judge_v think_v that_o none_o can_v with_o less_o than_o such_o a_o resolution_n perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a and_o faithful_a christian_a nor_o otherwise_o avoid_v the_o infamy_n and_o punishment_n which_o they_o deserve_v who_o desert_n so_o holy_a a_o discipline_n chap._n xvii_o that_o this_o dissemble_n be_v condemn_v by_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o scripture_n for_o in_o truth_n god_n will_v not_o be_v put_v off_o with_o such_o quaint_a device_n which_o be_v but_o mere_a pretence_n and_o colour_n wherewith_o flesh_n and_o blood_n endeavour_v to_o smooth_a over_o their_o fearfulness_n he_o deal_v with_o we_o bonâ_fw-la fide_fw-la plain_o and_o in_o earnest_n and_o will_v not_o own_v they_o who_o go_v
ask_v how_o i_o shall_v know_v which_o be_v the_o infallible_a judge_n and_o if_o m_n r._n k._n give_v we_o in_o answer_n that_o general_a rule_n which_o he_o set_v down_o p._n 369._o when_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la any_o pope_n define_v some_o truth_n to_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n we_o be_v sure_o even_o by_o his_o do_v so_o that_o he_o be_v true_a pope_n then_o i_o will_v reply_v to_o omit_v the_o circle_n he_o run_v in_o that_o there_o may_v be_v not_o only_o two_o but_o twenty_o true_a pope_n together_o for_o twenty_o man_n may_v define_v twenty_o several_a position_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o all_o true_a and_o yet_o all_o these_o man_n may_v be_v foul_o mistake_v another_o time_n and_o if_o so_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v whether_o all_o these_o will_v be_v true_a pope_n or_o by_o what_o rule_n a_o romanist_n may_v tell_v when_o a_o truth_n be_v define_v and_o when_o not_o since_o sixtus_n v._o define_v one_o bible_n to_o be_v true_a anno_fw-la 1590._o and_o clemens_n viii_o another_o two_o year_n after_o and_o each_o of_o they_o prohibit_v and_o condemn_v all_o but_o his_o own_o and_o these_o two_o bibles_n contain_v many_o contradiction_n each_o to_o other_o see_v d_o r_o james_n of_o the_o contrariety_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a bibles_n and_o certain_o contradictory_n proposition_n can_v both_o be_v gospel_n and_o if_o not_o than_o either_o one_o of_o these_o two_o be_v not_o such_o real_o whence_o inconvenience_n enough_o will_v follow_v or_o they_o be_v both_o true_a pope_n and_o so_o both_o their_o definition_n true_a and_o so_o no_o true_a papist_n have_v any_o true_a bible_n xv._n but_o suppose_v there_o be_v no_o schism_n and_o all_o agree_v on_o the_o pope_n and_o a_o general_n council_n meet_v how_o shall_v i_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o who_o be_v repute_v pope_n be_v so_o indeed_o see_v by_o their_o own_o principle_n simony_n make_v he_o none_o see_v the_o bull_n of_o p._n julius_n ii_o supper_n simoniaca_n papae_fw-la electione_n si_fw-mi contigerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o specul_n in_o tit_n de_fw-mi dispen_v §_o juxta_fw-la vers_fw-la 2._o and_o majolus_fw-la de_fw-la irregularitate_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 47._o p._n 433._o and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o simoniacal_a it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o to_o know_v the_o election_n of_o sixrus_n v._o be_v notorious_o simoniacal_a for_o cardinal_n d'_fw-fr esté_fw-fr who_o he_o bribe_v and_o promise_v to_o obey_v and_o defend_v against_o a_o opposite_a faction_n etc._n etc._n send_v all_o these_o obligation_n subscribe_v by_o sixt._n v._o his_o own_o hand_n to_o philip_n then_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o in_o the_o year_n mdlxxxix_o send_v to_o rome_n to_o bid_v the_o cardinal_n who_o have_v be_v elect_v before_o sixt._n v._o come_v to_o the_o see_v to_o come_v to_o a_o council_n at_o sevil_n in_o spain_n where_o the_o original_a writing_n be_v produce_v and_o the_o crime_n be_v evident_o prove_v and_o if_o so_o all_o the_o cardinal_n which_o be_v make_v by_o this_o sixtus_n be_v in_o reality_n no_o cardinal_n and_o then_o all_o the_o pope_n which_o have_v be_v make_v by_o those_o cardinal_n since_o as_o montaltus_n sixtus_n his_o nephew_n urban_n vii_o gregory_n fourteen_o innocent_n ix_o clement_n viii_o and_o innocent_a x._o that_o now_o be_v have_v be_v real_o no_o pope_n see_v a_o book_n entitle_v supplicatio_fw-la ad_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la reges_fw-la etc._n etc._n write_v at_o rome_n by_o one_o that_o call_v himself_o novus_n homo_fw-la and_o dedicate_v to_o k._n james_n anno_fw-la mdcxii_o but_o testimony_n enough_o of_o such_o do_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o card._n d'_fw-fr ossat_n and_o the_o transaction_n of_o card._n de_fw-fr joyeuse_fw-fr set_v down_o by_o card._n pervon_n heul_fw-fr sedes_fw-la apostolica_fw-la orbis_fw-la olim_fw-la gloria_fw-la nunc_fw-la proh_o dolour_n efficeris_fw-la officina_fw-la simonis_n damian_n epist_n ad_fw-la firminum_fw-la baronius_n t._n 11._o 1033._o xvi_o but_o admit_v the_o pope_n be_v certain_o know_v to_o be_v such_o and_o that_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n come_v in_o by_o simony_n yet_o how_o shall_v i_o know_v whether_o those_o bishop_n who_o with_o he_o make_v up_o a_o council_n be_v bishop_n indeed_o for_o if_o they_o be_v no_o bishop_n than_o it_o be_v no_o council_n and_o that_o they_o be_v true_a bishop_n it_o be_v for_o ever_o impossible_a for_o any_o papist_n certain_o to_o know_v for_o if_o he_o that_o do_v ordain_v they_o do_v not_o intend_v it_o when_o he_o give_v order_n and_o whether_o he_o do_v or_o no_o god_n only_o know_v then_o by_o their_o own_o principle_n they_o be_v no_o bishop_n and_o by_o consequence_n no_o council_n xvii_o but_o further_a how_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o bishop_n so_o meet_v at_o trent_n for_o example_n be_v christian_n for_o if_o not_o then_o sure_o they_o be_v no_o legitimate_a council_n or_o church_n representative_a and_o that_o they_o be_v christian_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o catholic_n to_o know_v with_o any_o infallible_a certainty_n for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o baptize_v than_o i_o be_o sure_a with_o they_o they_o be_v no_o christian_n and_o if_o the_o priest_n that_o baptize_v they_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o do_v it_o than_o by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o trent_n council_n they_o be_v not_o baptize_v now_o what_o the_o priest_n intend_v when_o he_o administer_v that_o sacrament_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o save_o god_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n shall_v certain_o know_v without_o immediate_a revelation_n which_o they_o pretend_v not_o to_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v certain_o know_v that_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o pope_n or_o a_o bishop_n or_o a_o priest_n since_o our_o saviour_n day_n nay_o impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v know_v whether_o there_o he_o now_o one_o christian_a in_o their_o church_n and_o therefore_o much_o less_o that_o there_o be_v or_o have_v be_v a_o lawful_a council_n xviii_o but_o admit_v all_o these_o doubt_n be_v clear_o solve_v and_o a_o council_n in_o their_o own_o sense_n lawful_a sit_v and_o determine_v matter_n in_o controversy_n yet_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v certain_o with_o that_o absolute_a certainty_n m_o r_o knot_n speak_v of_o that_o these_o be_v their_o determination_n special_o since_o the_o greek_a church_n above_o two_o hundred_o year_n since_o accuse_v the_o roman_a for_o foist_v a_o canon_n into_o the_o nicene_n counsel_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n which_o can_v never_o be_v find_v in_o the_o authentic_a copy_n though_o the_o african_a bishop_n send_v to_o constantinople_n alexandria_n &_o antioch_n to_o search_v for_o they_o codex_fw-la can._n eccles_n afr._n justel_n p._n 39_o 40._o we_o be_v not_o in_o the_o council_n nor_o ever_o see_v any_o of_o the_o man_n that_o make_v the_o canon_n we_o must_v rely_v on_o the_o honesty_n of_o the_o amanuensis_fw-la or_o of_o those_o other_o person_n that_o convey_v they_o to_o we_o and_o those_o be_v certain_o not_o infallible_a and_o we_o know_v there_o be_v such_o thing_n as_o indices_fw-la expurgatorii_fw-la foist_v in_o and_o blot_v out_o of_o manuscript_n xix_o but_o admit_v all_o this_o clear_v yet_o when_o i_o have_v indeed_o the_o genuine_a canon_n and_o be_o sure_a of_o it_o how_o shall_v i_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o they_o for_o m_o r_o k._n tell_v we_o that_o we_o can_v without_o his_o church_n determination_n know_v what_o faith_n or_o repentance_n or_o any_o word_n else_o in_o the_o scripture_n mean_v though_o i_o suppose_v the_o apostle_n intend_v as_o well_o as_o he_o or_o i_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o though_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v as_o perfect_v a_o rule_n as_o a_o writing_n can_v be_v i_o be_o fallible_a and_o may_v mistake_v and_o in_o his_o opinion_n so_o may_v any_o man_n but_o the_o pope_n or_o a_o council_n this_o be_v no_o vain_a supposition_n for_o we_o know_v that_o vega_n and_o soto_n two_o famous_a and_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n write_v and_o defend_v contradictory_n opinion_n yet_o each_o think_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n to_o determine_v on_o his_o side_n now_o of_o necessity_n one_o of_o they_o must_v mistake_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o council_n unless_o you_o will_v say_v the_o council_n determine_v contradiction_n and_o then_o the_o council_n be_v not_o infallible_a itself_o and_o if_o either_o of_o they_o mistake_v the_o council_n than_o it_o be_v not_o a_o infallible_a guide_n to_o he_o now_o if_o learned_a man_n who_o be_v member_n of_o the_o council_n such_o as_o dispute_v much_o in_o it_o can_v not_o infallible_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o how_o can_v i_o who_o be_o neither_o xx._n last_o not_o to_o trouble_v m._n knot_n with_o