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itself_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o time_n with_o a_o current_n &_o not_o interrupt_v succession_n but_o continue_v even_o from_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o up_o to_o the_o first_o time_n of_o our_o say_a conversion_n demonstrate_v itself_o most_o plain_o thereby_o to_o be_v the_o same_o undoubted_a cath._n religion_n whereto_o we_o englishmen_n be_v first_o convert_v by_o s._n austin_n second_o this_o point_n be_v make_v as_o yet_o much_o more_o certain_a &_o evident_a in_o that_o sundry_a of_o our_o adversary_n yea_o the_o most_o learned_a among_o they_o as_o d._n humphrey_n 5_o humf._n in_o jesuit_n part_n 2._o raâ_n 5._o p._n 5_o carion_n l._n 4._o in_o cron._n p._n 567._o luke_n osiander_n in_o his_o epit._n hist_o eccl._n cent_n 6._o pag._n 289._o &_o 290._o the_o century-writer_n of_o magdeburch_n cent._n 6._o cap._n 10._o col_fw-fr 148_o &_o other_o do_v describe_v the_o particular_n of_o religion_n so_o then_o teach_v &_o profess_v by_o s._n gregory_n &_o s._n augustine_n write_v and_o affirm_v the_o say_a particular_n to_o be_v altar_n vestment_n image_n chalice_n cross_n candlestick_n censar_n holy_a vessel_n holy_a water_n the_o sprinkle_n thereof_o relic_n translation_n of_o relic_n dedicate_a of_o church_n to_o the_o bone_n &_o ash_n of_o saint_n consecrate_v of_o altar_n chalice_n &_o corporal_n consecration_n of_o the_o font_n of_o baptism_n chrism_n &_o oil_n consecration_n of_o church_n with_o sprinkle_v of_o holy_a water_n celebration_n of_o mass_n the_o archbishop_n pallatt_n solemn_a masse-time_n roman_a mass_n book_n a_o burden_n as_o they_o term_v it_o of_o ceremony_n free_a will_n merit_n and_o justification_n by_o work_n penance_n satisfaction_n purgatory_n the_o unmarried_a life_n of_o priest_n public_a invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o their_o worship_n the_o worship_v of_o image_n exorcism_n pardon_n vow_n monachisme_n transubstantation_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a the_o roman_a bishop_n claim_v &_o exercise_v of_o jurisdiction_n and_o primacy_n over_o all_o church_n and_o last_o even_o the_o whole_a chaos_n of_o popish_a superstition_n as_o these_o protestant_a writer_n blasphemous_o term_v it_o so_o far_o the_o foresay_a writer_n affirm_v these_o particular_n to_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o the_o which_o the_o english_a man_n be_v first_o instruct_v by_o s._n augustine_n send_v by_o s._n gregory_n 1558._o print_a at_o basil_n 1558._o as_o io._n bale_n in_o act._n rom_n pont._n pag._n 44._o 45._o 46._o say_v that_o augustine_n be_v send_v from_o gregory_n to_o season_v the_o english_a saxon_n with_o popish_a faith_n even_o here_o right_o honourable_a &_o wise_a may_v we_o make_v our_o stand_n and_o so_o presume_v without_o all_o further_o proceed_v humble_o to_o offer_v up_o to_o your_o grave_a consideration_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o point_n of_o high_a judgement_n &_o altogether_o unworthy_a your_o mature_a &_o learned_a judgement_n to_o
in_o respect_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n which_o be_v by_o they_o offer_v to_o god_n under_o christ_n the_o high_a preeist_n and_o in_o his_o steed_n &_o place_n as_o s._n ambrose_n &_o s._n cypr._n do_v affirm_v as_o the_o church_n external_a and_o acceptable_a oblation_n 3_o ambr._n in_o 1._o tim._n ca._n 4.14_o s._n cypr._n li._n 2_o ep._n 3_o &_o acknowledge_v by_o learned_a protestant_n to_o have_v be_v for_o such_o according_o offer_v not_o only_o for_o these_o thousand_o year_n last_o pass_v but_o also_o for_o so_o many_o other_o praecedent_a age_n for_o these_o last_o thousand_o year_n it_o be_v a_o general_a opinion_n among_o protestant_n 344._o fol._n 344._o mr._n beacon_n in_o his_o treatise_n entitle_v the_o relic_n of_o rome_n affirm_v say_v the_o mass_n be_v full_o finish_v by_o gregory_n the_o first_o about_o anno_fw-la 600_o etc._n etc._n and_o from_o charles_n the_o great_a unto_o charles_n the_o 5._o the_o mass_n reign_v as_o a_o most_o mighty_a queen_n in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n melancth_v lib._n 4._o 186._o fol._n 186._o chronic._n in_o henr._n 4_o say_v of_o s._n greg._n that_o he_o allow_v by_o public_a authority_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n body_n &_o blood_n not_o only_o for_o the_o live_n but_o also_o for_o the_o dead_a thesame_n be_v affirm_v by_o many_o other_o protestante_n writer_n before_o gregory_n be_v pelagius_n who_o masculus_fw-la loc_fw-la come_v de_fw-fr caena_n domini_fw-la pag._n 336._o and_o mr._n simonds_n upon_o the_o revel_v pag._n 81._o both_o of_o they_o be_v protestante_n writer_n do_v direct_o charge_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o mass_n help_v the_o dead_a symachus_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 501._o of_o who_o the_o century-writer_n say_v 27._o cent._n 6._o ca._n 10._o col_fw-fr 664._o fol._n 27._o notas_fw-la antichristi_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la habuit_fw-la missam_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o formam_fw-la redigit_fw-la before_o he_o be_v s._n leo_n anno_fw-la 440._o of_o who_o mr._n bale_n in_o his_o pageant_n of_o pope_n say_v leo_n the_o first_o allow_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n etc._n etc._n before_o leo_n be_v the_o four_o and_o five_o council_n of_o carthage_n at_o which_o be_v present_v s._n augustine_n the_o one_o reprove_v by_o pelargus_n in_o his_o schola_fw-la fidei_fw-la for_o allow_a prayer_n 13._o pag._n 13._o &_o mass_n for_o the_o dead_a the_o other_o by_o luke_n osiander_n cent_n 4_o pag._n 16._o for_o that_o in_o the_o 27._o canon_n of_o this_o four_o council_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o prayer_n &_o oblation_n for_o the_o dead_a before_o these_o counsel_n be_v s._n ambrose_n anno_fw-la 370._o who_o the_o cent._n writer_n cent_n 4._o ca._n 4._o col_fw-fr 295._o do_v charge_n with_o not_o write_v well_o the_o transubstantiatione_n &_o applicatione_n pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la before_o he_o be_v gregory_n nissen_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n anno_fw-la 340_o who_o andraeas_n crastonius_n in_o his_o book_n against_o bellarmine_n charge_v for_o allow_v the_o euchariste_n to_o be_v likewise_o a_o sacrifice_n 146._o crasto_n de_fw-fr opificio_fw-la missae_fw-la lib._n 1._o sect_n 146._o also_o s._n cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n another_o father_n of_o the_o greek_n flourish_v anno_fw-la 320._o holpinianus_n charge_v he_o for_o his_o acknowledgement_n of_o mass_n 167._o hosp_n in_o hist_n sacram_fw-la pag._n 167._o &_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a before_o these_o time_n live_v s._n cyprian_n anno_fw-la 240._o of_o who_o the_o cent._n writer_n do_v say_v cent_n 3._o cap._n 4._o col_fw-fr 89._o sacerdotem_fw-la vice_fw-la christi_fw-la fungi_fw-la in_o coena_fw-la domini_fw-la superstitiose_fw-la asserit_fw-la cyprianus_n the_o same_o affirm_v mr._n fulk_n against_o sanders_n pag_n 100_o before_o he_o live_v tertullian_n anno_fw-la 220._o who_o osiander_n cent_n 3._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o and_o mr._n fulk_n in_o his_o conf._n of_o purg._n pa_n 265._o do_v charge_n for_o allow_v of_o mass_n for_o the_o dead_a before_o he_o be_v irenaeus_n anno_fw-la 170._o who_o caluine_n charge_v for_o affirm_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o melchisedech_n to_o have_v be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n 63._o cal_n lib._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la eccl._n refor_o cent_z 2._o cap._n 4._o col_fw-fr 63._o before_o he_o live_v ignatius_n the_o apostle_n undoubted_a scholar_n anno_fw-la 90_o who_o the_o cent._n writer_n do_v charge_n for_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o offer_v or_o to_o sacrifice_v without_o a_o bishop_n last_o mr._n beacon_n in_o his_o relic_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o great_a divine_a among_o our_o adversary_n affirm_v serious_o say_v 344._o fol._n 344._o the_o mass_n be_v beget_v conceive_v &_o bear_v anon_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n if_o all_o be_v true_a that_o historiographer_n do_v write_v this_o same_o say_v sebastianus_n francus_n eccl._n heb_fw-mi ep._n the_o abrog_n stat_fw-la eccl._n and_o hospinianus_n in_o hist_n sacram._n li._n 1._o ca._n 6._o pag._n 20._o affirm_v that_o in_o the_o very_a apostle_n time_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o man_n now_o therefore_o may_v it_o vouch_v safe_a your_o wisdom_n to_o consider_v due_o this_o priority_n of_o our_o possession_n and_o successive_a continuance_n of_o this_o our_o cath._n doctrine_n deduce_v from_o the_o apostle_n time_n even_o our_o enemy_n be_v judge_n and_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o say_n of_o s._n aug._n in_o no_o &_o vet_z test_n quaest_a no._n heretic_n say_v he_o do_v trouble_n &_o break_v the_o order_n of_o succeed_a bishop_n begin_v by_o s._n petr._n and_o bring_v down_o by_o offspring_n one_o bishop_n succeed_v another_o and_o so_o challenge_v unto_o themselves_o a_o certain_a order_n with_o out_o beginning_n section_n vi_o of_o praescription_n if_o praescription_n itself_o whereof_o no_o memory_n occur_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v a_o matter_n of_o any_o importance_n with_o your_o honour_n right_a grave_n &_o learned_a judge_n you_o shall_v then_o here_o find_v our_o now_o profess_a catholic_a religion_n deduce_v from_o the_o apostle_n time_n &_o by_o your_o learned_a writer_n confess_v sure_o i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o if_o any_o one_o baron_n earl_n or_o duke_n in_o england_n can_v show_v but_o half_o of_o these_o year_n we_o can_v show_v for_o the_o continuance_n and_o possession_n of_o any_o temporal_a state_n lordship_n or_o land_n in_o england_n he_o will_v high_o esteem_v thereof_o and_o thereby_o make_v a_o glorious_a defence_n against_o any_o wrangle_a companion_n that_o shall_v pretend_v thesame_a and_o deprive_v he_o thereof_o if_o he_o shall_v true_o say_v &_o prove_v as_o we_o do_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o church_n neither_o be_v it_o credible_a that_o the_o judge_n of_o his_o cause_n shall_v give_v the_o definitive_a against_o he_o but_o no_o man_n can_v prescribe_v any_o such_o time_n in_o temporal_a matter_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o well_o call_v temporal_a for_o that_o they_o change_v in_o a_o little_a time_n no_o dukedom_n or_o earldom_n continue_v light_o 3._o or_o 4._o generation_n together_o in_o any_o one_o name_n or_o family_n as_o may_v be_v easy_o see_v in_o camden_n story_n where_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o recount_v the_o earl_n &_o duke_n that_o have_v their_o state_n &_o title_n over_o such_o a_o shire_n but_o as_o for_o matter_n of_o religion_n almighty_a god_n have_v give_v another_o manner_n of_o force_n unto_o succession_n both_o of_o man_n &_o faith_n as_o for_o example_n in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n he_o make_v thesame_a to_o endure_v by_o only_a tradition_n without_o writing_n for_o more_o than_o 2500._o year_n under_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n before_o &_o after_o the_o flood_n of_o noe._n and_o afterward_o again_o in_o the_o write_a law_n the_o jew_n continue_v the_o possession_n of_o their_o religion_n by_o succession_n of_o bishop_n and_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n from_o moses_n unto_o christ_n above_o 1500._o year_n not_o withstand_v of_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o time_n &_o calamity_n and_o no_o less_o from_o christ_n to_o our_o age_n have_v he_o continue_v the_o same_o in_o a_o much_o more_o gracious_a sort_n &_o manner_n notwithstanding_o so_o many_o mutation_n both_o in_o the_o roman_a empire_n &_o all_o other_o realm_n &_o kingdom_n &_o yet_o ever_o have_v succession_n of_o pastor_n &_o union_n of_o faith_n remain_v first_o therefore_o our_o adversary_n will_v not_o stick_v upon_o the_o first_o 100_o year_n which_o reach_v to_o s._n gregory_n time_n but_o will_v grant_v unto_o we_o that_o the_o mass_n &_o catholic_a priesthood_n be_v a_o general_a doctrine_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n 105._o pow._n pag_n 105._o so_o mr._n powell_n in_o his_o consideration_n of_o the_o papish_a reason_n i_o grant_v say_v he_o that_o from_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 605._o the_o professant_a company_n of_o popery_n have_v be_v very_o visible_a &_o perspicuous_a 307._o perk._n pa._n 307._o mr._n perkins_n in_o his_o
exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n affirm_v that_o from_o gregory_n day_n to_o luther_n which_o be_v 900._o year_n the_o popish_a heresy_n have_v spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a earth_n the_o like_a acknowledgement_n do_v make_v simon_n de_fw-fr voyon_n mr._n fulk_n &_o other_o heretofore_o cite_v 68_o nap._n pag._n 68_o mr._n napper_n that_o so_o great_o commend_v adversary_n in_o his_o treatise_n upon_o the_o revel_v dedicate_v to_o the_o k._n majesty_n grant_v we_o 1260._o year_n of_o prescription_n say_v that_o betwixt_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 300._o &_o 316._o anti-christian_n reign_n begin_v reign_v universal_o &_o without_o any_o debatable_a contradiction_n 1260._o year_n &_o thesame_n affirm_v mr._n brocard_n upon_o the_o revelation_n mr._n gifford_n against_o the_o brownist_n pag._n 38._o grant_v we_o 1300_o 110._o fo._n 110._o &_o odder_n year_n say_v to_o offer_v oblation_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v general_a in_o the_o church_n long_o before_o the_o day_n of_o s._n austin_n as_o appear_v in_o s._n cyprian_n &_o tertull_n who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 240._o hamelmannus_fw-la de_fw-la traditionibus_fw-la 741._o folly_n 741._o reach_v up_o to_o s._n denis_n of_o areopag_n who_o live_v in_o the_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n say_v that_o denis_n do_v write_v much_o of_o church_n of_o altar_n of_o place_n sanctify_v of_o consecration_n monk_n and_o sundry_a ceremony_n sebastianus_n francus_n epist_n de_fw-fr abrogandis_fw-la statut_fw-la eccles_n say_v that_o immediate_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o mass_n begin_v hospinianus_n in_o hist_o sacram._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 6._o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n they_o be_v yet_o alive_a mr._n ascham_n a_o prime_a protestant_n in_o his_o apol._n pro_fw-la caena_fw-la dom._n pag._n 31._o acknowledge_v that_o no_o beginning_n thereof_o can_v be_v show_v mr._n gab._n powell_n pag._n 43._o in_o his_o consideration_n of_o the_o papist_n supplication_n be_v provoke_v that_o 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convert_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o namely_o of_o graecia_n as_o appear_v by_o s._n paul_n epistle_n to_o sundry_a of_o that_o nation_n as_o to_o the_o corinthian_n ephesian_n thessalonian_o of_o armenia_n by_o s._n bartholomew_n of_o india_n by_o saint_n thomas_n which_o although_o they_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n depart_v from_o the_o faith_n whereunto_o they_o be_v first_o convert_v yet_o by_o their_o remnant_n of_o religion_n to_o this_o day_n preserve_v sufficient_o appear_v which_o faith_n it_o be_v whether_o catholic_a or_o protestante_n whereto_o they_o be_v at_o first_o convert_v witness_n hereof_o be_v the_o several_a public_a liturgy_n of_o the_o grecian_n armenian_n etc._n etc._n the_o which_o traveller_n affirm_v &_o make_v so_o know_v &_o certain_a as_o impudency_n itself_o may_v not_o deny_v it_o andrew_n thevet_n a_o author_n of_o great_a credit_n in_o his_o cosmographie_n universal_a print_v in_o french_a at_o paris_n anno_fw-la 1575._o 137._o tom._n 1._o fol._n 137._o affirm_v upon_o the_o experience_n of_o his_o travail_n that_o he_o find_v at_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o holy_a passion_n week_n more_o than_o 4000_o christian_n of_o several_a nation_n as_o abyssine_n armenian_n monovite_n georgian_n of_o persia_n nestorian_n jacobit_n syrian_n javians_n butirians_n darians_n man_n of_o quinsay_v most_o remote_a of_o all_o the_o oriental_a india_n etc._n etc._n himself_o be_v sole_a among_o they_o with_o a_o almain_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n the_o which_o nation_n say_v he_o chantent_fw-la la_fw-fr mess_n avec_fw-fr pareille_fw-fr opinion_n sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr real_a praesence_n du_fw-fr corpse_n &_o sang_fw-fr de_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr seigneur_fw-fr comme_fw-fr nous_fw-fr la_fw-fr tenon_n that_o be_v do_v celebrate_v mass_n hold_v the_o like_a opinion_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n as_o we_o of_o the_o latin_a church_n hold_v notwithstanding_o say_v he_o that_o they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v either_o pope_n or_o cardinal_n king_n or_o emperor_n of_o we_o but_o profess_v themselves_o to_o have_v receive_v their_o sacred_a mystery_n from_o the_o apostle_n the_o like_a testimony_n give_v the_o protestante_n writer_n 22_o pag._n 22_o d._n philippus_n nicholai_n in_o his_o comment_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la christi_fw-la of_o these_o remote_a nation_n by_o which_o foresay_a example_n of_o so_o many_o remote_a nation_n so_o far_o distante_n each_o from_o other_o convert_v undoubted_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o agree_v so_o far_o with_o we_o and_o against_o our_o adversary_n in_o so_o many_o principal_a point_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o obscure_o signify_v that_o our_o now_o catholic_a religion_n be_v that_o primitive_a faith_n which_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o first_o plant_v in_o all_o nation_n the_o antiquity_n and_o priority_n of_o this_o our_o possession_n of_o our_o profess_a catholic_a doctrine_n thus_o show_v and_o handle_v but_o in_o general_a be_v also_o make_v as_o yet_o much_o more_o probable_a or_o rather_o evident_a throughout_o each_o particular_a by_o that_o which_o our_o learned_a adversary_n themselves_o do_v acknowledge_v charge_v the_o most_o ancient_a father_n their_o opinion_n in_o these_o point_n as_o error_n to_o go_v through_o every_o particular_a will_v be_v over_o tedious_a but_o the_o reader_n for_o better_a satisfaction_n may_v read_v the_o protestant_n apology_n 1_o tract_n 1_o sect._n 3_o subdi_fw-la 1_o where_o he_o shall_v find_v all_o thing_n at_o large_a set_v down_o &_o most_o clear_o and_o evident_o handle_v forbear_v therefore_o all_o other_o point_n we_o will_v give_v instance_n only_o in_o that_o point_n undertake_v chief_o in_o this_o our_o application_n viz_o of_o cath._n priesthood_n the_o priesthood_n of_o our_o spiritual_a pastor_n in_o this_o out_o cath._n church_n who_o as_o s._n aug._n say_v be_v now_o not_o improper_o but_o proper_o call_v priest_n in_o the_o church_n 10._o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la li._n 20_o cap_n 10._o &_o to_o who_o therefore_o the_o word_n presbyter_n and_o sacerdos_n be_v indifferent_o refer_v as_o likewise_o s._n august_n there_o affirm_v