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revive_v the_o old_a condemn_a heresy_n of_o whickleff_n huss_n and_o of_o the_o bohemian_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o remain_v of_o the_o waldenses_n in_o france_n be_v incorporate_v to_o the_o protestant_n church_n but_o why_o shall_v i_o resume_v what_o the_o forcited_a author_n have_v so_o large_o demonstrate_v viz._n that_o lutheran_n derive_v their_o doctrine_n from_o hussit_n and_o hussit_n from_o wicklevist_n and_o wicklevist_n from_o waldenses_n mr._n perrin_n and_o morland_n make_v mention_n of_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a writing_n of_o the_o waldenses_n which_o hold_v forth_o the_o conformity_n of_o their_o doctrine_n with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o protestant_n particular_o one_o write_v anno_o 1120._o entitle_v what_o thing_n be_v antichrist_n another_o about_o the_o same_o time_n entitle_v the_o dream_n of_o purgatory_n and_o a_o three_o as_o ancient_a as_o the_o other_o two_o entitle_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n i_o shall_v only_o desire_v thou_o reader_n to_o ponder_v the_o article_n of_o doctrine_n which_o be_v charge_v on_o the_o waldenses_n either_o as_o relate_v by_o the_o magdeburgian_o cent_n 12._o cap._n 8._o col._n 1206._o 1207._o or_o by_o reginaldus_n in_o calvino_n turcismo_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o so_o virulent_a a_o adversary_n that_o modest_a usher_n call_v he_o turco-papista_a or_o as_o they_o be_v rehearse_v out_o of_o aeneas_n sylvins_n afterward_o pope_n pius_n 2._o by_o bishop_n vsser_n and_o voetius_fw-la and_o than_o judge_v whether_o in_o substantial_o they_o agree_v with_o protestant_n i_o exhibit_v only_o a_o few_o of_o they_o 1._o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o complete_a rule_n of_o faith_n 2._o that_o the_o read_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n ought_v to_o be_v grant_v to_o all_o rank_n of_o person_n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n but_o that_o depart_a soul_n go_v immediate_o either_o to_o eternal_a torment_n or_o eternal_a joy_n 4._o that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v but_o one_o artifice_n to_o satisfy_v the_o avarice_n of_o priest_n 5._o that_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o supremacy_n over_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 6._o that_o mass_n be_v impious_a yea_o that_o its_o a_o fury_n to_o celebrate_v they_o for_o the_o dead_a 7._o that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v in_o both_o kind_n 8._o that_o its_o idolatry_n to_o invocate_v and_o religious_o adore_v depart_v saint_n 9_o that_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o saint_n ought_v to_o be_v destroy_v 10._o that_o confirmation_n and_o extreme_a unction_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hold_v among_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o church_n 11._o that_o auricular_a confession_n be_v not_o necessary_a 12._o that_o oil_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v mingle_v with_o water_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n 13._o that_o the_o consecration_n of_o holy_a water_n and_o palm_n cross_n be_v ludibrous_a 14._o that_o its_o improfitable_a to_o implore_v the_o necessity_n and_o suffrage_n of_o depart_a saint_n 15._o that_o say_v of_o canonic_a hour_n be_v but_o a_o trifle_n of_o time_n 16._o that_o the_o order_n of_o beg_a friar_n be_v invent_v by_o the_o devil_n 17._o that_o the_o romish_a synagogue_n be_v the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n these_o and_o diverse_a other_o article_n of_o their_o doctrine_n be_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o forcited_a author_n by_o vsser_n cap._n 6._o sect._n 17._o 18._o now_o whether_o they_o who_o believe_v the_o ancient_a creed_n and_o assent_v to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o first_o 4._o general_a council_n and_o maintain_v these_o particular_n do_v not_o agree_v with_o protestant_n in_o the_o substantial_o of_o faith_n let_v those_o judge_n who_o know_v the_o doctrine_n of_o protestant_n but_o say_v the_o pamphlete_a pag._n 94._o if_o i_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o religion_n as_o to_o substantial_o with_o we_o than_o i_o shall_v justify_v the_o erroneous_a and_o unchristian_a opinion_n which_o the_o authentic_a record_n of_o those_o time_n testify_v they_o do_v maintain_v answer_v the_o contradiction_n of_o those_o record_n to_o one_o another_o in_o the_o particular_n charge_v on_o the_o waldenses_n have_v give_v just_a occasion_n to_o learned_a protestant_n to_o convict_v those_o record_n of_o falsehood_n and_o to_o vindicate_v the_o innocency_n of_o the_o waldenses_n see_v this_o prolix_o do_v by_o usher_n lib._n cit_fw-la cap._n 6._o from_o §_o 19_o to_o the_o end_n voet._n disp_n causa_fw-la papâ—ius_fw-la lib._n 3._o sect._n 2._o cap._n 9_o as_o also_o hottinger_n and_o birbeck_n in_o the_o place_n forcit_v do_v i_o not_o in_o my_o ten_o paper_n against_o mr._n dempster_n pag._n 130._o bring_v in_o paradius_fw-la in_o his_o annal_n of_o burgundy_n and_o gerrard_n in_o his_o french_a history_n testify_v that_o impious_a opinion_n be_v malicious_o impose_v on_o they_o quod_fw-la vitia_fw-la &_o corruptelas_fw-la principum_fw-la liberius_fw-la repraehenderent_fw-la shall_v i_o then_o justify_v what_o themselves_o do_v not_o
it_o be_v true_a the_o magdeburgian_o cent._n 3._o cap._n 4._o tit_n de_fw-fr inclinatione_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la seem_v to_o say_v something_o of_o cyprian_n and_o tertull_n as_o favour_v primacy_n yet_o cap._n 7._o tit_n de_fw-fr primatu_fw-la they_o not_o only_o affirm_v but_o positive_o undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o head-ship_n and_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o none_o in_o that_o age_n and_o particular_o they_o say_v that_o origen_n never_o assert_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o bring_v in_o cyprian_a give_v luculent_a testimony_n against_o it_o in_o his_o debate_n with_o cornelius_n and_o stephanus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n yea_o and_o they_o explain_v those_o other_o expression_n of_o cyprian_a which_o seem_v to_o favour_v primacy_n as_o make_v nothing_o for_o that_o supremacy_n which_o romanist_n now_o plead_v for_o so_o likewise_o cent._n 4._o cap._n 7._o tit_n de_fw-fr primatu_fw-la pag._n 314._o edit_n basil_n 1624._o they_o deny_v that_o nazianzen_n ever_o assert_v any_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o primatum_fw-la ordinis_fw-la concern_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o magdeburgian_o cent._n 3._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 42._o express_o affirm_v that_o no_o sacrifice_n be_v acknowledge_v either_o in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o century_n but_o of_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n except_o eucharistike_a sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n etc._n etc._n and_o confirm_v their_o assertion_n not_o only_o from_o other_o father_n but_o also_o from_o cyprian_a it_o be_v true_a cyprian_a and_o other_o father_n call_v the_o eucharist_n a_o sacrifice_n but_o they_o mean_v only_o a_o commemorative_n sacrifice_n as_o be_v large_o demonstrate_v by_o dr._n morton_n lib._n 6._o of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n concern_v invocation_n the_o centurist_n do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o three_o age_n do_v witness_v invocation_n of_o saint_n but_o only_o that_o vestige_v of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o their_o write_n and_o herein_o perhaps_o they_o have_v discover_v a_o little_a of_o their_o unadvisedness_n for_o the_o chief_a ground_n of_o this_o their_o assertion_n they_o take_v from_o some_o supposititious_a writing_n of_o origen_n particular_o his_o commentary_n on_o job_n which_o not_o only_o our_o critik_n cocus_n pag._n 68_o rivet_n crit._n sac_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o scultet_fw-la medul_a pat_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o pag._n 124._o but_o also_o erasmus_n genebrard_n sixtus_n senensis_n lib._n 4._o bibl_n and_o possevin_n the_o jesuit_n appar_fw-la verbo_fw-la origenes_n have_v declare_v to_o be_v spurious_a but_o yet_o the_o pamphlete_a object_n that_o the_o centurist_n affirm_v that_o irenaeus_n clement_n and_o all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o second_o age_n do_v admit_v free_a will_n even_o in_o spiritual_a action_n to_o who_o both_o they_o and_o abraham_n scultet_n say_v he_o add_v cyprian_a theophilus_n tertul_n origen_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n justin_n athenagoras_n tatianus_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o pamphleter_n discover_v that_o either_o he_o have_v never_o read_v the_o centurist_n and_o scultet_fw-la or_o that_o he_o be_v most_o perfidious_a in_o his_o citation_n for_o the_o centurist_n cent._n 2._o cap._n 46._o col_fw-fr 46._o after_o that_o they_o have_v say_v something_o to_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o second_o century_n present_o subjoin_v videmus_fw-la interdum_fw-la hos_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la assertores_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsis_fw-la contracia_fw-la dicere_fw-la ac_fw-la paulo_fw-la alicubi_fw-la commodius_fw-la sentire_fw-la so_o that_o when_o all_o be_v put_v together_o the_o centurist_n say_v these_o doctor_n be_v inconstant_a to_o themselves_o in_o that_o matter_n and_o scultet_fw-la in_o his_o medul_n pat_o edit_fw-la francofurt_a 1634._o charge_n with_o inconstancy_n in_o this_o thing_n pag._n 83._o irenaeus_n pag._n 38._o justin_n martyr_n pag._n 119._o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n pag._n 245._o cyprian_n pag._n 52._o he_o pronounce_v tatianus_n a_o heretic_n and_o in_o particular_a that_o he_o mantain_v that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n pag._n 135._o he_o charge_v theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la with_o arrianism_n and_o origen_n with_o contradiction_n in_o many_o chief_a point_n of_o religion_n of_o tertullian_n pag._n 243._o he_o say_v that_o he_o write_v more_o gross_o of_o freewill_n than_o pelagius_n himself_o if_o jesuit_n will_v take_v he_o for_o their_o patron_n in_o this_o matter_n they_o may_v but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o point_n do_v protestant_n deny_v freewill_n in_o regenerate_a person_n about_o supernatural_a action_n no_o very_o we_o abominat_fw-la manicheism_n and_o stoicism_n that_o which_o we_o deny_v be_v freewill_n in_o unregenerat_a person_n about_o action_n spiritual_a and_o acceptable_a before_o god_n do_v not_o austin_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n affirm_v as_o much_o hence_o enchirid_a cap._n 30._o man_n abuse_v his_o freewill_n lose_v both_o himself_o and_o it_o and_o again_o cum_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la peccaret_fw-la homo_fw-la victore_fw-la peccato_fw-la amissum_fw-la est_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la and_o lib._n de_fw-fr corrupt_a &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 11._o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la nihil_fw-la sufficit_fw-la nisi_fw-la adjuvetur_fw-la ab_fw-la omn_fw-la potente_fw-la deo_fw-la more_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n may_v be_v see_v de_fw-la spir._n &_o light_v cap._n 3._o and_o lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag_n cap._n 6._o etc._n etc._n we_o also_o deny_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n in_o conversion_n depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o man_n freewill_n and_o so_o do_v austin_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n before_o we_o lib._n the_o corrupt_a &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 12._o subventum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la infirmitati_fw-la volunt_fw-la at_o be_v humanae_fw-la ut_fw-la divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la indeclinabiliter_fw-la &_o insuper_fw-la abiliter_fw-la ageretur_fw-la and_o cap._n 14._o volenti_fw-la salvum_fw-la facere_fw-la nullum_fw-la hominum_fw-la resistit_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la so_o likewise_o lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplic_fw-la quest_n 2_o lib._n cont_n dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag._n cap._n 19_o i_o know_v bellarmin_n have_v make_v a_o far_o great_a muster_n of_o father_n for_o the_o jesuit_n pelagian_a doctrine_n of_o freewill_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-mi gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n cap._n 25._o 26._o but_o the_o father_n be_v judicious_o vindicate_v in_o that_o point_n by_o the_o learned_a david_n paraeus_n in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o these_o cap_n in_o a_o word_n what_o ever_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o these_o father_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o they_o or_o all_o the_o father_n in_o these_o century_n do_v embrace_v the_o whole_a system_n of_o the_o present_a tridentin_n faith_n do_v not_o both_o the_o centurist_n and_o scultet_n make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o demonstrat_fw-la that_o the_o father_n in_o these_o century_n have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n not_o to_o waste_v time_n and_o paper_n upon_o all_o the_o impertinent_a allegation_n of_o the_o pamphleter_n on_o little_a touch_n i_o must_v give_v concern_v mr._n luther_n i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o justify_v all_o his_o harsh_a expression_n of_o the_o father_n do_v not_o moses_n himself_o speak_v sometime_o unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n yet_o this_o i_o must_v advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o the_o colloquia_fw-la mensalia_fw-la out_o of_o which_o most_o of_o these_o expression_n be_v take_v which_o romanist_n usual_o object_v in_o their_o rant_v be_v call_v by_o dr._n francis_n whyte_n in_o his_o orthodox_n faith_n against_o t._n w._n a_o counterfeit_n treatise_n only_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o luther_n though_o i_o be_o not_o 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of_o the_o father_n i_o can_v express_v it_o better_o than_o in_o the_o word_n of_o dr._n francis_n whyte_n canvas_v the_o same_o objection_n pag._n 261._o concern_v luther_n say_v he_o even_o as_o in_o sacred_a scripture_n the_o prophet_n isai_n cap._n 1._o 11._o and_o cap._n 65._o 3._o
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preculphus_n in_o chronico_fw-la tom._n 2._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 20._o by_o the_o confession_n of_o bellarmine_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la notis_fw-la eccles_n cap._n 14._o affirm_v the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n to_o have_v be_v convert_v by_o the_o arrian_n to_o the_o christian_a profession_n from_o heathenism_n in_o the_o time_n of_o valens_n the_o emperor_n only_o the_o cardinal_n to_o enervate_v this_o testimony_n of_o freculphus_n all_o edge_n from_o socrates_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 27._o sozom._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 37._o and_o theod._n lib._n 4._o cap._n ult_n that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o goth_n be_v first_o convert_v to_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n and_o only_o afterward_o pervert_v by_o the_o arrian_n to_o their_o heresy_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a socrates_n declare_v this_o to_o be_v the_o ground_n on_o which_o the_o goth_n be_v willing_a to_o accept_v the_o christian_a religion_n because_o of_o the_o aid_n which_o valens_n have_v give_v to_o phâ—itigernes_n 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less_o resplendent_a in_o the_o conversion_n
those_o that_o be_v ingenuous_a yea_o there_o be_v who_o reckon_v it_o a_o honour_n to_o be_v malign_v by_o they_o argumentum_fw-la recti_fw-la est_fw-la displicere_fw-la pessimis_fw-la let_v therefore_o these_o few_o hint_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o accusation_n at_o this_o time_n suffice_v and_o first_o who_o will_v not_o smile_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v accuse_v by_o this_o pamphleter_n as_o a_o man_n of_o uncertain_a religion_n especial_o see_v himself_o acknowledge_v pag._n 24._o that_o the_o thesis_n maintain_v by_o i_o be_v that_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n be_v the_o true_a christian_a religion_n if_o therefore_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n be_v know_v i_o can_v be_v uncertain_a in_o that_o faith_n be_v i_o educate_v from_o my_o infancy_n and_o hitherto_o through_o mercy_n have_v continue_v and_o therein_o i_o trust_v to_o die_v but_o who_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o a_o jesuit_n religion_n who_o principle_n it_o be_v to_o equivocate_v and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o 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