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vow_n and_o be_v not_o compatible_a with_o their_o observance_n if_o thing_n must_v be_v carry_v on_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n that_o acquire_v they_o a_o be_v it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o cranmer_n of_o canterbury_n the_o first_o patriarch_n of_o protestancy_n in_o england_n cause_v a_o enclosure_n of_o wood_n to_o be_v make_v i_o mean_v a_o chest_n wherein_o he_o shut_v up_o his_o woman_n and_o carry_v she_o along_o with_o himself_o wheresoever_o he_o travail_v whereof_o ensue_v a_o odd_a accident_n at_o gravesend_n where_o the_o chest_n be_v much_o rccomend_v to_o those_o that_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o inn_n as_o contain_v precious_a stuff_n belong_v to_o my_o lord_n grace_n they_o sever_v it_o from_o the_o rest_n and_o put_v it_o up_o end-long_a against_o the_o wall_n in_o my_o lord_n chamber_n with_o the_o woman_n head_n downward_o which_o put_v she_o in_o jeopardy_n to_o break_v her_o neck_n she_o be_v force_v at_o length_n to_o cry_v out_o and_o so_o the_o chamberlin_n help_v she_o out_o of_o her_o enclosure_n this_o be_v amost_a certain_a story_n say_v my_o author_n in_o his_o examen_fw-la of_o fox_n his_o calendar_n cap._n 7._o n._n 27._o and_o testify_v at_o this_o day_n by_o cranmers_n son_n widow_n yet_o live_v the_o prelate_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n carry_v portable_a altar_n but_o the_o first_o protestant_a prelate_n and_o reform_a apostle_n of_o england_n can_v not_o travail_v without_o his_o portable_a monastery_n far_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o religion_n he_o plant_v than_o matter_n laud_n intend_v plantation_n of_o religious_a and_o chaste_a nunnery_n 8._o the_o conversion_n of_o nation_n to_o christianity_n be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o true_a church_n but_o also_o the_o end_n of_o its_o institution_n this_o be_v so_o proper_a to_o the_o roman_n catholic_n even_o at_o this_o present_a that_o none_o who_o hear_v the_o name_n of_o america_n angola_n china_n monomotappa_n india_n or_o japonia_n can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o our_o pious_a endeavour_n and_o miraculous_a success_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o so_o remote_a nation_n where_o nothing_o that_o be_v covet_v in_o this_o world_n can_v be_v aim_v at_o or_o expect_v by_o our_o apostolical_a preacher_n i_o will_v not_o say_v any_o more_o concern_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o true_a church_n these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v any_o person_n that_o desire_v to_o be_v save_v that_o out_o or_o the_o roman_a church_n there_o be_v no_o salvation_n see_v it_o alone_o have_v supernatural_a and_o visible_a sign_n whereby_o god_n do_v declare_v sufficient_o that_o it_o be_v a_o infallible_a guide_n to_o inform_v man_n of_o his_o mystery_n and_o direct_v they_o in_o the_o way_n he_o have_v prescribe_v for_o his_o divine_a service_n command_v all_o mortal_n to_o hear_v and_o obey_v it_o as_o they_o will_v hear_v and_o obey_v himself_o whosoever_o do_v the_o contrary_a injure_v god_n and_o call_v his_o divine_a veracity_n in_o question_n 9_o god_n be_v as_o much_o injure_v by_o protestant_n and_o all_o other_o who_o deny_v or_o doubt_v of_o what_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n propose_v in_o his_o name_n as_o any_o man_n can_v be_v injure_v by_o not_o be_v believe_v when_o he_o speak_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o man_n when_o they_o be_v not_o believe_v consist_v in_o not_o trust_v they_o or_o in_o not_o take_v their_o word_n for_o the_o truth_n though_o the_o truth_n do_v not_o appear_v if_o we_o do_v not_o trust_v god_n and_o take_v his_o word_n as_o it_o be_v utter_v by_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n for_o truth_n we_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o trust_v he_o at_o all_o because_o when_o any_o truth_n be_v evident_a to_o we_o we_o can_v receive_v it_o by_o trust_n from_o another_o and_o if_o god_n shall_v speak_v immediate_o to_o we_o and_o declare_v that_o himself_o speak_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n be_v as_o evident_a to_o we_o as_o it_o be_v that_o he_o can_v lie_v and_o by_o consequence_n there_o be_v no_o room_n leave_v 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before_o to_o his_o brother_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o these_o two_o minister_n be_v the_o only_a witness_n that_o prove_v master_n hindes_n murder_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o other_o knowledge_n but_o what_o he_o tell_v they_o in_o cofession_n whereupon_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o by_o judge_n nicholas_n and_o execute_v at_o worcester_n he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o religion_n of_o his_o confessor_n and_o witness_n and_o resolve_v to_o change_v his_o own_o conclude_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v the_o true_a one_o which_o allow_v such_o treacherous_a deal_n and_o oblige_v man_n to_o reveal_v sacramental_a confession_n make_v it_o gunpowder_n treason_n not_o to_o betray_v god_n and_o the_o trust_n which_o he_o repose_v in_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o holy_a sacrament_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o garnets_n case_n master_n hind_n therefore_o send_v for_o a_o priest_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n and_o i_o hope_n be_v save_v not_o by_o virtue_n but_o by_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o protestant_a confession_n whereof_o i_o trust_v in_o god_n himself_o will_v not_o be_v the_o last_o that_o will_v make_v good_a use_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n by_o forsake_v so_o false_a a_o church_n and_o so_o treacherous_a clergy_n whereby_o man_n life_n be_v entrap_v and_o their_o sin_n not_o absolve_v by_o this_o and_o other_o example_n its_o manifest_a that_o protestant_a minister_n be_v as_o unfit_a to_o be_v counselor_n as_o confessor_n and_o that_o the_o catholic_n priest_n who_o will_v rather_o die_v then_o betray_v a_o secrecy_n have_v a_o great_a advantage_n of_o secular_o as_o to_o this_o so_o necessary_a a_o part_n of_o a_o statesman_n 6_o we_o see_v also_o how_o man_n besot_v with_o drink_n and_o bewitch_v by_o bribe_n be_v subject_a to_o betray_v their_o trust_n in_o great_a secrecy_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v at_o least_o in_o this_o our_o northern_a climate_n where_o this_o kind_n of_o debauch_n be_v take_v not_o only_o for_o a_o remedy_n of_o melancholy_n but_o a_o point_n of_o gallantry_n lay_v politician_n proceed_v now_o and_o then_o to_o such_o excess_n as_o to_o ease_v not_o only_o their_o stomach_n but_o heart_n to_o the_o great_a distemper_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o for_o bribe_n those_o who_o have_v most_o expense_n and_o most_o to_o provide_v for_o and_o suffer_v less_o infamy_n if_o discover_v and_o ordinary_o be_v less_o provide_v with_o grace_n to_o resist_v can_v choose_v but_o be_v more_o liable_a to_o the_o danger_n of_o this_o temptation_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o these_o circumstance_n and_o much_o more_o by_o too_o frequent_a and_o know_v experience_n 7_o these_o among_o many_o other_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o catholic_n prince_n make_v so_o frequent_a use_n of_o the_o roman_a clergy_n and_o though_o heretic_n and_o politician_n shall_v misinterpret_v their_o good_a zeal_n they_o must_v have_v patience_n and_o not_o desist_v from_o their_o godly_a endeavour_n assure_v themselves_o that_o though_o bad_a christian_n carp_n and_o repine_v at_o the_o confidence_n and_o respect_n which_o catholic_n prince_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n show_v to_o their_o clergy_n by_o trust_v they_o with_o their_o conscience_n and_o affair_n that_o will_v not_o diminish_v but_o rather_o increase_v their_o credit_n a_o prince_n may_v err_v in_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o churchman_n person_n but_o he_o can_v be_v mistake_v in_o choose_v one_o of_o that_o function_n which_o have_v more_o advantage_n over_o a_o secular_a vocation_n as_o to_o the_o management_n and_o trust_n or_o business_n than_o i_o have_v set_v down_o in_o this_o chapter_n though_o i_o be_o confident_a enough_o be_v say_v to_o vindicate_v the_o state_n of_o the_o catholic_n clergy_n from_o any_o incapacity_n in_o state_n affair_n and_o to_o commend_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o who_o they_o be_v employ_v with_o no_o less_o evidence_n of_o their_o talent_n than_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o service_n 8_o now_o be_v it_o time_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o cathechisme_n and_o exhort_v my_o politician_n 1._o to_o resolve_v upon_o some_o religion_n if_o he_o have_v none_o 2._o to_o consider_v how_o all_o religion_n pretend_v to_o reform_v the_o roman_a be_v but_o humane_a and_o fond_a invention_n ground_v upon_o false_a interest_n transitory_a pleasure_n and_o mad_a fancy_n contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o sound_a policy_n 3._o how_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n can_v be_v a_o invention_n of_o man_n have_v so_o many_o evidence_n of_o supernatural_a sign_n and_o power_n to_o confirm_v its_o doctrine_n 4._o in_o case_n our_o politician_n will_v neither_o believe_v in_o god_n nor_o catholic_n church_n let_v he_o consider_v that_o the_o great_a and_o most_o effectual_a engine_n to_o work_v his_o own_o interest_n be_v truth_n moral_a virtue_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o last_o place_n i_o must_v desire_v my_o reader_n not_o to_o be_v offend_v with_o i_o if_o i_o be_o more_o bitter_a against_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n then_o by_o nature_n or_o custom_n i_o be_o incline_v whosoever_o will_v reflect_v upon_o the_o prejudice_n and_o misery_n they_o have_v draw_v upon_o the_o three_o nation_n since_o they_o plant_v heresy_n and_o how_o by_o mere_a imposture_n they_o endeavour_v to_o maintain_v those_o error_n which_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o misfortune_n will_v easy_o perceive_v that_o our_o english_a minister_n ought_v to_o be_v beat_v not_o court_v out_o of_o their_o destructive_a tenet_n and_o practice_n i_o b_o seech_v almighty_a god_n to_o convert_v they_o and_o other_o mislead_v by_o their_o example_n and_o doctrine_n and_o grant_v to_o all_o politician_n light_n to_o see_v this_o manifest_a truth_n that_o a_o man_n without_o religion_n be_v void_a of_o reason_n and_o policy_n without_o honesty_n be_v but_o a_o base_a wicked_a and_o witless_a knavery_n finis_fw-la libellus_fw-la hic_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o politician_n cathechisme_n anglico_fw-la idiomate_fw-la conscriptus_fw-la à _fw-la theologo_fw-la mihi_fw-la noto_fw-la lectus_fw-la altero_fw-la praelo_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la datum_n 14._o martij_fw-la 1658._o guilford_n bolognino_n can._n eccl._n cathe_v &_o libr._n censor_n antuerp_n