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A18981 The true ancient Roman Catholike Being an apology or counterproofe against Doctor Bishops Reproofe of the defence of the Reformed Catholike. The first part. Wherein the name of Catholikes is vindicated from popish abuse, and thence is shewed that the faith of the Church of Rome as now it is, is not the Catholike faith ... By Robert Abbot ... Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1611 (1611) STC 54; ESTC S100548 363,303 424

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rack_a and_o stretch_v here_o be_v no_o cause_n for_o he_o to_o say_v that_o austin_n argue_v so_o sound_o that_o concupiscence_n be_v not_o proper_o sin_n and_o although_o it_o be_v true_a the_o commit_v of_o sin_n be_v always_o understand_v of_o the_o outward_a act_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o commit_v but_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o mind_n yet_o neither_o do_v st._n austin_n here_o deliver_v any_o such_o rule_n and_o though_o he_o have_v yet_o have_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o m._n bishop_n purpose_n because_o here_o be_v no_o question_n of_o commit_v sin_n but_o of_o the_o root_n and_o motion_n of_o sin_n before_o it_o come_v to_o be_v commit_v which_o distinction_n he_o may_v observe_v out_o of_o that_o which_o the_o same_o saint_n austin_n in_o the_o very_a same_o book_n answer_v to_o julian_n the_o pelagian_a ask_v peccatorum_fw-la ask_v august_n count_v julian._n l._n 6._o c._n 4_o explica_fw-la inquis_fw-la quomodo_fw-la peccatii_fw-la personae_fw-la illi_fw-la iustè_fw-la possit_fw-la ascribi_fw-la quae_fw-la peccare_fw-la nec_fw-la voluit_fw-la nec_fw-la potuit_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la perpetratio_fw-la propriorun_v aliud_fw-la alienorum_fw-la contagio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la how_o sin_n can_v just_o be_v ascribe_v to_o that_o person_n namely_o to_o the_o infant_n which_o neither_o have_v will_n nor_o power_n to_o sin_n the_o commit_v of_o a_o man_n own_o sin_n be_v one_o thing_n say_v he_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o be_v another_o thing_n now_o the_o sin_n whereof_o we_o speak_v here_o be_v the_o contagion_n and_o infection_n of_o adam_n sin_n 12._o sin_n rom._n 5._o 12._o in_o who_o all_o have_v sin_v of_o which_o st._n austin_n deny_v not_o but_o rather_o free_o confess_v that_o as_o a_o punishment_n it_o hang_v upon_o we_o and_o press_v we_o down_o not_o only_o without_o our_o will_n but_o also_o against_o our_o will_n and_o therefore_o whereas_o in_o one_o place_n he_o have_v define_v abstinere_fw-la define_v august_n 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in_o sundry_a place_n exempt_v from_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n as_o for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o m._n bishop_n urge_v 17._o urge_v rom._n 7._o 17._o now_o it_o be_v not_o i_o that_o do_v it_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o he_o may_v easy_o conceive_v that_o he_o say_v not_o so_o as_o to_o acquit_v himself_o absolute_o from_o be_v the_o doer_n or_o worker_n but_o only_o in_o some_o sort_n for_o if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o doer_n why_o do_v he_o say_v 14._o say_v verse_n 14._o i_o be_o carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n 15._o sin_n verse_n 15._o i_o do_v that_o which_o i_o hate_v 19_o hate_v verse_n 19_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o that_o do_v i_o and_o for_o conclusion_n 25._o conclusion_n verse_n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o myself_o even_o very_o i_o in_o my_o mind_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o in_o my_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o doer_n who_o shall_v it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v he_o say_v indeed_o 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peccatum_fw-la in_o membrie_n tuis_fw-la salte●_n illi_fw-la regnum_fw-la auferatur_fw-la non_fw-la fiat_fw-la quod_fw-la iubet_fw-la he_o say_v not_o let_v it_o not_o be_v but_z let_v it_o not_o reign_v so_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v sin_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o thy_o member_n yet_o let_v the_o kingdom_n thereof_o be_v take_v away_o let_v not_o that_o be_v do_v which_o it_o command_v where_o we_o see_v that_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n be_v then_o understand_v to_o be_v when_o we_o obey_v and_o do_v that_o which_o it_o command_v but_o the_o denial_n of_o this_o obedience_n and_o refusal_n to_o do_v the_o lust_n thereof_o that_o be_v the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n of_o it_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n gregory_n bishop_n of_o rome_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o word_n potest_fw-la word_n gregor_n moral_a lib._n 14._o c._n 9_o non_fw-fr ait_fw-fr non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la regnet_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la 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who_o for_o defence_n of_o their_o image-making_a when_o it_o be_v condemn_v object_v i●sserit_fw-la object_v tertull._n the_o idololat_a cur_n ergò_fw-la moses_n in_fw-la eremo_fw-la simula●hrun_v serpentis_fw-la ex_fw-la aere_fw-la fecit_fw-la scorsum_fw-la figurae_fw-la qua_fw-la dispositioni_fw-la alicui_fw-la arcanae_fw-la praestruebantur_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la erogationem_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplarium_fw-la causae_fw-la suae_fw-la etc._n etc._n benè_fw-la quòd_fw-la idem_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o lege_fw-la vetuit_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la fieri_fw-la &_o extraordinario_fw-la praecepto_fw-la serpentis_fw-la similitudmem_fw-la indixit_fw-la si_fw-mi eundem_fw-la deum_fw-la obseruas_fw-la habes_fw-la legem_fw-la eius_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la si_fw-mi &_o praeceptum_fw-la factae_fw-la postca_fw-la similitudinis_fw-la respicis_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la imitare_fw-la moysen_n ne_fw-la facias_fw-la adversus_fw-la legem_fw-la simulachrum_fw-la 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propheta_fw-la helizeus_fw-la pucrum_fw-la ●uum_fw-la g●eziabsens_n c●rpore_fw-la vid●t_fw-la accipientem_fw-la munera_fw-la quae_fw-la dedit_fw-la et_fw-la naaman_n syrus_n etc._n etc._n quantò_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la corpore_fw-la spirituali_fw-la videbunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la omne_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sioculos_fw-la claudant_fw-la verum●tiam_fw-la unde_fw-la sunt_fw-la corpore_fw-la absentes_fw-la tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la erit_fw-la perfectum_fw-la illud_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la loquens_fw-la apostolus_fw-la exit_fw-la parte_fw-la inquit_fw-la scimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n itane_n cum_fw-la venerit_fw-la quod_fw-la perfectum_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la iam_fw-la corpus_fw-la corruptibile_fw-la aggravabit_fw-la animam_fw-la sed_fw-la incorruptibile_fw-la nihil_fw-la impediet_fw-la illi_fw-la sancti_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la videnda_fw-la sunt_fw-la ●culis_fw-la corporeis_fw-la quibus_fw-la helisaeus_n absensad_a seruum_fw-la suum_fw-la videndum_fw-la non_fw-la 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