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A62548 A treatise of religion and governmemt [sic] with reflexions vpon the cause and cure of Englands late distempers and present dangersĀ· The argument vvhether Protestancy is less dangerous to the soul, or more advantagious to the state, then the Roman Catholick religion? The conclusion that piety and policy are mistaken in promoting Protestancy, and persecuting Popery by penal and sanguinary statuts. Wilson, John, M.A. 1670 (1670) Wing T118; ESTC R223760 471,564 687

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doctrinal_a reformation_n 137._o he_o and_o all_o reformer_n after_o he_o pretend_v a_o extraordinary_a and_o immediate_a vocation_n and_o mission_n from_o god_n to_o teach_v a_o other_o faith_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o the_o then_o visible_a church_n profess_v and_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v that_o any_o precedent_a congregation_n ever_o hold_v if_o there_o have_v be_v right_a believer_n say_v georgius_n milius_n pag._n 138._o that_o go_v before_o luther_n in_o his_o office_n there_o have_v then_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o lutheran_n reformation_n therefore_o we_o say_v that_o luther_n be_v raise_v up_o divinitus_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la ordinem_fw-la by_o god_n special_a appointment_n and_o extraordinary_o see_v luther_n in_o loc_n com._n class_n 4._o pag._n 51._o bucer_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la episcop_n hereford_n call_v luther_n the_o first_o apostle_n of_o the_o reform_a doctrine_n beza_n in_o epist_n theolog._n ep_n 5._o ergo_fw-la de_fw-la extraordinaria_fw-la vocatione_n videamus_fw-la huic_fw-la vero_fw-la tum_fw-la demum_fw-la locum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicimus_fw-la cum_fw-la vel_fw-la nulla_fw-la vel_fw-la penè_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la vocatio_fw-la sicut_fw-la nostris_fw-la temporibus_fw-la accidit_fw-la in_o papatu_fw-la cum_fw-la expectari_fw-la extraordinaria_fw-la vocatio_fw-la quae_fw-la nusquam_fw-la erit_fw-la nec_fw-la debuit_fw-la nec_fw-la potuit_fw-la bishop_n jewel_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n part_n 4._o cap._n 4._o divis_fw-la 2._o and_o in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n pag._n 426._o the_o truth_n be_v unknown_a at_o that_o time_n when_o martin_n luther_n and_o vldrick_n zuinglius_fw-la first_fw-mi come_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n and_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n mr._n parkins_n in_o his_o exposition_n upon_o the_o creed_n pag·_fw-la 400._o and_o in_o his_o work_n print_v 1605._o fol._n 365._o and_o in_o his_o reform_a catholic_n pag._n 329._o we_o say_v that_o before_o the_o day_n of_o luther_n for_o the_o space_n of_o many_o hundred_o year_n a_o universal_a apostasy_n overspread_v the_o whole_a face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o our_o church_n be_v not_o then_o visible_a to_o the_o world_n calvin_n in_o institut_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o sect_n 4._o quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la nobis_fw-la iniunxit_fw-la etc._n etc._n lascicius_fw-la in_o proof_n of_o his_o extraordinary_a vocation_n lib._n de_fw-fr russorum_fw-la relig._n pag._n 23._o allege_v calvin_n say_v because_o the_o succession_n or_o series_n of_o ordination_n have_v be_v interrupt_v by_o the_o pop_n tyranny_n there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o new_a subsidy_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o gift_n be_v altogether_o extraordinary_a mr._n fulk_n against_o stapleton_n pag._n 2._o the_o protestant_n that_o first_o preach_v in_o these_o last_o day_n have_v likewise_o extraordinary_a call_n mr._n perkens_fw-mi say_v the_o same_o in_o his_o work_n print_v 1605._o fol._n 916._o mr._n symonds_n pag._n 123._o upon_o 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inventione_n corporum_fw-la s._n gervasij_fw-la &_o protasij_fw-la ariani_n dicunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la daemonum_n vera_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi sed_fw-la ficta_fw-la &_o composita_fw-la ludi_fw-la bria_fw-la s._n hierom._n contra_fw-la vigilant_a cap._n 4._o in_o morem_fw-la gentilium_fw-la impiorumque_fw-la porphyrij_fw-la &_o eunomij_fw-la have_v praestigias_fw-la daemonum_n esse_fw-la confin●ga●_n &_o non_fw-la veer_fw-la clamare_fw-la daemon_n sed_fw-la simulare_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi &c._n &c._n s_o chrysost._n in_o lib._n contra_fw-la gentiles_n speak_v of_o babylas_n sententiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la abunde_fw-la faciunt_fw-la fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la quotidiana_fw-la à_fw-la martyribus_fw-la eduntur_fw-la miracula_fw-la cent._n 4._o cap._n 13._o col_fw-fr 14●6_n nazianzen_n orat._n in_o cyprian_n say_v omnia_fw-la potest_fw-la pulvis_fw-la cypriani_fw-la cum_fw-la fide_fw-la ut_fw-la sciunt_fw-la hi_o qui_fw-la ipsi_fw-la experti_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o miracula_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la transmiserunt_fw-la a_o miracle_n to_o confirm_v the_o worship_n and_o devotion_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n s._n basil._n the_o spirit_n s._n c._n 27_o alexan._n 1._o ep_n 1._o hebr._n 9.13_o s._n clem._n lib._n 8._o const._n cap_n 35._o dion_n de_fw-fr eccles_n hire_n cap_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la cyril_n caie●_n ch_n 3._o cypr._n lib._n 1._o epist_n 12._o ambr._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr sacr._n c._n 5._o &_o l._n de_fw-fr iis_fw-la qui_fw-la initiant_fw-la cap._n 3._o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 30._o august_n hom_n 27._o epist_n 50_o &_o serm._n 9_o the_o sanct_n &_o lib._n 6._o in_o jul._n c._n 8._o conc._n nannit_n cap._n 4._o act._n 8.14_o &_o 19.6_o heretofore_o part_n 4._o serm._n 215._o the_o temp_n hom._n 49._o ep_n 50._o cap._n 3._o &_o ho●_n 41._o &_o 50._o cap._n 4._o &_o 5._o mat._n 18.18_o joan._n 20.23_o de_fw-fr lap_n vide_fw-la ep_n 10_o &_o 55._o quaest●88_n ●88_z in_o reg_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la quaest_n 229._o &_o in_o ep_n 3._o can_v ad_fw-la amphil._n 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the_o work_n that_o i_o do_v he_o shall_v do_v and_o great_a joan._n 14.12_o in_o the_o marginal_a note_n of_o the_o english_a bible_n print_v 1576._o it_o be_v thereupon_o say_v this_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o church_n in_o who_o this_o virtue_n do_v shine_v for_o ever_o see_v mr._n vdal_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n dedicate_v so_o k._n james_n part._n 2._o a_o discourse_n with_o mr_n dan._n oneal●_n in_o flanders_n a_o parallel_n between_o mahometism_n and_o protestancy_n see_v heretofore_o part_n 2._o sec._n 10._o &_o 11._o s._n john_n damascen_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la say_v that_o mahomet_n grant_v christ_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o son_n but_o withal_o a_o creature_n and_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v heretofore_o part_n ●_o sec._n 2._o see_v heretofore_o part_n 2._o sec._n 11._o see_v heretofore_o part_v 2._o sec._n 10._o how_o the_o most_o learned_a protestant_n of_o the_o world_n become_v turcks_n and_o jew_n stick_v to_o the_o principle_n of_o protestancy_n s._n bede_n lib_n ●_o hist._n cap_n 25._o who_o live_v a_o dom._n 700._o 700._o see_v john_n bole_n bishop_n of_o ossery_n in_o act_n rom._n pontif._n edit_n basil._n 15●8_n pag._n 44.45_o 46._o &_o 47._o see_v also_o osiander_n in_o epitome_n cent_z 6_o pag._n 288.289_o &_o 290._o carion_n in_o chronic._n lib._n 4_o pag._n 567._o see_v the_o century_n writer_n of_o magdeburg_n cent._n 6_o cap_n 10._o col_fw-fr 748_o 384_o 37●_n 376_o 381_o 425._o ●_o seqq_fw-fr see_v dr._n humphrey_n in_o jesuitismi_n p._n 2._o ra●_n 5_o pag_n 5._o &_o 627._o all_o of_o they_o confess_v that_o s._n austin_n teach_v the_o very_a same_o doctrine_n in_o all_o particular_n that_o we_o papist_n now_o profess_v s._n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o &_o 26._o s._n bede_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o s._n bede_n lib_n 1._o cap._n 32._o set_v down_o s._n 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