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A54576 A compendious history of the Catholick church from the year 600 untill the year 1600 shewing her deformation and reformation : together with the rise, reign, rage, and begin-fall of the Roman AntiChrist : with many other profitable instructions gathered out of divers writers of the several times, and other histories / by Alexander Petrie ... Petrie, Alexander, 1594?-1662.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly. 1657 (1657) Wing P1879; ESTC R4555 1,586,559 1,238

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he_o declare_v what_o it_o be_v to_o prepare_v himself_o to_o wit_n to_o turn_v unto_o god_n as_o he_o which_o have_v his_o eye_n turn_v from_o the_o sun_n prepare_v himself_o to_o receive_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o he_o turn_v himself_o unto_o the_o sun_n against_o this_o do_v durand_n dispute_v in_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 28._o qu._n 5._o 6._o thomas_n say_v grace_n differ_v real_o from_o virtue_n as_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o faculty_n in_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 26._o qu._n 1._o be_v 4._o scotus_n hold_v the_o contrary_a on_o that_o place_n 7._o thomas_n hold_v that_o want_v of_o original_a justice_n in_o babe_n be_v a_o sin_n ibid._n dist_n 30._o qu._n 1._o be_v 2._o durand_n on_o that_o place_n hold_v the_o contrary_a 3._o thomas_n say_v original_a sin_n can_v be_v proper_o call_v a_o quality_n or_o absolute_a form_n incline_v to_o ill_a action_n 1_o 2._o qu._n 82._o be_v 1._o gregor_n de_fw-fr armi._n on_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 30._o qu._n 1._o be_v 2._o teach_v that_o according_a to_o augustin_n original_a sin_n be_v a_o positive_a quality_n or_o carnal_a concupiscence_n by_o which_o man_n be_v incline_v to_o sin_n actual_o 9_o thomas_n hold_v that_o every_o action_n of_o man_n if_o it_o be_v evil_a be_v proper_o a_o sin_n 1_o 2._o qu._n 21._o be_v 1._o gregory_n in_o loc_n cit_fw-la hold_v the_o contrary_a 10._o thomas_n prove_v that_o every_o act_n of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n be_v from_o god_n de_fw-fr malo_fw-la qu._n 3._o be_v 2._o capreolus_n on_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 37._o qu._n 1._o be_v 1._o bring_v durand_n gregory_n and_o aureolus_n dispute_v in_o the_o contrary_n 11._o thomas_n teach_v that_o to_o the_o goodness_n of_o a_o action_n be_v require_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o of_o the_o form_n and_o intention_n capreolus_n on_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 38._o bring_v sundry_a schoolman_n hold_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o intention_n be_v not_o necessary_a 12._o dominican_n general_o hold_v that_o the_o sacrament_n do_v work_v grace_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o knife_n cut_v and_o frame_v a_o thing_n and_o not_o a_o vessel_n contain_v grace_n but_o the_o franciscan_n deny_v all_o effective_a power_n in_o the_o sacrament_n but_o bring_v the_o virtue_n of_o they_o from_o the_o only_a power_n of_o god_n promise_n so_o oft_o as_o the_o sacrament_n be_v administer_v they_o do_v agree_v in_o the_o opere_fw-la operato_fw-la and_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n council_n trident._n lib._n 2._o 13._o dominican_n hold_v that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v not_o confer_v but_o only_o foresignify_a grace_n which_o be_v to_o be_v give_v after_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n the_o franciscan_n hold_v the_o contrary_a ibid._n 14._o thomas_n par_fw-fr 3._o qu._n 75._o be_v 4._o say_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o believe_v that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o eucharist_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n into_o it_o but_o bellarmin_n de_fw-fr euchar._n 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flattery_n unto_o stranger_n and_o learned_a man_n and_o have_v hear_v their_o oath_n with_o judas_n kiss_v that_o faith_n be_v like_o spice_n rare_a and_o dear_a that_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o court_n do_v draw_v all_o thing_n unto_o they_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o pharaoh_n thief_n and_o robber_n always_o in_o woman_n bosom_n 19_o john_n semeca_n provost_n of_o st._n stevens_n in_o halberstad_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o censure_v io._n semeca_n author_n of_o the_o gloss_n on_o gratian_n though_o for_o some_o hundred_o year_n allow_v be_v late_o censure_v law_n do_v first_o with_o herculean_a courage_n say_v crantz_n in_o saxon._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 27._o attempt_v to_o write_v a_o gloss_n on_o the_o decree_n which_o none_o before_o he_o have_v do_v nor_o can_v any_o after_o he_o do_v better_o when_o pope_n clement_n the_o iv_o do_v require_v from_o the_o clergy_n the_o ten_o through_o france_n and_o germany_n for_o redemption_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n this_o john_n do_v publish_v a_o appeal_n in_o the_o contrary_a and_o the_o pope_n do_v excommunicate_v he_o and_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o provostry_n for_o his_o presumption_n as_o he_o say_v but_o many_o great_a man_n in_o germany_n do_v judge_v that_o john_n be_v not_o the_o worseman_n or_o to_o be_v forsake_v and_o death_n do_v prevent_v the_o evil_n that_o be_v think_v to_o have_v follow_v for_o both_o the_o pope_n and_o john_n live_v not_o long_o thereafter_o ibid._n this_o glossa_fw-la of_o semeca_n be_v in_o high_a account_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n at_o trent_n but_o after_o that_o time_n the_o pope_n pius_n the_o v._o and_o gregory_n the_o xii_o have_v put_v several_a censure_n on_o it_o jo._n pappus_n have_v collationed_a their_o censure_n and_o publish_v they_o argentorati_fw-la an._n 1609._o out_o of_o which_o edition_n i_o have_v mark_v these_o coll._n vii_o dist_n 9_o cap._n 11._o sana_n quip_n ver_fw-la cùm_fw-la ergo_fw-la he_o say_v in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n nothing_o 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whole_a gloss_n but_o note_v on_o the_o margin_n i_o but_o these_o book_n be_v not_o apocrypha_fw-la but_o canonical_a albeit_o in_o ancient_a time_n some_o catholic_n doubt_v of_o they_o xi_o dist_n 17._o cap._n 6._o concilia_fw-la the_o roman_a church_n have_v her_o authority_n from_o counsel_n the_o censure_n of_o pius_n say_v blot_v away_o these_o word_n as_o also_o in_o the_o margin_n these_o word_n the_o pope_n from_o the_o counsel_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o gregorian_a keep_v the_o word_n of_o the_o gloss_n and_o omit_v the_o margin_n and_o in_o the_o same_o gloss_n where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o roman_a church_n have_v primacy_n principal_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o secondary_o from_o counsel_n gregory_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n thus_o counsel_n give_v not_o proper_o the_o primacy_n unto_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o declare_v what_o be_v give_v by_o the_o lord_n xvi_o dist_n 17._o cap._n 3._o his_o igitur_fw-la in_o all_o the_o sacrament_n simony_n be_v commit_v except_o marriage_n perhaps_o because_o in_o it_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o give_v as_o 32._o q._n 2._o connubia_fw-la the_o censure_n of_o pius_n put_v away_o these_o word_n and_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o gloss_n but_o in_o other_o sacrament_n it_o be_v give_v pius_n say_v put_v away_o other_o and_o where_o the_o margin_n have_v i_o allow_v not_o this_o say_n because_o pius_n say_v put_v away_o all_o that_o but_o the_o gregorian_a retain_v the_o gloss_n whole_o and_o set_v another_o margin_n thus_o the_o sacrament_n of_o marriage_n also_o give_v grace_n nor_o do_v the_o allege_a text_n serve_v the_o purpose_n xviii_o dist_n 25._o cap._n 3._o vnus_fw-la ad_fw-la ver_fw-la quia_fw-la facile_fw-la and_o because_o we_o may_v confess_v unto_o a_o laic_a even_o albeit_o a_o priest_n be_v at_o hand_n but_o we_o shall_v not_o confess_v mortal_a sin_n save_v unto_o a_o priest_n so_o that_o one_o may_v be_v have_v or_o else_o we_o may_v confess_v they_o unto_o a_o laic_a the_o censure_n of_o pius_n put_v away_o all_o these_o word_n as_o also_o the_o margin_n where_o it_o be_v say_v we_o may_v confess_v unto_o a_o laic_a but_o the_o gregorian_a retain_v the_o gloss_n and_o for_o the_o margin_n set_v these_o word_n we_o may_v not_o confess_v venial_a nor_o mortal_a sin_n unto_o a_o laic_a sacramental_o but_o unto_o a_o priest_n xx._n dist_n 26._o cap._n 2._o acutius_n ad_fw-la ver_fw-la significat_fw-la and_o so_o a_o bishop_n be_v a_o sacrament_n even_o as_o the_o water_n itself_o the_o censure_n of_o pius_n put_v away_o all_o these_o but_o gregory_n retain_v the_o gloss_n and_o add_v in_o the_o margin_n neither_o the_o bishop_n nor_o the_o water_n be_v proper_o a_o sacrament_n xxiv_o dist_n 50._o ca._n 14._o et_fw-la purgabit_fw-la ver_fw-la domo_fw-la i._n e._n sacerdotibus_fw-la for_o all_o evil_n have_v flow_v from_o priest_n 24._o quaest_n 3._o pius_n put_v away_o all_o these_o word_n as_o also_o the_o margin_n which_o say_v all_o evil_n from_o priest_n but_o gregory_n retain_v the_o gloss_n and_o for_o the_o margin_n say_v see_v the_o gloss_n cite_v in_o that_o chapter_n now_o the_o cite_a chapter_n be_v from_o jerome_n on_o host_n 9_o where_o he_o say_v when_o i_o have_v search_v ancient_a history_n i_o can_v find_v that_o any_o have_v rend_v the_o church_n and_o seduce_v people_n from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o these_o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v priest_n and_o prophet_n i._n e._n watchman_n these_o therefore_o have_v be_v turn_v into_o wind_a snare_n and_o have_v lay_v scandal_n in_o all_o place_n lvii_o de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la dist_n 1._o in_o princ_fw-la utrum_fw-la gloss_n ver_fw-la eod_a but_o whatsoever_o bas_n say_v say_v thou_o that_o neither_o by_o contrition_n of_o the_o heart_n nor_o by_o confession_n of_o the_o mouth_n be_v sin_n forgive_v but_o only_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n pius_n put_v away_o all_o these_o word_n gregory_n retain_v the_o word_n but_o note_v in_o the_o margin_n or_o rather_o pervert_v thus_o only_a god_n forgive_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o in_o the_o penitent_a he_o require_v contrition_n at_o least_o attrition_n which_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o key_n become_v contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n lix_n ibid._n cap._n 5._o magna_fw-la ver_fw-la dimiserit_fw-la remission_n of_o sin_n go_v before_o contrition_n of_o heart_n for_o one_o can_v confess_v true_o unless_o he_o first_o have_v faith_n work_v by_o love_n pius_n put_v away_o all_o these_o word_n gregory_n retain_v they_o and_o in_o the_o margin_n add_v two_o correction_n one_o at_o the_o word_n go_v before_o yea_o remission_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o contrition_n s._n tho._n 4._o dist_n 17._o be_v 1._o q._n 1._o another_o at_o the_o word_n confess_v one_o confess_v true_o and_o profitable_o with_o attrition_n only_o lxiv_o ibid._n ver_fw-la justificeris_fw-la that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o respect_n of_o other_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n with_o who_o thou_o be_v justify_v pius_n put_v awaway_n all_o these_o word_n gregory_n put_v they_o not_o away_o but_o in_o the_o margin_n he_o say_v yea_o gratian_n bring_v this_o to_o show_v that_o neither_o with_o god_n be_v any_o justify_v without_o confession_n of_o the_o mouth_n de_fw-fr consecratione_fw-la lxxvii_o dist_n 2._o cap._n 22._o tribus_fw-la gradib_fw-la ver_fw-la miscere_fw-la it_o be_v certain_a when_o the_o species_n element_n be_v break_a with_o the_o tooth_n so_o soon_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n take_v up_o into_o heaven_n pius_n put_v away_o these_o word_n gregory_n put_v they_o not_o away_o but_o say_v in_o the_o margin_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n abide_v so_o long_o as_o the_o species_n abide_v which_o go_v down_o into_o the_o belly_n and_o do_v nourish_v there_o be_v many_o
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