catholic_n which_o be_v greedy_o catch_v at_o by_o such_o as_o leap_v for_o joy_n to_o find_v any_o lick_v thing_n to_o bespatter_v the_o church_n with_o and_o startle_v some_o unattentive_a and_o too_o credulous_a catholic_n drive_v they_o zealous_a of_o defend_v the_o council_n to_o a_o unwarrantable_a position_n which_o tenet_n and_o its_o practice_n my_o ld._n himself_n know_v well_o the_o generality_n of_o catholic_n hate_n and_o detest_v as_o much_o as_o himself_o eight_o way_n 27._o the_o eight_o and_o last_o way_n be_v to_o pick_v out_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v those_o proposition_n or_o principle_n my_o ld_n rely_v on_o and_o show_v their_o weakness_n which_o be_v sufficient_o perform_v by_o single_v they_o out_o and_o then_o name_v they_o principle_n they_o be_v so_o quite_o unlike_o what_o they_o be_v call_v now_o his_o principle_n he_o lay_v in_o his_o first_o section_n i_o mean_v his_o main_a and_o fundamental_a proposition_n which_o because_o he_o rely_v on_o yet_o never_o prove_v we_o be_v from_o his_o carriage_n to_o take_v for_o principle_n and_o self_n evident_a to_o he_o though_o he_o himself_o call_v they_o not_o so_o for_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o they_o who_o have_v not_o truth_n on_o their_o side_n even_o to_o mention_v the_o word_n principle_n evidence_n or_o demonstration_n his_o first_o concern_v scripture_n i_o shall_v speak_v to_o anon_o a_o second_o seem_v to_o be_v this_o p._n 6._o we_o all_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n keep_v the_o faith_n entire_a and_o transmit_v faithful_o to_o the_o after-age_n the_o whole_a faith_n that_o be_v to_o the_o age_n next_o after_o the_o apostle_n as_o he_o express_v a_o little_a before_o call_v by_o he_o p._n 7._o the_o first_o and_o best_a antiquy_o and_o signify_v to_o mean_v the_o first_o three_o age_n now_o the_o positive_a part_n of_o this_o principle_n be_v good_a and_o assertive_a of_o tradition_n but_o withal_o unapt_a to_o stead_v he_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o it_o or_o that_o the_o three_o age_n transmit_v it_o not_o to_o the_o four_o and_o so_o forward_o imply_v in_o his_o discourse_n will_v only_o stead_v he_o but_o it_o be_v left_a unprooved_a and_o so_o be_v a_o voluntary_a assertion_n and_o strange_o ridiculous_a for_o if_o the_o first_o two_o age_n keep_v the_o faith_n entire_a and_o transmit_v it_o to_o the_o three_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o three_o be_v able_a to_o transmit_v it_o to_o the_o four_o and_o so_o forward_o wherefore_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v also_o willing_a to_o do_v so_o it_o be_v demonstrable_a it_o do_v so_o this_o principle_n then_o on_o which_o he_o so_o much_o build_v be_v either_o not_o for_o he_o or_o else_o high_o against_o he_o 28._o another_o main_a and_o fundamental_a proposition_n or_o principle_n be_v find_v p._n 7._o and_o as_o the_o former_a concern_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n so_o this_o and_o the_o three_o follow_v one_o concern_v the_o authority_n of_o father_n the_o present_a roman_a doctrine_n say_v he_o which_o be_v in_o difference_n be_v invisible_a and_o unbeard_v of_o in_o the_o first_o and_o best_a antiquity_n that_o be_v no_o heretic_n have_v arisen_a in_o those_o day_n or_o in_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n deny_v those_o point_n and_o so_o the_o father_n set_v not_o themselves_o to_o write_v express_o for_o they_o but_o occasional_o only_a and_o yet_o by_o his_o leave_n our_o controuâ—â—â—â—â—â—_n be_v frequent_a in_o cite_v they_o for_o diverse_a point_n especial_o for_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o faith_n the_o church_n voice_n or_o tradition_n to_o the_o utter_a overthrow_n of_o the_o protestant_a cause_n so_o far_o this_o improve_v and_o main_a position_n disannul_v all_o use_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o 300_o year_n in_o our_o controversy_n be_v from_o not_o need_v proof_n or_o be_v self_n evident_a 29._o it_o may_v be_v his_o respect_n and_o value_n for_o the_o father_n of_o the_o next_o age_n will_v make_v amends_o for_o this_o rashness_n he_o tell_v we_o immediate_o after_o that_o in_o the_o succeed_v age_n secular_a interest_n do_v more_o prevail_v and_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n be_v vast_a and_o voluminous_a full_a of_o controversy_n and_o ambiguous_a sense_n fit_v to_o their_o own_o time_n and_o question_n full_a of_o proper_a opinion_n and_o such_o variety_n of_o say_n that_o both_o side_n eternal_o and_o inconfutable_o shall_v bring_v saying_n for_o themselves_o respective_o now_o if_o they_o be_v so_o qualify_v that_o both_o side_n may_v eternal_o dispute_v out_o of_o they_o and_o neither_o be_v ever_o able_a to_o confute_v the_o other_o or_o conclude_v then_o let_v he_o speak_v out_o and_o say_v all_o the_o father_n after_o the_o first_o 300_o year_n be_v not_o worth_a a_o straw_n in_o order_n to_o decision_n or_o controversy_n nor_o yet_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o 300_o year_n because_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o our_o point_n in_o difference_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a end_n of_o all_o the_o father_n and_o of_o his_o own_o dissuasive_a too_o for_o that_o part_n which_o rely_v on_o they_o which_o look_v like_o the_o most_o authoritative_a piece_n of_o it_o the_o reader_n will_v easy_o judge_v now_o whether_o we_o as_o he_o charge_v we_o p._n 18_o have_v many_o gripe_n of_o conscience_n concern_v the_o father_n that_o they_o be_v not_o right_a on_o our_o side_n or_o the_o dissuader_n our_o constant_a and_o avow_v doctrine_n be_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o father_n speak_v of_o they_o proper_o as_o such_o be_v jufallible_a that_o in_o two_o case_n they_o speak_v as_o father_n that_o be_v when_o they_o declare_v it_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o present_a church_n of_o their_o time_n or_o when_o they_o write_v against_o any_o man_n as_o a_o heretic_n or_o his_o tenet_n as_o heresy_n some_o complexion_n of_o circumstance_n also_o may_v be_v find_v out_o by_o much_o read_n and_o compare_v several_a consideration_n which_o make_v it_o evident_a they_o speak_v as_o witness_n though_o it_o be_v more_o laborious_a and_o tedious_a to_o compass_v a_o satisfaction_n this_o way_n whereas_o as_o appear_v by_o our_o dissuader_n the_o protestant_n neither_o acknowledge_v they_o infallible_a nor_o indeed_o useful_a and_o this_o be_v my_o ld_n four_o principle_n which_o with_o the_o former_a destroy_v the_o efficaciousness_n of_o all_o the_o father_n &_o invalidate_n all_o that_o part_n of_o his_o own_o book_n which_o shall_v seem_v weighty_a 30._o notwithstanding_o the_o two_o former_a principle_n to_o invalidate_v the_o father_n it_o may_v still_o be_v say_v by_o the_o catholic_n in_o behalf_n of_o their_o validity_n as_o be_v by_o i_o now_o that_o the_o say_n of_o father_n as_o witness_n be_v convictive_a and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v seem_v sit_v my_o ld_n do_v lay_v another_o principle_n to_o provide_v against_o that_o he_o be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o it_o but_o have_v take_v order_n about_o it_o for_o though_o p._n 9_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o father_n be_v good_a testimony_n of_o the_o doctrine_n deliver_v from_o their_o forefather_n down_o to_o they_o of_o what_o the_o church_n esteem_v the_o way_n of_o salvation_n yet_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n premise_a p._n 8._o thus_o thing_n be_v thus_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a for_o they_o the_o catholic_n to_o conclude_v from_o the_o say_n of_o a_o number_n of_o father_n that_o the_o doctrine_n they_o will_v prove_v thence_o be_v the_o catholic_n doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n because_o any_o number_n that_o be_v less_o than_o all_o do_v not_o prove_v a_o catholic_a consent_n so_o that_o unless_o each_o single_a father_n affirm_v each_o single_a point_n to_o be_v of_o faith_n or_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o moral_o speak_v be_v impossible_a to_o happen_v it_o follow_v by_o his_o word_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conclude_v thence_o the_o catholic_n doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n which_o amount_v to_o this_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conclude_v any_o thing_n in_o controversy_n from_o the_o father_n even_o take_v as_o witness_n and_o this_o be_v his_o five_o principle_n a_o strange_a conceit_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v impossible_a to_o know_v the_o consent_n of_o all_o england_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n for_o example_n the_o late_a war_n without_o speak_v with_o each_o single_a man_n in_o the_o whole_a nation_n yet_o this_o be_v his_o discourse_n when_o he_o say_v that_o no_o number_n less_o than_o all_o can_v prove_v a_o catholic_n consent_n 31._o yet_o some_o use_n certain_o he_o allow_v of_o the_o father_n for_o all_o this_o else_o why_o do_v he_o quote_v they_o yes_o and_o the_o principle_n which_o i_o reckon_v his_o six_z by_o virtue_n of_o which_o he_o enforce_v they_o be_v this_o
proper_a contrition_n it_o add_v far_a that_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v ipsi_fw-la contritioni_fw-la sine_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la voto_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la includitur_fw-la to_o contrition_n without_o desire_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v include_v in_o it_o that_o be_v in_o contrition_n thus_o the_o council_n i_o note_v first_o the_o dissuader_n craft_n in_o not_o put_v down_o the_o word_n of_o the_o council_n a_o practice_n frequent_a with_o he_o as_o i_o show_v before_o and_o purposely_o omit_v as_o appear_v evident_o then_o and_o will_v do_v more_o now_o because_o not_o at_o all_o favourable_a to_o his_o insincere_a humour_n of_o deform_v all_o he_o meddle_v with_o next_o by_o this_o mean_n he_o handle_v only_o perfect_a contrition_n make_v our_o church_n require_v actual_a or_o votive_a penance_n to_o its_o sufficiency_n whereas_o the_o council_n express_o void_v any_o necessity_n of_o actual_a penance_n to_o this_o or_o proper_a contrition_n and_o only_o require_v it_o to_o attrition_n 3_o he_o omit_v the_o word_n which_o be_v include_v in_o it_o which_o put_v down_o have_v disannul_v all_o his_o whole_a discourse_n and_o clear_v our_o church_n from_o all_o his_o calumny_n for_o this_o show_v the_o council_n sense_n to_o be_v that_o contrition_n alone_o if_o qualify_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n but_o that_o to_o be_v qualify_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o include_v a_o purpose_n or_o desire_v of_o do_v other_o duty_n incumbent_a on_o the_o sinner_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o signalise_v this_o particular_o of_o his_o duty_n to_o the_o church_n in_o resolve_v to_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n let_v we_o parallel_v it_o suppose_v the_o council_n have_v say_v true_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n will_v save_v you_o but_o not_o unless_o you_o have_v a_o will_v to_o restore_v what_o you_o have_v steal_v for_o otherwise_o your_o sorrow_n be_v not_o true_a in_o regard_n true_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n include_v a_o will_n to_o rectify_v what_o sin_n have_v disorder_v where_o be_v now_o the_o occasion_n of_o my_o lds._n rant_a declamation_n of_o the_o council_n go_v against_o scripture_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n of_o evacuate_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n by_o tradition_n of_o weaken_v and_o discourage_v the_o best_a repentance_n and_o of_o prefer_v repentance_n towards_o man_n before_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n in_o our_o ld._n jesus_n christ._n yet_o suppose_v that_o sinner_n be_v command_v by_o christ_n law_n to_o give_v account_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o the_o church_n and_o receive_v their_o absolution_n and_o penance_n from_o she_o as_o well_o as_o they_o be_v to_o restore_v what_o be_v steal_v the_o case_n be_v undeniable_o parallel_v but_o since_o many_o other_o duty_n be_v include_v in_o contrition_n as_o a_o obligation_n to_o restore_v credit_n or_o good_n unjust_o take_v away_o to_o repair_v temporal_a damage_n our_o neighbour_n have_v incur_v by_o we_o and_o the_o spiritual_a one_o of_o scandal_n ask_v pardon_n for_o affrontive_a injury_n cure_v our_o former_a uncharitableness_n and_o wordliness_n by_o give_v alm_n and_o such_o like_a a_o purpose_n of_o all_o which_o if_o our_o contrition_n be_v right_a aught_o to_o be_v include_v in_o it_o it_o be_v worth_a enquiry_n why_o the_o council_n particularise_n this_n of_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n and_o to_o catholic_n who_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o sacrament_n the_o answer_n be_v so_o easy_a that_o it_o be_v needless_a for_o after_o the_o heart_n be_v contrite_a or_o substantial_o turn_v there_o remain_v no_o more_o to_o be_v do_v but_o to_o wash_v of_o the_o tainture_n of_o bad_a inclination_n mortal_a sin_n use_v to_o leave_v behind_o it_o and_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o our_o neighbour_n or_o the_o world_n wherefore_o because_o the_o wholesome_a sacrament_n of_o penance_n right_o use_v be_v ordain_v and_o apt_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n both_o to_o wash_v away_o those_o remain_a stain_n by_o sorrowful_a and_o penal_a action_n enjoin_v by_o church_n discipline_n and_o also_o to_o tie_v man_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o all_o due_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o injure_a world_n hence_o the_o heart_n be_v true_o convert_v interior_o this_o sacrament_n be_v the_o most_o efficacious_a mean_n to_o set_v all_o else_o right_a &_o so_o to_o come_v to_o it_o be_v the_o only_a remain_a duty_n as_o include_v all_o else_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n it_o be_v particular_o express_v by_o the_o council_n that_o true_a contrition_n must_v include_v a_o purpose_n to_o come_v to_o it_o because_o if_o true_a it_o must_v needs_o include_v a_o desire_n to_o take_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o rectify_v what_o be_v amiss_o and_o lest_o a_o sinner_n shall_v be_v apt_a to_o conceit_a and_o say_v within_o himself_o thus_o i_o be_o true_o sorry_a for_o my_o offend_a god_n there_o be_v then_o no_o more_o to_o be_v think_v on_o the_o council_n most_o prudent_o declare_v that_o that_o will_v not_o do_v unless_o they_o desire_v likewise_o to_o set_v right_o what_o they_o have_v disorder_v of_o which_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n and_o careful_a overseer_n and_o so_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o the_o church_n to_o let_v she_o take_v cognizance_n of_o it_o the_o dissuader_n do_v ill_o then_o to_o phrase_n it_o ritual_a pennante_n as_o if_o only_a a_o dry_a ceremony_n have_v be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o council_n ere_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v reeoncild_v to_o god_n whereas_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n executive_o satisfactory_a of_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o duty_n and_o efficacious_o reparative_a of_o all_o the_o disorder_n which_o be_v the_o arrear_n and_o effect_n of_o a_o sinful_a action_n but_o he_o do_v worse_a to_o omit_v the_o council_n word_n and_o so_o leave_v out_o total_o quoth_v in_o illâ_fw-la includitur_fw-la which_o candid_o put_v in_o have_v make_v all_o his_o process_n to_o no_o purpose_n but_o worst_a of_o all_o when_o he_o can_v not_o but_o see_v all_o this_o to_o inveigh_v against_o so_o innocent_a so_o rational_a charitable_a and_o wise_a proceedure_n of_o this_o grave_a and_o venerable_a council_n with_o the_o harsh_a expression_n that_o ever_o be_v clad_v in_o holy_a language_n and_o it_o be_v good_a my_o ld._n who_o be_v so_o high_a against_o our_o casuist_n will_v let_v we_o know_v by_o what_o case_n he_o guide_v himself_o in_o his_o whole_a book_n where_o he_o sprinkle_v scripture_n holywater_n all_o over_o as_o if_o every_o thing_n be_v a_o devil_n he_o meet_v with_o and_o here_o particular_o in_o wilful_o public_o and_o causeless_o calumniate_a not_o a_o private_a person_n but_o a_o whole_a council_n consist_v of_o so_o great_a a_o multitude_n of_o the_o most_o grave_a most_o venerable_a and_o most_o sacred_a personage_n in_o the_o whole_a christian_n world_n 21._o a_o seven_o kind_n of_o his_o disingenuity_n be_v his_o exaggerate_n and_o magnify_v manner_n of_o expression_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o he_o can_v make_v any_o must_v seem_v a_o beam_n and_o though_o the_o fault_n will_v lie_v in_o a_o very_a small_a room_n perhaps_o require_v none_o at_o all_o yet_o as_o man_n blow_v up_o bladder_n with_o wind_n he_o can_v so_o swell_v and_o puff_v it_o up_o by_o ply_v it_o with_o his_o airy_a rhetoric_n that_o it_o look_v as_o big_a as_o a_o mountain_n whereas_o come_v near_o it_o examine_v and_o grasp_v it_o that_o will_v not_o now_o fill_v your_o hand_n which_o before_o take_v up_o the_o whole_a prospect_n of_o your_o eye_n he_o can_v also_o by_o place_v thing_n in_o false_a light_n make_v even_o the_o great_a virtue_n seem_v a_o vice_n and_o then_o make_v that_o new-created_a vice_n a_o monstrous_a one_o both_o which_o be_v visible_o discover_v in_o our_o last_o instance_n out_o of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 22._o i_o pass_v by_o many_o other_o of_o his_o petty_a disingenuity_n as_o his_o interpose_v parenthesiss_n of_o his_o own_o speaking_z most_o confident_o where_o he_o have_v least_o ground_n so_o to_o make_v up_o the_o want_n of_o this_o with_o abundance_n of_o the_o other_o his_o confound_a good_a case_n with_o bad_a some_o private_a bigottery_n with_o act_n of_o true_a piety_n book_n approve_v by_o the_o church_n with_o those_o of_o private_a author_n understand_v spiritual_a thing_n gross_o and_o material_o as_o in_o his_o whole_a business_n of_o exorcism_n in_o which_o be_v i_o in_o as_o merry_a a_o humour_n as_o his_o lp._n be_v there_o i_o can_v make_v his_o discourse_n there_o far_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o he_o make_v any_o thing_n find_v in_o the_o church_n ritual_a which_o book_n we_o be_v only_o to_o defend_v or_o he_o to_o object_n if_o
express_v to_o be_v the_o scripture_n and_o on_o this_o expression_n he_o so_o strong_o build_v that_o p._n 10_o 11._o he_o conclude_v thence_o and_o certain_o too_o thus_o the_o religion_n of_o our_o church_n say_v he_o be_v therefore_o certain_o primitive_a and_o apostolic_a because_o it_o teach_v we_o to_o believe_v the_o whole_a scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o nothing_o else_o as_o matter_n of_o faith_n what_o mean_v the_o word_n scripture_n any_o determinate_a sense_n of_o it_o or_o the_o dead_a character_n alas_o their_o church_n be_v far_o from_o teach_v they_o the_o first_o or_o from_o have_v ground_n to_o own_o such_o a_o pretence_n but_o put_v the_o book_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o bid_v they_o find_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o or_o their_o faith_n for_o there_o be_v their_o rule_n it_o be_v the_o bare_a letter_n then_o unsence_v he_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n scripture_n and_o so_o he_o must_v say_v it_o be_v the_o outward_a cuaracter_n his_o church_n teach_v we_o to_o believe_v and_o nothing_o else_o as_o matter_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v their_o whole_a faith_n have_v for_o its_o object_n ink_n thus_o figure_v in_o a_o book_n a_o worthy_a argument_n to_o prove_v their_o church_n be_v certain_o primitive_a and_o apostolic_a whereas_o itis_fw-la know_v faith_n be_v before_o those_o character_n and_o beside_o if_o this_o be_v to_o be_v apostolical_a we_o owe_v nothing_o to_o the_o other_o apostle_n for_o our_o faith_n but_o only_o to_o those_o six_o who_o write_v but_o we_o mistake_v he_o he_o mean_v neither_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n scripture_n and_o hate_v these_o distinctionswith_o all_o his_o heart_n which_o will_v oblige_v he_o to_o either_o he_o mean_v to_o talk_v of_o scripture_n indeterminate_o and_o confuse_o which_o may_v make_v a_o fine_a show_n and_o yet_o expose_v he_o to_o no_o inconvenience_n by_o give_v any_o particular_a account_n of_o his_o meaning_n his_o inference_n from_o this_o his_o first_o principle_n be_v a_o immediate_a one_o will_v utter_o overthrow_v the_o papist_n without_o doubt_n therefore_o say_v he_o p._n 11._o unless_o there_o can_v be_v new_a scripture_n we_o can_v have_v no_o new_a matter_n of_o belief_n no_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n no_o my_o ld_n yes_o as_o long_o as_o by_o scripture_n you_o mean_v no_o determinate_a sense_n of_o scripture_n but_o the_o bare_a letter_n only_o who_o sense_n be_v fetch_v it_o out_o by_o interpretation_n and_o these_o as_o we_o experience_v depend_v on_o mean_n private_a judgement_n and_o fancy_n if_o mean_v fancy_n may_v vary_v every_o hour_n you_o may_v have_v diverse_a interpretation_n every_o hour_n and_o so_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n every_o hour_n be_v not_o this_o a_o mad_a kind_n of_o argue_v to_o conclude_v as_o absolute_a a_o unerrableness_n in_o faith_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o only_o a_o determinate_a principle_n but_o even_o as_o self-evident_a and_o unmistakable_a as_o the_o first_o principle_n in_o metaphysic_n to_o guide_v themselves_o by_o whereas_o our_o daily_a eyesight_n and_o their_o own_o sad_a experience_n every_o day_n teach_v we_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o principle_n and_o yet_o their_o differ_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o most_o high_a and_o most_o concern_v point_n that_o the_o speenlation_n be_v naught_o and_o the_o principle_n itself_o a_o false_a and_o misguide_n light_n nay_o i_o doubt_v my_o ld._n himself_n have_v no_o hearty_a value_n for_o this_o his_o first_o principle_n though_o he_o say_v he_o whole_o rely_v on_o it_o for_o i_o never_o see_v protestant_n book_n in_o my_o life_n thin_a and_o slight_a in_o scripture-citation_n than_o be_v his_o dissuasive_a so_o that_o if_o that_o be_v his_o first_o principle_n he_o make_v little_a use_n of_o it_o 35._o many_o other_o proposition_n or_o supposal_n be_v imply_v in_o his_o book_n to_o give_v it_o force_v as_o that_o it_o matter_n not_o how_o a_o citation_n be_v qualify_v so_o it_o be_v but_o allege_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n whether_o the_o question_n be_v right_o state_v or_o no._n the_o tenet_n of_o our_o church_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o use_n of_o definition_n find_v in_o approve_a council_n speak_v abstract_o but_o from_o the_o particular_a explication_n of_o some_o divine_n every_o foppery_n be_v a_o proper_a effect_n of_o the_o church_n doctrine_n point_n of_o faith_n ought_v to_o be_v comprehensible_a to_o reason_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n suitable_a to_o fancy_n the_o act_n of_o a_o inquisition_n say_n of_o a_o few_o divine_n or_o casuist_n be_v all_o catholic_a faith_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v rational_o dissuasive_a which_o be_v confess_o uncertain_a no_o answer_n be_v ever_o give_v to_o the_o citation_n or_o reason_n produce_v in_o the_o dissuasive_a talk_v sober_o and_o pious_o about_o a_o point_n be_v oftentimes_o as_o good_a as_o prove_v it_o that_o it_o be_v self-evident_a scripture_n letter_n can_v bear_v but_o one_o interpretation_n as_o wrought_v upon_o by_o human_a skill_n these_o and_o multitude_n of_o such_o like_a though_o not_o express_v yet_o run_v imply_v in_o his_o carriage_n all_o along_o this_o book_n and_o suppose_v true_a to_o give_v it_o any_o force_n yet_o so_o evident_o false_a and_o weak_a that_o to_o pull_v they_o out_o thence_o and_o make_v they_o show_v their_o head_n be_v enough_o to_o confute_v they_o i_o conclude_v and_o charge_v the_o dissuader_n that_o he_o not_o only_o have_v never_o a_o principle_n for_o his_o dissuasive_a to_o subsist_v by_o but_o far_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o himself_o shall_v know_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o he_o have_v none_o nay_o more_o that_o the_o protestant_a cause_n and_o the_o same_o i_o say_v of_o all_o out_o of_o the_o church_n can_v have_v none_o the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o charge_n i_o have_v manifold_o prove_v in_o this_o present_a appendix_n the_o other_o part_n of_o it_o which_o charge_v he_o with_o consciousness_n of_o have_v no_o ground_n have_v two_o branch_n and_o for_o the_o former_a of_o those_o i_o allege_v that_o the_o way_n he_o take_v all_o along_o to_o manage_v his_o dissuasive_a be_v so_o evident_o studious_a so_o industrious_a so_o design_v and_o perfect_o artificial_a that_o though_o one_o who_o be_v guide_v on_o in_o a_o natural_a way_n be_v oftentimes_o not_o aware_a of_o his_o thought_n or_o their_o method_n till_o he_o come_v to_o reflect_v yet_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v not_o be_v aware_a of_o he_o which_o he_o posture_n with_o such_o exquisite_a craft_n and_o such_o multitude_n of_o preternatural_a sleight_n to_o render_v his_o discourse_n plausible_a for_o the_o late_a of_o those_o branch_n namely_o that_o he_o can_v but_o know_v the_o protestant_a cause_n can_v have_v no_o principle_n to_o make_v it_o evident_a i_o discourse_v thus_o ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la what_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o sure-footing_a out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v their_o most_o constant_a and_o avow_v profession_n and_o his_o p._n 9_o that_o they_o do_v whole_o rely_v upon_o scripture_n as_o the_o foundation_n and_o final_a resort_n of_o all_o their_o persuasion_n this_o be_v so_o father_n and_o council_n be_v not_o hold_v at_o all_o by_o they_o but_o as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o scripture_n that_o be_v their_o testimony_n have_v no_o basis_n of_o certainty_n from_o themselves_o or_o of_o their_o own_o but_o what_o they_o participate_v from_o scripture_n wherefore_o either_o they_o be_v no_o principle_n or_o else_o subordinate_a one_o to_o their_o first_o principle_n scripture_n unless_o then_o it_o be_v certain_a or_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o principle_n they_o can_v never_o be_v hold_v by_o protestant_n such_o nor_o consequent_o can_v merit_v the_o name_n of_o principle_n even_o subordinate_a one_o because_o then_o pretend_v first_o principle_n from_o which_o only_o they_o can_v derive_v title_n to_o that_o dignity_n be_v in_o that_o case_n none_o itself_o to_o scripture_n then_o le_fw-fr we_o come_v by_o which_o word_n if_o they_o agree_v to_o mean_v any_o determinate_a sense_n of_o it_o certain_o know_v to_o be_v the_o true_a one_o their_o discourse_n be_v well-built_a but_o since_o their_o church_n can_v own_v no_o determinate_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n derive_v down_o from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n in_o antecedency_n to_o the_o scripture_n letter_n but_o have_v renounce_v that_o way_n or_o tradition_n must_v say_v she_o have_v it_o mere_o from_o that_o letter_n as_o yet_o unsence_v she_o must_v mean_v that_o it_o be_v the_o scripture_n letter_n she_o rely_v on_o as_o the_o foundation_n and_o final_a resort_n of_o all_o her_o persuasion_n nay_o for_o her_o persuasion_n that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o since_o than_o principle_n be_v determinate_a sense_n not_o character_n or_o sound_n neither_o be_v
london_n and_o in_o your_o chamber_n there_o upon_o occasion_n of_o read_v a_o book_n write_v by_o a_o certain_a protestant_a bishop_n against_o the_o real_a presence_n i_o observe_v and_o acquaint_v you_o with_o my_o observation_n that_o to_o my_o judgement_n the_o father_n speak_v more_o favourable_o for_o the_o papist_n tenet_n than_o the_o protestant_n hereupon_o you_o take_v i_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o tell_v i_o they_o be_v mad_a who_o read_v the_o ancient_a father_n and_o see_v not_o they_o mean_v christ_n be_v as_o real_o in_o the_o sacrament_n as_o in_o heaven_n the_o other_o be_v yet_o more_o remarkable_a and_o this_o that_o either_o your_o grandfather_n or_o father_n i_o know_v not_o which_o but_o i_o think_v your_o grandfather_n be_v intimate_v with_o mr._n calvin_n and_o when_o he_o have_v put_v out_o his_o explication_n of_o christ_n presencein_n the_o sacrament_n which_o dodge_v and_o shuffle_v between_o real_o and_o notreal_o that_o be_v between_z be_v and_o isnot_a he_o challenge_v mr._n calvin_n with_o it_o and_o lay_v open_a to_o he_o the_o nonsense_n and_o indefensibleness_n of_o it_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o put_v out_o so_o strange_a a_o opinion_n which_o he_o be_v never_o able_a to_o make_v good_a at_o which_o mr._n calvin_n take_v hold_v of_o his_o own_o finger_n and_o say_v see_v you_o this_o i_o will_v willing_o cut_v it_o off_o on_o condition_n i_o have_v never_o put_v it_o out_o so_o to_o which_o your_o grandfather_n reply_v you_o shall_v then_o explain_v it_o some_o other_o way_n mr._n calvin_n answer_v my_o institution_n be_v so_o spread_v all_o over_o france_n that_o it_o be_v now_o too_o late_o thus_o you_o let_v i_o see_v by_o a_o testimony_n very_o immediate_a that_o the_o late_a author_n of_o this_o tenet_n which_o now_o so_o reign_v all_o over_o england_n wish_v his_o finger_n cut_v off_o when_o he_o write_v it_o how_o you_o will_v reconcile_v this_o with_o the_o late_a new_a piece_n of_o the_o rubric_n in_o the_o common-prayer-book_n absolute_o renounce_v all_o real_a presence_n in_o which_o point_n the_o church_n of_o of_o england_n former_o express_v herself_o abstract_o do_v you_o consider_v sir_n i_o beseech_v you_o let_v this_o be_v a_o fair_a warning_n to_o you_o how_o you_o deal_v disingenuous_o for_o the_o future_a and_o pardon_v some_o of_o my_o expression_n to_o my_o high_a provocation_n and_o exceed_v great_a haste_n i_o be_o sure_a the_o worst_a of_o they_o be_v a_o civility_n compare_v to_o the_o harsh_a carriage_n you_o have_v use_v towards_o yourself_o in_o open_o falsify_v both_o my_o word_n and_o sense_n and_o causeless_o wrest_v to_o a_o ill_a construction_n every_o passage_n you_o touch_v yet_o not_o do_v i_o the_o right_a to_o go_v about_o to_o answer_v any_o one_o in_o the_o least_o that_o so_o i_o may_v see_v by_o your_o reason_n you_o have_v ground_n to_o think_v as_o you_o write_v have_v you_o argue_v against_o i_o i_o know_v too_o well_o the_o right_n of_o a_o writer_n to_o take_v it_o ill_a if_o you_o lay_v open_a and_o name_v my_o conceive_a fault_n though_o the_o name_n of_o they_o have_v be_v harsh_a word_n but_o not_o even_o to_o attempt_v to_o confute_v they_o yet_o to_o fly_v into_o such_o expression_n be_v the_o very_a definition_n of_o rail_v i_o be_v extreme_a sorry_a to_o lay_v open_a the_o fault_n of_o a_o friend_n though_o my_o own_o concern_v make_v it_o fit_v and_o your_o demerit_n just_o and_o do_v assure_v you_o that_o only_o the_o injury_n to_o my_o cause_n which_o go_v along_o in_o that_o action_n oblige_v i_o to_o this_o vindication_n set_v aside_o the_o duty_n i_o owe_v to_o that_o i_o be_o still_o as_o ever_o your_o true_a friend_n and_o humble_a servant_n j._n s._n a_o letter_n from_o the_o author_n of_o sure-footing_a to_o his_o answerer_n sir_n i_o be_o certain_o inform_v there_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o my_o book_n intend_v and_o a_o person_n choose_v out_o for_o that_o employment_n who_o name_n i_o be_o unconcern_v to_o know_v it_o be_v only_o his_o quality_n as_o a_o writer_n i_o have_v to_o do_v with_o i_o receive_v the_o alarm_n with_o great_a cheerfulness_n know_v that_o if_o my_o adversary_n behave_v himself_o well_o it_o will_v exceed_o conduce_v to_o the_o clear_n and_o settle_v the_o main_a point_n there_o controvert_v but_o because_o there_o be_v difference_n between_o be_v call_v a_o answer_n and_o be_v a_o answer_n and_o that_o it_o be_v extreme_o opposite_a to_o my_o genius_n to_o be_v task_v in_o lay_v open_a man_n fault_n even_o as_o writer_n though_o it_o have_v be_v my_o unhappiness_n former_o to_o meet_v with_o adversary_n who_o way_n of_o win_v make_v that_o carriage_n my_o only_a duty_n wherefore_o to_o prevent_v as_o much_o as_o i_o be_o able_a all_o occasion_n of_o such_o unsavoury_a opposition_n and_o to_o make_v way_n to_o the_o clear_v the_o point_n that_o so_o our_o discourse_n may_v redound_v to_o the_o profit_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o our_o reader_n i_o make_v bold_a to_o offer_v you_o these_o few_o reflection_n which_o in_o effect_n contain_v no_o more_o but_o a_o request_v you_o will_v speak_v to_o the_o point_n and_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o bring_v the_o matter_n near_o a_o clear_n this_o if_o you_o please_v to_o do_v you_o will_v very_o much_o credit_v yourself_o and_o your_o endeavour_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o ingenuous_a person_n if_o you_o refuse_v and_o rather_o choose_v to_o run_v into_o rhetorical_a excursion_n and_o such_o discourse_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o breed_v new_a controversy_n not_o pertinent_a to_o the_o present_a one_o under_o hand_n you_o will_v extreme_o disparage_v both_o yourself_o your_o party_n and_o your_o cause_n and_o give_v i_o a_o exceed_a advantage_n against_o they_o all_o i_o shall_v also_o have_v the_o satisfaction_n to_o have_v manifest_v beforehand_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o letter_n that_o i_o have_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o in_o i_o lie_v to_o make_v you_o avoid_v those_o fault_n which_o i_o must_v then_o be_v force_v to_o lay_v open_a and_o severe_o press_v upon_o you_o little_a to_o your_o credit_n nor_o your_o cause_n neither_o you_o being_n as_o i_o be_o inform_v and_o reason_n give_v it_o signal_o choose_v out_o as_o hold_v most_o able_a to_o maintain_v it_o 2._o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o more_o distance_n between_o we_o than_o what_o our_o cause_n enforce_v i_o hearty_o assure_v you_o that_o though_o i_o high_o dislike_v your_o tenet_n negative_o opposite_a to_o what_o we_o hold_v faith_n and_o the_o way_n of_o write_v i_o foresee_v you_o must_v take_v unless_o you_o resolve_v to_o love_v candour_n better_o than_o your_o cause_n as_o be_v inconclusive_a and_o so_o apt_a to_o continue_v not_o finish_v debate_n yet_o i_o have_v not_o the_o least_o pique_n against_o you_o or_o any_o man_n person_n nor_o have_v i_o any_o particular_a aversion_n against_o the_o protestant_a party_n rather_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o a_o better_a eye_n than_o on_o any_o other_o company_n whatever_o which_o have_v break_v communion_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n it_o preserve_v still_o unrenounce_v the_o form_n of_o episcopacy_n the_o church-government_n institute_v by_o christ_n and_o many_o grave_a solemnity_n and_o ceremony_n which_o make_v our_o union_n less_o difficult_a many_o of_o their_o sober_a writer_n acknowledge_v divers_a of_o the_o renounce_v tenet_n to_o be_v truth_n some_o of_o they_o also_o profess_v to_o hold_v tradition_n especial_o for_o scripture_n letter_n and_o even_o for_o those_o point_n or_o faith-tenet_n in_o which_o they_o and_o we_o agree_v that_o be_v where_o their_o interest_n be_v not_o touch_v i_o wish_v they_o will_v as_o hearty_o hold_v to_o it_o in_o all_o other_o point_n which_o descend_v by_o it_o and_o look_v into_o the_o virtue_n it_o have_v of_o ascertain_v and_o declare_v in_o what_o that_o virtue_n consist_v i_o be_o confident_a a_o little_a candour_n of_o confess_v true_o what_o they_o find_v join_v with_o a_o endeavour_n of_o look_v into_o thing_n rather_o than_o word_n will_v easy_o make_v way_n to_o a_o fair_a correspondence_n i_o esteem_v and_o even_o honour_v the_o protestant_n from_o my_o heart_n for_o their_o firm_a allegiance_n to_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o his_o royal_a father_n this_o unite_n they_o already_o with_o all_o sober_a catholics_n under_o that_o excellent_a notion_n of_o good_a subject_n and_o in_o the_o same_o point_n of_o faith_n the_o indispensableness_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o allegiance_n we_o owe_v our_o prince_n by_o divine_a law_n last_o i_o declare_v that_o for_o this_o as_o well_o as_o for_o charitable_a consideration_n i_o have_v a_o very_a particular_a zeal_n for_o their_o reconcilement_n to_o their_o mother-church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v out_o of_o this_o love_n of_o union_n i_o endeavour_v so_o earnest_o
to_o be_v say_v since_o the_o whole_a world_n see_v plain_o we_o still_o maintain_v the_o field_n against_o they_o nay_o dare_v pretend_v without_o fear_v a_o absolute_a baffle_n which_o must_v needs_o follow_v have_v we_o not_o at_o least_o probability_n to_o befriend_v we_o that_o our_o ground_n be_v evident_o and_o demonstrable_o certain_a nay_o more_o dare_v venture_v to_o take_v the_o most_o clear_v method_n imaginable_a to_o stand_v or_o fall_v by_o and_o withal_o be_v bold_a to_o challenge_v they_o that_o they_o have_v no_o evident_a ground_n to_o begin_v with_o nor_o dare_v venture_v to_o pursue_v that_o evidence_a method_n but_o my_o ld_n own_o word_n in_o his_o liberty_n of_o prophesy_v sect._n 20._o §_o 2._o will_n beyond_o all_o confute_v evince_v it_o ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la at_o least_o that_o we_o have_v probability_n and_o those_o strong_a one_o too_o on_o our_o side_n i_o pick_v out_o some_o leave_v out_o other_o weighty_a one_o which_o hisexpression_n have_v too_o much_o deform_v his_o word_n be_v these_o such_o as_o be_v the_o beauty_n and_o splendour_n of_o their_o church_n their_o pompous_a service_n the_o stateliness_n and_o solemnity_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n their_o name_n of_o catholic_n which_o they_o suppose_v their_o own_o due_a and_o to_o concern_v no_o other_o sort_n of_o christian_n he_o ought_v have_v say_v which_o the_o establish_a use_n of_o the_o word_n and_o derive_v rive_v down_o to_o the_o successor_n of_o those_o who_o first_o have_v that_o name_n force_v all_o even_o their_o adversary_n to_o give_v they_o when_o they_o speak_v natural_o and_o make_v they_o despair_v of_o obtain_v it_o for_o themselves_o the_o antiquity_n of_o many_o of_o their_o doctrine_n the_o continual_a succession_n of_o their_o bishop_n their_o immediate_a derivation_n from_o the_o apostle_n the_o title_n to_o succeed_v s._n peter_n the_o multiteudand_v variety_n of_o people_n which_o be_v of_o their_o persuasion_n apparent_a consent_n with_o antiquity_n in_o many_o ceremonial_n which_o other_o church_n have_v reject_v a_o pretend_a and_o sometime_o a_o apparent_a consent_n with_o some_o elder_a age_n in_o many_o matter_n doctrinal_a the_o great_a consent_n of_o one_o part_n with_o another_o in_o that_o which_o most_o of_o they_o affirm_v to_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la the_o great_a difference_n which_o be_v commence_v among_o their_o adversary_n their_o happiness_n in_o be_v instrument_n in_o convert_v divers_a nation_n he_o shall_v rather_o have_v say_v all_n the_o advantage_n of_o monarchical_a government_n the_o benefit_n of_o which_o as_o well_o as_o the_o inconvenience_n they_o daily_o enjoy_v the_o piety_n and_o austerity_n of_o their_o religious_a order_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n the_o single_a life_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o bishop_n the_o severity_n of_o their_o fast_n and_o their_o exterior_a observance_n the_o know_a holiness_n of_o some_o of_o those_o person_n who_o institutes_n the_o religious_a person_n pretend_v to_o imitate_v etc._n etc._n after_o which_o he_o subjoin_v these_o thing_n and_o diverse_a other_o may_v very_o easy_o persuade_v person_n of_o much_o reason_n and_o more_o piety_n to_o retain_v that_o which_o they_o know_v to_o have_v be_v the_o religion_n of_o their_o forefather_n which_o have_v actual_a possession_n and_o seizure_n of_o man_n understanding_n before_o the_o opposite_a profession_n have_v a_o name_n thus_o he_o by_o which_o word_v it_o be_v evident_a we_o have_v probability_n and_o high_a one_o too_o on_o our_o side_n else_o how_o can_v they_o be_v able_a very_o easy_o to_o persuade_v person_n of_o much_o reason_n especial_o they_o have_v as_o he_o say_v more_o piety_n or_o more_o then_o much_o that_o be_v very_o much_o which_o argue_v rather_o that_o those_o motive_n for_o catholic_n faith_n be_v suitable_a to_o piety_n or_o truth_n ot_fw-mi at_o least_o exceedingly-seeming-pious_a so_o as_o the_o great_a piety_n of_o those_o person_n neither_o check_v at_o the_o practice_n according_a to_o those_o motive_n nor_o their_o much_o reason_n reach_v to_o a_o discovery_n of_o their_o fallaciousness_n whence_o we_o may_v gather_v far_o than_o those_o motive_n so_o stand_v for_o we_o be_v to_o be_v rank_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o probability_n for_o since_o those_o person_n be_v confess_v to_o be_v very_o pious_a that_o be_v very_o good_a and_o so_o unapt_a to_o be_v bias_v by_o passion_n and_o withal_o to_o have_v much_o reason_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o cause_n of_o their_o assent_n to_o catholic_n faith_n must_v be_v look_v for_o in_o the_o object_n and_o have_v a_o wonderful_a appearance_n at_o least_o of_o evidence_n or_o high_a probability_n which_o be_v able_a to_o conquer_v and_o satisfy_v so_o rational_a and_o sincere_a understanding_n this_o be_v so_o my_o ld._n can_v in_o reason_v own_o himself_o a_o dissuader_n nor_o pretend_v his_o discourse_n have_v power_n to_o dissuade_v any_o from_o our_o faith_n unless_o he_o put_v down_o the_o whole_a force_n of_o what_o we_o build_v our_o faith_n on_o together_o with_o his_o motive_n why_o he_o judge_v it_o false_a and_o then_o compare_v or_o weigh_v those_o reason_n together_o and_o so_o conclude_v his_o absolute_o preponderate_v i_o doubt_v those_o very_a motive_n deliver_v faint_o by_o himself_o though_o a_o adversary_n be_v such_o as_o have_v he_o lay_v they_o open_a at_o large_a as_o he_o do_v his_o own_o objection_n he_o will_v have_v be_v infinite_o puzzle_v to_o find_v other_o to_o overballance_v they_o with_o any_o show_n of_o reason_n but_o i_o will_v not_o put_v he_o upon_o so_o large_a a_o task_n let_v he_o only_o consider_v on_o what_o ground_n the_o rule_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v build_v to_o wit_n on_o sensible_a and_o unmistakable_a matter_n of_o fact_n from_o age_n to_o age_n and_o this_o unmistakableness_n confirm_v supernatural_o by_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o thing_n oblige_v the_o believer_n best_o care_n to_o preserve_v it_o and_o by_o the_o goodness_n implant_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o christ_n doctrine_n which_o keep_v lively_o awake_v that_o care_n as_o it_o be_v at_o large_a lay_v open_a in_o sure-footing_a and_o then_o compare_v it_o with_o descant_v upon_o scripture_n letter_n by_o human_a skill_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o protestant_n faith_n as_o contradistinguished_a from_o we_o or_o rather_o of_o their_o dissent_n or_o negative_a tenet_n and_o show_v those_o ground_n preponderate_v we_o and_o then_o his_o reader_n will_v have_v some_o encouragement_n to_o heed_n his_o dissuasive_a otherwise_o he_o can_v have_v none_o six_o way_n 10._o a_o six_o way_n be_v to_o demand_v of_o his_o lp._n if_o he_o will_v undertake_v the_o pretend_a evidence_n he_o produce_v whether_o reason_n or_o citation_n have_v not_o also_o be_v pretend_v at_o least_o to_o be_v answer_v by_o learned_a man_n on_o our_o side_n and_o that_o the_o indifferent_a part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v judge_v the_o catholic_n be_v so_o evident_o conclude_v against_o by_o the_o protestant_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a in_o reason_n to_o reply_v however_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v allege_v that_o in_o the_o evidence_n he_o bring_v the_o protestant_n have_v have_v the_o last_o reply_n that_o so_o at_o least_o there_o may_v be_v some_o sleight_n conjectural_a likelihood_n they_o be_v unanswerable_a or_o convictive_a this_o i_o say_v seem_v in_o reason_n fit_a to_o have_v be_v vouch_a and_o as_o natural_a method_n require_v it_o place_v at_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o his_o book_n so_o to_o give_v the_o reader_n some_o faint_a hope_n his_o peruse_n it_o may_v be_v perhaps_o to_o some_o purpose_n what_o do_v my_o l._n of_o down_n he_o profess_v at_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o introduction_n the_o direct_a contrary_n for_o he_o confess_v there_o that_o the_o evidence_n on_o both_o side_n in_o question_n of_o difference_n between_o our_o church_n have_v be_v so_o often_o produce_v etc._n etc._n it_o will_v seem_v almost_o impossible_a to_o produce_v any_o new_a matter_n or_o if_o we_o can_v observe_v how_o unlikely_a he_o make_v it_o he_o shall_v conclude_v any_o thing_n it_o will_v not_o be_v probable_a that_o what_o can_v be_v new_o allege_v can_v prevail_v more_o than_o all_o which_o already_o have_v be_v so_o often_o urge_v in_o these_o question_n he_o shall_v after_o the_o word_n so_o often_o urge_v have_v add_v and_o never_o answer_v otherwise_o the_o often_o urge_v signify_v nothing_o as_o to_o convictiveness_n yet_o careless_a of_o this_o he_o proceed_v but_o we_o be_v not_o deter_v from_o do_v our_o duty_n by_o any_o such_o consideration_n as_o know_v that_o the_o same_o medicament_n etc._n etc._n which_o wave_v the_o pious_a rhetoric_n to_o any_o understanding_n man_n signify_v direct_o as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v profess_v i_o be_o resolve_v to_o write_v a_o book_n against_o the_o papist_n whatever_n come_v onit_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v to_o purpose_n or_o
opinion_n which_o pretend_v a_o subordination_n to_o and_o coherence_n with_o faith_n divine_v shall_v first_o clear_v their_o incoherence_n with_o it_o ere_o they_o engage_v their_o authority_n against_o they_o and_o then_o to_o do_v it_o efficacious_o be_v back_v with_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o council_n order_n my_o lds_n word_n that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n set_v their_o doctor_n as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v to_o defend_v all_o the_o new_a curious_a and_o scandalous_a question_n and_o to_o uphold_v the_o gainful_a trade_n be_v indeed_o to_o the_o purpose_n but_o withal_o by_o his_o leave_n a_o unhandsome_a and_o most_o false_a calumny_n against_o so_o many_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o quality_n and_o so_o invidious_a a_o charge_n that_o can_v he_o have_v prove_v it_o he_o have_v not_o slubber_v it_o over_o so_o careless_o without_o offer_v any_o proof_n for_o it_o but_o his_o bare_a word_n nor_o with_o a_o sleight_n proper_a to_o himself_o immediate_o after_o he_o have_v direct_o charge_v it_o have_v half_o recant_v it_o with_o however_o it_o be_v with_o they_o that_o be_v whether_o they_o do_v any_o such_o thing_n or_o no_o as_o he_o have_v so_o late_o and_o so_o press_o challenge_v they_o to_o have_v do_v and_o this_o i_o note_v as_o a_o three_o head_n of_o his_o disingenuity_n frequent_a in_o his_o book_n that_o he_o bring_v very_o good_a proof_n for_o diverse_a particular_n which_o concern_v not_o our_o church_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o very_a point_n and_o which_o direct_o strike_v at_o she_o his_o own_o bare_a word_n we_o know_v or_o it_o be_v certain_a p._n 54._o l._n 22._o p._n 62._o p._n 63._o p._n 67._o etc._n etc._n be_v the_o best_a argument_n he_o produce_v 16._o a_o four_o disingenuity_n be_v his_o pervert_v wilful_o the_o intention_n of_o catholic_n author_n how_o he_o have_v deal_v with_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o the_o two_o late_o mention_v point_n of_o indulgence_n and_o purgatory_n be_v already_o show_v in_o like_a manner_n have_v he_o treat_v the_o expurgatory_n indies_n for_o whereas_o by_o the_o word_n purgari_fw-la &_o emaculari_fw-la in_o a_o citation_n of_o his_o own_o p._n 21_o it_o be_v manife_a they_o mean_v but_o to_o amend_v corruption_n of_o the_o late_a by_o the_o ancient_a copy_n he_o make_v as_o though_o out_o of_o gripe_n of_o conscience_n forsooth_o that_o the_o father_n be_v not_o right_a on_o our_o side_n they_o have_v therefore_o purposely_o go_v about_o to_o corrupt_v the_o father_n themselves_o p._n 18._o and_o 19_o so_o to_o make_v they_o on_o our_o side_n because_o we_o can_v not_o find_v they_o so_o a_o attempt_v impossible_a to_o fall_v into_o head_n of_o any_o man_n not_o stark_o mad_a for_o this_o alter_n the_o father_n can_v not_o have_v serve_v our_o turn_n unless_o we_o have_v make_v it_o know_v and_o publish_v it_o and_o if_o make_v public_a can_v not_o be_v imagine_v to_o do_v the_o deed_n neither_o for_o the_o fraud_n must_v needs_o be_v make_v as_o public_a as_o the_o book_n so_o that_o a_o action_n thus_o intend_v must_v be_v a_o human_a action_n without_o a_o motive_n or_o reason_n which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n worse_a be_v what_o follow_v p._n 21_o &_o 22._o but_o withal_o the_o malice_n of_o it_o be_v more_o easy_o discoverable_a for_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o particular_n he_o mention_n in_o those_o index_n or_o table_n that_o the_o printer_n or_o correcter_n who_o make_v they_o be_v a_o heretic_n and_o put_v in_o those_o table_n what_o his_o perverseness_n imagine_v be_v find_v in_o the_o father_n whence_o it_o be_v but_o fit_v his_o whole_a index_n shall_v be_v expunge_v not_o that_o we_o fear_v the_o father_n but_o that_o we_o disallow_v the_o wicked_a intention_n of_o the_o index-maker_n who_o abuse_v the_o father_n to_o injure_v we_o so_o p._n 62._o he_o will_v make_v catholic_n themselves_o dissatisfy_v of_o the_o ground_n of_o transubstantiation_n because_o they_o say_v it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o scripture_n as_o if_o catholik_o hold_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v of_o faith_n but_o what_o be_v express_o find_v there_o whereas_o he_o well_o know_v they_o universal_o teach_v and_o hold_v the_o contrary_n but_o his_o abuse_n of_o peter_n lombard_n p._n 64._o &_o 65._o be_v very_o remarkable_a though_o perhaps_o it_o may_v spring_v out_o of_o his_o little_a experience_n in_o school-divinity_n to_o make_v transubstantiation_n seem_v a_o novelty_n he_o will_v persuade_v his_o reader_n lombard_n say_v he_o can_v not_o tell_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o substantial_a change_n or_o no_o whereas_o that_o author_n dist._n 10._o bring_v testimony_n of_o the_o father_n to_o prove_v it_o and_o conclude_v thence_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n be_v convert_v into_o christ_n body_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o wine_n into_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v what_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n call_v transubstantiation_n and_o there_o end_v that_o distinction_n after_o which_o immediate_o succeed_v the_o 11_o de_fw-fr modis_fw-la conversionis_fw-la of_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o conversion_n and_o of_o these_o he_o say_v he_o can_v sufficient_o define_v whether_o this_o conversion_n be_v formal_a or_o substantial_a or_o of_o another_o kind_n so_o that_o substantial_a here_o suppose_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n into_o christ_n body_n and_o be_v put_v by_o he_o only_o to_o signify_v one_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o conversion_n which_o he_o explicate_v to_o be_v sic_fw-la substantiam_fw-la converti_fw-la in_o substantiam_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la essentialiter_fw-la fiat_fw-la illa_fw-la that_o one_o substance_n be_v so_o convert_v into_o another_o substance_n that_o the_o one_o be_v make_v essential_o the_o other_o whereas_o other_o who_o also_o hold_v transubstantiation_n do_v yet_o explicate_v that_o conversion_n by_o put_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n to_o succeed_v under_o the_o same_o accident_n in_o place_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n annihilate_v now_o this_o manner_n of_o conversion_n call_v by_o he_o a_o substantial_a manner_n in_o opposition_n to_o formal_a which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v a_o conversion_n both_o of_o substance_n and_o accident_n and_o not_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o change_n of_o one_o substance_n into_o another_o he_o leave_v undefined_a but_o the_o conversion_n itself_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v our_o point_n he_o both_o define_v hold_v prove_v out_o of_o father_n disc._n 10._o and_o call_v they_o heretic_n that_o deny_v it_o how_o unfortunate_a be_v my_o l._n to_o quote_v a_o author_n as_o not_o hold_v transubstantiation_n then_o to_o call_v that_o citation_n a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v in_o his_o day_n whereas_o he_o both_o profess_v to_o hold_v it_o and_o by_o allege_v father_n for_o it_o evidence_n he_o hold_v it_o be_v hold_v ancient_o and_o last_o give_v my_o l._n such_o hard_a language_n for_o not_o hold_v it_o himself_o whether_o it_o be_v likely_a my_o l._n shall_v light_n by_o some_o accident_n in_o read_v peter_n lombard_n only_o on_o the_o 11_o dist._n and_o never_o read_v or_o light_v on_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 10_o let_v indifferent_a man_n judge_v i_o only_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v how_o ill_o my_o l._n come_v of_o with_o his_o plain_a demonstration_n and_o to_o remark_n that_o he_o ever_o succeed_v worst_a when_o he_o most_o aim_v at_o a_o good_a and_o solid_a proof_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v because_o truth_n be_v invincible_a the_o near_a one_o close_n to_o grapple_v with_o she_o the_o worse_a still_o he_o be_v foil_v those_o few_o instance_n may_v suffice_v for_o the_o four_o kind_a of_o the_o dissuader_n disingenuity_n which_o be_v to_o pervert_v the_o intention_n of_o his_o author_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v it_o worth_a the_o pain_n i_o will_v undertake_v to_o show_v near_o a_o hundred_o in_o my_o lds._n dissuasive_a this_o piece_n of_o art_n be_v now_o so_o customary_a to_o he_o that_o it_o be_v even_o grow_v into_o a_o second_o nature_n 17._o his_o five_o kind_n of_o disingenuity_n be_v a_o most_o wilful_a one_o and_o most_o frequent_a too_o for_o it_o take_v up_o far_o the_o better_a half_n his_o book_n it_o be_v this_o that_o he_o rake_n up_o together_o all_o the_o less_o solid_a or_o ill_a opinion_n and_o case_n and_o sometime_o deform_v the_o good_a one_o of_o some_o private_a writer_n in_o the_o church_n which_o he_o will_v needs_o lay_v upon_o the_o church_n herself_o as_o mistress_n of_o our_o faith_n nay_o so_o strange_o unjust_a he_o be_v in_o this_o particular_a that_o whereas_o it_o evident_o clear_v our_o faith_n disengage_v the_o church_n and_o show_v it_o but_o opinion_n when_o other_o catholic_n doctor_n uncontrol_o write_v against_o such_o a_o opinion_n or_o explication_n
be_v much_o contingency_n in_o such_o a_o universality_n depend_v on_o their_o private_a reason_n whereas_o scarce_o two_o man_n debate_v the_o same_o point_n particular_o can_v light_v into_o the_o selfsame_a consequence_n but_o differ_v in_o their_o deduction_n think_v he_o it_o possible_a many_o shall_v not_o be_v ignorant_a and_o so_o miscarry_v casual_o many_o passionate_a and_o incline_v to_o some_o tenet_n because_o suitable_a to_o their_o humour_n many_o conceit_a of_o their_o new_a invention_n and_o thence_o judge_v their_o consequence_n to_o be_v connect_v with_o the_o point_n of_o faith_n cry_v it_o up_o to_o be_v the_o side_n in_o their_o opinion_n and_o allege_v that_o deny_v this_o you_o by_o consequence_n deny_v faith_n this_o be_v so_o nay_o impossible_a to_o be_v otherwise_o and_o every_o reader_n that_o see_v the_o dissuader_n unreasonableness_n against_o we_o easy_o judge_v he_o will_v pick_v out_o the_o worst_a instance_n he_o can_v find_v in_o that_o infinity_o of_o author_n and_o the_o very_a complexion_n of_o his_o style_n be_v whole_o invidious_a expose_v they_o to_o shame_n with_o all_o the_o most_o disgraceful_a rhetoric_n so_o great_a a_o wit_n as_o his_o heightened_a by_o that_o bitter_a of_o passion_n can_v deliver_v he_o will_v easy_o be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o estimate_n what_o he_o may_v judge_v of_o my_o ld_n performance_n in_o this_o kind_n 18._o but_o now_o whate_v all_o this_o to_o to_o our_o church_n for_o his_o title_n p._n 127._o tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o teach_v such_o doctrine_n and_o use_n such_o practice_n etc._n etc._n the_o notion_n of_o church_n as_o one_o will_v conceive_v be_v terminate_v and_o bound_v precise_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o its_o definition_n a_o body_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o logic_n tell_v every_o one_o who_o understand_v it_o that_o since_o we_o work_v by_o abstract_a notion_n or_o conceive_v a_o thing_n now_o thus_o now_o otherwise_o we_o must_v not_o confound_v those_o notion_n but_o hold_v strict_o to_o the_o formal_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n which_o express_v the_o thing_n we_o undertake_v for_o we_o be_v then_o to_o expect_v in_o honesty_n that_o since_o the_o dissuader_n charge_v all_o those_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n on_o our_o church_n all_o his_o testimony_n to_o fasten_v they_o on_o she_o shall_v be_v of_o our_o church_n word_n or_o expression_n of_o the_o church_n faith_n we_o need_v not_o doubt_v then_o but_o they_o will_v all_o be_v definition_n of_o general_a council_n let_v the_o margin_n inform_v we_o the_o first_o citation_n be_v of_o navarr'_v enchiridion_n a_o private_a casuist_n the_o 2d._o of_o reginaldus_n another_o casuist_n the_o 3_o and_o 4_o of_o sotus_n and_o medina_n two_o other_o school-divines_a then_o come_v in_o reginaldus_n again_o &_o then_o sotus_n again_o &_o in_o this_o tenor_n he_o proceed_v for_o 133_o page_n that_o be_v from_o p._n 127_o to_o p._n 260._o not_o quote_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n past_o 3_o or_o 4._o time_n but_o once_o as_o i_o remember_v the_o word_n of_o that_o council_n and_o as_o oft_o abuse_v it_o by_o his_o strange_a misconstruction_n 19_o for_o instance_n take_v his_o first_o quotation_n of_o that_o council_n p._n 135_o which_o i_o the_o more_o insist_v on_o because_o on_o that_o occasion_n i_o shall_v lay_v open_a his_o crafty_a and_o voluntary_a defile_v every_o point_n he_o touch_v with_o most_o abominable_a misrepresentation_n and_o â—hose_v vizard_v with_o a_o outward_a form_n of_o holiness_n and_o such_o devout_a expression_n as_o a_o saint_n from_o heaven_n will_v scarce_o 〈◊〉_d lest_o prudent_a man_n shall_v think_v it_o too_o much_o which_o i_o intend_v for_o a_o six_z head_n of_o his_o disingenuity_n after_o then_o p._n 133_o and_o 134._o he_o have_v make_v all_o the_o most_o odious_a case_n he_o can_v pick_v out_o the_o roman_a doctrine_n because_o the_o book_n of_o three_o or_o four_o author_n peruse_v and_o allow_v by_o two_o or_o three_o other_o as_o not_o opposite_a to_o faith_n see_v coral_n 33._o that_o be_v the_o private_a reason_n of_o half_a a_o dozen_o divine_n conceive_v so_o which_o he_o amplify_v beyond_o all_o bound_n of_o moderation_n that_o one_o will_v judge_v a_o general_n council_n or_o provincial_a one_o at_o least_o that_o many_o church_n governor_n or_o bishop_n have_v recommend_v those_o case_n to_o be_v hold_v and_o follow_v at_o length_n he_o tell_v you_o sad_o p._n 134._o that_o this_o though_o infinite_o intolerable_a yet_o it_o be_v but_o the_o beginning_n of_o sorrow_n then_o follow_v the_o super-infinit_a sorrow_n themselves_o the_o first_o of_o which_o sorrow_n be_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n doctrine_n and_o if_o it_o be_v nought_o it_o be_v certain_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o and_o so_o have_v i_o a_o word_n to_o express_v it_o so_o high_a which_o the_o dissuader_n rhetoric_n will_v easy_o reach_v it_o shall_v be_v phrased_a something_o above_o super-infinit_a in_o regard_n by_o the_o sacredness_n of_o its_o authority_n it_o will_v be_v a_o ground_n and_o a_o abetment_n to_o all_o the_o wicked_a case_n issue_v from_o it_o ere_o i_o come_v to_o examine_v it_o i_o premise_v this_o note_n that_o such_o testimovy_n as_o this_o be_v only_o to_o my_o ld_n purpose_n if_o he_o will_v argue_v against_o our_o churcheâ—_n doctrine_n in_o the_o success_n of_o these_o then_o lie_v the_o whole_a trial_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o have_v see_v how_o he_o have_v speed_v former_o in_o his_o plain_a demonstration_n and_o his_o only_a efficacious_a testimony_n of_o a_o father_n let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o thrive_v in_o this_o which_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v beyond_o all_o evasion_n to_o express_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o church_n 20._o his_o last_o §_o then_o p._n 134._o begin_v with_o describe_v a_o true_a and_o perfect_a contrition_n and_o its_o sacred_a recommend_v as_o sufficient_a to_o blot_v out_o sin_n all_o this_o be_v well_o nor_o be_v there_o as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v a_o catholic_a in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v ever_o teach_v otherwise_o what_o follow_v yet_o say_v he_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v of_o any_o value_n unless_o it_o be_v join_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o confess_v their_o sin_n to_o a_o priest_n say_v that_o a_o man_n by_o contrition_n be_v not_o reconcile_v to_o god_n without_o their_o sacramental_a or_o ritual_a penance_n actual_a or_o votive_a and_o this_o be_v decree_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n etc._n etc._n then_o come_v thunder_v in_o a_o declamation_n fraught_v with_o such_o invidious_a yet_o holy_a rhetoric_n that_o any_o honest_a unexamine_v reader_n will_v almost_o lay_v his_o salvation_n on_o it_o he_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n which_o thing_n add_v he_o beside_o that_o be_v against_o scripture_n &_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o only_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n but_o evacuate_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n by_o their_o tradition_n and_o weaken_v &_o discourage_v the_o best_a repentance_n &_o prefer_v repentance_n towards_o man_n before_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v repentance_n towards_o god_n &_o faith_n in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o there_o end_v his_o paragraph_n in_o which_o his_o passion_n be_v in_o such_o haste_n that_o he_o forget_v to_o add_v a_o also_o to_o answer_v to_o the_o word_n beside_o now_o ld_n have_v mercy_n upon_o usl_n what_o strange_o wicked_a doctrine_n be_v this_o which_o can_v occasion_v such_o a_o clutter_v of_o devotion_n and_o invectiveness_n jumble_v together_o attend_v reader_n and_o from_o one_o instance_n which_o i_o pick_v not_o out_o purposely_o but_o take_v the_o first_o that_o my_o discourse_n lead_v i_o to_o accidental_o learn_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o scarce_o one_o passage_n in_o his_o whole_a book_n be_v free_a from_o this_o fault_n the_o council_n sess._n 14._o as_o it_o be_v common_o reckon_v not_o 4_o as_o perhaps_o his_o printer_n mistake_v it_o c._n 4._o speak_v of_o contrition_n which_o it_o distinguish_v into_o perfect_a contrition_n the_o same_o my_o ld_n describe_v and_o declare_v that_o it_o reconcile_v a_o man_n to_o god_n before_o this_o sacrament_n to_o wit_n of_o penance_n be_v actual_o receive_v and_o imperfect_a or_o attrition_n spring_v from_o consideration_n of_o the_o vileness_n of_o sin_n or_o fear_v of_o hell_n not_o from_o love_n of_o god_n as_o its_o motive_n and_o to_o this_o it_o require_v actual_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n this_o be_v proper_o efficacious_a to_o advance_v by_o preparation_n to_o it_o beforehand_o which_o attrition_n give_v they_o will_n to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o exercise_n in_o it_o or_o belong_v to_o it_o that_o attrition_n into_o perfect_a or_o proper_o call_v d_o contrition_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o first_o sort_n or_o
scripture_n as_o they_o take_v the_o word_n a_o principle_n nor_o consequent_o father_n or_o council_n who_o certainty_n be_v resolvable_a into_o it._n they_o will_v say_v that_o letter_n be_v a_o certain_a way_n to_o arrive_v at_o a_o determinate_a sense_n and_o consequent_o that_o they_o have_v determinate_a sense_n by_o mean_n of_o it_o i_o ask_v be_v the_o letter_n alone_o such_o then_o in_o case_n it_o alone_o be_v absolute_o sufficient_a to_o such_o a_o effect_n it_o will_v perform_v it_o in_o every_o one_o as_o if_o fire_n be_v alone_o sufficient_a to_o burn_v all_o the_o world_n and_o so_o overpower_v all_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v but_o apply_v it_o it_o will_v do_v that_o effect_n or_o burn_v it_o be_v there_o requisite_a some_o scholarship_n in_o the_o subject_a scripture_n letter_n be_v to_o work_v upon_o or_o desire_v to_o see_v truth_n in_o their_o will_n then_o if_o this_o be_v the_o only_a requisite_a it_o will_v work_v its_o certify_n or_o determine_v effect_n upon_o all_o scholar_n and_o well-meaner_n and_o so_o no_o scholar_n and_o well_o meaner_n can_v disagree_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o the_o contrary_a to_o which_o all_o sober_a man_n acknowledge_v &_o daily_a experience_n teach_v we_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o any_o human_a action_n the_o like_a discourse_n hold_v whatever_o requisit_n they_o desire_v for_o still_o it_o will_v follow_v they_o must_v say_v that_o in_o whosoever_o they_o place_v that_o requisite_a they_o can_v differ_v in_o the_o since_o of_o scripture_n which_o common_a experience_n will_v confute_v nor_o will_v it_o avail_v they_o to_o run_v to_o fundamental_o unless_o it_o be_v say_v the_o trinity_n be_v no_o fundamental_a which_o the_o dissuader_n make_v the_o only_a one_o p._n 12._o for_o the_o socinian_o deny_v this_o among_o who_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a immodesty_n in_o the_o protestant_n to_o say_v there_o be_v nonc_fw-fr well-meaning_a learned_a or_o unapply_v to_o scripture_n add_v then_o to_o this_o most_o evident_a proposition_n that_o a_o cause_n proper_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o effect_n if_o we_o put_v the_o patient_n dispose_v and_o the_o application_n always_o produce_v its_o effect_n on_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o all_o nature_n depend_v add_v this_o i_o say_v to_o the_o obvious_a and_o common_a experience_n of_o differer_n about_o scripture_n sense_n in_o all_o who_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o judge_v either_o disposition_n of_o the_o patient_n or_o application_n be_v want_v for_o all_o read_v it_o and_o strive_v with_o all_o the_o wit_n and_o skill_n they_o have_v to_o find_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o it_o will_v follow_v most_o evident_o that_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o the_o agent_n or_o cause_n that_o be_v that_o scripture_n letter_n be_v unfit_a to_o certify_v or_o bring_v we_o to_o a_o determinate_a sense_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o since_o till_o we_o know_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o letter_n it_o be_v to_o we_o but_o mere_a word_n i_o be_o force_v by_o my_o reason_n to_o judge_v they_o have_v no_o principle_n those_o be_v sense_n but_o that_o their_o whole_a way_n be_v wordish_a and_o not_o out_o of_o disrespect_n to_o they_o for_o this_o touch_v not_o they_o more_o than_o it_o do_v all_o other_o who_o have_v lest_o off_o the_o way_n of_o convey_v down_o determinate_a sense_n by_o live_v voice_n and_o practise_v or_o tradition_n but_o i_o be_o oblige_v by_o conscience_n and_o my_o duty_n to_o my_o cause_n to_o declare_v that_o their_o whole_a ground_n of_o their_o faith_n be_v thus_o hollow_a and_o empty_a whence_o i_o contest_v out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o their_o cause_n can_v bear_v no_o way_n of_o sense_n or_o principle_n but_o must_v forcible_o be_v uphold_v by_o wordishness_n as_o by_o quote_v text_n without_o any_o certain_a interpreter_n citation_n of_o father_n not_o bring_v to_o ground_n not_o hold_v by_o themselves_o certain_a fine_a scripture_n phrased_a flourish_n of_o piety_n and_o such_o like_a in_o which_o the_o dissuader_n be_v excellent_a or_o else_o if_o the_o objecter_n be_v very_o witty_a and_o have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n in_o the_o way_n of_o scepticism_n to_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o himself_o by_o bring_v all_o into_o uncertainty_n which_o be_v the_o acute_a way_n of_o wordishness_n and_o most_o proper_a to_o oppose_v any_o discourse_n that_o tend_v to_o establish_v and_o settle_v because_o most_o opposite_a to_o it_o and_o so_o i_o be_o to_o expect_v necessity_n will_v force_v they_o to_o take_v this_o way_n when_o any_o reply_n to_o sure-footing_a i_o know_v some_o will_v expect_v i_o shall_v have_v answer_v the_o dissuasive_a particular_o but_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o i_o shall_v be_v solicitous_a to_o stand_v cut_v of_o each_o single_a branch_n of_o error_n or_o be_v careful_a to_o hinder_v their_o growth_n after_o i_o have_v once_o pluck_v the_o tree_n that_o bear_v they_o up_o by_o the_o root_n postscript_n if_o my_o ld._n please_v to_o reply_v which_o i_o fear_v will_v be_v too_o troublesome_a a_o task_n because_o of_o the_o illnaturedness_n and_o inflexibleness_n of_o principle_n or_o if_o he_o resolve_v to_o write_v hereaster_n against_o our_o church_n his_o lp_n be_v entreat_v he_o will_v please_v to_o go_v to_o work_v like_o a_o man_n that_o be_v orderly_o not_o confound_v and_o jumble_v all_o together_o let_v he_o first_o define_v then_o what_o make_v a_o thing_n obligatory_a to_o be_v hold_v by_o catholics_n a_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n or_o point_n of_o faith_n then_o put_v down_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o council_n in_o case_n it_o be_v difine_v next_o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o objection_n vouch_v they_o conclusive_a and_o let_v his_o reader_n know_v in_o what_o their_o virtue_n or_o force_n of_o conclude_v be_v plaeed_o for_o this_o will_v strengthen_v they_o exceed_o and_o then_o let_v he_o fall_v to_o work_v when_o he_o will_n above_o all_o i_o beg_v of_o he_o not_o to_o go_v about_o to_o forestall_v the_o sincere_a verdict_n of_o reason_n by_o corrupt_v first_o the_o will_n of_o weak_a people_n by_o pious_a talk_n but_o first_o speak_v smart_n and_o home_n to_o their_o understanding_n with_o solid_a reason_n and_o then_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n preach_v as_o much_o as_o he_o please_v against_o the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o point_n when_o he_o have_v once_o demonstrate_v its_o falsehood_n otherwise_o the_o sermon_n so_o expand_v and_o ratify_v the_o proof_n and_o his_o godly_a rhetoric_n so_o evaporate_v his_o reason_n that_o it_o reflect_v no_o light_n at_o all_o and_o so_o no_o mortal_a eye_n though_o strain_v its_o optic_a nerve_n be_v able_a to_o discern_v it_o a_o letter_n to_o dr._n casaubon_n honour_a sir_n after_o i_o have_v print_v sure-footing_a i_o hear_v accidental_o that_o you_o have_v be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o my_o way_n and_o some_o signal_n passage_n in_o schism_n dispatch_v i_o be_v glad_a to_o hear_v that_o so_o ancient_a a_o friend_n of_o i_o have_v offer_v i_o a_o fair_a occasion_n to_o renew_v our_o acquaintance_n resolve_v to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o his_o exception_n and_o requite_v they_o with_o a_o due_a satisfaction_n assoon_o as_o i_o can_v find_v a_o season_n proper_a wherefore_o when_o the_o last_o sheet_n of_o my_o appendix_n against_o the_o dissuader_n be_v under_o the_o press_n find_v both_o leisure_n and_o opportunity_n to_o second_v my_o intention_n i_o take_v your_o book_n peruse_v diverse_a chief_a passage_n in_o it_o and_o particular_o what_o concern_v myself_o p._n 87._o the_o first_o glance_n of_o it_o put_v i_o in_o some_o wonderment_n at_o the_o difference_n i_o find_v between_o you_o in_o your_o book_n and_o the_o character_n of_o you_o in_o my_o thought_n long_o ago_o imprint_v there_o for_o in_o these_o i_o find_v you_o a_o solid_a sober_a man_n a_o good_a scholar_n as_o also_o ingenuous_a and_o candid_a but_o in_o your_o book_n particular_o in_o those_o passage_n i_o see_v plain_o and_o be_v trouble_v to_o see_v it_o you_o have_v either_o none_o of_o those_o quality_n i_o imagine_v in_o you_o or_o to_o a_o very_a small_a degree_n but_o i_o begin_v straight_o to_o reflect_v with_o myself_o that_o as_o when_o i_o be_v a_o child_n i_o fancy_v room_n very_o spacious_a and_o street_n very_o long_o which_o come_v to_o the_o state_n of_o a_o man_n i_o find_v very_o strange_o diminish_v so_o my_o ripe_a and_o more_o judicious_a thought_n see_v now_o the_o measure_n of_o your_o virtue_n in_o their_o true_a dimension_n which_o my_o young_a and_o unexperienced_a year_n have_v so_o strange_o magnify_v and_o enhance_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o your_o outward_a appearance_n will_v make_v it_o think_v by_o those_o that_o know_v you_o i_o have_v say_v too_o much_o let_v we_o see_v how_o