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pertinent_o inquire_v if_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n borrow_v their_o doctrine_n of_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n from_o the_o manichee_n who_o allow_v marriage_n to_o their_o hearer_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v to_o laic_n but_o forbid_v it_o to_o their_o elect_n as_o that_o church_n do_v to_o her_o priest_n 3._o have_v not_o aeneas_n silvius_n afterward_o p._n pius_n the_o second_o good_a reason_n to_o write_v that_o in_o consideration_n of_o the_o vile_a abuse_n of_o the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n whatever_o reason_n the_o clergy_n have_v at_o first_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o marriage_n now_o for_o much_o better_a reason_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o that_o which_o god_n have_v make_v the_o privilege_n of_o all_o man_n who_o can_v contain_v sect_n xvi_o of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o extreme_a unction_n quest._n suppose_v the_o administration_n of_o extreme_a unction_n to_o die_a person_n as_o a_o sacrament_n have_v be_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o all_o age_n though_o for_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ_n we_o find_v no_o such_o thing_n how_o can_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n james_n or_o s._n mark_n for_o these_o be_v their_o scripture-pretence_n who_o manifest_o show_v we_o that_o the_o design_n of_o that_o anoint_v be_v the_o recovery_n of_o the_o patient_n the_o gift_n of_o miraculous_a healing_n not_o be_v cease_v in_o the_o day_n of_o s._n james_n whereas_o the_o romanist_n do_v not_o practice_v that_o ceremony_n till_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n be_v past_a sect_n xvii_o of_o tradition_n qu._n 1._o of_o those_o who_o magnify_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n so_o high_o as_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o very_a credit_n of_o the_o scripture_n depend_v thereon_o or_o that_o it_o give_v the_o scripture_n its_o authority_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o man_n give_v authority_n to_o god_n word_n it_o may_v be_v demand_v what_o if_o the_o church_n shall_v have_v conceal_v or_o teach_v otherwise_o of_o those_o write_n than_o as_o of_o the_o undoubted_a oracle_n of_o god_n will_v she_o not_o have_v err_v damnable_o in_o her_o tradition_n 2._o since_o tradition_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v take_v in_o to_o supply_v the_o imaginary_a defect_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o authority_n thereof_o to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o tradition_n do_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v that_o neither_o scripture_n nor_o tradition_n signify_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o church_n authority_n and_o consequent_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o be_v they_o believe_v themselves_o 3._o since_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o millenaries_n be_v unanimous_o receive_v as_o a_o apostolic_a tradition_n in_o the_o 2d_o and_o 3d_o century_n of_o the_o church_n mere_o upon_o the_o authority_n and_o antiquity_n of_o papias_n who_o live_v 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peter_n and_o s._n paul_n may_v it_o not_o be_v pertinent_o demand_v what_o stress_n can_v be_v lay_v upon_o a_o pretence_n of_o apostolic_a tradition_n sixteen_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n suppose_v it_o be_v now_o become_v universal_a but_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v but_o the_o particluar_n tradition_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n 4._o what_o great_a certainty_n can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o oral_a tradition_n as_o it_o be_v contradistinguish_v from_o the_o scripture_n than_o this_o consideration_n that_o of_o all_o christ_n say_v and_o no_o doubt_n he_o speak_v much_o in_o point_n of_o morality_n which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o gospel_n nothing_o be_v find_v in_o any_o authentic_a record_n save_o the_o scripture_n except_o that_o one_o expression_n preserve_v by_o s._n hierom_n be_v thou_o never_o merry_a unless_o thou_o see_v thy_o brother_n live_v in_o charity_n for_o which_o notable_a expression_n we_o have_v the_o sole_a authority_n of_o s._n hierom_n 5._o since_o its_o evident_a from_o the_o penult_n of_o s._n john_n gospel_n at_o the_o end_n as_o also_o the_o close_a of_o the_o last_o chapter_n that_o our_o saviour_n do_v many_o great_a thing_n which_o be_v not_o record_v in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a evidence_n of_o the_o great_a incertainty_n of_o oral_a tradition_n that_o none_o of_o all_o those_o miracle_n not_o find_v in_o scripture_n be_v convey_v to_o we_o by_o any_o warrantable_a record_n the_o legend_n which_o contain_v some_o of_o those_o pretend_a miracle_n be_v reject_v as_o fabulous_a by_o the_o best_a critic_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n sect_n xviii_o of_o that_o threadbare_a question_n where_o be_v your_o church_n before_o luther_n qu._n 1._o of_o those_o who_o be_v still_o harp_v on_o that_o threadbare_a question_n where_o be_v your_o church_n before_o luther_n may_v it_o not_o as_o pertinent_o be_v demand_v shall_v a_o revolt_n happen_v from_o the_o
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