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A18209 A defence of Catholikes persecuted in England invincibly prouing their holy religion to be that which is the only true religion of Christ; and that they in professing it, are become most faithfull, dutifull, and loyall subiects, to God, their King and country. And therefore are rather to be honoured and respected, then persecuted or molested. Composed by an ould studient in diuinitie. Broughton, Richard. 1630 (1630) STC 4833; ESTC S107625 93,830 235

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double_a honour_n especial_o they_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n the_o apostle_n successor_n give_v they_o as_o much_o presbytery_n say_v saint_n c●ement_fw-fr si_fw-la assiduè_fw-la in_o study_v docendi●_n verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la laboraverint_fw-la seponatur_fw-la dupla_fw-la etiam_fw-la ●_o clem._n const_n apost_n lib._n 2._o c._n ●_o peri●o_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la christi_fw-la quorum_fw-la locum_fw-la tenent_fw-la ●●nquam_fw-la consilarij_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la coron●●unt_fw-la enim_fw-la cousilia_fw-la &_o senatus_n ecclesiae_fw-la si_fw-mi de_fw-fr parenti●us_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la ait_fw-la divina_fw-la scriptura_fw-la honor●_n patrem_fw-la &_o matrem_fw-la ut_fw-la benè_fw-la tibi_fw-la sit_fw-la e●_n qui_fw-fr maledici●_n 35._o c._n 35._o patriaut_fw-fr matri_fw-la morte_fw-la mortatur_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la de_fw-la patribus_fw-la spiritualibus_fw-la verbis_fw-la dei_fw-la moneamur_fw-la honore_fw-la &_o charitate_fw-la eos_fw-la prosequi_fw-la ut_fw-la beneficos_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la deum_fw-la legatos_fw-la 3●_n ●_o 3●_n quanto_fw-la anima_fw-la corpore_fw-la praestan●●or_fw-la est_fw-la tanto_fw-la est_fw-la sacer●●tium_fw-la regno_fw-la excellentius_fw-la let_v there_o be_v a_o double_a porti●_n reserve_v for_o the_o priest_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n which_o shall_v have_v labour_v in_o teach_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n diligent_o who_o place_n they_o enjoy_v as_o counselor_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o crown●_n of_o the_o church_n they_o be_v the_o council_n and_o senate_n of_o the_o church_n if_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v of_o carnal_a parent_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o and_o whosoever_o do_v curse_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n shall_v die_v how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o be_v admonish_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n of_o our_o spiritual_a father_n to_o respect_v ●hem_fw-mi with_o honour_n and_o charity_n as_o beneficial_a to_o we_o and_o legate_n to_o god_n how_o much_o more_o noble_a the_o soul_n be_v then_o the_o body_n so_o much_o more_o excellent_a be_v priesthood_n before_o a_o kingdom_n and_o saint_n ignatius_n add_v smy●●●_n ignatius_n epist_n ad_fw-la smy●●●_n sacerdotium_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la apex_n qui_fw-la adversus_fw-la illud_fw-la furit_fw-la non_fw-la hominem_fw-la ign●miniâ_fw-la afficit_fw-la sed_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o christum_fw-la jesum_fw-la
oblation_n an●_n sacrifice_n it_o offer_v unto_o god_n omnipotent_a the_o high_a king_n and_o king_n of_o king_n of_o hea●_n and_o the_o universal_a create_v for_o the_o live_a an●_n decease_v be_v most_o certain_o and_o without_o a_o doubt_n or_o question_n so_o great_a and_o glorious_a ●●_o darenot_v not_o lest_o we_o shall_v be_v traitor_n ●●_o god_n harken_v unto_o they_o but_o lament_v their_o doleful_a estate_n who_o declare_v and_o persecute_v it_o as_o a_o traitorous_a estate_n to_o prince_n on_o earth_n which_o ●hould_v subject_v their_o will_n and_o law_n to_o the_o will_n and_o law_n of_o god_n reverence_n and_o honour_n and_o not_o so_o u●ly_o use_v his_o dear_a servant_n for_o as_o cu●●riphon_n iùstin_n dial._n cu●●riphon_n saint_n justine_n with_o all_o other_o affirm_v neque_fw-la à_fw-la quoquam_fw-la deus_fw-la hostiaes_fw-la accipit_fw-la nisi_fw-la à_fw-la suis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la god_n accept_v sacrifice_n of_o none_o except_o of_o his_o priest_n on_o potestas_fw-la say_v saint_n ephrem_n in●ffae●ilis_fw-la quae_fw-la sacerdot_n ephrem_fw-la de_fw-fr sacerdot_n in_o nobis_fw-la dign●●ae_fw-la est_fw-la habitare_fw-la per_fw-la impositionem_fw-la manuum_fw-la sacrorun_n sacerdotum_fw-la o_o quam_fw-la magnam_fw-la in_o se_fw-la continet_fw-la profunditatem_fw-la formidabile_fw-la &_o admi●a●ile_fw-la saecerdotium_n o_o inessabile_fw-la power_n which_o vouchsafe_v to_o dwell_v in_o we_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o holy_a priest_n o_o what_o great_a profundity_n do_v the_o dreadful_a an●_n admirable_a priesthood_n contain_v sacerdotium_fw-la say_v saint_n 276._o chrysost_n hom_n 5._o de_fw-fr verb._n isaiae_n vid●_n dom._n engl._n protest_v pref._n book_n of_o cons●cr_n &_o apud_fw-la go●ell_n defence_n of_o hook_n pag._n 87._o 88_o 89._o exam._n pag._n 1●5_n de●ens_fw-la ●upr_fw-la pag._n ●16_n 117._o 276._o chrysostome_n principatus_fw-la est_fw-la ipso_fw-la etiam_fw-la regno_fw-la venerabilius_fw-la 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