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A08326 An antidote or treatise of thirty controuersies vvith a large discourse of the Church. In which the soueraigne truth of Catholike doctrine, is faythfully deliuered: against the pestiferous writinges of all English sectaryes. And in particuler, against D. Whitaker, D. Fulke, D. Reynolds, D. Bilson, D. Robert Abbot, D. Sparkes, and D. Field, the chiefe vpholders, some of Protestancy, some of puritanisme, some of both. Deuided into three partes. By S.N. Doctour of Diuinity. The first part.; Antidote or soveraigne remedie against the pestiferous writings of all English sectaries S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630. 1622 (1622) STC 18658; ESTC S113275 554,179 704

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sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la p._n 678._o 68●_n 683._o 685._o tertul._n l._n de_fw-la cor_fw-la mil._n chrys_n ho._n 1._o in_o acta_fw-la high_a l._n con●_n lucif_n c._n 4._o &_o ep_v 28._o ad_fw-la lic●_n aug._n de_fw-fr ge_z ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr l_o 20._o cap._n 23_o ●_o cor._n 3._o 20_o lere_n 31._o 33._o euseb_n l._n r._n de_fw-fr dem●n_fw-fr cap._n 8._o tull._n l._n the_o l●g_n isocra_n ep_v ad_fw-la philip._n mace_v hierome_n s._n augustine_n s._n leo_n who_o m._n fulke_o and_o whitaker_n reprove_v for_o affirm_v the_o like_a be_v likewise_o deceive_v s._n paul_n himself_o be_v deceive_v who_o for_o this_o cause_n term_v the_o corinthian_n the_o epistleof_o christ_n write_v not_o with_o ink_n but_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n not_o in_o table_n of_o stone_n but_o in_o the_o table_n carnal_a of_o the_o hart_n the_o holy_a ghost_n also_o be_v deceive_v who_o prophese_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremy_n say_v i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n 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whole_o depend_v on_o this_o matter_n which_o i_o now_o discuss_v according_a to_o what_o nature_n christ_n do_v mediate_v in_o our_o behalf_n for_o according_a to_o that_o he_o pray_v according_a to_o that_o he_o sacrifice_v dye_v and_o purchase_v the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n 2._o two_o contrary_a opinion_n or_o rather_o impious_a heresye_n luth_n cyr._n ep_v ad_fw-la eulog_n &_o patet_fw-la ex_fw-la quater_fw-la nest_n tomo_fw-la 2._o open_v cyr._n euag._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o theo._n l._n 4._o haer_fw-mi fabu_n gelas_n l._n the_o duab_n ●at_a count_v eutych_n theod._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la c._n ult._n greg._n de_fw-fr valent._n in_o 3._o p._n disp_n 1._o q._n 2._o punct_a 10._o luth._o in_o confess_v de_fw-fr coen_n dom._n luth._o l._n the_o council_n par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 276._o zuing._n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la conf._n luth_n i_o find_v touch_v this_o point_n first_o nestorius_n mantain_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a man_n both_o in_o nature_n and_o person_n do_v obstinate_o teach_v that_o he_o only_o pray_v as_o man_n suffer_v as_o man_n and_o exercise_v his_o function_n of_o mediation_n as_o a_o mere_a man_n witness_n s._n cyril_n euagrius_n and_o theodoret_n eutyches_n on_o the_o other_o side_n unconstant_o affirm_v that_o either_o the_o deity_n of_o christ_n be_v change_v into_o his_o humanity_n as_o gelasius_n report_v or_o his_o humanity_n into_o his_o divinity_n as_o theodoret_n mention_v and_o that_o after_o this_o conversion_n the_o divine_a nature_n only_o remain_v do_v consequent_o defend_v say_v gregorius_n de_fw-fr valentia_n that_o he_o suffer_v in_o his_o godhead_n and_o die_v also_o according_a to_o his_o godhead_n albeit_o in_o the_o outward_a show_n and_o semblance_n of_o man_n both_o these_o wicked_a and_o diabolical_a opinion_n brew_v by_o satan_n have_v be_v broach_v of_o late_a by_o our_o new_a reformer_n luther_n and_o caluin_n 3._o luther_n vent_v the_o eutychian_n blasphemy_n in_o the_o confession_n he_o make_v of_o the_o supper_n of_o our_o lord_n say_v if_o i_o believe_v the_o humane_a nature_n only_o suffer_v for_o i_o christ_n be_v a_o simple_a or_o infirm_a saviour_n and_o then_o he_o himself_o need_v another_o saviour_n therefore_o he_o suppose_v with_o eutyches_n that_o his_o divinity_n suffer_v as_o appear_v by_o his_o invective_n speech_n against_o the_o zwinglians_n call_v they_o nestorian_n for_o deny_v it_o and_o by_o zuinglius_fw-la apology_n or_o defence_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o refute_v luther_n who_o say_v if_o christ_n according_a to_o his_o deity_n be_v passable_a certes_o he_o be_v no_o god_n 4._o john_n caluin_n in_o his_o book_n of_o institution_n whole_o seem_v to_o favour_n nestorius_n distinguish_v with_o he_o two_o person_n 24_o calu._n insti_fw-la c._n ●3_n §._o 9_o 23._o &_o 24_o in_o christ_n the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n who_o howsoever_o he_o may_v strive_v to_o gloze_v that_o manner_n of_o speech_n yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o melancthon_n nor_o m._n fulke_n nor_o m._n field_n nor_o any_o protestant_n who_o embrace_v their_o doctrine_n can_v from_o the_o blot_n of_o arianisme_n or_o eutychianisme_n d●●aschate_o calu._n ep_v ●●_o polonos_n in●er_fw-la tracta_fw-la p._n 682._o 683_o print_v genevae_fw-la anno_fw-la 16_o 11._o melanct._n ●●_o locis_fw-la edit_n 1545._o fulke_o in_o c._n 5._o ad_fw-la haeb._n sect_n 4._o field_n in_o his_o 5._o book_n of_o the_o church●●_n ●●_z 16._o dan._n cap._n 2._o haeb._n 7._o shall_fw-mi ●6_n leo_fw-la ser_n ●_o de_fw-fr natali_fw-la domini_fw-la basi●_n in_o illud_fw-la psal_n 48._o frater_fw-la no●_n redimit_fw-la nazian_n orat_fw-la 2._o d●●aschate_o be_v any_o way_n excuse_v for_o explicate_v how_o christ_n pay_v the_o forfeit_n of_o our_o sin_n or_o make_v mediation_n to_o his_o father_n caluin_n avouch_v that_o he_o be_v our_o mediator_n according_a to_o his_o divine_a nature_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o his_o father_n be_v great_a than_o he_o and_o that_o he_o be_v mediator_n before_o his_o incarnation_n before_o adam_n fall_n even_o from_o the_o beginning_n melancthon_n the_o divine_a nature_n be_v obedient_a to_o the_o father_n it_o yield_v to_o the_o divine_a anger_n m._n fulke_o christ_n as_o god_n offer_v sacrifice_n he_o be_v a_o priest_n according_a to_o his_o deity_n he_o be_v our_o mediator_n say_v m._n field_n according_a to_o both_o his_o nature_n thus_o the_o soothsayer_n delude_v his_o majesty_n wise_a demand_n who_o may_v find_v many_o daniel_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n able_a to_o unfold_v the_o mystery_n and_o resolve_v he_o in_o the_o truth_n 5._o we_o therefore_o reply_v to_o the_o question_n propound_v that_o our_o innocent_a and_o impolluted_a priest_n our_o mediator_n and_o redeemer_n christ_n jesus_n satisfy_v the_o wrath_n of_o his_o father_n for_o our_o manifold_a transgression_n according_a to_o his_o manhood_n and_o not_o according_a to_o his_o 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of_o christ_n that_o every_o 237._o ibid._n pag._n 304._o 2._o ad_fw-la cor._n cap._n 5._o fulke_o in_o c._n 5._o 2._o ad_fw-la cor_fw-la sect_n 1._o matth._n 12._o s._n chrys_n in_o c._n 15._o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n ho._n 14._o fulke_o ●-purg_n pag._n 251._o job._n cap._n 1._o 4._o reg._n 19_o chrys_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la philip_n hom_n 3._o fulke_n ibid._n p._n 236._o 237._o one_o may_v receive_v the_o proper_a thing_n of_o his_o body_n etc._n etc._n m._n fulke_o answer_v augustine_n hold_v that_o error_n without_o authority_n of_o scripture_n that_o prayer_n be_v profitable_a to_o the_o dead_a be_v drive_v to_o invent_v a_o distinction_n how_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o stand_v with_o this_o text_n &_o not_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n s._n gregory_n and_o venerable_a bede_n convince_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a out_o of_o the_o place_n of_o s._n matthew_n cite_v above_o m._n fulke_o gregory_n and_o bede_n seek_v not_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o 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jury_n be_v impanel_v to_o give_v verdict_n of_o m._n fields_n hypocrisy_n than_o these_o his_o own_o fellow-sectaryes_a who_o will_v never_o have_v darken_v the_o foresay_a light_n of_o the_o church_n have_v they_o teach_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o commemorate_n the_o dead_a which_o m._n field_n mention_v and_o all_o protestant_n defend_v for_o that_o will_v spark_n have_v renounce_v s._n augustine_n 13._o spark_n p._n 371._o 372._o fulke_o in_o his_o confut_o of_o purg._n p._n 349._o &_o in_o cap._n 5._o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n sect_n 1._o calu._n l._n 3._o inst_z cap._n 5._o §._o 10._o zuing._n tom_n 1._o epicheresis_fw-la de_fw-la can._n missae_fw-la fol._n 185._o field_n in_o oppend_v 1._o par_fw-fr pag._n 13._o and_o deliver_v of_o he_o he_o be_v great_o carry_v by_o the_o sway_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o multitude_n he_o go_v further_o then_o either_o he_o have_v warrant_n for_o out_o of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n or_o out_o of_o any_o unforged_a and_o uncounterfeited_a 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