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in_o these_o if_o therefore_o we_o say_v they_o be_v no_o rule_n of_o faith_n to_o we_o we_o do_v but_o say_v what_o they_o of_o the_o age_n follow_v think_v that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o follow_v they_o in_o these_o error_n after_o they_o be_v once_o detect_v and_o what_o the_o romanist_n must_v acknowledge_v for_o they_o also_o have_v forsake_v they_o in_o these_o if_o again_o we_o say_v the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n have_v come_v through_o ill_a hand_n unto_o we_o which_o have_v corrupt_v or_o maim_v the_o true_a and_o patch_v false_a and_o supposititious_a writing_n to_o they_o the_o romanist_n can_v but_o acknowledge_v we_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o think_v there_o be_v more_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o preserve_n of_o scripture_n entire_a than_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n only_o here_o be_v the_o mischief_n again_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o speak_v any_o casualty_n that_o happen_v to_o scripture_n and_o to_o make_v a_o noise_n of_o corruption_n obscurity_n etc._n etc._n because_o they_o find_v it_o too_o plain_a against_o they_o and_o be_v afraid_a the_o people_n shall_v see_v it_o too_o but_o of_o the_o father_n writing_n more_o rare_o do_v they_o acknowledge_v any_o such_o thing_n not_o because_o they_o have_v cause_n to_o joy_n of_o they_o as_o plain_a and_o full_a for_o the_o romish_a faith_n but_o because_o their_o advantage_n be_v by_o their_o forge_a writing_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o true_a one_o also_o because_o those_o writing_n come_v through_o their_o hand_n for_o several_a age_n and_o so_o the_o false_a deal_n that_o have_v be_v use_v become_v chargeable_a upon_o the_o professor_n of_o their_o cause_n false_a deal_v i_o say_v what_o by_o the_o cunning_a of_o monk_n that_o have_v those_o write_n in_o manuscript_n what_o by_o their_o several_a edition_n of_o the_o father_n what_o by_o their_o expurgatory_n index_n in_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v what_o labour_v there_o have_v be_v to_o 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the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n id_fw-la inter_fw-la proprias_fw-la &_o privatas_fw-la opiniunculas_fw-la it_o must_v be_v sever_v from_o the_o public_a doctrine_n and_o place_v among_o private_a opinion_n well_o though_o all_o this_o make_v for_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o protestant_n that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o father_n writing_n as_o they_o come_v from_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o pen_n but_o as_o through_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o adversary_n yet_o take_v they_o as_o they_o be_v with_o all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o find_v what_o be_v true_o they_o and_o what_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o the_o protestant_n never_o doubt_v to_o enter_v this_o kind_n of_o trial_n by_o antiquity_n not_o stand_v or_o fall_v by_o every_o thing_n we_o meet_v with_o in_o one_o or_o more_o father_n for_o the_o romanist_n will_v not_o so_o but_o maintain_v 1._o that_o the_o romanist_n can_v prove_v his_o affirmative_a by_o a_o full_a and_o sufficient_a consent_n or_o
condition_n yet_o let_v we_o see_v how_o they_o or_o we_o stand_v bind_v to_o they_o for_o the_o first_o thing_n believe_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n the_o romanist_n can_v challenge_v we_o protestant_n for_o not_o believe_v what_o they_o of_o the_o ancient_a church_n do_v so_o believe_v with_o a_o due_a and_o full_a consent_n and_o for_o the_o point_v controvert_v which_o they_o challenge_v we_o for_o not_o believe_v let_v they_o if_o they_o can_v give_v we_o so_o general_a a_o consent_n of_o father_n for_o they_o as_o we_o find_v in_o those_o former_a age_n agree_v in_o the_o millenary_a belief_n in_o the_o place_n of_o faithful_a soul_n out_o of_o heaven_n till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o communion_n give_v to_o infant_n as_o necessary_a for_o their_o salvation_n and_o some_o other_o and_o yet_o neither_o the_o cardinal_n nor_o any_o romanist_n hold_v himself_o bind_v to_o believe_v in_o these_o thing_n put_v they_o in_o what_o rank_n they_o will_v as_o necessary_a or_o profitable_a as_o they_o more_o general_o do_v of_o old_a for_o some_o age_n if_o they_o say_v the_o millenary_a belief_n be_v reject_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o four_o first_o age_n for_o that_o be_v the_o compass_n of_o time_n the_o cardinal_n be_v please_v to_o allow_v in_o this_o trial_n true_a but_o than_o it_o tell_v we_o the_o succeed_a age_n do_v not_o hold_v themselves_o bind_v to_o believe_v all_o thing_n as_o they_o before_o they_o do_v nor_o do_v the_o romanist_n hold_v themselves_o bind_v to_o believe_v either_o that_o error_n or_o the_o two_o other_o of_o the_o place_n of_o soul_n or_o infant_n communion_n which_o continue_v after_o even_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o age_n fix_v by_o the_o cardinal_n and_o will_v they_o have_v we_o protestant_n bind_v to_o believe_v either_o what_o the_o father_n do_v believe_v erroneous_o or_o what_o the_o romanist_n please_v to_o say_v the_o father_n do_v believe_v when_o we_o know_v they_o do_v not_o or_o general_o do_v not_o and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o two_o point_n of_o believe_a thing_n profitable_a to_o salvation_n and_o thing_n not_o repugnant_a how_o will_v the_o cardinal_n possible_o give_v we_o a_o consent_n of_o father_n in_o those_o point_n or_o if_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o have_v undertake_v it_o see_v so_o many_o thing_n of_o opinion_n of_o rite_n and_o of_o ceremony_n fall_v under_o those_o condition_n of_o profitable_a or_o not_o repugnant_a to_o salvation_n shall_v any_o church_n be_v therefore_o not_o catholic_n because_o it_o do_v not_o hold_v or_o practice_n in_o every_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o church_n in_o those_o age_n do_v as_o for_o example_n trine_n immersion_n in_o baptism_n stand_v in_o public_a prayer_n betwixt_o easter_n and_o pentecost_n and_o some_o other_o not_o only_o hold_v and_o use_v by_o the_o church_n of_o those_o age_n but_o affirm_v by_o some_o father_n of_o those_o age_n to_o be_v of_o apostolical_a tradition_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o hold_v or_o practise_v by_o the_o romish_a church_n the_o cardinal_n his_o other_o rule_n be_v in_o his_o four_o observation_n in_o the_o same_o letter_n let_v that_o be_v hold_v say_v he_o as_o true_o ancient_a and_o to_o have_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n which_o be_v find_v to_o be_v believe_v and_o practise_v universal_o by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o four_o first_o counsel_n and_o when_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o thing_n testify_v by_o they_o be_v not_o hold_v for_o doctrine_n and_o observance_n spring_v up_o in_o their_o time_n but_o as_o perpetual_o practise_v in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o age_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o former_a author_n testimony_n against_o they_o but_o in_o all_o place_n where_o there_o be_v occasion_n to_o mention_v they_o agreeable_a and_o favourable_a so_o he_o this_o indeed_o be_v reasonable_a fair_a as_o to_o the_o trial_n between_o they_o and_o we_o yet_o not_o this_o of_o itself_o to_o give_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o belief_n for_o how_o will_v it_o hold_v in_o the_o forementioned_a instance_n of_o infant-communion_n and_o the_o place_n of_o man_n soul_n till_o the_o resurrection_n in_o which_o both_o they_o and_o we_o reject_v what_o be_v general_o believe_v and_o practise_v in_o those_o age_n where_o still_o by_o generally_n be_v mean_v more_o general_o believe_v or_o practise_v and_o so_o the_o cardinal_n word_n universal_o in_o his_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v but_o as_o to_o the_o point_v controvert_v how_o can_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n hold_v to_o this_o or_o stand_v by_o it_o when_o she_o be_v never_o able_a to_o show_v her_o doctrine_n so_o attest_v believe_v practise_v nay_o when_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o show_v the_o beginning_n of_o many_o of_o they_o but_o spring_v up_o in_o or_o after_o those_o age_n as_o purgatory_n invocation_n of_o saint_n image-worship_n transubstantiation_n half-communion_n nay_o when_o their_o own_o author_n give_v we_o reason_n why_o the_o apostle_n and_o those_o of_o the_o first_o age_n do_v not_o teach_v as_o chap._n 21._o be_v note_v above_o invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o image-worship_n to_o the_o first_o christian_n yet_o must_v these_o pass_v for_o catholic_n doctrine_n universal_o believe_v and_o practise_v from_o the_o age_n of_o the_o apostle_n a_o cause_n this_o that_o need_v the_o great_a wit_n of_o that_o cardinal_n to_o make_v antiquity_n appear_v for_o it_o in_o so_o fair_a a_o show_n and_o then_o to_o persuade_v man_n so_o far_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n as_o to_o believe_v it_o do_v so_o indeed_o whereas_o these_o general_a hint_n that_o have_v be_v give_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 30_o chap_n may_v suffice_v to_o let_v any_o man_n that_o have_v reason_n know_v it_o can_v be_v no_o good_a appearance_n which_o be_v make_v of_o antiquity_n but_o a_o cunning_a disguise_n and_o that_o the_o trent_n article_n can_v be_v no_o catholic_n or_o perpetual_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n but_o novel-point_n of_o romish_a persuasion_n creep_v at_o first_o some_o in_o one_o age_n some_o in_o another_o into_o opinion_n or_o practice_n and_o so_o by_o degree_n gather_v strength_n till_o they_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o most_o and_o chief_a in_o that_o communion_n and_o defend_v for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n and_o at_o length_n coin_v into_o article_n of_o i'faith_o as_o the_o catholic_n doctrine_n of_o all_o age_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n the_o end_n the_o content_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o english_a and_o romish_a church_n upon_o the_o reformation_n 1_o chap._n i._o we_o set_v not_o up_o a_o new_a church_n but_o be_v the_o same_o christian_a church_n before_o and_o after_o the_o reformation_n 4_o chap._n ii_o the_o demand_n of_o professor_n in_o all_o age_n we_o can_v show_v it_o better_o than_o they_o 9_o chap._n iii_o how_o they_o and_o we_o be_v say_v to_o differ_v in_o essential_o 12_o chap._n iu_o particular_a churckes_n may_v reform_v especial_o when_o a_o general_a council_n can_v be_v expect_v 15_o chap._n v._o we_o not_o guilty_a of_o schism_n the_o guilt_n of_o the_o breach_n lie_v on_o the_o romanist_n 20_o chap._n vi_o how_o necessity_n of_o divide_v communion_n arise_v 24_o chap._n vii_o sectary_n can_v make_v the_o plea_n that_o we_o do_v 28_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o judgement_n in_o private_a man_n 31_o chap._n ix_o of_o dissent_v from_o the_o public_a judgement_n 35_o chap._n x._o possibility_n of_o just_a dissent_v 39_o chap_n xi_o how_o far_o the_o romanist_n leave_v man_n the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o judgement_n 47_o chap._n xii_o of_o know_v the_o church_n by_o the_o mark_n of_o eminency_n perpetuity_n etc._n etc._n 51_o chap._n xiii_o our_o way_n open_v not_o a_o gap_n to_o sectary_n 57_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o romanist_n vain_a pretence_n of_o infallibility_n 63_o chap._n xv._o divide_v from_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v not_o a_o divide_n from_o the_o catholic_n 66_o chap._n xvi_o the_o greek_a church_n a_o church_n and_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_n 69_o chap._n xvii_o of_o agreement_n and_o external_a communion_n betwixt_o the_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n 73_o chap._n xviii_o the_o want_n of_o that_o do_v not_o always_o make_v guilty_a of_o schism_n 75_o chap._n xix_o our_o case_n and_o that_o of_o the_o donatist_n not_o alike_o 78_o chap._n xx._n of_o hell-gate_n not_o prevail_v against_o the_o church_n 82_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o trial_n of_o doctrine_n by_o scripture_n 91_o chap._n xxii_o sufficient_a perfection_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o a_o rule_n 95_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o tradition_n which_o we_o allow_v 96_o chap._n xxiv_o their_o argument_n against_o scripture_n sufficiency_n and_o for_o tradition_n 103_o chap._n xxv_o the_o evidence_n of_o antiquity_n in_o the_o point_n 114_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o perspicuity_n and_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n 119_o chap._n xxvii_o of_o a_o visible_a infallible_a judge_n or_o interpreter_n 125_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o certainty_n of_o belief_n and_o whether_o they_o or_o we_o have_v better_a mean_n for_o it_o 146_o chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o other_o rule_n of_o trial_n by_o consent_n of_o antiquity_n and_o the_o romanist_n vain_a boast_n of_o the_o father_n 157_o chap._n xxx_o application_n of_o the_o rule_n to_o their_o doctrine_n in_o several_a pâ—ints_n 161_o chap._n xxxi_o card_n perron_n two_o rule_n for_o know_v who_o and_o what_o be_v catholic_n according_a to_o antiquity_n 179_o the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n ¶_o a_o catalogue_n of_o some_o book_n print_v for_o richard_n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o ivy-lane_n by_o h._n ferne_n d._n d._n episcopacy_n and_o presbytery_n consider_v in_o 4o._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n before_o his_o majesty_n in_o 4o._o now_o in_o the_o press_n a_o compendious_a discourse_n upon_o the_o case_n as_o it_o stand_v between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o of_o rome_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o again_o between_o the_o same_o church_n of_o england_n and_o those_o congregation_n which_o of_o what_o persuasion_n soever_o have_v divide_v from_o it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n part_n i._o in_o 12o._o