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sense_n require_v the_o 9_o stay_n of_o a_o sure_a interpretation_n and_o this_o be_v only_o that_o which_o can_v make_v a_o man_n a_o true_a catholic_a christian._n 50._o s._n augustine_n among_o those_o manifold_a conflict_n which_o he_o have_v with_o the_o manichee_n concern_v the_o catholic_a church_n &_o her_o authority_n open_o and_o ingenuous_o profess_v church_n unto_o the_o say_a manichee_n that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v believe_v the_o gospel_n if_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n do_v not_o move_v he_o thereunto_o whence_o i_o do_v observe_v that_o if_o we_o receive_v the_o gospel_n upon_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o church_n for_o that_o the_o gospel_n will_v not_o be_v believe_v to_o be_v the_o gospel_n unless_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n do_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o gospel_n then_o follow_v it_o necessary_o for_o the_o argument_n be_v draw_v à maiore_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la that_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o depend_v and_o rely_v 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all_o his_o write_n to_o conserve_v the_o reverence_n and_o just_a deserve_a reputation_n of_o these_o great_a saint_n and_o servant_n
of_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v the_o excuse_n of_o protestant_n refute_v bern._n ser._n 17._o sâ—per_v cant._n tit._n 3._o 10._o 11_o s._n paul_n judgement_n of_o a_o heretic_n 2._o tim._n 2._o 17._o ep._n judaâ—_n s._n judes_n sentence_n of_o heretic_n the_o detestation_n of_o heretic_n and_o heresy_n by_o ancient_a father_n 2._o john_n 1._o 10._o 11._o de_fw-fr scriptor_n eccle._n in_o joan._n lib._n 3._o advers_a haeces_fw-la cap._n 3._o irenaeus_n ibidem_fw-la ☞_o cyprian_a l._n 3._o cp_n 1._o ☞_o athanasin_n vita_fw-la antonius_fw-la ☞_o the_o senerity_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n s._n athanas._n &_o s._n antony_n in_o avoid_v heretic_n leo_fw-la ser._n 18._o the_o passion_n christicap_n 4._o that_o heretic_n be_v no_o christian_n lib._n 2._o advers_a haereses_fw-la cap._n 9_o that_o heretic_n by_o no_o good_a work_n can_v be_v save_v de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ibidem_fw-la aug._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr servant_n dom_fw-la in_o monte_fw-fr c._n 4._o et_fw-la ep_n 24._o ad_fw-la donat._n presb_n &_o l._n 4._o the_o bapt_a contra_fw-la donat_n c._n 17._o et_fw-la tract_n 6._o in_o euang_n loan_n et_fw-fr l._n 2._o cont_n petil._n c._n 98._o et_fw-la l._n 1._o cont_n gaudent_fw-la c._n 33._o et_fw-la alibi_fw-la heresy_n the_o great_a sin_n of_o all_o other_o how_o a_o man_n may_v discern_v between_o catholic_n religion_n &_o heresy_n aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n serm_n 1._o in_o commentar_n in_o 24._o matt._n v_o 36._o de_fw-fr praescrip_n c._n 34._o the_o necessity_n of_o clear_a and_o universal_a rule_n in_o matter_n of_o belief_n isa._n 38._o num._n 23._o 19_o how_o this_o general_a rule_n may_v be_v find_v out_o joan._n 3._o 20._o the_o way_n of_o every_o man_n private_a spirit_n whether_o only_a scripture_n be_v the_o infallible_a way_n isa._n 35._o 8._o cont._n haer_fw-mi cap._n 2._o august_n tract_n 18._o in_o joan_n &_o lib_n 7._o in_o gen._n ad_fw-la litâ—_n cap_n 9_o 2._o cor._n 2._o 16._o de_fw-fr prescript_n cap._n 17._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la labour_n lose_v to_o deal_v with_o heretic_n by_o only_a scripture_n cap._n 20._o de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 17._o ibid._n c._n 39_o a_o perspicuous_a example_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la paulin._n presb._n presumption_n of_o heretic_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o only_a true_a way_n of_o judge_v by_o the_o church_n aug._n in_o psal_n 44._o et_fw-la 47._o &_o l._n 2._o cont_n petil._n c._n 32._o &_o de_fw-la unit_fw-la eccl._n c._n 14._o &_o in_o epist._n joan_n tract_n 1._o &_o 2._o in_o brevic_n collat_n 3._o diei_fw-la c._n 4._o matt._n 5._o 14_o ibidem_fw-la 15._o exod._n 13._o 12._o jud._n 6._o 37._o 38._o 39_o 40._o matt._n 16._o 18._o de_fw-fr praesctipt_n c._n 14_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n ibid._n v_o 28._o matt._n 28._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 16_o dan._n 6._o 15._o mat._n 16._o 19_o iren._n lib._n 3._o cont_n haeres_fw-la cap._n 4._o a_o notable_a testimony_n of_o s._n iren._n for_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n to_o what_o trial_n the_o ancient_a father_n provoke_v the_o heretic_n of_o their_o tyme._n videsupr_fw-la the_o issue_n of_o this_o consideration_n how_o out_o of_o the_o premise_n every_o man_n may_v judge_v in_o what_o state_n he_o stand_v for_o be_v heretic_n or_o catholic_a 3._o reg._n 22._o whether_o man_n may_v be_v save_v in_o disterent_fw-la religion_n premonit_fw-la pag._n 34._o m._n meluin_n secret_a atheism_n aug._n epist_n 48._o add_v vincent_n aug._n l._n 18._o de_fw-la ciu_o dei_fw-la cap._n 5â—_n lib._n 1._o epist_n epist_n 1._o ad_fw-la magn._n hierom._n l._n 3._o apol._n adversus_fw-la ruff._n post_fw-la medium_n basil._n apud_fw-la theod._n l._n 4._o bist_fw-ge c._n 17._o nazianzen_n tract_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ruff._n interpret_v non_fw-fr longé_fw-fr ab_fw-la initio_fw-la what_o sort_n of_o heresy_n be_v more_o damnable_a leo_fw-la tract_n cont_n eutich_n that_o protestant_n opinion_n be_v true_o heresy_n luther_n in_o art_n ad_fw-la lovaniens_fw-la luther_n condemn_v all_o zwinglians_n and_o caluiniste_n for_o heretic_n beware_v of_o john_n calvin_n the_o caluinist_n condemn_v for_o heretic_n by_o the_o lutheran_n the_o war_n of_o john_n calvin_n with_o jesus_n christ._n of_o the_o dissension_n &_o disagreement_n of_o protestant_n and_o puritan_n &_o whether_o they_o be_v he_o resy_n one_o to_o the_o other_o answer_v pag._n 20._o the_o different_a origin_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n in_o the_o protestant_n puritan_n and_o catholic_n church_n barorwe_n book_n etc._n etc._n perpetual_a government_n of_o the_o church_n the_o puritan_n excommunicate_v as_o schismatickes_n and_o heretic_n by_o the_o protestant_n constitut._n can._n 4._o 56._o can._n 7._o 8._o can._n 9_o 10._o &_o 12._o english_a protestant_n do_v not_o make_v one_o part_n often_o of_o those_o christian_n which_o condenne_v the_o for_o heretic_n two_o important_a consideration_n hester_n 1._o 1._o cor._n 15_o 28._o act._n 26._o 9_o the_o daily_a conversion_n of_o so_o many_o learned_a man_n in_o england_n cyprian_a l._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccles_n premonit_fw-la pag._n 36._o premonit_fw-la pag._n 36._o the_o believe_v of_o scripture_n not_o sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o catholic_a a_o example_n of_o the_o author_n case_n himself_o luther_n l._n cont_n regen_n angliae_fw-la f._n 342._o tom_n 1._o the_o strange_a presumptuous_a speech_n of_o luther_n luther_n not_o ever_o believe_v by_o we_o although_o he_o cyte_v the_o scripture_n de_fw-fr prescript_n cap._n 42._o abuse_v of_o scripture_n by_o heretic_n cont._n haer_fw-mi cap._n 35._o see_v the_o place_n it_o be_v well_o worth_a the_o read_n de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 4._o controversy_n grow_v endless_a by_o appeal_n only_o to_o scripture_n 3._o reg._n 22._o 20._o 21._o 22._o 23_o ib._n v._n 24._o â—_o cor._n 2._o 25._o scripture_n ridiculous_o allege_v by_o the_o puritan_n that_o scripture_n be_v not_o write_v for_o many_o year_n after_o their_o church_n begin_v how_o scripture_n be_v first_o write_v deut._n 2._o 7._o gen._n 18._o 19_o matt._n 23._o 20._o the_o church_n continue_v many_o year_n without_o write_a scripture_n iren._n lib._n 3._o cont_n har_z cap._n 4._o how_o heretic_n do_v handle_v scripture_n how_o to_o know_v what_o be_v true_o scripture_n the_o place_n be_v above_o cite_v how_o to_o know_v what_o be_v scripture_n and_o what_o be_v not_o apud_fw-la trenaeun_n l._n 1._o c._n 20._o 22._o 29._o a_o put_fw-mi aug._n l._n 32._o count_n faust._n c._n 2._o &_o l._n 334_o cap._n 3._o what_o book_n be_v now_o in_o controversy_n hos._n 13._o protestant_n follow_v their_o own_o choice_n or_o election_n in_o admit_v or_o reject_v scripture_n 2._o cor._n 2_o 15._o 16._o premonit_fw-la pag._n 36._o dan._n 6._o 15._o bellarm_n division_n of_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n a_o sufficient_a prescription_n for_o authorise_v these_o book_n for_o divine_a scripture_n be_v 1200_o year_n ago_o touch_v the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o he._n brew_v how_o calvin_n oppose_v himself_o to_o luther_n &_o yet_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o catholic_n why_o the_o apocalips_n reject_v by_o luther_n be_v accept_v of_o calvin_n &_o caluinist_n the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o consideration_n how_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o scripture_n may_v be_v try_v 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o hier._n c._n 3._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la ephes._n aug._n in_o psal_n 140._o praef_n prope_fw-la initium_fw-la lib._n 3._o ep._n epist_n 19_o constant._n ambros._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o in_o lucem_fw-la lib._n 4._o epist._n regist_n epist_n 40._o the_o danger_n of_o rash_a use_n or_o abuse_v the_o scripture_n in_o commentar_n ad_fw-la galat_n 2._o lib._n 3._o in_o lucan_n c._n 3._o prope_fw-la finen_n lib._n &_o cap._n cap._n 39_o prescript_n the_o cause_n of_o heresy_n the_o heretical_a objection_n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v easy_a &_o open_a answer_v psal._n 1_o 8._o cont._n haer_fw-mi cap._n 35._o aug._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la doctrina_fw-la christiana_n cap._n 6._o de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 9_o s._n august_n will_v not_o have_v believe_v the_o gospel_n but_o for_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o difference_n between_o catholic_n and_o protestant_n in_o gather_v the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n s._n augustine_n position_n of_o the_o church_n aug._n l._n 2._o cont_n petil._n c._n 33._o &_o lib._n deunit_fw-la eccles_n c._n 14._o aug._n in_o ep_a loan_n tract_n 2._o that_o it_o â—_o visible_a aug._n ibib_fw-la that_o it_o consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a that_o it_o can_v fail_v or_o perish_v aug._n conc_fw-fr 2_o in_o psal_n â—01_n s._n august_n full_o agree_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o modern_a catholic_n aug._n l._n 21._o decivit_fw-la c._n 13._o &_o l._n 6._o cont_n juiian_a cap._n 5._o in_o psal._n 31._o prope_fw-la init_fw-la enchir._n c._n 67._o &_o 68_o &_o l._n the_o fid_fw-we &_o op_n c._n 25._o l._n 21._o de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la c._n 21._o &_o 26._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o chapter_n &_o consideration_n vincent_n cont_n haer_fw-mi cap._n 36._o