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the_o people_n right_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n assert_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o 6_o seven_o 8_o 9th_o and_o 10_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o popish_a representer_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxxvii_o imprimatur_fw-la hen._n maurice_n rmo_z in_o christo_n p._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiepiscop_n cant._n a_o sacris_fw-la maii_n 27._o 1687._o the_o content_n four_o thing_n propose_v to_o be_v treat_v of_o i._o what_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o this_o matter_n be_v ii_o that_o this_o practice_n be_v plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ_n iii_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o those_o reason_n by_o which_o the_o representer_n endeavour_v to_o justify_v it_o iv_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o inference_n the_o protestant_n draw_v from_o it_o page_z 1_o 2._o chap._n i._n the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o matter_n represent_v pag._n 2_o etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o the_o contrariety_n of_o this_o practice_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o reason_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o year_n pag._n 8_o etc._n etc._n sect_n i._o it_o be_v contrariety_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o that_o god_n 1._o cause_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v write_v in_o a_o language_n understand_v by_o the_o vulgar_a pag._n 9_o 2._o address_v they_o to_o the_o vulgar_a pag._n 11._o 3._o command_v the_o vulgar_a to_o converse_v familiar_o with_o they_o pag._n 12._o sect_n ii_o it_o be_v contrariety_n to_o reason_n show_v both_o from_o the_o scope_n and_o end_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 14_o sect_n iii_o it_o be_v contrariety_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n prove_v by_o unquestionable_a testimony_n for_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n downward_o p._n 17_o etc._n etc._n when_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n a_o restraint_n be_v first_o lay_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n p._n 26_o chap._n iii_o the_o reason_n the_o representer_n offer_v to_o justify_v this_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 27_o sect_n i._o the_o general_a reason_n viz._n the_o mischief_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o promiscuous_a read_n of_o the_o scripture_n consider_v and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o it_o expose_v p._n 28_o etc._n etc._n sect_n ii_o the_o mischief_n object_v be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n p._n 33in_o particular_a these_o three_o 1._o the_o division_n that_o be_v among_o christian_n 2._o as_o many_o different_a bibles_n as_o there_o be_v different_a head_n 3._o not_o only_o several_a person_n but_o the_o same_o person_n many_o time_n have_v different_a bibles_n i._o that_o the_o division_n among_o christian_n arise_v sole_o or_o principal_o from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n by_o the_o vulgar_a 1._o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a 2._o in_o case_n it_o be_v true_a it_o will_v not_o be_v of_o force_n to_o infer_v his_o conclusion_n p._n 36_o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a in_o that_o 1._o there_o be_v division_n among_o the_o ancient_a guide_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n 2._o there_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v division_n yea_o as_o many_o among_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o among_o the_o protestant_n p._n 37_o the_o learned_a romanist_n be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o in_o all_o those_o point_n in_o which_o they_o be_v divide_v from_o protestant_n ibid._n 4._o those_o very_a pernicious_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o the_o representer_n himself_o mention_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o learned_a especial_o from_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n p._n 39_o 5._o the_o division_n among_o the_o vulgar_a for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o owe_v to_o themselves_o but_o to_o the_o learned_a 41_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o division_n among_o christian_n arise_v from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n by_o the_o vulgar_a yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n for_o deny_v the_o bible_n to_o they_o p._n 42_o ii_o the_o second_o mischief_n viz._n if_o the_o bible_n be_v allow_v the_o vulgar_a there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o different_a bibles_n among_o they_o as_o there_o be_v head_n p._n 43_o that_o every_o difference_n in_o sense_n make_v not_o a_o different_a bible_n p._n 44_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o reason_n appear_v in_o that_o 1._o it_o be_v of_o equal_a force_n against_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o learned_a yea_o of_o much_o great_a p._n 45_o 2._o where_o the_o vulgar_a be_v not_o permit_v to_o read_v the_o bible_n there_o be_v as_o many_o different_a bibles_n in_o the_o representer_n sense_n as_o where_o they_o be_v p._n 46_o 3._o the_o argument_n retort_v p._n 47_o iii_o the_o three_o mischief_n may_v also_o be_v object_v with_o as_o much_o reason_n against_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o learned_a particular_o by_o the_o roman_a bishop_n cardinal_n and_o pope_n p._n 48_o sect_n iii_o the_o reason_n the_o representer_n give_v why_o the_o vulgar_a so_o differ_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n be_v two_o viz._n the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o set_n up_o every_o man_n private_a reason_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o it_o p._n 50_o 1._o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n what_o the_o protestant_n affirm_v of_o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o ancient_a father_n what_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n former_o and_o what_o many_o learned_a romanist_n of_o this_o present_a age_n have_v affirm_v p._n 51_o that_o the_o disagreement_n about_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o obscurity_n of_o it_o p._n 52_o from_o whence_o this_o disagreement_n proceed_v p._n 53_o 2._o the_o set_n up_o every_o man_n be_v private_a reason_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o scripture_n p._n 54_o the_o protestant_n make_v not_o reason_n judge_v of_o scripture_n as_o the_o socinian_o do_v ibid._n they_o make_v reason_n no_o otherwise_o judge_n than_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v allow_v &_o command_v p._n 55_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n notwithstanding_o their_o loud_a cry_n against_o private_a reason_n make_v it_o judge_n as_o much_o as_o protestant_n p._n 56_o his_o argument_n from_o the_o oneness_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n answer_v and_o retort_v p._n 57_o 58_o etc._n etc._n his_o other_o argument_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o creed_n heb._n 13._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o mat._n 18._o 17._o answer_v p._n 61_o 62_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n the_o false_a construction_n or_o wrong_a inference_n as_o the_o representer_n call_v they_o which_o the_o protestant_n make_v from_o this_o practice_n be_v three_o 1._o that_o the_o vulgar_a papist_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god._n 2._o that_o they_o take_v up_o all_o their_o belief_n upon_o trust_n 3._o that_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o read_v the_o bible_n be_v for_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v discover_v the_o error_n of_o their_o religion_n p._n 65_o sect_n i._o the_o first_o protestant_a inference_n justify_v and_o the_o representer_n reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a show_v to_o be_v idle_a and_o insignificant_a p._n 65_o 66_o 67_o &c_n &c_n sect_n ii_o that_o the_o vulgar_a papist_n take_v all_o his_o belief_n upon_o trust_n p._n 7â—_n this_o show_v in_o each_o of_o those_o head_n mention_v by_o the_o representer_n and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o his_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a maâ—_n manifest_v p._n 71_o 72_o 7â—_n sect_n iii_o the_o three_o inference_n vindicate_v and_o his_o two_o reason_n â—_o it_o show_v to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n p._n â—â—_o no_o thanks_o to_o they_o that_o the_o bible_n be_v not_o deny_v the_o learned_a p._n â—â—_o that_o it_o be_v the_o bible_n itself_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o mischievous_a p._n â—â—_o some_o learned_a man_n not_o so_o well_o qualify_v to_o discover_v their_o â—â—rors_n as_o some_o of_o the_o vulgar_a p._n â—â—_o many_o of_o their_o learned_a man_n have_v discover_v their_o error_n p._n â—â—_o why_o more_o liberty_n be_v give_v to_o their_o vulgar_a here_o in_o englaâ—â—_n than_o in_o other_o country_n p._n â—â—_o that_o the_o vulgar_a here_o in_o england_n have_v discover_v their_o errâ—â—_n p_o â—â—_o the_o people_n right_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n assert_v though_o it_o be_v as_o evident_a as_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v in_o print_n that_o the_o free_a use_n of_o it_o be_v by_o the_o roman_a clergy_n
only_o print_v but_o in_o manuscript_n vulgari_fw-la manuscript_n prohibentur_fw-la biblia_fw-la lingua_fw-la vulgari_fw-la extantia_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la earum_fw-la partibus_fw-la impressis_fw-la aut_fw-la manuscriptis_fw-la pariter_fw-la summaria_fw-la &_o compendia_fw-la quamvis_fw-la historica_fw-la eorundam_fw-la bibliorum_fw-la aut_fw-la librorum_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la idiomate_fw-la aut_fw-la lingua_fw-la vulgari_fw-la and_o alfonsus_n de_fw-fr castro_n tell_v we_o that_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o spain_n forbid_v any_o man_n under_o the_o heavy_a penalty_n to_o translate_v the_o bible_n into_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n or_o to_o keep_v any_o bible_n in_o his_o hand_n already_o translate_v 13._o translate_v alfon_n de_fw-fr castro_n advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 13._o and_o in_o the_o index_n of_o pope_n alexander_n vii_o not_o only_o those_o bibles_n that_o be_v translate_v and_o print_v by_o heretic_n but_o all_o bibles_n in_o any_o vulgar_a tongue_n be_v prohibit_v conscripta_fw-la prohibit_v biblia_fw-la vulgari_fw-la quocunque_fw-la idiomate_fw-la conscripta_fw-la yea_o so_o careful_a be_v the_o clergy_n in_o most_o popish_a country_n to_o keep_v the_o laity_n from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o as_o sir_n edwin_n sandys_n relate_v in_o their_o very_a sermon_n though_o they_o preach_v for_o the_o most_o part_n on_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o day_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o read_v or_o otherwise_o recite_v the_o text_n but_o discourse_n only_o on_o such_o point_n of_o it_o as_o they_o think_v fit_a that_o no_o sound_n of_o scripture_n may_v possess_v the_o people_n i_o say_v in_o most_o popish_a country_n because_o the_o use_n of_o france_n as_o he_o say_v be_v otherwise_o 127._o otherwise_o sandy_n europae_n speculum_fw-la p._n 126_o 127._o it_o will_v be_v therefore_o ridiculous_a in_o spain_n to_o talk_v of_o a_o licence_n because_o the_o bible_n itself_o be_v not_o there_o permit_v in_o the_o vulgar_a 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