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A12768 Maschil vnmasked In a treatise defending this sentence of our Church: vidz. the present Romish Church hath not the nature of the true Church. Against the publick opposition of Mr. Cholmley, and Mr. Butterfield, two children revolted in opinion from their owne subscription, and the faith of their mother the Church of England. By Thomas Spencer. Spencer, Thomas, fl. 1628-1629. 1629 (1629) STC 23073; ESTC S117745 62,307 124

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chap._n 10._o our_o opponent_n b._n his_o second_o argument_n he_o urge_v we_o cap._n 9_o pag._n 37._o with_o a_o second_o argument_n conclude_v after_o this_o manner_n that_o society_n which_o want_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o true_a church_n deny_v fundamental_a truth_n direct_o not_o by_o consequence_n but_o the_o present_a romish_a church_n do_v not_o deny_v fundamental_a truth_n direct_o but_o by_o consequence_n at_o the_o most_o for_o the_o pope_n arithmetic_n which_o he_o use_v in_o calculate_v the_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o subrstaction_n but_o addition_n therefore_o the_o present_a romish_a church_n want_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o true_a church_n the_o assumption_n and_o conclusion_n be_v set_v down_o pag_n 41._o and_o the_o title_n of_o the_o chapter_n pag_n 37._o the_o proposition_n be_v want_v in_o pag._n 21_o 22._o he_o write_v thus_o our_o adversary_n in_o this_o cause_n do_v bring_v the_o denial_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n as_o a_o medium_n to_o 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only_o by_o those_o punishment_n which_o we_o willing_o under_o go_v for_o the_o revenge_n of_o sin_n or_o impose_v by_o the_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o fault_n but_o also_o even_o by_o such_o temporal_a affliction_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o bear_v with_o patience_n sess_n 14._o cap._n 9_o de_fw-la operibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v god_n and_o do_v so_o for_o our_o sin_n by_o jesus_n christ_n he_o work_v together_o with_o we_o we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n from_o who_o our_o good_a work_n receive_v force_n of_o who_o they_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o father_n and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v accept_v of_o the_o father_n sess_n 14._o cap._n 8._o the_o satisfact_n cap._n 9_o de_fw-la operibus_fw-la as_o in_o the_o former_a so_o here_o they_o make_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o our_o work_n the_o key_n to_o open_a heaven_n gate_n and_o the_o recompense_n for_o injury_n do_v to_o god_n but_o christ_n he_o shall_v 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