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this_o doctor_n oppose_v himself_o against_o a_o corporation_n of_o romish_a doctor_n a_o university_n and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 2._o the_o not_o reiterate_v of_o baptism_n against_o the_o anabaptist_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o baptism_n of_o young_a child_n for_o the_o anabaptist_n do_v rebaptise_v those_o who_o we_o have_v baptize_v as_o hold_v baptism_n in_o infancy_n to_o be_v no_o baptism_n 3._o 16.14_o rom._n 8.9.11_o joh._n 14_o 26._o &_o 16.14_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o comforter_n who_o the_o father_n send_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n which_o take_v of_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n 4._o the_o consubstantiality_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n which_o be_v prove_v in_o this_o that_o the_o son_n be_v god_n joh._n 1.1_o even_o our_o great_a god_n tit._n 2_o 13._o consequent_o one_o god_n with_o the_o father_n for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n 1._o cor._n 8.6_o and_o be_v oneself_o god_n they_o be_v by_o consequence_n ownself_o substance_n we_o have_v also_o s._n john_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n cap._n 5._o who_o say_v thus_o there_o be_v three_o that_o bear_v record_n in_o heaven_n the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o these_o three_o be_v one_o 5._o heluidian_o he_o will_v have_v say_v anti-dicomarianites_a or_o heluidian_o the_o perpetual_a virginity_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n against_o the_o anti_n marianite_n but_o this_o be_v no_o point_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n the_o seemelinesse_n rather_o than_o any_o necessity_n induce_v we_o to_o believe_v it_o 6._o the_o translation_n of_o the_o sabaoth_v to_o the_o sunday_n a_o article_n not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n sunday_n apoc_fw-la 1_o i_o be_v ravish_v in_o spirit_n upon_o a_o sunday_n yet_o do_v we_o see_v by_o the_o revel_n 1.10_o and_o by_o the_o 1._o cor._n 16.1_o and_o 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no_o sacrament_n &_o thereupon_o he_o great_a light_n 4._o de_fw-fr maiorit_fw-la &_o ob_v tit_n 33._o can._n solita_fw-la quanta_fw-la inter_fw-la solemn_a &_o lunam_fw-la tanta_fw-la inter_fw-la pontif._n &_o reges_fw-la differentia_fw-la arist_n phis_n li._n 4._o cap._n 4._o the_o great_a be_v the_o pope_n and_o the_o lesser_a be_v the_o emperor_n and_o king_n as_o say_v pope_n innocent_a the_o 3._o these_o our_o master_n i_o say_v so_o full_a of_o their_o subtlety_n and_o invention_n in_o their_o explication_n which_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o aâ—axagor_n as_o do_v draw_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o all_o thing_n can_v they_o not_o aswell_o prove_v these_o eight_o point_n by_o the_o scripture_n as_o we_o with_o all_o our_o doltishnesse_n have_v find_v they_o out_o without_o any_o difficulty_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o it_o be_v no_o want_n of_o invention_n in_o they_o but_o lack_v of_o good_a meaning_n and_o these_o defect_n in_o the_o scripture_n do_v they_o seek_v out_o the_o rather_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v much_o that_o in_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v no_o speech_n of_o paint_v of_o the_o trinity_n of_o worship_v of_o image_n of_o fetch_v soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n by_o popish_a indulgence_n of_o their_o pastor_n abstinence_n from_o marriage_n of_o thâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d â—_z of_o meat_n to_o be_v brief_a 〈◊〉_d their_o tradition_n in_o these_o consiâ—â—â—â—ns_v it_o stand_v they_o upon_o to_o abâ—â—â—_n authoriâ—â—_n of_o the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d accuse_v 〈◊〉_d of_o imperfection_n yet_o be_v it_o their_o surâ—â—_n course_n to_o prohibit_v the_o people_n from_o reâ—ding_v of_o they_o and_o from_o learn_v any_o thing_n but_o at_o their_o mouth_n who_o have_v most_o interest_n in_o the_o suppress_n of_o they_o and_o do_v reap_v most_o commodity_n of_o the_o people_n ignorance_n i_o can_v therefore_o wish_v that_o the_o author_n of_o these_o torrent_n fire_n and_o furnaise_n will_v lay_v their_o hanâ—â—_n to_o their_o conscience_n if_o they_o can_v find_v any_o and_o upon_o their_o doctoral_a faith_n tell_v we_o whether_o this_o unwritten_a word_n &_o these_o letter_n of_o credence_n be_v not_o a_o mean_v prepare_v by_o the_o pope_n thereby_o to_o forgâ—â—_n new_a article_n for_o his_o commodity_n a_o secret_a corner_n wherein_o to_o coin_n false_a money_n and_o to_o clip_v the_o word_n of_o god_n theâ—â—_n conscience_n must_v say_v yes_o they_o be_v oveâ—_n wise_a to_o be_v ignorant_a thereof_o but_o worldly_a reason_n carry_v they_o away_o in_o somâ—_n hope_v of_o gain_n in_o some_o fear_n and_o in_o some_o worldly_a devise_n do_v speak_v loud_o and_o have_v great_a voice_n in_o the_o chapter_n house_n than_o conscience_n in_o as_o much_o therefore_o as_o the_o word_n â—f_fw-fr god_n contain_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v the_o only_a and_o sufficient_a rule_n â—f_o our_o faith_n and_o that_o purgatory_n if_o we_o â—eleeve_v our_o adversary_n be_v to_o be_v beleeâ—ed_v as_o a_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n &_o that_o unâ—er_o pain_n of_o damnation_n it_o be_v strange_a â—hat_n god_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v ordain_v sacrifice_n &_o expiation_n for_o all_o â—orts_n of_o sin_n and_o pollution_n even_o to_o â—he_n leprosy_n to_o the_o bloody_a flix_a â—nd_v to_o the_o touch_v of_o any_o dead_a â—ody_n etc._n etc._n do_v never_o ordain_v any_o expiation_n sacrifice_n satisfaction_n or_o prayer_n for_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o purgatory_n the_o ancient_a patriarch_n &_o good_a servant_n of_o god_n abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n â—oseph_n moses_n aaron_n josua_n samuel_n or_o david_n never_o desire_v after_o their_o death_n â—o_o be_v pray_v for_o neither_o do_v themselves_o pray_v for_o any_o that_o be_v dead_a that_o god_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o purgatory_n true_a it_o be_v that_o they_o bewail_v their_o dead_a but_o among_o all_o their_o mourning_n weep_n fasting_n and_o lamentation_n we_o find_v no_o path_n to_o purgatory_n neither_o any_o one_o prayer_n to_o fetch_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a out_o of_o purgatory_n and_o indeed_o such_o lamentation_n and_o fasting_n be_v make_v even_o for_o the_o wicked_a &_o such_o as_o die_v in_o god_n displeasure_n as_o for_o saul_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o pithonesse_n not_o many_o hour_n before_o his_o death_n that_o god_n be_v against_o he_o who_o also_o die_v soon_o after_o his_o consultation_n with_o the_o witch_n david_n likewise_o bewail_v absalon_n who_o die_v in_o rebellion_n and_o treason_n against_o his_o own_o father_n yet_o for_o such_o say_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n we_o must_v not_o pray_v how_o grievous_a be_v the_o tear_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o jacob_n and_o moses_n who_o as_o holy_a and_o rare_a light_n of_o the_o church_n can_v never_o be_v confine_v into_o purgatory_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o law_n never_o grant_v indulgence_n neither_o make_v any_o intercession_n to_o abridge_v this_o so_o scald_a a_o punishment_n neither_o do_v they_o that_o die_v make_v any_o foundation_n of_o service_n 16.18_o pag._n 16.18_o or_o sacrifice_n to_o redeem_v their_o soul_n out_o of_o this_o fire_n here_o do_v our_o friar_n seek_v a_o start_a hole_n but_o the_o clefâ—_n be_v to_o straight_o for_o he_o to_o creep_v through_o he_o complain_v that_o in_o lieu_n of_o seek_v the_o true_a light_n in_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o gospel_n we_o look_v for_o it_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o obscure_a law_n of_o moses_n to_o speak_v plain_o he_o refuse_v the_o old_a testament_n as_o a_o incompetent_a judge_n for_o the_o darkness_n thereof_o but_o to_o this_o objection_n we_o do_v answer_v that_o indeed_o the_o prophecy_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a &_o easy_a as_o the_o gospel_n yet_o be_v god_n commandment_n therein_o lay_v down_o in_o
plain_a and_o open_a term_n we_o therefore_o demand_v what_o commandment_n of_o god_n he_o can_v find_v throughout_o the_o old_a testament_n wherein_o it_o be_v command_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a or_o to_o offer_v any_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o either_o among_o they_o to_o distribute_v the_o superabundant_a merit_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o holy_a man_n decease_v as_o abraham_n or_o moses_n to_o help_v they_o out_o of_o purgatory_n here_o our_o adversary_n be_v at_o a_o stand_n and_o bite_v the_o bit_n for_o be_v there_o any_o commandment_n that_o may_v bear_v wrea_v to_o that_o sense_n they_o that_o can_v so_o cunning_o rack_v the_o scripture_n to_o their_o purpose_n will_v no_o doubt_n have_v produce_v it_o here_o do_v our_o friar_n fry_v in_o his_o grease_n &_o will_v fain_o shift_v it_o of_o with_o blasphemy_n as_o they_o that_o be_v beset_v with_o fire_n will_v glad_o leap_v out_o at_o the_o window_n he_o do_v no_o long_o accuse_v the_o old_a testament_n of_o obscurity_n but_o of_o omission_n and_o impection_n how_o many_o thing_n say_v he_o have_v god_n leave_v unmention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n 16._o pag._n 16._o to_o the_o end_n to_o take_v from_o the_o people_n all_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n and_o yet_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n as_o invocation_n of_o the_o trinity_n 18._o pag._n 18._o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n &c_n &c_n again_o he_o say_v under_o the_o law_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o so_o frequent_a &_o public_a lest_o they_o shall_v give_v the_o jew_n occasion_n with_o the_o gentile_n to_o think_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o infernal_a power_n second_o that_o in_o regard_n that_o before_o the_o redemption_n of_o man_n kind_a the_o estate_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v not_o so_o well_o know_v as_o after_o that_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n and_o three_o because_o they_o have_v not_o so_o good_a mean_n to_o relieve_v the_o dead_a as_o they_o have_v after_o that_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o church_n to_o apply_v they_o so_o many_o word_n so_o many_o monster_n and_o blasphemy_n first_o in_o that_o he_o deni_v that_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o be_v any_o mention_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n we_o have_v before_o hear_v the_o deposition_n of_o daniel_n solomon_n and_o the_o prophet_n balaam_n prophesy_v let_v we_o hereto_o adjoine_v the_o take_n up_o of_o enoch_n and_o elias_n into_o heaven_n proof_n of_o their_o immortality_n the_o word_n of_o jacob_n on_o his_o death_n bed_n lord_n i_o have_v wait_v for_o thy_o salvation_n 18.26_o gen._n 49.18_o job._n 18.26_o the_o hope_n of_o job_n who_o assure_a himself_o that_o after_o his_o skin_n shall_v be_v consume_v he_o shall_v yet_o see_v god_n in_o his_o flesh_n the_o word_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n 22.32_o mat._n 22.32_o and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n god_n be_v not_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a say_v jesus_n christ_n but_o of_o the_o live_n the_o only_a name_n of_o religion_n import_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v take_v away_o what_o be_v religion_n but_o a_o intolerable_a yoke_n a_o scrupelous_a fear_n a_o superfluous_a labour_n if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o say_v s._n paul_n we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n the_o most_o miserable_a 17.19_o 1._o cor._n 17.19_o &_o what_o be_v the_o old_a testament_n but_o the_o religion_n of_o god_n people_n it_o do_v therefore_o presuppose_v and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o forehead_n bear_v write_v this_o title_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o for_o invocation_n of_o the_o trinity_n it_o be_v command_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o there_o we_o be_v command_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o he_o that_o call_v upon_o god_n call_v upon_o the_o trinity_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o 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offender_n be_v no_o long_o guilty_a and_o be_v no_o long_o guilty_a he_o can_v just_o be_v punish_v these_o doctor_n therefore_o do_v blemish_n &_o dry_v up_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n 2_o the_o incompatibility_n hereof_o be_v likewise_o manifest_a in_o that_o they_o say_v god_n do_v forgive_v we_o all_o our_o offence_n yet_o punish_v they_o in_o a_o burn_a fire_n both_o to_o pardon_v and_o yet_o to_o punish_v oneself_o offence_n be_v matter_n incompatible_a and_o when_o we_o forgive_v our_o neighbour_n all_o his_o offence_n against_o we_o we_o use_v not_o to_o say_v i_o forgive_v thou_o the_o fault_n yet_o will_v i_o punish_v thou_o or_o i_o acquit_v thou_o of_o thy_o debt_n yet_o shall_v thou_o pay_v i_o but_o as_o say_v tertullian_n in_o his_o five_o book_n of_o baptism_n exemp_n to_o reatu_fw-la eximitur_fw-la poena_fw-la 3_o again_o since_o our_o sin_n be_v debt_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o jesus_n christ_n witness_v where_o he_o teach_v we_o to_o say_v forgive_v 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man_n satisfaction_n in_o general_n pvrgatory_n thus_o raze_v which_o be_v the_o forest_n and_o most_o scorch_a satisfaction_n let_v we_o go_v forward_o and_o search_v it_o even_o to_o the_o root_n reverse_v in_o general_a all_o the_o satisfactory_a pain_n that_o our_o adversary_n do_v impose_v upon_o the_o sinner_n and_o now_o that_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o word_n satisfy_v you_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o satisfy_v satisfy_v exposition_n of_o the_o word_n satisfy_v the_o one_o for_o debt_n the_o other_o for_o offence_n debt_n we_o satisfy_v by_o pay_v offence_n by_o confess_v the_o fault_n and_o crave_v pardon_n this_o in_o true_a speech_n be_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n now_o in_o this_o question_n we_o deal_v with_o the_o mean_n how_o to_o satisfy_v god_n for_o our_o offence_n which_o be_v not_o by_o pay_v or_o redemption_n but_o by_o humble_v of_o ourselves_o with_o amendment_n and_o ask_v forgiveness_n as_o therefore_o we_o do_v admit_v 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produce_v such_o passage_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o make_v against_o he_o wherein_o to_o satisfy_v signify_v not_o to_o pay_v or_o redeem_v he_o say_v that_o pilate_n meaning_n to_o satisfy_v the_o jew_n deliur_v
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