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and_o jesuit_n be_v know_v to_o be_v person_n of_o such_o malignity_n that_o their_o invective_n find_v little_a credit_n with_o
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17._o 4_o 5._o it_o be_v object_v by_o the_o pamphleter_n pag._n 99_o that_o the_o father_n who_o write_v catalogue_n of_o heresy_n irenaeus_n tertull._n philastrius_n epiphanius_n austin_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o distinguish_v betwixt_o fundamental_o and_o integral_n among_o divine_a truth_n for_o they_o condemn_v many_o lesser_a thing_n as_o heresy_n and_o consequent_o as_o damnable_a error_n the_o aerian_o be_v condemn_v as_o heretic_n by_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la 75._o and_o austin_n haeres_fw-la 33._o he_o shall_v have_v say_v 53._o for_o deny_v the_o fast_n command_v by_o the_o church_n the_o eunomian_o by_o austin_n haeres_fw-la 54._o for_o teach_v that_o no_o sin_n can_v hurt_v a_o man_n if_o so_o be_v he_o have_v faith_n the_o denier_n of_o freewill_n by_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la 64._o vigilantius_n by_o hierom_n for_o affirm_v that_o relic_n of_o saint_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v reverence_v jovinian_a by_o austin_n haeres_fw-la 82._o for_o hold_v wedlock_n equal_a in_o dignity_n to_o virginity_n pelagian_n by_o austin_n lib._n cont_n julian_n cap._n 2._o for_o teach_v that_o the_o child_n of_o faithful_a parent_n need_v not_o baptism_n as_o be_v bear_v holy_a and_o the_o arrian_n by_o austin_n lib._n 1._o cont_n maxim_n cap._n 2._o for_o not_o receive_v tradition_n all_o which_o say_v the_o pamphleter_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o protestant_n whatever_o show_v this_o objection_n may_v have_v with_o ignorant_a person_n yet_o i_o must_v advertise_v they_o it_o be_v but_o a_o cram_n recocta_fw-la these_o heresy_n have_v be_v often_o object_v by_o calumniate_a romanist_n bellar._n breer_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o often_o confute_v by_o learned_a protestant_n d._n field_n d._n morton_n gerard_n whittaker_n rivet_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o many_o more_o heresy_n have_v be_v retort_v cum_fw-la faenore_fw-la out_o of_o the_o same_o catalogue_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n brief_o therefore_o i_o answer_v two_o thing_n and_o first_o that_o neither_o papist_n nor_o protestant_n can_v admit_v that_o all_o the_o error_n mention_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o epiphanius_n philastrius_n austin_n etc._n etc._n be_v fundamental_a be_v there_o not_o many_o condemn_v in_o they_o for_o opinion_n in_o matter_n disputable_a undetermined_a and_o of_o small_a consequence_n and_o which_o respective_o be_v acquit_v in_o both_o side_n hence_o alphonsus_n à _fw-fr castro_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la haeres_fw-la do_fw-mi adam_n &_o eva_n haeres_fw-la 2._o deny_v all_o the_o error_n charge_v upon_o origen_n in_o these_o catalogue_n to_o be_v heresy_n and_o bellar_n himself_o descript_n eccles_n pag._n 133._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1630._o confess_v that_o many_o thing_n be_v number_v by_o philastriâ—s_n as_o heresy_n which_o be_v not_o heresy_n d_o tailor_n in_o his_o liberty_n of_o prophesy_v sect._n 2._o §_o 20._o to_o acquit_v the_o father_n for_o sâ—gmatizing_v person_n so_o liberal_o with_o heresy_n conceive_v that_o they_o use_v the_o word_n heresy_n in_o a_o more_o gentle_a notion_n than_o now_o it_o be_v with_o we_o and_o in_o divers_a paragraph_n he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o all_o error_n mention_v in_o the_o father_n catalogue_n be_v not_o fundamental_a yea_o he_o question_n also_o whether_o the_o father_n have_v sufficient_a evidence_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n to_o fix_v every_o one_o of_o these_o error_n upon_o these_o person_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o here_o to_o remember_v that_o d._n hackwell_n in_o his_o apology_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 8_o §_o 1._o record_n out_o of_o aventinus_n his_o historia_fw-la boiorum_fw-la anno_fw-la 745._o that_o pope_n zacharias_n and_o boniface_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n condemn_v one_o virgilius_n bishop_n of_o salsburg_n as_o a_o heretic_n for_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v antipode_n and_o perhaps_o be_v induce_v hereto_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o austin_n lib._n 16._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la cap._n 9_o and_o of_o lactantius_n instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 24._o if_o he_o say_v that_o learned_a bishop_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o fundamental_a error_n and_o damn_v eternal_o for_o hold_v there_o be_v antipode_n he_o will_v expose_v himself_o to_o the_o ludibry_a of_o any_o ordinary_a mathematician_n beside_o if_o all_o be_v fundamental_a error_n which_o be_v record_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o heresy_n i_o be_o sure_a romanist_n do_v err_v fundamental_o be_v not_o the_o collyridians_n condemn_v as_o heretic_n by_o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 79._o for_o worship_v the_o virgin_n mary_n the_o carpocratian_o by_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la 27._o and_o by_o s._n austin_n haeres_fw-la 7._o for_o adore_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o paul_n the_o angelici_fw-la by_o austin_n haeres_fw-la 39_o by_o theod._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la coloss_n cap._n 2._o and_o by_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n can._n 35._o for_o worship_v of_o angel_n manichee_n by_o austin_n epist_n 74._o for_o grant_v marriage_n to_o their_o plebeian_n and_o person_n of_o less_o perfection_n and_o prohibit_v it_o to_o those_o that_o be_v more_o perfect_a and_o yet_o like_o romish_a monk_n and_o priest_n they_o can_v dally_v with_o concubine_n hence_o austin_n lib._n 2._o the_o morib_n eccles_n &_o manich_n cap._n 3_o say_v of_o they_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la concubitum_fw-la sed_fw-la nuptias_fw-la prohiberent_fw-la be_v not_o the_o same_o manichee_n condemn_v by_o leo_n the_o first_o serm._n 4._o quadrage_n for_o abstract_v the_o cup_n in_o the_o sacrament_n the_o basilidian_o by_o eusebius_n hist_o eccles_n cap._n 7._o and_o the_o helcefaitae_n for_o teach_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o equivocation_n and_o dissemble_a religion_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o implicit_a faith_n note_v as_o a_o pernicious_a heresy_n by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o sermon_n contra_fw-la diversas_fw-la haeres_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2._o operum_fw-la athanasii_fw-la and_o by_o euseâ—ius_n lib._n 5._o hist_o cap._n 13._o as_o one_o of_o the_o error_n of_o appelles_n the_o heretic_n what_o shall_v i_o reckon_v out_o pelagian_o donatist_n eustathian_n marcit_n the_o
jesuitical_a doctrine_n of_o freewill_n be_v oppugn_v by_o a_o famous_a party_n of_o theâ—r_a owâ—_n church_n not_o â—nly_o by_o the_o jansenist_n but_o also_o by_o dominican_n and_o thomist_n and_o dare_v the_o jesuited_a party_n call_v dominican_n and_o thomist_n heretic_n do_v we_o ascribe_v less_o liberty_n to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n than_o they_o have_v their_o pretend_a infallible_a judge_n dare_v to_o pass_v a_o sentence_n in_o this_o matter_n how_o then_o dare_v he_o charge_v any_o with_o heresy_n in_o this_o matter_n till_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o infallible_a judge_n be_v interpose_v or_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n that_o innocent_a the_o ten_o who_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o jesuit_n condemn_v the_o five_o jansenian_a proposition_n shall_v anathematise_v truth_n for_o heresy_n see_v he_o profess_v of_o himself_o jo_n non_fw-fr son_fw-fr theologo_fw-la i_o shut_v up_o this_o discourse_n of_o freewill_n with_o austin_n lib._n de_fw-la dono_fw-la persevere_v cap._n 6._o tutiores_fw-la vivimus_fw-la si_fw-la totum_fw-la deo_fw-la damus_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la nos_fw-la illi_fw-la eâ—_n parte_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la committimus_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la sensit_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la martyr_n cyprianus_n it_o be_v more_o safe_a to_o we_o to_o attribute_v no_o part_n to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o ascribe_v all_o unto_o grace_n which_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o bless_a martyr_n cyprian_n from_o this_o also_o a_o retortion_n may_v be_v deduce_v against_o jesuited_a popery_n see_v it_o manifest_o pelagianizes_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n which_o be_v not_o do_v by_o the_o ancient_a catholic_n church_n sect_n ix_o a_o nine_o instance_n of_o novelty_n concern_v merit_n examine_v and_o retort_v the_o pamphleter_n in_o his_o nine_o instance_n say_v that_o protestant_n deny_v the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n but_o first_o ought_v not_o he_o to_o have_v tell_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n whither_o with_o vafquez_n in_o 1._o 2._o disp_n 214._o cap._n 5._o that_o good_a work_n be_v condign_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n tantum_n ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o promise_n or_o divine_a acceptation_n or_o whither_o with_o bell._n lib._n 5._o the_o justif_a cap._n 17._o he_o hold_v they_o meritorious_a &_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la &_o pacti_fw-la both_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n promise_n and_o of_o the_o work_n itself_o conjunct_o yet_o so_o as_o the_o work_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o reward_n or_o whither_o they_o be_v meritorious_a tantum_n ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o free_a promise_n of_o god_n only_o for_o which_o bell_n cite_v scotus_n and_o vega_n in_o this_o last_o sense_n the_o protestant_a church_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o condemn_v merit_n that_o the_o augustan_n confession_n art_n 20._o de_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la and_o confess_v of_o wittenberg_n tit_n de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la have_v not_o abhor_v from_o the_o word_n merit_n if_o he_o mean_v in_o either_o of_o the_o two_o former_a sense_n he_o can_v not_o condemn_v we_o as_o heretic_n without_o condeme_a scotus_n and_o vega_n yea_o many_o more_o romish_a doctor_n cite_v by_o will._n forbes_n lib._n 5._o justif_a cap._n 4._o and_o beside_o he_o shall_v have_v prove_v that_o father_n use_v the_o word_n merit_n in_o that_o sense_n but_o why_o shall_v i_o blame_v this_o pamphleter_n for_o not_o state_v this_o question_n more_o clear_o when_o their_o infallible_a judge_n dare_v not_o do_v it_o though_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_n 6._o can._n 32._o have_v anathematise_v they_o that_o deny_v good_a work_n veer_fw-la mereri_fw-la true_o to_o merit_v life_n eternal_a yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o opinion_n among_o themselves_o dare_v not_o define_v wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o merit_n stand_v o_o goodly_a oracle_n which_o every_o one_o may_v expound_v to_o his_o own_o sense_n but_o second_o the_o phamphleter_n cite_v three_o father_n ignatius_n justin_n and_o cyprian_a yet_o none_o of_o they_o favour_n merit_n in_o a_o popish_a sense_n that_o be_v either_o in_o vasq_n or_o bellarmine_n sense_n excellent_o do_v cassander_n in_o hymnis_fw-la ecclâ—s_n ad_fw-la verba_fw-la hymni_fw-la nocte_fw-la surgentes_fw-la expound_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o word_n merit_n in_o ancient_a father_n vocabulum_fw-la merendi_fw-la say_v he_o apud_fw-la veteres_fw-la ecclesiasticos_fw-la scriptores_fw-la fere_n idem_fw-la valet_fw-la quod_fw-la consequi_fw-la seu_fw-la aptum_fw-la idoneumque_fw-la fieri_fw-la ad_fw-la consequendum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la ex_fw-la uno_fw-la cypriani_fw-la loco_fw-la apparet_fw-la nam_fw-la quod_fw-la paulus_n inquit_fw-la 1_o tim._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la vulgo_fw-la legitur_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la consecutus_fw-la sum_fw-la id_fw-la cyprianus_n ad_fw-la jubajanum_fw-la legit_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la merui_fw-la though_o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o vindicate_v all_o the_o testimony_n of_o ancient_n allege_v by_o romanist_n in_o this_o matter_n yet_o i_o must_v add_v that_o they_o be_v especial_o injurious_a to_o greek_a father_n such_o as_o ignatius_n and_o justin_n martyr_n etc._n etc._n for_o in_o all_o their_o writing_n there_o be_v no_o word_n exact_o correspondent_a to_o the_o word_n merit_n in_o the_o strict_a notion_n thereof_o the_o word_n in_o ignatius_n which_o romanist_n render_v to_o merit_v or_o win_v god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o attain_v that_o of_o justin_n martyr_n apol._n 2._o that_o man_n by_o their_o merit_n shall_v live_v with_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v be_v account_v worthy_a of_o his_o conversation_n or_o to_o live_v with_o he_o how_o we_o be_v account_v worthy_a be_v excellent_o express_v by_o bernard_n de_fw-fr dedic_n eccles_n serm._n 5._o illius_fw-la dignation_n non_fw-la nostra_fw-la dignitate_fw-la cyprian_n indeed_o use_v the_o word_n merit_n as_o do_v many_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n but_o in_o that_o innocent_a sense_n which_o cassander_n prove_v out_o of_o cyprian_a and_o so_o bell._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr lib._n arb_n c._n 14._o confess_v that_o every_o good_a work_n be_v meritum_fw-la but_o three_o on_o the_o contrary_a popish_a merit_n in_o vasq_n or_o bell._n sense_n may_v be_v disprove_v by_o infinite_a testimony_n of_o antiquity_n as_o from_o origen_n in_o rom._n 4._o the_o attain_n of_o the_o inheritance_n be_v gratiae_fw-la non_fw-la debiti_fw-la yea_o as_o austin_n psal_n 94._o si_fw-mi vellet_fw-la pro_fw-la meritis_fw-la agerenon_fw-mi inveniret_fw-la nisi_fw-la quos_fw-la damnaret_fw-la that_o be_v if_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o our_o merit_n he_o shall_v find_v none_o but_o those_o who_o he_o will_v condemn_v in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-la praedest_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la cap._n 10._o which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o close_a of_o autumn_n tom._n 7._o say_v beatitudo_fw-la alterius_fw-la uâ—tae_fw-la nullis_fw-la humanis_fw-la mer_fw-fr this_fw-mi reddâ—tur_fw-mi sed_fw-la dei_fw-la donantis_fw-la gratia_fw-la largiente_fw-la donatur_fw-la yea_o many_o schoolman_n have_v be_v ashamed_a of_o that_o presumptuous_a doctrine_n of_o merit_n of_o who_o a_o large_a catalogue_n may_v he_o have_v in_o davenant_n the_o iuâ—tif_a actual_a &_o bab_n cap._n 59_o and_o in_o dr._n will._n forbes_n lib._n 5._o the_o justif_a cap._n 4._o so_o that_o this_o nine_o instance_n of_o novelty_n may_v likewise_o be_v invert_v against_o romanist_n for_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n maintain_v the_o proper_a merit_n of_o good_a work_n which_o the_o ancient_a catholic_n church_n do_v not_o sect_n x._o a_o ten_o instance_n of_o novelty_n concern_v a_o perfect_a keep_n of_o the_o command_n examine_v and_o retort_v the_o pamphleter_n in_o his_o ten_o and_o last_o instance_n say_v that_o protestant_n deny_v a_o possibility_n of_o keep_v the_o commandment_n as_o he_o begin_v so_o he_o close_v still_o huddle_v up_o question_n in_o general_a and_o ambiguous_a term_n we_o do_v not_o absolute_o deny_v a_o possibility_n of_o keep_v the_o commandment_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o adam_n to_o keep_v they_o perfect_o and_o shall_v have_v be_v possible_a for_o we_o have_v he_o persevere_v in_o a_o state_n of_o integrity_n yea_o believer_n through_o grace_n may_v and_o do_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n with_o a_o evangelical_n perfection_n the_o supervenient_a impossibility_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n perfect_o without_o all_o sin_n under_o which_o we_o now_o labour_v be_v accidental_a through_o our_o corruption_n and_o posterior_n to_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o this_o be_v clear_o assert_v in_o the_o scripture_n rom._n 8._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n and_o verse_n 8._o that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v please_v god_n john_n 12._o 39_o they_o can_v not_o believe_v nay_o the_o pamphleter_n by_o this_o instance_n convict_v himself_o of_o the_o old_a pelagian_a heresy_n