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A15732 Whyte dyed black. Or A discouery of many most foule blemishes, impostures, and deceiptes, which D. Whyte haith practysed in his book entituled The way to the true Church Deuyded into 3 sortes Corruptions, or deprauations. Lyes. Impertinencies, or absurd reasoninges. Writen by T.W. p. And dedicated to the Vniuersity of Cambridge. Cum priuilegio. Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627. 1615 (1615) STC 26001; ESTC S120302 117,026 210

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of_o it_o mali_fw-la humores_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la humano_fw-la so_o wrongful_o here_o we_o see_v be_v bellarmine_n traduce_v by_o our_o doctor_n first_o in_o conceal_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o sentence_n wherein_o he_o acknowledge_v all_o theological_a virtue_n ever_o to_o be_v find_v in_o god_n church_n second_o in_o suggest_v to_o the_o reader_n that_o bellarmine_n require_v no_o true_a inward_a virtue_n as_o necessary_a for_o a_o christian_a soul_n but_o only_o a_o external_a faith_n this_o be_v a_o false_a and_o selanderous_a contumely_n for_o pulchra_fw-la es_fw-la &_o decora_fw-la ●●lia_fw-la jerusalem_n ca●_n 6._o and_o bellarmine_n be_v so_o far_o from_o teach_v that_o such_o do_v take_v any_o benefit_n by_o this_o their_o outward_a profession_n that_o he_o say_v as_o we_o see_v they_o be_v but_o only_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n &_o not_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o which_o kind_n of_o member_n internal_a virtue_n at_o least_o be_v necessary_a and_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v resemble_v to_o the_o less_o profitable_a and_o but_o excremental_a part_n of_o man_n body_n as_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n the_o nail_n and_o other_o such_o bad_a humour_n three_o