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acceptation_n only_o a_o secondary_a and_o accessary_a confirmation_n of_o they_o ibid._n not_o absolute_o necessary_a as_o the_o pope_n be_v ibid._n in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o pastor_n be_v gather_v together_o in_o general_a council_n page_n 213_o the_o whole_a church_n consent_n virtual_o include_v and_o effectual_o declare_v by_o a_o general_n council_n page_n 216_o the_o prelate_n in_o general_a council_n assemble_v may_v proceed_v against_o the_o pope_n himself_o if_o his_o crime_n be_v notorious_a page_n 231_o 233_o what_o kind_n of_o free_a council_n it_o be_v that_o protestant_n call_v for_o page_n 233_o no_o condition_n or_o rule_n for_o hold_v a_o general_n council_n just_o assignable_a now_o which_o have_v not_o be_v competent_o observe_v by_o such_o former_a general_n council_n as_o protestant_n reject_v page_n 240_o the_o church_n universal_a indispensable_o oblige_v to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o general_n council_n page_n 250_o the_o decree_n 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emperor_n ever_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o reform_v religion_n without_o or_o contrary_a to_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n error_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n though_o not_o fundamental_a inconsistent_a with_o the_o acknowledge_a holiness_n of_o the_o church_n page_n 150_o every_o congregation_n unchurch_v that_o hold_v error_n in_o faith_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o page_n 151_o eucharist_n that_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n be_v receive_v fast_v be_v a_o tradition_n apostolical_a page_n 67_o receive_v it_o under_o one_o kind_n no_o error_n in_o faith_n page_n 207_o 271_o nor_n contrary_a to_o christ_n institution_n ibid._n the_o non-obstante_a in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n decree_n touch_v the_o eucharist_n to_o what_o it_o refer_v page_n 271_o 272_o 273_o the_o eucharist_n under_o one_o kind_n a_o perfect_a sacrament_n page_n 271_o frequent_o receive_v in_o primitive_a time_n under_o one_o kind_n page_n 289_o give_v by_o christ_n himself_o in_o one_o kind_n page_n 318_o why_o necessary_a that_o the_o priest_n who_o consecrate_v shall_v receive_v in_o both_o kind_n page_n 319_o excommunication_n never_o pronounce_v in_o the_o catholic_a church_n but_o where_o obstinacy_n and_o perverseness_n enforce_v it_o page_n 48_o incur_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la by_o all_o english_a protestant_n for_o deny_v any_o one_o of_o the_o 39_o article_n page_n 49_o the_o english_a church_n more_o just_o censurable_a for_o tyranny_n in_o point_n of_o excommunication_n than_o the_o roman_a page_n 49_o 50_o faith_n divine_a and_o infallible_a faith_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o denial_n of_o any_o one_o point_n sufficient_o propound_v by_o the_o church_n page_n 17_o faith_n implicit_a what_o it_o import_v in_o catholic_a sense_n page_n 20_o implicit_a faith_n necessary_a to_o be_v have_v of_o all_o divine_a revelation_n whatsoever_o explicite_fw-la only_o of_o what_o the_o church_n define_v and_o propound_v for_o such_o page_n 20_o the_o english_a protestant_n faith_n not_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n page_n 328_o 329_o 330_o 331_o implicit_a faith_n not_o use_v by_o catholic_n at_o pleasure_n page_n 346_o 347_o roman_n faith_n the_o consequence_n of_o this_o argument_n make_v good_a the_o roman_a faith_n be_v once_o the_o one_o save_v faith_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v so_o still_o p._n 340_o 350_o father_n catholic_n show_v all_o due_a respect_n to_o the_o father_n yet_o without_o derogation_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a church_n page_n 60_o 61_o the_o father_n account_v none_o catholic_n but_o such_o as_o agree_v with_o the_o roman_a church_n page_n 131_o proof_n of_o the_o church_n infallibility_n from_o the_o father_n page_n 102_o 105_o 108._o 131_o 137_o 178_o protestant_n profession_n to_o stand_v to_o the_o father_n what_o it_o signify_v page_n 208_o fundamental_a a_o word_n in_o religion_n of_o various_a and_o ambiguous_a acception_n page_z 14_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o present_a dispute_n page_n 14_o 34_o 44_o catholic_n allow_v a_o distinction_n of_o fundamental_a and_o non-fundamental_a point_n in_o some_o sense_n page_z 15_o 20_o 21_o 23_o 34_o 44_o all_o point_n define_v by_o the_o church_n and_o sufficient_o know_v to_o be_v so_o be_v fundamental_a that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v of_o or_o deny_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n page_z 15_o 16_o 27_o point_n not-fundamental_a deposit_v with_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n no_o less_o than_o point_v fundamental_a page_n 38_o point_n fundamental_a necessary_a to_o be_v know_v in_o specie_fw-la or_o particular_o page_n 45_o 176_o 177_o 217_o 243_o government_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o monarchical_a way_n not_o changeable_a by_o any_o power_n on_o earth_n page_n 221_o 222_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n in_o matter_n of_o policy_n and_o civil_a concern_v page_n 243_o 244_o 245_o greek_n their_o error_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n procession_n from_o the_o son_n proper_o heretical_a page_z 6_o 7_o king_n james_z his_o censure_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n page_n 5_o ancient_a greek_n differ_v only_o in_o word_n or_o manner_n of_o speak_v from_o the_o latin_n not_o in_o sense_n page_z 7_o 8_o 21_o 22_o the_o greek_n exclude_v from_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n not_o by_o the_o pope_n summons_n but_o by_o their_o own_o schism_n page_n 233_o divers_a orthodox_n bishop_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n page_n 233_o 234_o modern_a greek_n no_o true_a church_n page_z 10_o 11_o the_o business_n of_o hieremias_n the_o greek_a patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n page_n 238_o his_o censure_n of_o the_o lutheran_n doctrine_n a_o sufficient_a testimony_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n ibid._n he_o utter_o reject_v the_o lutheran_n communion_n ibid._n hell_n the_o word_n hell_n do_v not_o always_o signify_v the_o place_n of_o the_o
damn_a page_n 336_o heresy_n even_o in_o point_n not-fundamental_a in_o protestant_n sense_n by_o st._n austin_n and_o the_o church_n account_n page_n 17_o pelagian_a heresy_n not_o condemn_v in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n page_n 33_o nor_n in_o any_o other_o general_n council_n acknowledge_v by_o protestant_n ibid._n heresy_n what_o it_o be_v page_n 178_o proper_o speak_v not_o within_o but_o without_o the_o church_n page_n 218_o heretic_n those_o of_o former_a time_n as_o great_a pretender_n to_o scripture_n as_o protestant_n page_n 50_o faith_n necessary_a to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n the_o constant_a tenet_n of_o all_o catholic_n page_n 152_o jew_n the_o jew_n prove_v the_o old_a testament_n to_o be_v god_n word_n the_o same_o way_n that_o we_o catholic_n do_v the_o new_a page_n 121_o they_o hold_v not_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o their_o sole_a rule_n of_o faith_n page_n 122_o image_n no_o real_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o ancient_n and_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n in_o point_n of_o image_n page_n 294_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_n express_o forbid_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n with_o latria_n or_o divine_a worship_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n the_o definition_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n touch_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n ibid._n the_o church_n have_v do_v what_o in_o she_o lie_v to_o prevent_v abuse_n in_o image-worship_n ibid._n image_n in_o common_a use_n and_o veneration_n among_o christian_n in_o primitive_a time_n page_n 295_o 296_o index_n the_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la justify_v against_o the_o bishop_n calumny_n page_n 342_o infallible_a the_o catholic_n church_n prove_v to_o be_v infallible_a by_o the_o same_o mean_n that_o moses_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v prove_v such_o page_n 55_o 56_o 62_o in_o what_o sense_n catholic_n maintain_v that_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o present_a church_n must_v be_v as_o infallible_a as_o that_o of_o the_o primitive_a and_o apostolical_a p._n 80_o no_o means_n to_o be_v infallible_o sure_a of_o prime_n apostolical_a tradition_n if_o the_o present_a church_n be_v fallible_a page_n 83_o necessary_a for_o the_o church_n to_o have_v power_n to_o determine_v infallible_o as_o well_o not-fundamental_a as_o fundamental_a point_n page_n 385_o infallibility_n whence_o the_o infallibility_n both_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o general_a council_n proceed_v page_n 43_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o present_a church_n prove_v from_o scripture_n page_n 101_o 102_o etc._n etc._n page_n 177_o 178_o 179_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o church_n infallibility_n in_o teach_v be_v right_o infer_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n assistance_n page_n 375_o 376_o intention_n what_o kind_n of_o intention_n in_o the_o priest_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n page_n 281_o 282_o 283_o no_o real_a inconvenience_n follow_v the_o catholic_a doctrine_n touch_v the_o priest_n intention_n page_n 284_o 285_o judge_n our_o 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