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in_o who_o work_n you_o may_v not_o find_v this_o heretical_a strain_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v admire_v that_o man_n who_o religion_n be_v occasion_v by_o pride_n and_o ground_v upon_o singularity_n of_o judgement_n do_v betray_v and_o declare_v those_o passion_n in_o their_o discourse_n they_o be_v the_o chief_a ingredient_n of_o their_o symbol_n and_o the_o conclusion_n most_o clear_o deduce_v from_o their_o principle_n i_o will_v omit_v all_o other_o at_o present_a and_o only_o mention_v a_o passage_n of_o socinus_n against_o volanus_fw-la pa._n 2._o wherein_o you_o may_v see_v to_o what_o a_o pass_v protestant_n be_v bring_v by_o their_o own_o proud_a and_o private_a spirit_n and_o by_o their_o contempt_n of_o catholic_n tradition_n thus_o therefore_o he_o say_v to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v i_o answer_v that_o which_o thou_o borrow_v from_o the_o papist_n etc._n etc._n especial_o where_o thou_o oppose_v to_o we_o the_o perpetual_a consent_n of_o the_o church_n very_o excellent_o doubtless_o in_o this_o behalf_n have_v hosius_n a_o papist_n discourse_v against_o you_o wound_v you_o with_o your_o own_o sword_n and_o therefore_o you_o be_v no_o less_o false_a in_o urge_v against_o we_o the_o church_n perpetual_a consent_n for_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n then_o be_v the_o papist_n in_o their_o urge_v thereof_o against_o you_o and_o us._n and_o ibid._n pag._n 222._o we_o propose_v to_o we_o in_o this_o question_n concern_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n none_o for_o master_n or_o interpreter_n but_o only_o the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n we_o do_v not_o think_v that_o we_o be_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o man_n though_o never_o so_o learned_a of_o any_o counsel_n though_o in_o show_n never_o so_o holy_a and_o lawful_o assemble_v of_o any_o visible_a church_n though_o never_o so_o perfect_a and_o universal_a even_o uolanus_n himself_o dispute_v against_o the_o jesuit_n be_v enforce_v to_o reject_v the_o example_n say_n and_o deed_n of_o athanasius_n hierom_n austin_n theodoret_n and_o other_o father_n who_o authority_n he_o now_o oppose_v against_o
and_o other_o saint_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o which_o morton_n answer_v nothing_o last_o he_o think_v to_o excuse_v calvin_n and_o free_v he_o from_o the_o manichee_n heresy_n by_o say_v that_o belarmin_n himself_o confess_v he_o grant_v free_a will_n to_o man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n though_o he_o lose_v it_o by_o sin_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o also_o the_o manichee_n heresy_n to_o deny_v free_a will_n to_o man_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n how_o bp._n morton_n answer_v to_o belarmin_n imputation_n of_o arianism_n unto_o protestant_n belarmin_n quote_v st._n epiphanius_n and_o st._n austin_n charge_v the_o arian_n not_o only_o with_o the_o heresy_n of_o deny_v the_o son_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o the_o father_n ariani_n but_o also_o with_o deny_v unwritten_a tradition_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o say_v that_o all_o the_o sectary_n or_o protestant_n of_o our_o time_n teach_v the_o second_o error_n though_o not_o the_o first_o at_o least_o so_o 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