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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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no_o further_o than_o he_o approove_v unto_o we_o that_o he_o be_v a_o follower_n of_o christ_n we_o tie_v not_o ourselves_o to_o he_o but_o use_v our_o liberty_n to_o dissent_v from_o he_o and_o to_o censure_v he_o where_o he_o have_v go_v awry_o but_o m._n bishop_n and_o his_o fellow_n have_v their_o patriarch_n indeed_o to_o who_o they_o bind_v themselves_o antichrist_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n who_o dirt_n they_o must_v be_v content_a to_o eat_v and_o to_o brook_v all_o the_o filth_n of_o his_o abomination_n and_o papae_fw-la and_o dist_n 40._o si_fw-la papae_fw-la though_o he_o lead_v they_o to_o hell_n yet_o no_o man_n may_v dare_v say_v unto_o he_o sir_n why_o do_v you_o so_o well_o caluin_n say_v that_o austin_n have_v diligent_o gather_v the_o judgement_n of_o antiquity_n and_o what_o then_o forsooth_o he_o say_v further_a thus_o that_o 10._o that_o caluin_n institut_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o sect._n 10._o between_o austin_n and_o we_o there_o 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inquit_fw-la baptisma_fw-la no●_n dare_v omnem_fw-la induldgentiam_fw-la pecc●torum_fw-la nec_fw-la auferre_fw-la criminae_fw-la sed_fw-la radere_fw-la ut_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la radices_fw-la in_o mala_fw-la carne_fw-la reneantur_fw-la quasi_fw-la ●asorum_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la capillorum_fw-la unde_fw-la crescant_fw-la it●rum_fw-la risecanda_fw-la peccata_fw-la say_v that_o baptism_n do_v not_o give_v remission_n of_o all_o sin_n neither_o do_v take_v away_o fault_n but_o only_o shave_v they_o so_o as_o that_o the_o root_n be_v still_o stick_v from_o whence_o other_o sin_n shall_v grow_v again_o s._n austin_n the_o better_a to_o clear_v this_o matter_n to_o popular_a understanding_n affirm_v that_o baptism_n do_v take_v away_o all_o sin_n because_o that_o albeit_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v still_o remain_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o remain_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n because_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o in_o baptism_n be_v remit_v imputetur_fw-la remit_v de_fw-fr nupt_a et_fw-la concupisc_fw-la lib._n 1._o ca._n 25._o dimittitur_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la imputetur_fw-la it_o be_v forgive_v say_v he_o not_o so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o but_o so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v for_o sin_n rea●●_n sin_n ibid._n cap._n 26._o in_o eye_n qui_fw-fr regeneranturr_v in_o christo_n cum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la accipiu●t_fw-la prorsus_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la u●que_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la reatus_fw-la etiam_fw-la huius_fw-la licet_fw-la manenus_fw-la ad_fw-la ●uc_fw-la concup_n s●entiae_fw-la remittatur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la impu●●tur_fw-la nam_fw-la sicut_fw-la c●run_v peccatorum_fw-la qu●_n manere_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la quo●●am_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d p●et●reunt_fw-la 〈…〉_o et_fw-la ●isi_fw-la remi●●_n ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o aeter●um_n ma●e●●_n sic_fw-la illius_fw-la concupiscen●ic_fw-la quando_fw-la remittitur_fw-la reatus_fw-la aufertur_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la e●●im_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la re●ym_fw-mi peccati_fw-la n●●_n si_fw-la quisqu●●_n ve●●●_n gratia_fw-la fecerit_fw-la adveterium_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la nunquam_fw-la de●●ces●●_n faciat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la adulterii_fw-la donec_fw-la reatus_fw-la ipsias_fw-la 〈…〉_o habet_fw-la ergo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quamuis_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la admis●●●am_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la temp●re_fw-la quo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la praeti●●ijt_fw-la &c_n &c_n man●●t_fw-la ergo_fw-la peccata_fw-la nisi_fw-la remittantur_fw-la sed_fw-la quomodo_fw-la manent_fw-la si_fw-la prae●●●ta_fw-la sunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la praet●rterunt_fw-la actu_fw-la manent_fw-la reatu_fw-la sic_fw-la itaque_fw-la s●●rie_fw-la contra●●_n potest_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la illud_fw-la maneat_fw-la act●●●_n aeterea●_n rea●●_n in_o the_o regenerate_a when_o they_o receive_v forgiveness_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n the_o guilt_n of_o this_o concupiscence_n though_o itself_o still_o continue_v be_v remit_v so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v for_o sin_n for_o as_o of_o those_o sin_n which_o can_v continue_v because_o
paint_v it_o out_o even_o in_o the_o regenerate_a with_o such_o name_n and_o term_n as_o do_v plain_o convict_v it_o to_o be_v sin_n he_o call_v it_o appetitum_fw-la it_o de_fw-fr nat_n &_o gr_n cap._n 38._o vitium_fw-la vitiosae_fw-la affectionis_fw-la appetitum_fw-la vice_n lust_n of_o vicious_a affection_n concupiscentiae_fw-la affection_n de_fw-fr nupt_a &_o concup_n li._n 1._o cap._n 31._o vitiosa_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la vicious_a concupiscence_n vitiositate_fw-la concupiscence_n epist_n 54._o ab_fw-la omni_fw-la vitiositate_fw-la viciousness_n or_o corruption_n and_o what_o do_v vitiate_v defile_v corrupt_v the_o soul_n but_o only_a sin_n he_o call_v it_o san●ta_fw-la it_o de_fw-fr nup_n &_o con_v lib._n 1._o cap_n 29._o in_o hoc_fw-la m●●bo_fw-la et_fw-fr cap._n 31._o vbi_fw-la est_fw-la morbidus_fw-la carnis_fw-la affectus_fw-la ab_fw-la capeste_fw-la morboque_fw-la san●ta_fw-la a_o disease_n a_o disease_a affection_n of_o the_o flesh_n a_o pestilence_n affectu_fw-la pestilence_n de_fw-fr temp._n ser._n 45._o vulnus_fw-la taben_fw-ge et_fw-fr contr_n jul_n lib_n 6._o cap._n 7._o quodam_fw-la operante_fw-la contagio_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la affectu_fw-la a_o wound_n and_o contagious_a filth_n and_o what_o other_o disease_n or_o pestilence_n or_o wound_n and_o contagion_n of_o man_n be_v there_o but_o only_a sin_n he_o call_v this_o law_n of_o sin_n miseram_fw-la sin_n de_fw-fr temp._n ibid._n legem_fw-la foedam_fw-la legem_fw-la miseram_fw-la a_o filthy_a law_n a_o miserable_a law_n not_o for_o that_o it_o have_v a_o be_v by_o itself_o to_o be_v filthy_a and_o miserable_a but_o because_o we_o by_o it_o be_v in_o ourselves_o filthy_a and_o miserable_a which_o nothing_o can_v cause_v but_o only_a sin_n he_o call_v it_o qualitatis_fw-la it_o contr._n julian._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 5._o anon_o est_fw-la malunis_fw-la quis_fw-la neget_fw-la esse_fw-la malam_fw-la et_fw-fr ibid._n cap._n 7._o qualitat_fw-la mala_fw-la de_fw-fr nup_n &_o concupis_fw-la li._n 1._o ca._n 25._o affectio_fw-la malae_fw-la qualitatis_fw-la a_o evil_a evil_a concupiscence_n a_o evil_a quality_n a_o affection_n of_o evil_a quality_n and_o what_o evil_a quality_n be_v there_o of_o the_o soul_n what_o spiritual_a evil_a but_o only_a sin_n he_o call_v the_o first_o motion_n and_o affection_n thereof_o noxia_fw-la thereof_o contr._n julian._n lib._n 2._o civil_a bellum_fw-la interiorum_fw-la vitioruni_fw-la aduersus_fw-la ingenerata_fw-la vitia_fw-la bellum_fw-la gerunt_fw-la vitia_n à_fw-la quorum_fw-la reatu_fw-la absoluti_fw-la sumus_fw-la desideria_fw-la stulia_fw-la &_o noxia_fw-la inward_a vice_n vice_n bear_v and_o breed_v in_o we_o vice_n from_o the_o guilt_n whereof_o we_o be_v free_v foolish_a and_o hurtful_a desire_n turpia_fw-la desire_n de_fw-fr nupt_a &_o concup_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 25._o vitiosa_fw-la desideria_fw-la et_fw-fr cap._n 27._o desideria_fw-la mala_fw-la &_o turpia_fw-la vicious_a desire_n evil_a and_o filthy_a desire_n tua_fw-la desire_n in_o joan._n tr._n 41._o jllicitae_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la tua_fw-la unlawful_a concupiscence_n and_o how_o do_v these_o term_n agree_v to_o they_o if_o they_o be_v no_o sin_n he_o call_v it_o habitat_fw-la it_o de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o illa_fw-la concupiscentialis_fw-la inobedientia_fw-la qua_fw-la in_o moribundis_fw-la membris_fw-la habitat_fw-la a_o lustful_a disobedience_n and_o say_v that_o 7_o that_o contr._n julian._n lib._n 2._o &_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 8_o supr_fw-la sect_n 7_o it_o be_v a_o iniquity_n that_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n though_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o be_v acquit_v and_o all_o 5.19_o all_o rom._n 5.19_o disobedience_n and_o 5.17_o and_o 1._o joh._n 5.17_o iniquity_n be_v sin_n he_o say_v that_o consentiatur_fw-la that_o contr._n julian._n lib._n 4_o cap._n 2._o desiderij_fw-la malimatum_fw-la est_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la consentiatur_fw-la there_o be_v evil_a in_o a_o evil_a desire_n though_o a_o man_n consent_v not_o to_o it_o for_o evil_a and_o whereas_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o evil_n 2._o evil_n tertul._n count_n martion_n lib._n 2._o mala_fw-la peccatoria_fw-la &_o ultoria_fw-la evil_n of_o sin_n and_o evil_n of_o punishment_n and_o revenge_n that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o in_o name_v concupiscence_n evil_a he_o mean_v a_o evil_a of_o sin_n he_o cit_v the_o word_n of_o hilary_n that_o etc._n that_o contr._n julian._n lib._n 2._o ex_fw-la hilar._n in_o psal_n 118._o samech_v ipsis_fw-la apostolis_n verbo_fw-la licèt_fw-la fidei_fw-la iam_fw-la emundetis_fw-la atque_fw-la sanctificatu_fw-la non_fw-la deesse_fw-la tamen_fw-la malitiam_fw-la per_fw-la conditionem_fw-la communis_fw-la nobis_fw-la origenis_fw-la docuit_fw-la dicens_fw-la si_fw-la vos_fw-la cùm_fw-la sitis_fw-la mali_fw-la etc._n etc._n though_o the_o apostle_n be_v cleanse_v and_o sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n of_o faith_n yet_o our_o saviour_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v not_o want_v in_o they_o evilnesse_n illness_n by_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o common_a original_n in_o that_o he_o say_v if_o you_o be_v evil_o do_v know_v to_o give_v good_a gift_n unto_o your_o child_n where_o very_o evident_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o of_o original_a sin_n there_o remain_v still_o in_o the_o regenerate_a such_o a_o evil_a as_o whereby_o they_o be_v still_o evil_a so_o that_o though_o they_o be_v peccabitur_fw-la be_v epi._n 54._o ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la quos_fw-la dicit_fw-la bonos_fw-es propter_fw-mi participationem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la eosdem_fw-la etiam_fw-la malos_fw-la dicit_fw-la propter_fw-la vitia_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la humanae_fw-la donec_fw-la totum_fw-la quo_fw-la constamus_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la vitiositate_fw-la sanatum_fw-la transeat_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la vitam_fw-la ubi_fw-la nihil_fw-la omnino_fw-la peccabitur_fw-la good_a by_o participation_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o evil_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o 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