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A10353 A treatise conteyning the true catholike and apostolike faith of the holy sacrifice and sacrament ordeyned by Christ at his last Supper vvith a declaration of the Berengarian heresie renewed in our age: and an answere to certain sermons made by M. Robert Bruce minister of Edinburgh concerning this matter. By VVilliam Reynolde priest. Rainolds, William, 1544?-1594. 1593 (1593) STC 20633; ESTC S115570 394,599 476

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certain_a that_o johns_n our_o baptism_n be_v not_o in_o the_o fire_n and_o spirit_n but_o in_o water_n only_o as_o that_o of_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v which_o doctrine_n stink_v of_o heresy_n as_o be_v not_o only_o condemn_v for_o such_o by_o the_o late_a general_a council_n of_o trent_n but_o also_o earnest_o reprove_v 57_o by_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n who_o by_o occasion_n write_v of_o those_o two_o baptism_n be_v they_o greeke_n or_o latin_a as_o origen_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la ca._n 6._o athanas_n quaest_a 133._o ad_fw-la antioch_n basil_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la ca._n 2._o nazianz._n orat_fw-la 39_o in_o lumina_fw-la s._n chryse_a h●m_fw-la 10._o &_o 12._o in_o matth._n &_o 16._o in_o joan._n s._n cyril_n lib._n 2._o in_o joan._n ca._n 57_o where_o he_o of_o purpose_n handele_v this_o matter_n &_o say_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n foresee_v that_o afterward_o will_v rise_v ignorant_a fellow_n who_o will_v not_o distinguish_v christ_n baptism_n 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contra_fw-la donatist_n ca._n 26._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o 14._o 15._o de_fw-la unico_fw-la baptismo_fw-la ca._n 7._o the_o unit●r_n ecclesiae_fw-la ca._n 18._o of_o which_o two_o father_n s._n hierom_n earnest_o reprove_v they_o who_o with_o m._n b._n and_o the_o caluinist_n 37._o think_v that_o christ_n baptism_n &_o john_n be_v all_o one_o and_o say_v that_o they_o maintain_v a_o froward_a opinion_n &_o by_o yield_v to_o much_o to_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o servant_n destroy_v the_o baptism_n of_o he_o &_o our_o master_n s._n austin_n that_o they_o defend_v a_o wicked_a &_o sacrilegious_a opinion_n and_o what_o need_v i_o to_o allege_v ancient_a father_n to_o this_o purpose_n whereas_o caluin_n confess_v it_o as_o a_o clear_a and_o know_v case_n that_o they_o in_o deed_n thus_o teach_v 7._o &_o much_o labour_v to_o distinguish_v the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n and_o john_n who_o authority_n yet_o most_o arrogant_o he_o contemn_v but_o therefore_o to_o break_v his_o 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