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A04376 A defence of the articles of the Protestants religion in aunsweare to a libell lately cast abroad, intituled Certaine articles, or forcible reasons, discouering the palpable absurdities, and most intricate errours of the Protestantes religion. Barlow, William, d. 1613. 1601 (1601) STC 1449; ESTC S100898 97,357 242

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by_o s._n austen_n define_v intellectus_fw-la cum_fw-la assensu_fw-la they_o who_o christ_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d slow_a of_o heart_n to_o bel●eve_v 24._o be_v not_o to_o be_v entitle_v infidel_n for_o tarditie_n and_o suspense_n of_o the_o assent_n may_v arise_v by_o some_o obstacle_n not_o remove_v but_o infidelity_n proceed_v from_o a_o pertinacie_n of_o the_o mind_n therefore_o his_o proposition_n have_v be_v more_o theological_a and_o logical_a whosoever_o build_v his_o opinion_n or_o his_o error_n be_v a_o infidel_n for_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v account_v faith_n who_o object_n be_v not_o veritas_fw-la prima_fw-la 1._o again_o build_v of_o a_o man_n faith_n argue_v his_o desire_n to_o be_v confirm_v therein_o a_o thing_n not_o incident_a to_o a_o infidel_n for_o all_o infidelity_n be_v purae_fw-la negationis_fw-la or_o prauae_fw-la to●●_n either_o privative_a or_o contrary_a the_o first_o in_o they_o to_o who_o the_o truth_n be_v never_o reveal_v as_o the_o pagan_n and_o heathen_a 15_o which_o
god_n rise_v for_o our_o justification_n rom._n 4._o vit_fw-fr as_o both_o god_n and_o man_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n request_v for_o we_o rom._n 8._o 34._o 34._o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o life_n &_o breath_n of_o our_o prayer_n for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v but_o the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v request_n for_o we_o within_o we_o rom._n 8._o 26._o 26._o so_o that_o the_o establish_n of_o prayer_n to_o saint_n be_v to_o subject_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o the_o devotion_n of_o man_n for_o postulare_fw-la minoris_fw-la est_fw-la say_v aquinas_n 〈…〉_z it_o be_v the_o inferior_a his_o part_n to_o sue_v wherefore_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v that_o the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n know_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n qui_fw-la postulat_fw-la prosanctis_fw-la vers_fw-la 27._o 27._o for_o the_o saint_n not_o to_o the_o saint_n brief_o whereas_o every_o prayer_n must_v be_v make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n joh._n 16._o 16._o the_o 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say_v gregory_n but_o two_o sort_n of_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n and_o savour_n either_o for_o honour_n or_o contumely_n rom._n 9_o 25._o sheep_n or_o goat_n for_o the_o right_n or_o left_a hand_n a_o double_a state_n of_o saint_n 5._o which_o s._n paul_n resemble_v to_o a_o gargarment_n in_o this_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vesture_n of_o this_o flesh_n in_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o investiture_n with_o immortality_n either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o peregrination_n from_o god_n here_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o presence_n with_o he_o in_o heaven_n for_o both_o which_o there_o be_v allot_v a_o several_a burden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 6._o 〈…〉_z in_o this_o life_n that_o which_o s._n austen_n call_v onus_fw-la mutuae_fw-la charitatis_fw-la mutual_a affection_n and_o compassion_n in_o support_v each_o other_o vers_n 2._o in_o the_o next_o life_n onus_fw-la reddendae_fw-la rationis_fw-la the_o render_v of_o account_n which_o every_o one_o must_v bear_v himself_o vers_n 5._o 5._o but_o two_o place_n of_o resort_n 16._o abraham_n bosom_n &_o the_o lake_n of_o brimstone_n 20._o two_o way_n thereunto_o the_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o straighten_a path_n hardly_o passable_a the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o broadway_n a_o road-way_n with_o traveller_n innumerable_a math._n 7._o 7._o two_o reward_n in_o the_o end_n the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n eternal_a life_n 2._o tim._n 4._o 4._o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n everlasting_a death_n 〈◊〉_d rom._n 6._o which_o s._n austen_n call_v ignem_fw-la aeternum_fw-la and_o regnum_fw-la aeternum_fw-la cyprian_n refrigerium_fw-la iusti_fw-la supplicium_fw-la iniusti_fw-la the_o achievement_n of_o both_o in_o this_o life_n in_o the_o other_o neither_o remission_n nor_o redemption_n say_v austen_n this_o be_v the_o time_n of_o work_v that_o of_o reward_n nazian●_n say_v nazianz_n this_o of_o strive_v chrysost._n that_o of_o crown_v say_v chrisostome_n the_o 3._o article_n be_v remission_n of_o sin_n for_o they_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o effect_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n but_o only_a account_n it_o as_o external_a sign_n of_o a_o praereceived_a grace_n of_o favour_n of_o god_n by_o his_o eternal_a predestination_n against_o the_o express_v word_n of_o god_n which_o therefore_o call_v the_o sacrament_n the_o 3._o laver_n of_o regeneration_n for_o that_o in_o it_o the_o soul_n dead_a by_o sin_n be_v new_o regenerate_v by_o grace_n answer_n this_o fellow_n purpose_v from_o the_o beginning_n asellius_n his_o profession_n 7._o which_o p._n africanus_n say_v be_v malitia_fw-la and_o nequitia_fw-la to_o be_v not_o only_o a_o libeller_n but_o a_o liar_n that_o argue_v his_o mind_n to_o be_v malicious_a this_o betray_v his_o cause_n to_o be_v bad_a both_o make_v he_o shame_v less_o and_o all_o spring_n from_o ignorance_n either_o make_v report_n his_o ground_n or_o partial_a