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A40635 Peace and holiness in three sermons upon several occasions / by Ignatius Fuller. Fuller, Ignatius, 1624 or 5-1711. 1672 (1672) Wing F2390; Wing F2391; Wing F2392; ESTC R2184 61,487 158

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thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o shall_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o this_o simplicity_n do_v the_o ancient_a church_n retain_v irenaeus_n who_o when_o he_o have_v recite_v that_o creed_n which_o then_o be_v not_o so_o long_o as_o now_o it_o be_v add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o most_o eloquent_a of_o all_o the_o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deminorabit_fw-la traditionem_fw-la iren._n l._n 1._o 23._o prelate_n in_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d believe_v any_o more_o and_o the_o most_o simple_a idiot_n believe_v no_o less_o the_o faith_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o they_o who_o have_v the_o great_a plenty_n of_o word_n do_v not_o exceed_v it_o and_o they_o who_o have_v the_o few_o do_v not_o diminish_v it_o so_o tertullian_n tell_v we_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n be_v only_o one_o stable_n and_o unalterable_a numerum_fw-la regula_n fidel_n una_fw-la 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this_o day_n there_o will_v be_v neither_o long_a nor_o fierce_a contention_n among_o pious_a and_o modest_a man_n about_o article_n absolute_o necessary_a nam_n &_o pauca_fw-la illa_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ferè_fw-la ex_fw-la aequo_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la probantur_fw-la i._n e._n that_o they_o be_v both_o few_o and_o upon_o the_o matter_n receive_v by_o all_o who_o will_v be_v account_v christian_n nay_o that_o learned_a and_o pacific_a king_n do_v so_o much_o value_v this_o distinction_n for_o the_o lessen_v of_o controversy_n which_o excercise_n god_n church_n that_o he_o judge_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o that_o be_v studious_a of_o peace_n diligentissimè_fw-la hanc_fw-la explicare_fw-la urgere_fw-la docere_fw-la most_o diligent_o to_o explicate_v urge_v and_o teach_v it_o and_o this_o be_v but_o the_o breathe_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o influence_v the_o first_o and_o best_a age_n of_o the_o church_n how_o else_o shall_v we_o understand_v justin_n martyr_n who_o answer_v that_o objection_n of_o trypho_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v god_n before_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d world_n be_v and_o be_v make_v man_n and_o be_v bear_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v bear_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n say_v trypho_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o only_o incredible_a but_o also_o foolish_a the_o holy_a man_n answer_v if_o i_o can_v demonstrate_v that_o he_o do_v pre-exist_a the_o son_n of_o he_o that_o make_v the_o universe_n and_o be_v a_o man_n bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n herein_o only_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o say_v i_o be_v mistake_v but_o not_o to_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n if_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n bear_v according_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d videsis_n just_o mart._n p._n 63._o edit_fw-la r._n steph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyril_n p._n 101._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o he_o be_v make_v the_o christ_n by_o election_n for_o there_o be_v some_o friend_n quoth_v he_o of_o our_o profession_n who_o do_v confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o christ_n yet_o do_v affirm_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n bear_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n so_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o god_n have_v a_o son_n that_o you_o be_v to_o believe_v but_o be_v not_o so_o curious_a as_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o modus_fw-la of_o that_o filiation_n for_o if_o you_o seek_v it_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o do_v not_o fly_v too_o high_a lest_o you_o fall_v but_o attend_v to_o those_o thing_n alone_o which_o he_o have_v command_v you_o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o assist_v thy_o piety_n to_o know_v that_o god_n have_v but_o one_o son_n so_o gregory_n nazianzen_n speak_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n tell_v you_o there_o be_v that_o do_v depress_v he_o into_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o creature_n &_o they_o he_o say_v be_v injurious_a and_o bad_a 709._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianz_n orat._n 44._o pag._n 709._o and_o the_o worst_a of_o servant_n there_o be_v that_o think_v he_o god_n and_o they_o be_v divine_a spirit_n and_o of_o clear_a and_o bright_a understanding_n there_o be_v that_o name_n he_o so_o if_o it_o be_v in_o presence_n of_o man_n of_o good_a judgement_n they_o be_v noble_a soul_n but_o if_o in_o presence_n of_o weak_a christian_n they_o be_v not_o wise_a dispenser_n of_o the_o word_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o cast_v a_o pearl_n into_o the_o dirt_n to_o object_v the_o voice_n of_o thunder_n or_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o 13._o so_o the_o greek_n if_o they_o believe_v the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o son_n yet_o do_v not_o condemn_v those_o of_o heresy_n who_o do_v not_o see_v the_o judicious_a and_o learned_a doctor_n still_v in_o his_o rational_a account_n pag._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o a_o weak_a ear_n or_o
eye_n to_o give_v solid_a meat_n to_o he_o that_o need_v and_o use_v milk_n and_o to_o these_o excellent_a man_n i_o shall_v subjoin_v a_o worthy_a prelate_n of_o our_o own_o 25._o see_v relation_n of_o a_o conference_n p._n 25._o church_n who_o consider_v the_o proceed_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o article_n filioque_fw-la conclude_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o add_v and_o to_o anathematise_v too_o all_o which_o passage_n can_v 708._o for_o the_o modus_fw-la of_o that_o procession_n see_v cyril_n late_a patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n to_o the_o pious_a and_o learned_a vtenbogard_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiphan_n ego_fw-la i_o refero_fw-la ad_fw-la illas_fw-la scripturae_fw-la voces_fw-la quae_fw-la jubent_fw-la invocare_fw-la christum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la honorem_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la tribuere_fw-la &_o plenum_fw-la consolationis_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d melancthon_n ep._n 140._o p._n 708._o not_o be_v understand_v without_o that_o royal_a distinction_n of_o necessary_a article_n and_o non-necessary_a and_o so_o we_o see_v what_o stress_n holy_a and_o good_a man_n lay_v upon_o the_o nicety_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n yet_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o boutefeve_n and_o incendiary_n of_o christendom_n suppose_v nor_o creed_n nor_o scripture_n sufficient_a to_o make_v up_o a_o orthodox_n christian_n confession_n of_o faith_n to_o all_o such_o superfine_v wit_n i_o shall_v oppose_v tertullian_n what_o be_v athens_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o the_o academy_n debeamus_fw-la quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la athenis_fw-la &_o hierosolumis_n quid_fw-la academiae_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la quid_fw-la haereticis_fw-la &_o christianis_fw-la viderrnt_n qui_fw-la stoicum_fw-la &_o platonicum_n &_o dialecticum_fw-la christianssmum_fw-la protulerunt_fw-la de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 7_o 8._o nobis_fw-la curositate_fw-la non_fw-la ●st_fw-la opus_fw-la post_fw-la christum_fw-la jesum_fw-la nec_fw-la inquisitione_n post_fw-la evangelium_fw-la cum_fw-la credimus_fw-la nihil_fw-la desideramus_fw-la ultra_fw-la credere_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la prius_fw-la credimus_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la ultrae_fw-la quod_fw-la credere_fw-la debeamus_fw-la to_o the_o church_n or_o heretic_n to_o christian_n let_v they_o see_v to_o it_o who_o have_v introduce_v a_o stoical_a platonic_a or_o a_o subtle_a christianity_n what_o need_v any_o curiosity_n after_o and_o beyond_o christ_n jesus_n or_o far_a disquisition_n after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o gospel_n so_o soon_o as_o we_o believe_v we_o desire_v nothing_o far_o than_o to_o believe_v for_o this_o we_o first_o of_o all_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o further_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v in_o vain_a i_o say_v do_v he_o adore_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o provoke_v the_o shop_n 22._o adoro_fw-la scripturae_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la advers._fw-la herm._n c._n 22._o of_o hermogenes_n to_o show_v where_o the_o matter_n in_o controverse_n be_v write_v if_o not_o to_o bid_v he_o fear_v that_o woe_n which_o be_v denounce_v against_o all_o such_o as_o add_v to_o or_o detract_v from_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n in_o vain_a do_v apollinaris_n fear_v to_o write_v against_o the_o heresy_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fusebius_n l._n 5._o c._n 16._o of_o miltiades_n lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o some_o man_n to_o make_v addition_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_z or_o from_o which_o he_o may_v neither_o add_v nor_o subtract_v who_o will_v institute_v his_o life_n according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o who_o think_v they_o can_v speak_v more_o proper_o than_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n have_v speak_v let_v they_o reconcile_v themselves_o to_o athanasius_n who_o gentes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n count_v gentes_fw-la aver_v the_o sacred_a and_o divine_o inspire_v scripture_n be_v abundant_o sufficient_a for_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o saint_n basil_n who_o make_v it_o without_o all_o doubt_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o manifest_a fall_n from_o the_o faith_n and_o a_o most_o certain_a proof_n of_o pride_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o to_o reject_v any_o thing_n 10._o de_fw-fr vera_fw-la fide_fw-la p._n 251._o l._n 10._o that_o be_v write_v nor_o to_o introduce_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o write_v our_o lord_n have_v say_v my_o sheep_n will_v hear_v my_o voice_n and_o a_o stranger_n will_v they_o not_o follow_v but_o will_v flee_v from_o he_o for_o they_o know_v the_o voice_n of_o stranger_n and_o again_o inquire_v of_o what_o mind_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aught_o to_o be_v he_o say_v he_o will_v have_v they_o always_o to_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v affirm_v or_o determine_v any_o thing_n beside_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 98._o regul●_n brevior_fw-la 98._o without_o controversy_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n lest_o he_o he_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v apt_a to_o innovate_v the_o sense_n of_o thing_n and_o be_v never_o find_v use_v by_o holy_a man_n heretofore_o these_o i_o have_v by_o all_o mean_v decline_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o strange_a and_o foreign_a to_o the_o holy_a faith_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o conclude_v unless_o i_o shall_v end_v this_o observation_n with_o that_o voice_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n which_o say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o 5._o mat._n 17._o 5._o please_v hear_v you_o he_o nor_o obscure_a though_o some_o man_n think_v nothing_o make_v a_o solemnity_n but_o shade_n eglise_fw-fr cette_fw-fr parole_fw-fr contient_a nettement_n &_o clairement_n tout_fw-fr ce_fw-fr qui_fw-fr est_fw-fr necessaire_fw-fr pour_fw-fr former_a la_fw-fr foy_n &_o pour_fw-fr regler_n le_fw-fr culte_fw-la les_fw-fr moeurs_fw-fr say_v the_o learned_a claude_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o arnaud_n lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o speak_v of_o god_n word_n nay_o he_o further_o add_v 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2._o thess_n some_o thing_n hard_a to_o be_v understand_v st._n chrysostom_n solve_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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fuco_fw-la voluit_fw-la ea_fw-la lactan._n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la p._n 623._o what_o thing_n he_o speak_v to_o they_o all_o and_o chrysostom_n have_v very_o much_o urge_v the_o read_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n at_o length_n meet_v that_o objection_n what_o if_o we_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o thing_n we_o read_v laz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homil_n 3._o de_fw-fr laz._n there_o he_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a you_o shall_v be_v equal_o ignorant_a of_o all_o thing_n therein_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v so_o dispose_v matter_n therein_o that_o publican_n and_o fisher_n and_o tent-maker_n and_o shepherd_n and_o rustic_n and_o idiot_n and_o illiterate_a do_v compose_v the_o book_n so_o that_o the_o most_o idiotick_a soul_n can_v excuse_v himself_o on_o this_o account_n thing_n be_v plain_a enough_o to_o be_v see_v that_o mechanic_n servant_n and_o woman_n and_o the_o worst_a educate_v may_v receive_v great_a benefit_n by_o they_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o compose_v for_o vain_a glory_n 〈◊〉_d tom._n 5._o p._n 244._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v hear_v they_o gentile_a philosopher_n indeed_o and_o rhetorician_n and_o writer_n not_o consult_v the_o public_a good_a but_o their_o own_o reputation_n deliver_v the_o most_o useful_a notion_n in_o their_o usual_a obscurity_n but_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n take_v the_o very_a contrary_a course_n their_o clear_a and_o manifest_a notion_n they_o explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o man_n as_o become_v the_o common_a teacher_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n so_o that_o every_o man_n of_o himself_o may_v by_o read_v only_o understand_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v in_o these_o book_n and_o afterward_o on_o occasion_n of_o the_o eunuch_n read_v the_o prophet_n he_o vehement_o recommend_v a_o diligent_a read_n of_o the_o holy_a book_n he_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o read_n of_o they_o defend_v we_o against_o 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