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A15783 An epistle dedicated to an honourable person in the which are discouered a dozen bad spirits, who from the beginning haue much haunted & grieuously tormented the Protestant congregation, so that euery one may perceaue, if he be not tooto [sic] partiall, and ouermuch carryed away with affection, that such an assembly cannot be the true Church of God. Wright, William, 1563-1639. 1622 (1622) STC 26046.5; ESTC S3299 20,837 34

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will_v inform_v your_o honour_n how_o the_o quite_o contrary_a be_v most_o true_a affirm_v that_o all_o antiquity_n teach_v invocation_n of_o saint_n this_o parson_n will_v have_v you_o believe_v that_o priest_n radical_o do_v not_o believe_v transubstantiation_n because_o some_o be_v require_v after_o consecration_n 8._o epist_n pag._n 8._o refuse_v to_o say_v god_n grant_v i_o may_v have_v no_o benefit_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o chalice_n for_o this_o they_o may_v most_o lawful_o refuse_v to_o do_v upon_o some_o other_o ground_n although_o most_o firm_o and_o constant_o they_o all_o believe_v transubstantiation_n this_o parson_n perchance_o will_v have_v you_o believe_v that_o catholic_a priest_n be_v like_o his_o companion_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o teach_v one_o thing_n and_o believe_v another_o no_o no_o this_o belong_v to_o our_o new_a rabbin_n as_o they_o confess_v themselves_o for_o m._n john_n musa_n this_o parson_n brother-minist_a 147._o 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spirit_n of_o carnality_n the_o spirit_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o last_o the_o devil_n himself_o who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o all_o these_o but_o to_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o every_o one_o out_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o pride_n they_o swagger_v like_o lucifer_n and_o condemn_v and_o contemn_v all_o father_n all_o counsel_n and_o church_n for_o what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o father_n with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n say_v d._n humphrey_n or_o what_o be_v it_o to_o we_o what_o ●480_n d._n humphrey_n in_o prafat_n ad_fw-la orig._n beza_n in_o his_o preface_n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n dedicate_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n ann_n 1587._o luth._o lib._n contra_fw-la regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la fol._n ●480_n the_o false_a synod_n of_o bishop_n do_v decree_n see_v say_v beza_n that_o satan_n be_v precedent_n in_o their_o assembly_n and_o coun●elis_n but_o to_o be_v brief_a out_o of_o d._n luther_n who_o be_v the_o first_o father_n you_o may_v take_v a_o scantling_n how_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o rest_n henry_n say_v he_o for_o his_o massing_n sacrifice_n bring_v in_o the_o say_n of_o father_n here_o say_v i_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v my_o sentence_n be_v confirm_v for_o this_o it_o be_v which_o i_o say_v that_o the_o thomisticall_a ass_n have_v nothing_o which_o they_o can_v allege_v but_o a_o multitude_n of_o man_n and_o the_o ancient_a use_n but_o i_o against_o the_o say_n of_o man_n father_n angel_n and_o devil_n put_v down_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o eternal_a majesty_n here_o i_o insult_v over_o the_o say_n of_o man_n though_o never_o so_o holy_a so_o that_o i_o care_v not_o though_o a_o thousand_o augustine_n and_o cyprian_n shall_v stand_v against_o i_o and_o in_o another_o place_n have_v reject_v father_n counsel_n school_n and_o age_n he_o thus_o conclude_v neither_o apolog_fw-la luth._o de_fw-la seruo_fw-la arbit_fw-la apud_fw-la stephan_n in_o defence_n apolog_fw-la let_v the_o multitude_n 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faith_n have_v no_o such_o blasphemous_a speech_n against_o christ_n but_o the_o quite_o contrary_a to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v the_o splendour_n of_o his_o father_n the_o figure_n of_o his_o substance_n without_o spot_n or_o blot_v of_o sin_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o virtue_n to_o who_o be_v give_v a_o name_n above_o all_o name_n power_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o raise_v himself_o from_o death_n to_o life_n to_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n and_o to_o crush_v all_o his_o enemy_n under_o his_o foot_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o spangeberge_n be_v somewhat_o a._n cyriacus_n spangeb_n contra_fw-la stepha_n agricol_n fol._n ●_o a._n more_o modest_a than_o other_o see_v that_o although_o he_o prefer_v luther_n before_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n yea_o and_o our_o b._n lady_n that_o thrice_o renown_a queen_n of_o heaven_n yet_o he_o put_v one_o before_o he_o to_o wit_n s._n paul_n say_v christus_fw-la habet_fw-la primas_fw-la habeas_fw-la tu_fw-la paul_n secundas_fw-la at_o loca_fw-la post_fw-la paulum_fw-la proxima_fw-la luther_n habet_fw-la first_o place_n to_o christ_n the_o next_o to_o paul_n then_o luther_n first_o of_o other_o all_o here_o hence_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o conradus_n risse_z tell_v we_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o god_n do_v take_v from_o 31._o ●itzherb_n 2._o part_n of_o policy_n and_o religion_n pag._n 453._o ●_o 31._o he_o to_o wit_n luther_n the_o true_a spirit_n for_o his_o pride_n and_o give_v he_o instead_o thereof_o a_o angry_a proud_a and_o lie_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n thus_o far_o of_o their_o spirit_n of_o pride_n the_o spirit_n of_o liberty_n be_v the_o broad_a way_n that_o lead_v to_o perdition_n which_o indeed_o they_o have_v make_v so_o broad_a as_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o the_o devil_n can_v well_o desire_v a_o borader_n for_o first_o they_o reject_v the_o ten_o commandment_n as_o impossible_a the_o 5._o ca●●●_n lib._n 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