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A50647
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The merit and honour of the old English clergy asserted by laws and customs patriarchal, mosaical, evangelical, English, ecclesiastick, ethnick, and the demerit of the new clergy discovered / by an author anonymous.
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Author anonymous.
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1662
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Wing M1786; ESTC R35039
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of_o their_o own_o opinion_n touch_v king_n bishop_n common-prayer_n ceremony_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o that_o do_v this_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v the_o godly_a man_n and_o of_o the_o godly_a party_n whether_o he_o be_v presbyterian_a or_o independent_a or_o of_o what_o other_o opinion_n and_o persuasion_n soever_o sect_n x._o a_o three_o parallel_n of_o fanatic_n with_o papist_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n and_o very_o worthy_a of_o observation_n that_o in_o many_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o unhappy_a coincidence_n even_o of_o extreme_n which_o seem_v to_o stand_v at_o the_o vast_a distance_n and_o contrariety_n in_o thing_n natural_a extreme_a cold_n parch_v the_o grass_n borcae_fw-la penetrabile_fw-la frigus_fw-la adurat_fw-la geor._n virg_n geor._n as_o well_o as_o extremity_n of_o heat_n in_o mathematics_n line_n draw_v from_o the_o opposite_a point_n of_o the_o circumference_n meet_v in_o the_o centre_n in_o matter_n moral_a the_o prodigal_n that_o utter_o disclaim_v and_o forswear_v covetousness_n yet_o pull_v upon_o himself_o by_o his_o wastefulness_n a_o necessity_n of_o be_v covetous_a and_o oppressive_a thus_o thus_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n also_o the_o extreme_a and_o opposite_a party_n to_o orthodox_n religion_n have_v a_o coincidence_n and_o conjunction_n of_o opinion_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la their_o seem_a contrariety_n and_o contradiction_n to_o each_o other_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o curse_a position_n which_o both_o concentre_v in_o notwithstanding_o their_o disagreement_n otherwise_o that_o lawful_a sovereign_n may_v be_v resist_v by_o their_o subject_n and_o arm_n of_o hostility_n take_v up_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n not_o the_o weapon_n of_o the_o first_o christian_n prayer_n and_o tear_n but_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o flesh_n fire_n and_o sword_n this_o point_n of_o popery_n never_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o first_o ten_o century_n be_v strong_o assert_v by_o modern_a doctor_n for_o their_o grand_a observator_fw-la 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the_o save_n of_o honour_n etc._n etc._n make_v guiltless_a with_o the_o jesuit_n the_o very_a fanatic_n grand_a plea_n for_o popular_a reformation_n insurrection_n and_o hostility_n let_v the_o reader_n peruse_v the_o mystery_n of_o jesuitism_n it_o be_v mysterium_fw-la fanaticorum_fw-la also_o 10._o the_o grand_a controversy_n of_o late_a have_v be_v whole_o manage_v by_o the_o force_n of_o unwritten_a tradition_n or_o blind_a fundamental_o ask_v the_o new_a teacher_n by_o what_o law_n of_o god_n or_o law_n of_o england_n may_v subject_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o king_n and_o against_o saint_n paul_n 13.2_o rom._n 13.2_o he_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n why_o it_o be_v a_o unwritten_a tradition_n no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o the_o land_n where_o have_v they_o liberty_n reserve_v to_o resume_v and_o revoke_v the_o supreme_a power_n into_o their_o own_o hand_n it_o be_v a_o unwritten_a tradition_n in_o what_o case_n of_o law_n may_v they_o take_v fort_n 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liturgy_n sing_v read_v whole_o neglect_v sure_o not_o the_o bishop_n foot_n but_o the_o foot_n of_o antichrist_n have_v tread_v upon_o our_o fanatic_a teacher_n head_n and_o heart_n also_o 12._o last_o though_o both_o have_v their_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 2.18_o 2_o pet._n 2.18_o speak_v great_a swell_a word_n of_o their_o own_o fixedness_n and_o immobility_n in_o their_o respective_a religion_n and_o profession_n yet_o have_v they_o be_v reed_n sufficient_o shake_v with_o the_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n 184._o ephes_n 4.14_o l'estrange_n against_o mr._n john_n corbet_n p._n 184._o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n day_n of_o 9400._o parochial_a priest_n there_o be_v not_o above_o 80._o rectour_n of_o church_n which_o constant_o and_o invincible_o refuse_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o though_o corbet_n though_o mr_n john_n corbet_n a_o grand_a presbyterian_a tell_v we_o in_o print_n they_o be_v all_o fix_a and_o resolute_a not_o like_a to_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o 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