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A70515 Of the incurable scepticism of the Church of Rome; De insanabili romanae Ecclesiae scepticismo. English La Placette, Jean, 1629-1718.; Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing L429; Wing T705; ESTC R13815 157,482 172

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haec_fw-la illi_fw-la inquies_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o terror_fw-la compulsi_fw-la fateor_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la terror_fw-la compelli_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la approbandam_fw-la haeresin_fw-la quidui_fw-la potuissent_fw-la delabi_fw-la eodem_fw-la aliis_fw-la rationibus_fw-la aut_fw-la ●●piditate_fw-la prauâ_fw-la impellente_fw-la estr_n diat_a assert_v 43._o have_v say_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o ii_o ephesine_n council_n be_v force_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o dioscorus_n to_o subscribe_v to_o heresy_n have_v these_o word_n but_o you_o will_v say_v this_o they_o do_v compel_v by_o force_n and_o terror_n true_a but_o those_o who_o can_v be_v compel_v by_o terror_n to_o approve_v heresy_n why_o may_v they_o not_o be_v induce_v to_o the_o same_o by_o other_o reason_n or_o any_o inordinate_a desire_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o gather_v four_o thing_n i._o that_o liberty_n in_o vote_v be_v a_o condition_n absolute_o necessary_a to_o a_o lawful_a and_o infallible_a 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manuscript_n must_v be_v read_v through_o this_o few_o man_n can_v attend_v to_o or_o if_o they_o can_v one_o age_n will_v not_o suffice_v yet_o this_o accordding_n to_o richlieu_n method_n must_v be_v do_v by_o any_o infidel_n who_o be_v a_o candidate_n of_o christianity_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o succession_n that_o be_v twofold_a of_o doctrine_n and_o of_o person_n the_o first_o be_v coincident_a with_o antiquity_n and_o perpetuity_n the_o second_o in_o gretser_n judgement_n be_v of_o little_a moment_n without_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n say_v he_o 9_o he_o sine_fw-la veritate_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la successio_fw-la pastorum_fw-la est_fw-la exigui_fw-la ponderis_fw-la de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o succession_n of_o pastor_n be_v of_o small_a weight_n but_o suppose_v it_o of_o the_o great_a moment_n what_o be_v more_o laborious_a and_o difficult_a to_o say_v no_o more_o than_o to_o prove_v that_o in_o a_o long_a series_n of_o succession_n continue_v through_o xvi_o age_n there_o never_o happen_v the_o least_o interruption_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o note_n single_o as_o for_o all_o take_v together_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o even_o in_o our_o adversary_n opinion_n they_o can_v be_v certain_a since_o they_o be_v find_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o cardinal_n deny_v that_o of_o antiquity_n because_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n can_v demonstrate_v her_o claim_n of_o be_v found_v by_o st._n andrew_n let_v it_o be_v certain_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n antioch_n ephesus_n corinth_n and_o athens_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v found_v by_o apostle_n and_o the_o first_o even_o by_o christ_n himself_o again_o the_o cardinal_n deni_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o greek_a bishop_n because_o their_o patriarch_n be_v heretical_a but_o first_o it_o matter_n not_o what_o the_o patriarch_n be_v if_o the_o other_o bishop_n be_v orthodox_n second_o this_o very_a thing_n may_v be_v bring_v against_o the_o succession_n of_o pope_n for_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o general_a council_n last_o if_o heresy_n interrupt_v succession_n it_o will_v be_v no_o more_o certain_a that_o the_o succession_n of_o pope_n be_v never_o interrupt_v than_o that_o no_o pope_n be_v ever_o a_o heretic_n but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v ascertain_v especial_o to_o a_o infidel_n of_o who_o we_o now_o treat_v who_o may_v consider_v that_o many_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n open_o teach_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o it_o be_v absurd_a in_o this_o case_n to_o pretend_v heresy_n against_o the_o succession_n of_o any_o church_n for_o that_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n now_o inquire_v by_o this_o infidel_n which_o society_n of_o christian_n be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o consequent_o which_o of_o they_o be_v heretic_n or_o schismatic_n this_o method_n therefore_o can_v never_o certain_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o true_a church_n chap._n xxvi_o that_o it_o be_v uncertain_a what_o the_o universal_a church_n believe_v if_o after_o all_o this_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o our_o adversary_n may_v certain_o know_v which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n it_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v inquire_v what_o this_o church_n believe_v but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v know_v for_o first_o it_o do_v not_o suffice_v to_o know_v what_o the_o great_a or_o lesser_a part_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n believe_v unless_o we_o know_v what_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o whole_a for_o our_o adversary_n confess_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o may_v err_v so_o tostatus_n answer_v to_o those_o who_o from_o the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n before_o s._n hierom_n time_n argue_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n then_o err_v reply_v that_o all_o the_o copy_n indeed_o of_o the_o latin_a church_n be_v corrupt_v but_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v preserve_v entire_a now_o say_v he_o 4._o
lord_n bacon_n in_o argument_n civil_a moral_a natural_a etc._n etc._n with_o a_o large_a account_n of_o all_o his_o work_n by_o dr._n tho._n tenison_n 80._o dr._n henry_n bagshaw_n discourse_n on_o select_a text_n 80._o mr._n seller_n state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o three_o first_o century_n dr._n burnet_n account_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o rochester_n 80._o vindication_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 80._o history_n of_o the_o right_n of_o prince_n in_o the_o dispose_v of_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n and_o church-land_n 80._o relation_n of_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o french_a king_n and_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n to_o which_o be_v add_v the_o pope_n brief_a to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o their_o protestation_n publish_v by_o dr._n burnet_n 80._o dr._n cumber_n companion_n to_o the_o altar_n 80._o dr._n sherlock_n practical_a discourse_n of_o religious_a assembly_n 80._o defence_n of_o dr._n stillingfleet_n unreasonableness_n of_o separation_n 80._o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o defence_n of_o dr._n stillingfleet_n in_o answer_n to_o mr._n baxter_n and_o mr._n job_n about_o catholic_n communion_n 80._o sir_n rob._n filmer_n patriarcha_fw-la or_o natural_a power_n of_o king_n 80._o bishop_n wettenhall_n method_n and_o order_n for_o private_a devotion_n 12_o s._n valentine_n private_a devotion_n 40._o dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la hebraeorum_n ritualibus_fw-la &_o earum_fw-la rationibus_fw-la fol._n dr._n john_n lightfoots_n work_n in_o english_a in_o 2_o vol._n fol._n sir_n tho._n brown_n vulgar_a error_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o work_n fol._n patris_fw-la sim●nii_fw-la disquisitionis_fw-la criticae_fw-la de_fw-la variis_fw-la per_fw-la diversa_fw-la loca_fw-la &_o tempora_fw-la bibliorum_fw-la ●_o editionibus_fw-la accedunt_fw-la castigat_fw-la opusc_n be_v vossi_fw-la de_fw-la sibyllinis_fw-la oraculis_fw-la 40._o 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