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A61627 Several conferences between a Romish priest, a fanatick chaplain, and a divine of the Church of England concerning the idolatry of the Church of Rome, being a full answer to the late dialogues of T.G. Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1679 (1679) Wing S5667; ESTC R18131 239,123 580

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not_o only_o affirm_v the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v too_o like_a to_o paganism_n in_o the_o adoration_n of_o image_n but_o condemn_v the_o pray_n to_o angel_n as_o the_o idolatry_n condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n as_o dr._n st._n show_v from_o his_o m_n s._n note_n upon_o bellarmine_n to_o these_o dr._n st._n add_v in_o his_o general_n preface_n the_o testimony_n of_o archbishop_n bancroft_n bishop_n montague_n pet._n heylin_n and_o mr._n thorndike_n which_o three_o last_n be_v the_o very_a person_n t._n g._n do_v appeal_n to_o and_o the_o last_o of_o they_o do_v declare_v that_o the_o practice_n of_o idolatry_n be_v such_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o no_o good_a christian_n dare_v trust_v his_o soul_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o it_o which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v they_o must_v be_v guilty_a of_o hypocrisy_n or_o idolatry_n r._n p._n but_o t._n g._n say_v they_o only_o reprove_v some_o practice_n as_o idolatrous_a or_o at_o least_o in_o 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substance_n after_o consecration_n 2._o that_o to_o adore_v they_o so_o remain_v be_v idolatry_n and_o to_o be_v abhor_v of_o all_o faithful_a christian_n no_o one_o question_n the_o former_a to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o church_n the_o only_a question_n lie_v in_o the_o late_a whether_o that_o be_v idolatry_n or_o no_o it_o be_v no_o question_n that_o to_o give_v divine_a adoration_n to_o any_o creature_n be_v idolatry_n and_o it_o be_v so_o acknowledge_v on_o all_o side_n the_o only_a question_n than_o can_v be_v whether_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v a_o creature_n or_o not_o and_o this_o be_v no_o question_n with_o any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n therefore_o to_o give_v adoration_n to_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v idolatry_n no_o demonstration_n