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one_o falihood_n in_o the_o least_o matter_n necessary_a for_o salvation_n or_o not_o necessary_a to_o be_v sufficient_o propose_v by_o the_o church_n as_o his_o word_n or_o sense_n see_v he_o may_v so_o easy_o prevent_v it_o and_o not_o permit_v the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n to_o err_v in_o any_o proposal_n how_o can_v god_n exact_v or_o expect_v from_o we_o a_o undoubted_a or_o infallible_a belief_n when_o he_o speak_v and_o declare_v his_o mind_n by_o man_n if_o those_o very_a man_n be_v not_o infallible_a in_o declare_v his_o mind_n what_o injury_n can_v it_o be_v to_o god_n that_o we_o doubt_v of_o his_o veracity_n if_o in_o his_o own_o hear_n and_o presence_n his_o own_o interpreter_n the_o church_n be_v by_o himself_o permit_v to_o err_v and_o abuse_v his_o name_n and_o authority_n we_o may_v lawful_o suspect_v his_o sincerity_n in_o great_a matter_n see_v the_o least_o blemish_n be_v as_o much_o as_o the_o great_a inconsistent_a with_o the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o 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he_o the_o lie_n or_o affront_v he_o in_o private_a so_o you_o be_v please_v to_o say_v nothing_o of_o it_o in_o public_a god_n be_v as_o much_o injure_v by_o thought_n as_o by_o word_n and_o a_o exterior_a acquiescence_n be_v no_o satisfaction_n to_o he_o without_o interior_a submission_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v true_a some_o of_o these_o heretic_n grant_v that_o when_o all_o the_o patriarch_n and_o christian_a church_n of_o the_o world_n confer_v note_n and_o be_v assemble_v together_o in_o a_o council_n which_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v as_o far_o as_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o world_n do_v promise_v until_o we_o all_o meet_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o josaphat_n then_o be_v the_o time_n to_o submit_v our_o judgement_n which_o in_o plain_a term_n be_v to_o put_v of_o all_o christian_a belief_n and_o obedience_n to_o god_n in_o his_o church_n and_o remain_v obstinate_a in_o heresy_n until_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o of_o this_o more_o when_o we_o speak_v in_o particular_a of_o the_o english_a church_n in_o king_n james_n and_o his_o son_n reign_n as_o for_o that_o other_o shame_n full_a shift_n of_o they_o to_o make_v all_o christian_n the_o catholic_n church_n and_o every_o reform_a sect_n part_v thereof_o and_o the_o same_o with_o we_o in_o fundamental_a article_n i_o remit_v my_o reader_n to_o a_o treatise_n late_o print_v concern_v the_o nature_n of_o catholic_n faith_n and_o heresy_n with_o reflection_n upon_o the_o nullity_n of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n and_o clergy_n and_o will_v now_o show_v in_o particular_a chap._n v._n that_o all_o religion_n pretend_v to_o reform_v the_o roman_n catholic_n be_v but_o human_a invention_n ground_v upon_o weak_a policy_n strong_a fancy_n and_o sensual_a pleasure_n 1_o protestancy_n or_o reformation_n in_o general_a be_v a_o text_n of_o scripture_n corrupt_v or_o fond_o apply_v by_o the_o first_o reformer_n to_o his_o own_o fancy_n dream_n or_o pleasure_n by_o prince_n and_o politician_n to_o worldly_a interest_n and_o by_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n to_o liberty_n of_o life_n and_o rebellion_n against_o their_o sovereign_n let_v the_o most_o zealous_a protestant_a have_v so_o much_o patience_n as_o to_o read_v over_o this_o chapter_n and_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o will_v be_v convince_v by_o the_o very_a history_n without_o dispute_v that_o his_o religion_n be_v not_o injure_v by_o this_o character_n or_o definition_n and_o as_o for_o our_o politician_n he_o may_v learn_v in_o this_o historical_a part_n of_o his_o cathechisme_n as_o many_o necessary_a precept_n for_o his_o instruction_n as_o there_o be_v example_n of_o divine_a providence_n against_o the_o author_n and_o protector_n of_o pretend_a reformation_n that_o all_o may_v appear_v without_o confusion_n i_o will_v divide_v this_o chapter_n into_o section_n and_o in_o first_o place_n recount_v the_o beginning_n and_o
cap._n 7._o sect_n 2._o petenda_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la per_fw-la suasio_fw-la ab_fw-la arcano_fw-la spiritus_fw-la testimonto_fw-la &c_n &c_n sect_n 2._o non_fw-la aliud_fw-la loquor_fw-la quà m_fw-la quod_fw-la apud_fw-la se_fw-la expetitur_fw-la fideltum_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la etc._n etc._n sect_n 5._o for_o our_o instruction_n i_o can_v deny_v there_o be_v great_a difficulty_n in_o believe_v that_o every_o thing_n which_o the_o church_n propose_v as_o reveal_v be_v god_n revelation_n yet_o this_o pill_n must_v be_v swallow_v if_o we_o resolve_v to_o believe_v god_n who_o can_v be_v believe_v if_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o voice_n and_o tone_n because_o it_o be_v evident_o inseparable_a from_o truth_n and_o we_o can_v believe_v what_o by_o force_n of_o clear_a evidence_n we_o can_v deny_v hence_o by_o the_o way_n it_o follow_v that_o no_o protestant_n or_o puritan_n do_v believe_v god_n if_o they_o ground_n their_o faith_n upon_o the_o evidence_n they_o pretend_v to_o have_v 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supernatural_a grace_n we_o be_v
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desist_v from_o their_o godly_a endeavour_n assure_v themselves_o that_o though_o bad_a christian_n carp_n and_o repine_v at_o the_o confidence_n and_o respect_n which_o catholic_n prince_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n show_v to_o their_o clergy_n by_o trust_v they_o with_o their_o conscience_n and_o affair_n that_o will_v not_o diminish_v but_o rather_o increase_v their_o credit_n a_o prince_n may_v err_v in_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o churchman_n person_n but_o he_o can_v be_v mistake_v in_o choose_v one_o of_o that_o function_n which_o have_v more_o advantage_n over_o a_o secular_a vocation_n as_o to_o the_o management_n and_o trust_n or_o business_n than_o i_o have_v set_v down_o in_o this_o chapter_n though_o i_o be_o confident_a enough_o be_v say_v to_o vindicate_v the_o state_n of_o the_o catholic_n clergy_n from_o any_o incapacity_n in_o state_n affair_n and_o to_o commend_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o who_o they_o be_v employ_v with_o no_o less_o evidence_n of_o their_o talent_n than_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o service_n 8_o now_o be_v it_o time_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o cathechisme_n and_o exhort_v my_o politician_n 1._o to_o resolve_v upon_o some_o religion_n if_o he_o have_v none_o 2._o to_o consider_v how_o all_o religion_n pretend_v to_o reform_v the_o roman_a be_v but_o humane_a and_o fond_a invention_n ground_v upon_o false_a interest_n transitory_a pleasure_n and_o mad_a fancy_n contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o sound_a policy_n 3._o how_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n can_v be_v a_o invention_n of_o man_n have_v so_o many_o evidence_n of_o supernatural_a sign_n and_o power_n to_o confirm_v its_o doctrine_n 4._o in_o case_n our_o politician_n will_v neither_o believe_v in_o god_n nor_o catholic_n church_n let_v he_o consider_v that_o the_o great_a and_o most_o effectual_a engine_n to_o work_v his_o own_o interest_n be_v truth_n moral_a virtue_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o last_o place_n i_o must_v desire_v my_o reader_n not_o to_o be_v offend_v with_o i_o if_o i_o be_o more_o bitter_a against_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n then_o by_o nature_n or_o custom_n i_o be_o incline_v whosoever_o will_v reflect_v upon_o the_o prejudice_n and_o misery_n they_o have_v draw_v upon_o the_o three_o nation_n since_o they_o plant_v heresy_n and_o how_o by_o mere_a imposture_n they_o endeavour_v to_o maintain_v those_o error_n which_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o misfortune_n will_v easy_o perceive_v that_o our_o english_a minister_n ought_v to_o be_v beat_v not_o court_v out_o of_o their_o destructive_a tenet_n and_o practice_n i_o b_o seech_v almighty_a god_n to_o convert_v they_o and_o other_o mislead_v by_o their_o example_n and_o doctrine_n and_o grant_v to_o all_o politician_n light_n to_o see_v this_o manifest_a truth_n that_o a_o man_n without_o religion_n be_v void_a of_o reason_n and_o policy_n without_o honesty_n be_v but_o a_o base_a wicked_a and_o witless_a knavery_n finis_fw-la libellus_fw-la hic_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o politician_n cathechisme_n anglico_fw-la idiomate_fw-la conscriptus_fw-la à _fw-la theologo_fw-la mihi_fw-la noto_fw-la lectus_fw-la altero_fw-la praelo_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la datum_n 14._o martij_fw-la 1658._o guilford_n bolognino_n can._n eccl._n cathe_v &_o libr._n censor_n antuerp_n
in_o a_o tavern_n with_o their_o comrade_n with_o much_o ado_n we_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n yet_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a they_o will_v easy_o bring_v themselves_o to_o comply_v both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n better_o with_o antichrist_n himself_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o come_v in_o their_o time_n than_o they_o have_v hitherto_o do_v with_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n they_o will_v soon_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o babylon_n to_o receive_v there_o the_o character_n of_o antichrist_n then_o repair_v to_o rome_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o that_o other_o which_o they_o undoubted_o want_v by_o the_o manifold_a and_o manifest_a defect_n of_o their_o fond_a and_o feign_a ordination_n at_o lambeth_n i_o will_v detain_v thou_o no_o long_o in_o the_o entry_n of_o this_o work_n but_o wish_v thou_o as_o desirous_a to_o see_v the_o truth_n as_o i_o have_v be_v solicitous_a to_o set_v it_o down_o without_o any_o disguise_n or_o design_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o truth_n itself_o know_v full_a well_o that_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n be_v not_o serve_v his_o own_o way_n not_o only_o by_o maintain_v falsehood_n but_o even_o by_o pretend_v to_o maintain_v truth_n by_o forge_a argument_n or_o false_a history_n neither_o can_v i_o hope_v that_o god_n shall_v concur_v with_o such_o mean_n without_o who_o concurrence_n all_o my_o endeavour_n be_v of_o no_o effect_n neither_o can_v i_o need_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o thing_n so_o manifest_o and_o visible_o true_a to_o suborn_v false_a witness_n and_o i_o shall_v most_o absurd_o contradict_v my_o own_o principle_n if_o i_o shall_v â—old_a it_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_a to_o support_v by_o falsehood_n true_a christianity_n whereas_o i_o teach_v a_o politician_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o very_a rule_n of_o mere_a humane_a policy_n to_o go_v about_o the_o compass_v his_o end_n by_o untruth_n and_o imposture_n last_o i_o shall_v too_o fond_o forget_v myself_o by_o lay_v that_o imputation_n of_o false_a deal_n upon_o the_o defence_n of_o catholic_n religion_n whereof_o i_o so_o frequent_o condemn_v the_o author_n and_o abettor_n of_o heretical_a innovation_n against_o who_o i_o inveigh_v not_o through_o any_o bitterness_n of_o passion_n towards_o their_o person_n but_o through_o a_o tender_a compassion_n of_o other_o mislead_v by_o their_o lie_n and_o deceit_n to_o their_o eternal_a perdition_n the_o index_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v atheist_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n providence_n and_o another_o life_n chap._n 2._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a foppery_n not_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n though_o his_o existence_n be_v not_o demonstrate_v and_o whether_o atheism_n alone_o without_o any_o other_o sin_n be_v a_o reasonable_a and_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o damnation_n chap._n 3._o whether_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v serve_v his_o own_o way_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n chap._n 4._o that_o to_o believe_v god_n and_o consequent_o to_o serve_v he_o his_o own_o way_n its_o necessary_a to_o repair_v to_o a_o infallible_a guide_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n chap._n 5._o that_o all_o religion_n pretend_v to_o reform_v the_o roman_n catholic_n be_v but_o humane_a invention_n ground_v upon_o weak_a policy_n strong_a fancy_n and_o sensual_a pleasure_n sect._n 1_o of_o lutheranism_n sect._n 2._o of_o anabaptism_n sect._n 3_o of_o zwinglianisme_n sect_n 4._o of_o calvinisme_n sect._n 5._o of_o the_o reformation_n in_o holland_n and_o the_o unite_a province_n sect._n 6._o of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o his_o time_n sect._n 7._o of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n sect._n 8._o of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o king_n james_n and_o his_o son_n reign_n sect._n 9_o of_o the_o kirk_n of_o scotland_n chap._n 6._o that_o no_o policy_n can_v heretofore_o or_o can_v for_o the_o future_a give_v any_o supernatural_a appearance_n to_o the_o reform_a church_n whereby_o any_o rational_a person_n may_v be_v mistake_v in_o their_o way_n to_o heaven_n by_o confound_v they_o with_o the_o true_a catholic_n church_n chap._n 7._o that_o policy_n have_v destroy_v itself_o by_o court_v protestancy_n as_o be_v near_o ally_v to_o atheism_n the_o great_a enemy_n of_o civil_a government_n chap._n 8._o that_o protestancy_n incline_v the_o prince_n to_o tyranny_n and_o the_o subject_n to_o rebellion_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o pope_n spiritual_a jurisdiction_n be_v nothing_o dangerous_a to_o sovereign_n but_o raâ—her_o that_o the_o ground_n of_o fidelity_n and_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o be_v utter_o destroy_v by_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a foppery_n in_o protestant_n then_o in_o catholic_n to_o deny_v his_o infallibility_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n and_o form_n of_o judicature_n be_v whole_o destroy_v by_o penal_a law_n and_o oath_n against_o any_o point_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n chap._n 11._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v a_o wise_a statesman_n and_o effect_v business_n without_o moral_a honesty_n and_o that_o it_o be_v most_o dangerous_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o have_v counselor_n that_o be_v dishonest_a man_n chap._n 12._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o politician_n to_o compass_v his_o design_n by_o untruth_n and_o imposture_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o policy_n than_o vanity_n chap._n 13._o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o a_o statesman_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o of_o his_o word_n and_o how_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o policy_n and_o craft_n chap_n 14._o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o dangerous_a to_o a_o prince_n or_o contrary_a to_o policy_n then_o to_o make_v use_n of_o minister_n of_o state_n odious_a to_o his_o own_o subject_n either_o for_o their_o vice_n or_o misfortune_n chap._n 15._o that_o it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n and_o policy_n in_o prince_n to_o make_v use_n of_o clergyman_n in_o state_n affair_n the_o politician_n cathechisme_n chap._n i._n how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v atheist_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n providence_n and_o another_o life_n 1_o there_o be_v a_o generation_n of_o man_n half_o witted_a and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o half_o learn_v but_o whole_o vicious_a who_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o blast_n of_o wind_n the_o other_o life_n a_o imaginary_a utopia_n god_n a_o chimaera_n which_o only_o have_v a_o be_v in_o the_o weak_a brain_n of_o ignorant_a people_n heaven_n and_o hell_n old_a wife_n tale_n invent_v by_o state_n man_n to_o keep_v the_o subject_n in_o awe_n and_o pliable_a to_o the_o prince_n his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n by_o the_o dreadful_a notion_n of_o eternity_n the_o multitude_n say_v they_o must_v be_v cheat_v into_o its_o own_o good_a and_o consequent_o into_o peace_n and_o subjection_n and_o no_o cheat_n be_v more_o plausible_a or_o less_o suspect_v then_o that_o which_o man_n call_v religion_n provide_v that_o such_o as_o have_v least_o and_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n counterfeit_v most_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o zealous_a for_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o church_n then_o solicitous_a for_o themselves_o or_o their_o posterity_n 2_o man_n be_v not_o bear_v atheist_n neither_o be_v their_o mind_n possess_v of_o these_o extravagant_a fancy_n on_o a_o sudden_a they_o fall_v by_o degree_n first_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o then_o from_o his_o knowledge_n from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n they_o fall_v by_o every_o mortal_a sin_n but_o from_o his_o knowledge_n by_o a_o custom_n and_o excess_n of_o sin_v and_o by_o drown_v themselves_o in_o sensual_a pleasure_n which_o divert_v their_o thought_n from_o the_o consideration_n 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