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A12094 The motiues of Richard Sheldon pr. for his iust, voluntary, and free renouncing of communion with the Bishop of Rome, Paul the 5. and his Church Published by authority. Sheldon, Richard, d. 1642? 1612 (1612) STC 22397; ESTC S101748 193,991 248

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most_o clear_o condemn_v in_o this_o ordinance_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n even_o as_o it_o be_v by_o themselves_o expound_v in_o which_o he_o express_o appoint_v that_o those_o four_o kind_n of_o prayer_n of_o which_o the_o very_a second_o the_o ibidem_fw-la the_o annot._fw-la ibidem_fw-la remist_n themselves_o eager_o expound_v of_o that_o part_n of_o their_o mass_n when_o their_o consecration_n be_v make_v and_o when_o their_o christ_n sacrifice_v be_v most_o special_o offer_v obsecration_n oration_n postulation_n and_o thanksgiving_n and_o yet_o who_o conceive_v their_o divinity_n that_o the_o word_n oration_n in_o english_a in_o latin_a orationes_fw-la in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v signify_v proper_o their_o consecration_n transubstantiation_n or_o propitiatory_a oblation_n to_o be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n for_o king_n who_o be_v heathen_n when_o this_o ordinance_n be_v make_v and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o preeminencie_n but_o let_v the_o holy_a apostle_n ordain_v what_o he_o will_v let_v the_o father_n st._n austen_n and_o other_o even_o in_o their_o own_o sense_n expound_v this_o ordinance_n of_o their_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n yet_o forsooth_o the_o roman_a bishop_n will_v seem_v to_o be_v so_o pure_a that_o they_o will_v not_o only_o refuse_v communion_n with_o such_o person_n as_o they_o do_v excommunicate_a and_o with_o infidel_n but_o they_o will_v further_o also_o out_o of_o more_o than_o pharisaical_a contempt_n renounce_v the_o communion_n of_o charity_n due_a to_o enemy_n and_o refuse_v so_o much_o as_o to_o pray_v in_o their_o public_a sacrifice_n and_o service_n by_o name_n for_o the_o 15._o the_o conflit_n clem._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 15._o conversion_n of_o infidel_n or_o any_o heretic_n much_o less_o for_o any_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o prosperity_n to_o they_o yea_o although_o they_o be_v their_o magistrate_n their_o liege_n sovereign_n who_o know_v not_o how_o the_o zealous_a pontifician_n and_o