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A71013 Origo protestantium, or, An answer to a popish manuscript (of N.N.'s.) that would fain make the Protestant Catholick religion bear date at the very time when the Roman popish commenced in the world wherein Protestancy is demonstrated to be elder than popery : to which is added, a Jesuits letter with the answer thereunto annexed / by John Shaw ... Shaw, John, 1614-1689.; N. N. 1677 (1677) Wing S3032C; ESTC R20039 119,193 138

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judgement_n the_o ordination_n be_v invalid_a sect_n iii_o n.n._n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v good_a the_o ordination_n against_o catholic_n be_v force_v to_o beg_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n whereby_o they_o may_v enjoy_v their_o temporality_n notwithstanding_o the_o defect_n of_o their_o ordination_n against_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n and_o law_n of_o the_o land_n for_o albeit_o king_n edward_n rite_n of_o ordination_n be_v establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1_o eliz._n yet_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o nagshead_n be_v very_o different_a from_o it_o and_o frame_v ex_fw-la tempore_fw-la by_o scory_n puritanical_a spirit_n the_o word_n of_o the_o act_n be_v such_o from_o and_o order_n for_o consecrate_v archbishop_n bishop_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o edward_n the_o sixth_n time_n shall_v stand_v and_o be_v in_o full_a force_n and_o effect_n and_o all_o act_n or_o thing_n heretofore_o do_v or_o make_v by_o any_o 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parliament_n and_o archbishop_n parker_n life_n and_o by_o bishop_n goodwin_n who_o write_v his_o book_n 1600_o as_o he_o aver_v p._n 534_o the_o rest_n be_v idle_a talk_n however_o he_o contradict_v as_o it_o be_v open_o divulge_v sect_n v._o n._n n._n in_o ann._n 1603_o none_o of_o the_o protestant_n dare_v call_v it_o a_o fable_n or_o a_o tale_n of_o a_o tub_n as_o some_o now_o do_v sect_n v._o j.s._n this_o also_o be_v false_a for_o he_o can_v but_o know_v if_o he_o know_v any_o thing_n concern_v this_o report_n who_o call_v it_o so_o and_o since_o have_v prove_v it_o a_o fable_n that_o which_o be_v use_v as_o a_o pretext_n to_o huckster_n it_o be_v this_o at_o archbishop_n parker_n confirmation_n where_o he_o be_v not_o personal_o a_o dinner_n as_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n egerton_n relate_v to_o bishop_n williams_n be_v provide_v at_o the_o nagshead_n for_o the_o civilian_n who_o attend_v that_o work_n according_a to_o custom_n this_o place_n be_v pitch_v on_o as_o most_o convenient_a for_o its_o nearness_n to_o bow-church_n where_o he_o be_v confirm_v and_o a_o dinner_n at_o a_o tavern_n dr._n reeves_n utter_o resuse_v for_o that_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o dine_a at_o a_o tavern_n give_v all_o the_o colour_n to_o that_o malicious_a lie_n of_o dr._n parker_n being_n consecrate_a at_o the_o naggs-head_n and_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v captious_a and_o malicious_a people_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o say_v the_o like_a upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n sect_n vi_o n._n n._n bishop_n bancroft_n be_v demand_v by_o william_n alabaster_n how_o dr._n parker_n and_o his_o colleague_n be_v consecrate_a he_o answer_v he_o hope_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n a_o priest_n allude_v to_o scory_n may_v ordain_v bishop_n this_o answer_n be_v object_v in_o print_n against_o he_o and_o all_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n by_o hollinwood_n bancroft_n be_v alive_a then_o but_o not_o a_o word_n reply_v sect_n vi_o j._n s._n 1._o whether_o this_o relation_n have_v any_o truth_n in_o 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