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A64146 An answer to a book entituled An account of the Church Catholike where it was before the Reformation; and whether Rome were or be the Church Catholike. Wherein is proved, that the Catholike Church never was, nor can be distinct from that which is now called, the Church of Rome. By R.T. Esquire. R. T. 1654 (1654) Wing T42; ESTC R221978 68,689 169

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church_n of_o rome_n have_v separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o catholic_a church_n but_o you_o have_v separate_v yourselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n ergo._n you_o have_v separate_v yourselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n the_o minor_a be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o doctor_n sect._n 19_o of_o his_o first_o answer_n the_o major_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v sect_n 25._o and_o sect._n 58._o wherefore_o i_o will_v here_o only_o add_v some_o few_o authentic_a testimony_n more_o in_o proof_n thereof_o s._n cyprian_n say_v li._n 4._o ep_n 8._o a_o d_o cornel_n pontif._n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la episcopos_fw-la reteni●_n à_fw-la nobis_fw-la rei_fw-la veritate_fw-la ad_fw-la comprobandam_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la te_fw-la universi_fw-la collegae_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o communicationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la unitatem_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o charitatem_fw-la probarent_fw-la firmiter_fw-la
&_o tenerent_fw-la we_o think_v fit_a etc._n etc._n that_o all_o our_o fellow_n bishop_n may_v steadfast_o approve_v of_o and_o embrace_v you_o and_o your_o communion_n that_o be_v the_o catholic_a church_n unity_n and_o charity_n be_v it_o not_o plain_a by_o these_o word_n that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n consist_v in_o the_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o catholic_a unity_n but_o in_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v apparent_o impossible_a that_o any_o one_o can_v be_v unite_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n that_o be_v not_o in_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n beside_o that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n i_o have_v already_o full_o prove_v sect._n 25._o and_o sect._n 58._o to_o which_o i_o will_v add_v one_o testimony_n more_o out_o of_o s._n cyprian_n epist_n ad_fw-la quintinum_fw-la nam_fw-la nec_fw-la petrus_n quem_fw-la primum_fw-la elegit_fw-la &_o super_fw-la quem_fw-la aedificavit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la svam_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o neither_o peter_n who_o our_o lord_n choose_v to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o upon_o who_o he_o build_v his_o church_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a word_n he_o have_v ser._n 3._o de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr pat_o whosoever_o then_o forsake_v the_o foundation_n can_v be_v part_n of_o the_o house_n or_o building_n the_o whole_a building_n rest_v upon_o the_o foundation_n wherefore_o he_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o foundation_n be_v separate_v also_o from_o the_o build_n which_o be_v the_o house_n the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o you_o must_v remember_v doctor_n that_o s._n cyprian_n live_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 250._o and_o therefore_o long_o within_o the_o first_o 500_o year_n to_o which_o you_o have_v appeal_v sect._n 27._o so_o that_o you_o must_v either_o confess_v the_o prorestant_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n 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