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B02629 The ungrateful behaviour of the Papists, priests, and Jesuits, towards the imperial and indulgent crown of England towards them, from the days of Queen Mary unto this present Age. Denton, William, 1605-1691. 1679 (1679) Wing D1068BA; ESTC R219201 91,305 167

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be_v infallible_a a_o property_n divine_a when_o he_o be_v not_o so_o john_n 10.33_o for_o a_o good_a work_n we_o stone_n thou_fw-mi not_o but_o for_o blasphemy_n because_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n make_v thyself_o god_n what_o be_v this_o blasphemy_n even_o because_o he_o say_v i_o and_o my_o father_n be_v one_o v._o 31._o whereby_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o pope_n assume_v to_o themselves_o a_o property_n divine_a make_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o indeed_o of_o make_v more_o god_n than_o one_o which_o be_v undeniable_a idolatry_n to_o which_o if_o their_o luciferian_a dogma_n be_v add_v it_o will_v not_o mince_v the_o matter_n at_o all_o viz._n credere_fw-la dominum_fw-la deum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la papam_fw-la non_fw-la potuisse_fw-la statuere_fw-la prout_fw-la statuit_fw-la haereticum_fw-la censetur_fw-la extravag_n johan_n 22._o cum_fw-la inter_fw-la nonnullos_fw-la gloss_n ibid._n declaramus_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la dominium_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o papae_fw-la augustus_n ambonitanus_n q._n 45_o &_o 35._o dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la noster_fw-la papa_n clement_n in_o proem_n in_o gloss_n ibid._n 121._o rex_fw-la regum_fw-la dominus_fw-la dominantium_fw-la extravag_n de_fw-fr majoritat_fw-la &_o obedientia_fw-la but_o let_v these_o pass_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o pope_n be_v the_o first_o preacher_n of_o force_n and_o violence_n and_o that_o their_o st._n dominick_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o i_o read_v of_o that_o preach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o death_n and_o torture_n for_o opinion_n in_o religion_n he_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o beg_a order_n of_o friar_n preacher_n and_o therefore_o in_o honour_n of_o he_o the_o inquisition_n be_v entrust_v only_o to_o the_o friar_n of_o his_o order_n and_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v their_o own_o legend_n his_o own_o mother_n the_o night_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v dream_v that_o she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o mastiff_n dog_n with_o a_o firebrand_n in_o his_o mouth_n the_o hieroglyphic_n whereof_o i_o leave_v to_o every_o reader_n to_o make_v only_o his_o deportment_n towards_o the_o albigenses_n be_v story_v to_o be_v as_o mad_a as_o that_o of_o dog_n so_o that_o one_o say_v of_o he_o perhibeantur_fw-la aeo_n quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la centum_fw-la haereticornm_fw-la millia_fw-la ab_fw-la octo_fw-la millibus_fw-la catholicorum_n fusa_fw-la &_o interferta_fw-la fuisse_fw-la perhibeantur_fw-la that_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n and_o slay_v by_o 8000_o catholic_n and_o of_o those_o who_o become_v captive_n 180_o be_v burn_v to_o death_n the_o first_o example_n that_o i_o find_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n of_o put_v dissent_v brethren_n to_o death_n for_o religion_n though_o my_o particular_a confession_n engage_v i_o experimenta_fw-la per_fw-la mortes_fw-la agere_fw-la yet_o i_o abhor_v to_o be_v of_o the_o college_n of_o bloodsucker_n who_o belly_n like_o those_o cane_n sepulchrale_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v never_o satisfy_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o saint_n i_o have_v learn_v better_a thing_n from_o isa_n 27.4_o fury_n be_v not_o in_o i_o and_o from_o psal_n 11.5_o he_o that_o love_v violence_n his_o soul_n hate_v lest_o god_n shall_v return_v blood_n upon_o i_o in_o fury_n and_o in_o jealousy_n ezek._n 16.38_o i_o conclude_v with_o st._n cyprian_n quid_fw-la facit_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la christiano_n luporum_fw-la feritas_fw-la &_o canum_fw-la rabbi_n &_o venenum_fw-la serpentum_fw-la &_o cruenta_fw-la saenitia_fw-la bestiarum_fw-la gratulandum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la tale_n de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la separantur_fw-la ne_fw-la columbas_fw-la ne_fw-la oves_fw-la christi_fw-la soeva_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o venenata_fw-la contagione_fw-la praedentur_fw-la what_o have_v the_o fierceness_n of_o wolf_n the_o madness_n of_o dog_n the_o venom_n of_o dragon_n and_o the_o bloody_a cruelty_n of_o wild_a beast_n to_o do_v in_o a_o christian_a breast_n there_o be_v joy_n and_o gladness_n when_o such_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o church_n lest_o the_o gentle_a and_o innocent_a dove_n and_o sheep_n of_o christ_n be_v make_v
to_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o melchom_n to_o hear_v as_o protestant_n but_o believe_v as_o papist_n to_o cry_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n boast_v of_o the_o high_a privilege_n the_o gospel_n have_v and_o do_v afford_v we_o and_o yet_o not_o to_o walk_v by_o the_o rule_n and_o precept_n thereof_o which_o in_o plain_a english_a be_v to_o talk_v indeed_o like_o saint_n but_o in_o truth_n to_o do_v like_o devil_n why_o then_o shall_v we_o hazard_v the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o our_o precious_a immortal_a soul_n upon_o nice_a point_n of_o logic_n upon_o peradventure_o and_o come_v at_o last_o and_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o unto_o a_o have_v i_o wish_v remember_v nehem._n 13.23_o 26._o do_v not_o solomon_n king_n of_o israel_n sin_n by_o these_o thing_n yet_o among_o many_o nation_n be_v there_o no_o king_n like_o he_o who_o be_v belove_v of_o his_o god_n and_o god_n make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n nevertheless_o even_o he_o do_v strange_a woman_n cause_n to_o sin_n §_o moreover_o it_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o cast_v out_o the_o leaven_n of_o contrary_a doctrine_n and_o profession_n in_o the_o time_n of_o enos_n before_o the_o flood_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n begin_v to_o worship_n god_n by_o themselves_o apart_o from_o the_o profane_a generation_n of_o cain_n ishmael_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n house_n because_o he_o be_v a_o scorner_n of_o isaac_n jacob_n reform_v his_o house_n and_o put_v away_o the_o strange_a god_n gen._n 35.2_o joshua_n make_v the_o gibionite_n hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n josh_n 9_o 13_o david_n expel_v the_o idolatrous_a jebusite_n out_o of_o jerusalem_n 2_o sam._n 5_o 8._o asa_n put_v maacha_n his_o mother_n from_o her_o regiment_n because_o she_o be_v a_o idolatress_n and_o break_v down_o her_o idol_n 2_o chron._n 15.16_o josias_n put_v down_o the_o chemarin_n a_o sect_n of_o idolatrous_a priest_n 2_o king_n 23.5_o zerubbabel_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n with_o they_o but_o refuse_v their_o service_n which_o they_o offer_v ezech._n 4.3_o this_o be_v the_o law_n thou_o shall_v make_v no_o covenant_n with_o they_o nor_o with_o their_o god_n they_o shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n lest_o they_o make_v thou_o sin_n against_o i_o exod._n 23.32_o 33._o deut._n 7.2_o 3_o 4._o the_o graven_n image_n of_o their_o god_n shall_v you_o burn_v with_o fire_n thou_o shall_v not_o desire_v the_o silver_n and_o gold_n that_o be_v on_o they_o nor_o take_v it_o unto_o thou_o lest_o thou_o be_v snare_v therein_o for_o it_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n neither_o shall_v thou_o bring_v a_o abomination_n into_o thy_o house_n lest_o thou_o be_v a_o accurse_a thing_n like_o it_o but_o thou_o shall_v utter_o detest_v it_o and_o thou_o shall_v utter_o abhor_v it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o curse_a thing_n deut._n 7.25_o 26._o neither_o shall_v thou_o set_v up_o any_o graven_n image_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n hate_v deut._n 16.22_o where_o god_n ark_n be_v there_o dagon_n shall_v be_v thrust_v out_o of_o his_o place_n and_o fall_v down_o before_o it_o 1_o sam._n 5._o §_o one_o kind_a of_o vile_a and_o base_a idolatry_n when_o man_n worship_v their_o own_o fancy_n as_o papist_n quaker_n and_o enthusiast_n among_o other_o now_o adays_o do_v observe_v that_o for_o a_o religion_n which_o their_o deceive_a mind_n imagine_v then_o may_v not_o prince_n wink_v at_o corrupt_a and_o vicious_a religion_n which_o be_v a_o inward_a and_o ghostly_a worship_n of_o idol_n see_v no_o man_n and_o therefore_o no_o prince_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n mat._n 6.24_o luke_n 16.13_o and_o the_o service_n that_o prince_n yield_v christ_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o royal_a vocation_n consist_v in_o make_v law_n for_o christ_n which_o if_o they_o do_v likewise_o for_o antichrist_n it_o can_v be_v salve_v but_o that_o they_o serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n or_o rather_o cease_v to_o be_v servant_n of_o christ_n in_o that_o they_o renounce_v their_o master_n by_o serve_v his_o adversary_n and_o they_o can_v but_o know_v that_o silence_n provoke_v and_o sufferance_n imbolden_v their_o subject_n to_o forsake_v god_n and_o his_o church_n even_o as_o in_o civil_a affair_n the_o slack_n of_o justice_n do_v maintain_v disorder_n the_o life_n of_o the_o law_n be_v penalty_n when_o due_o execute_v wherefore_o the_o great_a lawgiver_n to_o his_o own_o israel_n use_v such_o enforcement_n every_o state_n and_o kingdom_n have_v refractory_n who_o nothing_o restrain_v but_o penalty_n indeed_o penalty_n execute_v do_v scarce_o reform_v yet_o be_v treacle_n make_v up_o of_o such_o viper_n for_o preserve_v other_o all_o israel_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n 17.13_o deut._n 17.13_o and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuous_o servility_n be_v much_o in_o man_n of_o best_a inclination_n they_o be_v not_o 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