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of_o the_o incurable_a scepticism_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n imprimatur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la of_o the_o incurable_a scepticism_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n octob._n 20._o 1687._o gvil._n needham_n london_n print_v for_o ric._n chiswel_o at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n church_n yard_n mdlxxxviii_o preface_n among_o the_o manifold_a accusation_n with_o which_o the_o papist_n be_v wont_a to_o defame_v our_o most_o holy_a religion_n there_o be_v none_o which_o they_o often_o allege_v or_o more_o serious_o endeavour_v to_o evince_v or_o confirm_v with_o more_o plausible_a argument_n than_o that_o whereby_o they_o pretend_v that_o we_o utter_o overthrow_v all_o certainty_n in_o divine_a matter_n and_o consequent_o faith_n itself_o this_o be_v the_o constant_a subject_n of_o their_o write_n and_o discourse_n this_o be_v of_o late_a their_o only_a argument_n to_o obviate_v therefore_o these_o importunate_a clamour_n i_o resolve_v 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to_o demonstrate_v these_o three_o thing_n i._o that_o it_o be_v most_o false_a what_o be_v pretend_v with_o so_o much_o confidence_n that_o the_o church_n at_o least_o in_o the_o sense_n by_o they_o understand_v can_v err_v ii_o that_o grant_v the_o church_n can_v err_v this_o her_o infallibility_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n that_o both_o itself_o labour_v with_o inextricable_a difficulty_n and_o can_v confer_v certainty_n upon_o nothing_o else_o iii_o that_o our_o faith_n rely_v upon_o far_o more_o firm_a foundation_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v believe_v by_o we_o which_o be_v not_o both_o certain_a in_o itself_o and_o such_o as_o the_o certainty_n of_o it_o can_v be_v unknown_a by_o we_o of_o these_o three_o proposition_n which_o may_v in_o time_n god_n willing_a be_v demonstrate_v i_o have_v now_o undertake_v the_o second_o because_o that_o may_v be_v comprehend_v in_o a_o much_o short_a discourse_n than_o the_o rest_n i_o will_v show_v therefore_o in_o this_o treatise_n that_o the_o least_o assurance_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v believe_v be_v want_v to_o the_o popish_a religion_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v there_o doubtful_a all_o thing_n uncertain_a and_o nothing_o firm_a this_o although_o it_o be_v most_o true_a in_o the_o agenda_fw-la also_o of_o their_o religion_n yet_o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n i_o confine_v myself_o to_o the_o credenda_fw-la only_o and_o even_o in_o these_o omit_v many_o thing_n which_o may_v perhaps_o seem_v not_o inconsiderable_a to_o many_o for_o not_o one_o or_o two_o way_n only_o do_v the_o roman_a religion_n overthrow_v the_o firmness_n of_o faith_n it_o do_v it_o upon_o many_o account_n principal_o by_o their_o doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n which_o introduce_v a_o universal_a scepticism_n into_o the_o whole_a system_n of_o christian_a religion_n not_o to_o say_v that_o their_o divine_n in_o teach_v that_o the_o very_a existence_n of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o much_o know_v as_o believe_v manifest_o betray_v to_o atheist_n the_o cause_n of_o religion_n but_o i_o omit_v these_o thing_n as_o not_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o matter_n by_o we_o undertake_v what_o i_o offer_v in_o this_o discourse_n may_v perhaps_o seem_v to_o some_o too_o much_o embarass_v with_o scholastic_a term_n and_o dispute_n nor_o indeed_o do_v i_o whole_o deny_v it_o but_o i_o desire_v those_o person_n to_o consider_v whether_o this_o can_v possible_o be_v avoid_v for_o only_o to_o propose_v our_o argument_n and_o not_o vindicate_v they_o by_o examine_v what_o be_v oppose_v to_o they_o by_o our_o adversary_n seem_v to_o i_o the_o least_o part_n of_o a_o accurate_a disputation_n which_o whosoever_o shall_v peruse_v even_o with_o the_o great_a diligence_n and_o attention_n can_v nor_o ought_v not_o to_o give_v sentence_n because_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o hear_v the_o other_o party_n who_o defence_n can_v be_v without_o injustice_n neglect_v those_o defence_n indeed_o be_v become_v nauseous_a in_o this_o age_n and_o not_o undeserved_o but_o however_o they_o can_v not_o be_v just_o pass_v by_o and_o dissemble_v by_o we_o yet_o in_o these_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o propose_v they_o as_o clear_o and_o perspicuous_o as_o i_o can_v and_o accommodate_v they_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o all_o person_n whether_o i_o have_v gain_v my_o intent_n experience_n must_v declare_v of_o the_o incurable_a scepticism_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n i._n wherein_o be_v lay_v down_o the_o design_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o some_o thing_n be_v premise_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o that_o the_o perfection_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o the_o schoolman_n call_v inform_v we_o historical_a consist_v in_o three_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v plenary_a pure_a and_o firm_a that_o be_v that_o it_o believe_v all_o which_o god_n have_v reveal_v and_o that_o without_o any_o mixture_n of_o error_n or_o admittance_n of_o doubt_n that_o the_o faith_n of_o papist_n be_v neither_o plenary_a nor_o pure_a many_o have_v demonstrate_v that_o it_o be_v not_o firm_a or_o unshaken_a i_o here_o undertake_v to_o prove_v and_o to_o show_v that_o admit_v their_o hypothesis_n a_o papist_n can_v with_o a_o certain_a and_o firm_a faith_n be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o any_o thing_n not_o only_o not_o of_o those_o article_n which_o rome_n have_v add_v to_o the_o divine_a revelation_n but_o not_o even_o of_o those_o which_o be_v true_o reveal_v by_o god._n for_o since_o object_n of_o faith_n be_v inevident_a of_o themselves_o and_o deserve_v assent_v no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o they_o have_v be_v reveal_v by_o god_n and_o revelation_n itself_o not_o a_o whit_n more_o evident_a there_o be_v necessary_o require_v one_o or_o more_o rule_n whereby_o thing_n reveal_v may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o not_o reveal_v we_o have_v only_o one_o such_o rule_n the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o papist_n many_o that_o so_o what_o they_o want_v in_o goodness_n they_o may_v make_v up_o in_o number_n for_o to_o scripture_n they_o have_v add_v tradition_n decree_v of_o pope_n constitution_n of_o council_n and_o consent_n of_o pastor_n not_o only_o those_o who_o have_v successive_o rule_v the_o church_n from_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o it_o but_o of_o those_o also_o who_o govern_v at_o any_o determinate_a time_n and_o last_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n now_o that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o any_o rule_n our_o faith_n may_v become_v firm_a two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a first_o that_o the_o rule_n itself_o be_v true_a contain_v nothing_o false_a or_o not_o reveal_v and_o then_o second_o that_o what_o we_o believe_v manifest_o agree_v with_o this_o rule_n if_o either_o of_o these_o condition_n fail_v our_o faith_n must_v be_v uncertain_a nor_o be_v it_o only_o requisite_a that_o a_o papist_n be_v ascertain_v both_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o the_o conformity_n of_o what_o be_v believe_v unto_o they_o but_o also_o that_o he_o be_v as_o firm_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o he_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o any_o article_n of_o his_o faith._n for_o since_o the_o faith_n of_o papist_n depend_v whole_o upon_o these_o rule_n and_o be_v sustain_v only_o by_o they_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o believe_v mere_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o these_o rule_n shall_v be_v more_o firm_a than_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o rule_n themselves_o or_o of_o the_o conformity_n of_o what_o they_o believe_v unto_o those_o rule_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o effect_n shall_v have_v more_o in_o it_o than_o the_o cause_n can_v give_v it_o a_o conclusion_n strong_a than_o the_o premise_n or_o a_o house_n firm_a than_o the_o foundation_n nor_o do_v our_o adversary_n deny_v this_o holden_n 2._o holden_n quamcunque_fw-la enim_fw-la
certitudinem_fw-la attribuere_fw-la possumus_fw-la assensui_fw-la intellectûs_fw-la propter_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la dei_fw-la revelantis_fw-la elicito_fw-la eam_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la provenire_fw-la ac_fw-la dependere_fw-la à _fw-la certitudine_fw-la medii_fw-la quo_fw-la haec_fw-la dei_fw-la revelantis_fw-la authoritas_fw-la intellectui_fw-la communicatur_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la ut_fw-la majori_fw-la certitudine_fw-la verâ_fw-la &_o rationali_fw-la credat_fw-la aliquis_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la revelari_fw-la quà m_fw-la quâ_fw-la cognoverit_fw-la deum_fw-la eâ_fw-la revelasse_n holden_n anal._n fid._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o affirm_v that_o whatsoever_o certainty_n we_o can_v attribute_v to_o a_o assent_n of_o the_o understanding_n give_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n reveal_v the_o same_o must_v necessary_o be_v derive_v from_o and_o depend_v upon_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n reveal_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o understanding_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o one_o shall_v believe_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v reveal_v by_o god_n with_o a_o great_a degree_n of_o true_a and_o rational_a certainty_n than_o wherewith_o he_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n do_v reveal_v they_o aegidius_n estrix_fw-la 28._o estrix_fw-la est_fw-la diat_a de_fw-fr sapientiâ_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n assert_v 26_o 27_o 28._o lay_v down_o and_o prove_v these_o three_o assertion_n 1._o that_o a_o assent_n of_o faith_n can_v be_v more_o certain_a than_o the_o principle_n upon_o which_o it_o depend_v 2._o that_o it_o can_v be_v more_o firm_a than_o those_o previous_a assent_n from_o which_o it_o be_v deduce_v 3._o that_o that_o which_o be_v otherwise_o be_v a_o imprudent_a assent_n and_o john_n martinonus_n 8._o martinonus_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la fides_fw-la supernaturalis_fw-la superare_fw-la formali_fw-la certitudine_fw-la sumptâ_fw-la ex_fw-la merito_fw-la objecti_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la carum_fw-la veritatum_fw-la quae_fw-la includuntur_fw-la in_o ipsius_fw-la objecto_fw-la &_o in_o quibus_fw-la fundatur_fw-la illa_fw-la certitudo_fw-la mart._n tom._n 5._o disp_n 20._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la sect._n 8._o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n write_v that_o supernatural_a faith_n can_v with_o a_o formal_a certainty_n take_v from_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o object_n exceed_v the_o certainty_n of_o those_o truth_n which_o be_v include_v in_o its_o object_n and_o in_o which_o that_o certainty_n be_v found_v since_o therefore_o the_o persuasion_n which_o papist_n have_v of_o what_o they_o believe_v either_o be_v or_o be_v think_v to_o be_v divine_a faith_n it_o hence_o appear_v that_o it_o can_v be_v solid_a unless_o they_o be_v assure_v by_o divine_a faith_n or_o some_o other_o not_o inferior_a persuasion_n that_o both_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n be_v true_a and_o that_o what_o they_o believe_v be_v entire_o conformable_a to_o they_o this_o our_o adversary_n confess_v and_o because_o some_o of_o they_o hold_v that_o no_o persuasion_n be_v of_o equal_a certainty_n with_o divine_a faith_n therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o by_o divine_a faith_n they_o be_v ascertain_v of_o those_o two_o thing_n or_o at_o least_o the_o first_o of_o they_o so_o ludovicus_n caspensis_n 6._o caspensis_n nisi_fw-la fide_fw-la divinâ_fw-la credamus_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la pontifices_fw-la esse_fw-la successores_fw-la petri_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la possimus_fw-la fide_fw-la divinâ_fw-la credere_fw-la lud._n cisp_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 2._o sect._n 6._o unless_o we_o can_v believe_v say_v he_o by_o divine_a faith_n that_o such_o and_o such_o pope_n be_v successor_n of_o peter_n there_o be_v nothing_o we_o can_v believe_v by_o divine_a faith._n martinonus_n 6._o martinonus_n neque_fw-la summus_fw-la pontifex_fw-la posset_n nos_fw-la obligare_fw-la ad_fw-la credendum_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la definit_a ut_fw-la dictum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la esset_fw-la ipsum_fw-la habere_fw-la potestatem_fw-la definiendi_fw-la &_o infallibilem_fw-la assistentiam_fw-la mart._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 9_o sect._n 6._o affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la that_o which_o he_o define_v as_o say_v by_o god_n unless_o it_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la that_o he_o have_v the_o power_n of_o define_v and_o infallible_a assistance_n maimburgh_n 3._o maimburgh_n maimb_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr uraye_fw-fr parole_fw-fr chap._n 3._o have_v much_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n which_o will_v be_v here_o too_o long_o to_o insert_v if_o the_o opinion_n of_o these_o divine_n be_v receive_v by_o all_o the_o dispute_n will_v be_v the_o short_a for_o than_o i_o need_v only_o prove_v that_o none_o of_o our_o adversary_n be_v by_o divine_a faith_n assure_v of_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o his_o faith_n since_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o assurance_n be_v inferior_a to_o that_o of_o divine_a faith_n will_v not_o suffice_v but_o because_o this_o hypothesis_n although_o admit_v by_o most_o be_v deny_v by_o some_o few_o and_o labour_n with_o insuperable_a difficulty_n which_o i_o will_v not_o here_o touch_v i_o will_v not_o have_v the_o force_n of_o my_o argument_n rely_v upon_o it_o it_o remain_v therefore_o to_o be_v inquire_v whether_o our_o adversary_n can_v boast_v of_o any_o certainty_n in_o this_o matter_n distinct_a from_o and_o as_o they_o think_v not_o inferior_a to_o the_o certainty_n of_o divine_a faith._n but_o first_o we_o must_v lay_v down_o somewhat_o concern_v the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o certainty_n bellarmine_n 2._o bellarmine_n de_fw-fr justif_a lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o make_v a_o two_o fold_v certainty_n evident_a and_o obscure_a that_o of_o thing_n in_o themselves_o manifest_a this_o of_o thing_n that_o depend_v upon_o external_a proof_n and_o testimony_n to_o the_o first_o kind_n he_o assign_v three_o degree_n whereof_o first_o principle_n constitute_v the_o first_o conclusion_n evident_o draw_v from_o these_o the_o second_o and_o thing_n perceive_v by_o sense_n the_o three_o that_o be_v certainty_n of_o the_o intellect_n of_o science_n and_o of_o experience_n to_o obscure_a certainty_n he_o give_v as_o many_o degree_n the_o first_o be_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v believe_v for_o divine_a authority_n the_o second_o of_o those_o believe_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o humane_a authority_n but_o that_o so_o illustrious_a that_o it_o leave_v no_o place_n for_o doubt_n the_o three_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o such_o and_o so_o many_o argument_n as_o may_v exclude_v anxiety_n but_o not_o distrust_v or_o certainty_n of_o divine_a faith_n which_o be_v absolute_a certainty_n of_o humane_a faith_n which_o be_v moral_a and_o certainty_n of_o opinion_n which_o be_v conjectural_a thus_o far_o bellarmine_n who_o 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solo_fw-la hoe_n patuit_fw-la post_fw-la passionem_fw-la christi_fw-la no_o etc._n etc._n et_fw-la fortè_fw-la hine_n dicit_fw-la glossa_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la ubi_fw-la sant_z bmi_fw-la ibi_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la panorm_a loc_fw-la cit_fw-la in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v those_o before_o cite_v say_v it_o be_v possible_a the_o faith_n of_o christ_n may_v remain_v in_o one_o only_a person_n that_o at_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n it_o remain_v only_o in_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n probable_o the_o gloss_n say_v where_o ever_o good_a man_n be_v there_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n this_o passage_n also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a antonius_n florentinus_n translate_v into_o his_o sum._n peter_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr monarchiâ_fw-la monte_fw-fr quia_fw-la side_n potest_fw-la remarere_fw-la etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la simplicem_fw-la laicum_fw-la &_o in_o aliis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la jerire_fw-la sicut_fw-la accidit_fw-la in_o personâ_fw-la b._n mariae_fw-la in_o passione_n christi_fw-la pet._n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr lib._n de_fw-fr monarchiâ_fw-la bishop_n of_o brixia_n give_v this_o reason_n why_o laic_n ought_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o council_n because_o the_o faith_n may_v possible_o remain_v in_o one_o simple_a laic_a as_o it_o do_v former_o in_o the_o bless_a virgin._n clemangis_n council_n clemangis_n in_o soli_fw-la potest_fw-la mulierculâ_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la manere_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sicut_fw-la etc._n etc._n clem._n disp_n de_fw-fr council_n assert_v the_o church_n may_v by_o grace_n remain_v in_o one_o single_a woman_n as_o former_o in_o the_o virgin._n jacobatius_n 242._o jacobatius_n no_o &_o remansit_fw-la side_n in_o b._n virgin_n aliis_fw-la deficientibus_fw-la post_fw-la passionem_fw-la ut_fw-la astenderetur_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la possi_a defiâ—ere_o side_n pro_fw-la quâ_fw-la christus_fw-la oravit_fw-la cùm_fw-la diait_fw-fr petro._n et_fw-la ego_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la rogavi_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la desietat_fw-la svy_v tua_fw-la et_fw-fr non_fw-fr intelligitar_n &_o jac._n de_fw-fr council_n lib._n 6._o p._n 242._o write_v that_o after_o the_o passion_n faith_n remain_v in_o the_o bless_a virgin_n alone_o that_o so_o the_o promise_n of_o indefectibility_n make_v by_o christ_n unto_o his_o church_n may_v not_o fail_v which_o promise_n be_v make_v not_o to_o the_o representive_a church_n or_o a_o council_n but_o
to_o distinguish_v they_o and_o thence_o certain_o to_o know_v to_o which_o of_o the_o church_n decree_n they_o be_v to_o give_v a_o steadfast_a and_o to_o which_o a_o dubious_a faith_n the_o same_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o second_o exception_n many_o of_o our_o adversary_n deny_v the_o church_n to_o be_v infallible_a in_o question_n of_o fact._n in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o differ_v about_o determine_v what_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o what_o of_o right_n to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o late_a writer_n many_o account_n a_o question_n of_o fact._n estrix_fw-la assert_v estrix_fw-la estr_n diat_a de_fw-fr sapientiâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n assert_v on_o the_o contrary_n contend_v it_o belong_v to_o right_v the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o three_o exception_n that_o exclude_v from_o the_o rank_n of_o infallible_a all_o decree_n not_o propose_v as_o of_o faith._n but_o what_o those_o decree_n be_v do_v not_o appear_v so_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n for_o 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periculum_fw-la cautum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la quod_fw-la sententia_fw-la cajetani_n non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la pro_fw-la hereticâ_fw-la condemnata_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la testes_fw-la sumus_fw-la qui_fw-la concilio_n intersuimus_fw-la can._n loc_fw-la theol._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o tell_v we_o that_o for_o caution_n sake_n it_o be_v not_o and_o of_o this_o say_v he_o we_o that_o be_v present_a in_o the_o council_n be_v witness_n see_v another_o artifice_n which_o create_v more_o perplexity_n when_o the_o church_n condemn_v many_o proposition_n in_o one_o decree_n it_o ofttimes_o happen_v that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a and_o quality_n but_o some_o heretical_a other_o only_o erroneus_fw-la some_o rash_a other_o scandalous_a and_o some_o offensive_a to_o pious_a ear_n as_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o term_v they_o now_o none_o but_o heretical_a proposition_n hurt_v the_o faith_n and_o consequent_o if_o the_o church_n be_v infallible_a only_o in_o matter_n which_o she_o 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scandaloso_n &_o blasphemos_fw-la quosdam_fw-la piarum_fw-la aurium_fw-la offensivos_fw-la nonnullos_fw-la corum_fw-la temerarios_fw-la &_o seditiosos_fw-la council_n const_n sess_n 8._o condemn_v 45_o proposition_n of_o wickliff_n in_o these_o word_n this_o holy_a synod_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o it_o be_v find_v that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v notorious_o heretical_a other_o not_o catholic_n but_o erroneous_a some_o scandalous_a and_o blasphemous_a some_o offensive_a to_o pious_a ear_n and_o some_o rash_a and_o seditious_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o council_n condemn_v thirty_o assertion_n of_o john_n husse_n without_o acquaint_v we_o what_o particular_o in_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o faith_n and_o consequent_o what_o wherein_n themselves_o can_v err_v the_o pope_n make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o trick_n so_o the_o bull_n vasq_fw-la bull_n quas_fw-la quidem_fw-la sententias_fw-la quanquam_fw-la nonnullae_fw-la aliquo_fw-la pacto_fw-la sustineri_fw-la possent_fw-la in_fw-la rigore_fw-la tamen_fw-la haereticas_fw-la erroneas_fw-la etc._n etc._n respectiuè_fw-la damnamus_fw-la bulla_n ad_fw-la calcem_fw-la operum_fw-la vasq_fw-la wherewith_o pius_n v._o and_o gregory_n xiii_o condemn_a seventy_o five_o proposition_n of_o michael_n baius_n after_o it_o have_v recite_v they_o and_o confess_v that_o divers_a of_o they_o may_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n maintain_v condemn_v they_o all_o respective_o as_o heretical_a erroneous_a suspect_v rash_a scandalous_a and_o offensive_a to_o pious_a ear_n see_v a_o ambiguous_a sentence_n and_o very_o unfit_a to_o remove_v scruple_n nor_o do_v vasquez_n deny_v it_o but_o tell_v 18._o tell_v exit_fw-la quâ_fw-la censurâ_fw-la non_fw-la apparet_fw-la qualis_fw-la untcuique_fw-la propositioni_fw-la censura_fw-la sigillatiâ—n_fw-la conveniat_fw-la vasq_fw-la in_o 1.2_o disp_n 190._o cap._n 18._o we_o that_o from_o their_o censure_n do_v not_o appear_v what_o censure_n agree_v to_o each_o single_a 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teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n arriaga_n prefer_v the_o first_o method_n before_o all_o other_o i_o answer_v say_v he_o 5._o he_o respondeo_fw-la veritatem_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la probari_fw-la etiam_fw-la posse_fw-la non_fw-la recurrendo_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la imò_fw-la ante_fw-la primam_fw-la probationem_fw-la verae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la debere_fw-la probari_fw-la veritatem_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la etenim_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la definiatur_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la quòd_fw-la sit_fw-la coetus_fw-la profitentium_fw-la veram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la fidei_fw-la repugnat_fw-la in_o terminis_fw-la i_o supponere_fw-la aliquam_fw-la congregationem_fw-la esse_fw-la veram_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la dicam_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la ibi_fw-la esse_fw-la veram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la primò_fw-la probare_fw-la veram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la ex_fw-la verâ_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la arr._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 7._o sect._n 5._o that_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n may_v be_v prove_v without_o recur_v to_o the_o church_n yea_o and_o that_o before_o the_o first_o proof_n of_o the_o true_a church_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o be_v prove_v he_o prove_v both_o part_n of_o his_o assertion_n large_o and_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o it_o make_v use_v of_o this_o argument_n for_o since_o the_o church_n as_o a_o church_n be_v define_v the_o congregation_n of_o man_n profess_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o very_a term_n to_o suppose_v any_o congregation_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n unless_o i_o do_v for_o that_o very_a reason_n suppose_v there_o be_v the_o true_a doctrine_n i_o can_v therefore_o first_o prove_v the_o doctrine_n be_v true_a from_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o church_n to_o this_o we_o willing_o subscribe_v and_o approve_v this_o method_n of_o arriaga_n only_a not_o so_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o adversary_n who_o detest_v it_o 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he_o ecclesia_fw-la autem_fw-la latinorum_n non_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la sed_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pars_fw-la ejus_fw-la ideo_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la tota_fw-la ipsa_fw-la errâsset_fw-la non_fw-la errabat_fw-la eccl._n universalis_fw-la quia_fw-la manet_fw-la eccl._n universalis_fw-la in_o partibus_fw-la istis_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la errant_a five_o illa_fw-la fint_fw-la plures_fw-la numero_fw-la quà m_fw-la errantes_fw-la sine_fw-la non_fw-la tost_n in_o 2._o prol._n hier._n in_o matth._n qu._n 4._o the_o latin_a church_n be_v not_o the_o universal_a church_n but_o only_o a_o part_n of_o it_o therefore_o although_o that_o have_v whole_o err_v the_o universal_a church_n will_v not_o have_v err_v because_o it_o remain_v in_o those_o part_n which_o do_v not_o err_v whether_o they_o be_v more_o or_o few_o in_o number_n than_o the_o part_n which_o do_v err_v so_o canus_n 5._o canus_n at_o nihil_fw-la obstat_fw-la cur_n major_a ecclesiae_fw-la pars_fw-la non_fw-la 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