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the_o reader_n to_o be_v believe_v or_o reject_v by_o he_o but_o if_o the_o bull_n be_v not_o take_v down_o till_o sixtus_n die_v then_o sixtus_n err_v as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o promote_v error_n as_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v and_o what_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o use_v not_o the_o necessary_a diligence_n to_o avoid_v error_n chap._n viii_o that_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a whether_o the_o pope_n define_v according_a to_o his_o own_o mind_n or_o against_o his_o conscience_n and_o that_o this_o latter_a case_n may_v happen_v be_v prove_v by_o many_o example_n we_o be_v not_o yet_o get_v rid_v of_o our_o doubt_n and_o perplexity_n those_o which_o we_o have_v already_o mention_v be_v external_a and_o obvious_a to_o the_o sense_n if_o not_o of_o all_o yet_o at_o least_o of_o some_o whereas_o here_o be_v one_o unknown_a and_o impenetrable_a to_o all_o but_o the_o pope_n himself_o to_o wit_n his_o own_o conscience_n for_o to_o judge_v right_a it_o be_v require_v that_o he_o 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amicus_fw-la emanuel_n a_o schelstrate_n and_o
troop_n as_o slave_n to_o hell_n to_o be_v with_o himself_o for_o ever_o torment_v yet_o no_o mortal_a must_v presume_v to_o reprehend_v his_o fault_n because_o he_o be_v to_o judge_v all_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o none_o who_o not_o to_o mention_v obsolete_a story_n but_o late_o command_v all_o to_o believe_v there_o be_v five_o heretical_a proposition_n in_o jansenius_n and_o yet_o although_o humble_o entreat_v by_o many_o doctor_n will_v not_o declare_v in_o what_o part_n of_o jansenius_n his_o book_n they_o may_v be_v find_v what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o account_v christian_n as_o most_o vile_a slave_n the_o seven_o note_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v in_o this_o 23._o this_o john_n iu._n 23._o that_o she_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o ancient_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n indeed_o use_v a_o gross_a and_o sensible_a kind_n of_o worship_n and_o be_v employ_v about_o the_o mean_a and_o beggarly_a element_n of_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a 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manuscript_n must_v be_v read_v through_o this_o few_o man_n can_v attend_v to_o or_o if_o they_o can_v one_o age_n will_v not_o suffice_v yet_o this_o accordding_n to_o richlieu_n method_n must_v be_v do_v by_o any_o infidel_n who_o be_v a_o candidate_n of_o christianity_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o succession_n that_o be_v twofold_a of_o doctrine_n and_o of_o person_n the_o first_o be_v coincident_a with_o antiquity_n and_o perpetuity_n the_o second_o in_o gretser_n judgement_n be_v of_o little_a moment_n without_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n say_v he_o 9_o he_o sine_fw-la veritate_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la successio_fw-la pastorum_fw-la est_fw-la exigui_fw-la ponderis_fw-la de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o succession_n of_o pastor_n be_v of_o small_a weight_n but_o suppose_v it_o of_o the_o great_a moment_n what_o be_v more_o laborious_a and_o difficult_a to_o say_v no_o more_o than_o to_o prove_v that_o in_o a_o long_a series_n of_o succession_n continue_v 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succession_n of_o pope_n for_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o general_a council_n last_o if_o heresy_n interrupt_v succession_n it_o will_v be_v no_o more_o certain_a that_o the_o succession_n of_o pope_n be_v never_o interrupt_v than_o that_o no_o pope_n be_v ever_o a_o heretic_n but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v ascertain_v especial_o to_o a_o infidel_n of_o who_o we_o now_o treat_v who_o may_v consider_v that_o many_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n open_o teach_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o it_o be_v absurd_a in_o this_o case_n to_o pretend_v heresy_n against_o the_o succession_n of_o any_o church_n for_o that_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n now_o inquire_v by_o this_o infidel_n which_o society_n of_o christian_n be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o consequent_o which_o of_o they_o be_v heretic_n or_o schismatic_n this_o method_n therefore_o can_v never_o certain_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o true_a church_n chap._n xxvi_o that_o it_o be_v uncertain_a what_o the_o universal_a church_n believe_v if_o after_o all_o this_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o our_o adversary_n may_v certain_o know_v which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n it_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v inquire_v what_o this_o church_n believe_v but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v know_v for_o first_o it_o do_v not_o suffice_v to_o know_v what_o the_o great_a or_o lesser_a part_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n believe_v unless_o we_o know_v what_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o whole_a for_o our_o adversary_n confess_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o may_v err_v so_o tostatus_n answer_v to_o those_o who_o from_o the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n before_o s._n hierom_n time_n argue_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n then_o err_v reply_v that_o all_o the_o copy_n indeed_o of_o the_o latin_a church_n be_v corrupt_v but_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v preserve_v entire_a now_o say_v he_o 4._o
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 erret_fw-la can._n loc_fw-la theol._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n may_v err_v bannes_n 4._o bannes_n sententia_fw-la majoris_fw-la partis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la falsa_fw-la in_o materia_fw-la fidei_fw-la bann_n in_o 2.2_o qu._n 1._o art_n 10._o dub_v 4._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v false_a in_o a_o matter_n of_o faith._n valentia_n consider_v those_o word_n of_o christ_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v shall_v he_o find_v faith_n upon_o the_o earth_n say_v 16._o say_v significat_fw-la paucissimos_fw-la certè_fw-la fore_fw-la postremo_fw-la illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la fideles_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la nullos_fw-la val_n tom_n 3._o disp_n 1._o qu._n 1._o punct_a 7._o 7._o 16._o he_o signify_v that_o there_o will_v be_v very_o few_o faithful_a in_o that_o last_o time_n not_o that_o there_o will_v be_v none_o and_o bellarmin_n 16._o bellarmin_n non_fw-la tamen_fw-la nullos_fw-la nec_fw-la tam_fw-la paucos_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la faciant_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la bel._n de_fw-fr eccles_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 16._o treat_v of_o the_o same_o word_n say_v with_o theophylact_fw-mi that_o our_o lord_n mean_v there_o will_v be_v few_o faithful_n in_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n not_o yet_o that_o there_o will_v be_v none_o nor_o so_o few_o as_o not_o to_o constitute_v a_o church_n many_o divine_n and_o those_o of_o great_a name_n who_o word_n we_o before_o produce_v have_v go_v far_o and_o maintain_v that_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o true_a church_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o one_o only_a woman_n nor_o do_v john_n viguerius_n a_o dominican_n professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o tholouse_n differ_v much_o from_o they_o teach_v that_o faith_n at_o least_o explicit_a may_v be_v preserve_v in_o one_o person_n all_o the_o rest_n retain_v only_o implicit_a faith._n it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o church_n say_v he_o 10._o he_o sic_fw-la potest_fw-la dici_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la quòd_fw-la potest_fw-la seruari_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la prout_fw-la dicitur_fw-la de_fw-la mariâ_fw-la virg._n quòd_fw-la in_o eâ_fw-la solâ_fw-la in_o triduo_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la mansit_fw-la fides_fw-la explicita_fw-la de_fw-la divinitate_fw-la christi_fw-la quamvis_fw-la multi_fw-la alii_fw-la per_fw-la judaeam_fw-la existentes_fw-la habere_fw-la possent_fw-la fidem_fw-la catholicam_fw-la actualem_fw-la &_o implicitam_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la explicitam_fw-la de_fw-la divinitate_fw-la christi_fw-la vig._n instit_fw-la theol._n c._n 10._o that_o it_o may_v be_v preserve_v in_o one_o person_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o v._o mary_n that_o in_o she_o only_o during_o the_o three_o day_n of_o burial_n remain_v explicit_a faith_n touch_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n although_o many_o other_o in_o judea_n may_v have_v actual_a and_o implicit_a catholic_n faith_n but_o not_o explicit_a of_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n if_o either_o of_o these_o two_o opinion_n be_v allow_v we_o must_v despair_v of_o ever_o know_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n for_o where_o can_v be_v seek_v for_o by_o what_o note_n can_v be_v find_v that_o phoenix_n that_o deucalion_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n who_o alone_o retain_v explicit_a faith_n when_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v either_o err_v or_o preserve_v only_o implicit_a faith_n but_o be_v these_o opinion_n true_a or_o false_a the_o opposite_a of_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v of_o faith_n as_o i_o before_o prove_v of_o the_o former_a and_o of_o the_o latter_a may_v be_v hence_o prove_v that_o this_o book_n of_o viguerius_n be_v approve_v by_o the_o faculty_n of_o divinity_n of_o paris_n which_o will_v never_o have_v be_v do_v if_o it_o have_v be_v find_v to_o contain_v heresy_n however_o let_v both_o be_v explode_v the_o other_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n may_v err_v nay_o further_o none_o ever_o yet_o 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faithful_a believe_v since_o there_o be_v far_o more_o believer_n than_o pastor_n and_o these_o teach_v more_o distinct_o than_o the_o other_o believe_v beside_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o know_v what_o seem_v true_a to_o all_o the_o faithful_a unless_o it_o be_v also_o know_v what_o they_o all_o embrace_v as_o reveal_v by_o god._n for_o our_o adversary_n acknowledge_v there_o be_v many_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n maldonat_n 3._o maldonat_n a_o put_fw-mi rich_a hist_o council_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o prove_v this_o at_o large_a and_o give_v some_o example_n of_o it_o as_o that_o the_o church_n for_o many_o age_n use_v a_o preface_n upon_o the_o festival_n of_o st._n hierom_n wherein_o she_o extol_v his_o pure_a virginity_n although_o st._n hierom_n in_o several_a place_n confess_v the_o contrary_a for_o which_o reason_n the_o preface_n be_v at_o last_o expunge_v that_o for_o 600_o year_n she_o administer_v the_o eucharist_n to_o infant_n that_o she_o worship_v particular_a relic_n of_o saint_n and_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o particular_a man_n in_o purgatory_n although_o it_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n that_o those_o relic_n be_v true_a or_o these_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n and_o the_o like_a which_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o know_v not_o only_o what_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o universal_a church_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o she_o as_o of_o faith_n and_o reveal_v by_o god._n but_o who_o shall_v ascertain_v this_o for_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o believer_n be_v not_o wont_v accurate_o to_o distinguish_v these_o thing_n so_o that_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v ask_v whosoever_o he_o meet_v what_o they_o admit_v as_o true_a what_o as_o reveal_v what_o they_o receive_v with_o divine_a faith_n what_o with_o catholic_n opinion_n he_o will_v find_v very_o few_o who_o can_v comprehend_v the_o sense_n of_o his_o question_n much_o few_o who_o can_v answer_v he_o distinct_o so_o far_o shall_v we_o be_v therefore_o from_o know_v by_o this_o method_n what_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o universal_a church_n that_o it_o can_v scarce_o be_v know_v what_o be_v believe_v in_o any_o single_a diocese_n chap._n xxvii_o that_o it_o may_v just_o be_v doubt_v whether_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o the_o universal_a church_n believe_v there_o remain_v the_o three_o reason_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o sound_v the_o faith_n of_o all_o single_a christian_n upon_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o belief_n for_o suppose_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v sufficient_o know_v what_o she_o believe_v it_o be_v not_o yet_o manifest_a whether_o she_o believe_v right_o for_o a_o true_a church_n be_v one_o thing_n a_o infallible_a church_n another_o yet_o infallible_a must_v that_o necessary_o be_v which_o be_v to_o we_o a_o certain_a rule_n of_o faith._n before_o all_o thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v require_v to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o church_n be_v infallible_a but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v know_v our_o adversary_n common_o say_v it_o
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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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 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