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A13773 Positions lately held by the L. Du Perron, Bishop of Eureux, against the sufficiency and perfection of the scriptures maintaning the necessitie and authoritie of vnwritten traditions. Verie learnedly answered and confuted by D. Daniell Tillenus, Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Sedan. VVith a defence of the sufficiency and perfection of the holy scriptures by the same author. Faithfully translated. Tilenus, Daniel, 1563-1633.; Du Perron, Jacques Davy, 1556-1618. Discours sur l'autorité.; Tilenus, Daniel, 1563-1633. Defence of the sufficiency and perfection of the holy scripture. aut 1606 (1606) STC 24071; ESTC S101997 143,995 256

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authority_n be_v give_v from_o heaven_n to_o the_o assembly_n of_o heretic_n and_o therefore_o that_o they_o can_v baptise_v that_o baptism_n be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o resident_a out_o of_o the_o church_n neither_o consequent_o baptism_n d._n tillenus_n his_o answer_n first_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o scripture_n learn_v that_o whosoever_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v well_o baptise_a but_o the_o follower_n of_o the_o romish_a tradition_n can_v never_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v well_o baptize_v or_o no_o for_o beside_o this_o instituti_fw-la of_o christ_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n require_v the_o intent_n of_o the_o priest_n without_o which_o the_o sacrament_n with_o they_o be_v none_o now_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o can_v be_v full_o assure_v of_o another_o man_n intent_n second_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o outward_a sacrament_n &_o the_o inward_a grace_n which_o be_v not_o enclose_v within_o the_o other_o as_o a_o salve_n in_o a_o box_n as_o the_o romish_a tradition_n teach_v they_o that_o receive_v the_o first_o receive_v not_o always_o the_o latter_a in_o what_o place_n soever_o it_o be_v as_o we_o see_v by_o the_o example_n of_o judas_n &_o simon_n magus_n for_o as_o say_v s._n augustine_n 24_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o the_o ●ont_n 〈◊〉_d 24_o man_n do_v put_v on_o christ_n sometime_o in_o participation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n sometime_o in_o sanctification_n of_o life_n the_o first_o be_v common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a the_o other_o be_v peculiar_a only_o to_o the_o good_a neither_o heretic_n nor_o orthodoxal_a can_v minister_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o outward_a sacrament_n the_o holy_a ghost_n only_o give_v the_o internal_a grace_n that_o be_v faith_n possession_n of_o christ_n &_o remission_n of_o sin_n all_o which_o be_v manifest_a in_o scripture_n but_o 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obseruat_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la questio_fw-la autem_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la sit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la ergo_fw-la à_fw-la capite_fw-la sumendum_fw-la exordium_n cur_n schisma_fw-la feceritis_fw-la and_o in_o another_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proinde_fw-la quamvis_fw-la huius_fw-la rei_fw-la certè_fw-la de_fw-la scripture_n canonicis_fw-la non_fw-la proferatur_fw-la exemplum_fw-la earundem_fw-la tamen_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-mi a_o nobis_fw-la tenetur_fw-la veritas_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la facimus_fw-la quod_fw-la universae_fw-la iam_fw-la placuit_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsarum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la commendat_fw-la autoritas_fw-la ut_fw-la quando_fw-la s._n scriptura_fw-la fallere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quisquis_fw-la falli_fw-la metuit_fw-la huius_fw-la obscuritate_fw-la quaestionis_fw-la eandem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la consulat_fw-la quam_fw-la sine_fw-la 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