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pag._n 78._o suspect_v that_o testimony_n to_o be_v vitiate_a and_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v read_v nec_fw-la specic_fw-la nec_fw-la natuna_fw-la neither_o change_v in_o shape_n nor_o in_o nature_n romanist_n have_v commit_v many_o such_o parricid_n on_o the_o writing_n of_o father_n so_o that_o here_o also_o i_o may_v conclude_v with_o a_o four_o demonstration_n of_o romish_a novelty_n that_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v destroy_v in_o the_o eucharist_n and_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v substitute_v in_o their_o place_n be_v no_o essential_a of_o faith_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n but_o this_o be_v a_o essential_a of_o the_o present_a romish_a faith_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n sect_n v._o a_o five_o instance_n of_o novelty_n concern_v purgatory_n examine_v and_o retort_v the_o pamphleter_n in_o his_o five_o instance_n say_v that_o protestant_n deny_v purgatory_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a where_o sophistical_o he_o throw_v two_o popish_a error_n together_o well_o he_o know_v
have_v cite_v line_n out_o of_o virgil_n claudian_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o perhaps_o from_o the_o turkish_a alcoran_n and_o the_o jewish_a talmud_n from_o all_o which_o bellarmin_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o argue_v lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr purg._n cap._n 11._o we_o do_v not_o envy_v they_o these_o heathenish_a and_o infidel_n abettor_n our_o learned_a country_n man_n dr._n forbes_n of_o corse_n lib._n 13._o instruct_v hist_o theol._n cap._n 1._o after_o a_o parallel_n betwixt_o the_o romish_a purgatory_n and_o the_o old_a dream_n of_o platonic_a philosoph_n montanus_n and_o origen_n conclude_v they_o have_v borrow_v something_o from_o origen_n more_o from_o montanus_n but_o most_o of_o all_o from_o the_o platonist_n i_o conclude_v with_o that_o of_o austin_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la pecc_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a cap._n 28._o non_fw-la est_fw-la loeus_fw-la medius_fw-la ut_fw-la possit_fw-la esse_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la diabolo_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la and_o the_o author_n hypog_n lib._n 5._o tertium_fw-la ignoramus_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o scripture_n invenimus_fw-la hence_o emerge_n a_o five_o demonstration_n of_o romish_a novelty_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a undergo_v purgatory_n pain_n after_o this_o life_n be_v no_o essential_a of_o the_o christian_a faith_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n but_o it_o be_v a_o essential_a of_o the_o present_a romish_a faith_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n sect_n vi_o a_o six_o instance_n of_o novelty_n concern_v invocation_n of_o saint_n examine_v and_o retort_v upon_o romanist_n the_o pamphleter_n in_o his_o six_o instance_n say_v that_o protestant_n deny_v invocation_n and_o honour_v of_o saint_n where_o he_o bewray_v either_o gross_a ignorance_n or_o so_o much_o disingenuity_n as_o to_o verify_v in_o himself_o his_o other_o apocryphal_a text_n quod_fw-la interiora_fw-la ejus_fw-la sint_fw-la plena_fw-la dolo_fw-la for_o though_o protestant_n deny_v invocation_n of_o depart_a saint_n yet_o they_o acknowledge_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v honour_v they_o cordial_o homologate_v that_o of_o austin_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig_n cap._n 55._o honorandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la imitationem_fw-la non_fw-la adorandi_fw-la propter_fw-la religionem_fw-la it_o will_v prove_v a_o hard_a province_n to_o all_o the_o romanist_n of_o the_o world_n to_o produce_v one_o anthentick_a instance_n for_o invocation_n of_o saint_n within_o the_o first_o three_o age_n either_o from_o canonical_a or_o extra_fw-la canonical_a author_n for_o as_o to_o canonic_a writer_n eccius_n a_o violent_a romanist_n in_o euchirid_a cap._n 15._o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o explicit_a command_n for_o invocation_n of_o saint_n either_o in_o the_o old_a or_o new_a test_n and_o for_o extra_fw-la canonical_a author_n sixtus_n senensis_n lib._n 6._o bibl._n annot_v 345._o reckon_v out_o many_o in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n irenaeus_n justin_n martyr_n tertul._n clemens_n romanus_n and_o origen_n to_o who_o in_o after_o time_n he_o add_v lactantius_n victorinus_n prudentius_n ambrose_n chrysost_n yea_o and_o pope_n john_n the_o 22._o maintain_v that_o saint_n do_v not_o enjoy_v the_o beatific_a vision_n before_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o last_o day_n and_o though_o he_o hint_n at_o a_o piteous_a evasion_n to_o draw_v some_o of_o their_o word_n another_o way_n yet_o the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n make_v he_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o their_o word_n can_v not_o bear_v such_o a_o interpretation_n consequent_o these_o can_v not_o maintain_v a_o proper_a invocation_n of_o depart_a saint_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o bell._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr beat_v sanct._n cap._n 20._o conclude_v that_o saint_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o invocate_v because_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o admit_v to_o the_o beatific_a vision_n do_v not_o the_o father_n of_o those_o age_n explicit_o reject_v invocation_n of_o angel_n as_o irenaeus_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 25._o reckon_a invocation_n of_o angel_n and_o incantation_n together_o as_o thing_n not_o practise_v by_o the_o church_n and_o origen_n lib._n 5._o count_v celsum_n &_o lib._n 8._o say_v that_o our_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v up_o to_o god_n alone_o by_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n and_o why_o angel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v invocate_v he_o bring_v diverse_a reason_n how_o be_v it_o that_o in_o the_o excellent_a tractat_v concern_v prayer_n write_v by_o tertul._n and_o cyprian_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n how_o be_v it_o that_o in_o all_o the_o sermon_n of_o origen_n there_o be_v not_o have_v mary_fw-mi or_o invocation_n of_o saint_n recommend_v do_v not_o romish_a catechist_n in_o expound_v the_o first_o command_n labour_v to_o reconcile_v their_o invocation_n of_o saint_n with_o the_o prohibition_n of_o that_o command_n but_o origen_n in_o exod._n homil_n 8._o though_o he_o prolix_o treat_v of_o that_o command_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v not_o these_o evidence_n that_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v not_o then_o in_o fashion_n do_v not_o the_o father_n of_o these_o age_n define_v prayer_n to_o be_v direct_v to_o god_n alone_o so_o tertul._n de_fw-fr orat_fw-la cap._n 1._o &_o 9_o apol_n cap._n 30._o iren._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 32._o cap._n 35._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o origen_n count_v celsum_fw-la lib._n 5._o &_o lib._n 8._o and_o after_o they_o athanasius_n orat_fw-la 4._o cont_n arrianos_fw-la well_o do_v ambrose_n express_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n de_fw-fr obit_fw-la theod._n tu_fw-la domine_fw-la solus_fw-la invocandus_fw-la es_fw-la shall_v not_o the_o argument_n of_o athanasius_n orat_fw-la 4._o count_v arrianos_n conclude_v the_o deity_n of_o christ_n because_o he_o be_v invocate_v be_v very_o inconsequent_a if_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n have_v be_v judge_v lawful_a when_o in_o the_o four_o century_n invovation_n of_o saint_n begin_v to_o creep_v in_o be_v it_o not_o doubt_v if_o depart_a saint_n know_v particular_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o live_n hence_o nazianzen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat_fw-la 3._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat_fw-la funeb_fw-mi in_o laudem_fw-la basilii_fw-la hierom_n in_o epitaph_n nepotiani_n non_fw-fr audit_n quicquid_fw-la dixero_fw-la ambrose_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la satyri_fw-la cum_fw-la quo_fw-la loqui_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o can_v they_o then_o hold_v it_o as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n that_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v invocate_v do_v not_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n can_v 35._o condemn_v express_o the_o invocation_n of_o angel_n be_v it_o not_o a_o notorious_a imposture_n of_o romanist_n to_o substitute_n for_o angelos_n either_o in_o the_o title_n text_n or_o margin_n angulos_fw-la as_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v do_v by_o caranza_n crab_n binnius_n canisius_n be_v not_o that_o canon_n commend_v and_o the_o worship_n of_o angel_n condemn_v by_o theodoret_n in_o cap._n 2._o ad_fw-la coloss_n do_v not_o the_o pamphleter_n bewray_v how_o desperate_a his_o cause_n be_v when_o all_o the_o testimony_n he_o bring_v be_v either_o spurious_a or_o impertinent_a these_o from_o denys_n de_fw-fr hierarch_n cap._n 7._o clement_n apost_n constut_o cornelius_n 1_o epist_n and_o origen_n lament_v be_v all_o spurious_a and_o most_o of_o they_o quite_o impertinent_a that_o of_o clement_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v cite_v lib._n 5._o cap._n 7._o speak_v only_o of_o honour_n due_a to_o saint_n that_o of_o cornelius_n which_o not_o only_a cocus_n in_o censura_fw-la pag._n 36._o have_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v spurious_a but_o also_o as_o barronius_n add_v a_o 221._o n._n 6._o confess_v non_fw-la est_fw-la perinde_v exploratae_fw-la fidei_fw-la of_o the_o intercession_n of_o saint_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v deny_v who_o may_v not_o see_v a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o intercession_n and_o invocation_n saint_n in_o time_n do_v intercede_v for_o the_o church_n and_o sure_a their_o charity_n be_v enlarge_v in_o heaven_n they_o cease_v not_o to_o intercede_v for_o she_o but_o the_o question_n be_v if_o we_o be_v to_o invocate_v they_o religious_o or_o if_o they_o know_v all_o the_o particular_a want_n of_o soul_n on_o earth_n this_o be_v more_o than_o will_v be_v prove_v either_o by_o scripture_n or_o primitive_a antiquity_n that_o lamentation_n or_o penitential_a of_o origen_n be_v declare_v apocryphal_a by_o pope_n gelasius_n witness_n barron_n ad_fw-la a_o 253._o n._n 118._o concern_v that_o of_o denys_n lib._n the_o hierarch_n eccles_n cap._n 7._o it_o have_v oft_o be_v tell_v romanist_n particular_o by_o dr._n will._n forbes_n controv_fw-mi 3._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 308._o by_o dallaeus_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr object_n cultus_fw-la religios_fw-la cap._n 8._o and_o by_o dr._n fern_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o scripture_n mistake_v sect._n 2._o pag._n 262._o that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_n for_o the_o dead_a not_o of_o prayer_n to_o the_o dead_a and_o can_v but_o be_v obvious_a to_o any_o that_o have_v read_v the_o book_n itself_o he_o cite_v cyprian_n lib._n 4._o epist_n 9_o speak_v of_o
primitive_a christian_a church_n do_v ever_o own_o in_o a_o word_n they_o set_v up_o a_o religion_n build_v upon_o no_o divine_a authority_n but_o upon_o humane_a tradition_n and_o definition_n of_o their_o church_n repugnant_a to_o scripture_n to_o antiovity_n to_o reason_n and_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o the_o world_n teach_v impious_a idolatry_n against_o god_n and_o perfidiousness_n to_o man_n receive_v addition_n or_o alteration_n as_o the_o grandee_n of_o the_o romish_a faction_n find_v most_o to_o conduce_v for_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v to_o say_v nothing_o to_o his_o knack_n i_o answer_v first_o we_o have_v both_o faith_n and_o unity_n faith_n ground_v on_o holy_a scripture_n and_o not_o only_a unity_n in_o fundamental_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o the_o church_n militant_a but_o also_o in_o most_o of_o the_o integral_n of_o religion_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n whereas_o they_o have_v neither_o true_a faith_n nor_o unity_n for_o hardly_o do_v they_o disagree_v from_o we_o in_o any_o thing_n wherein_o they_o be_v not_o subdivide_v among_o themselves_o second_o we_o have_v both_o a_o law_n and_o a_o judge_n a_o law_n better_a nor_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o divine_a law_n of_o holy_a scripture_n a_o judge_n both_o celestial_a the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o terrestrial_a the_o synod_n of_o the_o church_n but_o romanist_n to_o shoulder_v up_o their_o pretend_a infallible_a judge_n who_o yet_o they_o can_v agree_v upon_o throw_v intolerable_a indignity_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v cap._n 3_o three_o we_o have_v a_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n a_o altar_n not_o like_o their_o altar_n of_o damascus_n but_o a_o altar_n which_o sanctify_v our_o oblation_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thus_o aquinas_n himself_o expound_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 13.10_o we_o have_v a_o altar_n we_o have_v also_o a_o sacrifice_n â—ot_n only_o eucharistick_a of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n but_o also_o certain_o propitiatory_a viz._n of_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n four_o our_o sacrament_n be_v not_o bare_a sign_n as_o romanist_n slander_v we_o but_o exhibitive_a of_o grace_n which_o can_v be_v true_o say_v of_o all_o they_o five_o though_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n with_o we_o be_v not_o clog_v as_o in_o the_o romish_a church_n with_o a_o heap_n of_o ceremony_n partly_o heathenish_a partly_o judaical_a yet_o we_o have_v religious_a ceremony_n viz._n sacramental_a rite_n and_o these_o also_o of_o divine_a institution_n six_o the_o mission_n of_o our_o preacher_n have_v be_v sustain_v against_o the_o cavil_n of_o romanist_n but_o a_o divine_a warrant_n can_v be_v show_v for_o their_o pope_n universal_a vicarship_n or_o the_o princely_a dignity_n of_o their_o cardinal_n seven_o our_o doctrine_n be_v infallible_a and_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o faith_n sure_a unless_o romanist_n like_o infidel_n will_v question_v the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o scripture_n eight_o though_o we_o pretend_v not_o to_o a_o pharisaical_a perfection_n with_o romanist_n yet_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n so_o far_o as_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n through_o grace_n may_v be_v keep_v nine_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o reward_n of_o grace_n not_o of_o debt_n do_v not_o presuppose_v any_o proper_a merit_n of_o we_o but_o romanist_n by_o their_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n make_v heaven_n venial_a and_o derogate_v from_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o sole_a merit_n of_o christ_n ten_o reprobation_n be_v a_o eternal_a and_o immanent_a act_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o god_n himself_o can_v proper_o be_v demerited_a but_o there_o be_v no_o damnation_n without_o the_o previous_a demerit_n of_o sin_n yea_o also_o the_o eternal_a decree_n of_o reprobation_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o council_n of_o dort_n presuppose_v the_o prescience_n of_o man_n fall_n eleven_o though_o lapse_v man_n without_o regenerate_a grace_n can_v do_v that_o which_o be_v spiritual_o good_a yet_o be_v may_v free_o sin_n none_o of_o we_o do_v question_n but_o the_o jesuit_n garnet_n oldcorn_n etc._n etc._n act_v free_o in_o their_o accession_n to_o the_o powder-plot_n twelve_o we_o pretend_v not_o to_o any_o new_a apostle_n nor_o be_v there_o necessity_n of_o new_a miracle_n our_o doctrine_n have_v be_v full_o confirm_v by_o the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n thirteen_o it_o be_v more_o than_o romanist_n can_v prove_v that_o particular_a church_n have_v not_o authority_n to_o reform_v themselves_o when_o general_a council_n can_v be_v have_v to_o undertake_v the_o work_n fourteen_o we_o leave_v private_a spirit_n and_o new_a light_n against_o old_a reveal_v verity_n to_o quaker_n and_o papist_n fifteenth_o single_a man_n opinious_a against_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o father_n have_v more_o affinity_n with_o jesuit_n probable_n than_o protestant_n to_o justify_v their_o boldness_n in_o broach_v new_a opinion_n poza_fw-it the_fw-fr jesuit_n as_o cite_v in_o the_o jesuit_n moral_n part._n 1._o cap._n 1._o art_n 1._o pag._n 167._o bring_v a_o testimony_n from_o a_o council_n of_o constantinople_n beatus_fw-la qui_fw-la profert_fw-la verbum_fw-la inanditum_fw-la as_o if_o the_o council_n have_v say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o produce_v a_o word_n unheard_a of_o or_o some_o new_a thing_n whereas_o like_o a_o jesuit_n he_o mutilate_v and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o council_n which_o be_v beatus_fw-la qui_fw-la profert_fw-la verbum_fw-la in_o auditum_fw-la obedientium_fw-la bless_v be_v he_o who_o utter_v a_o word_n to_o obedient_a â—ars_n sixteenth_o we_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o maintain_v that_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n because_o the_o jewish_a church_n do_v never_o receive_v they_o be_v tell_v rom._n 3.2_o that_o to_o they_o be_v commit_v the_o 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