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A69143 Miscellania or a treatise Contayning two hundred controuersiall animaduersions, conducing to the study of English controuersies in fayth, and religion. VVritten by N.N.P. and dedicated to the yonger sort of Catholike priests, and other students in the English seminaries beyond the seas. With a pareneticall conclusion vnto the said men. Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name. 1640 (1640) STC 576; ESTC S115142 202,826 416

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4._o protestant_n so_o do_v d._n whit._n l._n de_fw-fr eccles_n bellar._n contro_n 2._o q._n 4._o pag._n ●23_n jewel_n in_o his_o apolog_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n act_n 4._o cap._n 4._o absolute_o deny_v that_o infallible_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o interpret_n the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o disclaim_v from_o it_o appeal_v to_o their_o own_o private_a spirit_n for_o the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o the_o same_o final_o in_o the_o last_o place_n if_o the_o catholics_n confirm_v their_o religion_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o miracle_n the_o protestant_n in_o answer_n thereto_o absolute_o reject_v the_o force_n of_o miracle_n term_v they_o 12._o they_o so_o the_o conturist_n ●all_n they_o cent._n 4._o col_fw-fr 1445._o &_o osi●●●●●_n cent._n 10._o 11._o 12._o but_o antichristian_a wonder_n and_o lie_v sign_n as_o above_o be_v show_v thus_o we_o see_v how_o our_o adversary_n disclaim_v from_o all_o head_n of_o proof_n do_v final_o reduce_v all_o to_o their_o own_o private_a judgement_n or_o spirit_n and_o be_v not_o this_o i_o demand_v the_o foresay_a vicious_a circulation_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o answer_n which_o above_o be_v disalow_v in_o the_o protestant_n impugn_v or_o dispute_v animadversion_n xxiii_o that_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n be_v to_o be_v take_v literal_o and_o not_o figurati●ly_o be_v prove_v by_o these_o reason_n follow_v in_o that_o christ_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n etc._n body_n math._n ●6_n marc._n 14._o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v my_o blood_n do_v adjoine_v thereto_o quod_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la datur_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la effundetur_fw-la which_o late_a word_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o literal_a acceptance_n of_o the_o former_a word_n the_o same_o verity_n be_v prove_v from_o the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o the_o foresay_a place_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o first_o circumstance_n may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o matter_n or_o object_n 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the_o suc●●ding_a christian_n during_o the_o continuance_n 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n another_o citcumstance_n may_v be_v take●_n from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o evangelist_n and_o th●_n apostle_n repeat_v and_o relate_v this_o speech_n of_o christ_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la etc._n etc._n a●_n which_o man_n whereas_o they_o do_v write_v in_o seu●rall_a time_n when_o some_o of_o they_o be_v present_a at_o the_o institution_n other_o receive_v relation_n thereof_o from_o they_o that_o be_v present_a thereat_o whereas_o also_o they_o have_v see_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n about_o this_o sacrament_n whe●●_n as_o last_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o true_a understanding_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o they_o a●●_n do_v unanimous_o conspire_v in_o deliver_v 〈◊〉_d plain_n and_o literal_a construction_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n which_o reason_n be_v more_o prevayl_v by_o observe_v the_o contrary_a course_n which_o they_o take_v in_o explicate_v other_o 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j●sti●●tion_n the_o wash_n of_o the_o apostle_n sit_fw-mi christ_n ●●sire_n of_o perform_v this_o mystery_n his_o cast_v up_o 〈◊〉_d his_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n his_o application_n of_o t●_n word_n to_o the_o matter_n his_o separate_a and_o disjoin●_n blessing_n of_o both_o the_o element_n his_o fraction_n 〈◊〉_d give_v and_o invite_v to_o a_o new_a supper_n his_o ow●_n eat_v and_o after_o command_v the_o eat_n of_o it_o t●_n other_o and_o last_o his_o most_o holy_a speech_n deli●er●_n thereof_o in_o john_n 14.15_o etc._n etc._n here_o now_o i_o conclude_v that_o all_o these_o reason_n with_o the_o forme●_n observation_n be_v most_o sufficient_a to_o persuade_v any_o man_n of_o judgement_n that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o speak_v figurative_o in_o so_o serious_a a_o matter_n animadversion_n xxiv_o the_o various_a interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o jnstitution_n make_v by_o protestant_n do_v sufficient_o discover_v their_o error_n in_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o carolostadius_fw-la 1524._o carolostadius_fw-la carolostad_n in_o lib._n ●di●o_o basil_n 1524._o teach_v that_o by_o the_o pronoune_n hoc_fw-la the_o adverb_n hic_fw-la be_v to_o be_v understand_v so_o as_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n he_o say_v be_v hic_fw-la that_o be_v in_o this_o place_n staet_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la bucer_n retract_v bucer_n in_o retract_v affirm_v that_o by_o the_o pronoune_n hoc_fw-la be_v understand_v the_o whole_a action_n of_o the_o supper_n so_o 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n shall_v be_v hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o action_n ●●th_v represent_v the_o body_n of_o christ._n swinglius_n eucharist_n swinglius_n swingl_n l_o de_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la relig_n cap._n the_o eucharist_n maintain_v that_o the_o figure_n be_v not_o in_o hoc_fw-la ●ut_fw-la in_o the_o verb_n est_fw-la which_o here_o ought_v to_o be_v ●●ken_v figurative_o for_o significat_fw-la boquinus_fw-la heshufij_fw-la boquinus_fw-la boquinus_fw-la in_o exam_fw-la lib_n heshufij_fw-la teach_v that_o the_o bread_n be_v true_o call_v ●he_v body_n of_o christ_n propter_fw-la communicationem_fw-la ●●omatum_n as_o by_o the_o same_o we_o true_o say_v of_o
god_n in_o their_o prayer_n t●_n their_o prince_n or_o king_n and_o to_o their_o ow_v parent_n yet_o with_o disparity_n of_o honour_n t●_n each_o of_o these_o and_o here_o be_v the_o source_n o●_n fountain_n of_o the_o protestant_n mistake_v who_o hearing_n that_o catholic_n do_v sometime_o exhibit_v part_n of_o that_o external_a worship_n t●_n creature_n which_o be_v give_v to_o god_n do_v instant_o exclaim_v forth_o that_o papist_n do_v commit_v idolatry_n to_o creature_n poor_a man_n 〈◊〉_d commiserate_v their_o ignorance_n who_o so_o much_o mistake_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o catholic_a practice_n herein_o animadversion_n xxxv_o the_o several_a &_o different_a time_n of_o the_o fir●●_n come_v of_o antichrist_n assign_v by_o ou●_n adversary_n do_v evident_o prove_v that_o ant●christ_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v &_o consequent_o that_o ●he_n pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n as_o they_o in_o the_o come_v of_o their_o malice_n do_v teach_v for_o 20._o for_o upon_o the_o revel_v in_o c._n 20._o juni●●_n the_o eminent_a protestant_n affirm_v that_o hildebrand_n who_o be_v pope_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la ●●4_n be_v the_o first_o antichrist_n with_o who_o ●nspireth_v d._n downeham_n 110._o downeham_n in_o his_o treatise_n concern_v antichrist_n ca._n 110._o bullinger_n 198._o bullinger_n upon_o the_o apo._n s●rm_n 16._o p._n 198._o af●rmeth_v that_o antichrist_n come_v in_o the_o year_n ●63_n he_o therefore_o term_v that_o year_n the_o ●all_n year_n d_o 30._o d_o in_o his_o answ_n to_o a_o counterfeit_n cath._n pa._n 30._o fulke_o and_o d._n 100_o d._n in_o his_o synop_n pag._n 100_o willet_n do_v ●ace_n his_o come_n in_o the_o year_n 607._o and_o ●ake_z boniface_n the_o three_o to_o be_v the_o first_o anti●●rist_n d._n whytaker_n thus_o write_v of_o this_o ●oynt_n say_v 2._o say_v de_fw-fr eccles_n count_v ●eilar●_n contr_n 9●_n qu._n a._n p._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o gregory_n the_o great_a be_v the_o ●●t_n true_a and_o holy_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n &_o ther●●_n because_o our_o 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away_o present_o after_o the_o apostle_n departure_n now_o mere_a diametrical_o and_o cross_v to_o all_o the_o former_a protestant_n teach_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v an●ichrist_n melancthon_n 102._o melancthon_n so_o be_v melancthon_n allege_v by_o m._n harvey_n in_o his_o theol._n discourse_n p._n 102._o bucer_n and_o m._n fox_n 53●_n fox_n act._n mon._n of_o the_o year_n 1676._o pa._n 53●_n do_v teach_v that_o the_o turk_n be_v antichrist_n and_o according_a hereto_o buc●r_n style_v the_o turk_n 147._o turk_n bucer_n in_o his_o lib._n psal_n quinque_fw-la psal_n 22._o fol._n 146._o 147._o ipfissimus_fw-la antichristus_fw-la thus_o much_o touch_v the_o disagreement_n of_o our_o adversary_n in_o this_o point_n animadversion_n xxxvi_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v england_n by_o joseph_n of_o arimathia_n do_v afford_v a_o unanswerable_a demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o catholic_a and_o roman_a religion_n of_o this_o point_n we_o first_o find_v that_o 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damnation_n and_o d._n whitaker_n thus_o aver_v it_o 9_o it_o controver_n 2._o q._n 5._o cap._n 9_o be_v false_a that_o heretical_a and_o schismatical_a church_n be_v true_a church_n thus_o far_o of_o our_o adversary_n exclude_v papist_n anabaptist_n arian_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_o from_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o not_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v member_n thereof_o nor_o their_o doctrine_n protestancy_n now_o we_o will_v observe_v what_o change_n and_o mutability_n of_o judgement_n herein_o our_o adversary_n show_v at_o other_o time_n in_o willing_o embrace_v all_o these_o former_a sort_n of_o man_n and_o some_o other_o also_o as_o good_a protestant_n and_o in_o state_n of_o salvation_n and_o first_o of_o the_o papist_n luther_n say_v in_o anabapt_n in_o in_o ep._n contra_fw-la anabapt_n the_o popery_n there_o be_v true_a christianity_n yea_o the_o kernel_n of_o christianity_n &_o many_o pious_a &_o great_a saint_n m._n hooker_n 1●8_n hooker_n l._n eccles_n pol._n 3._o c._n 1●8_n we_o glad_o acknowledge_v they_o of_o rome_n to_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o m._n bunny_n we_o 18._o we_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o pacification_n sect_n 18._o be_v no_o several_a church_n from_o the_o papist_n nor_o they_o from_o us._n the_o anabaptist_n be_v admit_v for_o good_a protestant_n by_o oecolampadius_n say_v 63._o say_v l._n 2._o ep._n p._n 63._o baptism_n be_v a_o external_a thing_n which_o by_o law_n of_o charity_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o and_o d._n 10._o d._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o protest_v apol._n l._n 4_o cap._n 3._o sect_n 10._o morton_n we_o protestant_n judge_v the_o state_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n not_o to_o be_v utter_o desperate_a the_o arian_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o m._n morton_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o church_n of_o which_o the_o protestant_n be_v and_o he_o give_v his_o reason_n in_o these_o word_n because_o ●4_n because_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o is●ael_n and_o the_o church_n pag._n ●4_n the_o arian_n hold_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o m._n hooker_n seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o same_o in_o these_o word_n the_o 181._o the_o eccles_n pol._n lib._n 4_o p._n 181._o arian_n in_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o poland_n etc._n etc._n hereby_o insinuate_v that_o those_o protestant_a church_n of_o poland_n do_v acknowledge_v the_o arian_n to_o be_v member_n of_o their_o church_n of_o idolater_n m._n hooker_n thus_o favourable_o write_v christian_n 1●0_o christian_n eccles_n pol._n l._n 3_o pag._n 1●0_o by_o external_a profession_n they_o be_v all_o who_o mark_n of_o recognizance_n have_v in_o it_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v mention_v yea_o although_o they_o be_v impious_a idolater_n wicked_a h●tikes_n etc._n etc._n infidel_n be_v also_o in_o our_o aduersa●●●_n judgment_n member_n of_o a_o save_a churchy_n faith_n for_o thus_o write_v swinglius_n eth●●●_n 39_o eth●●●_n swingl_n ep_v &_o oecolam_n l._n 1._o p_o 39_o si_fw-la piam_fw-la mentem_fw-la domi_fw-la foverit_fw-la christianus_n 〈◊〉_d etiamsi_fw-la hristum_fw-la ignoret_fw-la and_o hereupon_o s●●glius_n conclude_v that_o 559._o that_o swing●_n tom_n 2._o fol._n 118._o &_o 559._o hercules_n socrates_n ●ristides_n be_v now_o in_o heaven_n as_o be_v in_o another_o place_n show_v final_o the_o protestant_n be_v 〈◊〉_d courteous_a as_o that_o they_o be_v content_a to_o ●●corporate_v antichrist_n within_o their_o church_n 〈◊〉_d state_n of_o salvation_n this_o i_o thus_o prove_v i●_n 〈◊〉_d overmuch_o know_v and_o diwlge_v that_o m●ny_a protestant_n do_v teach_v with_o full_a mouth_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n now_o then_o let_v 〈◊〉_d see_v how_o at_o other_o time_n they_o write_v of_o hi●_n who_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v antichrist_n and_o 〈◊〉_d religion_n antichristianity_n here_o than_o we_o f●●●_n d._n whitaker_n thus_o to_o acknowledge_v i_o will_v sanders_n will_v d_o white_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o demonstration_n of_o d._n sanders_n not_o say_v that_o from_o the_o time_n that_o papistry_n beg●●_n to_o be_v antichristianity_n the_o pope_n themse●●●_n have_v be_v all_o damn_a and_o yet_o d._n whitaker_n 〈◊〉_d where_o confident_o aver_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n in_o like_a sort_n m._n powell_n have_v the_o like_a sentence_n say_v i_o will_v sanders_n will_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o last_o demonstration_n of_o d._n sanders_n in_o no_o wise_n say_v that_o all_o the_o pope_n from_o the_o time_n that_o papistry_n be_v first_o reveal_v to_o be_v antichristianity_n a●●_n damn_v thus_o much_o of_o this_o point_n whereby_o we_o may_v discern_v the_o wonderful_a and_o unheard_a mutability_n of_o our_o adversary_n judgement_n touch_v who_o be_v protestant_n and_o professor_n of_o that_o church_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v a_o demonstration_n unanswerable_a ●●le_n and_o irrepliable_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o pro●●●●ant_a church_n and_o faith_n such_o as_o these_o for●●r_a man_n do_v restrain_v or_o enlarge_v 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branch_n luther_n ever_o maintain_v to_o h●s_n death_n the_o real_a presence_n as_o the_o whole_a wor●●_n know_v and_o therefore_o his_o follower_n in_o th●●_n doctrine_n be_v call_v for_o distinction_n lake_n lutheran_n by_o swinglius_n and_o caluin_n luther_n teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o 30._o of_o luther_n l._n de_fw-fr assertionibus_fw-la art_n 30._o evangelicall_a counsel_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v more_o then_o that_o he_o be_v command_v luther_n teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n of_o which_o point_n see_v tom._n 1._o wittenberg_n 〈◊〉_d jndulgentijs_n and_o answerable_o to_o this_o ground_n he_o be_v confess_v by_o cultu_fw-la by_o vrbanus_n regius_n in_o 1_o part_n operum_fw-la formulae_fw-la cautè_fw-la loquendi_fw-la de_fw-fr sanct_a cultu_fw-la vrbanus_n regi●s_n a_o protestant_n to_o defend_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a luther_n defend_v prayer_n to_o saint_n of_o which_o point_n he_o thus_o write_v de_fw-fr spalat_n de_fw-fr luther_n in_o purgat_fw-la quorundam_fw-la articulorum_fw-la in_o epist_n ad_fw-la gregorium_fw-la spalat_n intercissione_n dinorum_n cum_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christiana_n sentio_fw-la &_o iudico_fw-la sanctos_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la honorandos_fw-la esse_fw-la atque_fw-la indicandos_fw-mi luther_n teach_v and_o approve_v the_o use_n of_o jmage_n as_o be_v witness_v by_o beza_n praef_n beza_n beza_n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la colloq_fw-la montisbelg_n par●_n altera_fw-la in_o praef_n touch_v the_o make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o our_o forehead_n johannes_n creucli●●_n a_o lutheran_n thus_o write_v cùm_fw-la 118._o cùm_fw-la crevelius_n in_o hi●_n refut_o caeremoni●rum_fw-la missae_fw-la print_v magdeburg_n 163._o pag_n 118._o imus_fw-la cu●●tum_fw-la sine_fw-la surgimus_fw-la è_fw-la lecto_fw-la cruse_n nos_fw-la iuxta_fw-la l●theri_fw-la &_o altorum_fw-la piorum_fw-la institutionc●●_n signamus_fw-la final_o to_o omit_v some_o other_o point_n wherein_o luther_n never_o dissent_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n luther_n ever_o mantain_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v monarchiall_a &_o neither_o aristocratical_a nor_o popular_a as_o appear_v out_o of_o his_o own_o 107._o own_o vide_fw-la luther_n in_o loc_n com._n class_n 1._o c._n 3._o 7._o pag._n 107._o word_n now_o to_o come_v to_o relate_v luther_n heresy_n and_o such_o as_o be_v repute_v for_o heresy_n and_o some_o of_o they_o for_o blasphemy_n both_o by_o catholics_n and_o protestant_n which_o he_o ever_o maintain_v without_o any_o after_o retraction_n i_o first_o allege_v his_o impious_a doctrine_n touch_v the_o most_o bless_a trinity_n concern_v which_o he_o thus_o speak_v 474._o speak_v so_o relate_v swinglius_n of_o luther_n so_o speak_v to_o 2._o ad_fw-la respon_n &_o confut_o luther_n fol._n 474._o the_o divinity_n be_v threefold_a as_o the_o three_o person_n be_v etc._n etc._n and_o according_a to_o this_o he_o expunge_v out_o of_o the_o litany_n this_o sentence_n holy_a 1543._o holy_a 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