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A47625 A systeme or body of divinity consisting of ten books : wherein the fundamentals and main grounds of religion are opened, the contrary errours refuted, most of the controversies between us, the papists, Arminians, and Socinians discussed and handled, several Scriptures explained and vindicated from corrupt glosses : a work seasonable for these times, wherein so many articles of our faith are questioned, and so many gross errours daily published / by Edward Leigh. Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671. 1654 (1654) Wing L1008; ESTC R25452 1,648,569 942

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etiam_fw-la col●●gere_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la ca●vino_n i●stitut_n l._n 4._o c._n 15._o s._n 16._o dico_fw-la quasi_fw-la privatim_fw-la nam_fw-la absolutè_fw-la privatim_fw-la absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la congregationis_fw-la forma_fw-la qualis_fw-la saepè_fw-la in_o papatu_fw-la 〈…〉_z n_o probamus_fw-la mare_n quaest_n aliquot_fw-la theol_n d●cis_n quaest._n 3._o vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n vide_fw-la aquin._n part_n 3._o quaest_n 66_o artic._n 3._o &_o 4._o attersol_n of_o the_o sacrament_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o balduinus_n the_o lutheran_n in_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o case_n 4._o propound_v this_o case_n num_fw-la minister_n ecclesiae_fw-la ditioribus_fw-la parentibus_fw-la gratisicari_fw-la saluâ_fw-la conscientia_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la fortè_fw-la liberos_fw-la suos_fw-la vino_fw-la gentroso_fw-la aut_fw-la aquâ_fw-la rosatâ_fw-la baptizari_fw-la p●tant_fw-la answer_n part_n substantiales_fw-la huius_fw-la acramenti_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la sunt_fw-la mutandae_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la sapientiores_fw-la esse_fw-la christo_fw-la qui_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la aqua_fw-la sieri_fw-la voluit_fw-la johan_n 3_o 5._o neque_fw-la meliores_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la etiam_fw-la aqu●_fw-la jordanis_fw-la aequè_fw-la ac_fw-la all_o 〈…〉_z baptizari_fw-la voluit_fw-la matth._n 3._o 16._o jam_fw-la verò_fw-la constat_fw-la aquam_fw-la esse_fw-la partem_fw-la alteram_fw-la substantialem_fw-la baptismi_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la aquam_fw-la fontanam_fw-la aut_fw-la sluvialem_fw-la prout_fw-la eam_fw-la deus_fw-la condidit_fw-la absque_fw-la mixture_n herbarum_fw-la aut_fw-la aliorum_fw-la liquorum_fw-la many_o reason_n he_o there_o al●o_o allege_v against_o change_a water_n in_o baptism_n quasi_fw-la res_fw-la esset_fw-la contemptibilis_fw-la ex_fw-la ●hristi_fw-la praecepto_fw-la aqua_fw-la baptizari_fw-la inuenta_fw-la est_fw-la benedictio_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la in_o cantatio_fw-la quae_fw-la veram_fw-la aquae_fw-la consecrationem_fw-la pollueret_fw-la ca●v_n instit._fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 15._o scimus_fw-la veterem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ●c_z primitivam_fw-la &_o in_o aquavitae_fw-la communis_fw-la usu_fw-la &_o i●_n ritibus_fw-la sacris_fw-la multum_fw-la usam_fw-la esse_fw-la venerabili_fw-la signocrucis_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la pia_fw-la ceremonia_fw-la quae_fw-la orationi_fw-la adjecta_fw-la animos_fw-la sidelium_fw-la ad_fw-la christi_fw-la crucem_fw-la eveheret_fw-la non_fw-la materiae_fw-la alicui_fw-la terrenae_fw-la aut_fw-la ●igurae_fw-la aut_fw-la gestui_fw-la a●figeret_fw-la hoc_fw-la sensu_fw-la sanct●ssimi_fw-la prudentissimique_fw-la illi_fw-la antistites_fw-la qui_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it reformandae_fw-la negotio_fw-la praefucrunt_fw-la &_o in_o publicis_fw-la locis_fw-la cruces_fw-la passi_fw-la sunt_fw-la reman●re_fw-la &_o in_o nonnullis_fw-la etiam_fw-la ritibus_fw-la sacris_fw-la retinuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la casaub._n exercit_fw-la 13._o ad_fw-la annal_n b._n traditiones_fw-la rituales_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la &_o ritus_fw-la cultus_fw-la divini_fw-la pertinent_a be_v to_o be_v receive_v upon_o this_o condition_n only_o modo_fw-la ne_fw-la veritati_fw-la pietati_fw-la simplicitati_fw-la &_o libertati_fw-la christianae_n adversentur_fw-la e_o nominibus_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la diserte_n usurpata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la è_fw-la verbis_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la positis_fw-la deducta_fw-la plurima_fw-la patrum_fw-la pi●tas_fw-la adinvenit_fw-la &_o usus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la comprobavit_fw-la casaub._n exercit_fw-la 16._o ad_fw-la annal_n annal_n ca●●a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d communione_fw-la ves●●●tium_fw-la nos_fw-la quidem_fw-la satis_fw-la t●t●_n sumus_fw-la sive_fw-la à_fw-la scriptura_fw-la sive_fw-la à_fw-la ratione_fw-la sive_fw-la à_fw-la traditione_n in_o usurpando_fw-la coenae_fw-la nomine_fw-la chamier_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o 2._o cum_fw-la scopus_fw-la apostoli_fw-la fuerit_fw-la 1_o cor._n 11._o 20._o ut_fw-la ex_fw-la sequentibus_fw-la apparet_fw-la redarguere_fw-la abusus_fw-la qui_fw-la invaluerant_fw-la apud_fw-la corinthios_n in_fw-la huius_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la celebratione_fw-la dubium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quin_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellet_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la postea_fw-la v._n 22._o dicit_fw-la se_fw-la accepisse_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o eye_v tradidisse_fw-la id_fw-la tamen_fw-la praefractè_fw-la negant_fw-la quidem_fw-la pontificii_fw-la in_o primis_fw-la maldonatus_fw-la jesuita_fw-la in_o matth._n 26._o 26._o petulanter_fw-la svo_fw-la more_fw-it nobis_fw-la insulat_fw-la ins●itiam_fw-la &_o ●●●●tatem_fw-la nobis_fw-la obj●cit_fw-la quia_fw-la coenae_fw-la domini_fw-la nomen_fw-la sacramento_n eucharisti●_n tribuimus_fw-la negat_fw-la ullum_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la scripture_n locum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la ita_fw-la appelletur_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la maldonatum_fw-la pro_fw-la merito_fw-la excepit_fw-la doctissimus_fw-la casaubonus_n exercit._fw-la 16._o sect._n 23._o et_fw-la ejus_fw-la pervicaciam_fw-la ita_fw-la detexit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la opus_fw-la sit_fw-la actum_fw-la agere_fw-la riveti_n cathol_n orthod_n tract_n 3._o quaest_n 21._o vide_fw-la maldonat_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la joh._n 13._o 2._o &_o estium_fw-la ad_fw-la 1_o cor._n 11._o 20._o apostolus_fw-la dicit_fw-la convenientibus_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la dominicam_fw-la coenam_fw-la manducare_fw-la hanc_fw-la ipsam_fw-la acceptionem_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la caenam_fw-la dominicam_fw-la vocamus_fw-la aug._n epist._n 118._o ad_fw-la jon._n 5._o three_o evangelist_n have_v mention_v christ_n last_o supper_n matth._n 26._o mark_v 14._o luke_n 22._o and_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 4_o and_o more_o full_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o coena_fw-la domini_fw-la est_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la nutritio●s_fw-la &_o auctionis_fw-la fidelium_fw-la in_o christo._n ames_n medul_a theol._n l_o 1._o c._n 40._o coena_fw-la est_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la quo_fw-la act_n deo_fw-la gratiis_fw-la pane_fw-la &_o vino_fw-la utimur_fw-la ad_fw-la profitendum_fw-la nos_fw-la christi_fw-la corpore_fw-la crucifixo_fw-la sanguineque_fw-la fuso_fw-la in_fw-la aeternam_fw-la vitam_fw-la sustentari_fw-la ut_fw-la enim_fw-la à_fw-la baptismo_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la christianismi_fw-la initium_fw-la sic_fw-la à_fw-la coena_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la deinceps_fw-la est_fw-la alimentum_fw-la rami_n comment_fw-fr de_fw-fr religione_fw-la christiana_n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o see_v mr_n gillesp._n aaron_n rod_n blossom_a l._n 3._o c._n 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o word_n make_v bad_a ground_n good_a the_o sacrament_n only_o make_v good_a ground_n better_o the_o word_n do_v both_o convert_n and_o edify_v the_o sacrament_n only_o edify_v we_o have_v no_o promise_n or_o precedent_n in_o scripture_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o any_o 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malos_fw-la qui_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la intus_fw-la deserendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la boni_fw-la qui_fw-la verè_fw-la sunt_fw-la intus_fw-la august_n contra_fw-la crescon_n l._n 2._o c._n 33._o fugio_fw-la paleam_fw-la ne_fw-la hoc_fw-la sim_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la aream_fw-la ne_fw-la nihil_fw-la sim._n ib._n l._n 3._o c._n 25._o solebant_fw-la donatistae_fw-la in_o over_o habere_fw-la videbas_fw-la surem_fw-la &_o concu●rebas_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la communicaberis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la alienis_fw-la et_fw-la recedite_fw-la &_o exite_fw-la inde_fw-la et_fw-la immundum_fw-la ne_fw-la tetigeritis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la tetigerit_fw-la pollutum_fw-la pollutus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o modicum_fw-la sermentum_fw-la totam_fw-la massam_fw-la corrumpit_fw-la &_o hujusmodi_fw-la haec_fw-la fiunt_fw-la consensione_n peccatorum_fw-la non_fw-la communione_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la condiscipulus_fw-la judas_n mundos_fw-la immundus_fw-la contaminare_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la aug_n de_fw-fr unico_fw-la baptismo_fw-la contra_fw-la petil._n c._n 14._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la propter_fw-la malos_fw-la boni_fw-la deserendi_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-mi bonos_fw-es mali_fw-la tolerandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la toleraverunt_fw-la prophetae_fw-la contra_fw-la quos_fw-la tanta_fw-la dicebant_fw-la nec_fw-la communionem_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la illius_fw-la populi_fw-la relinquebant_fw-la aug._n ep._n 48._o manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la con●aminari_fw-la justos_fw-la alienis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la quando_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n sacramenta_fw-la communicant_a aug_n epist_n 50._o nec_fw-la malos_fw-la à_fw-la mensa_fw-la domini_fw-la arcemus_fw-la quia_fw-la bonis_fw-la illam_fw-la polluant_fw-la quum_fw-la ex_fw-la apostolo_n didicerimus_fw-la omne_fw-la esse_fw-la munda_fw-la mundis_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la sibi_fw-la illam_fw-la polluunt_fw-la beza_n de_fw-fr presbyterio_n &_o excommunicatione_n quum_fw-la scribat_fw-la joannes_n joan._n 13._o 30._o judam_fw-la ante_fw-la absolutum_fw-la ●pulum_fw-la discessisse_fw-la ass●ntior_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d institutionem_fw-la judam_fw-la discessisse_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la ista_fw-la separatio_fw-la qua_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la à_fw-la sacris_fw-la catibus_fw-la &_o recto_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la usu_fw-la propter_fw-la aliquorum_fw-la vitia_fw-la ultrò_fw-la abstinent_a
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