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their_o church_n so_o as_o to_o render_v its_o doctrine_n orthodox_n or_o any_o way_n to_o reduce_v the_o member_n or_o head_n thereof_o to_o a_o better_a sense_n wherefore_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n nor_o motive_n to_o induce_v christ_n to_o grant_v such_o a_o extraordinary_a concourse_n but_o in_o the_o former_a case_n it_o be_v strict_o necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n beside_o in_o the_o case_n here_o propose_v our_o omnipotent_a redeemer_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o his_o illimited_a power_n daily_o to_o make_v so_o many_o thousand_o of_o miracle_n and_o this_o constant_o to_o be_v continue_v without_o interruption_n but_o in_o the_o former_a case_n we_o only_o assert_v that_o upon_o just_a and_o congruous_a ground_n our_o gracious_a redeemer_n only_o for_o once_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o order_n when_o no_o essential_a nor_o necessary_a condition_n or_o requisite_a be_v want_v sect_n x._o of_o clandestine_v marriage_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o sancta_fw-la mater_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la pretend_v to_o so_o much_o power_n and_o authority_n in_o order_v and_o dispose_n of_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o sacrament_n that_o it_o not_o only_o prescribe_v the_o manner_n and_o method_n of_o their_o administration_n but_o also_o penetrate_v into_o the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o they_o subtract_v add_v and_o change_a what_o she_o please_v and_o indeed_o in_o five_o of_o they_o there_o may_v be_v some_o seem_a pretence_n for_o it_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v call_v sacrament_n from_o that_o church_n institution_n without_o sufficient_a ground_n in_o scripture_n for_o it_o whereof_o this_o of_o matrimony_n be_v one_o of_o which_o we_o shall_v here_o treat_v marriage_n be_v a_o contract_n between_o man_n and_o woman_n contain_v a_o mutual_a tradition_n to_o each_o other_o by_o proper_a word_n de_fw-fr presenti_fw-la the_o last_o word_n de_fw-fr presenti_fw-la distinguish_v marriage_n from_o sponsalia_fw-la or_o betrthe_v which_o be_v no_o marriage_n nor_o actual_a tradition_n but_o a_o promise_n of_o marriage_n for_o the_o future_a the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v define_v matrimony_n to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n and_o anathematise_v those_o that_o shall_v deny_v it_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la 1._o tril_z sess_n 24._o can._n 1._o non_fw-la esse_fw-la propriè_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la unum_fw-la exseptem_fw-la legis_fw-la evangelicae_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la domino_fw-la institutum_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la invectum_fw-la neque_fw-la gratiam_fw-la confer_v anathema_n sit_v by_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v several_a impediment_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v distinguish_v into_o two_o classis_fw-la the_o first_o be_v such_o as_o render_v matrimony_n invalid_n which_o they_o call_v 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be_v before_o valid_a though_o unlawful_a be_v now_o make_v void_a and_o of_o no_o effect_n be_v matrimony_n only_o a_o civil_a contract_n and_o not_o define_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v elevate_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o sacrament_n and_o to_o produce_v grace_n here_o will_v be_v little_a ground_n of_o altercation_n for_o it_o be_v not_o my_o intent_n in_o this_o discourse_n to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o power_n of_o ecclesiastical_a or_o secular_a lawgiver_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o they_o acknowledge_v marriage_n to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n and_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n thereof_o wherein_o consist_v the_o whole_a essence_n of_o it_o to_o be_v institute_v and_o determine_v by_o divine_a authority_n whence_o it_o become_v juris_fw-la divini_fw-la hence_o arise_v the_o difficulty_n how_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v make_v any_o alteration_n or_o change_n or_o how_o they_o can_v declare_v that_o to_o be_v ineffectual_a and_o void_a which_z 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express_v by_o some_o external_n and_o sensible_a sign_n the_o form_n be_v the_o word_n de_fw-fr praesenti_fw-la i_o take_v thou_o etc._n etc._n which_o signify_v a_o mutual_a tradition_n of_o themselves_o to_o each_o other_o for_o term_v of_o life_n hence_o i_o argue_v against_o they_o ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la suppose_v the_o institution_n as_o the_o origine_fw-la and_o cause_n of_o all_o sacrament_n the_o whole_a essence_n of_o matrimony_n necessary_o constitute_v a_o valid_a marriage_n but_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v the_o whole_a essence_n of_o matrimony_n ergo_fw-la the_o matter_n and_o form_n necessary_o constitute_v a_o valid_a marriage_n the_o major_n be_v universal_o true_a in_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o whole_a essence_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v convertible_a the_o minor_a be_v their_o own_o dectrine_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o own_o word_n above_o cite_v whence_o i_o subsume_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n necessary_o constitute_v a_o valid_a marriage_n but_o clandestine_v matrimony_n contain_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n ergo_fw-la clandestine_v matrimony_n contain_v a_o valid_a marriage_n the_o major_n be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o last_o sillogisme_n the_o minor_a i_o prove_v first_o because_o clandestine_v matrimony_n be_v valid_a before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o yet_o it_o contain_v now_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o form_n it_o do_v then_o second_o i_o prove_v it_o because_o clandestine_v marriage_n be_v still_o valid_a where_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v never_o receive_v ergo_fw-la it_o have_v the_o whole_a matter_n and_o form_n of_o marriage_n which_o be_v institute_v and_o determine_v by_o christ_n as_o the_o whole_a essence_n of_o it_o for_o they_o that_o contract_n clandestinè_n have_v the_o same_o internal_a consent_n make_v sensible_a which_o be_v the_o matter_n and_o use_v the_o same_o word_n by_o way_n of_o form_n as_o they_o that_o contract_v in_o fancy_n ecclesiae_fw-la wherefore_o 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from_o christ_n time_n sufficient_o confirm_v but_o it_o may_v bereply_v that_o if_o christ_n in_o the_o original_a institution_n ordain_v that_o all_o complexes_fw-la result_v from_o such_o a_o determinate_a matter_n and_o form_n shall_v be_v sacrament_n and_o yet_o a_o exception_n may_v be_v make_v in_o one_o case_n why_o not_o in_o another_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o reply_n be_v ground_v on_o a_o false_a principle_n for_o it_o suppose_v christ_n to_o have_v confuse_a act_n such_o as_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n when_o they_o determine_v thing_n in_o general_a and_o make_v a_o universal_a without_o distinguish_v or_o distinct_o know_v the_o particular_n contain_v under_o that_o universal_a which_o argue_v the_o imperfection_n of_o human_a understanding_n and_o therefore_o such_o obscure_a and_o imperfect_a act_n have_v no_o place_n in_o christ_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n be_v infinite_a and_o consequent_o exempt_v from_o the_o least_o imperfection_n and_o 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church_n without_o examine_v particular_n as_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n direct_v it_o be_v well_o that_o you_o have_v exempt_v the_o ordainer_n from_o reprehension_n but_o then_o i_o must_v demand_v what_o intention_n the_o church_n have_v in_o introduce_v this_o new_a matter_n and_o form_n so_o explicit_o and_o in_o express_a term_n signify_v the_o collation_n of_o priestly_a power_n to_o proceed_v from_o hence_o and_o consequent_o the_o character_n to_o be_v hereby_o imprint_v for_o if_o these_o be_v not_o intend_v as_o essential_o than_o you_o have_v remove_v the_o siction_n from_o the_o ordainer_n and_o attribute_v it_o to_o the_o church_n so_o that_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o but_o as_o to_o this_o present_a controversy_n it_o matter_n not_o which_o and_o indeed_o to_o solve_v all_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n which_o be_v to_o grant_v that_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o form_n of_o word_n thereunto_o annex_v 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instrument_n which_o in_o these_o present_a circumstance_n be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o especial_o to_o one_o who_o impugn_v they_o all_o for_o this_o be_v no_o argument_n their_o opinion_n be_v false_a ergo_fw-la mine_n be_v true_a how_o easy_o be_v it_o answer_v that_o they_o be_v all_o false_a both_z his_o and_o they_o except_o the_o contrary_n be_v prove_v but_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v his_o opinion_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_n 14._o c._n 3._o where_o the_o council_n order_v the_o minister_n of_o extreme_a unction_n to_o be_v only_a bishop_n aut_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la rite_n ordinatos_fw-la per_fw-la impositionem_fw-la manuum_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la or_o else_o priest_n by_o they_o ordain_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n which_o refer_v to_o none_o but_o the_o second_o imposition_n of_o hand_n according_a to_o the_o roman_a pontifical_a for_o in_o this_o alone_a the_o bishop_n join_v 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alio_fw-la receperit_fw-la deponatur_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la ordinavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o any_o bishop_n priest_n or_o deacon_n do_v receive_v from_o another_o a_o second_o ordination_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v and_o he_o that_o ordain_v he_o the_o same_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o these_o word_n 9_o trid._n sess_n 7_o can._n 9_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la tribus_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la baptismo_fw-la scilicet_fw-la confirmatione_fw-la &_o ordinatione_fw-la non_fw-la imprimi_fw-la characterem_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la signum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la spiritual_fw-la &_o indelebile_a unde_fw-la ea_fw-la iterari_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la anathema_n sit_v if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o in_o three_o sacrament_n namely_o baptism_n confirmation_n and_o ordination_n there_o be_v not_o a_o character_n imprint_v in_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v a_o certain_a spiritual_a and_o indelible_a sign_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o can_v be_v reiterated_a let_v he_o be_v accurse_v st._n cyprian_n de_fw-fr ablutione_n pedum_fw-la cite_v a_o ancient_a author_n speak_v thus_o nemo_fw-la sacros_fw-la ordines_fw-la semel_fw-la datos_fw-la renovat_fw-la iterum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quia_fw-la contumelia_fw-la esset_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la si_fw-la evacuari_fw-la posset_n quod_fw-la ille_fw-la sanctificat_fw-la etc._n etc._n none_o renew_v again_o holy_a order_n that_o be_v once_o give_v because_o it_o will_v be_v a_o contumely_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o that_o shall_v be_v evacuate_v which_o he_o have_v sanctify_v but_o i_o need_v not_o insist_v upon_o this_o because_o they_o all_o grant_v it_o hence_o it_o ensue_v that_o though_o the_o roman_a ritual_a shall_v contain_v all_o the_o essential_o of_o ordination_n yet_o this_o will_v not_o evince_v the_o validity_n of_o it_o first_o because_o they_o reject_v that_o which_o be_v essential_a as_o a_o mere_a circumstantial_a ceremony_n inductive_a to_o priesthood_n and_o consequent_o have_v no_o intention_n to_o confer_v the_o order_n by_o it_o which_o intention_n be_v a_o necessary_a condition_n sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la without_o which_o no_o order_n can_v be_v valid_o confer_v as_o they_o all_o teach_v and_o be_v define_v by_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n as_o you_o may_v see_v above_o in_o the_o four_o section_n and_o the_o second_o proof_n second_o because_o they_o have_v introduce_v a_o new_a matter_n and_o form_n never_o institute_v by_o christ_n nor_o ever_o mention_v by_o the_o apostle_n nor_o the_o primitive_a church_n by_o which_o they_o intend_v the_o collation_n of_o priesthood_n wherefore_o shall_v the_o priestly_a power_n be_v confer_v by_o that_o second_o imposition_n of_o hand_n then_o in_o every_o ordination_n there_o will_v be_v a_o sacrilegious_a attempt_n of_o reordain_v a_o seven_o objection_n though_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n approve_v of_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o vessel_n with_o its_o proper_a 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require_v still_o retain_v the_o essential_o to_o this_o i_o reply_v that_o this_o objection_n be_v already_o answer_v in_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o precedent_a objection_n only_o this_o lay_v a_o aspersion_n upon_o the_o church_n for_o introduce_v into_o
the_o ritual_a a_o needless_a addition_n though_o in_o effect_n it_o be_v destructive_a of_o the_o validity_n of_o ordination_n by_o render_v the_o essential_o useless_a and_o draw_v from_o they_o the_o intention_n of_o ordain_v as_o be_v above_o declare_v but_o if_o this_o addition_n be_v not_o essential_a why_o be_v the_o power_n of_o offer_v sacrifice_n express_v in_o it_o sure_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o pope_n gregory_n the_o nine_o think_v it_o essential_a as_o you_o may_v see_v above_o sect._n 4._o and_o indeed_o that_o which_o be_v add_v be_v use_v as_o essential_a and_o that_o which_o christ_n institute_v be_v reject_v as_o circumstantial_a which_o vitiate_v the_o ordination_n a_o eight_o objection_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o discourse_n against_o the_o validity_n of_o ordination_n according_a to_o the_o roman_a ritual_a depend_v upon_o that_o opinion_n which_o allow_v to_o the_o sacrament_n a_o physical_a influence_n into_o the_o supernatural_a effect_n thereof_o 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non_fw-la conferri_fw-la gratiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n anathema_n sit_v if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a law_n there_o be_v not_o grace_n confer_v which_o proceed_v from_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrament_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v my_o second_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o doctrine_n above_o deliver_v depend_v not_o on_o either_o of_o these_o two_o opinion_n determinate_o for_o admit_v which_o you_o please_v yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o sacrament_n due_o apply_v bring_v with_o they_o a_o exigence_n and_o infallible_a determination_n for_o the_o confer_v supernatural_a grace_n imprint_v the_o character_n etc._n etc._n by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n institution_n independent_a whereof_o pray_v what_o power_n be_v there_o in_o nature_n to_o endue_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o sacrament_n with_o such_o virtue_n and_o exigence_n which_o all_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n can_v never_o pretend_v to_o or_o challenge_v as_o 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cause_n either_o physical_a or_o moral_a be_v sufficient_o apply_v and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o ritual_a contain_v many_o circumstantial_a and_o accidental_a rite_n intermix_v with_o the_o essential_o and_o several_a part_n of_o the_o mass_n as_o they_o successive_o occur_v for_o they_o be_v not_o all_o essential_o neither_o be_v the_o person_n to_o be_v reordain_v if_o any_o one_o action_n of_o the_o whole_a ritual_n be_v omit_v whence_o it_o ensue_v that_o some_o one_o determinate_a matter_n and_o form_n in_o particular_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o forementioned_a effect_n and_o in_o that_o cause_n consist_v the_o essence_n of_o ordination_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o run_v over_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a ritual_a there_o be_v no_o matter_n that_o can_v be_v essential_a except_o it_o be_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o instrument_n or_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n for_o nothing_o else_o be_v ever_o esteem_v in_o the_o least_o as_o essential_a the_o tradition_n 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sacrificium_fw-la as_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n declare_v a_o true_a proper_a and_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o in_o the_o consecrate_v of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n there_o be_v a_o proper_a conversion_n or_o transmutation_n of_o the_o same_o into_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o these_o be_v also_o consummate_v by_o the_o sacrificater_v all_o which_o be_v perform_v by_o way_n of_o a_o commemoration_n of_o that_o bloody_a sacrifice_n whereby_o the_o author_n of_o life_n offer_v himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n to_o his_o eternal_a father_n as_o a_o propitiation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n yet_o to_o complete_a this_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o the_o priest_n do_v consummate_v the_o host_n under_o the_o species_n of_o bread_n but_o it_o be_v also_o rigorous_o and_o indispensable_o necessary_a that_o he_o also_o consummate_v the_o chalice_n under_o the_o species_n of_o wine_n and_o therefore_o in_o case_n a_o priest_n 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