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A57283 A vindication of the reformed religion, from the reflections of a romanist written for information of all, who will receive the truth in love / by William Rait ... Rait, William, 1617-1670. 1671 (1671) Wing R146; ESTC R20760 160,075 338

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interpreter_n sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o instance_n daniel_n 6._o 20._o the_o speech_n of_o the_o king_n darius_n to_o daniel_n be_v thus_o tender_v by_o the_o 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n daniel_n servant_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v the_o lord_n who_o thou_o serve_v constant_o able_a to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o lion_n in_o one_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v for_o one_o and_o it_o be_v ordinar_fw-mi in_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o render_v the_o word_n gnabad_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o more_o in_o itself_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o dal_n signify_v the_o most_o submiss_a service_n so_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v it_o belong_v to_o saint_n and_o not_o to_o god_n who_o we_o shall_v most_o humble_o serve_v and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o more_o than_o 40._o several_a place_n as_o pasor_n prove_v full_o these_o
to_o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n second_o our_o day_n of_o humiliation_n and_o thanksgiving_n be_v not_o nimious_a for_o number_n nor_o one_o rous_fw-la to_o the_o people_n but_o you_o be_v such_o that_o many_o of_o your_o own_o complain_n on_o they_o as_o polydore_v wirgil_n in_o proaemio_fw-la and_o o●hers_n and_o if_o aug._n complain_v so_o of_o these_o in_o his_o own_o time_n what_o will_v he_o say_v ●ow_o if_o he_o be_v live_v will_v you_o hear_v what_o he_o say_v epist_n 119._o omnia_fw-la talia_fw-la quae_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la autho●itatibus_fw-la continentur_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o conciliis_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la statuta_fw-la inveniuntur_fw-la nec_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la universae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la roborata_fw-la sunt_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la vix_fw-la aut_fw-la omnino_fw-la nunquam_fw-la inven●ri_fw-la possunt_fw-la causae_fw-la quas_fw-la in_o eye_n instituendis_fw-la homines_fw-la secuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la dubitatione_n 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the_o p●d●on_n your_o cross_n your_o kiss_n your_o kiss_n your_o whisper_n wash_n anointing_n spi●●ings_n breathe_n fal●ings_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v they_o but_o many_o idle_a observation_n yo●●_n incense_n on_o your_o altar_n your_o candle_n wherewith_o you_o burn_v daylight_n do_v they_o not_o savo●●_n of_o judaisme_n and_o paganism_n and_o be_v far_o more_o like_a stage_n work_v then_o sincere_a worship_n and_o i●_n these_o be_v not_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n why_o produce_v you_o not_o scripture_n for_o your_o warrant_n we_o be_v not_o against_o reasonable_a service_n both_o with_o the_o spirit_n and_o body_n but_o think_v that_o bodily_a exercise_n alone_o profit_v little_a and_o the_o marrow_n of_o the_o work_n be_v to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n eleven_o you_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o equivocat_n in_o some_o case_n to_o dispense_v with_o lawful_a inst._n §_o 11._o inst._n oath_n but_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v a_o snare_n after_o vow_n to_o make_v enquiry_n pro._n 20._o 25._o and_o that_o the_o man_n shall_v only_o inhabit_v the_o holy_a mountain_n who_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o heart_n ps_n 15._o thus_o you_o popeling_n be_v scarce_o for_o moral_a fellowship_n see_v no_o word_n can_v tie_v you_o doleful_n experience_n prove_v this_o in_o that_o your_o council_n of_o constance_n murder_v john_n huss_n and_o hierom_n of_o prague_n contrar_n to_o the_o solemn_a warrant_n for_o security_n of_o their_o life_n and_o then_o say_v by_o way_n of_o poor_a defence_n that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v to_o heretic_n to_o this_o it_o be_v reply_v thus_o in_o your_o eleven_o section_n you_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o set_v down_o in_o papist_n reply_v write_v that_o we_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o l●e_z which_o no_o catholic_n do_v ever_o write_v or_o say_v but_o you_o protestant_n bring_v in_o your_o religion_n by_o lie_n as_o if_o the_o whole_a church_n before_o they_o have_v err_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o make_v poor_a
they_o eternal_o who_o have_v not_o freewill_n to_o obey_v his_o commandment_n hear_v st._n aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la contra_fw-la manich._n chap._n 10._o who_o will_v not_o cry_v out_o it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n to_o command_v he_o who_o have_v not_o freedom_n to_o obey_v what_o be_v command_v and_o it_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o condemn_v he_o who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o fulfil_v they_o and_o again_o lib._n de_fw-fr gr._n &_o lib._n arbit_n cap._n 2._o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o we_o in_o scripture_n that_o in_o man_n be_v freewill_n because_o god_n command_n will_v not_o perfect_v man_n unless_o he_o have_v freewill_n to_o do_v they_o gregory_z hom_n 12._o on_o numb_a o_o israel_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o let_v they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o these_o word_n who_o deny_v freewill_n in_o man_n how_o shall_v god_n require_v of_o man_n unless_o man_n have_v in_o his_o power_n what_o to_o offer_v to_o god_n require_v do_v he_o not_o here_o speak_v to_o you_o and_o clear_o against_o you_o now_o whereas_o you_o cite_v rom._n 11._o 6._o election_n be_v mere_o of_o grace_n you_o put_v in_o the_o word_n mere_o which_o be_v not_o in_o scripture_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n that_o be_v mean_v of_o natural_a work_n without_o grace_n or_o work_n of_o the_o law_n as_o answer_v these_o doctor_n who_o sentence_n you_o here_o impungue_n for_o without_o grace_n you_o say_v well_o with_o the_o apostle_n we_o can_v think_v a_o good_a thought_n and_o without_o christ_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o john_n 15._o 5._o wherefore_o it_o be_v another_o calumny_n when_o you_o make_v we_o say_v that_o without_o christ_n we_o may_v merit_v congruous_o which_o we_o hold_v for_o pelagian_a and_o semi-pelagian_a heresy_n dup_o you_o reason_n for_o freewill_n upon_o prote_n ∣_o stant_n duply_v pelagian_a ground_n as_o jansenius_n ipr._n who_o be_v popish_a have_v abundant_o 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