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say_v that_o christ_n blood_n free_v we_o from_o the_o pain_n but_o not_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n nay_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o affirm_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n free_v we_o both_o from_o the_o pain_n and_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n we_o judge_v it_o impossible_a that_o the_o one_o can_v be_v without_o the_o other_o what_o be_v guilt_n but_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n can_v a_o man_n be_v free_v by_o a_o holy_a and_o just_a god_n from_o punishment_n and_o yet_o lie_v under_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n but_o i_o believe_v the_o thing_n which_o this_o ignorant_a pamphleter_n drive_v at_o be_v that_o original_a corruption_n may_v be_v pardon_v through_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o sinful_a concupiscenee_n remain_v in_o believer_n and_o in_o this_o what_o do_v we_o say_v more_o then_o st._n austin_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr nupt_a &_o concupis_fw-la cap._n 25._o non_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la imputetur_fw-la do_v not_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v in_o a_o justify_v estate_n bewail_v his_o indwelling_a concupiscence_n rom._n 7._o 24_o yet_o from_o it_o also_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n shall_v make_v we_o free_a though_o here_o while_o we_o be_v in_o ago_o it_o be_v leave_v for_o exercise_n upon_o the_o hope_n of_o victory_n be_v that_o doxology_n rom._n 7._o 25._o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n 8._o pag._n 108._o he_o say_v we_o protest_v against_o god_n order_n tie_v sanctification_n to_o faith_n only_o i_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v say_v justification_n contrary_a to_o jam._n 2._o 24._o it_o be_v not_o we_o but_o romanist_n who_o oppose_v the_o order_n of_o god_n in_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n do_v not_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v rom._n 3._o 28._o that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n indeed_o that_o faith_n though_o it_o be_v sola_fw-la in_o the_o instrumentality_n of_o our_o justification_n as_o some_o use_n the_o phrase_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o solitaria_fw-la be_v join_v with_o other_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o fruitful_a in_o good_a work_n for_o a_o justify_v state_n and_o the_o soundness_n of_o justify_v faith_n be_v demonstrate_v by_o good_a work_n which_o be_v that_o which_o james_n affirm_v i_o must_v use_v the_o freedom_n to_o tell_v this_o pamphleter_n that_o jesuit_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o justification_n and_o therefore_o they_o still_o confound_v it_o with_o sanctification_n 9_o ibid._n he_o say_v we_o protest_v against_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n say_v that_o good_a work_n do_v by_o grace_n do_v not_o merit_v contrary_a to_o math._n 10._o where_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n shall_v render_v to_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o work_n it_o seem_v this_o man_n cite_v the_o scripture_n by_o guess_n as_o
it_o be_v true_a the_o magdeburgian_o cent._n 3._o cap._n 4._o tit_n de_fw-fr inclinatione_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la seem_v to_o say_v something_o of_o cyprian_n and_o tertull_n as_o favour_v primacy_n yet_o cap._n 7._o tit_n de_fw-fr primatu_fw-la they_o not_o only_o affirm_v but_o positive_o undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o head-ship_n and_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o none_o in_o that_o age_n and_o particular_o they_o say_v that_o origen_n never_o assert_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o bring_v in_o cyprian_a give_v luculent_a testimony_n against_o it_o in_o his_o debate_n with_o cornelius_n and_o stephanus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n yea_o and_o they_o explain_v those_o other_o expression_n of_o cyprian_a which_o seem_v to_o favour_v primacy_n as_o make_v nothing_o for_o that_o supremacy_n which_o romanist_n now_o plead_v for_o so_o likewise_o cent._n 4._o cap._n 7._o tit_n de_fw-fr primatu_fw-la pag._n 314._o edit_n basil_n 1624._o they_o deny_v that_o nazianzen_n ever_o assert_v any_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o primatum_fw-la ordinis_fw-la concern_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o magdeburgian_o cent._n 3._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 42._o express_o affirm_v that_o no_o sacrifice_n be_v acknowledge_v either_o in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o century_n but_o of_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n except_o eucharistike_a sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n etc._n etc._n and_o confirm_v their_o assertion_n not_o only_o from_o other_o father_n but_o also_o from_o cyprian_a it_o be_v true_a cyprian_a and_o other_o father_n call_v the_o eucharist_n a_o sacrifice_n but_o they_o mean_v only_o a_o commemorative_n sacrifice_n as_o be_v large_o demonstrate_v by_o dr._n morton_n lib._n 6._o of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n concern_v invocation_n the_o centurist_n do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o three_o age_n do_v witness_v invocation_n of_o saint_n but_o only_o that_o vestige_v of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o their_o write_n and_o herein_o perhaps_o they_o have_v discover_v a_o little_a of_o their_o unadvisedness_n for_o the_o chief_a ground_n of_o this_o their_o assertion_n they_o take_v from_o some_o supposititious_a writing_n of_o origen_n particular_o his_o commentary_n on_o job_n which_o not_o only_o our_o critik_n cocus_n pag._n 68_o rivet_n crit._n sac_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o scultet_fw-la medul_a pat_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o pag._n 124._o but_o also_o erasmus_n genebrard_n sixtus_n senensis_n lib._n 4._o bibl_n and_o possevin_n the_o jesuit_n appar_fw-la verbo_fw-la origenes_n have_v declare_v to_o be_v spurious_a but_o yet_o the_o pamphlete_a object_n that_o the_o centurist_n affirm_v that_o irenaeus_n clement_n and_o all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o second_o age_n do_v admit_v free_a will_n even_o in_o spiritual_a action_n to_o who_o both_o they_o and_o abraham_n scultet_n say_v he_o add_v cyprian_a theophilus_n tertul_n origen_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n justin_n athenagoras_n tatianus_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o pamphleter_n discover_v that_o either_o he_o have_v never_o read_v the_o centurist_n and_o scultet_fw-la or_o that_o he_o be_v most_o perfidious_a in_o his_o citation_n for_o the_o centurist_n cent._n 2._o cap._n 46._o col_fw-fr 46._o after_o that_o they_o have_v say_v something_o to_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o second_o century_n present_o subjoin_v videmus_fw-la interdum_fw-la hos_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la assertores_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsis_fw-la contracia_fw-la dicere_fw-la ac_fw-la paulo_fw-la alicubi_fw-la commodius_fw-la sentire_fw-la so_o that_o when_o all_o be_v put_v together_o the_o centurist_n say_v these_o doctor_n be_v inconstant_a to_o themselves_o in_o that_o matter_n and_o scultet_fw-la in_o his_o medul_n pat_o edit_fw-la francofurt_a 1634._o charge_n with_o inconstancy_n in_o this_o thing_n pag._n 83._o irenaeus_n pag._n 38._o justin_n martyr_n pag._n 119._o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n pag._n 245._o cyprian_n pag._n 52._o he_o pronounce_v tatianus_n a_o heretic_n and_o in_o particular_a that_o he_o mantain_v that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n pag._n 135._o he_o charge_v theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la with_o arrianism_n and_o origen_n with_o contradiction_n in_o many_o chief_a point_n of_o religion_n of_o tertullian_n pag._n 243._o he_o say_v that_o he_o write_v more_o gross_o of_o freewill_n than_o pelagius_n himself_o if_o jesuit_n will_v take_v he_o for_o their_o patron_n in_o this_o matter_n they_o may_v but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o point_n do_v protestant_n deny_v freewill_n in_o regenerate_a person_n about_o supernatural_a action_n no_o very_o we_o abominat_fw-la manicheism_n and_o stoicism_n that_o which_o we_o deny_v be_v freewill_n in_o unregenerat_a person_n about_o action_n spiritual_a and_o acceptable_a before_o god_n do_v not_o austin_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n affirm_v as_o much_o hence_o enchirid_a cap._n 30._o man_n abuse_v his_o freewill_n lose_v both_o himself_o and_o it_o and_o again_o cum_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la peccaret_fw-la homo_fw-la victore_fw-la peccato_fw-la amissum_fw-la est_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la and_o lib._n de_fw-fr corrupt_a &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 11._o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la nihil_fw-la sufficit_fw-la nisi_fw-la adjuvetur_fw-la ab_fw-la omn_fw-la potente_fw-la deo_fw-la more_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n may_v be_v see_v de_fw-la spir._n &_o light_v cap._n 3._o and_o lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag_n cap._n 6._o etc._n etc._n we_o also_o deny_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n in_o conversion_n depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o man_n freewill_n and_o so_o do_v austin_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n before_o we_o lib._n the_o corrupt_a &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 12._o subventum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la infirmitati_fw-la volunt_fw-la at_o be_v humanae_fw-la ut_fw-la divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la indeclinabiliter_fw-la &_o insuper_fw-la abiliter_fw-la ageretur_fw-la and_o cap._n 14._o volenti_fw-la salvum_fw-la facere_fw-la nullum_fw-la hominum_fw-la resistit_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la so_o likewise_o lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplic_fw-la quest_n 2_o lib._n cont_n dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag._n cap._n 19_o i_o know_v bellarmin_n have_v make_v a_o far_o great_a muster_n of_o father_n for_o the_o jesuit_n pelagian_a doctrine_n of_o freewill_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-mi gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n cap._n 25._o 26._o but_o the_o father_n be_v judicious_o vindicate_v in_o that_o point_n by_o the_o learned_a david_n paraeus_n in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o these_o cap_n in_o a_o word_n what_o ever_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o these_o father_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o they_o or_o all_o the_o father_n in_o these_o century_n do_v embrace_v the_o whole_a system_n of_o the_o present_a tridentin_n faith_n do_v not_o both_o the_o centurist_n and_o scultet_n make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o demonstrat_fw-la that_o the_o father_n in_o these_o century_n have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n not_o to_o waste_v time_n and_o paper_n upon_o all_o the_o impertinent_a allegation_n of_o the_o pamphleter_n on_o little_a touch_n i_o must_v give_v concern_v mr._n luther_n i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o justify_v all_o his_o harsh_a expression_n of_o the_o father_n do_v not_o moses_n himself_o speak_v sometime_o unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n yet_o this_o i_o must_v advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o the_o colloquia_fw-la mensalia_fw-la out_o of_o which_o most_o of_o these_o expression_n be_v take_v which_o romanist_n usual_o object_v in_o their_o rant_v be_v call_v by_o dr._n francis_n whyte_n in_o his_o orthodox_n faith_n against_o t._n w._n a_o counterfeit_n treatise_n only_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o luther_n though_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o mr._n bell_n who_o late_o translate_v they_o into_o english_a will_v have_v they_o account_v genuine_a at_o best_a they_o be_v but_o extemporary_a discourse_n collect_v from_o his_o mouth_n at_o table_n or_o such_o like_a season_n wherewith_o luther_n himself_o be_v say_v to_o have_v witness_v much_o dissatisfaction_n and_o therefore_o such_o stress_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o they_o as_o upon_o write_v and_o deliberate_a tractat_v be_v the_o colloquia_fw-la mensalia_n of_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n collect_v i_o believe_v we_o shall_v have_v much_o worse_a stuff_n what_o language_n be_v that_o of_o the_o pope_n who_o say_v he_o will_v have_v his_o cold_a peacock_n all_o despeto_fw-it de_fw-mi dio_fw-mi what_o a_o unsavoury_a dialogue_n be_v that_o betwixt_o leo_n the_o ten_o and_o cardinal_n bembus_n wherein_o the_o pope_n say_v to_o the_o cardinal_n quantum_fw-la nobis_fw-la profuit_fw-la fabula_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la as_o for_o luther_n judgement_n of_o the_o father_n i_o can_v express_v it_o better_o than_o in_o the_o word_n of_o dr._n francis_n whyte_n canvas_v the_o same_o objection_n pag._n 261._o concern_v luther_n say_v he_o even_o as_o in_o sacred_a scripture_n the_o prophet_n isai_n cap._n 1._o 11._o and_o cap._n 65._o 3._o
the_o will_n of_o the_o sinner_n than_o austin_n of_o old_a in_o his_o debate_n against_o the_o pelagian_o yea_o as_o much_o as_o dominican_n and_o thomist_n do_v require_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o liberty_n will_v he_o say_v that_o all_o these_o do_v dogmatise_v concern_v freewill_n contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n indeed_o we_o can_v adorn_v man_n freewill_n with_o such_o eulogy_n as_o do_v the_o pelagian_o or_o semipelagian_o of_o old_a or_o as_o their_o jesuited_n and_o arminian_n offspring_n which_o do_v exceed_o derogate_v from_o the_o necessity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o free_a grace_n i_o will_v not_o take_v up_o time_n in_o mention_v all_o the_o head_n of_o controversy_n betwixt_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o pelagian_o or_o semipelagian_o only_o two_o thing_n i_o pitch_v upon_o 1._o we_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o supernatural_a grace_n to_o every_o good_a work_n this_o learned_a vossius_fw-la lib._n 3._o hist_o pelag._n part._n 2._o copious_o demonstrate_v not_o only_o to_o have_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o august_n prosper_n fulgentius_n to_o the_o council_n of_o diospolis_n arausica_fw-la carthage_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n after_o that_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n be_v broach_v but_o also_o part._n 1._o confirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o perpetual_a doctrine_n of_o the_o father_n and_o church_n before_o the_o appear_v of_o pelagius_n of_o the_o latin_a father_n he_o bring_v tertul._n cyp._n arnobius_n lactantius_n ambrose_n of_o the_o greek_n justin_n martyr_n irenaeus_n origen_n macarius_n athanasius_n etc._n etc._n yea_o be_v bold_a to_o conclude_v thes_n 1._o nec_fw-la secus_fw-la qui_fw-la senscrit_fw-fr quisquam_fw-la adduei_fw-la potest_fw-la to_o spare_v time_n in_o transcribe_v testimony_n that_o one_o of_o vincent_n lyrin_n in_o commonit_a cap._n 34._o may_v suffice_v for_o all_o quis_fw-la unquam_fw-la say_v he_o ante_fw-la profanum_fw-la pelagium_fw-la tantam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la liberi_fw-la praesumpsit_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la &_o adhuc_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la rebus_fw-la per_fw-la actus_fw-la fingulos_fw-la adjuvandum_fw-la necessariam_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la non_fw-la putaret_fw-la yet_o jesuit_n molina_n in_o concord_n cap._n 14._o art_n 13._o disp_n 19_o memb_v 6._o say_v a_o man_n may_v love_v god_n above_o all_o and_o may_v overcome_v a_o grievous_a temptation_n without_o grace_n yea_o arriag_n in_o 1._o 2._o tom_n 2._o tract_n de_fw-fr div_o gr_n disp_n 41._o sect._n 2._o n._n 1._o say_v that_o a_o man_n in_o his_o fall_a estate_n have_v a_o physical_a natural_a power_n without_o grace_n to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n so_o much_o indeed_o we_o can_v grant_v to_o pelagius_n both_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n clear_o contradict_v scripture_n joh._n 15._o 5._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o and_o antiquity_n hence_o be_v that_o council_n araus_n 2._o can_n 22._o nemo_fw-la habet_fw-la de_fw-la svo_fw-la nisi_fw-la mendacium_fw-la &_o peccatum_fw-la i_o confess_v jesuit_n grant_v for_o i_o will_v not_o wrong_v they_o the_o necessity_n of_o grace_n to_o act_n which_o merit_v eternal_a life_n and_o thereby_o they_o endeavour_v to_o elude_v the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n father_n and_o council_n assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o special_a grace_n unto_o good_a work_n but_o as_o neither_o scripture_n nor_o father_n nor_o ancient_a council_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o any_o work_n of_o we_o do_v proper_o merit_v eternal_a life_n so_o neither_o do_v they_o hold_v that_o a_o man_n without_o the_o special_a grace_n of_o god_n can_v love_v god_n above_o all_o and_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n second_o we_o likewise_o assert_v the_o powerful_a efficacy_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n so_o that_o however_o it_o may_v be_v resist_v and_o oppose_v by_o corruption_n yet_o never_o conquer_v august_n haeres_fw-la 88_o blame_v pelagius_n quod_fw-la gratiam_fw-la non_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la praeponeret_fw-la sed_fw-la infideli_fw-la callidiâ—ate_fw-la supponeret_fw-la that_o he_o do_v not_o subject_a freewill_n to_o grace_n but_o contrary_a wise_a by_o heretical_a craftiness_n grace_n to_o freewill_n nay_o do_v not_o jesuit_n who_o deny_v the_o efficacious_a and_o inexpugnable_a power_n of_o grace_n subject_a grace_n to_o freewill_n be_v it_o not_o freewill_n with_o they_o which_o determin_n grace_n and_o not_o grace_v which_o determin_n freewill_n and_o put_v they_o it_o not_o in_o the_o option_n of_o freewill_n to_o make_v grace_n efficacious_a or_o inefficacious_a do_v not_o augustin_n frequent_o make_v this_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n and_o the_o medicinal_a grace_n after_o the_o fall_n that_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n be_v only_o adjutorium_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la or_o possibilitatis_fw-la grace_v which_o give_v man_n power_n to_o do_v good_a but_o medicinal_a grace_n be_v adjutoriâ—m_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o voluntatis_fw-la grace_v which_o give_v both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_n it_o phil._n 2._o 13._o here_o himself_n lib._n de_fw-fr corrept_v &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 11._o prima_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la habeat_fw-la homo_fw-la justitiam_fw-la si_fw-la velit_fw-la secunda_fw-la plus_fw-la potest_fw-la quia_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la velit_fw-la and_o cap._n 12._o by_o that_o auxilium_fw-la quo_fw-la subventum_fw-la est_fw-la infirmitati_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la humanae_fw-la ut_fw-la divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la indeclinabiliter_fw-la &_o insuperabiliter_fw-la ageretur_fw-la what_o can_v a_o protestant_a have_v say_v more_o see_v c._n 14._o and_o l._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplic_fw-la q._n 2._o and_o lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag._n cap._n 19_o and_o that_o this_o sure_o be_v a_o main_a point_n of_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o orthodox_n and_o the_o semipelagian_o may_v appear_v by_o faustus_n 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they_o then_o from_o these_o who_o go_v before_o securius_fw-la locuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la ante_fw-la exortum_fw-la pelagium_fw-la and_o the_o rather_o have_v to_o do_v with_o manichee_n and_o other_o heretic_n which_o deny_v freewill_n altogether_o and_o the_o question_n be_v so_o difficult_a that_o as_o austin_n observe_v lib._n 3._o de_fw-la gratia_fw-la chriâ—ti_fw-la cont_n pelag._n cap._n 47._o and_o lib._n 4._o cont_n jul._n cap._n 8._o when_o freewill_n be_v defend_v grace_n sâ—ems_v to_o be_v deny_v and_o when_o grace_n be_v assert_v freewill_n seem_v to_o be_v take_v away_o dr._n morton_n in_o his_o appeal_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o sect._n 4._o have_v note_v that_o not_o only_a sixtus_n senensis_n but_o also_o three_o of_o the_o jesuit_n society_n tolet_n maldonat_n and_o pererius_n have_v censure_v sundry_a of_o the_o father_n especial_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n as_o too_o much_o favour_v the_o pelagian_a interest_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n and_o therefore_o the_o less_o stress_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v upon_o their_o authority_n in_o this_o thing_n yet_o neither_o from_o the_o father_n before_o pelagius_n have_v romanist_n the_o advantage_n which_o they_o boast_v of_o all_o the_o testimony_n which_o this_o phamphlete_a filch_n from_o bell._n and_o many_o more_o be_v vindicate_v by_o châ—mâ—er_n tom._n 3._o pâ—nâ—rat_fw-la lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr lib._n arb_n cap._n 16._o and_o by_o pâ—raeus_n in_o bell._n castig_fw-mi lâ—b_fw-la 5._o the_o gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n cc._n 25._o &_o 26._o where_o they_o show_v that_o these_o father_n do_v only_o assert_v freewill_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o opposition_n to_o a_o fatal_a or_o stoical_a or_o simple_o natural_a necessity_n which_o we_o likewise_o assert_v but_o not_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o necessity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o gracâ—_n of_o god_n else_o they_o shall_v have_v pelagianize_v only_o here_o i_o must_v remember_v he_o that_o his_o bastard_n religion_n must_v be_v support_v by_o 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popish_a doctrine_n injurious_a to_o our_o redeemer_n as_o that_o of_o supererogation_n intercession_n of_o saint_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o merit_n etc._n etc._n instance_n 5._o popery_n especial_o jesuitism_n open_o teach_v and_o justify_v many_o impious_a practice_n destructive_a to_o humane_a nature_n i_o hint_n only_o at_o three_o of_o they_o viz._n 1._o equivocation_n 2._o perfidiousness_n and_o 3._o rebellion_n against_o prince_n i_o say_v first_o equivocation_n tolet_n instruct_v sacerd._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 21._o num._n 5_o 6._o say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o only_o affirm_v but_o also_o swear_v a_o know_a untruth_n provide_v he_o have_v but_o the_o wit_n to_o have_v a_o secret_a mental_a reservation_n to_o compound_v a_o true_a proposition_n of_o what_o be_v speak_v and_o what_o he_o think_v as_o for_o example_n a_o adulteress_n may_v without_o sin_n not_o only_o affirm_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o also_o swear_v she_o never_o know_v her_o paramour_n with_o this_o secret_a reservation_n to_o make_v it_o know_v to_o her_o husband_n the_o same_o be_v teach_v by_o many_o more_o of_o their_o approve_a author_n zanche_n parson_n lessius_fw-la valentia_n becan_n the_o jesuit_n with_o the_o long_a name_n andreas_n endemon_n joannes_n etc._n etc._n when_o garnet_n the_o provincial_n of_o the_o jesuit_n be_v convict_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o manifold_a prevarication_n upon_o oath_n he_o justify_v what_o he_o have_v do_v because_o he_o have_v make_v use_n of_o his_o mental_a reservation_n of_o which_o see_v hospin_n lib._n 3._o hist._n jesuit_n cap._n 4._o fol._n 168_o 169._o what_o converse_n can_v be_v with_o man_n of_o such_o a_o principle_n though_o this_o doctrine_n of_o equivocation_n be_v not_o yet_o form_v into_o a_o decree_n yet_o when_o it_o be_v so_o public_o and_o frequent_o teach_v by_o the_o most_o fame_a doctor_n of_o the_o romish_a communion_n and_o no_o censure_n put_v upon_o it_o whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v charge_v on_o the_o church_n those_o that_o be_v unbiased_a may_v judge_v second_o perfidiousness_n especial_o in_o their_o deal_n with_o those_o they_o hold_v for_o heretic_n john_n huss_n who_o they_o martyr_a at_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n contrary_a to_o a_o promise_n of_o safe_a conduct_n give_v by_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n have_v experience_n thereof_o hence_o simanca_n instit._n cathol_n tit._n 56._o num._n 52._o as_o cite_v by_o crakanthorp_n defence_n eccles_n anglic._n cap._n 83._o §_o 5._o not_o only_a assert_n ad_fw-la paenam_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la quod_fw-la fides_fw-la illis_fw-la data_fw-la servanda_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la but_o also_o confirm_v it_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n and_o by_o aquinas_n crakanthorp_n ibid._n report_n from_o cocklaeus_n lib._n 5._o hist_o hussit_fw-la of_o a_o letter_n of_o pope_n martin_n the_o five_o to_o alexander_n duke_z of_o lituania_fw-mi wherein_o the_o pope_n thus_o write_v scito_fw-la te_fw-la dare_v fidem_fw-la hereticis_fw-la non_fw-la potuisse_fw-la &_o peccare_fw-la te_fw-la mortaliter_fw-la si_fw-la servabis_fw-la that_o be_v know_v that_o faith_n can_v be_v give_v to_o heretic_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mortal_a sin_n to_o keep_v it_o and_o vrban_n the_o six_o proclaim_v as_o much_o in_o a_o public_a bull_n which_o crakanthorp_n cap._n cit_fw-la sect._n 6._o transcribe_n from_o a_o authentic_a manuscript_n thereof_o out_o of_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n bibliothec_n perhaps_o it_o be_v on_o this_o account_n that_o some_o romanist_n say_v they_o do_v not_o maintain_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v to_o heretic_n because_o according_a to_o they_o faith_n can_v be_v give_v to_o they_o i_o add_v three_o that_o popery_n teach_v rebellion_n against_o prince_n i_o shall_v not_o blot_v paper_n here_o with_o the_o position_n of_o private_a doctor_n as_o bell._n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr pontif._n cap._n 7._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la christianis_fw-la tolerare_fw-la 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who_o shall_v obey_v they_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o lucca_n suffer_v the_o like_a from_o vrban_a the_o eight_o as_o also_o odoardo_n farnese_n duke_n of_o parma_n whereupon_o the_o author_n of_o the_o hist_n of_o card._n part._n 1._o lib._n 1._o pag._n 18._o affirm_v that_o nero_n heliogabulus_n tarquin_n caligula_n and_o dionysius_n arrive_v never_o at_o that_o height_n of_o tyranny_n which_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n have_v come_v to_o in_o divide_v prince_n and_o their_o subject_n if_o it_o be_v ask_v whether_o popish_a council_n have_v own_v such_o principle_n yea_o in_o their_o first_o general_n council_n at_o lion_n anno_fw-la 1245._o under_o pope_n innocent_n 4._o frederick_n the_o second_o be_v deprive_v by_o pope_n and_o council_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o his_o subject_n absolve_v from_o their_o allegiance_n the_o lateran_n council_n aâ—â—_n 1â—1â—_n under_o pope_n innocent_n 3._o cap._n 3._o decree_n if_o a_o temporal_a lord_n neglect_v to_o purge_v his_o territory_n of_o those_o who_o the_o church_n declare_v heretic_n he_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o amend_v the_o pope_n may_v absolve_v his_o subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n and_o expose_v his_o land_n to_o be_v seize_v upon_o by_o catholic_n and_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n sess_n 45._o ordain_v all_o heretic_n of_o whatsoever_o dignity_n patriarchal_a archiepiscopal_a regal_a reginal_n to_o be_v interdit_v and_o deprive_v when_o sixtus_n the_o five_o thunder_v out_o his_o bull_n against_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n afterward_o call_v henry_n the_o four_o of_o france_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n deprive_v they_o not_o only_o of_o their_o land_n and_o dignity_n but_o also_o of_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n to_o the_o french_a crown_n absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o obedience_n he_o declare_v he_o do_v this_o to_o they_o according_a to_o the_o canon_n consequent_o these_o rebellious_a principle_n be_v not_o only_o the_o sentiment_n of_o private_a doctor_n but_o authorize_v by_o the_o romish_a church_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o fix_v
christendom_n a_o infallible_a judge_n define_v contradiction_n and_o make_v the_o divine_a law_n a_o nose_n of_o wax_n a_o church_n with_o many_o head_n altar_n and_o sacrifice_n without_o divine_a institution_n a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n without_o shed_v of_o blood_n yea_o without_o a_o sacrifice_a act_n image-worship_n bread-worship_n cross-worship_n relick-worship_n saint-worship_n if_o they_o may_v be_v believe_v without_o idolatry_n sacrament_n without_o visible_a element_n sacrament_n so_o far_o from_o sanctify_v that_o their_o most_o religious_a person_n be_v oblige_v to_o vow_v abstinence_n from_o they_o spectre_n of_o accident_n without_o a_o subject_n they_o eat_v and_o devour_v their_o god_n they_o have_v devotion_n without_o understanding_n perform_v holy_a thing_n in_o a_o unknown_a language_n they_o have_v pastor_n without_o preach_v communion_n without_o communicant_n they_o maintain_v a_o sinless_a perfection_n yet_o teach_v manifest_a violation_n of_o the_o law_n 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