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A71123 A learned and very usefull commentary upon the whole prophesie of Malachy by ... Mr. Richard Stock ... ; whereunto is added, An exercitation upon the same prophesie of Malachy, by Samuel Torshell. Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650. Exercitation vpon the prophecy of Malachy. 1641 (1641) Wing T1939; ESTC R7598 653,949 676

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particular_a church_n be_v call_v catholic_n answ_n so_o they_o be_v but_o then_o as_o august_n cont._n epist_n fundani_n cap._n 4._o every_o church_n do_v it_o and_o no_o one_o church_n assume_v this_o prerogative_n unto_o itself_o more_o than_o another_o neither_o be_v catholic_n oppose_v to_o particular_a but_o to_o heretical_a the_o catholic_a faith_n be_v account_v the_o true_a faith_n and_o the_o catholic_a faith_n oppose_v to_o heresy_n and_o the_o catholic_a church_n to_o heretical_a church_n and_o in_o this_o kind_a the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v jest_n challenge_v it_o to_o itself_o for_o it_o be_v least_o catholic_n be_v in_o many_o thing_n heretical_a the_o jew_n corrupt_v and_o contemn_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o gentile_n be_v call_v through_o their_o fall_n salvation_n be_v come_v to_o the_o gentile_n doctr._n god_n by_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n take_v occasion_n to_o work_v good_a to_o other_o and_o to_o magnify_v his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n so_o here_o by_o 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gold_n be_v no_o great_a thing_n a_o slender_a artizant_n and_o a_o small_a skill_n will_v do_v it_o but_o of_o base_a lead_n to_o make_v pure_a gold_n be_v admirable_a alchemy_n so_o to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o good_a be_v humanum_fw-la but_o good_a out_o of_o evil_a divinum_fw-la object_n why_o then_o shall_v any_o be_v punish_v for_o sin_n or_o why_o shall_v not_o man_n sin_n that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n may_v be_v more_o magnify_v solut._n such_o two_o objection_n be_v make_v to_o st._n paul_n rom._n 3.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o where_o also_o his_o answer_n be_v to_o the_o first_o verse_n 5._o this_o be_v most_o absurd_a for_o than_o shall_v god_n judge_v unjust_o which_o no_o man_n may_v suppose_v that_o he_o which_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v unjust_a and_o add_v absit_fw-la which_o he_o use_v often_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o thing_n which_o shall_v not_o once_o be_v think_v and_o which_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o holy_a man_n ought_v to_o abhor_v once_o 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into_o the_o like_a disease_n that_o the_o physician_n may_v be_v more_o famous_a or_o as_o if_o poor_a man_n and_o beggar_n shall_v resolve_v still_o to_o be_v in_o need_n and_o to_o beg_v because_o that_o may_v magnify_v the_o bounty_n and_o magnificence_n of_o the_o rich_a use_v 1_o when_o we_o see_v the_o hatred_n and_o malice_n of_o man_n to_o profit_v other_o by_o their_o persecution_n in_o word_n or_o deed_n so_o that_o they_o be_v make_v more_o zealous_a and_o careful_a more_o upright_a and_o entire_a there_o be_v no_o excuse_n for_o man_n nor_o thanks_o to_o they_o to_o be_v give_v but_o the_o glory_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o thus_o turn_v thing_n &_o make_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a persecuter_n unto_o the_o martyr_n say_v saint_n augustine_n be_v as_o the_o hammer_n be_v to_o gold_n as_o the_o mill_n to_o wheat_n as_o the_o oven_n to_o bread_n as_o the_o furnace_n to_o mettle_n profit_v they_o work_v they_o and_o purge_v they_o but_o no_o thank_v to_o 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of_o god_n and_o magnify_v his_o goodness_n that_o he_o keep_v we_o from_o the_o like_a who_o have_v no_o less_o in_o we_o the_o seed_n of_o they_o than_o they_o have_v account_v ourselves_o as_o much_o beholden_a to_o god_n for_o keep_v we_o from_o those_o sin_n as_o if_o we_o have_v commit_v they_o and_o he_o have_v remit_v or_o pardon_v they_o to_o we_o as_o augustine_n my_o name_n be_v great_a here_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o follow_v be_v smite_v with_o a_o reverence_n &_o persuasion_n of_o his_o greatness_n and_o majesty_n they_o worship_v and_o serve_v he_o doctr._n the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o
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glorious_a work_n yet_o they_o do_v they_o no_o good_a now_o where_o there_o be_v not_o knowledge_n nor_o conscience_n of_o religion_n there_o can_v be_v faith_n but_o further_a orig._n in_o job_n go_v orig._n go_v omnia_fw-la quae_fw-la faciant_fw-la homines_fw-la etc._n etc._n orig._n all_o thing_n which_o man_n do_v whether_o in_o keep_v their_o virginity_n or_o in_o abstinence_n or_o in_o the_o chasteness_n of_o their_o body_n or_o in_o the_o mortify_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o in_o the_o distribute_v of_o their_o good_n they_o be_v all_o to_o no_o purpose_n and_o to_o their_o loss_n if_o they_o do_v they_o not_o of_o faith_n and_o i_o infer_v they_o can_v be_v of_o faith_n where_o there_o be_v not_o care_n and_o conscience_n of_o religion_n in_o vain_a then_o shall_v it_o be_v unto_o they_o for_o it_o shall_v bring_v they_o no_o fruit_n no_o profit_n for_o of_o who_o shall_v they_o have_v their_o reward_n shall_v they_o receive_v from_o he_o who_o they_o have_v not_o seek_v who_o they_o have_v not_o know_v who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v very_o they_o shall_v not_o receive_v from_o he_o any_o reward_n but_o judgement_n and_o anger_n and_o condemnation_n use_v 3_o this_o may_v admonish_v every_o one_o to_o add_v to_o their_o righteousness_n religion_n to_o lay_v hold_n of_o that_o and_o not_o to_o withdraw_v their_o hand_n from_o this_o or_o rather_o to_o make_v their_o work_n of_o righteousness_n to_o be_v righteousness_n by_o labour_v to_o be_v religious_a to_o have_v knowledge_n and_o faith_n to_o have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o without_o which_o the_o other_o be_v nothing_o nothing_o profitable_a to_o the_o doer_n for_o as_o preach_v be_v so_o excellent_a a_o work_n as_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o the_o hearer_n profit_v not_o the_o preacher_n if_o he_o be_v unjust_a unchaste_a impious_a but_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o as_o with_o those_o who_o build_v noah_n ark_n so_o as_o he_o that_o give_v alm_n if_o he_o be_v without_o knowledge_n religion_n and_o faith_n he_o may_v profit_v the_o receiver_n not_o himself_o for_o if_o the_o apostle_n rule_v be_v good_a jam._n 2.26_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a then_o why_o not_o much_o more_o say_v chryso_v be_v work_n without_o faith_n which_o work_n must_v needs_o be_v where_o there_o be_v not_o religion_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v his_o reward_n that_o do_v they_o but_o they_o will_v be_v unprofitable_a to_o he_o for_o as_o he_o that_o build_v without_o a_o foundation_n lose_v his_o work_n and_o have_v only_o his_o labour_n travail_n and_o grief_n so_o be_v he_o that_o will_v build_v up_o work_n of_o righteousness_n without_o faith_n and_o religion_n orig._n and_o as_o he_o say_v all_o the_o whole_a year_n that_o noah_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o sun_n show_v not_o herself_o nor_o send_v her_o beam_n upon_o the_o earth_n the_o earth_n give_v no_o fruit_n for_o without_o the_o sun_n it_o can_v bring_v 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