from_o popery_n be_v 1._o that_o it_o cherish_v ignorance_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o be_v the_o soil_n of_o all_o wickedness_n god_n christ_n the_o spirit_n and_o scripture_n be_v light_n and_o satan_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n 2._o that_o it_o live_v like_o the_o leech_n on_o blood_n hate_v and_o destroy_v the_o most_o holy_a person_n who_o differ_v from_o they_o to_o these_o my_o soul_n be_v unreconcilable_a i_o hate_v cruelty_n to_o papist_n or_o infidel_n much_o more_o to_o godly_a faithful_a person_n that_o do_v hurt_v to_o none_o and_o i_o think_v i_o have_v convince_v mr._n dodwell_n himself_o that_o i_o be_o not_o incline_v for_o the_o avoid_n of_o popery_n to_o run_v into_o any_o contrary_a extreme_a nor_o to_o imitate_v they_o thaâ—_n ignorant_o call_v truth_n or_o harmless_a thing_n antichristian_a or_o popish_a the_o name_n of_o popery_n do_v not_o affright_v i_o from_o any_o truth_n of_o god_n what_o i_o have_v write_v in_o many_o book_n especial_o in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o my_o catholic_n theology_n and_o what_o censure_v i_o have_v suffer_v for_o it_o which_o never_o move_v i_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o censurer_n i_o think_v prove_v it_o i_o again_o and_o again_o profess_v that_o if_o the_o papist_n or_o such_o as_o i_o now_o deal_v with_o will_v but_o prove_v that_o god_n ever_o make_v or_o allow_v such_o a_o church_n as_o they_o plead_v for_o in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v a_o universal_a church_n constitute_v or_o unify_v by_o any_o one_o head_n or_o supreme_a govern_v pâ—râ—_n monarchical_a or_o aristocratical_a under_o christ_n the_o dispute_n whether_o it_o be_v pope_n or_o council_n or_o cardinal_n or_o college_n of_o bishop_n in_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o hinder_v i_o from_o a_o cheerful_a and_o joyful_a declare_v myself_o a_o papist_n without_o partiality_n fear_n or_o shame_n in_o the_o sense_n that_o the_o word_n papist_n have_v still_o signify_v with_o such_o as_o i_o converse_v with_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v take_v the_o boldness_n to_o ask_v some_o of_o the_o great_a that_o on_o the_o fore_n mention_v term_n appropriate_v the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o their_o sect_n or_o party_n and_o i_o can_v get_v no_o answer_n from_o they_o viz._n whether_o they_o take_v the_o council_n of_o constance_n and_o basil_n for_o papist_n and_o whether_o they_o now_o take_v the_o bishop_n and_o church_n of_o france_n for_o papist_n and_o whether_o they_o take_v gerson_n cusanus_fw-la cassander_n erasmus_n for_o papist_n or_o not_o 2._o if_o yea_o what_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o say_a papist_n church-form_n and_o government_n and_o that_o which_o these_o call_v the_o church_n catholic_n and_o dispute_v for_o 3._o if_o not_o then_o be_v not_o the_o controversy_n de_fw-fr nomine_fw-la whether_o the_o french_a bishop_n and_o church_n and_o the_o say_a council_n be_v of_o the_o same_o form_n and_o religion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o call_v by_o these_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v papist_n or_o not_o and_o for_o that_o i_o shall_v strive_v with_o none_o let_v every_o man_n call_v they_o as_o he_o see_v cause_n or_o if_o he_o will_v as_o they_o will_v call_v themselves_o let_v they_o be_v papist_n in_o france_n and_o protestant_n in_o england_n i_o contend_v not_o for_o name_n but_o i_o wonder_v not_o at_o these_o churchman_n if_o they_o unchurch_n the_o french_a protestant_n and_o condemn_v their_o ministry_n and_o sacrament_n as_o none_o how_o else_o can_v their_o persecution_n be_v justify_v and_o o_o that_o they_o will_v tell_v we_o what_o church_n they_o be_v that_o they_o live_v in_o communion_n with_o whether_o the_o french_a spanish_a italian_a greek_n nestorian_n jacobite_n copty_v abassine_n be_v in_o their_o communion_n or_o not_o if_o yea_o whether_o the_o reform_a church_n be_v not_o as_o worthy_a of_o their_o communion_n if_o not_o whether_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v all_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o their_o account_n o_o that_o we_o can_v long_o more_o for_o god_n righteous_a final_a judgement_n to_o which_o we_o appeal_v though_o mr._n dodwell_n be_v against_o it_o and_o for_o the_o world_n of_o perfect_a light_n and_o love_n and_o union_n dated_n septemb_n 2._o 1681._o appoint_v a_o public_a fast_o for_o the_o burn_a of_o london_n i_o have_v not_o time_n to_o gather_v the_o errata_fw-la of_o the_o press_n i_o cast_v my_o eye_n on_o these_o pag._n 9_o l._n 19_o for_o nature_n r._n name_n p._n 10._o l._n antep_n deal_n and._n p._n 11._o l._n antep_n r._n be_v in_o p._n 17._o l._n 1._o for_o or_o r._n over_o p._n 5._o l._n 29._o after_o excommunicate_v r._n christ_n servant_n for_o not_o forsake_v their_o faithful_a pastor_n p._n 10._o l._n ult_n for_o of_o r._n by_o p._n 16._o l._n 32._o for_o our_o r._n one_o p._n 90._o l._n 12_o r._n temerity_n p._n 139._o l._n 17._o for_o by_o r._n to_o pag._n 151._o l._n 4._o for_o by_o r._n my_o etc._n etc._n the_o content_n a_o late_a letter_n of_o mr._n dodwell_n with_o the_o answer_n write_v since_o the_o rest_n be_v print_v chap._n 1._o of_o mr._n dodwell_n displeasure_n against_o i_o as_o if_o i_o accuse_v he_o to_o be_v a_o papist_n and_o wrong_v the_o council_n of_o bishop_n p._n 1._o chap._n 2._o his_o schismatical_a church-destroying_a scheme_n the_o sum_n of_o his_o great_a schismatical_a book_n confute_v p._n 7_o chap._n 3._o the_o consequent_n of_o mr._n dodwell_n foresay_a doctrine_n p._n 21_o chap._n 4._o my_o word_n of_o god_n collation_n of_o ministerial_a authority_n vindicate_v from_o the_o forgery_n and_o fallacy_n of_o mr._n dodwell_n p._n 27_o what_o my_o assertion_n be_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o church_n power_n p._n 29._o the_o contrary_a p._n 32._o the_o truth_n prove_v p_o 33_o etc._n etc._n his_o objection_n answer_v p._n 36._o etc._n etc._n bishop_n be_v of_o god_n p._n 46._o etc._n etc._n his_o sad_a qualification_n of_o minister_n p._n 48._o prefer_v god_n be_v no_o wrong_n to_o government_n p._n 54._o what_o succession_n we_o have_v p._n 54._o of_o aidan_n and_o finans_n episcopacy_n p._n 57_o his_o assertion_n of_o supreme_a church-power_n from_o who_o there_o be_v no_o appeal_n to_o scripture_n to_o god_n or_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o who_o intention_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o power_n of_o all_o ordain_v by_o they_o examine_v p._n 57_o etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n be_v one_o visible_a society_n under_o one_o visible_a humane_a government_n p._n 59_o whether_o divine_a authority_n may_v not_o be_v pretend_v for_o practise_v contrary_a to_o some_o superior_n p._n 60_o chap._n 5._o wherein_o mr_n dodwell_n deceit_n and_o their_o danger_n lie_v p._n 63._o whether_o there_o be_v but_o one_o sense_n of_o all_o term_n which_o cause_v oblige_v man_n to_o mean_v all_o that_o have_v skill_n in_o cause_n be_v to_o understand_v p._n 63._o twelve_o great_a doctrinal_a article_n in_o which_o we_o differ_v from_o mr._n dodwell_n p._n 65._o some_o question_n put_v to_o he_o p._n 68_o his_o second_o letter_n to_o i_o from_o ireland_n p._n 70._o my_o answer_n to_o it_o p._n 75._o prove_v the_o impossibtlity_n of_o just_a discipline_n in_o the_o diocesan_n way_n which_o i_o dissent_v from_o the_o short_a answer_n to_o mr._n dodwell_n long_a letter_n which_o dr_n sherlock_n and_o mr._n morrice_n extol_v which_o be_v full_o answer_v in_o my_o treatise_n of_o episcopacy_n p._n 90._o a_o letter_n send_v to_o mr._n dodwell_n mar._n 12_o 1681._o a_o letter_n to_o mr._n dodwell_n nou._n 15._o 1680._o another_o to_o he_o of_o july_n 9_o 1677._o open_v many_o of_o our_o chief_a difference_n p._n 100_o another_o after_o a_o personal_a conference_n send_v to_o he_o but_o return_v because_o he_o be_v go_v into_o the_o country_n debate_v with_o he_o eleven_o of_o our_o great_a difference_n in_o which_o mr._n dodwell_n may_v be_v know_v p._n 118._o a_o account_n of_o my_o dissent_n from_o dr._n sherlock_n his_o doctrine_n accusation_n and_o argumentation_n special_o about_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o universal_a a_o national_a and_o single_a church_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o schism_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 1._o the_o historical_a proem_n chap._n 2._o my_o â—etter_n and_o counsel_n to_o mr._n sherlock_n many_o year_n ago_o advise_v he_o to_o expound_v or_o retract_v his_o word_n which_o seem_v to_o deny_v the_o three_o article_n of_o our_o baptismal_a covenant_n our_o belief_n in_o god_n the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 162_o his_o answer_n p._n 173_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o ill_a manner_n of_o these_o man_n confutation_n p._n 174_o chap._n 4._o the_o main_a part_n of_o our_o difference_n viz._n what_o be_v the_o essential_a form_n of_o the_o catholic_n national_a and_o single_a church_n p._n 182_o chap._n 5._o what_o be_v the_o
about_o the_o final_a judgement_n if_o all_o these_o be_v little_a tolerable_a difference_n why_o may_v not_o we_o be_v tolerate_v if_o not_o judge_v reader_n who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v intolerable_a when_o you_o hear_v they_o plead_v against_o toleration_n §_o 3._o i._o for_o the_o first_o we_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n who_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n by_o a_o universal_a law_n which_o be_v above_o all_o humane_a law_n or_o will_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o power_n and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o what_o he_o give_v and_o limit_v and_o that_o no_o man_n be_v above_o he_o nor_o have_v true_a authority_n against_o his_o law_n but_o mr._n dodwell_n say_v that_o it_o be_v irreconcilable_a to_o government_n in_o this_o life_n or_o to_o due_a subordination_n of_o subject_n to_o superior_n to_o practise_v different_o and_o defend_v it_o by_o pretend_v divine_a authority_n and_o appeal_n to_o write_n scripture_n be_v our_o word_n by_o excellency_n so_o call_v and_o so_o god_n shall_v be_v god_n and_o be_v obey_v if_o the_o clergy_n please_v §_o 4._o ii_o as_o to_o the_o second_o we_o suppose_v that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v god_n law_n indict_v and_o record_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v the_o first_o oblige_v rule_n of_o faith_n and_o holy_a live_n which_o all_o man_n be_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o before_o and_o against_o all_o contrary_a law_n of_o man_n but_o mr._n dodwell_n as_o aforesaid_a allow_v no_o such_o prime_a obligation_n as_o will_v warrant_v a_o appeal_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o the_o visible_a church-governor_n that_o contradict_v it_o §_o 5._o iii_o and_o for_o the_o three_o we_o suppose_v that_o all_o humane_a power_n be_v derive_v from_o god_n and_o have_v no_o authority_n but_o what_o he_o give_v they_o and_o be_v more_o under_o he_o and_o his_o law_n than_o the_o justice_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o his_o law_n and_o can_v oblige_v no_o man_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o how_o far_o mr._n dodwell_n think_v otherwise_o you_o have_v hear_v he_o say_v not_o indeed_o that_o we_o must_v break_v god_n law_n but_o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v they_o or_o appeal_v to_o they_o against_o our_o governor_n in_o charity_n i_o hope_v he_o mean_v no_o worse_o but_o that_o we_o must_v take_v our_o ruler_n word_n or_o exposition_n and_o judge_v nothing_o to_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n contrary_a to_o their_o command_n and_o whether_o he_o give_v they_o the_o same_o dominion_n also_o over_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n let_v he_o tell_v you_o paul_n disclaim_v dominion_n over_o man_n say_v and_o the_o write_a law_n of_o god_n §_o 6._o iu._n and_o for_o the_o four_o we_o take_v moral_a good_a to_o be_v a_o conformity_n to_o god_n law_n and_o moral_a evil_n or_o sin_n to_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o it_o but_o mr._n dodwell_n be_v for_o measure_v they_o by_o the_o clergy_n or_o governor_n will_v though_o god_n law_n be_v against_o they_o §_o 7._o v._o and_o for_o the_o five_o we_o take_v the_o catholic_n church_n to_o have_v no_o supreme_a government_n but_o god_n and_o our_o glorify_a redeemer_n god_n and_o man_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o catholick-church_n of_o god_n make_v under_o any_o other_o supreme_a ruler_n but_o that_o as_o god_n be_v the_o invisible_a king_n of_o this_o visible_a world_n and_o king_n be_v subordinate_a supremes_n in_o their_o kingdom_n but_o neither_o one_o of_o they_o or_o many_o conjunct_a in_o a_o aristocracy_n supreme_a over_o all_o the_o earth_n so_o christ_n be_v the_o partly_o visible_a and_o partly_o invisible_a supreme_a ruler_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o christian_n and_o each_o pastor_n be_v under_o he_o over_o his_o proper_a flock_n bind_v to_o keep_v concord_n and_o peace_n but_o none_o under_o he_o supreme_a over_o all_o whether_o monarch_n as_o the_o pope_n or_o aristocracy_n as_o council_n cardinal_n or_o '_o other_o but_o mr._n dodwell_n be_v for_o a_o visible_a society_n with_o a_o visible_a humane_a supreme_a but_o who_o the_o supreme_a be_v i_o despair_v of_o get_v he_o to_o acquaint_v we_o §_o 8._o vi_o and_o for_o the_o six_o we_o suppose_v that_o god_n send_v forth_o preacher_n to_o convert_v the_o world_n and_o turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n to_o god_n and_o that_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n preach_v and_o that_o whoever_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v powerful_a to_o this_o end_n and_o sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o wise_a to_o salvation_n but_o mr._n dodwell_n think_v that_o it_o be_v not_o preach_v but_o the_o deliver_v man_n the_o sacrament_n that_o give_v they_o the_o first_o true_a save_a grace_n and_o title_n to_o salvation_n and_o that_o none_o in_o the_o world_n have_v this_o sacrament_n or_o covenant-title_n to_o life_n but_o those_o that_o receive_v it_o from_o a_o hand_n that_o have_v a_o ordination_n by_o bishop_n in_o his_o sense_n of_o uninterrupted_a succession_n from_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o like_a ordination_n §_o 8._o vii_o according_o we_o hold_v that_o preach_a be_v for_o the_o convert_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o save_a faith_n and_o holiness_n but_o what_o he_o think_v it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o know_v not_o well_o nor_o whether_o he_o will_v send_v the_o indian_n the_o sacrament_n instead_o of_o preacher_n §_o 10._o viii_o we_o take_v it_o to_o be_v our_o duty_n though_o man_n forbid_v we_o to_o confess_v christ_n and_o assemble_v for_o god_n worship_n to_o read_v and_o hear_v the_o scripture_n and_o to_o praise_n god_n but_o he_o think_v we_o must_v not_o practise_v different_o from_o the_o roll_a clergy_n will_v if_o they_o forbid_v we_o nor_o allege_v divine_a authority_n for_o it_o §_o 11._o ix_o we_o suppose_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o prophetical_a ministry_n bring_v new_a doctrine_n or_o law_n from_o god_n and_o the_o office_n of_o the_o teacher_n and_o ruler_n by_o these_o law_n be_v great_o different_a and_o must_v necessary_o be_v distinguish_v moses_n be_v a_o prophetical_a mediator_n in_o legislation_n and_o he_o confirm_v his_o mediation_n by_o uncontrolled_a miracle_n the_o prophet_n afterward_o come_v but_o on_o particular_a applicatory_a message_n but_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o such_o be_v no_o prophet_n nor_o have_v power_n to_o make_v any_o new_a addition_n or_o alteration_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o to_o teach_v it_o the_o people_n and_o as_o guide_n apply_v it_o to_o their_o several_a case_n so_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n commission_v to_o deliver_v and_o record_v all_o his_o doctrine_n and_o command_n to_o the_o follow_a age_n do_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n prophetical_o deliver_v to_o the_o world_n that_o body_n of_o doctrine_n and_o law_n which_o must_v rule_v they_o to_o the_o end_n and_o judge_v they_o and_o thus_o seal_v and_o confirm_v all_o by_o a_o multitude_n of_o 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