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A18712 A brefe treatyse declaryng what and where the churche is, that it is knowen, and whereby it is tryed and knowen. Made by Iohn Churchson Churchson, John. 1556 (1556) STC 5219; ESTC S109858 36,742 164

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body_n to_o the_o head_n than_o can_v we_o but_o grant_n that_o the_o church_n of_o chryst_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o true_a interpretesse_n of_o holy_a scrypture_n and_o true_o to_o decide_v and_o determine_v the_o controversy_n which_o many_o do_v stir_v up_o after_o every_o of_o there_o pryvate_a imagination_n for_o as_o saint_n austen_n accurse_v he_o that_o other_o beleave_v to_o have_v aucthorytye_n or_o have_v in_o reverente_a any_o scripture_n 129_o aug_n ser_n 129_o beside_o those_o scripture_n which_o the_o catholycke_a church_n have_v receive_v likewise_o undouted_o he_o curse_v such_o as_o make_v or_o do_v believe_v or_o reverence_v any_o interpretation_n make_v of_o the_o scripture_n against_o and_o contrary_n to_o the_o church_n interpretation_n for_o be_v not_o leafull_a to_o receive_v scripture_n unprove_v by_o the_o catholyke_a church_n it_o be_v not_o leafull_a to_o receive_v strange_a interpretation_n thereof_o and_o not_o approve_v by_o the_o same_o church_n consyder_v that_o in_o the_o church_n only_o be_v the_o truth_n as_o wytness_v that_o old_a author_n ireneus_fw-la write_v these_o word_n 4._o iren._n li._n 3._o cap._n 4._o vbi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ibi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la et_fw-la ubi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dei_fw-la illic_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la et_fw-la omnis_fw-la gratia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la autem_fw-la veritas_fw-la where_o the_o church_n be_v there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o where_o the_o spirit_n of_o godis_n there_o be_v the_o church_n and_o all_o grace_n and_o the_o spirit_n true_o be_v troth_n which_o most_o playnelye_o agree_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o paul_n 88_o 1._o tim_n 3_o psal_n 88_o domus_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la colunna_fw-la et_fw-la firmamentum_fw-la veritatis_fw-la the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o pillar_n &_o the_o firm_a uphold_v of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o the_o say_v ireneus_fw-la write_v also_o thus_o 319._o iren._n li._n 5_o pag._n 319._o ecclesiae_fw-la predicatio_fw-la vera_fw-la et_fw-la firma_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la quam_fw-la una_fw-la et_fw-la eadem_fw-la s●lutis_fw-la via_fw-la in_o universo_fw-la mundo_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la the_o preach_v of_o the_o church_n be_v true_a firm_a and_o sound_n in_o who_o be_v one_o very_a way_n of_o salvation_n show_v and_o manifest_a through_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o every_o where_n say_v he_o the_o church_n preach_v the_o truth_n likewise_o orygen_o teach_v that_o only_o to_o be_v the_o beleaved_a truth_n petiarchon_n orige_n in_o prodemio_fw-la petiarchon_n which_o in_o nothing_o dysagree_v from_o the_o church_n tradytion_n and_o therefore_o saint_n austen_n do_v write_v as_o follow_v 5_z aug._n contra_fw-la epist_n man._n ca_fw-mi 5_z ego_fw-la vero_fw-la non_fw-la crederem_fw-la evangelo_fw-it nisime_n catholice_n ecclesiae_fw-la commoveret_fw-la authoritas_fw-la i_o will_v not_o beleave_v the_o gospel_n if_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o move_v i_o thereto_o for_o if_o the_o church_n have_v not_o approve_v &_o wytness_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o less_o uncertain_a of_o it_o then_o we_o be_v of_o the_o gospel_n ascrybed_n to_o thomas_n bartylmue_n and_o nychodeme_n you_o may_v further_o read_v in_o chrisostome_n mundo_fw-la chrisost_n tom_fw-mi 2._o in_o manh._n 10._o mundo_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la habet_fw-la veres_fw-la oculos_fw-la ●idelicet_fw-la ecclesiasticos_fw-la atque_fw-la doctores_fw-la qui_fw-la vident_fw-la in_o scripture_n misteria_fw-la dei_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la videntes_fw-la the_o church_n have_v true_a eye_n that_o be_v to_o say_v preacher_n and_o teacher_n which_o do_v see_v the_o mysterye_n of_o god_n wherefore_o theye_n be_v call_v videntes_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v sing_v perceive_a and_o understand_v the_o say_a mysterye_n to_o be_v bryfe_n saint_n hilary_n call_v the_o church_n the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n say_v os_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la esse_fw-la 137._o hilari_fw-la in_o psal_n 137._o et_fw-la prophetica_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la aucthoritas_fw-la est_fw-la the_o prophetycall_a and_o the_o apostolycall_a aucthorytye_n be_v that_z the_o church_n be_v the_o mowthe_n of_o christ_n the_o same_o affyrmythe_n austen_n say_v 88_o au._n in_o io._n 15._o t●_n 88_o christus_fw-la per_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la svam_fw-la loquor_fw-la gentibus_fw-la chryst_n speak_v to_o the_o gentyle_n and_o people_n by_o his_o church_n for_o chryste_n say_v non_fw-la vos_fw-la estis_fw-la qui_fw-la loquimini_fw-la 10._o mat._n 10._o sed_fw-la spiritus_fw-la patris_fw-la vestri_fw-la qui_fw-la loquor_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o you_o which_o do_v speak_v but_o the_o spiryte_n of_o truth_n which_o speak_v in_o you_o 10._o luk._n 10._o he_o therefore_o that_o hear_v you_o my_o mowthe_n hear_v i_o wherefore_o in_o all_o controversye_n and_o dowte_n arise_v or_o wrest_v out_o of_o write_a scripture_n which_o can_v neither_o 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