which_o yet_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o judge_n be_v repute_v fit_a and_o proper_a to_o end_v law_n suit_n 4._o that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v decide_v the_o fore_n mention_v controversy_n we_o be_v to_o ascribe_v either_o to_o the_o inconsiderablenes_n of_o they_o or_o to_o the_o want_n of_o sufficient_a clearness_n of_o scripture_n or_o tradition_n for_o either_o party_n or_o to_o a_o just_a and_o prudent_a care_n of_o prevent_a schism_n in_o the_o church_n by_o such_o determination_n wherein_o so_o considerable_a party_n in_o the_o church_n be_v divide_v in_o opinion_n 5._o whereas_o the_o doctor_n say_v that_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n among_o catholic_n be_v many_o of_o they_o the_o same_o agitate_a among_o protestant_n be_v point_n of_o faith_n he_o be_v manifest_o mistake_v for_o there_o be_v among_o catholic_n no_n point_v controvert_v but_o such_o doctrine_n where_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n be_v various_o expound_v 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grievous_a error_n incomparable_o exceed_v any_o among_o catholic_n yet_o if_o one_o live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n church_n shall_v hold_v this_o most_o pernicious_a error_n not_o know_v that_o the_o church_n have_v condemn_v it_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o renounce_v it_o assoon_o as_o he_o know_v this_o 16._o s._n augustin_n profess_v he_o dare_v not_o call_v such_o a_o man_n a_o heretic_n how_o the_o doctor_n will_v call_v such_o a_o one_o i_o know_v not_o but_o this_o i_o will_v justify_v that_o according_a to_o the_o doctor_n principle_n he_o ought_v to_o pass_v for_o as_o good_a and_o as_o well_o ground_v a_o protestant_n as_o himself_o and_o therefore_o especial_o orthodox_n for_o not_o submit_v his_o judgement_n to_o the_o church_n §._o 7._o the_o doctrine_n of_o pennance_n vindicated_n from_o the_o doctor_n mistake_v 115._o now_o notwithstanding_o what_o have_v hitherto_o be_v say_v i_o do_v nothing_o doubt_v but_o those_o popular_a reader_n for_o who_o only_o i_o 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honest_a man_n the_o doctor_n have_v tell_v they_o that_o these_o wicked_a man_n make_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n join_v with_o contrition_n that_o be_v 180._o as_o he_o interpret_v a_o remorse_n of_o mind_n for_o sin_n sufficient_a for_o salvation_n but_o his_o adversary_n in_o effect_n bid_v he_o with_o contrition_n to_o join_v confession_n and_o absolution_n he_o be_v content_v but_o he_o will_v needs_o have_v one_o condition_n more_o add_v which_o be_v forsake_v of_o sin_n which_o they_o of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o rome_n not_o require_v notwithstanding_o all_o their_o confession_n and_o absolution_n a_o thousand_o time_n repeat_v they_o destroy_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o good_a life_n 116._o here_o if_o the_o doctor_n be_v ask_v do_v the_o catholic_n church_n hold_v the_o doctrine_n here_o by_o he_o reprove_v he_o can_v not_o say_v she_o do_v because_o then_o the_o express_a decision_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n disprove_v he_o 3._o where_o three_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n be_v declare_v contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n now_o in_o two_o of_o these_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n be_v contain_v for_o contrition_n imply_v a_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n proceed_v from_o a_o love_n of_o god_n victorious_a over_o sin_n and_o consequent_o a_o detestation_n of_o sin_n and_o satisfaction_n signify_v yet_o more_o viz_o a_o holy_a revenge_n take_v by_o the_o penitent_a upon_o himself_o for_o offend_v god_n by_o deny_v to_o himself_o even_o lawful_a pleasure_n because_o unlawful_a one_o have_v tempt_v he_o to_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o protestant_n require_v 117._o a_o disposition_n one_o may_v say_v inferior_a to_o this_o require_v by_o the_o council_n serve_v david_n turn_n who_o say_v i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgive_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n i_o can_v now_o believe_v the_o doctor_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o a_o sinner_n repentant_a of_o his_o sin_n out_o of_o a_o love_n of_o god_n victorious_a over_o the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n and_o weho_n tstify_v that_o sorrow_n and_o that_o love_n by_o submit_v to_o severe_a pennance_n and_o mortification_n will_v also_o to_o declare_v to_o his_o own_o confusion_n his_o most_o secret_a sin_n with_o a_o serious_a purpose_n of_o amendment_n will_v thereby_o be_v put_v in_o a_o state_n of_o pardâ—n_n and_o salvation_n especial_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n authorize_v minister_n absolution_n from_o his_o sin_n absolution_n i_o say_v pronounce_v by_o commission_n and_o jurisdiction_n from_o christ_n himself_o and_o not_o such_o a_o airy_a phantosme_n of_o a_o absolution_n as_o the_o doctor_n interpret_v to_o be_v the_o apply_v the_o promise_v of_o pardon_n in_o scripture_n to_o the_o particular_a case_n of_o die_a person_n 183._o for_o this_o say_v he_o be_v that_o we_o mean_v by_o absolution_n and_o which_o say_v i_o the_o silly_a
doubt_v though_o i_o humble_o conceive_v i_o may_v now_o his_o fault_n in_o case_n he_o be_v guilty_a have_v be_v public_a and_o notorious_a and_o no_o repentance_n no_o retractation_n appear_v unless_o perhaps_o he_o think_v that_o the_o accept_n a_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a in_o preferment_n be_v virtual_o a_o retractation_n and_o much_o less_o any_o solemn_a absolution_n have_v be_v give_v he_o unless_o perhaps_o also_o he_o think_v that_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n reach_v to_o heaven_n discharge_v the_o conscience_n and_o dispense_n in_o foro_fw-la interno_fw-la from_o a_o obligation_n of_o demand_v absolution_n either_o from_o bishop_n or_o from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n who_o according_a to_o his_o teach_v have_v receive_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o can_v excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v as_o well_o as_o any_o bishop_n matter_n i_o say_v stand_v thus_o i_o must_v needs_o tell_v he_o that_o all_o prelatical_a protestant_n can_v no_o otherwise_o look_v upon_o he_o but_o as_o one_o i_o do_v not_o say_v traditum_fw-la satanae_n but_o excommunicate_v and_o separate_v from_o christ_n mystical_a body_n and_o therefore_o i_o conjure_v he_o that_o he_o will_v take_v care_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n even_o though_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o believe_v such_o excommunication_n to_o be_v bruta_fw-la fulmina_fw-la for_o in_o that_o case_n also_o he_o will_v conclude_v himself_o at_o least_o guilty_a of_o most_o damnable_a hypocrisy_n 175._o it_o will_v now_o be_v seasonable_a with_o this_o act_n of_o charity_n to_o he_o to_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o this_o my_o answer_n which_o true_o i_o think_v sufficient_a though_o perhaps_o he_o will_v impute_v my_o tell_v he_o so_o to_o a_o ungrounded_a confidence_n or_o presumption_n 176._o i_o have_v only_o one_o thing_n more_o to_o say_v to_o he_o which_o be_v this_o that_o i_o with_o reason_n enough_o may_v accuse_v he_o that_o in_o write_v his_o book_n he_o have_v prevaricate_v with_o his_o superior_n for_o whereas_o in_o his_o preface_n he_o tell_v his_o reader_n that_o he_o be_v by_o command_n public_o engage_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o cause_n as_o that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 6._o even_o of_o that_o church_n of_o england_n 22._o which_o upon_o the_o great_a enquiry_n he_o can_v make_v he_o esteem_v the_o best_a church_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n i_o desire_v no_o other_o judge_n but_o the_o prelate_n of_o his_o own_o church_n whether_o by_o examine_v his_o principle_n i_o have_v not_o demonstrate_v how_o that_o contrary_a to_o command_v and_o his_o public_a engagement_n he_o have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o defend_v she_o that_o he_o have_v betray_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o church_n to_o all_o the_o fanatic_a sect_n which_o have_v separate_v from_o she_o and_o with_o most_o horrible_a cruelty_n seek_v her_o destruction_n and_o with_o her_o the_o ruin_n of_o monarchy_n whereby_o he_o have_v leave_v she_o in_o a_o most_o forlorn_a condition_n totter_v upon_o foundation_n and_o principle_n which_o to_o my_o certain_a knowledge_n be_v not_o extant_a at_o least_o not_o know_v in_o england_n thirty_o year_n since_o in_o so_o much_o as_o if_o those_o who_o command_v he_o to_o defend_v she_o will_v still_o avow_v he_o her_o champion_n there_o will_v not_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v a_o prelatical_a church_n so_o miserable_o devest_v of_o all_o authority_n and_o therefore_o let_v any_o indifferent_a reader_n judge_v between_o we_o two_o whether_o with_o better_a success_n he_o have_v defend_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o i_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o church_n against_o himself_o 177._o to_o conclude_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o irrational_a then_o for_o the_o doctor_n hold_v to_o his_o principle_n to_o profess_v himself_o a_o controvertist_n till_o he_o can_v demonstrate_v that_o he_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o see_v into_o man_n heart_n for_o since_o he_o allow_v all_o sober_a enqâ—irers_n to_o be_v for_o themselves_o judge_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o necessary_n and_o judge_n likewise_o what_o point_n be_v necessary_a till_o he_o can_v disprove_v the_o allegation_n of_o any_o adversary_n catholic_n protestant_n or_o fanatic_a by_o demonstrate_v that_o they_o have_v either_o not_o inquire_v at_o all_o or_o inquire_v unsober_o and_o that_o none_o beside_o himself_o inquire_v sober_o it_o will_v be_v most_o unreasonable_a in_o he_o to_o condemn_v or_o but_o trouble_v any_o dissenter_n from_o he_o 178._o but_o alas_o the_o misery_n be_v none_o be_v more_o eager_a in_o usurp_v a_o magisterial_a and_o tyrannical_a power_n over_o other_o man_n conscience_n than_o such_o as_o renounce_v all_o authority_n internal_o oblige_v in_o the_o church_n because_o have_v no_o tie_n upon_o man_n conscience_n or_o security_n in_o their_o subject_n obedience_n they_o find_v external_a violence_n the_o only_a mean_a to_o support_v they_o which_o sure_o argue_v a_o horrible_a deprâ—vation_n in_o the_o mind_n especial_o of_o ecclesiastic_n which_o depravation_n can_v now_o only_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n dam_fw-la pacem_fw-la domine_fw-la in_fw-la diebus_fw-la nostris_fw-la amen_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n §_o i._o the_o author_n motive_n of_o write_v this_o treatise_n d._n stillingfleet_v three_o head_n of_o accusation_n against_o the_o catholic_n church_n etc._n etc._n pag._n i._n §_o ii_o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o sanctity_n of_o s._n benedict_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o doctor_n contumelious_a imputation_n two_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o life_n and_o prayer_n of_o contemplation_n deride_v by_o the_o doctor_n 28_o §_o iu_o vision_n etc._n etc._n no_o ground_n of_o believe_a doctrine_n among_o catholic_n 71_o §_o v._o resist_v authority_n false_o impute_v to_o catholic_n religion_n 76_o §_o vi_o fanaticism_n return_v upon_o the_o doctor_n and_o his_o whole_a religion_n 88_o §_o vii_o the_o doctrine_n of_o penance_n vindicated_n from_o the_o doctor_n mistake_v 121_o §_o viii_o of_o confer_v absolution_n and_o extreme_a unction_n in_o articulo_fw-la mortis_fw-la 132_o §_o ix_o of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a 137_o §_o x._o of_o indulgence_n 144_o §_o xi_o of_o the_o church_n liturgy_n in_o a_o tongue_n not_o general_o understand_v 148_o §_o xii_o of_o the_o church_n deny_v the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n indifferent_o to_o all_o 152_o §_o xiii_o the_o conclusion_n with_o advice_n to_o the_o doctor_n 171_o errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 6._o read_v inhuman_a p._n 4._o l._n 2._o read_v about_o ib._n l._n 4._o read_v or_o obedience_n p._n 5._o l._n 16._o read_v to_o the._n p._n 7._o l._n 15._o r._n upon_o p._n 8._o l._n 4._o read_v their_o p._n 13._o l._n 3._o r._n preacher_n p._n 17._o l._n 25._o r._n say_v p._n 47._o l._n 25._o &_o 26._o r._n several_a p._n 48._o l._n 14._o r._n but_o be_v p._n 52._o l._n 22._o r._n rake_v out_o p._n 59_o l._n 20._o r._n help_n for_o p._n 60._o l._n 7._o read_v therefore_o p._n 67._o l._n penult_n r._n they_o ib._n l._n ult_n r._n both_o p._n 75._o l._n 12._o r._n permit_v p._n 76._o l._n 19_o r._n herself_o p._n 85._o l._n 5._o r._n apostate_n p._n 87._o l._n penult_n r._n also_o p._n 88_o l._n 17._o r._n return_v ib._n l._n ult_n r._n fanatic_n ib._n r._n farce_n p._n 90._o l._n 8._o r._n flesh_n p._n 91._o l._n 17._o r._n nutshell_n p._n 92._o l._n 18._o r._n demonstrate_v p._n 93._o in_o the_o margin_n r._n 15._o principle_n p._n 95._o l._n 6._o r._n point_n ib._n l._n 16._o in_o some_o of_o the_o copy_n deal_n not_o ib._n l._n 24._o r._n receive_v p._n 97._o l._n 4._o r._n soever_o p._n 100_o l._n 9_o r._n government_n p._n 101._o l._n 2._o r._n government_n ib._n l._n 10._o r._n such_o a_o one_o p._n 104._o l._n 10._o r._n p._n 105._o l._n 11._o r._n because_o p._n 110._o l._n 1._o at_o the_o line_n â—nd_v read_v the._n p._n 117._o l._n 4._o r._n catholic_n p._n 123._o l._n ult_n read_v who_o testify_v p._n 136._o l._n 4._o read_v by_o the_o exercise_n p._n 142._o l._n 5._o r._n their_o p._n 145._o l._n 5._o r._n eneruate_v p._n 148._o l._n 8._o r._n understand_v p._n 151._o l._n 10._o r._n service_n ib._n l._n penult_n r._n desire_v that_o p._n 152._o in_o the_o margin_n â—ead_a p._n 215._o a_o postscript_n to_o the_o doctor_n if_o this_o short_a treatise_n shall_v after_o more_o then_o half_a a_o year_n struggle_v have_v the_o fortune_n to_o break_v through_o all_o hazard_n and_o arrive_v safe_a to_o the_o doctor_n hand_n the_o author_n of_o it_o will_v presume_v in_o conclude_v it_o to_o offer_v to_o he_o a_o few_o request_n the_o first_o be_v that_o unless_o he_o do_v indeed_o think_v
himself_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n by_o break_v all_o rule_n of_o piety_n and_o humanity_n to_o do_v all_o manner_n of_o despite_n to_o his_o catholic_n fellow-subiect_n he_o will_v hereafter_o at_o least_o please_v to_o abstain_v from_o revile_v and_o blaspheme_v god_n saint_n or_o traduce_v the_o most_o divine_a exercise_n of_o contemplative_a soul_n more_o perfect_o practise_v only_o in_o heaven_n it_o argue_v certain_o a_o heart_n brim_n full_a of_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n that_o to_o oppose_v only_o one_o single_a line_n of_o his_o adversary_n pag._n 31._o in_o which_o all_o that_o he_o say_v be_v the_o mention_v new_a sect_n and_o fanaticism_n he_o can_v allow_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o page_n in_o a_o senseless_a and_o execrable_a recrimination_n not_o consider_v or_o rather_o perhaps_o too_o much_o consider_v and_o intend_v that_o such_o a_o recrimination_n shall_v reflect_v with_o great_a disparagement_n on_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o who_o 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he_o intend_v his_o last_o shall_v be_v a_o book_n of_o controversy_n but_o rather_o a_o engine_n raise_v by_o he_o to_o work_v during_o the_o space_n of_o a_o few_o month_n some_o considerable_a mischief_n against_o the_o person_n of_o innocent_a catholic_n at_o a_o season_n as_o he_o think_v proper_a for_o his_o purpose_n when_o he_o conceive_v thereby_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n may_v happy_o be_v incense_v against_o they_o which_o holy_a design_n if_o he_o can_v effect_v it_o will_v afterward_o be_v indifferent_a to_o he_o whether_o his_o book_n be_v confute_v or_o not_o however_o our_o hope_n be_v that_o dominus_fw-la iudicabit_fw-la pauperes_fw-la populi_fw-la &_o bumiliabit_fw-la calumniatorem_fw-la finis_fw-la nullos_fw-la esse_fw-la deos_fw-la in_fw-la one_fw-mi coelum_fw-la affirmat_fw-la selius_n probatque_fw-la quod_fw-la se_fw-la factum_fw-la dum_fw-la negat_fw-la haec_fw-la videt_fw-la beatum_fw-la martial_a l._n 4._o epigr_n 21._o pag._n 262._o psal._n 118._o mem._n 2._o cor._n 12._o v._n 2._o 3._o 4._o p._n 334._o p._n 336_o p._n 336._o p._n 337._o p._n 244._o suar._n in_o 3._o s_o the_o q_o 27._o anâ—on_n summ._fw-la p._n 1._o tit_n 8._o c._n baron_n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 604._o p._n 248._o p._n 235._o irenic_n p._n 392._o p._n 346._o p._n 349._o p._n 350._o 13._o principle_n 15_o principle_n i._o que._n answ._n ii_o qu._n answ._n iii_o qu._n answ._n iu_o qu._n answ._n v._o qu._n answ._n irenic_n eph._n four_o 4._o 5._o vers_fw-la 5._o gesner_n in_o re_n bellar._n def._n schlusscâ—b_n p._n 443._o ration_n accou_n p_o 54._o aug._n de_fw-fr bapt._n cont_n donat._n l._n 4._o c._n 16._o p._n 180._o conc._n triden_n sess._n fourteen_o cap._n 3._o p._n 183._o p._n 181._o p._n z12_n conc._n try_v ses._n fourteen_o c._n 8._o august_n lib._n 50_o hom_n hom._n 41._o conc._n try_v seâ—_n vii_o de_fw-la sacram_fw-la can._n 8._o p._n 206._o gal._n 4._o p._n 183._o aug._n hom._n 50._o capult_n p._n 681._o luk_n xuj_o 9_o lib._n de_fw-fr curâ_fw-la pâ—â—_n moâ—tuis_fw-la cap._n 4._o p._n 183._o conc._n try_v ses._n twenty-five_o decâ—et_n de_fw-fr indulg_n ibid._n p._n 516._o p._n 188._o p._n 174._o cor._n 14_o 1._o cor._n 14._o vers._n 5._o 9_o 13._o 27_o 28._o p._n â—15_n p._n 174._o phila_v preface_n pag._n 6._o ibid._n p._n 22._o
fanaticism_n fanatical_o impute_v to_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o doctor_n stillingfleet_n and_o the_o imputation_n refute_v and_o retort_v by_o s._n c._n a_o catholic_n o._n s._n b._n psalm_n lxxi_o 4._o judicabit_fw-la pauperes_fw-la populi_fw-la &_o humiliabit_fw-la calumniatorem_fw-la proverb_n xxvi_o 18_o 19_o as_o a_o madman_n who_o cast_v firebrand_n arrow_n and_o death_n so_o be_v the_o man_n that_o wrong_v his_o neighbour_n and_o say_v be_o not_o i_o in_o sport_n m.dc.lxxii_o permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n marc-albert_a d'ognate_n knight_n counsellor_n to_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n commissary_n for_o renew_v of_o magistrate_n in_o the_o province_n of_o flanders_n precedent_n of_o the_o chamber_n of_o commerce_n and_o navigation_n and_o envoyé_v from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n sir_n it_o have_v be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o we_o may_v have_v conceal_v from_o stranger_n the_o stain_n of_o 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