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A10240 A rejoynder unto William Malone's reply to the first article Wherein the founders of unwritten traditions are confounded, out of the sure foundation of Scripture, and the true tradition of the Church. By Roger Puttocke, minister of Gods word at Novan. Puttock, Roger. 1632 (1632) STC 20520; ESTC S100925 167,226 214

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the_o son_n of_o perdition_n it_o can_v then_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v speak_v of_o unwritten_a tradition_n because_o popish_a tradition_n be_v the_o only_a key_n to_o let_v he_o in_o 2._o to_o prove_v the_o uniform_a consent_n of_o the_o father_n he_o first_o allege_v s._n chrysostome_n thess_n chrysostome_n chrysost_n in_fw-ge ●_o thess_n by_o this_o say_n of_o s._n paul_n it_o be_v manifest_a say_v s._n chrysostome_n that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o 121._o reply_v pag._n 121._o deliver_v all_o thing_n by_o their_o epistle_n but_o that_o they_o deliver_v many_o thing_n without_o writing_n which_o be_v as_o worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v as_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o leave_v write_v we_o yield_v unto_o this_o that_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o deliver_v all_o thing_n by_o writing_n and_o i_o will_v grant_v more_o unto_o the_o jesuite_n that_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o deliver_v all_o thing_n by_o epistle_n or_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n which_o be_v and_o may_v be_v observe_v 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contrary_a and_o confute_v he_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n but_o do_v the_o use_n of_o one_o mean_n exclude_v the_o power_n of_o another_o because_o he_o confute_v he_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n can_v he_o not_o therefore_o confute_v he_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n cyprian_n will_v have_v this_o question_n to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n pomp●ium_n scripture_n cyprian_a epist_n 74._o add_v pomp●ium_n whence_o say_v he_o be_v this_o tradition_n is_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o gospel_n or_o do_v it_o come_v from_o the_o act_n or_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o a_o little_a after_o let_v we_o go_v to_o the_o fountain_n to_o the_o evangelicall_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n this_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o bellarmine_n confess_v 8._o confess_v bellar_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la non_fw-la script_n l._n