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be_v church_n unity_n and_o comunion_n which_o it_o give_v they_o 8._o the_o protestant_a reformer_n renoun'ct_v both_o these_o principle_n this_o be_v undeniable_o evident_a since_o they_o leave_v of_o to_o hold_v the_o pope_n supreme_a power_n to_o act_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n and_o also_o to_o hold_v diverse_a point_n which_o the_o former_a church_n immediate_o before_o the_o breach_n have_v receive_v from_o immediate_a pastor_n &_o father_n as_o from_o christ_n 9_o hence_o follow_v avoidable_a that_o those_o reformer_n in_o renounce_v those_o two_o principle_n do_v the_o fact_n of_o break_v church_n communion_n or_o schismatize_v this_o be_v demonstrable_o consequent_a from_o the_o two_o last_o paragraph_n where_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o those_o two_o principle_n make_v church_n communion_n that_o be_v cause_v unity_n in_o that_o body_n which_o themselves_o acknowledge_v a_o true_a church_n as_o also_o that_o they_o renounce_v or_o break_v those_o principle_n therefore_o 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the_o actual_a breach_n or_o
the_o question_n p._n 39_o 69_o 70_o 71_o 74._o and_o indeed_o almost_o over_o all_o the_o book_n false_a pretence_n of_o a_o silly_a argument_n as_o put_v by_o his_o adversary_n whereas_o he_o feign_v it_o himself_o p._n 438_o 439._o falsification_n object_v by_o dr._n h._n clear_v most_o evident_o from_o p._n 459_o to_o p._n 468._o falsify_v his_o adversary_n manner_n of_o expression_n wilful_o to_o accuse_v he_o of_o a_o falsification_n p._n 464._o 465._o g._n general_n counsel_n now_o moral_o impossible_a and_o when_o probable_a to_o be_v have_v according_a to_o dr._n h._n p._n 141._o their_o authority_n doubt_v of_o by_o he_o p._n 138._o ground_n conclude_v the_o whole_a controversy_n p._n 36_o to_o 55._o i._o ignorance_n in_o logic_n p._n 76_o 135_o 137_o 138_o 139_o 157._o 158._o 281._o twice_o 376_o 384._o twice_o 424._o ignorance_n in_o his_o accidence_n show_v by_o ten_o several_a instance_n p._n 84._o to_o p_o 90._o ignorance_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o common_a school-term_n in_o tell_v we_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o a_o summum_fw-la genus_fw-la p._n 159._o affect_a ignorance_n of_o common_a sense_n in_o impugn_v a_o name_n or_o title_n instead_o of_o a_o thing_n p._n 164_o 165_o 166._o in_o argue_v from_o fullness_n to_o equality_n p._n 261._o 262._o in_o conclude_v from_o either_o side_n of_o the_o contradiction_n p._n 304._o 305._o in_o deduce_v many_o consequence_n from_o perfect_o unconcern_v premise_n p._n 305._o 306._o 307._o in_o building_n upon_o the_o reconcilement_n of_o contradictory_n testimony_n ere_o he_o know_v or_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v they_o true_a p._n 325._o 326._o in_o expect_v the_o like_a from_o his_o adversary_n p._n 364._o 365._o in_o argue_v from_o plurality_n to_o equality_n p._n 429._o ignorance_n how_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v in_o the_o faithful_a p._n 429_o 430_o miserable_a ignorance_n in_o dogmatize_v upon_o the_o mystical_a sense_n of_o testimony_n p._n 417._o 418_o 419_o 443._o 444._o ignorance_n of_o the_o way_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n p._n 187._o 188._o 189_o 190._o 278._o 279._o ignorance_n of_o the_o distinction_n between_o a_o title_n and_o a_o argument_n p._n 176._o between_o a_o interpreter_n and_o a_o grammarian_n p._n 187._o between_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o a_o comma_n p._n 194._o between_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o a_o comma_n p._n 194._o between_o samaritan_n and_o gentile_n p_o 308._o affect_a ignorance_n of_o our_o tenet_n p._n 340._o 341._o 354._o 369._o 370._o 385._o 386._o our_o proof_n p._n 264._o of_o his_o be_v the_o opponent_n i_o the_o defendant_n p._n 249._o pitiful_a ignorance_n in_o not_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o proof_n p._n 338._o most_o nonsensical_a ignorance_n p._n 401_o 402._o incertainty_n of_o faith_n unable_a to_o ground_v a_o rational_a zeal_n p_o 14_o 15._o dr._n h's_o church_n absolute_a incertainty_n of_o her_o faith_n avow_v by_o himself_o p._n 110._o 111._o incertainty_n of_o faith_n how_o absurd_a and_o disedifying_a if_o bring_v into_o practice_n or_o put_v in_o a_o sermon_n p._n 125_o 126._o infallibility_n of_o our_o church_n how_o hold_v by_o we_o p._n 97_o 98_o no_o church_n without_o infallibility_n p._n 98_o 99_o no_o power_n to_o bind_v to_o belief_n without_o infallibility_n ib._n also_o p._n 108_o 109._o denial_n of_o infallibility_n pernicious_a to_o all_o faith_n p._n 123._o k._n mr._n knot_n position_n vindicate_v p._n 96._o 97._o 98_o 99_o also_o p._n 103._o 104._o m._n mistake_v wilful_o every_o line_n of_o my_o introduction_n p._n 55_o 56_o 57_o 58._o etc._n etc._n to_o 69_o his_o other_o mistake_v spring_v from_o wilfullness_n or_o weakness_n be_v too_o many_o to_o be_v reckon_v up_o this_o one_o instance_n will_v abundant_o suffice_v to_o inform_v the_o reader_n what_o he_o may_v expect_v in_o his_o answer_v the_o rest_n and_o more_o difficult_a part_n of_o the_o book_n motive_n of_o union_n in_o our_o church_n p._n 128._o o._n omit_v to_o answer_v to_o most_o concern_v point_n p._n 95_o 145_o 312_o 313._o four_o time_n 329_o 330._o other_o four_o time_n 381_o 382_o 383._o omit_v to_o reply_v to_o my_o answer_n or_o exception_n and_o to_o strengthen_v his_o own_o weak_a argument_n p._n 157_o 173_o 174_o 117_o 158_o 329_o 330._o six_o time_n 425_o 426_o thrice_o 429_o 445_o 446_o 447._o twice_o 447_o 448._o twice_o omit_v to_o mention_v those_o word_n in_o my_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n which_o sole_o import_v p._n 31_o 32._o to_o answer_v the_o true_a import_n of_o my_o introduction_n p._n 65_o 66._o to_o answer_v whether_o his_o reason_n be_v only_o probable_a or_o no_o p._n 90_o 91._o to_o oppose_v our_o true_a evidence_n though_o he_o pretend_v it_o p._n 175._o to_o answer_v his_o adversary_n challenge_v that_o he_o have_v not_o one_o word_n in_o his_o many_o testimony_n to_o prove_v his_o main_a point_n but_o what_o himself_o put_v in_o of_o his_o own_o head_n p._n 203._o 204._o omit_v to_o show_v one_o testimony_n which_o confirm_v his_o own_o we_o know_v but_o instead_o of_o do_v so_o cavil_v and_o rail_v at_o his_o adversary_n p._n 302_o 303._o omit_v his_o adversary_n chief_a word_n and_o thence_o take_v occasion_n to_o cavil_n against_o the_o rest_n p._n 278._o omit_v to_o clear_v himself_o of_o his_o falsify_v scripture_n p._n 307_o 308._o and_o of_o falsify_v the_o apostolical_a constitution_n p._n 319_o 320_o etc._n etc._n omit_v to_o reply_v to_o the_o text_n of_o s._n mat._n urge_v against_o he_o p._n 394_o also_o to_o two_o important_a paragraph_n of_o schism_n dis_n p_o 406_o omit_v to_o cite_v the_o place_n or_o even_o the_o book_n of_o three_o author_n whereof_o those_o which_o can_v be_v find_v be_v express_o against_o he_o p._n 414_o to_o 421._o omit_v our_o argument_n from_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n though_o pretend_v he_o put_v it_o p._n 435_o 436_o reason_n why_o the_o disarmer_n omit_v that_o part_n of_o dr._n h_n book_n which_o himself_o acknowledge_v unnecessary_a p._n 452_o 453_o etc._n etc._n opponent_n part_n 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catholic_n just_o pretendable_a to_o have_v some_o from_o christ_n and_o so_o may_v be_v itself_o a_o title_n but_o that_o of_o protestant_n cann_v ot_fw-mi p._n 49_o so_o the_o advantage_n of_o we_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o their_o possession_n p._n 129_o 130._o again_o most_o ample_o p_o 178._o 179._o they_o not_o true_o name_v a_o possession_n p_o 180_o 181._o prevarication_n from_o his_o own_o most_o express_v word_n the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o his_o discourse_n the_o main_a scope_n of_o his_o most_o substantial_a chapter_n and_o last_o from_o the_o whole_a question_n p_o 202_o to_o 207._o from_o perform_v a_o most_o advantageous_a challenge_n accept_v by_o himself_o p_o 345_o 346._o other_o prevarication_n p._n 108_o 109_o 110_o 112_o 185_o 377_o 383_o 384_o 391_o 436_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n too_o numerus_fw-la to_o be_v note_v proof_n bring_v by_o protestant_n against_o our_o ground_n of_o faith_n arrive_v not_o to_o a_o probability_n p._n 44_o 45_o 46_o dr._n h_n 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disperse_v why_o shall_v not_o the_o oppose_a his_o consent_n of_o they_o be_v equal_o a_o schism_n as_o when_o they_o be_v unite_v but_o schism_n against_o this_o authority_n of_o they_o mr._n h._n say_v parag_v ult_n be_v most_o proper_o comprise_v under_o the_o head_n of_o communion_n fraternal_a treat_v by_o he_o chap._n 8._o 9_o 10._o and_o there_o call_v schism_n against_o mutual_a charity_n not_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o church_n there_o must_v be_v unity_n in_o the_o understand_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o a_o general_a rule_n of_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o will_n in_o mutual_a charity_n the_o former_a also_o of_o which_o belong_v to_o they_o more_o particular_o as_o they_o be_v son_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v faithful_a and_o consequent_o there_o may_v be_v several_a breach_n of_o those_o two_o unity_n so_o that_o certain_o he_o must_v be_v a_o very_a proper_a man_n in_o the_o art_n of_o method_n who_o can_v think_v that_o a_o schism_n or_o breach_n of_o the_o former_a be_v most_o proper_o comprise_v as_o he_o say_v here_o under_o that_o latter_a yet_o this_o method_n dr._n h._n will_v vindicate_v as_o indeed_o he_o may_v do_v any_o thing_n after_o his_o manner_n see_v his_o confusion_n for_o method_n sake_n schism_n disarm_v p._n 230._o to_o these_o former_a objection_n now_o rehearse_v he_o at_o least_o pretend_v a_o answer_n such_o as_o it_o be_v but_o to_o other_o exception_n sufficient_o lay_v home_o to_o he_o schism_n disarm_v p._n 32._o 33._o he_o think_v it_o safe_a to_o give_v none_o at_o all_o he_o be_v ask_v there_o and_o i_o ask_v he_o here_o again_o why_o he_o omit_v schism_n against_o the_o head_n of_o god_n church_n he_o can_v avoid_v by_o say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o charge_v upon_o they_o it_o be_v as_o he_o here_o confess_v the_o principal_a schism_n object_v p._n 31._o l._n 2._o 3._o will_v he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o usurpation_n let_v he_o hold_v a_o while_n till_o he_o have_v prove_v it_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a 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three_o principal_a schism_n against_o government_n and_o those_o not_o only_o principal_a in_o themselves_o but_o also_o sole_o import_v the_o present_a controversy_n and_o only_o mention_v those_o which_o be_v not_o object_v and_o so_o nothing_o at_o all_o concern_v the_o question_n sect._n 15._o with_o what_o success_n dr._n h._n go_v about_o to_o retrench_v the_o roman_a patriarchy_n and_o to_o vindicate_v ruffinus_n the_o next_o question_n which_o come_v to_o be_v discuss_v be_v of_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o roman_a patriarchy_n which_o the_o cath._n gentl._n show_v dr._n h._n willing_a to_o limit_v from_o a_o word_n in_o ruffinus_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v extend_v to_o all_o italy_n that_o this_o be_v the_o question_n be_v evident_a both_o by_o bring_v ruffinus_n his_o testimony_n upon_o the_o stage_n who_o acknowledg'd_o speak_v of_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n as_o also_o by_o dr._n h_n word_n in_o his_o reply_n p._n 33._o l._n 2._o and_o again_o p._n 34._o l_o 4._o 5._o to_o avoid_v the_o doctor_n blundr_a art_n in_o which_o he_o be_v very_o exquisite_a always_o but_o in_o handle_v this_o question_n have_v excel_v himself_o we_o will_v clear_v the_o way_n towards_o the_o decide_n it_o by_o premise_v these_o few_o note_n first_o it_o be_v agree_v upon_o between_o we_o that_o the_o metropolitical_a power_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o patriarchal_a and_o of_o schism_n p._n 54._o l._n 19_o 20._o and_o p._n 56._o l._n 5._o 6._o 7._o of_o a_o less_o authority_n and_o extent_n next_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o dr._n h._n of_o schism_n p._n 55._o that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o defensor_fw-la civitatis_fw-la that_o of_o the_o archbishop_n or_o metropolitan_a to_o the_o precedent_n of_o every_o province_n that_o of_o a_o patriarch_n to_o the_o lieutenant_n or_o vicarius_fw-la and_o in_o general_a that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n follow_v the_o political_a this_o i_o only_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o a_o affirmation_n of_o he_o not_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v universal_o true_a nor_o do_v he_o prove_v it_o be_v so_o otherwise_o than_o by_o origen_n say_n it_o be_v fit_a it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o chalcedon_n where_o this_o be_v determine_v be_v hold_v long_o after_o this_o order_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n in_o constantine_n time_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v here_o and_o so_o their_o testimony_n rather_o prejudice_v it_o than_o prove_v it_o for_o have_v it_o be_v so_o universal_o practise_v before_o what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o order_v it_o by_o follow_a council_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o as_o be_v most_o evident_a and_o undeniable_a let_v we_o see_v how_o incomparable_o dr._n h._n blunder_n in_o this_o question_n his_o first_o and_o fundamental_a blunder_a be_v that_o he_o will_v conclude_v against_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o patriarchal_a power_n by_o impugn_v the_o far_a extent_n of_o he_o metropolitical_a who_o authority_n notwithstanding_o he_o acknowledge_v high_a his_o jurisdiction_n large_a as_o the_o second_o note_n show_v now_o that_o he_o indeed_o impugn_a a_o metropolitical_a power_n only_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o patriarchal_a be_v manifest_v both_o because_o he_o impugn_v this_o latter_a in_o the_o 17._o parag_n ordain_v to_o treat_v of_o metropolitical_a power_n only_o his_o treat_v of_o primate_fw-la and_o patriarch_n not_o begin_v till_o parag_v 21._o as_o be_v most_o visible_a to_o the_o reader_n be_v eye_n which_o dr._n h._n will_v yet_o delude_v as_o also_o because_o himself_o confess_v it_o of_o schism_n p._n 50._o l._n 18_o 19_o so_o that_o he_o will_v conclude_v against_o the_o patriarchal_a power_n which_o himself_o grant_v to_o extend_v to_o many_o province_n of_o schism_n p._n 56._o l._n 6._o by_o argue_v against_o metropolitical_n which_o himself_o grant_v to_o extend_v but_o to_o
pitiful_o this_o discourse_n hang_v together_o that_o those_o bishop_n shall_v be_v under_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n see_v the_o pope_n have_v under_o he_o i_o can_v tell_v what_o or_o who_o whereas_o however_o our_o adversary_n may_v pretend_v the_o material_a sense_n of_o one_o of_o the_o part_n false_a yet_o themselves_o must_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o formal_a coherence_n of_o the_o whole_a if_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o signify_v thus_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v those_o for_o his_o subject_n because_o the_o pope_n be_v accustom_v to_o hold_v they_o for_o such_o or_o to_o judge_v it_o so_o this_o be_v yet_o more_o confirm_v because_o in_o both_o language_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o latin_a hoc_fw-la and_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v possible_o refer_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o thing_n decree_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o bishop_n name_v shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n this_o 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gather_v any_o such_o sense_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o schismatic_n common_o make_v this_o interpretation_n of_o it_o who_o opinion_n be_v they_o any_o thing_n prejudicial_a to_o our_o cause_n as_o they_o be_v not_o but_o most_o weak_a be_v of_o adversary_n yet_o they_o be_v make_v incomparable_o weak_a by_o have_v ruffinus_n for_o their_o patron_n and_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o interpretation_n who_o also_o to_o come_v near_o our_o question_n proceed_v upon_o this_o former_a conceit_n add_v the_o word_n suburbicarias_fw-la without_o all_o ground_n or_o show_v of_o ground_n whether_o out_o of_o silliness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o propriety_n of_o speech_n mean_v to_o signify_v by_o that_o word_n all_o the_o western_a church_n under_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n who_o subjection_n to_o the_o pope_n his_o eye_n testify_v and_o other_o schismatic_n confess_v or_o out_o of_o knavery_n and_o malice_n it_o be_v uncertain_a this_o by_o the_o way_n be_v certain_a that_o a_o irregular_a proceed_n and_o miscarriage_n spring_v from_o both_o may_v just_o be_v expect_v from_o ruffinus_n but_o because_o this_o language_n of_o i_o against_o this_o paraphra_v may_v be_v imagine_v to_o have_v spring_v from_o passion_n by_o dr._n h._n and_o some_o of_o his_o particular_a friend_n who_o proceed_v upon_o their_o ground_n of_o uncertainty_n and_o indifferency_n of_o religion_n have_v get_v a_o conceit_n that_o the_o preserve_n of_o courtesy_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o preserve_n of_o soul_n from_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o that_o though_o one_o who_o do_v such_o a_o mischief_n be_v a_o knave_n and_o a_o fool_n both_o yet_o he_o can_v without_o incivility_n and_o scurrility_n be_v show_v plain_o to_o be_v either_o again_o because_o mr._n h._n be_v such_o a_o veneratour_n of_o antiquity_n that_o he_o deem_v any_o testimony_n nay_o any_o one_o obscure_a word_n of_o any_o either_o old-knave_n or_o 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authority_n yet_o knavery_n and_o folly_n be_v less_o intolerable_a if_o practise_v modest_o and_o wary_o but_o temerity_n and_o audacity_n be_v the_o gallantry_n of_o ruffinus_n his_o former_a fault_n he_o practise_v they_o when_o and_o where_o he_o please_v and_o so_o his_o testimony_n become_v more_o perfect_o fit_a for_o dr._n h_n cause_n s._n hierom_n ibid._n challenge_v he_o that_o he_o know_v in_o his_o conscience_n how_o he_o add_v detract_v and_o change_v thing_n as_o he_o list_v erasmus_n in_o his_o preface_n upon_o s._n hilary_n say_v that_o ruffinus_n take_v to_o himself_o not_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o interpreter_n but_o the_o licence_n of_o a_o contaminatour_n of_o other_o man_n write_n and_o annot._n in_o chron._n euseb_n anno_o mmlxv_o scaliger_n note_v it_o to_o be_v his_o custom_n to_o omit_v pervert_v and_o change_v the_o text_n as_o he_o please_v last_o if_o dr._n h._n yet_o make_v account_n he_o can_v vindicate_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o ruffinus_n his_o 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this_o miserable_a and_o ruinous_a testimony_n upon_o which_o yet_o our_o adversary_n build_v so_o much_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o rubbish_n of_o ruffinus_n his_o defect_n it_o will_v not_o be_v much_o amiss_o to_o try_v whether_o our_o testimony_n for_o the_o pope_n patriarchy_n over_o all_o the_o west_n be_v establish_v upon_o better_a authority_n than_o this_o which_o give_v the_o ground_n of_o retrench_v it_o to_o ruffinus_n his_o follower_n st._n basil_n speak_v basil_n epist_n 10._o of_o he_o as_o patriarch_n call_v he_o the_o coryphaeus_fw-la or_o head_n of_o the_o western_a church_n s._n hierom_n make_v account_v that_o hier._n ad_fw-la marc._n presb._n cele_v epist_n 77._o to_o be_v condemn_v with_o pope_n damasus_n &_o with_o the_o west_n be_v the_o selfsame_a thing_n but_o because_o the_o testimony_n of_o adversary_n be_v free_a from_o favour_n and_o partiality_n the_o satisfaction_n give_v by_o such_o be_v much_o more_o ample_a and_o valid_a to_o these_o therefore_o 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