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witness_n in_o the_o case_n so_o he_o may_v reasonable_o be_v suspect_v to_o affirm_v on_o his_o own_o behalf_n or_o for_o his_o own_o interest_n and_o if_o so_o which_o will_v appear_v short_o it_o will_v much_o lessen_v the_o value_n of_o his_o testimony_n with_o a_o respect_n to_o this_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v 5.31_o say_v john_n 5.31_o if_o i_o bear_v witness_n of_o myself_o my_o witness_n be_v not_o true_a gagneius_n gloss_n upon_o the_o text_n may_v both_o illustrate_v and_o accommodate_v it_o to_o my_o case_n johannis_n case_n loquor_fw-la ut_fw-la purus_fw-la homo_fw-la hominis_fw-la autem_fw-la puri_fw-la testimonium_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la recipi_fw-la non_fw-la solct_n in_o 8._o cap._n johannis_n jesus_n speak_v as_o a_o mere_a man_n and_o it_o be_v unusual_a to_o give_v credit_n to_o a_o mere_a man_n when_o he_o bear_v witness_n on_o his_o own_o behalf_n behalf_n 13._o now_o that_o any_o bishop_n in_o the_o world_n may_v be_v a_o party_n concern_v and_o therefore_o a_o incompetent_a witness_n in_o affirm_v he_o intend_v as_o the_o church_n require_v will_v be_v easy_o make_v appear_v if_o he_o be_v declare_v anathema_n as_o he_o be_v by_o the_o trent_n council_n who_o deny_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o intention_n to_o the_o sacrament_n sure_a no_o light_a punishment_n will_v be_v allot_v to_o that_o bishop_n who_o shall_v discover_v that_o he_o defeat_v his_o ordination_n of_o their_o efficacy_n by_o omit_v to_o intend_v as_o the_o church_n require_v this_o crime_n be_v call_v sacrilege_n by_o your_o author_n and_o it_o must_v be_v such_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n according_a to_o your_o hypothesis_n it_o be_v beyond_o comparison_n more_o heinous_a to_o rob_v man_n soul_n of_o sacramental_a grace_n than_o church_n of_o consecrate_a cup_n or_o paten_n excommunication_n may_v be_v well_o suppose_v to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o criminal_a bishop_n which_o censure_n be_v follow_v with_o suspension_n from_o office_n and_o benefit_n and_o with_o 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may_v be_v do_v without_o any_o great_a harm_n to_o himself_o and_o without_o scandal_n ibid._n scandal_n quando_fw-la sine_fw-la gravi_fw-la nocumento_fw-la ipseus_fw-la confessoris_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la seandalo_fw-la seri_fw-la potest_fw-la ibid._n but_o guilt_n be_v jealous_a of_o the_o harm_n sometime_o subsequent_a to_o such_o discovery_n and_o since_o the_o offender_n will_v be_v judge_n he_o will_v hardly_o think_v himself_o safe_a save_v in_o a_o deep_a concealment_n of_o such_o his_o fault_n and_o therefore_o will_v like_v those_o author_n best_o that_o furnish_v he_o with_o the_o best_a evasion_n evasion_n 14._o thus_o have_v we_o find_v that_o the_o bishop_n confession_n of_o their_o not-intending_a aright_o may_v expose_v they_o to_o loss_n or_o shame_n or_o both_o and_o sad_a experience_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o be_v more_o tender_a of_o their_o riches_n and_o reputation_n than_o of_o their_o conscience_n and_o apt_a to_o sackisice_n truth_n to_o their_o worldly_a 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the_o single_a witness_n depose_v for_o himself_o the_o inference_n from_o hence_o be_v this_o there_o a_o strong_a assent_n be_v found_v here_o a_o weak_a one_o there_o be_v certainty_n here_o be_v none_o none_o 16._o i_o add_v i_o be_o persuade_v that_o roman_a catholic_n seldom_o if_o ever_o actual_o have_v the_o slender_a security_n of_o the_o say_v single_a testimony_n for_o i_o never_o hear_v in_o my_o converse_n with_o they_o nor_o read_v in_o any_o of_o their_o book_n that_o they_o use_v to_o ask_v their_o minister_n whether_o they_o intend_v aright_o or_o no._n they_o presume_v they_o do_v so_o and_o rest_n in_o that_o good_a nature_a belief_n without_o trouble_v they_o with_o such_o question_n but_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o a_o blind_a persuasion_n and_o intellectual_a certainty_n be_v far_o different_a thing_n that_o be_v incident_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o heretic_n this_o to_o the_o orthodox_n only_o only_o 17._o now_o sir_n if_o i_o be_o not_o a_o partial_a judge_n in_o my_o own_o cause_n i_o have_v make_v it_o plain_a that_o the_o ordain_v prelate_n intention_n can_v be_v know_v either_o by_o reason_n or_o authority_n than_o which_o i_o find_v no_o other_o ground_n of_o certain_a knowledge_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o undertake_v to_o prove_v sect_n vi_o roman_a catholic_n have_v but_o a_o bare_a opinion_n to_o secure_v they_o of_o the_o point_n point_n 1._o it_o now_o remain_v sir_n that_o i_o only_o leave_v the_o roman_a catholic_n that_o weak_a assent_n to_o the_o point_n usual_o term_v opination_n have_v this_o be_v grant_v i_o at_o first_o viz._n that_o you_o hold_v your_o priesthood_n consider_v in_o particular_a by_o no_o other_o claim_n than_o that_o of_o bare_a opinion_n as_o opinion_n be_v oppose_v to_o moral_a certain_a knowledge_n i_o have_v not_o take_v the_o trouble_n of_o writing_n much_o but_o go_v on_o immediate_o to_o infer_v from_o that_o grant_v the_o crazy_a estate_n of_o your_o church_n i_o shall_v bries_o say_v upon_o what_o some_o of_o your_o great_a man_n find_v their_o assent_n to_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n intention_n and_o then_o evince_v that_o their_o foundation_n will_v bear_v up_o no_o more_o than_o bare_a opinion_n opinion_n 2._o 1._o it_o be_v the_o probity_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o sacrament_n they_o rely_v on_o as_o a_o sufficient_a security_n that_o they_o intend_v aright_o soto_n shall_v declare_v this_o for_o himself_o and_o other_o 8._o other_o cum_fw-la videmus_fw-la homines_fw-la probos_fw-la uti_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o materia_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la credimus_fw-la sanas_fw-la etiam_fw-la christianâsque_fw-la habere_fw-la mentes_fw-la dum_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la ministrant_fw-la in_o 4._o sent._n do_v 1._o cue_n 5._o art_n 8._o when_o we_o see_v honest_a sincere_a virtuous_a man_n use_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o the_o church_n we_o also_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v sound_a and_o christian_a mind_n while_o they_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n 2._o to_o show_v what_o a_o small_a weight_n
doubtful_a we_o be_v rather_o to_o interpret_v they_o in_o the_o more_o favourable_a sense_n when_o there_o be_v a_o obligation_n upon_o we_o to_o pass_v our_o judgement_n but_o this_o tie_n of_o make_v a_o charitable_a judgement_n be_v too_o weak_a a_o stay_n for_o conscience_n in_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o religion_n such_o as_o the_o minister_n intention_n on_o which_o you_o make_v your_o baptism_n the_o consecration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n etc._n etc._n depend_v this_o will_v appear_v by_o consider_v these_o two_o thing_n thing_n 26._o 1._o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n always_o suppose_v the_o object_n uncertain_a or_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o the_o understanding_n uncertain_a for_o what_o needs_o charity_n come_v into_o the_o scale_n if_o evidence_n have_v weigh_v it_o down_o beforehand_o what_o need_v the_o will_v come_v into_o the_o work_n but_o that_o the_o understanding_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n loss_n 27._o 2._o the_o soul_n be_v not_o a_o jot_n near_a truth_n by_o this_o judgement_n of_o charity_n the_o pious_a affection_n of_o the_o will_n be_v indeed_o exercise_v but_o it_o make_v not_o the_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n more_o certain_a truth_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o intellect_n alone_o and_o therefore_o certainty_n be_v not_o at_o all_o take_v from_o the_o will_n but_o from_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o object_n or_o from_o the_o motive_n to_o faith._n faith._n 28._o i_o forbear_v to_o add_v that_o the_o understanding_n may_v be_v easy_o and_o be_v often_o expose_v to_o the_o danger_n of_o falsehood_n by_o the_o charitable_a inclination_n of_o the_o will_n and_o that_o ignorance_n may_v contribute_v much_o to_o the_o false_a quiet_a of_o the_o mind_n the_o will_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o understanding_n that_o i_o know_v of_o in_o order_n to_o knowledge_n but_o bare_o to_o stir_v it_o up_o to_o act_v when_o that_o be_v do_v it_o must_v judge_v for_o itself_o and_o have_v rule_n of_o its_o own_o to_o examine_v thing_n by_o but_o the_o bent_n or_o bias_n of_o the_o will_n be_v none_o of_o they_o and_o he_o that_o make_v himself_o as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v certain_a without_o or_o beyond_o rational_a motive_n be_v but_o blind_o persuade_v or_o pertinacious_a i_o have_v say_v enough_o if_o not_o too_o much_o to_o convince_v that_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n concern_v the_o intention_n amount_v not_o to_o a_o intellectual_a certainty_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n i_o be_v concern_v to_o make_v out_o in_o this_o place_n place_n 29._o now_o since_o neither_o reason_n nor_o authority_n will_v ascertain_v the_o intention_n and_o since_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n fall_v short_a of_o the_o mark_n i_o may_v i_o hope_v without_o presumption_n conclude_v that_o my_o proposition_n be_v verify_v viz._n that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o ordain_v bishop_n be_v a_o condition_n which_o no_o man_n live_v know_v whether_o it_o be_v fulfil_v or_o no_o in_o ordination_n and_o then_o the_o premise_n be_v true_a the_o conclusion_n be_v so_o too_o viz._n the_o church_n of_o rome_n require_v a_o condition_n to_o ordination_n which_o no_o man_n live_v know_v whether_o it_o be_v fulfil_v or_o no._n i_o confess_v i_o have_v extend_v my_o proof_n to_o a_o far_o great_a latitude_n as_o i_o have_v do_v some_o other_o thing_n in_o these_o paper_n than_o any_o thing_n you_o have_v offer_v exact_v from_o i_o but_o i_o have_v rather_o be_v accuse_v of_o be_v over_o than_o short_a beside_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o prevent_v the_o often_o re-hearing_a of_o the_o cause_n to_o which_o several_a little_a new_a suggestion_n may_v give_v occasion_n by_o a_o more_o particular_a sift_v of_o it_o i_o have_v also_o a_o respect_n to_o some_o other_o who_o have_v never_o see_v the_o subject_a set_v in_o a_o full_a light_n but_o after_o all_o i_o be_o sensible_a i_o have_v do_v something_o more_o than_o need_v need_v 30._o i_o have_v indeed_o consider_v the_o proposition_n only_o under_o 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aright_o in_o their_o particular_a ordination_n and_o consequent_o as_o uncertain_a whether_o they_o make_v any_o true_a priest_n i_o come_v now_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o ordain_v bishop_n so_o call_v be_v uncertain_a whether_o or_o no_o they_o intend_v with_o such_o a_o intention_n as_o be_v available_a or_o effectual_a to_o ordination_n in_o order_n hereunto_o i_o will_v let_v my_o first_o syllogism_n stand_v as_o before_o l._n before_o part_n i._o sect._n l._n the_o minor_a proposition_n of_o it_o which_o only_o can_v regular_o be_v deny_v be_v this_o the_o roman_a church_n require_v a_o condition_n to_o ordination_n which_o no_o man_n live_v know_v whither_o or_o no_o it_o be_v fulfil_v to_o wrap_v up_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o same_o uncertainty_n with_o the_o rest_n i_o prove_v it_o thus_o the_o intention_n of_o a_o person_n who_o be_v a_o true_a bishop_n be_v a_o condition_n which_o no_o man_n live_v know_v the_o ordainer_n themselves_o not_o except_v whether_o it_o be_v fulfil_v in_o ordination_n but_o the_o roman_a church_n require_v the_o intention_n of_o a_o person_n who_o be_v a_o true_a bishop_n to_o ordination_n ergo_fw-la the_o roman_a church_n require_v a_o condition_n to_o ordination_n which_o no_o man_n live_v know_v the_o ordainer_n themselves_o not_o except_v whether_o it_o be_v fulfil_v in_o ordination_n the_o minor_a be_v clear_a for_o it_o be_v not_o every_o man_n use_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o the_o church_n and_o intend_v to_o do_v as_o the_o church_n do_v although_o you_o say_v this_o may_v suffice_v to_o baptism_n that_o you_o hold_v to_o be_v sufficient_a to_o ordination_n you_o judge_v not_o only_a layman_n but_o simple_a priest_n uncapable_a of_o do_v that_o work_n as_o the_o curse_n of_o your_o trent-council_n make_v appear_v 7._o appear_v si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixcrit_fw-fr episcopos_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la superiores_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la babete_fw-la potestatem_fw-la confirmandi_fw-la &_o ordinandi_fw-la vel_fw-la cam_fw-la quam_fw-la habent_fw-la illis_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la communem_fw-la esse_fw-la auathema_n sit_v sess_n 23._o can._n 7._o if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o bishop_n be_v not_o superior_a to_o priest_n or_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o confirm_v and_o ordain_v or_o that_o the_o power_n they_o have_v be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o priest_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n the_o ordain_a than_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v a_o bishop_n this_o for_o the_o minor._n if_o there_o be_v any_o difficulty_n in_o the_o matter_n it_o respect_v the_o major_a but_o i_o be_o now_o to_o show_v there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o this_o than_o i_o lay_v down_o as_o evident_a except_o the_o ordainer_n know_v that_o he_o be_v in_o truth_n what_o he_o be_v call_v viz._n a_o bishop_n he_o know_v not_o that_o his_o intention_n be_v such_o as_o operate_v in_o and_o be_v effectual_a to_o ordination_n nor_o consequent_o that_o he_o make_v a_o true_a priest_n my_o 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