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god_n churchâ—cknowledged_v â—cknowledged_z as_o such_o by_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n both_o eastern_a and_o western_a for_o now_o â—â—ve_v a_o thousand_o â—â—ars_n in_o which_o if_o his_o wiâ—_n serve_v he_o to_o disgrace_v a_o miracle_n or_o revelation_n by_o descant_v ironical_o on_o some_o circumstance_n in_o the_o narration_n he_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o make_v the_o author_n pass_v for_o a_o fanatic_a and_o the_o whole_a church_n also_o for_o not_o forbid_v all_o her_o child_n to_o esteem_v it_o credible_a 28._o but_o sir_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o consider_v that_o in_o case_n dr._n stiâ—lingfleet_n by_o jest_v at_o a_o miracle_n or_o say_v i_o do_v not_o how_o credible_o soever_o aver_v believe_v it_o can_v persuade_v we_o also_o to_o be_v of_o his_o opinion_n that_o for_o example_n what_o s._n gregory_n wâ—ites_v concern_v s._n benedictâ—_n upon_o the_o credit_n of_o four_o witness_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v believe_v little_a prejudice_n will_v arrive_v to_o 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will_v despise_v the_o consequence_n of_o it_o especial_o when_o saint_n bernard_n himself_o shall_v inform_v he_o that_o the_o particular_a heresy_n of_o the_o foresay_a henry_n be_v a_o contemn_v the_o church_n prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a cant._n invocation_n of_o saint_n excommunication_n of_o bishop_n pilgrimage_n of_o devotion_n observation_n of_o the_o church_n feast_n consecration_n of_o chrism_n and_o holy_a oil_n and_o general_o all_o the_o ceremony_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n 29._o i_o beseech_v you_o sir_n therefore_o be_v not_o angry_a with_o well_o meaning_n catholic_n if_o sometime_o they_o bewail_v their_o country_n miserable_o disunite_v by_o a_o swarm_n of_o sect_n which_o you_o also_o call_v fanatical_a without_o the_o least_o thought_n of_o disparage_v thereby_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o however_o do_v not_o express_v your_o anger_n by_o compare_v s._n benedict_n s._n gregory_n or_o s._n teresa_n etc._n etc
as_o a_o good_a conscience_n oblige_v i_o revoke_v since_o they_o be_v build_v only_o on_o suspicion_n not_o sufficient_a to_o warrant_v i_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n of_o his_o intention_n and_o this_o satisfaction_n i_o hope_v will_v deserve_v to_o be_v esteem_v cordial_a and_o become_v a_o christian_n because_o it_o be_v thus_o public_o make_v by_o i_o be_v at_o too_o great_a a_o distance_n to_o apprehend_v any_o danger_n from_o his_o resentment_n whereas_o the_o sharp_a language_n i_o then_o use_v towards_o he_o when_o i_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o choler_n to_o conclude_v this_o present_a argument_n i_o desire_v you_o honour_a sir_n to_o reflect_v on_o that_o well_o know_v say_v better_a become_v the_o wise_a laelius_n than_o a_o comical_a poet_n â—_z terent._n omnes_fw-la quibus_fw-la res_fw-la sunt_fw-la minùs_fw-la secundae_fw-la magis_fw-la sunt_fw-la nescio_fw-la quo_fw-la modâ—_n suspiciosi_fw-la ad_fw-la contumeliam_fw-la omâ—iâ—_fw-mi accipiunt_fw-la magis_fw-la propter_fw-la svam_fw-la impotentiam_fw-la se_fw-la semper_fw-la credunt_fw-la negligi_fw-la ¶_o 4._o a_o religious_a profession_n pretend_v to_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o my_o fidelity_n to_o his_o majesty_n 46._o after_o you_o have_v so_o generous_o lay_v a_o eternal_a obligation_n on_o dr._n stillingfleet_n by_o so_o public_a a_o condemnation_n of_o i_o for_o my_o incivility_n towards_o he_o you_o proceed_v to_o a_o charge_n against_o i_o of_o a_o far_o high_a nature_n 84.85_o accuse_v i_o shall_v say_v arraign_v i_o for_o have_v renounce_v my_o subjection_n to_o the_o king_n by_o be_v a_o benedictin_n and_o consequent_o choose_v other_o superior_n to_o myself_o with_o obedience_n to_o whâ—m_v my_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n you_o say_v be_v inconsistent_a so_o that_o i_o be_o so_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n that_o i_o can_v secure_o live_v one_o day_n or_o set_v my_o foot_n in_o england_n etc._n etc._n 47._o sir_n if_o by_o my_o profess_v myself_o a_o benedictin_n and_o moreover_o that_o i_o be_o oblige_v by_o vow_n to_o obey_v my_o superior_n all_o which_o i_o can_v deny_v your_o inference_n be_v conclude_v that_o i_o be_o a_o traitor_n to_o his_o majesty_n god_n have_v mercy_n on_o my_o soul_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o have_v any_o skill_n in_o our_o statute_n law_n notwithstanding_o i_o never_o yet_o hear_v any_o one_o say_v that_o the_o mere_a be_v of_o a_o religious_a order_n be_v declare_v treason_n in_o england_n for_o upon_o that_o account_n a_o benedictin_n lay_v brother_n will_v be_v as_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o title_n and_o punishment_n of_o a_o traitor_n as_o a_o priest_n beside_o this_o the_o french_a benedictin_n of_o who_o fidelity_n to_o their_o king_n you_o have_v a_o good_a opinion_n mâ—ke_v the_o same_o profession_n of_o obedience_n to_o their_o superiors_n without_o the_o least_o jealousy_n conceive_v by_o that_o state_n but_o however_o the_o matter_n stand_v as_o to_o the_o declaration_n of_o law_n i_o â—eâ—e_v protest_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n that_o if_o i_o have_v any_o suspicion_n that_o my_o vow_n of_o obedience_n to_o regular_a superiors_n do_v in_o any_o degree_n prejudice_v my_o obligation_n of_o fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n either_o by_o nature_n or_o religion_n nâ—y_o if_o i_o be_v not_o certain_a of_o the_o contrary_a the_o next_o line_n here_o to_o be_v add_v shall_v be_v a_o renunciation_n of_o the_o title_n of_o a_o benedictin_n and_o a_o revocation_n of_o the_o vow_n of_o regular_a obedience_n 48._o i_o will_v add_v further_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v assure_v that_o by_o the_o profession_n of_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n i_o shall_v continue_v as_o dutiful_a and_o obedient_a a_o subject_n to_o his_o majesty_n as_o ever_o i_o have_v be_v i_o have_v never_o before_o my_o conversion_n so_o much_o as_o inquire_v into_o the_o truth_n of_o other_o catholic_a doctrine_n 49._o nay_o yet_o far_o sir_n since_o i_o be_o fall_v almost_o unaware_o into_o the_o humour_n of_o protest_v though_o no_o protestant_a i_o will_v be_v yet_o more_o bold_a to_o protest_v sincere_o that_o if_o i_o be_v not_o entire_o satisfy_v yea_o assure_a that_o noâ—_n the_o least_o obligation_n of_o acknowledge_v any_o temporal_a authority_n in_o the_o pope_n over_o this_o kingdom_n be_v impose_v on_o english_a catholic_n priest_n secular_a or_o regular_a by_o virtue_n of_o their_o receive_a ordination_n in_o and_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o likewise_o that_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n exercise_v by_o they_o in_o virtue_n of_o such_o ordination_n do_v in_o no_o measure_n prejudice_n or_o abridge_v the_o civil_a authority_n just_o inherent_a in_o monarch_n of_o what_o religion_n soever_o i_o shall_v esteem_v they_o very_o unfit_a and_o dangerous_a director_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n and_o deserve_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o utmost_a penalty_n of_o the_o law_n here_o enact_v against_o they_o 50._o now_o what_o great_a 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to_o other_o the_o spiritual_a faculty_n which_o himself_o have_v receive_v from_o his_o superior_a the_o archbishop_n 51._o true_o sir_n the_o innocence_n of_o catholic_n priest_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v to_o i_o so_o evident_a that_o i_o believe_v not_o any_o of_o they_o but_o dare_v commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o dr._n stillingfleet_n himself_n but_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o by_o the_o great_a interest_n you_o now_o certain_o have_v in_o he_o you_o can_v obtain_v from_o he_o a_o sincere_a resolution_n of_o these_o few_o proposal_n which_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o be_v able_a to_o give_v viz._n 1._o whether_o among_o the_o several_a sect_n with_o who_o he_o receive_v his_o education_n and_o learning_n the_o respective_a minister_n do_v not_o exercise_v all_o the_o foresay_a spiritual_a faculty_n and_o jurisdiction_n 2._o since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o such_o faculty_n have_v be_v confer_v on_o thâ—m_n neither_o by_o the_o king_n nor_o bishop_n but_z on_o the_o contrary_a be_v absolute_o forbid_v by_o all_o our_o law_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a whether_o he_o esteem_v the_o say_a minister_n to_o deserve_v therefore_o the_o name_n and_o punishment_n of_o traitor_n 3._o with_o what_o confidence_n they_o can_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o all_o cause_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o civil_a 4._o whether_o he_o can_v demonstrate_v and_o if_o he_o can_v he_o be_v earnest_o desire_v that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o that_o the_o difference_n in_o these_o regard_v between_o catholic_n priest_n and_o dissent_v minister_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o former_a deserve_v only_o the_o name_n of_o traitor_n 5._o this_o if_o he_o affirm_v he_o ought_v also_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o it_o be_v incomparable_o more_o dangerous_a to_o the_o king_n that_o spiritual_a function_n shall_v be_v receive_v and_o this_o not_o immediate_o from_o one_o person_n a_o thousand_o mile_n distant_a than_o from_o god_n know_v 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a_o new_a division_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o book_n fâ—ll_o to_o be_v in_o the_o 20._o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o section_n be_v so_o change_v as_o to_o impute_v the_o say_a success_n and_o unfortunateness_n not_o with_o regard_n to_o catholic_n but_o himself_o only_o and_o have_v follower_n who_o to_o their_o great_a harm_n take_v advantage_n unnecessary_o of_o the_o utmost_a importance_n of_o the_o say_a word_n beyond_o what_o his_o adversary_n will_v have_v require_v and_o as_o for_o catholic_n controvertistsâ—_n â—_z i_o endeavour_v to_o excuse_v their_o employ_v that_o word_n to_o signify_v thereby_o alone_o the_o unappealable_a authority_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n i_o cannot_v with_o any_o confidence_n affirm_v that_o i_o have_v give_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o the_o particular_a proof_n allege_v by_o doctor_n tillotsonâ—_n â—_z to_o justify_v his_o imputing_n to_o i_o a_o very_a mis-becoming_a disingeruity_n in_o the_o alteration_n madâ—_n neiâ—her_o be_v it_o 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profession_n of_o fidelity_n 117._o a_o certain_a scandalous_a and_o seditious_a book_n be_v publish_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1626._o the_o faculty_n of_o paris_n have_v appoint_v certain_a learned_a doctor_n to_o peruse_v it_o they_o collect_v out_o of_o it_o these_o follow_a proposition_n 1._o that_o the_o pope_n may_v punish_v king_n and_o prince_n with_o temporal_a punishment_n that_o he_o may_v depose_v they_o and_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o kingdom_n and_o state_n for_o the_o crime_n of_o heresy_n and_o free_a their_o subject_n from_o their_o obedience_n and_o that_o this_o have_v be_v always_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o that_o he_o may_v do_v the_o same_o for_o other_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v expedient_a if_o prince_n be_v negligent_a if_o they_o be_v incapable_a or_o unprofitable_a 3._o that_o the_o pope_n have_v power_n over_o all_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o over_o all_o thing_n temporal_a and_o that_o he_o have_v such_o power_n by_o divine_a right_n 4._o that_o 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that_o it_o render_v the_o sovereign_n pontifical_a dignity_n odious_a and_o open_v a_o way_n to_o schism_n that_o it_o derogate_v from_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n of_o king_n which_o depend_v on_o god_n alone_o that_o it_o hinder_v the_o conversion_n of_o infidel_n and_o heretical_a prince_n that_o it_o trouble_v the_o public_a peace_n and_o overthrow_n kingdom_n state_n and_o republic_n in_o a_o word_n that_o it_o withdraw_v subject_n from_o the_o obedience_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o sourreigns_n and_o induce_v they_o to_o factious_a rebellion_n and_o sedition_n and_o to_o attempt_v on_o the_o live_v of_o their_o prince_n moreover_o the_o like_a censure_n be_v give_v by_o eight_o other_o university_n in_o france_n 119._o bâ—_n please_v now_o honoured_a sir_n to_o judge_v in_o case_n a_o subscription_n to_o this_o censure_n be_v require_v from_o catholic_n and_o perform_v by_o they_o whether_o that_o will_v not_o be_v a_o testimony_n of_o their_o fidelity_n far_o more_o 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