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B06703 The guide in controversies, or, A rational account of the doctrine of Roman-Catholicks concerning the ecclesiastical guide in controversies of religion reflecting on the later writings of Protestants, particularly of Archbishop Lawd and Dr. Stillingfleet on this subject. / By R.H. R. H., 1609-1678. 1667 (1667) Wing W3447A; ESTC R186847 357,072 413

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the_o eucharist_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n we_o do_v not_o believe_v say_v the_o same_o doctor_n 6._o doctor_n ibid_fw-la §._o 14._o n._n 6._o that_o any_o general_a council_n true_o such_o ever_o do_v or_o shall_v err_v in_o any_o matter_n of_o faith_n 2._o faith_n see_v before_o §._o 56._o n._n 2._o we_o be_v most_o ready_a in_o all_o our_o difference_n to_o stand_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o true_o catholic_n church_n and_o its_o lawful_a representative_a a_o free_a general_n council_n 9_o council_n vind._n c_o 2._o p._n 9_o or_o in_o defect_n of_o that_o a_o free_a occidental_a council_n 136_o council_n schism_n guard_v p._n 136_o say_v bishop_n bramhal_o it_o seem_v very_o fit_a and_o necessary_a for_o the_o peace_n of_o christendom_n that_o a_o general_a council_n suppose_a thus_o err_a shall_v stand_v in_o force_n till_o evidence_n of_o scripture_n or_o demonstration_n make_v the_o error_n to_o appear_v as_o that_o another_o council_n of_o equal_a 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whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o from_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o as_o we_o may_v not_o gainsay_v a_o second_o council_n after_o our_o demonstration_n propose_v and_o disallow_v by_o it_o so_o we_o may_v not_o gainsay_v the_o former_a or_o the_o very_a first_o council_n if_o we_o produce_v no_o new_a demonstration_n but_o such_o as_o be_v consider_v by_o such_o council_n and_o reject_v now_o if_o council_n be_v thus_o to_o judge_n of_o demonstration_n bring_v against_o their_o former_a decree_n and_o the_o contradictour_n to_o acquiesce_v in_o their_o judgement_n can_v any_o desire_v a_o fair_a judicature_n by_o council_n in_o any_o matter_n for_o silence_v future_a dispute_n if_o not_o for_o unite_n variety_n of_o opinion_n than_o there_o have_v already_o be_v of_o this_o and_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n that_o protestant_n shall_v refer_v themselves_o in_o this_o point_n as_o they_o do_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o new_a council_n if_o all_o these_o council_n successive_o 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about_o twenty_o four_o bishop_n and_o two_o metropolitan_o and_o by_o these_o against_o all_o the_o former_a council_n abovesaid_a it_o be_v decree_v 28._o decree_v article_n 28._o that_o the_o change_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o eucharist_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o scripture_n and_o overthrow_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o sacrament_n if_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o christendom_n have_v no_o more_o than_o protestant_n here_o say_v they_o have_v for_o many_o age_n they_o have_v have_v no_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n among_o they_o next_o in_o obedience_n to_o this_o their_o decree_n they_o tie_v their_o subject_n not_o to_o silence_n or_o a_o noncontradiction_n of_o it_o but_o to_o subscribe_v 63_o subscribe_v synod_n 1603_o can._n 63_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v it_o i._n e._n confess_v believe_v it_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n i.e._n to_o be_v true_a
he_o a_o synod_n consist_v of_o the_o metropolitan_o 513._o metropolitan_o l._n 5._o c._n 30._o p._n 513._o and_o bishop_n of_o one_o kingdom_n or_o state_n only_o the_o chief_a primate_n be_v moderator_n 2_o if_o of_o many_o kingdom_n one_o of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o chief_a bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v moderator_n every_o church_n be_v therefore_o this_o of_o england_n as_o to_o ecclesiastical_a governme_n be_v subordinate_a to_o some_o one_o of_o the_o patriarchal_a church_n and_o incorporate_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o it_o 3._o three_o the_o action_n of_o a_o whole_a patriarchship_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o synod_n ecumenical_a and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v 668._o say_v l._n 5._o c._n 52._o p._n 668._o that_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n may_v call_v a_o council_n of_o the_o western_a bishop_n lawful_o punish_v those_o who_o obey_v not_o his_o summons_n and_o he_o and_o ihe_a council_n so_o assemble_v may_v make_v decree_n which_o shall_v be_v obligatory_a to_o all_o the_o western_a church_n and_o thus_o bishop_n bramhall_n 257._o bramhall_n vindic._n of_o the_o ch._n of_o england_n p._n 257._o what_o power_n the_o metropolitan_a have_v over_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o province_n the_o same_o have_v a_o patriarch_n over_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n of_o sundry_a province_n within_o his_o own_o patriarchate_o and_o afterward_o wherein_o then_o consist_v patriarchal_a authority_n in_o ordain_v their_o metropolitan_n for_o with_o inferior_a bishop_n they_o may_v not_o meddle_v or_o confirm_v they_o in_o impose_v of_o hand_n or_o give_v the_o pall_n in_o convocate_a patriarchal_a synod_n and_o preside_v in_o they_o &c_n &c_n when_o metropolitical_a synod_n do_v not_o suffice_v to_o determine_v some_o emergent_a difference_n or_o difficulty_n so_o in_o schism-guarded_n p._n 349._o he_o say_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a head_n of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o general_n council_n and_o under_o that_o each_o patriarch_n in_o his_o patriarchate_n and_o among_o the_o patriarch_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o a_o priority_n of_o order_n and_o see_v ibid._n p._n 4._o his_o allow_a this_o bishop_n to_o be_v exordium_n vnitatis_fw-la this_o of_o the_o subordination_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o several_a nation_n to_o a_o council_n patriarchal_a take_v out_o of_o other_o because_o omit_v by_o dr._n hammond_n above_o which_o the_o next_o and_o high_a subordination_n be_v that_o of_o all_o the_o bishop_n in_o christianity_n to_o a_o council_n general_n to_o which_o general_n council_n this_o doctor_n thus_o profess_v elsewhere_o 149._o elsewhere_o of_o heresy_n §._o 11._o p._n 149._o the_o due_a subjection_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n upon_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o persuasion_n say_v he_o that_o god_n will_v never_o permit_v any_o such_o universal_a testimony_n concern_v the_o faith_n to_o conspire_v in_o convey_v error_n to_o we_o as_o we_o have_v never_o yet_o oppose_v never_o oppose_v that_o imply_v 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not_o thus_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o none_o of_o these_o saint_n hear_v or_o at_o least_o by_o some_o other_o way_n know_v man_n prayer_n though_o as_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n observe_v 20_o observe_v de_fw-fr sanctorum_fw-la beatitudine_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 20_o neither_o thus_o can_v saint_n invocation_n be_v vain_a if_o other_o at_o the_o least_o for_o they_o hear_v and_o grant_v their_o supplicant_n request_n for_o the_o same_o patriarch_n say_v afterward_o p._n 243._o that_o it_o may_v be_v many_o way_n show_v that_o the_o saint_n invocate_v do_v help_v and_o relieve_v do_v presuppose_v also_o that_o they_o know_v man_n necessity_n and_o therefore_o the_o lutheran_n divine_v in_o their_o reply_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v this_o against_o he_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o saint_n hear_v not_o man_n prayer_n but_o he_o mean_v only_o that_o they_o hear_v they_o not_o suis_fw-la viribus_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la but_o per_fw-la supernaturalem_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o he_o explain_v himself_o also_o in_o his_o second_o answer_n p._n 245._o sanctos_fw-la multum_fw-la posse_fw-la cum_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sint_fw-la dii_fw-la inquit_fw-la enim_fw-la psalmorum_fw-la author_n deus_fw-la stetit_fw-la in_o synagogâ_fw-la deorum_fw-la dignitates_fw-la scilicet_fw-la distribuens_fw-la ut_fw-la interpretatur_fw-la divus_o gregorius_n and_o in_o sva_fw-la vitâ_fw-la plenos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la atque_fw-la post_fw-la funera_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la non_fw-la excessisse_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsis_fw-la §_o 162_o e_o concern_v the_o five_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n for_o the_o decease_a be_v not_o only_o make_v for_o remission_n of_o sin_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n a_o happy_a resurrection_n at_o that_o time_n glory_n life_n eternal_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o person_n of_o the_o defunct_a but_o also_o for_o present_a remission_n rest_n 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church_n p._n 105._o and_o 31_o 32._o not_o divide_v from_o they_o through_o the_o breach_n of_o charity_n or_o condemn_v all_o other_o church_n as_o no_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o draw_v the_o communion_n whole_o to_o ourselves_o as_o do_v those_o famous_a schismatic_n the_o donatist_n §_o 31_o next_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o faith_n we_o hold_v that_o all_o separation_n from_o all_o particular_a church_n in_o such_o a_o thing_n wherein_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n do_v not_o consist_v be_v no_o separation_n from_o the_o whole_a church_n nor_o any_o more_o than_o our_o suspension_n from_o the_o communion_n of_o particular_a church_n till_o such_o their_o error_n be_v reform_v for_o as_o mr._n stillingf_n 331._o stillingf_n p._n 331._o there_o can_v be_v no_o separation_n from_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o in_o such_o thing_n wherein_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n lie_v who_o be_v therefore_o separate_v from_o any_o particular_a church_n 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separate_v itself_o from_o another_o part_n not_o absolute_o or_o in_o essential_o but_o respective_o in_o abuse_n and_o innovation_n not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n but_o only_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v and_o degenerate_v whether_o in_o doctrine_n or_o manner_n it_o do_v still_o retain_v a_o communion_n not_o only_o with_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o with_o all_o the_o orthodox_n member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o even_o with_o that_o corrupt_a church_n from_o which_o it_o be_v separate_v except_o only_o in_o such_o corruption_n §_o 32_o prot._n save_v better_a judgement_n methinks_v a_o separation_n if_o causeless_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o all_o other_o church_n or_o from_o those_o who_o be_v our_o superior_n in_o a_o lesser_a matter_n than_o such_o a_o fundamental_a or_o essential_a point_n of_o christianity_n as_o destroy_v the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n shall_v be_v schism_n and_o the_o small_a the_o point_n for_o 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