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A01299 A briefe confutation, of a popish discourse: lately set forth, and presumptuously dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie: by Iohn Howlet, or some other birde of the night, vnder that name Contayning certaine reasons, why papistes refuse to come to church, which reasons are here inserted and set downe at large, with their seuerall answeres. By D. Fulke, Maister of Penbroke Hall, in Cambridge. Seene and allowed. Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. Brief discours contayning certayne reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to church. 1583 (1583) STC 11421; ESTC S102704 108,905 118

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pitiful_a 〈◊〉_d of_o dissen●…bling_a 〈◊〉_d math._n 12._o mark_n 3._o luk●…_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d p●…rill_n of_o i●…fection_n note_v the_o simili●…_n eccle._n 3_o eccle._n 3_o eccle._n 3_o tit._n 3._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 2._o thes._n 3._o rom._n 16._o 1._o tim._n 2._o rom._n 16._o 2._o pet._n 2_o nicep_v li._n 3._o ca._n 30_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 6._o vide_fw-la gre._n li._n 5._o ep_n 64._o sozo_n li._n 2._o ca._n 31._o &_o li._n 1._o cap._n 20._o 2._o reg._n 11_o gene._n 3._o be_v 3._o irene_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d leu._n 4._o nu._n 31_o 2._o reg._n 12._o 1._o esd._n 8._o pro._n 18._o 2._o mach._n 6._o math._n 17._o &_o 18_o mar._n 9_o luk._n 17._o rom._n 14._o 15._o 1._o cor._n 8._o &_o 10._o 2._o cor._n 6._o 1._o thess._n 5._o math._n 18._o ibid._n mark_n 9_o 2._o cor._n 8._o three_o point_n wherein_o scandal_n be_v commit_v leu._n 4._o nu._n 25._o &_o 31_o apoc._n 2_o the_o proper_a signification_n of_o scan●…lum_n 3._o reg._n 12._o amos_n 7._o 3._o reg._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d example_n for_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d to_o note_v cyprian_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la the_o second_o poi●…_n of_o scandal_n rom._n 14._o 15._o 1._o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 10._o 1._o cor._n 8._o aug._n ep_v 154._o 〈◊〉_d mach._n 6._o a_o notable_a example_n of_o a_o plain_a and_o undissemble_a conscience_n 2._o mach._n 6._o the_o three_o point_n of_o scandal_n 1._o cor._n 10._o 2._o cor._n 6._o 2._o reg._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d esd._n 〈◊〉_d rom._n 2._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 2._o pet._n 2._o a_o catholic_a by_o go_v to_o church_n fall_v into_o all_o 〈◊〉_d three_o poi●…tes_n of_o scand●…_n mark_v this_o po●…_n a_o impor●…_n admonition_n gala._n 6._o ambros._n epist_n 30._o aug._n li._n de_fw-fr pasto_fw-la ca._n 7._o mat._n 15._o 5._o 12._o galat._n 6._o ●…_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be●…wixt_v religion_n and_o religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o prosess_v a_o man_n
●…eligion_n 〈◊〉_d this_o example_n why_o go_v 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n be_v a_o deny_v of_o the_o catholic_a religion_n 〈◊〉_d this_o reason_n tert._n lib._n de_fw-fr cor._n mili_fw-la a_o example_n to_o ●…he_v purpose_n 4._o ●…_n 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la aug._n tom_n de_fw-fr fi._n &_o simb_n ca._n 10._o 1._o cor._n 1._o ephes._n 4._o joan._n 17._o ephes._n 2._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 12._o 1._o timo._n 2._o irene_n li._n 4._o ca._n 43._o 3._o reg_n 4._o august_n de_fw-fr vnit._n eccle._n cap_n 4._o how_o grievous_a the_o sin_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v cyp._n de_fw-fr simpli_fw-la prel_n chris._n ho._n ii_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la ephes._n see_v more_o of_o 〈◊〉_d greatne●…_n of_o 〈◊〉_d sin_n aug._n ep_v 50._o 152._o ser._n 181._o de_fw-fr tem._n in_o psal._n 88_o fulg._n li._n de_fw-fr f●…_n ca._n 3●…_n 38._o 39_o greg._n lib._n 14._o mor._n that_o go_v to_o church_n be_v 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o cont_n cresco_n ca._n 3._o the_o definition_n of_o schism_n aug._n q._n 11._o in_o mat._n the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o her●…tike_a and_o a_o s●…smatike_n unity_n of_o the_o church_n stander●…_n in_o three_o thing_n especial_o a_o objection_n of_o cold_a catholic_n with_o the_o answer_v aristo_n lib._n 3._o ethico_n action_n extor_n t_v by_o fear_n be_v simple_o free_a action_n &_o only_o violent_a in_o part_n mark_n these_o absurdity_n mat._n 10._o luc._n 12._o lo._n 12._o what_o a_o great_a matter_n it_o be_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v by_o s._n john_n against_o dissembles●…_n for_o the_o time_n a_o bad_a shift_n of_o dissembler_n can._n apost_n 63._o 44_o 45._o apud_fw-la eus_n li._n 7._o cap._n 9_o what_o the_o council_n of_o tr●…t_n determine_v against_o go_v to_o church_n 4._o reg._n 5._o the_o case_n of_o noaman_n sirus_n can._n apost_n 63._o the_o old_a canon_n for_o bid_v to_o go_v to_o heretical_a church_n the_o example_n of_o origen_n euseb._n li._n 6._o hist._n cap._n 3._o niceph._n li._n 5._o cap._n 4._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h●…_n euseb._n 〈◊〉_d 6._o cap._n 12._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 9_o sozo_n li._n 3_o cap._n 9_o theol._n li._n 1._o cap._n 14._o the_o example_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o example_n of_o the_o ●…ople_n of_o alexandria_n theo._n li._n 2._o cap._n 14._o the_o p●…ople_n of_o ●…mosatum_n theo._n li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 14._o the_o example_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n theo._n li._n 2._o capit_fw-la 17._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o reason_n mat._n 18._o aug._n li._n 1._o con_v troth_n advers._n leg_n &_o prophe_n ca._n 17._o math._n 16._o the_o dreadful_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d note_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep_v 55._o ad_fw-la cornel._n a_o notable_a discourse_n of_o s._n cipryan_n for_o obey_v one_o general_a pastor_n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccl_n cap._n 4._o ephe._n 5._o etc._n etc._n lib._n 2._o cont_n creson_n ca._n 3._o aug._n quest_n 11._o in_o mat._n heb_fw-mi 10._o 〈◊〉_d john_n 4._o deut._n 〈◊〉_d math._n 4._o 10._o i●…stinus_n deut_n cum_fw-la tryphon_n count_n indeos_fw-la aug._n ep●…_n 118._o i●…_n mat._n 26._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d tit._n ●…_n in_o catal._n in_o lib._n yonti●…_n cousin_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o tim._n 3._o 2._o cro._n 11_o eph._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 12._o colos._n 1_o how_o grievous_a a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 2_o pet._n 2._o luck_n 11._o tit._n 3._o s._n paul_n discrip●…ion_n of_o a_o here●…ke_n expound_v uide_fw-la aug._n inpsal_n 54._o cyp._n ep_v 76._o amb._n li._n the_o incar_n ca._n 2._o rom._n 16._o mat._n 7._o 2._o tim._n 2._o aug._n in_o psal_n 39_o aug._n li._n 2._o ●…ont_n adver_v cap._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d john_n 2._o 2._o thes._n 2._o heretik●…s_n off●…_n god_n most_o in_o 〈◊〉_d service_n rom._n 1._o a_o vain_a excuse_n of_o 〈◊〉_d confute_v john_n 2._o psal._n 25._o psal._n 49._o 2._o tim._n 4._o rom._n 6._o tit._n 3._o 3._o reg._n 〈◊〉_d gen._n 19_o the_o company_n of_o heretic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v cyp._n ep_v 76._o a_o notable_a say_n against_o our_o sc●…ismatiques_n s._n 〈◊〉_d afraid_a of_o the_o company_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heretyque_a euseb._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d this_o 〈◊〉_d niceph._n li._n 3._o cap._n 30._o ap●…_n 18._o 1._o john_n 2._o 2._o thes._n 2._o iren●…_n lib._n 5_o tertul._n adver_v mar._n lib._n 3._o hier._n in_o prefac_o didym_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la li._n 16._o cap._n 11._o li._n 18._o ca._n 2._o etc._n etc._n ●…_n dissimulation_n ambro._n lib._n 2._o ●…ffi_n cap._n 24._o mat._n 22._o john_n 12._o dissemble_v in_o religion_n be_v 〈◊〉_d against_o god_n rom._n 10._o aug._n de_fw-fr fi._n &_o sim._n ●…ap_n 1._o the_o subtlety_n of_o heretic_n cler._n rom._n apud_fw-la cyp._n epist_n 31._o who_o dissemble_v his_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d it_o 2._o mach_n 6._o luc._n 11._o bl●…sbing_v at_o christ_n ca●…se_n be_v damnable_a 1._o cor._n 9_o act._n 4._o act._n 5._o ●…arke_v this_o suppo_fw-la sition_n and_o apply_v it_o 〈◊〉_d our_o time_n the_o manner_n of_o dissemble_a schismat●…es_n lively_o express_v o_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ssembling_v this_o be_v do_v by_o many_o in_o england_n lining_n to_o a_o man_n own_o conscience_n by_o leave_v hi●…●…eife_n no_o conscience_n desperate_a presumption_n naughty_a 〈◊〉_d aug._n to_o 6._o cont_n max._n li._n 1._o initio_fw-la &_o iter_fw-la vers_fw-la fi_fw-la all_o b●…tikes_n vaunt_v scripture_n mat._n 4._o hier._n in_o ca._n 4_o &_o 8._o osee._n ignat._n ep_v 2._o aug._n in_o ps_n 54_o a_o little_a evil_a mar_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a in_o psal_n 54._o i●…thers_n opinion_n of_o our_o 〈◊〉_d s●…ruice_n cop._n d●…l_o 6._o ca._n 15._o wherein_o the_o ●…rotestantes_n service_n be_v evil_a in_o particular_a 1._o devise_a by_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o rest_n 2_o condemn_v by_o the_o puritan_n 3._o fal●…e_n translation_n of_o scripture_n 1_o joh._n 5._o gen._n 1._o 3._o e●…he_n 5._o 2._o macha_n 12._o see_v the_o english_a bible_n dedicate_v to_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 4._o say_v by_o la●…_n man_n ig._n ad_fw-la hier._n chri._n li._n 3._o &_o 6._o the_o sacer._n &_o hom_n 60._o hier._n ep_v ad_fw-la helio_n &_o ep_v 85._o ad_fw-la eua._n ambro._n in_o ephes._n 4._o hebr._n 5._o 1._o tim._n 5._o con._n 4._o cai._n can_v 6._o &_o con_n cil_n laod._n can_v 24._o igna._n ep_v ad_fw-la anti._n areo._n ca._n 3._o can._n ap._n 1._o &_o 2._o &_o 68_o 5._o fals●…d_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o service_n in_o the_o end_n of_o their_o geneva_n psalter_n cyp._n the_o 〈◊〉_d pray_fw-mi &_o chry._n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr sa._n cyp._n ep_v 46._o chr._n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr inno._n ep_v 93._o ap_fw-mi au._n &_o leo._n ep_v 84._o sy._n alex._n 4._o apud_fw-la ●…ba_fw-la theod._n li._n 2._o hist._n cap._n 4._o cy._n ep_v ep_v 55._o lack_v of_o necessary_a thing_n wh●…ch_v it_o shall_v have_v in_o it_o dion_n ariop_n hire_n ca._n 3._o ign._n ep_v ad_fw-la smyrn_n justin_n dial_n tripho_n ter._n li._n de_fw-fr orat_fw-la au._n li._n 20._o c●…ntr_n faust._n ca._n 23._o chr._n hom_n 17_o ad_fw-la heb._n gre._n li._n 4._o di_o ca._n 57_o hiero._n ep_v 1._o ad_fw-la helio_n chry._n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr sacerd._n cyp._n ep_v 54._o &_o li._n 1._o ep_v 2._o au._n ser._n 25._o 2._o de_fw-la tempo_fw-la optat._n li._n 6._o cont_n dona._n au_n in_o psa._n 113._o conci_fw-la 2._o &_o posid_v in_o vita_fw-la au._n ca._n 24_o council_n flor_n &_o constant_a sessio_fw-la 15_o six_o sacrament_n 〈◊〉_d 19_o con●…_n faust_z cap._n 11._o &_o 16._o au●…_n su●…evit_fw-la que_fw-fr 84._o ceremony_n ter●…_n de_fw-fr coro●…a_fw-fr bas._n li._n do_v sp_z 5._o cap._n 27._o ●…phipha_n h●…resi_fw-la 71._o council_n t●…id_n ca._n 7._o &_o 13._o cip._n ep_v 66._o chry._n ho._n 41._o vide_fw-la aug._n li._n 2._o doct_n christ_n cyp._n ser._n de_fw-fr ora_fw-la dom_n isodo_fw-la li._n de_fw-fr diu_fw-la off_o council_n tol._n 4._o cap._n 2._o bed_n li._n hist._n capit_fw-la 1._o in_o which_o au●…hors_v you_o shall_v sec_fw-la in_fw-la what_o tongue_n service_n be_v in_o their_o day_n in_o 〈◊〉_d country_n dia._n 6._o ca._n 15._o bed_n lib._n 1_o cap_n 27._o ●…_n john_n ●…_n ephes._n 5_o act._n 6._o act._n 14._o chrisost._n de_fw-fr sacerd_v lib._n 1._o lib._n 7._o ca._n 14._o con._n mile_n can_v 22._o aphrican_n c._n 92._o conc._n carth._n 3._o ca._n 26._o epist._n ad_fw-la solit_fw-la vit_fw-mi agentes_fw-la heb._n 9_o 12._o 22._o &_o 25._o 2._o thes._n de_fw-fr verb._n do_v in_o joh._n ser._n 46._o ep_a 50._o ●…_n loose_v the_o ●…enefit_n of_o catholic_a religion_n 〈◊〉_d pitiful_a 〈◊〉_d the_o loss_n of_o 〈◊〉_d cipation_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n how_o great_a a_o loss_n chryso_n hom_n 47._o in_o ep_n 1._o ad_fw-la cor_fw-la the_o angel_n pr●…sent_v at_o the_o ●…levation_n gre._n li._n 4._o dial_n cap._n 58._o chryso_n lib._n 6._o the_o sacerdo_a two_o vision_n at_o the_o presence_n of_o 〈◊〉_d gel_n at_o the_o mass_n chrys._n hom_n 3._o count_n ano._n a_o fit_a similitude_n of_o s_n chrysostom_n what_o plain_a testimony_n can_v ther●…_n be_v then_o this_o the_o bear_n of_o a_o mass_n how_o well_o ●…orth_o a_o hundred_o mark_n the_o loss_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o 6._o sacrament_n 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