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the_o church_n of_o christ_n nor_o any_o way_n either_o invent_v approve_a or_o authorize_v by_o the_o social_a wisdom_n and_o joint_a consent_n of_o all_o those_o in_o this_o church_n and_o state_n who_o be_v concern_v as_o high_o in_o all_o change_n of_o government_n as_o any_o of_o those_o man_n be_v who_o have_v be_v most_o forward_o to_o make_v strange_a alteration_n and_o to_o remove_v the_o ancient_a landmark_n chap._n xxv_o but_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o take_v my_o last_o farewell_n of_o this_o long_a and_o oft-debated_n cause_v of_o primitive_a and_o catholic_n episcopacy_n honesty_n which_o true_o i_o think_v in_o my_o conscience_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n first_o of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n and_o wisdom_n and_o not_o of_o folly_n or_o confusion_n second_o the_o cause_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o spirit_n constitute_v &_o guide_v the_o apostle_n with_o all_o their_o holy_a successor_n in_o this_o method_n of_o 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honour_n and_o estate_n which_o together_o give_v authority_n five_o i_o think_v it_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a minister_n that_o desire_v to_o keep_v themselves_o in_o a_o true_a church-order_n and_o catholic_n communion_n who_o will_v find_v themselves_o and_o leave_v their_o posterity_n at_o a_o great_a loss_n as_o to_o the_o honour_n setledness_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o christian_a and_o reform_a religion_n unless_o they_o be_v restore_v to_o some_o such_o uniform_a way_n of_o public_a subordination_n and_o unity_n as_o have_v most_o safety_n consistency_n and_o authority_n in_o itself_o also_o most_o satisfaction_n to_o all_o learned_a wise_a and_o honest_a man_n all_o which_o thing_n be_v no_o where_o that_o i_o see_v to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o a_o regular_a and_o primitive_a episcopacy_n which_o owe_v its_o late_a total_a ruin_n and_o shipwreck_n in_o england_n not_o to_o its_o own_o age_n and_o leakinesse_n as_o if_o it_o sink_v of_o itself_o nor_o to_o the_o general_a dislike_n and_o weariness_n of_o it_o as_o if_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o the_o nation_n prince_n and_o people_n of_o all_o estate_n have_v upon_o serious_a free_a and_o impartial_a advice_n conclude_v to_o sink_v it_o have_v provide_v a_o better_a vessel_n but_o its_o ruin_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o terrible_a and_o fatal_a storm_n which_o come_v first_o out_o of_o the_o north_n upon_o we_o this_o run_v episcopacy_n so_o aground_o that_o many_o despair_v of_o she_o ever_o come_v off_o with_o any_o entireness_n betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o cock-bote_n of_o presbytery_n and_o the_o skiff_n of_o independency_n when_o yet_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o recover_v episcopacy_n as_o to_o the_o primitive_a structure_n of_o it_o although_o much_o of_o its_o ornament_n and_o gallantry_n be_v lose_v certain_o the_o restitution_n of_o primitive_a episcopacy_n for_o the_o unity_n honour_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o the_o clergy_n seem_v a_o work_n as_o of_o far_o more_o prudence_n justice_n and_o piety_n so_o of_o much_o less_o charge_n and_o trouble_v than_o the_o ruin_n of_o it_o have_v cost_v we_o all_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v some_o man_n change_v their_o mind_n in_o religious_a concernment_n who_o we_o see_v have_v soon_o do_v it_o in_o our_o civil_a settlement_n this_o and_o other_o blessing_n of_o church-order_n and_o unity_n will_v easy_o flow_v in_o upon_o we_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o tide_n or_o reciprocation_n of_o providence_n beyond_o expectation_n when_o once_o the_o god_n and_o saviour_n the_o king_n and_o bishop_n the_o great_a protector_n and_o precedent_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v please_v to_o breathe_v a_o spirit_n true_o evangelical_n and_o christian_n upon_o this_o nation_n when_o all_o of_o we_o accept_v of_o our_o punishment_n and_o repent_v of_o our_o sinful_a folly_n and_o presumption_n the_o lord_n will_v also_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v bring_v upon_o we_o all_o and_o think_v thought_n of_o mercy_n towards_o this_o languish_n afflict_a divide_a and_o deform_a church_n who_o order_n peace_n honour_n unity_n and_o happiness_n some_o of_o we_o weak_o other_o wanton_o and_o not_o a_o few_o of_o we_o wicked_o have_v sin_v away_o to_o a_o state_n in_o point_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n deplorable_a enough_o and_o almost_o irreparable_a for_o it_o be_v not_o new_a association_n or_o confession_n of_o faith_n or_o pretty_a paraphrase_n on_o the_o head_n of_o religion_n which_o do_v salve_v our_o sore_n bless_v be_v god_n the_o church_n of_o england_n need_v not_o these_o crambes_n it_o be_v only_o the_o god_n of_o love_n and_o father_n of_o mercy_n who_o can_v allay_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o those_o contentious_a and_o cruel_a disposition_n which_o be_v divisive_a and_o so_o destructive_a to_o each_o other_o true_o we_o have_v be_v three_o day_n
ἱεÏá½°_n δάκÏυα_n ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n suspiria_fw-la the_o tear_n sigh_n complaint_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n set_v forth_o her_o former_a constitution_n compare_v with_o her_o present_a condition_n also_o the_o visible_a cause_n and_o probable_a cure_n of_o her_o distemper_n in_o iu_o book_n by_o john_n gauden_n d.d._n of_o bocking_n in_o essex_n jer._n 8.28_o be_v there_o no_o balm_n in_o gilead_n be_v there_o no_o physician_n there_o why_o then_o be_v not_o the_o health_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n recover_v depressa_fw-la resurgo_fw-la london_n print_v by_o j._n g._n for_o r._n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o ivy-lane_n 1659._o ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n protege_fw-la pasce_fw-la dux_n mea_fw-la in_o tenebras_fw-la et_fw-la gaudium_fw-la in_o merorem_fw-la vt_fw-la pellicana_n in_o deserto_fw-la proprio_fw-la vos_fw-la sanguine_fw-la pasco_fw-la nunquam_fw-la christo_fw-la charior_fw-la quam_fw-la sub_fw-la cruse_n gemens_fw-la illustrissimis_fw-la anglicanae_n gentis_fw-la nobilibus_fw-la omniúmque_fw-la ordinum_fw-la generosis_fw-la &_o ingenuis_fw-la qui_fw-la natales_fw-la erudition_n eruditionem_fw-la virtute_fw-la virtutem_fw-la fide_fw-la fidem_fw-la moribus_fw-la verè_fw-la christianis_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la suavitatéque_fw-la conspicuis_fw-la well_fw-mi exaequarunt_fw-la vel_fw-la exuperarunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omnibus_fw-la religionis_fw-la christianae_n tam_fw-la à _fw-la romanistarum_fw-la faece_fw-la &_o scabie_n quam_fw-la fanaticorum_fw-la spumâ_fw-la &_o rabie_n reformatae_fw-la professoribus_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la verbo_fw-la vitâque_fw-la vindicibus_fw-la haec_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n matris_n olim_fw-la florentissimae_fw-la nunc_fw-la afflictissimae_fw-la lugentis_fw-la languentis_fw-la suspirantis_fw-la et_fw-la tantum_fw-la non_fw-la expirantis_fw-la lacrymas_fw-la suspiria_fw-la planctus_fw-la preces_fw-la summa_fw-la cum_fw-la reverentia_fw-la debitáque_fw-la observantia_fw-la pro_fw-la charitate_fw-la &_o sympathia_fw-la quâ_fw-la decuit_fw-la humillimum_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la servum_fw-la d._n d._n d._n j._n g._n the_o content_n the_o preface_n or_o address_n p._n 1_o book_n i._o set_v forth_o the_o present_a distress_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n chap._n i._n the_o name_n and_o thing_n the_o title_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n assert_v p._n 23_o ii_o primitive_a piety_n and_o prudence_n utter_o against_o schismatic_a divide_v or_o mince_v of_o church_n into_o small_a body_n or_o parcel_n p._n 35_o iii_o the_o present_a affliction_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n no_o argument_n against_o her_o national_a and_o well-reformed_n constitution_n p._n 46_o iu._n the_o england_n complaint_n p._n 51_o v._n the_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a enmity_n of_o some_o against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 60_o vi_o the_o causeless_a malice_n and_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o england_n enemy_n p._n 64_o vii_o of_o the_o excellent_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o her_o undeserved_a calamity_n p._n 68_o viii_o a_o furtâ—â—â—â—_n scrutiny_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o england_n misery_n and_o enemy_n p._n 73_o chap._n ix_o a_o general_a vindication_n of_o the_o england_n former_a excellent_a constitution_n although_o it_o be_v now_o afflict_v p._n 76_o x._o mr._n hooker_n defense_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n unanswered_a and_o unanswerable_a p._n 83_o xi_o the_o excellent_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o to_o its_o doctrinal_n p._n 86_o xii_o the_o devotionals_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n assert_v p._n 87_o xiii_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n no_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o her_o misery_n p._n 96_o fourteen_o a_o second_o objection_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o churchmen_n personal_a fail_n p._n 114_o book_n ii_o search_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n decay_n chap._n i._n how_o far_o they_o convenient_o may_v not_o and_o how_o far_o they_o may_v be_v search_v into_o p._n 137_o ii_o inordinate_a liberty_n in_o religious_a affair_n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o misery_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 139_o chap._n iii_o what_o christian_a liberty_n be_v desirable_a and_o tolerable_a among_o people_n p._n 143_o iu._n of_o plebeian_n rudeness_n and_o licentiousness_n in_o religion_n if_o leave_v to_o themselves_o p._n 150_o v._o instance_n of_o abuse_a liberty_n in_o the_o vulgar_a neglect_n of_o read_v the_o scripture_n p._n 153_o vi_o vulgar_a neglect_n and_o scorn_n of_o ancient_a form_n of_o wholesome_a word_n in_o the_o decalogue_n creed_n and_o lords-prayer_n p._n 156_o vii_o the_o innovation_n usurpation_n and_o vastation_n make_v by_o some_o upon_o the_o order_n office_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o evangelical_n ministry_n p._n 159_o viii_o the_o pretension_n of_o intruder_n to_o excuse_v their_o want_n p._n 167_o ix_o of_o ministerial_a sufficiency_n real_a or_o pretend_a p._n 171_o x._o what_o caution_n christian_n ought_v to_o use_v as_o to_o those_o minister_n with_o who_o they_o intrust_v the_o care_n of_o their_o soul_n p._n 175_o xi_o of_o late_a new_a model_n for_o make_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 181_o xii_o the_o false_a and_o foolish_a pretension_n urge_v against_o the_o ministry_n of_o england_n p._n 188_o xiii_o a_o impartial_a balance_v of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a minister_n p._n 190_o fourteen_o a_o charitable_a plea_n for_o the_o ancient_a clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n against_o the_o ingratitude_n and_o indifferency_n of_o some_o man_n p._n 193_o chap._n xv._n the_o best_a of_o the_o new_a teacher_n compare_v with_o the_o minister_n of_o england_n p._n 195_o xvi_o a_o far_a sift_v of_o these_o new_a teacher_n p._n 197_o xvii_o the_o modesty_n gravity_n sanctity_n and_o solidity_n of_o true_a minister_n etc._n etc._n p._n 200_o xviii_o the_o design_n &_o end_n of_o fanatic_a libertine_n fatal_a to_o the_o reform_a religion_n p._n 202_o xix_o a_o humble_a and_o earnest_a expostulation_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n and_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 204_o xx._n the_o rudeness_n &_o irreverence_n express_v by_o some_o in_o religious_a duty_n as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o liberty_n p._n 211_o xxi_o the_o sad_a exchange_n people_n make_v of_o their_o old_a religion_n for_o new_a rapture_n p._n 212_o xxii_o the_o foul_a mistake_n &_o abuse_n of_o christian_a liberty_n in_o vulgar_a spirit_n p._n 214_o xxiii_o a_o further_a discovery_n of_o mischief_n from_o abuse_a liberty_n in_o religion_n p._n 217_o xxiv_o the_o contagion_n of_o abuse_a or_o mistake_v liberty_n spread_v among_o minister_n to_o the_o divide_v debase_v and_o destroy_v of_o they_o p._n 221_o xxv_o unavoidable_a contention_n among_o minister_n of_o different_a ordination_n p._n 224_o xxvi_o the_o folly_n and_o faction_n of_o minister_n evident_o see_v and_o punish_v in_o their_o common_a calamity_n p._n 233_o chap._n xxvii_o the_o great_a diminution_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o minister_n in_o england_n as_o to_o all_o civil_a respect_n p._n 235_o xxviii_o the_o sordid_a envy_n and_o grudge_n against_o minister_n tithe_n and_o glebe_n p._n 240_o xxix_o minister_n condition_n not_o to_o be_v envy_v but_o pity_v p._n 243_o xxx_o experimental_a instance_n how_o petulant_a some_o people_n be_v to_o their_o minister_n p._n 245_o xxxi_o the_o personal_a suffering_n of_o minister_n after_o all_o their_o pain_n merit_n and_o trouble_n p._n 248_o xxxii_o discouragement_n to_o ingenuous_a man_n to_o be_v make_v minister_n in_o england_n in_o aftertime_n p._n 254_o xxxiii_o a_o worthy_a ministry_n not_o expectable_a unless_o there_o be_v a_o worthy_a usage_n and_o entertainment_n p._n 257_o book_n iii_o set_v forth_o the_o evil_a consequence_n feel_v or_o fear_v from_o the_o distraction_n of_o religion_n in_o england_n chap._n i._o decay_v in_o 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the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n ever_o since_o the_o first_o plant_n of_o christian_a religion_n in_o this_o nation_n unto_o these_o late_a time_n with_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o which_o the_o several_a bishop_n of_o each_o diocese_n be_v consecrate_a canterbury_z arch-bishop_n 1_o augustine_n the_o monk_n a._n d._n 596_o 2_o laurence_n a._n d._n 611_o 3_o melitus_n a._n d._n 619_o 4_o justus_n a._n d._n 624_o 5_o honorius_n a._n d._n 634_o 6_o adeodatus_n or_o deus_fw-la dedit_fw-la a._n d._n 655_o the_o sea_n vacant_a 4._o year_n 7_o theodor._n a._n d._n 668_o 8_o brithwald_n a._n d._n 692_o 9_o tatwin_n a._n d._n 731_o 10_o nothelm_n a._n d._n 736_o 11_o cuthbert_n a._n d._n 742_o 12_o bregwin_n a._n d._n 759_o 13_o lambert_n a._n d._n 764_o 14_o athelward_n a._n d._n 793_o 15_o walfred_n a._n d._n 807_o 16_o theogild_n a._n d._n 832_o 17_o celnoth_n 18_o atheldred_n a._n d._n 871_o 19_o plegmund_n a._n d._n 889_o 20_o athelm_n a._n d._n 915_o 21_o wulfelm_n a._n d._n 924_o 22_o st._n odo_n severus_n a._n d._n 934_o 23_o st._n dunstan_n a._n d._n 961_o 24_o ethelgar_a a._n d._n 988_o 25_o siricius_n a._n d._n 989_o 26_o alfric_n or_o aluric_n a._n d._n 993_o 27_o st._n elphage_n a._n d._n 1006_o 28_o live_a or_o leove_v a._n d._n 1013_o 29_o agelnoth_n alias_o aethelnot_n a._n d._n 1020_o 30_o st._n eadlin_n a._n d._n 1038_o 31_o robert_n gemeticensis_n a._n d._n 1050_o 32_o stigand_n a._n d._n 1052_o 33_o st._n lanfranck_n a._n d._n 1070_o the_o sea_n vacant_a 4._o year_n 34_o st._n anselm_n a._n d._n 1093_o 35_o rodolph_n a._n d._n 1114_o 36_o william_n corbell_n al._n corbois_n a._n d._n 1122_o 37_o theobald_n a._n d._n 1138_o 38_o st._n tho._n becket_n a._n d._n 1162_o 39_o richard_n the_o monk_n a._n d._n 1171_o 40_o baldwin_n a._n d._n 1184_o 41_o reginald_n fitz-jocelin_a a._n d._n 1191_o 42_o hubert_n walter_n a._n d._n 1193_o 33_o steph_n langton_n card._n a._n d._n 1206_o 44_o ri_fw-la wethershed_n a._n d._n 1229_o 45_o st._n edmond_n a._n d._n 1234_o 46_o boniface_n of_o savoy_n a._n d._n 1244_o 47_o robert_n kilwarby_n ca._n a._n d._n 1272_o 48_o john_n peckham_n a._n d._n 1278_o 49_o ro_n winchelsey_n a._n d._n 1294_o 50_o walt._n reynolds_n a._n d._n 1313_o 51_o simon_n mepham_n a._n d._n 1327_o 52_o john_n stratford_n a._n d._n 1333_o 53_o th_n bradwardin_n a._n d._n 1348_o 54_o simon_n islip_n a._n d._n 1349_o 55_o si_fw-mi langham_n c._n a._n d._n 1366_o 56_o will_n wittlesey_n a._n d._n 1367_o 57_o simon_n sudbury_n a._n d._n 1379_o 58_o will_n courtney_n a._n d._n 1381_o 59_o tho._n arundel_n a._n d._n 1396_o 60_o hen_n chicheley_n car._n a._n d._n 1414_o 61_o jo_n stafford_n car._n a._n d._n 1443_o 62_o joh_n kemp_n car._n a._n d._n 1452_o 63_o tho_o bourcheir_n a._n d._n 1454_o 64_o john_n morton_n card._n a._n d._n 1486_o 65_o henry_n deane_n a._n d._n 1502_o 66_o will_n warham_n a._n d._n 1504_o 67_o tho_o cranmer_n a._n d._n 1533_o 68_o reginald_n poole_n car._n a._n d._n 1555_o 69_o matth_n parker_n a._n d._n 1559_o 70_o edm_n gryndall_n a._n d._n 1575._o 71_o john_n whitgift_n a._n d._n 1583_o 72_o rich_a bancroft_n a._n d._n 1604_o 73_o george_n abbot_n a._n d._n 1610_o 74_o william_n laud._n a._n d._n 1633_o behead_v on_o tower-hill_n jan_n 10._o 1644._o s._n asaph_n 1_o kentigern_n a._n d._n 560_o 2_o saint_n asaph_n and_o after_o he_o many_o hundred_o year_n 3_o geffrey_n of_o monmouth_n a._n d._n 1151_o 4_o adam_n a_o welshman_n 5_o reiner_n a._n d._n 1186_o 6_o abraham_n a._n d._n 1220_o 7_o howel_n ap_fw-mi ednevet_n a._n d._n 1235_o 8_o anâ—anus_fw-la i._o a._n d._n 1248_o the_o see_v vacant_a 2._o year_n 9_o anianus_n ii_o of_o schonaw_n a._n d._n 1268_o 10_o lewellin_n of_o bromfeild_n a._n d._n 1293_o 11_o david_n ap_fw-mi blethin_n a._n d._n 1319_o 12_o ephraim_n 13_o henry_n 14_o john_n trevaur_n 1._o 15_o lewellin_n ap_fw-mi madoc_n ap_fw-mi elis._n a._n d._n 1357_o 16_o will._n of_o spridlington_n a._n d._n 1373_o 17_o laurence_n child_n a._n d._n 1382_o 18_o alexander_n bach._n a._n d._n 1390_o 19_o john_n trevaur_n ii_o a._n d._n 1395_o 20_o robert_n a._n d._n 1411_o 21_o john_n low._n a._n d._n 1493_o 22_o regin_v peacock_n a._n d._n 1444_o 23_o thomas_n a._n d._n 1450_o 24_o rich_a redman_n a._n d._n 1484_o 25_o dav_n ap_fw-mi owen_n a._n d._n 1503_o 26_o edm_n birkhead_n a._n d._n 1513_o 27_o henry_n standish_n a._n d._n 1519_o 28_o will_n barlow_n a._n d._n 1535_o 29_o robert_n parfew_n alias_o warton_n a._n d._n 1536_o 30_o tho_o goldwell_n a._n d._n 1555_o 31_o richard_n davies_n a._n d._n 1559_o 32_o thom_n davies_n a._n d._n 1561_o 33_o will_n hughes_n a._n d._n 1573_o 34_o will_n morgan_n a._n d._n 1601_o 35_o richard_n parry_n a._n d._n 1604_o 36_o john_n hanmer_n a._n d._n
negat_fw-la anathema_n fit_a conc._n gerundense_a anno_fw-la 517._o parvuli_fw-la si_fw-la infirmi_fw-la fuerint_fw-la etiam_fw-la eadem_fw-la die_fw-la qua_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la si_fw-la oblati_fw-la fuerint_fw-la baptizentur_fw-la can._n 5._o conc._n bracarense_n a_o 572._o praecipiant_fw-la epis_fw-la ut_fw-la infant_n ad_fw-la baptismum_fw-la offerant_fw-la offerant_fw-la tert._n the_o bap_n c._n 18._o quid_fw-la festinat_fw-la innocens_fw-la aetas_fw-la ad_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la anno_fw-la 850._o the_o reb_n eccl_n c._n 26._o 26._o ludou._n vives_n in_o l._n 1._o c._n 27._o aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la dei_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr baptis_n c._n 1._o par_fw-fr 3._o so_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n trent_n naz._n or_o 40._o de_fw-fr bapt._n bapt._n propriae_fw-la occultae_fw-la &_o privatae_fw-la opiniunculae_fw-la à _fw-la communis_fw-la generalis_fw-la &_o publicae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la autoritate_fw-la secretae_fw-la vin._n lir._n c._n 39_o 39_o consuetudo_fw-la matris_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o baptizandis_fw-la parvulis_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la spernenda_fw-la nec_fw-la omnino_fw-la superflua_fw-la deputanda_fw-la nec_fw-la omnino_fw-la credenda_fw-la nisi_fw-la apostolica_fw-la esset_fw-la traditio_fw-la aug._n ep_n ad_fw-la volusiam_n volusiam_n aug._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la pec_fw-la mer._n &_o remis_fw-la c._n 26._o parvulos_fw-la baptizandos_fw-la esse_fw-la concedunt_fw-la pelagiani_n qui_fw-la contra_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la per_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o apostolos_fw-la traditum_fw-la venire_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la possunt_fw-la ep._n lib._n 3._o ep_n 8._o ad_fw-la fidum_fw-la the_o romish_a advantage_n by_o the_o division_n and_o deformity_n of_o the_o ch._n of_o england_n phil._n 1.18_o act_n 17.30_o the_o wide_a and_o just_a distance_n between_o the_o reform_a and_o romanist_n see_v b._n bramhall_n sir_n roger_n twisden_n dr._n hammond_n of_o schism_n matth._n 17.5_o id_fw-la pulcherrimum_n quod_fw-la verissimum_fw-la illud_fw-la verissimum_fw-la quod_fw-la antiquissimum_fw-la tert._n irreconcilable_a difference_n between_o reform_a truth_n and_o romish_a error_n which_o be_v as_o manifest_v and_o obstinate_a papist_n pertinacy_n against_o the_o true_a canon_n of_o scripture_n dr._n cousin_n his_o late_a history_n of_o the_o scripture_n cajetan_n in_o c._n 10._o estheri_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 36._o &_o cont_n 2._o gaudentii_fw-la epis_fw-la c._n 23._o hieron_n in_o pro._n gal._n &_o ad_fw-la demetriad_n ruffi_n in_o symb._n 1_o corin._n 14_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 14.19_o jerem._n 51.9_o the_o sacrilegious_a obstinacy_n of_o romanist_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o to_o the_o cup_n etc._n etc._n etc._n olim_fw-la omnes_fw-la fideles_fw-la qualibet_fw-la die_fw-la cum_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la corpori_fw-la &_o sanguini_fw-la christi_fw-la communicabant_fw-la durand_n rat._n off_o div_o l._n 4._o roman_a obstinacy_n and_o credulity_n in_o transubstantiation_n b._n usher_n answer_v to_o the_o jesuit_n challenge_v about_o real_a presence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n iren._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o 9_o lib._n the_o corp_n &_o sang._n christ_n who_o live_v a_o 850._o videtur_fw-la agnus_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la &_o cruor_fw-la in_o calice_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 12.21_o 1_o cor._n 5.7_o 1_o cor._n 0.4_o ezek._n 37.11_o gen._n 41.26_o dan._n 4.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bertramus_fw-la li._n de_fw-fr corp_n &_o sing_v christi_fw-la panis_n ille_fw-la vinumque_fw-la figuratè_fw-la christi_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la existit_fw-la conc._n late_a c._n 1._o christi_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la in_o sacramento_n altaris_fw-la sub_fw-la speciebus_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vini_fw-la veraciter_fw-la continentur_fw-la transubstantiatis_n pane_n in_o corpus_fw-la &_o vino_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la divina_fw-la potestate_fw-la 1_o cor._n 10.17_o 1_o cor._n 11.27_o rev._n 18.4_o mal._n 15.3_o 6._o joh._n 14.21_o 24._o necessary_a separation_n and_o distance_n from_o rome_n without_o uncharitableness_n 1_o joh._n 1.5_o &_o 4.8_o 2_o tim._n 3.16_o zach._n 3.3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 1_o pet._n 4.8_o 1_o cor._n 8_o 7._o vid._n papist_n reply_v to_o charity_n mistake_v against_o dr._n potter_n offer_n of_o charity_n gal._n 6.10_o two_o grand_a obstruction_n of_o all_o christian_a accommodation_n in_o these_o western_a church_n mat._n 28.2_o 1._o great_a bar_n the_o roman_a pride_n rev._n 2._o &_o 3_o 2_o great_a bar_n the_o transport_v of_o reformer_n see_v m._n hooker_n preface_n to_o his_o eccl._n pol._n the_o equity_n &_o charity_n of_o severe_a and_o sacrilegious_a reforming_n sir_n sands_n survey_n of_o the_o western_a church_n act_n 3.6_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o the_o excuse_n and_o plea_n for_o sacrilegious_a excess_n answer_v answ_n sacrilege_n a_o great_a pest_n to_o religion_n and_o stop_v to_o reformation_n titus_n 1.10_o 1_o tim._n 6.10_o 2_o tim._n 3.3_o job_n 31.12_o num._n 16.39_o see_v the_o excellent_a history_n of_o scotl._n by_o the_o archbish_a of_o s._n andr._n in_o the_o life_n of_o mr._n knox._n b._n andrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dr._n baziere_n sir_n h._n spelm._n sir_n ja._n semple_n and_o other_o against_o sacrilege_n sacrilege_n malac._n 3.8_o qui_fw-la sacrum_fw-la sacrove_n consecratum_fw-la clepserit_fw-la rapscritque_fw-la parricida_fw-la esto_fw-la lex_fw-la 12._o tab._n l._n 1._o cod_n justin_n rom._n 2.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cl._n alex._n tetriùs_n peccat_fw-la deum_fw-la judificans_n quam_fw-la negligens_fw-la isid_n sit_fw-la anima_fw-la meacum_fw-la philosophis_fw-la prov._n 3.9_o mal._n 1.10_o mal._n 3.8_o prov._n 20.25_o eccles_n 5.4_o prov._n 20.25_o it_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o the_o man_n who_o devour_v that_o which_o be_v holy_a and_o after_o vow_n make_v inquiry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d callidè_fw-la intervertere_fw-la aut_fw-la surripere_fw-la quippiam_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la domini_fw-la notitiam_fw-la &_o usum_fw-la perveniat_fw-la the_o insatiableness_n of_o sacrilegious_a spirit_n unrepressed_a hist_o of_o hen._n 8._o josh_n 7.12_o 2_o king_n 23.11_o sacrilegi_fw-la diis_fw-la exosi_fw-la hominibus_fw-la infame_n valer._n ma._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ventriloqui_fw-la isa_n 8.19_o in_o sir_n h._n spelmans_fw-mi discourse_n of_o sacrilege_n ms._n euseb_n l._n 10._o c._n 5._o hist_o 1_o sam._n 21.5.22.18_o plea_n for_o sacrilege_n answer_v mal._n 3._o act_n 5.35_o you_o man_n of_o israel_n take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o what_o you_o intend_v to_o do_v as_o to_o these_o man_n john_n 19.23_o 2_o king_n 18.16_o josh_n 7._o see_v bâ—chartus_fw-la geog._n s._n de_fw-fr sicul._n phoenicibus_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 28._o qui_fw-la super_fw-la impositi_fw-la spirans_fw-la per_fw-la montis_fw-la hiatus_fw-la aeterâ—os_n vomit_n ore_fw-la ignes_fw-la en_fw-fr celadi_fw-la bustum_fw-la qui_fw-la saucia_fw-la membra_fw-la revinctus_fw-la spirat_fw-la 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