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A04323 A supplication to the Kings most excellent Maiestie wherein, seuerall reasons of state and religion are briefely touched: not vnworthie to be read, and pondered by the lords, knights, and burgeses of the present Parliament, and other of all estates. Prostrated at his Highnes feete by true affected subiects. Colleton, John, 1548-1635.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) 1604 (1604) STC 14432; ESTC S107663 42,852 54

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ult._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la augustin_n forty_o year_n familiar_o with_o he_o as_o himself_o write_v affirm_v ibid._n affirm_v cap._n 29._o ibid._n that_o he_o know_v s._n augustine_n both_o when_o he_o be_v priest_n &_o after_o he_o be_v bishop_n to_o have_v be_v absent_a expel_v devil_n from_o out_o the_o possess_v by_o mean_n of_o his_o prayer_n and_o tear_n for_o they_o and_o that_o in_o his_o deathbed_n he_o eodem_fw-la he_o cap._n eodem_fw-la cure_v a_o sick-man_n by_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o who_o god_n by_o vision_n have_v command_v to_o repair_v to_o that_o end_n unto_o he_o by_o which_o miracle_n his_o divine_a goodness_n intend_v no_o doubt_n as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o seal_v to_o testify_v to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o posterity_n the_o holiness_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o truth_n and_o piety_n of_o the_o doctrine_n he_o have_v teach_v concern_v s._n gregory_n his_o greg._n his_o johanne_n diaconus_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 22._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la b._n greg._n receive_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o of_o 23._o of_o ibid._n cap._n 23._o the_o lord_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o person_n of_o poor_a pilgrim_n to_o his_o table_n be_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o his_o sanctity_n and_o of_o god_n extraordinary_a love_n towards_o he_o and_o that_o he_o teach_v no_o heretical_a superstitious_a or_o false_a doctrine_n it_o be_v likewise_o manifest_a by_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n on_o his_o head_n in_o form_n of_o a_o dove_n at_o the_o time_n of_o write_v his_o boobe_n as_o gregorij_fw-la as_o apud_fw-la johan._n diac._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 69._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la b._n gregorij_fw-la petrus_n diaconus_fw-la a_o dear_a familiar_a friend_n of_o s._n gregory_n and_o much_o conversant_a with_o he_o witness_v to_o have_v see_v most_o often_o how_o powerable_a also_o this_o holy_a doctor_n prayer_n be_v with_o god_n it_o well_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o for_o the_o 41._o the_o idem_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 41._o conversion_n of_o 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assign_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n 2._o antioch_n aduersus_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 4_o ca_fw-mi 32._o &_o 34_o &_o lib._n 5._o ca._n 2._o irenaeus_n scholar_n eius_fw-la scholar_n feuardentius_a in_o vita_fw-la eius_fw-la to_o s._n policarp_n and_o he_o scholar_n to_o s._n john_n pope_n 2._o pope_n epist_n 1._o cap._n 2._o anacletus_fw-la the_o four_o from_o s._n peter_n pope_n 4._o pope_n epist_n 1._o cap._n 4._o alexander_n the_o second_o from_o anacletus_fw-la pope_n 2._o pope_n epist_n ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la universaliter_fw-la cap._n 2._o telesph●rus_n the_o second_o from_o alexander_n with_o other_o their_o next_o successor_n basilicae_fw-la successor_n apud_fw-la gratianum_fw-la de_fw-la consecratione_fw-la distinctione_n 1._o canon_n omnes_fw-la basilicae_fw-la higinus_n 117._o higinus_n in_o codice_fw-la 5._o librorum_fw-la li._n 4._o ca._n 117._o pius_n 98._o pius_n apud_fw-la burchardum_fw-la lib._n 5._o ca._n 29._o &_o juonem_fw-la part_n 2._o cap._n 98._o anicetus_n quoque_fw-la anicetus_n apud_fw-la gratianum_fw-la de_fw-la cons●crati_fw-la do_v 1._o cano_fw-la hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la soter_n all_o receive_a saint_n and_o martyr_n also_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n deliver_v by_o s._n peter_n the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n write_v by_o s._n james_n the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n compose_v by_o s._n mark_v the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o milan_n make_v by_o s._n barnabas_n the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cappadocia_n compile_v by_o 370._o by_o ploruit_fw-la circiter_fw-la annum_fw-la 370._o s._n basil_n the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n set_v forth_o by_o s._n 380._o s._n floruit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 380._o chrysostome_n and_o likewise_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a syrian_a and_o armenian_a church_n which_o all_o with_o some_o other_o do_v most_o clear_o witness_v the_o sacrifice_n use_v and_o veneration_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o do_v also_o approve_v the_o ceremony_n and_o divine_a mystery_n represent_v and_o express_v therein_o in_o like_a manner_n for_o proof_n and_o direct_a evidence_n of_o the_o ancient_a practice_n fruit_n and_o obligation_n of_o auricular_a confession_n s._n domini_fw-la s._n apostolicar_n constitut_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 33._o &_o epist_n 1._o ad_fw-la jacobum_fw-la fratrem_fw-la domini_fw-la clement_n s._n demophilum_fw-la s._n epist_n 8._o ad_fw-la demophilum_fw-la dionysius_n s._n 160._o s._n aduersus_fw-la haereses_fw-la lib._n 1._o ca._n 9_o floruit_fw-la circiter_fw-la a_o 160._o irenaeus_n 230._o irenaeus_n homil._n 2._o in_o leviticum_fw-la &_o hom._n in_o psal_n 37._o floruit_fw-la 230._o origen_n 200._o origen_n lib._n de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la cap._n 10._o &_o 12_o floruit_fw-la 200._o tertullian_n s._n 250._o s._n lib._n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la floruit_fw-la 250._o cyprian_n 320._o cyprian_n li._n 4_o divinar_n constitution_n ca._n 17._o floruit_fw-la 320._o lactantius_n who_o so_o high_o advance_v confession_n as_o he_o make_v it_o one_o distinctive_a note_n libri_fw-la note_n idem_fw-la cap._n ult._n eiusdem_fw-la libri_fw-la of_o the_o true_a church_n s._n 340._o s._n serm._n in_o illa_fw-la verba_fw-la profecti_fw-la in_o pagum_fw-la qui_fw-la cu●_n advers_o etc._n etc._n floruit_fw-la circiter_fw-la annum_fw-la 340._o athanasius_n s._n 346._o s._n canone_o 18._o in_o matthaeum_n flor_n 346._o hilary_n 350._o hilary_n lib._n de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la &_o confess_v flor_n 350._o pacianus_n s._n 288._o s._n in_o regulis_fw-la brevi●rib_n regula_fw-la 229._o &_o 288._o basil_n s._n sacerdotio_fw-la s._n tom._n 5._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la chrysostom_n s._n 450._o s._n epist_n 80._o ad_fw-la episcopos_fw-la campaniae_fw-la &_o epist_n 91._o ad_fw-la theodorum_fw-la foroiulij_fw-la episcopum_fw-la flor_n 450._o leo_n with_o other_o writer_n of_o best_a note_n in_o every_o age_n since_o christ_n time_n hitherto_o and_o as_o the_o primitive_a and_o ancient_a father_n and_o saint_n do_v yield_v their_o abundant_a testimony_n in_o confirmation_n of_o these_o two_o point_n so_o do_v they_o undoubted_o also_o afford_v if_o this_o place_n will_v give_v leave_n to_o particularize_v very_o ample_a evidence_n in_o all_o the_o other_o point_v before_o mention_v and_o in_o question_n between_o we_o and_o our_o oppositor_n nay_o if_o we_o may_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o deliver_v our_o opinion_n plain_o without_o conceal_v aught_o in_o this_o matter_n the_o manner_n that_o our_o adversary_n use_v in_o cite_v place_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n against_o we_o be_v but_o the_o study_n of_o mere_a wrangle_n and_o no_o other_o than_o a_o demonstrative_a token_n of_o a_o exceed_a contentious_a spirit_n wilful_o affect_v to_o blindfold_a and_o mislead_v itself_o for_o be_v they_o sincere_a and_o love_a truth_n above_o all_o thing_n they_o can_v not_o possible_o dismember_v wrest_v and_o pick_v out_o sentence_n of_o their_o work_n in_o the_o order_n and_o to_o the_o purpose_n they_o do_v not_o let_v to_o rack_v their_o word_n to_o a_o sense_n which_o the_o writer_n never_o mean_v yea_o contrary_a oftentimes_o even_o to_o the_o general_a scope_n and_o drift_n of_o those_o book_n whence_o they_o cull_v the_o piece_n they_o allege_v contrary_a to_o the_o evident_a letter_n and_o plain_a passage_n of_o their_o other_o writing_n contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n they_o profess_v live_v and_o die_v in_o contrary_a to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o age_n they_o write_v in_o contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n that_o first_o admit_v they_o for_o doctor_n or_o receive_v they_o for_o saint_n contrary_a to_o the_o profession_n of_o their_o life_n and_o state_n of_o vocation_n contrary_a to_o the_o language_n and_o nature_n of_o their_o own_o deed_n to_o the_o title_n and_o dignity_n they_o hold_v and_o to_o the_o opinion_n and_o censure_n which_o all_o former_a age_n retain_v of_o such_o their_o parcel_n of_o writing_n so_o that_o word_n and_o word_n common_o disjoint_v from_o that_o go_v before_o or_o follow_v after_o must_v balance_v and_o bear_v more_o sway_n and_o credit_n for_o condemn_v we_o of_o error_n than_o the_o writer_n life_n self_n deed_n their_o practice_n profession_n other_o their_o work_n or_o never_o so_o many_o apparent_a testimony_n of_o they_o to_o the_o contrary_a for_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o religion_n 27._o a_o religion_n of_o who_o doctrine_n and_o communion_n in_o sacrament_n all_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o calendar_n the_o patron_n of_o church_n &_o country_n converter_n of_o nation_n to_o christianity_n all_o personage_n of_o either_o sex_n memorable_a for_o holiness_n for_o renounce_v the_o world_n for_o mortify_v their_o appetite_n for_o surrender_v their_o will_n or_o for_o any_o other_o excellent_a and_o true_a virtue_n be_v and_o so_o live_v and_o die_v as_o the_o authentical_a legend_n of_o their_o life_n and_o other_o 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