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A64760 The dovvnfall of the pretended divine authoritie of the hierarchy into the Sea of Rome from some arguments and motives, to the finall extirpation of that unlawful government of the prelacy : as having no foundation in the Scriptures, but onely in that filthy dung-hill of by V.N.V. V. N. V. 1641 (1641) Wing V14; ESTC R1331 28,994 45

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lament_n 5.17_o 18._o for_o this_o our_o heart_n be_v faint_a our_o eye_n be_v dim_a because_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o zion_n which_o be_v desolate_a the_o fox_n walk_v upon_o it_o some_o argument_n and_o motive_n to_o the_o final_a extirpation_n of_o the_o usurp_a unlawful_a government_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n as_o have_v no_o foundation_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o mere_o in_o that_o filthy_a dunghill_n the_o canon_n law_n of_o the_o pope_n authority_n and_o therefore_o antichristian_a argument_n i._n that_o name_n which_o be_v only_o proper_a to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v unlawful_a yea_o blasphemy_n for_o any_o man_n to_o assume_v but_o so_o be_v the_o name_n archbishop_n only_o proper_a to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 1_o pet._n 5.4_o heb._n 13.20_o act_n 3.15_o &_o 5.31_o the_o chief_a shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.25_o ergo_fw-la for_o any_o man_n to_o assume_v that_o name_n be_v unlawful_a yea_o blasphemy_n and_o the_o blasphemer_n shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n levit._n 24.11.14_o ii_o that_o office_n who_o original_a be_v not_o know_v be_v unlawful_a but_o the_o original_n of_o the_o office_n of_o archbishop_n be_v not_o know_v as_o the_o chief_a champion_n of_o prelacy_n confess_v whitgift_n count_v cartwright_n pag._n 351._o and_o further_o nothing_o can_v be_v say_v for_o the_o primacy_n of_o a_o metropolitan_a bishop_n but_o what_o will_v as_o well_o maintain_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o universal_a bishop_n of_o all_o the_o world_n ergo_fw-la the_o office_n of_o a_o archbishop_n be_v unlawful_a iii_o that_o name_n and_o office_n which_o be_v unlawsull_n and_o blasphemy_n for_o any_o man_n to_o assume_v no_o prince_n or_o humane_a power_n may_v lawful_o give_v but_o so_o be_v the_o name_n and_o office_n of_o archbishop_n as_o before_z ergo_fw-la no_o prince_n or_o humane_a power_n may_v lawful_o give_v it_o to_o any_o man_n and_o we_o hope_v his_o majesty_n when_o he_o be_v right_o inform_v will_v explode_v the_o remembrance_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o very_a corner_n stone_n of_o their_o building_n if_o this_o once_o fail_v the_o whole_a fabric_n will_v sudden_o tumble_v upon_o their_o head_n the_o lord_n grant_v it_o and_o put_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o royal_a sovereign_n to_o execute_v his_o will_n upon_o these_o bat_n of_o babel_n iv_o no_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n be_v lawful_a who_o can_v prove_v his_o function_n from_o the_o word_n as_o john_n do_v when_o the_o priest_n question_v he_o 1_o john_n 20.23.25_o but_o all_o these_o officer_n in_o the_o hierarchy_n from_o the_o chief_a metropolitan_a to_o the_o mean_a apparitor_n be_v such_o as_o can_v prove_v their_o function_n from_o the_o word_n when_o they_o be_v question_v their_o only_a proose_n be_v fulmination_n of_o canon_n censure_n excommunication_n prison_n and_o fine_n