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A17144 An apologie for religion, or an answere to an vnlearned and slanderous pamphlet intituled: Certaine articles, or forcible reasons discouering the palpable absurdities, and most notorious errors of the Protestants religion, pretended to be printed at Antwerpe 1600. By Edvvard Bulkley Doctor of Diuinitie Bulkley, Edward, d. 1621?; Wright, Thomas, d. 1624. Certaine articles or forcible reasons. 1602 (1602) STC 4025; ESTC S106873 145,731 186

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the_o less_o hope_n for_o that_o as_o they_o imitate_v those_o wicked_a israelite_n which_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v turn_v away_o their_o shoulder_n stop_v their_o 11._o ear_n that_o they_o may_v not_o hear_v and_o make_v their_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n lest_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o law_n and_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n send_v in_o his_o spirit_n by_o his_o prophet_n so_o they_o do_v full_o follow_v the_o perverse_a pagan_n which_o most_o obstinate_o refuse_v to_o read_v godly_a book_n write_v by_o christian_n as_o that_o ancient_a eloquent_a christian_a lactantius_n in_o these_o eloquent_a word_n declare_v non_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la i_o dubium_fw-la constantine_n imperator_n 1._o maxim_n quin_fw-la hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quo_fw-la singularis_fw-la ille_fw-la rerum_fw-la conditor_fw-la &_o huius_fw-la immensi_fw-la operis_fw-la rector_n asseritur_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la attigerit_fw-la ex_fw-la
4._o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o which_o be_v the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n that_o we_o believe_v hereunto_o i_o will_v add_v a_o few_o say_n of_o the_o father_n to_o they_o which_o i_o have_v before_o allege_v saint_n augustine_n say_v corpus_fw-la huius_fw-la capitis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la 81._o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la &_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la orbem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la nec_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la abel_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la nascituri_fw-la sunt_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la &_o credituri_fw-la in_o christum_n totus_fw-la populus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la civitatem_fw-la pertinentium_fw-la quae_fw-la civitas_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la cui_fw-la capute_a christus_fw-la that_o be_v the_o body_n of_o this_o head_n be_v the_o church_n not_o which_o be_v in_o this_o place_n only_o but_o that_o which_o be_v in_o this_o place_n and_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n neither_o that_o church_n which_o be_v at_o this_o time_n but_o that_o of_o they_o which_o from_o abel_n shall_v be_v bear_v unto_o the_o end_n and_o shall_v believe_v in_o christ_n even_o the_o whole_a company_n of_o saint_n pertain_v to_o one_o city_n which_o city_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n whereof_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n and_o in_o another_o place_n ille_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la membra_fw-la sumus_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la ubique_fw-la diffusa_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la est_fw-la cvius_fw-la 62._o est_fw-la ipse_fw-la caput_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la autem_fw-la fideles_fw-la qui_fw-la modo_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ante_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la post_fw-la nos_fw-la futuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la seculi_fw-la omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la eius_fw-la pertinent_a cvius_fw-la corporis_fw-la ipse_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la ascendit_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la he_o be_v the_o head_n we_o be_v his_o member_n the_o whole_a church_n which_o be_v disperse_v every_o where_o be_v his_o body_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o head_n and_o not_o only_o the_o faithful_a which_o be_v now_o but_o also_o they_o which_o have_v be_v before_o we_o and_o which_o shall_v be_v after_o we_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n all_o pertain_v to_o his_o body_n of_o which_o body_n he_o which_o have_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n be_v the_o head_n again_o caelestis_fw-la jerusalem_n 20._o civis_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la sanctificati_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la fuet_fw-la unt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la futuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o be_v all_o sanctify_a man_n which_o have_v be_v which_o be_v and_o which_o shall_v be_v citizen_n of_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n cyprian_n say_v ecclesia_fw-la nunquam_fw-la à_fw-la christo_fw-la discedit_fw-la &_o ijsunt_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la dei_fw-la permanent_a 3._o that_o be_v the_o church_n never_o depart_v from_o christ_n and_o they_o be_v the_o church_n which_o continue_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n again_o adulterari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sponsa_fw-la christi_fw-la incorrupta_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la pudica_fw-la unam_fw-la domum_fw-la novit_fw-la unius_fw-la cubiculi_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la casto_fw-la pudore_fw-la custodit_fw-la haec_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la seruat_fw-la haec_fw-la filios_fw-la regno_fw-la quos_fw-la generavit_fw-la assignat_fw-la that_o be_v the_o spouse_n can_v be_v defile_v she_o be_v uncorrupt_a and_o chaste_a she_o know_v one_o house_n and_o keep_v with_o chaste_a shamefastness_n the_o holiness_n of_o one_o chamber_n she_o keep_v we_o to_o god_n she_o assign_v the_o child_n who_o she_o have_v bear_v unto_o his_o kingdom_n saint_n hierome_n say_v ipsa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la congregatio_fw-la pro_fw-la aeterna_fw-la sibi_fw-la 28._o in_o domino_fw-la stabilitate_fw-la columna_fw-la &_o fundamentum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la veritatis_fw-la the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o congregation_n of_o all_o saint_n by_o reason_n of_o her_o eternal_a steadfastness_n in_o god_n be_v call_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n chrysostome_n say_v ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la 114._o tabernaculum_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la fixum_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la loco_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la fugit_fw-la sednon_fw-la à_fw-la pielate_fw-la ad_fw-la impietatem_fw-la fugit_fw-la that_o be_v the_o church_n be_v the_o tabernacle_n which_o god_n have_v pight_v and_o not_o man_n she_o fly_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o but_o she_o never_o fly_v from_o godliness_n to_o impiety_n and_o wickedness_n ambrose_n apostolus_fw-la omnem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la dicens_fw-la summatim_fw-la totum_fw-la comprebendit_fw-la quod_fw-la 1._o in_o coelo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o interra_fw-la that_o be_v the_o apostle_n mean_v all_o the_o church_n brief_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a which_o be_v both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n bernard_n say_v electi_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o elect_a of_o god_n be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n so_o say_v 78._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n as_o i_o have_v before_o allege_v non_fw-la nunc_fw-la 35._o locum_fw-la sed_fw-la electorum_fw-la congregationem_fw-la appello_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la i_o call_v not_o now_o the_o place_n the_o church_n but_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o elect_a yea_o friar_n lyra_n say_v ex_fw-la quo_fw-la patet_fw-la quod_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la consistat_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la ratione_fw-la potestatis_fw-la vel_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la 16._o vel_fw-la secularis_fw-la quia_fw-la multi_fw-la principes_fw-la &_o summi_fw-la pontifices_fw-la &_o alij_fw-la inferiores_fw-la inventi_fw-la sunt_fw-la apostatasse_fw-la à_fw-la fide_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la 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