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A10240 A rejoynder unto William Malone's reply to the first article Wherein the founders of unwritten traditions are confounded, out of the sure foundation of Scripture, and the true tradition of the Church. By Roger Puttocke, minister of Gods word at Novan. Puttock, Roger. 1632 (1632) STC 20520; ESTC S100925 167,226 214

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ipse_fw-la praeceperat_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la &_o in_fw-la abscondito_fw-la audissent_fw-la in_o luce●_n &_o in_o tectis_fw-la pr●●dicarent_fw-la etc._n etc._n ipse_fw-la docebat_fw-la luce●am_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sub_fw-la modi●_n abstru●_n lice●●_n ●ed_v in_o candela●_n brum_fw-la constitue_a ut_fw-la luceat_fw-la o●nibus_fw-la qui_fw-la ●unt_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la tertul●_n ibid._n the_o lord_n speak_v open_o and_o not_o in_o hide_a mystery_n he_o command_v that_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v hear_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o secret_a they_o shall_v preach_v it_o in_o the_o light_n and_o on_o the_o housetop_n and_o again_o he_o teach_v they_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o put_v a_o candle_n under_o a_o bushel_n but_o in_o a_o candlestick_n that_o it_o may_v give_v light_n unto_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o house_n so_o we_o condemn_v not_o all_o unwritten_a tradition_n we_o use_v some_o and_o allow_v of_o they_o these_o we_o account_v to_o be_v ordinance_n of_o the_o 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alexandria_n 〈◊〉_d alexandria_n origtho_n 5_o in_o 〈◊〉_d origen_n 1._o origen_n innoc._n 1_o in_o epist_n 1._o innocentius_n the_o first_o deliver_v the_o same_o s._n basil_n shall_v answer_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n 27._o rest_n basil_n de_fw-fr 〈…〉_o 27._o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o father_n who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n do_v prescribe_v certain_a rule_n and_o institution_n do_v preserve_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o mystery_n by_o keep_v they_o hide_v and_o in_o silence_n etc._n etc._n 5._o as_o the_o heretic_n so_o the_o jesuite_n do_v claim_v the_o patronage_n of_o the_o father_n in_o this_o poin●and_n yet_o for_o this_o very_a thing_n the_o father_n do_v condemn_v the_o heretic_n you_o may_v well_o shake_v hand_n with_o heretic_n in_o allege_v and_o commend_v that_o work_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a hierarchy_n which_o be_v at_o first_o allege_v by_o the_o heretic_n and_o conde●●ed_v by_o the_o catholic_n as_o i_o have_v 2_o have_v sect._n ●_o diu._n 2_o former_o 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