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romish_a church_n be_v in_o brief_a this_o that_o no_o christian_a man_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v superior_n in_o matter_n of_o sacred_a rite_n or_o ceremony_n or_o in_o duty_n of_o ordinary_a practice_n unless_o their_o governor_n or_o such_o as_o demand_v their_o obedience_n can_v show_v they_o express_v authority_n of_o scripture_n or_o can_v convince_v their_o understanding_n error_n that_o god_n by_o his_o word_n do_v enjoin_v they_o to_o obey_v in_o these_o particular_n but_o thus_o to_o oppose_v the_o romish_a church_n by_o way_n of_o contrariety_n be_v but_o to_o seek_v the_o overthrow_n of_o a_o tyranny_n by_o the_o erection_n of_o a_o anarchy_n for_o if_o the_o flock_n or_o inferior_a member_n of_o the_o church_n owe_v no_o obedience_n unto_o their_o superior_n but_o upon_o these_o term_n than_o pastor_n prelate_n yea_o king_n shall_v owe_v the_o same_o obedience_n unto_o the_o mean_a tradesman_n or_o day-labourer_n that_o tradesman_n or_o day-labourer_n own_o to_o they_o 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this_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o english_a church_n or_o clergy_n that_o all_o the_o argument_n which_o have_v be_v or_o can_v be_v bring_v by_o factious_a or_o discontent_a spirit_n in_o matter_n of_o rite_n ceremony_n or_o discipline_n do_v draw_v their_o strength_n from_o such_o false_a or_o mistake_v principle_n as_o if_o way_n be_v give_v to_o their_o growth_n or_o exercise_v of_o their_o force_n they_o can_v not_o peck_v the_o least_o hole_n in_o the_o mitre_n or_o make_v the_o least_o thirl_z in_o the_o surpellice_n without_o work_v a_o proportionable_a crack_n or_o flaw_n in_o the_o royal_a crown_n their_o author_n disobedience_n to_o law_n or_o discipline_n ecclesiastic_a will_v quick_o induce_v if_o opportunity_n serve_v open_a rebellion_n against_o the_o prerogative_n royal._n ☞_o reason_n and_o experience_n have_v teach_v the_o heathen_a statesman_n that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o like_a sufferance_n or_o equal_o insufferable_a to_o live_v ubi_fw-la omne_fw-la licita_fw-la et_fw-la ubi_fw-la nihil_fw-la licitum_fw-la in_o a_o state_n wherein_o all_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n of_o one_o man_n and_o in_o a_o place_n where_o every_o man_n may_v do_v what_o he_o will_n a_o tyrant_n be_v like_o a_o ravenous_a beast_n which_o devour_v all_o that_o come_v within_o his_o walk_n or_o range_v but_o which_o there_o be_v many_o way_n for_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o escape_v but_o if_o a_o tyranny_n once_o dissolve_v into_o a_o anarchy_n homo_fw-la homini_fw-la fit_a lupus_fw-la every_o man_n become_v a_o wolf_n unto_o his_o neighbour_n their_o habitation_n or_o place_n of_o meet_v become_v but_o nest_n of_o wasp_n or_o serpent_n 11._o let_v rome_n then_o be_v account_v as_o it_o be_v when_o our_o forefather_n depart_v from_o it_o and_o as_o it_o still_o remain_v the_o spiritual_a babylon_n let_v the_o pope_n be_v a_o tyrant_n more_o cruel_a and_o barbarous_a than_o nabuchadnezzar_n or_o belshazzar_n yet_o let_v we_o remember_v that_o when_o god_n call_v his_o people_n out_o of_o babylon_n he_o call_v they_o unto_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n the_o vision_n of_o peace_n a_o city_n as_o the_o psalmist_n in_o the_o literal_a sense_n perhaps_o mean_v compact_a but_o in_o the_o mystical_a or_o emblematical_a sense_n a_o city_n at_o unity_n in_o itself_o the_o long_a durance_n of_o a_o hard_a and_o foreign_a yoke_n have_v teach_v they_o subjection_n unto_o their_o native_a governor_n zerubbabel_n their_o prince_n and_o jesus_n their_o highpriest_n the_o hatred_n contempt_n and_o scorn_n which_o they_o have_v endure_v among_o barbarous_a alien_n be_v a_o cement_n to_o unite_v their_o heart_n in_o brotherly_a affection_n but_o we_o by_o misemploy_v our_o peace_n and_o security_n of_o dread_n from_o the_o enemy_n have_v turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n and_o transform_v that_o christian_a liberty_n which_o our_o forefather_n purchase_v with_o their_o ash_n into_o such_o licentiousness_n 58._o as_o if_o we_o have_v depart_v out_o of_o babylon_n to_o build_v a_o babel_n in_o jerusalem_n how_o have_v our_o printing-house_n become_v the_o cell_n and_o arcenal_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n and_o our_o pulpit_n be_v make_v babel_n or_o tower_n of_o confusion_n when_o the_o man_n which_o come_v from_o the_o east_n attempt_v to_o build_v a_o tower_n unto_o heaven_n god_n as_o you_o know_v confound_v their_o language_n that_o they_o can_v not_o understand_v one_o another_o and_o the_o enterprise_n be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o enterprizer_n be_v disperse_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o confusion_n which_o do_v not_o end_v in_o contention_n though_o one_o of_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v another_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o read_v but_o that_o every_o man_n do_v well_o understand_v himself_o but_o our_o misery_n be_v that_o every_o one_o will_n over-understand_a another_o when_o he_o do_v not_o half-understand_a himself_o or_o the_o matter_n whereof_o he_o write_v or_o speak_v and_o so_o raise_v contention_n without_o a_o adversary_n and_o build_v up_o a_o babel_n without_o help_n make_v a_o confusion_n without_o mixture_n of_o language_n only_o by_o pour_v out_o his_o own_o simplicity_n ignorance_n and_o malice_n and_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a quote_v scripture_n to_o no_o other_o end_n then_o to_o countenance_n blasphemy_n or_o to_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o unlearned_a whilst_o he_o transform_v the_o nature_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n into_o worse_a similitude_n than_o the_o papist_n or_o heathen_a do_v one_o while_o speak_v against_o arminian_n another_o while_n unwitting_o plead_v for_o they_o one_o page_n contain_v a_o comfortable_a use_n or_o application_n whereas_o in_o the_o next_o before_o and_o after_o it_o he_o have_v lay_v the_o doctrinal_a foundation_n of_o despair_n or_o more_o than_o desperate_a presumption_n thus_o to_o contradict_v 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29_o §_o 9_o fol._n 3586._o i_o suppose_v this_o be_v preach_v at_o st._n ma._n in_o oxon._n nothing_o be_v call_v little_a or_o great_a but_o in_o comparison_n with_o other_o thing_n leu._n 23._o 27._o ☜_o the_o occasion_n of_o baruchs_n complaint_n two_o doctrine_n or_o two_o proposition_n a_o corollary_n add_v to_o the_o former_a thing_n indifferent_a yea_o lawful_a thing_n by_o circumstance_n become_v unlawful_a he_o mean_v some_o man_n that_o have_v turn_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n good_a man_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v most_o religious_a in_o worst_a time_n sympathy_n plant_v in_o bruit_n see_v the_o sermon_n upon_o this_o text._n fol._n 3610._o ☞_o ☜_o apathy_n a_o symptom_n of_o a_o graceless_a obdurate_a mind_n numb_a 32._o 6._o 2_o sam._n 11._o uriah_n godfrey_n of_o bulloign_n argia_n in_o statius_n of_o portia_n see_v plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la bruti_fw-la the_o author_n omit_v the_o second_o doctrine_n to_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o next_o sermon_n and_o pass_v to_o the_o corollary_n which_o he_o prove_v by_o instance_n a_o great_a warn_v and_o a_o great_a truth_n libro_fw-la 6._o de_fw-la providentia_fw-la dei_fw-la see_v more_o instance_n of_o stupidity_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o attribute_n salvian_n this_o be_v preach_v in_o oxon_n after_o the_o visitation_n by_o the_o plague_n a_o forward_a soldier_n petrus_n strozius_n see_v val._n maximus_n de_fw-fr cupiditate_fw-la uiae_fw-la epist_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 22._o see_v lanove_n paradox_n second_o page_z 204._o thuanus_n lib._n 26._o pag._n 543._o colum_fw-la 1._o see_v busbequius_fw-la his_fw-la four_o epist_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la turc_n lament_n 4._o 10._o zephaniah_n 2._o 3._o the_o doctrine_n handle_v in_o hypothesi_fw-la a_o objection_n 1_o king_n 21._o 2_o king_n 22._o 18._o 19_o 20._o the_o objection_n press_v home_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o former_a objection_n 2_o chron._n 32._o 25_o 26._o 2_o king_n 23._o 30._o 2_o chron._n 35._o 21_o 24._o ezek._n 14._o 20_o 21._o from_o a_o double_a aspect_n a_o twofold_a sympathy_n arise_v see_v chap._n 14._o §._o 6._o fol._n 3439._o quaere_fw-la whether_o he_o mean_v his_o sermon_n upon_o jer._n 26._o and_o other_o text_n print_v 1637._o or_o pharaoh_n harden_v see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3222._o ☞_o see_v the_o follow_a sermon_n upon_o matthew_n 23._o 37._o ☜_o i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v his_o treatise_n of_o prodigy_n or_o divine_a fore-warning_n betoken_v blood_n which_o be_v lose_v in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o can_v yet_o be_v find_v salvian_n in_o his_o 6._o 7._o book_n de_fw-fr gubern_n matth._n 7._o 1._o rom._n 14._o 4._o the_o text_n be_v a_o conclusion_n q._n from_o what_o premise_n infer_v the_o limitation_n of_o the_o conclusion_n the_o extent_n of_o the_o conclusion_n another_o limitation_n ☞_o two_o instance_n in_o ahab_n and_o david_n who_o by_o judge_v other_o do_v condemn_v themselves_o see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3018._o and_o 3099._o the_o minor_a of_o the_o forego_n syllogism_n ☞_o ☜_o see_v book_n 4._o or_o justify_v faith_n sect._n 2._o the_o composition_n of_o hypocrisy_n pharisaical_a two_o special_a sin_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n the_o ancient_a jew_n sin_n the_o late_a jew_n reformation_n see_v a_o follow_a sermon_n upon_o that_o fact_n christ_n true_a exposition_n of_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n take_v we_o heed_n of_o condemn_v ourselves_o by_o judge_v the_o late_a jew_n see_v the_o four_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n fol._n 3342._o see_v book_n 8._o ☜_o ☜_o ☞_o a_o romish_a error_n require_v reformation_n a_o error_n of_o the_o contraire_fw-fr extreme_a disparage_v the_o reformation_n a_o factious_a schismatical_a book_n modest_o censure_v apostolical_a and_o episcopal_a power_n under_o heathen_a prince_n and_o after_o prince_n be_v christian_v the_o ancient_a heathen_n give_v and_o turk_n give_v more_o to_o their_o priest_n than_o some_o profess_v christianity_n do_v to_o they_o both_o for_o power_n and_o maintenance_n a_o precept_n will_v be_v in_o force_n when_o pretence_n will_v be_v out_o of_o date_n the_o main_a error_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n infallibility_n both_o in_o expound_v holy_a scripture_n and_o in_o attest_v tradition_n see_v the_o second_o and_o three_o book_n the_o two_o former_a romish_a error_n well_o reform_v the_o temper_n &_o bound_n of_o the_o right_n and_o rigid_a reformer_n the_o cure_n of_o the_o error_n by_o the_o right_a mean_n the_o error_n extreme_o contrary_a to_o the_o romish_a error_n ☞_o in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o king_n upon_o jer._n 26._o pag._n 32._o he_o say_v divide_v the_o sin_n of_o 40._o year_n last_o pass_v into_o ten_o part_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o pulpit_n and_o the_o press_n will_v be_v a_o large_a ten_o see_v sign_n of_o the_o time_n pag._n 57_o 58._o three_o point_n purpose_v a_o romish_a eror_n cause_v doubt_n of_o salvation_n viz_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n a_o romish_a priest_n may_v damn_v a_o infant_n through_o neglect_n or_o malice_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n see_v soto_n in_o 4._o senten_n this_fw-mi 1._o q._n 5._o art_n 8._o romish_a priest_n have_v a_o strange_a negative_a voice_n the_o second_o point_n the_o remedy_n of_o the_o contrarii_fw-la as_o bad_a as_o the_o diease_n about_o this_o point_n see_v book_n 4._o and_o book_n 10._o cha_z 51_o 52_o 53._o and_o serm._n on_o jer._n 26._o pag._n 13._o and_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 62._o upon_o this_o text_n see_v book_n 7._o chap._n 18_o 19_o see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3274._o where_o this_o author_n say_v 300._o bellarmine_n 300_o valentiaes_n can_v not_o do_v the_o protestant_a religion_n so_o much_o harm_n as_o dr._n hessel_n do_v take_v advantage_n of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o this_o division_n see_v lib._n 10._o fol._n 3153_o 3275._o see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3262_o and_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 63._o the_o three_o point_n how_o fides_n be_v fiducia_n see_v book_n 10._o cap._n 52._o see_v chapt._n 4._o fol._n 3338._o idolatry_n 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