A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*
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A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*
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White, Francis, 1564?-1638.
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1624.
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Fisher, John, 1569-1641 -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Church of England -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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"A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15082.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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The totall certainetie of Christianitie dependeth not vpon a Church illustrious, and conspicuous to the eie of the whole [ D] world, and hauing such externall pompe and Visibilitie as Papals imagine d. Therefore if such a Church be ouerthrowne, that is, be proued in sundrie Articles to be corrupt and vnfound (which is our Tenet concerning the present Roman Church) the certaintie of Christianitie may still subsist. The Tenet which wee main∣taine, touching the qualitie of the present Roman Church, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the reformation of errours, and abuses in the same, and not to the ouerthrowing of the lawfull authoritie of the Visible Church. The certainetie of Religion in the time of the Iewes, did depend as much vpon the authoritie of the Visible Church [ E] of Iuda, as it can in our daies depend vpon the authoritie of the Roman Church, or of any other: for that Church was by office the keeper of the Canonicall Scripture, Rom. 3, 2. the teacher of heauenly trueth, Ezek. 44, 23, Mal. 2, 7. a ministeriall Iudge of con∣trouersies,
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Deut. 17, 9. Ezek. 44, 24. and yet notwithstanding the [ A] said Church was reprooued by the holie Prophets, Mal. 2, 8. 2. Chron. 29.6, 7. Esay 56, 10. Ezek. 34. and the religious kings of Iuda reformed the same, 2. Chron. 14.3, 4. and cap. 17.7, 8, 9. and cap. 29.3. &c. and cap. 34.3, 4. and cap. 33.15. Now like as when a Physition discouereth the diseases of the bodie, and prescri∣beth remedies and medecines, he doth thereby heale, and not destroy the state of the bodie; so likewise, they which out of the Oracles of God, haue reuealed the errours and corruptions of the Roman Church, and sought reformation thereof a, doe not ouerthrow the certainetie of Christianitie, nor impaire [ B] the lawfull authoritie of the Church, but repaire and establish the same.
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〈◊〉〈◊〉. d. Ec∣cles. li. 3 c. 2. Eccle∣sia est caetus homi∣num ita visibilis & palpabilis, vt est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 populi Ro∣mani, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Gal∣liae, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Respub. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 c. Brent. li. 3. pag. 155.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 Def. li. d. Offic. 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. pa. 815. In 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vni∣uersam immeritò 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 multos esse pios viros non minore quam quisquam ipsorum praese serat, reformanda Ecclesiae studio & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & superstitionum odio 〈◊〉〈◊〉.