The history of the troubles and tryal of the Most Reverend Father in God and blessed martyr, William Laud, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. vol. 1 wrote by himself during his imprisonment in the Tower ; to which is prefixed the diary of his own life, faithfully and entirely published from the original copy ; and subjoined, a supplement to the preceding history, the Arch-Bishop's last will, his large answer to the Lord Say's speech concerning liturgies, his annual accounts of his province delivered to the king, and some other things relating to the history.
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The history of the troubles and tryal of the Most Reverend Father in God and blessed martyr, William Laud, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. vol. 1 wrote by himself during his imprisonment in the Tower ; to which is prefixed the diary of his own life, faithfully and entirely published from the original copy ; and subjoined, a supplement to the preceding history, the Arch-Bishop's last will, his large answer to the Lord Say's speech concerning liturgies, his annual accounts of his province delivered to the king, and some other things relating to the history.
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Laud, William, 1573-1645.
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London :: Printed for Ri. Chiswell ...,
1695-1700.
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"The history of the troubles and tryal of the Most Reverend Father in God and blessed martyr, William Laud, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. vol. 1 wrote by himself during his imprisonment in the Tower ; to which is prefixed the diary of his own life, faithfully and entirely published from the original copy ; and subjoined, a supplement to the preceding history, the Arch-Bishop's last will, his large answer to the Lord Say's speech concerning liturgies, his annual accounts of his province delivered to the king, and some other things relating to the history." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A67908.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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VIII.
Pag. 128.
For the Church may import in our Language, The only True Church; and perhaps, (as some of you seem to make it) the Root and the Ground of the Catholik. And this I never did grant of the Roman Church, nor ever mean to do. But a Church can imply no more, than that it is a Member of the whole. And this I never did, nor ever will deny, if it fall not absolutely away from Christ. That it is a True Church, I granted also; but not a Right, as you impose upon me. For Ens and Verum, Being and True, are convertible one with another; and every thing that hath a Being, is truly that Being
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which it is, in truth of Substance. But this Word Right is not so used; but it is referred more properly to perfection in Conditions: And in this Sense, every thing that hath a true and real Being, is not by and by Right in the Conditions of it. A Man that is most Dishonest, and Unworthy the Name, a very Thief (if you will) is a True Man, in the Verity of his Essence, as he is a Creature Endued with Reason; for this none can steal from him, nor he from himself; but Death. But he is not therefore a Right, or an Upright Man. And a Church that is exceeding Corrupt, both in Manners and Doctrine, and so a Dishonour to the Name, is yet a True Church in the verity of Es∣sence, as a Church is a Company of Men, which profess the Faith of Christ, and are Baptized into his Name; but yet it is not there∣fore a Right Church, either in Doctrine or Manners. It may be you meant cunningly to slip in this Word Right, that I might at unawares grant it Orthodox: But I was not so to be caught. For I know well, that Orthodox Christians are Keepers of Integrity, (so St. Augustin) and Followers of right Things; of which the Church of Rome at this Day is neither. In this Sense then no Right, that is, no Orthodox Church at Rome.
Notes
Integritatis Cu∣stodes, & Recta sectantes. De vera Relig. c. 5.