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Opinion, very advisable, there fhou'd be fome Difcernment made, in reading the Scriptures, between Proud and humble Chriftians; which is all that the Council of Trent intended by fuch Prohibition. And indeed, My Lord; I think it were to be wifh'd, that fuch a Restraint had been obferved by yourselves: For then we fhou'd not fee fo many new Sects spring up conftantly. Nor have Room to lament the lofs of the Souls of fo many Thousand Children of Quakers and Anabaptifts, who die without Baptifm.

As to the third Head, your Grace fays: "We " are not agree'd among ourselves, where to "place the Infallibility of the Church, whe"ther in the Pope fingly, or in a general Coun"cil antecedently to the Pope's Confirmation, "or only in the Pope and Council in Conjuncti

on, c." I answer, My Lord, we are agreed, that the Infallibility is placed in the Pope and Council in Conjunction: Because we believe that all General Councils, lawfully call'd, in which the Pope prefides either in Perfon or by his Legates, are affifted by the Holy Ghoft and guided into all Truth. This is the fixt Judgment of all the Catholick Universities in the World, of all Secular and Regular Schools of Divinity; and of all the Prelates and Doctors, generally, fpeaking, of all Ages; who unanimoufly confpire in the Belief of all General Councils in Conjunction with the Pope, their having the Affiftance of the Holy Ghoft; and confequently of being Infalli b'e in deciding Matters of Faith and Manners. So that even the little People cannot be long at a Lofs to know what Matters of Faith or Manners

Manners have been determin'd or decided in fuch Councils, having their Paftors and Teachers always ready to Inftruct them in the fame.

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Thus much I prefumed, My Lord, to write to your Grace in Juftification of my Faith and Religion and I confide in your Grace's Charity and Goodness, you will not take it ill. Since my only Defign is to vindicate my own Religion, being thereunto encouraged by what your Grace recommends unto us, out of St. Peter; To be always prepared to give Satisfaction to every one, who asketh us a Reafon of the Hope that is in us. Charitable Addrefs Pag. 4. As to what your Grace fays of the Collier's Faith, and the Hiftory of Peter Barocius, I will let them ftand or fall by their own Weight; and beg leave to affure your Grace, that I am with the moft profound Respect.

MY LORD,

Your Grace's most

humble and most

Obedient Servant.

C. NARY.

ERRAT A.

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