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feed_v upon_o he_o as_o in_o a_o feast_n upon_o a_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v not_o do_v without_o divine_a adoration_n do_v to_o the_o host_n according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o their_o church_n this_o do_v huge_o confirm_v our_o sense_n of_o the_o eat_n of_o thing_n offer_v unto_o idol_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o pergamus_n and_o in_o thyatira_n this_o worship_v of_o the_o host_n be_v so_o express_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n and_o in_o that_o high_a sense_n of_o cultus_fw-la latriae_fw-la which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n alone_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o choice_o and_o judicious_o perstringe_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n above_o any_o other_o modes_n of_o their_o idolatry_n it_o be_v such_o a_o gross_a and_o confess_v specimen_fw-la thereof_o and_o such_o as_o there_o be_v no_o evasion_n for_o or_o excuse_v hoc_fw-la teneas_fw-la vultus_fw-la mutantem_fw-la proteaâ—odo_fw-la â—odo_z chap._n iu._n the_o gross_a idolatry_n of_o the_o romanist_n in_o the_o invocation_n of_o the_o saint_n even_o according_a to_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o the_o authorize_v practice_n of_o that_o church_n 1._o but_o we_o will_v fall_v also_o upon_o those_o modes_n of_o idolatry_n wherein_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n may_v seem_v less_o bold_a though_o indeed_o this_o one_o that_o be_v so_o gross_a be_v so_o often_o and_o so_o universal_o repeat_v everywhere_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o by_o this_o alone_a though_o we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o nothing_o far_o idolatry_n may_v seem_v quite_o to_o have_v overspr_v she_o like_o a_o noisome_a leprosy_n but_o however_o we_o shall_v proceed_v and_o first_o to_o their_o invocation_n of_o saint_n touch_v which_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n declare_v this_o doctrine_n express_o sanctos_fw-la utique_fw-la unà _fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la regnantes_fw-la orationes_fw-la 9_o svas_fw-la pro_fw-la hominibus_fw-la offer_n bonúmque_fw-la atque_fw-la utile_fw-la esse_fw-la suppliciter_fw-la eos_fw-la invocare_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la beneficia_fw-la impetranda_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la per_fw-la filium_fw-la ejus_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la orationes_fw-la operam_fw-la auxiliúmque_fw-la confugere_fw-la where_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v plain_o allow_v and_o recommend_v and_o beside_o their_o pray_v for_o we_o or_o offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n it_o be_v plain_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v other_o aid_n and_o succour_n they_o can_v afford_v if_o they_o be_v supplicate_v that_o be_v invoke_v with_o most_o humble_a and_o prostrate_a devotion_n and_o the_o pretend_v that_o this_o be_v all_o but_o the_o way_n of_o procure_v those_o good_a thing_n we_o want_v from_o god_n the_o first_o fountain_n and_o that_o through_o his_o son_n christ_n that_o make_v the_o saint_n the_o more_o exact_o like_o the_o pagan_n dii_n medioxumi_fw-la and_o the_o daemon_n that_o negotiate_v the_o affair_n of_o man_n with_o the_o high_a deity_n 2._o i_o say_v then_o that_o though_o they_o go_v no_o far_a than_o thus_o even_o this_o be_v downright_a idolatry_n which_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n thus_o open_o own_v and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o rome_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o three_o four_o five_o six_o and_o eight_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n as_o also_o by_o the_o five_o seven_o eight_o ten_o eleven_o twelve_o thirteen_o fourteen_o fifteen_o and_o twenty-fourth_a of_o the_o second_o but_o if_o we_o examine_v those_o prayer_n that_o be_v put_v up_o to_o the_o saint_n their_o invocation_n be_v still_o the_o more_o unexcusable_a 3._o wherefore_o look_v to_o the_o public_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n authorize_v by_o the_o pope_n themselves_o the_o invocation_n of_o a_o saint_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o a_o mere_a ora_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la as_o people_n be_v too_o forward_o to_o fancy_n that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n though_o the_o mere_a invoke_v of_o they_o to_o pray_v for_o we_o will_v be_v idolatry_n as_o be_v already_o prove_v but_o which_o be_v insinuate_v in_o the_o council_n itself_o there_o be_v other_o more_o particular_a aid_n and_o succour_n that_o they_o implore_v of_o they_o and_o some_o such_o as_o it_o be_v proper_a for_o none_o but_o god_n or_o christ_n to_o give_v such_o as_o protection_n from_o the_o devil_n divine_a grace_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o paradise_n but_o as_o the_o thing_n they_o ask_v of_o the_o saint_n be_v too_o big_a for_o they_o to_o be_v the_o disposer_n of_o so_o the_o compellation_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n especial_o be_v above_o the_o nature_n of_o any_o creature_n whence_o this_o invocation_n of_o saint_n will_v appear_v a_o most_o gross_a and_o palpable_a mode_n of_o idolatry_n in_o that_o church_n as_o i_o shall_v make_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o follow_a example_n take_v out_o of_o such_o piece_n of_o devotion_n as_o be_v not_o mutter_v in_o the_o corner_n of_o 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the_o fit_a and_o easy_a congruity_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n and_o of_o the_o event_n of_o the_o seven_o intervall_n denote_v by_o they_o to_o the_o prefiguration_n in_o the_o vision_n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o by_o balaam_n mention_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o pergamus_n wherein_o antipas_n that_o be_v the_o opposer_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v murder_v the_o papal_a hierarchy_n be_v understand_v as_o it_o be_v also_o by_o the_o prophetess_n jezebel_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o thyatira_n who_o be_v also_o a_o murderess_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n and_o both_o of_o they_o express_o patron_n of_o idolatry_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o very_a text._n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o wonderful_a that_o balaam_n and_o jezebel_n the_o one_o a_o man_n the_o other_o a_o woman_n shall_v signify_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o the_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o follow_a vision_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n signify_v both_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz._n the_o hierarchy_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o ecclesiastic_a body_n 4._o and_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o vision_n of_o those_o seven_o church_n the_o same_o i_o say_v of_o all_o those_o exposition_n of_o the_o thirteen_o and_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o that_o of_o the_o little_a horn_n in_o daniel_n namely_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v so_o natural_o applicable_a to_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o church_n beside_o the_o demonstration_n of_o synchronism_n that_o the_o weight_n of_o those_o two_o forego_v conclusion_n be_v add_v thereto_o there_o can_v be_v the_o least_o doubt_n or_o scruple_n leave_v but_o that_o those_o interpretation_n be_v true_a and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v that_o body_n of_o antichrist_n that_o mother_n of_o fornication_n and_o abomination_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v of_o multifarious_a 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no_o warrant_n therefrom_o to_o think_v or_o declare_v any_o of_o the_o popish_a religion_n so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v so_o to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n and_o especial_o since_o that_o voice_n of_o the_o angel_n which_o sound_v in_o the_o interval_n of_o thyatira_n say_v express_o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o 9_o fornicatour_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n etc._n etc._n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v bind_v to_o continue_v idolater_n as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v or_o else_o to_o renounce_v their_o church_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v damn_v by_o adhere_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n unless_o they_o can_v live_v in_o it_o for_o ever_o for_o he_o that_o die_v in_o 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