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here_o theophylact_v put_v the_o question_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o miracle_n be_v those_o which_o the_o evangelist_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v they_o such_o as_o our_o saviour_n wrought_v public_o and_o before_o his_o passion_n he_o answer_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o saint_n chrysostom_n conjecture_n too_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o evangelist_n mean_v those_o miracle_n which_o be_v do_v by_o our_o saviour_n after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o methinks_v this_o conjecture_n of_o st._n chrysostom_n theophylact_fw-mi and_o other_o have_v a_o very_a fair_a foundation_n in_o the_o text_n itself_o which_o tell_v we_o many_o other_o sign_n do_v jesus_n which_o be_v not_o write_v in_o this_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o presence_n not_o of_o the_o multitude_n but_o of_o the_o disciple_n and_o probable_o the_o 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enough_o record_v what_o though_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o register_v all_o the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o by_o one_o and_o with_o all_o those_o circumstance_n that_o do_v attend_v they_o st._n john_n say_v they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o 21.25_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v write_v every_o one_o i_o suppose_v that_o even_o the_o world_n itself_o can_v not_o contain_v the_o book_n that_o shall_v be_v write_v but_o what_o then_o be_v we_o oblige_v to_o run_v to_o unwritten_a tradition_n be_v we_o bind_v to_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o those_o miracle_n which_o as_o some_o say_v christ_n wrought_v in_o egypt_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n as_o much_o as_o those_o which_o he_o wrought_v in_o israel_n when_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o thereby_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n too_o be_v we_o no_o more_o bind_v to_o believe_v the_o miraculous_a story_n of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n then_o that_o relate_v by_o sozomen_n 21._o who_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o christ_n in_o his_o infancy_n be_v enter_v into_o hermopolis_n there_o stand_v near_o the_o way_n a_o exceed_o high_a tree_n which_o as_o our_o saviour_n pass_v by_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bow_v down_o his_o branch_n to_o the_o very_a ground_n and_o thereby_o own_a and_o make_v obeisance_n to_o its_o lord_n of_o this_o miracle_n maldonate_fw-it sai_z 2.14_o meritò_fw-la traditio_fw-la videri_fw-la potest_fw-la it_o be_v a_o story_n that_o well_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o tradition_n and_o sozomen_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o story_n and_o some_o other_o miraculous_a one_o too_o about_o the_o same_o tree_n be_v testify_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o egypt_n and_o palestine_n but_o be_v we_o therefore_o oblige_v to_o believe_v they_o with_o the_o same_o credit_n which_o we_o give_v to_o the_o gospel_n no_o though_o all_o
that_o sometime_o he_o drop_v from_o his_o pen_n some_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o well_o consist_v with_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v one_o baptism_n according_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n thus_o define_v can._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baptism_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v administer_v the_o second_o time_n no_o not_o to_o heretic_n so_o arsenius_n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d person_n baptize_v by_o heretic_n must_v not_o be_v baptize_v again_o such_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o father_n and_o council_n and_o yet_o st._n cyprian_n be_v of_o his_o mind_n who_o say_v 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o baptism_n be_v at_o first_o administer_v by_o such_o heretic_n as_o deny_v the_o great_a article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n as_o they_o in_o nazianzen_n do_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n then_o give_v i_o a_o second_o wash_v and_o although_o bellarmine_n tell_v we_o 3._o that_o st._n austin_n excuse_v cyprian_a from_o be_v a_o heretic_n yet_o sure_o we_o be_v he_o do_v not_o excuse_v he_o from_o be_v in_o a_o error_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v 48._o cyprianum_n aliter_fw-la sensisse_fw-la de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la quam_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o consuetudo_fw-la habet_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la concilii_fw-la literis_fw-la invenitur_fw-la that_o cyprian_n do_v not_o think_v of_o baptism_n as_o the_o church_n do_v it_o be_v clear_a both_o from_o the_o council_n letter_n and_o his_o own_o too_o and_o if_o st._n cyprian_n may_v err_v about_o baptism_n why_o not_o about_o the_o eucharist_n too_o when_o he_o say_v debet_fw-la aqua_fw-la vino_fw-la misceri_fw-la water_n must_v be_v mingle_v with_o the_o sacramental_a wine_n if_o cyprian_n be_v mistake_v about_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n when_o he_o say_v 68_o ipsa_fw-la plebs_fw-la maximè_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la vel_fw-la eligendi_fw-la dignos_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la vel_fw-la indignos_fw-la recusandi_fw-la the_o very_a common_a people_n have_v the_o chief_a power_n to_o choose_v good_a bishop_n or_o refuse_v bad_a one_o why_o may_v he_o not_o be_v mistake_v about_o the_o ceremony_n of_o baptism_n when_o he_o say_v 12._o vngi_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o every_o person_n who_o be_v baptise_a shall_v be_v anoint_v too_o if_o st._n cyprian_n may_v be_v and_o certain_o be_v in_o a_o error_n in_o one_o case_n what_o security_n have_v we_o but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o some_o other_o matter_n too_o we_o can_v never_o admit_v all_o the_o doctrine_n and_o usage_n receive_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o be_v of_o apostolical_a authority_n though_o countenance_v by_o st._n cyprian_n testimony_n except_o we_o shall_v first_o forget_v that_o even_o donatus_n and_o his_o follower_n do_v shelter_v themselves_o and_o their_o erroneous_a opinion_n under_o the_o name_n and_o patronage_n of_o the_o same_o st._n cyprian_n too_o and_o true_o we_o can_v wonder_v that_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n origen_n tertullian_n cyprian_n and_o other_o good_a man_n before_o and_o after_o they_o be_v oversee_v in_o some_o particular_n since_o out_o of_o that_o great_a respect_n and_o deserve_a veneration_n which_o they_o have_v for_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o their_o immediate_a successor_n they_o become_v too_o prone_a without_o any_o strict_a examination_n to_o give_v credit_n to_o such_o tradition_n which_o be_v either_o deliver_v to_o they_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n or_o contain_v in_o any_o such_o write_n as_o bore_v the_o apostle_n name_n or_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o apostolical_a man_n that_o there_o be_v such_o forge_a write_n send_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n and_o that_o very_o early_o too_o several_a author_n have_v inform_v we_o 48._o thus_o st._n austin_n non_fw-la defuerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la multa_fw-la confingerent_fw-la etc._n etc._n some_o there_o be_v who_o forge_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o apostle_n name_n so_o he_o and_o in_o that_o edition_n of_o the_o septuagint_n print_v at_o basil_n by_o john_n hervagius_n i_o find_v the_o life_n of_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n write_v by_o sophronius_n prefix_v before_o their_o respective_a gospel_n and_o epistle_n where_o in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n peter_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o several_a write_n wherein_o st._n peter_n be_v concern_v either_o as_o the_o author_n or_o at_o least_o as_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o they_o and_o thus_o they_o be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o be_v inscribe_v the_o act_n of_o st._n peter_n the_o second_o be_v name_v the_o gospel_n of_o st._n peter_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o these_o the_o writer_n of_o his_o life_n pass_v this_o judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v all_o reject_v as_o apocryphal_a write_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n james_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n a_o book_n say_v the_o author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o origen_n often_o use_v and_o certain_o if_o origen_n and_o other_o father_n do_v read_v and_o believe_v such_o apocryphal_a book_n we_o can_v wonder_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o some_o absurd_a opinion_n and_o have_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n such_o fond_a tradition_n as_o be_v far_o from_o be_v apostolical_a i_o remember_v st._n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o christ_n after_o his_o resurrection_n be_v see_v of_o james_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n christ_n be_v please_v to_o appear_v single_o to_o st._n james_n alone_o that_o forename_a counterfeit_a gospel_n thus_o inform_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d st._n james_n have_v swear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o taste_v one_o morsel_n of_o bread_n from_o that_o hour_n wherein_o christ_n die_v till_o he_o shall_v see_v he_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a again_o upon_o this_o score_n say_v the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n christ_n appear_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o take_v bread_n and_o have_v give_v thanks_o he_o break_v it_o and_o give_v it_o to_o st._n james_n the_o just_a say_v my_o brother_n eat_v thy_o bread_n for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n so_o inconsistent_a be_v this_o tradition_n in_o its_o several_a circumstance_n with_o the_o write_a word_n 15.7_o that_o estius_n himself_o style_v it_o narrationem_fw-la fabulosam_fw-la a_o fabulous_a narration_n and_o lorinus_n confess_v 1.13_o hanc_fw-la historiam_fw-la non_fw-la admittit_fw-la augustinus_n st._n austin_n do_v not_o admit_v this_o story_n and_o yet_o estius_n observe_v that_o st._n hierom_n do_v use_v some_o other_o passage_n of_o that_o false_a gospel_n wherein_o this_o tale_n be_v record_v and_o what_o need_v i_o mention_v those_o other_o counterfeit_a gospel_n of_o st._n thomas_n st._n bartholomew_n and_o nicodemus_n what_o need_v i_o mention_v the_o forge_a act_n of_o st._n andrew_n and_o that_o pretend_a epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o laodicean_n the_o true_a one_o if_o yet_o there_o be_v ever_o any_o such_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o bellarmine_n to_o be_v lose_v what_o shall_v i_o mention_v that_o protevangelium_fw-la father_v upon_o st._n james_n and_o yet_o full_a of_o such_o tradition_n as_o be_v no_o way_n reconcilable_a with_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n st._n luke_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o have_v take_v in_o hand_n to_o set_v forth_o in_o order_n a_o declaration_n of_o those_o thing_n etc._n etc._n theophylact_fw-mi here_o put_v the_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v these_o many_o that_o thus_o undertake_v to_o write_v the_o gospel_n he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v false_a apostle_n and_o he_o tell_v we_o far_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o even_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o the_o grace_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n write_v several_a counterfeit_a gospel_n as_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o egyptian_n the_o gospel_n of_o the_o twelve_o etc._n etc._n and_o certain_o albeit_o those_o good_a man_n the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n out_o of_o too_o much_o credulity_n and_o veneration_n show_v towards_o their_o predecessor_n be_v please_v to_o give_v so_o much_o credit_n to_o those_o spurious_a write_n which_o deserve_v rather_o to_o be_v expunge_v then_o believe_v as_o to_o transcribe_v something_o of_o they_o into_o their_o own_o work_n and_o thereby_o transmit_v they_o to_o posterity_n yet_o all_o such_o passage_n derive_v from_o uncertain_a and_o deservedly-suspected_n author_n can_v be_v no_o more_o authentic_a nor_o claim_v any_o great_a authority_n than_o the_o original_n from_o which_o they_o be_v borrow_v and_o as_o for_o some_o other_o thing_n which_o the_o father_n write_v upon_o their_o