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father_n which_o be_v in_o heaveâ—_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v deny_v i_o before_o man_n i_o also_o will_v deny_v he_o before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v it_o i_o pray_v you_o thus_o to_o be_v deny_v then_o undoubted_o adjudge_v to_o hell_n there_o to_o remain_v with_o weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n for_o all_o eternity_n but_o to_o our_o purpose_n thus_o long_o interrupt_v leave_v these_o rather_o to_o your_o pious_a consideration_n to_o enlarge_v at_o your_o pleasure_n than_o other_o wise_n long_o to_o insist_v upon_o they_o if_o therefore_o you_o ask_v i_o what_o translation_n then_o be_v best_a i_o answer_v the_o old_a common_o call_v s._n hieromes_n if_o you_o say_v he_o be_v a_o papist_n listen_v i_o pray_v not_o withstand_v what_o beza_n your_o chief_a translator_n of_o scripture_n 74._o see_v beza_n upon_o the_o first_o of_o s._n luke_n and_o first_o verse_n de_fw-fr â—at_a interpretat_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 74._o say_v of_o he_o the_o old_a interpreter_n say_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v interpret_v the_o holy_a book_n with_o marvellous_a sincerity_n and_o religion_n and_o doctor_n humphrey_n our_o country_n man_n speak_v thus_o of_o he_o the_o old_a interpreter_n seem_v sufficient_o bend_v to_o follow_v the_o propriety_n of_o word_n &_o he_o do_v it_o indeed_o to_o careful_o which_o notwithstanding_o i_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v do_v not_o out_o of_o ignorance_n but_o of_o religion_n and_o conscience_n so_o that_o you_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o fault_n in_o our_o old_a interpreter_n it_o be_v because_o he_o be_v to_o scrupulous_a and_o careful_a to_o full_a of_o conscience_n and_o religion_n in_o follow_v the_o exact_a signification_n of_o the_o greek_a which_o be_v a_o very_a good_a fault_n if_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v call_v a_o fault_n and_o also_o commend_v and_o justify_v else_o where_o by_o doctor_n humphrey_n himself_o in_o these_o word_n 179_o ibid._n pag._n 179_o in_o profane_a write_n a_o man_n may_v range_v more_o free_o and_o depart_v from_o the_o word_n in_o canonical_a scripture_n no_o such_o licence_n be_v tolerable_a for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o alter_v the_o tongue_n of_o god_n and_o by_o way_n of_o exposition_n to_o make_v this_o more_o perspicuous_a i_o oppose_v caluin_n to_o our_o old_a interpreter_n and_o observe_v i_o pray_v what_o censure_n a_o protestant_n also_o give_v of_o caluin_n caluin_n in_o his_o harmony_n say_v charles_n moliver_v in_o his_o translation_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n part_n 11._o fol._n 110._o make_v the_o text_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o leap_v up_o and_o down_o as_o the_o truth_n itself_o declare_v he_o use_v violence_n to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o many_o place_n clean_o transpose_v it_o and_o beside_o this_o he_o add_v to_o the_o text_n the_o like_a censure_n i_o find_v give_v of_o luther_n not_o by_o a_o papist_n but_o a_o protestant_n 413._o tom_fw-mi 2._o â—d_a luther_n lib._n de_fw-fr 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acknowledge_v to_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o writing_n now_o extant_a under_o the_o name_n of_o dionysius_n areopagita_n mention_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n witness_n m._n fulke_o where_o he_o think_v that_o dionysius_n live_v in_o the_o â—â—â—e_a of_o origen_n chemnitius_n affirm_v that_o dionysius_n teach_v prayer_n to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o temple_n for_o the_o dead_a m._n d._n bridges_n lord_n bishop_n of_o oxford_n say_v i_o take_v this_o dionysius_n to_o have_v be_v before_o basil_n sc_n anno_o 380._o whereas_o it_o be_v usual_o object_v against_o this_o book_n that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o write_n of_o dionysius_n than_o eusebius_n or_o hierome_n will_v have_v mention_v it_o this_o confess_a antiquity_n thereof_o before_o their_o time_n avoid_v that_o objection_n which_o be_v no_o less_o plain_o discharge_v by_o eusebius_n and_o hierome_n themselves_o who_o signify_v that_o the_o book_n of_o sundry_a writer_n be_v unknown_a to_o they_o m._n sutcliff_n say_v that_o dionysius_n be_v certain_o the_o best_a witness_n of_o antiquity_n for_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o ancient_a etc._n etc._n m._n oliver_n ormerode_n say_v i_o refer_v you_o to_o tertullian_n justine_n martyr_n cyprian_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o do_v i_o cyte_v these_o father_n dionysius_n areopagita_n who_o live_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n also_o the_o protestant_n treatyse_v ult._n treatyse_v consensus_fw-la orthodoxus_n tiguri_fw-la anno_fw-la 1578._o fol._n 198._o 198._o archbishop_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o admonition_n pag._n 105._o sect_n ult._n entitle_v as_o in_o the_o margin_n allege_v and_o affirm_v dionysius_n who_o write_v the_o eccle._n hierarch_n to_o have_v live_v anno_fw-la 96._o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n allege_v dionysius_n say_v dionysius_n areopagita_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr calesti_fw-la hier._n &_o 7._o chapter_n speak_v thus_o etc._n etc._n see_v also_o m_o cooper_n late_a bishop_n of_o winchester_n in_o his_o dictionarium_fw-la historicum_fw-la etc._n etc._n annex_v to_o his_o thesaurus_fw-la print_v 1578._o at_o the_o word_n dionysius_n arcopagita_n in_o like_a manner_n concern_v lymbus_n patrum_fw-la whereas_o 14._o whereas_o tom_fw-mi 1._o l._n 4._o de_fw-la christi_fw-la anima_fw-la c._n 14._o cardinal_n bellarmine_n allege_v in_o proof_n thereof_o the_o plain_a testimony_n of_o the_o greek_a father_n justine_n irenaeus_n clemens_n origen_n eusebius_n basil_n nazianzen_n nissen_n epiphanius_n chrysostome_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n tertullian_n hippolytus_n cyprian_n hilary_n gaudentius_n prudentius_n ambrose_n hierome_n ruffinus_n augustine_n leo_n vulgentius_n etc._n etc._n our_o adversary_n danauâ—_n answer_v to_o their_o testimony_n say_v 773._o say_v ad_fw-la robertin_n bellarm._n disput_fw-la part_n 1._o pag._n 176._o sâ—c_fw-la m._n jac._n in_o m._n bilsons_n book_n of_o the_o full_a redemption_n of_o manland_a pag_n 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do_v crave_v help_n by_o mass_n and_o such_o manner_n of_o trifle_n so_o that_o it_o be_v now_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o mass_n be_v grow_v to_o that_o abuse_n and_o so_o many_o mass_n and_o vigiles_fw-la be_v say_v for_o the_o dead_a as_o this_o misery_n and_o abomination_n can_v be_v sufficient_o deplore_v and_o lament_v calvins_n doctrine_n 10._o doctrine_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 5_o ¶_o 10._o when_o say_v he_o the_o adversary_n object_n to_o i_o that_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a be_v a_o use_n receive_v one_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o year_n since_o certain_o any_o man_n but_o of_o mean_a wit_n may_v easy_o know_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v read_v concern_v this_o in_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v attribute_v to_o public_a custom_n and_o the_o foolishness_n of_o the_o common_a people_n they_o be_v i_o confess_v also_o lead_v into_o error_n to_o wit_n in_o so_o much_o that_o in_o considerate_a belief_n be_v wont_a to_o deprive_v man_n mind_n of_o judgement_n etc._n 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austin_n receive_v it_o for_o canonical_a and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v that_o fact_n of_o judas_n machabeus_n be_v not_o without_o superstition_n and_o a_o preposterous_a zeal_n a_o old_a condemn_a heresy_n â—â—_o â—_o epiph._n haeresi_fw-la 75._o &_o august_n li._n de_fw-fr haeresibus_fw-la c._n â—â—_o the_o aerian_a heretic_n teach_v that_o we_o ought_v neither_o to_o pray_v nor_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a witness_n the_o 28._o article_n ecclesiastical_a tradition_n the_o catholic_a doctrine_n concern_v the_o word_n of_o god_n part_n of_o it_o be_v write_v and_o part_n be_v not_o write_v the_o write_v be_v call_v the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o common_o the_o bible_n the_o not_o write_v be_v call_v apostolical_a or_o ecclesiastical_a tradition_n because_o it_o contemn_v scripture_n in_o itself_o &_o do_v deliver_v it_o by_o voice_n also_o because_o the_o church_n the_o pillar_n and_o foundation_n of_o truth_n do_v deliver_v it_o to_o posterity_n from_o hand_n to_o hand_n scripture_n 8.11_o scripture_n ecclesiasticâ—â—_n 8.11_o let_v not_o the_o narration_n of_o the_o ancient_n escape_v thou_o for_o they_o learn_v of_o their_o father_n because_o of_o they_o thou_o shall_v learn_v understanding_n and_o in_o time_n of_o necessity_n to_o give_v answer_n 7._o answer_n deut._n 32._o v._o 7._o remember_v the_o old_a day_n think_v upon_o every_o generation_n ask_v thy_o father_n and_o he_o will_v declare_v to_o thou_o thy_o elder_n and_o they_o will_v tell_v thou_o 16._o thou_o 1._o cor._n 11.34_o &_o cap._n 10_o v._n 16._o and_o the_o rest_n i_o will_v dispose_v when_o i_o shall_v come_v which_o catholic_n understand_v to_o be_v certain_a ceremony_n that_o he_o ordain_v in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v not_o where_o write_v 2.15_o write_v 2._o thessa_n 2.15_o therefore_o brethren_n stand_v and_o hold_v the_o tradiction_n which_o you_o have_v learn_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o word_n or_o by_o our_o epistle_n 7._o hebr._n 13._o v._o 7._o remember_v your_o 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lib_n de_fw-fr eclesiast_n hierar_fw-it cap._n 7._o part_n â—_o after_o the_o venerable_a prelate_n approach_v he_o pour_v forth_o his_o holy_a prayer_n upon_o the_o dead_a by_o that_o prayer_n he_o do_v beseech_v the_o divine_a clemency_n to_o for_o give_v all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o dead_a commit_v through_o humane_a infirmity_n and_o to_o place_v he_o in_o light_n and_o in_o the_o region_n or_o king_n doom_n of_o the_o live_a nulâ—tis_fw-la live_a lib_n de_fw-fr corona_fw-la nulâ—tis_fw-la tertullian_n anno_fw-la 200._o number_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a among_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o speak_v of_o one_o have_v bury_v her_o husband_n faith_n monogenna_n faith_n lib_n de_fw-fr monogenna_n let_v she_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n and_o also_o crave_v comfort_n for_o he_o and_o a_o fellowship_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n and_o make_v a_o offering_n upon_o the_o yearly_a day_n of_o his_o death_n for_o unless_o she_o shall_v do_v this_o she_o have_v true_o refuse_v he_o for_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o she_o s._n cyprian_n anno_fw-la 240._o say_v 9_o say_v lib._n 1._o epist_n 9_o the_o bishop_n our_o predecessor_n judge_v it_o fit_a that_o no_o brother_n depart_v this_o world_n shall_v nominat_fw-la any_o clergy_n man_n to_o have_v care_n or_o tutorship_n of_o any_o one_o and_o if_o any_o do_v foe_n that_o their_o shall_v be_v no_o oblation_n make_v for_o such_o a_o one_o nor_o sacrifice_v celebrate_v for_o his_o departure_n and_o rest_n et_fw-la infra_fw-la and_o therefore_o see_v victor_n geminius_n contrary_a to_o a_o formale_a act_n late_o set_v forth_o in_o a_o council_n by_o priest_n have_v presume_v to_o constitute_v geminius_n faustinus_n as_o tutor_v in_o such_o a_o business_n let_v there_o be_v no_o oblation_n or_o prayer_n offer_v for_o his_o peace_n or_o rest_n s._n basil_n anno_fw-la 380._o in_o his_o liturgy_n ordain_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n anno_o 380._o say_v propefinem_fw-la say_v in_o oratione_fw-la in_o casarum_fw-la propefinem_fw-la let_v we_o commend_v to_o god_n both_o we_o and_o their_o soul_n they_o be_v as_o now_o more_o ready_a in_o the_o way_n have_v come_v first_o unto_o their_o inn_n or_o lodging_n s._n ephrem_fw-la anno_fw-la 380._o say_v testamento_fw-la say_v in_o svo_fw-la testamento_fw-la make_v daily_a memory_n of_o i_o in_o your_o prayer_n for_o i_o have_v lead_v my_o life_n in_o vanity_n and_o iniquity_n s._n cyrill_n anno_fw-la 350._o hieros_n say_v 5._o say_v cathechesi_n 5._o we_o pray_v for_o all_o that_o have_v declare_v this_o life_n among_o we_o believe_v the_o help_n of_o those_o soul_n to_o be_v chief_a for_o who_o the_o oblation_n of_o that_o holy_a and_o fearful_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v eusebius_n anno_fw-la 330._o say_v imperatoris_fw-la say_v lib._n 4_o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constantin_n imperatoris_fw-la that_o constantine_n will_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o fane_n church_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o many_o prayer_n s._n epiphanius_n anno_fw-la â—90_n condemn_v aerius_n for_o a_o heretic_n say_v against_o he_o in_o defence_n of_o prayer_n and_o oblation_n for_o the_o dead_a 75._o dead_a li_z 11._o 75._o the_o church_n have_v receive_v thâ—_n through_o the_o wide_a world_n it_o be_v agree_v upon_o before_o aerius_n be_v the_o same_o say_v s._n austin_n where_o upon_o m._n fulke_n say_v 44._o say_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o counterfeit_v cathol_a pag._n 44._o aerius_n teach_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v un_o profitable_a as_o witane_n both_v epiphanius_n and_o austin_n which_o they_o esteem_v for_o a_o error_n s._n chrysostome_n anno_fw-la 380._o say_v cor._n say_v homil_n 41._o in_o 1._o cor._n let_v the_o dead_a be_v succour_v not_o by_o tear_n but_o by_o prayer_n supplication_n and_o alm_n deade_n et_fw-la infra_fw-la let_v we_o not_o be_v weary_a of_o help_v the_o dead_a offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n for_o they_o again_o antiocheum_fw-la again_o homil_n 69._o ad_fw-la populum_fw-la antiocheum_fw-la these_o thing_n say_v he_o be_v not_o rash_o ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o their_o shall_v be_v commemoration_n make_v of_o the_o dead_a in_o these_o dreadful_a mystery_n for_o they_o know_v that_o thereby_o much_o gain_n and_o profitt_n do_v redound_v unto_o they_o again_o joannem_fw-la again_o homil_n â—4_n in_o joannem_fw-la but_o let_v we_o have_v such_o care_n of_o the_o dead_a thâ—â—_n it_o may_v make_v both_o for_o we_o and_o they_o unto_o the_o glorius_fw-la of_o god_n let_v we_o give_v large_a alm_n for_o they_o let_v we_o send_v they_o the_o best_a provision_n again_o apost_n again_o homil_n 21._o in_o act_n 2._o apost_n therefore_o if_o we_o make_v continual_a prayer_n for_o he_o if_o we_o give_v alm_n and_o if_o we_o be_v worthy_a god_n will_v be_v the_o better_o please_v with_o we_o morever_o say_v he_o if_o he_o save_v some_o by_o paul_n and_o spare_v other_o for_o other_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v this_o for_o we_o again_o med_a again_o homil_n 2_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la philip_n in_o morali_fw-la circa_fw-la med_a let_v we_o weep_v for_o they_o let_v we_o help_v they_o with_o all_o our_o power_n let_v we_o procure_v they_o some_o help_v not_o withstand_v let_v we_o help_v they_o how_o by_o what_o mean_n by_o pray_v and_o exhort_v other_o alsoe_o that_o they_o likewise_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o by_o give_v large_a alm_n for_o they_o to_o the_o poor_a for_o that_o bring_v great_a comfort_n et_fw-la paulo_n post_fw-la it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v memory_n make_v of_o such_o as_o have_v depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o venerable_a mystery_n they_o know_v well_o that_o from_o hence_o there_o will_v come_v much_o comfort_n and_o profitt_a unto_o they_o all_o the_o people_n stand_v lift_v their_o hand_n unto_o heaven_n with_o the_o whole_a clergy_n and_o the_o venerable_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v how_o shall_v it_o be_v that_o we_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o this_o sort_n shall_v not_o please_v god_n but_o we_o speak_v this_o of_o they_o that_o have_v depart_v in_o faith_n et_fw-la infra_fw-la therefore_o even_o as_o we_o pray_v for_o such_o as_o live_v who_o nothing_o differre_fw-la from_o the_o dead_a so_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a s._n ambrose_n anno_fw-la 380._o say_v of_o the_o death_n of_o faustinus_n his_o sister_n faustinum_n sister_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 9_o ad_fw-la faustinum_n therefore_o i_o do_v not_o think_v she_o so_o much_o to_o be_v deplore_v and_o lament_v as_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o neither_o to_o be_v sorrow_v for_o by_o thy_o tear_n but_o rather_o i_o think_v her_o soul_n commend_v to_o god_n by_o thy_o offering_n pammachium_fw-la offering_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la pammachium_fw-la s._n hierome_n anno_fw-la 380._o speak_v of_o the_o death_n of_o paulina_n wâ—fe_n to_o pammachius_n say_v other_o husband_n sprinkle_v violt_n rose_n lily_n and_o purple_a flower_n upon_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o wife_n but_o our_o pammachius_n do_v water_v the_o holy_a ash_n and_o venerable_a bone_n with_o the_o balm_n of_o alm_n by_o these_o payntinge_n and_o smellinge_n do_v he_o cherish_v the_o rest_a ash_n know_v it_o be_v write_v that_o as_o water_n do_v extinguish_v fire_n so_o do_v alm_n extinguish_v sin_n s._n paulinus_n anno_fw-la 420._o commend_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o brother_n to_o delphinus_n a_o bishop_n say_v episcopâ—m_fw-la say_v s._n paulinus_n nolanus_n in_o epist_n 5._o add_v delâ—h_n num_fw-la episcopâ—m_fw-la endeavour_n to_o obtain_v by_o thy_o prayer_n that_o his_o soul_n may_v receive_v one_o drop_n of_o comfort_n or_o refresh_n distil_v from_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o sanctity_n s._n austin_n anno_fw-la 400._o say_v 2_o say_v s_o austin_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la promortius_fw-la cap_n 2_o we_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n that_o there_o be_v sacrifice_n offer_v for_o the_o dead_a but_o