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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 188._o see_v also_o m._n bilson_n in_o his_o survey_v etc._n etc._n pag_n â—56_n and_o m_o jacob_n himself_o in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o teâ—â—yse_n of_o chr_n stes_fw-la suffering_n 199._o &_o 200._o m_o whitaker_n conâ—ra_n duraeum_n 8._o pag._n 567._o &_o 773._o as_o concern_v they_o they_o be_v not_o instruct_v out_o of_o god_n word_n neither_o do_v they_o confirm_v their_o opinion_n by_o it_o but_o only_o by_o their_o own_o conjecture_n etc._n etc._n in_o like_o plain_a manner_n do_v m._n jacob_n affirm_v say_v all_o the_o father_n with_o one_o consent_n affirm_v that_o christ_n deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n out_o of_o hell_n at_o his_o come_n thither_o and_o so_o spoil_v satan_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o his_o present_a possession_n m._n whitaker_n answer_v to_o duraeus_n testimony_n from_o the_o father_n concern_v this_o point_n of_o â—ymbus_fw-la patrum_fw-la saying_n what_o thou_o can_v not_o overcome_v by_o scripture_n thou_o will_v without_o doubt_n effect_n