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crucify_a saint_n etc._n etc._n beâ—_n thou_o to_o we_o the_o way_n of_o life_n make_v satisfaction_n for_o we_o always_o show_v to_o christ_n the_o mark_n of_o thy_o wound_n this_o friar_n francis_n they_o make_v equal_a to_o christ_n and_o therefore_o 200._o they_o say_v that_o christ_n imprint_v his_o five_o wound_n upon_o he_o as_o if_o he_o also_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o the_o world_n and_o redeem_v mankind_n and_o that_o they_o be_v alike_o in_o all_o thing_n as_o those_o blasphemous_a verse_n of_o two_o shameless_a jesuit_n turselline_n and_o bencius_n do_v crit_fw-fr declare_v 70._o what_o shall_v i_o trouble_v thou_o gentle_a reader_n with_o any_o more_o of_o this_o trumpery_n their_o book_n be_v full_a of_o suchlike_a prayer_n if_o any_o please_v to_o read_v they_o and_o that_o we_o may_v plain_o see_v that_o they_o put_v their_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o they_o not_o only_o the_o word_n do_v sufficient_o signify_v but_o also_o the_o liberal_a erat_fw-la indulgence_n 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very_o shallow_a reason_n as_o any_o may_v discern_v that_o will_v but_o read_v he_o to_o omit_v i_o say_v all_o this_o by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o under_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n lie_v lurk_v most_o abominable_a idolatry_n 76._o the_o last_o principal_a branch_n of_o idolatry_n maintain_v and_o practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o adoration_n and_o worship_v of_o the_o cross_n now_o by_o the_o cross_n they_o understand_v either_o the_o true_a cross_n of_o christ_n together_o with_o any_o part_n or_o portion_n thereof_o or_o the_o picture_n or_o image_n of_o that_o cross_n whether_o it_o be_v material_a and_o permanent_a or_o transeunt_fw-la and_o formal_a only_o of_o both_o which_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o not_o only_o that_o cross_n whereon_o christ_n die_v but_o every_o picture_n and_o representation_n of_o 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be_v correspondent_a thereunto_o for_o they_o kneel_v unto_o the_o cross_n they_o kiss_v it_o they_o creep_v unto_o it_o they_o pray_v unto_o it_o yea_o they_o repose_v the_o hope_n of_o their_o salvation_n in_o it_o as_o appear_v in_o that_o form_n of_o prayer_n use_v in_o their_o mass_n book_n all_o hail_n o_o cross_n our_o only_a hope_n in_o this_o time_n of_o lent_n do_v thou_o increase_v righteousness_n in_o good_a man_n and_o grant_v pardon_n to_o sinner_n now_o that_o this_o be_v heathenish_a idolatry_n may_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o outward_a religious_a adoration_n be_v give_v to_o a_o piece_n of_o wood_n or_o brass_n or_o gold_n or_o some_o other_o matter_n 15._o second_o because_o divine_a worship_n even_o latria_fw-la which_o augustine_n say_v be_v proper_a only_o unto_o god_n be_v give_v to_o a_o creature_n for_o such_o be_v the_o cross_n at_o the_o best_a three_o because_o they_o pray_v unto_o it_o as_o unto_o a_o live_a thing_n four_o because_o 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