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lay_v of_o our_o hand_n upon_o they_o &_o shall_v also_o be_v make_v perfect_v with_o our_o lord_n sign_n the_o cross_n linus_n pauli_n linus_n lib._n 1_o de_fw-fr passione_n petriet_fw-la pauli_n which_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n &_o write_v a_o book_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o s_n paul_n show_v that_o s._n peter_n give_v as_o much_o honour_n or_o more_o to_o the_o cross_n than_o the_o church_n geve_v or_o have_v give_v to_o it_o in_o any_o song_n or_o prayer_n for_o he_o write_v thus_o of_o it_o when_o s._n peter_n come_v to_o the_o cross_n to_o be_v hang_v upon_o it_o he_o say_v o_o grace_n unspeakable_a for_o in_o the_o name_n diligent_o read_v this_o diligent_o of_o the_o cross_n be_v peace_n this_o be_v the_o wood_n of_o life_n by_o which_o the_o power_n of_o death_n be_v destroy_v let_v i_o have_v no_o 6_z galath_n 6_z glory_n or_o reioysinge_v but_o in_o the_o cross_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n o_o cross_a which_o have_v join_v man_n unto_o god_n and_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o
speak_v you_o a_o word_n &_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v because_o our_o lord_n be_v with_o us._n wherefore_o i_o consider_v most_o virtuous_a queen_n the_o great_a goodness_n of_o god_n declare_v toward_o your_o grace_n &_o towards_o this_o whole_a realm_n &_o country_n in_o restore_v again_o the_o true_a religion_n of_o christ_n into_o it_o &_o also_o see_v your_o highness_n earnest_a zeal_n towards_o the_o troth_n &_o excead_v travail_n of_o the_o same_o in_o set_v it_o forth_o do_v think_v it_o my_o bind_a duty_n to_o put_v my_o help_a hand_n thereunto_o especial_o forasmuch_o as_o christ_n our_o saviour_n say_v that_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o troth_n &_o die_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o for_o which_o cause_n i_o have_v make_v this_o book_n and_o entitle_v it_o the_o bouclier_fw-fr of_o the_o faith_n which_o i_o have_v dedicate_v unto_o your_o grace_n most_o humble_o beseech_v your_o highness_n to_o take_v in_o good_a worth_n this_o 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learned_a in_o divinity_n which_o need_n not_o much_o my_o teaching_n but_o to_o teach_v the_o unlearned_a to_o stay_v and_o establish_v the_o waver_a to_o assure_v and_o certify_v the_o doubtful_a of_o the_o troth_n to_o bring_v they_o again_o unto_o the_o troth_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n which_o be_v disceave_v through_o ignorance_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o learn_v and_o embrace_v the_o veritye_n gladlye_a refuse_v the_o faulsitie_n and_o untrouth_n and_o to_o confound_v the_o malicious_a and_o obstinate_a defendour_n &_o follower_n of_o heresy_n seek_v here_o good_a reader_n no_o eloquence_n which_o serve_v as_o lactance_n say_v the_o world_n and_o it_o lactantius_n euse_n bius_fw-la lib._n 3._o ca._n 24._o hist_o ecclesi_fw-la de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la christiana_fw-la it_o which_o the_o simple_a troth_n need_v not_o but_o the_o troth_n plain_o and_o rudelye_o teach_v for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o simple_a and_o rude_a people_n for_o what_o avail_v as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v a_o golden_a key_n if_o it_o can_v open_v the_o lock_n which_o i_o will_v have_v open_v and_o what_o matier_n be_v it_o if_o the_o key_n be_v make_v of_o wood_n so_o it_o can_v open_v my_o lock_n even_o so_o what_o profit_v the_o speaker_n teacher_n or_o writer_n eloquence_n yfit_n open_v not_o the_o door_n or_o lock_v of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n unto_o the_o people_n also_o what_o hurt_v his_o rude_a speak_n and_o plain_a gross_a manier_fw-ge of_o preach_v teach_a or_o write_v if_o he_o thereby_o do_v open_a the_o scripture_n to_o the_o people_n for_o their_o instruction_n say_v not_o sayncte_n paul_n that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o preach_v in_o wise_n eloquent_a rhethorike_n word_n lest_o thereby_o his_o preach_n of_o christ_n two_o i_o cor._n â—_o â—_o two_o and_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v void_a and_o of_o none_o effect_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o if_o i_o can_v as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o man_n can_v use_v paint_a term_n seek_v thereby_o the_o vain_a praise_n of_o man_n edify_v not_o the_o people_n and_o lose_n my_o reward_n of_o god_n wherefore_o i_o will_v be_v plain_a and_o use_v no_o eloquence_n at_o all_o hearty_o vi_fw-la math._n vi_fw-la desyre_v thou_o good_a reader_n to_o accept_v my_o endeavour_n and_o traveile_v take_v in_o this_o enterprise_n to_o amend_v the_o fault_n if_o thou_o find_v any_o in_o this_o traict_n and_o either_o to_o use_v the_o same_o my_o labour_n with_o thanks_n geve_v to_o god_n the_o father_n from_o who_o all_o goodness_n come_v i._o jacobi_fw-la i._o as_o s_n james_n witness_v or_o else_o to_o setfoorth_o something_o better_a of_o thy_o own_o study_n more_o i_o beseech_v every_o man_n which_o shall_v read_v this_o my_o book_n and_o principal_o all_o them_z that_o be_v yet_o of_o a_o other_o belyefe_n than_o i_o teach_v herein_o to_o read_v this_o treatise_n &_o other_o my_o book_n now_o print_v &_o which_o shall_v be_v short_o set_v forth_o in_o print_n without_o all_o corrupt_a affection_n and_o then_o i_o doubt_v nothing_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v edyfy_v thereby_o for_o i_o do_v teach_v nothing_o in_o this_o my_o book_n but_o only_o the_o faith_n and_o troth_n of_o the_o catholyke_a church_n which_o err_v not_o therein_o as_o the_o first_o 9_o mat._n xuj_o &_o ult._n consilium_fw-la nicenun_n c._n 9_o general_a counsel_n hold_v at_o nicaea_n about_o a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o year_n pass_v witness_v say_v quod_fw-la irreprehensibile_fw-la est_fw-la catholica_fw-la defendit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la the_o catholic_a church_n defend_v that_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o reprovable_a and_o januarum_fw-la to._n two_o â—pist_v ex_fw-la viij_o ad_fw-la januarum_fw-la s_o austen_n say_v that_o the_o catholic_a church_n do_v not_o approve_v nor_o keep_v in_o silence_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o faith_n or_o good_a life_n wherefore_o let_v they_o which_o be_v go_v out_o of_o this_o church_n willing_o devide_v themselves_o from_o the_o unitye_n of_o it_o return_n home_o again_o to_o she_o their_o love_a mother_n not_o forgeat_v that_o as_o no_o man_n nor_o woman_n which_o be_v out_o of_o noes_n ship_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n eschaped_a cyprian_n cyprian_n death_n even_o so_o no_o man_n nor_o woman_n austen_n austen_n which_o be_v out_o of_o this_o saint_n peter_n ship_n the_o catholic_a church_n as_o a_o schismatic_n can_v be_v save_v from_o the_o peryll_n of_o that_o death_n both_o of_o body_n 25._o math._n 25._o and_o soul_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n because_o christ_n be_v as_o saint_n paul_n say_v the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n v._o ephesia_n v._o which_o be_v the_o church_n and_o he_o be_v make_v the_o cause_n meritorious_a of_o everlasting_a v_o hebrues_n v_o salvation_n only_o to_o all_o they_o as_o he_o witness_v also_o that_o obey_v he_o which_o command_v we_o to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o his_o spouse_n the_o church_n xviii_o math._n xviii_o s._n cyprian_n a_o great_a goodly_a clerk_n and_o a_o bless_a martyr_n which_o be_v about_o m._n ccc_o year_n pass_v express_v 3._o lib._n i_o epi._n 3._o plain_o the_o cause_n of_o heresy_n schism_n division_n in_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o cleargye_n and_o of_o priest_n when_o he_o write_v thus_o vicaire_n heresy_n schism_n &_o contempt_n of_o priest_n do_v rise_v of_o that_o only_a that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o head_n priest_n and_o judge_v obey_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o his_o vicaire_n ne_fw-fr que_fw-fr aliunde_fw-la haereses_fw-la aborte_fw-la sunt_fw-la aut_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la schismata_fw-la nisi_fw-la inde_fw-la quod_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la obtemperatur_fw-la nec_fw-la vinis_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la tempussacerdo_n et_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la iudex_fw-la vice_fw-la christi_fw-la cogitatur_fw-la cvi_fw-la si_fw-la secundum_fw-la magisteria_fw-la obtempâ—raret_fw-la fraternitas_fw-la universa_fw-la nemo_fw-la adversus_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la
lib._n 11._o cap._n 29_o hist_o eccle_n garnissh_v with_o stone_n moa_v precious_a in_o the_o which_o he_o have_v write_v his_o victory_n we_o do_v râ—ade_v also_o not_o in_o history_n scholastical_a as_o angel_n say_v but_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n write_v by_o eusebius_n almost_o d._n cc._o year_n before_o that_o other_o story_n that_o when_o the_o great_a idol_n serapis_n be_v destroy_v by_o christian_a man_n the_o sign_n of_o christ_n cross_n be_v make_v and_o set_v up_o in_o the_o place_n of_o it_o which_o the_o learned_a paynyâ—â—s_n seinge_v anon_o believe_v in_o chryst_n affirâ—inge_v that_o they_o learn_v of_o there_o elder_n that_o yâ—_z idol_n serapis_n shall_v stand_v and_o be_v worshyp_v untyll_o a_o sign_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o place_n of_o it_o in_o which_o sign_n or_o fygure_n that_o be_v the_o cross_n of_o chryste_n salvation_n of_o man_n shall_v consist_v see_v thou_o not_o then_o good_a reader_n that_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v ever_o moche_o esteem_v of_o all_o good_a christian_a people_n in_o all_o age_n &_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o mean_a to_o withdraw_v man_n from_o idolatrye_a and_o to_o lead_v they_o unto_o christes_fw-fr faith_n be_v not_o then_o our_o new_a brethren_n very_o blind_a when_o they_o call_v it_o a_o idol_n &_o cause_v man_n to_o cast_v it_o down_o set_v up_o for_o it_o the_o king_n arm_n wherefore_o let_v we_o use_v yâ—_z sign_n figure_n and_o image_n of_o christ_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o he_o to_o put_v we_o in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o bear_n passion_n ever_o referringe_n the_o honour_n do_v to_o it_o unto_o chryste_n our_o savyour_fw-mi yâ—_z we_o may_v fulfil_v that_o 4._o deut._n 6._o math._n 4._o which_o god_n command_v to_o be_v do_v sayinge_v thou_o shall_v worship_v thy_o lord_n god_n and_o serve_v he_o only_o with_o that_o service_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a only_a to_o he_o as_o the_o creature_n governor_n câ—nseruatour_n redeemer_n and_o glorifier_n of_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v through_o his_o great_a mercy_n &_o his_o son_n jesus_n christes_fw-fr death_n unto_o who_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bâ—_n â—_o â—_o tim._n â—_o all_o glory_n &_o honour_n forever_o and_o ever_o amen_n the_o rogation_n week_n it_o be_v no_o new_a thâ—g_v down_o which_o our_o new_a brethren_n do_v put_v down_o good_a reader_n yâ—_z we_o do_v yearly_o go_v in_o procession_n the_o rogation_n week_n for_o of_o that_o usage_n or_o custom_n this_o write_v one_o alchâ—â—nus_fw-la aâ—â—tus_fw-la archebisshop_n festâ—_n alchuinus_fw-la homilica_n de_fw-fr â—o_o festâ—_n of_o vâ—enua_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n five_o hundred_o currit_fw-la quidemi_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr per_fw-la gallias_n modo_fw-la sed_fw-la pene_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la totum_fw-la rogationis_fw-la obseruantiae_fw-la flumen_fw-la irriguum_fw-la et_fw-la infectam_fw-la vitis_fw-la terram_fw-la uberifluxu_fw-la annuae_fw-la satisfactionis_fw-la expurgat_fw-la the_o river_n or_o â—â—ood_n which_o make_v moist_a of_o the_o keap_v the_o rogation_n run_v with_o a_o lively_a path_n not_o only_o through_o france_n but_o also_o almost_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n &_o it_o pour_v ge_v or_o make_v clean_o with_o a_o plenteoê°_n flow_v of_o a_o yearly_a satisfaction_n the_o earth_n infect_v with_o vice_n anon_o after_o he_o show_v the_o cause_n why_o it_o be_v institute_v say_v vierâ—nae_fw-la incendia_fw-la crebra_fw-la teâ—iae_fw-la motus_fw-la assidui_fw-la nocturni_fw-la sonitus_fw-la cuidem_fw-la totiu_fw-la vrbis_fw-la funeri_fw-la prodigiosum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la minitabantâ—_n nam_fw-la populoâ—is_fw-la hominum_fw-la conventibus_fw-la domestica_fw-la fyluestrium_fw-la ferarum_fw-la species_n obuersabatur_fw-la gladiuâ—_fw-la et_fw-la ignis_fw-la visi_fw-la erant_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v ofâ—e_v fire_n burning_a and_o destroy_v thing_n at_o the_o city_n vienna_n contynuall_a earth_n quake_v noise_n or_o soundinge_n in_o the_o night_n do_v often_o threaten_v a_o certain_a strange_a or_o a_o wonderful_a thing_n signifienge_v afore_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n for_o the_o assemble_v of_o many_o man_n see_v a_o familiar_a or_o a_o homely_a appearance_n kind_n or_o fygure_n of_o wild_a forest_n beastê_n a_o sword_n and_o fire_n be_v see_v etc._n etc._n tunc_fw-la s_n marmertus_n praecessor_n meus_fw-la coram_fw-la festivis_fw-la altaâ—ibus_fw-la atistes_fw-la invietus_n persistit_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la ac_fw-la precibus_fw-la inecudium_fw-la compescuit_fw-la et_fw-la concepâ—t_fw-la animo_fw-la râ—_n gationeâ—_n definivitque_fw-la quicquid_fw-la hodiâ—_n palmis_fw-la aâ—_n precibus_fw-la mundus_fw-la inclamat_fw-la dâ—o_fw-la inspirante_fw-la â—ligitur_fw-la prâ—sens_v hoc_fw-la triduum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la assensionis_fw-la sacâ—ae_fw-la cultum_fw-la et_fw-la diem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la et_fw-fr ne_fw-fr obseruatio_fw-la rogationum_fw-la vilesceret_fw-la ad_fw-la basilicam_fw-la quae_fw-la menibus_fw-la â—â—at_fw-la vicinioâ—_n civitatis_fw-la orationem_fw-la primae_fw-la processionis_fw-la in_o dicit_fw-la stir_v celebri_fw-la alacritate_fw-la copiosa_fw-la multitudine_fw-la â—t_a maxima_fw-la compunctione_n ut_fw-la revera_fw-la populi_fw-la laâ—hrumis_fw-la et_fw-la laboribus_fw-la brevis_fw-la atque_fw-la angusta_fw-la processio_fw-la videretur_fw-la than_o the_o holy_a marmertus_n my_o predecessor_n a_o bishop_n not_o vainquisshed_a stand_v still_o afore_o the_o solemn_a altar_n altar_n altar_n and_o he_o cease_v the_o fire_n with_o weap_v tear_n and_o prayer_n &_o conceive_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o rogation_n &_o determine_v all_o that_o thing_n for_o which_o the_o world_n cry_v out_o this_o day_n with_o hold_v up_o of_o hand_n and_o with_o prayer_n by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n these_o present_a three_o day_n be_v choose_v which_o be_v between_o the_o worship_v week_n procession_n in_o the_o rogation_n week_n of_o the_o holy_a ascension_n and_o the_o sunday_n and_o that_o the_o keap_v of_o the_o rogation_n shall_v not_o be_v lytâ—e_o â—et_a by_o he_o denounce_v by_o proclamacyon_n command_v or_o ordain_v that_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o first_o processyon_n shall_v be_v make_v unto_o the_o church_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n they_o go_v with_o solemn_a joy_n courage_n reddynes_n good_a will_n &_o chaungement_n of_o cheer_n for_o the_o esperaunce_n or_o hope_n that_o they_o have_v in_o the_o thing_n with_o a_o great_a nombre_fw-fr of_o people_n and_o with_o great_a repentance_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o procession_n appear_v short_a and_o bryef_a through_o the_o people_n tear_n &_o peyne_n statim_fw-la episcopus_fw-la instituit_fw-la quo_fw-la die_fw-la proximo_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la martis_fw-la et_fw-la tertio_fw-la die_fw-la procederent_fw-la tota_n haec_fw-la festivitas_fw-la est_fw-la rogatio_fw-la pro_fw-la delictorum_fw-la venia_fw-la by_o and_o by_o that_o bishop_n ordain_v to_o what_o place_n the_o procession_n shall_v go_v upon_o the_o next_o day_n that_o be_v to_o say_v upon_o the_o twisday_n and_o upon_o the_o wensdaye_n all_o this_o whole_a feast_n be_v a_o pray_v for_o pardon_n or_o forgevenes_n of_o sin_n hither_o to_o that_o ancient_a archebisshop_n a_o thousand_o year_n before_o our_o time_n write_v of_o the_o procession_n now_o use_v in_o the_o rogation_n week_n therefore_o our_o new_a gospeler_n ought_v to_o be_v ashamed_a that_o they_o take_v away_o so_o ancient_a and_o so_o godly_a a_o thing_n especial_o sing_v they_o say_v that_o they_o will_v restore_v chryste_n church_n in_o england_n to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o premitive_a church_n our_o lord_n turn_v their_o heart_n unto_o his_o true_a faith_n again_o amen_n imprint_v at_o london_n in_o fleetstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o star_n within_o temple_n bar_n by_o richard_n totell_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o book_n call_v a_o bouckly_o of_o the_o catholyke_n fay_v contain_v seven_o chapiter_n make_v by_o richard_n smyth_n doctoure_n of_o divinity_n of_o oxford_n &_o reader_n of_o the_o same_o there_o ¶_o excusum_fw-la londini_fw-la in_o aedibus_fw-la roberti_n caly_a typographi_fw-la mensae_fw-la januarii_n anno._n 1555._o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la folium_fw-la ¶_o the_o content_n of_o this_o second_o book_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o seven_o chapiter_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o forsake_v his_o wife_n but_o only_o for_o advoutrie_n and_o that_o if_o he_o forsake_v she_o for_o that_o cause_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o marry_v again_o as_o long_o as_o she_o lyve_v although_o peter_n martyr_n johan_n hoper_n &_o such_o other_o do_v teach_v the_o contrary_a against_o god_n law_n and_o man_n two_o a_o confutation_n of_o a_o abominable_a error_n of_o peter_n martyr_n set_v forth_o which_o william_n tyndale_n teach_v in_o his_o preface_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n before_o his_o translation_n which_o be_v that_o our_o salvation_n consist_v only_o in_o god_n and_o nothing_o in_o we_o which_o wicked_a opinion_n take_v clean_o away_o man_n free_a will_n from_o he_o iii._n the_o baptism_n of_o child_n against_o all_o the_o swinglians_n and_o not_o peter_n martyr_v only_o and_o the_o anabaptiste_n iiii_o that_o the_o soul_n