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venerabile_fw-la adora_fw-la bend_v thy_o knee_n and_o with_o reverence_n adore_v the_o wood_n of_o the_o cross_n s._n ambrose_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n affirm_v that_o not_o only_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n be_v adore_v but_o also_o the_o nail_n wherewith_o his_o foot_n be_v pierce_v say_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o sermon_n helen_n be_v wise_a who_o place_v the_o cross_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o king_n that_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v adore_v in_o king_n neither_o be_v this_o insolency_n but_o piety_n see_v that_o it_o be_v bear_v to_o our_o holy_a redemption_n and_o some_o line_n after_o king_n be_v bend_v down_o to_o the_o iron_n of_o his_o foot_n prudentius_n in_o his_o apotheosis_n against_o the_o jew_n before_o the_o midst_n say_v purpura_fw-la supplex_fw-la sternitur_fw-la aeniadae_n rectoris_fw-la ad_fw-la atria_fw-la christi_fw-la vexillumque_fw-la crucis_fw-la summis_fw-la dominator_fw-la adorat_fw-la he_o that_o be_v clothe_v in_o purple_a lie_v prostrate_a in_o the_o porch_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o emperor_n adore_v the_o standard_n of_o the_o cross_n s._n hierome_n in_o his_o 27._o epistle_n write_v to_o eustochius_n a_o virgin_n of_o the_o epitaph_n of_o paula_n in_o the_o 3._o chap._n commend_v paula_n decease_v for_o that_o lie_v prostrate_v before_o the_o cross_n she_o adore_v as_o if_o she_o have_v see_v our_o lord_n hang_v upon_o it_o prostratam_fw-la ante_fw-la crucem_fw-la quasi_fw-la pendentem_fw-la dominum_fw-la cerneret_fw-la adorabat_fw-la and_o it_o be_v so_o manifest_a that_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o primitive_a church_n adore_v the_o cross_n with_o relation_n unto_o our_o saviour_n who_o suffer_v upon_o it_o for_o our_o redemption_n that_o s._n paulinus_n bishop_n of_o nola_n a_o man_n well_o know_v to_o s._n ambrose_n s._n hierome_n and_o s._n augustine_n in_o his_o 11._o epistle_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o hierusalim_fw-la do_v every_o year_n in_o 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jerusalem_n bring_v forth_o at_o easter_n to_o be_v worship_v of_o the_o people_n and_o perkins_n in_o the_o 83._o chapter_n of_o problem_n confess_v that_o prudentius_n hierome_n and_o evagrius_n hold_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o so_o forth_o as_o be_v set_v down_o more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o 16._o chapter_n of_o the_o 2._o book_n of_o the_o progeny_n of_o catholic_n and_o protestant_n and_o this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o in_o the_o most_o flourish_a time_n of_o the_o church_n the_o sacred_a cross_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v adore_v with_o a_o relative_a religious_a worship_n by_o the_o faithful_a and_o this_o kind_n of_o worship_n be_v free_a from_o all_o manner_n of_o suspicion_n or_o idolatry_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v heretofore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n or_o cause_n why_o all_o christian_n nation_n shall_v not_o still_o use_v it_o to_o the_o nourish_a in_o themselves_o pious_a thought_n and_o holy_a meditation_n of_o our_o saviour_n
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wholesome_a meditation_n and_o pious_a thought_n if_o thou_o will_v dear_a reader_n examine_v the_o cause_n from_o whence_o it_o proceed_v that_o divers_a in_o this_o age_n do_v so_o much_o apply_v their_o mind_n to_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n that_o they_o have_v it_o almost_o continual_o in_o their_o hand_n or_o lie_v by_o they_o and_o be_v so_o earnest_a upon_o it_o as_o that_o many_o of_o they_o think_v they_o must_v have_v a_o text_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n for_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v or_o else_o they_o sin_v as_o witness_v mr._n sanderson_n a_o protestant_a minister_n in_o the_o six_o and_o eight_o §_o of_o his_o second_o sermon_n preach_v at_o grantham_n in_o the_o year_n 1634._o and_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n reap_v no_o other_o benefit_n out_o of_o it_o but_o error_n heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n thou_o shall_v find_v the_o original_a cause_n thereof_o to_o be_v first_o a_o pride_n of_o mind_n and_o a_o contempt_n or_o scorn_n to_o bestow_v 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again_o to_o who_o shall_v i_o have_v respect_n say_v god_n but_o to_o he_o that_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n isa_n 66.2_o as_o at_o the_o word_n of_o his_o creator_n s._n paul_n call_v the_o gospel_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n the_o gospel_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o bless_a god_n 1_o tim._n 1.11_o wherefore_o those_o who_o give_v no_o more_o religious_a worship_n and_o honour_n unto_o it_o than_o they_o give_v unto_o other_o book_n but_o rude_o read_v interpret_v and_o handle_v they_o as_o they_o do_v profane_a author_n must_v of_o necessity_n abound_v with_o error_n heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n say_v whosoever_o shall_v glorify_v i_o i_o will_v glorify_v he_o and_o they_o that_o contemn_v i_o shall_v be_v base_a 1_o king_n or_o samuel_n 2.29_o as_o of_o no_o religion_n establish_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o scripture_n see_v that_o religion_n even_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o our_o adversary_n be_v 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