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learned_a romanist_n 10_o defend_v by_o geo._n wicelius_n 11_o the_o scene_n thereof_o remove_v from_o africa_n into_o asia_n 1_o that_o excellent_a though_o unfortunate_a sir_n francis_n bacon_n create_v afterward_o lord_n verulam_n and_o viscount_n st._n albon_n in_o his_o religious_a essay_n thus_o inform_v we_o there_o be_v say_v he_o three_o form_n of_o speak_v which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o style_n and_o phrase_n of_o imposture_n by_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o which_o the_o capacity_n and_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v ferter_v and_o entangle_v by_o the_o second_o it_o be_v train_v on_o and_o inveigle_v and_o by_o the_o three_o astonish_v and_o enchant_v the_o first_o of_o these_o he_o attribute_n unto_o the_o schoolman_n the_o last_o to_o those_o which_o trade_n in_o mystery_n and_o parable_n the_o second_o be_v of_o they_o who_o out_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o wit_n as_o church-poet_n do_v make_v and_o devise_v all_o variety_n of_o tale_n story_n and_o example_n whereby_o 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they_o be_v instant_o discover_v martion_n as_o eppâ—hanius_n tell_v we_o 42._o have_v alter_v and_o pervert_v some_o passage_n of_o holy_a writ_n but_o all_o observe_v by_o that_o good_a father_n so_o have_v the_o arian_n corrupt_v in_o one_o place_n the_o gospel_n of_o st._n john_n to_o make_v it_o serve_v their_o purpose_n 11._o but_o this_o be_v note_v as_o himself_o inform_v we_o and_o restore_v by_o ambrose_n in_o their_o design_n to_o devise_v new_a scripture_n they_o begin_v more_o early_o but_o with_o like_a success_n so_o early_o and_o so_o impudent_o that_o they_o obtrude_v their_o most_o damnable_a invention_n upon_o the_o church_n during_o the_o life_n and_o some_o of_o they_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o which_o sort_n among_o other_o be_v the_o prophecy_n of_o enoch_n whereof_o and_o of_o the_o rest_n st._n austin_n give_v this_o censure_n 15._o vnde_fw-la illaqua_fw-la sub_fw-la eius_fw-la nomine_fw-la proferuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n rectè_fw-la à 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