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world_n and_o of_o all_o age_n for_o that_o all_o nation_n have_v now_o for_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n hold_v they_o for_o true_a miracle_n without_o any_o doubt_n at_o all_o who_o do_v ever_o doubt_v of_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n gregory_n thaumaturgus_n s._n antony_n the_o great_a s._n hilarion_n s._n martin_n s._n nicolas_n s._n benet_n s._n malachias_n s._n bernard_n s._n dominick_n s._n francis_n of_o assisium_n s._n francis_n of_o paulâ—_n b._n father_n xaverius_n to_o omit_v infinite_a other_o moreover_o that_o miracle_n in_o the_o catholic_a church_n be_v not_o feign_v feign_v that_o miracle_n in_o the_o catholic_a church_n be_v not_o feign_v may_v be_v convince_v by_o many_o reason_n first_o for_o that_o they_o be_v write_v and_o record_v by_o most_o grave_a and_o learned_a author_n the_o miracle_n of_o s._n gregory_n who_o therefore_o be_v surname_v thâ—umaturgus_n to_o wit_n for_o the_o multitude_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o miracle_n be_v write_v by_o s._n gregory_n nissen_n in_o his_o life_n and_o by_o s._n basil_n lib._n de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la cap._n 39_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n antony_n by_o s._n athanasius_n and_o s._n hierome_n the_o miracle_n of_o s._n martin_n by_o severus_n sulpitius_n of_o s._n nicolas_n by_o diuer_n greek_a writer_n of_o s._n benet_n by_o s._n gregory_n the_o great_a and_o other_o of_o s._n malachy_n by_o s._n bernard_n of_o s_n bernard_n by_o diverse_a most_o grave_a author_n of_o that_o age_n of_o s._n francis_n by_o s._n bonaventure_n of_o s._n dominicke_n by_o those_o who_o receive_v it_o from_o man_n of_o very_a great_a credit_n the_o miracle_n of_o s._n francis_n de_fw-fr paula_n be_v recount_v in_o the_o bull_n of_o his_o canonization_n the_o miracle_n of_o b._n father_n xaverius_n after_o most_o diligent_a inquisition_n make_v and_o witness_n depose_v be_v approve_v by_o the_o public_a tostimony_n of_o the_o viceroy_n of_o india_n who_o then_o will_v â—hinke_v that_o these_o man_n excel_v in_o sanctity_n learning_n &_o authority_n will_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o soul_n &_o to_o the_o everlasting_a infamy_n of_o their_o name_n feygne_v these_o miracle_n thereby_o to_o beguile_v the_o world_n for_o that_o a_o lie_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o religion_n be_v a_o most_o pernicious_a and_o grievous_a sin_n again_o if_o these_o miracle_n be_v feign_v they_o may_v easy_o have_v be_v convince_v and_o refute_v of_o vanity_n by_o man_n of_o those_o age_n among_o who_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v wrought_v but_o never_o yet_o do_v any_o man_n reject_v they_o except_o he_o be_v a_o pagan_a a_o jew_n or_o a_o heretic_n moreover_o very_a many_o of_o these_o miracle_n have_v be_v confirm_v by_o public_a testimony_n of_o bishop_n or_o magistrate_n who_o with_o mature_a diligence_n and_o deliberation_n examine_v the_o cause_n thereof_o final_o to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v feign_v be_v to_o take_v away_o all_o credit_n of_o history_n and_o to_o overthrow_v all_o knowledge_n of_o former_a time_n for_o that_o it_o may_v be_v aswell_o say_v of_o all_o thing_n ancient_o do_v that_o they_o be_v feign_v when_o as_o they_o can_v otherwise_o be_v prove_v then_o by_o the_o writing_n and_o testimony_n of_o author_n in_o like_a manner_n that_o these_o miracle_n be_v not_o wrought_v by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v manifest_v many_o way_n first_o because_o they_o be_v do_v by_o most_o holy_a man_n and_o such_o as_o be_v most_o intrinsical_v with_o god_n for_o who_o will_v think_v that_o s._n francis_n s._n dominick_n s._n bernard_n s._n benet_n s._n martin_n and_o their_o like_a have_v any_o familiar_a conversation_n with_o the_o devil_n second_o because_o these_o miracle_n do_v far_o surpass_v the_o devil_n power_n for_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v give_v sight_n to_o the_o blind_a cure_v the_o lame_a raise_v up_o the_o dead_a sudden_o streng_v then_o sick_a of_o