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jesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v thanks_o or_o pray_v to_o god_n the_o father_n by_o he_o he_o thus_o paraphrase_v do_v all_o thing_n to_o god_n bring_v not_o in_o angel_n do_v thou_o eat_v give_v thanks_o to_o god_n or_o pray_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v 1_o cor._n 14.16_o 17._o before_o and_o after_o meat_n do_v thou_o sleep_v give_v thanks_o to_o god_n before_o and_o after_o and_o so_o in_o other_o thing_n and_o that_o prayer_n be_v one_o of_o these_o thing_n that_o must_v be_v do_v to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o angel_n appear_v from_o that_o which_o follow_v facientem_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lat._n orantem_fw-la vel_fw-la quidvis_fw-la facientem_fw-la whatever_o you_o do_v in_o word_n or_o deed_n that_o be_v say_v he_o either_o pray_v or_o do_v any_o other_o thing_n then_o present_o after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o bring_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o invocate_a and_o worship_v of_o angel_n for_o he_o be_v speak_v still_o of_o prayer_n and_o this_o he_o do_v envy_v we_o that_o honour_n of_o go_v immediate_o to_o the_o trinity_n or_o christ_n but_o say_v he_o be_v he_o angel_n or_o archangel_n yea_o or_o cherubin_n do_v not_o suffer_v it_o much_o less_o if_o he_o be_v a_o saint_n only_o for_o they_o will_v not_o endure_v it_o but_o shake_v you_o off_o when_o they_o see_v this_o contumely_n do_v unto_o their_o lord_n i_o have_v honour_v thou_o say_v god_n and_o say_v call_v upon_o i_o à nd_v thou_o dishonour_v he_o viz._n by_o invocate_a angel_n or_o other_o beside_o he_o sect._n 23_o three_o the_o father_n argue_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o because_o he_o be_v invocate_v by_o we_o and_o accept_v of_o our_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o invocate_v the_o saint_n who_o they_o esteem_v not_o to_o be_v god_n thus_o origen_n saint_n paul_n when_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n 10._o l._n 8._o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la rom._n 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can._n s._n 184._o henric._n canis_n tom._n 6._o p._n 424._o but_o the_o greek_a express_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o that_o tongue_n have_v no_o affinity_n at_o all_o with_o corner_n cresconius_n dionysius_n exiguus_fw-la fulgentius_n ferrandus_fw-la and_o pope_n adrian_n in_o the_o epitome_n of_o the_o canon_n which_o he_o deliver_v to_o charles_n the_o great_a at_o rome_n read_v angelos_n and_o theodoret_n give_v we_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o synod_n thus_o the_o synod_n of_o laodicea_n follow_v this_o rule_n viz._n of_o the_o apostle_n chap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o 3d._n chap._n of_o the_o col._n v._n 17_o on_o the_o second_o chap._n col._n 3.17_o of_o come_v to_o the_o father_n by_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o angel_n and_o desire_v to_o heal_v that_o old_a disease_n make_v a_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o pray_v unto_o angel_n nor_o forsake_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o again_o the_o synod_n forbid_v they_o by_o law_n to_o 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