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fraud_n man_n mind_n be_v cover_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o mist_n what_o especial_o in_o so_o great_a a_o confusion_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v than_o whosoever_o be_v a_o lover_n and_o a_o follower_n of_o christ_n and_o prefer_v ancient_a faith_n before_o new_a error_n be_v not_o touch_v with_o any_o spot_n of_o that_o infection_n the_o danger_n of_o which_o time_n do_v abundant_o show_v what_o calamity_n enter_v in_o when_o a_o new_a doctrine_n be_v admit_v for_o at_o that_o time_n not_o only_o small_a matter_n but_o thing_n of_o great_a importance_n be_v overthrow_v for_o not_o only_a alliance_n kindred_n friend_n family_n but_o also_o city_n commonwealth_n country_n province_n yea_o &_o at_o length_n the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n be_v snaken_v and_o overturn_v for_o when_o the_o profane_a novelty_n of_o the_o arian_n like_o some_o bellona_n or_o sury_n have_v first_o take_v captive_a the_o emperor_n afterward_o subdue_a all_o palace_n to_o her_o new_a law_n never_o cease_v after_o 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licentious_a liberty_n of_o profane_a and_o new_a curiofitie_n keep_v not_o itself_o within_o the_o chaste_a limit_n of_o sacred_a and_o sound_a antiquity_n but_o perhaps_o we_o devise_v all_o this_o of_o hatred_n to_o novelty_n and_o affection_n to_o antiquity_n who_o so_o think_v at_o least_o let_v he_o give_v credit_n to_o bless_a ambrose_n who_o in_o his_o second_o book_n to_o gratian_n the_o emperor_n bewail_v the_o sharp_a persecution_n of_o that_o time_n say_v thus_o but_o now_o o_o god_n quoth_v he_o we_o have_v sufficient_o wash_v and_o purge_v with_o our_o ruin_n and_o blood_n the_o death_n of_o the_o confessor_n the_o banishment_n of_o priest_n and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o so_o great_a impiety_n it_o have_v manifest_o appear_v that_o they_o can_v be_v safe_a which_o have_v violate_v and_o forsake_v their_o faith_n likewise_o in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o same_o work_n let_v we_o therefore_o quoth_v he_o keep_v the_o precept_n of_o our_o elder_n &_o not_o with_o temerity_n of_o rude_a presumption_n violate_v those_o seal_n descend_v to_o we_o by_o inheritance_n none_o dare_v open_v that_o prophetical_a book_n close_o seal_v not_o the_o elder_n not_o the_o power_n not_o the_o angel_n not_o the_o archangell_n to_o explicate_v and_o interpret_v that_o book_n be_v a_o prerogative_n only_o reserve_v to_o christ_n the_o preistlike_a book_n seal_v by_o the_o confessor_n and_o consecrate_a with_o the_o death_n of_o many_o martyr_n which_o of_o we_o dare_v presume_v to_o open_v which_o book_n such_o as_o be_v compel_v to_o unseal_v notwithstanding_o afterward_o when_o the_o fraud_n be_v condemn_v they_o seal_v again_o they_o which_o dare_v not_o violate_v or_o touch_v it_o become_v martyr_n how_o can_v we_o deny_v their_o faith_n who_o victory_n we_o so_o praise_v &_o commend_v we_o commend_v they_o i_o say_v o_o venerable_a ambrose_n we_o sure_o commend_v they_o and_o with_o praise_n admire_v they_o for_o who_o be_v so_o senseless_a that_o although_o he_o can_v arrive_v to_o their_o perfection_n desire_v not_o yet_o to_o imitate_v who_o no_o force_n can_v they_o remove_v from_o defend_v their_o ancestor_n faith_n not_o threaten_n not_o flatter_n not_o life_n not_o death_n not_o the_o king_n not_o the_o emperor_n not_o man_n not_o devil_n those_o i_o say_v who_o for_o maintenance_n of_o religious_a antiquity_n our_o lord_n vouchsase_v of_o so_o high_a and_o so_o great_a a_o grace_n that_o by_o they_o he_o will_v repair_v the_o overthrow_v church_n give_v life_n to_o the_o dead_a spiritualty_n restore_v the_o overthrow_v glory_n of_o priest_n blot_v out_o &_o wash_v away_o with_o a_o fountain_n of_o heavenly_a tear_n which_o god_n put_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o bishop_n those_o wicked_a not_o book_n but_o blotte_n and_o blur_n of_o new_a impiety_n final_o to_o restore_v almost_o the_o whole_a world_n shake_v with_o the_o cruel_a tempest_n of_o upstart_n heresy_n to_o the_o ancient_a faith_n
by_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o virtuous_a life_n page_n 32_o chap._n viii_o that_o christian_a doctrine_n contain_v the_o ground_n of_o faith_n be_v from_o god_n page_n 44_o chap._n ix_o christian_n faith_n prove_v true_a out_o of_o their_o use_n of_o prayer_n and_o contemplation_n page_n 58_o chap._n x._o the_o same_o verity_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o exterior_a worship_n of_o christian_n page_n 67_o chap._n xi_o the_o same_o verity_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o intrinsical_a effect_n of_o christian_a life_n page_n 77_o chap._n xii_o the_o same_o truth_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o extrinsecall_a effect_n of_o christian_a life_n page_n 90_o chap._n xiii_o the_o same_o confirm_v by_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o christ_n and_o first_o by_o his_o power_n page_n 101_o chap._n xiiii_o the_o same_o conclude_v out_o of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o christ_n page_n 125_o chap._n xv._o the_o same_o verity_n confirm_v out_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o christ_n page_n 144_o chap._n xvi_o the_o same_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o christ_n all_o together_o page_n 161_o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o cross_n or_o of_o the_o verity_n of_o faith_n by_o hierome_n savanocola_n of_o ferrara_n london_n print_v by_o r._n daniel_n 1651._o the_o preface_n have_v as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o judge_v sufficient_a for_o my_o present_a purpose_n treat_v in_o the_o precedent_a book_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o themselves_o obvious_a to_o natural_a reason_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o i_o discuss_v those_o also_o which_o be_v above_o the_o sphere_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o i_o may_v thereby_o plain_o show_v the_o christian_a faith_n to_o be_v most_o true_a not_o only_o by_o natural_a motive_n but_o out_o of_o the_o very_a action_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n christ_n jesus_n and_o because_o thing_n before_o our_o eye_n do_v more_o enforce_v our_o under_o stand_v to_o assent_v than_o thing_n which_o be_v past_a for_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o deny_v what_o we_o plain_o see_v before_o our_o eye_n then_o that_o which_o we_o receive_v at_o trust_n by_o tradition_n i_o shall_v lay_v the_o first_o ground_n of_o my_o proof_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v unquestionable_a unto_o all_o as_o be_v daily_o see_v practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v most_o apparent_a to_o sense_n itself_o i_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o vice_n of_o evil_n christian_n who_o as_o such_o be_v sequester_v rather_o and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o communication_n and_o mystical_a union_n of_o the_o church_n but_o of_o those_o good_a member_n of_o it_o which_o not_o only_o bear_v and_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n but_o also_o prove_v themselves_o to_o be_v such_o by_o their_o virtuous_a life_n and_o action_n this_o do_v i_o shall_v produce_v reason_n ground_v in_o those_o action_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v most_o general_o receive_v and_o allow_v of_o by_o all_o so_o that_o the_o latter_a shall_v manifest_o confirm_v the_o former_a the_o thing_n present_a those_o which_o be_v past_a but_o because_o the_o chief_a effect_n at_o which_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o church_n aim_v be_v justice_n and_o a_o irreprehensible_a and_o unspotted_a life_n our_o saviour_n say_v speak_v of_o the_o member_n of_o his_o church_n ego_fw-la veni_fw-la ut_fw-la vitam_fw-la habeant_fw-la &_o abundantiùs_fw-la habeant_fw-la to_o this_o end_n i_o come_v that_o they_o may_v live_v and_o that_o they_o live_v more_o abundant_o first_o therefore_o i_o shall_v in_o due_a order_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o reason_n true_o ground_v in_o the_o virtuous_a life_n of_o good_a christian_n second_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o life_n and_o last_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o same_o life_n wherein_o i_o shall_v comprise_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v daily_o exercise_v in_o the_o church_n militant_a of_o christ_n the_o triumph_n of_o the_o cross_n or_o of_o the_o verity_n of_o faith_n chap._n i._o that_o there_o be_v a_o true_a religion_n it_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a that_o every_o one_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v a_o true_a religion_n by_o religion_n we_o understand_v a_o due_a worship_n exhibit_v unto_o almighty_a god_n as_o he_o be_v the_o universal_a fountain_n source_n and_o moderator_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o every_o effect_n do_v exhibit_v a_o certain_a worship_n to_o its_o cause_n whilst_o convert_v its_o self_n unto_o it_o and_o as_o it_o be_v invocate_a it_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o subjection_n it_o strive_v to_o imitate_v and_o make_v itself_o like_a unto_o it_o which_o express_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o certain_a return_n of_o honour_n from_o the_o effect_n to_o its_o cause_n that_o it_o may_v be_v more_o and_o more_o perfect_v by_o it_o wherefore_o almighty_a god_n be_v the_o universal_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o who_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o have_v goodness_n in_o it_o have_v their_o whole_a be_v and_o dependence_n most_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o in_o man_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o engraft_a and_o natural_a instinct_n to_o convert_v itself_o to_o god_n and_o to_o invoke_v and_o subject_v himself_o unto_o he_o to_o do_v his_o uttermost_a to_o become_v like_a unto_o he_o and_o to_o be_v perfect_v by_o he_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o to_o exhibit_v worship_n unto_o he_o now_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o natural_a inclination_n in_o the_o rational_a nature_n of_o man_n to_o worship_v his_o creator_n and_o that_o this_o inclination_n can_v be_v superfluous_a or_o in_o vain_a we_o must_v of_o force_n conclude_v that_o there_o be_v a_o true_a religion_n to_o be_v find_v among_o man_n moreover_o see_v that_o man_n be_v natural_o incline_v to_o the_o divine_a worship_n as_o every_o effect_n be_v to_o its_o cause_n and_o that_o he_o be_v rational_a as_o not_o be_v necessitate_v to_o any_o thing_n as_o other_o brute_n and_o irrational_a thing_n be_v which_o be_v natural_o carry_v away_o by_o 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divine_a worship_n it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v that_o this_o truth_n be_v whole_o ingraft_v and_o natural_a unto_o man_n for_o that_o be_v natural_a as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v which_o agree_v unto_o all_o and_o at_o all_o time_n wherefore_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o true_a divine_a worship_n find_v this_o natural_a inclination_n will_v be_v whole_o frustrate_a see_v it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o arrive_v unto_o the_o end_n which_o it_o be_v ordain_v for_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o almighty_a god_n execute_v his_o providence_n more_o towards_o unreasonable_a creature_n then_o towards_o man_n last_o see_v that_o every_o cause_n infuse_v its_o perfection_n and_o goodness_n as_o much_o as_o possible_a it_o may_v into_o its_o effect_n intend_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o attract_v it_o and_o make_v it_o as_o far_o as_o it_o have_v capacity_n like_a unto_o itself_o almighty_a god_n be_v superlative_o good_a and_o the_o first_o origin_n of_o all_o thing_n have_v 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