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unto_o his_o profession_n have_v be_v a_o encroach_a upon_o god_n own_o prerogative_n and_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n the_o christian_n likewise_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n ever_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o very_a apostle_n have_v use_v this_o same_o ceremony_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o be_v now_o in_o question_n as_o a_o mark_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o profession_n and_o yet_o do_v never_o either_o they_o themselves_o think_v it_o or_o the_o great_a adversary_n that_o they_o have_v impute_v it_o as_o a_o presumption_n and_o encroach_a against_o god_n own_o prerogative_n 27._o as_o saint_n basil_n observe_v nec_fw-la his_fw-la quisquam_fw-la contradicit_fw-la say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o tradition_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n quisquis_fw-la sane_fw-la vel_fw-la tenuiter_fw-la expertus_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la sint_fw-la iura_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la so_o that_o this_o objection_n of_o you_o if_o it_o be_v good_a condemn_v not_o only_o our_o use_n of_o 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our_o profession_n you_o produce_v a_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o speak_v only_o of_o sacramental_a sign_n it_o be_v circumcision_n which_o be_v a_o sacramental_a sign_n that_o god_n in_o that_o place_n do_v add_v unto_o his_o covenant_n such_o sign_n i_o do_v yield_v that_o god_n only_o may_v institute_v but_o as_o for_o the_o cross_n we_o make_v it_o not_o a_o sacrament_n but_o only_o a_o ceremony_n and_o we_o may_v true_o say_v of_o it_o januar_n as_o saint_n augustine_n do_v of_o the_o birth_n day_n of_o christ_n non_fw-la in_o sacramento_fw-la celebratur_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o memoriam_fw-la revocatur_fw-la second_o if_o your_o proof_n be_v ad_fw-la idem_fw-la and_o proper_a to_o the_o purpose_n yet_o be_v it_o inconcludent_a for_o by_o what_o rule_n of_o reason_n can_v this_o consequent_a follow_n god_n add_v a_o sacramental_a sign_n unto_o his_o covenant_n ergo_fw-la man_n may_v not_o add_v a_o ceremonial_a sign_n if_o god_n add_v sign_n unto_o his_o covenant_n 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