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this_o canon_n as_o of_o the_o six_o general_a council_n when_o he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a how_o that_o council_n make_v no_o canon_n only_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o found_v the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n invocation_n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o general_a council_n and_o you_o see_v how_o shameful_o he_o have_v pretend_v to_o they_o if_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o uphold_v their_o church_n let_v not_o my_o soul_n enter_v into_o their_o council_n your_o doctor_n cite_v likewise_o the_o next_o general_a council_n the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a of_o which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o former_o a_o historical_a large_a account_n it_o institute_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o do_v allow_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n but_o this_o be_v hold_v 800_o year_n after_o christ_n about_o which_o time_n this_o superstitious_a worship_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v public_o avow_v from_o the_o general_a bellarmin_n proceed_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o six_o provincial_a council_n 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the_o person_n of_o theodoret_n or_o rather_o with_o the_o book_n itself_o which_o 54._o which_o niceph._n l._n 44_o c._n 54._o nicephorus_n do_v not_o reckon_v up_o among_o theodoret_n work_n when_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o his_o book_n these_o 8_o book_n de_fw-fr curandis_fw-la graecorum_n affectibus_fw-la be_v not_o mention_v etc._n mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n those_o which_o he_o write_v be_v these_o etc._n etc._n and_o withal_o your_o learned_a cardinal_n know_v well_o that_o what_o theodoret_n if_o this_o book_n be_v he_o do_v build_v with_o one_o hand_n he_o pull_v down_o with_o another_o as_o to_o this_o point_n of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n or_o angel_n for_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o 2_o do_v chap._n of_o s_n t_o paul_n to_o the_o colossian_n vers_fw-la 18_o let_v no_o man_n beguile_v you_o of_o your_o reward_n in_o a_o voluntary_a humility_n and_o worship_v of_o angel_n i_o say_v theodoret_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o this_o place_n cut_v off_o the_o sinew_n and_o foundation_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n invocation_n he_o show_v how_o some_o jewish_a christian_n in_o phrygia_n and_o pisidia_n be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n do_v worship_n angel_n by_o who_o the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o build_v temple_n to_o s_o t_o michael_n and_o other_o and_o that_o this_o course_n continue_v long_o among_o they_o etc._n they_o bin._n council_n lacd_a tom._n 1._o can_v 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o that_o in_o the_o 4_o the_o century_n a_o council_n of_o bishop_n in_o laodicea_n the_o metropolis_n of_o phrygia_n near_o neighbour_n to_o colosse_n do_v express_o forbid_v the_o worship_n of_o angel_n call_v it_o idolatry_n that_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o leave_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o depart_v and_o call_v upon_o the_o angel_n and_o make_v assembly_n and_o if_o any_o be_v find_v to_o be_v conversant_a in_o this_o hide_a idolatry_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v now_o 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the_o next_o chap._n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o colossian_n vers_fw-la 17._o the_o apostle_n
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n the_o devil_n creep_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n under_o a_o righteous_a pretence_n set_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o image_n of_o man_n who_o be_v dead_a they_o worship_v and_o their_o image_n have_v never_o life_n and_o yet_o be_v worship_v likewise_o by_o adulterate_a mind_n withdraw_v from_o the_o one-on_o true_a god_n if_o the_o story_n be_v true_a that_o epiphanius_n his_o disciple_n do_v set_v up_o his_o image_n in_o a_o temple_n which_o they_o build_v and_o dedicate_v to_o his_o honour_n we_o answer_v it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o disciple_n to_o swerve_v from_o their_o master_n principle_n and_o practice_n the_o deacon_n argument_n therefore_o do_v not_o prove_v this_o and_o the_o other_o passage_n of_o epiphanius_n against_o image_n to_o be_v forge_v phil._n bellarmin_n have_v one_o or_o two_o observation_n more_o to_o make_v this_o passage_n of_o epiphanius_n suspect_v of_o cut_v the_o picture_n because_o say_v he_o the_o adversary_n of_o 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