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the_o year_n 1622._o wherein_n he_o be_v depose_v from_o his_o patriarchate_n and_o banish_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o rhodes_n another_o patriarch_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o place_n who_o by_o letter_n submit_v himself_o to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n that_o have_v forward_v his_o election_n but_o see_v cyrill_n still_o entertain_v a_o party_n in_o constantinople_n and_o that_o the_o dutch_a supply_v he_o with_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o patriarchate_n then_o it_o be_v that_o he_o revenge_v himself_o on_o the_o jesuit_n and_o those_o who_o have_v espouse_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o calvinism_n reign_v at_o constantinople_n this_o bring_v great_a disorder_n into_o that_o church_n for_o cyrill_n set_v every_o thing_n to_o sale_n that_o he_o may_v pay_v the_o money_n which_o he_o have_v borrow_v of_o the_o dutch._n the_o jesuit_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n find_v that_o cyrill_n have_v 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jesuit_n and_o their_o party_n odious_a to_o the_o turk_n who_o be_v jealous_a of_o that_o envoy_n of_o rome_n insomuch_o that_o he_o be_v very_o ill_o use_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o cyrill_n cruel_o revenge_v himself_o on_o all_o the_o greek_n who_o he_o think_v to_o be_v his_o enemy_n nevertheless_o he_o render_v himself_o so_o odious_a by_o his_o great_a vexation_n and_o have_v so_o powerful_a a_o party_n as_o the_o jesuit_n of_o constantinople_n second_v by_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n to_o deal_v with_o that_o he_o at_o length_n fall_v and_o be_v strangle_v by_o express_a order_n from_o the_o grand_a signior_n this_o be_v the_o history_n of_o the_o patriarch_n cyrillus_n lucaris_n in_o who_o name_n the_o huguenot_n print_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n boast_v that_o they_o agree_v in_o opinion_n with_o the_o greek_a church_n but_o with_o the_o glance_n of_o a_o eye_n one_o may_v judge_v what_o kind_n of_o a_o confession_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v write_v by_o a_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o eastern_a church_n but_o it_o be_v not_o write_v in_o name_n of_o that_o church_n nor_o have_v it_o any_o public_a approbation_n cyrill_fw-mi give_v it_o private_o to_o the_o dutch_a ambassador_n who_o assistance_n he_o need_v to_o defend_v he_o against_o the_o jesuit_n of_o constantinople_n that_o work_n of_o cyrill_n be_v much_o like_o the_o book_n that_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o william_n postel_n for_o a_o nun_n who_o he_o persuade_v that_o he_o may_v squeeze_v a_o little_a money_n from_o she_o that_o the_o messiah_n come_v into_o the_o world_n only_o for_o man_n and_o that_o she_o lady_n jean_n be_v to_o be_v the_o messiess_n of_o the_o woman_n there_o be_v as_o much_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n in_o that_o confession_n of_o cyrill_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o imposture_n of_o that_o famous_a normand_n william_n postel_n and_o i_o wonder_v that_o protestant_n shall_v still_o dare_v to_o object_n to_o catholic_n that_o pretend_v confession_n grotius_n give_v a_o better_a judgement_n of_o it_o in_o a_o book_n that_o he_o publish_v some_o time_n after_o that_o confession_n come_v abroad_o in_o the_o word_n wherein_o he_o frank_o say_v antichrist_n say_v nuper_fw-la constantinopoli_fw-it cyrillus_n sine_fw-la patriarchis_fw-la sine_fw-la metropolitis_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopis_fw-la novum_fw-la nobis_fw-la propinavit_fw-la symbolum_n grot._n de_fw-fr antichrist_n that_o cyrill_n forge_v a_o new_a symbol_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o any_o patriarch_n archbishop_n or_o bishop_n now_o after_o all_o i_o have_v relate_v the_o history_n of_o this_o cyrill_n with_o all_o the_o exactness_n i_o can_v without_o any_o regard_n to_o what_o the_o dutch_a have_v write_v of_o he_o nor_o to_o what_o leo_n allatius_n have_v say_v who_o also_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o moderation_n i_o have_v scarce_o mention_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v agree_v upon_o by_o both_o the_o opposite_a party_n beside_o cyrill_n there_o be_v other_o greek_n of_o less_o note_n who_o have_v write_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o protestant_n and_o among_o other_o one_o gergan_n a_o bishop_n who_o have_v publish_v a_o catechism_n wherein_o he_o open_o deny_v transubstantiation_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n from_o cyrill_n that_o he_o follow_v not_o the_o confession_n of_o geneva_n but_o that_o of_o ausbourg_n if_o we_o compare_v the_o doctrine_n of_o this_o catechism_n with_o that_o of_o the_o greek_a church_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o almost_o different_a in_o every_o point_n that_o it_o may_v be_v accommodate_v to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o protestant_n as_o when_o it_o say_v that_o scripture_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a without_o the_o help_n of_o tradition_n to_o prove_v the_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a and_o clear_a as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o scripture_n ought_v to_o be_v interpret_v by_o scripture_n in_o a_o word_n gergan_n be_v a_o protestant_n and_o only_o a_o greek_a in_o language_n and_o that_o too_o a_o base_a vulgar_a greek_a nevertheless_o he_o dare_v boast_v that_o he_o be_v none_o of_o those_o false_a brethren_n 〈◊〉_d brethren_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v be_v poison_v at_o rome_n but_o it_o be_v general_o know_v that_o the_o greek_n themselves_o who_o have_v no_o commerce_n with_o rome_n confirm_v neither_o the_o confession_n of_o ausbourg_n nor_o of_o geneva_n in_o their_o book_n protestant_n may_v also_o reckon_v among_o the_o greek_n of_o their_o communion_n nathanael_n of_o crete_n who_o promise_v some_o time_n ago_o to_o the_o dutch_a that_o he_o will_v translate_v calvin_n institution_n into_o greek_a and_o teach_v his_o countryman_n calvinism_n provide_v they_o give_v he_o the_o sum_n of_o money_n which_o he_o demand_v mr._n claude_n add_v to_o all_o these_o greek_a calvinist_n the_o testimony_n of_o one_o meletius_n metropolitan_a of_o ephesus_n in_o a_o answer_n he_o make_v about_o thirty_o year_n ago_o to_o the_o divine_n of_o leyden_n as_o to_o several_a question_n that_o have_v be_v put_v to_o he_o father_n simon_n make_v answer_v to_o mr._n claude_n that_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o some_o greek_a gain_v by_o the_o dutch_a divine_n who_o answer_v their_o question_n as_o they_o themselves_o will_v have_v he_o and_o that_o to_o judge_v of_o that_o answer_n it_o will_v be_v proper_a to_o publish_v it_o in_o the_o author_n language_n i_o procure_v by_o mean_n of_o one_o of_o mr._n claude_n friend_n who_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v a_o copy_n of_o that_o answer_n and_o have_v read_v it_o i_o find_v that_o father_n simon_n be_v conjecture_v be_v a_o real_a truth_n for_o meletius_n who_o in_o that_o letter_n take_v the_o title_n of_o archbishop_n of_o ephesus_n not_o only_o
deny_v transubstantiation_n but_o also_o the_o honour_n that_o be_v render_v to_o the_o virgin_n and_o saint_n and_o many_o other_o point_n which_o all_o man_n do_v agree_v the_o greek_n believe_v and_o that_o one_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v subjoin_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n e._n book_n see_v the_o act_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n e._n the_o abstract_n which_o i_o have_v of_o mr._n claude_n write_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o of_o his_o friend_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o refer_v protestant_n to_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n compose_v by_o metrophanes_n critopulus_n who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o friend_n and_o write_v at_o their_o solicitation_n even_o when_o he_o live_v among_o they_o by_o that_o confession_n of_o metrophanes_n they_o may_v judge_v whether_o that_o which_o mr._n claude_n have_v publish_v under_o the_o name_n of_o meletius_n archbishop_n of_o ephesus_n have_v the_o least_o colour_n of_o truth_n but_o it_o be_v time_n now_o to_o return_v to_o the_o objection_n of_o mr._n smith_n it_o be_v still_o object_v against_o the_o belief_n of_o transubstantiation_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v neither_o in_o the_o father_n liturgy_n nor_o symbol_n nay_o and_o that_o in_o the_o liturgy_n the_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v call_v antitype_n even_o after_o the_o consecration_n which_o seem_v whole_o to_o exclude_v transubstantiation_n ibid._n transubstantiation_n 1_o quid_fw-la vetat_fw-la quo_fw-la minùs_fw-la quae_fw-la captui_fw-la nostro_fw-la perplexa_fw-la in_o scripture_n impedità que_fw-la sunt_fw-la ea_fw-la verbis_fw-la planioribus_fw-la explicemus_fw-la calv._n lib._n 1._o inst_z cap._n 3._o 2_o hujusmodi_fw-la autem_fw-la verborum_fw-la novitas_fw-la tum_fw-la potissimum_fw-la usu_fw-la venit_fw-la dum_fw-la adversus_fw-la calumniatores_fw-la asserenda_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la qui_fw-la tergiversando_fw-la ipsam_fw-la eludunt_fw-la ibid._n but_o that_o be_v a_o very_a frivolous_a negative_a argument_n which_o from_o a_o single_a word_n conclude_v a_o positive_a thing_n if_o it_o be_v put_v to_o protestant_n to_o stick_v to_o their_o principle_n which_o be_v the_o scripture_n alone_o and_o even_o to_o the_o ancient_a symbol_n they_o will_v find_v themselves_o much_o perplex_v but_o that_o i_o may_v more_o plain_o show_v the_o fallacy_n of_o that_o way_n of_o reason_v i_o shall_v oppugn_v it_o by_o no_o other_o author_n than_o john_n calvin_n in_o his_o institution_n where_o he_o judicious_o refute_v the_o heresy_n of_o servetus_n concern_v the_o trinity_n of_o the_o person_n in_o god_n he_o lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o maxim_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o invent_v new_a word_n to_o explain_v thing_n more_o clear_o two_o especial_o when_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o caviller_n who_o by_o the_o help_n of_o word_n perplex_v thing_n in_o that_o manner_n add_v he_o the_o church_n have_v be_v oblige_v to_o invent_v the_o name_n of_o trinity_n and_o person_n we_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n say_v that_o author_n lest_o by_o reject_v name_n which_o have_v not_o be_v rash_o invent_v we_o be_v accuse_v of_o pride_n and_o temerity_n quando_fw-la temerè_fw-la non_fw-la inuenta_fw-la sunt_fw-la nomina_fw-la cavendum_fw-la esse_fw-la ne_fw-la ea_fw-la repudiando_fw-la superbae_fw-la temeritatis_fw-la arguamur_fw-la ibid._n arguamur_fw-la hic_fw-la efferbuit_fw-la impietas_fw-la dum_fw-la nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pessimè_fw-la odisse_fw-la &_o execrari_fw-la ariani_n coeperunt_fw-la ibid._n impiety_n immediate_o break_v out_o say_v calvin_n still_o when_o the_o arian_n begin_v to_o hate_v and_o abhor_v the_o word_n consubstantial_a these_o principle_n of_o calvin_n may_v be_v easy_o apply_v to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n both_o the_o eastern_a and_o the_o western_a church_n have_v no_o need_n of_o invent_v new_a term_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o eucharist_n so_o long_o as_o no_o body_n doubt_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o mystery_n the_o western_a church_n be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v use_v of_o such_o nay_o and_o the_o only_a church_n for_o many_o age_n because_o she_o have_v the_o berengarian_o to_o deal_v with_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n then_o that_o the_o greek_a church_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o that_o term_n because_o she_o have_v no_o occasion_n for_o it_o or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n but_o since_o the_o new_a berengarian_o become_v know_v to_o some_o of_o they_o and_o that_o they_o perceive_v that_o the_o word_n transubstantiatio_fw-la invent_v by_o the_o latin_n as_o happy_o express_v the_o change_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o eucharist_n as_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d explain_v the_o consubstantiality_n of_o the_o son_n with_o god_n the_o father_n they_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o it_o have_v be_v more_o frequent_o employ_v by_o they_o since_o the_o great_a bustle_n they_o 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