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attain_v to_o our_o pattern_n christ_n the_o general_a sacrifice_n yet_o we_o must_v exceed_v those_o typique_a time_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o old_a law_n and_o be_v no_o more_o covetous_a of_o ourselves_o than_o they_o be_v of_o their_o beast_n when_o that_o sacrifice_n be_v require_v at_o our_o hand_n for_o when_o we_o sacrifice_v our_o concupiscence_n by_o root_a they_o out_o we_o equal_v they_o who_o sacrifice_v their_o beast_n but_o we_o exceed_v they_o when_o we_o immolate_v our_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o god_n 11_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v the_o milk_n which_o nourish_v the_o primitive_a church_n in_o her_o infancy_n and_o shall_v it_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o our_o digestion_n now_o it_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n out_o of_o which_o we_o spring_v and_o shall_v we_o grudge_v to_o tithe_n ourselves_o to_o god_n in_o any_o proportion_n that_o he_o will_v accept_v as_o zipporah_n say_v to_o moses_n 25_o veer_fw-la sponsus_fw-la sanguinum_fw-la es_fw-la mihi_fw-la the_o church_n may_v well_o say_v to_o christ_n who_o look_v for_o this_o circumcision_n at_o her_o hand_n and_o this_o tribute_n of_o blood_n which_o he_o have_v so_o well_o deserâ—edâ—_n both_o by_o beget_v the_o church_n by_o his_o blood_n upon_o the_o crosseâ—_n and_o feed_v she_o still_o wiâ—h_o the_o same_o blood_n in_o the_o sacrament_n 12_o but_o those_o who_o he_o have_v preordained_n to_o this_o supreme_a dignity_n of_o martyrdom_n god_n do_v ordinary_o bring_v up_o in_o a_o novitiate_a and_o apprentisage_n of_o worldly_a cross_n and_o tribulation_n and_o as_o iâ—stinians_n great_a officer_n tiberius_n 18._o when_o out_o of_o a_o reverence_n to_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o remove_v a_o marble_n stone_n from_o the_o pavement_n and_o under_o it_o find_v a_o second_o stone_n with_o the_o same_o sculpture_n and_o under_o that_o a_o three_o and_o under_o all_o great_a plenty_n of_o treasure_n have_v not_o this_o treasure_n in_o his_o hope_n nor_o purpose_n nor_o desire_n before_o hand_n but_o satisfy_v himself_o in_o do_v that_o honour_n to_o that_o sign_n which_o those_o first_o time_n need_v so_o be_v the_o treasure_n and_o crown_n of_o martyredome_n sepose_v for_o they_o who_o take_v up_o devout_o the_o cross_n of_o this_o life_n whether_o of_o poverty_n or_o anguish_v conscience_n or_o obedience_n of_o law_n which_o seem_v burdenous_a and_o distasteful_a to_o they_o for_o all_o that_o time_n a_o man_n serve_v for_o his_o freedom_n and_o god_n keep_v his_o reckon_n from_o the_o inchoation_n of_o his_o martyredome_n which_o be_v from_o his_o first_o submission_n to_o these_o tribulation_n which_o chrysostome_n testify_v thus_o 95._o that_o when_o one_o be_v execute_v he_o be_v then_o make_v a_o martyr_n that_o be_v declare_v and_o accept_v â—or_a a_o martyr_n by_o the_o church_n but_o from_o that_o time_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o show_v that_o he_o will_v profess_v that_o religion_n he_o be_v a_o martyr_n though_o he_o endure_v not_o that_o which_o martyr_n do_v 13_o saint_n paulâ—aith_n â—aith_z of_o himself_o i_o die_v daily_o 15._o and_o chrysostome_n of_o david_n he_o merit_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n a_o thousand_o time_n in_o his_o purpose_n and_o disposition_n and_o be_v slay_v for_o god_n a_o thousand_o time_n and_o these_o persecution_n be_v not_o only_a part_n of_o the_o martyredome_n but_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o reward_n for_o so_o st._n mark_n seem_v to_o intimate_v when_o he_o express_v christ_n thus_o no_o man_n shall_v forsake_v any_o thing_n for_o my_o â—ake_z but_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n now_o at_o this_o preâ—ent_n house_n brother_n sister_n mother_n and_o child_n and_o land_n with_o persecution_n so_o that_o christ_n promise_v a_o reward_n but_o not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o persecution_n but_o so_o to_o mingle_v and_o compound_v they_o and_o make_v they_o both_o of_o one_o taste_n and_o indifferency_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o distinguish_v which_o be_v the_o meat_n and_o which_o be_v the_o sauce_n but_o nourish_v our_o spiritual_a growth_n as_o well_o with_o the_o persecution_n as_o with_o the_o reward_n 14_o for_o this_o high_a degree_n of_o a_o consummate_a martyr_n be_v not_o ordinary_o attain_v to_o per_fw-la saltum_fw-la but_o we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o derue_v god_n first_o in_o a_o low_a rank_n and_o order_n for_o as_o much_o king_n as_o come_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o kingdom_n by_o a_o new_a or_o a_o violent_a or_o a_o litigious_a title_n do_v use_n at_o the_o begin_n to_o sign_n their_o grant_n and_o edict_n and_o oâ—her_o publâ—que_a act_n not_o only_a themselves_o but_o admit_v the_o subscription_n and_o testimony_n of_o their_o counsellor_n and_o nobility_n and_o bishop_n but_o be_v establish_v by_o a_o long_a succession_n and_o enter_v by_o a_o indubitate_a title_n be_v confident_a in_o their_o right_n and_o come_v to_o sign_n teste_fw-la i_o ipso_fw-la so_o do_v our_o saviour_n christ_n ordinary_o in_o these_o time_n when_o he_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o world_n seal_v his_o grace_n to_o we_o by_o himself_o in_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o doâ—h_v not_o so_o frequent_o câ—ll_a witness_n and_o martyr_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n when_o he_o induce_v a_o new_a religion_n and_o see_v that_o that_o manner_n of_o confirmation_n be_v expedient_a for_o the_o credit_n and_o conveyance_n thereof_o and_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v in_o a_o immature_n and_o undigested_a zeal_n expose_v his_o life_n for_o testimony_n of_o a_o matter_n which_o be_v already_o believe_v or_o to_o which_o he_o be_v not_o call_v by_o god_n he_o do_v no_o more_o honour_n god_n in_o that_o act_n than_o a_o subject_n shall_v honour_v the_o king_n by_o subscribe_v his_o name_n and_o give_v his_o testimony_n to_o any_o of_o the_o king_n grant_n chap._n ii_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o inordinate_a and_o corrupt_a affectation_n of_o martyrdom_n the_o external_a honour_n by_o which_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o orthodox_n martyr_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v celebrate_v and_o ennoble_v as_o style_v their_o death_n natalitia_fw-la observe_v their_o anniverssary_n commemorate_n they_o at_o their_o altar_n and_o institute_v notary_n to_o register_v their_o action_n and_o passion_n inflame_v the_o heretic_n also_o to_o a_o ambition_n of_o get_v the_o like_a glory_n and_o thereupon_o they_o do_v not_o only_o expose_v and_o precipitate_v themselves_o into_o â—ll_a danger_n but_o also_o invent_v new_a way_n of_o martyredome_n with_o hunger_n whereof_o they_o be_v so_o mâ—ch_o enrage_v and_o transport_v that_o some_o of_o they_o teach_v martyrium_fw-la that_o upon_o conscience_n of_o sin_n to_o kill_v one_o self_n be_v by_o this_o act_n of_o justice_n a_o martyrdom_n upon_o which_o ground_n petilian_n against_o who_o saint_n augustine_n write_v canonize_v judas_n for_o a_o 19_o martyr_n the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o circumcelliones_fw-la in_o extort_v this_o imagine_a martyrdom_n bring_v they_o first_o to_o solicit_v and_o importune_v other_o to_o kill_v they_o and_o if_o they_o fail_v in_o that_o suit_n they_o do_v it_o themselves_o and_o another_o sect_n prosper_v so_o far_o in_o heap_v up_o number_n of_o martyr_n 80_o that_o their_o whole_a sect_n be_v call_v martyriani_fw-la 2_o and_o a_o zealous_a scorn_n to_o be_v overtake_v and_o equal_v in_o this_o honour_n provoke_v sometime_o those_o who_o write_v the_o act_n of_o the_o orthodox_n martyr_n to_o insert_v into_o their_o history_n some_o particular_n which_o be_v not_o true_a and_o some_o which_o be_v not_o justifiable_a 2_o for_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o these_o insertion_n which_o proceed_v as_o he_o say_v out_o of_o too_o much_o love_n to_o the_o martyr_n baronius_n in_o his_o martyrologe_n complain_v romana_fw-la and_o by_o the_o canon_n which_o forbid_v these_o history_n to_o be_v read_v public_o in_o the_o
roman_a church_n it_o seem_v they_o be_v careful_a that_o the_o people_n shall_v not_o thereby_o be_v teach_v and_o encourage_v to_o bring_v such_o action_n into_o consequence_n and_o imitation_n as_o if_o the_o immediate_a instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n do_v not_o justify_v they_o will_v seem_v indiscreet_a and_o intemperate_a nor_n be_v they_o only_a which_o corrupt_v the_o story_n in_o fault_n but_o out_o of_o binius_fw-la the_o last_o compiler_n of_o the_o counsel_n we_o may_v perceive_v that_o even_o they_o which_o be_v orthodox_n professor_n have_v some_o tincture_n of_o this_o over-vehement_a affectation_n of_o martyredome_n for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o sixete_v canon_n of_o the_o eliberitane_n council_n by_o which_o it_o be_v enact_v 248_o that_o those_o christian_n which_o attempt_v to_o break_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v number_v among_o the_o martyr_n be_v make_v to_o deter_v man_n from_o follow_v such_o example_n as_o eulalia_n who_o be_v a_o maid_n of_o twelve_o year_n come_v from_o her_o father_n house_n prudâ—ntâ—us_o declare_v herself_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n spit_v in_o the_o judge_n face_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o execute_v she_o to_o which_o they_o be_v then_o so_o inclinable_a tertull_n that_o as_o a_o catholic_a author_n have_v observe_v that_o state_n which_o inflict_v those_o persecution_n sometime_o make_v edict_n that_o no_o more_o christian_n shall_v be_v execute_v because_o they_o perceive_v how_o much_o contentment_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o complacency_n some_o of_o they_o have_v in_o such_o die_a 3_o and_o although_o these_o irregular_a and_o exorbitant_a act_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o good_a interpretation_n that_o be_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v by_o secret_a insinuation_n excite_v and_o inflame_v they_o and_o such_o as_o they_o be_v to_o puâ—_n fervour_n into_o other_o at_o that_o time_n yet_o certain_o god_n have_v already_o make_v his_o use_n of_o they_o and_o their_o example_n belong_v no_o more_o to_o we_o in_o this_o part_n and_o circumstance_n of_o such_o excess_n 4_o and_o though_o this_o secret_a and_o inward_a instinct_n and_o move_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o the_o church_n presume_v to_o have_v guide_v not_o only_o these_o martyr_n in_o who_o forwardness_n these_o author_n have_v observe_v some_o incongruity_n with_o the_o rule_n of_o divinity_n but_o also_o samson_n and_o those_o virgin_n which_o drown_v themselves_o â—or_a preservation_n of_o their_o chastity_n 24_o which_o be_v also_o account_v by_o that_o church_n as_o martyr_n although_o i_o say_v this_o instinct_n lie_v not_o in_o proof_n nor_o can_v be_v make_v evident_a yet_o there_o be_v many_o other_o reason_n which_o authorize_v and_o justify_v those_o zealous_a transgression_n of_o they_o if_o any_o such_o be_v or_o make_v they_o much_o more_o excusable_a than_o any_o man_n can_v be_v in_o these_o time_n and_o in_o these_o place_n wherein_o we_o live_v 5_o for_o the_o persecution_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v raise_v either_o by_o the_o gentile_n or_o the_o arrian_n either_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n or_o the_o trinity_n of_o the_o person_n be_v ever_o in_o question_n which_o be_v the_o element_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n of_o which_o it_o be_v frame_v and_o complexioned_a and_o so_o to_o shake_v that_o be_v to_o ruin_v and_o demolish_v all_o and_o they_o be_v also_o the_o alphabet_n of_o our_o religion_n of_o which_o no_o infant_n or_o neophyte_n may_v be_v ignorant_a but_o now_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o only_a form_n of_o martyrdom_n for_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v for_o a_o martyrdom_n to_o witness_v by_o our_o blood_n 13._o the_o unity_n of_o god_n against_o the_o gentile_n nor_o the_o trinity_n of_o person_n against_o the_o turk_n or_o jew_n except_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o seal_v with_o our_o blood_n contradictory_n thing_n and_o incompatible_a for_o the_o time_n past_a since_o evident_o the_o pope_n have_v teach_v contradictory_n thing_n and_o for_o the_o time_n present_a obscure_a and_o irrevealed_a thing_n and_o entangle_v perplexity_n of_o schoolman_n for_o in_o these_o yea_o in_o future_a contingency_n we_o must_v seal_v with_o our_o blood_n that_o part_n which_o that_o church_n shall_v hereafter_o declare_v to_o be_v true_a 6_o this_o constant_a defence_n of_o the_o foundation_n and_o this_o undisputable_a evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v their_o warrant_n and_o they_o have_v another_o double_a reason_n of_o make_v they_o extreme_o tender_a and_o fearful_a of_o slip_v from_o their_o profession_n which_o be_v first_o the_o subtlety_n and_o artifices_fw-la of_o their_o adversary_n to_o get_v they_o to_o do_v some_o act_n which_o may_v imply_v a_o transgress_a and_o dereliction_n of_o their_o religion_n though_o it_o be_v not_o direct_o so_o and_o so_o draw_v a_o scandal_n upon_o their_o cause_n and_o make_v their_o simplicity_n seem_v infirmity_n and_o impiety_n and_o second_o the_o severity_n which_o the_o church_n use_v towards_o they_o who_o have_v do_v any_o such_o act_n and_o her_o bitterness_n and_o aâ—ersenes_n from_o re_z assume_v they_o even_o after_o long_a penance_n into_o her_o bosom_n for_o by_o the_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o eliberitane_n council_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o it_o appear_v that_o even_o they_o who_o they_o call_v libellaticos_fw-la because_o they_o have_v for_o money_n bargain_v and_o contract_v with_o the_o state_n to_o spare_v they_o from_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n though_o this_o be_v do_v but_o to_o redeem_v their_o vexation_n and_o trouble_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o holy_a communion_n but_o none_o of_o these_o reason_n can_v advantage_n or_o relieve_v those_o of_o the_o roman_a persuasion_n in_o these_o time_n because_o no_o point_n of_o catholic_a faith_n either_o primary_n and_o radical_a or_o issue_v from_o thence_o by_o necessary_a deduction_n and_o consequence_n be_v 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