these_o late_a day_n differ_v nothing_o at_o all_o from_o the_o manifest_a idolatry_n of_o the_o ethnic_n in_o time_n past_a idolatry_n for_o they_o now_o call_v upon_o s._n anne_n s._n george_n and_o other_o none_o otherwise_o than_o the_o ethnic_n do_v upon_o juno_n mars_n or_o hercules_n they_o run_v to_o their_o image_n and_o the_o bishop_n with_o great_a authority_n confirm_v that_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idolomaniam_fw-la mad_n woorship_v of_o idol_n yea_o and_o their_o doctor_n and_o learned_a man_n commend_v they_o for_o so_o do_v and_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o worshippinge_n consist_v the_o whole_a sum_n of_o religion_n etc._n but_o all_o this_o while_n touch_v invocation_n upon_o christ_n &_o touch_v faith_n in_o he_o there_o be_v great_a silence_n among_o they_o the_o beginning_n therefore_o of_o such_o and_o so_o great_a impiety_n be_v too_o be_v take_v heed_n of_o which_o indeed_o gregory_n himself_o great_o confirm_v exercise_n who_o first_o than_o 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tradition_n and_o opinion_n touch_v the_o will_n of_o god_n neither_o retain_v they_o the_o word_n and_o ordinance_n wherewith_o god_n have_v manifest_v his_o will_n towards_o us._n themselves_o be_v blind_a too_o seek_v after_o god_n by_o other_o mean_n dead_a for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o christ_n himself_o never_o deliver_v the_o sacrament_n to_o have_v it_o apply_v for_o the_o dead_a for_o what_o mention_n be_v there_o make_v of_o the_o dead_a 〈…〉_o he_o bid_v we_o celebrate_v his_o supper_n 〈…〉_o that_o we_o may_v have_v in_o remembrance_n his_o death_n &_o benefit_n be_v the_o dead_a they_o present_a with_o we_o too_o remember_v these_o with_o we_o but_o i_o will_v brief_o add_v unto_o these_o other_o reason_n also_o the_o second_o reason_n this_o sentence_n to_o â—rue_v &_o assure_v which_o by_o no_o mean_n may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d or_o deny_v the_o just_a man_n live_v by_o his_o faith_n abac._n 2._o us._n wherefore_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o in_o our_o life_n time_n we_o do_v 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