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thou_o that_o thou_o will_v take_v i_o from_o the_o angel_n of_o satan_n and_o deliver_v i_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o bring_v i_o into_o heaven_n iâ—c_n to_o saint_n james_n in_o this_o manner_n o_o foelix_fw-la apostole_fw-la magne_fw-la martyr_n jacobe_fw-la te_fw-la colentes_fw-la adiwa_fw-la peregrinos_fw-la undique_fw-la tuos_fw-la clemens_fw-la protege_fw-la ducens_fw-la ad_fw-la coelestia_fw-la o_o happy_a apostle_n and_o mighty_a martyr_n james_n help_v thy_o worshipper_n defend_v courteous_o thy_o pilgrim_n on_o every_o side_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o heavenly_a joy_n mart._n to_o saint_n martin_n thus_o caecis_fw-la das_fw-la viam_fw-la mutisque_fw-la loquelam_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la adiwa_fw-la mundans_fw-la immunda_fw-la qui_fw-la fugas_fw-la daemâ—nia_fw-la nos_fw-la hic_fw-la libera_fw-la o_o martin_n thou_o cause_v the_o blind_a to_o see_v and_o the_o dumb_a to_o speak_v help_v we_o and_o purge_v the_o unclean_a thou_o that_o cast_v out_o devil_n deliver_v we_o here_o but_o for_o brevitis_fw-la sake_n i_o will_v witting_o and_o willing_o superseade_v many_o particular_a prayer_n make_v to_o mean_a saint_n and_o come_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o papist_n teach_v we_o to_o invocate_v the_o holy_a virgin_n mary_n thus_o o_o maria_n gloriosa_fw-la in_fw-la delitiis_fw-la delitiosa_fw-la virg._n praepara_fw-la nobis_fw-la gloriam_fw-la o_o marry_o glorious_a in_o dainty_n delicious_a prepare_v thou_o glory_v for_o us._n again_o in_o another_o place_n thus_o virg._n maria_n mater_fw-la domini_fw-la aeterni_fw-la patris_fw-la filii_fw-la fer_fw-fr opem_fw-la nobis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la teconfugientibus_fw-la o_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n help_v we_o all_o that_o fly_v for_o help_v unto_o thou_o again_o in_o another_o place_n thus_o maria_n mater_fw-la gratiae_fw-la virg._n mater_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n protege_n &_o hora_fw-la mortis_fw-la 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vitam_fw-la innocentium_fw-la come_v o_o queen_n of_o the_o gentile_n extinguish_v the_o fiery_a heat_n of_o our_o sin_n blot_v out_o whatsoever_o be_v amiss_o and_o cause_v we_o to_o lead_v a_o innocent_a life_n again_o in_o their_o old_a latin_a primer_n 118._o the_o people_n be_v thus_o teach_v to_o pray_v in_o extremis_fw-la diebus_fw-la meis_fw-la esto_fw-la mihi_fw-la auxiliatrix_fw-la &_o saluatrix_fw-la &_o animam_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o animam_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o matris_fw-la meae_fw-la fratrum_fw-la sororum_fw-la parentum_fw-la amicorum_fw-la benefactorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la fidelium_fw-la defunctorum_fw-la ac_fw-la vivorum_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterna_fw-la mortis_fw-la caligine_fw-la libera_fw-la ipso_fw-la auxiliante_fw-la quem_fw-la portasti_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la jesu_fw-la christo_fw-la filio_fw-la tuo_fw-la o_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n be_v thou_o my_o helper_n and_o saviour_n in_o my_o last_o day_n and_o deliver_v from_o the_o mist_n of_o eternal_a death_n both_o i_o own_o soul_n and_o my_o father_n soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o mother_n brethren_n sister_n parent_n friend_n benefactor_n and_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a live_n and_o dead_a by_o his_o help_n who_o thou_o do_v bear_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n thy_o son_n again_o after_o two_o or_o three_o leaf_n in_o this_o manner_n ut_fw-la in_o tuo_fw-la sancto_fw-la tremendo_fw-la ac_fw-la terribili_fw-la iudicio_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la silij_fw-la tui_fw-la 111._o cvi_fw-la pater_fw-la dedit_fw-la omne_fw-la iudicium_fw-la i_o liberes_fw-la &_o protegas_fw-la a_o paenis_fw-la inferni_fw-la &_o participem_fw-la i_o facias_fw-la coelestium_fw-la gaudiorum_fw-la i_o beseech_v thou_o most_o merciful_a and_o chaste_a virgin_n mary_n that_o in_o thy_o holy_a fearful_a and_o terrible_a judgement_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o only_a son_n thou_o will_v deliver_v and_o defend_v i_o from_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n and_o make_v i_o partaker_n of_o heavenly_a joy_n these_o prayer_n if_o they_o be_v well_o mark_v will_v prove_v my_o conclusion_n effectual_o as_o which_o contain_v every_o jot_n of_o power_n right_a majesty_n glory_n and_o sovereignty_n whatsoever_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v yield_v unto_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n yea_o these_o two_o last_o prayer_n make_v the_o virgin_n mary_n not_o only_o equal_a with_o christ_n but_o far_o
the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n i_o say_v four_o that_o to_o invocate_v saint_n depart_v believe_v that_o they_o can_v &_o do_v hear_v our_o prayer_n be_v to_o make_v they_o god_n and_o even_o so_o shall_v we_o make_v the_o live_n god_n if_o we_o do_v in_o that_o manner_n call_v on_o they_o in_o their_o absence_n i_o may_v therefore_o well_o conclude_v that_o though_o the_o one_o kind_n of_o pray_v be_v godly_a and_o imitable_a yet_o be_v the_o other_o damnable_a and_o flat_a idololatricall_a for_o god_n be_v zealous_a 42.8_o and_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o the_o second_o objection_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o hell_n know_v where_o abraham_n be_v as_o also_o the_o state_n of_o lazarus_n 16.25_o and_o of_o his_o brethren_n then_o live_v therefore_o much_o more_o do_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n know_v our_o state_n on_o earth_n the_o answer_n i_o say_v first_o that_o parable_n and_o allegory_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o establish_v any_o 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the_o same_o s._n austen_n in_o the_o same_o book_n the_o three_o objection_n s._n austen_n ambrose_n gregory_n cyprian_n and_o the_o ancient_a father_n general_o use_v to_o invocate_v and_o to_o pray_v unto_o the_o saint_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v neither_o any_o new_a thing_n nor_o any_o unlawful_a act_n the_o answer_n better_a answer_n can_v be_v give_v to_o the_o father_n then_o that_o which_o be_v true_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o same_o father_n i_o therefore_o say_v first_o with_o cyprian_a that_o we_o must_v hear_v &_o attend_v what_o christ_n alone_o say_v in_o who_o god_n be_v well_o please_v we_o must_v not_o regard_v what_o other_o think_v shall_v be_v do_v pa._n but_o what_o christ_n who_o be_v before_o all_o will_v have_v to_o be_v do_v for_o we_o must_v not_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o man_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n so_o say_v holy_a cyprian_a to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v with_o s._n jerome_n 3._o that_o y_o e_o multitude_n of_o they_o that_o err_v bring_v no_o patronage_n to_o the_o error_n itself_o &_o with_o augustine_n that_o neither_o what_o i_o say_v nor_o what_o thou_o say_v initio_fw-la but_o what_o christ_n say_v aught_o to_o be_v regard_v &_o with_o tertullian_n that_o that_o be_v true_a whatsoever_o be_v first_o &_o that_o counterfeit_n whatsoever_o come_v after_o i_o say_v second_o that_o though_o the_o papist_n glory_v great_o of_o y_z e_z father_n in_o this_o point_n yet_o when_o their_o say_n be_v due_o consider_v they_o will_v make_v little_a or_o nothing_o for_o their_o purpose_n and_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v with_o perspicuity_n behold_v the_o force_n of_o their_o doctrine_n in_o this_o point_n which_o have_v keep_v myself_o long_o in_o suspense_n i_o purpose_v in_o god_n to_o deliver_v the_o sum_n thereof_o by_o these_o plain_a and_o brief_a canon_n the_o first_o canon_n the_o visible_a church_n as_o write_v egesippus_fw-la remain_v a_o virgin_n free_a from_o all_o heresy_n and_o corruption_n 32._o during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o be_v about_o one_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n to_o which_o time_n s._n john_n the_o evangelist_n be_v live_v but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n error_n by_o little_a and_o little_o creep_v into_o the_o church_n as_o into_o a_o void_a and_o desert_a house_n which_o assertion_n be_v doleful_a enough_o but_o yet_o profitable_a against_o the_o papist_n as_o who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a impudent_o to_o avouch_v that_o after_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n from_o christ_n ascension_n there_o have_v be_v no_o error_n at_o all_o in_o their_o whorish_a babylon_n and_o a_o great_a cause_n of_o these_o error_n be_v this_o for_o that_o many_o without_o due_a examination_n receive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o he_o that_o go_v before_o they_o so_o write_v eusebius_n that_o papias_n a_o man_n of_o no_o sound_a judgement_n ult._n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o chiliastes_n as_o who_o first_o gross_o invent_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v 1000_o year_n after_o the_o resurrection_n to_o which_o error_n though_o most_o palpable_a irenaeus_n and_o other_o otherwise_o well_o learned_a give_v place_n only_o for_o antiquity_n sake_n this_o imitation_n without_o time_n or_o reason_n be_v be_v and_o will_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o error_n which_o sundry_a of_o the_o learned_a papist_n have_v profound_o consider_v for_o this_o cause_n do_v canus_n oppose_v himself_o against_o all_o the_o thomist_n &_o scotist_n 5._o the_o old_a and_o latter_a papist_n for_o this_o cause_n do_v caietanus_n in_o his_o literal_a exposition_n of_o genesis_n and_o other_o book_n condemn_v the_o multitude_n of_o former_a commentary_n mos._n for_o this_o cause_n say_v their_o learned_a victoria_n that_o he_o repute_v nothing_o certain_a albeit_o all_o writer_n agree_v thereunto_o sacramen_fw-la unless_o he_o can_v find_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o this_o cause_n their_o sound_a canonist_n navarre_n do_v roundly_o reject_v the_o 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well_o papist_n as_o good_a christian_n to_o be_v a_o notorious_a heresy_n the_o heresy_n be_v this_o to_o wit_n etc._n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n do_v not_o see_v god_n clear_o till_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n this_o opinion_n hold_v justinus_n martyr_n irenaeus_n origenes_n chrysost._n theodoritus_n hilarius_n ambrose_n augustinus_n lactantius_n yea_o these_o latter_a writer_n be_v of_o the_o selfsame_o resolution_n theophilactus_fw-la oecumenius_n euthymius_n arethas_n alâ—_n and_o other_o and_o to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o our_o jesuit_n and_o other_o papist_n their_o own_o sweet_a s._n barnard_n sing_v the_o same_o song_n these_o be_v his_o word_n sanctis_fw-la aduertistis_fw-la ni_fw-fr fallor_fw-la tres_fw-la esse_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la status_fw-la animarum_fw-la primum_fw-la videlicet_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la corruptibili_fw-la secundum_fw-la sine_fw-la corpore_fw-la tertium_fw-la in_o beatitudine_fw-la consummata_fw-la 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these_o word_n interim_n sub_fw-la christi_fw-la
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