speak_v in_o a_o ecstasy_n as_o do_v the_o book_n of_o pope_n miltiades_n and_o apollonius_n which_o eusebius_n mention_n that_o the_o montanist_n enthusia_v have_v their_o ecstasy_n tertullian_n grant_v but_o deny_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o any_o rageing_n and_o fit_v of_o fury_n and_o will_v undertake_v to_o 22._o to_o tert._n adv_o marc._n l._n 4._o c._n 22._o prove_v that_o the_o true_a prophet_n be_v so_o act_v from_o the_o example_n of_o s._n peter_n who_o on_o the_o holy_a mount_n luke_n 9.33_o will_v have_v three_o tabernacle_n rear_v one_o for_o his_o master_n another_z for_o moses_n and_o a_o three_o for_o elias_n not_o know_v what_o he_o say_v for_o say_v he_o how_o be_v he_o ignorant_a be_v it_o from_o the_o erroneous_a notion_n that_o then_o possess_v his_o mind_n or_o from_o some_o extraordinary_a grace_n and_o assistance_n that_o throw_v he_o into_o a_o ecstasy_n for_o that_o man_n who_o be_v act_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n especial_o when_o he_o see_v the_o 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a_o assistant_n daemon_n to_o reveal_v strange_a thing_n melancholy_n and_o a_o busy_a swell_a fancy_n with_o a_o little_a help_n from_o satan_n the_o great_a pretender_n to_o oracle_n easy_o set_v up_o a_o confident_a cheat_n to_o imitate_v the_o dictate_v and_o inspiration_n of_o the_o true_a prophet_n xvi_o second_o the_o false_a prophet_n of_o montanus_n be_v of_o very_o vicious_a life_n and_o conversation_n notwithstanding_o their_o great_a pretence_n to_o extraordinary_a strictness_n and_o mortification_n but_o the_o true_a spirit_n of_o god_n will_v not_o dwell_v in_o unhallowed_a mind_n 7._o mind_n talmud_n gemar_fw-la joma_n c._n 2._o abarban_n pref_o in_o 12._o prophet_n maimon_n mor._n nev._n p._n 2._o c._n 32._o etc._n etc._n philo_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 424._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n orig._n contr_n cell_n lib._n 7._o the_o jewish_a master_n affirm_v that_o he_o that_o will_v be_v a_o true_a prophet_n must_v be_v act_v by_o a_o spirit_n of_o true_a probity_n and_o piety_n must_v be_v a_o humble_a man_n a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n and_o fortitude_n and_o who_o have_v get_v a_o conquest_n over_o his_o passion_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v s._n peter_n 2_o ep._n 1._o ch_n v._o 21._o that_o they_o be_v holy_a man_n that_o speak_v as_o they_o be_v inspire_v by_o god_n and_o so_o the_o father_n do_v believe_v that_o those_o that_o have_v such_o uncommon_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v man_n who_o soul_n be_v purify_v by_o the_o light_n of_o a_o sublime_a reason_n and_o who_o life_n be_v guide_v by_o that_o light_n but_o 15._o but_o apollin_n abud_a euseb_n â—_o 5._o c._n 15._o montanus_n himself_o be_v a_o man_n of_o unsatiable_a ambition_n and_o covetousness_n of_o a_o ungoverned_a wildness_n and_o impudence_n and_o his_o 18._o his_o apollonius_n â—pud_fw-la eund_n â—_o 5._o c._n 18._o prophetess_n be_v adulteress_n so_o far_o from_o be_v virgin_n as_o be_v boast_v that_o they_o desert_v their_o husband_n to_o follow_v this_o pseudoparaclete_n they_o be_v addict_v to_o the_o use_n of_o fucus_n and_o paint_v to_o gawdery_n and_o intemperance_n and_o unlawful_a game_n to_o put_v their_o money_n to_o use_v and_o to_o what_o not_o and_o theodotus_n themison_n and_o alexander_n and_o other_o of_o their_o follower_n be_v notorious_a profligate_v wretch_n and_o at_o last_o montanus_n and_o his_o two_o female_a proselyte_n fall_v into_o the_o condemnation_n of_o judas_n and_o be_v their_o own_o executioner_n and_o now_o let_v the_o tree_n be_v judge_v of_o by_o the_o fruit_n xvii_o three_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o true_a prophet_n be_v always_o fulfil_v but_o the_o revelation_n of_o maximilla_n be_v like_o the_o old_a oracle_n at_o best_a dubious_a and_o many_o time_n very_o false_a she_o undertake_v to_o threaten_v the_o world_n with_o war_n and_o sedition_n that_o shall_v scourge_v the_o church_n if_o her_o dotage_n be_v not_o embrace_v supr_fw-la embrace_v apollinaris_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la whereas_o the_o father_n observe_v that_o from_o the_o death_n of_o that_o impostress_n to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o write_n there_o have_v pass_v 13_o year_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o profound_a peace_n over_o all_o the_o world_n but_o more_o especial_o the_o church_n enjoy_v her_o serene_a and_o quiet_a day_n and_o be_v free_a from_o persecution_n and_o she_o also_o 48._o also_o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 48._o prophesy_v that_o after_o her_o decease_n there_o shall_v not_o arise_v another_o prophet_n but_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n shall_v commence_v whereas_o the_o world_n yet_o continue_v four_o true_a prophecy_n be_v a_o spirit_n which_o descend_v from_o above_o be_v not_o to_o be_v control_v by_o any_o thing_n but_o that_o supreme_a power_n that_o give_v the_o inspiration_n who_o bestow_v and_o retrieves_z it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o when_o these_o ecstatick_a cheat_v appear_v in_o the_o world_n the_o good_a father_n of_o that_o age_n undertake_v to_o exorcise_v the_o daemoniack_a and_o cast_v out_o the_o evil_a guest_n 18._o guest_n serapion_n apollinaris_n apollonius_n apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 15_o 17_o 18._o zoticus_n bishop_n of_o comana_n in_o pontus_n resolve_v to_o undertake_v the_o action_n but_o the_o montanist_n oppose_v it_o xviii_o five_o the_o true_a prophet_n have_v never_o grant_v they_o against_o the_o ordinary_a and_o establish_a government_n of_o the_o church_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o consistory_n and_o of_o the_o new_a by_o the_o church_n against_o which_o i_o can_v only_o find_v one_o instance_n of_o elijah_n at_o mount_n carmel_n supersede_v a_o positive_a law_n but_o these_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o introduce_v new_a doctrine_n of_o oppose_v and_o revile_v their_o ecclesiastical_a superior_n and_o broach_v opinion_n that_o contradict_v the_o word_n of_o god_n montanus_n himself_o say_v supr_fw-la say_v ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la epiphanius_n affirm_v that_o the_o righteous_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o wicked_a a_o hundred_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o moon_n and_o what_o make_v i_o most_o of_o all_o suspect_n the_o cheat_n be_v that_o this_o afflatus_fw-la make_v itself_o appear_v only_o at_o set_a time_n by_o tertullian_n own_o confession_n usual_o on_o the_o sunday_n and_o that_o only_a during_o the_o celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n when_o the_o people_n be_v gather_v together_o like_o our_o modern_a quaker_n pretence_n to_o the_o spirit_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o public_a discourse_n as_o that_o think_v fit_a which_o now_o no_o long_a act_n they_o but_o at_o set_v interval_n and_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v hint_v to_o the_o enthusiast_n from_o some_o passage_n or_o other_o in_o the_o prayer_n or_o lesson_n or_o sermon_n of_o the_o church_n whereas_o the_o true_a spirit_n of_o god_n tie_v not_o its_o self_n to_o such_o method_n nor_o can_v be_v confine_v within_o such_o limit_n and_o need_v not_o such_o concurrent_a circumstance_n from_o whence_o it_o may_v take_v the_o measure_n of_o its_o discovery_n but_o as_o a_o free_a and_o uncontrolled_a agent_n shed_v its_o influence_n on_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n at_o what_o season_n and_o in_o what_o degree_n be_v best_o like_v of_o by_o the_o supreme_a inspirer_n thus_o the_o devil_n as_o they_o say_v can_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n etc._n naz._n orat._n 25._o p._n 441._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n orat_fw-la 14._o p._n 221._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o can_v so_o whole_o play_v the_o counterfeit_n but_o that_o by_o a_o satyr_n tail_n or_o a_o cleave_a foot_n he_o will_v be_v betray_v to_o a_o severe_a and_o diligent_a inspector_n so_o when_o he_o seize_v the_o prophet_n mantle_n to_o abuse_v the_o world_n there_o be_v some_o peculiar_a
and_o hardly_o a_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o her_o orthodox_n sentiment_n but_o be_v scourge_v and_o confute_v by_o his_o tongue_n and_o pen._n xxii_o nor_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o church_n his_o only_a encomiast_n the_o adversary_n of_o our_o faith_n have_v be_v just_a to_o his_o merit_n 268._o merit_n r._n gedaliah_n in_o schalschel_n haccabbala_n p._n 93._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la hotting_n smegon_n orient_n p._n 268._o the_o jew_n themselves_o give_v he_o a_o good_a character_n and_o 13._o and_o apud_fw-la eus_n l._n 6._o c._n 13._o porphyry_n even_o where_o he_o rail_v at_o it_o be_v force_v to_o sacrifice_v on_o the_o altar_n of_o truth_n and_o to_o commend_v his_o learning_n and_o industry_n and_o though_o the_o grandee_n of_o the_o alexandrian_a church_n be_v his_o enemy_n yet_o the_o multitude_n adore_v his_o memory_n for_o when_o 940._o when_o phot._n cod._n pinâ—ubi_fw-la suppletur_fw-la locus_fw-la ab_fw-la haesckel_n in_o not_o p._n 940._o pierius_n on_o the_o account_n of_o his_o indefatigable_a industry_n acute_a disputation_n and_o florid_n sermon_n be_v much_o cry_v up_o by_o they_o they_o can_v not_o find_v out_o a_o more_o honourable_a title_n to_o bestow_v on_o he_o than_o that_o of_o the_o junior_n origen_n xxiii_o thus_o be_v he_o bring_v to_o his_o last_o essay_n his_o preparation_n for_o heaven_n and_o eterâ—â—ity_n a_o place_n he_o can_v not_o but_o long_o for_o be_v there_o nothing_o there_o but_o a_o freedom_n from_o his_o earthly_a trouble_n and_o in_o he_o we_o may_v observe_v some_o thing_n peculiar_a 1._o his_o preach_a frequent_o without_o order_n a_o thing_n not_o unknown_a in_o that_o age_n and_o i_o can_v wish_v never_o have_v be_v practise_v in_o we_o but_o unless_o a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n justify_v it_o little_a allowable_a it_o be_v a_o just_a punishment_n of_o heaven_n on_o he_o for_o this_o usurpation_n to_o suffer_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o so_o many_o gross_a mistake_n say_v 130._o say_v loc._n come_v part_n 3._o sect._n de_fw-fr eccles_n p._n 130._o chemnitius_n 2._o that_o when_o he_o be_v ordain_v the_o ceremony_n be_v perform_v not_o by_o his_o own_o diocesan_n which_o be_v usual_a nor_o by_o a_o neighbour_n bishop_n with_o letter_n dimissory_a which_o be_v sometime_o practise_v but_o by_o two_o bishop_n the_o one_o of_o jerusalem_n the_o other_o of_o caesarea_n it_o be_v the_o first_o example_n that_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o church-history_n of_o a_o presbyter_n that_o have_v imposition_n of_o hand_n to_o that_o sacred_a employment_n from_o more_o than_o one_o prelate_n 3._o that_o his_o great_a enemy_n s._n hierome_n who_o so_o roundly_o tax_v ruffinus_n for_o defend_v he_o notwithstanding_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o declaim_n do_v 204._o do_v praefat._n quaest_n in_o genes_n tom._n 3._o p._n 204._o sober_o protest_v that_o he_o can_v be_v well_o content_a to_o undergo_v the_o envy_n that_o befall_v he_o can_v he_o be_v but_o master_n of_o his_o skill_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o he_o will_v scorn_v those_o mormo_n and_o little_a shadow_n thou_o surround_v he_o who_o fashion_n it_o be_v only_o to_o affright_v child_n and_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o a_o corner_n xxiv_o envy_n therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o profess_a adversary_n that_o occasion_v his_o condemnation_n and_o make_v he_o fall_v under_o the_o censure_n of_o 260._o of_o euseb_n l._n 6._o c._n 7._o pamphil_n apolog_fw-la apud_fw-la phot._n cod._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 260._o two_o synod_n at_o alexandria_n convene_v by_o the_o procurement_n of_o demetrius_n who_o spleen_n be_v grate_v to_o see_v a_o presbyter_n make_v great_a and_o more_o honourable_a conquest_n than_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o province_n like_o david_n ten_o thousand_o to_o saul_n thousand_o and_o the_o same_o evil_a spirit_n vex_v and_o haunt_v he_o at_o 288._o at_o ruffin_n invect_n 2._o in_o hieron_n tom._n 4._o p._n 288._o rome_n because_o themselves_o be_v shadow_n while_o he_o be_v admire_v and_o his_o glory_n eclipse_v their_o minor_a fame_n as_o when_o the_o sun_n shine_v it_o be_v night_n with_o the_o star_n 4._o that_o so_o great_a a_o lover_n and_o zealot_n of_o martyrdom_n shall_v in_o a_o age_n of_o persecution_n die_v in_o peace_n for_o i_o can_v believe_v 159._o believe_v apud_fw-la phot._n cod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 159._o pamphilus_n though_o he_o say_v there_o be_v many_o other_o of_o his_o opinion_n that_o he_o suffer_v a_o honourable_a martyrdom_n at_o caesarea_n in_o the_o persecution_n under_o decius_n for_o than_o he_o can_v not_o have_v live_v to_o that_o age_n which_o s._n hierome_n allow_v he_o nor_o be_v author_n of_o those_o epistle_n which_o say_v photius_n he_o write_v after_o the_o death_n of_o that_o emperor_n unless_o we_o suppose_v the_o letter_n to_o have_v be_v write_v after_o he_o have_v leave_v the_o world_n as_o the_o 21.12_o the_o 2_o chron._n 21.12_o jew_n say_v elijah_n send_v a_o writing_n to_o joram_n king_n of_o judah_n nine_o year_n after_o his_o death_n and_o convey_v it_o miraculous_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o angel_n xxv_o but_o perhaps_o by_o that_o celebrate_a martyrdom_n he_o mean_v no_o more_o but_o a_o honourable_a confession_n of_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n in_o those_o evil_a time_n which_o he_o never_o seal_v with_o his_o blood_n the_o title_n in_o the_o day_n of_o persecution_n be_v usual_o give_v to_o those_o who_o have_v profess_v the_o christian_a faith_n before_o the_o gentile_n with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n suffer_v but_o outlive_v the_o torture_n inflict_v on_o they_o so_o vossii_n so_o ad_fw-la philadelph_n p._n 45._o edit_fw-la vossii_n s._n ignatius_n call_v philo_n his_o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n not_o a_o man_n of_o know_a probity_n but_o as_o 284._o as_o not._n in_o loc_n p_o 284._o vossius_fw-la render_v it_o one_o that_o have_v be_v a_o martyr_n in_o designation_n and_o 1._o and_o adu._n valent_n cap._n 1._o tertullian_n say_v valentinus_n expect_v a_o bishopric_n but_o it_o be_v confer_v on_o one_o who_o have_v a_o better_a right_n to_o it_o because_o a_o martyr_n in_o preparation_n and_o resolve_n though_o not_o actual_o and_o s._n athanasius_n many_o banishment_n and_o suffering_n for_o orthodoxy_n get_v he_o that_o title_n too_o athanasius_n the_o martyr_n sealig_n martyr_n catal._n p._n 314._o edit_fw-la sealig_n nicephorus_n style_v he_o martyr_n designati_fw-la in_o init_fw-la in_o de_fw-fr martyr_n init_fw-la tertullian_n 284._o tertullian_n ep._n 2._o ad_fw-la victric_n p._n 284._o martyr_n vivi_fw-la &_o 573._o &_o natal_n 3._o s._n faelicis_fw-la p._n 573._o sine_fw-la sanguine_fw-la martyr_n in_o paulinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz._n orat._n 20._o p._n 319_o and_o s._n cyprian_n direct_v many_o of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n nemesianus_n etc._n etc._n the_o martyr_n of_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n for_o the_o three_o child_n say_v he_o 79._o he_o cypr._n ep._n 58._o p._n 79._o be_v nevertheless_o martyr_n though_o they_o escape_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o babylonish_n furnace_n the_o defer_v of_o the_o confessor_n martyrdom_n do_v no_o way_n lessen_v the_o merit_n of_o his_o generosity_n and_o bravery_n but_o make_v manifest_v the_o magnalia_fw-la of_o the_o divine_a protection_n for_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o martyr_n say_v evang._n say_v hemil._n 36._o in_o evang._n s._n gregory_n the_o great_a one_o in_o the_o intention_n only_o the_o other_o in_o the_o intention_n and_o action_n both_o so_o our_o saviour_n tell_v the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v baptize_v with_o his_o baptism_n and_o drink_v of_o his_o cup_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v martyrdom_n whereas_o s._n john_n do_v not_o actual_o suffer_v but_o yet_o be_v a_o martyr_n in_o will_n and_o resolution_n though_o his_o body_n escape_v xxvi_o and_o in_o truth_n the_o title_n be_v promiscuous_o bestow_v on_o those_o that_o die_v in_o durance_n that_o be_v banish_v or_o imprison_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o jesus_n or_o that_o have_v but_o their_o estate_n confiscate_v it_o be_v give_v to_o those_o charitable_a christian_n who_o by_o visit_v the_o sick_a of_o the_o plague_n at_o alexandria_n get_v the_o infection_n and_o lose_v their_o life_n in_o that_o pestilential_a disease_n nay_o any_o man_n who_o be_v unjust_o condemn_v and_o execute_v get_v that_o title_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o heathen_a historian_n 266._o historian_n l._n 27._o vide_fw-la baron_n not_o in_o martyrol_n p._n 266._o ammianus_n marcellinus_n for_o i_o can_v allow_v of_o 458._o of_o tom._n 2._o a_o 253._o p._n 458._o baronius_n his_o nice_a distinction_n that_o none_o of_o those_o who_o escape_v death_n be_v call_v martyr_n but_o who_o have_v undergo_v the_o rack_n and_o other_o torment_n in_o prison_n while_o the_o confessor_n be_v only_o those_o who_o have_v
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〈◊〉_d and_o so_o ruffinus_n after_o s._n hierom_n translate_v it_o the_o passage_n contain_v a_o vindication_n of_o the_o catholic_n doctrine_n against_o the_o docetae_n the_o follower_n of_o simon_n magus_n who_o hold_v that_o our_o saviour_n take_v only_o a_o fantastic_a body_n which_o read_v the_o judicious_a 126._o judicious_a exercit._fw-la adv_fw-la bar._n 16._o n._n 126._o isaac_n casaubon_n and_o the_o immortal_a 18._o immortal_a comment_fw-fr in_o mat._n 18._o grotius_n follow_v iii_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o impossibility_n in_o the_o assertion_n nor_o be_v it_o in_o itself_o altogether_o improbable_a though_o supr_fw-la though_o ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la casaubon_n doubt_v of_o it_o who_o dissertation_n on_o the_o subject_a i_o wish_v that_o learned_a man_n have_v live_v to_o finish_v be_v there_o any_o thing_n of_o great_a antiquity_n to_o countenance_v the_o tradition_n than_o anastasius_n bibliothecarius_n for_o ignatius_n be_v martyr_v but_o eight_o year_n after_o s._n 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7._o c._n â—6_n turrianus_n and_o out_o of_o he_o 100_o he_o not._n in_o mâ—râ—yrel_n feb._n 1._o p._n 9â—_n 100_o baronius_n who_o inform_v we_o that_o on_o the_o dissension_n that_o happen_v at_o antioch_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n hint_v galat._n 2._o each_o party_n have_v their_o own_o bishop_n allot_v they_o but_o on_o the_o re-union-of_a the_o church_n they_o be_v again_o settle_v under_o one_o prelate_n and_o that_o during_o this_o breach_n ignatius_n have_v be_v ordain_v by_o s._n peter_n and_o euodius_n by_o s._n paul_n contrary_a to_o the_o 46._o the_o lib._n 7._o c._n 46._o apostolical_a constitution_n which_o say_v that_o ignatius_n be_v s._n paul_n successor_n and_o euodius_n s._n peter_n on_o the_o reunion_n ignatius_n modest_o give_v place_n to_o euodius_n till_o his_o death_n and_o then_o succeed_v he_o as_o clemens_n be_v ordain_v at_o rome_n by_o s._n peter_n do_v to_o linus_n and_o cletus_n and_o so_o be_v both_o the_o second_o and_o three_o bishop_n of_o 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to_o who_o industry_n and_o diligence_n the_o church_n owe_v the_o reparation_n of_o many_o of_o her_o ancient_a ruin_n xxxi_o in_o his_o epistle_n i_o be_o accost_v with_o unaccustomed_a demonstration_n of_o christian_a gallantry_n and_o a_o ardent_a zeal_n and_o such_o long_n for_o martyrdom_n as_o argue_v a_o soul_n strong_o transport_v with_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n and_o immortality_n a_o infinite_a care_n of_o his_o disconsolate_a and_o widow_a church_n of_o antioch_n which_o in_o every_o letter_n he_o recommend_v to_o the_o prayer_n and_o assistance_n of_o those_o church_n to_o who_o he_o write_v but_o especial_o to_o s._n polycarp_n but_o above_o all_o a_o most_o holy_a vigour_n and_o earnestness_n against_o heresy_n and_o schism_n there_o be_v not_o one_o epistle_n wherein_o he_o take_v not_o care_n to_o condemn_v the_o heresy_n of_o that_o age_n to_o discountenance_v schism_n and_o faction_n and_o passionnate_o to_o recommend_v obedience_n to_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o 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satisfy_v with_o corruptible_a nourishment_n or_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n but_o only_o desire_v the_o bread_n of_o god_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n which_o be_v the_o flesh_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n bear_v in_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n and_o abraham_n that_o he_o long_v for_o no_o other_o drink_n but_o his_o blood_n the_o great_a testimony_n of_o the_o invincible_a charity_n of_o jesus_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o attain_v to_o life_n eternal_a which_o last_o passage_n i_o be_o inclinable_a to_o believe_v have_v its_o relation_n to_o that_o good_a old_a custom_n of_o give_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n as_o a_o viaticum_fw-la to_o die_a person_n xxxiii_o 8._o id._n ad_fw-la ephes_n p._n 7_o 8._o against_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o age_n he_o be_v very_a smart_n be_v not_o deceive_v my_o brethren_n adulterer_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 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the_o give_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o they_o not_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o remember_v the_o name_n of_o such_o infidel_n till_o they_o have_v repent_v xxxiv_o nor_o be_v his_o pen_n less_o keen_a against_o schism_n 30._o ad_fw-la phâ—adelph_n p._n 28._o 30._o you_o be_v child_n of_o the_o light_n fly_v all_o schism_n and_o false_a doctrine_n where_o your_o shepherd_n be_v there_o do_v you_o as_o sheep_n follow_v he_o for_o there_o be_v many_o wolf_n abstain_v from_o all_o noxious_a plant_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n never_o cultivate_v because_o they_o be_v not_o plant_v by_o his_o father_n be_v not_o deceive_v brethren_n if_o any_o man_n be_v a_o follower_n of_o a_o schismatic_a that_o man_n have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n for_o where_o there_o be_v division_n and_o wrath_n in_o that_o place_n god_n have_v no_o residence_n
illustrious_a by_o much_o additional_a magnificence_n and_o ceremony_n and_o be_v constant_o celebrate_v till_o the_o day_n of_o supr_fw-la of_o ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la evagrius_n but_o perhaps_o mr._n h._n will_v not_o mention_v these_o thing_n be_v loath_a to_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o those_o early_a day_n the_o relic_n of_o martyr_n be_v reverence_v and_o the_o anniverssary_n of_o their_o death_n be_v celebrate_v with_o sermon_n and_o other_o christian_a office_n to_o both_o which_o i_o will_v speak_v a_o few_o thing_n that_o it_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o view_n of_o the_o ancient_a usage_n in_o that_o kind_n and_o vindication_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n who_o panegyric_n i_o subjoin_v in_o which_o we_o find_v he_o copious_a on_o this_o subject_n xli_o the_o primitive_a church_n do_v call_v the_o day_n of_o their_o martyrdom_n their_o birth_n day_n natalitia_fw-la hereby_o testify_v that_o whereas_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n but_o at_o their_o dissolution_n go_v into_o abraham_n bosom_n that_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o day_n of_o a_o man_n departure_n be_v better_a than_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n 7.1_o eccles_n 7.1_o and_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v lose_v to_o all_o hope_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n 116.15_o ps_n 116.15_o yet_o that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n in_o their_o lat._n their_o p._n 28._o edit_fw-la usser_n &_o apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 4._o c._n 15._o gr._n 14._o lat._n epistle_n concern_v s._n polycarp'_v death_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n we_o say_v they_o place_v his_o bone_n in_o a_o fit_a repository_n where_o we_o meet_v together_o god_n will_v give_v we_o ability_n to_o solemnize_v the_o birthday_n of_o this_o martyr_n with_o exultation_n and_o rejoice_n that_o we_o may_v both_o celebrate_v the_o memory_n of_o former_a martyr_n and_o prepare_v and_o encourage_v other_o for_o the_o future_a to_o the_o same_o undertake_n so_o rhenan_n so_o scorpiac_n p._n 279._o e._n edit_n rhenan_n tertullian_n say_v of_o s._n paul_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v at_o rome_n because_o there_o martyr_v and_o after_o he_o the_o name_n occur_v frequent_o in_o 3._o in_o comment_fw-fr in_o job_n lib._n 3._o origen_n 37._o origen_n epist_n 37._o cyprian_n and_o 70._o and_o tom._n 3._o homil._n 70._o s._n ambrose_n but_o above_o all_o in_o raynaud_n in_o homil._n 129._o in_o s._n cyprian_n p._n 117._o edit_fw-la raynaud_n peter_n chrysologus_fw-la who_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n natalem_fw-la ergo_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la cum_fw-la auditis_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o birthday_n of_o a_o martyr_n have_v its_o denomination_n because_o the_o good_a man_n be_v bear_v not_o a_o child_n of_o this_o world_n but_o a_o son_n of_o heaven_n rescue_v from_o labour_n and_o temptation_n and_o introduce_v into_o the_o region_n of_o rest_n and_o quiet_a from_o a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o torment_n to_o the_o delicacy_n of_o the_o superior_a palace_n which_o do_v not_o for_o a_o while_o please_v the_o sense_n and_o then_o disappear_v but_o be_v firm_a and_o everlasting_a and_o in_o this_o be_v the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o dangerous_a time_n exert_v in_o ordain_v notary_n to_o record_v the_o act_n of_o their_o martyr_n and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n till_o hegesippus_n which_o they_o enjoy_v and_o i_o be_o not_o a_o little_a glad_a that_o i_o find_v this_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o learned_a and_o modest_a 1597._o modest_a de_fw-fr re_fw-mi dempt_fw-mi lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o thes_n 1._o p._n 304._o eait_fw-fr neostad_n 1597._o hierome_n zanchy_a that_o the_o primitive_a votary_n use_v to_o meet_v at_o the_o tomb_n of_o the_o martyr_n on_o the_o anniverssary_n of_o their_o suffering_n where_o god_n wrought_v many_o miracle_n to_o testify_v that_o those_o his_o servant_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o to_o engage_v other_o to_o the_o like_a resolution_n and_o the_o christian_n pay_v a_o veneration_n to_o their_o relic_n which_o reverence_n 1._o reverence_n de_fw-fr idol_n rom._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o sect_n 1._o dr._n reynolds_n do_v also_o acknowledge_v and_o allow_v and_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v more_o particular_o treat_v viz._n of_o the_o honour_n do_v to_o their_o dead_a body_n by_o god_n and_o man_n by_o miracle_n wrought_v at_o their_o sepulcher_n and_o veneration_n pay_v to_o their_o remain_n although_o i_o hearty_o profess_v my_o detestation_n of_o the_o superstitious_a usage_n of_o the_o romanist_n in_o this_o point_n and_o their_o many_o wheadle_a imposition_n on_o the_o delude_a laity_n be_v only_o willing_a to_o adjust_a a_o due_a respect_n to_o those_o remain_v of_o the_o primitive_a martyr_n but_o from_o my_o soul_n abhor_v their_o adoration_n xlii_o of_o ignatius_n 504._o ignatius_n to._n 5._o p._n 504._o s._n chrysostom_n be_v a_o sufficient_a testimony_n how_o joyful_o his_o bone_n be_v receive_v in_o every_o city_n and_o how_o reverent_o entertain_v the_o 28._o the_o epist_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la p._n 28._o church_n of_o smyrna_n collect_v the_o bone_n of_o s._n polycarp_n of_o more_o value_n than_o precious_a stone_n and_o pure_a than_o gold_n and_o lay_v they_o in_o a_o place_n convenient_a so_o the_o 20._o the_o â—aâ—_n 6._o cap._n 29._o vide_fw-la council_n gangrene_n can_v 20._o apostolical_a constitution_n affirm_v that_o the_o relic_n of_o those_o who_o dwell_v with_o god_n be_v not_o without_o their_o due_a honour_n it_o be_v customary_a in_o the_o day_n of_o 25._o of_o praepar_fw-la evang._n lib._n 13_o cap._n 7._o &_o hist_o lib._n 2._o c._n 25._o eusebius_n to_o meet_v at_o the_o monument_n where_o the_o sacred_a tabernacle_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o good_a man_n be_v fix_v there_o to_o make_v their_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o to_o honour_v those_o bless_a soul_n heretofore_o say_v 319._o say_v tom._n 1._o hom._n in_o ps_n 115._o p_o 319._o s._n basil_n the_o priest_n and_o nazarite_n be_v enjoin_v not_o to_o desile_n themselves_o by_o a_o dead_a body_n which_o if_o any_o do_v he_o shall_v be_v unclean_a and_o must_v wash_v his_o clothes_n but_o now_o he_o that_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o a_o martyr_n receive_v some_o holy_a influence_n from_o that_o grace_n that_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o 318._o and_o ibid._n p._n 318._o for_o this_o cause_n the_o relic_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v honourable_a for_o costert_n for_o ambr._n to._n 3._o scr._n 92._o de_fw-fr nazar_n &_o celso_n p._n 323._o edit_fw-la costert_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o faithful_a pay_n respect_n to_o that_o body_n which_o even_o the_o devil_n reverence_n which_o they_o punish_v in_o its_o torture_n but_o admire_v in_o its_o sepulchre_n i_o honour_v therefore_o that_o body_n which_o christ_n honour_v when_o it_o be_v under_o the_o sword_n and_o which_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n mart._n heaven_n hom._n in_o theodor._n mart._n gregory_n nyssen_n 53._o nyssen_n adu._n vigdant_a &_o epist_n 53._o hierom_n 100l_n hierom_n epist_n 100l_n augustine_n laurent_n augustine_n de_fw-fr s._n laurent_n prudentius_n and_o other_o be_v full_a to_o this_o purpose_n but_o i_o omit_v they_o be_v content_a to_o mention_v that_o 65._o that_o vit._n aeâ—â—â—_n p._n 65._o eunapius_n deride_v the_o christian_n for_o honour_v the_o salita_fw-la capita_fw-la the_o embalm_v head_n of_o those_o man_n who_o be_v as_o he_o spiteful_o and_o false_o object_n put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o execrable_a villainy_n mean_v the_o martyr_n and_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o method_n of_o cruelty_n in_o the_o 3_o the_o theodoret._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o â—â—â—lostorg_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 4._o nicepl_n 10._o c._n 3_o apostate_n time_n to_o prostitute_v the_o relic_n of_o the_o martyr_n but_o i_o will_v shut_v up_o my_o quotation_n on_o the_o subject_n with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o five_o century_n out_o of_o 7._o of_o c._n 7._o gennadius_n de_fw-fr dogmatibus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la we_o believe_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o especial_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o holy_a martyr_n be_v to_o be_v sincere_o honour_v as_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o church_n call_v by_o their_o name_n be_v to_o be_v approach_v with_o piety_n and_o devotion_n as_o place_n dedicate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o whoso_o think_v otherwise_o be_v no_o christian_a but_o a_o follower_n of_o eunomius_n and_o vigilantius_n for_o why_o shall_v we_o stick_v to_o honour_v what_o god_n have_v honour_v by_o miracle_n so_o the_o 28._o the_o quaest_n 28._o author_n of_o the_o question_n under_o the_o name_n of_o justin_n martyr_n the_o body_n of_o the_o sacred_a martyr_n be_v preservative_n against_o the_o snare_n of_o satan_n and_o cure_v distemper_n that_o have_v baffle_v physic_n and_o thus_o do_v timothee_n do_v greg._n naz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o julian_n p._n 36._o edit_fw-la
magistrate_n as_o a_o christian_a and_o a_o enemy_n to_o their_o god_n all_o which_o the_o good_a prelate_n slight_v and_o tell_v he_o that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o god_n he_o question_v not_o but_o to_o confine_v the_o daemon_n to_o what_o place_n he_o please_v which_o the_o priest_n catch_v at_o desire_v he_o to_o restore_v his_o familiar_a to_o his_o temple_n s._n gregory_n cut_v out_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o leaf_n of_o a_o book_n write_v on_o it_o these_o word_n γÏηγοÏιος_n το_n σατανα_n εισελθε_n gregory_n to_o satan_n enter_v which_o paper_n when_o the_o priest_n have_v lay_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o use_v the_o accustom_a rite_n the_o daemon_n enter_v as_o before_o on_o this_o and_o the_o sight_n of_o another_o miracle_n do_v by_o this_o wonderful_a man_n he_o become_v a_o christian_a s._n gregory_n deacon_n and_o afterward_o a_o martyr_n 1005._o martyr_n nyss_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la p._n 1004_o 1005._o who_o also_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n three_o several_a time_n by_o the_o same_o sign_n secure_v himself_o from_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o dispossess_v he_o of_o a_o bath_n which_o he_o before_o have_v fatal_o haunt_v so_o when_o 215._o when_o eudoxia_n orat._n 1._o in_o cypr._n mart._n apud_fw-la phot._n cod._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 215._o the_o junior_a cyprian_a the_o magician_n who_o live_v under_o diocletian_n send_v the_o most_o furious_a of_o his_o familiar_n to_o disturb_v the_o holy_a justina_n who_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o love_n they_o return_v confess_v that_o they_o be_v shame_v and_o overcome_v by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n fourteen_o thus_o the_o son_n of_o god_n appear_v to_o his_o own_o vindication_n and_o that_o not_o only_a when_o his_o servant_n have_v be_v his_o instrument_n but_o sometime_o when_o his_o great_a enemy_n 29._o enemy_n sozom._n l._n 5._o c._n 2._o &_o naz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o julian_n p._n 29._o the_o church_n historian_n affirm_v that_o on_o 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aut_fw-la hoc_fw-la testium_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la nescio_fw-la quid_fw-la satis_fw-la sit_fw-la vobis_fw-la xv._o by_o these_o method_n come_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n to_o exalt_v itself_o into_o the_o banner_n of_o army_n and_o to_o get_v a_o place_n on_o the_o crown_n of_o monarch_n and_o so_o venerable_a a_o respect_n do_v the_o succeed_a emperor_n pay_v to_o this_o solemn_a representation_n of_o the_o sacred_a passion_n that_o unic_n that_o l._n 1._o tit._n 8._o leg._n unic_n theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n make_v it_o a_o law_n that_o this_o symbol_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o trifle_v and_o unworthy_a use_n nor_o engrave_v or_o paint_v on_o the_o ground_n or_o on_o pavement_n where_o it_o may_v be_v tread_v upon_o and_o heaven_n appear_v to_o reward_v this_o piety_n in_o eutropium_fw-la in_o paul_n diacon_n addit_fw-la 18._o ad_fw-la eutropium_fw-la tiberius_n junior_a who_o walk_v one_o day_n and_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o cross_n under_o his_o foot_n command_v it_o to_o be_v remove_v to_o a_o more_o honourable_a place_n which_o be_v do_v a_o vast_a treasure_n be_v find_v hide_v under_o it_o and_o though_o constantine_n the_o great_a have_v be_v censure_v by_o some_o for_o his_o too_o frequent_a use_n of_o this_o sign_n as_o a_o amulet_n against_o all_o harm_n and_o his_o cause_v so_o many_o cross_n to_o be_v make_v yet_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o i_o that_o the_o god_n who_o be_v crucify_v so_o command_v he_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v his_o 22._o his_o vit._n constant_a l._n 1._o c._n 22._o historian_n who_o have_v it_o from_o that_o august_n emperor_n own_o mouth_n showing_z it_o to_o he_o first_o in_o the_o air_n with_o this_o motto_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conquer_v in_o this_o sign_n and_o afterward_o in_o a_o vision_n express_o enjoin_v he_o to_o make_v such_o another_o for_o his_o standard_n royal_a and_o his_o reason_n why_o he_o stamp_v this_o figure_n on_o his_o money_n a_o next_o it_o to_o his_o picture_n place_v it_o in_o his_o standard_n and_o on_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o soldier_n be_v very_o just_a say_v 47._o say_v de_fw-fr orig._n templ_n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o p._n 47._o hospinian_n that_o to_o the_o christian_n it_o may_v be_v a_o badge_n of_o their_o profession_n and_o to_o the_o heathen_n a_o encouragement_n insensible_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o desert_n their_o former_a superstition_n and_o to_o worship_v a_o crucify_a saviour_n and_o this_o example_n of_o his_o be_v quick_o follow_v ruffinus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o alexandrian_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a ignorance_n common_o have_v the_o picture_n of_o their_o god_n serapis_n on_o their_o wall_n and_o over_o their_o porch_n and_o in_o their_o window_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v convert_v blot_v they_o all_o out_o and_o set_v up_o the_o cross_n in_o their_o stead_n xvi_o and_o all_o this_o while_n no_o person_n dream_v that_o these_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v only_o by_o this_o sign_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o he_o that_o die_v on_o the_o cross_n as_o supr_fw-la as_o apud_fw-la greg._n nyss_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la the_o devil_n himself_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v much_o less_o dare_v any_o man_n worship_v it_o it_o be_v dis-owned_n by_o all_o the_o apologist_n by_o 16._o by_o apolog._n c._n 16._o tertullian_n 97._o tertullian_n octau._n p._n 97._o minutius_n faelix_fw-la julian_n faelix_fw-la l._n 6._o cont_n julian_n s._n cyril_n and_o other_o cruces_fw-la nec_fw-la colimus_fw-la nec_fw-la optamus_fw-la we_o neither_o worship_v the_o cross_n as_o our_o god_n say_v minutius_n nor_o desire_v it_o as_o our_o punishment_n and_o in_o constantine_n banner_n this_o be_v the_o motto_n say_v 2._o say_v l._n 8._o c._n 2._o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jesus_n be_v the_o conqueror_n and_o for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n she_o have_v unanswerable_o vindicate_v herself_o to_o all_o rational_a man_n in_o her_o 1603._o her_o an._n 1603._o thirty_o article_n and_o by_o her_o redoubt_a champion_n the_o profound_a 65._o profound_a eccl._n polit_fw-la lib._n 5._o sect._n 65._o hooker_n xvii_o these_o be_v the_o ancient_a triumph_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n such_o as_o not_o only_o commence_v since_o but_o long_o before_o the_o incarnation_n of_o jesus_n 28._o jesus_n just_a m._n tertul._n cypr._n ambr._n hier._n chrys_n naz._n athanas_n etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la montag_n appel_n caes_n c._n 28._o the_o father_n express_o assert_v that_o joshua_n rout_v the_o amalekite_v rather_o by_o this_o sign_n than_o by_o his_o sword_n as_o abraham_n also_o vanquish_v the_o four_o king_n and_o it_o shall_v go_v on_o conquer_a and_o to_o conquer_v to_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o good_a man_n and_o the_o confusion_n of_o its_o enemy_n for_o as_o 830._o as_o tom._n 2._o orat_fw-la 1._o in_o resurr_n christ_n p._n 830._o gregory_n nyssen_n in_o his_o mystical_a way_n of_o comment_v have_v it_o this_o be_v that_o löta_n in_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v see_v with_o a_o stroke_n athwart_o it_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o cross_n which_o be_v firm_a than_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o whole_a creation_n for_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o and_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v fade_v but_o one_o jet_n our_o tittle_n of_o this_o law_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o for_o our_o saviour_n choose_v that_o kind_n of_o death_n that_o the_o cross_n may_v supply_v the_o want_n of_o a_o divine_a and_o the_o figure_n itself_o be_v a_o instructor_n to_o the_o more_o perspicuous_a to_o describe_v the_o power_n and_o triumph_n of_o he_o who_o be_v nail_v to_o it_o overcome_v all_o thing_n 880._o thing_n chrys_n tom._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 880._o this_o be_v the_o sign_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o forefather_n open_v door_n when_o they_o be_v shut_v quench_v the_o force_n of_o the_o most_o
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