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write_n as_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o world_n under_o the_o specious_a name_n of_o ecclesiastical_a author_n and_o also_o become_v too_o credulous_a in_o believe_v miracle_n so_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o disciple_n have_v wrought_v miracle_n and_o that_o many_o true_a one_o be_v be_v daily_a perform_v at_o the_o tomb_n of_o the_o martyr_n that_o they_o be_v not_o now_o overcurious_a in_o examine_v so_o as_o to_o distinguish_v the_o true_a from_o the_o false_a the_o most_o surprise_a relation_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o history_n be_v the_o best_a receive_v ignorance_n in_o philosophy_n and_o the_o little_a knowledge_n they_o have_v of_o nature_n make_v they_o take_v all_o strange_a appearance_n for_o prodigy_n and_o interpret_v they_o as_o the_o supernatural_a sign_n of_o god_n wrath_n they_o believe_v there_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a in_o astrology_n and_o dread_a eclipse_n and_o comet_n as_o dismal_a presage_n to_o give_v but_o one_o example_n more_o religion_n say_v mr._n fleury_n can_v subsist_v without_o study_n and_o preach_v to_o preserve_v the_o soundness_n of_o its_o doctrine_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o its_o moral_n it_o must_v necessary_o fall_v into_o decay_n unless_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v diligent_o read_v teach_v and_o expound_v to_o the_o people_n unless_o the_o apostolical_a tradition_n be_v preserve_v in_o their_o purity_n and_o purge_v from_o time_n to_o time_n of_o those_o spurious_a addition_n which_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n without_o any_o just_a authority_n have_v make_v to_o they_o will_v but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n take_v away_o these_o and_o all_o other_o addition_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o christianity_n and_o forbid_v all_o disputation_n etc._n etc._n as_o innocent_a xi_o by_o his_o decree_n of_o the_o 19_o of_o feb._n 1678._o entire_o abolish_v the_o office_n of_o the_o immaculate_a conception_n etc._n etc._n approve_a by_o paul_n v._o they_o may_v happy_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o great_a division_n that_o have_v so_o long_o make_v the_o enemy_n of_o christianity_n to_o rejoice_v or_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v the_o charge_n of_o schism_n against_o those_o that_o shall_v then_o refuse_v their_o communion_n what_o passage_n or_o expression_n occur_v in_o this_o treatise_n which_o may_v be_v judge_v contrary_a to_o and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o by_o law_n establish_v the_o author_n and_o editor_n of_o this_o book_n be_v not_o answerable_a for_o nor_o pretend_v to_o justify_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o translation_n of_o a_o historical_a tract_n write_v in_o french_a and_o often_o print_v by_o a_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n who_o name_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o title-page_n of_o this_o book_n what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o favour_n of_o several_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o the_o admirable_a moral_a reflection_n which_o frequent_o occur_v throughout_o his_o history_n and_o especial_o the_o former_a part_n together_o with_o other_o pious_a relation_n of_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o excellent_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o this_o treatise_n and_o hence_o to_o justify_v the_o publication_n of_o it_o in_o our_o own_o language_n and_o the_o more_o exceptionable_a passage_n that_o be_v in_o it_o i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o consiâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d the_o mere_a effect_n of_o our_o author_n be_v 〈…〉_o the_o communion_n wherein_o he_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o admire_v rather_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d say_v so_o much_o on_o our_o side_n than_o that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v say_v no_o more_o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 16._o read_v to_o establish_v p._n 13._o l._n 13._o r._n in_o mind_n of_o p._n 27._o l._n 22._o deal_n and._n p._n 35._o l._n 22._o r._n orchard_n p._n 37._o ibid._n l._n 22._o r._n disease_n p._n 41._o l._n 11._o r._n furnish_v ibid._n 18._o r._n christian_n p._n 42._o l._n 24._o r._n paedagogus_fw-la p._n 45._o l._n 8._o r._n sanctify_v p._n 47._o l._n 29._o r._n give_v p._n 54._o l._n 32._o r._n itself_o p._n 56._o l._n 27._o r._n use_v p._n 77._o l._n 18._o for_o where_o r._n be_v ibid._n l._n 24._o r._n zealous_a p._n 86._o l._n 26._o r._n occasion_n p._n 87._o l._n 13._o r._n gnostic_n p._n 99_o l._n 15._o r._n tutelar_a p._n 103._o l._n 18._o r._n eqweus_n p._n 104._o l._n 28._o r._n lewd_a way_n p._n 105._o l._n 5._o for_o of_o r._n off_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n spit_v it_o p._n 106._o l._n 17._o r._n martyr_n p._n 107._o l._n 23._o deal_n the._n p._n 110._o l._n 25._o r._n reduce_v p._n 119._o l._n 25._o r._n slave_n ibid._n r._n state_n p._n 124._o l._n 22._o r._n such_o case_n p._n 129._o l._n 9_o for_o bell_n r._n bell_n p._n 136._o l._n 7._o for_o thy_o r._n they_o ibid._n r._n deliver_v p._n 148._o l._n 12._o r._n wife_n p._n 149._o l._n 25_o r._n fifty_o p._n 156._o l._n 1._o r._n to_o each_o other_o p._n 157._o l._n 2._o r._n priest_n p._n 158._o l._n 17._o for_o they_o r._n him_z p._n 165._o l._n 20._o for_o this_o r_o his_o p._n 182._o l._n 24._o r._n martyrium_fw-la p._n 204._o l._n 30_o deal_n or_o the_o least_o sign_n p._n 205._o l._n 15._o r._n have_v reteme_v p._n 240_o l._n 22._o r._n sylvester_n p._n 241._o l._n 5._o r._n ornament_v ibid._n l._n 30._o r._n candlestick_n p._n 242._o l._n 15._o deal_n with_o p._n 251._o l._n 8._o r._n pestilence_n p._n 259._o l._n 15_o r._n soever_o p._n 266._o l._n 17._o r._n many_o p._n 272._o l._n 1._o for_o for_o r._n the_o p._n 289._o l._n 24._o r._n thereupon_o p._n 305._o l._n 30._o r._n conversion_n ibid._n l._n 32._o for_o be_v r._n were_z p._n 306._o l._n 1._o r._n religion_n ibid._n l._n 17._o r._n hungarian_n p._n 307._o l._n 13._o r._n can_v p._n 310._o l._n 2._o r._n canon_n ibid._n l._n 31._o r._n how_o miserable_o p._n 313._o l._n 30._o r._n barbarous_a p._n 314._o l._n 2._o r._n do_v that_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n modesty_n p._n 318._o l._n 10._o r._n chaplain_n p._n 322._o l._n 6._o r._n our_o way_n of_o live_v p._n 326._o l._n 20._o r._n journey_n ibid._n l._n 26._o r._n travel_n p._n 327._o l._n 32._o r._n upon_o they_o p._n 328._o l._n 15._o r._n bear_v p._n 330._o l._n 28._o r._n assistance_n p._n 332._o l._n 31._o r._n multitude_n the_o behaviour_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o christian_n part_v the_o first_o i_o shall_v divide_v my_o work_n into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o will_v represent_v the_o manner_n i._o i._o of_o the_o christian_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o whole_a the_o division_n of_o the_o whole_a destruction_n of_o that_o city_n under_o vespasian_n this_o first_o state_n of_o christianity_n though_o but_o of_o a_o short_a continuance_n be_v so_o supereminent_a in_o its_o perfection_n that_o it_o will_v deserve_v a_o separate_a consideration_n the_o second_o will_v take_v in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persecution_n that_o be_v the_o entire_a space_n of_o three_o century_n in_o the_o three_o i_o shall_v describe_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o its_o liberty_n which_o commence_v in_o the_o four_o age._n and_o in_o the_o last_o consider_v the_o change_n it_o afterward_o undergo_v and_o endeavour_v to_o discover_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o the_o work_n of_o ii_o ii_o god_n so_o like_o the_o universe_n it_o have_v its_o full_a jerulem_fw-la the_o first_o part_n the_o church_n of_o jerulem_fw-la perfection_n in_o its_o first_o birth_n and_o be_v most_o glorious_a in_o its_o early_a production_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v say_v tertullian_n that_o the_o
apostle_n be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o truth_n profitable_a to_o salvation_n or_o that_o the_o invention_n of_o 22._o tertul._n prescript_n c._n 22._o after_o age_n have_v find_v out_o any_o new_a rule_n of_o live_v more_o perfect_a or_o more_o sublime_a than_o what_o jesus_n christ_n teach_v his_o disciple_n but_o this_o heavenly_a doctrine_n do_v not_o always_o produce_v the_o like_a effect_n but_o have_v its_o different_a operation_n according_a to_o the_o different_a disposition_n of_o those_o that_o receive_v it_o or_o the_o different_a measure_n of_o grace_n with_o which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o accompany_v it_o the_o true_a israelite_n who_o have_v by_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o father_n and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o from_o their_o infancy_n enure_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o his_o law_n the_o gospel_n find_v they_o well_o prepare_v for_o that_o high_a perfection_n it_o require_v when_o that_o perfection_n shall_v be_v discover_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o understand_v what_o kind_n of_o salvation_n that_o be_v which_o their_o messiah_n be_v to_o bring_v they_o and_o what_o kind_n of_o kingdom_n his_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v but_o as_o for_o the_o gentile_n who_o have_v hitherto_o 12_o eph._n 2._o 12_o live_v without_o god_n and_o without_o law_n train_v up_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o then_o delude_v world_n in_o the_o most_o horrid_a 2_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 2_o superstition_n worship_v with_o as_o little_a understanding_n as_o the_o beast_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n dumb_a idol_n plunge_v in_o sensuality_n and_o habituate_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o impiety_n and_o impurity_n it_o be_v far_o more_o difficult_a for_o they_o to_o rise_v to_o the_o same_o perfection_n so_o that_o it_o be_v among_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o first_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n we_o must_v look_v for_o a_o example_n of_o a_o life_n the_o most_o perfect_o christian_n and_o consequent_o the_o most_o perfect_o happy_a that_o mortality_n be_v capable_a of_o we_o must_v begin_v with_o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o who_o be_v both_o the_o original_a and_o the_o model_n of_o all_o perfection_n he_o 15._o jo._n 13._o 15._o have_v give_v we_o a_o example_n that_o as_o he_o have_v do_v so_o shall_v we_o do_v and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o grand_a advantage_n we_o receive_v by_o the_o incarnation_n that_o thereby_o the_o word_n become_v sensible_a and_o by_o converse_v with_o man_n as_o man_z render_v himself_o the_o object_n not_o only_o of_o our_o admiration_n and_o adoration_n but_o of_o our_o imitation_n also_o have_v in_o his_o life_n set_v we_o that_o perfect_a exemplar_n in_o conformity_n to_o which_o we_o be_v to_o regulate_v we_o i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o a_o life_n so_o divine_a can_v he_o worthy_o describe_v but_o by_o those_o who_o have_v see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o 1._o 1_o jo._n 1._o 1._o their_o ear_n and_o who_o hand_n have_v handle_v the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o who_o be_v themselves_o act_v by_o his_o spirit_n yet_o may_v every_o man_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o capacity_n employ_v his_o thought_n and_o meditation_n upon_o it_o and_o point_n out_o some_o of_o the_o particular_n which_o he_o judge_n more_o proper_a for_o our_o imitation_n leave_v it_o to_o other_o more_o advance_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o devotion_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o christian_a virtue_n to_o make_v still_o far_a discovery_n in_o so_o inexhaustible_a a_o subject_n in_o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n christ_n we_o can_v go_v too_o far_o back_o he_o be_v a_o example_n from_o the_o cradle_n and_o in_o his_o first_o year_n set_v we_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o first_o virtue_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o learning_n that_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o childhood_n he_o show_v himself_o in_o that_o age_n docile_a tractable_a and_o submissive_a towards_o his_o parent_n and_o of_o such_o a_o sweetness_n of_o temper_n and_o behaviour_n that_o render_v he_o amiable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o that_o behold_v he_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o scripture_n as_o he_o increase_v 52._o luk._n 2._o 40._o 52._o in_o stature_n so_o he_o increase_v in_o wisdom_n and_o in_o favour_n with_o god_n and_o man._n as_o for_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o youth_n till_o he_o come_v to_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n we_o have_v no_o other_o account_n of_o it_o but_o that_o he_o abide_v in_o the_o little_a city_n of_o nazareth_n pass_v there_o 5â—_n matt._n 3._o 5â—_n for_o the_o son_n of_o a_o carpenter_n and_o be_v a_o carpenter_n himself_o this_o silence_n of_o history_n 3._o mar._n 6._o 3._o express_v better_a than_o any_o word_n can_v have_v do_v the_o state_n of_o privacy_n in_o which_o as_o yet_o he_o live_v jesus_n christ_n himself_o he_o who_o come_v to_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n pass_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o day_n upon_o earth_n in_o obscurity_n he_o spend_v thirty_o year_n in_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o private_a life_n and_o only_o three_o or_o four_o in_o preach_v and_o the_o public_a exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n to_o keep_v themselves_o within_o a_o private_a station_n and_o labour_n in_o silence_n and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o for_o some_o few_o person_n to_o put_v themselves_o upon_o public_a function_n and_o that_o only_a so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v by_o the_o designation_n of_o god_n or_o by_o charity_n towards_o their_o neighbour_n oblige_v thereunto_o the_o occupation_n which_o he_o choose_v to_o follow_v be_v also_o worthy_a our_o reflection_n to_o live_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o one_o hand_n be_v a_o state_n of_o life_n more_o poor_a than_o to_o have_v land_n to_o till_o or_o cattle_n to_o feed_v whether_o his_o trade_n of_o a_o carpenter_n be_v to_o build_v house_n or_o as_o ancient_a tradition_n report_v to_o make_v tryph._n justin_n in_o tryph._n plow_n and_o other_o instrument_n of_o husbandry_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o be_v a_o mean_a and_o laborious_a employment_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o very_a useful_a and_o necessary_a one_o to_o society_n and_o such_o without_o which_o there_o will_v scarce_o be_v any_o live_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o a_o more_o laudable_a way_n of_o get_v a_o livelihood_n than_o any_o of_o those_o that_o minister_n only_o to_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n thus_o he_o pass_v his_o young_a day_n in_o the_o family_n of_o his_o father_n and_o place_n of_o his_o education_n lead_v a_o life_n not_o slavish_a or_o reproachful_a nor_o trifle_v and_o insignificant_a but_o serious_a employ_v and_o laborious_a submit_v to_o the_o penalty_n impose_v upon_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n of_o earn_v their_o bread_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o their_o brow_n and_o show_v himself_o a_o example_n of_o those_o two_o virtue_n he_o so_o much_o recommend_v to_o other_o 27_o 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