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god_n viz._n your_o saviour_n 373._o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 5._o p._n 373._o why_o to_o refore_o do_v you_o complain_v of_o we_o who_o be_v yourselves_o more_o superstitious_o addict_v to_o the_o like_a practice_n the_o heathen_n say_v tarasius_n patriarch_n of_o c._n p._n and_o the_o great_a champion_n of_o image-worship_n defend_v their_o idol_n by_o condemnation_n of_o the_o martyr_n say_v 376._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n p._n 376._o why_o strive_v you_o with_o we_o and_o refuse_v our_o image_n when_o you_o have_v image_n of_o your_o own_o why_o be_v it_o then_o that_o the_o more_o ancient_a pagan_n hierocles_n and_o lucian_n porphyry_n and_o celsus_n caecilian_n and_o symmacus_n julian_n eunapius_n and_o other_o object_v such_o thing_n against_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o be_v most_o evident_o false_a viz._n the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n a_o ass_n head_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o priest_n genitals_o or_o most_o 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dei_fw-la execratur_fw-la hoved._n ibid._n dunelm_n ad_fw-la a._n 792._o nicene_n synod_n be_v many_o thing_n contain_v which_o be_v inconvenient_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o that_o in_o the_o say_a council_n be_v establish_v a_o decree_n that_o image_n shall_v be_v worship_v which_o thing_n the_o church_n of_o god_n whole_o abhor_v and_o here_o let_v it_o be_v note_v that_o in_o these_o writer_n we_o find_v not_o the_o least_o hint_n of_o a_o distinction_n between_o due_a and_o undue_a worship_n of_o a_o holy_a image_n or_o betwixt_o worship_n which_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n allow_v and_o which_o the_o church_n abhor_v but_o imagine_v adorari_fw-la debere_fw-la that_o image_n shall_v be_v worship_v be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n which_o god_n church_n abhor_v in_o the_o 14_o century_n robert_n holcot_n professor_n in_o oxford_n most_o plain_o assert_n that_o reliqua_fw-la that_o ideo_fw-la aliter_fw-la potest_fw-la dict_z quod_fw-la nulla_fw-la 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colas_fw-la ea_fw-la ad_fw-la adorandum_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o colendum_fw-la prohibentur_fw-la imagine_v fieri_fw-la sequitur_fw-la non_fw-la adorabis_fw-la neque_fw-la coal_n inter_fw-la quae_fw-la sic_fw-la distingue_fw-la non_fw-la adorabis_fw-la sc_fw-la veneratione_n corporis_fw-la ut_fw-la inclinando_fw-la eye_n vel_fw-la genuflectendo_a neque_fw-la coal_n sc_n affectione_n mentis_fw-la comp._n theol._n in_o explic._n 1_o praecepti_fw-la tom._n 2._o p._n 25._o gerson_n chancellor_n of_o paris_n say_v we_o do_v not_o worship_v image_n and_o that_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o be_v worship_v that_o the_o second_o command_n forbid_v we_o to_o bow_v the_o body_n or_o the_o knee_n to_o they_o or_o to_o worship_v they_o with_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o 127._o and_o quod_fw-la vero_fw-la christiana_n religio_fw-la imagine_v sustinet_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la &_o oratoriis_fw-la non_fw-la permittit_fw-la eo_fw-la sine_fw-la ut_fw-la adorentur_fw-la ipsae_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la fidelium_fw-la mentes_fw-la per_fw-la earum_fw-la inspectiones_fw-la excitentur_fw-la ad_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la exhibendum_fw-la his_fw-la quorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la imagine_v in_o quorum_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la recordativam_fw-la ducunt_fw-la et_fw-la hic_fw-la modus_fw-la dicendi_fw-la videtur_fw-la esse_fw-la rob._n holcot_n super_fw-la illud_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la infelices_fw-la sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la dicendum_fw-la quod_fw-la neque_fw-la adoro_fw-la imaginem_fw-la christi_fw-la quia_fw-la lignum_fw-la nec_fw-la quia_fw-la imago_fw-la sed_fw-la adoro_fw-la christum_fw-la coram_fw-la imagine_v christi_fw-la quia_fw-la scilicet_fw-la imago_fw-la christi_fw-la excitat_fw-la i_o ad_fw-la amandum_fw-la christum_fw-la hic_fw-la modus_fw-la loquendi_fw-la originem_fw-la videtur_fw-la trahere_fw-la ex_fw-la dicto_fw-la quodam_fw-la b._n gregorii_n sereno_n episcopo_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la quidem_fw-la quia_fw-la eos_fw-la adorare_fw-la vetuiss_n 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jerusalem_n be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o almost_o all_o who_o believe_v in_o christ_n do_v yet_o observe_v the_o law._n the_o sect_n of_o the_o 272._o the_o ep._n ad_fw-la august_n &_o august_n contr_n faust_n l._n 19_o c._n 18._o orig._n contr_n cell_n l._n 2._o p._n 56._o l._n 5._o p._n 272._o ebionite_n and_o nazarene_o continue_v till_o the_o day_n of_o jerom_n they_o be_v disperse_v
emendandae_fw-la in_o pref._n p._n v._o l._n 16._o marg._n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o book_n p._n 2._o l._n 12._o marg._n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o demonstration_n that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o council_n have_v actual_o err_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o father_n of_o the_o nicene_n and_o trent_n council_n teach_v that_o image-worship_n be_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n receive_v by_o all_o christian_n from_o the_o beginning_n beginning_n 1._o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o frankford_n in_o the_o same_o age_n say_v it_o be_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o father_n that_o image_n be_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v worship_v 2._o this_o last_o assertion_n be_v prove_v 1._o from_o express_v testimony_n of_o the_o father_n say_v they_o have_v no_o such_o custom_n or_o tradition_n that_o christ_n and_o his_o doctrine_n teach_v they_o to_o reject_v and_o abandon_v image_n and_o that_o they_o teach_v all_o their_o convert_v to_o contemn_v they_o they_o 3._o 2_o that_o image-worship_n be_v by_o they_o represent_v as_o a_o heathenish_a custom_n it_o be_v say_v they_o proper_a to_o the_o heathen_n to_o make_v and_o worship_v they_o and_o proper_a to_o christian_n to_o renounce_v the_o worship_n of_o they_o they_o 4._o 3ly_n when_o heathen_n object_v this_o to_o christian_n that_o they_o have_v no_o image_n or_o statue_n yea_o that_o they_o laugh_v at_o those_o who_o have_v they_o they_o own_o and_o justify_v the_o thing_n thing_n 5._o 4ly_n they_o commend_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o have_v none_o and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o those_o gentile_n who_o have_v none_o and_o hold_v it_o a_o mark_n of_o their_o own_o excellency_n that_o they_o have_v they_o not_o and_o that_o they_o shut_v their_o eye_n when_o they_o worship_v that_o they_o may_v not_o see_v any_o sensible_a object_n object_n 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nicene_n council_n and_o the_o chief_a bishop_n mention_v or_o reside_v in_o it_o do_v very_o frequent_o but_o also_o very_o false_o say_v that_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n there_o declare_v and_o require_v touch_v the_o adoration_n of_o s._n image_n be_v apostolical_a from_o the_o beginning_n and_o that_o which_o have_v be_v always_o practise_v by_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n christ_n 1._o pope_n gregory_n the_o second_o have_v like_o a_o true_a infallible_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o that_o expression_n of_o our_o lord_n 12._o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n nic._n 2._o con._n to._n 7._o p._n 12._o where_o the_o carcase_n be_v there_o will_v the_o eagle_n be_v gather_v together_o by_o the_o carcase_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v christ_n and_o by_o the_o eagle_n religious_a man_n and_o lover_n of_o he_o he_o add_v that_o 13._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 13._o these_o religious_a man_n fly_v like_o eagle_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v see_v our_o lord_n and_o james_n his_o brother_n and_o stephen_n the_o first_o martyr_n they_o paint_v they_o as_o they_o have_v see_v they_o and_o that_o man_n no_o soon_o behold_v they_o but_o leave_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o devil_n they_o fall_v immediate_o to_o worship_v these_o image_n not_o indeed_o with_o latria_n but_o with_o relative_n worship_n pope_n hadrian_n say_v that_o 106._o that_o sicut_fw-la à _fw-la primordio_fw-la traditionem_fw-la à _fw-la sanctis_fw-la patribus_fw-la susceperunt_fw-la act._n 2._o p._n 103._o hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la traditum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la sanctis_fw-la apostolis_n p._n 110._o &_o p._n 99_o in_o universo_fw-it mundo_fw-la ubi_fw-la christianitas_fw-la est_fw-la ipsae_fw-la s._n imagine_v ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la honorantur_fw-la p._n 106._o all_o orthodox_n and_o christian_a emperor_n all_o priest_n and_o religious_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o the_o whole_a company_n of_o christian_n observe_v the_o veneration_n of_o image_n and_o picture_n for_o memory_n of_o pious_a compunction_n and_o even_o till_o then_o worship_v they_o as_o they_o receive_v a_o tradition_n from_o the_o begin_n from_o the_o holy_a father_n to_o do_v that_o the_o special_a honour_n adoration_n and_o veneration_n of_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o that_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n wherever_o christianity_n be_v plant_v these_o venerable_a image_n be_v honour_v by_o all_o the_o faithful_a tharasius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n declare_v that_o this_o of_o the_o venerable_a image_n be_v 388._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 5._o p._n 348_o &_o 388._o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n of_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n gregory_n bishop_n of_o possene_n cite_v for_o it_o a_o synod_n of_o the_o aposty_n meet_v at_o 64._o at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 1._o p._n 64._o antioch_n command_v christian_n no_o long_o to_o err_v about_o idol_n but_o instead_o of_o they_o to_o paint_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n god_n and_o man._n and_o leo_n bishop_n of_o rhodes_n add_v that_o the_o holy_a and_o venerable_a image_n be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n ibid._n church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n according_a to_o the_o custom_n deliver_v of_o old_a time_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o at_o the_o conclusion_n of_o many_o of_o their_o action_n the_o father_n 576._o father_n act._n 2._o p._n 132_o 133_o 136_o 152_o 153._o 3._o p._n 188._o act._n 4._o p._n 328._o 5._o 389._o 7._o 576._o general_o affirm_v that_o they_o embrace_v and_o practise_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 145._o 〈◊〉_d act._n 2._o p._n 145._o as_o they_o deliver_v to_o they_o who_o from_o the_o beginning_n be_v eye-witness_n of_o the_o word_n yea_o the_o whole_a synod_n do_v frequent_o assert_v they_o be_v teach_v thus_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o 321._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 4._o p._n 321._o adoration_n of_o image_n by_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o by_o their_o doctrine_n deliver_v by_o god._n that_o their_o tradition_n concern_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v act._n 7._o p._n 553._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a tradition_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o that_o in_o define_v and_o assert_v it_o 556._o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 556._o they_o follow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n teach_v they_o by_o god_n and_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o know_v this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o holy_a spirit_n which_o dwell_v in_o she_o that_o they_o 588._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n item_n p._n 588._o follow_v in_o observe_v this_o tradition_n st._n paul_n and_o the_o whole_a apostolical_a college_n and_o that_o thus_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n be_v confirm_v thus_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n to_o the_o other_o hold_v and_o practise_v that_o this_o be_v 581._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 581._o the_o doctrine_n receive_v from_o the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o their_o divine_a successor_n and_o last_o they_o do_v often_o with_o full_a voice_n 592._o voice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 7._o p._n 576._o act._n 8._o p._n 592._o cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o father_n this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o orthodox_n this_o be_v that_o faith_n which_o establish_v the_o world_n and_o suitable_a to_o this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o trent_n council_n which_o command_v all_o bishop_n and_o other_o who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o
image_n to_o heaven_n who_o of_o they_o will_v declare_v that_o all_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n which_o they_o solemn_o adore_v at_o rome_n be_v false_o call_v image_n that_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o mouse_n and_o worm_n and_o mole_n who_o of_o they_o will_v pronounce_v it_o a_o insignificant_a and_o needless_a a_o ridiculous_a shameful_a foolish_a incongruous_a perverse_a impious_a irreligious_a heretical_a heathenish_a and_o devilish_a practice_n to_o adore_v a_o image_n or_o a_o statue_n where_o shall_v we_o find_v among_o they_o these_o general_a axiom_n that_o christian_n must_v not_o worship_v that_o which_o be_v a_o creature_n that_o which_o have_v no_o sense_n that_o it_o be_v impious_a and_o foolish_a to_o adore_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o a_o christian_a that_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o adore_v the_o dead_a or_o absent_v and_o much_o more_o folly_n to_o adore_v their_o image_n that_o the_o devil_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n the_o artificer_n of_o image_n and_o statue_n since_o then_o the_o father_n without_o distinction_n or_o exception_n do_v frequent_o assert_v these_o thing_n and_o many_o more_o of_o a_o like_a nature_n it_o be_v evident_a they_o do_v not_o worship_n or_o bow_v down_o to_o image_n as_o do_v the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o if_o no_o man_n will_v thus_o speak_v who_o mean_v as_o the_o papist_n do_v sure_o these_o father_n be_v far_o enough_o from_o their_o opinion_n be_v any_o man_n so_o void_a of_o understanding_n that_o be_v only_o to_o declare_v that_o earthly_a prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o reverence_v as_o god_n he_o shall_v continual_o teach_v without_o all_o limitation_n and_o distinction_n that_o earthly_a prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v or_o reverence_v since_o then_o the_o father_n general_o say_v that_o image_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v or_o reverence_v by_o any_o christian_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o bow_v down_o to_o they_o and_o do_v not_o limit_v these_o expression_n it_o be_v exceed_o clear_a that_o they_o intend_v not_o only_o to_o declare_v they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v with_o latria_n but_o also_o that_o no_o outward_a and_o inferior_a worship_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o after_o the_o introduction_n of_o image-worship_n into_o the_o eastern_a and_o some_o western_a church_n we_o find_v their_o language_n and_o their_o practice_n as_o opposite_a to_o these_o discourse_n of_o the_o father_n as_o be_v light_n to_o darkness_n for_o than_o we_o never_o hear_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o artificer_n be_v vain_a earthy_a and_o profane_a that_o nothing_o of_o this_o nature_n can_v be_v sacred_a valuable_a pious_a but_o always_o speak_v of_o their_o image_n as_o in_o the_o second_o niceno_n council_n under_o the_o title_n of_o sacred_a holy_a venerable_n adorable_a image_n then_o they_o profess_o deny_v condemn_v endeavour_v to_o confute_v the_o axiom_n so_o frequent_a in_o these_o holy_a father_n for_o instance_n 1._o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v say_v the_o father_n which_o be_v make_v with_o hand_n it_o be_v impious_a and_o foolish_a to_o adore_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n make_v with_o hand_n this_o proposition_n those_o good_a father_n will_n by_o no_o mean_n admit_v of_o without_o their_o restriction_n 10._o restriction_n scripsisti_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la manufacta_fw-la veneranda_fw-la 2_o nic._n conc._n p._n 10._o thou_o have_v write_v say_v p._n hadrian_n to_o the_o emperor_n leo_n isaurus_n that_o thing_n make_v with_o hand_n be_v not_o to_o be_v venerate_v and_o have_v call_v he_o dei._n he_o indoctus_fw-la crassus_n arrogans_fw-la superbus_fw-la ibid._n manufacta_fw-la diaboli_fw-la noxia_fw-la &_o execranda_fw-la dicebat_fw-la quâ_fw-la sunt_fw-la manufacta_fw-la ad_fw-la ministerium_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la dei._n proud_a arrogant_a dunce_n he_o very_o learned_o inform_v he_o that_o this_o be_v only_o true_a of_o the_o manufacta_fw-la diaboli_fw-la noxia_fw-la &_o execranda_fw-la hurtful_a and_o execrable_a manufacta_fw-la of_o the_o devil_n not_o of_o thing_n make_v with_o hand_n for_o the_o ministry_n and_o glory_n of_o god._n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o emperor_n constantinus_n and_o irene_n approve_v by_o the_o whole_a council_n he_o object_n thus_o 114._o thus_o sed_fw-la dices_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la interdixit_fw-la adorare_fw-la manufacta_fw-la act._n 2._o p._n 114._o you_o will_v say_v that_o god_n himself_o forbid_v we_o to_o adore_v thing_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o answer_v thus_o that_o ibid._n that_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la terram_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la manufactum_fw-la cum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la factum_fw-la ibid._n every_o thing_n upon_o earth_n be_v make_v with_o hand_n it_o be_v make_v by_o god_n and_o then_o fly_v to_o his_o old_a distinction_n betwixt_o the_o image_n of_o daemon_n and_o of_o saint_n theodorus_n patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v that_o 185._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 3._o p._n 185._o some_o contentious_a person_n urge_v that_o the_o image_n of_o saint_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v as_o be_v make_v with_o hand_n but_o let_v they_o know_v say_v he_o that_o the_o cherubin_n the_o ark_n the_o propitiatory_a the_o table_n be_v by_o god_n precept_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o be_v worship_v and_o then_o he_o rest_v in_o the_o distinction_n of_o pope_n hadrian_n leontius_n triumph_v over_o this_o objection_n thus_o 237._o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 4._o p._n 237._o tell_v i_o thou_o who_o think_v nothing_o that_o be_v make_v with_o hand_n and_o nothing_o create_v be_v to_o be_v adore_v shall_v thou_o kiss_v thy_o wicked_a wife_n and_o may_v not_o i_o kiss_v the_o image_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n these_o father_n many_o of_o they_o clear_o say_v that_o image_n be_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o in_o that_o 57_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 1._o p._n 57_o council_n be_v pronounce_v a_o express_a anathema_n upon_o all_o that_o say_v so_o and_o as_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o show_v they_o have_v either_o express_o or_o in_o effect_n denounce_v their_o anathema_n against_o all_o these_o father_n and_o almost_o all_o that_o they_o have_v say_v say_v 11._o moreover_o in_o the_o late_a persecution_n in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o the_o papist_n force_v christian_n to_o renounce_v those_o very_a thing_n as_o heresy_n which_o be_v so_o full_o and_o express_o here_o assert_v by_o the_o father_n for_o instance_n 1._o the_o renunciation_n of_o some_o of_o they_o run_v thus_o 1490._o thomas_n taylor_n jan._n 22._o 1490._o i_o have_v keep_v and_o hold_v by_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n one_o suspect_v book_n of_o commandment_n write_v in_o the_o same_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v worship_v any_o thing_n grave_v or_o make_v with_o man_n hand_n 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