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take_v for_o their_o go_n and_o here_o also_o out_o of_o epiphanius_n we_o may_v further_o observe_v who_o be_v the_o master_n or_o the_o mistress_n rather_o for_o this_o be_v 446._o the_o woman_n heresy_n from_o who_o our_o romanist_n do_v first_o learn_v their_o hyperdulîa_fw-la or_o that_o transcendent_a kind_n of_o service_n wherewith_o they_o worship_v the_o virgin_n mary_n namely_o the_o collyridian_n 〈◊〉_d so_o call_v from_o the_o collyrides_fw-la or_o cake_n which_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o year_n they_o use_v to_o offer_v unto_o the_o bless_a virgin_n against_o who_o epiphanius_n do_v thus_o oppose_v himself_o 448._o what_o scripture_n have_v deliver_v any_o thing_n concern_v this_o which_o of_o the_o prophet_n have_v permit_v a_o man_n to_o be_v worship_v that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v a_o woman_n for_o a_o choice_n vessel_n she_o be_v indeed_o but_o yet_o a_o woman_n 449._o let_v mary_n be_v in_o honour_n but_o let_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v worship_v let_v no_o man_n worship_n mary_n this_o mystery_n be_v appoint_v i_o do_v not_o say_v for_o a_o woman_n nor_o yet_o for_o a_o man_n neither_o but_o for_o god_n the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o such_o kind_n of_o glorify_v ibid._n let_v none_o eat_v of_o this_o error_n touch_v holy_a mary_n for_o although_o the_o tree_n be_v beautiful_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o for_o meat_n and_o although_o mary_n be_v most_o excellent_a and_o holy_a and_o to_o be_v honour_v yet_o be_v she_o not_o to_o be_v worship_v 447._o the_o body_n of_o mary_n be_v holy_a indeed_o but_o not_o god_n the_o virgin_n indeed_o be_v a_o virgin_n and_o honourable_a but_o not_o give_v unto_o we_o for_o adoration_n but_o one_o that_o do_v herself_o worship_v he_o who_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o come_v from_o heaven_n out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n thus_o do_v this_o learned_a father_n labour_v to_o 446._o cut_v the_o root_n of_o this_o idolatrous_a heresy_n when_o it_o first_o begin_v to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o feminine_a sex_n animate_v all_o that_o be_v of_o masculine_a spirit_n to_o the_o extirpation_n thereof_o in_o this_o manner_n ibid._n go_v to_o then_o you_o servant_n of_o god_n let_v we_o put_v on_o a_o manlike_a mind_n and_o beat_v down_o the_o madness_n of_o these_o woman_n but_o when_o this_o disease_n afterward_o have_v get_v a_o far_a spread_v and_o have_v once_o thorough_o seize_v upon_o man_n as_o well_o as_o woman_n it_o be_v a_o most_o wonderful_a thing_n to_o consider_v into_o what_o extremity_n this_o frenzy_n break_v out_o after_o the_o time_n of_o satan_n lose_v especial_o for_o then_o 46._o there_o want_v not_o such_o as_o will_v interpret_v that_o speech_n of_o the_o angel_n unto_o the_o holy_a virgin_n haile_o full_a of_o grace_n the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o of_o the_o equality_n of_o her_o empire_n with_o her_o son_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v even_o as_o he_o so_o thou_o also_o do_v enjoy_v the_o same_o most_o excellent_a dignity_n of_o rule_v ibid._n in_o the_o redundance_n and_o effusion_n of_o grace_n upon_o the_o creature_n the_o lord_n power_n and_o will_n be_v so_o accommodate_v unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o in_o that_o both_o diadem_n and_o tribunal_n the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o not_o so_o much_o thou_o with_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_n with_o thou_o in_o that_o function_n then_o it_o be_v teach_v for_o good_a divinity_n that_o 8._o from_o the_o time_n wherein_o the_o virgin_n mother_n do_v conceive_v in_o her_o womb_n the_o word_n of_o god_n she_o have_v obtain_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o jurisdiction_n so_o to_o speak_v or_o authority_n in_o all_o the_o temporal_a procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o no_o creature_n have_v obtain_v any_o grace_n or_o virtue_n from_o god_n but_o according_a to_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o holy_a mother_n that_o ibid._n because_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o do_v produce_v the_o holy_a ghost_n therefore_o all_o the_o gift_n virtue_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v by_o her_o hand_n administer_v to_o who_o she_o please_v when_o she_o please_v how_o she_o please_v and_o as_o much_o as_o she_o please_v that_o 3._o she_o have_v singular_o obtain_v of_o god_n this_o office_n from_o eternity_n as_o herself_o do_v testify_v proverb_n 8.23_o i_o be_v ordain_v from_o everlasting_a namely_o a_o dispenser_n of_o celestial_a grace_n and_o that_o 2._o in_o this_o respect_n cantic_a 7.4_o it_o be_v say_v of_o she_o thy_o neck_n be_v as_o a_o tower_n of_o ivory_n because_o that_o as_o by_o the_o neck_n the_o vital_a spirit_n do_v descend_v from_o the_o head_n into_o the_o body_n so_o by_o the_o virgin_n the_o vital_a grace_n be_v transmit_v from_o christ_n the_o head_n into_o his_o mystical_a body_n the_o fullness_n of_o grace_n be_v in_o he_o as_o in_o the_o head_n from_o whence_o the_o influence_n come_v &_o in_o she_o as_o in_o the_o neck_n through_o which_o it_o be_v transfuse_v unto_o we_o so_o that_o 6._o take_v away_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o virgin_n you_o stop_v as_o iâ—_n be_v the_o sinner_n breath_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o live_v any_o long_o then_o man_n stick_v not_o to_o teach_v that_o unto_o her_o 8._o all_o power_n be_v give_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n so_o that_o for_o heaven_n when_o our_o saviour_n ascend_v thither_o this_o may_v be_v assign_v for_o one_o reason_n among_o other_o why_o he_o leave_v his_o mother_n behind_o he_o 11._o lest_o perhaps_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n may_v have_v be_v in_o a_o doubt_n who_o they_o shall_v rather_o go_v to_o meet_v their_o lord_n or_o their_o lady_n &_o for_o earth_n 1._o she_o may_v right_o apply_v unto_o herself_o that_o in_o the_o first_o of_o ezra_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v the_o lord_n give_v unto_o i_o and_o we_o may_v say_v unto_o she_o again_o that_o in_o tobi_n 14._o thy_o kingdom_n endure_v for_o all_o age_n and_o in_o the_o 144._o or_o 145_o psalm_n thy_o kingdom_n be_v a_o kingdom_n of_o all_o age_n that_o howsoever_o she_o be_v 7._o the_o noble_a person_n that_o be_v or_o ever_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o of_o so_o great_a perfection_n that_o although_o she_o have_v not_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n she_o ought_v nevertheless_o to_o have_v be_v the_o lady_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o law_n whereby_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n she_o do_v deserve_v the_o principality_n and_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n that_o ibid._n christ_n never_o make_v any_o legacy_n of_o this_o monarchy_n because_o that_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o he_o know_v beside_o that_o the_o mother_n can_v make_v void_a the_o testament_n of_o the_o son_n if_o it_o be_v make_v unto_o her_o prejudice_n and_o therefore_o that_o by_o all_o this_o it_o appear_v most_o evident_o that_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o jesus_n by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n have_v the_o regal_a dominion_n over_o all_o that_o be_v under_o god_n that_o 6._o as_o many_o creature_n do_v serve_v the_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n as_o serve_v the_o trinity_n namely_o all_o creature_n whatsoever_o degree_n they_o hold_v among_o the_o thing_n create_v whether_o they_o be_v spiritual_a as_o angel_n or_o rational_a as_o man_n or_o corporal_a as_o the_o heavenly_a body_n or_o the_o element_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n whether_o they_o be_v the_o damn_a or_o the_o bless_a all_o which_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o government_n of_o god_n be_v subject_a likewise_o unto_o the_o glorious_a virgin_n for_o asmuch_o as_o he_o who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v willing_a as_o it_o be_v to_o equal_v in_o some_o sort_n his_o mother_n sovereignty_n unto_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o his_o father_n even_o he_o who_o be_v god_n do_v serve_v his_o mother_n upon_o earth_n whence_o luke_o 2.51_o it_o be_v write_v of_o the_o virgin_n and_o glorious_a joseph_n he_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o that_o as_o this_o proposition_n be_v true_a all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o god_n command_n even_o the_o virgin_n herself_o so_o this_o again_o be_v true_a also_o all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o virgin_n even_o god_n himself_o that_o 2._o consider_v the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n and_o god_n be_v her_o son_n and_o every_o son_n be_v natural_o inferior_a to_o his_o mother_n and_o subject_n unto_o she_o and_o the_o mother_n have_v preeminence_n and_o be_v superior_a to_o her_o son_n it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o
by_o virtue_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n against_o which_o s._n augustine_n thus_o oppose_v himself_o 53._o why_o be_v there_o so_o much_o presume_v of_o the_o possibility_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v wound_v it_o be_v maim_v it_o be_v vex_v it_o be_v lose_v it_o have_v need_n of_o a_o true_a confession_n not_o of_o a_o false_a defence_n and_o prosper_v speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o man_n freewill_n after_o adam_n fall_n 27._o hinc_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la per_fw-la devia_fw-la lapsum_fw-la claudicat_fw-la &_o caecis_fw-la conatibus_fw-la inque_fw-la ligatis_fw-la motus_fw-la inest_fw-la non_fw-la error_n abest_fw-la manet_fw-la ergo_fw-la voluntas_fw-la semper_fw-la amans_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quò_fw-la se_fw-la ferat_fw-la &_o labyrintho_fw-la fallitur_fw-la ambage_n dubiarum_fw-la ingressa_fw-la viarum_fw-la vana_fw-la cupit_fw-la vanis_fw-la tumet_fw-la &_o timet_fw-la omnimodaque_fw-la mobilitate_fw-la ruens_fw-la in_fw-la vulnera_fw-la vulnere_fw-la surgit_fw-la second_o by_o grace_n he_o understand_v the_o grace_n of_o doctrine_n and_o instruction_n whereby_o the_o mind_n be_v inform_v in_o the_o truth_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o by_o prosper_n be_v thus_o object_v to_o his_o follower_n 10._o aliud_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la gratia_fw-la quam_fw-la lex_fw-la quamque_fw-la propheta_fw-la monens_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la doctrina_fw-la ministri_fw-la unto_o who_o s._n augustine_n therefore_o say_v well_o 24._o let_v they_o read_v and_o understand_v let_v they_o behold_v and_o confess_v that_o not_o by_o the_o law_n and_o doctrine_n sound_v outward_o but_o by_o a_o inward_a and_o hide_a by_o a_o wonderful_a and_o unspeakable_a power_n god_n do_v work_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n not_o only_o true_a revelation_n but_o good_a will_n also_o and_o thereupon_o the_o african_a father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n enact_v this_o canon_n 4._o whosoever_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n do_v for_o this_o cause_n only_o help_v we_o not_o to_o sin_n because_o by_o it_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v reveal_v and_o open_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o affect_v what_o to_o shun_v &_o that_o by_o it_o there_o be_v not_o wrought_v in_o we_o that_o we_o may_v also_o love_v and_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v that_o which_o we_o know_v shall_v be_v do_v let_v he_o be_v anathema_n three_o under_o this_o grace_n he_o comprehend_v not_o only_o the_o external_a revelation_n by_o the_o word_n but_o also_o the_o 41._o internal_a by_o the_o illumination_n of_o god_n spirit_n whereupon_o he_o thus_o rise_v up_o against_o his_o adversary_n 7._o we_o confess_v that_o this_o grace_n be_v not_o as_o thou_o think_v in_o the_o law_n only_o but_o in_o the_o help_n of_o god_n also_o for_o god_n do_v help_v we_o by_o his_o doctrine_n and_o revelation_n while_o he_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o heart_n while_o he_o show_v we_o thing_n to_o come_v that_o we_o be_v not_o hold_v with_o thing_n present_a while_o he_o discover_v the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n while_o he_o enlighten_v we_o with_o the_o manifold_a and_o unspeakable_a gift_n of_o his_o heavenly_a grace_n he_o that_o say_v these_o thing_n do_v he_o seem_v unto_o thou_o to_o deny_v grace_n or_o do_v he_o confess_v both_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n too_o and_o yet_o in_o all_o this_o as_o s._n augustine_n right_o note_v 8._o he_o do_v but_o confess_v that_o grace_n whereby_o god_n do_v show_v and_o reveal_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v not_o that_o whereby_o he_o do_v grant_v and_o help_v that_o we_o may_v do_v and_o therefore_o 41._o in_o other_o place_n of_o his_o write_n he_o plain_o affirm_v that_o our_o very_a prayer_n be_v to_o be_v use_v for_o nothing_o but_o this_o that_o the_o doctrine_n may_v be_v open_v unto_o we_o by_o divine_a revelation_n not_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n may_v be_v holpen_v that_o he_o may_v also_o accomplish_v by_o love_n and_o action_n that_o which_o he_o have_v learned_a shall_v be_v do_v four_o to_o these_o he_o further_o add_v the_o grace_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o pelagian_n say_v 35._o that_o man_n nature_n which_o be_v make_v with_o freewill_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o enable_v we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o sin_n and_o that_o we_o may_v fulfil_v righteousness_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v so_o make_v that_o we_o may_v do_v this_o by_o our_o will_n and_o that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o the_o help_n of_o his_o law_n and_o commandment_n and_o that_o he_o do_v pardon_v the_o sin_n pass_v to_o those_o that_o be_v convert_v unto_o he_o that_o in_o these_o thing_n only_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o not_o in_o the_o help_n give_v unto_o all_o our_o singular_a action_n and_o so_o they_o 2._o say_v that_o that_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v neither_o law_n nor_o nature_n be_v effectual_a only_o to_o he_o that_o sin_n past_a may_v be_v remit_v not_o that_o sin_n to_o come_v may_v be_v avoid_v or_o when_o they_o make_v resistance_n may_v be_v vanquish_v whereupon_o s._n augustine_n thus_o encounter_v julian_n the_o pelagian_n heretic_n sine_fw-la thou_o according_a to_o your_o custom_n which_o descend_v from_o your_o error_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v grace_n but_o in_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o now_o from_o henceforth_o a_o man_n himself_o by_o his_o freewill_n may_v make_v himself_o righteous_a but_o so_o say_v not_o the_o church_n which_o all_o cry_v that_o which_o it_o have_v learn_v from_o a_o good_a master_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n last_o this_o be_v the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o etc._n pelagian_n and_o account_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a ruffinum_fw-la blasphemy_n of_o that_o sect_n that_o they_o hold_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o be_v give_v according_a to_o man_n merit_n which_o be_v 5._o so_o abhor_v from_o the_o catholic_a doctrine_n and_o opposite_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n that_o when_o it_o be_v object_v to_o pelagius_n in_o the_o diospolitan_a synod_n hold_v in_o palaestina_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n he_o dare_v not_o avow_v it_o but_o be_v force_v to_o accurse_v it_o lest_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v accurse_v himself_o but_o that_o he_o deceitful_o curse_v it_o the_o book_n wriâ—ten_v by_o he_o afterward_o do_v show_v wherein_o he_o defend_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v give_v according_a to_o our_o merit_n which_o prosper_n tread_v in_o s._n augustine_n step_n do_v thus_o express_v 9_o objectum_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la ipsum_fw-la dixisse_fw-la magistrum_fw-la quòd_fw-la meritis_fw-la hominum_fw-la tribuatur_fw-la gratia_fw-la christi_fw-la quantum_fw-la cuique_fw-la dei_fw-la donis_fw-la se_fw-la fecerit_fw-la aptum_fw-la sed_fw-la nimis_fw-la 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