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not_o have_v condemn_v what_o the_o whole_a church_n receive_v as_o a_o divine_a verity_n not_o only_o do_v say_v nothing_o of_o but_o plain_o contradict_v they_o have_v premise_v these_o thing_n i_o answer_v four_o four_o 2_o that_o these_o great_a pretender_n to_o tradition_n in_o this_o assertion_n contradict_v both_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n the_o tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n 126._o selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 102._o etc._n etc._n 10._o p._n 116._o ad_fw-la p._n 126._o who_o unanimous_o declare_v that_o the_o law_n give_v to_o the_o world_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n be_v only_a that_o of_o the_o precept_n of_o noah_n against_o idolatry_n 2._o blasphemy_n 3._o murder_n 4._o unlawful_a copulation_n 5._o theft_n 6._o the_o law_n concern_v civil_a government_n all_o which_o be_v law_n of_o nature_n and_o 7._o the_o law_n forbid_v to_o eat_v blood._n the_o father_n also_o general_o assert_v 83._o 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adu._n jud._n c._n 2._o in_o the_o table_n of_o their_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v this_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o à _fw-la patribus_fw-la custodiebatur_fw-la be_v observe_v by_o the_o father_n and_o by_o which_o noah_n abraham_n and_o melchizedeck_v be_v righteous_a 7._o praepar_fw-la evang_v l._n 7._o c._n 7._o so_o tertullian_n that_o before_o the_o write_a law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v adorn_v with_o the_o virtue_n of_o piety_n by_o right_a reason_n so_o eusebius_n that_o god_n lead_v the_o heathen_n to_o piety_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 20._o serm._n 1_o contr._n graec._n ad_fw-la sylberg_n p._n 20._o and_o of_o the_o creation_n so_o theodoret._n particular_o they_o inform_v we_o that_o before_o moses_n the_o patriarch_n observe_v not_o the_o sabbath_n that_o without_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o all_o the_o just_a man_n forenamed_a viz._n adam_n abel_n enoch_n lot_n noah_n and_o melchezedeck_v 6._o dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 236.245_o l._n 4._o cap._n 30._o adu._n jud._n c._n 2._o 4._o hist_o eccl._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o praep._n evang_v l._n 7._o c._n 6._o demonstr_n eu._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o please_v god_n and_o after_o they_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n till_o moses_n so_o justin_n martyr_n that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v sine_fw-la observatione_fw-la sabbathi_o without_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n so_o irenaeus_n non_fw-fr sabbatizabant_n the_o patriarch_n do_v not_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n say_v tertullian_n they_o take_v no_o care_n of_o circumcision_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n say_v eusebius_n second_o of_o sacrifice_n they_o affirm_v that_o abel_n noah_n 284._o qu._n &_o resp_n ad_fw-la orthod_n qu._n 83._o const_n apost_n l_o 6._o c_o 20_o p._n 284._o and_o other_o offer_v they_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o divine_a
as_o appear_v touch_v the_o greek_a church_n and_o their_o dependent_n from_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o practice_n to_o this_o very_a day_n 6._o notandum_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la hic_fw-la nisi_fw-la manducaveritis_fw-la etc._n etc._n dicunt_fw-la graeci_fw-la quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la est_fw-la tantae_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la quod_fw-la pveris_fw-la debet_fw-la dari_fw-la sicut_fw-la baptismus_fw-la nichol_n de_fw-fr lyra_n in_o joh._n 6._o touch_v the_o eastern_a church_n from_o their_o continuance_n of_o it_o by_o tradition_n even_o since_o their_o separation_n from_o other_o church_n in_o the_o five_o and_o the_o six_o century_n for_o it_o be_v practise_v still_o by_o the_o cophti_n or_o egyptian_a christian_n 178._o brierw_n p._n 157._o p._n 165_o 173._o 178._o by_o the_o habassine_n by_o the_o armenian_n and_o by_o the_o maronites_n say_v brierwood_n moreover_o in_o the_o three_o century_n 132._o de_fw-fr lap_n p._n 132._o cyprian_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n then_o in_o use_n witness_v that_o story_n he_o relate_v of_o the_o child_n who_o through_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o nurse_n have_v taste_v of_o the_o idol_n sacrifice_n when_o the_o deacon_n come_v to_o give_v it_o the_o cup_n turn_v away_o its_o face_n and_o shut_v its_o mouth_n and_o when_o the_o deacon_n force_v the_o wine_n into_o its_o mouth_n present_o throw_v it_o out_o again_o and_o witness_v the_o apology_n he_o thus_o make_v for_o such_o child_n we_o do_v not_o on_o our_o own_o accord_n make_v haste_n to_o the_o profane_a contagion_n derelicto_fw-la cibo_fw-la &_o poculo_fw-la domini_fw-la 125._o ibid._n p._n 125._o leave_v the_o food_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v the_o perfidiousness_n of_o other_o that_o destroy_v we_o and_o he_o seem_v to_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o from_o the_o six_o of_o john_n 26._o cap._n 25_o 26._o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o testimony_n to_o quirinus_n in_o the_o first_o form_n of_o liturgy_n we_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 13._o constit_fw-la apost_n l._n 8._o c._n 13._o we_o find_v this_o practice_n prescribe_v to_o be_v use_v in_o christian_a church_n let_v the_o bishop_n communicate_v and_o after_o he_o the_o priest_n the_o deacon_n subdeacons_n the_o reader_n singer_n and_o aschetick_n the_o deaconess_n virgin_n widow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o child_n 361._o hier._n eccles_n c._n 7._o p._n 360_o 361._o dionysius_n also_o say_v that_o child_n in_o his_o time_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a mystery_n in_o the_o six_o age_n we_o find_v this_o be_v still_o the_o receive_a custom_n of_o the_o western_a church_n from_o the_o gregorian_a office_n which_o take_v care_n that_o baptise_a infant_n 73._o ad_fw-la sabb._n pasch_fw-mi p._n 73._o non_fw-la ablactarentur_fw-la antequam_fw-la communicent_fw-la shall_v not_o suck_v before_o they_o have_v communicate_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o western_a part_n in_o the_o seven_o century_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n which_o decree_n 552._o council_n tom._n 6._o p._n 552._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v qui_fw-la tempore_fw-la infantiae_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la receptam_fw-la rejiciunt_fw-la who_o in_o time_n of_o their_o infancy_n vomit_v up_o the_o eucharist_n in_o the_o eight_o century_n we_o be_v inform_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a 27._o car._n mag._n de_fw-fr imag._n l._n 2._o c._n 27._o that_o this_o be_v then_o the_o general_n custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god._n for_o against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n and_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n pronounce_v anathema_n to_o those_o who_o do_v not_o worship_n image_n he_o and_o his_o council_n of_o three_o hundred_o bishop_n argue_v thus_o that_o then_o infant_n baptismatis_fw-la unda_fw-la loti_fw-la &_o corporis_fw-la dominici_n edulio_n &_o sanguinis_fw-la haustu_fw-la satiati_fw-la pereunt_fw-la infant_n who_o have_v be_v baptise_a and_o have_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o our_o lord_n body_n and_o blood_n must_v perish_v in_o the_o nine_o century_n it_o be_v a_o know_a constitution_n of_o the_o western_a church_n that_o the_o priest_n shall_v always_o have_v the_o eucharist_n ready_a that_o if_o any_o little_a child_n be_v infirm_a he_o may_v give_v he_o the_o communion_n and_o the_o child_n may_v not_o die_v without_o it_o which_o constitution_n be_v extant_a in_o the_o capitular_a of_o charles_n the_o great_a 69._o l._n 1._o c._n 161._o cap._n 7._o l._n 1._o c._n 69._o in_o walter_n aurelianensis_fw-la in_o regino_n de_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la disciplinis_fw-la in_o ivo_n decret_a part_n 2._o cap._n 20._o in_o burchardus_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 10._o and_o so_o undoubted_o obtain_v till_o the_o twelve_o century_n 298._o not._n in_o reg._n p._n 551_o 552._o not._n ad_fw-la librum_fw-la sacrament_n p._n 298._o in_o the_o old_a pontificial_o of_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o century_n say_v baluzius_n there_o be_v a_o rubric_n require_v the_o bishop_n or_o the_o priest_n to_o give_v the_o communion_n to_o the_o new_a baptize_v infant_n and_o this_o continue_a say_v menardus_n till_o the_o time_n of_o paschal_n the_o second_o and_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la say_v that_o if_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o peril_n 20._o de_fw-fr ceremon_n eccl._n l._n 1._o c._n 20._o sive_fw-la de_fw-la sacram_fw-la l._n 1._o c_o 20._o juxta_fw-la primam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la institutionem_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la tradendum_fw-la est_fw-la pveris_fw-la according_a to_o the_o primitive_a institution_n of_o the_o church_n the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n must_v be_v deliver_v to_o child_n in_o the_o species_n of_o blood._n now_o by_o these_o testimony_n we_o learn_v how_o neat_o the_o trent_n council_n mince_v this_o matter_n 4._o sess_n 21._o c._n 4._o when_o they_o say_v that_o antiquitas_fw-la eum_fw-la morem_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la locis_fw-la aliquando_fw-la servavit_fw-la antiquity_n do_v in_o some_o place_n for_o some_o time_n observe_v this_o custom_n more_o ingenuous_a be_v cardinal_n bona_n 882._o rerum_fw-la litur_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 19_o p._n 877_o 878_o 879_o 882._o who_o confess_v it_o be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n that_o quicunque_fw-la baptizabantur_fw-la sive_fw-la adulti_fw-la sive_fw-la infant_n sacra_fw-la statim_fw-la communione_fw-la reficerentur_fw-la whatsoever_o infant_n be_v baptise_a they_o shall_v present_o be_v refresh_v with_o the_o holy_a communion_n and_o prove_v this_o custom_n from_o the_o three_o to_o the_o twelve_o century_n and_o baluzius_n admire_v 552._o not._n in_o regin_v p._n 552._o that_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v universalem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la recepisse_fw-la hunc_fw-la morem_fw-la sine_fw-la nota_fw-la novitatis_fw-la that_o the_o universal_a church_n never_o receive_v this_o custom_n without_o a_o note_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o it_o second_o they_o declare_v in_o the_o general_n from_o these_o word_n word_n 4_o that_o this_o sacrament_n be_v as_o necessary_a for_o all_o as_o baptism_n and_o that_o where_o they_o can_v be_v have_v they_o be_v both_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n st._n basil_n say_v 431._o tom._n 1._o p._n 580._o tom._n 2._o p._n 431._o that_o the_o baptise_a person_n ought_v to_o be_v nourish_v with_o the_o food_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v necessary_a to_o eternal_a life_n and_o prove_v both_o these_o assertion_n from_o this_o passage_n of_o st._n john._n amphilochius_n in_o his_o life_n say_v 221._o in_o vita_fw-la basil_n c._n 17._o p._n 221._o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o man_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n unless_o he_o be_v regenerate_v by_o baptism_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o partake_v of_o the_o lifegiving_a mystery_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n st._n chrysostom_n declare_v that_o none_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n if_o he_o be_v not_o baptise_a with_o water_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 748._o hom._n 3._o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la tom._n 6._o p._n 16._o l._n 38._o tom._n 2._o p._n 748._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v his_o blood._n and_o upon_o that_o passage_n of_o st._n john_n christ_n show_v say_v he_o that_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 52._o ep._n l._n 2._o 2._o ep._n 52._o very_o necessary_a and_o aught_o always_o to_o be_v do_v these_o say_v isidore_z pelusiota_n be_v the_o divine_a mystery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o which_o none_o can_v obtain_v the_o heavenly_a reward_n as_o be_v apparent_a from_o the_o divine_a oracle_n john_n iij._n 3._o vi_fw-la 53._o 361._o in_o cap._n 6_o joh._n l._n 4._o p._n 361._o they_o be_v void_a of_o life_n say_v st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n who_o receive_v not_o the_o son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 96._o tom._n 2._o p._n 92_o 96._o hincmarus_n