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possible_a they_o shall_v deceive_v the_o very_a elect_a it_o do_v sufficient_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o many_o time_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v not_o only_o among_o the_o heathen_a and_o jew_n but_o also_o in_o the_o chirche_n of_o god_n that_o by_o the_o invocation_n of_o they_o that_o be_v no_o god_n not_o a_o few_o have_v be_v and_o be_v heal_v yet_o no_o man_n ought_v theruppon_o to_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n to_o call_v upon_o any_o other_o than_o upon_o the_o true_a lyve_n god_n all_o creature_n be_v they_o never_o so_o excellent_a be_v lay_v aside_o saint_n similitude_n procreation_n of_o child_n do_v not_o excuse_v whoredom_n no_o more_o do_v the_o work_v of_o miracle_n excuse_v the_o idolatrous_a invocation_n of_o saint_n eutrepelus_n i_o be_o of_o this_o opinion_n that_o miracle_n do_v no_o more_o excuse_v the_o invocation_n and_o worship_a of_o saint_n than_o the_o conception_n get_v or_o procreation_n of_o child_n can_v 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&_o wedlock_n &_o by_o due_a labour_n to_o get_v his_o live_n so_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a man_n similitude_n the_o abolish_n of_o the_o similitude_n in_o what_o trouble_n peril_n or_o danger_n so_o ever_o he_o be_v to_o seek_v for_o help_n &_o deliverance_n not_o by_o the_o unlauful_a calling_n upon_o the_o dead_a saint_n although_o many_o have_v receive_v their_o health_n by_o it_o but_o by_o the_o faithful_a invocation_n only_o of_o the_o true_a lyve_n &_o eternal_a god_n and_o as_o a_o honest_a man_n have_v lieffer_n to_o be_v without_o child_n than_o to_o get_v they_o in_o advoutrie_n &_o whoredom_n similitude_n similitude_n and_o to_o bite_v his_o bread_n very_o never_o rather_o than_o to_o live_v by_o theft_n and_o other_o unlaufull_a mean_n so_o he_o that_o fear_v god_n unfeigned_o have_v lieffer_n to_o suffer_v any_o kind_n of_o affliction_n than_o to_o seek_v for_o help_v and_o deliverance_n by_o the_o forbid_a invocation_n of_o dead_a creature_n 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hear_v not_o sinner_n but_o they_o that_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o will_n philalethes_n that_o we_o be_v sinner_n we_o have_v that_o common_a with_o all_o mortal_a man_n for_o answer_v 8_o sinner_n king_n â—_o 1_o john_n 1._o a_o difference_n betwixt_o sinner_n there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o syn_v not_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n but_o this_o difference_n do_v the_o scripture_n puâ—fe_n betwixt_o sinner_n that_o some_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o â—â—pâ—nt_v whensoever_o they_o be_v either_o by_o the_o outward_a preach_n of_o god_n word_n or_o by_o the_o inward_a motion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n move_v thereto_o and_o some_o again_o will_v never_o
apostle_n saint_n andrew_n have_v preach_v and_o as_o touch_v the_o miracle_n &_o wonder_n that_o he_o do_v speak_v of_o who_o do_v not_o see_v that_o thin_a good_a man_n have_v forget_v himself_o do_v attribute_v the_o same_o unto_o the_o dead_a bone_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o the_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n be_v alive_a will_v never_o have_v suffer_v to_o be_v attribute_v unto_o they_o neither_o ought_v his_o example_n to_o in_o due_a we_o any_o thing_n for_o in_o receive_v or_o set_v out_o religion_n nothing_o the_o fact_n of_o a_o private_a man_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n prove_v nothing_o the_o private_a fact_n or_o deed_n of_o man_n prove_v nothing_o unless_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v well_o do_v but_o that_o only_o be_v well_o do_v which_o be_v boon_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n now_o if_o we_o shall_v read_v the_o whole_a bible_n over_o and_o call_v to_o remembrance_n all_o the_o example_n of_o the_o true_a and_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n mention_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n waith_fw-mi a_o poor_a help_n in_o time_n be_v much_o waith_fw-mi we_o shall_v not_o find_v there_o one_o only_a jot_n or_o syllable_n of_o the_o gather_a translating_n or_o honour_v of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o saint_n didymus_fw-la it_o seem_v that_o you_o do_v now_o condemn_v constantine_n and_o archadius_fw-la and_o those_o godly_a bishop_n with_o helenâ—_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a who_o example_n hierome_n do_v bring_v forth_o for_o the_o probation_n of_o his_o doctrine_n philalethes_n it_o follow_v not_o because_o i_o do_v disallow_v their_o fact_n in_o this_o point_n that_o therefore_o i_o do_v utter_o condemn_v they_o or_o lie_v any_o sacrilege_n to_o their_o charge_n the_o holy_a apostle_n do_v write_v after_o this_o manner_n of_o his_o contreyman_n the_o jew_n 9_o rom._n 9_o i_o bear_v they_o record_n that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o accord_v to_o knowledge_n and_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o they_o do_v of_o a_o zeal_n that_o which_o they_o do_v but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o do_v minister_v a_o great_a occasion_n of_o stumble_a to_o theym_a that_o come_v after_o whereby_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o sin_v grevous_o against_o the_o lord_n 17_o 1_o ch._n ca_fw-mi 17_o the_o holy_a scripture_n doothe_v say_v thus_o of_o josaphat_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o josaphat_n because_o that_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o first_o way_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o seek_v not_o baalim_n but_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o commandment_n and_o not_o after_o the_o trade_n of_o israel_n again_o 20._o 1_o cht_v 20._o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o asa_n his_o father_n and_o depart_v not_o there_o from_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n howbeit_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o take_v away_o for_o the_o people_n have_v noy_n yet_o prepare_v their_o 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