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public_o to_o preach_v at_o jerusalem_n but_o so_o it_o be_v lâ—â—_n fall_v upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o psalmist_n unto_o the_o ungodly_a say_v god_n why_o do_v thou_o preach_v my_o law_n and_o take_v my_o covenant_n in_o thy_o mouth_n whereas_o thou_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v and_o have_v cast_v my_o word_n behind_o thou_o psalm_n 50.16.17_o these_o woâ—ds_n so_o deep_o wound_v his_o heart_n with_o grief_n that_o he_o close_v the_o book_n and_o sit_v down_o and_o weep_v and_o all_o the_o congregation_n weep_v with_o he_o in_o expound_v the_o scripture_n he_o be_v curious_a in_o search_v out_o of_o allegory_n and_o yet_o fall_v on_o that_o place_n math._n 19.12_o some_o have_v geld_v themselves_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o take_v those_o word_n literal_o and_o geld_v himself_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v live_v without_o all_o suspicion_n of_o uncleanness_n ecclesiast_n whereas_o he_o expound_v almost_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o scripture_n figurative_o he_o 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god_n will_v receive_v our_o prayer_n thus_o he_o in_o his_o mystagogicall_a catechism_n answer_n the_o learned_a 118._o do_v think_v that_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o author_n thereof_o but_o one_o john_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 767_o a_o great_a advocate_n of_o image_n and_o indeed_o it_o may_v seem_v so_o by_o some_o idle_a stuff_n we_o find_v in_o they_o as_o namely_o where_o it_o be_v say_v 4._o that_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o cross_n do_v increase_v and_o multiply_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a thereof_o but_o be_v it_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n it_o make_v not_o for_o the_o romist_n all_o he_o say_v be_v this_o in_o effect_n he_o suppose_v that_o those_o holy_a one_o with_o god_n do_v continual_o pray_v unto_o god_n which_o prayer_n he_o desire_v god_n will_v merciful_o hear_v and_o grant_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o servant_n here_o on_o earth_n last_o he_o say_v mentionem_fw-la facimus_fw-la 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that_o exigent_n of_o the_o rebellion_n of_o eugenius_n and_o his_o complice_n he_o repair_v to_o the_o shrine_n and_o chapel_n of_o the_o apostle_n martyr_n and_o other_o holy_a saint_n there_o he_o make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n in_o christ_n not_o unto_o they_o desire_v god_n to_o aid_v he_o against_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o rather_o upon_o the_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n of_o the_o saint_n on_o his_o behalf_n now_o invocation_n follow_v not_o present_o upon_o intercession_n 45._o reply_n sozomen_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o emperor_n before_o he_o join_v battle_n he_o earnest_o entreat_v to_o be_v assist_v by_o saint_n john_n baptist._n rejoynder_n the_o learned_a bishop_n bishop_n montague_n answer_v 〈…〉_z that_o the_o credit_n of_o this_o story_n may_v â—e_v question_v for_o socrates_n and_o thâ—odoret_n elder_a than_o sozomen_n have_v it_o not_o and_o sozomen_n himself_o have_v no_o great_a warrant_n for_o iâ—_n then_o heaâ—e_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o report_n be_v but_o who_o the_o author_n be_v whaâ—_n credit_v it_o be_v of_o be_v not_o relate_v but_o suppose_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n ruffinus_n have_v the_o very_a form_n of_o the_o prayer_n which_o the_o emperor_n make_v supâ—à _fw-la and_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n therein_o of_o invocate_a either_o saint_n or_o angel_n socrates_n say_v 4._o that_o the_o emperor_n implore_v god_n assistance_n and_o have_v his_o desire_n theodoret_n say_v â—4_n that_o the_o emperor_n pray_v to_o god_n so_o that_o the_o emperor_n have_v repair_v unto_o god_n alone_o without_o any_o mediation_n at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v consult_v with_o the_o original_a and_o there_o indeed_o i_o find_v that_o the_o emperor_n be_v in_o saint_n john_n baptist_n church_n which_o theodosius_n himself_o have_v build_v 24._o he_o call_v to_o have_v saint_n john_n baptist_n assistance_n in_o the_o battle_n he_o do_v not_o direct_o call_v upon_o s._n john_n baptist_n but_o he_o call_v upon_o god_n that_o he_o 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