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old_a friend_n and_o fellow-traveller_n s._n w._n never_o before_o extant_a in_o twelves_o price_n bind_v 5_o s._n 21._o a_o collection_n of_o discourse_n of_o the_o virtuoso_n of_o france_n upon_o question_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o philosophy_n and_o other_o natural_a knowledge_n make_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o beaâ—x_fw-fr espriâ—â—_n at_o paris_n by_o the_o most_o ingenuous_a person_n of_o that_o nation_n english_v by_o g._n haver_n in_o folio_n price_n bind_v 12_o s._n 22._o a_o justification_n of_o the_o late_a war_n against_o the_o unite_a netherlands_o in_o two_o part_n illustrate_v with_o several_a sculpture_n by_o henry_n stâ—bbâ—_n in_o quarto_n price_n bind_v 4_o s._n 23._o the_o history_n of_o the_o government_n of_o venice_n wherein_o the_o policy_n council_n magistrate_n and_o law_n of_o that_o state_n be_v full_o relate_v and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ballote_a box_n exact_o describe_v write_a in_o the_o year_n 1675._o by_o the_o sieur_n amâ—loâ—_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hoâ—scaiâ—_n secretary_n to_o the_o french_a ambassador_n at_o venice_n in_o octavo_n price_n bind_v 3_o s._n 6_o d._n 24._o the_o rule_n of_o civility_n or_o certain_a way_n of_o deportment_n observe_v in_o france_n among_o all_o person_n of_o quality_n upon_o several_a occasion_n faithful_o english_v in_o twelves_o price_n bind_v 2_o s._n 25._o the_o art_n of_o complaisance_n or_o mean_n to_o oblige_v in_o conversation_n in_o twelves_o price_n bind_v 1_o s._n 26._o medicina_fw-la staâ—â—â—_n or_o rule_n of_o health_n in_o eight_o section_n of_o aphorism_n original_o write_v by_o sanctorian_n chief_a professor_n of_o physic_n at_o padus_n english_v by_o j._n d._n in_o twelves_o price_n bind_v 1_o s._n 27._o the_o temperate_a man_n or_o the_o right_a way_n of_o preserve_a life_n and_o health_n together_o with_o soundness_n of_o the_o sense_n judgement_n and_o memory_n unto_o extreme_a old_a age._n in_o three_o treatise_n the_o first_o write_v by_o the_o learned_a lâ—â—â—_n do_v lâ—â—â—iâ—s_a the_o second_o by_o lâ—dâ—wick_n cornaro_n a_o noble_a gentleman_n of_o venice_n the_o three_o by_o a_o famous_a italian_a faithful_o english_v in_o twelves_o price_n bind_v 1_o s._n 4_o d._n finis_fw-la exit_fw-la aed._n lamb._n 8._o feb._n 1678_o 9_o concordiae_fw-la in_o civitatibus_fw-la principes_fw-la &_o ordines_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la &_o in_o common_a omnes_fw-la civitates_fw-la consulerent_fw-la adversus_fw-la consentientes_fw-la nec_fw-la regem_fw-la quenquam_fw-la satis_fw-la validum_fw-la nec_fw-la tyrannumfore_o t._n liv._o li._n 34._o 34._o in_o the_o morea_n and_o part_n of_o greece_n the_o esteem_n which_o the_o greek_n have_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n the_o greek_n presume_v not_o to_o vary_v in_o their_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n the_o turk_n have_v some_o opinion_n of_o the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n the_o pride_n of_o pharisaical_a professor_n the_o advantage_n of_o the_o latin_a church_n above_o the_o greek_a tmolus_n smyrna_n smyrna_n beside_o 10_o old_a fountain_n which_o be_v dry_a but_o again_o repair_v the_o theatre_n the_o original_n of_o smyrna_n ephesus_n the_o river_n cayster_n the_o temple_n of_o diana_n s._n john_n church_n the_o temple_n of_o diana_n in_o its_o ruin_n tac._n an._n lib._n 3._o act_n 19_o 27._o the_o seven_o sleeper_n the_o theatre_n the_o aquaduct_n phygela_n tyria_n not_o thyatira_n lib._n 37._o laodicea_n the_o meander_n dingizlee_n vespasian_n circus_n hierapolis_n the_o theatre_n the_o pestilential_a grota_n philadelphia_n sardis_n selimus_n the_o true_a thyatira_n thyatira_n the_o greek_n call_v their_o bishop_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyprus_n 1678._o the_o ceremony_n in_o create_v the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n contention_n for_o the_o office_n of_o patriarch_n the_o late_a difference_n in_o the_o church_n copy_n of_o a_o patent_n whereby_o the_o g._n signior_n make_v bishop_n the_o other_o three_o patriarch_n revenue_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o of_o secular_a priest_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n compare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obedience_n due_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n cosma_n and_o damianus_n s._n george_n canonise_a saint_n use_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o eucharist_n the_o question_n of_o transubstantiation_n how_o determine_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n ep._n 6.3_o offertory_n to_o the_o dead_a offertory_n for_o the_o living_n the_o consecration_n the_o administration_n distinction_n of_o priest_n the_o severe_a life_n of_o kaloires_n the_o reform_a of_o this_o order_n the_o description_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o monastery_n on_o this_o mountain_n the_o manner_n of_o tax_v the_o monastery_n the_o riches_n of_o the_o monastery_n the_o ancient_a trouble_n among_o the_o friar_n 1430._o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n laura_n athanasius_n the_o monk_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caracal_a ibero_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o revenue_n of_o the_o monastery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o devotion_n and_o charity_n of_o the_o greek_n to_o these_o monastery_n the_o number_n of_o kaloires_n in_o this_o mountain_n their_o indepen_v dency_n on_o the_o patriarch_n a_o turkish_a aga_n set_v over_o they_o kareis_n the_o employment_n of_o the_o kaloirs_fw-fr the_o learning_n of_o their_o priest_n their_o library_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o holy_a oil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d excommunication_n grant_v on_o every_o trivial_a occasion_n the_o manner_n of_o receive_v into_o the_o church_n such_o as_o have_v deny_v the_o faith_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o â—imes_n appoint_v to_o commemorate_v the_o dead_a the_o opinion_n of_o the_o greek_n touch_v the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a church_n easy_a to_o grant_v divorce_n the_o islander_n of_o a_o different_a humour_n greek_n woman_n make_v kabin_n with_o turk_n in_o the_o morea_n and_o romania_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 70â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 42._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o difference_n between_o the_o latin_n and_o greek_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o greek_a islander_n xio_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o lentiscus_fw-la which_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n produce_v the_o like_a gum._n
the_o greek_a church_n therein_o notwithstanding_o the_o oppression_n and_o contempt_n put_v upon_o it_o by_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o allurement_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n be_v a_o confirmation_n no_o less_o convince_a than_o the_o miracle_n and_o power_n which_o attend_v its_o first_o beginning_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v admirable_a to_o see_v and_o consider_v with_o what_o constancy_n resolution_n and_o simplicity_n ignorant_a and_o poor_a man_n keep_v their_o faith_n and_o that_o the_o proffer_n of_o worldly_a preferment_n and_o the_o privilege_n which_o they_o enjoy_v by_o become_a turk_n the_o mode_n and_o fashion_n of_o that_o country_n which_o they_o inhabit_v shall_v not_o decoy_n or_o debauch_v such_o silly_a soul_n who_o can_v offer_v little_a more_o of_o argument_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o persuasion_n than_o the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o the_o common_a profession_n of_o those_o who_o in_o many_o place_n especial_o in_o the_o morea_n and_o all_o romagna_n use_v the_o same_o custom_n and_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n of_o greek_a with_o they_o nor_o can_v i_o attribute_v this_o constancy_n to_o the_o mere_a force_n of_o education_n for_o turk_n intermingle_v with_o they_o greece_n inhabit_v in_o the_o same_o street_n and_o sometime_o under_o the_o same_o roof_n their_o child_n play_v and_o be_v breed_v up_o together_o and_o have_v almost_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o custom_n with_o they_o and_o have_v little_a different_a beside_o their_o religion_n and_o something_o of_o briskness_n and_o spirit_n in_o the_o child_n of_o turk_n which_o seem_v natural_o to_o usurp_v a_o authority_n over_o their_o greek_a play-fellow_n so_o that_o if_o education_n be_v the_o sole_a motive_n and_o principle_n turcism_n may_v soon_o take_v root_n than_o christianity_n have_v the_o opportunity_n equal_a and_o in_o the_o easiness_n of_o thing_n natural_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o other_o specious_a and_o fair_a offer_n the_o advantage_n before_o the_o mysterious_a doctrine_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o the_o exact_a severity_n of_o our_o life_n which_o be_v neither_o reveal_v nor_o perform_v by_o the_o mere_a motion_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o certain_o much_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v herein_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o if_o any_o art_n or_o polity_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v place_n over_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n none_o seem_v more_o efficacious_a than_o the_o strict_a observation_n of_o the_o fast_n and_o feast_n of_o their_o church_n by_o which_o the_o people_n be_v teach_v as_o in_o a_o visible_a catechism_n the_o history_n of_o christianity_n more_o i_o dare_v say_v than_o by_o their_o ill-composed_a sermon_n or_o repetition_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n for_o be_v severe_o impose_v and_o observe_v with_o much_o solemnity_n they_o affect_v the_o vulgar_a with_o a_o awe_n of_o something_o divine_a and_o extraordinary_a in_o they_o the_o fear_n also_o and_o apprehension_n of_o some_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n as_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n key_n excommunication_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n work_v a_o reverence_n in_o the_o people_n towards_o their_o clergy_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o main_a pillar_n and_o basis_n which_o support_v a_o church_n for_o as_o tacitus_n speak_v of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n when_o under_o the_o roman_a power_n that_o honâ—â—_n sacerdotii_fw-la firmamentum_fw-la potentiae_fw-la eorum_fw-la the_o honour_n which_o they_o give_v to_o their_o priesthood_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o regimen_n for_o that_o which_o command_v the_o conscience_n reduce_v the_o body_n will_n and_o affection_n to_o obedience_n so_o more_o particular_o in_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n it_o be_v the_o fence_n and_o hedge_n of_o the_o sheepfold_n this_o be_v break_v down_o the_o sheep_n stray_v and_o satan_n enter_v with_o his_o seed_n of_o heresy_n and_o 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