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but_o he_o consider_v she_o respective_o only_a under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o christ_n therefore_o more_o plain_o s._n austin_n deliver_v christ_n answer_n 〈…〉_o answer_n aug_n â—_o 〈…〉_o my_o mother_n who_o you_o call_v bless_v be_v therefore_o bless_a because_o she_o keep_v the_o word_n of_o god_n not_o because_o the_o word_n become_v flesh_n in_o she_o epiphanius_n further_o observe_v that_o when_o christ_n another_o time_n say_v unto_o his_o mother_n woman_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o my_o hour_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v he_o therefore_o 〈…〉_o therefore_o eâ—_n 〈…〉_o virgiâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o appellaâ—â—â—_n veâ—uâ—_n prophetaâ—â—_n quae_fw-la futura_fw-la essâ—_n 〈…〉_o sectarum_fw-la ac_fw-la heresy_n gratia_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la aliqud_fw-la 〈…〉_o sanctaâ—â—_n in_o hanc_fw-la haeresâ—_n 〈…〉_o call_v her_o woman_n that_o none_o may_v think_v too_o high_o of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n as_o prophesy_v what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o earth_n by_o sect_n and_o heresy_n that_o none_o admire_v she_o say_v he_o shall_v fall_v into_o this_o heresy_n and_o the_o dotage_n thereof_o speak_v there_o as_o touch_v the_o heresy_n of_o the_o collyridians_n who_o set_v up_o the_o image_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o thereto_o offer_v collyridem_fw-la a_o cake_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o she_o and_o thereof_o they_o have_v their_o name_n as_o touch_v all_o this_o blind_a devotion_n which_o the_o papist_n have_v renew_v to_o the_o full_a he_o tell_v we_o that_o fabula_fw-la that_o ibid_fw-la est_fw-la â—â—dibrâ—um_fw-la tota_fw-la râ—s_fw-la &_o amcularum_fw-la fabula_fw-la it_o be_v a_o toy_n and_o a_o old_a wife_n fable_n and_o ask_v as_o we_o do_v naâ—â—avitâ—_n do_v quae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la ae_z hoc_fw-la naâ—â—avitâ—_n what_o scripture_n have_v tell_v we_o any_o thing_n hereof_o and_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v how_o lewd_o m._n bishop_n bely_v antiquity_n in_o say_v that_o antiquity_n term_v the_o virgin_n marie_n our_o lady_n and_o queen_n exalt_v above_o all_o quire_n of_o angel_n he_o reason_v thus_o against_o that_o heresy_n multâ—â—rem_fw-la heresy_n quis_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la precept_n hominem_fw-la adorari_fw-la nedum_fw-la multâ—â—rem_fw-la which_o of_o the_o prophet_n have_v teach_v that_o any_o man_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v much_o less_o a_o woman_n and_o again_o anna._n again_o st_o angelos_n adorari_fw-la nonâ—uliâ—_n quantò_fw-la magis_fw-la eam_fw-la quae_fw-la genitae_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la anna._n if_o god_n will_v not_o have_v the_o angel_n to_o be_v worship_v how_o much_o more_o will_v he_o not_o have_v the_o daughter_n of_o anna_n to_o be_v worship_v and_o again_o glorificationem_fw-la again_o mariam_n nemâ—_n adoret_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la mulurem_fw-la imò_fw-la neque_fw-la utrum_fw-la deo_fw-la debetur_fw-la hoc_fw-la mysterium_fw-la neque_fw-la angelicapiunt_fw-la talem_fw-la glorificationem_fw-la let_v no_o man_n worship_n mary_n i_o say_v not_o a_o woman_n no_o not_o a_o man_n this_o mystery_n belong_v unto_o god_n the_o angel_n receive_v not_o any_o such_o glory_n and_o again_o as_o touch_v the_o name_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n he_o add_v coeli_fw-la add_v ne_fw-fr turbent_fw-la orbem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la ne_fw-la dicant_fw-la honoramus_fw-la reginam_fw-la coeli_fw-la let_v not_o these_o woman_n trouble_v the_o world_n let_v they_o not_o say_v we_o do_v honour_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n we_o see_v how_o far_o epiphanius_n be_v from_o the_o conceit_n of_o those_o superstitious_a foolery_n which_o m._n bishop_n here_o so_o solemn_o discourse_v unto_o us._n we_o see_v how_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n walk_v just_a in_o the_o path_n and_o step_n of_o these_o heretic_n which_o be_v of_o old_a condemn_v by_o the_o church_n they_o argue_v as_o m._n bishop_n here_o full_a simple_o do_v from_o the_o unright_a rule_n of_o crooked_a reason_n she_o be_v his_o best_a belove_a mother_n he_o take_v flesh_n of_o she_o he_o suck_v her_o breast_n sure_o 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kingdom_n but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o administer_v by_o such_o fancy_n neither_o do_v carnal_a title_n serve_v to_o give_v preferment_n there_o and_o as_o touch_v the_o bless_a virgin_n epiphanius_n further_o against_o such_o conceit_n observe_v that_o christ_n ipsius_fw-la christ_n ibid._n non_fw-fr peâ—â—_n siâ—_n ipsidare_fw-la baptisma_fw-la non_fw-la benedicere_fw-la discipulis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—t_z terra_fw-la â—mperaâ—â—â—ussit_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o solaâ—_n ipsaâ—_n saâ—ctificationem_fw-la esse_fw-la dignam_fw-la factam_fw-la esse_fw-la regne_n ipsius_fw-la permit_v she_o not_o to_o baptize_v give_v she_o not_o power_n to_o bless_v his_o disciple_n do_v not_o appoint_v she_o to_o reign_v or_o rule_v in_o the_o earth_n but_o her_o only_a sanctification_n be_v to_o be_v make_v worthy_a of_o his_o kingdom_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o heretical_a device_n to_o make_v her_o queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o it_o have_v be_v since_o one_o of_o the_o forgery_n of_o antichrist_n 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