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hour_n of_o death_n we_o also_o find_v in_o that_o little_a office_n this_o exhortation_n ascribe_v to_o bernard_n octob._n let_v we_o embrace_v my_o brethren_n the_o footstep_n of_o mary_n and_o let_v we_o cast_v ourselves_o at_o her_o bless_a foot_n with_o most_o devout_a supplication_n let_v we_o hold_v she_o and_o not_o let_v she_o go_v till_o she_o bless_v we_o for_o she_o be_v able_a these_o form_n be_v agreeable_a to_o many_o other_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o roman_a breviary_n out_o of_o which_o i_o will_v transcribe_v only_o the_o follow_a suffrage_n holy_a mary_n 103._o succour_v the_o miserable_a help_v the_o weak-hearted_a refresh_v the_o weep_a pray_v for_o the_o people_n mediate_v for_o the_o clergy_n intercede_v for_o devout_a woman_n let_v all_o who_o celebrate_v thy_o commemoration_n feel_v thy_o aid_n austin_n hail_v o_o queen_n 107._o thou_o mother_n of_o mercy_n life_n sweetness_n and_o our_o hope_n we_o salute_v thou_o to_o thou_o we_o the_o banish_a 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the_o king_n himself_o be_v present_a and_o stand_v thou_o gape_v about_o thy_o garment_n be_v unclean_a and_o be_v not_o thou_o at_o all_o concern_v at_o it_o but_o they_o be_v pure_a that_o be_v the_o royal_a table_n and_o the_o king_n of_o that_o marriage-feast_n wherefore_o fall_n down_o and_o communicate_v for_o the_o three_o ceremony_n the_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n it_o be_v also_o enjoin_v not_o as_o duty_n in_o its_o nature_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o as_o a_o decent_a sign_n of_o our_o inward_a esteem_n of_o that_o inestimable_a benefit_n which_o that_o name_n bring_v to_o our_o mind_n 1603._o of_o that_o just_a esteem_n and_o not_o mere_o of_o the_o outward_a ceremony_n i_o hope_v that_o zealous_a gentleman_n speak_v who_o be_v report_v to_o have_v wish_v that_o every_o knee_n may_v rot_v which_o will_v not_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n 21._o by_o bow_v at_o this_o name_n we_o advance_v not_o the_o son_n above_o the_o father_n but_o adore_v the_o whole_a trinity_n whilst_o by_o the_o cue_n or_o sign_n of_o this_o name_n we_o be_v reminded_a of_o the_o great_a mercy_n that_o ever_o god_n vouchsafe_v the_o name_n of_o jesus_n display_v the_o wisdom_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n beyond_o those_o of_o el_n jah_n adonai_n or_o jehovah_n and_o for_o we_o to_o bow_v whenever_o we_o hear_v that_o name_n solemn_o pronounce_v be_v no_o more_o to_o commit_v idolatry_n than_o be_v our_o cry_v out_o at_o the_o read_n of_o the_o gospel_n glory_n be_v to_o thou_o o_o lord_n or_o o_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ._n for_o these_o word_n and_o that_o gesture_n be_v but_o external_a sign_n of_o the_o same_o inward_a acknowledgement_n and_o adoration_n and_o they_o who_o think_v we_o worship_v the_o very_a name_n syllabae_fw-la when_o we_o bow_v at_o it_o be_v as_o gross_o mistake_v as_o the_o ignorant_a people_n in_o athenaeus_n for_o some_o there_o mention_v 138._o when_o they_o hear_v other_o cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n save_v you_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n grant_v you_o life_n at_o the_o sneeze_n of_o any_o conceit_v that_o they_o adore_v either_o the_o very_a sternutation_n or_o the_o brain_n of_o man_n which_o then_o discharge_v itself_o of_o the_o fume_n which_o oppress_v it_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v not_o enjoin_v man_n to_o bow_v to_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n as_o to_o a_o object_n but_o only_o at_o it_o as_o at_o a_o signal_n by_o which_o they_o be_v admonish_v of_o the_o time_n of_o pay_v reverence_n to_o god_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o such_o form_n use_v in_o our_o church_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o to_o the_o priest_n travel_v into_o england_n etc._n prescribe_v this_o out_o of_o the_o missal_n of_o sarum_n o_o god_n who_o have_v make_v the_o most_o glorious_a name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n thy_o only_o beget_v son_n amiable_a to_o the_o faithful_a with_o the_o high_a affection_n of_o suavity_n and_o terrible_a and_o dreadful_a to_o evil_a spirit_n merciful_o grant_v that_o all_o they_o who_o devout_o worship_v this_o name_n on_o earth_n may_v perceive_v in_o this_o present_a life_n the_o sweetness_n of_o holy_a consolation_n and_o obtain_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v the_o joy_n of_o exultation_n and_o endless_a jubilee_n by_o the_o same_o lord_n it_o be_v my_o opinion_n that_o the_o judicious_a of_o that_o church_n mean_v by_o that_o name_n our_o saviour_n himself_o as_o redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o church_n express_v itself_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o to_o the_o people_n the_o name_n of_o jesus_n sound_v like_o some_o distinct_a adorable_a object_n for_o it_o speak_v of_o worship_v that_o name_n it_o have_v the_o mass_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n the_o litany_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n jesus_n and_o suchlike_a form_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o entangle_v common_a hearer_n st._n ludgard_n 75._o will_v have_v such_o honour_n do_v not_o only_o to_o christ_n name_n but_o to_o that_o of_o the_o virgin_n and_o he_o advise_v that_o when_o these_o word_n in_o the_o tc_n deum_n be_v repeat_v when_o thou_o take_v upon_o thou_o to_o deliver_v man_n thou_o do_v not_o abhor_v the_o virgin_n womb_n that_o then_o we_o bow_v down_o to_o the_o very_a ground_n and_o it_o be_v say_v d_o of_o st._n gerard_n bishop_n of_o canadium_fw-la that_o be_v of_o chonad_n in_o hungary_n that_o by_o his_o zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n he_o bring_v it_o at_o length_n so_o to_o pass_v in_o that_o country_n that_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o name_n of_o our_o lady_n pronounce_v they_o straightway_o fall_v on_o their_o knee_n and_o bow_v their_o head_n towards_o the_o earth_n and_o indeed_o nothing_o stoop_v low_a than_o superstition_n but_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o bow_v be_v neither_o that_o of_o superstition_n nor_o idolatry_n but_o of_o religious_a reverence_n at_o the_o hint_n of_o a_o word_n which_o set_v forth_o to_o we_o all_o the_o dimension_n or_o rather_o the_o infinity_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o love_n 1042._o lee_n not_o then_o the_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n of_o man_n who_o make_v court_n to_o nothing_o but_o their_o own_o diana_n accuse_v that_o excellent_a church_n of_o idolatry_n which_o have_v so_o careful_o purge_v herself_o of_o idol_n though_o not_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o rite_n that_o have_v be_v to_o have_v sweep_v away_o the_o convenient_a ornament_n of_o god_n house_n together_o with_o the_o dirt_n of_o it_o the_o name_n which_o the_o jew_n give_v to_o a_o idol_n of_o some_o in_o england_n who_o have_v rend_v themselves_o from_o the_o safe_a communion_n of_o that_o church_n there_o may_v be_v just_a reason_n for_o such_o complaint_n what_o can_v judicious_a man_n think_v of_o the_o true_a
abrenuntias_fw-la satanae_n resp._n abrenuntio_fw-la int._n et_fw-la omnibus_fw-la operibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la resp._n abrenuntio_fw-la int._n et_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pompis_fw-la ejus_fw-la resp._n abrenuntio_fw-la abrenuntio_fw-la rit_fw-fr rom._n ib_o p._n 29._o horresce_fw-it idola_fw-la respue_fw-la simulacra_fw-la simulacra_fw-la s._n aug._n in_o psal._n 96._o non_fw-la colimus_fw-la mala_fw-la daemonia_fw-la angelos_n quos_fw-la dicitis_fw-la ipsos_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la colimus_fw-la virtutes_fw-la dei_fw-la magni_fw-la &_o ministeriâ—…_n dei_fw-la magni_fw-la magni_fw-la in_o conc._n 2._o nic._n act._n 4._o p._n 247._o sic_fw-la tharas_n omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la sacras_fw-la imagine_v se_fw-la venerari_fw-la confitentur_fw-la adorationem_fw-la autem_fw-la recusant_n a_o sancto_fw-la patre_fw-la h._n e._n anastasio_n episc._n theopol_n tanquam_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la redarguuntur_fw-la redarguuntur_fw-la hor._n serm._n l._n 2._o sat._n 3._o prudens_fw-la placavi_fw-la sanguine_fw-la divos_fw-la divos_fw-la council_n trid._n sess._n 22._o c._n 3._o de_fw-la missis_fw-la in_o hon._n sanct._n p._n 853._o quamvis_fw-la in_o hon_n &_o man_n sanctorum_fw-la nonnullas_fw-la interdum_fw-la miss_z as_o ecclesia_fw-la celebrare_fw-la consueverit_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la illis_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la offerri_fw-la decet_fw-la sed_fw-la deo_fw-la soli_fw-la qui_fw-la illos_fw-la â—…oronavit_fw-la â—…oronavit_fw-la council_n trid._n inter_fw-la conc._n max._n p._n 895._o see_v the_o bull_n of_o pius_n the_o four_o p._n 944._o 944._o conc._n trid._n de_fw-fr indice_fw-la librorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 918._o see_v conc._n aqu._n p._n 135._o 135._o offic._n paru._n b._n m._n p._n 89._o ed_n antverp_n anno_fw-la 1583_o &_o p._n 96_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ib._n p._n 90._o 90._o ib._n p._n 102_o &_o 107._o 107._o ib._n p._n 103._o 103._o ib._n p._n 107._o 107._o ibid._n p._n 94._o lect._n 3_o mens_fw-la octob._n octob._n brev._n rom._n in_o commem_n de_fw-fr sanctâ_fw-la mariâ_fw-la p._n 103._o 103._o see_v this_o form_n with_o addition_n in_o serm._n 2._o de_fw-fr annun_n which_o some_o ascribe_v to_o st._n austin_n austin_n brev._n rom._n ad_fw-la completor_fw-la p._n 107._o 107._o mr._n thornd_v epilogue_n part_n 3._o p._n 356_o 357._o 357._o servir_fw-fr answer_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consider_v whether_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o make_v such_o prayer_n itself_o by_o make_v the_o e_z forego_v public_a form_n form_n see_v s._n cressy_n exomolog_n sect._n 3._o c._n 3._o p._n 438._o ed._n 3._o this_o be_v only_o that_o they_o will_v intercede_v for_o we_o etc._n etc._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o dr._n pierce_n serm._n c._n 16._o of_o the_o invoc_n of_o saint_n p._n 196._o this_o only_a accord_n to_o card._n perron_n prior_n pour_fw-fr prior_n i_o e._n to_o desire_v they_o to_o pray_v for_o we_o we_o conc._n trid._n sess._n 25._o decr._n de_fw-fr invocat_n etc._n etc._n sanct._n p._n 895._o bonum_fw-la atque_fw-la utile_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la orationes_fw-la opem_fw-la auxiliumque_fw-la consugere_fw-la consugere_fw-la offic._n parv_v b._n virg._n p._n 97._o 97._o conc._n milev_n 6._o c._n 3._o de_fw-la cultu_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la p._n 717._o 717._o catech._n ex_fw-la decr._n conc._n trid._n p._n 392._o 392._o in_o the_o manual_a of_o john_n heigham_n in_o our_o lady_n litany_n for_o saturday_n p._n 380._o 380._o ibid._n p._n 382._o 382._o ibid._n prayer_n for_o woman_n travel_v with_o child_n p._n 519_o 520._o 520._o ibid._n the_o lit._n for_o saturday_n p._n 386._o 386._o j._n h._n man._n pr._n at_o s._n omers_n an._n 1620._o p._n 584._o 584._o council_n rhem._n sub_fw-la pio_n quarto_fw-la p._n 139._o tolet._n p._n 757._o rothom_n p._n 823._o rhem._n sub_fw-la greg._n 13._o p._n 886._o burdig_n p._n 946._o turon_n p._n 1005._o biturg_n p._n 1069_o &_o p._n 1075._o aquens_n p._n 1122._o mexic_fw-la p._n 1351._o tolos_n p._n 1380._o mechlin_n p._n 1542._o narbon_n p._n 1576_o 1580._o 1580._o council_n camer_n ann._n 1565._o p._n 176._o 176._o see_v modum_fw-la recitandi_fw-la oratdomin_v una_fw-la cum_fw-la memoriâ—…_n &_o veneratione_n sanctorum_fw-la in_o horst_n parad._n animae_fw-la sect._n 2._o c._n 4_o p._n 107._o etc._n etc._n etc._n corp._n jur._n can._n l._n 7._o c._n 4._o p._n 3._o 3._o l._n 7._o decret_n c._n 3._o tit._n 5._o p._n 126._o 126._o catech._n â—…x_fw-fr decr._n conc._n tridpart_n 4._o c._n 6._o sect._n 1._o numb_a 3._o p._n 512._o 512._o brev._n rom._n in_o fest._n pur._n p._n 721_o in_o offic._n b._n m._n p._n 89_o etc._n etc._n etc._n offic._n b._n m._n p._n 97._o see_v miss_z rom._n in_o oct._n â—…mn_a sanct._n p._n 527._o fac_n nos_fw-la quae_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n horst_n par._n an._n sect._n 2_o p._n 105._o e_o catech._n conc._n trid._n lugd._n 1569._o p._n 390._o 390._o brev._n rom._n ad_fw-la complete_a p._n 106_o 107._o f_o ibid._n p._n 392._o g_o ibid._n p._n 389._o 389._o council_n mediolan_n 3._o p._n 379._o tolos_n c._n 11._o de_fw-la llb._fw-la prohib_fw-la p._n 1423._o aven_n p._n 1440_o 1441_o comp_n with_o council_n trid._n decret_a de_fw-fr edit_n &_o usu_fw-la sacr._n libr._n p._n 747._o 747._o see_v council_n aqu._n p._n 1482._o of_o the_o book_n permit_v in_o the_o illyrican_a tougue_n tougue_n syn._n mexic_n p._n 1201_o 1203_o 1204._o 1204._o fulgentio_n in_o the_o life_n of_o father_n paul_n the_o venetian_a p._n 43._o 43._o syn._n mexic_n sect._n 12._o p._n 1298._o 1298._o manual_n of_o j._n h._n p._n 596._o 596._o man._n of_o j._n h._n p._n 380._o 380._o ibid._n p._n 381._o 381._o horst_n paradis_n an._n sect._n 7._o sect._n 7._o de_fw-fr b._n virg._n p._n 446._o 446._o council_n camer_n p._n 225._o et_fw-fr vos_fw-fr reverendissimi_fw-la domini_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o patres_fw-la optimi_fw-la und_fw-ge mecum_fw-la obsecro_fw-la summi_fw-la patris_fw-la filiam_fw-la speciosam_fw-la summi_fw-la silij_fw-la matrem_fw-la formosam_fw-la summi_fw-la paracleti_fw-la sponsam_fw-la gratiosam_fw-la totiusque_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la ac_fw-la terrenae_fw-la ecclefiae_fw-la reginam_fw-la gratiae_n ac_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la matrem_fw-la salutare_fw-la dignemini_fw-la dicsntes_fw-la ave_fw-la maria_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n abridg._n of_o christ._n doctr._n in_o the_o expos._n of_o the_o mass._n p._n 294._o 294._o dr._n h._n m._n of_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n p._n 321_o 322._o 322._o see_v the_o like_a sense_n in_o mr._n thornd_v epilogue_n part_n 3._o p._n 356_o 357._o cite_v here_o c._n 10._o part_n 3._o 3._o ass._n annot._n in_o gen._n 1._o 1._o the_o hebrew_n word_n bara_n be_v a_o word_n in_o its_o proper_a sense_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o be_v attribute_v to_o man_n how_o great_a soever_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o familiar_a phrase_n in_o the_o stile_n of_o the_o court_n to_o say_v such_o a_o one_o be_v create_v earl_n or_o marquis_n or_o duke_n etc._n etc._n etc._n confess_v wirtemb_v p._n 122._o talis_fw-la petitio_fw-la exigit_fw-la ut_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la rogatur_fw-la sit_fw-la ubique_fw-la praesens_fw-la &_o exaudiat_fw-la pelitionem_fw-la haec_fw-la autem_fw-la majestas_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la competit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la creaturae_fw-la creatura_fw-la adoratur_fw-la b_o arnob._n adv_n gent._n l._n 6._o p._n 204._o 204._o hold_v in_o diu._n fid._n analyâ—…i_n l_o 2._o c._n 7._o p._n 294._o 294._o col._n 2._o 18._o 18._o instit._fw-la spirit_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o p._n 54._o visum_fw-la fuit_fw-la memoriam_fw-la instituere_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la non_fw-la omnium_fw-la sed_fw-la quorundam_fw-la quos_fw-la selegi_fw-la majore_fw-la quadam_fw-la devotione_fw-la &_o cultu_fw-la prosequendos_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 58._o s._n bernardin_n alex._n ss_z sept._n dorâ—…ient_a s._n placid_n etc._n etc._n etc._n ms._n ap_fw-mi m._n r._n w._n de_fw-fr s._n j._n j._n bish._n mont._n in_o his_o treatis_fw-la of_o the_o invoc_n of_o saint_n p._n 98._o 98._o bish._n mont._n ibid._n p._n 97_o 98._o 98._o abridg._n of_o christ._n doctr._n in_o expos._n of_o 1._o command_n p._n 123._o 123._o horst_n parad._n animae_fw-la de_fw-la cultu_fw-la &_o ven._n ss_z ang._n &_o praecip_n ang._n cust._n admon_n sect._n 2._o c._n 2._o p._n 94_o etc._n etc._n etc._n instit._fw-la spirit_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o p._n 58._o cum_fw-la iis_fw-la quos_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o patronos_fw-la &_o patronas_n elegi_fw-la singularis_fw-la quantum_fw-la cuique_fw-la posset_n totis_fw-la viribus_fw-la cultus_fw-la &_o river_n debeatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n horst_n parad._n 〈◊〉_d sect._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o de_fw-la patronis_fw-la è_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la numâ—…ro_fw-la â—…ligendis_fw-la &_o indy_n peculiari_fw-la devotione_fw-la colendis_fw-la p._n 100_o 101_o etc._n etc._n etc._n horst_n parad._n an._n sect._n 2._o p._n 100_o patronum_fw-la è_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la numero_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n instit._fw-la spir._n p._n 63._o docebar_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v cardin._n perron_n in_o res_fw-la resp._n reg._n jaâ—…obi_n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o 3._o horst_n parad._n p._n 101._o sancta_fw-la tâ—…in_n miserere_fw-la nobis_fw-la sancta_fw-la maria_n ora_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la sancte_fw-la michael_n arch_n angelo_v ora._n ora._n instit._fw-la spir._n p._n 55._o 55._o ead._n ibid._n p._n 58._o 58._o horst_n parad._n an._n sect._n 2._o p._n 95_o 96._o 96._o horst_n ib._n in_o dedic_n ante_fw-la sect._n 2._o p._n