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upon_o they_o and_o the_o like_a may_v have_v be_v observe_v in_o that_o form_n paragraph_n 3_o cor_fw-la meum_fw-la illuminae_fw-la fulgens_fw-la stella_fw-la maris_fw-la so_o manifest_a over_o and_o over_o again_o be_v it_o that_o those_o form_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o the_o saint_n must_v be_v more_o than_o a_o ora_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la against_o his_o last_o general_a answer_n chap._n vi_o more_o form_n of_o invocation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n out_o of_o the_o mary-psalter_n so_o call_v exreme_o idolatrous_a and_o blaspemoâ—s_a 1._o we_o will_v now_o only_o note_v some_o passage_n in_o the_o mary-psalter_n as_o it_o be_v call_v wherein_o how_o much_o at_o that_o time_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v thrust_v themselves_o under_o the_o protection_n and_o patronage_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o make_v she_o the_o daughter_n of_o god_n instead_o of_o approve_v themselves_o faithful_a touch_a the_o right_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o son_n and_o his_o worship_n will_v be_v most_o notorious_o evident_a i_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o thirty_o psalm_n in_o te_fw-la domina_fw-la speravi_fw-la non_fw-la confundar_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la ingratiam_fw-la tuam_fw-la suscipe_fw-la i_o inclina_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o aurem_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o in_o moerore_fw-la meo_fw-la laetifica_fw-la i_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o refugium_fw-la meum_fw-la consolatio_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o protectio_fw-la mea_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la clamavi_fw-la cum_fw-la tribularetur_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o exaudisti_fw-la de_fw-la vertice_fw-la collium_fw-la aeternorum_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la tuas_fw-la domina_fw-la commendo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la meum_fw-la meam_fw-la totam_fw-la vitâ—m_fw-la diem_fw-la ultimum_fw-la this_o be_v that_o whole_a psalm_n to_o the_o virgin_n just_o in_o such_o a_o form_n and_o with_o such_o a_o repose_n of_o spirit_n as_o david_n pray_v in_o to_o god_n himself_o 2._o but_o we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o with_o transcribe_v only_o some_o select_a piece_n as_o psalm_n 71._o resperge_n domina_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la dulcedine_fw-la tua_fw-la fac_n i_o obâ—ivisci_fw-la mi_fw-mi erias_fw-la huius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la concupiscentias_fw-la aeternas_fw-la excita_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr gaudio_fw-la paradisi_fw-la inebria_fw-la mentem_fw-la meam_fw-la and_o again_o psalm_n 104._o salus_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la tua_fw-la est_fw-la domina_fw-la qui_fw-la te_fw-la dignè_fw-la honoraverint_fw-la suscipient_fw-la illam_fw-la clementia_n tua_fw-la non_fw-la deficiet_fw-la à _fw-la seculis_fw-la aeternis_fw-la &_o misericordia_fw-la tua_fw-la à _fw-la generatione_n in_o generationem_fw-la and_o psalm_n 117._o dispositione_n tua_fw-la mundus_fw-la perseverat_fw-la quem_fw-la tu_fw-la domina_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la fundastâ—_n ab_fw-la initio_fw-la tuus_fw-la totus_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la domina_fw-la salvum_fw-la i_o fac_fw-la quoniam_fw-la desiderabiles_fw-la sunt_fw-la laudes_fw-la tuus_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la peregrinationis_fw-la meae_fw-la no_o man_n can_v say_v more_o to_o or_o expect_v more_o from_o the_o eternal_a god_n himself_o whence_o they_o make_v the_o eternal_a godhead_n as_o hypostatical_o unite_v with_o the_o virgin_n as_o with_o christ_n himself_o and_o carry_v themselves_o to_o she_o as_o if_o she_o be_v as_o proper_o the_o daughter_n of_o god_n as_o he_o the_o son_n for_o else_o how_o can_v she_o be_v say_v to_o have_v everlasting_a salvation_n inhere_o power_n and_o to_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o begin_n with_o the_o eternal_a deity_n 3._o there_o be_v also_o other_o passage_n in_o this_o psalter_n whereby_o they_o make_v the_o virgin_n mary_n a_o she-christ_n the_o daughter_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o be_v by_o the_o apply_v of_o the_o very_a phrase_n speak_v of_o he_o in_o the_o scripture_n unto_o she_o as_o in_o psalm_n 2._o venite_fw-la ad_fw-la 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the_o allowance_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o the_o authorize_v practice_n of_o their_o church_n beyond_o all_o exception_n evidence_v and_o demonstrate_v chap._n vii_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n touch_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n be_v idolatrous_a and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o doctrine_n weak_a and_o unsound_a 1._o and_o thus_o much_o for_o their_o idolatry_n in_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n let_v we_o now_o consider_v what_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v touch_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n 9_o imagine_v porrò_fw-la christi_fw-la deiparae_fw-la virgin_n &_o aliorum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la in_fw-la templis_fw-la praesertim_fw-la habendas_fw-la &_o retinendas_fw-la esse_fw-la eâ—sque_fw-la debitum_fw-la honorem_fw-la &_o reverentiam_fw-la impertiendam_fw-la quoniam_fw-la honos_fw-la qui_fw-la eye_n exhibetur_fw-la refertur_fw-la ad_fw-la prototype_n quae_fw-la illae_fw-la repraesentant_fw-la ità _fw-la ut_fw-la 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morning_n star_n will_v not_o excuse_v he_o from_o mere_a madness_n and_o delirancy_n if_o it_o can_v from_o idolatry_n and_o how_o much_o better_o i_o pray_v be_v it_o to_o speak_v to_o a_o piece_n of_o wood_n nay_o to_o the_o figure_n of_o another_o piece_n of_o wood_n for_o christ_n be_v not_o crucify_v on_o the_o wood_n they_o speak_v to_o but_o by_o speak_v to_o this_o piece_n of_o wood_n they_o will_v be_v understand_v to_o speak_v to_o another_o piece_n of_o wood_n on_o which_o christ_n be_v crucify_v at_o jerusalem_n nor_o yet_o to_o that_o piece_n of_o wood_n neither_o but_o to_o christ_n hang_v on_o the_o wood_n and_o that_o now_o at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o he_o be_v off_o of_o the_o wood_n and_o be_v in_o heaven_n to_o be_v speak_v to_o himself_o as_o a_o gracious_a intercessor_n that_o we_o may_v not_o call_v on_o this_o stock_n or_o that_o stone_n but_o make_v our_o immediate_a address_n to_o he_o in_o word_n and_o heart_n that_o he_o will_v be_v gracious_o please_v to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o will_v and_o i_o will_v leave_v my_o antagonist_n to_o enjoy_v himself_o in_o the_o reek_n and_o perfume_v thereof_o chap._n x._o several_a important_a consectary_n from_o this_o clear_a diseovery_n of_o the_o gross_a idolatry_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o a_o hearty_a and_o vehement_a exhortation_n to_o all_o man_n that_o have_v any_o serious_a regard_n to_o their_o salvation_n to_o beware_v how_o they_o be_v draw_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o that_o church_n 1._o thus_o have_v we_o abundant_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n stand_v guilty_a of_o gross_a idolatry_n according_a to_o the_o concession_n and_o definition_n of_o their_o own_o council_n of_o trent_n that_o be_v to_o say_v though_o we_o charge_v they_o with_o no_o more_o than_o with_o what_o the_o council_n itself_o do_v own_o touch_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o host_n the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n 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the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o follow_a vision_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n signify_v both_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz._n the_o hierarchy_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o ecclesiastic_a body_n 4._o and_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o vision_n of_o those_o seven_o church_n the_o same_o i_o say_v of_o all_o those_o exposition_n of_o the_o thirteen_o and_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o that_o of_o the_o little_a horn_n in_o daniel_n namely_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v so_o natural_o applicable_a to_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o church_n beside_o the_o demonstration_n of_o synchronism_n that_o the_o weight_n of_o those_o two_o forego_v conclusion_n be_v add_v thereto_o there_o can_v be_v the_o least_o doubt_n or_o scruple_n leave_v but_o that_o those_o interpretation_n be_v true_a and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o româ—_n be_v that_o body_n of_o antichrist_n that_o mother_n of_o fornication_n and_o abomination_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v of_o multifarious_a modes_n of_o gross_a idolatry_n or_o that_o scarlet_a whore_n on_o the_o seven_o hill_n that_o be_v also_o drink_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n 5._o and_o that_o therefore_o in_o the_o four_o place_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o poison_n exceed_v the_o antidote_n there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n that_o salvation_n shall_v be_v hope_v for_o there_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a truth_n but_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o of_o such_o huge_a moment_n it_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v conceal_v what_o god_n may_v do_v in_o his_o more_o hide_a way_n of_o providence_n he_o alone_o know_v and_o therefore_o we_o can_v say_v that_o every_o idolatrous_a heathen_a must_v perish_v eternal_o but_o to_o speak_v no_o far_o than_o we_o have_v commission_n and_o according_a to_o the_o easy_a tenor_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n we_o must_v pronounce_v though_o with_o great_a sadness_n of_o heart_n that_o we_o have_v no_o warrant_n therefrom_o to_o think_v or_o declare_v any_o of_o the_o popish_a religion_n so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v so_o to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n and_o especial_o since_o that_o voice_n of_o the_o angel_n which_o sound_v in_o the_o interval_n of_o thyatira_n say_v express_o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n 6._o 9_o be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicatour_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n etc._n etc._n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v bind_v to_o continue_v idolater_n as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v or_o else_o to_o renounce_v their_o church_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v damn_v by_o adhere_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n unless_o they_o can_v live_v in_o it_o for_o ever_o for_o he_o that_o die_v in_o such_o a_o capital_a siâ—_n as_o idolatry_n without_o repentnce_n nay_o in_o a_o blind_a obstinate_a perseverance_n in_o it_o how_o can_v he_o escape_v eternal_a damnation_n 6._o but_o though_o we_o have_v keep_v ourselves_o to_o the_o apocalypse_n the_o thing_n be_v clear_a in_o that_o book_n alone_o ch_z 22._o ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o where_o all_o idolater_n be_v express_o exclude_v from_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n bless_v be_v they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n and_o one_o of_o they_o though_o expunge_v by_o rome_n be_v thou_o shall_v not_o worship_v any_o grave_a image_n that_o they_o may_v have_v right_a to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n for_o without_o be_v dog_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o mortherer_n and_o idolater_n and_o whoso_o love_v and_o make_v a_o lie_n all_o these_o be_v exclude_v the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n and_o from_o eat_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n of_o which_o who_o eat_v not_o be_v most_o assure_o detain_v in_o eternal_a death_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n apoc._n 21._o 8._o that_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n what_o sentence_n can_v be_v more_o express_a than_o this_o 7._o but_o beside_o this_o divine_a sentence_n against_o they_o they_o be_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v self_n condemn_v or_o at_o least_o give_v sentence_n against_o themselves_o while_o they_o so_o free_o pronounce_v that_o no_o idolater_n be_v to_o be_v save_v which_o they_o frequent_o do_v to_o save_v their_o own_o church_n from_o the_o reproach_n of_o idolatry_n for_o because_o some_o protestant_n have_v declare_v for_o the_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n in_o the_o romish_a church_n they_o far_o improve_v the_o favour_n to_o the_o quit_v 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true_a house_n a_o true_a pair_n of_o shear_n true_a wine_n etc._n etc._n yet_o they_o be_v not_o good_a they_o retain_v the_o form_n but_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o end_n nay_o be_v quite_o opposite_a to_o it_o and_o so_o they_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n though_o a_o true_a church_n fall_v short_a of_o their_o salvation_n nay_o fall_v into_o eternal_a damnation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o deadly_a poison_n in_o their_o church_n which_o they_o wilful_o keep_v infuse_v in_o it_o to_o his_o second_o argument_n i_o answer_v that_o tâ—ey_n that_o profess_v the_o true_a god_n may_v notwithstanding_o commit_v idolatry_n as_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v at_o large_a in_o my_o idea_n of_o antichristianism_n chap._n 6._o and_o chap_n 8._o of_o the_o first_o book_n and_o no_o man_n doubt_v but_o the_o israelite_n commit_v idolatry_n even_o then_o when_o they_o profess_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o indian_n at_o this_o day_n who_o worship_n their_o pagod_n and_o be_v 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literal_o or_o proper_o christ_n be_v a_o impostor_n that_o be_v be_v not_o the_o true_a christ_n which_o be_v express_o the_o sense_n which_o my_o antagonist_n will_v pin_v upon_o this_o passage_n of_o costerus_n for_o first_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n idiom_n in_o which_o christ_n speak_v as_o it_o be_v not_o unfrequent_v also_o in_o other_o tongue_n to_o use_v the_o verb_n substantive_a est_fw-la when_o the_o subject_n and_o predicate_v in_o a_o proposition_n be_v signum_fw-la and_o significatum_fw-la or_o if_o you_o will_v when_o the_o subject_n and_o predicate_v be_v those_o argument_n which_o logician_n call_v similia_fw-la so_o our_o saviour_n â—ays_v elsewhere_o i_o be_o the_o vine_n i_o be_o the_o door_n and_o st._n paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 4_o the_o rock_n be_v christ_n beside_o the_o example_n i_o have_v produce_v in_o the_o forego_n paragraph_n will_v any_o body_n therefore_o that_o have_v the_o least_o dram_n of_o reason_n 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