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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o minister_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o most_o solemn_a rite_n of_o the_o christian_a worship_n these_o liturgick_a book_n or_o office_n be_v only_o three_o book_n for_o though_o there_o be_v liturgy_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o s._n peter_n s._n mark_n s._n matth._n and_o s._n james_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v confess_o spurious_a be_v reject_v by_o the_o greek_n as_o well_o as_o by_o some_o of_o the_o sober_a romanist_n the_o pretend_a one_o of_o s._n peter_n be_v scarce_o hear_v of_o for_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o it_o be_v stuff_v up_o with_o intercession_n and_o prayer_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o be_v there_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o saint_n where_o be_v also_o the_o ave_fw-la maria_n the_o gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la and_o other_o notorious_a and_o manifest_a proof_n of_o its_o late_a invention_n the_o 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writer_n to_o countenance_v it_o that_o every_o apostle_n make_v a_o distinct_a liturgy_n for_o this_o do_v not_o suit_n with_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o celebration_n of_o it_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o century_n according_a to_o the_o account_n we_o find_v of_o finem_fw-la it_o in_o justin_n martyr_n more_o indeed_o may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o pretend_a liturgy_n of_o s._n james_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o 32._o canon_n of_o the_o council_n in_o trullo_n and_o by_o missae_fw-la proclus_n but_o it_o be_v not_o receive_v among_o they_o as_o appear_v from_o balsamon_n first_o answer_n to_o marcus_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o from_o jeremias_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n who_o live_v in_o the_o last_o century_n in_o his_o answer_n 103._o to_o the_o divine_n of_o wittenberg_n nor_o can_v i_o ever_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v at_o any_o time_n use_v by_o any_o of_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o east_n though_o 16._o allatius_n 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