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have_v now_o conclude_v to_o favour_v you_o and_o not_o overlade_v you_o with_o innumerable_a testimony_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o late_a father_n perhaps_o you_o will_v except_v against_o in_o this_o point_n such_o as_o bede_n and_o anselme_n &_o bernard_n &_o damascene_fw-la &_o the_o elder_n i_o have_v hitherto_o produce_v and_o yet_o there_o remain_v two_o of_o the_o greek_a church_n and_o two_o of_o the_o latin_a church_n who_o authority_n i_o will_v urge_v out_o of_o bellarmin_n in_o confirmation_n of_o this_o point_n &_o then_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o respite_n the_o greek_a father_n be_v chrysostome_n and_o theodoret_n the_o latin_a jerom_n and_o augustin_n theoph._n you_o have_v make_v a_o noble_a choice_n &_o herein_o you_o much_o oblige_v i_o whilst_o your_o wisdom_n and_o your_o zeal_n do_v prompt_v you_o to_o urge_v the_o most_o effectual_a testimony_n on_o your_o side_n that_o you_o determine_v to_o let_v the_o other_o pass_v which_o chief_o serve_v to_o fill_v up_o 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refer_v to_o other_o pâ—â—ces_n of_o this_o father_n but_o according_a to_o his_o accoustumed_a manner_n without_o truth_n and_o reason_n it_o be_v strange_a therefore_o if_o he_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n &_o the_o practice_n in_o his_o day_n be_v usual_a to_o pray_v to_o the_o saint_n before_o their_o shrine_n that_o any_o where_o else_o he_o shall_v not_o speak_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o original_a greek_a do_v not_o altogether_o warrant_v bellarmin_n translation_n but_o equal_o admit_v another_o which_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o his_o proof_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o signify_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o saint_n intercession_n as_o pray_v for_o it_o and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o want_v their_o protection_n now_o we_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n and_o may_v reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o saint_n supplication_n in_o heaven_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n here_o on_o earth_n &_o yet_o have_v no_o warrant_n to_o call_v upon_o
our_o argument_n against_o your_o doctrine_n we_o have_v already_o show_v that_o your_o doctor_n can_v make_v no_o proof_n or_o give_v any_o assurance_n that_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n do_v hear_v our_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o shall_v call_v upon_o they_o in_o vain_a but_o yet_o further_o as_o to_o our_o thought_n and_o mental_a prayer_n the_o saint_n can_v discern_v they_o and_o therefore_o be_v not_o meet_v object_n of_o our_o invocation_n phil._n yes_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o trinity_n even_a man_n thought_n may_v be_v represent_v to_o they_o theoph._n never_o tell_v i_o what_o may_v be_v but_o do_v you_o believe_v they_o do_v discern_v our_o though'_v you_o know_v in_o scripture_n to_o search_v the_o heart_n and_o know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n be_v make_v a_o incommunicable_a property_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n thou_o even_o thou_o only_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n say_v solomon_n 1_o king_n 8._o 39_o phil._n to_o this_o bellarmin_n answer_v 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