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dignitate_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la honorati_fw-la vivunt_fw-la semper_fw-la deo_fw-la licèt_fw-la hinc_fw-la migraverunt_fw-la the_o saint_n which_o please_v god_n and_o be_v by_o he_o honour_v with_o the_o dignity_n of_o saintship_n though_o they_o be_v depart_v hence_o yet_o to_o god_n they_o always_o live_v again_o nefas_fw-la est_fw-la christianis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d daemonum_n cultricum_fw-la gentium_fw-la moribus_fw-la uti_fw-la &_o sanctos_fw-la qui_fw-la tali_fw-la &_o tantâ_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la resplendebunt_fw-la sc_n conregnare_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la &_o judicare_fw-la orbem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la &_o conform_v fieri_fw-la gloriae_fw-la ipsius_fw-la in_fw-la ingloria_fw-la &_o mortua_fw-la materia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contumeliâ_fw-la afficere_fw-la it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o christian_n to_o use_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o gentile_n which_o worship_v daemon_n or_o devil_n and_o in_o a_o base_a and_o liveless_a matter_n they_o mean_v image_n to_o dishonour_v the_o saint_n which_o shall_v one_o day_n shine_v in_o such_o and_o so_o great_a grace_n and_o glory_n viz._n to_o reign_v with_o christ_n and_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n and_o to_o be_v make_v like_o to_o his_o glory_n as_o they_o say_v a_o little_a before_o council_n nicen._n 2._o act._n 6._o tom._n 4._o as_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o calumny_n about_o style_v the_o virgin_n mary_n deipara_n hear_v not_o only_o what_o they_o practise_v but_o what_o they_o express_o decree_v ibid._n tom._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—_o if_o any_o shall_v not_o confess_v god_n to_o be_v true_o emmanuel_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a virgin_n to_o be_v deipara_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n here_o the_o bless_a virgin_n have_v both_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mother_n of_o god_n give_v she_o all_o this_o you_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o six_o act_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a 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the_o hebrew_n call_v seculum_fw-la futurum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o mark_v 10._o ver_fw-la 30._o luke_n 18._o 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 2._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o which_o notion_n apoc._n 1._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n psal._n 71._o 18._o isaiah_n 27._o 6._o isaiah_n 44._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vulgat_fw-la ventura_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la futura_fw-la sunt_fw-la thus_o i_o construe_v the_o text_n and_o understand_v by_o populus_fw-la principis_fw-la futurus_fw-la the_o people_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n where_o christ_n be_v principal_o to_o have_v his_o church_n and_o kingdom_n whilst_o israel_n shall_v be_v reject_v cornelius_z therefore_o the_o first_o gentile_a convert_v be_v a_o roman_a centurion_n s._n paul_n who_o be_v call_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n go_v not_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o this_o empire_n this_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereof_o christ_n 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