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of_o the_o twelve_o apostel_n of_o angel_n and_o of_o s._n john_n baptist._n s._n augustin_n note_v that_o the_o paynim_n may_v see_v our_o saviour_n christ_n paint_v with_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n in_o many_o place_n 10._o s._n hierome_n commend_v the_o fervour_n and_o devotion_n of_o paula_n liturgia_fw-la that_o go_v up_o the_o mountain_n of_o caluary_n and_o prostrayt_v herself_o before_o the_o cross_n adore_v it_o as_o though_o she_o have_v see_v our_o saviour_n hang_v thereon_o s._n chrysostome_n in_o his_o liturgy_n which_o erasmus_n translate_v signify_v that_o the_o priest_n go_v forth_o with_o the_o gospel_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o a_o candle_n carry_v before_o he_o use_v to_o bow_v down_o his_o head_n to_o do_v reverence_n to_o a_o image_n of_o christ._n s._n basil_n barlaam_n s._n gregory_n nissen_n euodius_n prudentius_n and_o s._n paulinus_n do_v make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o the_o image_n of_o s._n barlaam_n s._n theodorus_n s._n steeven_n s._n cassian_n s._n 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the_o gentiles_n yet_o they_o never_o disalow_v the_o lawful_a use_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o those_o that_o have_v at_o any_o time_n reject_v the_o â—ame_n have_v be_v always_o note_v and_o abhor_v of_o all_o as_o heretic_n â—ine_z and_o call_v iconomachi_n or_o iconoclastae_n against_o who_o be_v assemble_v 800._o year_n ago_o the_o seven_o great_a general_a council_n at_o nice_a where_o they_o be_v condemn_v for_o heretic_n fiâ—e_n and_o woor_n than_o samaritans_n by_o 350._o bishop_n of_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n chap._n xiii_o 6._o now_o to_o say_v somewhat_o of_o holy_a relic_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o use_n thereof_o proceed_v of_o the_o example_n in_o h._n scripture_n of_o the_o great_a miracle_n do_v by_o the_o touch_n of_o christ_n garment_n by_o the_o handkerchief_n and_o girdle_n of_o s._n paul_n 16._o by_o the_o shadow_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o the_o body_n of_o elizeus_fw-la 5._o wherewith_o a_o dead_a man_n be_v reviue_v 13._o by_o all_o which_o the_o first_o christian_n be_v induce_v to_o reverence_n and_o honour_v every_o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o to_o expect_v consolation_n thereby_o wherefore_o when_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n suffer_v at_o rome_n 30._o the_o christian_n of_o the_o east_n come_v thither_o to_o have_v their_o relyck_n as_o belong_v to_o they_o by_o right_a for_o that_o they_o be_v their_o cuntryman_n when_o s._n ignatius_n who_o be_v thyrd_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n after_o s._n peter_n be_v martyr_v at_o rome_n 5._o the_o christian_n carry_v his_o relic_n with_o great_a solemnity_n to_o antioch_n and_o as_o s._n chrysostome_n testify_v many_o miracle_n be_v do_v by_o the_o same_o at_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o s._n policarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n who_o also_o live_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n &_o be_v put_v to_o death_n not_o above_o 12._o year_n before_o king_n lucius_n receive_v the_o say_v the_o christian_n of_o his_o diocese_n that_o be_v present_a gather_v up_o his_o relic_n &_o use_v they_o with_o great_a reverence_n as_o they_o themselves_o witness_v in_o a_o epistle_n which_o eusebius_n recite_v at_o large_a 1._o wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n they_o say_v thus_o afterward_o have_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n his_o bone_n more_o worthy_a than_o precious_a stone_n and_o more_o pure_a than_o gold_n we_o place_v they_o in_o a_o place_n seemly_a and_o fit_a for_o they_o where_o assemble_v ourselves_o sometime_o we_o may_v by_o the_o help_n of_o our_o lord_n celebrat_fw-mi the_o day_n of_o his_o martyrdom_n as_o of_o his_o nativity_n with_o great_a joy_n and_o exultation_n thus_o far_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n s._n cyprian_n 34._o besides_o the_o yearly_a celebration_n of_o martyr_n feast_n make_v often_o mention_v of_o oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n offer_v in_o memory_n of_o they_o so_o do_v also_o tertullian_n so_o that_o by_o these_o testimony_n it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o time_n not_o only_o of_o king_n lucius_n but_o also_o of_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o disciple_n the_o relic_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v keep_v and_o high_o honour_v and_o feast_n of_o their_o martyrdom_n celebrate_v under_o title_n of_o their_o nativitye_n as_o still_o it_o be_v use_v in_o our_o cathol_n church_n and_o no_o marvel_v see_v the_o christian_n at_o that_o time_n use_v to_o creep_v and_o kiss_v their_o chain_n while_o they_o be_v yet_o live_v in_o prison_n â—â—orem_fw-la as_o tertullian_n witness_v and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o uniform_a consent_n of_o all_o father_n in_o all_o age_n concern_v this_o point_n we_o may_v well_o wonder_v at_o the_o malice_n of_o our_o adversary_n that_o do_v deny_v it_o especial_o see_v in_o the_o primative_a church_n it_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o the_o very_a paynim_n know_v it_o and_o therefore_o be_v wont_a to_o cast_v the_o ash_n &_o bone_n of_o the_o martyr_n into_o river_n or_o otherwise_o to_o make_v they_o a_o way_n to_o the_o end_n the_o christian_n shall_v not_o recover_v they_o philoso_fw-la and_o eunapius_n sardianus_n of_o alexandria_n a_o paynim_n write_v that_o the_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n honour_v their_o martyr_n be_v dead_a kneel_v and_o prostrate_v themselves_o before_o their_o tomb_n and_o make_v they_o their_o ambassador_n to_o deliver_v their_o prayer_n to_o god_n but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n â—_o s._n augustin_n to_o confound_v the_o gentiles_n reherse_v many_o miracle_n do_v by_o the_o very_a flower_n that_o have_v but_o only_o touch_v the_o reheary_n where_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n be_v keep_v s._n gregory_n nissen_n say_v that_o the_o christian_n that_o come_v to_o the_o tomb_n of_o saint_n â—ori_fw-la do_v take_v it_o for_o a_o great_a favour_n that_o they_o may_v be_v suffer_v to_o carry_v away_o some_o of_o the_o dust_n that_o be_v about_o the_o same_o s._n augustin_n also_o tell_v
point_n which_o i_o have_v handle_v what_o have_v always_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o same_o and_o that_o therefore_o king_n lucius_n can_v receive_v no_o other_o from_o the_o catholic_a roman_a church_n by_o the_o which_o he_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o if_o i_o think_v it_o needful_a to_o rip_v up_o every_o other_o particular_a point_n controverse_v betwixt_o our_o adversary_n and_o we_o i_o can_v easy_o show_v the_o same_o in_o every_o one_o but_o what_o need_v it_o see_v they_o can_v prove_v that_o any_o pope_n i_o will_v not_o say_v from_o s._n eleutherius_fw-la to_o s._n gregory_n but_o from_o s._n peter_n to_o clement_n the_o eight_o that_o now_o govern_v the_o church_n have_v teach_v and_o decree_v any_o different_a doctrine_n from_o his_o predecessor_n whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o show_v evident_o that_o in_o a_o perpetual_a succession_n of_o our_o roman_a bishop_n there_o have_v be_v also_o a_o continual_a succession_n of_o one_o &_o the_o self_n same_o doctrine_n where_o upon_o it_o follow_v infalible_o that_o king_n ethelbert_n and_o the_o english_a can_v not_o receive_v from_o s._n gregory_n the_o pope_n any_o other_o faith_n than_o king_n lucius_n and_o the_o britain_n receive_v from_o saint_n eleutherius_fw-la and_o that_o we_o which_o now_o hold_v communion_n with_o the_o roman_a church_n teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n then_o that_o which_o be_v teach_v by_o they_o to_o our_o ancestor_n and_o have_v successive_o come_v from_o s._n peter_n &_o consequent_o from_o our_o saviour_n christ._n therefore_o thou_o may_v well_o wonder_v good_a reader_n at_o the_o impudence_n of_o our_o english_a minister_n that_o be_v not_o a_o shame_a to_o preach_v &_o teach_v the_o contrary_a whereby_o thou_o may_v also_o see_v how_o lamentable_a be_v the_o case_n of_o our_o poor_a country_n wherein_o such_o have_v the_o charge_n and_o cure_v of_o soul_n as_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o common_a honesty_n to_o say_v the_o truth_n in_o matter_n as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n and_o teach_v such_o a_o religion_n as_o for_o lack_v of_o better_a reason_n and_o argument_n they_o be_v force_v to_o maintain_v it_o with_o manifest_a lie_n slander_n yea_o and_o murder_n of_o innocent_a man_n who_o they_o execute_v for_o feign_a crime_n under_o colour_n of_o matter_n of_o state_n acknowledge_v thereby_o sufficient_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o catholyk_n faith_n see_v they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o aâ—ow_v that_o they_o trouble_v any_o man_n for_o it_o while_o they_o confess_v that_o they_o punish_v and_o put_v to_o death_n heretic_n namely_o the_o anabaptist_n direct_o for_o their_o religion_n and_o their_o impudence_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o notorious_a for_o that_o their_o publyk_fw-mi proceed_n in_o the_o daily_a execution_n of_o penal_a and_o capital_a law_n touch_v only_a matter_n of_o religion_n do_v contradict_v and_o convince_v their_o say_n and_o write_n wherein_o they_o affirm_v that_o they_o put_v none_o to_o death_n for_o religion_n but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o i_o have_v treat_v this_o matter_n at_o large_a in_o diverse_a part_n of_o my_o apology_n besides_o that_o i_o understand_v that_o some_o other_o also_o intend_v to_o treat_v thereof_o in_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o ridiculous_a challenge_n make_v by_o o._n e._n fraught_v with_o most_o absurd_a paradox_n as_o well_o concern_v this_o point_n as_o other_o touch_v our_o catholic_a faith_n i_o remit_v thou_o good_a reader_n thereto_o and_o so_o conclude_v this_o treaty_n beseech_v almighty_a god_n to_o give_v our_o adversary_n the_o light_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o we_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n patience_n and_o constancy_n and_o to_o thou_o indifferency_n to_o judge_v of_o matter_n so_o much_o import_v the_o eternal_a good_a and_o salvation_n of_o thy_o soul_n which_o i_o hearty_o wish_v no_o less_o than_o my_o own_o finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o this_o treatise_n the_o preface_n wherein_o be_v declare_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o long_a delay_n of_o print_v the_o apology_n and_o withal_o be_v note_v the_o impudence_n of_o a_o late_a writer_n in_o england_n disguyse_v his_o name_n with_o the_o letter_n o._n e._n who_o avow_v the_o fiction_n of_o squyres_n employment_n for_o a_o truth_n and_o affirm_v that_o none_o be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o england_n for_o religion_n a_o answer_n to_o two_o malicious_a slander_n avowch_v in_o the_o foresay_a libel_n concern_v the_o conquest_n of_o england_n false_o suppose_v to_o be_v pretend_v &_o solicit_v by_o the_o catholyk_n &_o touch_v the_o late_a enterprise_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o ireland_n also_o concern_v sir_n william_n stanley_n and_o the_o jesuit_n calumniate_v by_o the_o lybeller_n chap._n 1._o concern_v father_n parson_n in_o particular_a and_o that_o the_o extreme_a malice_n that_o the_o heretyk_n bear_v he_o be_v a_o evident_a argument_n of_o his_o great_a virtue_n chap._n 2._o that_o the_o catholykes_n be_v persecute_v &_o martyr_v now_o in_o england_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o the_o martyr_n die_v in_o the_o primative_a church_n and_o of_o the_o great_a injustice_n do_v to_o two_o priest_n condemn_v at_o lincoln_n by_o judge_n glanduile_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o impudence_n of_o a_o minister_n who_o be_v present_a at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o two_o martyr_n aforesaid_a affirm_v publyk_o that_o our_o country_n be_v convert_v by_o saint_n augustin_n the_o monk_n to_o the_o protestant_n religion_n by_o occasion_n whereof_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o point_n be_v evident_o declare_v chap._n 4._o of_o the_o first_o conversion_n of_o our_o country_n while_o it_o be_v call_v brittany_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lucius_n with_o evident_a proof_n that_o our_o catholyk_n faith_n be_v then_o preach_v and_o plant_v there_o chap._n 5._o the_o same_o be_v confirm_v &_o prove_v out_o of_o gildas_n the_o sage_a ca._n 6._o certain_a point_n of_o controversy_n be_v discuss_v whereby_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o king_n lucius_n receive_v our_o catholic_a faith_n and_o first_o of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n chap._n 7._o that_o our_o saviour_n make_v s._n peter_n supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 8._o that_o the_o successor_n of_o saint_n peter_n to_o wit_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n exercise_v supreme_a authority_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lucius_n chap._n 10._o the_o matter_n of_o holy_a image_n be_v debate_v and_o the_o use_n thereof_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n ever_o since_o our_o saviour_n tyme._n chap._n 11._o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n touch_v image_n be_v explicate_v &_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n declare_v chap._n 12._o concern_v the_o relic_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o reverend_a use_n thereof_o chap._n 13._o that_o our_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n be_v genera_o receive_v and_o believe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lucius_n and_o first_o that_o it_o be_v foretell_v and_o prophesy_v by_o malachias_n chap._n 14._o that_o not_o only_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o melchisedech_n but_o also_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v figure_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o be_v change_v into_o the_o same_o and_o by_o the_o way_n be_v declare_v the_o necessity_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o well_o for_o common_a wealth_n as_o for_o religion_n chap._n 15._o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n institute_v and_o offer_v at_o his_o last_o supper_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o bless_a body_n and_o blood_n prove_v by_o his_o own_o word_n &_o by_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o father_n with_o a_o declaration_n how_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v in_o the_o mass_n and_o last_o that_o he_o give_v commission_n and_o power_n to_o his_o disciple_n to_o offer_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n in_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o say_v the_o mass_n chap._n 16._o that_o the_o apostle_n practise_v the_o commission_n give_v they_o by_o our_o saviour_n sacrifice_v or_o say_v mass_n themselves_o and_o leave_v the_o use_n and_o practice_v thereof_o unto_o the_o church_n &_o that_o the_o ancient_a father_n not_o only_o in_o king_n lucius_n time_n but_o also_o for_o all_o the_o first_o 500_o year_n afeer_n christ_n teach_v it_o to_o be_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n and_o propitiatory_a for_o the_o live_n &_o for_o the_o dead_a chap._n 17_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o our_o adversary_n out_o of_o s._n paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n with_o a_o declaration_n that_o the_o heretyk_n of_o this_o time_n that_o abolish_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n have_v not_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o they_o show_v themselves_o to_o be_v most_o pernicious_a enemy_n of_o human_a kind_n chap._n 18._o