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the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v man_n nor_o can_v alexander_n himself_o be_v well_o please_v if_o a_o private_a man_n shall_v usurp_v royal_a title_n by_o election_n or_o unlawful_a suffrage_n much_o more_o just_o will_v the_o god_n be_v move_v with_o indignation_n if_o any_o mortal_a man_n shall_v either_o arrogant_o affect_v or_o willing_o accept_v divine_a honour_n though_o proffer_v by_o other_o 2._o yet_o think_v the_o romanist_n either_o god_n will_v not_o be_v angry_a or_o else_o his_o anger_n may_v be_v quick_o appease_v with_o the_o mental_a conception_n of_o former_a distinction_n never_o utter_v albeit_o they_o make_v the_o virgin_n mary_n queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o mother_n of_o mercy_n and_o bestow_v his_o other_o best_a title_n in_o hymn_n or_o solemn_a service_n upon_o the_o saint_n it_o must_v suffice_v he_o that_o some_o few_o other_o part_n of_o divine_a honour_n mention_v by_o this_o heathen_a as_o offer_v of_o sacrifice_n erection_n of_o temple_n and_o altar_n 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be_v idolatry_n we_o shall_v want_v term_n to_o express_v the_o abomination_n of_o their_o sacrilege_n in_o perform_v these_o point_n of_o service_n unto_o such_o as_o the_o world_n have_v either_o no_o warrant_n to_o account_v member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n or_o just_a reason_n to_o suspect_v for_o son_n of_o darkness_n in_o doubtful_a case_n of_o this_o nature_n some_o honest_o mind_a romanist_n use_v to_o conceive_v their_o prayer_n with_o such_o condition_n as_o the_o frenchman_n do_v his_o to_o s._n cuthbert_n si_fw-mi sanctus_fw-la sis_fw-la ora_fw-la prome_fw-la if_o you_o be_v a_o saint_n pray_v for_o i_o it_o be_v a_o desperate_a resolution_n better_a befit_v a_o impudent_a monk_n than_o sr._n saint_n thomas_n more_n to_o censure_v this_o caution_n of_o scrupulositie_n or_o to_o reject_v it_o as_o no_o less_o superfluous_a or_o unmannerly_a than_o this_o form_n of_o request_n unto_o one_o of_o our_o live_a neighbour_n if_o you_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n i_o will_v request_v you_o to_o remember_v i_o in_o your_o prayer_n if_o not_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o the_o good_a gentleman_n be_v out_o of_o his_o element_n when_o he_o write_v controversy_n in_o divinity_n for_o he_o will_v have_v soon_o take_v a_o apple_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o nut_n at_o a_o banquet_n than_o have_v judge_v two_o case_n of_o civil_a justice_n so_o dislike_v as_o these_o which_o he_o here_o bring_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o rule_n of_o law_n there_o be_v no_o man_n honest_o wise_a but_o will_v soon_o request_v his_o prayer_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v dishonest_a or_o of_o irreligious_a life_n then_o bear_v a_o solemn_a testimony_n of_o his_o honesty_n or_o religion_n mutual_a prayer_n be_v a_o duty_n enjoin_v we_o while_o we_o live_v together_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o be_v the_o best_a mean_a to_o make_v bad_a man_n good_a and_o good_a man_n better_o but_o man_n decease_v whether_o elect_v or_o reprobate_n be_v uncapable_a of_o amendment_n either_o by_o our_o 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and_o flower_n who_o breast_n of_o meekness_n be_v the_o bower_n from_o guilt_n we_o free_a which_o soul_n do_v waste_v and_o make_v oh_o make_v we_o meek_a and_o chaste_a our_o life_n vouchsafe_v first_o to_o make_v pure_a next_o that_o our_o journey_n prove_v secure_a and_o because_o god_n be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o father_n of_o mercy_n who_o have_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n in_o his_o hand_n she_o must_v be_v entitle_v the_o mother_n of_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n 17._o 1â—6_n maria_n mater_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la mater_fw-la misercordiae_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n protege_n et_fw-la horâ_fw-la mortis_fw-la suscipe_fw-la marry_o of_o grace_n mother_n mild_a who_o have_v mercy_n for_o thy_o child_n hide_v and_o save_v we_o from_o our_o foe_n when_o from_o body_n soul_n shall_v go_v from_o this_o her_o mild_a and_o merciful_a temper_n they_o hope_v it_o seem_v that_o she_o be_v able_a to_o let_v some_o into_o heaven_n by_o the_o window_n which_o may_v not_o 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that_o hymn_n unto_o s._n john_n so_o well_o know_v and_o so_o common_a that_o the_o note_n for_o plainsong_n be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o ut_fw-la re_fw-mi mi_fw-mi fa_fw-it sol_fw-mi la_o which_o we_o may_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o mislike_v do_v not_o the_o syllable_n sound_v otherwise_o extra_fw-la dictionem_fw-la then_o in_o dictione_n they_o do_v pallade_n ut_fw-la queant_fw-la laxis_fw-la resonare_fw-la fibris_fw-la mira_n gestorum_fw-la famuli_fw-la tuorum_fw-la solve_n peccantis_fw-la labij_fw-la reatum_fw-la sancte_fw-la johannes_n that_o with_o free_a heart_n thy_o servant_n may_v thy_o wondrous_a act_n and_o praise_n display_v from_o sinful_a lip_n guilt_n take_v away_o o_o holy_a saint_n john_n do_v not_o such_o as_o first_o conceive_v or_o common_o use_v this_o song_n intend_v to_o honour_n s._n john_n with_o the_o best_a kind_n of_o worship_n that_o be_v in_o their_o breast_n when_o they_o desire_v their_o heart_n and_o soul_n may_v be_v purify_v to_o the_o end_n they_o 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his_o by_o right_n of_o purchase_n he_o may_v dispose_v of_o his_o own_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o what_o warrant_n have_v they_o for_o this_o form_n of_o prayer_n ibid._n nazianzen_n so_o speak_v in_o his_o funeral_n oration_n for_o s._n cyprian_n and_o so_o do_v the_o universal_a church_n in_o the_o hymn_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o more_o universal_a the_o practice_n have_v be_v the_o more_o universal_a shall_v the_o reformation_n be_v for_o albeit_o every_o romanist_n which_o use_v the_o forementioned_a prayer_n shall_v use_v withal_o that_o mental_a expression_n or_o tacit_a reservation_n of_o his_o own_o meaning_n which_o bellarmine_n commend_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o antidote_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o himself_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o shall_v true_o and_o real_o dishonour_n god_n by_o verbal_o honour_v the_o saint_n with_o his_o glorious_a attribute_n yea_o the_o denial_n of_o real_a honour_n to_o the_o saint_n full_o answerable_a to_o the_o title_n which_o he_o 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