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A04191 A treatise containing the originall of vnbeliefe, misbeliefe, or misperswasions concerning the veritie, vnitie, and attributes of the Deitie with directions for rectifying our beliefe or knowledge in the fore-mentioned points. By Thomas Iackson Dr. in Divinitie, vicar of Saint Nicholas Church in the famous towne of New-castle vpon Tine, and late fellow of Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 5 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1625 (1625) STC 14316; ESTC S107490 279,406 488

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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 1●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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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 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prayer_n for_o they_o or_o they_o for_o us._n nor_o do_v the_o romanist_n enjoin_v we_o to_o pray_v to_o suppose_a saint_n with_o purpose_n to_o increase_v their_o happiness_n or_o as_o if_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o devotion_n to_o pray_v for_o any_o who_o it_o be_v lawful_a public_o to_o pray_v unto_o be_v by_o their_o doctrine_n a_o foul_a disgrace_n unto_o the_o saint_n a_o point_n of_o infidelity_n in_o the_o supplicant_n pray_v to_o saint_n be_v by_o their_o opinion_n on_o our_o part_n a_o duty_n or_o tribute_n wherewith_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o honour_v they_o their_o prayer_n or_o intercession_n for_o we_o be_v princely_a favour_n or_o grace_n which_o must_v be_v seek_v not_o as_o act_n of_o debt_n or_o mutual_a duty_n but_o by_o religious_a service_n and_o supplication_n now_o admit_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o supplicate_v thus_o unto_o s._n peter_n or_o unto_o other_o who_o we_o believe_v and_o know_v to_o be_v true_a saint_n yet_o in_o public_a liturgy_n to_o 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decease_a saint_n which_o the_o superstitious_a doctor_n seek_v to_o conceal_v from_o the_o simple_a may_v very_o well_o be_v gather_v by_o analogy_n of_o 9_o bellarmine_n resolution_n in_o another_o point_n of_o their_o service_n promise_n say_v he_o religious_o make_v to_o live_a member_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a be_v but_o promise_n but_o so_o make_v unto_o saint_n or_o member_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a they_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o vow_v his_o first_o reason_n be_v because_o a_o vow_n be_v but_o a_o promise_n unto_o god_n and_o our_o promise_n unto_o saint_n be_v like_a our_o promise_n unto_o god_n than_o unto_o the_o promise_n which_o we_o make_v to_o mortal_a man_n for_o as_o that_o which_o we_o promise_v unto_o god_n be_v unprofitable_a unto_o he_o but_o profitable_a unto_o we_o and_o be_v tender_v only_o by_o we_o in_o sign_n of_o honour_n and_o thankfulness_n so_o whatsoever_o we_o promise_v unto_o saint_n it_o can_v profit_v they_o but_o ourselves_o their_o happy_a estate_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o nothing_o that_o be_v we_o all_o that_o we_o offer_v and_o promise_v they_o be_v in_o testimony_n of_o the_o honour_n which_o we_o owe_v they_o or_o in_o sign_n of_o our_o thankfulness_n to_o they_o but_o performance_n of_o our_o promise_n either_o be_v or_o may_v be_v profitable_a to_o live_a man_n because_o mortality_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o many_o thing_n second_o the_o saint_n can_v have_v no_o title_n to_o our_o vow_n nisi_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la dij_fw-la per_fw-la participationem_fw-la but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v god_n by_o participation_n now_o we_o know_v the_o saint_n which_o reign_v with_o christ_n to_o be_v such_o but_o that_o such_o as_o live_v with_o we_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n we_o may_v hope_v well_o certain_a we_o
folio_n 217_o chapter_n 23._o of_o the_o general_a infirmity_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o do_v dispose_v divers_a ancient_a professor_n of_o christianity_n to_o take_v the_o infection_n of_o superstition_n of_o the_o particular_a humour_n which_o do_v sharpen_v the_o appetite_n of_o the_o modern_a romish_a church_n to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o the_o poisonous_a dregs_n of_o rome-heathen_n idolatry_n folio_n 220_o chapter_n 24._o in_o what_o sense_n the_o romanist_n deny_v or_o grant_v that_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v invocate_v whether_o the_o saint_n by_o their_o doctrine_n be_v mediate_v or_o immediate_a intercessor_n between_o god_n and_o man_n that_o they_o neither_o can_v conceal_v or_o will_v they_o express_v the_o full_a meaning_n of_o their_o practice_n folio_n 229_o chapter_n 25._o what_o worship_n be_v how_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o civil_a and_o religious_a in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v or_o deny_v that_o religious_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o saint_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v in_o her_o practice_n exhibit_v another_o sort_n of_o religious_a worship_n unto_o saint_n than_o her_o advocate_n pretend_v in_o their_o disputation_n folio_n 241_o chapter_n 26._o that_o the_o worship_n which_o satan_n demand_v of_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o very_a same_o wherewith_o the_o romish_a church_n worship_v saint_n that_o be_v dulia_n not_o latria_n according_a to_o their_o distinction_n that_o our_o saviour_n answer_n do_v absolute_o prohibit_v the_o offering_n of_o this_o worship_n not_o only_o to_o satan_n but_o to_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o beside_o god_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o assertion_n prove_v by_o johns_n authority_n and_o s._n peter_n folio_n 249_o chapter_n 27._o that_o the_o respect_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o saint_n decease_v suppose_v they_o be_v real_o present_a with_o we_o do_v differ_v only_o in_o degree_n not_o in_o nature_n or_o quality_n from_o the_o respect_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o true_a live_a saint_n that_o the_o same_o expression_n of_o our_o respect_n or_o observance_n towards_o saint_n or_o angel_n local_o present_a can_v without_o superstition_n or_o idolatry_n be_v make_v unto_o they_o in_o their_o absence_n folio_n 263_o chapter_n 28._o the_o romish_a church_n in_o her_o public_a liturgy_n express_o give_v those_o glorious_a title_n unto_o saint_n unto_o which_o no_o other_o real_a worship_n beside_o the_o worship_n of_o latria_n be_v answerable_a folio_n 271_o chapter_n 29._o prove_v by_o manifest_a instance_n and_o confess_v matter_n of_o fact_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v real_o exhibit_v divers_a part_n of_o that_o honour_n or_o worship_n unto_o saint_n which_o by_o her_o confession_n be_v only_o due_a unto_o god_n that_o her_o nice_a distinction_n of_o dulia_n and_o latria_n or_o the_o like_a argue_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o in_o the_o reality_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o worship_n but_o at_o the_o most_o divers_a respect_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o worship_n folio_n 282_o chapter_n 30._o solemn_a vow_n be_v by_o confession_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n part_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o her_o advocate_n call_v latria_n the_o romish_a church_n do_v worship_n saint_n with_o solemn_a vow_n not_o by_o accident_n only_o but_o by_o direct_a intendment_n folio_n 290_o chapter_n 31._o that_o the_o apprehension_n of_o different_a excellency_n in_o god_n and_o the_o saint_n decease_v can_v prevent_v the_o contagion_n which_o man_n soul_n be_v natural_o apt_a to_o take_v by_o make_v solemn_a prayer_n and_o vow_n joint_o to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o saint_n folio_n 296_o chapter_n 32._o a_o parallel_n between_o the_o affectionate_a zeal_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v bear_v unto_o moses_n and_o his_o write_n and_o the_o like_a zeal_n which_o the_o romanist_n bear_v unto_o saint_n decease_v and_o their_o legend_n that_o the_o romanist_n zeal_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o great_a hazard_n of_o miscarriage_n &_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o his_o affection_n more_o dangerous_a by_o his_o daily_a practice_n of_o worship_v image_n folio_n 300_o chapter_n 33._o by_o what_o mean_v the_o public_a worship_n of_o image_n be_v final_o ratify_v in_o the_o romish_a church_n of_o the_o unadvised_a instruction_n which_o gregory_n the_o great_a give_v unto_o austin_n the_o monk_n for_o win_v the_o pagan-english_a to_o the_o profession_n of_o christianity_n folio_n 310_o chapter_n 34._o of_o the_o disagreement_n betwixt_o the_o jesuit_n themselves_o in_o what_o manner_n image_n may_v be_v worship_v folio_n 315_o chapter_n 35._o the_o principal_a argument_n which_o the_o romanist_n use_v to_o prove_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n to_o be_v lawful_a what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o kiss_v of_o the_o book_n in_o solemn_a oath_n and_o the_o romanist_n salutation_n of_o image_n that_o image-worship_n can_v be_v warrant_v by_o jacob_n anoint_v the_o stone_n or_o other_o ceremony_n by_o he_o use_v folio_n 323_o chapter_n 36._o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o jacob_n fact_n and_o the_o like_a example_n answer_v by_o vasques_n himself_o in_o another_o case_n and_o by_o the_o analogy_n of_o civil_a discretion_n folio_n 338_o chapter_n 37._o whether_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o worship_v such_o saint_n as_o we_o undoubted_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a saint_n we_o may_v lawful_o worship_v such_o as_o we_o suspect_v to_o be_v no_o saint_n folio_n 346_o chapter_n 38._o rome-christian_a as_o vain_a and_o foolish_a in_o make_v imaginary_a saint_n as_o rome-heathen_a in_o make_v false_a go_n folio_n 352_o chapter_n 39_o that_o the_o medicine_n pretend_v by_o rome-christian_a for_o cure_v the_o former_a disease_n do_v rather_o increase_v than_o assuage_v it_o folio_n 362_o chapter_n 40._o that_o the_o medicine_n on_o which_o the_o present_a romish_a church_n do_v now_o rely_v be_v worse_a than_o the_o disease_n itself_o that_o they_o make_v the_o pope_n a_o great_a god_n than_o the_o heathen_a do_v any_o other_o god_n beside_o jupiter_n folio_n 367_o section_n v._o of_o the_o transformation_n of_o the_o deity_n or_o divine_a power_n in_o his_o nature_n attribute_n word_n or_o will_v reveal_v chapter_n 41._o transformation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v issue_n from_o the_o same_o original_n or_o general_a fallacy_n from_o which_o idolatry_n and_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n be_v observe_v to_o issue_n chapter_n 17._o folio_n 373_o chapter_n 42._o aparallel_a between_o the_o heathen_a poet_n and_o modern_a roman_a legendary_n between_o heathen_a philosopher_n and_o roman_a schoolman_n in_o their_o transformation_n or_o misperswasion_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n special_o of_o his_o goodness_n folio_n 379_o chapter_n 43._o of_o particular_a transformation_n or_o misperswasion_n of_o divine_a goodness_n alike_o common_a to_o the_o corrupt_a professor_n of_o true_a religion_n as_o to_o the_o zealous_a professor_n of_o corrupt_a religion_n folio_n 388_o chapter_n 44._o of_o misperswasion_n concern_v justice_n and_o mercy_n divine_a folio_n 398_o chapter_n 45._o of_o transform_v the_o word_n of_o god_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o our_o private_a or_o corrupt_a sense_n folio_n 404_o chapter_n 46._o show_v by_o instance_n of_o sacred_a writ_n that_o the_o same_o sense_n of_o god_n word_n which_o sometime_o most_o displease_v may_v short_o after_o most_o affect_v or_o please_v the_o self_n same_o party_n with_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o alteration_n be_v wrought_v folio_n 414_o chapter_n 47._o of_o dream_v fancy_n concern_v the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o romanist_n in_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o separatist_n or_o enthusiast_n folio_n 418_o chapter_n 48._o of_o the_o more_o particular_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o forementioned_a error_n or_o misperswasion_n folio_n 429_o section_n vi_o of_o qualification_n requisite_a for_o conceive_v aright_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o his_o attribute_n chapter_n 49._o the_o general_a qualification_n or_o first_o ground_n for_o prevent_v misconceit_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o attribute_n be_v purification_n of_o heart_n folio_n 437_o chapter_n 50._o what_o purification_n of_o heart_n may_v be_v expect_v &_o seek_v after_o before_o the_o live-image_n of_o god_n be_v renew_v in_o us._n of_o the_o direction_n give_v by_o heathen_a philosopher_n for_o attain_v to_o this_o purification_n or_o to_o perfect_a knowledge_n by_o it_o wherein_o their_o direction_n be_v defective_a folio_n 441_o chapter_n 51._o the_o best_a mean_n to_o rectify_v and_o perfect_v our_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v to_o love_v he_o sincere_o of_o the_o mutual_a aid_n or_o furtherance_n which_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n reciprocal_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n circular_o afford_v each_o to_o other_o in_o their_o set_n &_o growth_n folio_n 451_o a_o treatise_n contain_v the_o original_a of_o unbelief_n misbelief_n or_o misperswasion_n concern_v the_o verity_n unity_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o deity_n with_o direction_n for_o rectify_v our_o belief_n or_o knowledge_n in_o the_o forementioned_a
and_o wise_a observation_n of_o reverend_a gerson_n that_o famous_a miracle_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v for_o lie_a wonder_n unless_o they_o have_v some_o special_a use_n or_o extraordinary_a end_n now_o the_o only_a use_n or_o just_a occasion_n we_o can_v observe_v of_o popish_a miracle_n in_o late_a time_n have_v be_v either_o to_o purchase_v the_o reputation_n of_o saint_n to_o such_o as_o wrought_v they_o while_o they_o live_v or_o to_o gain_v a_o currant_n title_n to_o canonisation_n after_o their_o death_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n in_o my_o opinion_n why_o the_o carthusian_n of_o all_o other_o religious_a order_n wrought_v not_o many_o miracle_n be_v because_o they_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o be_v saint_n of_o the_o pope_n make_v if_o they_o have_v seek_v to_o be_v grace_v by_o his_o holiness_n with_o public_a sanctity_n they_o must_v have_v grace_v themselves_o &_o their_o order_n with_o a_o fame_n of_o wonder_n otherwise_o that_o exception_n which_o be_v bring_v against_o thomas_n of_o aquine_n will_v have_v take_v place_n against_o they_o for_o even_o this_o angelical_a doctor_n title_n to_o canonisation_n be_v impeach_v by_o some_o because_o angelica_n he_o have_v wrought_v no_o miracle_n until_o his_o holiness_n clear_v the_o doubt_n by_o a_o more_o benign_a interpretation_n than_o apollo_n oracle_n can_v have_v give_v tot_o fecit_fw-la miracula_fw-la quot_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la determinavit_fw-la lock_v how_o many_o doubt_n he_o have_v determine_v and_o he_o have_v wrought_v so_o many_o miracle_n but_o by_o this_o reason_n he_o shall_v have_v place_v he_o above_o most_o saint_n among_o the_o angel_n for_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o any_o saint_n have_v wrought_v half_o so_o many_o miracle_n as_o be_v the_o doubt_n which_o this_o doctor_n after_o his_o fashion_n have_v determine_v apposite_o enough_o for_o the_o romish_a hierarchy_n and_o have_v not_o the_o pope_n good_a reason_n to_o make_v the_o church_n militant_a adore_v their_o soul_n as_o god_n in_o heaven_n which_o have_v make_v his_o holiness_n more_o than_o a_o saint_n a_o very_a god_n on_o earth_n but_o because_o they_o deny_v that_o the_o church_n make_v god_n of_o such_o as_o the_o pope_n make_v saint_n we_o be_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o discuss_v whether_o invocation_n of_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v public_o maintain_v by_o they_o be_v not_o a_o ascription_n of_o that_o honour_n to_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v only_o due_a to_o the_o creator_n chapter_n xxiiii_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o romanist_n deny_v or_o grant_v that_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v invocate_v whether_o the_o saint_n by_o their_o doctrine_n be_v mediate_v or_o immediate_a intercessor_n between_o god_n and_o man_n that_o they_o neither_o can_v conceal_v or_o will_v they_o express_v the_o full_a meaning_n of_o their_o practice_n 1._o bellarmine_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la beatitudine_fw-la cap._n 16._o 1._o account_n the_o former_a imputation_n for_o one_o of_o calvins_n malicious_a slander_n quis_fw-la enim_fw-la deo_fw-la dicere_fw-la auderet_fw-la sancte_fw-la deus_fw-la ora_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la we_o must_v not_o think_v they_o be_v so_o foolish_o impious_a as_o to_o say_v holy_a god_n pray_v for_o us._n nor_n do_v calvin_n charge_v they_o with_o pull_v down_o god_n as_o low_a in_o every_o respect_n as_o the_o saint_n but_o for_o exalt_v the_o saint_n in_o sundry_a case_n into_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n howsoever_o they_o salute_v they_o by_o a_o inferior_a style_n nor_o will_v it_o follow_v that_o the_o heathen_n do_v not_o worship_v many_o god_n because_o they_o do_v not_o equalise_v all_o with_o jupiter_n or_o use_v the_o same_o form_n of_o appellation_n unto_o he_o &_o to_o their_o demigod_n or_o heroike_n or_o admit_v the_o romanist_n make_v no_o saint_n equal_a to_o god_n the_o father_n or_o to_o any_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n consider_v according_a to_o his_o deity_n alone_o be_v it_o no_o sacrilege_n to_o invest_v they_o with_o 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humanity_n and_o man_n heart_n once_o wrought_v to_o this_o persuasion_n will_v forthwith_o take_v the_o impression_n of_o artificial_a beg_n as_o the_o best_a form_n of_o tender_v their_o devout_a supplication_n unto_o god_n now_o among_o beggar_n common_o one_o show_v his_o maim_a limb_n or_o other_o rueful_a spectacle_n to_o move_v pity_n and_o other_o read_v the_o lecture_n upon_o they_o and_o thus_o do_v these_o sacrilegious_a supplicant_n upon_o great_a festival_n make_v christ_n and_o their_o peculiar_a saint_n such_o sharer_n in_o the_o office_n of_o intercession_n as_o the_o cripple_n and_o the_o gabler_n be_v in_o man_n benevolence_n at_o fair_n or_o market_n the_o one_o must_v move_v god_n eye_n and_o the_o other_o fill_v his_o ear_n 7._o if_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o reader_n to_o compare_v bellarmine_n pretend_a detection_n of_o fraudulent_a deal_n in_o our_o writer_n chap._n 16._o with_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o second_o proposition_n hitherto_o discuss_v he_o will_v easy_o assent_v unto_o i_o that_o the_o only_a trick_n this_o cunning_a sophister_n have_v to_o save_v his_o mother_n credit_n and_o her_o son_n be_v to_o call_v reform_a church_n whore_n first_o and_o their_o child_n liar_n for_o who_o but_o the_o impudent_a son_n of_o a_o adulterous_a mother_n or_o one_o accustom_v to_o shuffle_v beyond_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o profess_a liar_n be_v memorative_n can_v have_v avouch_v what_o in_o the_o declaration_n of_o this_o second_o proposition_n he_o do_v sanctos_fw-la invocamus_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la we_o pray_v to_o saint_n only_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v do_v what_o we_o do_v that_o be_v as_o he_o expound_v himself_o afterward_o that_o christ_n merit_n may_v by_o intercession_n of_o saint_n be_v apply_v unto_o us._n this_o be_v this_o the_o only_a end_n of_o pray_v to_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o request_v they_o to_o stoop_v a_o little_a below_o their_o rank_n and_o become_v joint_a supplicant_n with_o we_o for_o relief_n of_o our_o necessity_n and_o advancement_n of_o god_n glory_n be_v it_o then_o all_o one_o to_o request_v they_o to_o join_v with_o we_o in_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o god_n for_o our_o good_a and_o to_o intend_v their_o honour_n and_o service_n in_o the_o prayer_n and_o request_n which_o we_o make_v either_o to_o they_o or_o to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v accept_v their_o intercession_n for_o we_o now_o it_o be_v but_o one_o part_n of_o the_o question_n between_o the_o church_n romish_n and_o reform_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o request_v saint_n decease_v to_o join_v in_o prayer_n with_o we_o as_o they_o do_v or_o may_v have_v be_v lawful_o request_v to_o have_v do_v while_o they_o live_v the_o other_o part_n whereto_o bellarmine_n shall_v have_v frame_v his_o answer_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o formal_a idolatry_n to_o offer_v up_o our_o devotion_n to_o saint_n by_o way_n of_o honour_n or_o to_o intend_v a_o religious_a worship_n or_o service_n of_o they_o in_o those_o prayer_n which_o we_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n in_o his_o sanctuary_n it_o be_v so_o constant_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o profess_a member_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n and_o be_v so_o express_o set_v down_o by_o bellarmine_n himself_o as_o nothing_o but_o extreme_a necessity_n of_o play_v trick_n can_v have_v shuffle_v it_o out_o of_o his_o memory_n that_o of_o the_o seven_o part_n of_o religious_a worship_n due_a to_o canonize_v saint_n the_o second_o be_v invocation_n in_o public_a liturgy_n the_o four_o sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n which_o they_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n in_o honour_n of_o such_o saint_n and_o of_o this_o latter_a kind_n be_v the_o prayer_n before_o mention_v usual_a upon_o every_o saint_n day_n and_o 15._o bellarmine_n thus_o begin_v the_o chapter_n next_o save_o one_o before_o that_o wherein_o his_o former_a declaration_n be_v contain_v demonstravimus_fw-la sanctos_fw-la esse_fw-la colendos_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la peculiaris_fw-la difficultas_fw-la
est_fw-la de_fw-la cultu_fw-la invocationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v but_o because_o the_o peculiar_a difficulty_n be_v concern_v the_o worship_n of_o invocation_n etc._n etc._n 8._o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o principal_a point_n in_o question_n upon_o who_o denial_n they_o indite_v we_o of_o sacrilege_n against_o the_o saint_n as_o we_o do_v they_o of_o flat_a idolalatry_n or_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n for_o avouch_v the_o affirmative_a by_o their_o practice_n cultus_fw-la invocationis_fw-la the_o worship_n of_o invocation_n we_o know_v well_o be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o invocation_n and_o to_o invocate_v saint_n in_o ordinary_a language_n be_v more_o than_o only_o to_o request_v their_o prayer_n albeit_o to_o request_v these_o after_o their_o death_n be_v but_o a_o relic_n of_o ethnic_n foolery_n a_o superstitious_a impiety_n in_o profess_a christian_n what_o then_o do_v that_o glory_n wherewith_o god_n array_v his_o saint_n utter_o strip_v they_o of_o all_o honour_n and_o respect_n from_o man_n be_v the_o felicity_n which_o they_o have_v get_v bonum_fw-la magis_fw-la laudabile_fw-la quam_fw-la honorabile_fw-la be_v they_o worthy_a of_o praise_n and_o not_o of_o honour_n their_o memory_n be_v honourable_a but_o their_o person_n not_o to_o be_v honour_v by_o us._n their_o absence_n make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o such_o petition_n as_o we_o may_v without_o danger_n make_v unto_o other_o less_o holy_a with_o who_o we_o have_v not_o only_o mystical_a communion_n but_o civil_a commerce_n and_o civil_a worship_n without_o the_o support_n of_o civil_a commercement_n be_v but_o a_o fantastic_a groundless_a ceremony_n and_o a_o apish_a observance_n from_o these_o consideration_n do_v calvin_n just_o deny_v all_o civil_a worship_n or_o signification_n of_o such_o respect_n to_o saint_n decease_v as_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o while_o they_o live_v and_o utter_o disclaim_v all_o religious_a 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aim_n who_o cunning_a surprisal_n as_o they_o presume_v will_v make_v they_o entire_a conqueror_n without_o far_a conflict_n worship_n or_o adoration_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o have_v as_o both_o acknowledge_v two_o degree_n or_o part_n 12._o 1._o the_o internal_a affection_n or_o serviceable_a submission_n which_o be_v as_o the_o soul_n or_o life_n 2._o the_o external_a note_n or_o sign_n of_o such_o submission_n as_o bow_v kneeling_z supplication_z these_o be_v the_o body_n or_o material_a part_n of_o worship_n or_o honour_n the_o internal_a submissive_a affection_n without_o which_o the_o external_a sign_n or_o gesture_n will_v be_v interpret_v but_o a_o mockery_n be_v due_a only_a unto_o intellectual_a nature_n &_o must_v be_v difference_v by_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o excellency_n now_o intellectual_a excellency_n be_v either_o communicative_a and_o finite_a or_o infinite_a and_o incommunicative_a such_o only_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n whereunto_o they_o appropriate_v a_o correspondent_a worship_n or_o service_n which_o they_o enstampe_v cultus_fw-la latria_fw-la nor_o do_v we_o disprove_v it_o as_o counterfeit_v though_o late_o coin_a if_o we_o respect_v the_o express_a difference_n it_o bear_v for_o its_o distinction_n from_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o worship_n thus_o much_o only_o may_v be_v add_v for_o explication_n we_o be_v bind_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o honour_n god_n infinite_o more_o than_o man_n for_o his_o infinite_a excellency_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o do_v he_o service_n and_o bear_v allegiance_n to_o he_o infinite_o more_o absolute_a than_o we_o owe_v to_o prince_n in_o that_o he_o be_v our_o lord_n creator_n and_o redeemer_n though_o both_o be_v alike_o due_a yet_o service_n be_v more_o peculiar_a to_o he_o than_o honor._n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o bear_v his_o image_n we_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n partaker_n of_o his_o intellectual_a excellency_n but_o altogether_o uncapable_a of_o its_o infinitie_o but_o the_o glorious_a prerogative_n of_o creation_n or_o redemption_n be_v altogether_o incommunicable_a in_o these_o work_v he_o admit_v no_o instrumental_a service_n much_o less_o can_v he_o brook_v a_o partner_n in_o the_o glory_n redound_v from_o they_o 2._o intellectual_a excellency_n communicate_v to_o his_o creature_n consist_v 1._o in_o natural_a moral_a or_o civil_a endowment_n as_o in_o wisdom_n valour_n magnanimity_n nobility_n of_o birth_n eminency_n of_o place_n or_o authority_n 2._o in_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o sanctity_n of_o life_n heavenly_a wisdom_n and_o favour_n with_o god_n unto_o the_o former_a which_o we_o may_v term_v temporal_a excellency_n they_o assign_v civil_a respect_n or_o moral_a worship_n unto_o spiritual_a excellency_n a_o peculiar_a respect_n or_o reverence_n of_o a_o middle_a rank_n inferior_a to_o latria_fw-la or_o the_o worship_n which_o they_o give_v to_o god_n superior_a to_o that_o wherewith_o they_o honour_v king_n and_o prince_n secular_a noble_n or_o man_n in_o authority_n and_o this_o for_o distinction_n sake_n they_o call_v cultus_fw-la duliae_fw-la a_o worship_n of_o service_n howbeit_o 7._o one_o of_o their_o principal_a advocate_n for_o customary_a tradition_n will_v not_o in_o this_o case_n allow_v the_o pretend_a custom_n of_o the_o school_n to_o prescribe_v against_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o natural_a and_o grammatical_a use_n of_o this_o word_n in_o all_o good_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v peresius_n be_v to_o serve_v and_o we_o be_v not_o the_o saint_n servant_n but_o their_o fellow-servant_n and_o 12._o bellarmine_n shall_v either_o have_v spare_v to_o censure_v this_o his_o good_a friend_n for_o scrupulositie_n or_o else_o have_v give_v a_o better_a resolution_n of_o his_o doubt_n than_o he_o have_v do_v by_o allege_v only_o one_o place_n in_o scripture_n wherein_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v not_o for_o slavery_n or_o servitude_n but_o for_o honorary_a subjection_n as_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v galat._n 5.13_o use_v not_o your_o liberty_n as_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n but_o by_o love_n serve_v one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d indeed_o to_o serve_v one_o another_o by_o course_n be_v no_o act_n of_o servilitie_n but_o a_o twist_v of_o brotherly_a love_n or_o chain_n of_o good_a fellowship_n but_o if_o the_o bond_n of_o service_n be_v legal_a and_o not_o mutual_a he_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o serve_v be_v proper_o a_o servant_n and_o he_o that_o have_v right_a to_o demand_v service_n of_o another_o be_v true_o a_o master_n such_o be_v the_o case_n between_o the_o saint_n and_o we_o by_o our_o adversary_n doctrine_n we_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o serve_v and_o worship_v they_o cultu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o be_v not_o they_o i_o hope_v bind_v to_o serve_v us._n bellarmine_n instance_n make_v more_o for_o peresius_n than_o against_o he_o but_o see_v their_o tongue_n be_v their_o own_o and_o no_o man_n may_v control_v they_o in_o the_o use_n of_o word_n let_v they_o enjoy_v their_o dialect_n we_o will_v take_v their_o meaning_n and_o follow_v the_o matter_n the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o this_o cultus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o express_v in_o opposition_n to_o we_o by_o religious_a worship_n 3._o partly_o under_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o importance_n which_o these_o term_n involve_v partly_o under_o a_o colour_n of_o real_a distinction_n between_o the_o habit_n or_o fountain_n whence_o these_o several_a kind_n of_o worship_n must_v be_v derive_v their_o sleightie_a conveyance_n be_v not_o easy_o discern_v unless_o they_o be_v well_o eye_v to_o admit_v no_o great_a multiplicity_n of_o habit_n or_o grace_n than_o we_o have_v need_n of_o be_v a_o point_n of_o good_a use_n in_o every_o part_n of_o divinity_n and_o set_v aside_o 5._o aquinas_n his_o authority_n which_o we_o may_v oversway_v with_o s._n austin_n what_o necessity_n be_v there_o of_o clothing_n our_o
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to_o who_o love_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n 13.7_o so_o it_o be_v but_o one_o religious_a habit_n or_o rule_n of_o conscience_n that_o teach_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o and_o in_o some_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v grant_v that_o man_n in_o authority_n or_o of_o moral_a worth_n must_v be_v worship_v with_o religious_a worship_n in_o another_o sense_n again_o it_o must_v be_v deny_v that_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o religious_a worship_n though_o worthy_a of_o some_o peculiar_a religious_a respect_n whereto_o king_n and_o prince_n unless_o saint_n withal_o have_v no_o title_n 4._o the_o respect_n or_o service_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o other_o may_v take_v this_o denomination_n of_o religious_a from_o three_o several_a reference_n first_o from_o the_o internal_a habit_n or_o religious_a rule_n of_o conscience_n which_o dictate_v the_o act_n of_o service_n or_o submission_n second_o from_o the_o intellectual_a excellency_n or_o personal_a worth_n of_o the_o party_n to_o 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appearance_n before_o st_n martin_n who_o suspect_v the_o service_n as_o unlawful_a because_o not_o warrant_v by_o tradition_n of_o antiquity_n and_o ingenuous_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v the_o danmed_a ghost_n of_o a_o certain_a robber_n which_o have_v be_v sentence_v to_o violent_a death_n by_o course_n of_o law_n and_o pope_n alexander_n the_o three_o check_v some_o of_o his_o time_n nor_o be_v they_o altogether_o without_o blame_n for_o adore_v one_o as_o a_o holy_a martyr_n which_o have_v be_v slay_v in_o a_o drunken_a fray_n but_o grant_v this_o story_n of_o st_n martin_n to_o be_v true_a unless_o there_o be_v some_o authentic_a judge_n to_o determine_v which_o be_v true_a revelation_n which_o not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o pray_v to_o saint_n be_v indefinite_o allow_v it_o be_v altogether_o as_o lik_o that_o many_o thief_n may_v be_v worship_v upon_o false_a or_o pretend_a revelation_n as_o that_o the_o worship_n of_o one_o thief_n shall_v be_v recall_v by_o revelation_n make_v 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