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disguise_v himself_o in_o persia_n under_o the_o name_n of_o budda_n derive_v his_o folly_n from_o his_o master_n scythianus_n a_o saracen_n in_o egypt_n scythianus_n be_v learn_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o grecian_n and_o write_v four_o book_n of_o pythagorean_n magic_a and_o lucas_n holstenius_fw-la right_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o twofold_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o pythagorean_n which_o comprehend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o contrary_a combination_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o unity_n and_o division_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o two_o contrary_a manichaean_n power_n these_o pythagoras_n learn_v from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o beside_o a_o good_a principle_n own_a typhon_n call_v also_o seth_n bebon_n and_o smy_n a_o principle_n of_o evil_a and_o tyranny_n for_o manes_n he_o strain_v the_o conceit_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n soul_n of_o the_o world_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o extravagance_n that_o he_o place_v a_o perceptive_a spirit_n as_o epiphanius_n note_v in_o every_o creature_n he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o break_v his_o bread_n or_o cut_v a_o potherb_n though_o he_o have_v cruelty_n enough_o to_o eat_v they_o for_o certain_o if_o bread_n be_v still_o alive_a after_o grind_v and_o bake_v it_o remain_v so_o in_o the_o break_a piece_n of_o it_o but_o how_o wild_a a_o flight_n do_v man_n fancy_n take_v when_o it_o move_v itself_o only_o upon_o its_o own_o wing_n i_o do_v not_o recall_v any_o passage_n in_o history_n which_o show_v concern_v this_o monstrous_a heretic_n that_o he_o either_o pray_v or_o sacrifice_v to_o this_o principle_n of_o evil_n if_o he_o do_v neither_o he_o yet_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o by_o exalt_v it_o in_o his_o mind_n to_o that_o undue_a supremacy_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n he_o turn_v the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a into_o another_o idol_n for_o as_o we_o be_v instruct_v by_o theodoret_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o heretical_a fable_n he_o confine_v that_o principle_n to_o three_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n bestow_v the_o southern_a part_n upon_o matter_n the_o dark_a principle_n or_o the_o devil_n he_o likewise_o sacrilegious_o rob_v god_n of_o that_o part_n of_o his_o providence_n which_o dispense_v righteous_a judgement_n further_o as_o the_o same_o theodoret_n relate_v he_o sometime_o call_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n his_o deity_n sometime_o he_o call_v the_o sun_n christ_n and_o prove_v it_o as_o enthusia_v prove_v their_o dream_n by_o the_o eclipse_n it_o suffer_v at_o his_o crucifixion_n sometime_o he_o maintain_v they_o to_o be_v two_o ship_n which_o convey_v the_o soul_n which_o depart_v hence_o from_o matter_n to_o light_n with_o reason_n than_o do_v st._n austin_n meus_fw-la thus_o confess_v his_o manichaean_n impiety_n my_o vain_a phantasm_n and_o my_o error_n be_v then_o my_o god_n but_o of_o the_o gnostick_n and_o manichaean_n extravagance_n enough_o i_o i_o come_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o speak_v of_o people_n much_o more_o sober_a and_o yet_o not_o without_o a_o mixture_n of_o madness_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o idolatry_n with_o which_o the_o arian_n and_o socinian_o be_v charge_v part_n 1._o the_o honour_n of_o god_n under_o christianity_n can_v be_v by_o none_o secure_v but_o by_o such_o who_o acknowledge_v the_o godhead_n of_o his_o son_n the_o gentile_n not_o understand_v this_o truth_n but_o look_v upon_o christ_n as_o in_o the_o flesh_n without_o any_o personal_a union_n of_o it_o to_o a_o subsistence_n in_o the_o godhead_n reproach_v the_o christian_n for_o their_o worship_n of_o he_o and_o they_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o heavenly_a power_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o as_o they_o judge_v and_o afflict_v they_o with_o persecution_n because_o they_o put_v up_o daily_a prayer_n to_o one_o that_o have_v be_v a_o man_n and_o one_o that_o die_v on_o a_o cross_n adoratis_fw-la though_o the_o objection_n hold_v against_o their_o hercules_n and_o many_o other_o of_o their_o deity_n who_o 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and_o as_o a_o idolater_n and_o his_o idolatry_n be_v charge_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o just_a â—…onsequence_n of_o his_o heretical_a opinion_n and_o irenaeus_n have_v observe_v concern_v most_o heresy_n 114._o that_o the_o maintainer_n of_o they_o do_v acknowledge_v one_o god_n yet_o by_o their_o corrupt_a mind_n do_v so_o alter_v the_o notion_n of_o he_o that_o they_o become_v ungrateful_a to_o he_o that_o make_v they_o as_o do_v the_o gentile_n by_o their_o idolatry_n arius_n heat_v by_o the_o dispute_n betwixt_o bishop_n alexander_n and_o himself_o maintain_v at_o length_n with_o obstinacy_n and_o uproar_n that_o christ_n have_v a_o beginning_n of_o his_o existence_n that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o he_o be_v not_o though_o he_o be_v before_o the_o world_n that_o he_o be_v not_o what_o origen_n or_o maximus_n 425._o call_v he_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o consubstantial_a word_n of_o the_o father_n that_o he_o be_v therefore_o not_o the_o one_o deity_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n but_o a_o make_v or_o create_v god_n and_o that_o the_o father_n or_o true_a god_n do_v by_o he_o as_o by_o his_o instrument_n create_v all_o other_o thing_n servetus_n if_o i_o well_o remember_v his_o opinion_n be_v a_o man_n yet_o much_o more_o extravagant_a than_o arius_n for_o he_o conceive_v christ_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a light_n 87._o which_o god_n use_v as_o his_o instrument_n in_o make_v the_o world_n and_o his_o flesh_n to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o god_n deitas_fw-la and_o by_o that_o which_o i_o have_v see_v of_o his_o i_o judge_v he_o fit_a to_o have_v be_v chain_v up_o as_o a_o madman_n than_o burn_v as_o a_o heretic_n arius_n have_v his_o flaw_n too_o but_o with_o much_o more_o consistence_n he_o have_v thus_o degrade_v christ_n into_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o creature_n be_v for_o that_o reason_n condemn_v as_o a_o heretic_n and_o because_o he_o still_o worship_v christ_n with_o divine_a incommunicable_a honour_n he_o be_v also_o accuse_v of_o idolatry_n among_o his_o accuser_n etc._n athanasius_n be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o he_o be_v frequent_a and_o earnest_a in_o his_o declamation_n against_o he_o in_o his_o first_o oration_n against_o the_o arian_n b._n there_o be_v a_o discourse_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o present_a occasion_n and_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o the_o apostle_n rebuke_v the_o gentile_n for_o worship_v the_o creation_n latria_n say_v that_o they_o serve_v the_o creature_n beside_o or_o as_o the_o translator_n render_v it_o creatori_fw-la before_o god_n t._n the_o creator_n and_o these_o to_o wit_n the_o arian_n affirm_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n and_o serve_v he_o or_o give_v he_o etc._n latria_n as_o a_o creature_n how_o differ_v they_o from_o the_o gentile_n how_o can_v it_o be_v if_o so_o they_o think_v that_o the_o accusation_n of_o st._n paul_n before_o cite_v shall_v not_o also_o appertain_v unto_o they_o such_o again_o be_v his_o discourse_n in_o his_o four_o oration_n 469._o and_o this_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o it_o if_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o logos_fw-la or_o coessential_a word_n as_o we_o speak_v of_o if_o from_o not_o be_v it_o come_v into_o be_v and_o be_v make_v a_o creature_n it_o be_v either_o not_o true_a god_n see_v be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o create_a being_n or_o if_o by_o the_o power_n of_o truth_n in_o scripture_n they_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v true_a god_n than_o they_o acknowledge_v two_o deity_n the_o one_o the_o creator_n the_o other_o a_o creature_n then_o serve_v they_o two_o master_n the_o one_o uncreated_a the_o other_o create_v then_o have_v they_o two_o creed_n one_o in_o which_o they_o profess_v to_o believe_v the_o true_a god_n the_o other_o in_o which_o they_o own_o a_o deity_n make_v and_o form_v by_o
for_o image_n they_o venerate_v for_o so_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n love_v to_o speak_v rather_o than_o to_o say_v adore_v or_o worship_n with_o the_o second_o synod_n redarguuntur_fw-la of_o nice_a those_o of_o christ_n the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o such_o as_o they_o esteem_v real_a saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o not_o the_o statue_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o of_o universal_a nature_n or_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n or_o intentional_o those_o of_o devil_n or_o damn_a spirit_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o angel_n saint_n image_n they_o forbear_v sacrifice_n as_o proper_a to_o god_n whereas_o the_o heathen_a do_v not_o appropriate_v it_o to_o he_o for_o some_o of_o they_o offer_v only_o their_o mind_n to_o the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o their_o beast_n to_o inferior_a god_n and_o the_o great_a number_n offer_v victim_n and_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o prayer_n use_v in_o sacrifice_v both_o to_o god_n and_o daemon_n divos_fw-la yet_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o 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lawful_a to_o pray_v to_o they_o and_o to_o fly_v to_o their_o prayer_n their_o help_n and_o aid_n through_o christ_n the_o only_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n of_o man_n in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o decree_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v continue_v her_o practice_n of_o worship_v saint_n according_a to_o certain_a form_n of_o word_n prescribe_v in_o such_o book_n as_o her_o breviary_n and_o missal_n which_o the_o pope_n by_o virtue_n of_o another_o decree_n 135._o of_o the_o same_o council_n have_v revise_v and_o for_o common_a use_n establish_v now_o the_o form_n and_o sign_n of_o worship_n use_v in_o that_o church_n be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o they_o seem_v at_o first_o view_n at_o least_o to_o give_v to_o the_o saint_n if_o not_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v incommunicable_a yet_o that_o which_o god_n though_o he_o may_v have_v give_v it_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o it_o may_v suffice_v to_o illustrate_v this_o matter_n if_o i_o select_v some_o form_n use_v in_o the_o officium_fw-la parvum_fw-la of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n which_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o romish_a breviary_n set_v out_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o trent_n by_o pius_n the_o five_o in_o that_o office_n the_o virgin_n be_v worship_v in_o these_o form_n etc._n establish_v we_o in_o peace_n unloose_v the_o bond_n of_o the_o guilty_a bring_v forth_o light_a to_o the_o blind_a drive_a away_o our_o evil_n make_v we_o absolve_v of_o our_o fault_n meek_a and_o chaste_a vouchsafe_v we_o a_o spotless_a life_n thou_o be_v most_o worthy_a 90._o of_o all_o praise_n let_v all_o who_o commemorate_v thou_o have_v experience_n of_o thy_o assistance_n vouchsafe_v 107._o that_o i_o may_v praise_v thou_o o_o sacred_a virgin_n give_v i_o power_n against_o thy_o enemy_n let_v 103._o the_o virgin_n mary_n bless_v we_o and_o our_o pious_a offspring_n marry_o mother_n of_o grace_n 107._o mother_n of_o mercy_n do_v thou_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o enemy_n and_o receive_v we_o at_o the_o 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