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A discourse of the unlawfulness of praying to saints and angels being a full answer to a letter of Sabran the Jesuite : wherein the practice of the Church of Rome, in praying to saints and angels is plainly proved to be contrary to the doctrine of Christ and the presented authority by him produc'd, to be either forged or impertinent / by Titus Oates, a presbyter of the Church of England.
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Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.
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Wing O33; ESTC R38151
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of_o pray_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n must_v be_v a_o abomination_n for_o god_n will_v allow_v of_o nothing_o in_o his_o service_n and_o worship_n but_o what_o he_o himself_o have_v institute_v therefore_o all_o protestant_a divine_n have_v with_o one_o consent_n agree_v that_o all_o necessary_a part_n of_o religious_a worship_n do_v so_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o his_o word_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o found_v on_o his_o word_n be_v contrary_a to_o his_o will._n therefore_o sir_n hear_v what_o the_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n st._n augustine_n say_v de_fw-fr consens_fw-la evangel_n deum_fw-la sic_fw-la colere_fw-la open_v rtet_fw-la quo_fw-la modo_fw-la seipsum_fw-la colendum_fw-la esse_fw-la praecepit_fw-la we_o ought_v so_o to_o worship_n god_n as_o he_o have_v appoint_v himself_o to_o be_v worship_v be_v please_v to_o remember_v what_o the_o scripture_n say_v deut._n 12._o last_o verse_n the_o israelite_n be_v dehort_v from_o use_v the_o religious_a rite_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_n in_o the_o worship_v of_o god._n how_o then_o in_o what_o manner_n must_v they_o worship_v he_o whatsoever_o thing_n he_o command_v they_o must_v observe_v to_o do_v they_o may_v not_o add_v thereto_o nor_o diminish_v from_o it_o to_o which_o sir_n let_v i_o add_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 15._o 9_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n that_o be_v press_v man_n tradition_n in_o the_o room_n of_o god_n institution_n sir_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o press_v one_o thing_n more_o as_o worthy_a of_o your_o consideration_n that_o be_v that_o the_o worship_v of_o saint_n and_o angel_n of_o which_o prayer_n and_o invocation_n be_v a_o principal_a part_n and_o be_v not_o only_o without_o any_o warrant_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o also_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o scripture_n there_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v i_o must_v here_o tell_v you_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a of_o your_o distinction_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a your_o divine_n say_v belong_v to_o god_n only_o and_o the_o latter_a may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o creature_n but_o sir_n you_o very_o well_o know_v these_o be_v reciprocal_o use_v both_o in_o sacred_a and_o profane_a writ_n and_o some_o learned_a man_n of_o your_o own_o communion_n have_v be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o quid_fw-la si_fw-la &_o una_fw-la religionis_fw-la vertus_fw-la sit_fw-la quae_fw-la latriam_fw-la duliamque_fw-la continet_fw-la certe_fw-la plurimis_fw-la atque_fw-la sapientissimis_fw-la ea_fw-la est_fw-la opinio_fw-la you_o know_v well_o enough_o who_o it_o be_v that_o coin_a this_o distinction_n and_o that_o though_o he_o be_v a_o great_a light_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o be_v no_o critic_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n as_o he_o himself_o say_v ego_fw-la quid_fw-la linguae_fw-la graecae_fw-la perpurum_fw-la assecutus_fw-la sum_n &_o prope_fw-la nihil_fw-la it_o be_v st._n augustine_n himself_o who_o you_o very_o well_o know_v do_v never_o intend_v it_o for_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o be_v now_o use_v for_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o one_o be_v due_a to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o the_o other_o as_o he_o be_v our_o god._n these_o be_v st._n augustine_n own_o word_n which_o take_v away_o to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n that_o imaginary_a difference_n between_o your_o latria_n and_o dulia_n therefore_o when_o i_o meet_v with_o any_o of_o you_o urge_v the_o one_o to_o signify_v the_o honour_n that_o belong_v only_o to_o god_n recognise_v his_o supreme_a dominion_n and_o the_o other_o to_o signify_v service_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o creature_n i_o find_v that_o they_o say_v just_a nothing_o but_o thus_o much_o we_o must_v honour_v god_n and_o serve_v the_o saint_n it_o 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the_o bishop_n of_o constantia_n in_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n be_v so_o zealous_a for_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n that_o he_o lay_v aside_o this_o distinction_n of_o latria_n and_o dulia_n and_o very_o roundly_o in_o libro_fw-la carole_n magni_fw-la tell_v you_o his_o thought_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n ego_fw-la imaginibus_fw-la cultum_fw-la honoris_fw-la exhibeo_fw-la eundem_fw-la qui_fw-la debetur_fw-la individuae_fw-la trinitati_fw-la &_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la nolit_fw-la idem_fw-la facere_fw-la eum_fw-la anathematizo_fw-la ut_fw-la martionem_fw-la &_o manichaeum_fw-la i_o for_o my_o part_n yield_v unto_o image_n the_o same_o adoration_n of_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o if_o any_o man_n refuse_v to_o do_v the_o same_o i_o accurse_v he_o as_o i_o do_v the_o heretic_n martion_n and_o maenicheus_n now_o sir_n this_o distinction_n of_o your_o churchman_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n if_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o doctor_n and_o 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