refuse_v if_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o thanks_o give_v for_o it_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o prayer_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o common_a use_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o bring_v bread_n to_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v hallow_v author_n op_n imp_n hom_n 14._o in_o mat._n and_o be_v bless_v to_o send_v it_o for_o sacred_a present_n from_o one_o christian_a to_o another_o as_o s._n aug._n witness_v ep_n 31_o 34.35.36_o mat._n 23.17_o you_o fool_n &_o blind_a whether_o be_v great_a the_o gold_n or_o the_o temple_n that_o sanctify_v the_o gold_n mat._n 23.19_o you_o fool_n and_o blind_a whether_o be_v great_a the_o gift_n or_o the_o altar_n that_o sanctify_v the_o gift_n lo_o how_o plain_o our_o lord_n affirm_v in_o both_o these_o place_n that_o the_o temple_n sanctify_v the_o gold_n and_o altar_n the_o gift_n &_o general_o all_o creature_n sever_v from_o common_a and_o profane_a use_n to_o religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v thereby_o make_v sacred_a 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of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o which_o very_a question_n theodoret_n make_v answer_v that_o god_n command_v moses_n numb_a 27._o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o josue_n whereas_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n himself_o josue_n have_v already_o in_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n s._n paul_n although_o he_o be_v call_v immediate_o from_o heaven_n yet_o be_v afterward_o send_v with_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n act_n 13.3_o heb._n 5.4_o and_o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n unto_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n as_o be_v aaron_n here_o our_o adversary_n reply_n again_o that_o aaron_n have_v no_o external_a vocation_n but_o this_o be_v easy_o solue_v for_o aaron_n be_v the_o first_o of_o his_o order_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o have_v his_o call_n by_o succession_n and_o who_o case_n be_v far_o unlike_a to_o our_o reformer_n unless_o they_o will_v confess_v also_o that_o they_o be_v the_o first_o or_o their_o order_n wherein_o they_o shall_v be_v easy_o believe_v 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both_o a_o worthy_a thing_n and_o also_o a_o act_n of_o religion_n in_o s._n john_n baptist_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o nazarite_n and_o rechabit_v aforementioned_a act_n 13.3_o and_o when_o they_o have_v fast_v and_o pray_v and_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o they_o send_v they_o away_o hence_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v sufficient_a ground_n and_o warrant_n for_o the_o use_n and_o prescribe_v of_o public_a fast_n which_o be_v not_o fast_v from_o sin_n as_o our_o reformer_n forsooth_o pretend_v for_o such_o fast_v they_o be_v ever_o bind_v to_o keep_v and_o that_o at_o such_o time_n or_o season_n as_o the_o church_n please_v to_o prescribe_v as_o in_o lent_n or_o the_o like_a and_o not_o when_o every_o man_n list_n or_o the_o toy_n take_v he_o in_o the_o head_n as_o aerius_n and_o other_o heretic_n do_v teach_v testify_v
whatsoever_o give_v we_o thereby_o to_o understand_v that_o not_o only_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n but_o as_o well_o all_o other_o knot_n and_o difficulty_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v loose_v by_o s._n peter_n and_o by_o the_o pastor_n that_o succeed_v in_o the_o church_n see_v more_o deut._n 17.8_o aggeus_n 2.11_o 2._o chron._n 19.8_o unto_o the_o end_n 2._o thes_n 2.15_o ¶_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o be_v s._n gregory_n naz._n in_o orat_fw-la excusat_fw-la tertul._n lib._n the_o praescrip_n adversus_fw-la haer_fw-mi s._n cyprian_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 3._o s._n aug._n lib._n 1._o cont_n cresc_n cap._n 33._o &_o lib._n cont_n fund_z cap._n 5._o vincent_n lyr._n in_o svo_fw-la commonit_fw-la and_o s._n anselm_n lib._n the_o incar_n c._n 1._o writing_n to_o pope_n vrban_n say_v thus_o unto_o he_o unto_o no_o other_o be_v more_o right_o refer_v to_o be_v correct_v whatsoever_o arise_v in_o the_o church_n against_o the_o catholic_a faith_n etc._n etc._n they_o affirm_v iii_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o that_o therefore_o none_o ought_v to_o be_v restrain_v from_o read_v of_o they_o contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o their_o own_o bible_n 2._o pet._n 3.16_o where_o s._n peter_n speak_v of_o s._n paul_n epistle_n say_v in_o which_o be_v some_o thing_n hard_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o they_o that_o be_v unlearned_a and_o unstable_a wrest_v as_o they_o do_v also_o the_o other_o scripture_n unto_o their_o own_o destruction_n but_o all_o unlearned_a reformer_n do_v both_o read_v and_o be_v allow_v to_o read_v those_o hard_a thing_n yea_o the_o book_n of_o apocalyps_n also_o yet_o hard_o without_o any_o restraint_n to_o man_n or_o woman_n which_o yet_o they_o understand_v not_o therefore_o they_o wrest_v they_o as_o also_o other_o scripture_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n act_n 8.30_o and_o philip_n say_v understand_v thou_o what_o thou_o read_v and_o be_v say_v how_o can_v i_o 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3.7_o 1._o john_n 4.6_o john_n 5.35_o psal_n 119.18_o &_o 34_o revel_v 51._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o holy_a father_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o be_v s._n irenaeus_n l._n 2._o cap._n 47._o origen_n l._n cont_n cell_n s._n amb._n epist_n 44._o add_v constant_n where_o he_o call_v it_o a_o sea_n and_o depth_n of_o prophetical_a riddle_n s._n hier._n in_o praefat_fw-la comment_n in_o ephes_n 5._o and_o s._n aug._n epist_n 119._o cap._n 21._o say_v the_o thing_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o i_o know_v not_o be_v many_o more_o than_o those_o that_o i_o know_v so_o s._n greg._n hom_n 6._o in_o ezech._n and_o many_o other_o father_n confess_v the_o same_o of_o themselves_o s._n denis_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n lib._n 7._o hist_o ec._n 20._o say_v of_o this_o book_n of_o scripture_n to_o wit_n this_o be_v my_o opinion_n that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o be_v far_o more_o profound_a than_o my_o wit_n can_v reach_v unto_o they_o affirm_v iv._o that_o apostolical_a 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