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in_o his_o 80._o epist_n if_o faith_n he_o custom_n be_v of_o force_n for_o proof_n of_o doctrine_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o we_o in_o this_o to_o imitate_v they_o let_v we_o then_o stick_v to_o the_o arbitration_n and_o award_n of_o the_o scripture_n inspire_v by_o god_n and_o hold_v the_o free_a suffrage_n &_o voice_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o be_v on_o their_o side_n who_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v find_v concur_v with_o the_o divine_a word_n nevertheless_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o benefit_n our_o adversary_n can_v derive_v from_o this_o passage_n about_o the_o which_o they_o make_v so_o much_o bruit_n and_o clamour_n in_o the_o first_o place_n basil_n make_v a_o recital_n of_o tradition_n which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v of_o equal_a authority_n with_o the_o scripture_n yet_o among_o they_o there_o be_v many_o not_o approve_a by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o prayer_n towards_o the_o east_n and_o make_v conscience_n to_o kneel_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o from_o the_o paschal_n to_o pentecost_n most_o especial_o it_o displease_v our_o adversary_n that_o basil_n in_o the_o eucharist_n put_v the_o consecration_n in_o the_o prayer_n or_o in_o the_o invocation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o speak_v to_o god_n &_o not_o in_o the_o bread_n if_o they_o believe_v basil_n why_o do_v they_o reject_v his_o traditition_n or_o if_o they_o believe_v he_o not_o why_o will_v they_o oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v he_o in_o the_o second_o place_n all_o these_o unwritten_a tradition_n except_o the_o last_o number_v by_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n be_v but_o ceremony_n and_o law_n of_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o subject_a to_o mutability_n and_o such_o as_o consequent_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o our_o dispute_n be_v not_o of_o tradition_n that_o concern_v not_o the_o faith_n and_o christian_a doctrine_n but_o of_o those_o that_o concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n not_o contain_v in_o holy_a scripture_n yet_o i_o can_v dissemble_v that_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n be_v he_o basil_n or_o whatever_o he_o be_v isgreat_o mistake_v in_o his_o not_o only_o equal_v but_o also_o prefer_v both_o in_o height_n of_o dignity_n and_o profoundness_n of_o mystery_n certain_a petty_a ceremony_n before_o the_o sacred_a doctrine_n of_o our_o redemption_n contain_v in_o the_o gospel_n can_v any_o man_n without_o unsufferable_a injury_n not_o to_o use_v a_o more_o rigid_a exclamation_n equal_a you_o prefer_v the_o custom_n of_o stand_v at_o prayer_n on_o certain_a day_n rather_o than_o kneel_v of_o pray_v towards_o the_o east_n rather_o than_o towards_o the_o west_n and_o of_o give_v a_o benediction_n to_o the_o water_n or_o oil_n before_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o benefit_n of_o this_o death_n the_o justification_n by_o faith_n the_o election_n eternal_a and_o the_o internal_a seal_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v any_o man_n without_o impiety_n change_v any_o part_n or_o particle_n of_o these_o doctrine_n but_o as_o for_o those_o ceremony_n they_o have_v suffer_v alteration_n and_o the_o romish_a church_n itself_o have_v disparage_v and_o debase_v they_o you_o see_v how_o preposterous_a and_o gross_a our_o adversary_n be_v who_o instead_o of_o cover_v the_o fault_n of_o those_o grave_a father_n do_v arm_n themselves_o with_o their_o dross_n and_o refuse_v as_o bird_n that_o live_v on_o nothing_o else_o but_o caterpillar_n and_o touch_v the_o last_o unwritten_a tradition_n which_o be_v that_o man_n ought_v to_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n and_o in_o jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n &_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o basil_n where_o do_v shine_v so_o many_o virtue_n and_o perfection_n never_o see_v this_o in_o the_o scripture_n for_o jesus_n christ_n say_v at_o the_o 14._o of_o saint_n john_n you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o and_o in_o the_o 5._o chap._n 23._o to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v honour_v the_o son_n even_o as_o they_o honour_v the_o father_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o holy_a ghost_n how_o oft_o time_n be_v he_o call_v god_n therefore_o when_o the_o scripture_n bid_v to_o believe_v in_o god_n it_o command_v to_o believe_v in_o the_o holy_a spirit_n now_o to_o excuse_n basil_n we_o must_v say_v that_o he_o call_v tradition_n the_o doctrine_n that_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n in_o express_a word_n but_o be_v there_o in_o ubstance_n and_o in_o equivalent_a word_n and_o we_o do_v willing_o entertain_v such_o kind_n of_o tradition_n only_o he_o be_v mistake_v to_o have_v intermingle_v this_o high_a and_o divine_a tradition_n among_o custom_n and_o ceremony_n indifferent_a in_o their_o nature_n as_o thing_n equal_o necessary_a and_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v regard_v with_o like_a duty_n and_o reverence_n these_o word_n of_o saint_n hierome_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o marcelia_n be_v allege_v ieiunamus_fw-la nos_fw-la unam_fw-la quadragesiman_n ex_fw-la apostolica_fw-la traditione_n tempore_fw-la nobis_fw-la â—ongrue_fw-la ieiunamus_fw-la unto_o we_o we_o fast_o one_o term_n of_o 40._o day_n at_o the_o time_n that_o we_o think_v meet_v according_a to_o the_o apostolical_a tradition_n this_o be_v but_o a_o ceremony_n and_o not_o a_o doctrine_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v that_o in_o the_o age_n 7._o au_o liâ—â—e_a de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nouveaté_fw-fr du_fw-fr papism_n liure_v 7_o en_fw-fr la_fw-fr 5._o conrroversâ—_n chap._n 6._o &_o 7._o near_o approach_v to_o the_o apostle_n the_o christian_a church_n fast_v but_o forty_o hour_n and_o that_o this_o fast_o be_v arbirtary_n and_o diverse_o practise_v the_o same_o hierome_n against_o the_o luciferian_o make_v the_o heretic_n speak_v thus_o know_v thou_o not_o that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n to_o impose_v hand_n upon_o those_o who_o be_v baptize_v and_o so_o to_o invoke_v the_o holy_a 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