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church_n and_o i_o do_v confident_o compare_v manicheis_n and_o papist_n as_o augustine_n compareâ—…h_v apollo_n and_o hecate_z lib._n 19_o the_o civet_n det_fw-la cap._n 23._o disapproove_v both_o of_o they_o because_o both_o shot_n at_o one_o mark_v to_o hinder_v people_n from_o christianity_n but_o hecate_z more_o than_o apollo_n because_o in_o praise_v of_o christ_n as_o a_o just_a man_n who_o apollo_n dispraise_v as_o a_o unrighteous_a man_n &_o just_o condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o jew_n yet_o she_o call_v he_o only_o a_o man_n &_o not_o god_n hinder_v people_n after_o a_o more_o subtle_a manner_n from_o adhere_v to_o christianity_n then_o apollo_n do_v and_o true_o the_o manich_n be_v by_o damn_v flesh_n at_o all_o time_n as_o a_o creature_n in_o itself_o unclean_a do_v not_o so_o great_a hurt_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o the_o papist_n who_o grant_v that_o both_o flesh_n and_o wine_n be_v the_o good_a creature_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o they_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o 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the_o creator_n &_o the_o giver_n whatsoever_o delight_n we_o have_v in_o the_o creature_n there_o be_v infinite_o great_a delight_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o reconcile_a creator_n and_o therefore_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n &_o let_v our_o tongue_n be_v loose_v to_o praise_v his_o bless_a name_n from_o who_o hand_n we_o have_v receive_v the_o use_n of_o his_o creature_n this_o if_o we_o do_v we_o have_v both_o the_o gift_n &_o the_o giver_n and_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o giver_n shall_v not_o only_o sanctify_v the_o gift_n to_o our_o use_n but_o also_o shall_v turn_v our_o water_n into_o wine_n john_n 2._o when_o as_o by_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o devour_v and_o glut_v up_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n without_o thanksgiving_n we_o have_v the_o gift_n without_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o giver_n eat_v of_o god_n creature_n as_o the_o carnal_a iâ—…wes_n eat_v quail_n in_o the_o wilderness_n numb_a 11._o ver_fw-la 33._o and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o 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sepulcher_n with_o jeroms_n favour_n for_o honour_n of_o his_o learning_n his_o comparison_n be_v not_o good_a for_o mary_n fact_n be_v do_v in_o zeal_n mix_v with_o knowledge_n &_o have_v a_o approbation_n in_o christ_n own_o mouth_n but_o the_o sact_v of_o those_o woman_n be_v do_v in_o zeal_n without_o knowledge_n and_o have_v but_o a_o slender_a approbation_n in_o jeroms_n own_o mouth_n hieron_n contra_fw-la vigilant_a again_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v at_o objection_n the_o grave_n of_o the_o martyr_n as_o namely_o in_o milan_n where_o augustine_n be_v present_a at_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o protasius_n and_o gervasius_n a_o blind_a man_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o sight_n and_o augustine_n himself_o bear_v witness_v of_o this_o miracle_n because_o he_o see_v it_o do_v with_o his_o own_o eye_n august_n lib._n confess_v 9_o cap._n 7_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o god_n wrought_v a_o miracle_n at_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o this_o holy_a martyr_n protasius_n to_o confirm_v that_o true_a faith_n for_o which_o he_o suffer_v martyrdom_n like_a as_o god_n wrought_v a_o great_a miracle_n at_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o eliseus_n in_o restore_v a_o dead_a man_n to_o life_n again_o 2._o reg_n 13._o to_o confirm_v the_o doctrine_n of_o eliseus_n that_o it_o be_v of_o god_n but_o the_o end_n of_o these_o miracle_n be_v not_o to_o raise_v up_o their_o bone_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n &_o to_o worship_v they_o in_o regard_n that_o such_o superstitious_a fact_n plain_o repugn_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n now_o by_o good_a reason_n the_o papist_n be_v reduce_v to_o this_o strait_a that_o either_o they_o must_v prove_v that_o the_o adoration_n of_o dead_a man_n bone_n be_v a_o point_n of_o eliseus_n doctrine_n and_o protasius_n faith_n or_o else_o these_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v to_o teach_v man_n to_o raise_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o dead_a bone_n of_o the_o prophet_n &_o martyr_n of_o 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other_o place_n sozom._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 19_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v virtue_n in_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o help_v the_o godly_a and_o to_o confound_v the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o answer_v i_o say_v we_o shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o deceitful_a speech_n of_o satan_n who_o see_v christian_n already_o incline_v to_o transport_v the_o dead_a bone_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o all_o his_o simular_a and_o feign_a dumnesse_n yet_o he_o can_v speak_v that_o whereby_o superstition_n afterward_o shall_v be_v mighty_o increase_v and_o augment_v hist._n magdeb._n cent._n 4._o cap._n de_fw-fr miraculis_fw-la but_o argument_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o fountain_n of_o scripture_n if_o they_o be_v right_o infer_v shall_v have_v great_a countenance_n credit_n and_o regard_n ofrelique_n than_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o the_o father_n join_v together_o therefore_o they_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v destitute_a of_o this_o armour_n also_o the_o shadow_n of_o peter_n acts._n 5._o 15._o be_v helpful_a to_o disease_a person_n and_o the_o napkin_n and_o handkercheefes_a take_v from_o the_o body_n of_o paul_n help_v disease_n and_o make_v unclean_a spirit_n to_o depart_v from_o man_n and_o therefore_o say_v they_o to_o attribute_v virtue_n to_o relic_n of_o saint_n be_v no_o derogation_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o rather_o a_o great_a confirmation_n of_o god_n truth_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o scripture_n have_v intention_n to_o glorify_v god_n indeed_o do_v in_o these_o miracle_n neither_o magnify_v peter_n nor_o paul_n nor_o peter_n shadow_n nor_o paul_n napkin_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o save_v virtue_n but_o the_o text_n clear_o say_v that_o godw_n ought_v miracle_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o paul_n act_v 19_o ver_fw-la 11._o which_o verse_n be_v cast_v in_o of_o purpose_n to_o turn_v our_o heart_n from_o paul_n the_o instrument_n alanerly_a to_o god_n the_o author_n of_o these_o miracle_n and_o if_o the_o holy_a scripture_n will_v 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