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of_o saint_n 16._o which_o yet_o as_o it_o have_v be_v practise_v and_o defend_v in_o the_o late_a time_n shall_v in_o vain_a seek_v either_o example_n or_o patronage_n among_o the_o antient._n however_o there_o may_v be_v some_o ground_n of_o this_o devotion_n secret_o mutter_v and_o at_o last_o express_v in_o panegyric_n form_n yet_o until_o almost_o 500_o year_n after_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n admit_v into_o the_o public_a service_n etc._n it_o will_v be_v easy_o grant_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v the_o prime_n of_o all_o saint_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v other_o then_o injurious_a that_o any_o other_o of_o that_o heavenly_a society_n shall_v have_v the_o precedency_n of_o she_o now_o the_o first_o that_o bring_v her_o name_n into_o the_o public_a devotion_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v note_v by_o nicephorus_n to_o be_v petrus_n gnapheus_n 28._o or_o fullo_n a_o presbyter_n of_o bythinia_n afterward_o the_o usurper_n of_o the_o see_v of_o antioch_n much_o about_o 470_o year_n after_o christ_n who_o though_o a_o brand_a heretic_n find_v out_o four_o thing_n say_v he_o very_o useful_a and_o beneficial_a to_o the_o catholic_n church_n ibid._n whereof_o the_o last_o be_v ut_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la precatione_n etc._n etc._n that_o in_o every_o prayer_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v name_v and_o her_o divine_a name_n call_v upon_o the_o phrase_n be_v very_o remarkable_a wherein_o this_o rise_a superstition_n be_v express_v and_o as_o for_o the_o latin_a church_n we_o hear_v no_o news_n of_o this_o invocation_n in_o the_o public_a litany_n till_o gregorie_n time_n test_n about_o some_o 130_o year_n after_o the_o former_a and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n some_o father_n speak_v of_o it_o fearful_o and_o doubtful_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o when_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n even_o below_o saint_n augustine_n age_n do_v put_v up_o all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a except_o martyr_n in_o some_o blind_a receptacle_n whether_o in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o elsewhere_o where_o they_o may_v in_o candida_n exspectare_fw-la diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la as_o tertullian_n have_v it_o four_o several_a time_n and_o scr_n stapleton_n himself_o stick_v not_o to_o name_v divers_a of_o they_o thus_o foul_o mistake_v other_o of_o the_o father_n have_v let_v fall_v speech_n direct_o bend_v against_o this_o invocation_n saint_n non_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la patronis_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o advocate_n to_o god_n say_v s._n chrysostome_n and_o most_o plain_o ibid._n elsewhere_o homines_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o we_o have_v any_o suit_n to_o man_n say_v he_o we_o must_v fee_v the_o porter_n and_o treat_v with_o jester_n and_o parasite_n and_o go_v many_o time_n a_o long_a way_n about_o in_o god_n there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n he_o be_v exorable_a without_o any_o of_o our_o mediator_n without_o money_n without_o cost_n he_o grant_v our_o petition_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o thou_o to_o cry_v with_o thy_o heart_n alone_o to_o pour_v out_o thy_o tear_n and_o present_o thou_o have_v win_v he_o to_o mercy_n thus_o he_o and_o those_o of_o the_o ancient_n that_o seem_v to_o speak_v for_o it_o lay_v ground_n that_o overthrow_v it_o howsoever_o it_o be_v all_o holy_a antiquity_n will_v have_v both_o blush_v and_o spit_v at_o those_o form_n of_o invocation_n which_o the_o late_a client_n of_o rome_n have_v broach_v to_o the_o world_n if_o perhaps_o they_o speak_v to_o the_o saint_n tanquam_fw-la deprecatores_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la comprecatores_fw-la as_o 26._o spalatensis_n yield_v move_v they_o to_o be_v competitioner_n with_o we_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n not_o proper_o but_o improper_o as_o etc._n altissiodore_n construe_v it_o how_o will_v they_o have_v digest_v that_o blasphemous_a psalter_n of_o our_o lady_n impute_v to_o bonaventure_n and_o those_o virg._n style_n of_o mere_a deification_n which_o be_v give_v to_o she_o and_o the_o division_n of_o all_o office_n of_o piety_n to_o mankind_n betwixt_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o son_n how_o have_v their_o ear_n glow_v to_o hear_v christus_fw-la oravit_fw-la franciscus_n exoravit_fw-la christ_n pray_v francis_n prevail_v how_o will_v they_o have_v brook_v that_o which_o ult_n ludovicus_n vives_n free_o confess_v multi_fw-la christiani_n etc._n etc._n many_o christian_n worship_n dive_v divasque_fw-la the_o saint_n of_o both_o sex_n no_o otherwise_o than_o god_n himself_o or_o that_o which_o 28._o spalatensis_n profess_v to_o have_v observe_v that_o the_o ignorant_a multitude_n be_v tarry_v with_o more_o entire_a religious_a affection_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n or_o some_o other_o saint_n then_o to_o christ_n their_o saviour_n these_o foul_a superstition_n be_v not_o more_o heinous_a than_o new_a and_o such_o as_o wherein_o we_o have_v just_o abhor_v to_o take_v part_n with_o the_o practiser_n of_o they_o sect._n 2._o invocation_n of_o saint_n against_o scripture_n as_o for_o the_o better_a side_n of_o this_o mis-opinion_n even_o thus_o much_o colour_n of_o antiquity_n be_v cause_n enough_o to_o suspend_v our_o censure_n according_a to_o that_o wise_a &_o moderate_a resolution_n of_o learned_a coloss_n zanchius_n be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o flat_o opposite_a unto_o it_o as_o that_o we_o may_v just_o wonder_v at_o that_o wisdom_n which_o have_v provide_v antidote_n for_o a_o disease_n that_o of_o many_o hundred_o year_n after_o shall_v have_v no_o be_v in_o the_o world_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v their_o notice_n of_o our_o earthly_a condition_n and_o special_a devotion_n 21._o and_o behold_v thou_o prevaile_v ever_o against_o man_n and_o he_o pass_v thou_o change_v his_o countenance_n and_o send_v he_o away_o his_o son_n come_v to_o honour_n and_o he_o know_v it_o not_o and_o they_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o he_o perceive_v it_o not_o say_v job_n 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