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A65699 A discourse concerning the idolatry of the Church of Rome wherein that charge is justified, and the pretended refutation of Dr. Stillingfleet's discourse is answered / by Daniel Whitby ... Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.; Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1674 (1674) Wing W1722; ESTC R34745 260,055 369

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have_v these_o word_n 1605._o word_n confiteer_v d●●_n omnipotenti_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la s●mper_fw-la virgini_fw-la beato_n michaeli_n archangelo_fw-la beato_n joanni_n baptistae_n sanctis_fw-la apostolis_n petro_n &_o paulo_n ominibus_fw-la sanctis_fw-la &_o u●bis_fw-la flatter_v qu●●●_n peccavi_fw-la nimis_fw-la cogicatione_n five_o rbo_n &_o opere_fw-la ideo_fw-la precor_fw-la beatam_fw-la mariam_n semper_fw-la virginem_fw-la beatum_fw-la michaelem_fw-la archangelum_fw-la beatum_fw-la joannem_fw-la baptistam_fw-la sanctos_fw-la apostelos_n petrum_fw-la &_o paulum_fw-la omnes_fw-la sancte_n &_o vos_fw-fr fratres_n crareprome_v ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la deum_fw-la n_o sirum_fw-la ordinarium_fw-la missae_fw-la p._n 217._o ed._n antuerp_n f._n 1605._o i_o confess_v to_o god_n almighty_a and_o to_o the_o ever_o bless_a virgin_n to_o bless_a michael_n archangel_n to_o bless_a john_n baptist_n to_o the_o holy_a apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n to_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o you_o brethren_n that_o i_o have_v sin_v in_o thought_n word_n and_o deed_n and_o therefore_o i_o entreat_v the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o archangel_n michael_n st._n john_n the_o baptist_n st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o you_o my_o brethren_n to_o pray_v for_o i_o to_o our_o lord_n god_n this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o it_o contain_v these_o seven_o particular_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a for_o every_o faithful_a man_n and_o exile_a son_n of_o eve_n to_o pray_v unto_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o the_o saint_n depart_v 2._o that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a thus_o to_o intercede_v not_o only_o for_o the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n but_o for_o every_o single_a person_n 3._o 4._o august_n ser._n 37._o de_fw-la sanctis_fw-la ser._n 3._o de_fw-la pluribus_fw-la mart._n in_o com._n plurium_fw-la mart._n extra_fw-la tempus_fw-la pasch_fw-mi lect._n 4._o whereas_o the_o ancient_a church_n speak_v thus_o as_o often_o as_o we_o celebrate_v the_o solemnity_n of_o holy_a martyr_n let_v we_o so_o expect_v by_o their_o intercession_n to_o obtain_v from_o the_o lord_n temporal_a benefit_n that_o by_o imitate_v the_o martyr_n themselves_o we_o may_v deserve_v to_o receive_v eternal_a which_o word_n be_v still_o retain_v in_o the_o roman_a breviary_n we_o be_v now_o teach_v to_o pray_v unto_o they_o for_o all_o the_o blessing_n necessary_a to_o eternal_a life_n nay_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o 1577._o that_o gunde_fw-la mater_fw-la miserorum_fw-la quia_fw-la pater_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la dabit_fw-la te_fw-la colentibus_fw-la congruentem_fw-la h●c_fw-la mercedem_fw-la &_o faelicem_fw-la polisedem_fw-la regnis_fw-la in_o coelestibus_fw-la prosa_fw-la de_fw-la beata_fw-la maria_n f._n 30._o apud_fw-la missale_n rom._n ed._n a●tuerp_n 1577._o god_n will_v give_v eternal_a life_n to_o those_o that_o do_v adore_v the_o bless_a virgin_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o saint_n depart_v may_v and_o shall_v be_v invocate_v as_o well_o by_o mental_a as_o by_o vocal_a prayer_n this_o be_v decree_v at_o trent_n this_o pastor_n be_v enjoin_v to_o teach_v their_o people_n and_o last_o this_o we_o have_v confirm_v by_o their_o practice_n in_o these_o word_n with_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o pray_v unto_o you_o regard_v the_o ready_a service_n of_o our_o mind_n 5._o these_o practice_n and_o these_o petition_n be_v many_o of_o they_o build_v upon_o this_o supposition_n that_o the_o bless_a saint_n do_v hear_v our_o prayer_n and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o our_o hope_n and_o with_o the_o praise_n which_o we_o offer_v to_o they_o and_o consequent_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o who_o solemnity_n these_o prayer_n be_v use_v must_v be_v deem_v to_o ascribe_v this_o knowledge_n to_o they_o for_o what_o more_o foolish_a and_o absurd_a than_o constant_o to_o call_v upon_o they_o to_o bear_v behold_v and_o to_o receive_v to_o regard_v favour_n and_o promote_v our_o prayer_n when_o we_o complain_v to_o pity_v and_o consider_v they_o that_o pray_v to_o be_v their_o advocate_n and_o plead_v their_o cause_n if_o these_o address_n be_v not_o understand_v by_o those_o bless_a spirit_n to_o who_o they_o be_v particular_o direct_v who_o know_v not_o that_o to_o be_v our_o advocate_n be_v to_o commend_v our_o cause_n to_o god_n and_o to_o entreat_v that_o our_o desire_n may_v be_v grant_v and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o our_o cause_n can_v be_v thus_o commend_v or_o our_o disire_n represent_v till_o they_o first_o be_v understand_v moreover_o see_v they_o do_v request_v these_o bless_a spirit_n to_o receive_v their_o vow_n and_o to_o take_v care_n that_o they_o be_v pay_v to_o god_n to_o hear_v and_o to_o receive_v their_o praise_n see_v they_o do_v confess_v their_o sin_n unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o do_v entreat_v they_o to_o intercede_v with_o god_n in_o their_o behalf_n see_v they_o do_v endeavour_v to_o move_v they_o to_o commiserate_v their_o state_n by_o say_v that_o they_o place_v their_o hope_n and_o only_a confidence_n upon_o their_o intercession_n they_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o these_o bless_a spirit_n be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o confession_n and_o their_o vow_n their_o hope_n and_o praise_n and_o therefore_o albeit_o this_o consequence_n shall_v be_v deny_v p._n t._n g._n p._n we_o pray_v unto_o the_o saint_n depart_v therefore_o they_o do_v hear_v we_o yet_o this_o can_v never_o be_v deny_v we_o pray_v unto_o they_o to_o hear_v and_o to_o receive_v our_o prayer_n and_o praise_n vow_n and_o confession_n and_o therefore_o we_o believe_v they_o do_v 6._o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o papist_n do_v not_o only_o pray_v unto_o they_o to_o intercede_v with_o god_n for_o blessing_n but_o do_v desire_n that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n will_v themselves_o confer_v they_o thus_o they_o entreat_v st._n peter_n by_o the_o power_n give_v to_o he_o to_o untie_v the_o bond_n of_o their_o iniquity_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o absolve_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n by_o their_o command_n and_o to_o their_o guardian_n angel_n they_o speak_v thus_o take_v hold_v of_o sword_n and_o buckler_n and_o rise_v up_o to_o help_v i_o say_v unto_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o that_o they_o only_o do_v entreat_v they_o to_o pray_v for_o and_o with_o we_o be_v a_o great_a untruth_n 7._o see_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n allow_v of_o mental_a prayer_n address_v to_o the_o saint_n see_v their_o lyturgy_n speak_v thus_o with_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o pray_v unto_o you_o receive_v the_o ready_a service_n of_o our_o mind_n see_v they_o do_v instruct_v we_o in_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o fly_v unto_o their_o help_n and_o succour_v see_v they_o do_v ascribe_v unto_o they_o the_o knowledge_n not_o only_o of_o their_o vow_n and_o praise_n but_o of_o their_o inward_a hope_n they_o consequent_o do_v ascribe_v unto_o they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o internal_a motion_n of_o every_o supplicant_n as_o far_o as_o these_o petition_n and_o other_o action_n do_v require_v it_o this_o be_v that_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o we_o think_v just_o charge_v with_o idolatry_n for_o 1._o to_o ascribe_v unto_o the_o saint_n depart_v by_o way_n of_o worship_n that_o excellency_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n be_v idolatry_n but_o to_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o act_n of_o worship_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o pray_v unto_o they_o be_v to_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o that_o excellency_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n by_o propos_fw-fr 2._o ergo._n 2._o prayer_n offer_v and_o put_v up_o in_o any_o time_n or_o place_n to_o a_o invisible_a and_o incorporeal_a be_v be_v the_o oblation_n of_o that_o worship_n to_o it_o which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n by_o prop._n 4._o corol._n 3._o but_o this_o devotion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v prayer_n offer_v up_o in_o any_o time_n or_o place_n to_o a_o invisible_a and_o incorporeal_a be_v and_o therefore_o must_v be_v the_o oblation_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o be_v offer_v to_o those_o bless_a spirit_n which_o be_v confess_o creature_n it_o must_v be_v the_o oblation_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n unto_o the_o creature_n which_o we_o have_v prove_v to_o be_v idolatry_n 3._o to_o vow_v to_o saint_n depart_v be_v to_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o creator_n by_o prop_n 4._o corol._n 2._o but_o papist_n vow_n unto_o the_o saint_n depart_v therefore_o they_o do_v ascribe_v unto_o they_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o creator_n the_o answer_n bellarmine_n return_v unto_o the_o major_a of_o this_o argument_n be_v this_o that_o to_o vow_n in_o sign_n of_o gratitude_n to_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a good_a and_o in_o recognition_n of_o a_o benefit_n receive_v from_o he_o as_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ib._n origen_n that_o angel_n be_v sometime_o style_v god_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o these_o god_n do_v also_o minister_v and_o bring_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n unto_o we_o we_o must_v not_o worship_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o place_n of_o god_n for_o all_o our_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n by_o whatsoever_o name_n we_o call_v they_o for_o he_o mention_n all_o the_o kind_n of_o prayer_n they_o must_v be_v all_o send_v up_o to_o god_n by_o that_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v above_o all_o angel_n and_o be_v god_n why_o so_o i_o pray_v you_o but_o that_o all_o prayer_n be_v worship_n which_o alone_o belong_v to_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n and_o therefore_o to_o offer_v it_o to_o any_o creature_n or_o by_o any_o other_o mediator_n be_v to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o he_o which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n alone_o have_v he_o be_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o must_v have_v say_v with_o they_o that_o notwithstanding_o you_o have_v that_o high_a priest_n yet_o may_v you_o send_v up_o your_o petition_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n this_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o he_o not_o a_o encroachment_n upon_o the_o office_n of_o this_o great_a high_a priest_n it_o be_v confess_v you_o must_v not_o worship_v they_o instead_o of_o god_n but_o notwithstanding_o you_o may_v put_v up_o to_o they_o supplication_n prayer_n thanksgiving_n intercession_n you_o may_v say_v unto_o they_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la and_o ask_v all_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a blessing_n of_o they_o provide_v you_o do_v not_o pray_v unto_o they_o with_o absolute_a terminative_a and_o sacrificial_a prayer_n distinction_n which_o in_o reference_n to_o this_o matter_n the_o father_n know_v but_o little_o off_o the_o father_n hence_o conclude_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n 4._o arg._n 4._o and_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v god_n because_o we_o put_v up_o our_o petition_n to_o they_o and_o because_o that_o they_o be_v present_a to_o relieve_v we_o be_v call_v upon_o ibid._n upon_o si_fw-mi homo_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la christus_fw-la qùomodo_fw-la adest_fw-la ubique_fw-la invocatus_fw-la cum_fw-la haec_fw-la hominis_fw-la natura_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la udesse_fw-la omni_fw-la loco_fw-la possit_fw-la no_o what_o de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la c._n 14._o p._n 707._o si_fw-mi homo_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la christus_fw-la cur_n homo_fw-la in_o orationibus_fw-la mediator_n invocetur_fw-la cum_fw-la invocatio_fw-la hominis_fw-la ad_fw-la praestandam_fw-la salutem_fw-la inessecax_n judicetur_fw-la novatian_n ibid._n if_o christ_n be_v only_a man_n how_o come_v he_o to_o be_v every_o where_o present_a when_o he_o be_v invoke_v since_o to_o be_v omnipresent_v be_v the_o property_n of_o god_n and_o be_v not_o competent_a to_o humane_a nature_n if_o christ_n be_v only_a man_n why_o be_v a_o man_n invoke_v in_o our_o prayer_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o mediator_n for_o the_o invocation_n of_o a_o man_n be_v by_o christian_n judge_v inefficacious_a to_o the_o obtain_n of_o salvation_n so_o novatian_n it_o be_v so_o by_o the_o ancient_a christian_n but_o be_v it_o so_o esteem_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o the_o bless_a virgin_n by_o they_o style_v b._n style_v ave_fw-la salus_fw-la hominum_fw-la prosa_fw-la miss_n f._n 35._o b._n salus_fw-la hominum_fw-la or_o the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n do_v they_o not_o say_v that_o 30._o that_o ibid._n fol._n 30._o god_n will_v certain_o confer_v eternal_a life_n on_o they_o that_o worship_v she_o do_v they_o not_o bid_v the_o 16._o the_o missa_fw-la in_o honorem_fw-la proprii_fw-la angeli_fw-la f._n 16._o guardian_n angel_n say_v unto_o their_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n it_o be_v write_v say_v athanasius_n be_v thou_o to_o i_o a_o god_n protector_n and_z as_o house_n of_o refuge_n that_o thou_o may_v save_v i_o which_o word_n if_o arian_n conceive_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o son_n 369._o son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contr._n ar._n orat_fw-la p._n 369._o let_v they_o know_v that_o christian_n or_o holy_a person_n do_v not_o petition_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v beget_v to_o be_v a_o helper_n to_o they_o or_o a_o house_n of_o refuge_n what_o be_v they_o then_o who_o do_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a 25._o profitable_a council_n trid._n sess_n 25._o ad_fw-la corum_fw-la opem_fw-la auxiliumque_fw-la confugere_fw-la to_o fly_v for_o refuge_n to_o their_o help_n and_o aid_n who_o daily_a practice_n be_v to_o fly_v unto_o the_o bless_a virgin_n 8._o virgin_n catech_n rom._n par._n 4._o c._n 5._o sect._n 8._o ab_fw-la eâque_fw-la opem_fw-la &_o auxilium_fw-la implorare_fw-la i._n e._n and_o to_o petition_v she_o to_o be_v our_o helper_n who_o do_v advise_v we_o a._n we_o sub_fw-la matris_fw-la refugio_fw-la fuge_fw-la causa_fw-la veniae_fw-la prosa_fw-la miss_n f._n 33._o b._n 34._o a._n to_o fly_v under_o her_o refuge_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n last_o who_o say_v unto_o their_o guardian_n angel_n 16._o angel_n exurge_v angelo_n in_o adjutorium_fw-la meum_fw-la miss_n in_o hon._n pr._n angel_n f._n 16._o arise_v o_o angel_n to_o my_o help_n origen_n lay_n down_o this_o as_o a_o most_o certain_a rule_n 10._o rule_n sed_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la epistolae_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la corinthios_n scribit_fw-la ubi_fw-la dicit_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la invocant_fw-la nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la loco_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la &_o nostro_fw-la cum_fw-la cujus_fw-la nomen_fw-la invocatur_fw-la deum_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la si_fw-la ergò_fw-la &_o enos_n &_o moses_n &_o samuel_n invocabant_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la exaudiebat_fw-la eos_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la christum_fw-la jesum_fw-la dominum_fw-la invocabant_fw-la &_o si_fw-la invocare_fw-la domini_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o adorare_fw-la deum_fw-la unum_fw-la atque_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la invocatur_fw-la 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traditur_fw-la nullam_fw-la creaturam_fw-la colendam_fw-la esse_fw-la animae_fw-la libentius_fw-la enim_fw-la liquour_n his_fw-la verbis_fw-la quibus_fw-la mihi_fw-la haec_fw-la insinu●ta_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la rerum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnium_fw-la creatorem_fw-la august_n l._n de_fw-fr quant_fw-fr animae_fw-la p._n 34._o in_o the_o catholic_n church_n it_o be_v divine_o and_o singular_o deliver_v that_o we_o creature_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o the_o soul_n but_o he_o only_o who_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o roman_a catholic_n do_v and_o upon_o supposition_n that_o they_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o do_v by_o see_v god_n 418._o p._n 418._o perceive_v the_o secret_n of_o it_o and_o as_o t._n g._n assert_n do_v know_v both_o our_o necessity_n and_o prayer_n concern_v and_o action_n i_o say_v upon_o this_o supposition_n they_o ought_v to_o worship_v saint_n and_o angel_n not_o only_o with_o the_o body_n but_o the_o soul_n for_o see_v mental_a prayer_n vow_n and_o thanksgiving_n be_v by_o all_o confess_v to_o be_v part_n of_o that_o religious_a worship_n which_o our_o soul_n perform_v to_o god_n to_o make_v such_o vow_n and_o put_v up_o such_o petition_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n must_v be_v to_o worship_n saint_n and_o angel_n with_o the_o soul_n beside_o all_o inward_a fear_n and_o reverence_n must_v be_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o may_v vow_v and_o pray_v and_o tender_v our_o thanksgiving_n to_o they_o upon_o presumption_n that_o they_o know_v the_o inward_a motion_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o may_v well_o be_v afraid_a to_o do_v these_o action_n hypocritical_o and_o remissly_a upon_o the_o same_o account_n we_o may_v well_o dread_a to_o think_v or_o vow_v or_o pray_v amiss_o and_o fear_v their_o anger_n and_o their_o just_a displeasure_n if_o we_o do_v so_o thus_o to_o deter_v we_o from_o our_o secret_a sin_n the_o stoic_n 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the_o violent_a assault_n of_o a_o temptation_n and_o all_o those_o flood_n of_o evil_n we_o be_v continual_o expose_v to_o with_o we_o consent_v the_o ancient_a father_n in_o this_o matter_n 235._o matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n l._n 5._o p._n 234._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 235._o none_o that_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n do_v worship_n angel_n for_o so_o to_o do_v be_v not_o a_o jewish_a custom_n but_o a_o transgression_n of_o their_o custom_n say_v the_o learned_a origen_n arrian_n origen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 4._o cont_n arrian_n jacob_n and_o david_n do_v request_v deliverance_n of_o none_o but_o god_n say_v athanasius_n and_o whereas_o t._n g._n and_o the_o roman_a catechism_n 6._o object_n §_o 6._o produce_v those_o word_n of_o jacob_n the_o angel_n that_o redeem_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a bless_v the_o lad_n as_o a_o example_n of_o this_o invocation_n and_o a_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o ancient_a jew_n if_o we_o consider_v what_o the_o father_n have_v deliver_v upon_o this_o text_n and_o how_o express_o they_o assert_v these_o word_n must_v certain_o be_v understand_v of_o christ_n we_o may_v admire_v that_o any_o roman_a doctor_n who_o stand_v oblige_v by_o his_o oath_n fidei_fw-la oath_n nec_fw-la eam_fw-la unquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la juxta_fw-la unaniman_n consensum_fw-la patrum_fw-la accipiam_fw-la &_o interpretabor_fw-la bulla_n pii_fw-la 4._o super_fw-la forma_fw-la juramenti_fw-la professionis_fw-la fidei_fw-la not_o to_o interpret_v scripture_n but_o according_a to_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n shall_v make_v so_o little_a conscience_n of_o that_o oath_n as_o to_o interpret_v this_o and_o many_o other_o scripture_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o prevail_a judgement_n of_o those_o father_n 2._o it_o be_v admirable_a to_o consider_v with_o what_o incredible_a
prayer_n to_o god_n and_o bring_v down_o blessing_n from_o god_n to_o we_o as_o he_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o school_n of_o plato_n lest_o any_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o infer_v from_o this_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v unto_o these_o angel_n or_o that_o it_o be_v useful_a or_o needful_a so_o to_o do_v that_o so_o these_o bless_a spirit_n may_v be_v more_o propicious_a or_o helpful_a to_o we_o he_o do_v express_o say_v that_o 233._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 233._o to_o invoke_v they_o be_v no_o reasonable_a thing_n and_o this_o assertion_n he_o confirm_v by_o many_o argument_n 1._o it_o be_v absurd_a say_v he_o to_o call_v upon_o they_o because_o we_o want_v the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o because_o it_o be_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o man._n and_o 2._o that_o if_o we_o can_v attain_v unto_o this_o knowledge_n that_o very_a knowledge_n which_o declare_v their_o nature_n and_o their_o offce_n to_o we_o will_v not_o permit_v we_o to_o pray_v to_o any_o 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by_o godliness_n and_o virtue_n and_o by_o imitation_n of_o the_o angel_n piety_n and_o therefore_o not_o only_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n 233._o lib._n 5._o p._n 233._o but_o elsewhere_o he_o tell_v we_o i_o must_v endeavour_v to_o approve_v ourselves_o to_o he_o who_o be_v one_o god_n over_o all_o and_o we_o must_v pray_v to_o he_o for_o mercy_n and_o that_o if_o celsus_n will_v yet_o have_v we_o to_o procure_v the_o good_a will_n of_o other_o after_o he_o who_o be_v god_n over_o all_o he_o must_v consider_v that_o as_o when_o the_o body_n be_v move_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o shadow_n thereof_o do_v follow_v so_o in_o like_a manner_n have_v god_n favourable_a unto_o we_o who_o be_v over_o all_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v all_o his_o friend_n both_o angel_n and_o soul_n and_o spirit_n love_v unto_o we_o for_o they_o have_v a_o fellow_n feel_v with_o they_o that_o be_v think_v worthy_a to_o find_v favour_n from_o god_n to_o who_o they_o be_v not_o only_o favourable_a but_o they_o pray_v with_o they_o so_o as_o we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o when_o man_n which_o with_o resolution_n propose_v unto_o themselves_o the_o best_a thing_n do_v pray_v unto_o god_n many_o thousand_o of_o the_o sacred_a power_n pray_v together_o with_o they_o unspeak_a to_o moreover_o when_o celsus_n affirm_v 420._o id._n l._n 8._o p._n 420._o that_o thanks_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o daemon_n and_o that_o our_o prayer_n and_o first_o fruit_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o they_o 396._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 8._o p._n 396._o that_o so_o we_o may_v obtain_v their_o presence_n with_o we_o and_o their_o favour_n to_o we_o who_o have_v obtain_v of_o god_n to_o be_v dispenser_n of_o inferior_a thing_n to_o this_o it_o be_v reply_v by_o origen_n 1._o that_o god_n have_v give_v no_o such_o government_n to_o daemon_n 400._o daemon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ib._n p._n 400._o 2._o that_o first_o fruit_n must_v be_v offer_v to_o god_n alone_o who_o say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o to_o he_o to_o who_o the_o christian_n offer_v their_o first_o fruit_n they_o offer_v also_o their_o petition_n 3._o he_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o office_n which_o celsus_n have_v ascribe_v to_o wicked_a daemon_n do_v agree_v to_o angel_n who_o upon_o that_o account_n in_o scripture_n be_v style_v minister_a spirit_n and_o do_v encamp_v about_o god_n servant_n for_o their_o protection_n and_o deliverance_n but_o lest_o we_o shall_v infer_v with_o celsus_n that_o we_o must_v therefore_o pray_v unto_o they_o to_o be_v thus_o propicious_a he_o add_v we_o shall_v sufficient_o obtain_v their_o favour_n by_o imitation_n of_o their_o piety_n and_o invocation_n of_o that_o god_n to_o who_o they_o pray_v for_o thus_o he_o speak_v if_o we_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o a_o multitude_n who_o we_o will_v willing_o have_v to_o be_v favourable_a unto_o we_o 400._o l._n 8._o p._n 400._o we_o learn_v that_o thousand_o thousand_o stand_n by_o he_o and_o million_o of_o million_o minister_n unto_o he_o who_o behold_v they_o that_o imitate_v their_o piety_n towards_o god_n as_o if_o they_o be_v their_o kinsfolk_n and_o friend_n help_v forward_o their_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o pray_v sincere_o appear_v also_o and_o think_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v service_n to_o they_o and_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o one_o watchword_n to_o set_v forth_o for_o the_o benefit_n and_o salvation_n of_o they_o that_o pray_v to_o god_n unto_o who_o they_o themselves_o also_o pray_v now_o to_o all_o these_o and_o all_o the_o argument_n that_o any_o man_n can_v bring_v t._n g._n return_v this_o answer_n 360._o §._o 3._o p._n 360._o viz._n that_o prayer_n imply_v either_o a_o total_a dependence_n upon_o god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a and_o so_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v to_o god_n alone_o or_o a_o address_n unto_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a for_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o prayer_n to_o he_o who_o only_o can_v give_v what_o we_o ask_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v still_o use_v by_o roman_a catholic_n when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n when_o therefore_o origen_n deny_v that_o our_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o any_o but_o to_o christ_n alone_o he_o speak_v of_o prayer_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n this_o be_v that_o catholic_n answer_n which_o upon_o all_o occasion_n he_o produce_v this_o origen_n and_o all_o the_o father_n mean_v very_o it_o be_v this_o and_o nothing_o else_o not_o that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o four_o first_o century_n when_o they_o so_o roundly_o and_o frequent_o assert_v that_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n alone_o do_v ever_o thus_o distinguish_v or_o speak_v one_o title_n of_o this_o nature_n no_o simple_a creature_n as_o they_o be_v they_o absolute_o and_o without_o all_o distinction_n condemn_v what_o they_o daily_o practise_v and_o practise_v what_o they_o have_v condemn_v they_o all_o speak_v what_o be_v absolute_o false_a and_o mean_v only_o what_o be_v true_a so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v imagine_v this_o to_o have_v be_v their_o meaning_n have_v not_o t._n g._n be_v their_o interpreter_n thus_o when_o origne_n express_o say_v 402._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 8._o p._n 402._o it_o be_v no_o reasonable_a thing_n to_o pray_v unto_o the_o angel_n 258._o angel_n l._n 5._o p._n 258._o we_o must_v only_o pray_v to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o son_n christ_n jesus_n he_o nu_v affirm_v what_o be_v a_o plain_a and_o absolute_a contradiction_n to_o the_o church_n doctrine_n but_o then_o his_o meaning_n must_v be_v orthodox_n and_o contradictory_n to_o what_o he_o do_v assert_v when_o he_o add_v almost_o by_o way_n of_o syllogism_n to_o who_o we_o christian_n offer_v our_o first_o fruit_n to_o he_o we_o offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n but_o to_o god_n alone_o we_o offer_v up_o our_o first_o fruit_n ergo_fw-la to_o he_o alone_o we_o offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n when_o he_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o christian_n be_v such_o as_o do_v not_o pray_v to_o angel_n but_o undivide_o and_o inseparable_o do_v worship_n god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n 382._o l._n 8._o p._n 382._o and_o come_v to_o god_n by_o christ_n alone_o and_o so_o as_o to_o transcend_v even_o those_o bless_a spirit_n which_o be_v call_v god_n he_o must_v apparent_o bely_v the_o christian_a world_n according_a to_o the_o plain_a interpretation_n of_o his_o word_n but_o his_o intention_n must_v be_v orthodox_n and_o yet_o 3._o he_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v the_o doctrine_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o he_o live_v but_o he_o destroy_v
not_o the_o truth_n wherefore_o gaudentius_n do_v argue_v a_o majori_fw-la thus_o he_o that_o make_v water_n to_o be_v substantial_o wine_n can_v certain_o make_v wine_n to_o become_v sacramental_o his_o blood_n 507._o t._n g._n p._n 507._o we_o must_v be_v tell_v that_o st._n ignatius_n confess_v eucharist_n to_o be_v the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n which_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 2._o but_o then_o we_o must_v not_o know_v that_o this_o epistle_n be_v intend_v against_o the_o simonian_o and_o menandrian_o who_o hold_v that_o christ_n suffer_v only_o in_o appearance_n &_o have_v no_o real_a flesh_n &_o therefore_o can_v not_o confess_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v sacramental_o christ_n flesh_n least_o admit_v the_o figure_n they_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o admit_v the_o truth_n and_o substance_n and_o therefore_o his_o interpolater_n dispute_v against_o they_o thus_o 50_o v._o usher_n not._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la smyr_n p._n 50_o that_o incorporeal_a thing_n have_v neither_o shape_n nor_o character_n nor_o figure_n of_o a_o live_a creature_n that_o have_v form_n which_o may_v be_v see_v whereas_o when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n they_o who_o have_v pierce_v shall_v see_v he_o second_o we_o confess_v the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v christ_n body_n and_o his_o flesh_n and_o only_o do_v dispute_v the_o manner_n how_o of_o which_o ignatius_n say_v nothing_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v true_o and_o indeed_o christ_n flesh_n and_o blood_n as_o know_v that_o it_o may_v be_v true_o what_o it_o be_v spiritual_o for_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a vine_n 16.12_o job_n 15.1_o joh._n 1.8_o heb._n 8.2_o luk._n 16.12_o and_o the_o true_a light_n heaven_n be_v call_v the_o true_a tabernacle_n and_o spiritual_a blessing_n the_o true_a riches_n and_o of_o this_o we_o have_v innumerable_a instance_n both_o from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n produce_v by_o albertinus_n de_fw-fr sacramento_n euch._n p._n 218._o 854._o moreover_o it_o be_v object_v 37_o t._n g._n p._n 306._o orat._n mag._n catec_fw-la c._n 37_o that_o gregorius_n nyssen_n do_v affirm_v that_o he_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n the_o bread_n sanctisy_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o be_v transmute_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o word_n answ_n true_o but_o than_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o this_o transmutation_n may_v be_v as_o well_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o grace_n to_o nature_n as_o by_o the_o substantial_a mutation_n of_o that_o nature_n it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o abundant_a testimony_n of_o bafil_n 487._o vid._n alb._n de_fw-fr sacr._n euch._n l._n 2._o p._n 487._o nazianzen_n chrysostom_n and_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o other_o father_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o transmutari_fw-la be_v term_n indifferent_o use_v as_o well_o of_o a_o mutation_n which_o only_o do_v respect_v the_o quality_n state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o of_o this_o we_o have_v many_o instance_n in_o the_o undoubted_a work_n of_o gregory_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n make_v virtuous_a be_v 8._o be_v in_o inscr_n psal_n c._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transmute_v and_o that_o 8._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o cant._n hom_o 8._o regeneration_n be_v a_o transmutation_n of_o it_o into_o that_o which_o be_v divine_a and_o that_o 9_o that_o ibid._n hom._n 9_o when_o we_o appear_v in_o glory_n we_o shall_v undergo_v this_o transmutation_n nay_o in_o this_o very_a place_n he_o twice_o assert_n that_o the_o mortal_a body_n of_o christ_n be_v receive_v into_o our_o body_n do_v change_v our_o body_n into_o its_o self_n or_o its_o own_o nature_n ibid._n nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n so_o then_o these_o word_n can_v infer_v that_o the_o sacramental_a bread_n and_o wine_n receive_v by_o consecration_n any_o other_o change_n he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o benediction_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d change_n or_o transelement_n the_o nature_n of_o thing_n which_o do_v appear_v answ_n this_o word_n be_v also_o use_v ordinary_o to_o signify_v not_o any_o change_n of_o substance_n but_o of_o quality_n and_o virtue_n only_o and_o of_o this_o kind_n you_o have_v in_o albertinus_n many_o instance_n produce_v 488_o l._n 2._o p._n 488_o of_o which_o no_o less_o than_o twenty_o be_v cite_v from_o gregorius_n nyssen_n declare_v that_o by_o regeneration_n and_o baptism_n we_o be_v transelemented_a or_o change_v to_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o that_o the_o resurrection_n will_v thus_o transelement_n and_o change_v our_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o may_v with_o equal_a reason_n be_v conclude_v from_o this_o word_n that_o in_o baptism_n our_o nature_n be_v transubstantiate_v as_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o eucharistical_a bread_n be_v change_v into_o christ_n real_a and_o substantial_a body_n and_o so_o much_o for_o that_o spurious_a or_o doubtful_a passage_n of_o gregorius_n nyssen_n the_o passage_n cite_v from_o st._n cyril_n say_v 306._o t._n g._n p._n 306._o that_o our_o saviour_n sometime_o change_v water_n into_o wine_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o think_v he_o worthy_a of_o our_o belief_n that_o he_o change_v wine_n into_o his_o blood_n but_o then_o the_o same_o st._n cyril_n do_v also_o say_v 2._o catech._n 2._o he_o who_o raise_v lazarus_n when_o four_o day_n dead_a can_v he_o not_o much_o more_o easy_o raise_v thou_o viz._n from_o a_o death_n of_o sin_n unto_o a_o life_n of_o righteousness_n who_o do_v live_v and_o breathe_v and_o again_o 4._o catech._n 4._o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n be_v change_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n into_o the_o dissentaneous_a nature_n of_o a_o serpent_n and_o shall_v not_o dead_a man_n be_v restore_v unto_o himself_o again_o and_o both_o ambrose_n and_o st._n editis_fw-la st._n serm._n 12._o ex_fw-la 40_o a_o sirmundo_n editis_fw-la austin_n do_v argue_v from_o the_o conversion_n of_o water_n into_o wine_n that_o god_n can_v change_v our_o mortal_a into_o immortal_a glorious_a body_n if_o then_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a from_o any_o of_o these_o passage_n to_o argue_v a_o substantial_a change_n wrought_v in_o we_o by_o regeneration_n or_o the_o resurrection_n it_o must_v be_v also_o vain_a to_o argue_v a_o substantial_a change_n from_o the_o like_a instance_n use_v to_o illustrate_v the_o change_n which_o be_v by_o consecration_n make_v upon_o the_o eucharistick_a symbol_n 2_o the_o word_n immediate_o precede_v do_v clear_o evidence_n that_o cyril_n argue_v a_o majori_fw-la for_o say_v he_o if_o god_n can_v make_v this_o change_n from_o water_n into_o wine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mist_n catech._n 4._o mist_n shall_v it_o not_o much_o more_o be_v confess_v that_o he_o do_v give_v we_o the_o fruition_n of_o his_o body_n and_o his_o blood_n whereas_o have_v he_o conceive_v the_o mutation_n of_o the_o eucharistick_a symbol_n to_o have_v be_v equal_a to_o the_o change_n of_o water_n into_o wine_n that_o phrase_n have_v be_v improper_a and_o absurd_a for_o of_o two_o equal_a change_n it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v affirm_v he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v the_o one_o be_v much_o more_o able_a to_o perform_v the_o other_o 3_o i_o have_v already_o large_o prove_v that_o cyril_n here_o intend_v only_o a_o accidental_a change_n and_o shall_v yet_o further_o make_v it_o evident_a from_o two_o consideration_n 1._o that_o in_o the_o follow_a catechism_n he_o speak_v thus_o we_o pray_v unto_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d mercy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o will_v send_v his_o spirit_n into_o the_o thing_n that_o lie_v before_o we_o and_o will_v make_v the_o bread_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o wine_n his_o blood_n for_o whatsoever_o the_o holy_a spirit_n touch_v be_v sanctify_v and_o change_v not_o that_o it_o be_v substantial_o change_v for_o he_o affirm_v of_o the_o baptismal_a oil_n and_o water_n that_o they_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o yet_o no_o romanist_n will_v hence_o infer_v that_o they_o do_v not_o retain_v the_o nature_n both_o of_o oil_n and_o water_n 2._o in_o his_o first_o catechism_n he_o affirm_v that_o as_o the_o eucharistick_a bread_n and_o wine_n before_o the_o consecration_n remain_v mere_a bread_n and_o wine_n but_o afterward_o be_v make_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o like_a manner_n true_o be_v the_o mea●●_n use_v in_o the_o pomp_n of_o satan_n in_o themselves_o pure_a or_o simple_a but_o by_o invocation_n of_o the_o daemon_n they_o be_v make_v impure_a as_o therefore_o the_o mutation_n of_o these_o meat_n be_v only_o a_o mutation_n of_o their_o quality_n not_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o so_o must_v the_o change_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n with_o which_o it_o be_v compare_v and_o equal_v be_v
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thus_o say_v the_o angel_n who_o deliver_v i_o from_o all_o evil_a bless_v the_o lad_n agreeable_a unto_o this_o doctrine_n be_v the_o continual_a practice_n of_o that_o church_n in_o her_o authentic_a liturgy_n for_o to_o st_n michael_n they_o pray_v thus_o 8._o thus_o sancte_fw-la michael_n archangele_n defend_z nos_fw-la in_o praelio_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la percamus_fw-la in_o tremendo_fw-la judicio_fw-la miss_n festo_fw-la appar_fw-la sancti_fw-la mich._n maii._fw-la 8._o defend_v we_o in_o our_o warfare_n we_o thou_o pray_v lest_o we_o shall_v perish_v in_o the_o dreadful_a day_n in_o the_o roman_a ritual_a a_o die_a person_n be_v teach_v to_o pray_v with_o his_o heart_n when_o he_o can_v do_v it_o with_o his_o mouth_n thus_o 1617._o thus_o hortetur_fw-la praeterea_fw-la ut_fw-la co_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la potest_fw-la saltem_fw-la ex_fw-la cord_n ita_fw-la per_fw-la intervalla_fw-la precetur_fw-la maria_n mater_n gratiae_n mater_fw-la mifericordiae_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n protege_n &_o hora_fw-la mortis_fw-la suscipe_fw-la omnes_fw-la sancti_fw-la angeli_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la sancti_fw-la intercedite_fw-la prome_fw-la &_o mihi_fw-la succurrite_fw-la rituale_fw-la ed._n antuerp_n 1617._o all_o you_o holy_a angel_n intercede_v for_o i_o and_o succour_v i_o to_o the_o guardian_n
and_o that_o of_o the_o catholic_n 2._o the_o reasonableness_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o make_v address_n to_o one_o particular_a saint_n rather_o than_o another_o but_o 1._o be_v both_o these_o thing_n as_o true_a as_o gospel_n yet_o be_v they_o horrible_o impertinent_a to_o what_o the_o doctor_n urge_v viz._n that_o origen_n have_v he_o conceive_v the_o invocation_n of_o any_o holy_a angel_n or_o of_o saint_n depart_v proper_a to_o obtain_v deliverance_n from_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n he_o will_v have_v mention_v their_o name_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o name_n of_o those_o egyptian_a precedent_n or_o daemon_n who_o celsus_n do_v advise_v we_o to_o invoke_v on_o that_o account_n which_o argument_n be_v more_o convince_a because_o he_o do_v oppose_v unto_o they_o the_o holy_a name_n of_o jesus_n as_o that_o which_o be_v invoke_v by_o all_o true_a christian_n to_o that_o end_n now_o unto_o this_o consideration_n nothing_o be_v more_o impertinent_a and_o more_o ridiculous_o oppose_v than_o these_o two_o thing_n for_o what_o if_o the_o egyptian_n do_v conceive_v their_o gnat_n and_o sicat_fw-la to_o be_v god_n why_o shall_v not_o origen_n reply_v that_o we_o expect_v assistance_n rather_o from_o our_o saint_n and_o angel_n than_o your_o god_n and_o if_o the_o practice_n of_o make_v such_o address_n to_o particular_a saint_n have_v be_v conceive_v so_o reasonable_a by_o this_o learned_a father_n he_o have_v the_o great_a reason_n upon_o so_o fair_a a_o opportunity_n to_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o these_o saint_n t._n g._n see_v this_o and_o know_v that_o if_o the_o doctor_n argument_n have_v be_v propound_v thus_o he_o can_v have_v nothing_o to_o object_n against_o it_o and_o therefore_o that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o frame_v some_o colour_n of_o a_o answer_n he_o make_v the_o doctor_n speak_v as_o if_o he_o do_v affirm_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o egyptian_a daemon_n or_o aethereal_a god_n 362._o p._n 362._o and_o the_o saint_n decease_v but_o in_o the_o name_n or_o between_o the_o egyptian_n address_n to_o these_o devil_n and_o those_o of_o the_o catholic_n to_o the_o holy_a saint_n and_o angel_n but_o in_o the_o language_n and_o that_o there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o correct_v the_o name_n as_o you_o will_v do_v fault_n in_o print_v viz._n for_o chnumen_n to_o read_v raphael_n for_o chnaachnumen_n apollonia_n for_o gnat_n sebastian_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o this_o affirmation_n be_v plain_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctor_n word_n 150._o p._n 150._o who_o introduce_v one_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n affirm_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v rational_a which_o he_o say_v only_o they_o be_v out_o in_o their_o name_n for_o instead_o of_o chnumen_n chnaachumen_fw-la cnat_fw-la sy●at_fw-la biu_fw-la eru_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v have_v choose_v raphael_n for_o travel_v and_o against_o disease_n apollonia_n against_o the_o toothache_n now_o it_o be_v sure_a not_o roman_a doctor_n ever_o teach_v the_o very_a name_n of_o raphael_n and_o appollonia_n will_v cure_v disease_n but_o that_o the_o soul_n or_o person_n call_v by_o those_o name_n can_v do_v it_o and_o 2._o no_o romanist_n can_v be_v presume_v to_o confess_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o his_o profession_n that_o it_o be_v either_o rational_a to_o pray_v to_o evil_a spirit_n or_o to_o bare_a word_n and_o name_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o bring_v he_o in_o assert_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v rational_a which_o celsus_n say_v only_o the_o name_n be_v to_o be_v change_v he_o can_v be_v conceive_v to_o mean_v it_o otherwise_o than_o thus_o it_o be_v rational_a we_o shall_v pray_v for_o health_n provide_v that_o we_o do_v not_o do_v it_o to_o these_o evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o cnat_n and_o sicat_fw-la but_o to_o those_o bless_a spirit_n which_o in_o our_o liturgy_n be_v call_v raphael_n apollonia_n sebastian_n and_o roach_n 2_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n the_o second_o viz._n the_o reasonableness_n of_o this_o practice_n the_o doctor_n be_v so_o far_o from_o mock_v at_o or_o make_v it_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o mirth_n as_o do_v arnobius_n that_o it_o be_v bare_o mention_v by_o the_o doctor_n without_o the_o least_o reflection_n on_o it_o that_o unless_o to_o mention_v be_v to_o expose_v this_o practice_n to_o derision_n the_o doctor_n can_v without_o the_o great_a falsehood_n be_v accuse_v of_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o this_o guilt_n fall_v heavy_a on_o t._n g._n who_o spend_v so_o many_o page_n to_o justify_v what_o be_v expose_v if_o it_o be_v only_o mention_v 363._o t._n g._n p._n 368_o 362_o 363._o the_o difference_n he_o put_v betwixt_o the_o egyptian_a daemon_n and_o his_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v 1._o that_o the_o egyptian_n believe_v their_o daemon_n to_o be_v go_n 363._o p._n 363._o but_o this_o be_v either_o manifest_o false_a or_o else_o intend_v only_o to_o delude_v the_o reader_n for_o celsus_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d earthly_a daemon_n 417._o apud_fw-la orig_n l._n 8._o p._n 417._o and_o add_v that_o wise_a man_n teach_v their_o power_n be_v limit_v that_o they_o can_v only_o heal_v man_n body_n and_o foretell_v future_a thing_n to_o private_a man_n and_o city_n and_o have_v the_o power_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n as_o do_v concern_v the_o action_n of_o mortal_a man_n and_o therefore_o bid_v we_o to_o beware_v lest_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o excess_n in_o pay_v homage_n to_o they_o and_o so_o forget_v that_o service_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o their_o better_n whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o celsus_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o god_n in_o the_o most_o famous_a sense_n as_o it_o import_v the_o great_a creator_n of_o the_o world_n but_o in_o that_o sense_n in_o which_o st._n austin_n say_v whether_o you_o call_v they_o angel_n ult_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 9_o c._n ult_n god_n or_o daemon_n the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o the_o name_n hence_o in_o this_o very_a place_n celsus_n first_o call_v they_o daemon_n and_o then_o by_o way_n of_o paraphrase_n aethereal_a go_n 2._o say_v he_o ibid._n ibid._n the_o invocation_n which_o celsus_n here_o contend_v for_o be_v votiva_fw-la illis_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la reddere_fw-la to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o they_o which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n alone_o and_o that_o upon_o account_n that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o heal_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o part_n proper_a to_o themselves_o answ_n 1._o this_o be_v that_o disingenuous_a art_n of_o add_v to_o the_o word_n of_o origen_n which_o t._n g._n be_v so_o unconscionable_a guilty_a of_o for_o do_v celsus_n say_v that_o if_o we_o sacrifice_v unto_o they_o they_o will_v heal_v we_o no_o he_o express_o say_v invocati_fw-la sanant_fw-la they_o do_v it_o be_v call_v upon_o do_v he_o say_v that_o what_o he_o call_v invocation_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n no_o do_v he_o move_v we_o to_o sacrifice_v unto_o they_o because_o they_o heal_v no_o but_o only_o do_v infer_v 416._o p._n 416._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o may_v we_o not_o endeavour_v to_o procure_v their_o favour_n do_v origen_n reply_n that_o though_o he_o mention_v invocation_n he_o intend_v sacrifice_n no_o but_o only_o thus_o celsus_n will_v have_v we_o to_o believe_v the_o daemon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o pay_v they_o reverence_n if_o celsus_n do_v contend_v for_o sacrificia_fw-la votiva_fw-la origen_n answer_v not_o one_o word_n to_o that_o which_o he_o contend_v for_o do_v the_o egyptian_a magi_n procure_v these_o blessing_n from_o they_o by_o sacrifice_n no_o origen_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o egyptian_a magician_n do_v this_o by_o invocation_n of_o their_o daemon_n 417._o p._n 417._o do_v he_o imagine_v that_o celsus_n so_o conceive_v no_o he_o express_o say_v that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o catalogue_n of_o egyptian_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v call_v upon_o ibid._n ibid._n heal_v the_o distemper_n of_o their_o part_n have_v then_o t._n g._n no_o colour_n for_o this_o interpretation_n answ_n for_o say_v that_o by_o invocation_n celsus_n intend_v votiva_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la he_o have_v no_o pretence_n for_o mention_v votiva_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la he_o have_v only_o this_o viz._n that_o celsus_n before_o he_o come_v to_o mention_v the_o egyptian_a daemon_n speak_v of_o other_o daemon_n he_o contend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n must_v be_v due_a unto_o they_o 416._o p._n 415_o 416._o which_o t._n g._n very_o fair_o turn_v into_o votiva_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la or_o petitory_a sacrifice_n that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v something_o to_o pretend_v by_o way_n of_o answer_n though_o it_o be_v contradictory_n to_o origen_n and_o celsus_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o egyptian_n he_o mention_n origen_n acknowledge_v 4._o object_n p._n 361._o §_o
the_o ephesian_n the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o revelation_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o 18._o eph._n 1.17_o 18._o the_o eye_n of_o their_o understanding_n be_v enlighten_v that_o he_o will_v grant_v that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o faith_n 3.17.18.19_o 3.17.18.19_o that_o they_o may_v be_v strengthen_v by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n that_o they_o be_v root_v and_o ground_v in_o love_n may_v be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v with_o all_o saint_n what_o be_v the_o breadth_n and_o length_n and_o depth_n and_o height_n and_o to_o know_v the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n and_o be_v fill_v with_o all_o fullness_n of_o god_n that_o the_o philippian_n love_v might_n abound_v more_o in_o knowledge_n 11._o phil._n 1.9_o 10_o 11._o and_o in_o all_o judgement_n that_o they_o may_v approve_v thing_n that_o be_v excellent_a and_o be_v sincere_a and_o without_o offence_n till_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteoussness_n to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o the_o colossian_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o wisdom_n 11._o col._n 1.9_o 10_o 11._o and_o spiritual_a understanding_n that_o they_o may_v walk_v worthy_a of_o the_o lord_n unto_o all_o well_o please_a be_v fruitful_a in_o every_o good_a work_n and_o increase_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n strengthen_v with_o all_o might_n according_a to_o his_o glorious_a power_n unto_o all_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a with_o joyfulness_n 13_o 1_o thess_n 3.12_o 13_o that_o the_o thessalonian_o may_v increase_v in_o love_n and_o have_v their_o heart_n establish_v unblamable_a in_o holiness_n before_o god_n 2.1.11.12_o 2.1.11.12_o that_o god_n will_v count_v they_o worthy_a of_o his_o call_n and_o fulfil_v all_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n with_o power_n that_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n will_v make_v the_o hebrew_n perfect_a in_o every_o good_a work_n to_o do_v his_o will_n 5.10_o heb._n 13.20_o 21._o 1_o pet._n 5.10_o work_v in_o they_o that_o which_o be_v well_o please_v in_o his_o sight_n that_o the_o god_n of_o grace_n will_v make_v they_o perfect_a establish_v strengthen_v settle_v they_o these_o supplication_n be_v their_o daily_a exercise_n and_o have_v they_o think_v the_o invocation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n the_o proto-martyr_n and_o the_o brother_n of_o our_o lord_n will_v have_v be_v needful_a and_o effectual_a to_o the_o attainment_n of_o these_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o pray_v so_o earnest_o why_o do_v they_o never_o once_o address_v themselves_o unto_o they_o why_o do_v they_o never_o pray_v as_o do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n missal_n brevarium_fw-la &_o missal_n that_o through_o the_o deprecation_n intervention_n patrocination_n and_o intercession_n of_o these_o person_n they_o may_v be_v worthy_a to_o obtain_v these_o blessing_n why_o do_v they_o never_o pray_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o these_o person_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o 25._o from_o deus_fw-la qui_fw-la beatum_fw-la nicolaum_n p._n tribue_v q●ae●un_v we_o ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la moritis_fw-la &_o pracibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ochenna_n incend_v be_v liberemus_fw-la miss_n in_o sest_z san●_n nich._n dec._n xi_o deus_fw-la q._n ●_o beatu●_fw-la lodovicum_n ju_o quaesamus_fw-la meritis_fw-la &_o intercessione_n regis_n regan_n ●●su_fw-la christ●●_n f●l_fw-la ●ui_fw-la facias_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la can_v o●tes_fw-la in_o fest_n beat_v lud._n aug_n 25._o hell_n and_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n as_o do_v the_o roman_a blashemy_n why_o do_v they_o not_o declare_v with_o they_o that_o they_o do_v 28._o do_v in_o fest_n fa●ct_n agapiti_fw-la aug._n 28._o place_n their_o confidence_n in_o the_o petition_n of_o these_o prevail_a saint_n and_o bless_a spirit_n why_o do_v they_o not_o ascribe_v their_o mercy_n and_o deliverance_n to_o the_o 1605._o the_o accepta_fw-la tib's_n si●_n ●●mine_n sacrat●e_fw-la pleb●s_fw-la oblatio_fw-la pro_fw-la inorum_fw-la honour_n sanct●um_fw-la qu●r●m●●e_fw-la ●●ritis_fw-la per●●●●_n de_fw-fr tribulatione_fw-la cognoseit_n 〈◊〉_d miss_v dee_n ●●●p_n 〈◊〉_d ed._n antwerp_n 1605._o merit_n of_o these_o saint_n as_o they_o most_o insolent_o do_v assure_o on_o this_o account_n because_o they_o do_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n approve_v the_o practice_n be_v bless_a paul_n alive_a to_o see_v his_o prophecy_n so_o punctual_o fulfil_v that_o in_o these_o late_a time_n man_n shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n attend_v to_o erroneous_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o worship_v depart_v soul_n how_o will_v he_o passionate_o cry_v out_o o_o foolish_a romanist_n who_o have_v bewitch_v you_o etc._n etc._n last_o st._n paul_n have_v such_o a_o ardent_a zeal_n to_o the_o promotion_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o he_o omit_v no_o help_n which_o he_o conceive_v may_v give_v a_o 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