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much_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n therein_o as_o in_o that_o which_o they_o recite_v of_o their_o idol_n s._n christopher_n to_o wit_n that_o this_o giant_n have_v be_v a_o thief_n in_o his_o youth_n at_o last_o forsake_v that_o wicked_a course_n of_o life_n &_o to_o do_v a_o public_a penance_n for_o his_o sin_n un_fw-fr dertooke_v to_o carry_v such_o as_o be_v desiour_n to_o pass_v over_o a_o great_a water_n from_o one_o bank_n side_n to_o the_o other_o now_o upon_o this_o occasion_n jesus_n be_v willing_a to_o try_v his_o faith_n &_o obedience_n come_v &_o present_v himself_o with_o the_o rest_n as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v they_o up_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o little_a boy_n and_o talk_v with_o he_o pray_v he_o to_o carry_v he_o over_o as_o he_o do_v the_o other_o the_o which_o this_o thief_n present_o agree_v unto_o but_o after_o he_o have_v set_v he_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n he_o find_v he_o so_o heavy_a that_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o never_o have_v bear_v so_o heavy_a a_o burden_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v sink_v under_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o present_o ease_v he_o now_o ever_o since_o they_o have_v call_v christofle_n or_o rather_o christophorus_n that_o be_v christ_n bearer_n from_o which_o fable_n every_o man_n may_v gather_v that_o these_o fine_a doctor_n feed_v their_o wretched_a disciple_n but_o with_o lie_n &_o illusion_n where_o of_o i_o have_v discover_v a_o great_a number_n in_o these_o three_o little_a treatise_n with_o assurance_n that_o the_o unpassionate_a reader_n and_o lover_n of_o the_o truth_n open_v his_o eye_n &_o ear_n to_o see_v and_o hear_v they_o will_v not_o only_o be_v move_v through_o this_o my_o advertisement_n to_o reject_v they_o but_o also_o to_o assist_v i_o on_o his_o behalf_n to_o persuade_v these_o silly_a superstitious_a man_n to_o take_v heed_n unto_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n invent_v by_o these_o latter_a priest_n of_o ball_n full_a of_o all_o deceit_n and_o to_o worship_n with_o we_o our_o only_a god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n in_o spirit_n &_o truth_n finis_fw-la jer._n 13._o 17._o 13._o the_o deputation_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o second_o part_n gen._n 3._o 19_o jos._n 24._o 32_o 2_o sam._n 21_o 13._o 14._o 2_o king_n 23._o 17._o deut._n 34._o 6._o marc._n 6._o 29._o act._n 8._o 2._o jud._n ver_fw-la 5_o act._n 2._o 42_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 15._o origen_n cont._n celsus_n lib._n 5._o &_o 8_o tob._n 12._o 13._o joh._n 12._o 3_o matt._n 27._o 57_o marc._n 15._o 42._o luk._n 23._o 50._o joh._n 19_o 38._o athana_n in_o the_o life_n of_o s._n anthony_n eusebe_fw-fr lib._n 4._o 15._o &_o 5._o 1._o prudent_a rob._n bellarmin_n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr eccl._n trium_fw-la c._n 3_o &_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la purgat_fw-la c._n 19_o hierone_n in_o his_o dispute_n against_o vigilantius_n col._n 2._o 23_o rom._n 14_o 23_o he._n 11._o 6_o 1._o sam._n 15._o 22._o the_o second_o part_n august_n 1._o 8._o civitat_fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 27_o aug._n li._n 6._o the_o confess_v cap._n 2._o august_n contra_fw-la faustus_n lib._n 20._o cap._n 21._o esa._n 1._o tertul._n in_o apog_n cap._n 6._o the_o discovery_n of_o nine_o several_a abuse_n the_o first_o abuse_n luc._n 24._o 5._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 7._o 16._o col._n 3._o 1._o 2._o mat._n 24._o 23._o 24._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n touch_v relic_n gregory_n nyssene_n chrys._n ad_fw-la philem_n hom_n 1._o august_n serm_n 3._o the_o â—art_n bernard_n serm_n 1._o de_fw-fr advent_fw-fr jer._n 4._o 13._o the_o four_o abuse_n augus_n de_fw-fr labour_n mon._n c._n 28._o socrates_n l._n 7._o c._n 14._o eras._n coll_n de_fw-fr pilgri_fw-la gregory_n turonensis_n calvin_n theodorus_n bela._n rodolphus_n hospinian_n cassander_n the_o five_o abuse_n jer._n 17._o 5._o deut._n 18._o 11._o jer._n 12._o 16._o act._n 4._o 12._o heb._n 9_o 12._o jam._n 4._o 12_o august_n l_o de_fw-mi vnit._n eccl._n cap._n 16._o psal._n 91._o 2_o thes._n 2_o act._n 10._o 25._o 26._o the_o 7._o abuse_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o 19_o the_o 9_o abuse_n act_n 3._o 21_o rom._n 14._o 5._o col_fw-fr 2._o 16._o hier._n in_o com._n ad_fw-la gal._n 2._o 4._o john_n 4._o 23._o hosea_n 4._o 15._o hom_o 8._o â—d_a popul_n &_o â—6_n de_fw-fr virt_n &_o vir_fw-la 2_o king_n 2_o 8._o dan._n 3._o 25._o 2_o king_n â—_o exo._n 14_o nom._n 20_o act._n 19_o 12._o act._n 10._o 26._o act._n 14._o 14._o 15._o epist_n ad_fw-la paulin_n chris._n hom._n 12_o 1._o cor._n chrys._n hom._n 84_o in_o euang._n john_n col._n 4._o 14._o act._n 8._o 2._o