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be_v the_o principal_a syllabus_n capitum_fw-la part_n i._o the_o preface_n 1_o the_o nature_n of_o curiosity_n 2_o and_o proneness_n of_o the_o present_a age_n to_o new_a fancy_n 3_o the_o open_n of_o the_o cause_n in_o hand_n 4_o the_o reason_n which_o induce_v the_o author_n to_o undertake_v the_o patronage_n of_o st._n george_n cause_n and_o history_n 5_o his_o resolution_n in_o it_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o proceed_n 6_o the_o method_n of_o the_o whole_a 7_o the_o author_n free_a submission_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o performance_n to_o the_o wise_a and_o learned_a chap._n i._n 1._o three_o kind_n of_o imposture_n 2._o the_o first_o author_n of_o scholastical_a or_o fabulous_a hiâ—â—â—rie_n 3._o the_o three_o age_n of_o the_o church_n in_o these_o late_a time_n 4._o jacobus_n de_fw-fr voragine_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o golden_a legend_n his_o time_n and_o quality_n 5._o his_o fiction_n of_o st._n george_n kill_v of_o the_o dragon_n 6._o the_o remainder_n of_o that_o legend_n continue_v out_o of_o ovid._n 7._o the_o fable_n of_o st._n george_n birth_n in_o england_n 8._o poetical_o countenance_v by_o edm._n spencer_n 9_o the_o legend_n of_o the_o dragon_n reject_v by_o the_o learned_a romanist_n 10._o defend_v by_o geo._n wicelius_n 11._o the_o scene_n thereof_o remove_v from_o africa_n into_o asia_n chap._n ii_o 1._o of_o heretic_n and_o their_o original_a 2._o their_o early_a practice_n to_o corrupt_v the_o gospel_n 3._o their_o art_n to_o countenance_v their_o cause_n 4._o their_o plot_n discover_v and_o condemn_v by_o counsel_n and_o by_o father_n 5._o the_o injury_n do_v by_o heretic_n unto_o the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n 6._o st._n athanasius_n accuse_v for_o magic_a by_o the_o arian_n 7._o of_o alexandra_n diocletian_o wife_a in_o the_o arian_n legend_n 8._o the_o indiscretion_n of_o some_o church-historian_n in_o their_o choice_n of_o argument_n chah._n iii_o 1._o a_o proposition_n of_o the_o two_o contrary_a opinion_n 2._o calvin_n the_o first_o that_o ever_o bid_v defiance_n to_o st._n george_n 3._o melanchthon_n misreport_v by_o the_o papist_n 4._o calvins_n opinion_n in_o it_o by_o who_o second_v 5._o saint_n george_n by_o who_o first_o make_v a_o arian_n bishop_n 6._o the_o principal_a abettor_n of_o this_o last_o opinion_n 7._o no_o enemy_n more_o dangerous_a to_o the_o truth_n than_o a_o great_a man_n error_n 8._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o canon_n of_o p._n gelasius_n 9_o and_o the_o authority_n of_o cardinal_n baronius_n chap._n four_o 1._o a_o conjecture_n at_o those_o reason_n which_o may_v make_v the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n suspect_v 2._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n too_o prodigal_a in_o bestow_v divine_a honour_n 3._o false_a saint_n no_o prejudice_n unto_o the_o true_a 4._o the_o life_n of_o saint_n how_o fabulous_o and_o vain_o write_v 5._o what_o may_v induce_v the_o church-historian_n to_o that_o vein_n of_o writing_n 6._o the_o undertake_v of_o aloysius_n lippomanus_n how_o well_o perform_v 7._o the_o intermixture_n of_o vain_a fable_n no_o prejudice_n to_o truth_n of_o story_n 8._o of_o arthur_n guy_n of_o warwick_n and_o sir_n bevis_n 9_o haereticall_a dream_n and_o practice_n not_o able_a to_o bear_v down_o the_o truth_n 10._o a_o application_n of_o the_o whole_a unto_o st._n george_n chap._n v._n 1_o undoubted_a truth_n the_o ground_n of_o fabulous_a report_n 2_o the_o privilege_n of_o two_o french_a church_n and_o the_o fable_n thence_o arise_v 3_o the_o baron_n case_n of_o gascoigne_n 4_o st._n george_n kill_v of_o the_o dragon_n how_o â—arre_o it_o may_v be_v justify_v 5_o the_o portraiture_n of_o constantine_n 6_o the_o order_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o of_o st._n michael_n 7_o st._n george_n how_o picture_v common_o and_o what_o it_o signify_v 8_o the_o memorable_a story_n of_o st._n george_n his_o horse_n 9_o the_o picture_n of_o st._n george_n how_o make_v a_o fable_n and_o by_o who_o 10_o the_o entertainment_n of_o it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 11_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o missal_n 12_o a_o final_a answer_n to_o all_o those_o on_o the_o part_n of_o calvin_n chap._n vi_o 1_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o george_n the_o arian_n bishop_n 2_o george_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n not_o prove_v by_o doctor_n reynolds_n to_o be_v a_o cappadocian_n 3_o the_o cappadocian_o infamous_a for_o their_o lewdness_n 4_o the_o life_n of_o george_n before_o he_o be_v appoint_v bishop_n 5_o his_o butcherly_a behaviour_n in_o that_o holy_a dignity_n 6_o degrade_v in_o the_o counsel_n of_o sardica_n and_o seleucia_n 7_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o drusius_n in_o make_v george_n the_o laodicean_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o he_o of_o alexandria_n 8_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o fancy_n and_o preconceipt_n 9_o george_n return_n to_o alexandria_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n 10_o george_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n never_o repute_v for_o a_o martyr_n 11_o shred_n of_o the_o arrian_n legend_n by_o who_o patch_v on_o upon_o st._n george_n cloak_n 12_o sr._n w._n raleighs_n resolution_n in_o receive_a opinion_n 13_o a_o transition_n to_o the_o examination_n of_o witness_n on_o st._n george_n side_n the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n 1_o the_o name_n and_o etymology_n of_o george_n 2_o the_o story_n of_o st._n george_n by_o metaphrastes_n 3_o the_o time_n of_o that_o author_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n 4_o the_o opinion_n of_o he_o in_o the_o greeke-church_n 5_o this_o metaphrastes_n not_o the_o same_o with_o simeon_n the_o schoolmaster_n 6_o the_o country_n parentage_n and_o first_o fortune_n of_o st._n george_n 7_o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n at_o that_o time_n and_o persecution_n than_o beginning_n 8_o the_o speech_n of_o george_n unto_o the_o tyrant_n his_o torment_n and_o his_o death_n 9_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n according_a to_o friar_n anselm_n and_o the_o english_a story_n 10_o fabulous_a history_n of_o that_o nature_n of_o what_o profit_n to_o the_o reader_n 11_o a_o rejection_n of_o the_o residue_n in_o metaphrastes_n 12_o argument_n ab_fw-la autoritate_fw-la negative_a of_o what_o credit_n in_o the_o school_n chap._n ii_o 1_o magnentius_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a story_n what_o he_o be_v 2_o vestem_fw-la exuere_fw-la militarem_fw-la the_o meaning_n of_o it_o and_o when_o use_v 3_o lydda_n the_o scene_n of_o this_o great_a action_n now_o call_v st._n george_n 4_o malmesbury_n reconcile_v with_o other_o author_n 5_o no_o execution_n permit_v by_o the_o ancient_n within_o their_o city_n 6_o the_o former_a story_n justify_v most_o of_o it_o by_o eusebius_n 7_o st._n ambrose_n testimony_n of_o st._n george_n how_o certain_a to_o be_v he_o 8_o the_o time_n and_o canon_n of_o p._n gelasius_n 9_o the_o story_n of_o st._n george_n why_o reckon_v as_o apocryphal_a 10_o the_o meaning_n of_o gelasius_n not_o to_o explode_v the_o martyr_n with_o his_o history_n 11_o the_o arrian_n george_n not_o likely_a in_o so_o small_a a_o tract_n of_o time_n to_o be_v repute_v as_o a_o martyr_n 12_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o author_n cite_v in_o this_o book_n which_o have_v make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o saint_n george_n as_o also_o of_o those_o prince_n peer_n and_o prelate_n which_o have_v do_v he_o honour_n digest_v in_o their_o time_n and_o age_n chap._n iii_o 1_o the_o state_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o church_n divide_v into_o two_o natural_a day_n 2_o the_o time_n and_o learning_n of_o venerable_n bede_n 3_o his_o testimony_n of_o st._n george_n 4_o of_o dacianus_fw-la king_n of_o persia_n and_o who_o he_o be_v 5_o persia_n take_v in_o some_o author_n for_o the_o eastern_a country_n 6_o a_o reconcilement_n of_o the_o other_o doubt_n touch_v this_o dacianus_fw-la 7_o the_o martyrology_n of_o vsuardus_n rabanus_n maurus_n and_o notgerus_n 8_o st._n george_n how_o say_v to_o have_v convert_v many_o people_n 9_o the_o witness_n of_o vincentius_n jacobus_n and_o antoninus_n florent_fw-la 10_o nicephorus_n callistus_n and_o his_o evidence_n 11_o the_o suffrage_n of_o sabellicus_n schedell_n bergomensis_n and_o volaterran_n 12_o of_o the_o magdeburgian_o and_o some_o other_o protestant_a divine_n 13_o a_o recollection_n and_o application_n of_o the_o whole_a proof_n chap._n four_o 1_o four_o several_a way_n use_v by_o the_o church_n to_o keep_v alive_a the_o memory_n of_o the_o martyr_n 2_o the_o way_n of_o martyrology_n how_o ancient_a 3_o the_o roman_a martyrologie_n and_o what_o it_o testify_v of_o st._n george_n 4_o natale_n what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o construction_n of_o the_o church_n 5_o the_o testimony_n give_v unto_o st._n george_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n 6_o st._n george_n why_o call_v tropaeophorus_n 7_o commemoration_n of_o the_o dead_a how_o use_v in_o the_o church_n primitive_a 8_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o ancient_a use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n
be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o new_a cut_n so_o that_o be_v martial_a now_o alive_a 5.10_o he_o may_v with_o good_a applause_n correct_v himself_o in_o that_o one_o passage_n of_o his_o epigram_n to_o regulus_n where_o he_o complaine_n how_o much_o the_o latter_a wit_n be_v disrespect_a compare_v unto_o the_o former_a he_o may_v i_o say_v correct_v himself_o and_o read_v it_o thus_o he_o sunt_fw-la invidiae_fw-la nimirum_fw-la regule_fw-la mores_fw-la praeferat_fw-la antiquis_fw-la semper_fw-la ut_fw-la illa_fw-la nova_fw-la such_o be_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o present_a day_n that_o only_o new_a conceit_n be_v worthy_a praise_n 3_o that_o so_o it_o be_v be_v more_o than_o manifest_a how_o just_o and_o with_o what_o disadvantage_n to_o reverend_a and_o sacred_a truth_n may_v soon_o be_v make_v apparent_a by_o look_v over_o the_o particular_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o word_n of_o aristotle_n to_o scan_v they_o over_o all_o 4._o as_o it_o be_v infinite_a in_o itself_o so_o be_v it_o nothing_o to_o the_o business_n now_o in_o hand_n unless_o to_o show_v how_o much_o the_o truth_n have_v suffer_v not_o only_o in_o our_o present_a argument_n but_o in_o those_o also_o let_v those_o who_o full_a ability_n in_o all_o the_o rarity_n of_o learning_n hâ—ue_v fit_v they_o for_o undertake_n of_o this_o noble_a nature_n adventure_n in_o this_o work_n to_o make_v those_o ancient_a friend_n antiquity_n and_o verity_n shake_v hand_n and_o live_v again_o together_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n worthy_a of_o their_o shoulder_n only_o and_o to_o they_o i_o leave_v it_o for_o i_o it_o be_v enough_o if_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n i_o may_v be_v serviceable_a in_o this_o kind_n to_o free_a one_o only_o captivate_v truth_n out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n where_o of_o late_o it_o be_v imprison_v if_o forth_o '_o encouragement_n of_o other_o i_o make_v it_o evident_a in_o this_o quam_fw-la magna_fw-la veritas_fw-la how_o great_a the_o truth_n be_v and_o how_o mighty_o it_o will_v prevail_v not_o to_o stand_v long_o in_o the_o entrance_n my_o purpose_n be_v to_o write_v in_o brief_a the_o story_n of_o that_o most_o bless_a saint_n and_o soldier_n of_o christ_n jesus_n st._n george_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o to_o produce_v such_o testimony_n in_o defence_n thereof_o as_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o church_n successive_o have_v give_v he_o no_o saint_n in_o all_o the_o calendar_n the_o glorious_a company_n of_o the_o apostle_n except_v only_o scarce_o any_o of_o the_o noble_a army_n of_o the_o martyr_n able_a to_o show_v a_o clear_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n or_o to_o produce_v more_o evidence_n to_o justify_v his_o right_n unto_o that_o honour_n and_o yet_o not_o any_o of_o that_o goodly_a fellowship_n more_o ignoble_o handle_v more_o shameful_o discard_v for_o have_v in_o the_o general_a vouche_n and_o confession_n of_o the_o church_n be_v reckon_v with_o the_o saint_n depart_v a_o festival_n allot_v to_o his_o memory_n and_o temple_n consecrate_v by_o his_o name_n for_o have_v in_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n be_v honour_v as_o a_o patron_n of_o christianity_n and_o of_o special_a credit_n and_o opinion_n with_o we_o here_o in_o england_n we_o now_o be_v teach_v a_o lesson_n so_o exact_o contrary_a that_o fire_n and_o water_n can_v be_v at_o great_a difference_n st._n george_n if_o they_o may_v be_v believe_v which_o say_v it_o must_v now_o no_o long_o be_v conceive_v as_o one_o that_o ever_o live_v or_o move_v or_o have_v any_o be_v or_o if_o a_o man_n at_o all_o a_o wicked_a man_n a_o arian_n this_o they_o affirm_v for_o certain_a and_o they_o affirm_v it_o with_o such_o confidence_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o leauâ—_n we_o nothing_o but_o this_o miserable_a choice_n of_o two_o such_o fatal_a mischief_n both_o dangerous_a and_o extreme_a to_o choose_v the_o least_o pudet_fw-la haec_fw-la opprobria_fw-la nobis_fw-la et_fw-la dici_fw-la potuisse_fw-la &_o non_fw-la potuisse_fw-la refelli_fw-la foul_a shame_n it_o be_v shall_v they_o st._n george_n defy_v and_o we_o stand_v mute_a not_o able_a to_o reply_v 4_o a_o thing_n as_o i_o conceive_v it_o dishonourable_a unto_o god_n that_o those_o of_o his_o retinue_n in_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n shall_v at_o the_o suit_n of_o curious_a and_o unquiet_a man_n be_v thus_o put_v under_o a_o arrest_n and_o so_o lay_v up_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o gaol_n of_o utter_a darkâ—nesse_n or_o at_o the_o best_a bind_v over_o to_o eternal_a silence_n &_o oblivion_n a_o thing_n as_o i_o conceive_v it_o injurious_a to_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n make_v poor_a by_o the_o loss_n of_o such_o a_o great_a &_o glorious_a citizen_n &_o to_o that_o bless_a corporation_n of_o the_o saint_n themselves_o so_o to_o be_v baffle_v of_o their_o right_n and_o ancient_a liberty_n nor_o be_v it_o less_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n which_o hitherto_o have_v reckon_v he_o among_o the_o saint_n and_o as_o a_o saint_n give_v he_o the_o honour_n due_a 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