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help_n and_o to_o give_v all_o gift_n and_o grace_n requisite_a unto_o man_n inasmuch_o then_o as_o it_o be_v a_o part_n and_o a_o chief_a part_n of_o god_n glory_n to_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o prayer_n and_o that_o god_n himself_o say_v thus_o i_o be_o jehovah_n this_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n will_v i_o not_o give_v to_o any_o other_o 42.8_o how_o can_v man_n be_v excuse_v of_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o glory_n when_o they_o pray_v not_o unto_o he_o but_o unto_o saint_n or_o angel_n or_o such_o as_o be_v but_o creature_n yea_o why_o shall_v any_o pray_v unto_o any_o saint_n or_o angel_n or_o such_o as_o be_v but_o mere_a creature_n when_o they_o know_v not_o the_o secret_a intention_n affection_n thought_n and_o hide_a closert_n and_o corner_n of_o their_o heart_n for_o it_o be_v god_n only_o that_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n â—â—_o as_o solomon_n express_o witness_v beside_o you_o can_v find_v so_o much_o as_o one_o precedent_n or_o example_n throughout_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n either_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n or_o in_o he_o new_a of_o any_o godly_a man_n that_o make_v his_o prayer_n at_o any_o time_n to_o any_o decease_a saint_n or_o to_o angel_n or_o to_o any_o other_o but_o to_o god_n only_o what_o strange_a people_n then_o be_v they_o that_o both_o contrary_n to_o the_o scripture_n and_o without_o any_o precedent_n or_o example_n in_o those_o scripture_n to_o be_v find_v will_v dare_v to_o invocate_v and_o call_v upon_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o their_o prayer_n let_v the_o bless_a virgin_n marie_n and_o other_o saint_n &_o angel_n have_v their_o due_a regard_n and_o reverence_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o let_v they_o not_o have_v that_o glory_n honour_n and_o worship_n that_o belong_v only_a and_o proper_o unto_o god_n honorandi_fw-la ergò_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la imitationem_fw-la non_fw-la adorandi_fw-la propter_fw-la religionem_fw-la saint_n and_o martyr_n therefore_o 55._o 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saint_n augustine_n 19.10_o likewise_o reckon_v among_o heretic_n a_o sect_n call_v angelici_fw-la which_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o worship_v of_o angel_n and_o epiphanius_n also_o among_o other_o wicked_a opinion_n and_o do_n note_v the_o caâ—anes_n for_o invocation_n of_o angel_n yea_o we_o may_v as_o s._n augustine_n again_o show_v learn_v of_o the_o angel_n themselves_o not_o to_o worship_v they_o and_o so_o indeed_o do_v it_o appear_v for_o when_o s._n john_n himself_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o angel_n that_o show_v he_o the_o revelation_n to_o worship_v he_o the_o angel_n say_v unto_o he_o 9_o see_v thou_o do_v it_o not_o for_o i_o be_o thy_o fellow-servant_n and_o fellow-servant_n of_o thy_o brethren_n which_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n worship_n god_n where_o you_o see_v plain_o that_o the_o angel_n refuse_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o bid_v to_o worship_n god_n only_o as_o be_v himself_o a_o fellow-worshipper_n of_o god_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o servant_n 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