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ignatius_n i_o will_v be_v favourable_a to_o you_o at_o rome_n which_o great_o comfort_v he_o and_o his_o companion_n and_o in_o the_o issue_n it_o fall_v out_o according_o his_o order_n be_v confirm_v by_o p._n paul_n the_o three_o his_o bull_n date_v octob._n 3._o 1540_o as_o be_v their_o order_n so_o their_o festival_n be_v institute_v upon_o the_o bottom_n of_o pretend_a vision_n and_o revelation_n the_o festival_n of_o corpus_n christi_n be_v institute_v by_o vrban_a the_o four_o in_o honour_n of_o transubstantiation_n by_o the_o revelation_n of_o a_o famous_a virgin_n call_v juliana_n which_o have_v many_o rapture_n and_o so_o prophetic_a a_o spirit_n as_o to_o discern_v the_o thought_n and_o intention_n of_o her_o neighbour_n heart_n she_o wrestle_v with_o devil_n discourse_v with_o the_o apostle_n and_o wrought_v many_o miracle_n bullar_n rom._n tom._n 1_o p._n 147._o paul_n the_o hermit_n be_v canonize_v for_o a_o saint_n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o vision_n and_o revelation_n the_o feast_n of_o michael_n the_o archangel_n upon_o a_o revelation_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o siponto_n and_o a_o few_o drover_n upon_o the_o mountain_n garganus_n to_o which_o many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v these_o be_v the_o way_n satan_n have_v use_v to_o establish_v his_o kingdom_n by_o and_o to_o introduce_v his_o false_a superstitious_a idolatrous_a order_n and_o worship_n destructive_a to_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o men._n but_o in_o christ_n doctrine_n gospel_n there_o be_v a_o deep_a silence_n touch_v any_o such_o matter_n he_o himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n after_o he_o introduce_v nothing_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o such_o revelation_n but_o appeal_v to_o the_o scripture_n and_o prove_v their_o doctrine_n from_o thence_o not_o the_o least_o intimation_n be_v there_o of_o any_o way_n or_o mean_n of_o instruction_n in_o his_o worship_n but_o only_o the_o scripture_n if_o there_o be_v let_v the_o place_n be_v produce_v and_o we_o be_v satisfy_v if_o 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〈◊〉_d morning_n in_o they_o they_o have_v not_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glorious_a morning_n they_o speak_v of_o luke_n 16.29_o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n i._n e._n the_o write_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o john_n 5.39_o search_v the_o scripture_n for_o in_o they_o you_o think_v to_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o they_o be_v they_o which_o testify_v of_o i_o iv._o jehovah_n himself_o in_o and_o under_o each_o ministration_n have_v command_v his_o people_n to_o observe_v whatever_o he_o have_v appoint_v in_o the_o scripture_n without_o addition_n or_o substraction_n deut._n 4.2_o you_o shall_v not_o add_v to_o the_o word_n which_o i_o command_v you_o neither_o shall_v you_o diminish_v aught_o from_o it_o that_o you_o may_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n which_o i_o command_v you_o &_o chap._n 12.32_o what_o thing_n soever_o i_o command_v you_o observe_v to_o do_v it_o thou_o shall_v not_o add_v thereto_o nor_o diminish_v from_o it_o josh_n 1.7_o that_o thou_o may_v observe_v to_o do_v according_a to_o all_o the_o law_n which_o moses_n my_o servant_n command_v thou_o turn_v not_o from_o it_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a prov._n 30.5_o 6._o every_o word_n of_o god_n be_v pure_a add_v thou_o not_o unto_o his_o word_n lest_o he_o reprove_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v find_v a_o liar_n rev._n 22.18_o 19_o for_o i_o testify_v unto_o every_o man_n that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o book_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v add_v unto_o these_o thing_n god_n shall_v add_v unto_o he_o the_o plague_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n and_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v take_v away_o from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n of_o this_o prophecy_n god_n shall_v take_v away_o his_o part_n out_o of_o the_o book_n