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imprimatur_fw-la hic_fw-la libre_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la a_o discourse_n of_o superstition_n etc._n etc._n may_v 11._o 1678._o guill_n sill_z r._n p._n d._n henr._n episc_n lond._n à _fw-la sacris_fw-la domesticis_fw-la a_o discourse_n of_o superstition_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o present_a time_n wherein_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v vindicated_n from_o the_o imputation_n and_o the_o charge_v retort_v not_o only_o on_o the_o papist_n but_o also_o on_o man_n of_o other_o persuasion_n by_o william_n shelton_n rector_n of_o st_n james_n colchester_n london_n print_v by_o j._n m._n for_o jonathan_n robinson_n at_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o st_n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxviii_o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_z in_o god_n and_o right_o honourable_a henry_n lord_z bishop_n of_o london_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy-council_n etc._n etc._n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n there_o be_v none_o to_o who_o i_o owe_v account_n of_o myself_o and_o study_n more_o than_o to_o your_o lordship_n as_o my_o diocesan_n none_o to_o who_o i_o more_o ready_o submit_v this_o essay_n which_o endeavour_v to_o do_v right_o to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o honour_n and_o security_n be_v so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o your_o lordship_n care_n as_o to_o challenge_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o all_o pen_n the_o moderation_n of_o our_o church_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v her_o glory_n in_o recede_v no_o far_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n than_o she_o have_v recede_v from_o primitive_a christianity_n be_v object_v as_o a_o crime_n by_o the_o eager_a man_n of_o the_o separation_n our_o first_o reformer_n be_v wise_a man_n and_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n so_o be_v their_o successor_n too_o their_o wisdom_n in_o the_o first_o compile_n and_o late_a review_n of_o our_o liturgy_n have_v direct_v they_o to_o keep_v the_o mean_a between_o the_o two_o extreme_n of_o too_o much_o stiffness_n in_o refuse_v and_o too_o much_o easiness_n 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reproach_n restrain_v by_o a_o canon_n to_o no_o purpose_n the_o jealousy_n increase_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o charles_n i._o and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o design_n of_o this_o discourse_n pag._n 1_o sect_n ii_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n first_o inquire_v into_o then_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n how_o greek_a author_n use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d smith_n select_a discourse_n plutarch_n max._n tyrius_n antoninus_n dr_n hammond_n tract_n of_o superstition_n consider_v what_o latin_a author_n mean_v by_o superstitio_fw-la tully_n oppose_v it_o to_o religion_n lactantius_n not_o agree_v with_o he_o in_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 11_o sect_n iii_o other_o etymology_n superstitio_fw-la quasi_fw-la super_fw-la statutum_fw-la lucretius_n huff_v at_o all_o religion_n as_o super_fw-la stans_fw-la nigidius_n figulus_n account_n of_o the_o word_n seneca_n tacitus_n suetonius_n pliny_n take_v it_o in_o a_o bad_a sense_n so_o festus_n and_o st._n paul_n st_n austin_n differ_v not_o who_o comprehend_v many_o particular_n under_o this_o general_n according_a to_o who_o many_o superstitious_a observation_n obtain_v still_o in_o the_o world_n three_o definition_n of_o superstition_n out_o of_o aquinas_n zanchy_a aim_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n religion_n true_a worship_n superstition_n false_a worship_n p._n 18_o sect_n iv_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n consider_v in_o several_a proposition_n first_o superstition_n be_v first_o in_o the_o opinion_n then_o in_o the_o practice_n to_o which_o agree_v morton_n hooker_n falkener_n the_o same_o practice_n superstitious_a or_o not_o as_o the_o opinion_n be_v by_o which_o it_o be_v guide_v this_o the_o foundation_n of_o what_o follow_v p._n 28_o sect_n v._o second_o propos_fw-fr the_o doctrine_n upon_o which_o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v establish_v be_v not_o superstitious_a opinion_n those_o doctrine_n be_v as_o follow_v first_o all_o circumstance_n 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effectus_fw-la crucis_fw-la 30._o bell._n de_fw-fr imagine_v sanctorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 30._o mirabiles_fw-la terret_n &_o fugat_fw-la daemon_n 2_o pellit_fw-la morbos_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la mala_fw-la 3_o sanctificat_fw-la ea_fw-la quibus_fw-la imprimitur_fw-la there_o be_v three_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o the_o cross_n first_o it_o fright_v and_o sear_v away_o the_o devil_n second_o it_o drive_v away_o disease_n and_o all_o evil_n three_o it_o sanctify_v those_o thing_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v make_v the_o first_o of_o these_o effect_n he_o ascribe_v to_o it_o for_o three_o cause_n exit_fw-la apprehensione_n daemonis_fw-la ibâ—â—_n ibâ—â—_n ex_fw-la devotione_fw-la hominis_fw-la ex_fw-la instituto_fw-la dei_fw-la from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o devil_n from_o the_o devotion_n of_o man_n from_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n so_o that_o they_o suppose_v the_o appointment_n of_o god_n have_v empowr_v the_o cross_n to_o scare_v the_o devil_n the_o power_n of_o sanctify_v that_o upon_o which_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v make_v he_o make_v parallel_n with_o the_o power_n which_o he_o suppose_v in_o relic_n sanctificantur_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la two_o qui_fw-la tangunt_fw-la reliquias_fw-la which_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o assert_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n our_o 30_o canon_n as_o have_v be_v say_v reject_v these_o superstition_n and_o error_n which_o superstition_n we_o therefore_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n because_o they_o ascribe_v a_o effect_n to_o a_o certain_a cause_n without_o a_o sufficient_a warrant_n that_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n have_v not_o natural_o in_o itself_o any_o power_n of_o sanctify_v or_o cure_v bellarmine_n can_v but_o acknowledge_v signum_fw-la crucis_fw-la operatur_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la ibid._n id._n ibid._n virtute_fw-la suâ_fw-la naturali_fw-la quam_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la figura_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la signum_fw-la 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virtute_fw-la haberi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la superstitio_fw-la if_o the_o effect_n be_v expect_v in_o a_o due_a and_o decent_a manner_n though_o the_o cause_n can_v by_o any_o natural_a virtue_n produce_v it_o it_o be_v no_o superstition_n so_o he_o say_v the_o church_n do_v consecrate_v salt_n and_o holy-water_n etc._n etc._n because_o