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his_o own_o life_n doctrine_n and_o discipline_n may_v be_v make_v evident_a as_o soon_o as_o he_o fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o the_o suppose_a dead_a corpse_n he_o lift_v they_o up_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o desire_v his_o faithful_a brethren_n to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o prayer_n that_o god_n may_v command_v brullen_a his_o soul_n return_v to_o his_o body_n and_o calvin_n name_v he_o bid_v he_o rise_v and_o declare_v to_o all_o present_a god_n sense_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n the_o wife_n see_v her_o husband_n do_v not_o rise_v and_o that_o real_o he_o have_v sign_n of_o death_n in_o his_o face_n draw_v near_o and_o by_o experience_n find_v that_o brullen_n be_v dead_a indeed_o whereupon_o she_o cry_v aloud_o and_o declare_v to_o all_o the_o people_n the_o story_n accuse_v calvin_n of_o be_v not_o only_o a_o impostor_n but_o a_o murderer_n both_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n sneak_v away_o and_o never_o afterward_o attempt_v to_o work_v miracle_n which_o now_o he_o hate_v as_o much_o as_o ceremony_n such_o another_o miracle_n do_v we_o read_v of_o cyrola_n the_o arrian_n 3._o greg._n tur._n 2._o hist_o 3._o who_o by_o touch_v the_o eye_n of_o one_o who_o feign_a himself_o blind_a be_v rea_o make_v blind_a by_o that_o heretical_a hand_n but_o eugenius_n the_o catholic_n bishop_n of_o carthage_n restore_v he_o his_o sight_n again_o by_o make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o his_o eye_n these_o heretic_n be_v rather_o cheat_n than_o politician_n weak_a policy_n do_v betray_v itself_o at_o length_n and_o when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o discredit_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o establishment_n of_o heresy_n god_n be_v so_o much_o concern_v in_o the_o discovery_n of_o these_o petty_a plot_n and_o trick_n that_o its_o impossible_a they_o shall_v have_v any_o effect_n the_o lutheran_n do_v so_o laugh_v at_o calvin_n for_o this_o success_n that_o neither_o himself_n nor_o his_o disciple_n can_v abide_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n miracle_n pronounce_v 8_o the_o calvinist_n have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o stop_v their_o adversary_n mouth_n but_o by_o cast_v in_o their_o tooth_n the_o only_a miracle_n which_o luther_n attempt_v to_o work_v a_o poor_a woman_n be_v bring_v to_o wirtemberg_n to_o be_v dispossess_v by_o he_o comment_n staphylus_n in_o prodro_fw-la apol_n 2._o genebr_n chronol_n lib._n 4._o in_o paul_n sur._n in_o comment_n martin_n refuse_v to_o intermeddle_v in_o the_o matter_n be_v fearful_a of_o the_o success_n but_o perceive_v that_o his_o backwardness_n make_v other_o for_o ward_v in_o censure_v and_o contemn_v both_o in_o his_o person_n and_o doctrine_n he_o resolve_v to_o venture_v and_o try_v what_o his_o exorcism_n late_o compose_v by_o himself_o will_v be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o man_n be_v lead_v to_o the_o vestiary_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n thither_o repair_v luther_n accompany_v with_o his_o disciple_n staphylus_n who_o write_v this_o story_n and_o begin_v in_o a_o grave_n and_o severe_a tone_n to_o command_v and_o threaten_v the_o devil_n who_o laugh_v at_o martin_n folly_n and_o impudence_n seem_v to_o say_v how_o now_o friend_n be_v we_o not_o better_o acquaint_v then_o so_o do_v thou_o imagine_v to_o conquer_v i_o with_o the_o arm_n i_o put_v into_o thy_o hand_n the_o devil_n may_v lay_v claim_n to_o luther_n exorcism_n consecrat_v luther_n de_fw-fr missa_fw-la angulari_fw-la &_o sacerdotum_fw-la consecrat_v as_o well_o as_o to_o his_o doctrine_n in_o other_o point_n which_o himself_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v learn_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o have_v eat_v a_o bushel_n of_o salt_n in_o his_o company_n we_o may_v judge_v what_o a_o ridiculous_a object_n it_o be_v to_o see_v a_o protestant_a minister_n exorcise_v or_o pretend_v to_o perform_v any_o ecclesiastical_a function_n or_o ceremony_n when_o martin_n luther_n the_o apostle_n of_o protestancy_n look_v so_o absurd_o and_o despicable_o in_o the_o devil_n eye_n that_o instead_o of_o be_v exorcise_v he_o do_v exorcise_v martin_n and_o do_v so_o fright_v he_o that_o he_o attempt_v to_o leap_v out_o at_o the_o window_n the_o door_n be_v make_v fast_o by_o the_o devil_n art_n until_o at_o length_n staphilus_n who_o have_v more_o courage_n break_v open_v the_o door_n with_o a_o hatchet_n but_o be_v almost_o stifle_v fot_o his_o pain_n with_o a_o most_o abominable_a send_v occasion_v by_o luther_n fear_n heretic_n may_v counterfeit_v miracle_n but_o never_o work_v any_o in_o confirmation_n of_o that_o doctrine_n wherein_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n in_o confirmation_n of_o our_o tenet_n against_o heretic_n we_o have_v continual_a miracle_n and_o we_o read_v of_o jew_n that_o escape_v danger_n and_o devil_n by_o make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o though_o protestant_n shall_v do_v the_o same_o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o trinity_n or_o any_o other_o tenet_n of_o catholic_n that_o will_v favour_v protestancy_n no_o more_o than_o judaisme_n as_o for_o the_o king_n of_o england_n gift_n in_o cure_v the_o king_n evil_a if_o any_o such_o thing_n there_o be_v every_o seven_o son_n have_v the_o same_o as_o many_o say_v or_o other_o as_o extraordinary_a privilege_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o supernatural_a miracle_n they_o owe_v that_o grace_n to_o saint_n edward_n the_o confessor_n a_o know_a roman_n catholic_n to_o who_o and_o not_o to_o their_o own_o merit_n or_o protestant_a religion_n they_o must_v attribute_v all_o their_o cure_n calvin_n die_v in_o the_o year_n 1564._o the_o 27._o of_o may_n in_o geneva_n invoke_v the_o devil_n calvini_n laing_n franc._n balduinus_n claudius_n sancterius_n guiliel_n lindanus_n hosius_n florim_n prateol_n rescius_fw-la &_o alij_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la calvini_n blaspheme_v god_n curse_v himself_o his_o study_n writing_n doctrine_n and_o discipline_n as_o hierom_n bolsee_v his_o own_o scholar_n and_o many_o more_o his_o domestics_n and_o friend_n testify_v though_o beza_n who_o never_o tell_v truth_n affirm_v that_o he_o deliver_v his_o soul_n in_o peace_n i_o be_o sure_a his_o sect_n which_o be_v more_o violent_a then_o politic_a have_v occasion_v so_o many_o war_n and_o rebellion_n that_o calvinist_n prince_n do_v not_o desire_v to_o make_v their_o subject_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n sect_n v._o of_o the_o reformation_n in_o holland_n and_o the_o other_o unite_a province_n 1_o in_o the_o year_n 1565._o the_o heretic_n of_o france_n solicit_v their_o brethren_n in_o the_o low_a country_n to_o a_o rebellion_n and_o reformation_n for_o these_o two_o sister_n go_v always_o together_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n take_v this_o opportunity_n and_o advise_v the_o malcontent_n to_o send_v agent_n to_o king_n philip_n the_o ii_o humble_o desire_v his_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o recall_v his_o father_n severe_a law_n against_o novelty_n in_o religion_n and_o that_o cardinal_n granvile_n and_o the_o spanish_a garrison_n may_v be_v remove_v
in_o a_o tavern_n with_o their_o comrade_n with_o much_o ado_n we_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n yet_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a they_o will_v easy_o bring_v themselves_o to_o comply_v both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n better_o with_o antichrist_n himself_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o come_v in_o their_o time_n than_o they_o have_v hitherto_o do_v with_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n they_o will_v soon_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o babylon_n to_o receive_v there_o the_o character_n of_o antichrist_n then_o repair_v to_o rome_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o that_o other_o which_o they_o undoubted_o want_v by_o the_o manifold_a and_o manifest_a defect_n of_o their_o fond_a and_o feign_a ordination_n at_o lambeth_n i_o will_v detain_v thou_o no_o long_o in_o the_o entry_n of_o this_o work_n but_o wish_v thou_o as_o desirous_a to_o see_v the_o truth_n as_o i_o have_v be_v solicitous_a to_o set_v it_o down_o without_o any_o disguise_n or_o design_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o truth_n itself_o know_v full_a well_o that_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n be_v not_o serve_v his_o own_o way_n not_o only_o by_o maintain_v falsehood_n but_o even_o by_o pretend_v to_o maintain_v truth_n by_o forge_a argument_n or_o false_a history_n neither_o can_v i_o hope_v that_o god_n shall_v concur_v with_o such_o mean_n without_o who_o concurrence_n all_o my_o endeavour_n be_v of_o no_o effect_n neither_o can_v i_o need_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o thing_n so_o manifest_o and_o visible_o true_a to_o suborn_v false_a witness_n and_o i_o shall_v most_o absurd_o contradict_v my_o own_o principle_n if_o i_o shall_v â—old_a it_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_a to_o support_v by_o falsehood_n true_a christianity_n whereas_o i_o teach_v a_o politician_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o very_a rule_n of_o mere_a humane_a policy_n to_o go_v about_o the_o compass_v his_o end_n by_o untruth_n and_o imposture_n last_o i_o shall_v too_o fond_o forget_v myself_o by_o lay_v that_o imputation_n of_o false_a deal_n upon_o the_o defence_n of_o catholic_n religion_n whereof_o i_o so_o frequent_o condemn_v the_o author_n and_o abettor_n of_o heretical_a innovation_n against_o who_o i_o inveigh_v not_o through_o any_o bitterness_n of_o passion_n towards_o their_o person_n but_o through_o a_o tender_a compassion_n of_o other_o mislead_v by_o their_o lie_n and_o deceit_n to_o their_o eternal_a perdition_n the_o index_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v atheist_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n providence_n and_o another_o life_n chap._n 2._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a foppery_n not_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n though_o his_o existence_n be_v not_o demonstrate_v and_o whether_o atheism_n alone_o without_o any_o other_o sin_n be_v a_o reasonable_a and_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o damnation_n chap._n 3._o whether_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v serve_v his_o own_o way_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n chap._n 4._o that_o to_o believe_v god_n and_o consequent_o to_o serve_v he_o his_o own_o way_n its_o necessary_a to_o repair_v to_o a_o infallible_a guide_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n chap._n 5._o that_o all_o religion_n pretend_v to_o reform_v the_o roman_n catholic_n be_v but_o humane_a invention_n ground_v upon_o weak_a policy_n strong_a fancy_n and_o sensual_a pleasure_n sect._n 1_o of_o lutheranism_n sect._n 2._o of_o anabaptism_n sect._n 3_o of_o zwinglianisme_n sect_n 4._o of_o calvinisme_n sect._n 5._o of_o the_o reformation_n in_o holland_n and_o the_o unite_a province_n sect._n 6._o of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o his_o time_n sect._n 7._o of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n sect._n 8._o of_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n in_o king_n james_n and_o his_o son_n reign_n sect._n 9_o of_o the_o kirk_n of_o scotland_n chap._n 6._o that_o no_o policy_n can_v heretofore_o or_o can_v for_o the_o future_a give_v any_o supernatural_a appearance_n to_o the_o reform_a church_n whereby_o any_o rational_a person_n may_v be_v mistake_v in_o their_o way_n to_o heaven_n by_o confound_v they_o with_o the_o true_a catholic_n church_n chap._n 7._o that_o policy_n have_v destroy_v itself_o by_o court_v protestancy_n as_o be_v near_o ally_v to_o atheism_n the_o great_a enemy_n of_o civil_a government_n chap._n 8._o that_o protestancy_n incline_v the_o prince_n to_o tyranny_n and_o the_o subject_n to_o rebellion_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o pope_n spiritual_a jurisdiction_n be_v nothing_o dangerous_a to_o sovereign_n but_o raâ—her_o that_o the_o ground_n of_o fidelity_n and_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o be_v utter_o destroy_v by_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a foppery_n in_o protestant_n then_o in_o catholic_n to_o deny_v his_o infallibility_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n and_o form_n of_o judicature_n be_v whole_o destroy_v by_o penal_a law_n and_o oath_n against_o any_o point_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n chap._n 11._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v a_o wise_a statesman_n and_o effect_v business_n without_o moral_a honesty_n and_o that_o it_o be_v most_o dangerous_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o have_v counselor_n that_o be_v dishonest_a man_n chap._n 12._o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o politician_n to_o compass_v his_o design_n by_o untruth_n and_o imposture_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o policy_n than_o vanity_n chap._n 13._o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o a_o statesman_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o of_o his_o word_n and_o how_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o policy_n and_o craft_n chap_n 14._o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o dangerous_a to_o a_o prince_n or_o contrary_a to_o policy_n then_o to_o make_v use_n of_o minister_n of_o state_n odious_a to_o his_o own_o subject_n either_o for_o their_o vice_n or_o misfortune_n chap._n 15._o that_o it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n and_o policy_n in_o prince_n to_o make_v use_n of_o clergyman_n in_o state_n affair_n the_o politician_n cathechisme_n chap._n i._n how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v atheist_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n providence_n and_o another_o life_n 1_o there_o be_v a_o generation_n of_o man_n half_o witted_a and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o half_o learn_v but_o whole_o vicious_a who_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o blast_n of_o wind_n the_o other_o life_n a_o imaginary_a utopia_n god_n a_o chimaera_n which_o only_o have_v a_o be_v in_o the_o weak_a brain_n of_o ignorant_a people_n heaven_n and_o hell_n old_a wife_n tale_n invent_v by_o state_n man_n to_o keep_v the_o subject_n in_o awe_n and_o pliable_a to_o the_o prince_n his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n by_o the_o dreadful_a notion_n of_o eternity_n the_o multitude_n say_v they_o must_v be_v cheat_v into_o its_o own_o good_a and_o consequent_o into_o peace_n and_o subjection_n and_o no_o cheat_n be_v more_o plausible_a or_o less_o suspect_v then_o that_o which_o man_n call_v religion_n provide_v that_o such_o as_o have_v least_o and_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n counterfeit_v most_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o zealous_a for_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o church_n then_o solicitous_a for_o themselves_o or_o their_o posterity_n 2_o man_n be_v not_o bear_v atheist_n neither_o be_v their_o mind_n possess_v of_o these_o extravagant_a fancy_n on_o a_o sudden_a they_o fall_v by_o degree_n first_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o then_o from_o his_o knowledge_n from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n they_o fall_v by_o every_o mortal_a sin_n but_o from_o his_o knowledge_n by_o a_o custom_n and_o excess_n of_o sin_v and_o by_o drown_v themselves_o in_o sensual_a pleasure_n which_o divert_v their_o thought_n from_o the_o consideration_n 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