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mile_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n 212._o mile_n again_o the_o star_n appear_v long_o before_o christ_n birth_n so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v there_o in_o time_n convenient_a three_o in_o those_o country_n they_o have_v plenty_n of_o dromedary_n journey_n one_o of_o which_o will_v carry_v a_o man_n as_o write_v philostratur_fw-la 1000_o furlong_n in_o one_o day_n that_o be_v 125._o english_a mile_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o perfect_a age_n of_o christ._n iesus_n christ_n when_o he_o be_v 30._o year_n of_o age_n leave_v galilee_n and_o come_v to_o the_o flood_n jordan_n 13._o where_o he_o be_v baptize_v of_o saint_n john_n his_o precursor_n by_o which_o act_n he_o sanctify_v our_o baptism_n in_o himself_o the_o outward_a sign_n whereof_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o we_o must_v change_v our_o life_n and_o become_v better_o assure_v we_o as_o by_o a_o seal_n 4._o that_o we_o be_v ingraff_v into_o christ_n whereby_o our_o old_a man_n die_v and_o the_o new_a man_n rise_v up_o 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and_o his_o anoint_a magistrate_n for_o so_o much_o the_o rare_a inflict_v punishment_n do_v evident_o convince_v chap._n xiiii_o of_o nestorius_n and_o his_o heresy_n nestorius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n albeit_o he_o deny_v not_o christ_n to_o be_v god_n as_o arrius_n do_v 433_o yet_o he_o affirm_v pure_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n &_o that_o she_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n who_o heresy_n be_v condemn_v in_o the_o ephesine_n council_n under_o theodosius_n junior_a then_o emperor_n of_o rome_n nestorius_n his_o heresy_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o since_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v a_o woman_n god_n can_v not_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o and_o consequent_o she_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n for_o although_o he_o neither_o deny_v in_o christ_n the_o deity_n nor_o the_o humanity_n yet_o do_v he_o place_v two_o person_n in_o christ_n together_o with_o the_o two_o nature_n and_o consequent_o he_o deny_v the_o wonderful_a hypostatical_a union_n which_o our_o christian_n faith_n acknowledge_v arrius_n hold_v that_o christ_n be_v only_a man_n whole_o void_a of_o the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o god_n but_o nestorius_n hold_v that_o christ_n have_v both_o the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o god_n as_o also_o both_o the_o nature_n and_o the_o person_n of_o man_n which_o last_o be_v the_o formality_n of_o his_o heresy_n and_o therefore_o ought_v well_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o reader_n for_o albeit_o there_o be_v two_o nature_n in_o christ_n the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n yet_o be_v theâ—re_o but_o one_o only_a person_n in_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o person_n or_o subsistence_n of_o god_n for_o in_o that_o divine_a person_n by_o unspeakable_a hypostatical_a union_n the_o true_a nature_n of_o man_n subsi_v without_o the_o person_n of_o man_n by_o reason_n hereof_o it_o be_v true_o say_v and_o christian_o 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father_n in_o substance_n but_o the_o holyghost_n with_o he_o be_v without_o honour_n and_o dignity_n a_o servant_n and_o minister_n little_o better_o than_o the_o angel_n for_o the_o condemnation_n of_o this_o wicked_a heretic_n and_o heresy_n the_o second_o general_a council_n be_v hold_v at_o constantinople_n under_o the_o emperor_n graâ—ianus_n and_o theodosius_n where_o be_v assemble_v 150._o father_n for_o that_o only_a end_n and_o purpose_n chap._n xvi_o of_o eutiches_n and_o his_o heresy_n eutiches_n who_o complice_n dioscorus_n and_o severus_n hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n be_v the_o abbot_n of_o constantinople_n who_o 456._o while_o he_o seek_v to_o avoid_v the_o opinion_n of_o nestorius_n divide_v one_o christ_n into_o two_o son_n and_o two_o person_n fall_v into_o another_o mischief_n and_o teach_v more_o absurd_o than_o nestorius_n to_o wit_n that_o christ_n have_v but_o one_o only_a nature_n after_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n be_v accomplish_v because_o the_o humanity_n be_v absorpte_v of_o the_o divinity_n for_o so_o christ_n divinity_n uncapable_a of_o all_o mortality_n be_v perforce_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o bitter_a death_n upon_o the_o cross_n as_o therefore_o nestorius_n to_o avoid_v the_o confusion_n of_o nature_n multiply_v the_o person_n so_o contrariwise_o eutiches_n to_o avoid_v the_o multiplicity_n of_o person_n admit_v the_o confusion_n of_o nature_n these_o heretic_n eutiches_n dioscorus_n and_o severus_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o four_o famous_a general_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n celebrate_v under_o ualentinianus_fw-la and_o martianus_n the_o emperor_n where_o be_v present_a 360._o bishop_n chap._n xvii_o of_o mahomet_n and_o the_o saracen_n mahomet_n descend_v of_o the_o image_n of_o ishmael_n and_o agar_n and_o be_v a_o very_a poor_a orphan_n join_v himself_o to_o his_o kinswoman_n chadiga_n first_o as_o a_o hire_a servant_n afterward_o as_o her_o betroth_a husband_n &_o so_o be_v great_o enrich_v by_o she_o as_o who_o be_v a_o woman_n of_o exceed_a wealth_n which_o chadiga_n when_o she_o take_v very_o heavy_o that_o mahomet_n be_v trouble_v with_o the_o fal_n evil_a he_o tell_v she_o it_o be_v no_o disease_n but_o that_o the_o archangel_n gabriel_n then_o appear_v to_o he_o who_o wonderful_a majesty_n because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v he_o fall_v grovel_v upon_o the_o ground_n 623_o this_o mahomet_n profess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o mighty_a prophet_n of_o the_o everliving_a god_n &_o by_o that_o mean_v stir_v up_o to_o sedition_n great_a troop_n of_o man_n aswell_o in_o asia_n as_o in_o africa_n which_o people_n he_o infect_v with_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o religion_n &_o persuade_v they_o that_o they_o be_v call_v saracen_n by_o god_n holy_a decree_n of_o sara_n the_o wife_n of_o abraham_n &_o that_o they_o be_v the_o lawful_a successor_n of_o that_o divine_a promise_n that_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n &_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o the_o form_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a mangle_a religion_n 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