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A42574 The primitive fathers no papists in answer to the Vindication of the Nubes testium : to which is added an historical discourse concerning invocation of saints, in answer to the challenge of F. Sabran the Jesuit, wherein is shewn that invocation of saints was so far from being the practice, that it was expresly [sic] against the doctrine of the primitive fathers. Gee, Edward, 1657-1730. 1688 (1688) Wing G459; ESTC R18594 102,715 146

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whatever_o we_o hope_v either_o to_o do_v well_o or_o to_o be_v reward_v for_o after_o we_o have_v do_v so_o in_o another_o part_n of_o his_o work_n in_o the_o very_a last_o that_o he_o write_v he_o ask_v this_o question_n of_o the_o heathen_a can_v we_o then_o believe_v that_o these_o angel_n who_o employment_n be_v to_o declare_v to_o mankind_n the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n 26._o father_n num_fw-la igitur_fw-la hos_fw-la angelos_n quorum_fw-la ministerium_fw-la est_fw-la declarare_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la patris_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la velle_fw-la nos_fw-la subdi_fw-la nisi_fw-la ei_fw-la cujus_fw-la nobis_fw-la annunciant_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la unde_fw-la optimè_fw-la admonet_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la platonicus_n imitandos_fw-la eos_n potius_fw-la quam_fw-la invocandos_fw-la idem_fw-la de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 26._o will_v have_v we_o be_v subject_a and_o serve_v any_o other_o beside_o he_o who_o will_v they_o declare_v to_o we_o the_o 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fieri_fw-la debet_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la mandari_fw-la oportuit_fw-la qui_fw-la author_n eorum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la mandatum_fw-la praesumptio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la proficiet_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la praemium_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la contumeliam_fw-la pertinet_fw-la conditoris_fw-la ut_fw-la contempto_fw-la domino_fw-la colantur_fw-la servi_fw-la &_o spreto_fw-la imperatore_n adorentur_fw-la comites_fw-la hilar._n diacon_n quaestion_n vet._n &_o nou._n testam_fw-la apud_fw-la august_n in_o append._n ad_fw-la tom._n 4._o p._n 45._o who_o they_o themselves_o own_o to_o be_v great_a and_o the_o supreme_a and_o yet_o neglect_v he_o if_o this_o thing_n must_v be_v do_v it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v command_v by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o those_o element_n but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o command_v by_o he_o it_o be_v a_o presumption_n and_o will_v bring_v we_o punishment_n not_o a_o reward_n because_o 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