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report_n make_v of_o â—â—â—charius_n by_o palladius_n 〈◊〉_d historia_fw-la lausiaca_n cap._n 19_o of_o miraculous_a 〈◊〉_d wrough_n by_o holy_a water_n see_v st._n gregory_n lib._n 1._o dial._n cap._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d st._n bede_n lib._n 4._o hist._n cap._n 4._o and_o palladius_n cap._n 9_o &_o 20._o and_o â—â—â—doret_fw-la in_o his_o theoph._n cap._n 13._o of_o a_o memorable_a miracle_n do_v conâ—â—â—ding_v church_n light_n read_v eusebius_n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 8._o s._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la haereses_fw-la haeres_fw-la 30._o pag._n 61._o edit_n basil._n 〈◊〉_d how_o josephus_n see_v fire_n make_v unactive_a by_o enchantment_n and_o 〈◊〉_d from_o burn_v by_o witchcraft_n call_v for_o water_n a_o world_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v present_a make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o it_o put_v his_o 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o
so_o clear_o mention_v in_o all_o history_n and_o confess_v by_o protestant_n to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o roman_a catholic_n and_o to_o the_o â—oman_n catholic_n religion_n no_o demonstration_n can_v be_v more_o convince_a than_o this_o be_v against_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o reformâ—â—â—â—â—_n in_o so_o much_o that_o whitaker_n lib._n de_fw-la eccles._n contra_fw-la belarm_n pag._n 336._o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v to_o this_o our_o objection_n of_o all_o the_o convert_v king_n and_o nation_n since_o gregory_n the_o great_a to_o this_o present_a to_o have_v be_v perform_v by_o papist_n and_o to_o popery_n but_o i_o answer_v that_o those_o conversion_n of_o so_o many_o nation_n after_o the_o time_n 〈…〉_z mention_v by_o belarmin_n be_v not_o pure_a but_o corrupt_a the_o like_a answer_n and_o no_o other_o be_v give_v by_o danaeus_n simon_n de_fw-fr vâ—yon_n and_o other_o but_o mr._n barlow_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o article_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 35._o say_v the_o 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why_o shall_v not_o threescore_o queen_n king_n and_o kingdom_n be_v invisible_a as_o well_o as_o the_o whole_a protestant_a church_n whereof_o they_o be_v but_o a_o part_n and_o if_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n can_v be_v insensible_o and_o invisible_o change_v from_o pure_a and_o primitive_a protestancy_n to_o superstitious_a popery_n why_o may_v not_o the_o same_o world_n king_n and_o queen_n be_v invisible_o and_o insensible_o change_v from_o paganism_n to_o protestancy_n we_o catholic_n be_v not_o force_v to_o admit_v of_o such_o absurdity_n our_o great_a adversary_n name_v the_o king_n and_o nation_n by_o we_o convert_v to_o christianity_n any_o protestant_n may_v see_v the_o particular_n confess_v and_o allege_v by_o john_n pappus_n in_o his_o epitome_n histor_n eccl._n cap._n de_fw-la conversionibus_fw-la gentium_fw-la pag._n 89.91.92.93.94.100.106.107_o etc._n etc._n also_o the_o century_n writer_n of_o magdeburg_n mention_v the_o conversion_n of_o sundry_a nation_n wrought_v by_o we_o since_o gregory_n the_o first_o as_o germany_n centur_fw-la 8._o c._n 2._o col_fw-fr 20._o of_o the_o wandal_n centur_fw-la 9_o c._n 2._o col_fw-fr 15._o of_o the_o bulgarian_n sclavonian_n polonian_n the_o dane_n and_o moravian_o cent_n 9_o c._n 2._o col_fw-fr 18._o and_o of_o sundry_a king_n and_o kingdom_n cent_n 10._o c._n 2._o col_fw-fr 18._o &_o 19_o and_o of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o hungary_n cent_n 11._o c._n 2._o col_fw-fr 27._o and_o of_o the_o norwegian_n cent_n 12._o see_v the_o protestant_a writer_n osiander_n in_o his_o epitome_n histor_n eccles._n centur_fw-la 9.10.11.12.13.14_o &_o 15._o mention_v the_o conversion_n of_o many_o nation_n perform_v by_o roman_a catholik_o as_o of_o the_o dane_n the_o moravian_o the_o polonian_n the_o sclavonian_n the_o bulgar_o the_o hunns_n the_o norman_n the_o bohemian_n the_o suecian_o and_o norwegian_n livonian_o and_o the_o saxon_n the_o ungarians_n the_o rugij_fw-la and_o tuscan_n of_o candia_n majorca_n of_o tune_n in_o africa_n etc._n etc._n whereunto_o may_v be_v add_v not_o only_o the_o like_a know_a conversion_n of_o our_o ancestor_n the_o english_a saxon_n scot_n and_o irish_a in_o more_o ancient_a time_n but_o in_o this_o last_o age_n of_o many_o king_n and_o kingdom_n in_o the_o east_n and_o west-jndy_n africa_n japon_n and_o china_n confess_v by_o our_o adversary_n simon_n lythus_n in_o respon_n altera_fw-la ad_fw-la alteram_fw-la gretseri_fw-la apologiam_fw-la pag._n 931._o where_o he_o say_v the_o jesuist_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o space_n of_o few_o year_n not_o content_a with_o the_o limit_n of_o europe_n have_v fill_v azia_n africa_n and_o america_n with_o their_o idol_n and_o philippus_n nicolai_n who_o write_v of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o profess_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n pag._n 12._o be_v enforce_v whole_o to_o insist_v and_o rely_v upon_o our_o popish_a preacher_n and_o jesuist_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n see_v lib._n 1._o c._n 1._o pag._n 2._o &_o 3._o &_o lib._n 1._o pag._n 15._o &_o pag._n 52._o there_o be_v not_o any_o history_n profane_a or_o sacred_a ancient_a or_o modern_a which_o mention_v as_o much_o as_o one_o king_n or_o kingdom_n convert_v from_o paganism_n to_o protestancy_n unless_o they_o will_v pretend_v that_o their_o history_n and_o record_n be_v as_o invisible_a as_o their_o church_n have_v be_v before_o luther_n and_o their_o register_n of_o lambeth_n before_o mason_n i_o can_v say_v that_o all_o protestant_n want_v â—â—ale_a to_o attempt_v such_o conversion_n but_o theâ—â—_n zeal_n want_v success_n in_o all_o their_o attempt_n and_o that_o prove_v the_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n point_v not_o at_o their_o church_n or_o doctrine_n calvin_n send_v some_o minister_n and_o among_o they_o richerus_fw-la who_o beza_n term_v a_o man_n of_o try_a godliness_n and_o learning_n into_o gallia_n antartica_fw-la to_o convert_v the_o heathen_n there_o and_o he_o write_v to_o calvin_n a_o letter_n extant_a in_o calvin_n epist_n &_o respon_n pag_n 438._o his_o word_n be_v latet_fw-la eos_fw-la a_o deus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tantum_fw-la abest_fw-la ut_fw-la legem_fw-la ejus_fw-la observent_fw-la vel_fw-la potentiam_fw-la &_o bonitatâ—m_fw-la ejus_fw-la mirentur_fw-la ut_fw-la prorsus_fw-la sit_fw-la nobis_fw-la adempta_fw-la spes_fw-la lucrifaciendâ—â—_n eos_fw-la christo_fw-la quod_fw-la ut_fw-la omnium_fw-la est_fw-la gravissimum_fw-la ita_fw-la inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la maximè_fw-la aegre_fw-la feremus_fw-la he_o say_v more_o over_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v until_o the_o child_n which_o mr._n villegaignon_fw-fr deliver_v to_o the_o barbarian_n to_o learn_v their_o language_n have_v be_v perfect_a therein_o but_o while_o the_o child_n be_v learn_v the_o heathen_n tongue_n richerus_fw-la villagaignon_fw-fr and_o the_o other_o minister_n disagree_v so_o in_o their_o doctrine_n that_o the_o whole_a design_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o villagaignon_fw-fr instead_o of_o convent_v the_o heathen_n forsake_v his_o own_o religion_n move_v thereunto_o by_o the_o dissension_n and_o inordinat_a accomplish_a lust_n not_o to_o be_v name_v of_o the_o protestant_a preacher_n whereof_o see_v launoy_n 〈◊〉_d la_fw-fr republicque_n christiâ—ne_n etc._n etc._n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o fol._n 281._o and_o villegaignon_fw-fr adversus_fw-la articulos_fw-la richeri_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 90._o franciscus_n gomarus_n a_o protestant_a writer_n ackowledge_v the_o like_a want_n of_o success_n in_o other_o place_n and_o person_n see_v his_o speculum_fw-la verae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pag._n 161._o &_o 168._o and_o mr._n hacluit_n book_n of_o voyage_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n and_o their_o frustrate_v labour_n in_o conversion_n of_o the_o remote_a northern_a nation_n whereof_o the_o author_n say_v pag._n 680._o the_o event_n do_v show_v that_o either_o god_n cause_n have_v not_o be_v 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