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judgement_n do_v affirm_v the_o adoration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 92._o now_o all_o these_o authority_n do_v demonstrative_o convince_v that_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o introduce_v in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o innovation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o honorius_n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o as_o in_o any_o other_o point_n of_o catholic_n religion_n so_o also_o in_o this_o of_o adoration_n we_o altogether_o do_v conspire_v and_o agree_v with_o the_o venerable_a father_n of_o god_n church_n and_o therefore_o as_o aristotle_n and_o other_o ancient_a philosopher_n do_v teach_v that_o this_o our_o inferior_a world_n be_v join_v to_o the_o superior_a and_o celestial_a world_n that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o conjunction_n we_o may_v more_o perfect_o participate_v of_o the_o influence_n and_o virtue_n of_o those_o heavenly_a body_n so_o we_o may_v say_v that_o these_o our_o latter_a time_n through_o a_o continual_a and_o uninterrupt_a current_n 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church_n even_o from_o s._n peter_n to_o their_o own_o time_n entitul_a the_o say_a chapter_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la &_o
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place_n in_o proof_n of_o his_o suppose_a commodity_n and_o necessity_n thereof_o among_o which_o he_o gross_o abuse_v the_o authority_n &_o person_n of_o that_o great_a and_o most_o catholic_n doctor_n s._n hierome_n in_o these_o word_n pag._n 22._o hierome_n write_v of_o paula_n a_o gentlewoman_n how_o she_o set_v her_o maid_n to_o learn_v the_o scripture_n and_o many_o of_o his_o writing_n say_v whyte_n be_v direct_v to_o woman_n commend_v their_o labour_n in_o the_o scripture_n &_o encourage_v they_o thereunto_o &c._n &c._n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o papist_n hear_v christian_n reader_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o rest_n very_o doubtful_a whether_o the_o malice_n of_o this_o minister_n be_v more_o to_o be_v detest_v or_o his_o great_a folly_n to_o be_v admire_v &_o pity_v for_o not_o content_v himself_o to_o corrupt_v s._n hieromes_n word_n and_o meaning_n he_o will_v needs_o infer_v hereof_o that_o s._n hierome_n be_v no_o papiste_n which_o how_o 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