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not_o by_o their_o pray_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v pray_v for_o they_o this_o be_v no_o true_a kind_n of_o argumentation_n but_o a_o fallacy_n call_v ignoratio_fw-la elenchi_fw-la the_o defence_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n be_v this_o that_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v invocate_v after_o they_o be_v dead_a not_o as_o author_n but_o as_o mediator_n let_v this_o be_v the_o question_n between_o we_o whether_o any_o such_o invocation_n be_v commend_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o no_o eckius_fw-la one_o of_o their_o great_a 15._o schoole-divines_a that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o university_n of_o ingolstad_n make_v this_o free_a confession_n that_o innocation_n of_o saint_n be_v not_o express_o command_v in_o holy_a writ_n explicitè_fw-fr sanctorum_fw-la invocatio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la praecepta_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la not_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n say_v he_o because_o the_o people_n of_o themselves_o be_v prone_a to_o idolatry_n and_o the_o saint_n depart_v be_v then_o in_o limbus_n and_o not_o in_o heaven_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o apostle_n write_v no_o such_o thing_n leave_v such_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o bring_v the_o gentile_n back_o again_o to_o idolatry_n as_o also_o because_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o will_v not_o be_v think_v so_o ambitious_a as_o to_o seek_v their_o own_o glory_n after_o their_o death_n i_o desire_v they_o therefore_o with_o christian_a sobriety_n to_o speak_v to_o these_o four_o point_n first_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v such_o that_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o bible_n such_o invocation_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o name_v for_o fear_v of_o idolatry_n how_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o this_o invocation_n have_v at_o the_o least_o some_o affinity_n with_o idolatry_n or_o why_o shall_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n either_o withstand_v or_o go_v beyond_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o maintain_v &_o publish_v that_o in_o their_o humane_a 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understand_v above_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v understand_v but_o that_o every_o man_n must_v sapere_fw-la adsobrietatem_fw-la understand_v with_o sobriety_n and_o what_o it_o be_v plus_fw-la sapere_fw-la quam_fw-la oportet_fw-la to_o understand_v above_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v and_o not_o according_a to_o sobriety_n he_o show_v in_o another_o place_n supra_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la sapere_fw-la when_o 6._o any_o man_n shall_v presume_v beyond_o that_o which_o be_v write_v three_o if_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o easy_a obtain_n of_o mercy_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o save_v man_n soul_n and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n forbear_v to_o publish_v this_o doctrine_n because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v think_v ambitious_a they_o be_v not_o faithful_a steward_n of_o the_o word_n nor_o so_o careful_a of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o behove_v man_n of_o that_o holy_a vocation_n for_o humane_a 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