of_o opinion_n opposite_a to_o the_o power_n and_o life_n of_o christianity_n i_o know_v none_o who_o have_v a_o better_a title_n to_o it_o than_o your_o reformation_n for_o the_o life_n of_o christianity_n be_v faith_n and_o charity_n and_o you_o have_v destroy_v the_o first_o by_o heresy_n and_o the_o second_o by_o schism_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v hereafter_o child_n delight_v in_o edge_a tool_n which_o serve_v only_o to_o cut_v their_o finger_n and_o you_o and_o your_o brethren_n use_v weapon_n against_o we_o which_o wound_n yourselves_o fatal_a experience_n may_v have_v teach_v you_o more_o discretion_n than_o to_o be_v still_o move_v that_o stone_n which_o have_v once_o crush_v both_o your_o church_n and_o state_n to_o piece_n and_o true_o the_o reproach_n of_o antichristian_a will_v fall_v on_o your_o church_n if_o prove_v against_o we_o for_o say_v what_o you_o please_v of_o the_o ancient_a britan_n the_o first_o apostle_n of_o the_o english_a who_o bring_v we_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n and_o plant_v the_o gospel_n among_o we_o come_v from_o rome_n the_o hierarchy_n you_o pretend_v to_o come_v from_o thence_o by_o authority_n from_o the_o pope_n my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n be_v primate_n and_o my_o lord_n of_o london_n be_v his_o suffragan_n by_o the_o same_o authority_n the_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o dioceses_n your_o dean_n and_o chapter_n settle_v your_o university_n found_v and_o several_a degree_n institute_v in_o they_o if_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o antichrist_n both_o university_n and_o hierarchy_n among_o you_o be_v antichristian_a moreover_o the_o live_n you_o enjoy_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n if_o not_o altogether_o give_v by_o the_o pious_a liberality_n of_o person_n who_o profess_v that_o faith_n we_o profess_v and_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o our_o church_n gratitude_n to_o such_o benefactor_n may_v teach_v you_o to_o judge_v less_o severe_o to_o suspend_v your_o judgement_n till_o you_o have_v more_o convince_a argument_n to_o ground_n it_o on_o than_o your_o own_o bare_a and_o bold_a assertion_n chap._n iii_o the_o true_a design_n of_o christian_a religion_n the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o establish_v religion_n be_v that_o man_n shall_v serve_v he_o in_o this_o world_n and_o enjoy_v he_o in_o the_o next_o that_o they_o 126.5_o they_o psal_n 126.5_o here_o sow_v with_o tear_n there_o reap_v with_o joy_n now_o run_v 8._o run_v 2_o tim._n 4.7_o &_o 8._o their_o race_n and_o fight_v their_o battle_n then_o receive_v their_o crown_n river_n 1.7_o river_n eccles_n 1.7_o receive_v their_o water_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o return_v to_o it_o again_o and_o religion_n receive_v its_o beginning_n from_o god_n run_v through_o all_o age_n to_o return_v to_o god_n again_o each_o man_n before_o his_o creation_n be_v creatrix_fw-la essentia_fw-la say_v s._n anselm_n from_o which_o by_o creation_n he_o be_v separate_v and_o by_o regeneration_n and_o the_o good_a work_n which_o follow_v it_o he_o return_v to_o he_o again_o never_o more_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o he_o the_o first_o action_n be_v of_o god_n alone_o the_o rest_n be_v of_o god_n and_o man_n for_o god_n te_fw-la god_n aug._n qui_fw-la te_fw-la creavit_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la te_fw-la salvabit_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la will_v not_o complete_a the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n with_o out_o the_o cooperation_n of_o man._n god_n posse_fw-la god_n subest_fw-la tibi_fw-la cum_fw-la volueris_fw-la posse_fw-la can_v do_v all_o without_o man_n but_o will_v not_o man_n 15.5_o man_n sine_fw-la i_o nihil_fw-la potestis_fw-la facere_fw-la jo._n 15.5_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o god_n from_o who_o he_o must_v expect_v prevenient_a concomitant_a and_o subsequent_a grace_n for_o all_o and_o every_o meritorious_a action_n that_o bliss_n which_o god_n prepare_v for_o we_o in_o the_o next_o life_n contain_v god_n himself_o and_o when_o enjoy_v render_v the_o thrice_o happy_a soul_n like_o 3.2_o like_o simile_n ei_fw-la erimus_fw-la 1_o jo._n 3.2_o unto_o god_n and_o we_o must_v attain_v to_o it_o by_o mean_n proportionable_a which_o partake_v of_o the_o resemblance_n wherefore_o our_o understanding_n must_v be_v like_o that_o of_o god_n believe_v he_o and_o our_o will_n love_v he_o the_o first_o be_v faith_n the_o second_o charity_n to_o which_o add_v hope_n to_o keep_v our_o soul_n steady_a amid_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o life_n as_o a_o anchor_n 6.19_o anchor_n heb._n 6.19_o fix_v a_o ship_n and_o you_o have_v the_o three_o virtue_n call_v theological_n because_o they_o rely_v immediate_o on_o almighty_a god_n faith_n on_o his_o veracity_n or_o truth_n in_o affirm_v hope_v on_o his_o fidelity_n in_o promise_v and_o goodness_n as_o he_o be_v our_o chief_a good_a and_o charity_n on_o his_o goodness_n in_o its_o self_n which_o three_o virtue_n contain_v what_o be_v require_v of_o we_o in_o this_o life_n whatsoever_o be_v require_v to_o a_o good_a life_n be_v know_v as_o we_o know_v what_o to_o believe_v to_o hope_v and_o to_o love_v sesse_n sunt_fw-la sesse_n aug._n ench._n c._n 4._o omnia_fw-la quae_fw-la requiris_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la scies_fw-la diligenter_n sciendo_fw-la quid_fw-la credi_fw-la quid_fw-la sperari_fw-la debeat_fw-la quid_fw-la amari_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la maximè_fw-la imò_fw-la verò_fw-la sola_fw-la in_o religione_fw-la sequenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la s._n austin_n which_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n religion_n regard_v as_o be_v design_v only_o for_o these_o three_o virtue_n but_o be_v we_o not_o oblige_v to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n or_o do_v not_o they_o advance_v towards_o heaven_n who_o run_v 119.32_o run_v psal_n 119.32_o in_o the_o path_n which_o god_n have_v trace_v out_o and_o how_o come_v these_o to_o be_v omit_v answer_n they_o be_v not_o ommit_v but_o be_v contain_v in_o charity_n 9_o charity_n rom._n 13.8_o 9_o he_o that_o love_v another_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n our_o whole_a duty_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o the_o commandment_n relate_v to_o he_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o as_o our_o whole_a duty_n to_o god_n be_v contain_v in_o that_o other_o say_v love_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n 22.40_o thing_n matt._n 22.40_o on_o these_o two_o commandment_n hang_v all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n these_o be_v the_o two_o root_n 7.17_o root_n matt._n 7.17_o of_o the_o good_a tree_n which_o bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n as_o love_v of_o ourselves_o be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o bad_a tree_n which_o bring_v forth_o bad_a fruit_n the_o cupiditas_fw-la the_o aug._n serm._n 44._o de_fw-fr temp._n radix_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la sicut_fw-la radix_fw-la omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la est_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la root_n of_o all_o good_a be_v charity_n as_o the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_n be_v concupiscence_n again_o deligere_fw-la again_o aug._n l._n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la eccl._n c._n 25._o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la bene_fw-la vivere_fw-la quam_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n totâ_fw-la animâ_fw-la totâ_fw-la ment_fw-la deum_fw-la deligere_fw-la to_o live_v well_o be_v to_o love_n god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n with_o all_o our_o mind_n i_o shall_v as_o easy_o write_v out_o the_o whole_a new_a testament_n as_o endeavour_v to_o cite_v all_o the_o passage_n which_o direct_o or_o indirect_o commend_v charity_n see_v all_o tend_v to_o extinguish_v in_o we_o self-love_n and_o to_o kindle_v divine_a love._n in_o it_o divine_a love_n sometime_o be_v prefer_v before_o 13._o before_o 1_o cor._n 13._o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n before_o faith_n work_v miracle_n before_o knowledge_n of_o the_o great_a mystery_n almsgiving_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v call_v 3.14_o call_v col._n 3.14_o the_o bond_n of_o perfection_n the_o end_n 5._o end_n 1_o tim._n 5._o or_o intent_n of_o the_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n i_o end_v with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o belove_a and_o love_a disciple_n 4.16_o disciple_n jo._n 4.16_o god_n be_v love_n and_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o love_n dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o wherefore_o with_o reason_n s._n austin_n charitatis_fw-la austin_n aug_n l._n de_fw-la laudibus_fw-la charitatis_fw-la say_v ille_fw-la tenet_fw-la quicquid_fw-la latet_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o divinis_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la qui_fw-la seruat_fw-la charitatem_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v so_o long_o upon_o a_o point_n of_o which_o i_o think_v none_o can_v be_v ignorant_a who_o read_v the_o scripture_n or_o know_v the_o rudiment_n of_o christianity_n do_v not_o i_o perceive_v that_o you_o either_o never_o know_v it_o or_o have_v forget_v it_o and_o when_o 5.12_o when_o heb._n 5.12_o for_o the_o time_n and_o your_o vocation_n you_o shall_v be_v a_o teacher_n you_o have_v need_v that_o one_o shall_v teach_v you_o which_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o god._n for_o how_o happen_v it_o that_o in_o relate_v the_o design_n of_o christian_a religion_n there_o be_v not_o one_o clear_a
his_o superior_a christ_n jesus_n i_o never_o hear_v s._n ambrose_n suspect_v of_o pride_n for_o refuse_v to_o admit_v theodosius_n the_o great_a into_o the_o church_n before_o his_o penance_n for_o the_o slaughter_n at_o thessalonica_n or_o for_o exclude_v he_o the_o cancel_v after_o it_o it_o be_v a_o zeal_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n which_o move_v he_o the_o emperor_n himself_o understand_v it_o so_o as_o for_o precious_a ornament_n of_o the_o church_n i_o will_v own_o we_o to_o be_v too_o costly_a when_o you_o shall_v have_v prove_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v too_o good_a for_o god_n service_n not_o till_o then_o the_o infinite_a majesty_n of_o god_n be_v ground_n sufficient_a to_o oblige_v we_o to_o bear_v he_o the_o great_a respect_n interior_o and_o express_v our_o duty_n to_o our_o creator_n and_o our_o gratitude_n to_o so_o great_a a_o benefactor_n by_o return_v to_o he_o in_o the_o best_a manner_n we_o can_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o most_o bountiful_a gift_n this_o serve_v also_o to_o stir_v up_o in_o the_o auditory_a submission_n respect_n and_o adoration_n which_o otherwise_o will_v fail_v chap._n xxvii_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n in_o faith_n and_o sacrament_n g._n b._n own_v that_o protestant_n be_v schismatic_n of_o severity_n against_o dissenter_n and_o of_o hugo_n grotius_n g._n b._n p._n 100_o a_o four_o design_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v to_o unite_v mankind_n under_o one_o head_n into_o one_o body_n not_o by_o love_n and_o pardon_v injury_n only_o but_o also_o by_o associate_a the_o faithful_a into_o one_o body_n the_o church_n which_o be_v to_o be_v unite_v by_o bond_n of_o love_n govern_v by_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n and_o cement_v with_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o sacrament_n answ_n you_o say_v something_o tho'_o disorderly_a but_o not_o all_o for_o 1._o you_o omit_v faith_n by_o which_o we_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n 2._o you_o put_v charity_n which_o do_v not_o make_v we_o part_n but_o live_a part_n of_o that_o body_n who_o part_n we_o be_v by_o faith._n 3._o you_o add_v sacrament_n which_o be_v only_o exterior_a sign_n of_o interior_a communication_n 4._o you_o confound_v charity_n and_o sacrament_n as_o equal_o concur_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o the_o one_o formal_o quicken_a the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n interior_o the_o other_o only_o effect_v it_o interior_o and_o testify_v it_o exterior_o 5._o betwixt_o the_o sacrament_n there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n as_o to_o this_o and_o you_o confound_v they_o for_o baptism_n be_v our_o regeneration_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o esficient_a cause_n of_o our_o union_n with_o he_o and_o make_v we_o his_o member_n the_o other_o be_v design_v only_o to_o nourish_v those_o who_o be_v already_o unite_v to_o and_o in_o he_o when_o you_o speak_v of_o be_v govern_v by_o pastor_n i_o hope_v the_o pope_n may_v find_v place_n among_o they_o he_o be_v the_o prime_a pastor_n g._n b._n pag._n 101._o the_o gospel_n pronounce_v we_o free_a and_o no_o more_o servant_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god._n answ_n free_a from_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n not_o from_o that_o of_o the_o gospel_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n how_o changeable_a be_v your_o sentiment_n in_o the_o forego_n page_n 100_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n now_o she_o be_v to_o obey_v none_o but_o god_n and_o if_o any_o man_n pretend_v to_o command_v he_o change_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n into_o a_o tyrannical_a yoke_n so_o we_o must_v have_v governor_n without_o authority_n to_o command_v and_o subject_n without_o any_o duty_n to_o obey_v a_o new_a model_n of_o government_n g._n b._n ibid._n those_o thing_n for_o which_o we_o withdraw_v from_o the_o church_n be_v addition_n to_o our_o faith._n she_o add_v to_o scripture_n tradition_n to_o god_n image_n to_o christ_n saint_n to_o heaven_n and_o hell_n purgatory_n to_o two_o sacrament_n five_o more_o to_o the_o spiritual_a presence_n of_o christ_n his_o corporal_a presence_n ans_fw-fr never_o man_n speak_v more_o and_o prove_v less_o than_o you_o who_o offer_v not_o one_o word_n in_o proof_n of_o these_o dispute_v point_n which_o we_o declare_v to_o be_v evident_a untruth_n be_v not_o this_o a_o poor_a beg_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n but_o they_o be_v say_v you_o addition_n to_o your_o faith._n do_v we_o add_v to_o your_o faith_n or_o you_o cut_v off_o from_o we_o and_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n before_o your_o deformation_n how_o can_v we_o add_v those_o thing_n to_o your_o faith_n when_o they_o be_v in_o peaceable_a possession_n all_o over_o the_o christian_a world_n as_o you_o own_v yourselves_o many_o age_n before_o protestancy_n be_v think_v on_o you_o have_v here_o only_o one_o truth_n viz._n that_o you_o withdraw_v from_o the_o church_n which_o convince_o prove_v the_o gild_n of_o schism_n to_o lie_v at_o your_o door_n g._n b._n pag._n 105._o if_o a_o society_n of_o christian_n visible_o swerve_v from_o christ_n so_o that_o communion_n can_v be_v retain_v with_o it_o without_o depart_v from_o christ_n than_o the_o depart_n from_o the_o corruption_n bring_v in_o can_v be_v no_o depart_n from_o the_o church_n if_o then_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v depart_v from_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n those_o who_o separate_v from_o she_o can_v be_v say_v to_o separate_v from_o the_o true_a church_n answ_n here_o we_o have_v a_o paralogism_n which_o may_v better_o become_v a_o junior_a sophister_n than_o a_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n you_o will_v see_v it_o in_o these_o instance_n the_o communion_n of_o that_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v renounce_v which_o oblige_v her_o child_n to_o mahometism_n if_o then_o the_o english_a protestant_a church_n oblige_v she_o to_o that_o her_o communion_n ought_v to_o be_v renounce_v another_o that_o man_n deserve_v the_o great_a contempt_n who_o write_v controversy_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o write_v but_o calumny_n and_o sophism_n if_o then_o mr._n g._n b._n have_v nothing_o else_o but_o such_o stuff_n to_o fill_v his_o book_n with_o he_o know_v his_o desert_n what_o think_v you_o sir_n of_o such_o argument_n which_o serve_v only_o to_o delude_v a_o unwary_a reader_n into_o a_o assent_n of_o what_o you_o will_v but_o can_v prove_v there_o be_v no_o logician_n but_o know_v that_o conditional_a proposition_n signify_v only_o the_o connexion_n betwixt_o two_o thing_n under_o such_o a_o condition_n but_o they_o assert_v nothing_o absolute_o unless_o the_o condition_n be_v prove_v for_o example_n if_o a_o man_n fly_v he_o have_v wing_n if_o the_o heaven_n fall_n we_o shall_v catch_v lark_n these_o i_o say_v be_v grant_v to_o be_v true_a althô_o the_o condition_n be_v impossible_a yet_o those_o who_o grant_v they_o do_v not_o expect_v those_o wing_n to_o go_v a_o journey_n nor_o rely_v on_o those_o lark_n for_o a_o supper_n in_o like_a manner_n suppose_v we_o shall_v grant_v your_o conditional_a illation_n yet_o the_o gild_n of_o schism_n will_v lie_v on_o your_o conscience_n because_o you_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v prove_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o your_o excuse_n rely_v g._n b._n pag._n 106._o the_o cruelty_n of_o papist_n extend_v to_o as_o much_o bloody_a and_o barbarous_a rage_n as_o ever_o spring_v from_o hell._n answ_n you_o mean_v the_o law_n make_v against_o heretic_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o not_o by_o churchman_n i_o think_v myself_o not_o oblige_v to_o vindicate_v they_o yet_o see_v the_o most_o severe_a of_o they_o all_o the_o faggot_n be_v till_o of_o late_a as_o i_o be_o inform_v in_o force_n in_o england_n and_o have_v be_v actual_o execute_v upon_o some_o since_o the_o reformation_n i_o leave_v you_o to_o answer_v to_o our_o honourable_a judge_n for_o your_o pragmatical_a boldness_n in_o censure_v they_o so_o severe_o another_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o law_n in_o force_n against_o papist_n but_o i_o let_v that_o pass_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o vindicate_v our_o churchman_n that_o they_o never_o make_v those_o law_n they_o never_o condemn_v any_o man_n by_o they_o all_o they_o do_v be_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n whether_o a_o person_n be_v guilty_a of_o heresy_n and_o if_o they_o find_v he_o so_o to_o leave_v he_o to_o the_o secular_a power_n this_o be_v the_o most_o that_o ever_o the_o inquisition_n do_v as_o far_o as_o ever_o i_o hear_v g._n b._n pag._n 108._o grotius_n say_v that_o in_o charles_n the_o five_o time_n more_o than_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o be_v butcher_v on_o the_o accout_n of_o religion_n and_o in_o his_o son_n philip_n be_v time_n the_o
word_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o main_a design_n of_o it_o you_o speak_v of_o purity_n ingenuity_n patience_n generosity_n and_o something_o of_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n but_o why_o be_v you_o silent_a of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o give_v virtue_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o without_o it_o avail_v we_o nothing_o 13._o nothing_o 1_o cor._n 13._o how_o perfect_a soever_o they_o be_v in_o their_o kind_n do_v you_o intend_v to_o make_v that_o fall_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o antichristianism_n as_o be_v with_o you_o no_o part_n of_o the_o design_n of_o christianity_n i_o shall_v expect_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o these_o doubt_n and_o proceed_v to_o chap._n iv_o g._n b._n his_o explication_n of_o the_o design_n of_o christianity_n g._n b._n pag._n 4._o the_o first_o design_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v to_o give_v we_o right_a apprehension_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o attribute_n of_o god._n pag._n the_o second_o branch_n be_v to_o hold_v forth_o the_o method_n of_o man_n reconciliation_n with_o his_o maker_n you_o mean_v that_o the_o intent_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n which_o be_v object_n of_o our_o faith._n pag._n 7._o the_o three_o be_v to_o teach_v the_o perfect_a clear_a and_o most_o divine_a rule_n for_o advance_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o the_o high_a perfection_n of_o their_o nature_n it_o give_v clear_a rule_n and_o full_a direction_n than_o either_o moral_a philosopher_n or_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o lesson_n of_o purity_n chastity_n ingenuity_n humility_n meekness_n patience_n and_o generosity_n not_o one_o word_n of_o charity_n but_o generosity_n i_o know_v not_o whence_o come_v in_o to_o take_v its_o place_n pag._n 8._o the_o four_o to_o unite_v mankind_n in_o the_o close_a bond_n of_o peace_n friendship_n and_o charity_n which_o it_o do_v temper_v our_o passion_n forgive_a injury_n love_v our_o enemy_n teach_v obedience_n to_o those_o in_o authority_n over_o we_o and_o by_o associate_a we_o into_o one_o body_n call_v the_o church_n answer_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o design_n worthy_a of_o christian_a religion_n but_o imperfect_o explicate_v by_o you_o see_v you_o omit_v the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o god_n 1.24_o god_n 2_o cor._n 1.24_o of_o peace_n who_o alone_o can_v give_v we_o perfect_a peace_n humane_a will_n be_v natural_o opposite_a to_o one_o another_o they_o can_v meet_v but_o in_o their_o natural_a centre_n god._n and_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n be_v never_o sincere_a and_o last_a but_o when_o it_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o love_n of_o god._n the_o first_o effect_n of_o self-love_n be_v to_o separate_v we_o from_o god._n the_o second_o to_o divide_v we_o among_o ourselves_o both_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o sin_n and_o nothing_o can_v prevent_v they_o and_o link_v we_o together_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o charity_n but_o he_o who_o can_v remit_v sin_n that_o peace_n then_o which_o christian_a religion_n teach_v which_o the_o church_n recommend_v to_o her_o child_n which_o in_o her_o prayer_n she_o demand_v of_o god_n be_v not_o a_o effect_n of_o humane_a industry_n but_o of_o grace_n it_o proceed_v from_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o sequel_n of_o purity_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o crown_n of_o real_a and_o true_a justice_n in_o fine_a it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o unspotted_a lamb_n 1.19_o lamb_n 1_o pet._n 1.19_o at_o who_o birth_n 2.14_o birth_n luk._n 2.14_o peace_n be_v announce_v in_o his_o name_n to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o angel_n who_o leave_v peace_n 14.27_o peace_n jo._n 14.27_o as_o a_o legacy_n to_o his_o disciple_n before_o his_o death_n and_o who_o be_v sacrifice_v on_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o his_o heavenly_a father_n and_o restore_v peace_n betwixt_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o the_o sin_n and_o rebellion_n of_o man_n have_v banish_v you_o see_v sir_n how_o insufficient_a your_o explication_n of_o peace_n be_v for_o the_o end_n you_o propose_v you_o leave_v out_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o necessary_a ingredient_n for_o purge_v our_o dissension_n and_o to_o use_v a_o prophet_n comparison_n 13.10_o comparison_n ezech._n c._n 13.10_o you_o build_v with_o untempered_a mortar_n you_o 6.14_o you_o jerem._n 6.14_o heal_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o people_n slight_o say_v peace_n peace_n when_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n you_o hint_n indeed_o at_o a_o good_a humane_a mean_n to_o peace_n obedience_n to_o those_o in_o authority_n it_o be_v to_o prevent_v schism_n 14._o schism_n inter_fw-la apostolos_fw-la unus_fw-la eligitur_fw-la ut_fw-la capite_fw-la constituto_fw-la schismatis_fw-la tolleretur_fw-la occasio_fw-la hieron_n l._n 1._o adversus_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la c._n 14._o that_o god_n establish_v one_o apostle_n over_o the_o rest_n but_o your_o endless_a division_n and_o subdivision_n among_o yourselves_o show_v how_o inefficacious_a this_o mean_n be_v in_o your_o reformation_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o when_o all_o your_o people_n have_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o example_n of_o your_o first_o patriarch_n who_o begin_v your_o reformation_n by_o reject_v all_o authority_n over_o they_o and_o break_v the_o rule_n of_o divine_a worship_n settle_v all_o over_o the_o world_n and_o till_o that_o time_n acknowledge_v by_o themselves_o cur_n non_fw-la licebit_fw-la valentiniano_n quod_fw-la licuit_fw-la valentino_n de_fw-fr arbitrio_fw-la svo_fw-la fidem_fw-la innovare_fw-la tert._n l._n the_o prescript_n c._n 40._o p._n 338._o why_o may_v not_o not_o a_o lutheran_n do_v what_o be_v lawful_a to_o luther_n your_o first_o reformer_n reject_v some_o article_n of_o faith_n then_o universal_o believe_v because_o they_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v contain_v in_o scripture_n why_o may_v not_o the_o same_o motive_n authorise_v their_o follower_n to_o reject_v some_o other_o which_o you_o will_v retain_v although_o they_o be_v as_o little_a to_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n why_o may_v not_o a_o modern_a protestant_n retrench_v some_o unnecessary_a ceremony_n use_v by_o you_o at_o present_a see_v you_o have_v cut_v off_o so_o many_o other_o let_v other_o live_v by_o that_o law_n which_o you_o publish_v think_v not_o so_o high_o of_o your_o own_o authority_n as_o to_o make_v your_o dictaman_n not_o only_o the_o rule_n of_o action_n but_o of_o the_o law_n themselves_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o dissent_v from_o this_o article_n of_o faith_n but_o not_o from_o that_o other_o to_o quit_v this_o ceremony_n and_o not_o that_o when_o the_o same_o rule_n be_v applicable_a to_o both_o be_v not_o this_o proper_o 1.24_o proper_o 2_o cor._n 1.24_o to_o lord_n it_o over_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o people_n what_o wonder_v you_o find_v your_o laity_n refractory_a to_o your_o ordinance_n they_o be_v in_o this_o direct_v by_o your_o rule_n and_o encourage_v by_o your_o example_n wherefore_o look_v not_o where_o abroad_o for_o the_o root_n of_o these_o tare_n your_o reformer_n plant_v they_o they_o lay_v the_o egg_n out_o of_o which_o this_o cockatrice_n be_v hatch_v they_o eat_v the_o sour_a grape_n which_o set_v all_o your_o tooth_n a_o edge_n neither_o appear_v there_o any_o possibility_n of_o a_o remedy_n while_o your_o reformation_n subsist_v this_o principle_n of_o discord_n and_o schism_n be_v lay_v in_o its_o very_a foundation_n and_o consequent_o it_o can_v be_v remove_v without_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a structure_n nor_o retain_v without_o perpetual_a danger_n of_o rent_v it_o in_o piece_n i_o wish_v these_o troublesome_a schism_n and_o endless_a discord_n among_o yourselves_o may_v make_v you_o seek_v a_o proper_a remedy_n by_o a_o reunion_n to_o the_o centre_n of_o union_n god_n and_o his_o church_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o character_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n g._n b._n p._n 8._o i_o shall_v add_v to_o this_o the_o main_a distinguish_a character_n of_o our_o religion_n which_o be_v four._n pag._n 8._o first_o its_o verity_n pag._n 10._o the_o second_o its_o genuine_a simplicity_n and_o perspicuity_n the_o three_o its_o reasonableness_n and_o the_o four_o its_o easiness_n thus_o you_o answer_n be_v these_o the_o only_a or_o even_o the_o chief_a character_n of_o divine_a truth_n whether_o you_o take_v they_o as_o they_o be_v deliver_v in_o holy_a writ_n or_o as_o teach_v in_o the_o church_n can_v you_o find_v no_o other_o quality_n peculiar_a to_o they_o not_o common_a to_o other_o then_o human_a learning_n may_v equal_v if_o not_o surpass_v divine_a take_v for_o example_n some_o principle_n natural_o know_v as_o two_o and_o two_o make_v four_o or_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v great_a than_o any_o part_n of_o it_o these_o be_v true_a it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v be_v false_a they_o be_v perspicuous_a and_o easy_a no_o man_n can_v doubt_v of_o they_o who_o understand_v the_o term_n they_o be_v reasonable_a for_o what_o more_o reasonable_a than_o
god_n let_v they_o know_v how_o much_o better_o the_o lord_n of_o they_o be_v but_o if_o they_o be_v astonish_v at_o their_o power_n and_o virtue_n let_v they_o understand_v by_o they_o how_o much_o mighty_a he_o be_v who_o make_v they_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o species_n of_o idolatry_n of_o such_o who_o deify_v and_o adore_v all_o creature_n which_o be_v ground_v on_o that_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n that_o god_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v express_v by_o virgil_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_fw-la mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la but_o nothing_o about_o this_o occur_v in_o scripture_n and_o not_o much_o in_o father_n i_o let_v it_o pass_v these_o be_v the_o several_a species_n of_o idolatry_n which_o occur_v and_o be_v most_o conspicuous_a among_o pagan_n all_o be_v absolute_o inexcusable_a for_o leave_v the_o creator_n for_o the_o creature_n yet_o among_o all_o methinks_v the_o cause_n of_o those_o who_o adore_v the_o sun_n be_v somewhat_o more_o excusable_a than_o the_o rest_n for_o although_o reason_n teach_v it_o evident_o not_o to_o be_v a_o god_n yet_o experience_n show_v it_o to_o have_v one_o property_n of_o god_n for_o the_o sun_n give_v light_a and_o life_n to_o all_o that_o have_v eye_n and_o heart_n it_o give_v without_o interest_n it_o never_o appear_v but_o as_o a_o common_a good_a and_o beside_o its_o visible_a effect_n produce_v many_o other_o by_o hide_a influence_n these_o consideration_n do_v not_o excuse_v but_o they_o somewhat_o diminish_v the_o guilt_n of_o those_o who_o adore_v that_o wonderful_a instrument_n the_o work_n of_o the_o most_o high._n ecclesiastici_fw-la 43.2_o to_o sum_v up_o what_o we_o have_v say_v we_o find_v that_o even_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o great_a folly_n that_o can_v enter_v into_o man_n head_n how_o weak_a soever_o to_o take_v for_o a_o god_n a_o thing_n so_o much_o inferior_a to_o they_o in_o nature_n that_o they_o expect_v help_v of_o a_o thing_n helpless_a and_o direction_n from_o what_o be_v senseless_a to_o this_o they_o be_v dispose_v by_o the_o humane_a shape_n strike_v their_o fancy_n they_o be_v move_v to_o it_o by_o love_n of_o a_o dead_a master_n fear_v of_o a_o live_a tyrant_n flattery_n to_o one_o on_o who_o their_o fortune_n depend_v and_o these_o altogether_o heighten_v by_o the_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n sometime_o gratitude_n to_o beneficial_a creature_n incline_v man_n to_o renounce_v the_o great_a benefactor_n yet_o these_o motive_n how_o powerful_a soever_o can_v never_o have_v make_v man_n so_o prodigious_o to_o renounce_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n have_v they_o not_o by_o former_a sin_n so_o far_o leave_v god_n as_o to_o deserve_v to_o be_v leave_v by_o he_o not_o that_o they_o receive_v no_o grace_n at_o all_o from_o he_o but_o that_o they_o have_v not_o such_o grace_n as_o will_v keep_v they_o in_o what_o be_v good_a and_o prevent_v their_o fall_n into_o those_o senseless_a error_n section_n iii_o what_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n or_o what_o thing_n be_v represent_v by_o their_o idol_n where_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o pagan_a god_n have_v be_v men._n the_o occasion_n i_o have_v to_o treat_v of_o this_o quaestion_a be_v give_v by_o g._n b._n and_o e._n still_o who_o pretend_v that_o chief_o one_o and_o he_o the_o true_a god_n be_v adore_v by_o the_o idolater_n who_o use_v several_a statue_n and_o name_n only_o to_o represent_v his_o several_a atribute_n and_o that_o by_o jupiter_n they_o understand_v the_o true_a god._n what_o i_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o scripture_n and_o father_n be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v the_o contrary_a see_v that_o it_o appear_v that_o dead_a man_n star_n etc._n etc._n be_v adore_v vossius_fw-la l._n 1._o de_fw-fr idol_n cap._n 5._o p._n 30._o say_v idolatry_n begin_v with_o the_o adoration_n of_o angel_n thence_o past_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o men._n lactantius_n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o say_v the_o egyptian_n first_o adore_v the_o star_n afterward_o their_o king_n s._n cyril_n of_o alex._n l._n 1._o contra_fw-la jul._n p._n 17._o say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o chaldaean_n but_o the_o egyptian_n whilst_o the_o israelite_n live_v among_o they_o adore_v either_o apis_n or_o joseph_n under_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o ox_n or_o calf_n and_o in_o imitation_n of_o they_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o desert_n exod._n 32._o and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n at_o their_o schism_n from_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o three_o of_o king_n 12.28_o which_o continue_v among_o they_o till_o they_o be_v remove_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o country_n although_o that_o be_v not_o the_o only_a idolatry_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o for_o they_o have_v baal_n 3._o reg._n 18._o and_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o their_o kingdom_n as_o appear_v 4_o reg._n 17.16_o which_o they_o learn_v probable_o of_o the_o assyrian_n after_o the_o transmigration_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n we_o find_v those_o who_o remain_v in_o their_o country_n much_o addict_v to_o the_o star-worship_n hieremy_n 44._o as_o to_o a_o superstition_n ancient_a among_o they_o which_o i_o guess_v they_o learn_v of_o their_o king_n achaz_n and_o that_o he_o receive_v it_o from_o damascus_n 4_o reg._n 16._o where_o a_o copy_n of_o a_o altar_n be_v send_v to_o the_o highpriest_n to_o have_v another_o make_v like_o it_o and_o place_v in_o the_o temple_n but_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n i_o do_v not_o trouble_v myself_o with_o further_a examine_v it_o our_o only_a dispute_n be_v about_o the_o roman_n and_o greek_n who_o idolatry_n be_v banish_v the_o world_n by_o christian_a religion_n which_o our_o modern_a adversary_n pretend_v that_o we_o have_v renew_v again_o you_o say_v then_o that_o they_o by_o jupiter_n adore_v the_o true_a god_n creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n we_o say_v that_o all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v man_n and_o that_o jupiter_n himself_o be_v such_o and_o that_o they_o be_v devil_n who_o take_v upon_o themselves_o those_o person_n name_n to_o delude_v the_o world_n i_o will_v prove_v this_o one_a out_o of_o scripture_n 2_o out_o of_o such_o father_n as_o live_v with_o pagan_n and_o consequent_o have_v more_o occasion_n to_o know_v their_o theology_n than_o we_o who_o must_v gather_v it_o only_o out_o of_o their_o write_n 3_o out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o pagan_n 4_o out_o of_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o who_o be_v adore_v and_o last_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o protestant_n my_o first_o proof_n be_v take_v out_o of_o scripture_n psal_n 95._o 96._o 5._o all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v devil_n omnes_fw-la dii_fw-la gentium_fw-la daemonia_fw-la so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o vulgat_fw-la edition_n and_o be_v so_o from_o the_o beginning_n while_o paganism_n slourish_v and_o yet_o pagan_n never_o accuse_v the_o christian_n for_o impose_v upon_o they_o opinion_n which_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v see_v s._n augustin_n upon_o that_o place_n the_o english_a translation_n be_v somewhat_o different_a viz._n all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v idol_n which_o notwithstanding_o confute_v sufficient_o the_o contrary_a error_n for_o if_o this_o be_v true_a all_o god_n of_o nation_n be_v idol_n as_o it_o must_v be_v in_o scripture_n e._n s._n his_o proposition_n be_v contradictory_n to_o it_o must_v be_v false_a jupiter_z the_o chief_a god_n of_o nation_n be_v no_o idol_n nor_o devil_n moreover_o if_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o idolater_n offer_v which_o be_v always_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o prime_a act_n of_o religion_n be_v offer_v by_o they_o to_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n than_o it_o follow_v they_o do_v not_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o only_a devil_n but_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n ergo_fw-la they_o do_v not_o adore_v the_o true_a god_n but_o devil_n i_o prove_v the_o minor._n denter_n 32.17_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n not_o to_o god_n to_o god_n who_o they_o know_v not_o to_o new_a god_n who_o come_v new_o up_o who_o your_o father_n fear_v not_o psal_n 105._o 106_o 37._o they_o sacrifice_v their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n unto_o devil_n and_o 1_o cor._n 10.20_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o gentile_n sacrifice_v they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god._n hence_o aug._n l._n 20._o contra_fw-la faust_n c._n 18._o ait_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o sacrificiis_fw-la paganorum_fw-la deo_fw-la displicuisse_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la fierent_fw-la daemoniis_fw-la nothing_o in_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v displease_v to_o god_n but_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v offer_v viz._n the_o devil_n my_o second_o proof_n be_v take_v out_o of_o those_o father_n who_o live_v with_o the_o pagan_n and_o converse_v familiar_o
&_o quicquid_fw-la daemonum_fw-la colitis_fw-la victi_fw-la dolore_fw-la quod_fw-la sunt_fw-la eloquuntur_fw-la nec_fw-la utique_fw-la in_o turpitudinem_fw-la svi_fw-la nonnullis_fw-la praesertim_fw-la vestrum_fw-la assistentibus_fw-la mentiuntur_fw-la ipsis_fw-la testibus_fw-la esse_fw-la eos_fw-la daemon_n de_fw-la se_fw-la verum_fw-la confitentibus_fw-la credit_n adjurati_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o solum_fw-la inviti_fw-la miseri_fw-la etc._n etc._n most_o man_n and_o even_o many_o of_o your_o own_o know_v they_o be_v no_o better_o than_o devil_n who_o you_o adore_v your_o god_n saturn_n and_o serapis_n and_o jupiter_n have_v be_v adjure_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o true_a and_o only_a god_n and_o have_v be_v force_v out_o of_o the_o body_n they_o possess_v and_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v foul_a and_o seduce_a devil_n and_o their_o confession_n be_v to_o be_v suppose_v true_a in_o point_n of_o reason_n for_o they_o that_o be_v adore_v as_o god_n will_v never_o belie_v themselves_o into_o devil_n to_o their_o own_o reproach_n especial_o in_o presence_n of_o they_o that_o worship_v they_o be_v they_o not_o force_v thus_o be_v that_o place_n english_v by_o w._n l._n julius_n firmicus_n pag._n 20._o ecce_fw-la daemon_n est_fw-la quem_fw-la colis_fw-la cùm_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la ejus_fw-la nomen_fw-la audierit_fw-la contremiscit_fw-la it_o be_v the_o devil_n who_o you_o adore_v he_o tremble_v when_o he_o hear_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n in_o my_o next_o section_n i_o will_v cite_v prudentius_n who_o say_v the_o same_o in_o his_o apotheosi_fw-la you_o may_v find_v in_o s._n austin_n and_o other_o father_n several_a reason_n prove_v those_o god_n to_o be_v devil_n chief_o for_o their_o promote_a vice_n by_o encourage_v poet_n fable_n concern_v those_o filthy_a act_n relate_v to_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o they_o my_o five_o pooof_n be_v take_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o protestant_n themselves_o the_o author_n of_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n pag._n 138._o i_o need_v speak_v little_a of_o the_o second_o commandment_n as_o it_o be_v a_o forbid_v of_o that_o grosser_n sort_n of_o heathenish_a idolatry_n the_o worship_v of_o idol_n which_o though_o it_o be_v once_o common_a in_o the_o world_n yet_o it_o be_v now_o so_o rare_a that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a any_o that_o shall_v read_v this_o shall_v be_v concern_v in_o it_o can_v he_o have_v say_v this_o have_v he_o not_o know_v the_o practice_n of_o papist_n to_o be_v far_o different_a from_o those_o of_o heathen_a idolater_n vossius_fw-la l._n 1._o de_fw-fr idol_n cap._n 18._o pag._n 139._o omnes_fw-la gentium_fw-la dii_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la homines_fw-la all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v men._n godwin_n l._n 4._o antiquit._fw-la c._n 1._o well_o deserve_v man_n be_v repute_v gods._n mr._n thomas_n prat_n in_o his_o epistile_a dedicatory_a of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n have_v say_v that_o general_n of_o army_n and_o great_a conqueror_n be_v by_o the_o pagan_n esteem_v hero_n he_o add_v the_o god_n antiquity_n worship_v with_o temple_n and_o altar_n be_v those_o who_o instruct_v the_o world_n to_o plough_v to_o sow_v to_o plant_v to_o spin_v to_o build_v house_n and_o to_o find_v out_o new_a country_n m._n g._n b._n in_o this_o very_a book_n p._n 17._o the_o herd_n the_o comonalty_n of_o the_o idolater_n do_v formal_o worship_v the_o image_n and_o p._n 23._o the_o soul_n of_o decease_a man_n be_v honour_v with_o divine_a honour_n i_o hope_v e._n s._n will_v not_o refuse_v the_o testimony_n of_o his_o great_a patriarch_n w._n l._n who_o in_o his_o relation_n p._n 77._o cite_v with_o great_a esteem_n of_o they_o the_o word_n of_o minutius_n felix_n and_o very_o judicious_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a the_o true_a god_n shall_v be_v force_v out_o of_o his_o possession_n much_o less_o that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o utter_v a_o lie_n and_o own_o himself_o to_o be_v a_o foul_a and_o seduce_a devil_n can_v any_o man_n think_v that_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n credat_fw-la judaeus_n appella_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la i_o scarce_o wonder_v at_o the_o extravagant_a opinion_n of_o the_o pagan_n see_v e._n s._n and_o g._n b._n can_v believe_v that_o be_v there_o not_o some_o other_o more_o powerful_a tie_n then_o only_o imaginary_a or_o pretend_a incredibility_n i_o shall_v hope_v to_o see_v both_o believe_v transubstantiation_n see_v they_o can_v believe_v that_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o tell_v a_o lie_n and_o profess_v himself_o a_o devil_n o_o blasphemy_n but_o although_o in_o a_o bad_a humour_n e._n s._n shall_v refuse_v to_o subscribe_v to_o his_o quondam_a primate_n yet_o i_o can_v have_v recourse_n to_o a_o person_n very_o near_o unto_o he_o even_o his_o own_o dear_a self_n for_o he_o origines_fw-la sacrae_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 32._o speak_v of_o sanconiathon_n say_v that_o which_o of_o all_o seem_v clear_a in_o this_o theology_n be_v the_o open_a own_v the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n to_o have_v be_v from_o the_o consecration_n of_o some_o eminent_a person_n after_o their_o death_n who_o have_v find_v out_o some_o useful_a thing_n for_o the_o world_n whilst_o they_o be_v live_v which_o the_o subtle_a greek_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o viz._n that_o the_o person_n they_o worship_v be_v once_o man_n which_o make_v they_o turn_v all_o into_o allegory_n and_o mystical_a sense_n to_o blind_v that_o idolatry_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o better_a among_o the_o ignorant_a and_o l._n 3._o c._n 5._o he_o say_v that_o saturn_n jupiter_n mercury_n neptune_n vulcan_n juno_n minerva_n ceres_n bacchus_n and_o other_o have_v be_v man_n and_o woman_n he_o can_v not_o have_v give_v a_o clear_a and_o full_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o we_o say_v and_o the_o falsehood_n of_o what_o he_o deliver_v than_o be_v contain_v in_o those_o two_o place_n to_o what_o can_v we_o attribute_v this_o change_n in_o e._n s._n that_o what_o be_v before_o the_o certain_a position_n of_o idolatry_n shall_v now_o be_v false_a but_o to_o a_o desire_n to_o charge_v that_o heinous_a sin_n upon_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n which_o of_o itself_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n if_o pagan_a idolatry_n be_v right_o represent_v tantae_fw-la molis_fw-la erat_fw-la to_o make_v rome_n seem_v idolater_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o ignorant_a admirer_n philo_z biblius_n have_v reason_n to_o blame_v those_o allegory_n to_o which_o the_o subtle_a greek_n have_v recourse_n which_o make_v a_o clear_a new_a religion_n by_o change_v the_o object_n adore_v as_o god_n from_o some_o man_n eminent_a for_o power_n or_o virtue_n to_o element_n much_o inferior_a to_o the_o least_o of_o man_n or_o any_o live_a creature_n for_o this_o yield_v the_o cause_n and_o condemn_v the_o whole_a idolatrous_a world._n so_o minutius_n felix_n in_o octavio_n pag._n 16._o zenon_n interpretando_fw-la junonem_fw-la aëra_fw-la jupiter_fw-la coelum_fw-la neptunum_n mare_n ignem_fw-la esse_fw-la vulcanum_n &_o caeteros_fw-la similiter_fw-la vulgi_fw-la deos_fw-la elementa_fw-la esse_fw-la monstrando_fw-la publicum_fw-la arguit_fw-la graviter_fw-la &_o revincit_fw-la errorem_fw-la section_n iu._n that_o the_o jupiter_n o._n m._n of_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n be_v not_o the_o true_a god._n my_o first_o and_o chief_a proof_n be_v take_v from_o what_o be_v already_o say_v out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n father_n protestant_n and_o pagan_n for_o those_o universal_a proposition_n contain_v all_o and_o every_o god_n of_o paganism_n v._o c._n what_o be_v the_o proposition_n of_o scripture_n all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v devil_n and_o the_o pagan_n sacrifice_v to_o devil_n not_o to_o god._n what_o be_v the_o proposition_n of_o e._n s._n one_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o no_o devil_n item_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o true_a god_n and_o not_o to_o the_o devil_n if_o the_o logic_n of_o e._n s._n can_v reconcile_v with_o truth_n two_o contradiction_n it_o be_v a_o rare_a one_o till_o he_o teach_v we_o how_o they_o can_v stand_v together_o we_o will_v stick_v to_o the_o common_a receive_v axiom_n of_o sophist_n that_o both_o can_v be_v true_a so_o one_o of_o those_o proposition_n must_v be_v false_a either_o that_o of_o scripture_n or_o that_o of_o e._n s._n now_o i_o desire_v he_o to_o declare_v whether_o he_o take_v to_o be_v true_a and_o whether_o the_o liar_n god_n or_o himself_o again_o gal._n 4.8_o the_o galatian_n know_v not_o god_n serve_v those_o who_o by_o nature_n be_v not_o gods._n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o e._n s._n say_v the_o galatian_n know_v jupiter_n and_o serve_v he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a god_n wherein_o he_o direct_o contradict_v the_o scripture_n the_o like_a argument_n may_v be_v bring_v from_o the_o authority_n cite_v out_o of_o father_n protestant_n and_o
your_o doctrine_n and_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o pretext_n as_o you_o do_v to_o defend_v their_o doctrine_n the_o church_n for_o which_o s._n ambrose_n plead_v be_v catholic_n so_o must_v we_o be_v in_o this_o see_v our_o doctrine_n be_v the_o same_o with_o they_o the_o novatian_o in_o this_o be_v heretic_n what_o be_v you_o indeed_o the_o word_n with_o which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n 16.18_o saviour_n mat._n 16.18_o first_o promise_v second_o 23._o second_o joan._n 20.22_o 23._o actual_o communicate_v that_o power_n to_o forgive_v or_o retain_v sin_n be_v so_o express_v that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a disrespect_n imaginable_a so_o to_o wrest_v they_o as_o they_o must_v to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o natural_a sense_n i_o desire_v you_o to_o show_v your_o art_n and_o invent_v some_o speech_n which_o in_o so_o few_o word_n shall_v more_o clear_o express_v this_o sense_n the_o catholic_a church_n understand_v they_o in_o and_o as_o for_o father_n see_v s._n cyprian_n in_o many_o place_n s._n basil_n qq_fw-la brev_n q._n 288._o s._n leo_n epist_n 91._o ad_fw-la theodorum_fw-la greg._n hom_o 26._o in_o evang._n cyril_n alex._n lib._n 12._o in_o joan._n but_o above_o all_o s._n chrysost_o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr sacerd._n c._n 5._o tom._n 3._o edit_fw-la savell_n p._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o who_o dwell_v on_o earth_n say_v he_o be_v enable_v to_o dispense_v the_o thing_n in_o heaven_n to_o they_o a_o power_n be_v give_v which_o neither_o angel_n nor_o archangel_n enjoy_v for_o to_o these_o it_o be_v never_o say_v what_o you_o shall_v bind_v earthly_a prince_n have_v power_n to_o cast_v into_o prison_n but_o their_o power_n be_v restrain_v to_o body_n only_o whereas_o the_o bond_n we_o speak_v of_o reach_v the_o soul_n and_o heaven_n itself_o insomuch_o as_o what_o priest_n do_v below_o god_n ratify_v above_o and_o the_o lord_n confirm_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o servant_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o have_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n all_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o heaven_n who_o sin_n you_o forgive_v be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n you_o retain_v be_v retain_v what_o power_n can_v be_v great_a than_o this_o god_n the_o father_n have_v give_v all_o power_n to_o judge_n to_o the_o son_n and_o the_o son_n have_v communicate_v all_o that_o same_o power_n to_o priest_n thus_o the_o glorious_a saint_n you_o see_v sir_n the_o ground_n of_o our_o belief_n in_o this_o point_n the_o clear_a word_n of_o our_o lord_n 20.23_o lord_n joan._n 20.23_o who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v unto_o they_o you_o see_v the_o father_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n explicate_v those_o word_n as_o we_o do_v you_o see_v novatian_n be_v hold_v for_o heretic_n for_o understand_v those_o word_n otherwise_o what_o ground_n have_v you_o to_o deny_v a_o truth_n deliver_v by_o christ_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o from_o they_o hand_v down_o to_o we_o g._n b._n pag._n 62._o it_o be_v count_v a_o blasphemy_n in_o christ_n when_o he_o say_v thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o which_o show_v it_o to_o be_v blasphemy_n in_o all_o other_o it_o be_v a_o invasion_n of_o his_o prerogative_n answ_n here_o we_o have_v a_o blasphemous_a accusation_n of_o the_o scribe_n against_o jesus_n christ_n oppose_v against_o the_o clear_a word_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n nay_o their_o word_n althô_o full_a of_o malice_n and_o convince_v of_o falsehood_n by_o a_o miracle_n be_v prefer_v before_o those_o of_o christ_n as_o be_v make_v a_o rule_n by_o which_o his_o must_v be_v interpret_v thus_o under_o pretence_n of_o assert_v the_o authority_n of_o christ_n you_o overthrow_v it_o as_o your_o brethren_n ruin_v their_o sovereign_n under_o pretence_n of_o make_v he_o a_o glorious_a king._n but_o say_v you_o christ_n clear_v himself_o from_o the_o power_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o forgive_v sin_n answ_n that_o same_o power_n give_v by_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n do_v clear_v we_o g._n b._n pag._n 61._o after_o a_o sinner_n have_v go_v over_o his_o sin_n without_o any_o sign_n of_o remorse_n and_o tell_v they_o to_o a_o priest_n he_o enjoin_v a_o penance_n and_o without_o wait_v that_o they_o obey_v it_o he_o say_v i_o absolve_v thou_o and_o after_o this_o they_o judge_v themselves_o full_o cleanse_v from_o sin_n answ_n be_v there_o benefice_n or_o preferment_n establish_v for_o such_o as_o invent_v story_n without_o any_o ground_n i_o know_v none_o in_o a_o fair_a way_n to_o they_o than_o yourself_o you_o can_v but_o know_v that_o we_o hold_v contrition_n to_o be_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o he_o who_o confess_v without_o sorrow_n be_v so_o far_o from_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o the_o sin_n past_a that_o we_o judge_v he_o guilty_a of_o a_o new_a sacrilege_n consider_v a_o little_a what_o you_o say_v if_o not_o for_o conscience_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o you_o seem_v not_o to_o regard_v at_o least_o for_o your_o credit_n g._n b._n pag._n 61_o 62._o what_o can_v take_v off_o more_o from_o the_o value_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n than_o to_o believe_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o absolve_v from_o sin_n answ_n that_o can_v take_v from_o the_o value_n of_o that_o sacred_a passion_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v build_v by_o baptism_n sin_n be_v remit_v without_o derogate_a from_o the_o value_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n the_o same_o of_o absolution_n because_o in_o both_o these_o sacrament_n the_o merit_n of_o the_o passion_n be_v apply_v to_o cleanse_v our_o soul_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o christ_n have_v ordain_v and_o by_o authority_n derive_v from_o he_o in_o civil_a matter_n as_o no_o man_n can_v lawful_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o authority_n and_o exercise_v the_o function_n of_o a_o judge_n without_o a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o unlawful_a to_o refuse_v due_a obedience_n to_o judge_n lawful_o commissionated_a we_o have_v a_o lawful_a commission_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o we_o stick_v to_o that_o till_o we_o see_v better_a ground_n to_o vacate_v it_o than_o such_o frivolous_a reason_n as_o you_o bring_v chap._n xviii_o of_o penance_n fast_v prayer_n and_o pilgrimage_n g._n b._n p._n 62._o add_v the_o scorn_n put_v on_o religion_n by_o the_o penance_n enjoin_v for_o sin_n abstain_v from_o flesh_n patter_z over_o prayer_n repeat_v the_o penitential_a psalm_n go_v to_o such_o church_n and_o altar_n with_o other_o ridiculous_a observance_n like_o these_o which_o can_v but_o kill_v the_o vital_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o who_o can_v have_v any_o sad_a apprehension_n of_o sin_n who_o be_v teach_v such_o a_o easy_a way_n of_o punishment_n answ_n experience_n show_v we_o whether_o practice_n preserve_v more_o the_o vital_n of_o religion_n you_o or_o we_o and_o i_o be_o persaad_v i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n before_o we_o part_v to_o give_v you_o a_o prospect_n not_o very_a please_a of_o the_o piety_n of_o your_o proselyte_n who_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v 2_o tim._n 3.13_o proficiunt_fw-la in_o pejus_fw-la have_v wax_v worse_a and_o worse_o ever_o since_o your_o brethren_n have_v have_v the_o direction_n of_o they_o but_o what_o be_v these_o observance_n which_o move_v you_o to_o laughter_n fast_n prayer_n and_o pilgrimage_n so_o much_o recommend_v and_o even_o command_v in_o both_o old_a and_o new_a law_n sometime_o in_o scripture_n often_o in_o council_n and_o father_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n through_o all_o age_n these_o thing_n seem_v ridiculous_a to_o this_o democritus_n a_o new_a man_n as_o much_o a_o stranger_n to_o true_a piety_n as_o his_o education_n have_v be_v to_o prayer_n fast_v and_o pilgrimage_n as_o far_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o work_n that_o he_o shall_v thus_o deride_v all_o penitential_a work_n design_v either_o to_o punish_v our_o past_a offence_n or_o prevent_v those_o to_o come_v to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o our_o creator_n or_o to_o rivet_v we_o to_o he_o when_o st._n paul_n the_o choose_a vessel_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n separate_v from_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o call_v unto_o grace_n 1.15_o grace_n gal._n 1.15_o when_o he_o i_o say_v chastise_v his_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o under_o subjection_n 9.27_o subjection_n 1_o cor._n 9.27_o lest_o preach_v to_o other_o he_o become_v himself_o a_o reprobate_n what_o mean_n do_v he_o use_v for_o his_o security_n to_o mortify_v his_o body_n but_o those_o this_o good_a man_n count_v ridiculous_a observance_n viz._n fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o the_o like_a we_o be_v sure_o he_o be_v animate_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n what_o spirit_n animate_v you_o section_n i._o fast_v as_o
but_o only_o on_o such_o occasion_n for_o as_o for_o such_o who_o do_v absent_a themselves_o either_o for_o ambition_n or_o envy_n or_o pleasure_n or_o friendship_n or_o any_o other_o unlawful_a design_n or_o for_o some_o good_a but_o so_o little_a as_o not_o to_o countervail_v that_o of_o their_o duty_n to_o their_o flock_n we_o no_o less_o blame_v they_o than_o you_o our_o canon_n for_o residence_n be_v as_o sever_v as_o can_v be_v and_o those_o often_o execute_v with_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n what_o do_v you_o more_o commendam_n offend_v you_o that_o be_v the_o recommend_v the_o mean_n of_o abbey_n to_o those_o who_o be_v not_o monk_n yet_o we_o give_v they_o only_o to_o clergy_n you_o to_o mere_a layman_n second_o we_o give_v they_o only_o for_o their_o life_n you_o give_v they_o to_o their_o heir_n executor_n administrator_n and_o assign_v three_o we_o leave_v the_o abbey_n and_o its_o legal_a superior_n a_o competent_a subsistence_n for_o the_o monk_n you_o turn_v they_o a_o beg_n out_o of_o god_n blessing_n into_o the_o warm_a sun._n when_o you_o have_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v more_o lawful_a for_o your_o church_n to_o steal_v a_o goose_n than_o for_o we_o to_o pluck_v a_o quill_n i_o shall_v believe_v your_o procedure_n legal_a and_o we_o illegal_a g._n b._n ibid._n they_o struggle_v hard_o against_o the_o honest_a attempt_n of_o those_o who_o labour_v to_o have_v have_v residence_n declare_v to_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n answ_n what_o may_v the_o catholic_a church_n do_v to_o please_v you_o have_v she_o pass_v that_o declaration_n you_o will_v have_v clamor_v at_o your_o ordinary_a rate_n against_o new_a definition_n of_o faith_n now_o she_o reject_v that_o definition_n she_o oppose_v the_o honest_a attempt_n to_o promote_v it_o and_o she_o must_v be_v in_o the_o wrong_n and_o those_o who_o oppose_v she_o in_o the_o right_n whatever_o she_o or_o they_o do_v because_o she_o be_v the_o church_n and_o they_o a_o discontent_a party_n in_o she_o in_o fine_a as_o the_o jew_n proceed_v with_o our_o saviour_n the_o bridegroom_n so_o do_v you_o with_o the_o bride_n the_o catholic_a church_n her_o action_n whatever_o they_o be_v be_v blame_v to_o what_o be_v the_o man_n of_o this_o genertion_n like_a they_o be_v like_a unto_o child_n sit_v in_o the_o marketplace_n and_o say_v we_o have_v pipe_v unto_o you_o and_o you_o have_v not_o dance_v we_o have_v mourn_v unto_o you_o and_o you_o have_v not_o weep_v luc._n 7.32_o for_o do_v the_o church_n make_v a_o decree_n you_o blame_v she_o for_o it_o do_v she_o not_o make_v it_o you_o blame_v she_o for_o that_o too_o but_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v by_o all_o her_o child_n a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o and_o begin_v of_o the_o second_o part._n g._n b._n p._n 116._o i_o have_v run_v around_o the_o great_a circle_n i_o propose_v to_o myself_o and_o have_v examine_v the_o design_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o have_v find_v great_a contradiction_n give_v to_o they_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n answ_n you_o have_v indeed_o run_v a_o round_a and_o that_o so_o long_o that_o you_o be_v giddy_a with_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o your_o frequent_a and_o great_a fall_n so_o evident_o against_o common_a sense_n as_o i_o have_v all_o along_o observe_v and_o yet_o i_o have_v not_o observe_v all_o for_o that_o will_v have_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o the_o reader_n and_o have_v take_v up_o more_o time_n than_o i_o can_v bestow_v upon_o trifle_n you_o have_v show_v no_o contradiction_n betwixt_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o the_o design_n of_o christianity_n i_o have_v show_v their_o conformity_n but_o your_o book_n discover_v a_o design_n against_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v a_o heap_n of_o rash_a judgement_n evident_a calumny_n or_o uncharitable_a surmise_n i_o say_v nothing_o of_o your_o fault_n against_o reason_n your_o incoherent_a notion_n groundless_a judgement_n and_o perpetual_a sophism_n because_o althô_o these_o be_v great_a fault_n in_o themselves_o yet_o not_o considerable_a in_o presence_n of_o those_o other_o against_o charity_n and_o these_o fault_n be_v the_o great_a for_o be_v bring_v to_o uphold_v a_o schism_n a_o design_n contrary_n to_o christianity_n it_o be_v a_o most_o certain_a truth_n that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v the_o love_n of_o god_n who_o withstand_v the_o union_n of_o all_o man_n in_o one_o church_n non_fw-la habet_fw-la dei_fw-la charitatem_fw-la qui_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la diligit_fw-la unitatem_fw-la aug._n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr baptis_n count_v donat._n c._n 16._o and_o all_o your_o pretence_n of_o cause_n give_v of_o your_o separation_n be_v but_o frivolous_a this_o tear_v in_o piece_n the_o my_o stical_a body_n of_o christ_n be_v so_o great_a a_o sacrilege_n that_o no_o pretext_n can_v excuse_v it_o apparet_fw-la say_v s._n austin_n l._n 2._o contra_fw-la epist_n parmen_fw-la c._n 11._o non_fw-la esse_fw-la quicquam_fw-la gravius_fw-la sacrilegio_fw-la schismatis_fw-la quia_fw-la praecidendae_fw-la unitatis_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la justa_fw-la necessitas_fw-la when_o i_o see_v you_o reflect_v on_o your_o run_v so_o long_o round_o in_o a_o circle_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v come_v out_o of_o it_o and_o be_v in_o hope_n that_o either_o i_o may_v have_v be_v a_o spectator_n of_o your_o follow_a course_n or_o else_o that_o you_o will_v have_v lead_v i_o a_o more_o please_a walk_n the_o design_n of_o s._n austin_n lib._n 1._o retract_v cap._n 7._o come_v to_o my_o mind_n who_o represent_v the_o piety_n of_o catholic_n and_o the_o vicious_a life_n of_o the_o manichee_n in_o his_o two_o book_n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la and_o de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la manichaeorum_fw-la and_o i_o imagine_v you_o may_v design_v the_o like_a in_o the_o two_o part_n of_o this_o book_n i_o expect_v you_o will_v have_v give_v we_o a_o panegyric_n of_o your_o own_o church_n after_o you_o have_v spend_v your_o satirical_a vein_n in_o your_o invective_n against_o we_o i_o think_v we_o shall_v have_v see_v describe_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n the_o advantage_n of_o communion_n with_o it_o the_o perfection_n of_o its_o faith_n the_o decency_n of_o its_o ceremony_n the_o majesty_n of_o its_o hierarchy_n the_o reasonableness_n of_o its_o canon_n the_o fullness_n of_o its_o conducency_n to_o piety_n in_o this_o life_n and_o bliss_n in_o the_o next_o and_o all_o these_o confirm_v with_o example_n of_o the_o virtuous_a life_n of_o its_o devotee_n but_o how_o much_o have_v i_o be_v mistake_v for_o cast_v a_o eye_n a_o little_a far_o after_o some_o few_o word_n in_o commendation_n of_o your_o faith_n i_o find_v you_o throw_v dirt_n again_o as_o fast_o as_o before_o or_o rather_o fast_a as_o if_o in_o the_o first_o part_n you_o have_v only_o assay_v what_o in_o the_o second_o you_o act_n in_o earnest_n do_v your_o garden_n the_o church_n cant._n 4.12_o be_v compare_v to_o one_o afford_v only_o that_o one_o flower_n be_v the_o soil_n so_o barren_a or_o so_o ill_o cultivate_v as_o none_o else_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o it_o or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o do_v they_o thrive_v so_o ill_o as_o not_o to_o be_v worth_a be_v point_v to_o or_o do_v it_o come_v from_o a_o morosity_n of_o nature_n which_o incline_v you_o to_o blame_v and_o reprehend_v or_o from_o a_o propensity_n to_o entertain_v thought_n only_o of_o fault_n and_o imperfection_n as_o fly_n pitch_v upon_o ulcer_n and_o some_o other_o creature_n wallow_v in_o mire_n or_o from_o another_o quality_n worse_o than_o that_o which_o turn_v all_o to_o bad_a as_o a_o foul_a stomach_n turn_v all_o food_n into_o peccant_a humour_n and_o a_o spider_n draw_v poison_n from_o that_o flower_n whence_o a_o bee_n draw_v hony_n something_o of_o this_o must_v be_v for_o i_o will_v neither_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o reprehensible_a in_o the_o live_v of_o catholic_n it_o be_v a_o propriety_n of_o the_o triumphant_a church_n to_o be_v free_a from_o any_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n nor_o that_o all_o be_v bad_a in_o protestant_n beside_o their_o faith_n that_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o damn_a spirit_n in_o hell._n but_o i_o supersede_n these_o personal_a reflection_n and_o follow_v tho'_o with_o little_a comfort_n you_o in_o the_o new_a maze_n you_o lead_v i_o into_o chap._n xxx_o catholic_a faith_n deliver_v by_o man_n divine_o inspire_v rule_v to_o know_v true_a tradition_n faith_n never_o change_v g._n b._n p._n 116._o the_o first_o character_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o world_n by_o man_n send_v of_o god_n and_o divine_o inspire_v who_o prove_v their_o mission_n by_o miracle_n answ_n all_o divine_a faith_n be_v build_v on_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n the_o man_n who_o deliver_v it_o at_o first_o be_v but_o the_o