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not_o faith_n enough_o to_o believe_v many_o of_o those_o apparition_n that_o be_v pretend_v i_o can_v never_o yet_o know_v what_o other_o to_o think_v of_o *_o octav._n socrates_n his_o genius_n which_o as_o himself_o report_v be_v wont_a to_o check_v he_o when_o he_o go_v about_o any_o unmeeâ—_n enterprise_n and_o to_o forward_o he_o in_o good_a for_o the_o modern_a time_n it_o be_v too_o hard_a to_o credit_v the_o report_n of_o douai_n letter_n concerning_o our_o busy_a neighbour_n pâ—re_o cotton_n rav._n that_o he_o have_v ordinary_a conference_n and_o conversation_n with_o angel_n both_o his_o own_o tutelar_a and_o those_o general_n of_o province_n if_o so_o what_o need_n be_v there_o for_o he_o to_o have_v propound_v fifty_o question_n partly_o of_o divinity_n partly_o of_o policy_n to_o the_o resolution_n of_o a_o demoniac_a who_o can_v be_v so_o fond_o credulous_a 5._o as_o to_o believe_v that_o jo._n carrera_n a_o young_a father_n of_o the_o society_n have_v a_o daily_a companion_n of_o his_o angel_n in_o so_o familiar_a a_o fashion_n as_o to_o propound_v his_o doubt_n to_o that_o secret_a friend_n to_o receive_v his_o answer_n to_o take_v his_o advice_n upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o be_v raise_v by_o he_o every_o morning_n from_o his_o bed_n to_o his_o early_a devotion_n till_o once_o delay_v cause_v for_o a_o time_n a_o intermission_n or_o that_o the_o age_a cappuchin_n franciscus_n de_fw-fr bergamo_n note_v for_o the_o eleven_o precious_a stone_n which_o be_v find_v in_o his_o gall_n have_v for_o eight_o year_n together_o before_o his_o death_n the_o assistance_n of_o a_o angel_n in_o human_a shape_n for_o the_o perform_n of_o his_o canonical_a hour_n 16â—â—_z or_o that_o the_o angel_n help_v their_o s._n gudwal_n and_o s._n oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n to_o say_v his_o mass_n or_o that_o isidore_n the_o late_a spanish_a peasant_n new_o saint_v among_o good_a company_n by_o greg._n the_o 15._o serve_v a_o hard_a master_n have_v a_o angel_n to_o make_v up_o his_o daily_a task_n at_o his_o plough_n while_o the_o good_a soul_n be_v at_o his_o public_a devotion_n like_o as_o another_o angel_n supply_v felix_n the_o lay_n cappuchin_n in_o tend_v his_o cattle_n or_o that_o francisca_n romana_fw-la late_o canonize_v have_v two_o celestial_a spirit_n visible_o attend_v she_o the_o one_o of_o the_o order_n of_o archangel_n which_o never_o leave_v she_o the_o other_o of_o the_o four_o order_n of_o angel_n who_o frequent_o present_v himself_o to_o her_o view_n their_o attire_n sometime_o white_a sometime_o blue_a purple_a more_o rare_o their_o tress_n of_o hair_n long_o and_o golden_a as_o the_o over-credulous_a bishop_n of_o wirtzburge_n report_v from_o gulielmus_fw-la baldesanus_fw-la not_o without_o many_o improbable_a circumstance_n these_o and_o a_o thousand_o more_o of_o the_o sâ—me_n bran_n find_v no_o more_o belief_n with_o i_o than_o that_o story_n which_o franciscus_n albertinus_fw-la relate_v out_o of_o baronius_n as_o do_v here_o at_o home_n that_o in_o the_o year_n 1601._o in_o england_n there_o be_v a_o angel_n see_v upon_o one_o of_o our_o altar_n and_o therefore_o more_o likely_a to_o be_v know_v in_o our_o own_o island_n then_o beyond_o the_o alps_o in_o a_o visible_a form_n with_o a_o naked_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n which_o he_o glitter_o brandish_v up_o and_o down_o foin_a sometime_o and_o sometime_o strike_v thereby_o threaten_v so_o long_o ago_o a_o instant_a destruction_n to_o this_o kingdom_n and_o indeed_o why_o shall_v we_o yield_v more_o credit_n to_o these_o pretender_n of_o apparition_n then_o to_o adelbertus_n the_o german_a heresâ—arch_n condemn_v in_o a_o council_n of_o rome_n by_o pope_n zacharie_n who_o give_v no_o less_o confident_o out_o that_o his_o angel-guardian_n appear_v daily_o to_o he_o and_o impart_v to_o he_o many_o divine_a revelation_n and_o direction_n or_o if_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n plead_v in_o the_o relation_n where_o or_o how_o shall_v we_o find_v it_o this_o we_o know_v that_o so_o sure_a as_o we_o see_v man_n so_o sure_o we_o be_v that_o holy_a man_n have_v see_v angel_n abraham_n see_v angel_n in_o his_o tent_n door_n lot_n see_v angel_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o sodom_n hagar_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o beersheba_n jacob_n in_o the_o way_n moses_n in_o the_o bush_n of_o horeb_n manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n in_o the_o field_n gideon_n in_o his_o thresh_a flore_fw-la david_n by_o the_o thresh_a flore_fw-la of_o araunah_n what_o shall_v i_o mention_v the_o prophet_n elijah_n elisha_n isaiah_n daniel_n zachary_n ezekiel_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n joseph_n mary_n zachariah_n the_o father_n of_o john_n baptist_n the_o shepherd_n mary_n magdalen_n the_o gaze_a disciple_n at_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n peter_n philip_n cornelius_n paul_n john_n the_o evangelist_n be_v all_o bless_a with_o the_o sight_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o succeed_a time_n of_o the_o church_n primitive_a i_o dare_v believe_v that_o good_a angel_n be_v no_o whit_n more_o spare_v of_o their_o presence_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o holy_a martyr_n and_o confessor_n under_o the_o pressure_n of_o tyranny_n for_o the_o dear_a name_n of_o their_o saviour_n 11._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o constant_a theodorus_n see_v and_o feel_v the_o refresh_a hand_n of_o the_o angel_n no_o less_o than_o he_o report_v to_o julian_n his_o persecutor_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o holy_a virgin_n theophila_n agnes_n lucia_n cecilia_n and_o other_o see_v the_o good_a angel_n protector_n of_o their_o chastity_n as_o one_o that_o have_v learn_v in_o these_o case_n to_o take_v the_o midway_n betwixt_o distrust_n and_o credulity_n i_o can_v easy_o yield_v that_o those_o retire_a saint_n of_o the_o prime_a age_n of_o the_o church_n have_v sometime_o such_o heavenly_a companion_n for_o the_o consolation_n of_o their_o force_a solitude_n but_o withal_o i_o must_v have_v leave_n to_o hold_v
to_o which_o our_o faith_n oblige_v we_o not_o in_o these_o case_n we_o go_v not_o by_o eyesight_n but_o we_o be_v well_o assure_v the_o soul_n of_o lazarus_n be_v by_o these_o glorious_a spirit_n carry_v up_o into_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n neither_o be_v this_o any_o privilege_n of_o his_o above_o all_o other_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n all_o which_o as_o they_o land_n in_o one_o common_a harbour_n of_o blessedness_n so_o they_o all_o participate_v of_o one_o happy_a mean_n of_o portage_n sect._n ix._o the_o respect_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o the_o angel_n such_o be_v the_o respect_n of_o good_a angel_n to_o we_o now_o what_o be_v we_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o say_v of_o one_o that_o the_o life_n of_o angel_n be_v political_a full_a of_o intercourse_n with_o themselves_o and_o with_o we_o what_o they_o return_v to_o each_o other_o in_o the_o course_n of_o their_o theophany_n be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o determine_v but_o since_o their_o good_a office_n be_v thus_o assiduous_a unto_o we_o it_o be_v meet_a we_o do_v inquire_v what_o duty_n be_v requirable_a from_o we_o to_o they_o habiâ—at_a devout_a bernard_n be_v but_o too_o liberal_a in_o his_o decision_n that_o we_o owe_v to_o these_o beneficent_a spirit_n reverence_v for_o their_o presence_n devotion_n for_o their_o love_n and_o trust_v for_o their_o custody_n doubtless_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v unto_o they_o so_o much_o as_o they_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o take_v from_o we_o if_o we_o go_v beyond_o these_o bound_n we_o offend_v and_o alienate_v they_o to_o derogate_v from_o they_o be_v not_o so_o heinous_a in_o their_o account_n as_o to_o overhoâ—our_v they_o s._n john_n proffer_v a_o humble_a geniculation_n to_o the_o angel_n and_o be_v put_v off_o 19.10_o with_o a_o see_v thou_o do_v it_o not_o i_o be_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n the_o excess_n of_o respect_n to_o they_o alâ—gâ—sâ—m_fw-la have_v turn_v to_o abominable_a impiety_n which_o howsoever_o hierome_n seem_v to_o impute_v to_o the_o jew_n eveâ—_z since_o the_o prophet_n time_n yet_o simon_n magus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o find_v guilty_a of_o this_o impious_a flattery_n of_o the_o angel_n who_o fond_o hold_v that_o the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o they_o can_v not_o â—hink_v fit_a to_o present_v they_o with_o less_o than_o divine_a honour_n hâ—_z curse_a choler_n menander_n who_o error_n prateolus_n wrongful_o father_n upon_o aristotle_n succeed_v he_o in_o that_o wicked_a heresy_n as_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o leave_v behind_o he_o saturnius_n not_o inferior_a to_o he_o in_o this_o frenzy_n who_o as_o tertullian_n and_o philastrius_n report_v he_o fancy_v together_o with_o his_o mad_a fellow_n that_o seven_o angel_n make_v the_o world_n not_o acquaint_v god_n with_o their_o work_n what_o shall_v i_o name_v blasphemous_a cerinthus_n who_o dare_v disparage_v christ_n in_o comparison_n with_o angel_n not_o altogether_o so_o bad_a be_v those_o heretic_n though_o bad_a enough_o which_o take_v their_o ancient_a denomination_n from_o the_o angel_n angelici_fw-la who_o profess_v true_a christianity_n and_o detestation_n of_o idolatry_n as_o have_v learn_v that_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v proper_o yet_o reserve_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o adoration_n to_o the_o bless_a angel_n against_o this_o opinion_n and_o practice_n the_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n seem_v to_o bend_v his_o style_n angelici_fw-la in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n forbid_v a_o voluntary_a humility_n in_o worship_v of_o angel_n whether_o ground_v upon_o the_o superstition_n of_o ancient_a jew_n as_o hierom_n and_o anselm_n or_o upon_o the_o ethnic_a philosophy_n of_o some_o platonic_a as_o estius_n and_o cornelâ—us_fw-la à _fw-la lapide_fw-la imagine_v or_o upon_o the_o damnable_a conceit_n of_o the_o simonian_n and_o cerinthian_n as_o tertullian_n we_o need_v not_o much_o to_o inquire_v nothing_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o the_o apostle_n inhibition_n afterward_o 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wherewith_o many_o place_n be_v common_o haunt_v the_o rarity_n whereof_o in_o these_o latter_n time_n be_v sufficient_a to_o descry_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o state_n of_o ignorant_a superstition_n and_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o there_o be_v many_o fraud_n intermix_v both_o in_o the_o act_n and_o relate_v divers_a of_o these_o oecurrence_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v detract_v from_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o may_v as_o well_o deny_v there_o be_v man_n live_v in_o those_o age_n before_o we_o neither_o can_v i_o make_v question_n of_o the_o authentic_a record_n of_o the_o martini_fw-la examination_n and_o confession_n of_o witch_n and_o sorcerer_n in_o several_a region_n of_o the_o world_n *_o ubique_fw-la agree_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o horrible_a pact_n with_o satan_n of_o their_o set_a meeting_n with_o evil_a spirit_n their_o beastly_a homage_v and_o conversation_n i_o shall_v hate_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o so_o much_o
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have_v yield_v they_o such_o vigour_n of_o heavenly_a consolation_n that_o they_o have_v bold_o defy_v all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o those_o assault_n have_v lay_v themselves_o down_o in_o peace_n o_o god_n i_o know_v satan_n can_v want_v no_o malice_n nor_o will_v to_o hurt_n i_o shall_v be_v his_o if_o i_o look_v for_o favour_n from_o he_o he_o must_v and_o will_v do_v so_o much_o of_o his_o worst_a to_o i_o as_o thou_o will_v permit_v whether_o thou_o will_v be_v please_v to_o restrain_v he_o or_o strengthen_v i_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v o_o lead_v i_o not_o into_o temptation_n and_o when_o thou_o do_v so_o show_v thyself_o strong_a in_o my_o weakness_n arm_v i_o for_o my_o last_o brunt_n stand_v by_o i_o in_o my_o last_o combat_n make_v i_o faithful_a to_o the_o death_n that_o thou_o may_v give_v i_o a_o crown_n of_o life_n sect._n viii_o of_o our_o carriage_n towards_o wicked_a spirit_n and_o the_o way_n of_o our_o prevalence_n against_o they_o we_o have_v see_v what_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n be_v to_o we_o it_o be_v fit_a we_o shall_v ask_v in_o what_o term_n we_o must_v stand_v towards_o they_o that_o we_o must_v maintain_v a_o perpetual_a hostility_n against_o they_o can_v be_v doubt_v and_o what_o ever_o act_n may_v tend_v towards_o the_o secure_n of_o ourselves_o and_o the_o abate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o power_n of_o darkness_n those_o must_v be_v exercise_v by_o we_o to_o the_o utmost_a just_o do_v we_o scorn_v to_o be_v behold_v to_o that_o deadly_a enemy_n in_o receive_v courtesy_n from_o he_o favour_n from_o such_o hand_n be_v both_o sin_n and_o curse_n he_o that_o can_v so_o easy_o transform_v himself_o will_v seem_v to_o do_v good_a what_o cure_n do_v he_o often_o work_v what_o discovery_n of_o theft_n what_o remedy_n of_o diabolical_a operation_n and_o possession_n by_o the_o agency_n of_o witch_n wizard_n magician_n what_o a_o ordinary_a traffic_n do_v he_o hold_v of_o charm_n spell_n annulet_n ignorance_n and_o superstition_n be_v willing_a enough_o to_o be_v befriend_v by_o such_o pernicious_a help_n whereby_o that_o subtle_a spirit_n both_o win_v and_o kill_v the_o soul_n while_o he_o cure_v the_o body_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o a_o man_n where_o he_o receive_v a_o benefit_n to_o suspect_v a_o enmity_n but_o withal_o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o stupidity_n when_o we_o find_v a_o good_a turn_n do_v we_o not_o to_o inquire_v whence_o it_o come_v and_o if_o we_o find_v it_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o mischievous_a intent_n of_o further_a hurt_n not_o to_o refuse_v it_o that_o there_o have_v be_v disease_n remedy_v wound_v heal_v blood_n staunch_v thorn_n pluck_v out_o serpent_n stupefy_v wind_v procure_v by_o charm_n be_v so_o notorious_a that_o whoso_o will_v doubt_v of_o it_o shall_v make_v himself_o a_o wonder_n of_o incredulity_n now_o then_o by_o what_o power_n do_v we_o think_v these_o thing_n do_v natural_a it_o can_v be_v for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o efficacy_n in_o word_n or_o character_n be_v but_o of_o mere_a devise_n and_o arbitrary_a imposition_n as_o may_v produce_v real_a effect_n preternatural_a then_o it_o must_v be_v and_o if_o so_o than_o either_o divine_a or_o diabolical_a of_o god_n it_o can_v be_v where_o have_v he_o give_v warrant_n to_o any_o such_o practice_n where_o any_o promise_n to_o concur_v with_o it_o nay_o how_o oft_o have_v he_o testify_v his_o prohibition_n and_o detestation_n of_o these_o course_n needs_o must_v it_o therefore_o be_v by_o devilish_a operation_n who_o agent_n witch_n and_o sorcerer_n be_v and_o who_o mean_n of_o work_v be_v these_o superstitious_a invention_n which_o by_o a_o secret_a compact_n receive_v their_o force_n and_o success_n from_o those_o infernal_a power_n let_v those_o then_o that_o have_v give_v to_o satan_n their_o soul_n take_v favour_n from_o he_o for_o their_o body_n let_v we_o that_o defy_v the_o author_n abhor_v the_o courtesy_n my_o enemy_n offer_v i_o a_o rich_a garment_n i_o know_v it_o be_v poison_v else_o he_o will_v not_o give_v it_o i_o shall_v i_o take_v it_o because_o it_o be_v rich_a or_o refuse_v it_o because_o it_o be_v infectious_a let_v i_o be_v sick_a rather_o than_o receive_v help_n from_o such_o hand_n let_v my_o good_n be_v lose_v rather_o than_o my_o soul_n hazard_v let_v i_o die_v rather_o than_o owe_v my_o life_n to_o my_o maker_n enemy_n sect._n ix._o how_o we_o be_v to_o proceed_v against_o evil_a spirit_n we_o may_v not_o yield_v to_o that_o evil_a one_o our_o next_o thought_n must_v be_v how_o to_o oppose_v he_o our_o skilful_a leadeâ—_z have_v prescribe_v a_o spiritual_a panoply_n both_o for_o defence_n and_o victory_n the_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n the_o breastplate_n of_o righteousness_n the_o girdle_n of_o verity_n the_o sword_n
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