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Et adorabunt ipsum semper. For asmouche as Christs daily in heaven and prayeth for his church the church of Christ must pray, as Christ hath taught it, As the Patriarchs, Prophets and the Apostles hath given us example which never prayed unto ⟨image 28⟩dead saint. yea as Christ hath given us example hanging in the crosse saing pater in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum. What intolerable, Isle, blasphemy of God and Ethnic Idolatry is this to admit and teach the invocation of saints departed out of this world. it taketh from God his true honour it maketh him â foul that only hath ordained only Christ to be mediator between man and him, it diminisheth the merits of Christ taketh from the law of god here perfection and Majesty where as God hath opened his will and pleasure unto the world in all things. It condemn nithe the old church of the Patriarchs and Prophets likewise the church of the Apostles and Martyrs that never taught the invocation of saints. It accuseth the scripture of God to be false which saith thou shalt nether ad nether diminish ⟨image 29⟩any thing it maketh Christ a liar that said, Spiritum quem ego mittam â patre, docebituos omnem ueritatem. If the men that teach sancta Maria ora pro nobis. Be more holy then all the Patriarchs or Prophets and Apostles let the conscience of the Christian reader judge. This distinction of mediators. To be one of expiation for sin Christ: and an other of intercession the saints departed is naught: it repugnythe the manifest text of the scripture. It is the office only of Christ to be the mediator for sin, and like wise to offer the prayers of the church to his father. Joan. 1. Ecce agnus dei, qui tollit peccata mundi, as concerning intercession he commendeth us only to ask in his name. And prescribed the manner how to ask, and what to ask Luce 11. such as say if the saints that we pray unto here us not nor profit adee, lyet it hindereth ⟨image 29⟩notwe lost but our labour. this much it hindereth it declareth him that prayeth to be an infidel. To pray unto that god or gods that is not able to help him nor hire his prayer and no better than he that prayed unto the image of jupiter in creta that had nether ears nor yes. It declareth him to contemn both god and his word who assureth every man in every time and in every distress not only to hire him but also to give aid. Mat.