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be_v afterward_o improve_v into_o that_o which_o all_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n take_v at_o their_o consecration_n consecration_n ix_o 1._o the_o four_o council_n of_o lateran_n under_o innocent_a the_o three_o an._n mccxv_o be_v reckon_v the_o twelve_o general_n council_n in_o order_n by_o bellarmin_n possevin_n etc._n etc._n cardinal_z pole_z with_o his_o synod_n at_o lambeth_n own_v it_o for_o general_n they_o frequent_o mention_v it_o and_o never_o but_o under_o the_o title_n of_o general_n though_o they_o do_v not_o put_v it_o in_o the_o same_o rank_n among_o the_o general_a council_n they_o profess_v however_o to_o receive_v and_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o lateran_n under_o innocent_a the_o three_o 2._o three_o decret_n 2._o the_o council_n of_o constance_n 39_o constance_n session_n 39_o require_v all_o pope_n to_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o faith_n establish_v in_o the_o viii_o 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the_o authority_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o when_o he_o have_v produce_v the_o three_o canon_n of_o this_o council_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o depose_v doctrine_n against_o barclay_n he_o cry_v out_o with_o great_a zeal_n and_o vehemence_n quid_fw-la hic_fw-la barclaius_n diceret_fw-la si_fw-mi haec_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la vox_fw-la ubi_fw-la obsecro_fw-la eam_fw-la inveniemus_fw-la &_o si_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la verissimè_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la eam_fw-la audire_fw-la contemnit_fw-la ut_fw-la barclaius_n fecit_fw-la anon_o ut_fw-la ethnicus_fw-la &_o publicanus_fw-la &_o nullo_n mode_n christianus_n &_o pius_fw-la habendus_fw-la erit_fw-la what_o can_v barclay_n say_v to_o this_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n where_o i_o pray_v shall_v we_o find_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v as_o questionless_a it_o be_v he_o that_o despise_v to_o hear_v it_o as_o barclay_n have_v do_v be_v he_o not_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o heathen-man_n and_o a_o publican_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n a_o christian_a or_o a_o pious_a man_n this_o widrington_n 28._o widrington_n discussio_fw-la discuss_v part._n 1._o 1._o 2._o p._n 28._o complain_v of_o as_o intolerable_o insult_v other_o may_v rather_o think_v he_o speak_v as_o a_o cardinal_n when_o he_o be_v manage_v the_o pope_n cause_n so_o victorious_o from_o so_o infallible_a evidence_n for_o such_o be_v the_o authority_n and_o esteem_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n of_o this_o council_n that_o it_o be_v usual_o call_v the_o great_a council_n of_o lateran_n either_o from_o the_o great_a number_n of_o bishop_n in_o it_o or_o from_o the_o great_a importance_n of_o the_o matter_n decide_v or_o both_o the_o number_n of_o bishop_n be_v no_o less_o than_o ccccxii_n or_o in_o bellarmin_n reckon_v cccclxxiii_n and_o among_o these_o be_v the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o delegate_n of_o the_o other_o two_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o antioch_n lxxvii_o primate_fw-la and_o metropolitan_n beside_o dccc_o abbat_n and_o prior_n these_o be_v all_o there_o in_o person_n and_o proxy_n be_v send_v innumerable_a the_o emperor_n likewise_o of_o constantinople_n the_o king_n of_o sicily_n emperor_n of_o the_o roman_n elect_v the_o king_n of_o england_n france_n hungary_n jerusalem_n cyprus_n arragon_n and_o other_o prince_n and_o city_n send_v their_o ambassador_n hither_o so_o that_o never_o be_v there_o such_o a_o show_n perhaps_o in_o the_o world_n again_o 2._o the_o matter_n determine_v both_o of_o faith_n and_o of_o discipline_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o of_o the_o great_a importance_n the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n define_v be_v transubstantiation_n 1._o transubstantiation_n cap._n 1._o the_o article_n concern_v the_o holy_a trinity_n assert_v and_o vindicate_v from_o the_o error_n of_o abbot_n joachim_n and_o those_o error_n condemn_v and_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o 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general_n ibid._n 2._o the_o history_n of_o the_o council_n 15._o 3._o oppose_v by_o the_o council_n of_o frankford_n 17._o 4._o this_o far_o prove_v 18._o 5_o 6._o the_o objection_n against_o the_o can._n of_o the_o council_n of_o frankford_n which_o condemn_a image_n answer_v 20_o 21_o 22._o 7._o the_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v not_o receive_v for_o at_o least_o one_o age_n in_o the_o eastern_a or_o western_a church_n 23._o 23._o vii_o 1._o papist_n can_v agree_v which_o be_v the_o eight_o general_n council_n 25._o 2._o the_o pope_n legate_n be_v at_o the_o council_n which_o restore_v photius_n ibid._n 3._o and_o his_o restoration_n be_v in_o effect_n approve_v on_o for_o some_o time_n after_o 26._o 4._o though_o all_o be_v deny_v since_o with_o execrable_a calumny_n against_o photius_n 27._o 5._o which_o be_v sufficient_o take_v off_o by_o p._n nicholas_n and_o his_o legate_n carriage_n and_o by_o photius_n be_v own_o letter_n 28._o 6._o this_o be_v far_o clear_v 33._o 7._o it_o 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