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do_v through_o fear_n of_o run_v his_o fate_n 1569._o paralip_n ad_fw-la abbat_n vrsperg_n p._n 448._o ed._n bas_n 1569._o whence_o one_o of_o their_o writer_n tell_v we_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v sic_fw-la dicerem_fw-la in_o scholis_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la maneat_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la diversum_fw-la sentio_fw-la thus_o will_v i_o speak_v in_o the_o school_n but_o keep_v it_o secret_n i_o think_v otherwise_o let_v we_o then_o serious_o consider_v how_o much_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o these_o five_o last_o century_n have_v outdo_v all_o that_o ever_o heathen_a or_o arian_n persecutor_n have_v attempt_v in_o her_o severity_n towards_o those_o who_o she_o be_v please_v to_o call_v heretic_n that_o 1._o she_o have_v take_v the_o great_a care_n for_o the_o discover_v and_o apprehend_v they_o authorise_v by_o her_o papal_a bull_n 606._o const_n innocent_n 4._o c._n 19_o clem_n 4._o cons_n 13._o l._n 18._o council_n to._n 11._o p._n 606._o imperial_a constitution_n 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and_o the_o whole_a neighbourhood_n efficacious_o to_o assist_v the_o church_n according_a to_o their_o power_n in_o this_o work_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o give_v notice_n of_o such_o person_n and_o secure_v they_o 2_o 23._o const_n fred._n 2._o council_n t._n 11._o p_o 622._o ludou._n 7._o ib._n p._n 423._o council_n lat._n 4._o can._n 3._o lat_fw-la 3._o cap._n 23._o that_o she_o oblige_v all_o secular_a power_n to_o extirpate_v they_o and_o all_o their_o favourite_n upon_o the_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n loss_n of_o their_o dominion_n and_o be_v deem_v favourer_n of_o heretic_n and_o do_v encourage_v all_o man_n to_o fight_v against_o and_o labour_n to_o destroy_v they_o by_o the_o promise_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o great_a reward_n hereafter_o 3_o that_o she_o have_v decree_v 423._o council_n lat_fw-la 3._o c._n 27._o quartum_fw-la can_n 3._o constan_n sess_n 45._o bin._n t._n 7._o p._n 1121._o const_n freder_n 2._o council_n t._n 11._o p._n 619_o 621._o ludov_n 7._o p._n 423._o that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v excommunication_n with_o all_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o loss_n of_o good_n and_o when_o imprison_v any_o punishment_n which_o do_v not_o diminish_v their_o member_n or_o endanger_v their_o death_n and_o that_o after_o sentence_n pass_v upon_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o want_v of_o christian_a burial_n 4_o that_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o these_o punishment_n 727._o const_n innocent_n 4._o clem._n 4._o alex._n 4._o decretal_a l._n 5._o t._n 2._o c._n 9_o 11._o council_n tolos_n c._n 7._o albiens_fw-la c._n 7._o council_n t._n 11._o p._n 428_o 723._o vide_fw-la ibid._n p_o 698_o 726_o 727._o without_o delay_n or_o relaxation_n or_o enquiry_n into_o the_o justice_n of_o they_o all_o governor_n shall_v have_v a_o copy_n of_o those_o law_n and_o shall_v abolish_v all_o that_o contradict_v they_o and_o at_o their_o entrance_n on_o their_o government_n shall_v swear_v to_o execute_v they_o and_o such_o as_o will_v not_o execute_v they_o or_o be_v remiss_a in_o do_v it_o shall_v lose_v their_o office_n have_v their_o jurisdiction_n interdict_v and_o be_v proceed_v against_o as_o favourer_n of_o heretic_n again_o let_v we_o serious_o consider_v far_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v in_o those_o age_n deem_v heresy_n to_o contradict_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n 1499._o sess_n 45._o edit_fw-la 1499._o or_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n de_fw-fr fidei_fw-la articulis_fw-la aliter_fw-la sentire_fw-la aut_fw-la docere_fw-la quam_fw-la sancta_fw-la romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o vniversalis_fw-la praedicat_fw-la to_o think_v or_o teach_v otherwise_o of_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n than_o the_o holy_a roman_a or_o universal_a church_n preach_v and_o observe_v 2_o that_o when_o transubstantiation_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o lateran_n then_o be_v also_o make_v the_o severe_a and_o sanguinary_a decree_n now_o mention_v against_o 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adversary_n 177._o libro_fw-la sine_fw-la tirulo_fw-la epist_n 11._o epist_n de_fw-fr egressu_fw-la ex_fw-la babylone_o p._n 177._o thus_o petrarch_n declare_v that_o he_o dare_v scarce_o speak_v the_o truth_n for_o fear_n of_o enemy_n clemangis_n that_o man_n follow_v the_o err_a herd_n willing_o embrace_v false_a thing_n for_o true_a and_o desire_v rather_o to_o be_v mad_a with_o the_o multitude_n than_o to_o be_v wise_a alone_o with_o danger_n and_o derision_n erasmus_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n receive_v in_o the_o church_n quae_fw-la magno_fw-la religionis_fw-la christianae_n bono_fw-mi mutarentur_fw-la which_o to_o have_v change_v will_v tend_v to_o the_o great_a good_a of_o the_o church_n but_o be_v desire_v to_o put_v his_o help_a hand_n to_o the_o work_n he_o say_v per_fw-la alios_fw-la ego_fw-la fieri_fw-la malim_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la i_o i_o have_v rather_o other_o shall_v do_v this_o than_o myself_o and_o that_o 1._o out_o of_o fear_n that_o by_o attempt_v it_o he_o may_v create_v a_o tumult_n and_o sedition_n in_o the_o church_n which_o say_v he_o i_o so_o much_o abhor_v ut_fw-la veritas_fw-la etiam_fw-la displiceat_fw-la seditiosa_fw-la that_o even_o truth_n purchase_v by_o sedition_n be_v displease_v to_o i_o 2._o out_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o great_a hazard_n he_o shall_v run_v and_o the_o little_a hope_n he_o have_v of_o good_a success_n i_o shall_v be_v more_o free_a say_v he_o 29_o apud_fw-la hottinger_n hist_o eccl._n sect._n 16._o part._n 2_o p._n 24_o 25_o 29_o can_v i_o see_v hope_n of_o success_n but_o dementiae_fw-la est_fw-la tibi_fw-la perniciem_fw-la accersire_fw-la si_fw-la nulli_fw-la prosis_fw-la it_o be_v madness_n to_o destroy_v myself_o when_o i_o can_v profit_v any_o by_o it_o i_o say_v whosoever_o weigh_v these_o thing_n will_v be_v convince_v that_o by_o these_o cruel_a method_n great_a error_n may_v prevail_v without_o much_o contradiction_n and_o many_o ancient_n but_o decry_v truth_n may_v 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the_o truth_n from_o which_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o false_a conclusion_n
libr._n regum_fw-la tom._n 3._o f._n 6._o a._n say_v that_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v twenty_o four_o which_o say_v they_o from_o st._n jerom_n st._n john_n in_o his_o revelation_n introduce_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n 196._o dr._n cous_fw-la p._n 131_o 133._o p._n 147._o p._n 152._o p._n 164_o 178_o 196._o so_o in_o the_o six_o century_n primasius_n and_o leontius_n in_o the_o eight_o century_n venerable_n bede_n in_o the_o nine_o century_n ambrose_n ausbertus_n in_o the_o twelve_o century_n peter_n abbot_n of_o celle_n in_o the_o fifteen_o century_n thomas_n anglicus_n and_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o frances_n georgius_n now_o manifest_v it_o be_v even_o from_o the_o very_a number_n here_o assign_v of_o twenty_o two_o or_o twenty_o four_o canonical_a book_n that_o all_o these_o author_n must_v exclude_v those_o book_n we_o call_v apocrypha_fw-la from_o the_o canon_n and_o it_o be_v still_o more_o evident_a from_o their_o own_o word_n in_o which_o they_o express_o say_v 133._o p._n 133._o these_o be_v the_o book_n receive_v the_o book_n put_v into_o the_o canon_n by_o the_o church_n 197._o p._n 151._o p._n 157_o 194._o p._n 197._o the_o book_n receive_v by_o the_o church_n and_o canonize_v the_o whole_a canon_n which_o the_o church_n receive_v and_o which_o be_v hand_v down_o unto_o they_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o of_o those_o which_o we_o style_v apocryphal_a they_o say_v 151._o ibid._n p._n 151._o these_o be_v the_o book_n which_o be_v contradict_v and_o not_o receive_v by_o the_o church_n the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o be_v not_o receive_v by_o the_o church_n 175_o p._n 152_o 162_o 177._o p._n 158_o 159_o 163_o 169_o 175_o the_o book_n which_o be_v read_v indeed_o sed_fw-la non_fw-la scribuntur_fw-la non_fw-la habentur_fw-la in_o canone_o sed_fw-la leguntur_fw-la ut_fw-la scripta_fw-la patrum_fw-la as_o be_v the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n but_o be_v not_o put_v into_o the_o canon_n non_fw-la reputantur_fw-la in_o canone_o be_v not_o repute_v to_o belong_v unto_o it_o the_o book_n which_o the_o church_n read_v and_o permit_v for_o devotion_n and_o the_o instruction_n of_o manner_n but_o think_v not_o their_o authority_n sufficient_a ad_fw-la confirmandam_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la dogmatum_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la 193._o p._n 166_o 173_o 176_o 191_o 193._o to_o confirm_v the_o authority_n of_o ecclesiastical_a doctrine_n the_o book_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v ad_fw-la confirmandum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la to_o confirm_v any_o article_n of_o faith._n the_o content_n of_o which_o she_o oblige_v no_o man_n to_o believe_v 190._o p._n 189_o 190._o nor_o do_v she_o judge_v he_o guilty_a of_o disobedience_n or_o infidelity_n who_o receive_v they_o not_o concern_v which_o the_o church_n receive_v the_o testimony_n of_o st._n jerom_n as_o most_o sacred_a 194._o p._n 194._o who_o do_v undoubted_o exclude_v they_o from_o the_o canon_n to_o who_o say_v they_o the_o church_n catholic_n be_v much_o indebt_v upon_o this_o account_n 199._o p._n 199._o and_o to_o who_o sense_n the_o say_n both_o of_o council_n and_o father_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v book_n with_o who_o authority_n no_o man_n be_v press_v book_n 188._o p._n 202._o p._n 174_o 188._o last_o which_o be_v not_o genuine_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spurious_a and_o apocryphal_a which_o the_o christian_a church_n do_v not_o receive_v 201._o p._n 166_o 201._o pari_fw-la authoritate_fw-la or_o pari_fw-la veneratione_n with_o the_o like_a authority_n or_o veneration_n with_o which_o she_o do_v receive_v the_o holy_a scripture_n now_o hence_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n may_v learn_v what_o it_o be_v they_o be_v to_o do_v do_v 12_o if_o they_o will_v prove_v any_o of_o their_o doctrine_n to_o have_v descend_v to_o they_o by_o a_o like_a tradition_n with_o that_o of_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a 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therefore_o we_o embrace_v they_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god._n and_o again_o 86._o sect._n 3._o n._n 12._o p._n 84_o 85_o 86._o as_o yet_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o define_v which_o book_n be_v god_n true_a word_n which_o not_o wherefore_o then_o it_o be_v free_a to_o doubt_v of_o such_o book_n we_o be_v not_o admit_v by_o such_o a_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v evident_o so_o universal_a that_o it_o be_v clear_o sufficient_a to_o ground_v a_o infallible_a belief_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o st._n austin_n the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n a._n 397._o examine_v how_o sufficient_a the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n be_v which_o recommend_v these_o book_n for_o scripture_n about_o which_o there_o be_v so_o much_o doubt_n and_o contrariety_n of_o opinion_n and_o they_o find_v all_o the_o book_n contain_v in_o our_o canon_n of_o which_o you_o account_v so_o many_o apocryphal_a to_o have_v be_v recommend_v by_o a_o tradition_n sufficient_a
and_o among_o these_o he_o reckon_v the_o seven_o catholic_n epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n 59_o pag._n 59_o comprise_v in_o one_o volume_n which_o he_o call_v the_o six_o volume_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n fourteen_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n comprise_v in_o the_o seven_o volume_n and_o in_o the_o eight_o the_o revelation_n of_o st._n john_n of_o which_o he_o testisi_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 60._o pag._n 60._o show_v and_o judge_v to_o be_v his_o by_o the_o ancient_n and_o holy_a father_n lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o then_o conclude_v 61._o pag._n 61._o these_o be_v the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o it_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n anchor_n and_o support_v of_o our_o faith._n st._n cyril_n be_v another_o who_o profess_v to_o write_v his_o catalogue_n from_o the_o church_n and_o to_o hand_n down_o the_o canonical_a book_n as_o she_o receive_v they_o from_o the_o apostle_n the_o ancient_a bishop_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o among_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n reckon_v the_o seven_o catholic_n epistle_n and_o fourteen_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n leave_v out_o only_o the_o apocalypse_n the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n reckon_v they_o exact_o as_o st._n cyril_n do_v leave_v out_o with_o he_o the_o apocalypse_n not_o that_o they_o question_v its_o authority_n but_o because_o they_o reckon_v up_o only_o the_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o ought_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n 60._o cyril_n catech._n 4._o p._n 38._o council_n laod._n can._n 60._o among_o which_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v not_o because_o it_o be_v so_o very_o mystical_a and_o according_o the_o council_n conclude_v their_o canon_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o book_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o father_n to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o they_o do_v command_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v read_v there_o but_o canonical_a scripture_n 51._o apud_fw-la hieron_n tom._n 4._o f._n 51._o ruffinus_n declare_v he_o reckon_v the_o volume_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o they_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n &_o secundum_fw-la majorum_fw-la traditionem_fw-la and_o according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o then_o he_o account_v fourteen_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n seven_n catholic_n epistle_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n say_v haec_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la patres_fw-la intra_fw-la canonem_fw-la concluserunt_fw-la these_o be_v the_o book_n which_o the_o father_n be_v put_v into_o the_o canon_n 27._o can._n 27._o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n undertake_v to_o reckon_v up_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n enumerate_v fourteen_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n two_o of_o peter_n three_o of_o john_n one_o of_o james_n and_o one_o of_o judas_n and_o the_o apocalypse_n of_o st._n john_n as_o receive_v from_o the_o father_n st._n jerom_n reckon_v the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n only_o say_v that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v by_o most_o shut_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o epistle_n write_v by_o st._n paul_n that_o be_v some_o in_o his_o time_n conceive_v st._n barnabas_n other_o st._n clemens_n either_o do_v interpret_v it_o from_o the_o hebrew_n or_o write_v it_o either_o from_o the_o mouth_n or_o from_o the_o notion_n of_o st._n paul_n but_o than_o he_o add_v 13._o ep._n tom._n 3._o f._n 13._o that_o the_o whole_a greek_a church_n and_o some_o of_o the_o latin_n do_v receive_v it_o that_o all_o the_o eastern_a church_n and_o all_o the_o church_n which_o use_v the_o greek_a tongue_n do_v ancient_o own_v it_o as_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o that_o he_o also_o own_v both_o that_o and_o the_o apocalypse_n not_o respect_v the_o custom_n of_o his_o present_a age_n but_o follow_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n who_o cite_v testimony_n from_o both_o not_o as_o sometime_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o do_v from_o apocryphal_a book_n but_o as_o from_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o good_a reason_n have_v he_o to_o say_v 1._o 1._o 19_o 24._o lib._n 3._o c._n 24._o that_o he_o receive_v the_o apocalypse_n on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n when_o eusebius_n express_o declare_v that_o a_o judgement_n may_v easy_o be_v pass_v of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n athanasius_n that_o it_o be_v determine_v 60._o synop._n p._n 60._o and_o demonstrate_v to_o be_v his_o by_o the_o ancient_n and_o holy_a father_n lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god._n and_o indeed_o 25._o ep._n ad_fw-la c._n c._n 34._o dial._n cum_fw-la tryph_n p._n 308._o pag._n 373_o 477_o 128_o 347_o 376_o 480_o 486_o 500_o 503._o lib._n 5._o c._n 30._o p._n 485._o pag._n 201._o 528._o tom._n 5._o in_o joh._n hom._n 7._o in_o jos_n pag._n 269_o 270_o 411_o 510_o etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr opere_fw-la &_o elem_n p._n 202._o de_fw-mi bono_fw-mi pat_o p._n 219._o hist_o eccl._n l._n 4.24_o ibid._n c._n 26._o lib._n 5._o c._n 18._o p._n 186._o lib._n 7._o c._n 25._o it_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o first_o century_n by_o clemens_n romanus_n as_o a_o prophetical_a write_n in_o the_o second_o century_n by_o justin_n martyr_n as_o a_o book_n write_v by_o john_n one_o of_o christ_n twelve_o apostle_n by_o irenaeus_n in_o the_o same_o century_n as_o the_o revelation_n of_o john_n the_o disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o revelation_n of_o st._n john_n and_o he_o declare_v it_o be_v write_v by_o he_o pene_fw-la sub_fw-la nostro_fw-la saeculo_fw-la almost_o in_o our_o age_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n it_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o three_o century_n as_o holy_a scripture_n and_o a_o prophetic_a vision_n by_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n as_o the_o revelation_n of_o that_o john_n who_o lie_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o lord_n by_o origen_n it_o be_v mention_v by_o tertullian_n as_o the_o prophecy_n the_o revelation_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o apostle_n john_n in_o above_o twenty_o place_n by_o st._n cyprian_n as_o that_o revelation_n in_o which_o we_o hear_v our_o saviour_n voice_n and_o in_o which_o he_o speak_v to_o we_o eusebius_n inform_v we_o that_o melito_n bishop_n of_o sardis_n write_v upon_o the_o revelation_n of_o st._n john_n that_o theophilus_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n own_v it_o and_o cite_v from_o it_o many_o testimony_n now_o both_o these_o flourish_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o second_o century_n that_o hippolytus_n the_o disciple_n of_o irenaeus_n do_v the_o same_o and_o that_o dionysius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n profess_v that_o he_o dare_v not_o reject_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o christian_n who_o have_v a_o veneration_n for_o it_o and_o that_o he_o own_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o holy_a man_n inspire_v of_o god._n and_o judge_v now_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o say_v this_o matter_n may_v be_v decide_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o this_o book_n be_v refuse_v by_o martion_n the_o heretic_n 30._o contra_fw-la martion_n l._n 4._o c._n 5._o haer._n 51_o 54._o haer._n 30._o we_o learn_v from_o tertullian_n that_o it_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o alogian_o and_o theodosian_a heretic_n we_o learn_v from_o epiphanius_n and_o st._n austin_n and_o that_o when_o some_o orthodox_n christian_n begin_v to_o dislike_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o millennium_n they_o begin_v also_o to_o dispute_v some_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n ascribe_v it_o to_o another_o john_n presbyter_n at_o ephesus_n and_z other_o the_o authority_n of_o it_o because_o they_o can_v not_o answer_v the_o testimony_n produce_v from_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o saint_n reign_v on_o earth_n a_o thousand_o year_n but_o then_o their_o argument_n against_o it_o be_v only_o take_v from_o some_o vain_a and_o weak_a imagination_n of_o their_o own_o brain_n as_o v._o g._n that_o st._n john_n here_o name_v himself_o which_o in_o his_o gospel_n and_o epistle_n he_o never_o do_v by_o which_o argument_n we_o must_v reject_v either_o the_o lamentation_n or_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n 2._o because_o he_o do_v not_o use_v the_o same_o expression_n here_o as_o he_o do_v there_o that_o be_v in_o a_o prophetic_a style_n as_o in_o a_o doctrinal_a on_o which_o account_n ecclesiastes_n and_o the_o canticle_n can_v be_v write_v by_o the_o same_o author_n and_o 3._o because_o he_o write_v here_o better_a greek_a than_o elsewhere_o which_o if_o so_o may_v be_v because_o he_o write_v not_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o to_o the_o asiatic_n or_o after_o he_o have_v more_o converse_v with_o they_o who_o speak_v that_o language_n in_o its_o purity_n as_o for_o those_o who_o ascribe_v
from_o the_o deify_n scripture_n from_o evangelical_n authority_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n that_o they_o decree_v for_o it_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n authority_n and_o command_v of_o the_o holy_a and_o divine_a scripture_n nine_o observe_v that_o these_o african_n and_o oriental_n differ_v from_o their_o brethren_n without_o condemn_v or_o censure_v of_o they_o or_o break_v of_o the_o peace_n or_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n on_o this_o account_n or_o separate_v from_o communion_n with_o those_o christian_a bishop_n who_o think_v fit_a to_o do_v otherwise_o we_o say_v st._n 210._o st._n propter_fw-la haereticos_fw-la cum_fw-la collegis_fw-la &_o coepiscopis_fw-la nostris_fw-la non_fw-la contendimus_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la divinam_fw-la concordiam_fw-la &_o dominicam_fw-la pacem_fw-la tenemus_fw-la ep._n 73._o p._n 210._o cyprian_n as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v do_v not_o contend_v with_o our_o colleage_n and_o fellow_n bishop_n about_o heretic_n we_o hold_v a_o sacred_a concord_n and_o the_o lord_n peace_n with_o they_o 198._o qua_fw-la in_o re_fw-la nec_fw-la nos_fw-la vim_o cviquam_fw-la facimus_fw-la nec_fw-la legem_fw-la damus_fw-la ep._n 72._o p._n 198._o we_o prescribe_v to_o no_o body_n we_o prejudge_v no_o man_n but_o leave_v every_o bishop_n to_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n to_o do_v what_o he_o think_v best_o in_o this_o matter_n we_o force_v no_o man_n 188._o ep._n 69._o p._n 188._o we_o give_v law_n to_o no_o man._n the_o preface_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n assemble_v under_o cyprian_n run_v thus_o it_o remain_v that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o speak_v his_o judgement_n in_o this_o matter_n judge_v no_o man_n nor_o a_o jure_fw-la communionis_fw-la aliquem_fw-la 229._o apud_fw-la cypr._n p._n 229._o si_fw-la diversum_fw-la senserit_fw-la amoventes_fw-la separate_v any_o man_n from_o our_o communion_n who_o think_v otherwise_o st._n basil_n excellent_o declare_v himself_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o cathari_n that_o because_o there_o be_v different_a opinion_n in_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o validity_n of_o their_o baptism_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o can._n 1._o the_o custom_n of_o every_o region_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v and_o of_o the_o encratites_n he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v his_o opinion_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v baptise_a but_o then_o he_o add_v that_o if_o this_o will_v be_v any_o impediment_n to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n h._n eccl._n l._n 7._o c._n 5._o the_o custom_n which_o have_v obtain_v any_o where_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v this_o excellent_a temper_n then_o prevail_v in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o dionysius_n of_o alexandria_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o pope_n stephen_n say_v that_o all_o the_o church_n notwithstanding_o this_o difference_n be_v at_o peace_n and_o concord_n and_o thence_o entreat_v he_o to_o consider_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o affair_n he_o have_v begin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o they_o who_o admit_v heretic_n into_o the_o church_n by_o baptism_n pray_v he_o to_o desist_v from_o it_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o for_o his_o part_n he_o dare_v not_o provoke_v so_o many_o church_n 7._o ibid._n c._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o strife_n and_o contention_n by_o subvert_v their_o decree_n the_o council_n of_o carthage_n ibid._n apud_fw-la cypr._n p._n 229._o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la quisquam_fw-la nostrum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la se_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la constituit_fw-la aut_fw-la tyrannico_fw-la terror_fw-la ad_fw-la obsequendi_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la collegas_fw-la suos_fw-la adigit_fw-la ibid._n in_o reference_n to_o this_o action_n of_o pope_n stephen_n speak_v thus_o we_o pass_v our_o sentence_n in_o this_o matter_n judge_v no_o man_n or_o separate_v no_o man_n from_o our_o communion_n who_o think_v otherwise_o for_o none_o of_o we_o make_v himself_o a_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n nor_o endeavour_n by_o tyrannical_a terror_n to_o compel_v his_o colleage_n to_o a_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n 214._o ep._n 74._o p._n 210_o 214._o st._n cyprian_n accuse_v he_o of_o pride_n or_o vnadvisedness_n and_o act_v as_o a_o friend_n of_o heretic_n and_o a_o enemy_n of_o christian_n for_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o excommunicate_v god_n priest_n on_o this_o account_n firmilian_a declare_v that_o he_o act_v inhumane_o 228._o per_fw-la illius_fw-la inhumanitatem_fw-la effectum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la cypr._n ep._n 75._o pag._n 225._o cum_fw-la tot_fw-la episcopis_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la diffensisse_fw-la pacem_fw-la cum_fw-la singulis_fw-la vario_fw-la discordiae_fw-la genere_fw-la rumpentem_fw-la modo_fw-la cum_fw-la orientalibus_fw-la modo_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o meridie_fw-la ep._n 75._o p._n 228._o by_o be_v at_o dissension_n with_o so_o many_o bishop_n throughout_o the_o world_n and_o break_v the_o peace_n with_o every_o one_o of_o they_o by_o various_a kind_n of_o discord_n with_o those_o of_o the_o east_n by_o pronounce_v they_o excommunicate_a and_o with_o those_o of_o the_o south_n by_o not_o vouchsase_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o bishop_n send_v to_o he_o nor_o permit_v other_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o their_o house_n and_o by_o divide_v the_o fraternity_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o heretiek_n which_o various_a kind_n of_o discord_n have_v valesius_fw-la well_o observe_v he_o will_v not_o against_o so_o great_a evidence_n have_v deny_v that_o stephen_n do_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v separate_v or_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n amovere_fw-la a_o jure_fw-la communionis_fw-la expel_v from_o right_a of_o communion_n those_o who_o differ_v from_o he_o it_o be_v hence_o evident_a that_o he_o excommunicate_v the_o one_o and_o vouchsafe_v not_o to_o speak_v with_o the_o other_o ten_o ten_o 21_o whereas_o the_o roman_a doctor_n usual_o say_v that_o stephen_n traditum_fw-la est_fw-la prevail_v against_o the_o opposite_a opinion_n of_o the_o eastern_a and_o the_o southern_a church_n and_o that_o the_o case_n be_v after_o by_o the_o church_n determine_v for_o pope_n stephen_n against_o cyprian_a this_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n for_o neither_o the_o opinion_n of_o p._n stephen_n nor_o of_o st._n cyprian_a prevail_v but_o they_o be_v both_o reject_v by_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o mean_a betwixt_o they_o be_v embrace_v for_o 1._o whereas_o pope_n stephen_n with_o his_o church_n determine_v that_o no_o heretic_n shall_v be_v baptise_a from_o whatsoever_o heresy_n they_o come_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n or_o 14._o contra_fw-la petil._n de_fw-fr unico_fw-la baptismo_fw-la c._n 14._o as_o st._n austin_n say_v baptismum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o nullo_n iterandum_fw-la esse_fw-la censebat_fw-la he_o hold_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v repeat_v on_o no_o heretic_n whatsoever_o the_o ninteenth_n canon_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n say_v that_o if_o the_o paulianist_n do_v fly_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n we_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o by_o all_o mean_n be_v baptise_a again_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n command_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n to_o baptise_v 8._o can._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o who_o return_v from_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o cataphrygae_n or_o the_o montanist_n 7._o can._n 7._o the_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n speak_v thus_o they_o who_o come_v to_o we_o from_o heretic_n we_o admit_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o arian_n macedonian_n sabbatians_n novatian_o quartodeciman_o the_o cathari_n and_o apollinarian_o without_o baptism_n but_o the_o eunomian_o the_o montanist_n sabellian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o all_o other_o heretic_n we_o receive_v as_o gentile_n we_o catechise_v they_o and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n make_v they_o hear_v the_o scripture_n 95._o can._n 95._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o we_o baptise_v they_o the_o general_a council_n in_o trullo_n repeat_v the_o same_o decree_n in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o then_o add_v that_o we_o admit_v by_o baptism_n likewise_o the_o manichee_n valentinian_o and_o marcionite_n and_o other_o heretic_n of_o like_a nature_n 47._o ad_fw-la amphil._n can._n 47._o st._n basil_n determine_v that_o the_o encratitae_n the_o saccaphori_n and_o the_o apotactite_n be_v to_o be_v rebaptise_v now_o all_o these_o canon_n be_v approve_v by_o the_o follow_a synod_n 1._o can._n 1._o that_o of_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n and_o the_o eight_o council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o so_o we_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o both_o believe_v and_o practise_v according_o since_o than_o we_o be_v assure_v from_o so_o many_o testimony_n that_o pope_n stephen_n will_v have_v all_o heretic_n whatsoever_o admit_v at_o their_o return_n into_o the_o church_n without_o baptism_n and_o in_o particular_a from_o the_o testimony_n of_o st._n 214._o ep._n 74._o p._n 214._o that_o he_o admit_v of_o the_o baptism_n of_o martion_n valentinus_n and_o apelles_n it_o
the_o roman_a church_n be_v in_o this_o case_n opposite_a to_o scripture_n and_o the_o plain_a reason_n and_o as_o st._n basil_n do_v to_o amphilochius_n in_o the_o same_o case_n 220._o can._n 47._o eos_n qui_fw-la romae_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la ea_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la observare_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la tradita_fw-la ep._n 75._o p._n 220._o though_o you_o and_o the_o roman_n hold_v the_o contrary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o ought_v our_o sentence_n to_o take_v place_n and_o as_o firmilian_a express_o do_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o they_o of_o rome_n to_o vary_v from_o apostolical_a tradition_n can_v so_o many_o father_n so_o many_o church_n so_o many_o council_n have_v not_o only_o practise_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o custom_n of_o that_o church_n but_o also_o have_v condemn_v they_o in_o such_o opprobrious_a term_n as_o they_o have_v do_v etc._n cyp._n ep._n 69._o p._n 185._o ep._n 73._o p._n 206_o 208_o 210._o ep._n 74._o p_o 212_o etc._n etc._n pronounce_v the_o assertor_n of_o they_o prevaricator_n in_o matter_n both_o of_o faith_n and_o truth_n betrayer_n of_o the_o church_n enemy_n to_o christian_n friend_n and_o abettor_n of_o heretic_n man_n who_o do_v plead_v their_o cause_n and_o partake_v with_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n man_n who_o do_v null_a evacuate_v destroy_v the_o baptism_n of_o the_o church_n and_o give_v up_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n to_o adulterer_n five_o five_o 25_o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o that_o age_n they_o very_o believe_v that_o what_o have_v pass_v for_o apostolical_a tradition_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o adherent_n may_v be_v no_o such_o matter_n that_o both_o that_o church_n and_o her_o abettor_n may_v impose_v upon_o their_o fellow_n christian_n in_o pretend_v to_o it_o and_o that_o there_o lie_v no_o obligation_n on_o other_o church_n to_o comply_v with_o they_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o they_o deliver_v for_o apostolical_a 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bless_a apostle_n that_o the_o african_n shall_v not_o only_o reject_v this_o pretend_a apostolical_a tradition_n in_o the_o opprobrious_a term_n foremention_v but_o shall_v declare_v so_o oft_o in_o council_n that_o the_o contrary_a doctrine_n descend_v from_o evangelical_n authority_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n supra_fw-la vid._n supra_fw-la and_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n how_o last_o can_v it_o happen_v that_o all_o the_o other_o church_n except_v that_o of_o rome_n be_v all_o at_o peace_n and_o still_o maintain_v communion_n with_o these_o opposer_n and_o traducer_n of_o this_o pretend_a tradition_n and_o do_v not_o blame_v they_o in_o the_o least_o on_o this_o account_n but_o rather_o intercede_v with_o the_o roman_a bishop_n to_o lay_v aside_o his_o fury_n and_o entertain_v communion_n and_o friendship_n with_o these_o church_n as_o they_o do_v six_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o that_o age_n they_o think_v not_o custom_n or_o tradition_n though_o practise_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o by_o the_o major_a part_n of_o christian_n any_o certain_a rule_n of_o manner_n but_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v sometime_o to_o vary_v from_o it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v truth_n and_o reason_n and_o scripture_n on_o their_o side_n against_o it_o that_o it_o concern_v they_o to_o examine_v then_o whether_o the_o custom_n they_o be_v require_v to_o follow_v have_v its_o rise_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o their_o write_n and_o if_o not_o to_o reject_v it_o for_o in_o this_o matter_n they_o declare_v non_fw-la esse_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la praescribendum_fw-la 194._o cypr._n ep._n 71._o p._n 194._o sed_fw-la ratione_fw-la vincendum_fw-la their_o adversary_n be_v not_o to_o prescribe_v to_o they_o from_o custom_n but_o to_o convince_v they_o by_o reason_n st._n paul_n have_v teach_v every_o one_o not_o to_o adhere_v pertinacious_o to_o what_o he_o have_v once_o 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be_v truth_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o follow_v that_o than_o custom_n that_o it_o be_v obstinacy_n and_o presumption_n 212._o cypr._n ep._n 74._o p._n 212._o humanam_fw-la traditionem_fw-la divinae_fw-la dispositioni_fw-la anteponere_fw-la to_o prefer_v humane_a tradition_n to_o divine_a order_n and_o not_o to_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a when_o humane_a tradition_n evacuate_v divine_a precept_n that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v to_o they_o let_v nothing_o be_v innovate_v 211._o ibid._n p._n 211._o but_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v be_v observe_v it_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v unde_fw-la est_fw-la ista_fw-la traditio_fw-la whence_o be_v that_o tradition_n whether_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o command_n and_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o if_o in_o evangelio_n praecipitur_fw-la 215._o ib._n p._n 215._o aut_fw-la in_o apostolorum_fw-la epistolis_fw-la aut_fw-la actubus_fw-la continetur_fw-la it_o be_v command_v in_o the_o gospel_n 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firmilian_a and_o st._n basil_n and_o their_o party_n and_o yet_o the_o church_n do_v in_o the_o follow_a age_n declare_v against_o the_o pretence_n of_o they_o both_o if_o then_o in_o these_o plain_a matter_n of_o fact_n and_o of_o continual_a practice_n tradition_n do_v so_o fail_v both_o the_o pretender_n to_o it_o must_v it_o not_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o fail_v in_o matter_n of_o mere_a speculation_n if_o by_o tradition_n these_o church_n can_v not_o true_o tell_v what_o their_o forefather_n do_v how_o shall_v they_o by_o it_o tell_v assure_o in_o all_o thing_n what_o they_o hold_v since_o that_o can_v only_o be_v make_v know_v unto_o they_o by_o their_o word_n and_o action_n if_o actual_o they_o hand_v down_o unto_o posterity_n for_o a_o traditionary_a practice_n that_o which_o be_v not_o true_o so_o why_o may_v they_o not_o also_o hand_n that_o down_o to_o they_o as_o a_o traditionary_a doctrine_n which_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o so_o chap._n v._n eight_o we_o distinguish_v also_o betwixt_o tradition_n which_o appear_v from_o reason_n to_o be_v such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v receive_v and_o
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