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their_o faith_n to_o avoid_v all_o fraud_n and_o surprise_n supra_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la the_o 58th_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o eliberi_n or_o eluira_n in_o spain_n in_o the_o year_n 305._o order_n it_o so_o the_o 33d_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v no_o less_o express_v without_o insist_v on_o the_o interpretation_n of_o balsamon_n zonoras_n and_o aristenus_n greek_a canonist_n which_o have_v understand_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n i_o can_v tell_v but_o lucian_n do_v again_o allude_v to_o this_o practice_n of_o christian_n when_o he_o say_v that_o they_o receive_v certain_a dogma_n which_o he_o mention_n without_o exact_o search_v the_o truth_n but_o i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o we_o on_o this_o occasion_n do_v the_o same_o as_o the_o primitive_a christian_n do_v not_o only_o through_o custom_n but_o also_o by_o order_n of_o our_o national_a synod_n that_o of_o charanton_n the_o establishment_n whereof_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o article_n
several_a place_n be_v exclude_v from_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v make_v appear_v by_o the_o 16_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o ancyra_n in_o the_o year_n 314._o xxvi_o those_o which_o in_o a_o church_n shall_v fall_v into_o idolatry_n thereupon_o shall_v come_v to_o live_v in_o another_o church_n where_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o know_v shall_v confess_v their_o fault_n only_o in_o consistory_n on_o condition_n that_o return_v to_o the_o say_a church_n which_o they_o have_v offend_v they_o also_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n public_o in_o it_o however_o refer_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o consistory_n to_o do_v otherwise_o if_o they_o shall_v so_o think_v expedient_a for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n the_o same_o judgement_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o all_o other_o fault_n which_o shall_v require_v public_a confession_n conformity_n among_o the_o primitive_a christian_n when_o a_o sinner_n have_v be_v excommunicate_v 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may_v have_v liberty_n to_o
at_o least_o it_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o synod_n of_o turin_n assemble_v anno_fw-la dom._n 397_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n beside_o that_o the_o synod_n which_o be_v the_o master_n of_o these_o thing_n may_v dispose_v they_o as_o they_o please_v chap._n ix_o of_o national_a synod_n article_n i._n national_a synod_n shall_v be_v call_v once_o a_o year_n if_o possible_a may_v be_v and_o this_o rule_n shall_v be_v observe_v for_o the_o convocation_n that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o national_a synod_n a_o provinte_n shall_v be_v choose_v which_o shall_v have_v the_o charge_n to_o assign_v to_o the_o other_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o the_o next_o synod_n conformity_n the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 397_o 710._o tom._n 1._o conc._n p._n 710._o ordain_v in_o the_o hundreth_o cannon_n that_o the_o general_n council_n of_o africa_n be_v assemble_v once_o a_o year_n to_o which_o all_o the_o province_n 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depose_v 30.0_o hist_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 27_o 30.0_o and_o his_o heresy_n anathematise_v it_o appear_v i_o say_v that_o the_o province_n give_v each_o other_o notice_n of_o the_o affair_n which_o shall_v be_v debate_v in_o some_o of_o they_o and_o which_o can_v not_o be_v determine_v but_o in_o a_o council_n iii_o and_o because_o it_o be_v difficult_a at_o this_o time_n and_o even_o dangerous_a to_o assemble_v a_o national_a synod_n in_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o minister_n and_o elder_n it_o have_v be_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o present_a and_o during_o such_o difficulty_n that_o the_o brethren_n assemble_v in_o each_o provincial_a synod_n choose_v two_o minister_n and_o two_o elder_n the_o most_o experience_a in_o church_n affair_n to_o send_v thither_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n and_o these_o deputy_n shall_v come_v with_o sufficient_a testimony_n and_o bring_v good_a memorial_n sign_v by_o the_o moderator_n and_o scribe_n of_o the_o provincial_a synod_n 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