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stat._n rel._n lib._n 1._o c._n â—_o â—_o cyprian_n the_o simple_a cl._n gennadius_n confession_n hist_o eccl._n de_fw-fr const_n the_o sibyl_n to_o wit_n pagan_n pagan_n psal_n 120._o 7._o 7._o damian_n à _fw-fr go_v the_o morib_n aethiop_n impedit_fw-la ira_fw-la animum_fw-la ne_fw-la possit_fw-la cernere_fw-la verum_fw-la verum_fw-la mat._n 16._o 6._o 6._o lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la haeres_fw-la haeres_fw-la mat._n cap._n ult._n 20_o 20_o phil_n cap._n 3._o 15._o 15._o hist_o eccl._n l._n 4._o cap._n 22._o 22._o the_o cause_n of_o dissension_n eccl._n 5_o 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr princip_n cap._n 2._o 2._o in_o 4._o sent._n do_v 24._o qu._n 3._o 3._o 〈…〉_z cr_n cap_n 2._o 2._o descript_n aeth_n cap._n 29._o 29._o art_n 4._o 4._o simpl._n prael_n prael_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la euagr._fw-la dist_n 19_o ita_fw-la dominus_fw-la dominus_fw-la dist_n eadem_fw-la enimuerò_fw-la enimuerò_fw-la tom._n 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 17._o &_o 18._o 18._o in_o praef_n de_fw-fr summo_fw-la pont._n pont._n bodin_n 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the_o three_o city_n josep_n bello_fw-la jud._n lib._n 3._o there_o be_v in_o this_o city_n 360._o church_n of_o christian_n christian_n the_o grecian_n do_v call_v he_o gregory_n dialoger_n dialoger_n john_n nestente_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o young_a young_a oecumenicos_fw-la oecumenicos_fw-la s._n cypr._n the_o simple_a cl_o cl_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o &_o 18._o matt._n 17._o 20._o 20._o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o voyage_n cap._n 4_o 4_o dâ—â—kel_n mâ—sc_n ad_fw-la ferd._n ferd._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la navigate_fw-la de_fw-fr lopes_n lopes_n turcogr_n lib._n 2._o pach._n pach._n cap._n 16._o 16._o disc_n of_o aeth_n cap._n 17._o 17._o cap._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr reliq_n &_o when_fw-mi sanct_n tit_n 22._o 22._o art_n 5._o 5._o de_fw-fr princ_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o cap._n 18._o 18._o de_fw-fr notis_fw-la eccl._n cap._n 8._o 8._o mar._n 15._o 16_o 16_o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o 21._o lib._n 2._o ca._n 22_o 22_o de_fw-fr viciss_fw-la viciss_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 24._o 24._o idem_fw-la l._n 2._o cap._n 22._o 22._o de_n not_o eccl._n l._n 4._o c._n 2._o 2._o cap._n 18._o 18._o praef._n in_o anaph_n basilij_fw-la basilij_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 24._o 24._o de_fw-fr sacrifi_n sacrifi_n resp_n 1._o cap._n 16._o 16._o eluc_n cap_n 3._o 3._o lib._n 4._o c._n 36._o 36._o cap._n 3._o 3._o viciss_fw-la l._n 8._o 8._o lib._n 2._o c._n 13_o 13_o art_n 13._o 13._o de_fw-fr maior_n &_o ob_v dan._n 12._o 45._o 45._o melech_n a_o king_n king_n fr_n paul_n of_o venice_n in_o apologie_n apologie_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la diss_fw-la lib._n 1._o 1._o lib._n 1._o do_v 11._o b._n b._n john_n 15._o 15._o resp_n rohit_n rohit_n elucid_n err_v err_v cap._n 31._o 31._o de_fw-fr indor_n leg_n art_n 11._o 11._o art_n 5._o 5._o in_o 4._o sent._n d._n 24._o q._n 2._o 2._o 4._o sess_z decret_n 1._o 1._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 11._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 34._o 34._o smith_n apud_fw-la p._n vermil_n martyrem_fw-la de_fw-fr caelib_a caelib_a 1._o cor._n 7._o 38
intercession_n of_o saint_n the_o heal_n of_o disease_n and_o such_o like_a if_o all_o this_o be_v beside_o and_o against_o the_o intention_n of_o jesus_n chrrist_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v a_o abuse_n to_o convert_v it_o to_o other_o use_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n do_v excommunicate_v those_o that_o hold_v this_o to_o be_v evil_a it_o will_v be_v know_v whether_o this_o council_n be_v allow_v by_o the_o apostolic_a church_n the_o grecian_n 13_o say_v that_o in_o their_o liturgy_n they_o make_v mention_n and_o remembrance_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o say_v that_o they_o think_v that_o the_o liturgy_n be_v ordain_v to_o that_o end_n likewise_o although_o that_o the_o armenian_n do_v kiss_n and_o salute_v one_o another_o in_o the_o liturgy_n yet_o no_o man_n will_v impute_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o do_v believe_v that_o it_o be_v institute_v for_o to_o kiss_v &_o salute_v one_o another_o if_o the_o roman_a catholic_n can_v show_v that_o the_o foresay_a nation_n do_v say_v their_o liturgy_n of_o purpose_n for_o to_o obtain_v thereby_o the_o intercession_n of_o saint_n it_o be_v a_o hazard_n but_o they_o will_v be_v find_v alone_o in_o that_o opinion_n attend_v to_o see_v if_o that_o will_v be_v we_o will_v here_o conclude_v as_o well_o upon_o this_o last_o article_n as_o upon_o the_o precedent_n and_o will_v say_v that_o the_o liturgy_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v the_o mass_n and_o the_o protestant_n the_o lord_n supper_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n wherein_o the_o communicant_n by_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o prayer_n do_v obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o by_o their_o prayer_n and_o offering_n and_o not_o by_o the_o communion_n do_v profit_n those_o that_o communicate_v not_o but_o this_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o institute_v to_o obtain_v the_o intercession_n of_o the_o saint_n nor_o for_o any_o other_o use_n question_n xxxii_o whether_o we_o ought_v to_o use_v in_o the_o church_n a_o unknowen_a language_n as_o latin_a or_o any_o other_o and_o whether_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o hear_v it_o read_v the_o east_n churches_n belon_n 12._o when_o the_o priest_n in_o armenia_n read_v the_o gospel_n the_o attendant_n do_v salute_v one_o another_o both_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a every_o one_o understanding_n the_o armenian_a tongue_n in_o which_o language_n it_o be_v always_o read_v vilamont_n 22._o the_o jacobite_n do_v use_v many_o language_n according_a to_o the_o several_a province_n where_o they_o inhabit_v have_v nevertheless_o one_o particular_a language_n which_o they_o use_v only_o in_o divine_a service_n but_o what_o language_n it_o be_v i_o can_v not_o discover_v idem_fw-la 23._o the_o nestorian_n use_v the_o chaldean_a language_n in_o their_o liturgy_n or_o divine_a service_n and_o in_o their_o scripture_n idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la the_o armenian_n can_v speak_v diverse_a language_n but_o in_o their_o divine_a service_n mass_n prayer_n and_o ceremony_n they_o use_v the_o armenian_a tongue_n which_o be_v understand_v both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n throughout_o all_o their_o country_n nichol._n 36._o the_o grecian_n do_v celebrate_v the_o liturgy_n in_o their_o own_o language_n to_o the_o end_n the_o common_a people_n may_v be_v able_a to_o understand_v they_o vilamont_n the_o maronites_n do_v use_v the_o pure_a syrian_a tongue_n in_o their_o divine_a service_n thevet_n 12._o the_o moscovite_n have_v few_o preacher_n content_v themselves_o only_a with_o the_o lecture_n which_o the_o priest_n make_v every_o sunday_n who_o read_v unto_o they_o the_o gospel_n and_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o book_n of_o learned_a man_n in_o a_o language_n that_o they_o understand_v cythraeus_fw-la the_o priest_n in_o russia_n do_v consecrate_v with_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o jesus_n christ_n but_o it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n the_o south_n church_n thevet_n 14_o i_o have_v see_v many_o bishop_n and_o have_v hear_v their_o mass_n which_o they_o say_v in_o the_o abyssin_n language_n the_o which_o be_v very_o near_o the_o arabic_a yea_o in_o the_o character_n themselves_o aluares_n ult._n all_o their_o book_n whereof_o the_o number_n be_v great_a be_v of_o parchment_n for_o they_o have_v no_o other_o paper_n and_o their_o scripture_n be_v read_v in_o the_o tigique_a tongue_n which_o be_v abyssin_n the_o first_o country_n that_o receive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o reform_a church_n calvin_n 33._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o public_a prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v pronounce_v not_o in_o greek_a among_o the_o latin_n neither_o in_o latin_a among_o the_o frenchman_n and_o englishman_n as_o heretofore_o have_v be_v use_v but_o in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o people_n for_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n to_o edification_n for_o no_o man_n receive_v any_o fruit_n from_o a_o unknown_a language_n the_o latin_n church_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n 8._o albeit_o the_o mass_n do_v contain_v much_o instruction_n for_o faithful_a people_n neveruerthelesse_o it_o seem_v not_o expedient_a to_o the_o father_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v every_o where_o in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n annotation_n in_o the_o catholic_a church_n of_o the_o east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n be_v manifest_o accomplish_v that_o scripture_n which_o say_v that_o all_o language_n do_v confess_v the_o lord_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n only_o say_v the_o protestant_n labour_v to_o hinder_v the_o same_o they_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o mass_n nor_o any_o part_n of_o divine_a service_n to_o be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o french_a tongue_n in_o france_n and_o which_o be_v more_o they_o have_v bring_v their_o latin_a service_n into_o america_n but_o the_o people_n can_v say_v 16._o amen_o to_o any_o purpose_n if_o they_o understand_v not_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o church_n their_o vow_n and_o their_o intention_n can_v be_v join_v together_o with_o those_o of_o the_o priest_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n which_o speak_v a_o language_n unknown_a and_o barbarous_a each_o to_o other_o may_v think_v one_o thing_n and_o say_v another_o behold_v here_o the_o confusion_n likewise_o one_o may_v gather_v by_o the_o place_n or_o sentence_n before_o allege_v that_o the_o foresay_a apostolic_a church_n prohibit_v not_o at_o all_o the_o read_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o if_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o the_o laic_n yea_o command_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o read_n thereof_o be_v write_v in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n it_o follow_v that_o they_o may_v read_v it_o also_o in_o private_a there_o be_v roman_a catholic_n which_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n do_v abhor_v and_o hate_v the_o same_o their_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n hare_n not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n into_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o heresy_n but_o there_o be_v many_o catholic_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v not_o of_o this_o opinion_n and_o who_o read_v attentive_o the_o holy_a scripture_n imitate_v therefore_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n we_o will_v say_v that_o the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v in_o every_o church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o to_o hear_v they_o read_v in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n question_n xxxiii_o whether_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n do_v depend_v on_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n the_o east_n church_n ieremie_n patriarch_n 14_o ordination_n be_v no_o further_o respect_v of_o we_o than_o the_o holy_a canon_n have_v prescribe_v and_o as_o touch_v the_o ordination_n of_o a_o bishop_n the_o first_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n teach_v we_o thus_o that_o a_o bishop_n be_v ordain_v by_o two_o or_o three_o 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