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A07430 The defence of peace: lately translated out of laten in to englysshe. with the kynges moste gracyous priuilege; Defensor pacis. English Marsilius, of Padua, d. 1342?; Marshall, William, fl. 1535.; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531, attributed name.; Jean, de Jandun. aut; Curio, Valentinus, d. 1532, attributed name.; Rhenanus, Beatus, 1485-1547, attributed name. 1535 (1535) STC 17817; ESTC S112620 399,186 289

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he_o shall_v gyve_v to_o good_a man_n the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a joy_n and_z to_o evyll_n or_o wicked_a man_n the_o everla_a pain_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n wherefore_o as_o it_o chance_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v also_o oftentimes_o i_o put_v the_o case_n that_o a_o certain_a sinner_n have_v confess_v his_o sin_n feign_o and_o not_o du_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_z that_o after_o such_o feign_a confessyon_n make_v he_o have_v through_o the_o ignorance_n or_o favour_n of_o the_o priest_n or_o else_o both_o receyve_v absolucyon_n and_o benedyccyon_n i_o put_v the_o case_n again_o that_o there_o be_v a_o other_o certain_a sinner_n which_o have_v confess_v his_o sin_n suffycyent_o and_o du_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o priest_n through_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n or_o else_o through_o both_o have_v refuse_v to_o gyve_v to_o he_o absolucyon_n and_o benedyccyon_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o former_a person_n which_o confess_v his_o sin_n feign_o forgyven_v &_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o latter_a man_n be_v true_o penytent_a and_o confess_v yet_o retain_v it_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v stedfastlye_o and_o undoubtedlye_o that_o no_o wherefore_o chrisostome_n upon_o these_o word_n in_o the._n xx_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o john_n receyve_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o who_o sin_n chrysostome_n you_o shall_v forgyve_v etc._n etc._n say_v thus_o neither_o the_o priest_n neither_o yet_o any_o angel_n or_o archaungell_n may_v work_v any_o thing_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v give_v of_o god_n but_o yet_o the_o priest_n gyve_v his_o benedyccyon_n &_o put_v to_o his_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v not_o right_a that_o for_o the_o malice_n of_o a_o other_o man_n about_o the_o sacrament_n of_o our_o helthe_n those_o man_n shall_v be_v hurt_v which_o come_v to_o the_o faith_n the_o same_o jerome_n also_o a_o lytel_n before_o jerome_n recite_v upon_o that_o sayenge_a in_o the._n xuj_o of_o mathewe_n and_o to_o the_o i_o shall_v gyve_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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