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ambition_n have_v also_o much_o promote_v
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yet_o affirm_v that_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr corona_n be_v write_v the_o seven_o year_n of_o severus_n at_o the_o create_a his_o elder_a son_n antoninus_n his_o copartner_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o his_o young_a geta_n caesar_n for_o than_o we_o must_v grant_v tertullian_n fall_n to_o have_v be_v very_o early_o it_o be_v very_o plain_a to_o i_o that_o he_o be_v of_o that_o fond_a belief_n when_o he_o write_v the_o tractate_n de_fw-fr corona_n militis_fw-la from_o these_o word_n 1._o word_n de_fw-fr coron_n c._n 1._o with_o which_o he_o gird_v the_o catholic_n soldier_n who_o wear_v their_o garland_n on_o their_o head_n and_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o fly_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n which_o montanus_n condemn_v they_o may_v be_v well_o allow_v to_o fly_v from_o martyrdom_n who_o have_v reject_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n where_o he_o can_v mean_v no_o other_o person_n but_o montanus_n nor_o do_v he_o forbear_v on_o this_o account_n to_o rally_v the_o very_a bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o succeed_a word_n i_o have_v know_v their_o prelate_n lion_n in_o peace_n but_o more_o timorous_a than_o stag_n in_o time_n of_o difficulty_n and_o in_o the_o 11._o the_o cap._n 11._o same_o book_n he_o make_v it_o unlawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o soldier_n contrary_a to_o his_o former_a judgement_n in_o his_o apologetic_n where_o he_o tell_v the_o emperor_n that_o his_o army_n be_v full_a of_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n and_o recite_v the_o famous_a undertake_n of_o the_o legio_n fulminatrix_fw-la without_o blame_v they_o but_o the_o former_a passage_n of_o the_o paraclete_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o all_o that_o pamelius_n can_v do_v in_o his_o annotation_n will_v not_o wash_v the_o aethiop_n iv_o i_o therefore_o think_v that_o the_o book_n be_v write_v neither_o at_o the_o seven_o nor_o the_o 16_o year_n of_o severus_n as_o learned_a man_n diverse_o opine_n not_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n for_o tertullian_n apologetic_n can_v not_o be_v 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church_n beside_o all_o these_o 76._o these_o tom._n 2._o a_o 120._o p._n 76._o the_o cardinal_n seem_v to_o entitle_v he_o to_o a_o tract_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la wherein_o he_o confute_v the_o carpocratian_a heresy_n whereas_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v as_o what_o be_v write_v with_o a_o sun_n beam_n to_o he_o that_o inspect_v the_o father_n that_o the_o tract_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v by_o epiphanes_n carpocrates_n son_n a_o young_a heretic_n of_o very_a pregnant_a part_n who_o die_v at_o 17_o year_n of_o age_n be_v worship_v at_o sama_n a_o city_n of_o cephalenia_n as_o a_o god_n out_o of_o which_o book_n we_o have_v a_o large_a fragment_n or_o two_o in_o 314._o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o p._n 312_o 313_o 314._o st._n clemens_n wherein_o he_o undertake_v to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o community_n of_o wife_n from_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n and_o the_o divine_a institution_n and_o that_o that_o prohibition_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o 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orient_n p._n 572._o etc._n etc._n more_o than_o once_o cite_v that_o dialogue_n between_o our_o saviour_n and_o salome_n out_o of_o the_o gospel_n secundum_fw-la aegyptios_n who_o ask_v the_o holy_a jesus_n how_o long_a death_n shall_v reign_v be_v answer_v as_o long_o as_o her_o sex_n shall_v bear_v child_n but_o that_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o woman_n mean_v carnal_a lust_n to_o which_o when_o salome_n reply_v that_o then_o she_o have_v do_v well_o that_o never_o have_v child_n he_o subjoin_v that_o every_o herb_n may_v be_v free_o eat_v of_o except_o that_o which_o be_v bitter_a and_o venomous_a imply_v that_o neither_o matrimony_n nor_o celibacy_n be_v express_o command_v or_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 339._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 339._o and_o when_o she_o ask_v he_o when_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v be_v again_o satisfy_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o shame_n and_o 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he_o quote_v that_o christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o spirit_n detain_v there_o from_o 574._o from_o epit._n doctr._n orient_n p._n 578._o vid._n p._n 574._o the_o book_n of_o enoch_n he_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o fall_v angel_n do_v teach_v man_n astrology_n and_o magic_n and_o other_o unlawful_a art_n among_o all_o which_o traditional_a and_o apocryphal_a citation_n i_o true_o admire_v that_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n mathias_n who_o some_o man_n 356._o man_n apud_fw-la eund_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o p._n 356._o affirm_v to_o have_v be_v zacheus_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o publican_n and_o who_o be_v 549._o be_v id._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o p._n 549._o abuse_v by_o the_o follower_n of_o martion_n basilides_n and_o valentinus_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o among_o other_o thing_n affirm_v 537._o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d