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by_o his_o apostolical_a authority_n say_v that_o no_o man_n may_v do_v contra_fw-la constitutum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la beati_fw-la petri_n authoritate_fw-la proferimus_fw-la against_o this_o our_o constitution_n which_o we_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o saint_n peter_n the_o like_a he_o testify_v in_o his_o epistle_n ibid._n to_o valentinianus_n we_o believe_v say_v he_o that_o those_o thing_n may_v suffice_v the_o child_n of_o the_o church_n which_o we_o write_v to_o menna_n concern_v the_o blasphemy_n of_o theodorus_n of_o mopsvestia_n and_o his_o person_n concern_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n and_o the_o write_n of_o theodoret_n against_o the_o right_a faith_n thus_o vigilius_n consent_v now_o with_o the_o emperor_n defend_v his_o imperial_a edict_n and_o condemn_v the_o three_o chapter_n in_o all_o which_o his_o profession_n be_v catholic_a and_o orthodoxal_a 7._o when_o vigilius_n be_v thus_o turn_v a_o imperialist_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o outward_a profession_n declare_v in_o his_o constitution_n become_v orthodoxal_a
to_o consent_v thereunto_o which_o be_v the_o fiction_n of_o baronius_n 16._o and_o for_o more_o evidence_n that_o the_o same_o which_o i_o say_v be_v the_o banishment_n by_o anastasius_n i_o may_v allege_v bellarmine_n â—â—migit_fw-la and_o other_o but_o omit_v they_o let_v we_o hear_v that_o worthy_a author_n to_o who_o binius_fw-la b._n refer_v we_o concern_v this_o matter_n nicholas_n sanders_n he_o 537._o thus_o write_v that_o vigilius_n be_v send_v into_o banishment_n because_o he_o will_v not_o restore_v anthimus_n the_o roman_a pontifical_a so_o he_o call_v the_o book_n of_o anastasius_n do_v testify_v and_o beside_o it_o aimonius_n paulus_n diaconus_fw-la marianus_n scotus_n platina_n blondus_n petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_n martinus_n polonus_n sabellicus_n and_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o nicephorus_n thus_o sanders_n who_o may_v have_v add_v sigebert_n 546._o who_o place_v his_o banishment_n divers_a year_n before_o the_o five_o council_n albo_n vig._n floriacensis_fw-la who_o have_v the_o same_o word_n with_o anastasius_n nauclerus_fw-la 540_o rhegino_n 559._o hermanus_n 547._o contractus_fw-la gotofridus_n 527._o viterbiensis_n otho_fw-la frisingensis_n 528._o palmerius_n 537._o their_o own_o genebrard_n 537._o stapleton_n 19_o and_o many_o other_o these_o follow_a anastasius_n relate_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o banishment_n to_o have_v be_v the_o not_o restore_v of_o anthimus_n &_o the_o time_n before_o the_o death_n of_o the_o empress_n theodora_n nor_o can_v i_o find_v so_o much_o as_o one_o either_o ancient_a or_o late_a writer_n who_o say_v with_o baronius_n that_o he_o be_v banish_v after_o the_o five_o council_n and_o for_o refuse_v to_o consent_v unto_o it_o what_o a_o rare_a poetical_a conceit_n have_v the_o cardinal_n who_o can_v make_v such_o a_o noble_a discourse_n of_o that_o fictitious_a banishment_n and_o commend_v it_o as_o a_o historical_a narration_n for_o the_o warrant_n of_o which_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o 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