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he_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o
be_v not_o repute_v heretic_n ibid._n victori_fw-la non_fw-la dederunt_fw-la manus_fw-la hieron_n ibid._n cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o catholic_n it_o be_v about_o a_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n after_o that_o the_o great_a council_n of_o nice_a abolish_v that_o custom_n in_o respect_n that_o saint_n john_n have_v only_o allow_v it_o for_o a_o time_n in_o these_o province_n of_o asia_n that_o border_v upon_o the_o jew_n to_o give_v a_o honourable_a funeral_n to_o the_o synagogue_n and_o that_o the_o other_o practice_n be_v take_v universal_o as_o transmit_v from_o the_o apostle_n after_o which_o there_o lay_v a_o obligation_n upon_o christian_n to_o submit_v to_o that_o decree_n and_o they_o who_o headstrong_o refuse_v to_o obey_v it_o be_v declare_v heretic_n under_o the_o name_n of_o quartodecumans_n this_o be_v so_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o man_n that_o neither_o these_o bishop_n of_o asia_n and_o of_o the_o east_n nor_o st._n irenaeus_n and_o the_o gallican_n 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first_o who_o contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o the_o determination_n of_o his_o brethren_n think_v that_o heretic_n ought_v to_o be_v re-baptised_n but_o save_v the_o honour_n and_o respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o so_o great_a a_o man_n it_o be_v evident_a he_o be_v mistake_v for_o beside_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o africa_n and_o numidia_n citat_fw-la cypr._n loc_fw-la citat_fw-la with_o common_a consent_n and_o in_o conjunction_n with_o agrippinus_n decide_v the_o same_o thing_n tertullian_n 12._o ann._n 203._o cap._n 12._o who_o write_v his_o excellent_a book_n of_o prescription_n against_o heretic_n fourteen_o year_n before_o the_o council_n of_o agrippinus_n say_v therein_o very_o plain_o that_o their_o baptism_n be_v not_o valid_a 15._o cap._n 15._o which_o in_o his_o book_n of_o baptism_n he_o also_o assert_n in_o most_o express_a term_n a_o book_n write_v by_o he_o before_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o montanist_n 1._o ann._n 200._o strommat_n 1._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o same_o time_n also_o reject_v the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n which_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n the_o chief_a and_o most_o illustrious_a church_n next_o to_o that_o of_o rome_n so_o that_o agrippinus_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o africa_n and_o numidia_n who_o he_o assemble_v in_o a_o council_n to_o determine_v that_o question_n be_v not_o the_o first_o who_o establish_v that_o custom_n and_o disipline_n which_o appoint_v all_o heretic_n who_o return_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v probably_n it_o may_v be_v object_v by_o some_o that_o what_o these_o ancient_a author_n say_v ought_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o heretic_n of_o their_o time_n who_o all_o of_o they_o blaspheme_v against_o the_o most_o holy_a trinity_n baptise_a not_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n 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pomp._n have_v afterward_o separate_v from_o it_o because_o baptism_n once_o right_o administer_v can_v never_o again_o be_v reiterated_a the_o bishop_n of_o numidia_n who_o have_v receive_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o agrippinus_n numid_a litt._n synod_n ad_fw-la epise_v numid_a have_v consult_v saint_n cyprian_n upon_o that_o new_a emergent_a receive_v also_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v render_v more_o authentic_a saint_n cyprian_n assemble_v they_o together_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o province_n in_o a_o second_o synod_n where_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o former_a be_v confirm_v and_o thereupon_o a_o synodal_n letter_n be_v write_v to_o the_o pope_n st._n stephen_n jubai_n cypr._n epist_n 73._o ad_fw-la jubai_n inform_v he_o of_o what_o have_v be_v decide_v in_o those_o two_o council_n to_o wit_n that_o all_o those_o who_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n bapt._n eos_n qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la foris_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la tincti_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la haereticos_fw-la &_o schismaticos_fw-la profanae_fw-la aquae_fw-la labe_fw-la maculaeti_fw-la quando_fw-la ab_fw-la nos_fw-la venerint_fw-la baptisare_fw-la oportere_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la parum_fw-la sit_fw-la eye_n manum_fw-la imponere_fw-la epist_n 70._o apud_fw-la cypr._n &_o ap_fw-mi august_n l._n 6._o &_o 7._o de_fw-fr bapt._n have_v be_v pollute_v by_o the_o profane_a baptism_n of_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n aught_o to_o be_v re-baptised_n which_o be_v also_o confirm_v in_o a_o three_o council_n wherein_o be_v present_v the_o bishop_n of_o mauritania_n with_o those_o of_o africa_n and_o numidia_n pope_n stephen_n though_o his_o predecessor_n have_v not_o oppose_v the_o council_n of_o agrippinus_n but_o leave_v the_o african_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o custom_n think_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o condemn_v it_o as_o contrary_a to_o apostolical_a tradition_n and_o thereupon_o 5._o euseb_n hist_o l._n 6._o c._n 5._o in_o two_o letter_n which_o he_o write_v to_o the_o african_n he_o make_v a_o decree_n quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o st._n cyprian_n
contradiction_n which_o that_o great_a cardinal_n have_v not_o leisure_n to_o mind_n for_o the_o patriarch_n denis_n speak_v only_o here_o of_o what_o these_o bishop_n have_v do_v under_o the_o pontificate_n of_o pope_n cornelius_n and_o he_o pray_v stephen_n the_o successor_n of_o that_o pope_n not_o to_o use_v they_o harsh_o for_o the_o judgement_n they_o be_v of_o that_o the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n be_v null_a they_o say_v he_o who_o under_o his_o predecessor_n condemn_v the_o heresy_n of_o novatian_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n clear_a than_o that_o baronius_n without_o mind_v it_o have_v take_v the_o counter-sense_n and_o beside_o denis_n of_o alexandria_n will_v have_v have_v care_v not_o to_o call_v a_o opinion_n which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a a_o heresy_n firmilian_a then_o and_o the_o asiatic_n persist_v still_o in_o their_o opinion_n as_o well_o as_o st._n cyprian_n the_o african_n and_o their_o successor_n till_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o general_n council_n as_o 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haereticis_fw-la rebaptizandis_a ad_fw-la diversos_fw-la plurimas_fw-la mifit_n epistolas_fw-la quae_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la extant_a hieron_n de_fw-fr script_n ecclesias_fw-la in_o diony_n and_o st._n jerome_n himself_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n which_o he_o make_v long_o after_o his_o dialogue_n against_o the_o luciferian_o assure_v we_o that_o that_o great_a man_n declare_v open_o for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n and_o african_a bishop_n and_o that_o he_o thereupon_o write_v many_o letter_n which_o be_v still_o extant_a in_o his_o time_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o successor_n of_o sixtus_n entertain_v peace_n with_o the_o african_a and_o asiatic_a bishop_n every_o one_o free_o follow_v their_o custom_n and_o opinion_n as_o to_o that_o point_n without_o be_v blame_v for_o it_o until_o that_o a_o general_n council_n have_v pronounce_v supreme_o in_o the_o matter_n this_o we_o learn_v from_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o book_n of_o 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