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deny_v as_o the_o cardinal_n and_o his_o nicene_n father_n do_v that_o this_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n for_o how_o can_v either_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n or_o the_o pope_n legate_n therein_o by_o this_o epistle_n and_o by_o the_o dictation_n and_o content_n thereof_o judge_n ibas_n to_o be_v a_o catholic_a which_o vigilius_n 196._o decree_v and_o baronius_n etc._n more_o than_o twenty_o time_n i_o think_v repeat_v unless_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n for_o of_o ibas_n no_o otherwise_o then_o in_o the_o first_o person_n or_o as_o the_o author_n and_o writer_n of_o it_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o to_o be_v find_v or_o collect_v out_o of_o that_o epistle_n 9_o now_o if_o you_o require_v testimony_n or_o authority_n in_o this_o case_n i_o oppose_v to_o baronius_n the_o pope_n legate_n at_o chalcedon_n of_o which_o baronius_n himself_o say_v 71._o this_o to_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n the_o pope_n legate_n and_o after_o they_o the_o 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whether_o it_o be_v his_o or_o no._n i_o oppose_v last_o baronius_n to_o baronius_n for_o he_o 71._o say_v of_o this_o epistle_n verè_fw-la esse_fw-la ibae_n fuisse_fw-la cognitam_fw-la that_o it_o be_v know_v true_o and_o indeed_o to_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n say_v now_o in_o sadness_n what_o you_o think_v of_o baronius_n and_o where_o you_o think_v his_o five_o wit_n be_v when_o he_o deny_v and_o that_o upon_o proof_n by_o public_a record_n this_o to_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n which_o the_o pope_n legate_n with_o the_o whole_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n which_o pope_n vigilius_n who_o he_o defend_v which_o ibas_n his_o own_o self_n yea_o which_o baronius_n also_o acknowledge_v confess_v and_o profess_v to_o be_v true_o and_o in_o very_a deed_n the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n 10._o but_o what_o shall_v we_o then_o say_v to_o those_o public_a act_n which_o as_o the_o cardinal_n tell_v we_o do_v testify_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n what_o first_o to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n which_o he_o first_o 71._o allege_v and_o the_o ten_o action_n thereof_o i_o say_v and_o say_v it_o upon_o certain_a ground_n that_o the_o cardinal_n therein_o say_v a_o untruth_n for_o proof_n whereof_o i_o appeal_v to_o that_o same_o ten_o action_n of_o the_o council_n in_o no_o part_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v nor_o can_v thence_o be_v collect_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n or_o if_o you_o will_v not_o believe_v my_o say_n yet_o believe_v the_o cardinal_n himself_o more_o than_o once_o testify_v that_o which_o he_o say_v to_o be_v untrue_a these_o be_v his_o word_n 77._o the_o act_n of_o the_o ten_o action_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n eandem_fw-la epistolam_fw-la ut_fw-la ibae_n cognitam_fw-la esse_fw-la à _fw-la patribus_fw-la docent_fw-la do_v teach_v that_o this_o epistle_n be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n and_o again_o 71_o vere_n esse_fw-la ibae_n fuisse_fw-la cognitam_fw-la eandem_fw-la actio_fw-la decima_fw-la docet_fw-la that_o this_o be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v true_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n the_o ten_o action_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n do_v teach_v think_v you_o not_o that_o baronius_n be_v more_o like_o the_o esopicall_a satyr_n than_o a_o grave_a cardinal_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n at_o his_o first_o blast_n he_o make_v the_o ten_o action_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n to_o testify_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n and_o then_o he_o blow_v a_o quite_o contrary_a blast_n profess_v the_o ten_o action_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n to_o testify_v that_o this_o be_v true_o and_o certain_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n 11._o o_o but_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n and_o the_o public_a act_n thereof_o they_o witness_v the_o same_o which_o the_o cardinal_n affirm_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n they_o do_v so_o indeed_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o untruth_n in_o the_o cardinal_n mouth_n so_o it_o be_v also_o in_o those_o his_o nicene_n father_n from_o who_o he_o take_v it_o unless_o perhaps_o those_o man_n of_o nice_a know_v better_a who_o epistle_n it_o be_v then_o do_v the_o 600_o holy_a bishop_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n before_o who_o ibas_n stand_v or_o better_a than_o ibas_n himself_o who_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v his_o own_o epistle_n the_o cardinal_n may_v not_o be_v offend_v that_o we_o dissent_v from_o his_o nicene_n council_n which_o dissent_v from_o the_o holy_a council_n at_o chalcedon_n from_o ibas_n his_o own_o confession_n yea_o from_o who_o the_o cardinal_n dissent_v as_o much_o as_o we_o in_o this_o point_n and_o i_o can_v see_v what_o depth_n of_o wisdom_n it_o be_v in_o his_o cardinalship_n to_o allege_v they_o for_o witness_n who_o testimony_n himself_o in_o this_o very_a point_n for_o which_o he_o produce_v they_o do_v avouch_v to_o be_v untrue_a but_o let_v he_o please_v himself_o in_o those_o nice_a father_n we_o envy_n not_o such_o a_o council_n nor_o such_o father_n nor_o such_o public_a record_n unto_o they_o that_o nicene_n assembly_n be_v but_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v uphold_v untruth_n by_o untruth_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o examine_v and_o rip_v up_o the_o act_n of_o that_o council_n i_o will_v give_v he_o this_o one_o assure_a comfort_n that_o beside_o their_o superstitious_a &_o heretical_a doctrine_n therein_o maintain_v he_o shall_v find_v they_o full_o stuff_v with_o many_o gross_a and_o palpable_a untruth_n of_o matter_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la on_o which_o they_o build_v their_o doctrinal_a position_n as_o in_o this_o concern_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n it_o be_v now_o most_o manifest_a 12._o for_o this_o time_n i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o so_o spacious_a a_o field_n but_o yet_o this_o one_o thing_n by_o the_o way_n