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story_n ecclesiastical_a bear_v witness_n that_o when_o the_o holy_a bysshoppe_n do_v mete_v together_o in_o the_o council_n in_o nicen_n there_o be_v iii_o patriarch_n present_v there_o 〈◊〉_d ecclesia_fw-la iâ—â—_n histor_n 〈◊〉_d h_z three_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—der_n at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o â—iâ—en_a 〈◊〉_d be_v at_o 〈◊〉_d time_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—kes_v 〈◊〉_d there_o 〈◊〉_d paâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d room_n 〈◊〉_d send_v beâ—â—â—â—â—der_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—der_n and_o the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v the_o four_o in_o order_n be_v absent_a if_o one_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v father_n of_o father_n and_o all_o moust_a be_v reduce_v into_o a_o unite_z why_o by_o the_o word_n patriarch_n which_o be_v half_a greke_n pâ—â—arks_n the_o â—â—ter_a â—â—tation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d word_n pâ—â—arks_n half_a latin_a be_v there_o rekn_v four_o patriarch_n the_o be_v to_o say_v four_o father_n of_o father_n which_o be_v join_v together_o by_o nomutual_a relation_n inton_a other_o another_o the_o patriarch_n be_v not_o subject_a 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&_o supreme_a vicarre_n of_o christe_n it_o be_v not_o credible_a those_o holy_a father_n to_o be_v so_o ingnorant_a that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v nor_o so_o ungodly_a that_o they_o will_v not_o do_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v but_o the_o council_n be_v count_v of_o every_o man_n to_o be_v most_o holy_a xxiii_o libro_fw-la ix_o cap_n et_fw-la historia_fw-la ecclesiastia_fw-la libro_fw-la shall_fw-mi â—ap_n xxiii_o and_o moo_v lawful_o congregate_v and_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n tripertite_n ye._n room_n the_o byshopspe_n of_o the_o este_fw-la do_v resist_v the_o bysshopp_n of_o room_n bysshop_n of_o the_o este_fw-la do_v resist_v the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n boldeli_fw-la and_o as_o concern_v the_o obseruamce_n of_o ester_fw-mi the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n coude_fw-fr obtain_v nothing_o of_o the_o bysshop_n of_o london_n also_o pelagius_fw-la pelagius_n pelagius_n the_o second_o write_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o no_o man_n to_o 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