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of_o this_o right_o reform_a church_n for_o who_o safety_n and_o prosperity_n the_o author_n daily_o pray_v and_o to_o who_o service_n he_o dedicate_v all_o his_o labour_n the_o content_n part_n iii_o cent_z v._o chap._n i_o of_o the_o time_n before_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n page_z 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o time_n from_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n till_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n p._n 47_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n be_v the_o four_o general_n council_n p._n 84_o a_o appendix_n concern_v baronius_n annal_n p._n 122_o chap_n iu_o roman_a error_n and_o forgery_n in_o the_o council_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o council_n till_o an._n dom._n 500_o p._n 157_o a_o appendix_n concern_v baronius_n his_o annal_n p._n 189_o part_n iu_o cent_z vi_o chap._n i._o error_n and_o forgery_n in_o the_o council_n from_o the_o year_n 500_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o five_o general_n council_n an_z dom._n 553._o p._n 218_o a_o epitome_n of_o dr._n 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but_o after_o all_o this_o epistle_n of_o pope_n innocent_n be_v by_o some_o suspect_v to_o be_v forge_v and_o sirmondus_n confess_v that_o all_o the_o old_a book_n cite_v this_o epistle_n as_o write_v to_o a_o council_n at_o tholouse_n 1279._o so_o that_o he_o and_o baronius_n probable_o alter_v the_o read_n and_o put_v in_o toledo_n instead_o of_o tholouse_n because_o this_o be_v the_o more_o famous_a council_n and_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n it_o shall_v be_v think_v that_o all_o eminent_a council_n expect_v the_o pope_n letter_n before_o they_o dare_v act_v whereas_o this_o council_n of_o toledo_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o they_o censure_v the_o priscillianist_n and_o absolve_v such_o as_o recant_v pure_o by_o their_o own_o authority_n and_o when_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o acquaint_v other_o church_n abroad_o with_o what_o they_o have_v do_v they_o send_v a_o embassy_n not_o only_o to_o the_o pope_n but_o to_o simplicianus_n bishop_n of_o milan_n who_o judgement_n and_o 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dip_v in_o wine_n be_v possess_v but_o be_v cure_v by_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n 647._o manifest_o show_v the_o innovation_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o that_o it_o declare_v they_o use_v then_o to_o dip_v the_o bread_n in_o wine_n and_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o give_v the_o cup_n to_o the_o laity_n whereas_o now_o they_o only_o give_v the_o people_n a_o dry_a wafer_n it_o be_v certain_o a_o great_a oversight_n in_o the_o armenian_a bishop_n according_a to_o he_o who_o make_v the_o pope_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o heresy_n to_o send_v to_o proclus_n of_o constantinople_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o write_n of_o theodorus_n of_o mopsvestia_n be_v orthodox_n or_o no_o yet_o liberatus_n a_o ancient_a author_n affirm_v they_o do_v this_o secundum_fw-la morem_fw-la according_a to_o custom_n 649._o so_o that_o neither_o liberatus_n nor_o the_o armenian_n know_v of_o any_o custom_n to_o go_v only_o to_o rome_n out_o of_o the_o east_n to_o inquire_v concern_v the_o true_a faith_n have_v 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