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wolf_n 159â—_n cap_n 2d_o fol._n â—54_n admit_v or_o reject_v at_o their_o pleasure_n it_o may_v appear_v by_o one_o of_o their_o publyke_a book_n print_v and_o set_v forth_o against_o the_o puritan_fw-gr where_o they_o have_v a_o whole_a chapter_n of_o accusation_n against_o the_o say_a puritan_fw-gr for_o reject_v &_o contemn_v new_a ghospel_v writer_n of_o their_o own_o when_o they_o make_v against_o they_o which_o yet_o you_o see_v practise_v here_o by_o o._n e._n him-self_n though_o no_o puritan_n and_o that_o even_o against_o the_o very_a chief_a head_n and_o sire_n of_o both_o their_o religion_n luther_n caluyn_n beza_n yea_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o o.e._n be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n wherein_o the_o puritan_n be_v so_o eager_o argue_v for_o this_o fault_n of_o contemn_v their_o own_o writer_n when_o they_o make_v against_o they_o though_o i_o can_v easy_o believe_v the_o same_o for_o that_o it_o seem_v les_fw-fr fond_o write_v in_o that_o kind_n then_o can_v 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that_o time_n thereof_o as_o aeneas_n silvius_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o bohemian_o johamnes_n dubravius_n b._n of_o olimutz_n johamnes_n cochlaeus_fw-la in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o hussit_n and_o other_o for_o as_o for_o the_o act_n and_o gest_n of_o the_o council_n 〈◊〉_d self_n which_o be_v the_o best_a witness_n the_o whoâ—e_n â—â—tenth_fw-mi session_n contain_v this_o story_n at_o large_a 〈◊〉_d john_n hus_n his_o come_n to_o the_o council_n his_o â—â—am_n nation_n conference_n perversitie_n condemnation_n and_o the_o â—yke_a and_o fiâ—st_v it_o be_v declare_v â—â—erein_o how_o that_o after_o mass_n of_o the_o holy_a â—ost_o be_v song_n by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o vivaria_n â—egat_v for_o the_o pope_n 314._o the_o number_n that_o come_v to_o this_o council_n arch_a and_o bishop_n 346._o abbot_n and_o doctor_n 564._o prince_n nobleman_n and_o their_o train_n 16000_o fox_n pâ—g_v 5_o 9_o sessio_fw-la 15._o pag_n 314._o the_o litany_n also_o say_v and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o prince_n 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to_o 〈◊〉_d wicked_a false_a and_o seditious_a his_o refuge_n wâ—â—_n when_o he_o be_v press_v by_o the_o council_n anâ—_n learned_a man_n thereof_o that_o he_o do_v appeal_v 〈◊〉_d jesus_n christ_n from_o they_o all_o answer_v the_o manner_n of_o john_n hus_n his_o answer_v fly_v thereby_o as_o the_o council_n say_v all_o ordinary_a ecclesiaâ—stical_a jurisdiction_n as_o heretyk_n be_v wont_a tâ—_n do_v when_o they_o can_v not_o defend_v their_o fancie_v 316._o ses._n 15._o pag._n 316._o and_o when_o after_o the_o condemnation_n of_o these_o arâ—ticles_n diverse_a cardinal_n archbyshop_n bishopâ—_n and_o other_o man_n which_o the_o record_n do_v nameâ—_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o council_n to_o conferâ—_n with_o he_o again_o and_o to_o persuade_v he_o tâ—_n follow_v reason_n and_o not_o to_o stand_v only_o in_o hiâ—_n own_o judgement_n respondit_fw-la quod_fw-la vellet_fw-la stare_v iâ—_n eo_fw-la quod_fw-la scripsit_fw-la manu_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o 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homines_fw-la quos_fw-la dòcuit_fw-la de_fw-la opposito_fw-la 〈◊〉_d velit_fw-la abâ—urare_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o final_o find_v that_o â—ohn_n hus_n do_v persist_v in_o his_o perversitie_n say_v â—â—at_a in_o respect_n of_o these_o man_n who_o he_o have_v â—aught_v the_o contrary_n he_o will_v not_o abvire_v â—r_o that_o it_o will_v be_v scandalous_a etc._n etc._n heereâ—pon_o they_o proceed_v to_o this_o condemnation_n â—nd_v thus_o much_o of_o that_o point_n whereby_o appear_v contrary_a to_o s_o r._n francis_n assertion_n that_o â—e_n be_v both_o hear_v dispute_v with_o and_o charitable_o persuade_v to_o return_v unto_o the_o truth_n but_o besides_o the_o former_a article_n of_o doctrine_n â—e_n be_v convince_v also_o of_o two_o notorious_a untruth_n one_o a_o lie_n the_o other_o a_o forgery_n concern_v england_n for_o first_o he_o have_v publish_v 〈◊〉_d prage_n 326._o stow_n pag._n 326._o that_o in_o a_o meeting_n of_o many_o catholyke_a â—â—â—rned_a man_n against_o his_o 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