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but_o this_o do_v no_o more_o suppose_v the_o carnal_a presence_n or_o the_o expiation_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n than_o that_o which_o we_o find_v in_o the_o roman_a order_n in_o blessing_n a_o grave_a that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o save_a remedy_n to_o the_o party_n rest_v in_o it_o for_o the_o redemption_n of_o his_o soul_n 207._o in_o the_o same_o liturgy_n they_o say_v to_o god_n do_v thou_o therefore_o so_o come_v down_o into_o the_o present_a oblation_n that_o it_o may_v afford_v heal_v unto_o the_o live_n and_o refreshment_n unto_o those_o who_o be_v dead_a but_o this_o regard_v only_o the_o presence_n of_o virtue_n as_o in_o the_o roman_a order_n they_o beg_v of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v afford_v his_o presence_n and_o majesty_n in_o baptism_n 143._o there_o be_v mention_n likewise_o make_v of_o the_o immolation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o this_o be_v only_o say_v by_o way_n of_o resemblance_n as_o st._n augustin_n 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how_o far_o strong_a prejudices_fw-la will_n carry_v man_n so_o as_o even_o to_o hinder_v common_a sense_n from_o act_v for_o real_o there_o can_v be_v no_o notion_n more_o opposite_a to_o transubstantiation_n since_o this_o notion_n represent_v the_o state_n in_o which_o christ_n be_v give_v to_o we_o that_o be_v a_o state_n of_o death_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o popish_a notion_n by_o which_o they_o believe_v he_o alive_a in_o the_o eucharist_n beside_o it_o be_v absolute_o false_a that_o jesus_n christ_n do_v after_o his_o resurrection_n retake_v the_o same_o blood_n which_o he_o lose_v on_o the_o cross_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n pretend_v that_o she_o have_v it_o in_o her_o keep_n and_o it_o be_v show_v in_o i_o do_v know_v how_o many_o place_n this_o expression_n be_v well_o know_v to_o be_v st._n augustin_n who_o doctrine_n be_v vast_o opposite_a to_o that_o of_o transubstantiation_n as_o de_fw-fr
this_o matter_n 383._o god_n promise_v no_o man_n either_o reward_n or_o punishment_n but_o under_o either_o a_o tacit_n or_o express_v condition_n 81._o though_o all_o future_a thing_n do_v happen_v necessary_o yet_o god_n will_v that_o good_a thing_n happen_v to_o his_o servant_n through_o the_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n he_o teach_v say_v they_o doctrine_n tend_v to_o sedition_n as_o that_o the_o magistrate_n cease_v to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n whilst_o he_o be_v under_o mortal_a sin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o people_n to_o chastise_v their_o prince_n when_o ever_o they_o commit_v any_o fault_n this_o accusation_n be_v only_o found_v upon_o this_o that_o wicklef_n put_v the_o king_n and_o all_o other_o inferior_a magistrate_n in_o mind_n that_o they_o do_v not_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o vain_a he_o say_v if_o a_o king_n fail_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o despise_v the_o engagement_n that_o lie_v upon_o he_o to_o govern_v his_o subject_n well_o that_o he_o be_v not_o proper_o nor_o true_o king_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o do_v not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n 513._o perdens_fw-la nomen_fw-la officii_fw-la &_o ordinis_fw-la in_o effectu_fw-la lose_v in_o effect_n the_o name_n of_o his_o office_n and_o order_n which_o be_v the_o very_a term_n of_o bracton_n the_o most_o renown_a lawyer_n of_o england_n who_o be_v never_o accuse_v of_o endeavour_v to_o incline_v the_o people_n to_o rebellion_n they_o accuse_v he_o of_o not_o have_v the_o modesty_n that_o a_o divine_a aught_o to_o have_v and_o that_o he_o be_v too_o much_o give_v to_o raillery_n i_o grant_v that_o when_o he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n he_o be_v blame_v for_o this_o fault_n which_o he_o return_v in_o a_o very_a edify_a manner_n i_o take_v god_n to_o witness_v say_v he_o 145._o that_o i_o principal_o intend_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n out_o of_o a_o veneration_n for_o the_o scripture_n and_o observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n but_o if_o with_o this_o intention_n there_o may_v have_v creep_v in_o any_o sinister_a aim_n of_o vainglory_n worldly_a profit_n and_o desire_v of_o revenge_n i_o be_o sorry_a for_o it_o and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o avoid_v it_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v they_o accuse_v wicklef_n that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o dissemble_v his_o opinion_n to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n which_o he_o may_v otherwise_o have_v draw_v upon_o himself_o but_o we_o may_v with_o truth_n give_v he_o this_o testimony_n that_o he_o be_v so_o little_o acquaint_v with_o dissemble_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v death_n for_o most_o of_o the_o opinion_n that_o he_o maintain_v against_o his_o enemy_n 183._o i_o be_o not_o suspect_v say_v he_o of_o be_v afraid_a to_o own_o these_o conclusion_n it_o shall_v appear_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o i_o be_o not_o afraid_a to_o answer_v he_o and_o his_o complice_n either_o to_o his_o face_n or_o in_o the_o school_n 380._o if_o god_n will_v give_v i_o a_o teachable_a heart_n a_o persevere_v constancy_n and_o charity_n towards_o christ_n towards_o his_o church_n and_o towards_o the_o member_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o tear_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o so_o i_o may_v rebuke_v they_o out_o of_o pure_a charity_n how_o glorious_a a_o cause_n shall_v i_o have_v to_o die_v for_o they_o say_v that_o his_o rage_n against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v because_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v deprive_v he_o of_o a_o benefice_n but_o beside_o that_o we_o can_v build_v much_o upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o monk_n who_o invent_v this_o fable_n wicklef_n himself_o protest_v all_o along_o that_o he_o have_v no_o particular_a aim_n in_o all_o his_o write_n and_o that_o he_o only_o dispute_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n 15._o last_o they_o object_v against_o he_o that_o he_o maintain_v that_o every_o creature_n be_v god_n and_o that_o god_n can_v not_o hinder_v himself_o from_o obey_v the_o devil_n 8._o but_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o objection_n be_v ridiculous_a and_o raise_v by_o man_n in_o a_o rage_n who_o put_v a_o perverse_a sense_n upon_o the_o follow_a word_n 46._o the_o word_n god_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o twofold_a manner_n absolute_o lord_n of_o lord_n but_o when_o it_o be_v contract_v or_o specify_v by_o a_o mark_n of_o diminution_n so_o it_o signify_v any_o good_a that_o a_o man_n love_v most_o and_o the_o second_o part_n of_o it_o be_v whole_o ground_v upon_o his_o manner_n of_o explain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n in_o the_o case_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o subject_a wherein_o it_o will_v be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o prove_v against_o the_o papist_n that_o they_o have_v maintain_v proposition_n that_o sound_a as_o ill_o as_o any_o thing_n of_o he_o and_o nothing_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o slander_n can_v impute_v it_o as_o a_o crime_n to_o divine_n that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o some_o improper_a expression_n in_o a_o matter_n which_o be_v so_o difficult_a to_o be_v handle_v without_o seem_v to_o contradict_v the_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n and_o his_o hatred_n of_o sin_n chap._n xxv_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o albigenses_n be_v propagate_v in_o spain_n and_o that_o it_o continue_v there_o till_o the_o reformation_n whatever_o persecution_n have_v be_v exercise_v against_o the_o albigenses_n by_o their_o enemy_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v that_o they_o be_v ever_o utter_o destroy_v we_o find_v that_o this_o persecution_n continue_v in_o a_o manner_n without_o interruption_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reformation_n frison_n a_o divine_a of_o paris_n in_o the_o life_n of_o spondanus_n bishop_n of_o pamiers_n report_n that_o that_o bishop_n find_v a_o church_n of_o they_o in_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n where_o they_o have_v find_v a_o safe_a retreat_n from_o the_o violence_n of_o their_o 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to_o authorise_v their_o bloody_a execution_n it_o appear_v from_o the_o write_n of_o this_o lucas_n tudensis_n that_o they_o dispute_v vigorous_o against_o most_o of_o those_o article_n which_o we_o find_v fault_n with_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o to_o convince_v they_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o use_v other_o method_n than_o those_o of_o dispute_v that_o be_v direct_v violence_n which_o indeed_o they_o employ_v in_o very_o good_a earnest_n and_o we_o perceive_v by_o emericus_n book_n entitle_v the_o directory_n of_o the_o inquisitor_n that_o they_o spare_v neither_o craft_n not_o cruelty_n to_o surprise_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o destruction_n rainaldus_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1344_o one_o john_n du_fw-fr moulin_n inquisitor_n of_o the_o province_n of_o tholouse_n prosecute_a the_o waldenses_n violent_o that_o be_v settle_v there_o they_o retire_v from_o thence_o some_o into_o bearn_n and_o other_o into_o arragon_n where_o they_o be_v persecute_v at_o the_o solicitation_n of_o this_o inquisitor_n who_o make_v the_o bishop_n of_o pampelona_n take_v up_o arm_n to_o suppress_v they_o but_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o we_o find_v that_o the_o albigenses_n be_v preserve_v there_o and_o give_v no_o small_a trouble_n to_o the_o inquisitor_n we_o have_v a_o illustrious_a testimony_n hereof_o in_o the_o work_n of_o a_o friar_n inquisitor_n of_o the_o order_n of_o cordelier_n who_o write_v in_o the_o year_n 1461_o his_o fortalitium_fw-la fidei_fw-la in_o the_o 11_o the_o book_n which_o he_o entitle_v etc._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la he_o set_v down_o these_o heresy_n which_o he_o afterward_o refute_v the_o three_o heresy_n be_v that_o which_o some_o enemy_n of_o christianity_n do_v profess_v who_o pretend_v that_o confession_n have_v no_o virtue_n of_o its_o own_o to_o procure_v the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n