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decree_v this_o synodical_o 382._o and_o affirm_v that_o theodorus_n and_o mennas_n consent_v to_o it_o supr_n and_o that_o he_o and_o justinian_n have_v promise_v to_o observe_v this_o silence_n 381._o whereupon_o he_o pretend_v vigilius_n excommunicate_v theodorus_n and_o suspend_v menna_n 384._o and_o stout_o oppose_v justinian_n who_o this_o year_n hang_v up_o his_o edict_n in_o contradiction_n to_o this_o decree_n of_o silence_n 381._o though_o he_o flee_v to_o st._n peter_n church_n and_o then_o to_o chalcedon_n yet_o thence_o he_o thunder_v out_o his_o spiritual_a dart_n against_o they_o all_o and_o rescind_v the_o emperor_n decree_n 387._o upon_o this_o baronius_n say_v the_o emperor_n revoke_v his_o edict_n and_o theodorus_n repent_v and_o submit_v as_o do_v also_o menna_n and_o so_o all_o be_v content_a 389._o to_o be_v silent_a till_o the_o council_n and_o great_a joy_n follow_v thereupon_o now_o this_o be_v all_o fiction_n for_o first_o if_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o 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faith_n as_o it_o do_v also_o that_o controversy_n and_o by_o providence_n show_v we_o that_o a_o pope_n may_v err_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n chap._n xxiii_o after_o this_o he_o rail_n at_o the_o edict_n call_v it_o a_o seed_n plot_n of_o dissension_n 21._o and_o say_v it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o as_o facundus_n affirm_v contrary_a to_o justinian_n own_o faith_n and_o write_v by_o heretic_n 9_o and_o the_o cardinal_n say_v it_o be_v write_v by_o theodorus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n ibid._n against_o who_o he_o every_o where_o rail_n as_o a_o factious_a and_o schismatical_a man_n yea_o a_o heretic_n and_o obstinate_a origenist_n alibi_fw-la a_o most_o wicked_a wretch_n and_o a_o plague_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n 488._o but_o as_o to_o the_o edict_n it_o be_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o to_o say_v otherwise_o be_v to_o condemn_v the_o 5_o general_n council_n who_o often_o declare_v as_o much_o yea_o baronius_n elsewhere_o in_o contradiction_n to_o himself_o say_v this_o edict_n be_v a_o confession_n of_o justinian_n '_o be_v right_a faith_n a_o catechism_n and_o exact_a declaration_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n 21._o and_o he_o may_v as_o well_o call_v the_o decree_n of_o nice_a or_o other_o general_n council_n seed-plot_n of_o dissension_n yea_o the_o gospel_n itself_o may_v be_v so_o calumniate_v 51._o nor_o do_v liberatus_n facundus_n and_o vigilius_n as_o he_o say_v declare_v that_o theodorus_n write_v this_o edict_n 9_o liberatus_n only_o say_v he_o suggest_v it_o to_o the_o emperor_n to_o condemn_v the_o three_o chapter_n by_o a_o book_n to_o be_v dictate_v by_o the_o emperor_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o do_v 24._o facundus_n name_v not_o theodorus_n but_o say_v they_o be_v willing_a to_o believe_v it_o be_v write_v by_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o truth_n o_o which_o be_v but_o a_o conjecture_n and_o be_v as_o false_a as_o what_o he_o next_o speak_v of_o 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to_o the_o act_n of_o chalcedon_n in_o recite_v they_o these_o word_n which_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n be_v one_o of_o the_o trinity_n which_o word_n some_o suspect_v of_o eutychianism_n will_v have_v add_v to_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n but_o can_v not_o obtain_v it_o 214._o but_o first_o it_o be_v no_o eutychian_a heretic_n who_o first_o say_v christ_n be_v one_o of_o the_o trinity_n theodorus_n of_o mopsvestia_n deny_v it_o iii._o but_o proclus_n who_o be_v orthodox_n affirm_v it_o and_o teach_v it_o in_o a_o epistle_n approve_v in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 4._o and_o justinian_n set_v out_o a_o edict_n for_o it_o against_o the_o nestorian_n who_o deny_v it_o wherein_o he_o also_o anathematize_n the_o eutychian_o etc._n which_o edict_n pope_n john_n the_o second_o confirm_v and_o declare_v to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o apostolic_a doctrine_n and_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n 15._o wherefore_o those_o monk_n who_o affirm_v one_o of_o the_o 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