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eutychian_a heresy_n the_o main_a cause_n to_o be_v then_o decide_v 344._o which_o be_v therefore_o receive_v there_o as_o other_o orthodox_n write_n be_v with_o general_a acclamation_n but_o the_o note_n cite_v these_o acclamation_n quote_v they_o imperfect_o no_o further_o than_o these_o word_n peter_n speak_v by_o leo_n 368._o but_o the_o council_n go_v on_o and_o say_v the_o apostle_n and_o cyril_n teach_v thus_o by_o which_o we_o may_v see_v it_o be_v the_o consonancy_n of_o leo_n doctrine_n to_o the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o st._n cyril_n not_o the_o infallibility_n of_o his_o see_n which_o procure_v his_o epistle_n this_o general_a applause_n wherefore_o the_o prefacer_n need_v not_o have_v mention_v these_o acclamation_n as_o if_o they_o be_v only_o give_v to_o leo_n epistle_n or_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o some_o single_a excellency_n peculiar_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_v 7._o for_o both_o the_o creed_n and_o two_o of_o cyril_n epistle_n have_v be_v 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be_v forge_v also_o for_o first_o eusebius_n his_o petition_n before_o mention_n not_o leo_n and_o these_o petition_n be_v address_v only_o to_o the_o council_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o sentence_n in_o they_o peculiar_a to_o leo_n or_o suppose_v he_o to_o see_v or_o read_v they_o so_o that_o these_o superscription_n to_o a_o absent_a bishop_n be_v nonsense_n and_o in_o all_o probability_n add_v by_o some_o roman_a transcriber_n as_o may_v be_v guess_v by_o the_o great_a swell_a title_n with_o which_o the_o pope_n be_v load_v again_o in_o the_o summon_v send_v to_o dioscorus_n the_o three_o time_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o emperor_n have_v command_v the_o bishop_n to_o hear_v this_o cause_n the_o greek_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o latin_a soften_v it_o into_o permisit_fw-la 417._o however_o whether_o the_o emperor_n command_v or_o permit_v the_o bishop_n to_o hear_v this_o cause_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o even_o in_o this_o session_n consist_v 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