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may_v believe_v lie_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o pope_n vigilius_n hold_v this_o for_o no_o other_o but_o a_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n for_o he_o set_v it_o down_o as_o a_o 179._o a_o perspeximus_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la de_fw-fr his_o praedecessores_fw-la nostri_fw-la decreverint_fw-la vig._n const_n loc_fw-la citat_fw-la nu_fw-la 176._o huius_fw-la causa_fw-la formam_fw-la veneranda_fw-la praedecessorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la constituta_fw-la nobis_fw-la apertissime_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la ibid._n idem_fw-la regulâria_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la definiunt_fw-la constituta_fw-la jbid._n nu_fw-la 179._o definition_n or_o constitution_n of_o his_o predecessor_n decree_v by_o the_o apostolic_a see_n particular_o by_o pope_n leo_n and_o gelasius_n and_o so_o decree_v by_o they_o as_o warrant_v and_o teach_v by_o the_o scripture_n for_o out_o of_o those_o word_n whatsoever_o you_o bind_v or_o loose_v upon_o earth_n pope_n gelasius_n 177._o gelasius_n ibid._n nu_fw-la 177._o 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repugnant_a to_o the_o opposite_a assertion_n what_o equal_a and_o unpartial_a umpire_n may_v be_v find_v to_o judge_v in_o this_o matter_n audito_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nomine_fw-la hostess_fw-la expalluit_fw-la faith_n their_o vain_a and_o vaunt_a 3._o vaunt_a camp_n rut._n 3._o braggadochio_n have_v thou_o appeal_v to_o the_o church_n to_o the_o church_n and_o judgement_n thereof_o shall_v thou_o go_v at_o the_o name_n of_o which_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v daunt_v or_o appal_a that_o with_o great_a confidence_n and_o assurance_n of_o victory_n we_o provoke_v unto_o it_o 6._o but_o where_o may_v we_o hear_v the_o voice_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n out_o of_o doubt_n either_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o father_n or_o provincial_a synod_n or_o in_o general_a counsel_n &_o in_o which_o of_o these_o soever_o the_o church_n speak_v her_o sentence_n be_v for_o we_o and_o our_o side_n her_o voice_n be_v but_o soft_a &_o still_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o single_a father_n the_o church_n whisper_v rather_o than_o speak_v in_o they_o and_o yet_o even_o in_o they_o she_o speak_v this_o truth_n very_o distinct_o and_o audible_o hear_v saint_n b._n saint_n epist_n ad_fw-la bonif._n quae_fw-la citatur_fw-la conc._n 5._o coll._n 5._o pa._n 548._o b._n austen_n who_o entreat_v of_o caecilianus_n about_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o his_o death_n say_v if_o as_o yet_o they_o can_v prove_v he_o to_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o those_o crime_n which_o be_v by_o the_o donatist_n object_v unto_o he_o ipsum_fw-la jam_fw-la mortuum_fw-la anathematizaremus_fw-la i_o and_o all_o catholic_n will_v even_v now_o accurse_v he_o though_o dead_a though_o never_o condemn_v before_o nor_o in_o his_o life_n time_n again_o 35._o again_o aug._n lib._n 3._o cont._n cresc_n ca._n 35._o in_o this_o our_o communion_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o traditores_fw-la or_o deliverer_n of_o the_o bible_n to_o be_v burn_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n when_o thou_o shall_v demonstrate_v or_o prove_v they_o to_o have_v be_v such_o &_o cord_n &_o carne_fw-la mortuos_fw-la detestabor_fw-la hear_v pope_n autem_fw-la pope_n pelag._n 2._o epist_n 7
rely_v upon_o a_o fallible_a foundation_n if_o the_o pope_n in_o define_v such_o cause_n be_v infallible_a then_o also_o can_v they_o have_v no_o faith_n see_v by_o the_o infallble_a decree_n of_o pope_n gregory_n agatho_n and_o the_o rest_n unto_o leo_n the_o ten_o the_o pope_n cathedral_n sentence_n in_o a_o cause_n of_o faith_n may_v be_v heretical_a as_o this_o of_o pope_n vigilius_n by_o their_o judgement_n be_v so_o whether_o the_o pope_n in_o such_o cause_n be_v fallible_a or_o infallible_a it_o infallible_o follow_v upon_o either_o that_o none_o who_o build_v his_o faith_n upon_o that_o foundation_n that_o be_v none_o who_o be_v member_n of_o their_o present_a roman_a church_n can_v believe_v or_o hold_v with_o certainty_n of_o faith_n any_o doctrine_n whatsoever_o which_o he_o profess_v to_o believe_v 29._o here_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o to_o the_o unspeakable_a comfort_n of_o all_o true_a believer_n observe_v a_o wonderful_a difference_n betwixt_o we_o and_o they_o arise_v 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