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philosopher_n god_n be_v jealous_a of_o honour_n and_o as_o he_o be_v but_o one_o so_o he_o allow_v but_o of_o one_o lord_n one_o faith_n and_o one_o baptism_n ephes_n 4.5_o and_o be_v most_o true_a and_o holy_a he_o can_v but_o be_v vehement_o incense_v against_o error_n heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v present_v under_o the_o name_n and_o notion_n of_o religion_n for_o than_o he_o be_v twice_o dishonour_v first_o in_o contradict_v his_o truth_n by_o falsehood_n his_o glory_n by_o reproach_n and_o then_o in_o ascribe_v erroneous_a and_o heretical_a opinion_n unto_o he_o as_o to_o the_o author_n of_o they_o whereas_o indeed_o they_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o as_o 459._o as_o videns_fw-la diabolus_fw-la templa_fw-la deâ—rum_fw-la deseri_fw-la &_o in_o nomen_fw-la liberatoris_fw-la eurrere_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la haereticos_fw-la movit_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la christiano_n doctrinae_fw-la resisterent_fw-la christianae_n 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