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convertantur_fw-la unico_fw-la &_o legitimo_fw-la baptismate_fw-la baptizentur_fw-la cypr._n epist_n ad_fw-la jubaian_a if_o you_o take_v they_o literal_o that_o of_o saint_n cyprian_n will_v have_v all_o heretic_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v from_o what_o heresy_n soever_o they_o return_v and_o all_o that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o they_o but_o the_o pope_n by_o he_o 14._o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la parum_fw-la sit_fw-la eye_n manum_fw-la imponere_fw-la stephanus_n baptismum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o nullo_n iterandum_fw-la esse_fw-la censebat_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la facientibus_fw-la graviter_fw-la succensebat_fw-la august_n l._n the_o unic_n baptis_n c._n 14._o declare_v that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a and_o forbid_v any_o heretic_n to_o be_v re-baptised_n this_o st._n austin_n confirm_v when_o he_o express_o assure_v we_o that_o stephen_n will_v have_v no_o heretic_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v and_o that_o he_o be_v extreme_o offend_v 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father_n of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o holy_a pope_n who_o with_o st._n cyprian_n reject_v all_o these_o false_a baptism_n will_v only_o that_o the_o baptism_n administer_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n by_o any_o heretic_n whatsoever_o shall_v not_o be_v reiterated_a and_o certain_o without_o necessity_n of_o allege_v any_o other_o proof_n that_o in_o my_o opinion_n appear_v evident_o by_o that_o testimony_n of_o st._n augustine_n which_o i_o have_v just_a now_o cite_v stephanus_n baptismum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o nullo_n iterandum_fw-la esse_fw-la censebat_fw-la pope_n stephen_n think_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v to_o be_v reiterated_a in_o no_o heretic_n the_o question_n be_v only_o then_o about_o the_o baptism_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o ordain_v baptism_n to_o be_v administer_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o roman_n will_v have_v that_o to_o stand_v good_a by_o what_o heretic_n soever_o it_o have_v be_v confer_v and_o the_o african_n maintain_v that_o it_o be_v null_n if_o it_o be_v confer_v by_o heretic_n out_o of_o the_o church_n or_o by_o schismatic_n and_o this_o be_v the_o precise_a state_n of_o that_o great_a controversy_n betwixt_o the_o pope_n saint_n stephen_n and_o st._n cyprian_n though_o the_o decree_n of_o that_o pope_n be_v not_o altogether_o so_o clear_o word_v as_o that_o of_o st._n cyprian_n donat._n aug._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr bapt._n contra_fw-la donat._n now_o this_o decree_n which_o the_o pope_n ground_v whole_o upon_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n al._n cypr._n ep._n 74._o &_o al._n and_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v bring_v into_o africa_n st._n cyprian_n and_o all_o those_o of_o his_o party_n which_o be_v very_o considerable_a oppose_v it_o with_o all_o their_o might_n for_o beside_o the_o african_a bishop_n assemble_v in_o three_o council_n after_o that_o of_o agrippinus_n 6._o firmil_n epist_n ap_fw-mi cypr._n epist_n 75._o diony_n alexand._n apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 7._o hist_o c._n 4._o &_o 6._o firmilian_a bishop_n of_o cesanea_n in_o cappadocia_n and_o most_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n adhere_v unto_o he_o and_o have_v as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o africa_n decide_v against_o the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n in_o the_o council_n of_o iconium_n and_o synnada_n and_o of_o many_o other_o city_n of_o asia_n where_o the_o bishop_n of_o cappadocia_n cilicia_n galatia_n phrygia_n and_o other_o province_n assemble_v for_o examine_v that_o question_n which_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o great_a a_o difference_n denis_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n a_o man_n of_o extraordinary_a merit_n singular_a learning_n and_o great_a authority_n ibid._n ibid._n make_v it_o also_o evident_a enough_o by_o his_o write_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o offer_v to_o condemn_v that_o doctrine_n which_o his_o bishop_n of_o 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three_o chapter_n and_o forbid_v to_o condemn_v they_o but_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o effort_n that_o council_n where_o he_o will_v not_o assist_v absolute_o condemn_v they_o and_o because_o vigilius_n will_v not_o consent_v to_o that_o condemnation_n he_o be_v banish_v by_o justinian_n who_o some_o time_n after_o give_v he_o his_o liberty_n and_o send_v he_o home_o to_o his_o see_n because_o once_o more_o change_v his_o conduct_n and_o opinion_n he_o condemn_v in_o write_v the_o three_o chapter_n synodis_fw-la evagr._fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 37._o phot._n the_o septom_n synodis_fw-la according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n and_o that_o be_v the_o four_o and_o last_o time_n that_o he_o have_v change_v for_o as_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o return_n to_o rome_n marcell_n appen_n marcell_n he_o die_v in_o sicily_n the_o year_n follow_v however_o this_o last_o change_n do_v not_o cure_v the_o schism_n that_o be_v form_v in_o the_o church_n about_o that_o point_n for_o though_o 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and_o convince_o that_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n they_o ought_v to_o condemn_v they_o because_o that_o vigorous_a resistance_n be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o occidental_n yield_v not_o till_o at_o length_n they_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o have_v not_o know_v before_o and_o clear_o see_v that_o they_o have_v be_v mistake_v in_o approve_v and_o maintain_v write_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a laudable_a change_n to_o turn_v from_o error_n to_o truth_n he_o moreover_o confirm_v that_o argument_n by_o the_o example_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n st._n paul_n sumpsit_fw-la quia_fw-la diu_fw-la veritati_fw-la restitit_fw-la unde_fw-la ad_fw-la confirmanda_fw-la corda_fw-la credentium_fw-la in_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la praedicatione_n veritatis_fw-la adjutorium_fw-la sumpsit_fw-la say_v he_o long_o resist_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o be_v the_o most_o zealous_a asserter_n of_o judaisme_n against_o the_o christian_n who_o he_o persecute_v by_o that_o he_o prove_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o embrace_v christianity_n because_o after_o so_o great_a resistance_n he_o will_v not_o have_v yield_v to_o jesus_n christ_n if_o he_o have_v not_o clear_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o error_n before_o st._n peter_n continues_z he_o etc._n diu_n quidem_fw-la restitit_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la gentes_fw-la sine_fw-la circumcisione_n etc._n etc._n diu_fw-la se_fw-la à _fw-la conversaram_fw-la gentium_fw-la communione_fw-la subtraxit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ab_fw-la eodem_fw-la paulo_n pestmodum_fw-la ratione_fw-la suscepta_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la quosdam_fw-la etc._n etc._n dixit_fw-la cur_n tentatis_fw-la deum_fw-la imponentes_fw-la jugum_fw-la etc._n etc._n hold_v long_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o legal_a observation_n compel_v the_o gentile_n to_o judaize_v he_o yield_v afterward_o to_o reason_n and_o truth_n by_o the_o reproof_n that_o st._n paul_n give_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n after_o that_o change_v his_o conduct_n he_o powerful_o withstand_v those_o who_o in_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v have_v subject_v christian_n to_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o ancient_n law_n will_v they_o have_v have_v reason_n then_o to_o have_v say_v to_o he_o praedicasti_fw-la haec_fw-la quae_fw-la dicis_fw-la audire_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la quia_fw-la aliud_fw-la ante_fw-la praedicasti_fw-la when_o they_o see_v he_o teach_v the_o quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o he_o have_v preach_v before_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v what_o you_o tell_v we_o at_o present_a because_o you_o former_o preach_v to_o we_o quite_o another_o thing_n not_o at_o all_o because_o these_o two_o apostle_n have_v long_o resist_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n each_o in_o his_o way_n and_o at_o length_n 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have_v divert_v he_o from_o suffer_v for_o we_o and_o be_v rebuke_v by_o these_o pierce_a word_n get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n when_o he_o cut_v off_o malchus_n his_o ear_n and_o three_o time_n deny_v his_o master_n and_o last_o of_o all_o when_o he_o fall_v into_o that_o fail_n for_o which_o st._n
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euseb_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 10._o c._n 5._o they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n who_o be_v then_o in_o gallia_n and_o desire_v of_o he_o judge_n choose_v from_o among_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n against_o cecilian_a bishop_n of_o carthage_n because_o they_o will_v shun_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o they_o disinherit_v saepe_fw-la august_n ep._n 162._o ad_fw-la gelor_n &_o eleus_n ep._n 165._o ad_fw-la generos_fw-la 166._o ad_fw-la donatist_n 167._o &_o alib_a saepe_fw-la the_o emperor_n nevertheless_o have_v protest_v that_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o to_o meddle_v in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n send_v they_o back_o to_o the_o pope_n to_o who_o as_o head_n of_o the_o church_n it_o belong_v to_o judge_v of_o great_a cause_n pope_n miltiades_n take_v for_o assessor_n in_o this_o judgement_n fifteen_o bishop_n of_o italy_n to_o who_o he_o join_v three_o famous_a bishop_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n maternus_n of_o cologne_n rheticius_n of_o autun_n and_o marinus_n of_o arles_n who_o the_o emperor_n have_v send_v he_o to_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o the_o donatist_n may_v not_o have_v cause_n to_o say_v that_o every_o thing_n have_v be_v refuse_v they_o that_o cause_n be_v solemn_o judge_v in_o that_o council_n of_o rome_n donatus_n head_n of_o the_o schismatic_n appear_v there_o with_o ten_o bishop_n of_o his_o party_n and_o allege_v all_o that_o he_o have_v to_o say_v against_o against_o cecilian_a who_o appear_v also_o accompany_v with_o ten_o other_o african_a bishop_n and_o defend_v his_o cause_n and_o that_o of_o the_o church_n so_o well_o against_o the_o author_n of_o that_o schism_n that_o they_o be_v condemn_v they_o be_v very_o willing_a to_o be_v judge_v by_o this_o council_n imagine_v as_o st._n austin_n observe_v 162._o ep._n 162._o that_o either_o they_o may_v gain_v their_o cause_n by_o artifices_fw-la and_o calumny_n or_o that_o if_o they_o lose_v it_o 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euseb_n l._n 10._o c._n 5._o august_n ep._n 167._o ad_fw-la fest_n which_o st._n austin_n call_v a_o full_a and_o universal_a council_n because_o as_o eusebius_n assure_v we_o and_o after_o he_o that_o holy_a doctor_n there_o be_v there_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o bishop_n of_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o empire_n 11._o exit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mundi_fw-la partibus_fw-la &_o praecipue_fw-la gallicanis_fw-la council_n arelat_n 11._o ganls_n the_o legate_n of_o pope_n sylvester_n with_o the_o eighteen_o bishop_n who_o have_v be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o rome_n be_v present_a there_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o donatist_n be_v examine_v there_o afresh_o with_o the_o judgement_n which_o pope_n melchiade_n the_o predecessor_n of_o st._n sylvester_n have_v give_v against_o they_o and_o they_o be_v again_o condemn_v by_o a_o definitive_a sentence_n and_o without_o appeal_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n for_o the_o appeal_n which_o these_o schismatic_n who_o observe_v no_o measure_n bring_v to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o constantine_n 162._o august_n ep._n 162._o be_v most_o unjust_a as_o be_v frank_o acknowledge_v by_o that_o emperor_n who_o say_v that_o if_o he_o at_o length_n take_v cognizance_n of_o that_o cause_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o these_o heretic_n and_o arrest_v the_o course_n of_o their_o fury_n he_o humble_o beg_v pardon_v of_o the_o bishop_n who_o authority_n in_o what_o concern_v the_o spiritual_a he_o shall_v invade_v whereupon_o st._n austin_n answer_v the_o complaint_n that_o the_o donatist_n of_o his_o time_n always_o make_v of_o pope_n melchiade_n ibid._n quae_fw-la vox_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la litigatorum_fw-la cum_fw-la fuerint_fw-la etiam_fw-la manifestissimâ_fw-la veritate_fw-la superati_fw-la ibid._n as_o their_o ancestor_n have_v do_v jeer_v they_o pleasant_o say_v that_o they_o act_v like_o bad_a lawyer_n who_o have_v lose_v their_o cause_n blame_v their_o judge_n and_o complain_v to_o all_o man_n that_o they_o have_v be_v unjust_o condemn_v when_o they_o have_v even_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o most_o manifest_a discovery_n of_o the_o truth_n ibid._n ecce_fw-la putemus_fw-la illos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la qui_fw-la romae_fw-la judicarunt_fw-la non_fw-la bonos_fw-es judices_fw-la fuisse_fw-la restabat_fw-la adhuc_fw-la plenarium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la concilium_fw-la ubi_fw-la etiam_fw-la cumipsis_fw-la judicibus_fw-la causa_fw-la posset_n agitari_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la male_a judicasse_fw-la convicti_fw-la essent_fw-la torum_fw-la sententiae_fw-la solverentur_fw-la ibid._n then_o to_o confound_v they_o he_o add_v these_o great_a word_n which_o plain_o decide_v the_o question_n that_o we_o examine_v and_o to_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v reply_v suppose_v that_o the_o judge_n who_o condemn_v your_o ancestor_n at_o rome_n have_v judge_v amiss_o be_v not_o there_o still_o the_o full_a council_n where_o that_o cause_n may_v be_v again_o examine_v with_o the_o same_o judge_n who_o have_v already_o judge_v it_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v find_v that_o their_o judgement_n be_v not_o just_a their_o sentence_n may_v have_v be_v rescind_v i_o free_o confess_v that_o i_o can_v see_v how_o it_o can_v be_v better_o make_v out_o that_o the_o pope_n tribunal_n be_v subject_a to_o that_o of_o a_o full_a and_o general_a council_n which_o may_v confirm_v or_o rescind_v a_o sentence_n pass_v at_o rome_n as_o a_o supreme_a court_n can_v confirm_v or_o rescind_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o inferior_a so_o when_o the_o same_o st._n austin_n say_v in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o pelagian_o 10._o jam_fw-la enim_fw-la do_v hac_fw-la causâ_fw-la duo_fw-la concilia_fw-la missa_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la sedem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la inde_fw-la etiam_fw-la rescripta_fw-la venerunt_fw-la causa_fw-la finita_fw-la est_fw-la august_n serm._n 2._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n c._n 10._o we_o have_v rescript_n come_v from_o rome_n the_o cause_n be_v end_v that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o it_o be_v end_v at_o rome_n whither_o these_o heretic_n after_o they_o have_v be_v condemn_v in_o the_o council_n of_o africa_n appeal_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o think_v to_o have_v gain_v their_o cause_n by_o their_o artifice_n which_o have_v once_o succeed_v with_o they_o it_o be_v not_o judge_v supreme_o but_o in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n we_o must_v then_o of_o necessity_n conclude_v that_o it_o can_v more_o clear_o he_o see_v than_o in_o those_o instance_n which_o i_o have_v now_o allege_v of_o universal_a council_n which_o have_v judge_v the_o sentence_n of_o pope_n that_o it_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n before_o saint_n austin_n and_o in_o his_o time_n and_o after_o he_o without_o the_o least_o doubt_v that_o a_o general_a council_n be_v above_o the_o pope_n and_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o be_v to_o prove_v chap._n xix_o that_o the_o ancient_a pope_n have_v always_o acknowledge_v and_o protest_v that_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o council_n but_o that_o i_o may_v far_o prove_v it_o upon_o as_o solid_a a_o ground_n and_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o more_o plausible_a and_o
matter_n of_o right_n but_o only_o faithful_o produce_v uncontroverted_a matter_n of_o fact_n which_o make_v appear_v what_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v concern_v that_o point_n chap._n vii_o what_o antiquity_n have_v conclude_v from_o st._n peter_n be_v reprehend_v by_o st._n paul_n that_o action_n which_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n and_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o mention_v by_o st._n luke_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v relate_v by_o st._n paul_n himself_o in_o a_o very_a few_o but_o very_o significant_a word_n but_o when_o peter_n say_v he_o 2._o galat._n c._n 2._o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n be_v come_v to_o antioch_n i_o withstand_v he_o to_o the_o face_n because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o before_o that_o certain_a come_v from_o james_n he_o do_v eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n but_o when_o they_o be_v come_v he_o withdraw_v and_o separate_v himself_o fear_v they_o which_o be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o the_o other_o jew_n dissemble_v likewise_o with_o he_o insomuch_o that_o barnabas_n also_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o their_o dissimulation_n but_o when_o i_o see_v that_o they_o walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o say_v unto_o peter_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o jew_n live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o gentile_n and_o not_o as_o do_v the_o jew_n why_o compelle_v thou_o the_o gentile_n to_o live_v as_o do_v the_o jew_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o st._n paul_n in_o that_o place_n rebuke_n st._n peter_n and_o that_o sharp_o too_o and_o that_o he_o not_o only_o relate_v what_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o upon_o that_o occasion_n but_o also_o assure_v we_o that_o st._n peter_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v and_o consequent_o have_v err_v now_o wherein_o have_v he_o err_v according_a to_o saint_n paul_n it_o be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v live_v with_o jew_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n hieronym_n august_n epist_n ult_n ad_fw-la hieronym_n concern_v the_o distinction_n of_o meat_n for_o before_o the_o synagogue_n be_v honourable_o inter_v the_o legal_a ceremony_n may_v still_o be_v observe_v when_o it_o be_v think_v convenient_a as_o saint_n paul_n himself_o 16.18.21_o act._n 16.18.21_o often_o than_o once_o observe_v they_o but_o it_o be_v in_o that_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o convert_a gentile_n and_o that_o live_v no_o long_o with_o they_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_v these_o jew_n that_o be_v come_v from_o jerusalem_n he_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o other_o jew_n and_o convert_v gentile_n to_o think_v that_o they_o be_v still_o oblige_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o truth_n be_v some_o of_o these_o new_a christian_n among_o the_o jew_n 15._o act._n 15._o who_o be_v late_o come_v to_o antioch_n have_v cause_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n in_o that_o church_n because_o they_o maintain_v that_o all_o who_o have_v embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v circumcise_a if_o they_o be_v not_o so_o before_o and_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v save_v st._n paul_n and_o st._n barnabas_n who_o at_o that_o time_n still_o preach_v the_o gospel_n at_o antioch_n with_o all_o their_o might_n withstand_v those_o false_a apostle_n and_o teach_v the_o contrary_n but_o when_o those_o poor_a christian_n of_o gentilism_n see_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o have_v far_o great_a authority_n than_o st._n paul_n have_v whole_o change_v his_o conduct_n after_o the_o arrival_n of_o these_o jew_n that_o he_o eat_v no_o more_o of_o meat_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n and_o that_o those_o of_o antioch_n who_o be_v convert_v from_o judaisme_n and_o even_o barnabas_n who_o be_v before_o for_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v the_o same_o as_o saint_n peter_n do_v and_o separate_v from_o they_o they_o think_v that_o they_o only_o do_v so_o because_o it_o be_v in_o reality_n find_v that_o these_o legal_a observation_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o that_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o make_v st._n paul_n tell_v saint_n peter_n that_o he_o compel_v the_o convert_v gentile_n to_o judaise_v because_o by_o his_o example_n which_o be_v a_o strong_a and_o far_o more_o persuasive_a argument_n than_o word_n be_v he_o give_v they_o to_o know_v that_o for_o all_o they_o be_v christian_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o oblige_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o who_o by_o the_o new_a law_n of_o grace_n have_v put_v we_o in_o the_o perfect_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n on_o that_o occasion_n say_v that_o st._n peter_n and_o those_o who_o adhere_v to_o he_o in_o that_o conduct_n which_o make_v the_o convert_v gentile_n to_o err_v walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la ei_fw-la coram_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dixit_fw-la necessitas_fw-la coegit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la utile_fw-la errorem_fw-la qui_fw-la palam_fw-la noceret_fw-la in_fw-la publico_fw-la non_fw-la emendare_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr expos_fw-fr epist_n ad_fw-la galat._n si_fw-mi verum_fw-la scripfit_fw-la paulus_n verum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la petrus_n tunc_fw-la non_fw-la ingrediebatur_fw-la ad_fw-la veritatem_fw-la evangelit_fw-la id_fw-la ergo_fw-la faciebat_fw-la quod_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la debebat_fw-la epist_n 19_o ad_fw-la hier._n c._n 2._o petro_n dicenti_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la debebat_fw-la l._n 6._o contra_fw-la donat._n c._n 2._o take_v the_o word_n of_o st._n austin_n concern_v that_o action_n of_o st._n peter_n in_o three_o or_o four_o passage_n of_o his_o work_n where_o he_o plain_o call_v it_o a_o error_n st._n paul_n say_v he_o be_v oblige_v public_o to_o reprove_v saint_n peter_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v all_o the_o rest_n by_o that_o remedy_n for_o a_o error_n that_o do_v hurt_v to_o the_o public_a be_v not_o to_o be_v rebuke_v private_o if_o st._n paul_n say_v true_a say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n saint_n peter_n walk_v not_o then_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o do_v what_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v do_v it_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o say_v as_o st._n jerome_n have_v do_v that_o all_o that_o be_v but_o a_o design_n lay_v betwixt_o st_n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n to_o bring_v the_o jew_n to_o their_o duty_n by_o let_v they_o see_v that_o their_o protector_n st._n peter_n submit_v to_o that_o reprimand_n of_o st._n paul_n beside_o that_o that_o way_n of_o proceed_v suit_v very_o ill_a with_o the_o temper_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o agree_v not_o at_o all_o with_o his_o word_n that_o dissimulation_n no_o way_n justify_v saint_n peter_n and_o make_v st._n paul_n a_o accomplice_n in_o his_o fault_n for_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o lawful_a to_o dissemble_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o the_o dissimulation_n become_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o great_a scandal_n and_o stumbling-block_n 71._o hieron_n ep._n 86._o &_o seq_fw-la august_n ep._n 8._o &_o seq_fw-la consilium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la admisit_fw-la &_o rationi_fw-la legitimae_fw-la quam_fw-la paulus_n vindicabat_fw-la facile_fw-la concensu_fw-la cypr._n ad_fw-la quint._n ep._n 71._o which_o make_v people_n fall_v into_o error_n by_o compel_v they_o to_o judaize_v st._n austin_n then_o who_o valiant_o oppugn_v that_o opinion_n which_o so_o little_a favour_n those_o two_o great_a apostle_n and_o who_o allege_v for_o himself_o st._n ambrose_n and_o st._n cyprian_n be_v so_o persuade_v that_o st._n peter_n on_o that_o occasion_n err_v that_o he_o make_v use_v of_o that_o instance_n to_o excuse_v the_o error_n of_o st._n cyprian_a concern_v the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n which_o he_o reckon_v to_o be_v invalid_a if_o st._n peter_n 1._o si_fw-mi potuit_fw-la petrus_n contra_fw-la veritatis_fw-la regulam_fw-la quam_fw-la postea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tenuit_fw-la cogere_fw-la gentes_fw-la judaizare_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la potuit_fw-la cyprianus_n contra_fw-la veritatis_fw-la regulam_fw-la quam_fw-la postea_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tenuit_fw-la cogere_fw-la haereticos_fw-la &_o schismaticos_fw-la rebaptizari_a aug._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n contra_fw-la donatist_n c._n 1._o peter_n say_v he_o can_v compel_v the_o gentile_n to_o judaize_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o church_n have_v since_o follow_v why_o may_v not_o st._n cyprian_n compel_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o whole_a church_n have_v observe_v since_o and_o elsewhere_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o instance_n to_o condemn_v that_o error_n of_o st._n cyprian_a i_o admit_v not_o say_v he_o that_o doctrine_n of_o cyprian_a 32._o hoc_fw-la cypriani_fw-la non_fw-la accipio_fw
contradiction_n which_o that_o great_a cardinal_n have_v not_o leisure_n to_o mind_n for_o the_o patriarch_n denis_n speak_v only_o here_o of_o what_o these_o bishop_n have_v do_v under_o the_o pontificate_n of_o pope_n cornelius_n and_o he_o pray_v stephen_n the_o successor_n of_o that_o pope_n not_o to_o use_v they_o harsh_o for_o the_o judgement_n they_o be_v of_o that_o the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n be_v null_a they_o say_v he_o who_o under_o his_o predecessor_n condemn_v the_o heresy_n of_o novatian_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n clear_a than_o that_o baronius_n without_o mind_v it_o have_v take_v the_o counter-sense_n and_o beside_o denis_n of_o alexandria_n will_v have_v have_v care_v not_o to_o call_v a_o opinion_n which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a a_o heresy_n firmilian_a then_o and_o the_o asiatic_n persist_v still_o in_o their_o opinion_n as_o well_o as_o st._n cyprian_n the_o african_n and_o their_o successor_n till_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o general_n council_n as_o may_v be_v clear_o see_v in_o a_o hundred_o passage_n of_o the_o book_n of_o st._n austin_n which_o he_o write_v concern_v baptism_n against_o the_o donatist_n i_o know_v that_o st._n jerome_n say_v in_o the_o dialogue_n against_o the_o luciferian_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o africa_n return_v to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n say_v what_o do_v we_o do_v and_o that_o abandon_v st._n cyprian_n they_o make_v a_o new_a decree_n conform_v to_o that_o of_o saint_n stephen_n but_o all_o the_o learned_a agree_v that_o that_o holy_a doctor_n who_o write_v that_o dialogue_n before_o the_o most_o part_n of_o his_o other_o work_n have_v take_v that_o out_o of_o some_o apocryphal_a write_n such_o as_o that_o which_o bear_v for_o title_n the_o repentance_n of_o st._n cyprian_n and_o be_v declare_v false_a and_o supposititious_a in_o a_o synod_n hold_v at_o rome_n threescore_o and_o fourteen_o year_n before_o the_o death_n of_o st._n jerome_n for_o to_o be_v short_a the_o quite_o contrary_a be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o st._n austin_n that_o i_o have_v just_a now_o allege_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o saint_n basil_n to_o amphilochius_n and_o in_o the_o eight_o canon_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o arles_n now_o if_o during_o the_o life_n of_o saint_n stephen_n there_o be_v so_o many_o bishop_n who_o refuse_v to_o obey_v his_o decree_n there_o be_v as_o many_o that_o oppose_v it_o after_o his_o death_n for_o the_o patriarch_n denis_n of_o alexandria_n write_v in_o a_o high_a strain_n to_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o successor_n of_o st._n stephen_n 4._o euseb_n l._n 7._o hist_o c._n 4._o exhort_v he_o to_o follow_v a_o conduct_n contrary_a to_o that_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o not_o to_o break_v as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o so_o many_o bishop_n for_o a_o constitution_n contrary_n to_o his_o own_o since_o it_o have_v be_v approve_v in_o several_a council_n diony_n hic_fw-la in_o cypriani_fw-la &_o africanae_n synodi_fw-la dogma_fw-la consentiens_fw-la de_fw-la haereticis_fw-la rebaptizandis_a ad_fw-la diversos_fw-la plurimas_fw-la mifit_n epistolas_fw-la quae_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la extant_a hieron_n de_fw-fr script_n ecclesias_fw-la in_o diony_n and_o st._n jerome_n himself_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n which_o he_o make_v long_o after_o his_o dialogue_n against_o the_o luciferian_o assure_v we_o that_o that_o great_a man_n declare_v open_o for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n and_o african_a bishop_n and_o that_o he_o thereupon_o write_v many_o letter_n which_o be_v still_o extant_a in_o his_o time_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o successor_n of_o sixtus_n entertain_v peace_n with_o the_o african_a and_o asiatic_a bishop_n every_o one_o free_o follow_v their_o custom_n and_o opinion_n as_o to_o that_o point_n without_o be_v blame_v for_o it_o until_o that_o a_o general_n council_n have_v pronounce_v supreme_o in_o the_o matter_n this_o we_o learn_v from_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o book_n of_o 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