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gregory_n xii_o vow_a that_o they_o will_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o power_n procure_v that_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v choose_v pope_n shall_v reform_v the_o church_n and_o that_o till_o a_o due_a and_o sufficient_a reformation_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v make_v as_o well_o in_o the_o head_n as_o in_o the_o member_n he_o shall_v not_o suffer_v the_o council_n to_o be_v dissolve_v 102._o dissolve_v rich_a hist_o council_n general_n l._n 2._o p._n 102._o though_o the_o testimony_n already_o produce_v be_v beyond_o exception_n yet_o behold_v great_a witness_n than_o these_o i_o mean_v pope_n themselves_o who_o above_o all_o man_n in_o the_o world_n abhor_v all_o proposal_n of_o reformation_n as_o that_o which_o will_v throw_v they_o down_o from_o their_o usurp_a dominion_n and_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o their_o lawless_a tyranny_n to_o such_o a_o excess_n be_v the_o romish_a corruption_n grow_v and_o so_o evident_a be_v the_o necessity_n of_o reform_v they_o that_o they_o 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