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but_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v content_v with_o the_o rank_n or_o place_n of_o his_o predecessor_n call_v himself_o seruus_n seruorum_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o servant_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n nine_o that_o phocas_n have_v slay_v maurice_n give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v then_o boniface_n the_o first_o seat_n and_o title_n of_o general_n or_o universal_a bishop_n and_o yet_o without_o any_o jurisdiction_n or_o dominion_n over_o the_o other_o patriarch_v which_o notwithstanding_o the_o church_n acknowledge_v he_o not_o in_o that_o quality_n ten_o that_o charles_n the_o great_a king_n of_o france_n have_v subdue_v with_o arm_n a_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n crave_v his_o aid_n against_o the_o lombard_n who_o be_v over_o come_v by_o the_o same_o king_n the_o roman_n proclaim_v he_o their_o emperor_n 11_o that_o than_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o patriarchall_a 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rome_n have_v bring_v into_o their_o church_n many_o error_n and_o have_v innovate_v many_o thing_n without_o and_o against_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o counsel_n withal_o they_o have_v add_v to_o the_o symbol_n of_o nice_a of_o their_o private_a authority_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v from_o the_o son_n even_o as_o from_o the_o father_n that_o although_o that_o the_o universal_a council_n have_v give_v the_o first_o seat_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n yet_o do_v not_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o church_n in_o future_a time_n can_v not_o take_v from_o he_o this_o place_n especial_o if_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n shall_v fall_v into_o any_o error_n as_o they_o say_v she_o be_v already_o fall_v 14_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o province_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a to_o wit_n france_n italy_n germany_n and_o spain_n remain_v under_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o be_v their_o near_a patriarch_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o 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sarrazin_n will_v to_o scandal_n the_o gospel_n say_v that_o it_o be_v write_v if_o you_o have_v faith_n as_o much_o as_o a_o groin_n of_o mustardseed_n 20._o you_o shall_v say_v unto_o this_o mountain_n remove_v hence_o to_o yonder_o place_n &_o it_o shall_v remove_v well_o say_v the_o sarrazin_n mock_v the_o christian_n if_o your_o say_v be_v so_o excellent_a cause_n this_o mountain_n to_o remove_v out_o of_o his_o place_n then_o one_o of_o the_o christian_n fervent_a in_o faith_n speak_v to_o the_o mountain_n with_o a_o great_a confidence_n get_v thou_o hence_o the_o which_o incontinent_o remove_v in_o the_o presence_n and_o fight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n the_o very_a same_o author_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o pillar_n hang_v in_o the_o air_n which_o sustain_v the_o vault_n of_o a_o church_n in_o sammarchan_n 4_o vilimont_n whosoever_o will_v see_v a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o memory_n must_v go_v to_o a_o little_a town_n call_v sardinale_n inhabit_v by_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o 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