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potestates_fw-la etc._n etc._n imperatores_fw-la christiani_n subdere_fw-la debâ—nt_fw-la executiones_fw-la suay_n ecclesiasticis_fw-la praesulibus_fw-la non_fw-la praeferre_fw-la a_o son_n only_o and_o not_o a_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n who_o must_v learn_v and_o not_o teach_v what_o appertain_v to_o religion_n because_o god_n will_v have_v church_n matter_n to_o belong_v to_o priest_n not_o to_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o christian_a emperor_n be_v to_o submit_v their_o execution_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o they_o hold_v the_o commissioner_n and_o officer_n of_o prince_n to_o be_v incompetent_a judge_n in_o their_o cause_n they_o carry_v themselves_o contemptuous_o and_o despiteful_o towards_o they_o they_o think_v it_o lawful_a by_o equivocation_n and_o mental_a reservation_n to_o abuse_v they_o because_o they_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o subjection_n to_o they_o the_o donatist_n iactirabaâ—t_fw-la donatist_n aug._n epist_n 48._o multis_fw-la aditum_fw-la intrandi_fw-la obserebant_fw-la rumores_fw-la maledicorun_v qui_fw-la nescio_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o altar_n deiponere_fw-la iactirabaâ—t_fw-la by_o false_a rumour_n discourage_v and_o terrify_v man_n from_o come_v to_o church_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n give_v out_o of_o the_o catholic_a bishop_n that_o some_o of_o they_o gustat_fw-la they_o optat._n l._n 3._o &_o 7._o dicebatur_fw-la venturos_fw-la pâ—ulum_fw-la &_o macarium_fw-la qui_fw-la interessent_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la altaria_fw-la solenitèr_fw-la aptarentur_fw-la profeâ—rent_fw-la illic_fw-la imaginem_fw-la quam_fw-la primò_fw-la in_o altar_n ponerent_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la offerretur_fw-la hoc_fw-la cùm_fw-la acciperent_fw-la aures_fw-la percussi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o animi_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la audierat_fw-la diceret_fw-la qui_fw-la degustat_fw-la de_fw-la sacro_fw-la gustat_fw-la at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o 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quaeso_fw-la tuo_fw-la facilis_fw-la patronus_fw-la alumno_fw-la nec_fw-la cesses_fw-la pro_fw-la i_o saepe_fw-la rogare_fw-la deâ—â—_n pray_v unto_o they_o the_o donatist_n though_o of_o their_o detestable_a and_o enormous_a act_n emperor_n take_v occasion_n to_o make_v law_n against_o they_o yet_o will_v not_o have_v it_o think_v that_o the_o emperor_n do_v it_o as_o of_o their_o own_o mind_n but_o move_v and_o draw_v thereto_o by_o the_o godly_a bishop_n and_o pastor_n that_o be_v adversary_n to_o they_o suggerimus_fw-la they_o aug._n count_v lit_fw-fr petil._n l._n 2._o c._n 9â—_n calumniamini_n nobis_fw-la dicentes_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o vos_fw-la ad_fw-la iracundiam_fw-la reges_fw-la seculi_fw-la concitari_fw-la dum_fw-la choose_fw-la non_fw-la docemê°_n divinam_fw-la scripturam_fw-la sed_fw-la malitiam_fw-la nostâ—an_n suggerimus_fw-la you_o calumniate_v we_o say_v st._n austin_n say_v that_o by_o we_o king_n be_v incite_v to_o anger_n towards_o you_o for_o that_o we_o 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