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lie_v judicatory_n in_o the_o world_n unsignificant_a evacuat_v they_o all_o every_o one_o among_o christian_n especial_o if_o his_o other_o text_n in_o cap._n per_fw-la venerubilem_fw-la qui_fw-la silij_fw-la sint_fw-la legittimi_fw-la be_v admit_v as_o a_o rule_n where_o he_o say_v verum_fw-la â—â—man_n in_o alâ—s_n regionibus_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la patriâ—â—nio_fw-la super_fw-la quo_fw-la plenam_fw-la temporalium_fw-la gerimus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la certis_fw-la causis_fw-la inspectio_fw-la temporalem_fw-la jâ—â—isdictionem_fw-la casualiter_fw-la exercemus_fw-la and_o further_o also_o consequent_o may_v without_o much_o difficulty_n make_v himself_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la and_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la the_o sole_a supreme_a prince_n indeed_o both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a among_o christian_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n here_o to_o examine_v this_o matter_n any_o further_a than_o to_o show_v the_o change_n or_o difference_n of_o 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the_o aforesaid_a judgement_n also_o of_o the_o council_n of_o orleans_n the_o donatist_n yet_o appeal_v even_o from_o it_o and_o the_o second_o time_n to_o the_o emperor_n himself_o against_o and_o in_o that_o cause_n of_o cecilian_a and_o the_o emperor_n admit_v again_o their_o appeal_n judge_n the_o matter_n himself_o absolve_v cecilian_a and_o condemn_v the_o donatist_n st._n augustine_n be_v my_o author_n and_o witness_n ep_v 48._o and_o epist_n 162._o where_o yet_o he_o neither_o accuse_v nor_o reprehend_v the_o emperor_n nor_o do_v cecilian_n except_v but_o obey_v and_o free_o present_v himself_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o emperor_n for_o it_o be_v a_o criminal_a judgement_n that_o be_v the_o matter_n debate_v be_v a_o crime_n charge_v upon_o he_o nay_o st._n augustine_n open_o say_v and_o aver_v that_o neither_o the_o accuse_v or_o appeal_n bishop_n themselves_o be_v to_o be_v reprehend_v on_o this_o account_n that_o they_o draw_v or_o bring_v the_o affair_n or_o cause_n of_o 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