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of_o they_o who_o hold_v the_o scripture_n for_o the_o foundation_n p._n 183._o sect_n 22._o such_o be_v our_o forefather_n second_o way_n by_o ground_v upon_o scripture_n but_o with_o pertinacy_n p._n 184._o sect_n 23._o a_o three_o way_n of_o hold_v they_o be_v on_o the_o pope_n word_n p._n 185._o seâ—_n 24_o they_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v heretic_n p._n 192._o sect_n 31._o in_o their_o roman_a church_n no_o true_a holiness_n p._n 193._o sect_n 32._o they_o of_o the_o romish_a church_n be_v schismatics_n p._n 196._o sect_n 34._o rome_n miserable_o besiege_v by_o totilas_n p._n 456._o sect_n 22._o ruba_n not_o take_v from_o alexandria_n pag._n 407._o sect_n 8._o s._n the_o synod_n resolve_v to_o judge_v the_o controversy_n about_o the_o three_o chapt._n the_o pope_n be_v absent_a p._n 7._o sect_n 1._o sergins_n bishop_n of_o cyrus_n depose_v from_o his_o bishopric_n p._n 706._o sect_n 18._o scripture_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o a_o man_n faith_n be_v a_o comfort_n unto_o he_o though_o in_o some_o thing_n he_o err_v pa._n 191._o sect_n 29._o and_o p._n 194._o sect_n 33._o supremacy_n and_o infallibility_n be_v inseparable_o join_v p._n 176._o sect_n 12._o schismatic_n be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n pa._n 199._o sect_n 39_o profession_n of_o scripture_n excuse_v not_o from_o heresy_n p._n 226._o sect_n sect_n 13._o suidas_n a_o fabler_n 326._o sect_n 4._o sophia_n build_v by_o constantine_n the_o mirror_n of_o age_n p._n 350._o sect_n 39_o swisser_n order_n in_o judgement_n p._n 394._o in_o fine_a shameful_a matter_n not_o add_v to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o five_o synod_n p._n 408._o sect_n 1.4_o silverius_n die_v of_o famine_n in_o the_o island_n palmaria_n p._n 472._o sect_n 13._o synod_n what_o make_v they_o lawful_a p._n 282._o and_o what_o unlawful_a p._n 306._o sect_n 20._o t._n theodorus_n not_o condemn_v in_o his_o life_n time_n p._n 47._o sect_n 2._o theodorus_n die_v not_o in_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 59_o sect_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o p._n 66._o theodorus_n condemn_v by_o cyrill_n and_o proclus_n p._n 68_o sec._n 2_o 3._o and_o p._n 73._o sec._n 11._o etc._n etc._n by_o the_o ephesine_n council_n p._n 69._o sec._n 4._o etc._n etc._n by_o the_o armenian_a council_n p._n 72._o sec._n 10._o by_o the_o emperor_n edict_n sec._n 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n by_o the_o catholic_a church_n p._n 76._o sec._n 19_o theodoret_n write_v against_o cyrill_n and_o the_o true_a faith_n p._n 62._o sec._n 4_o 5._o theodoret_n very_o resolute_a for_o nâ—storianisme_n p._n 93._o sec._n 6._o theodoret_n his_o write_n condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n p._n 96._o sec._n 12_o 13._o and_o p._n 101._o sec._n 23._o and_o by_o cyrill_n p._n 98._o sec._n 16_o 17._o theodoret_n be_v not_o injure_v though_o his_o write_n be_v condemn_v p._n 102._o sec._n 24_o 26._o theodoret_n a_o man_n of_o rare_a worth_n and_o learning_n p._n 104._o sec._n 29_o 30._o taciturnity_n the_o decree_n of_o taciturnity_n and_o what_o effect_n it_o take_v p._n 225._o sec._n 2_o 3_o 4._o a_o mere_a fiction_n p._n 228._o sec._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n trent_n bishop_n be_v the_o pope_n creature_n pa._n 319._o sec._n 37._o the_o trent_n council_n conspire_v against_o protestant_n p._n 314._o sec._n 32._o theodora_n unjust_o revile_v by_o baronius_n pag._n 355._o sec._n 1._o theodora_n favour_v anthimus_n as_o be_v orthodoxal_a p._n 358._o sec._n 5._o theodora_n not_o excommunicate_v by_o vigilius_n p._n 359._o sec._n 6._o theodorus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n no_o heretic_n p._n 368._o sec._n 9_o 10._o theodorus_n of_o caesarea_n no_o origenist_n pa._n 374._o sec._n 17._o he_o maim_v not_o the_o act_n of_o the_o 5._o synod_n p._n 697._o sec._n 7._o theodosius_n law_n in_o the_o code_n not_o corrupt_v p._n 411._o sec._n 4._o theodoret_n write_v that_o epistle_n mention_v in_o the_o five_o synod_n p._n 413._o sec._n 1._o he_o write_v it_o after_o the_o union_n p._n 416._o sec._n 6_o 7._o and_o p._n 420._o sec._n 12._o theodora_n write_v not_o to_o vigilius_n to_o restore_v anthimus_n p._n 449._o sec._n 16_o 17._o theodora_n send_v not_o anthimus_n scribo_fw-la to_o rome_n for_o vigilius_n p._n 452._o sec._n 18._o theodoret_n set_v forth_o his_o own_o orthodoxy_n p._n 417._o sec._n 7._o theodoret_n condemn_v by_o the_o council_n at_o ephesus_n p._n 419._o sec._n 10._o theodoret_n write_v a_o epistle_n to_o john_n of_o antioch_n p._n 422._o sec._n 1._o theodoret_n rejoice_v over_o cyrill_a be_v dead_a p._n 427._o sec._n 5._o a_o treachery_n intend_v in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n by_o a_o deep_a dissembler_n p_o 488._o in_o medio_fw-la v._o vigilius_n allege_v counterfeit_a write_n in_o stead_n of_o father_n p._n 78._o sec._n 23_o 24._o etc._n etc._n vigilius_n deny_v the_o know_a write_n of_o theodorus_n p._n 82._o sec._n 31._o vigilius_n impute_v a_o heresy_n to_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n p._n 84._o sec._n 34._o vigilius_n untrue_o pretend_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n p._n 84._o sec._n 35_o 36._o vigilius_n false_o pretend_v justinian_n for_o theodorus_n p._n 86._o sec._n 38._o vigilius_n dare_v not_o himself_o condemn_v theodorus_n p._n 88_o sec._n 41_o 42._o vigilius_n will_v not_o permit_v any_o other_o to_o condemn_v theodorus_n pa._n 89._o sec._n 45._o and_o pag._n 99_o sec._n 18._o vigilius_n anathematize_v those_o that_o condemn_v theodorus_n p._n 90._o sec._n 46._o vigilius_n accuse_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n as_o dissembler_n p._n 94._o sec._n 8._o vigilius_n condemn_v nestorianisme_n only_o in_o show_n p._n 100_o sec._n 20_o 21._o vigilius_n and_o baronius_n appear_v in_o their_o lively_a colour_n for_o nestorianisme_n p._n 112._o sec._n 1._o and_o p._n 27._o sec._n 2._o union_n make_v between_o john_n and_o cyrill_n p._n 116_o sec._n 5._o and_o how_o conclude_v p_o 133._o sec._n 30_o 31._o vigilius_n from_o the_o union_n labour_v to_o prove_v ibas_n a_o catholic_a p._n 117._o sec._n 7._o vigilius_n approve_v the_o whole_a epistle_n of_o ibas_n p._n 118._o sec._n 9_o union_n in_o nestorianisme_n be_v that_o union_n which_o ibas_n embrace_v p_o 127._o sec._n 14._o that_o vigilius_n decree_v this_o union_n in_o nestorianisme_n with_o a_o settle_a affection_n be_v probable_a pa._n 129_o sec._n 23._o vigilius_n approve_v the_o confession_n make_v by_o ibas_n p._n 141._o sec._n 3_o 4_o 5._o vigilius_n his_o reason_n to_o prove_v ibas_n profession_n to_o be_v catholic_a p._n 151._o sec._n 29_o etc._n etc._n vigilius_n with_o ibas_n approve_v two_o person_n in_o christ_n p._n 164._o sec._n 48_o 49_o etc._n etc._n vigilius_n his_o pretence_n to_o defend_v the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n p._n 200_o sec._n 1_o 2._o vigilius_n heretical_a notwithstanding_o his_o profession_n of_o counsel_n p._n 208._o sec._n 17._o vigilius_n be_v say_v to_o have_v approve_v the_o five_o council_n p._n 213._o sec._n 1._o