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and_o vigilius_n be_v so_o exceed_o careful_a to_o inform_v both_o himself_o and_o all_o other_o of_o the_o certainty_n and_o truth_n herein_o that_o he_o say_v we_o 173._o we_o vig._n const_n nu_fw-la 173._o add_v solicitudinis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la animum_fw-la the_o careful_a solicitude_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o diligentissima_fw-la investigatione_n quaerere_fw-la curamus_fw-la we_o have_v take_v most_o diligent_a care_n to_o find_v out_o whether_o any_o thing_n be_v decree_v order_v or_o dispose_v by_o the_o father_n de_fw-fr persona_fw-la vel_fw-la nomine_fw-la either_o concern_v the_o person_n or_o the_o name_n of_o theodorus_n and_o again_o omnibus_fw-la diligenter_n inspectis_fw-la we_o have_v diligent_o view_v all_o thing_n belong_v to_o this_o matter_n now_o after_o all_o this_o careful_a solicitous_a diligent_a yea_o most_o diligent_a inspection_n vigilius_n say_v that_o neither_o in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n 173._o ephesus_n ipsam_fw-la synodum_fw-la ephesinam_fw-la 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megaera_n accipiat_fw-la theodora_n nomen_fw-la potius_fw-la ab_fw-la inferis_fw-la allecto_n vel_fw-la megaera_n vel_fw-la tisiphone_n nuncupanda_fw-la bar._n a_o 535._o nu_fw-la 63._o to_o allecto_n and_o the_o hellish_a fury_n who_o with_o lucifer_n desire_v to_o ascend_v 18._o ascend_v dum_fw-la sursum_fw-la ascendere_fw-la meditatur_fw-la deorsum_fw-la demergitur_fw-la an._n 538._o nu_fw-la 18._o into_o heaven_n and_o exalt_v his_o throne_n above_o the_o star_n but_o be_v load_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o heinous_a crime_n fall_v down_o into_o the_o depth_n which_o crime_n with_o cain_n ibid._n cain_n vagetur_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la cain_n qui_fw-la intus_fw-la clausum_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la eum_fw-la agit_fw-fr in_fw-la adversa_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ibid._n he_o have_v so_o enclose_v in_o his_o breast_n must_v needs_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o like_o a_o vagabond_n vnsavory_a salt_n 17._o salt_n quid_fw-la reliquum_fw-la esse_fw-la potuit_fw-la salis_fw-la infatuati_fw-la nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la conculcetur_fw-la et_fw-la proijciatur_fw-la in_o sterquilinium_fw-la haeresum_fw-la an._n 538._o nu_fw-la 17._o worthy_a by_o all_o to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o dunghill_n of_o heresy_n who_o have_v get_v unto_o he_o the_o stench_n ibid._n stench_n putorem_fw-la contraxit_fw-la haeretica_fw-la pravitatis_fw-la ibid._n of_o heretical_a pravity_n who_o bind_v himself_o 4._o himself_o pactis_fw-la conventis_fw-la conscripta_fw-la jurataque_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la defensio_fw-la an._n 540._o nu_fw-la 4._o by_o a_o obligation_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n yea_o by_o his_o oath_n also_o to_o patronize_v heretic_n who_o promise_v 123._o promise_v augusta_n vigilium_fw-la sibi_fw-la profiteri_fw-la flagitavit_fw-la ut_fw-la tolleret_fw-la synodum_fw-la lubenter_fw-la suscepit_fw-la vigilius_n promissum_fw-la ejus_fw-la haec_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la sacrilega_fw-la foemina_fw-la molita_fw-la est_fw-la an._n 536._o 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sedem_fw-la usurpasse_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la artibus_fw-la nactum_fw-la esse_fw-la imo_fw-la &_o inuâ—sisse_fw-la eum_fw-la intelligit_fw-la a_o 540._o nu_fw-la 4._o violentus_fw-la intrusor_fw-la a_o 538._o nu_fw-la 11._o a_o violent_a invader_n a_o intruder_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v a_o bastard_n 2d_o bastard_n agit_fw-fr rom._n pontificem_fw-la quamvis_fw-la spurius_fw-la et_fw-la penitus_fw-la illegitimus_fw-la a_o 538._o nu_fw-la 2d_o and_o unlawful_a pope_n who_o the_o true_a and_o lawful_a pope_n have_v bind_v 4._o bind_v sciens_fw-la cunctos_fw-la sibi_fw-la subjectos_fw-la quos_fw-la vel_fw-la absolvat_fw-la vel_fw-la aeternis_fw-la vinculis_fw-la obliget_fw-la authoritate_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o 539._o nu_fw-la 4._o with_o eternal_a chain_n against_o who_o he_o have_v shoot_v the_o dart_n 4._o dart_n adversus_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la invasorem_fw-la spurilique_fw-la intrusum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la validè_fw-la telum_fw-la damnationis_fw-la intorquet_fw-la a_o 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easy_a to_o perceive_v what_o a_o silly_a excuse_n it_o be_v which_o baronius_n use_v in_o this_o cause_n blame_v vigilius_n for_o come_v to_o constantinople_n as_o if_o not_o the_o pope_n own_o heretical_a mind_n but_o the_o air_n of_o constantinople_n have_v wrought_v such_o effect_n as_o to_o produce_v that_o heretical_a and_o yet_o as_o they_o count_v it_o apostolical_a constitution_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o three_o chapter_n finis_fw-la laus_fw-la deo_fw-la sine_fw-la sine_fw-la errata_fw-la haec_fw-la corrigat_fw-la benevolus_fw-la lector_fw-la in_o textu_fw-la pag._n 48._o lin_v 2._o read_v theodorus_n ibid._n lin_v 9_o diptisis_fw-la p._n 509._o l._n 14._o eos_fw-la p._n 99_o l._n 3._o john_n b._n p._n 125._o l._n 38._o catholic_n p._n 141_o l._n 35._o binius_fw-la he_o be_v p._n 145._o l._n 39_o son_n of_o god_n p._n 163._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la substance_n p._n 164._o l._n 5._o explanation_n p._n 172._o l._n 20._o of_o the_o pope_n p._n 182._o l._n 45._o their_o present_n p._n 199._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la catholicae_fw-la p._n 216._o l._n 17._o it_o p._n 224._o l._n 25._o pope_n p._n 227._o l._n 5._o yield_v p._n 289._o l._n 33._o the._n p._n 350._o l._n 30._o aequiparare_fw-la p._n 425._o l._n 8._o where_o be_v ibid._n l._n 27._o commana_fw-la ibid._n marcellinus_n l._n 42._o inflame_v p._n 442._o in_o fine_a euphemia_n p._n 462._o l._n 11._o quarrel_n with_o pope_n p._n 465._o l._n 35._o all_o this_o time_n p._n 478_o l._n 23._o it_o be_v write_v p._n 495._o l._n 37._o poisoner_n of_o p._n 500_o l._n 35._o right_a hand_n in_o margin_n pa._n 9_o lit_fw-fr c_o lege_fw-la marsorum_fw-la p._n 67._o light_v e_z antioâ—henum_n p._n 233._o light_v s_o emissam_fw-la ibid._n lit_fw-fr c_o corruptè_fw-la p._n 409._o light_v c_o commentitias_fw-la &_o supposititias_fw-la p._n 410._o light_v q_o consilij_fw-la 5._o p._n 437._o light_v l_o council_n 5._o coll._n 5._o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n a._n act_n in_o counsel_n not_o so_o entire_a but_o there_o may_v be_v fault_n from_o the_o exscriber_n pag._n 433._o sect._n 17_o 18._o act_n of_o the_o five_o council_n unjust_o except_v against_o by_o baronius_n pa._n 379._o sect_n 3_o 4._o agnoite_n and_o other_o sectary_n call_v acephali_n p._n 3._o sect_n 6._o agapetus_n lose_v nothing_o by_o the_o emperor_n presence_n p._n 464._o sect_n 5._o antichrist_n the_o pope_n first_o antichrist_n nascent_n second_o crescent_a three_o regnant_a fourthly_a in_o their_o lateran_n council_n he_o be_v antichrist_n triumphant_a pa._n 186._o sect_n 24._o anthimus_n a_o catholic_a in_o show_n and_o outward_a profession_n p._n 157._o sect_n 4._o anastasius_n narration_n not_o help_v by_o binius_fw-la p._n 458._o sect_n 23._o anastasius_n a_o fabler_n p._n 256._o sect_n 23._o and_o pa._n 447._o sect_n 12._o etc._n etc._n the_o author_n of_o that_o apologicall_a epistle_n publish_v anno_fw-la 1601._o a_o vaunt_a