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article_n of_o reformation_n which_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o select_a council_n they_o deliver_v to_o pope_n paul_n iii_o 136._o iii_o rich_a hiâ—t_fw-la council_n general_n l._n 4._o part_n 2._o p._n 136._o in_o a_o book_n entitle_v onus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la write_v by_o john_n suffragan_n bishop_n of_o saltzburgh_n in_o the_o year_n 1519._o that_o be_v but_o two_o year_n after_o luther_n begin_v the_o reformation_n we_o have_v for_o many_o chapter_n together_o a_o most_o direful_a description_n of_o the_o corrupt_a state_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n church_n onus_fw-la ecclesiâ—_n c_o 19_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n the_o bishop_n of_o conimbria_n say_v for_o these_o 150_o year_n the_o world_n have_v demand_v a_o reformation_n in_o the_o head_n and_o the_o member_n and_o hitherto_o have_v be_v deceive_v that_o now_o it_o be_v time_n they_o shall_v labour_v in_o earnest_n and_o not_o by_o dissimulation_n 558._o dissimulation_n 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c._n 3._o p._n 334._o who_o be_v choose_v pope_n and_o when_o it_o appear_v afterward_o that_o he_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o keep_v it_o seven_o year_n have_v pass_v without_o any_o mention_n of_o a_o council_n in_o the_o year_n 1511._o nine_o cardinal_n who_o have_v withdraw_v themselves_o from_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o insolence_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n and_o lewis_n xii_o king_n of_o france_n call_v the_o second_o pisan_a council_n to_o that_o purpose_n id._n purpose_n id._n petrus_n de_fw-it alliaco_fw-it cardinal_n of_o cambray_n write_v a_o book_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n fugiend_n church_n fascic_fw-la rerum_fw-la expetend_v aâ—_n fugiend_n and_o ludovicus_n cardinal_n of_o arles_n who_o preside_v in_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n zealous_o endeavour_v it_o the_o cardinal_n who_o call_v the_o first_o pisan_n council_n to_o extinguish_v the_o schism_n raise_v by_o the_o two_o anti-popes_n benedict_n xiii_o and_o gregory_n xii_o vow_a that_o they_o will_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o power_n procure_v that_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v choose_v pope_n shall_v reform_v the_o church_n and_o that_o till_o a_o due_a and_o sufficient_a reformation_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v make_v as_o well_o in_o the_o head_n as_o in_o the_o member_n he_o shall_v not_o suffer_v the_o council_n to_o be_v dissolve_v 102._o dissolve_v rich_a hist_o council_n general_n l._n 2._o p._n 102._o though_o the_o testimony_n already_o produce_v be_v beyond_o exception_n yet_o behold_v great_a witness_n than_o these_o i_o mean_v pope_n themselves_o who_o above_o all_o man_n in_o the_o world_n abhor_v all_o proposal_n of_o reformation_n as_o that_o which_o will_v throw_v they_o down_o from_o their_o usurp_a dominion_n and_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o their_o lawless_a tyranny_n to_o such_o a_o excess_n be_v the_o romish_a corruption_n grow_v and_o so_o evident_a be_v the_o necessity_n of_o reform_v they_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v it_o who_o most_o desire_v to_o deny_v it_o to_o this_o purpose_n paul_n iii_o appoint_v a_o select_a council_n of_o prelate_n to_o collect_v those_o abuse_n which_o be_v most_o notorious_a and_o pernicious_a and_o present_v they_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v correct_v they_o 136._o they_o id._n l._n 4._o part_n 2._o p._n 136._o pope_n marcellus_n ii_o say_v that_o he_o resolve_v to_o make_v a_o severe_a and_o entire_a reformation_n but_o die_v before_o he_o can_v let_v the_o world_n know_v whether_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n 5._o word_n hist_o counc_fw-la of_o trent_n l._n 5._o paul_n iu._n who_o succeed_v he_o promise_v to_o reform_v not_o verbal_o but_o real_o the_o head_n member_n clergy_n laity_n prince_n and_o people_n 5._o people_n hist_o counc_fw-la of_o trent_n l._n 5._o alexander_n v._o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o pisan_a council_n promise_v to_o set_v himself_o to_o the_o work_n and_o to_o choose_v 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iu._n who_o be_v depose_v by_o it_o if_o therefore_o a_o general_n council_n confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n can_v err_v it_o be_v infallible_o certain_a and_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n a_o article_n of_o faith_n that_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n be_v necessary_a shall_v we_o now_o pass_v from_o the_o clergy_n to_o the_o laity_n from_o bishop_n cardinals_z pope_n and_o council_n to_o secular_a state_n king_n and_o emperor_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o be_v also_o high_o sensible_a of_o the_o corruption_n and_o abuse_n usurpation_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o many_o of_o they_o zealous_a and_o active_a in_o their_o endeavour_n to_o reform_v they_o what_o great_a complaint_n be_v make_v by_o many_o of_o our_o king_n of_o england_n against_o the_o encroachment_n of_o rome_n how_o often_o do_v they_o petition_v the_o pope_n for_o a_o redress_n but_o find_v no_o relief_n from_o thence_o edward_n the_o 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passim_fw-la &_o publicae_fw-la concubinas_fw-la tenent_fw-la de_fw-fr corrupto_fw-la statu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la c._n 15._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la body_n desiâ—iosus_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la à _fw-la labour_v abhorrer_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o otio_fw-la luxuriari_fw-la volens_fw-la ad_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la convolat_fw-la quo_fw-la adepto_fw-la statim_fw-la se_fw-la caeteris_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la voluptatum_fw-la sectatoribus_fw-la adjungit_fw-la qui_fw-la magis_fw-la secundum_fw-la epicurum_n quam_fw-la christum_fw-la viventes_fw-la &_o caâ—â—onulas_fw-la sedulo_fw-la frequentantes_fw-la potando_fw-la commessando_fw-la pâ—ansitando_fw-la convivando_fw-la cum_fw-la tesseris_fw-la &_o pila_fw-la ludendo_fw-la tempâ—ra_fw-la tota_fw-la consuâ—unt_fw-la crapulati_fw-la vero_fw-la &_o inâ—briati_fw-la pugnant_fw-la clamant_fw-la tumuâ—tuantur_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la sâ—orum_fw-la polutissimis_fw-la labiâ—s_fw-la execrantur_fw-la siâ—que_fw-la 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