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church_n	order_n	power_n	presbyter_n	3,295	5	9.8702	5	false

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A19552	Vigilius dormitans Romes seer overseene· Or A treatise of the Fift General Councell held at Constantinople, anno 553. under Iustinian the Emperour, in the time of Pope Vigilius: the occasion being those tria capitula, which for many yeares troubled the whole Church. Wherein is proved that the Popes apostolicall constitution and definitive sentence in matter of faith, was condemned as hereticall by the Synod. And the exceeding frauds of Cardinall Baronius and Binius are clearely discovered. By Rich: Crakanthorp Dr. in Divinitie, and chapleine in ordinary to his late Majestie King Iames. Opus posthumum. Published and set forth by his brother Geo: Crakanthorp, according to a perfect copy found written under the authors owne hand.	Crakanthorpe, Richard, 1567-1624.; Crakanthorpe, George, b. 1586 or 7.; Crakanthorpe, Richard, 1567-1624. Justinian the Emperor defended, against Cardinal Baronius.	1631 (1631)	STC 5983; ESTC S107274	689,557	538

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have_v not_o the_o heart_n nor_o courage_n he_o only_o with_o his_o sectator_n dare_v not_o call_v he_o nor_o condemn_v he_o for_o a_o heretic_n we_o dare_v not_o condemn_v he_o by_o our_o sentence_n 43._o and_o yet_o when_o vigilius_n see_v good_a he_o who_o dare_v not_o do_v this_o dare_v do_v a_o great_a matter_n he_o dare_v do_v that_o which_o not_o any_o of_o all_o the_o former_a nay_o which_o they_o all_o put_v together_o never_o dare_v do_v vigilius_n dare_v defend_v both_o a_o heresy_n and_o a_o condemn_a and_o anathematise_v heretic_n he_o dare_v commend_v forge_v and_o heretical_a write_n under_o the_o name_n of_o holy_a father_n he_o dare_v approve_v that_o epistle_n wherein_o a_o heretic_n be_v call_v and_o honour_v for_o a_o saint_n he_o dare_v contrary_a to_o the_o imperial_a and_o godly_a edict_n of_o theodosius_n contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a general_a counsel_n defend_v theodorus_n honour_v his_o memory_n yea_o honour_v he_o as_o a_o teacher_n 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calescimus_fw-la illo_fw-la not_o ajax_n not_o poliphemus_n so_o bold_a nor_o full_a of_o courage_n as_o pope_n vigilius_n as_o the_o scarobee_n or_o beetle_n 55._o be_v say_v to_o feed_v on_o dung_n but_o to_o die_v at_o the_o send_v of_o a_o rose_n so_o the_o filth_n of_o nestorianisme_n be_v meat_n and_o drink_v to_o the_o pope_n it_o be_v vita_fw-la vitalis_fw-la unto_o he_o but_o the_o fragrant_a and_o most_o odoriferous_a send_v of_o the_o catholic_a truth_n be_v poison_n it_o be_v even_o death_n to_o this_o beetle_n so_o true_o be_v it_o fulfil_v in_o he_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v 9.3_o they_o bend_v their_o tongue_n for_o lie_n but_o they_o have_v no_o courage_n for_o the_o truth_n we_o dare_v not_o condemn_v theodorus_n by_o our_o sentence_n 45._o the_o other_o branch_n of_o the_o pope_n conclusion_n be_v sed_fw-la 179_o nec_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la quopiam_fw-la condemnari_fw-la concedimus_fw-la neither_o do_v we_o permit_v that_o any_o other_o shall_v condemn_v 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the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o hence_o forth_o even_o so_o say_v the_o spirit_n for_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o opera_fw-la illorum_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la illos_fw-la their_o work_n follow_v they_o which_o last_o word_n the_o cardinal_n only_o allege_v and_o apply_v they_o to_o justinian_n now_o who_o be_v those_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o their_o work_n and_o follow_v they_o who_o be_v those_o they_o that_o the_o spirit_n mean_v in_o that_o text_n out_o of_o all_o doubt_n those_o selfsame_o of_o who_o before_o he_o speak_v they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n they_o that_o be_v bless_v and_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n of_o they_o the_o spirit_n there_o say_v opera_fw-la illorum_fw-la their_o work_n follow_v them_o see_v then_o the_o cardinal_n confess_v this_o text_n to_o belong_v to_o justinian_n and_o himself_o apply_v it_o unto_o he_o it_o certain_o hence_o follow_v that_o justinian_n be_v of_o their_o number_n who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n 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some_o church_n unto_o it_o that_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o five_o council_n baronius_n etc._n prove_v by_o guil._n tyrius_n 12._o who_o write_v that_o in_o the_o five_o synod_n in_o the_o time_n of_o justinian_n vigilius_n eutychius_n and_o the_o rest_n decree_v that_o this_o bishopric_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v have_v the_o place_n of_o a_o patriarch_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o because_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o a_o manner_n in_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o antioch_n and_o so_o there_o detraheret_fw-la be_v no_o mean_n for_o it_o to_o have_v subordinate_a bishop_n unless_o somewhat_o be_v take_v from_o either_o of_o those_o patriarkship_n therefore_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o synod_n to_o take_v part_n from_o either_o so_o they_o take_v from_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n two_o province_n caesarea_n and_o scythopolis_n and_o two_o other_o from_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n ruba_n and_o beritus_fw-la beside_o which_o metropolitan_a see_v 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