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and_o commodious_a use_n of_o the_o cloak_n this_o be_v the_o garment_n of_o the_o greek_n which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o cast_v over_o their_o other_o garment_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o by_o way_n of_o reproach_n the_o christian_n use_v it_o be_v call_v grecian_n and_o when_o they_o go_v abroad_o they_o common_o hear_v this_o nickname_n or_o taunt_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d allude_v unto_o their_o garment_n also_o because_o of_o the_o simplicity_n or_o meanness_n both_o of_o it_o and_o those_o that_o use_v it_o it_o grow_v into_o contempt_n and_o it_o become_v a_o proverb_n among_o the_o carthaginian_n a_o togâ_fw-la ad_fw-la pallium_fw-la from_o the_o gown_n to_o the_o cloak_n note_v the_o change_n from_o a_o more_o eminent_a to_o a_o mean_a estate_n and_o condition_n from_o riches_n to_o poverty_n 21._o of_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o by_o a_o prosopopoea_n he_o fetch_v argument_n from_o the_o soul_n itself_o argum_fw-la even_o of_o ethnic_n whereby_o he_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o atheism_n and_o abominable_a idolatry_n among_o the_o rest_n from_o those_o speech_n frequent_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o such_o as_o be_v not_o christian_n e._n g._n si_fw-mi deus_fw-la voluerit_fw-la deus_fw-la
bone_fw-la est_fw-la animae_fw-la benedicat_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la deus_fw-la videt_fw-la omne_fw-la deo_fw-la commendo_fw-la deus_fw-la reddet_fw-la deus_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la judicabit_fw-la etc._n etc._n his_o last_o word_n in_o this_o treatise_n be_v remarkable_a which_o be_v these_o mâ—ritò_fw-la igitur_fw-la omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la rea_fw-la &_o testis_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o rea_fw-la erroris_fw-la in_fw-la quantum_fw-la testis_fw-la veritatiâ—_n &_o stabit_fw-la ante_fw-la aulas_fw-la dei_fw-la die_fw-la judicii_fw-la nihil_fw-la habens_fw-la dicere_fw-la deum_fw-la praedicabas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la requirebas_fw-la daemonia_fw-la abominabaris_fw-la &_o ilâ—a_fw-la adorabas_fw-la judicium_fw-la dei_fw-la appellabas_fw-la nec_fw-la esse_fw-la credebas_fw-la inferna_fw-la supplicia_fw-la praesumebas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la praecavebas_fw-la christianum_fw-la nomen_fw-la sapiebas_fw-la &_o christianum_fw-la persâ—quebaris_fw-la 22._o of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o he_o handle_v divers_a question_n medulla_n and_o discuss_v many_o controversy_n with_o the_o philosopher_n about_o the_o essence_n operation_n adjunct_n and_o various_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v corporeal_a endue_v with_o form_n and_o figure_n and_o to_o be_v propagate_v and_o derive_v from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o son_n and_o engender_v with_o the_o body_n increase_a and_o extend_v itself_o together_o with_o it_o and_o many_o other_o the_o like_a dream_n he_o have_v in_o the_o maintain_n whereof_o he_o use_v so_o much_o subtlety_n strength_n of_o reason_n and_o eloquence_n as_o that_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a daille_n you_o will_v hardly_o meet_v with_o 4._o throughout_o the_o whole_a stock_n of_o antiquity_n a_o more_o excellent_a and_o more_o elegant_a piece_n than_o this_o book_n of_o he_o yet_o be_v it_o compose_v by_o he_o when_o he_o be_v turn_v cataphrygian_a letter_n hence_o bellarmine_n have_v make_v use_v of_o a_o passage_n take_v from_o hence_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o purgatory_n the_o most_o reverend_a usher_n thus_o reply_n challenge_n he_o must_v give_v we_o leave_v say_v he_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n with_o what_o spirit_n tertullian_n be_v lead_v when_o he_o write_v that_o book_n de_fw-fr animâ_fw-la and_o with_o what_o authority_n he_o strengthen_v that_o conceit_n of_o man_n pay_v in_o hell_n for_o their_o small_a fault_n before_o the_o resurrection_n namely_o of_o the_o paraclete_n animâ_fw-la by_o who_o if_o he_o mean_v montanus_n the_o arch-heretick_n as_o there_o be_v small_a cause_n to_o doubt_v that_o he_o do_v we_o need_v not_o much_o envy_n the_o cardinal_n for_o raise_v up_o so_o worshipful_a a_o patron_n of_o his_o purgatory_n 23._o of_o spectacle_n or_o play_n tertul._n write_v as_o pamelius_n conceive_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o severus_n the_o emperor_n in_o which_o be_v exhibit_v unto_o the_o people_n those_o play_n that_o be_v call_v ludi_fw-la seculares_fw-la because_o they_o be_v present_v only_o once_o in_o a_o age_n or_o a_o hundred_o year_n unto_o which_o therefore_o the_o people_n be_v solemn_o invite_v by_o a_o public_a cry_n make_v in_o these_o word_n 8._o convenite_fw-la ad_fw-la ludos_fw-la spectandos_fw-la quos_fw-la neque_fw-la spectavit_fw-la quisquam_fw-la neque_fw-la spectaturus_fw-la est_fw-la come_v you_o unto_o those_o spectacle_n which_o no_o man_n now_o behold_v or_o shall_v behold_v again_o hereupon_o tertullian_n in_o this_o book_n which_o he_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a and_o latin_a make_v it_o evident_a that_o these_o play_n have_v their_o original_n from_o idolatry_n and_o be_v full_a of_o all_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n and_o obscenity_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a for_o christian_n to_o behold_v they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v provoke_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n against_o they_o 4._o shall_v they_o not_o fear_v to_o be_v present_a at_o they_o 1._o therefore_o constantine_n the_o great_a do_v by_o a_o law_n prohibit_v the_o set_n forth_o and_o frequent_v of_o such_o kind_n of_o play_n and_o herein_o our_o author_n do_v so_o large_o treat_v of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o play_n which_o then_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o that_o a_o curious_a reader_n need_v no_o other_o commentary_n full_o to_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o those_o antiquity_n 24._o of_o baptism_n against_o quintilla_fw-la one_o of_o the_o disciple_n of_o montanus_n who_o deny_v or_o take_v away_o baptism_n by_o water_n of_o who_o he_o scoff_o thus_o speak_v baptism_n optimè_fw-la novit_fw-la pisciculoâ—_n necare_fw-la de_fw-la aquâ_fw-la auferens_fw-la he_o therefore_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o empty_a or_o idle_a ceremony_n argum_fw-la but_o of_o great_a force_n and_o virtue_n medul_n set_v down_o the_o form_n and_o manner_n together_o with_o the_o rite_n observe_v by_o the_o ancient_n in_o the_o administration_n thereof_o and_o resolve_v divers_a question_n about_o it_o this_o also_o be_v write_v both_o in_o greek_a and_o latin_a 25._o scorpiacum_n lib._n a_o book_n against_o the_o gnostic_n so_o call_v from_o one_o scorpianus_n a_o heretic_n against_o who_o particular_o it_o be_v intend_v say_v pamelius_n but_o more_o probable_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v a_o antidote_n against_o the_o bite_n and_o sting_v of_o the_o scorpion_n to_o which_o purpose_n jerom_o thus_o speak_v vigilant_a scribit_fw-la adversum_fw-la haerâ—sim_fw-la tuam_fw-la quae_fw-la olim_fw-la erupit_fw-la contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ne_fw-la &_o in_fw-la hoc_fw-la quasi_fw-la repertor_n novi_fw-la sceleris_fw-la glorieris_fw-la tertullianus_n vir_fw-la eruditissimus_fw-la insigne_fw-la volumen_fw-la quod_fw-la scorpiacum_n vocat_fw-la rectissimo_fw-la nomine_fw-la quia_fw-la arcuato_fw-la vulnere_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la corpuâ—_n uâ—nena_fw-la diffudit_fw-la quae_fw-la olim_fw-la appellabatur_fw-la cainâ—_n haeresis_fw-la &_o multo_fw-la tempore_fw-la dormiens_fw-la vel_fw-la sepultâ—_n nunc_fw-la à _fw-la dormitantio_fw-la suscitata_fw-la est_fw-la these_o heretic_n vilify_v martyrdom_n 28._o teach_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v undergo_v because_o god_n will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o christ_n have_v die_v that_o we_o may_v not_o die_v by_o this_o doctrine_n they_o do_v much_o harm_n to_o many_o weak_a one_o in_o the_o church_n who_o to_o save_v themselves_o will_v deny_v christ_n and_o offer_n incense_v against_o these_o tertullian_n herein_o oppose_v himself_o prove_v martyrdom_n to_o be_v good_a and_o set_v forth_o the_o excellency_n thereof_o by_o many_o example_n and_o in_o thus_o do_v he_o deserve_v well_o have_v he_o not_o unhappy_a man_n run_v afterward_o into_o the_o other_o extreme_a of_o the_o montanist_n who_o magnify_v martyrdom_n too_o much_o deny_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o flight_n to_o avoid_v danger_n in_o that_o case_n as_o these_o do_v too_o much_o undervalue_v it_o 26._o of_o idolatry_n tertul._n write_v about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la wherein_o be_v desirous_a to_o take_v away_o all_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n argum_fw-la lest_o christian_n shall_v long_o labour_v under_o gross_a ignorance_n herein_o medul_n he_o show_v the_o original_n of_o it_o and_o how_o many_o way_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o worship_v of_o idol_n they_o may_v be_v guilty_a of_o it_o all_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o beware_v of_o and_o avoid_v and_o not_o to_o comply_v with_o idolater_n in_o their_o festival_n solemnity_n and_o such_o like_a observation_n 27._o of_o chastity_n vehementior_fw-la which_o be_v write_v upon_o this_o occasion_n zephyrinus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v publish_v a_o edict_n in_o which_o he_o give_v notice_n unto_o all_o the_o faithful_a that_o the_o catholic_n church_n receive_v such_o as_o repent_v though_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n initium_fw-la tertullian_n herein_o oppose_v he_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o his_o own_o word_n i_o do_v hear_v say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o edict_n publish_v and_o that_o a_o peremptory_a one_o pontifex_fw-la scilicet_fw-la maximus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la 22._o dicit_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o moechiae_fw-la &_o fornicationis_fw-la delicta_fw-la paenitentiae_fw-la functis_fw-la dimitto_fw-la o_o edictum_fw-la cui_fw-la adscribi_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la bonum_fw-la factum_fw-la erit_fw-la ergò_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la adversus_fw-la psychicos_fw-la so_o he_o use_v to_o call_v the_o orthodox_n after_o he_o become_v a_o montanist_n medulla_n and_o herein_o he_o undertake_v to_o answer_v all_o the_o argument_n bring_v for_o this_o practice_n deny_v that_o such_o aught_o to_o be_v receive_v jerom_n say_v that_o he_o write_v this_o book_n against_o repentance_n 146._o and_o wonder_n at_o the_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v think_v those_o publican_n and_o sinner_n with_o who_o christ_n do_v eat_v 6._o to_o be_v gentile_n and_o not_o jew_n the_o better_a to_o defend_v his_o error_n weak_o ground_v his_o opinion_n upon_o that_o in_o deut._n 23._o non_fw-fr erit_fw-la pendeâ—s_fw-la vectigal_a ex_fw-la filiis_fw-la israel_n this_o book_n he_o write_v against_o the_o church_n 28._o of_o fast_v against_o the_o psychiici_fw-la so_o as_o we_o have_v say_v adnotat_fw-la he_o
contumelious_o call_v the_o orthodox_n medul_n account_v those_o to_o be_v carnal_a who_o reject_v the_o pprophecy_n of_o montanus_n and_o those_o only_a spiritual_a allude_v unto_o 1_o cor._n 2._o who_o receive_v and_o embrace_v it_o herein_o he_o defend_v the_o set_a fast_n and_o station_n observe_v by_o the_o montanist_n of_o the_o name_n psychicus_n baronius_n give_v we_o this_o account_n ignominiae_fw-la causâ—_n orthodoxos_fw-la psychicos_fw-la nominare_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la author_n est_fw-la irenaeus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o valentini_n haeresiarchae_fw-la inventum_fw-la 14._o qui_fw-la psychicos_fw-la nominabat_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la ut_fw-la aiebat_fw-la spirituales_fw-la transiit_fw-la vox_fw-la eadem_fw-la ad_fw-la cataphrygas_fw-la qui_fw-la aequè_fw-la omnes_fw-la non_fw-la suscipientes_fw-la paracletum_fw-la psychicos_fw-la appellabant_fw-la 29._o of_o prayer_n medul_n which_o hilary_n call_v volumen_fw-la aptissimum_fw-la wherein_o he_o commend_v and_o comment_v upon_o the_o lord_n prayer_n add_v somewhat_o of_o the_o adjunct_n of_o prayer_n the_o title_n and_o subject_a hereof_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o sixtus_n senensis_fw-la to_o imagine_v that_o he_o write_v two_o book_n upon_o this_o subject_n 4._o one_o whereof_o he_o entitle_v in_o orationem_fw-la dominicam_fw-la the_o other_o de_fw-fr oratione_fw-la 30._o a_o apology_n against_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o christian_n greek_a wherein_o he_o notable_o and_o at_o large_a defend_v their_o innocency_n clear_v they_o of_o the_o crime_n false_o charge_v upon_o they_o and_o full_o evince_v the_o groundlesness_n of_o the_o adversary_n hatred_n to_o and_o unjust_a proceed_n against_o they_o imitate_v herein_o justin_n and_o aristides_n who_o have_v undertake_v the_o same_o task_n before_o he_o who_o yet_o he_o far_o transcend_v both_o in_o sharpness_n of_o wit_n and_o soundness_n of_o learning_n argument_n how_o bold_o do_v he_o stand_v up_o against_o the_o gentile_n how_o constant_o maintain_v the_o purity_n of_o our_o faith_n what_o author_n do_v he_o not_o read_v which_o of_o their_o discipline_n do_v he_o not_o touch_v so_o that_o this_o book_n alone_o be_v abundant_o sufficient_a to_o convince_v the_o pertinacy_n of_o the_o gentile_n argument_n it_o contain_v in_o it_o say_v jerom_o cunctam_fw-la saeculi_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la wherein_o he_o be_v more_o elegant_a than_o ordinary_a the_o strength_n whereof_o be_v such_o that_o in_o likelihood_n it_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o prevaiy_v to_o the_o mitigation_n of_o the_o enemy_n fury_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n tertul._n the_o cessation_n of_o the_o persecution_n then_o raise_v against_o the_o christian_n it_o be_v write_v by_o he_o ibid._n as_o both_o pamelius_n and_o baronius_n conjâ—ctâ—â—â—_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o emperor_n severus_n 37._o an._n christi_fw-la 201._o of_o the_o excellency_n hereof_o prateolus_n thus_o speak_v proculdubiò_fw-la 18._o inquit_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la quum_fw-la acris_fw-la &_o arden_n ingenii_fw-la non_fw-la ferens_fw-la gentilium_fw-la insolentiam_fw-la atque_fw-la saevitiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la in_o christianos_n ferebantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la ingenii_fw-la svi_fw-la nervos_fw-la in_o borum_fw-la defensionem_fw-la intendit_fw-la incomparabiles_fw-la interim_n eruditionis_fw-la &_o eloquentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la opes_fw-la isthic_n oftentans_fw-la 31._o ad_fw-la nationes_fw-la nationes_fw-la libri_fw-la duo_fw-la set_v forth_o and_o publish_v single_o by_o jacobus_n cothofrâ—dus_n i.c._n which_o by_o divers_a argument_n he_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v tertullia_n also_o that_o they_o be_v write_v before_o his_o apologetic_n as_o a_o prodrome_n or_o preparatory_a to_o it_o as_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr testimonio_fw-la animâ—_n follow_v after_o and_o be_v add_v as_o a_o three_o way_n whereby_o he_o attempt_v the_o gentile_n viz._n by_o testimony_n draw_v from_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o those_o form_n of_o speech_n wherein_o they_o name_v god_n in_o common_a use_n among_o they_o he_o also_o show_v it_o to_o differ_v from_o his_o apologetic_n because_o in_o these_o book_n he_o direct_v himself_o unto_o the_o nation_n in_o general_a but_o in_o that_o only_o unto_o the_o governor_n and_o precedent_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n beside_o these_o be_v pure_o elenctical_a wherein_o he_o undertake_v not_o to_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o in_o the_o other_o he_o do_v but_o reprove_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o nation_n against_o the_o christian_n medul_n and_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o gentile_a go_n jerom_n mention_n these_o book_n contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la as_o distinct_a from_o his_o apology_n quid_fw-la inquit_fw-la tertulliano_n eruditius_fw-la quid_fw-la acutius_fw-la apologeticus_n ejus_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la libri_fw-la cunctam_fw-la saeculi_fw-la continent_n disciplinam_fw-la of_o these_o 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what_o use_v he_o make_v we_o shall_v hereafter_o declare_v leave_v alexandria_n he_o go_v unto_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n when_o zephyrinus_n be_v bishop_n there_o 6._o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n as_o baronius_n conjecture_n the_o cause_n why_o he_o undertake_v this_o journey_n be_v the_o great_a desire_n that_o he_o have_v to_o see_v the_o most_o ancient_a church_n of_o the_o roman_n origen_n where_o have_v make_v but_o a_o little_a stay_n he_o return_v unâ—â—_n alexandria_n again_o and_o there_o diligent_o attend_v his_o charge_n the_o success_n of_o his_o pain_n be_v the_o gain_n of_o many_o to_o the_o embrace_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o recover_n of_o other_o from_o error_n 64._o among_o who_o one_o ambrose_n addict_v unto_o the_o valentinian_n heresy_n or_o as_o jerom_n report_v unto_o that_o of_o martion_n or_o as_o other_o partly_o a_o marcionist_n and_o partly_o a_o sabellian_n be_v bring_v to_o see_v and_o forsake_v his_o error_n and_o afterward_o call_v to_o 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distinguish_v into_o three_o sort_n or_o class_n ezech._n &_o nullam_fw-la scripturae_fw-la partem_fw-la ille_fw-la praetermisit_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la scripserit_fw-la inquit_fw-la erasmus_fw-la the_o first_o sort_n he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o ociosa_fw-la i._n e._n brief_a annotation_n upon_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a place_n when_o
be_v not_o want_v though_o absent_a in_o body_n vitâ_fw-la yet_o very_o vigilant_a as_o present_v in_o spirit_n by_o his_o admonition_n and_o otherwise_o to_o provide_v for_o and_o promote_v the_o welfare_n of_o the_o brethren_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v constitute_v divers_a presbyter_n to_o execute_v his_o office_n in_o his_o room_n but_o that_o which_o do_v occasion_n no_o small_a grief_n unto_o he_o be_v the_o schism_n and_o disorder_n that_o happen_v in_o the_o church_n vitâ_fw-la whereof_o his_o former_a adversary_n felicissimus_n be_v the_o principal_a author_n with_o who_o join_v five_o other_o presbyter_n who_o grant_v rash_o and_o promiscuous_o peace_n and_o communion_n to_o the_o lapsi_fw-la or_o such_o as_o through_o fear_n have_v fall_v in_o that_o time_n of_o persecution_n 42._o these_o be_v set_v on_o and_o abet_v by_o novatus_n a_o presbyter_n of_o carthage_n from_o who_o afterward_o spring_v donatus_n and_o his_o sect_n with_o who_o side_v fortunatus_n 11._o set_v up_o by_o his_o party_n as_o a_o mock-bishop_n in_o opposition_n unto_o cyprian_a who_o yet_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_n opinion_n to_o the_o former_a poenitentiae_fw-la deny_v all_o hope_n of_o peace_n to_o the_o lapsi_fw-la but_o though_o they_o be_v opposite_a in_o judgement_n unto_o each_o other_o yet_o do_v they_o all_o at_o length_n conspire_v together_o and_o make_v up_o one_o faction_n against_o cyprian_n who_o have_v give_v order_n that_o as_o the_o lapsi_fw-la shall_v not_o be_v altogether_o exclude_v so_o neither_o shall_v they_o be_v admit_v unto_o communion_n but_o upon_o their_o repentance_n and_o satisfaction_n give_v unto_o the_o church_n this_o felicissimus_n with_o his_o complice_n proceed_v so_o far_o 35._o as_o that_o of_o those_o who_o adhere_v unto_o he_o who_o in_o number_n increase_v daily_o he_o constitute_v a_o church_n of_o his_o own_o which_o he_o congregat_v in_o a_o certain_a mountain_n from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o the_o montense_n take_v its_o 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excommunicate_v felicissimus_n and_o his_o follower_n 38._o which_o according_o they_o perform_v 39_o as_o appear_v by_o their_o letter_n unto_o the_o clergy_n of_o carthage_n after_o two_o year_n he_o return_v from_o his_o banishment_n vitâ_fw-la decius_n that_o cruel_a persecutor_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o gotbs_n and_o so_o peace_n restore_v unto_o the_o church_n immediate_o after_o his_o return_n he_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o close_v up_o the_o rent_n that_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n during_o his_o absence_n for_o which_o end_n he_o convene_v a_o synod_n wherein_o after_o due_a debate_n this_o moderate_a temperament_n be_v agree_v upon_o concern_v the_o lapsi_fw-la that_o the_o cause_n and_o necessity_n of_o their_o fall_n be_v examine_v the_o libellatici_fw-la who_o be_v such_o as_o by_o their_o friend_n do_v offer_v or_o give_v in_o their_o libel_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n wherein_o they_o do_v deny_v christ_n but_o withal_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o sacrifice_v as_o the_o less_o delinquent_n shall_v be_v admit_v unto_o communion_n upon_o their_o repentance_n 39_o but_o the_o sacrificati_fw-la who_o be_v such_o council_n as_o to_o preserve_v their_o estate_n or_o be_v by_o other_o persuade_v thereunto_o do_v offer_v unto_o the_o idol_n shall_v have_v a_o long_a time_n of_o repentance_n set_v and_o assign_v unto_o they_o council_n and_o in_o case_n infirmity_n urge_v they_o shall_v receive_v peace_n or_o be_v reconcile_v at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n in_o which_o decree_n cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n agree_v with_o they_o vitâ_fw-la a_o little_a after_o call_v a_o council_n at_o rome_n 42._o which_o consist_v of_o sixty_o bishop_n so_o many_o presbyter_n council_n and_o many_o deacon_n wherein_o the_o business_n of_o the_o lapsi_fw-la be_v thorough_o scan_v and_o novotian_n set_v up_o as_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o his_o party_n against_o cornelius_n together_o with_o novatus_n and_o felicissimus_n be_v excommunicate_v the_o sum_n of_o which_o decree_n be_v this_o that_o novatus_n together_o with_o such_o as_o consent_v unto_o his_o opinion_n which_o be_v repugnant_a unto_o brotherly_a love_n shall_v be_v banish_v the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o brethren_n fall_v through_o infirmity_n in_o the_o troublesome_a time_n of_o persecution_n shall_v be_v receive_v after_o that_o the_o salve_n of_o repentance_n and_o confession_n have_v be_v apply_v unto_o the_o malady_n 34._o by_o these_o schism_n be_v the_o church_n much_o vex_v for_o sometime_o and_o cyprian_a load_v with_o calumny_n by_o the_o author_n and_o maintainer_n of_o they_o which_o he_o bare_a and_o overcome_v with_o invincible_a courage_n and_o patience_n many_o council_n be_v celebrate_v at_o carthage_n vitâ_fw-la and_o in_o other_o province_n both_o of_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o they_o what_o afterward_o become_v of_o these_o schismatic_n be_v not_o find_v 28._o but_o persecution_n be_v renew_v seem_v for_o the_o present_a to_o have_v put_v a_o end_n unto_o these_o controversy_n after_o this_o arise_v the_o question_n about_o the_o rebaptisation_n of_o heretic_n return_v again_o unto_o the_o church_n 258._o which_o have_v be_v in_o use_n in_o the_o african_a church_n cypr._n in_o the_o time_n of_o agrippinus_n the_o predecessor_n of_o cyprian_a and_o before_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o tertullian_n 12._o this_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o novatian_o who_o be_v wont_a to_o baptize_v again_o as_o unclean_a such_o as_o they_o have_v draw_v from_o the_o church_n unto_o their_o faction_n which_o provoke_v divers_a african_a bishop_n to_o emulation_n among_o who_o cyprian_n be_v the_o chief_a 42._o three_o council_n be_v by_o he_o call_v about_o this_o thing_n in_o the_o last_o whereof_o be_v assemble_v at_o carthage_n 1._o out_o of_o africa_n numidia_n and_o mauritania_n eighty_o and_o seven_o bishop_n by_o who_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o such_o as_o have_v be_v by_o heretic_n baptize_v be_v upon_o their_o return_n unto_o the_o church_n to_o be_v admit_v again_o by_o rebaptisation_n and_o that_o because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o baptism_n which_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o the_o true_a church_n the_o sentence_n of_o cyprian_a be_v in_o the_o last_o place_n set_v down_o in_o these_o word_n ibid._n my_o sentence_n or_o judgement_n herein_o say_v he_o the_o epistle_n write_v unto_o our_o colleague_n jubaianus_n have_v most_o full_o express_v viz._n that_o according_a to_o the_o evangelical_n and_o apostolical_a contestation_n the_o adversary_n of_o christ_n and_o call_v antichrist_n when_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o only_a baptism_n of_o the_o church_n that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v friend_n of_o foe_n and_o of_o antichrist_n christian_n which_o opinion_n be_v reject_v by_o stephen_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 42._o and_o the_o council_n by_o he_o there_o assemble_v yet_o do_v many_o of_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n and_o of_o egypt_n as_o well_o as_o of_o africa_n consent_n with_o cyprian_a in_o this_o his_o opinion_n 49._o which_o have_v for_o a_o while_n to_o their_o utmost_a defend_v 2._o they_o at_o last_o relinquish_v it_o subscribe_v to_o stephen_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 4._o and_o that_o cyprian_a do_v so_o among_o the_o rest_n be_v very_o probable_a of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o short_o after_o follow_v another_o grievous_a persecution_n under_o the_o emperor_n valerian_n and_o galienus_n 6._o which_o last_v three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a 33._o and_o extend_v very_o far_o africa_n as_o well_o as_o other_o province_n feel_v the_o violence_n thereof_o vitâ_fw-la where_o the_o first_o that_o be_v aim_v at_o and_o vex_v 3._o be_v cyprian_n who_o by_o paternus_n the_o proconsul_n be_v banish_v unto_o curubis_n or_o curobis_n as_o ptolemy_n a_o town_n environ_v with_o the_o lybian_a ocean_n 4._o almost_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o island_n stand_v on_o the_o promontory_n
about_o weighty_a affair_n his_o manner_n be_v to_o decree_v nothing_o without_o his_o colleague_n neither_o will_v he_o pertinacious_o love_v and_o adhere_v unto_o his_o own_o apprehension_n medulla_n but_o rather_o embrace_v what_o be_v by_o other_o profitable_o and_o wholesome_o suggest_v 2._o his_o charity_n and_o compassion_n to_o those_o in_o want_n and_o durance_n ejus_fw-la for_o immediate_o upon_o his_o conversion_n he_o part_v with_o what_o he_o have_v and_o give_v it_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o be_v as_o job_n speak_v of_o himself_o eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a 17._o a_o father_n unto_o the_o put_v and_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o know_v not_o he_o search_v out_o he_o break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o pluck_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n and_o when_o many_o have_v be_v take_v captive_n by_o the_o barbarous_a goth_n 60._o or_o scythian_n he_o send_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o sestertia_fw-la from_o the_o 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hac_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la re_fw-la quid_fw-la singuli_fw-la sentiamus_fw-la proferamus_fw-la neminem_fw-la judicantes_fw-la 1._o aut_fw-la à _fw-la jure_fw-la communionis_fw-la aliquem_fw-la si_fw-la diversum_fw-la senserit_fw-la amoventes_fw-la to_o these_o many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v as_o his_o contempt_n of_o riches_n cypr._n keep_v under_o of_o his_o body_n purity_n of_o life_n diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o lust_n of_o his_o former_a conversation_n gravity_n join_v with_o humanity_n equi-distant_a both_o from_o arrogancy_n and_o baseness_n fidelity_n prudence_n industry_n watch_n and_o the_o like_a which_o more_o at_o large_a be_v commemorate_a and_o record_v by_o pontius_n and_o nazianzen_n in_o all_o which_o regard_v he_o be_v very_o eminent_a 10._o hence_o vincentius_n style_v he_o illud_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la &_o episcoporum_fw-la &_o martyrum_fw-la lumen_fw-la beatissimum_fw-la cyprianum_n cypr._n he_o may_v be_v instead_o of_o many_o say_v erasmus_n whether_o 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