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cyprian_n speak_v against_o the_o novatians_n say_v 3._o say_v l._n 1._o ep._n 3._o they_o presume_v to_o carry_v letter_n from_o schismatic_n and_o heretic_n to_o the_o chair_n of_o peter_n and_o the_o principal_a church_n from_o whence_o sacerdotal_a unity_n be_v derive_v not_o consider_v that_o the_o roman_n be_v they_o who_o faith_n be_v praise_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o who_o misbelief_n can_v have_v no_o access_n s._n basil_n write_v to_o damasus_n pope_n diac._n pope_n epist._n 69._o per_fw-la sabinum_n diac._n sure_o that_o which_o be_v give_v by_o our_o lord_n to_o your_o holiness_n be_v worthy_a of_o that_o most_o excellent_a voice_n which_o proclaim_v you_o bless_a to_o wit_n that_o you_o may_v discern_v between_o what_o be_v counterfeit_a and_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o pure_a and_o that_o you_o may_v without_o any_o diminution_n preach_v the_o faith_n of_o our_o ancestor_n s._n ambrose_n write_v to_o siricius_n pope_n 31._o pope_n l._n 10._o ep_n 31._o who_o your_o holiness_n have_v condemn_v know_v that_o we_o also_o hold_v they_o condemn_v according_a to_o your_o judgement_n s._n hierome_n say_v to_o ruffinus_n ruffin_n ruffinus_n l._n 1._o apol_n advers_a ruffin_n know_v thou_o that_o the_o roman_a faith_n commend_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o apostle_n admit_v no_o such_o delusion_n and_o that_o be_v fence_a by_o s._n paul_n authority_n it_o can_v be_v alter_v though_o a_o angel_n shall_v teach_v otherwise_o s._n augustine_n write_v against_o the_o pelagian_o and_o have_v profess_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n authority_n to_o declare_v the_o true_a faith_n and_o condemn_v heresy_n add_v 157._o add_v epist_n 157._o the_o catholic_a faith_n express_v in_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v be_v so_o ancient_a so_o ground_v so_o certain_a &_o
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2._o whosoever_o shall_v deny_v unto_o he_o peter_n and_o his_o successor_n the_o princedom_n of_o care_n and_o power_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o depress_v his_o dignity_n but_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n shall_v drown_v himself_o into_o hell_n your_o syllogism_n then_o be_v vain_a the_o minor_a thereof_o be_v manifest_o false_a that_o the_o african_a martyr_n die_v out_o of_o obedience_n to_o the_o roman_a church_n i_o come_v now_o to_o your_o falsify_v and_o falsification_n of_o the_o story_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o foresay_a question_v epistle_n of_o boniface_n the_o second_o two_o especial_o be_v very_o exorbitant_a first_o that_o the_o pope_n denounce_v or_o thunder_v out_o 150._o out_o pag_n 148._o &_o pag._n 150._o excommunication_n against_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n that_o these_o aurelius_n and_o s._n augustine_n &_o all_o other_o bishop_n of_o africa_n be_v excommunicate_a by_o the_o pope_n for_o their_o opposition_n against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o 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bellarm._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr rom._n pontif_n c._n 25._o §._o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la eorum_fw-la question_n about_o what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o pope_n about_o the_o appeal_v of_o african_a clergyman_n of_o inferior_a degree_n although_o this_o falsehood_n &_o falsification_n may_v seem_v gross_a enough_o yet_o the_o second_o be_v great_a the_o jesuite_n salmeron_n say_v 149._o say_v pag._n 149._o you_o and_o sanders_n do_v confident_o hold_v that_o all_o the_o african_a bishop_n be_v sever_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o day_n of_o s._n cyprian_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_v boniface_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n can_v any_o thing_n be_v say_v or_o devise_v more_o open_o notorious_o &_o palpable_o false_a than_o this_o you_o say_v in_o the_o word_n that_o present_o follow_v the_o above_o cite_v that_o you_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o we_o stand_v half_a aghast_a very_o so_o it_o be_v we_o stand_v more_o than_o half_a aghast_a not_o that_o 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pag._n 297._o suavissimus_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o gallijs_fw-la famae_fw-la odor_n gravitatis_fw-la saenctitatis_fw-la ac_fw-la rerum_fw-la gestarum_fw-la eius_fw-la pontificis_fw-la the_o fame_n and_o sweet_a odor_n of_o this_o pope_n gravity_n holiness_n of_o life_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o action_n be_v most_o fragrant_a through_o out_o all_o france_n and_o as_o blondus_n report_v that_o he_o write_v libros_fw-la doctrina_fw-la plenos_fw-la so_o other_o witness_n 3._o witness_n geneb_n in_o chronico_fw-la anno_fw-la 1198._o cicarollus_n &_o platina_n in_o vita_fw-la innocent_n 3._o that_o he_o write_v more_o than_o almost_o all_o the_o pope_n before_o his_o time_n put_v together_o and_o final_o clement_a the_o fixth_n as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o plation_n yllescas_n and_o other_o 6._o other_o in_o vita_fw-la clementis_fw-la 6._o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o eloquence_n liberal_a to_o all_o of_o most_o courteous_a and_o sweet_a conversation_n and_o adorn_v with_o 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