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it_o and_o for_o it_o how_o luther_n and_o they_o that_o own_v he_o be_v entreat_v when_o they_o renounce_v popery_n and_o when_o the_o protestant_n begin_v to_o persecute_v the_o papist_n themselves_o who_o have_v be_v the_o great_a persecutor_n of_o any_o that_o ever_o profess_a christianity_n when_o they_o be_v much_o conquer_v in_o the_o low-countries_n and_o come_v to_o be_v persecute_v by_o such_o as_o they_o have_v persecute_v then_o they_o themselves_o cry_v out_o against_o force_v of_o conscience_n as_o a_o unfitting_a thing_n and_o then_o can_v they_o say_v also_o that_o the_o conscience_n ought_v to_o be_v free_a etc._n etc._n this_o appear_v by_o their_o remonstration_n request_n and_o apology_n vide_fw-la merckteyck_n pag._n 126._o calvin_n swinglius_n and_o other_o before_o they_o have_v get_v the_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n they_o carry_v themselves_o meek_a and_o lowly_a and_o condemn_v persecutor_n but_o when_o they_o be_v become_v strong_a and_o mighty_a then_o do_v they_o glory_n in_o their_o magnificence_n and_o begin_v to_o beat_v their_o fellow_n creature_n yet_o when_o calvin_n be_v persecute_v himself_o he_o blame_v such_o as_o seek_v to_o compel_v other_o to_o believe_v by_o corporal_a punishment_n but_o afterward_o he_o himself_o teach_v that_o heretic_n apostasy_n may_v be_v punish_v with_o the_o sword_n merck-teyck_a pag._n 151_o 153._o when_o luther_n renounce_v popery_n than_o be_v he_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o devil_n in_o man_n shape_n and_o as_o a_o veterator_n i._n e._n a_o old_a experience_a crafty_a deceiver_n or_o a_o subtle_a knave_n yea_o as_o a_o wicked_a shameless_a man_n that_o bewitched_a people_n and_o the_o revile_v lutheran_n be_v look_v upon_o in_o the_o general_a for_o the_o shameful_a est_fw-fr people_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o worthy_a that_o the_o sun_n shall_v shine_v upon_o they_o and_o in_o those_o day_n people_n be_v to_o burn_v they_o for_o heretic_n without_o show_v they_o 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anno_fw-la 193._o there_o be_v a_o synod_n hold_v at_o rome_n touch_v the_o time_n of_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n where_o victor_n excommunicate_v all_o the_o eastern_a church_n euseb._n lib._n 5._o ch_n 23._o anno_fw-la 195._o there_o be_v five_o or_o six_o synod_n hold_v in_o sundry_a part_n of_o the_o world_n about_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o seast_z of_o easter_n in_o which_o the_o bishop_n or_o pope_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o more_o authority_n than_o the_o other_o bishop_n he_o in_o his_o city_n and_o they_o in_o they_o be_v chief_a and_o when_o he_o go_v obout_o to_o challenge_v authority_n over_o the_o eastern_a church_n irenaeus_n bishop_n of_o lion_n in_o france_n sharp_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o euseb._n lib._n 5._o ch_n 23._o there_o be_v a_o synod_n hold_v at_o carthage_n which_o be_v say_v to_o have_v err_v about_o the_o rebaptise_v of_o heretic_n anno_fw-la 287._o there_o be_v a_o counsel_n of_o 300_o bishop_n call_v together_o at_o 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