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c._n â—_o gaâ—_n calu._n in_o antid_v say_v 6._o can_n it_o and_o their_o adherentes_fw-la go_v for_o sincere_a christian_n who_o teach_v the_o self_n same_o doctrine_n leo_fw-la the_o three_o emperor_n constantine_n the_o fifthe_o and_o leo_n the_o four_o with_o their_o adherentes_fw-la call_v iconomachi_n and_o iconoclastae_n abide_v zonar_n aquavitae_fw-la leoâ—_n paulus_n diaco_n abide_v be_v condemn_v as_o heretic_n for_o deny_v honour_n to_o image_n and_o for_o break_v and_o deface_v they_o &_o how_o can_v our_o ghospeller_n show_v their_o face_n amongst_o christianes_n who_o exceed_v those_o image-breaker_n by_o many_o degree_n with_o the_o simonian_o bap_n iren._n li._n â—_o c._n 24_o ignat._v ep_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n th._n wald_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr sacram._n c._n z._n â—3_n damasc_n l._n de_fw-fr heres_fw-la ter._n l._n the_o bap_n menandrian_o and_o other_o in_o saint_n ignatius_n time_n yea_o with_o berengarians_n and_o wiclephiste_n they_o deny_v that_o in_o the_o eucharist_n 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unto_o our_o conscience_n what_o every_o one_o have_v do_v which_o shall_v be_v so_o evident_a that_o our_o conscience_n shall_v accuse_v and_o cry_v guilty_a before_o the_o judge_n condemn_v us._n this_o examination_n and_o discussion_n the_o judge_n shall_v use_v only_o with_o christianes_n because_o their_o cause_n of_o their_o condemnation_n they_o be_v christian_n be_v not_o so_o manifest_a but_o not_o with_o infidel_n because_o in_o that_o they_o want_n faith_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o condemnation_n be_v evident_a and_o so_o no_o discussion_n shall_v be_v necessary_a wherefore_o saint_n austin_n say_v ad_fw-la iudicium_fw-la non_fw-la veniunt_fw-la â—_o serm._n 38._o de_fw-fr sanct._n io._n â—_o nee_n pagani_fw-la nec_fw-la heretici_fw-la nec_fw-la ludei_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la illis_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la quinon_fw-la credit_n iam_fw-la iudicatus_fw-la est_fw-la to_o judgement_n do_v come_v nether_a pagans_n nor_o heretic_n nor_o lew_n because_o of_o they_o it_o 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benedicti_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la percipite_fw-la regnum_fw-la etc._n etc._n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o three_o office_n and_o action_n of_o a_o judge_n which_o christ_n shall_v exercise_v be_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n which_o after_o examination_n of_o their_o crime_n god_n shall_v pronounce_v against_o wicked_a christian_n and_o faythless_a infidel_n also_o because_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v condemn_v 16._o mar._n 16._o and_o this_o sentence_n shall_v be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n and_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n in_o those_o terrible_a word_n also_o which_o the_o evangelist_n have_v set_v down_o item_fw-la maledicti_fw-la in_o
say_v that_o he_o have_v a_o supernatural_a and_o infuse_a science_n by_o which_o se_fw-mi see_v clear_o the_o mystery_n of_o christian_a faith_n which_o we_o beelewe_n by_o which_o he_o forsaw_v all_o future_a thing_n even_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o penetrate_v so_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o he_o know_v every_o man_n cogitation_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 11._o and_o this_o the_o prophet_n esaie_n insinuate_v when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o to_z w_z ch_o s._n paul_n subscribe_v when_o he_o call_v christ_n the_o treasure_n house_v of_o god_n his_o wisdom_n â—_o gâ—l_n â—_o and_o this_o knowledge_n christ_n obtain_v not_o by_o study_n &_o labour_n but_o by_o infusion_n even_o from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o his_o conception_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o be_v but_o twelue_v year_n old_a and_o have_v never_o be_v train_v up_o in_o school_n or_o university_n he_o dispute_v so_o learned_o with_o the_o doctor_n 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