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faciam_fw-la vobis_fw-la to_o suffer_v you_o dare_v not_o to_o go_v out_o you_o will_v not_o what_o will_v you_o i_o to_o do_v unto_o you_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o and_o such_o other_o heresy_n which_o be_v a_o great_a number_n that_o fall_v and_o do_v renounce_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a in_o this_o persecution_n of_o decius_n rise_v up_o first_o the_o quarrel_n &_o heresy_n of_o novatus_fw-la who_o in_o these_o day_n make_v a_o great_a disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n hold_v this_o opinion_n that_o they_o which_o once_o renounce_v the_o faith_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o torment_n have_v offer_v incense_n to_o the_o idol_n although_o they_o repent_v therefore_o yet_o can_v not_o afterward_o be_v reconcile_v nor_o admit_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n this_o novatus_fw-la be_v first_o priest_n under_o cyprian_a at_o carthage_n afterward_o by_o stir_v up_o discord_n and_o faction_n begin_v to_o disturb_v the_o bishopric_n of_o cyprian_a to_o appoint_v there_o a_o deacon_n 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that_o come_v in_o geve_v to_o the_o church_n pag._n 361._o col_fw-fr 2._o 3._o thing_n to_o be_v note_v in_o offer_v to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o church_n rom._n 12._o pag._n 361._o col_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 362._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 2._o thing_n â—â—_o be_v note_a â—_o geve_v honour_n wherein_o consiâ—â—â—_n honour_n geve_v to_o priest_n 1._o tim._n 5._o titus_n 2._o qui_fw-la benè_fw-la praesunt_fw-la how_o far_o honour_v give_v to_o priest_n extend_v mark_n 7._o pag._n 362._o col_fw-fr 1._o tit._n 2._o pag._n 362._o col_fw-fr 1._o 2._o form_n not_o contrary_a maybe_o compatible_a in_o one_o subject_n pag._n 363._o col_fw-fr 1._o rom._n 13._o pag._n 363._o col_fw-fr 1._o no_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o have_v both_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o ark_n pag._n 363._o col_fw-fr 1._o a._n pag._n 363._o col_fw-fr b._n page_n 363._o col_fw-fr 1._o c._n pag._n 363._o col_fw-fr 1._o d._n e._n pag._n 363._o col_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 364._o col_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 364._o col_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 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