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A70515 Of the incurable scepticism of the Church of Rome; De insanabili romanae Ecclesiae scepticismo. English La Placette, Jean, 1629-1718.; Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing L429; Wing T705; ESTC R13815 157,482 172

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the_o same_o say_v melchior_n canus_n ult_n canus_n can._n loc._n theol._n &_o lib._n 5._o cap._n ult_n the_o ancient_n consent_v hereto_o st._n hilary_n fragm_n hilary_n incipio_fw-la definitio_fw-la catholica_fw-la habita_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la catholicis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la priusquàm_fw-la per_fw-la terrenam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la territi_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la consortio_fw-la sociarentur_fw-la hil._n in_o fragm_n give_v this_o inscription_n to_o the_o first_o decree_n of_o ariminum_n this_o be_v the_o catholic_n definition_n compose_v by_o all_o the_o catholic_n bishop_n before_o that_o terrify_v with_o the_o secular_a power_n they_o be_v join_v to_o the_o society_n of_o heretic_n and_o st._n athanasius_n have_v reject_v afric_n reject_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athan._n epist_n ad_fw-la episc_n afric_n the_o decree_n of_o this_o council_n of_o ariminum_n because_o extort_a by_o contention_n and_o force_n and_o desire_v a_o lawful_a council_n let_v a_o 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synod_n therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v free_a be_v on_o all_o side_n confess_v but_o we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v that_o this_o freedom_n be_v take_v away_o only_o by_o stripe_n imprisonment_n and_o the_o like_a there_o be_v other_o more_o secret_a and_o no_o less_o efficacious_a mean_n to_o obtain_v the_o same_o end_n among_o these_o canus_n and_o richerius_n reckon_v threat_n st._n ambrose_n the_o favour_n of_o prince_n when_o he_o say_v 6._o say_v dum_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la perdiderunt_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la placere_fw-la potentibus_fw-la aucupantur_fw-la maledicto_fw-la se_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la subdidere_fw-la ambr._n in_o luc._n 6._o of_o the_o father_n of_o ariminum_n that_o seek_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o emperor_n they_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o desire_v to_o please_v great_a man_n subject_v themselves_o to_o a_o perpetual_a curse_n richerius_n 22._o richerius_n vi_o aut_fw-la minis_fw-la vel_fw-la 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