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14_o may_v 1619._o and_o four_o day_n after_o thâ—_n conclude_v thereof_o with_o a_o condemnation_n of_o the_o arminian_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v 43_o merc._n franc._n to._n 5._o pag._n 43_o and_o be_v behead_v because_o as_o be_v specify_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o article_n of_o the_o sentence_n give_v against_o he_o he_o have_v raise_v trouble_n in_o religiâ—_n and_o contristated_a as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o maintain_v aâ—â—_n cause_v by_o his_o partisan_n to_o be_v maintarx_v and_o instill_a into_o the_o mind_n of_o maâ—â—_n people_n that_o extravagant_a and_o pernition_fw-la maxim_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o every_o particular_a province_n within_o their_o precinctâ—â—_n to_o ordain_v of_o matter_n of_o religion_n withâ—â—_n any_o obligation_n of_o give_v notice_n thereof_o 〈◊〉_d other_o province_n and_o for_o have_v prete_v without_o commission_n in_o the_o name_n of_o thâ—_n province_n of_o holland_n uâ—recht_n and_o overisle_v 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divine_n of_o geneva_n think_v good_a to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o passage_n in_o the_o judgement_n they_o give_v against_o the_o protestation_n of_o the_o arminian_o to_o proâ—â—_n that_o verity_n in_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n whiâ—â—_n also_o confirm_v it_o wherefore_o i_o do_v now_o before_o hand_n humble_o befeech_v monsieur_n claude_n thâ—â—_n he_o go_v not_o about_o to_o tell_v i_o that_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n even_o the_o trâ—_n church_n be_v not_o infallible_a and_o that_o shâ—_n may_v have_v her_o error_n whether_o monsieur_n claude_n who_o i_o hold_v to_o be_v â—_o man_n of_o too_o much_o wit_n and_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o that_o opinion_n do_v for_o his_o partiâ—_n cular_a permiâ—titur_fw-la quare_fw-la in_o sententià _fw-la omninò_fw-la debent_fw-la stare_v judicio_fw-la corporis_fw-la repraesentati_fw-la per_fw-la synodum_fw-la loquentem_fw-la mandato_fw-la ore_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la sensu_fw-la totius_fw-la corporis_fw-la nec_fw-la licet_fw-la ipsis_fw-la 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must_v suppose_v she_o to_o be_v opus_fw-la well_fw-mi abjiecere_fw-la debent_fw-la omnem_fw-la protestationem_fw-la ad_fw-la versus_fw-la synodum_fw-la &_o subjicere_fw-la sva_fw-la dogmata_fw-la illius_fw-la judicio_fw-la vel_fw-la certè_fw-la si_fw-la manent_fw-la in_o protestatione_n immoti_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la se_fw-la declarant_fw-la unioâ—i_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la reformatarun_n renuntiare_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la faciant_fw-la dispiciat_a postea_fw-la summa_fw-la potestaâ—_fw-la quid_fw-la facto_fw-la sit_fw-la opus_fw-la can_v be_v deceive_v but_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o fight_v though_o with_o so_o much_o advantage_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o so_o great_a a_o person_n i_o be_o resolve_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o field_n let_v that_o pass_v then_o for_o the_o present_a untouched_a whether_o the_o church_n can_v or_o can_v be_v deceive_v this_o be_v not_o the_o business_n now_o in_o agitation_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o what_o i_o will_v be_v 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