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of_o she_o which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o schismatique_a or_o heretic_n or_o both_o by_o this_o argument_n optatus_n melivitanus_fw-la proventh_fw-mi that_o not_o caecilianus_n but_o parmenianus_n be_v a_o schismatique_a saying_n for_o caecilianus_n go_v parmen_fw-la go_v lib._n 1._o cont_n parmen_fw-la not_o out_o of_o majorinus_n thy_o grandfather_n but_o majorinus_n from_o cecilianus_n neither_o do_v caecilianus_n depart_v from_o the_o chair_n of_o peter_n or_o cyprian_a but_o majorinus_n in_o who_o chair_n thou_o sit_v which_o have_v no_o beginning_n before_o majorinus_n since_o it_o manifest_o appear_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o you_o be_v heir_n both_o of_o the_o deliverer_n up_o of_o the_o holy_a bible_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o also_o of_o schismatic_n the_o whole_a argument_n of_o this_o holy_a father_n make_v direct_o both_o against_o luther_n and_o all_o those_o who_o continue_v the_o division_n which_o he_o begin_v and_o 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that_o all_o roman_a catholic_n not_o one_o except_v profess_v that_o protestancy_n unrepented_a destroy_v salvation_n from_o which_o generality_n we_o may_v except_v two_o at_o least_o to_o my_o knowledge_n and_o those_o be_v yourself_o and_o franciscus_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la clara_n who_o assure_v we_o that_o ignorance_n and_o repentance_n may_v excuse_v a_o protestant_n from_o damnation_n though_o die_v in_o his_o error_n and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o charity_n which_o by_o your_o own_o confession_n also_o the_o most_o favourable_a protestans_fw-la allow_v to_o papist_n and_o therefore_o with_o strange_a repugnance_n to_o yourself_o you_o subjoin_v that_o these_o be_v the_o man_n who_o we_o must_v hold_v not_o to_o err_v dumnable_o unless_o we_o will_v destroy_v our_o own_o church_n and_o salvation_n whereas_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o though_o you_o be_v turk_n and_o pagan_n we_o may_v be_v good_a christian_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a for_o perpetuate_n of_o a_o 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