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dissent_n from_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v see_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v confirm_v by_o a_o divine_a miracle_n but_o far_o more_o culpable_a be_v some_o protestant_n who_o from_o the_o personal_a outward_a carriage_n of_o a_o man_n will_v condemn_v not_o only_o all_o his_o sacred_a rite_n but_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o faith_n too_o this_o the_o ancient_a britain_n never_n do_v they_o have_v probable_o hear_v that_o s._n gregory_n have_v invest_v he_o with_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n over_o all_o britain_n though_o he_o never_o challenge_v it_o from_o they_o and_o they_o suspect_v that_o if_o they_o yield_v to_o he_o in_o change_v any_o of_o their_o traditïon_n they_o shall_v become_v subject_a to_o he_o in_o all_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o refuse_v their_o assent_n to_o every_o thing_n propose_v by_o he_o ibid._n 5._o let_v we_o therefore_o see_v the_o success_n of_o this_o advice_n of_o the_o welsh_a hermit_n which_o saint_n beda_n thus_o relate_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o the_o british_a bishop_n and_o doctor_n come_v to_o the_o place_n augustin_n be_v sit_v on_o his_o seat_n which_o they_o see_v present_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o rage_n and_o indignation_n impute_v that_o to_o his_o pride_n so_o that_o they_o earnest_o contradict_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o say_v 2._o it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o god_n church_n that_o the_o precedent_n of_o a_o synod_n shall_v be_v clothe_v in_o his_o solemn_a pontifical_a robe_n as_o we_o read_v of_o s._n cyrill_n in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n in_o which_o posture_n it_o be_v not_o become_v to_o practice_v those_o civility_n which_o be_v otherwise_o fit_v this_o may_v likely_o have_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o this_o behaviour_n of_o saint_n augustin_n at_o this_o time_n or_o his_o mind_n may_v have_v be_v whole_o take_v up_o in_o thought_n about_o the_o present_a affair_n that_o he_o do_v not_o attend_v to_o outward_a object_n if_o any_o charity_n have_v possess_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o britain_n they_o ought_v rather_o to_o impute_v this_o behaviour_n to_o any_o thing_n than_o pride_n consider_v that_o pure_a charity_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o idolatrous_a nation_n have_v force_v he_o to_o undertake_v so_o tedious_a and_o hazardous_a a_o journey_n that_o be_v come_v he_o earnest_o desire_v to_o join_v hand_n of_o amity_n and_o peace_n with_o these_o angry_a bishop_n not_o require_v any_o subjection_n from_o they_o but_o offer_v they_o a_o equal_a share_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o apostolic_a office_n 6._o many_o thing_n there_o be_v in_o which_o these_o british_a bishop_n and_o church_n have_v vary_v from_o their_o former_a practice_n conformable_a to_o the_o general_a custom_n as_o we_o have_v heretofore_o a_o example_n in_o the_o point_n of_o ordination_n and_o no_o wonder_n consider_v the_o late_a tumultuous_a time_n the_o fail_v of_o metropolitical_a jurisdiction_n the_o want_n of_o synod_n and_o visitation_n etc._n etc._n yet_o such_o be_v s._n augustins_n condescendence_n and_o love_n of_o unity_n that_o in_o case_n they_o will_v comply_v in_o three_o point_n only_o he_o will_v require_v no_o more_o ibid._n augustin_n tell_v they_o by_o s._n beda_n relation_n that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o which_o they_o practise_v contrary_a not_o only_o to_o the_o roman_a custom_n but_o of_o the_o universal_a church_n likewise_o but_o if_o they_o will_v conform_v in_o three_o point_n only_o he_o will_v with_o equanimity_n tolerate_v all_o other_o matter_n in_o which_o their_o practice_n be_v contrary_a which_o three_o point_n be_v first_o the_o celebrate_v the_o paschall_n solemnity_n in_o its_o due_a time_n next_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o holy_a roman_a and_o apostolic_a church_n and_o the_o three_o be_v to_o join_v with_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o saxon_n hereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o between_o the_o faith_n profess_v by_o s._n augustin_n and_o by_o the_o britain_n no_o contrariety_n in_o dostrine_n and_o again_o that_o s._n augustin_n do_v not_o insist_v on_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v any_o subjection_n expect_v by_o he_o from_o the_o brittih_n church_n so_o that_o all_o the_o accusation_n charge_v by_o protestant_n upon_o saint_n gregory_n and_o s._n augustin_n for_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v in_o among_o the_o britain_n a_o new_a religion_n and_o all_o their_o complaint_n against_o his_o ambition_n and_o thirst_n of_o superiority_n and_o tyranny_n over_o they_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n there_o be_v only_o three_o point_n wherein_o he_o require_v a_o conformity_n in_o none_o of_o which_o that_o of_o jurisdiction_n be_v include_v 7._o we_o have_v already_o see_v wherein_o the_o erroneous_a practice_n of_o the_o britain_n about_o the_o