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caedi_fw-la christianorum_fw-la proprium_fw-la est_fw-la caedere_fw-la autem_fw-la christianos_n pilati_n agentes_fw-la &_o caiphae_n officia_fw-la sunt_fw-la to_o be_v persecute_v belong_v to_o christian_n but_o to_o persecute_v the_o christian_n belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o pilate_n and_o caiphas_n the_o true_a church_n be_v still_o persecute_v and_o never_o persecute_v do_v the_o patriarch_n persecute_v do_v the_o prophet_n persecute_v do_v christ_n persecute_v do_v the_o apostle_n persecute_v when_o the_o samaritan_n will_v not_o receive_v christ_n james_n and_o john_n be_v as_o yet_o 54._o novice_n in_o christ_n school_n call_v for_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o will_v have_v burn_v and_o consume_v the_o samaritan_n but_o christ_n rebuke_v they_o say_v you_o wot_v not_o of_o what_o manner_n of_o spirit_n you_o be_v for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v not_o come_v to_o destroy_v man_n life_n but_o to_o save_v they_o our_o weapon_n say_v 4_o s._n paul_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o spiritual_a whereas_o it_o be_v object_v compel_v they_o to_o come_v in_o i_o ask_v what_o be_v 14._o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n to_o compel_v be_v it_o the_o power_n of_o the_o outward_a sword_n or_o of_o the_o spiritual_a word_n be_v it_o with_o the_o power_n of_o fire_n and_o faggot_n aught_v man_n to_o be_v violent_o compel_v to_o faith_n it_o be_v evident_a and_o clear_a that_o christ_n do_v not_o institute_v in_o his_o kingdom_n any_o forcible_a or_o worldly_a kind_n of_o government_n for_o he_o say_v regnum_n meum_fw-la non_fw-la 36._o est_fw-la de_fw-fr hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n have_v christ_n ever_o break_v 3._o a_o bruise_a reed_n have_v he_o ever_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax_n have_v he_o not_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o our_o enemy_n 44._o and_o for_o those_o that_o persecute_v we_o the_o apostle_n usurp_v not_o the_o sword_n to_o compel_v man_n to_o the_o religion_n of_o christ_n can_v the_o pope_n or_o any_o of_o his_o prelate_n put_v faith_n into_o a_o man_n heart_n by_o violence_n be_v any_o man_n compel_v against_o his_o will_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o outward_a 35._o tabernacle_n &_o shall_v any_o man_n be_v compel_v to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o inward_a tabernacle_n be_v not_o the_o marriage_n spiritual_a the_o supper_n spiritual_a then_o must_v man_n be_v compel_v with_o a_o spiritual_a weapon_n which_o be_v with_o the_o lively_a word_n not_o by_o host_n of_o man_n nor_o by_o force_n of_o worldly_a strength_n but_o by_o my_o spirit_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 6._o so_o peter_n compel_v many_o to_o the_o faith_n it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o make_v a_o man_n a_o new_a creature_n ergo_fw-la neither_o sword_n nor_o fire_n if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o spirit_n then_o must_v it_o be_v feed_v with_o spiritual_a food_n move_v to_o faith_n by_o spiritual_a instrument_n draw_v by_o the_o word_n lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o persuade_v by_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n which_o god_n appoint_v if_o a_o heretic_n hold_v a_o opinion_n he_o hold_v it_o either_o of_o ignorance_n or_o wilfulness_n if_o of_o ignorance_n he_o be_v to_o be_v convert_v by_o doctrine_n to_o be_v convince_v by_o scripture_n reform_v by_o exhortation_n reduce_v by_o reason_n persuade_v by_o the_o truth_n if_o of_o wilfulness_n he_o be_v to_o be_v menace_v by_o the_o law_n and_o correct_v by_o excommunication_n it_o be_v write_v in_o a_o certain_a learned_a treatise_n against_o the_o late_a of_o counsel_n trident_n verissimum_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la haereses_fw-la tantùm_fw-la spirituali_fw-la gladio_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la iugulatas_fw-la esse_fw-la most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o all_o heresy_n be_v convince_v only_o with_o the_o spiritual_a sword_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o gospel_n say_v damascenus_n be_v preach_v 32_o throughout_o all_o the_o world_n without_o weapon_n armour_n or_o battle_n by_o a_o few_o naked_a poor_a 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