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matter_n he_o banish_v all_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o alexandria_n for_o murder_v of_o the_o christian_n he_o condemn_v nestorius_n in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n socrat_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 7._o 13._o 33_o rhetorius_n be_v of_o a_o wonderful_a vain_a opinion_n he_o think_v that_o all_o heretic_n walk_v aright_o and_o maintain_v the_o truth_n august_n lib._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la paterniani_n be_v heretic_n which_o think_v that_o the_o nether_a part_n of_o man_n bodyâ—_n be_v make_v not_o by_o god_n but_o by_o the_o devil_n &_o there_o fore_o yield_v all_o those_o part_n unto_o all_o beastly_a life_n some_o call_v these_o man_n venustianos_n august_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr acacius_n b._n of_o amida_n be_v famous_a for_o his_o godly_a act_n in_o the_o day_n of_o theodosius_n the_o young_a he_o pyty_v the_o persian_a captive_n which_o the_o roman_n have_v take_v &_o lament_v to_o see_v they_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o food_n he_o call_v his_o clergy_n &_o say_v thus_o unto_o they_o our_o lord_n have_v no_o need_n either_o of_o porringer_n or_o of_o cup_n for_o he_o neither_o eat_v neither_o drinketh_z etc._n etc._n he_o persuade_v they_o so_o that_o he_o sell_v the_o treasure_n relieve_v the_o prisoner_n and_o redeem_v the_o captive_n socrat._v lib._n 7._o cap._n 21._o the_o council_n hold_v at_o taurinum_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o alp_n be_v hold_v for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o clergy_n tom_fw-mi â—_o council_n the_o council_n of_o malta_n condemn_v the_o pelagian_n &_o donatists_n and_o conclude_v that_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v give_fw-ge to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n that_o infant_n be_v to_o be_v baptize_v to_o 1._o council_n â–ª_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o telene_n in_o the_o time_n of_o zosimus_n thrust_v upon_o the_o clergye_a vow_a chastity_n which_o siricius_n have_v first_o command_v tom_fw-mi 1._o council_n the_o 6._o council_n of_o carthage_n ratify_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n tom_fw-mi 1._o council_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr celestinus_fw-la be_v b._n of_o rome_n after_o bonifacius_n anno_fw-la donini_fw-la 425._o &_o continue_a 9_o year_n soc._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 11_o prosp_n chro_fw-la this_o celestinus_fw-la send_v palladius_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o scot_n  _fw-fr tertullianistae_fw-la be_v heretic_n which_o deny_v second_o mariadge_n and_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n become_v devell_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v continewedby_o goinge_v from_o one_o into_o a_o other_o as_o much_o to_o say_v by_o carnal_a descent_n and_o succession_n august_n 425._o  _fw-fr isidorus_n a_o peleusian_a be_v of_o great_a fame_n in_o the_o day_n of_o cyrill_n and_o write_v a_o book_n unto_o he_o fuag_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o the_o 7._o council_n of_o carthage_n lay_v down_o what_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v fit_a to_o bear_v witness_n against_o the_o clergy_n to_o 1._o conc_fw-fr a_o council_n be_v hold_v in_o aphrike_n where_o all_o the_o province_n come_v together_o in_o the_o time_n of_o bonifacius_n &_o celestinus_fw-la bishop_n of_o ronâ—_n where_o they_o conden_v pelagiâ—s_n &_o decree_v that_o no_o bishop_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o head_n of_o all_o priest_n that_o no_o appeal_n shall_v be_v make_v out_o of_o aphrick_n to_o any_o other_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n tom_n 1._o council_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr in_o the_o time_n of_o celestinus_fw-la say_v socrates_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n pass_v the_o boside_n of_o his_o priestly_a order_n presume_v to_o challenge_v unto_o himself_o secular_a power_n &_o authority_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 11._o  _fw-fr nestorius_n the_o heretic_n by_o birth_n a_o german_a yet_o priest_n of_o antioch_n be_v send_v for_o by_o theodositis_fw-la to_o constantinople_n and_o there_o make_v bishop_n for_o his_o crucltie_n he_o be_v call_v a_o fire_n brand_n he_o bring_v from_o antioch_n a_o priest_n in_o his_o company_n who_o name_n be_v anastasius_n which_o teach_v 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