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as_o in_o a_o holy_a temple_n or_o house_n but_o yet_o as_o neither_o the_o house_n be_v the_o inhabitant_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n the_o house_n so_o neither_o be_v god_n by_o their_o doctrine_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n or_o man_n nor_o yet_o be_v that_o man_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mary_n god_n but_o only_o the_o house_n or_o temple_n of_o god_n 13._o when_o catholic_n call_v jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n they_o mean_v true_o and_o orthodoxal_o that_o the_o man_n jesus_n christ_n who_o take_v flesh_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v in_o truth_n very_a god_n the_o godhead_n be_v hypostatical_o unite_v unto_o the_o manhood_n and_o both_o of_o they_o make_v but_o one_o person_n who_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n but_o the_o nestorian_n in_o calling_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n mean_v not_o that_o the_o man_n christ_n be_v true_o &_o personal_o god_n or_o lord_n but_o that_o he_o be_v god_n and_o the_o lord_n only_o by_o have_v god_n and_o the_o lord_n inhabit_v in_o he_o and_o unite_v not_o personal_o but_o only_o affectual_o unto_o he_o whereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o in_o adore_v christ_n &_o give_v divine_a honour_n unto_o he_o be_v indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o give_v the_o honour_n proper_a only_o to_o god_n unto_o that_o person_n or_o that_o man_n which_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n they_o hold_v not_o to_o be_v god_n 14._o and_o which_o of_o all_o may_v seem_v most_o strange_a whereas_o catholic_n not_o only_o profess_v the_o virgin_n mary_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n but_o under_o those_o very_a term_n and_o by_o that_o form_n of_o word_n as_o be_v most_o easy_a and_o perspicuous_a contradict_v &_o condemn_v all_o the_o heresy_n of_o nestorius_n which_o be_v all_o by_o consequent_a include_v in_o their_o deny_v mary_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n the_o nestorian_n to_o avoid_v the_o hatred_n
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term_n affirm_v a_o it_o to_o be_v a_o lie_n have_v not_o hatred_n to_o the_o truth_n corrupt_v or_o quite_o blind_v the_o judgement_n of_o baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la they_o will_v never_o have_v quarrel_v with_o the_o act_n about_o this_o matter_n nor_o for_o this_o accuse_v they_o to_o have_v be_v corrupt_a they_o may_v as_o well_o collect_v the_o edict_n of_o justinian_n or_o that_o famous_a epistle_n of_o pope_n gregory_n wherein_o he_o write_v of_o ibas_n and_o the_o three_o chapter_n to_o be_v corrupt_v and_o of_o no_o credit_n as_o well_o as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o five_o council_n for_o in_o both_o 53._o they_o the_o same_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o denial_n of_o ibas_n which_o be_v in_o these_o acts._n if_o notwithstanding_o the_o avouch_v of_o that_o denial_n they_o may_v pass_v for_o sincere_a and_o incorrupt_a it_o be_v certain_o malice_n and_o not_o reason_n that_o move_v the_o cardinal_n and_o binius_fw-la to_o carp_n at_o the_o act_n for_o this_o cause_n which_o will_v much_o more_o appear_v if_o any_o please_v but_o to_o view_v the_o act_n themselves_o for_o this_o be_v not_o speak_v obitèr_fw-la nor_o once_o but_o the_o council_n insist_v upon_o it_o repeat_v it_o in_o several_a alibi_fw-la place_n and_o divers_a time_n and_o if_o those_o word_n be_v take_v away_o there_o will_v be_v a_o apparent_a hiatus_fw-la in_o the_o text_n of_o those_o acts._n the_o word_n than_o be_v true_o the_o word_n of_o the_o true_a act_n the_o corruption_n be_v only_o in_o the_o brain_n of_o baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la 2._o now_o whereas_o the_o cardinal_n and_o binius_fw-la so_o confident_o affirm_v this_o to_o be_v untrue_a or_o a_o lie_n that_o ibas_n deny_v his_o epistle_n and_o so_o accuse_v the_o whole_a council_n to_o lie_v in_o this_o matter_n they_o do_v but_o keep_v their_o own_o tongue_n and_o pen_n in_o ure_n with_o calumny_n the_o untruth_n and_o lie_n belong_v neither_o to_o the_o council_n nor_o to_o the_o act_n but_o must_v be_v return_v to_o themselves_o to_o who_o only_o it_o be_v due_a for_o the_o counsel_n truth_n herein_o the_o emperor_n be_v a_o most_o honourable_a witness_n who_o say_v citato_fw-la demonstratur_fw-la ibas_fw-la cam_fw-la abnegasse_n ibas_n be_v demonstrate_v or_o by_o evident_a proof_n know_v to_o have_v deny_v his_o epistle_n pope_n gregory_n be_v another_o witness_n above_o exception_n who_o say_v citato_fw-la epistolam_fw-la ibas_fw-la denegat_fw-la svam_fw-la ibas_fw-la deny_v the_o epistle_n to_o be_v his_o the_o five_o council_n also_o do_v not_o only_o affirm_v it_o but_o prove_v etc._n it_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o six_o metropolitan_a bishop_n and_o their_o interlocution_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n they_o all_o say_v they_o receive_v ibas_n eo_fw-la quod_fw-la negabat_fw-la illa_fw-la because_o he_o do_v deny_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v object_v by_o his_o adversary_n a_o great_a part_n of_o which_o be_v that_o epistle_n all_o these_o be_v witness_n for_o the_o council_n 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