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and_o his_o anoint_a magistrate_n for_o so_o much_o the_o rare_a inflict_v punishment_n do_v evident_o convince_v chap._n xiiii_o of_o nestorius_n and_o his_o heresy_n nestorius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n albeit_o he_o deny_v not_o christ_n to_o be_v god_n as_o arrius_n do_v 433_o yet_o he_o affirm_v pure_a man_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n &_o that_o she_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n who_o heresy_n be_v condemn_v in_o the_o ephesine_n council_n under_o theodosius_n junior_a then_o emperor_n of_o rome_n nestorius_n his_o heresy_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o since_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v a_o woman_n god_n can_v not_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o and_o consequent_o she_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n for_o although_o he_o neither_o deny_v in_o christ_n the_o deity_n nor_o the_o humanity_n yet_o do_v he_o place_v two_o person_n in_o christ_n together_o with_o the_o 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father_n in_o substance_n but_o the_o holyghost_n with_o he_o be_v without_o honour_n and_o dignity_n a_o servant_n and_o minister_n little_o better_o than_o the_o angel_n for_o the_o condemnation_n of_o this_o wicked_a heretic_n and_o heresy_n the_o second_o general_a council_n be_v hold_v at_o constantinople_n under_o the_o emperor_n graâ—ianus_n and_o theodosius_n where_o be_v assemble_v 150._o father_n for_o that_o only_a end_n and_o purpose_n chap._n xvi_o of_o eutiches_n and_o his_o heresy_n eutiches_n who_o complice_n dioscorus_n and_o severus_n hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n be_v the_o abbot_n of_o constantinople_n who_o 456._o while_o he_o seek_v to_o avoid_v the_o opinion_n of_o nestorius_n divide_v one_o christ_n into_o two_o son_n and_o two_o person_n fall_v into_o another_o mischief_n and_o teach_v more_o absurd_o than_o nestorius_n to_o wit_n that_o christ_n have_v but_o one_o only_a nature_n after_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n be_v accomplish_v because_o the_o humanity_n be_v absorpte_v of_o the_o divinity_n for_o so_o christ_n divinity_n uncapable_a of_o all_o mortality_n be_v perforce_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o bitter_a death_n upon_o the_o cross_n as_o therefore_o nestorius_n to_o avoid_v the_o confusion_n of_o nature_n multiply_v the_o person_n so_o contrariwise_o eutiches_n to_o avoid_v the_o multiplicity_n of_o person_n admit_v the_o confusion_n of_o nature_n these_o heretic_n eutiches_n dioscorus_n and_o severus_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o four_o famous_a general_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n celebrate_v under_o ualentinianus_fw-la and_o martianus_n the_o emperor_n where_o be_v present_a 360._o bishop_n chap._n xvii_o of_o mahomet_n and_o the_o saracen_n mahomet_n descend_v of_o the_o image_n of_o ishmael_n and_o agar_n and_o be_v a_o very_a poor_a orphan_n join_v himself_o to_o his_o kinswoman_n chadiga_n first_o as_o a_o hire_a servant_n afterward_o as_o her_o betroth_a husband_n &_o so_o be_v great_o enrich_v by_o she_o as_o who_o be_v a_o 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needless_a which_o god_n appoint_v to_o be_v do_v the_o reply_n like_a as_o noble_n and_o magistrate_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o earthly_a king_n even_o so_o do_v saint_n by_o their_o holy_a prayer_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o presence_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n the_o king_n of_o heaven_n the_o answer_n 177._o saint_n ambrose_n shall_v answer_v as_o who_o precise_o and_o full_o resolve_v this_o question_n these_o be_v his_o word_n ideo_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la pertribunos_fw-la aut_fw-la comites_fw-la itur_fw-la quia_fw-la homo_fw-la utique_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o nescit_fw-la quibus_fw-la debeat_fw-la remp_n credere_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la autem_fw-la quem_fw-la utique_fw-la nihil_fw-la latet_fw-la omnium_fw-la enim_fw-la merita_fw-la novit_fw-la promerendum_fw-la suffragatore_fw-la non_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la mente_fw-la devota_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la enim_fw-la talis_fw-la locutus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ei_fw-la respondebit_fw-la illi_fw-la we_o 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