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vicegerent_n they_o have_v most_o impudent_o imprudent_o and_o wicked_o provoke_v both_o by_o their_o rebellious_a act_n and_o preposterous_a course_n heu_n probatum_fw-la est_fw-la witness_n not_o to_o go_v far_o back_o our_o late_a exclusioner_n and_o no-money-man_n num._n 3._o admit_v a_o change_n be_v submit_v to_o this_o will_v not_o gain_v nor_o secure_v those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v for_o upon_o every_o such_o change_n they_o be_v ready_a ever_o and_o anon_o to_o change_v their_o principle_n and_o practice_n the_o donatist_n the_o great_a grandsire_n of_o our_o sectary_n do_v so_o at_o first_o they_o yelp_v quid_fw-la imperatori_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o have_v the_o emperor_n to_o do_v in_o church_n affair_n but_o s._n augustine_n tell_v we_o with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o time_n they_o change_v their_o note_n for_o take_v their_o time_n they_o petition_v julian_n the_o apostate_n supplicantibus_fw-la rogatiano_n &_o pontio_n say_v opt._n for_o liberty_n of_o 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to_o complain_v as_o s._n augustine_n do_v of_o the_o donatist_n they_o be_v so_o mischievous_a ut_fw-la barbarorum_fw-la facta_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o the_o act_n of_o barbarian_n be_v more_o mild_a than_o they_o aug._n ep._n 122._o num._n 4._o all_o the_o forementioned_a petitioner_n do_v earnest_o solicit_v for_o the_o religion_n establish_v by_o law_n avouch_v a_o change_n thereof_o be_v unjust_a most_o impious_a and_o uncharitable_a they_o have_v reason_n so_o to_o do_v for_o that_o abovecited_a text_n prov._n 22._o 28._o do_v at_o least_o insinuate_v that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o religion_n equity_n and_o prudence_n upon_o every_o motion_n or_o singular_a humour_n of_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a malcontent_n or_o phantastic_o to_o discompose_v or_o unhinge_v what_o our_o prudent_a and_o fatherly_a governor_n have_v industrious_o set_v for_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n and_o have_v be_v long_o receive_v with_o the_o approbation_n and_o full_a 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