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language_n as_o latin_a or_o any_o other_o and_o whether_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o hear_v it_o read_v the_o east_n churches_n belon_n 12._o when_o the_o priest_n in_o armenia_n read_v the_o gospel_n the_o attendant_n do_v salute_v one_o another_o both_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a every_o one_o understanding_n the_o armenian_a tongue_n in_o which_o language_n it_o be_v always_o read_v vilamont_n 22._o the_o jacobite_n do_v use_v many_o language_n according_a to_o the_o several_a province_n where_o they_o inhabit_v have_v nevertheless_o one_o particular_a language_n which_o they_o use_v only_o in_o divine_a service_n but_o what_o language_n it_o be_v i_o can_v not_o discover_v idem_fw-la 23._o the_o nestorian_n use_v the_o chaldean_a language_n in_o their_o liturgy_n or_o divine_a service_n and_o in_o their_o scripture_n idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la the_o armenian_n can_v speak_v diverse_a language_n but_o in_o their_o divine_a 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i_o have_v see_v many_o bishop_n and_o have_v hear_v their_o mass_n which_o they_o say_v in_o the_o abyssin_n language_n the_o which_o be_v very_o near_o the_o arabic_a yea_o in_o the_o character_n themselves_o aluares_n ult._n all_o their_o book_n whereof_o the_o number_n be_v great_a be_v of_o parchment_n for_o they_o have_v no_o other_o paper_n and_o their_o scripture_n be_v read_v in_o the_o tigique_a tongue_n which_o be_v abyssin_n the_o first_o country_n that_o receive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o reform_a church_n calvin_n 33._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o public_a prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v pronounce_v not_o in_o greek_a among_o the_o latin_n neither_o in_o latin_a among_o the_o frenchman_n and_o englishman_n as_o heretofore_o have_v be_v use_v but_o in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o people_n for_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n to_o edification_n for_o no_o man_n 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into_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o heresy_n but_o there_o be_v many_o catholic_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v not_o of_o this_o opinion_n and_o who_o read_v attentive_o the_o holy_a scripture_n imitate_v therefore_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n we_o will_v say_v that_o the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v in_o every_o church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o to_o hear_v they_o read_v in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n question_n xxxiii_o whether_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n do_v depend_v on_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n the_o east_n church_n ieremie_n patriarch_n 14_o ordination_n be_v no_o further_o respect_v of_o we_o than_o the_o holy_a canon_n have_v prescribe_v and_o as_o touch_v the_o ordination_n of_o a_o bishop_n the_o first_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n teach_v we_o thus_o that_o a_o bishop_n be_v ordain_v by_o two_o or_o three_o 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the_o jacobite_n baptize_v with_o fire_n but_o the_o historiographer_n and_o those_o of_o the_o country_n do_v certify_v we_o that_o the_o same_o be_v not_o so_o but_o they_o make_v incision_n in_o their_o temple_n either_o for_o comeliness_n or_o else_o for_o their_o health_n sake_n if_o the_o ethiopian_n have_v no_o other_o error_n than_o those_o which_o appear_v unto_o we_o we_o may_v peradventure_o appropriate_a unto_o they_o by_o better_a right_o that_o place_n of_o scripture_n 1._o ubi_fw-la cubas_fw-la in_o meridie_fw-la than_o the_o ancient_a donatist_n can_v attribute_v it_o unto_o themselves_o *_o âŽ_o *_o finis_fw-la ¶_o a_o table_n of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o pope_n spiritual_a authority_n quest_n quest_n 1._o of_o the_o first_o seat_n quest_n 2._o of_o miracle_n quest_n 3._o of_o personal_a succession_n quest_n 4._o of_o multitude_n quest_n 5._o of_o the_o pope_n temporal_a authority_n quest_n 6_o of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n quest_n 7._o of_o canonical_a book_n quest_n 8._o of_o the_o latin_a translation_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n quest_n 9_o of_o tradition_n quest_n 10._o of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n quest_n 11._o of_o true_a faith_n quest_n 12._o of_o freewill_n quest_n 13._o of_o justification_n quest_n 14._o of_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n quest_n 15._o of_o purgatory_n quest_n 16._o of_o pardon_n quest_n 17._o of_o christ_n his_o dissension_n into_o hell_n quest_n 18_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n quest_n 19_o of_o confirmation_n quest_n 20._o of_o particular_a confession_n quest_n 21._o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o sign_n in_o the_o eucharist_n quest_n 22._o of_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n quest_n 23_o of_o the_o sacrament_n reserve_v quest_n 24_o of_o the_o bread_n in_o the_o sacrament_n quest_n 25_o of_o mingle_v wine_n and_o water_n in_o the_o chalice_n quest_n 26_o of_o the_o communion_n under_o both_o kind_n quest_n 27_o of_o carry_v the_o sacrament_n in_o procession_n quest_n 28_o of_o the_o elevation_n of_o the_o sacram._n quest_n 29_o of_o private_a mass_n quest_n 30_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n quest_n 31_o of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n in_o the_o church_n quest_n 32_o of_o the_o ordination_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n quest_n 33_o of_o the_o marriage_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n quest_n 34_o of_o ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o office_n quest_n 35_o of_o the_o indelible_a character_n quest_n 36_o of_o extreme_a unction_n quest_n 37_o of_o the_o number_n of_o sacrament_n quest_n 38_o of_o prayer_n for_o the_o saint_n quest_n 39_o of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n quest_n 40_o of_o the_o canonise_a of_o saint_n quest_n 41_o of_o image_n quest_n 42_o of_o monastical_a vow_n quest_n 43_o of_o feast_n and_o fast_v quest_n 44_o 44_o sugil_n turc_n spurc_n cap._n 22._o and_o other_o author_n do_v reckon_v ten_o they_o put_v sometime_o three_o several_a nation_n the_o which_o do_v make_v but_o one_o church_n church_n respo_n confess_v august_n cap._n 13._o 13._o general_n general_n orat._n corn._n epis_n biton_n in_o council_n trid._n trid._n thevet_n cosm_n 1._o lib._n 18._o cap._n 13._o 13._o cras_fw-la turcogr_n lib._n 3._o in_o ann_n ann_n barlaam_n de_fw-fr papae_fw-la princ_fw-la cap._n 15_o 15_o a_o bridge-maker_n fenest_n de_fw-mi sacerd_v ca._n 8._o 8._o father_n father_n panor_n de_fw-fr council_n basil_n basil_n thevet_n cos_n lib._n 4_o cap._n 2._o 2._o king_n king_n apostolic_a apostolic_a break_a or_o cut._n cut._n our_o father_n father_n isch-ja_a a_o man_n of_o god_n god_n vilam_fw-la l._n 2._o cap._n 21._o 21._o m._n paul_n venet._n hist_n ind._n orient_a orient_a send_v from_o god_n god_n m._n masius_n in_o praef_n in_o lib_n mosis_fw-la de_fw-fr parad_a parad_a nichol._n l._n 4._o cap._n 19_o 19_o universal_a universal_a alphons_n de_fw-fr castro_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la passim_fw-la passim_fw-la vilamont_n l._n 2._o cap._n 23._o 23._o sleidan_n de_fw-fr stat._n rel._n lib._n 1._o c._n â—_o â—_o cyprian_n the_o simple_a cl._n gennadius_n confession_n hist_o eccl._n de_fw-fr const_n the_o sibyl_n to_o wit_n pagan_n pagan_n psal_n 120._o 7._o 7._o damian_n à _fw-fr go_v the_o morib_n aethiop_n impedit_fw-la ira_fw-la animum_fw-la ne_fw-la possit_fw-la cernere_fw-la verum_fw-la verum_fw-la mat._n 16._o 6._o 6._o lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la haeres_fw-la haeres_fw-la mat._n cap._n ult._n 20_o 20_o phil_n cap._n 3._o 15._o 15._o hist_o eccl._n l._n 4._o cap._n 22._o 22._o the_o cause_n of_o dissension_n eccl._n 5_o 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr princip_n cap._n 2._o 2._o in_o 4._o sent._n do_v 24._o qu._n 3._o 3._o 〈…〉_z cr_n cap_n 2._o 2._o descript_n aeth_n cap._n 29._o 29._o art_n 4._o 4._o simpl._n prael_n prael_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la euagr._fw-la dist_n 19_o ita_fw-la dominus_fw-la dominus_fw-la dist_n eadem_fw-la enimuerò_fw-la enimuerò_fw-la tom._n 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 17._o &_o 18._o 18._o in_o praef_n de_fw-fr summo_fw-la pont._n pont._n bodin_n 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the_o three_o city_n josep_n bello_fw-la jud._n lib._n 3._o there_o be_v in_o this_o city_n 360._o church_n of_o christian_n christian_n the_o grecian_n do_v call_v he_o gregory_n dialoger_n dialoger_n john_n nestente_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o young_a young_a oecumenicos_fw-la oecumenicos_fw-la s._n cypr._n the_o simple_a cl_o cl_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o &_o 18._o matt._n 17._o 20._o 20._o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o voyage_n cap._n 4_o 4_o dâ—â—kel_n mâ—sc_n ad_fw-la ferd._n ferd._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la navigate_fw-la de_fw-fr lopes_n lopes_n turcogr_n lib._n 2._o pach._n pach._n cap._n 16._o 16._o disc_n of_o aeth_n cap._n 17._o 17._o cap._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr reliq_n &_o when_fw-mi sanct_n tit_n 22._o 22._o art_n 5._o 5._o de_fw-fr princ_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o cap._n 18._o 18._o de_fw-fr notis_fw-la eccl._n cap._n 8._o 8._o mar._n 15._o 16_o 16_o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o 21._o lib._n 2._o ca._n 22_o 22_o de_fw-fr viciss_fw-la viciss_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 24._o 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