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that_o he_o do_v
john_n slechta_n who_o be_v no_o favourer_n but_o a_o misliker_n of_o they_o 334._o centur._n 4._o pag._n 334._o true_o translate_v master_n bale_n in_o the_o life_n of_o clement_n the_o five_o write_v thus_o of_o they_o beghardos_n ac_fw-la beguinas_fw-la quia_fw-la panem_fw-la eucharisticum_n honorare_fw-la nolebant_fw-la imprâ—bat_fw-la i._o clement_n the_o five_o mislike_v the_o beghardi_fw-la &_o beguin_n because_o they_o will_v not_o honour_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o that_o these_o man_n â—â—_o 〈◊〉_d tempor_n fol._n â—â—_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o waldenses_n werâ—â—rus_n the_o charthusian_n monk_n of_o colen_n in_o plain_a word_n affirm_v beghardi_fw-la multi_fw-la combuste_fw-la sunt_fw-la parysiis_fw-la propter_fw-la heresim_fw-la pauperum_fw-la de_fw-la lugduno_n etc._n etc._n many_o begwardi_fw-la be_v burn_v at_o paris_n for_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n of_o lion_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o waldenses_n thus_o as_o i_o deny_v and_o defy_v the_o filthy_a and_o false_a opinion_n impute_v i_o know_v not_o how_o true_o to_o the_o adamite_n and_o albanenses_n so_o i_o do_v confess_v that_o i_o do_v account_n these_o that_o be_v call_v waldenses_n albingenses_n and_o beghardi_fw-la or_o picardy_n to_o have_v be_v faithful_a man_n and_o witness_n of_o god_n holy_a truth_n who_o although_o the_o world_n hate_v reject_v and_o persecute_v as_o it_o do_v christ_n yet_o be_v they_o elect_v and_o precious_a and_o belove_v of_o god_n and_o i_o fear_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o they_o have_v wash_v their_o robe_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o now_o have_v beauty_n for_o ash_n the_o oylâ—_n of_o joy_n for_o mourning_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v more_o worthy_a to_o be_v repute_v for_o holy_a martyr_n and_o confessor_n then_o either_o thomas_n beckâ—t_n or_o dominicus_n that_o bloody_a friar_n or_o catherâ—nâ—_n his_o minion_n or_o francis_n that_o superstitious_a hypocrite_n or_o clara_n his_o companion_n or_o many_o other_o who_o the_o pope_n have_v canonize_v for_o saint_n for_o not_o he_o that_o himself_o or_o any_o other_o man_n commend_v but_o who_o god_n commend_v be_v approve_v and_o a_o saint_n in_o his_o sight_n 1â—_n â—_o cor._n 16._o 1â—_n and_o let_v this_o man_n and_o all_o such_o other_o bark_n as_o much_o as_o they_o will_v or_o can_v against_o that_o true_a doctrine_n which_o the_o waldenses_n albingenses_n and_o beghardi_fw-la heretofore_o profess_v and_o be_v now_o through_o god_n great_a mercy_n in_o this_o land_n and_o many_o other_o christian_a country_n by_o public_a authority_n maintain_v they_o shall_v do_v but_o as_o mad_a dog_n do_v that_o bark_n against_o the_o moon_n and_o shall_v but_o kieke_v against_o the_o prick_n and_o rush_v against_o that_o rock_n that_o will_v not_o yield_v but_o bruise_v they_o to_o powder_n great_a be_v the_o truth_n and_o it_o will_v prevail_v well_o say_v epiphanâ—us_a 4â—_n contra_fw-la apâ—l_n lian_n herâ—s_n 4â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c._n &c._n etc._n etc._n neither_o shall_v darkness_n prevail_v when_o the_o light_n shine_v now_o the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n shine_v now_o be_v that_o man_n of_o sin_n reveal_v now_o be_v his_o error_n and_o abomination_n disclose_v and_o confute_v and_o all_o his_o swear_a soldier_n they_o jebusite_n be_v not_o able_a either_o to_o cover_v and_o hide_v he_o or_o defend_v they_o if_o this_o man_n think_v that_o they_o be_v why_o do_v they_o so_o long_o suffer_v the_o book_n of_o d._n abbot_n d._n downam_n and_o master_n powell_n in_o the_o which_o they_o have_v plain_o prove_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n &_o sound_o confute_v bellarmine_n weak_a defence_n and_o simple_a shift_n to_o stand_v so_o long_o unanswered_a and_o that_o their_o grand_a master_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v life_n and_o upon_o who_o they_o whole_o depend_v to_o be_v undefended_a this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a moment_n which_o can_v without_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o be_v 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good_a to_o answer_v to_o the_o content_n of_o the_o say_a scroll_n which_o may_v seem_v more_o than_o it_o deserve_v be_v a_o foolish_a babble_n void_a of_o learning_n and_o truth_n eusebius_n history_n eccles_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 24_o fol._n 79._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n truth_n be_v a_o friend_n and_o before_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v honour_v and_o we_o ought_v without_o envy_n to_o commend_v and_o approve_v that_o which_o be_v well_o speak_v and_o to_o examine_v and_o correct_v or_o confute_v whatsoever_o be_v not_o sound_o write_v s._n r._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o master_n thomas_n bell_n challenge_v name_v the_o downfall_n oâ—_n popery_n nippâ—th_v at_o i_o in_o these_o 126._o pag._n 126._o word_n bel_n term_v he_o berengarius_fw-la a_o silly_a deacon_n though_o his_o brother_n buckley_n call_v he_o a_o excellent_a and_o holy_a man_n here_o first_o i_o do_v observe_v that_o whereas_o this_o writer_n in_o this_o his_o answer_n which_o carry_v a_o great_a show_n of_o learning_n than_o substance_n of_o truth_n do_v in_o three_o place_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o my_o answer_n viz._n in_o the_o page_n here_o note_v also_o pag._n 144._o and_o last_o pag._n 208._o it_o may_v seem_v that_o he_o never_o read_v it_o for_o that_o in_o all_o these_o place_n he_o quote_v my_o answer_n to_o 8._o reason_n whereas_o it_o be_v unto_o 12._o neither_o can_v he_o excuse_v this_o by_o say_v that_o by_o the_o figure_n 8._o he_o mean_v the_o eight_o reason_n for_o the_o two_o first_o place_n be_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o forth_o reason_n and_o the_o three_o place_n be_v to_o the_o seven_o this_o do_v also_o the_o more_o appear_v in_o that_o he_o do_v not_o true_o allege_v my_o word_n but_o add_v to_o they_o for_o whereas_o i_o call_v berengarius_fw-la a_o excellent_a man_n he_o say_v that_o i_o call_v he_o a_o excellent_a and_o holy_a man_n hereby_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o this_o man_n receive_v these_o place_n by_o hand_n from_o other_o and_o not_o by_o the_o read_n of_o his_o own_o â—ies_n as_o touch_v berengarius_fw-la i_o do_v willing_o confess_v that_o i_o have_v a_o most_o reverend_a opinion_n of_o he_o and_o do_v think_v that_o notwithstanding_o his_o weakness_n in_o recant_v once_o the_o truth_n he_o be_v a_o excellent_a yea_o and_o holy_a man_n both_o for_o his_o singular_a learning_n and_o virtuous_a life_n and_o to_o conceive_v this_o reverend_a opinion_n of_o he_o i_o be_o move_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o some_o papist_n who_o favour_v not_o the_o true_a doctrine_n which_o he_o maintain_v but_o especial_o by_o the_o great_a commendation_n which_o that_o learned_a father_n and_o notable_a poet_n hildebartus_fw-la bishop_n of_o maine_n in_o france_n do_v give_v he_o atoninus_n the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n write_v of_o he_o 175._o histor_n part_n 2._o tit._n â—â—_o cap._n 1_o â—_o 20._o fol._n 175._o fivit_fw-la autem_fw-la alias_fw-la berengarius_fw-la iste_fw-la vir_fw-la bone_fw-la plenus_fw-la elemosynis_fw-la et_fw-la humilitate_fw-la magnarum_fw-la possâ—ssionum_fw-la quae_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o usus_fw-la pauperum_fw-la dispersit_fw-la praeterea_fw-la nuillam_fw-la foemâ—nam_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la svo_fw-la patiebatur_fw-la admitti_fw-la this_o berengarius_fw-la be_v otherwise_o a_o good_a man_n full_a of_o alm_n deed_n and_o of_o humility_n and_o disperse_v great_a possession_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o will_v suffer_v no_o woman_n to_o come_v in_o his_o sight_n robert_n gaguin_n in_o his_o french_a history_n have_v these_o word_n of_o he_o henrici_fw-la tempore_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o henry_n berengarius_fw-la deacon_n or_o rather_o archdeacon_n of_o tours_n raise_v a_o error_n concern_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n wherein_o he_o say_v henrico_n lib._n 6._o in_o henrico_n be_v not_o the_o true_a body_n of_o christ_n but_o a_o certain_a example_n of_o his_o body_n from_o which_o he_o afterward_o repent_v change_v his_o mind_n 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