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this_o body_n for_o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v lord_n lord_n 7.21_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o continue_v therein_o every_o such_o person_n who_o deny_v god_n in_o work_n be_v a_o rebel_n a_o outlaw_n renounce_v his_o allegiance_n 1.16_o forfeit_v his_o title_n to_o god_n protection_n and_o favour_n he_o be_v not_o a_o sheep_n of_o christ_n because_o he_o do_v not_o 10.27_o hear_v his_o voice_n 10._o he_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n by_o not_o hold_v the_o head_n 2.19_o it_o be_v a_o lie_n to_o call_v one_o self_n a_o christian_n ambr._n and_o not_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o christ._n he_o that_o do_v not_o the_o work_n of_o a_o christian_a name_n 4._o seem_v not_o to_o be_v a_o christian._n when_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o work_n themselves_o he_o begin_v to_o oppose_v even_o the_o most_o apparent_a truth_n 20._o whereby_o he_o be_v reprove_v than_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o body_n or_o the_o church_n hence_o st._n austin_n often_o deny_v wicked_a person_n to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n suprá_fw-fr or_o to_o appertain_v unto_o its_o unity_n for_o when_o there_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o lord_n 75._o that_o dwell_v in_o we_o he_o every_o where_o join_v and_o couple_n those_o that_o be_v he_o with_o the_o bond_n of_o unity_n v._o all_o christian_n be_v link_v together_o in_o peaceable_a concord_n and_o confederacy_n so_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o live_v in_o good_a correspondence_n to_o communicate_v in_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n to_o defend_v and_o promote_v the_o common_a interest_n of_o their_o profession_n upon_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o our_o lord_n incarnation_n it_o be_v by_o a_o celestial_a herald_n proclaim_v peace_n on_o earth_n 2.14_o and_o goodwill_n among_o man_n it_o be_v our_o lord_n office_n 2.17_o to_o preach_v peace_n it_o be_v a_o principal_a end_n and_o effect_n of_o his_o death_n 14.27_o to_o reconcile_v all_o man_n and_o to_o destroy_v enmity_n he_o special_o charge_v his_o disciple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o maintain_v peace_n one_o with_o another_o it_o be_v his_o will_n at_o part_v with_o they_o peace_n i_o leave_v with_o you_o the_o apostle_n frequent_o do_v enjoin_v to_o pursue_v peace_n with_o all_o they_o who_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n with_o a_o pure_a heart_n 4.3_o to_o follow_v the_o thing_n which_o make_v for_o peace_n and_o edification_n mutual_a to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v in_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o evangelical_n state_n declare_v that_o under_o it_o the_o wolf_n shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n more_o and_o the_o leopard_n shall_v lie_v down_o with_o the_o kid_n and_o the_o suck_a child_n shall_v play_v on_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o asp_n that_o be_v that_o man_n of_o all_o temper_n and_o condition_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o institution_n shall_v
14._o can._n 4._o if_o any_o shall_v deny_v that_o contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n be_v require_v to_o the_o entire_a and_o perfect_a remission_n of_o sin_n et_fw-la qui_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la proficiscuntur_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la christianam_fw-la gentem_fw-la defendendam_fw-la &_o tyrannidem_fw-la infidelium_fw-la debellandum_fw-la efficaciter_fw-la auxilium_fw-la praebuerint_fw-la quorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la concedimus_fw-la conc._n lat._n 1._o can._n 11._o and_o whoever_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o powerful_o afford_v help_n to_o defend_v christian_a people_n and_o to_o subdue_v the_o tyranny_n of_o infidel_n to_o they_o we_o grant_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n rom._n 13.1_o tit._n 3.1_o 1_o pet._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n si_fw-mi omnis_fw-la &_o vestra_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la tentat_fw-la excipere_fw-la conatur_fw-la decipere_fw-la bern._n ep._n 42._o lex_fw-la canonica_n simpliciter_fw-la eos_fw-la eximit_fw-la bell._n de_fw-fr cler._n cap._n 1._o sanè_fw-la quia_fw-la laici_fw-la quidam_fw-la ecclesiastical_a personas_fw-la &_o ipsos_fw-la etiam_fw-la episcopos_fw-la svo_fw-la judicio_fw-la stare_v compellunt_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la id_fw-la praesumpserint_fw-la à _fw-la communione_fw-la fidelium_fw-la decernimus_fw-la segregandos_fw-la conc._n lat._n iii_o can._n 14._o con._n lat._n ii_o can._n 15._o steph._n vi_o ep._n 1._o tom._n 1._o p._n 130._o nichol._n 1._o ep._n 8._o tom._n 6._o p._n 513._o tertull._n opt._n cyrill_n etc._n etc._n alibi_fw-la greg._n ep._n 2.62_o agatho_n etc._n etc._n 2_o thess._n 2.4_o christus_fw-la beato_fw-la aeternae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la clavigero_fw-la terreni_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o coelestibus_fw-la imperii_fw-la jura_fw-la commisit_fw-la p._n nich._n ii_o apud_fw-la grat._n do_v 22._o cap._n 1._o greg._n vii_o ep._n 8.21_o caus._n 15._o qu._n 6._o cap._n 3._o seculi_fw-la potestates_fw-la si_fw-la fideles_fw-la sunt_fw-la deus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la voluit_fw-la esse_fw-la subjectas_fw-la imperatores_fw-la christiani_n subdere_fw-la debent_fw-la executiones_fw-la svas_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la praesulibus_fw-la non_fw-la praeferre_fw-la p._n joh._n viii_o apud_fw-la grat._n do_v 96._o cap._n 11._o nos_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la praedecessorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la statuta_fw-la tenentes_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la excommunicatis_fw-la fidelitate_fw-la aut_fw-la sacramento_n constricti_fw-la sunt_fw-la apostolicâ_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la à _fw-la sacramento_n absolvimus_fw-la &_o nè_fw-la eye_v fidelitatem_fw-la observent_fw-la omnibus_fw-la modis_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la quousque_fw-la ipsi_fw-la ad_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la veniant_fw-la greg._n vii_o in_o syn._n rom._n grat._n caus._n 15._o qu._n 6._o cap._n 4._o fidelitatem_fw-la enim_fw-la quam_fw-la christiano_n principi_fw-la jurârunt_fw-la deo_fw-la ejúsque_fw-la sanctis_fw-la adversanti_fw-la eorum_fw-la praecepta_fw-la calcanti_fw-la nullà _fw-fr cohibentur_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la persolvere_fw-la p._n urb._n ii_o apud_fw-la grat._n caus._n 15._o qu._n 6._o cap._n 5._o ezek._n 13.3_o etc._n etc._n sâ—quis_fw-la autem_fw-la libros_fw-la ipsos_fw-la integros_fw-la cum_fw-la suis_fw-la partibus_fw-la prout_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la legi_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la &_o in_o veteri_fw-la vulgata_fw-la latina_n editione_n habentur_fw-la pro_fw-la sacris_fw-la &_o canonicis_fw-la non_fw-la susceperit_fw-la anathema_n sit_v conc._n trid._n sess._n 4._o but_o if_o any_o shall_v not_o receive_v for_o sacred_a and_o canonical_a those_o whole_a book_n with_o the_o part_n of_o they_o according_a as_o they_o have_v be_v wont_a to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o be_v have_v in_o the_o old_a vulgar_a latin_a edition_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n nec_fw-la non_fw-la traditiones_fw-la ipsas_fw-la continuâ_fw-la successione_n in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la conservatas_fw-la pari_fw-la pietatis_fw-la affectu_fw-la ac_fw-la reverentia_fw-la suscipit_fw-la &_o veneratur_fw-la syn._n trid._n sess._n 4._o caeremonias_fw-la item_n adhibuit_fw-la ut_fw-la mysticas_fw-la benedictiones_fw-la lumina_fw-la thymiamata_fw-la vestes_fw-la aliáque_fw-la id_fw-la genus_fw-la multaex_fw-la apostolica_fw-la disciplina_fw-la &_o traditione_n conc._n trid._n sess._n 22._o cap._n 5.11_o de_fw-fr sacrif_n miss_z 2_o tim._n 3.15_o rom._n 15.4_o 1_o cor._n 9.10.10.11_o 2_o pet._n 1.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 5.39_o act._n 17.11_o psal._n 119._o hier._n ad_fw-la laet._n epitaph_n paul_n vit._n hilar_n chrys._n in_o colos._n or._n 9_o aug._n serm._n 55._o the_o temp_n n._n p._n pius_fw-la iv._o do_v authorise_v certain_a rule_n for_o prohibition_n and_o permission_n of_o book_n in_o which_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o bishop_n to_o grant_v a_o faculty_n of_o read_v the_o scripture_n translate_v but_o to_o this_o rule_n there_o be_v add_v a_o observation_n that_o this_o power_n be_v take_v from_o bishop_n by_o command_n of_o the_o roman_a universal_a inquisition_n ind._n lib._n prohib_o à _fw-fr clem._n viii_o 2_o tim._n 3.17_o 1_o cor._n 14.14_o exit_fw-la hac_fw-la pauli_n doctrina_fw-la habetur_fw-la quòd_fw-la melius_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aedificationem_fw-la orationes_fw-la publicas_fw-la quae_fw-la audiente_fw-la populo_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la dici_fw-la linguâ_fw-la communi_fw-la clericis_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la quam_fw-la dici_fw-la latiné_n cajet_fw-fr in_o 1_o cor._n 14._o aut_fw-la linguâ_fw-la tantum_fw-la vulgari_fw-la missam_fw-la celebrari_fw-la debere_fw-la anathema_n sit_v sess._n 22._o can._n 9_o a_o quo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la capite_fw-la omnis_fw-la in_o subjecta_fw-la membra_fw-la potestâ—s_fw-la &_o authoritas_fw-la derivetur_fw-la p._n pius_fw-la ii_o in_o bull._n retract_v definimus_fw-la romanum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la verum_fw-la christi_fw-la vicarium_fw-la totiúsqùe_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la caput_fw-la defin._n syn._n flor._n matt._n 19.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 9.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 7.35_o vid._n tom._n 7._o conc._n p._n 465._o syn._n trid._n sess._n 24._o the_o matr_n can._n 9_o matt._n 5.32.19.7_o 1_o cor._n 7.10_o contracta_fw-la quoque_fw-la matrimonia_fw-la ab_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la personis_fw-la disjungi_fw-la conc._n lat._n i._o cap._n 21._o lat._n ii_o trid._n sess._n 24._o can._n 9_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la ratum_fw-la non_fw-la consummatum_fw-la per_fw-la solennem_fw-la religionis_fw-la professionem_fw-la alterius_fw-la conjugum_fw-la non_fw-la dirimi_fw-la anathema_n sit_v sess._n 24._o can._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matt._n 26.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 6.53_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la conc._n const._n sess._n 13._o conc._n trid._n sess._n 13._o cap._n 8._o &_o can._n 3._o sess._n 21._o cap._n 4._o &_o can._n 3._o 3._o this_o p._n leo_fw-la i._o condemn_v de_fw-fr quadr._n serm._n 4._o p._n 38._o sanguinem_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la haurire_fw-la declinant_fw-la p._n gelasius_n call_v the_o division_n of_o the_o sacrament_n a_o grand_a sacrilege_n gratian._n in_o de_fw-fr consecr_n do_v 2._o cap._n 12._o conc._n trid._n sess._n 21._o can._n 3._o sess._n 13._o can._n 3._o joh._n 6.54_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la etc._n etc._n trid._n conc._n sess._n 13._o cap._n 8._o &_o can._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 11.26_o theod._n gelas._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la in_o sacrosancto_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la sacramento_n remanere_fw-la substantiam_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vini_fw-la anathema_n sit_v trid._n conc._n de_fw-fr euch._n sess._n 13._o can._n 2._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la missas_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la solus_fw-la sacramentaliter_fw-la communicate_v illicitas_fw-la esse_fw-la anathema_n sit_v sess._n 22._o the_o sacr_n miss_z can._n 8._o sess._n 13._o can._n 8._o 2_o cor._n 5.6_o act._n 2.33_o col._n 3.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 10.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 3.21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 2.17_o heb._n 9.26.10.10_o 12_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 2.8_o 9_o tit._n 3.5_o rom._n 3.24_o luk._n 17.10_o sess._n 6._o the_o justif_a can._n 32._o orbis_n terraâ—um_fw-la apostatavit_fw-la &_o sola_fw-la remansit_fw-la donati_n communio_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vnit._n 12._o 1_o joh._n 4.1_o jer._n 29.8_o luk._n 11.13_o jam._n 1.5_o 1_o joh._n 2.27_o heb._n 8.11_o rom._n 8.9_o act._n 5.32_o aug._n doctr._n christ._n ep._n ad_fw-la jen._n si_fw-mi sacramenta_fw-la essent_fw-la pauciora_fw-la magna_fw-la impietas_fw-la fuisset_fw-la &_o superstitio_fw-la etc._n etc._n bell._n de_fw-fr sacr._n 2.25_o if_o the_o sacrament_n be_v few_o there_o will_v have_v be_v great_a impiety_n and_o superstition_n etc._n etc._n profiteor_fw-la quoque_fw-la septem_fw-la esse_fw-la propriè_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la bulla_n pii_fw-la iu_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la esse_fw-la plura_fw-la vel_fw-la pauciora_fw-la quam_fw-la septem_fw-la anathema_n sit_v syn._n trid._n sess._n 7._o can._n 1._o haec_fw-la verò_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o continent_n gratiam_fw-la &_o ipsam_fw-la dignè_fw-la suscipientibus_fw-la conferunt_fw-la p._n eug._n in_o instr._n arm._n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la per_fw-la ipsa_fw-la novae_fw-la legis_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la non_fw-la conferri_fw-la gratiam_fw-la anathema_n sit_v ibid._n can._n 8._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la verè_fw-la ac_fw-la propriè_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la septem_fw-la legis_fw-la evangelicae_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la domino_fw-la institutum_fw-la neque_fw-la gratiam_fw-la confer_v anathema_n sit_v sess._n 24._o can._n 1._o sess._n 24._o