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do_v 27._o c._n quidam_fw-la the_o council_n of_o anticyre_n hold_v in_o the_o year_n three_o hundred_o and_o four_o have_v in_o like_a sort_n permit_v that_o deacon_n shall_v marry_v yea_o even_o after_o that_o they_o have_v receive_v their_o order_n and_o as_o concern_v the_o council_n of_o carthage_n hold_v â–ª_o exit_fw-la car._n â—_o â–ª_o in_o the_o year_n four_o hundred_o twenty_o &_o one_o in_o the_o which_o the_o heresy_n of_o pellagius_n be_v condemn_v by_o two_o hundred_o and_o seventene_v bishop_n among_o who_o s._n augustin_n be_v it_o appear_v manifest_o by_o the_o twelu_v constitution_n of_o the_o 41_o apoc_fw-fr c._n â—_o extra_n de_fw-fr clem_n coâ—_n lib._n 6._o c._n 1._o epâ—p_n li_z 2_z tom._n 1._o heres_fw-la 41_o same_o that_o the_o bishop_n and_o other_o man_n of_o the_o church_n be_v marry_v and_o boniface_n the_o viij_o do_v suffer_v the_o religious_a to_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n although_o they_o be_v marry_v the_o viij_o council_n of_o tolletto_n do_v allow_v to_o break_v all_o vow_n and_o oath_n which_o be_v make_v against_o the_o faith_n and_o epiphanius_n do_v earnest_o condemn_v those_o who_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o continency_n have_v rather_o for_o shame_n of_o the_o world_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o adultery_n secret_o then_o to_o marry_v on_o the_o nawcler_n albert._n crautâ—_n in_o saro_n lib._n 4_o ca._n 43_o nawcler_n contrary_a the_o council_n of_o neocesarie_a hold_v the_o year_n three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o the_o second_o council_n of_o carthage_n hold_v the_o year_n four_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o &_o after_o they_o the_o council_n of_o magonce_n do_v condemn_v the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n &_o do_v whole_o forbid_v it_o and_o do_v bind_v the_o priest_n moncke_n and_o nun_n to_o unlawful_a vow_n impossible_a for_o man_n to_o keep_v &_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n this_o council_n of_o magonce_n be_v hold_v by_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o iij._o in_o the_o which_o he_o assemble_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o bishop_n some_z say_z that_o the_o pope_n leo_n the_o ix_o be_v there_o also_o present_a at_o it_o it_o be_v also_o ordain_v in_o that_o council_n yâ—_z man_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v keep_v neytheir_o hound_n greyhond_n spaniel_n nor_o hawk_n ne_o yet_o shall_v use_v any_o secular_a traffic_n and_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v receive_v for_o a_o monk_n unless_o he_o come_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n and_o be_v of_o lawful_a age_n but_o these_o decree_n have_v not_o be_v so_o well_o observe_v as_o have_v the_o forbid_v of_o marriage_n likewise_o gregory_n the_o seven_o a_o monk_n of_o clunie_n otherwise_o call_v hildebrand_n which_o be_v pope_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o iiij_o do_v command_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o otto_n bishop_n of_o constance_n hirsweld_a naucler_n â—lbert_n craut_n lambert_n hirsweld_a near_o about_o the_o year_n a_o thousand_o forty_o and_o seven_o that_o he_o shall_v forbid_v through_o out_o all_o his_o diocese_n all_o priest_n to_o marry_v which_o be_v not_o then_o marry_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v dissolve_v the_o marriage_n of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v already_o marry_v t._n i_o see_v in_o this_o no_o great_a accord_n d._n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o be_v do_v and_o not_o without_o great_a tyramnie_n ne_o yet_o without_o great_a resistance_n t._n i_o believe_v so_o ¶_o of_o the_o contrariety_n of_o certain_a counsel_n concern_v the_o forbidding_n and_o difference_n of_o meat_n d._n here_o be_v as_o much_o as_o i_o do_v determine_v to_o speak_v as_o touch_v marriage_n let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o forbid_v of_o of_o meat_n the_o second_o bracarense_n council_n hold_v the_o year_n quis_fw-la di._n 30._o ca._n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la six_o hundred_o &_o nynetene_n do_v acursse_v all_o
therefore_o man_n may_v not_o rashlye_a judge_n and_o say_v that_o the_o counsel_n be_v contrary_a the_o one_o sort_n to_o the_o other_z although_o that_o in_o thing_n concern_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o church_n more_o than_o the_o faith_n the_o one_o have_v oftentimes_o change_v that_o the_o other_o have_v decree_v for_o the_o lawful_a general_a counsel_n be_v never_o contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o in_o any_o piece_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o faith_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o salvation_n and_o in_o this_o sort_n must_v it_o be_v understand_v that_o s._n augustine_n have_v say_v the_o former_a counsel_n have_v be_v amend_v 3_z august_n tom._n 7._o de_fw-la baptis_fw-la count_v donatist_n li._n â—_o cap_z 3_z by_o the_o latter_a and_o that_o the_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n of_o provincial_a counsel_n aught_o to_o geve_v place_n to_o those_o of_o great_a counsel_n but_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n do_v geve_v place_n to_o none_o and_o as_o touch_v the_o council_n of_o carthage_n it_o be_v no_o general_n but_o a_o particular_a council_n as_o saint_n augustine_n prove_v against_o the_o donatyste_n and_o in_o deed_n they_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o particular_a counsel_n may_v err_v and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v reform_v by_o the_o general_a as_o it_o be_v already_o declare_v ¶_o of_o the_o error_n and_o abuse_n that_o have_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n what_o mean_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v have_v for_o the_o correction_n and_o amendment_n of_o such_o counsel_n when_o need_n shall_v require_v d._n then_o they_o do_v confess_v at_o the_o least_o that_o the_o provincial_a counsel_n may_v err_v yea_o even_o those_o in_o the_o which_o the_o most_o wise_a and_o holy_a man_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n since_o the_o apostle_n time_n have_v be_v present_a for_o s._n cyprian_n be_v one_o cap_n euseb_n 7._o 5._o cap_n of_o the_o best_a learned_a man_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o church_n since_o that_o time_n and_o be_v of_o such_o zeal_n towards_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n that_o he_o die_v a_o martyr_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o then_o judge_v you_o that_o if_o a_o council_n in_o the_o which_o such_o personage_n be_v may_v err_v what_o we_o may_v think_v of_o many_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o of_o many_o vain_a ceremony_n tradition_n and_o abuse_n that_o have_v be_v sow_v in_o the_o church_n not_o by_o counsel_n and_o particular_a synod_n only_o but_o by_o particular_a man_n who_o have_v charge_v the_o church_n to_o what_o so_o ever_o please_v they_o for_o one_o hood_a monk_n or_o friar_n have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v invent_v a_o thousand_o manner_n of_o do_n clean_o contrary_n to_o the_o scripture_n and_o forthwith_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v put_v in_o use_n and_o allow_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v article_n of_o the_o faith_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a then_o to_o change_v those_o same_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o general_a and_o lawful_a counsel_n have_v decree_v concern_v the_o policy_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n as_o touch_v their_o manner_n according_a to_o the_o nedefulnes_n of_o the_o circumstance_n and_o the_o capacity_n of_o man_n of_o place_n and_o time_n it_o ought_v then_o to_o be_v no_o less_o lawful_a to_o those_o unto_o who_o god_n have_v give_fw-ge the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o word_n to_o condemn_v and_o abolyshe_a so_o many_o abuse_n &_o innumerable_a error_n which_o by_o so_o many_o mean_n and_o wrong_n way_n without_o order_n or_o ecclesiastike_a discipline_n have_v be_v sow_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v so_o intolerable_a that_o the_o very_o great_a enemy_n of_o veritye_n even_o the_o roman_a antichrist_n have_v be_v constrain_v to_o confess_v it_o and_o without_o go_v any_o further_a to_o prove_v it_o do_v not_o the_o pope_n adrian_n confess_v not_o many_o year_n since_o that_o there_o be_v many_o enormity_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o romish_a seat_n and_o many_o abuse_n offence_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o beside_o this_o what_o confession_n do_v the_o legate_n and_o orator_n of_o the_o pope_n paul_n decease_v make_v at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o their_o church_n but_o what_o will_v thou_o say_v if_o i_o do_v prove_v by_o s._n augustine_n that_o not_o only_o the_o provincial_a and_o national_a counsel_n may_v be_v correct_v by_o the_o great_a and_o general_a counsel_n but_o also_o even_o they_o themselves_o may_v be_v correct_v the_o one_o by_o the_o other_o the_o first_o by_o the_o last_o t._n if_o it_o be_v so_o our_o adversary_n shall_v not_o then_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o we_o will_v not_o whole_o dwell_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o counsel_n d._n that_o same_o do_v plain_o appear_v by_o his_o write_n whereupon_o he_o declare_v when_o that_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v and_o by_o what_o mean_a to_o wit_n that_o when_o by_o experience_n of_o thing_n that_o which_o be_v secret_a be_v open_v and_o that_o which_o be_v hide_v be_v know_v without_o any_o puff_v up_o in_o pride_n full_a of_o sacrilege_n without_o any_o swell_a arrogancy_n without_o any_o contention_n and_o envy_n but_o with_o holy_a humility_n with_o the_o universal_a christian_a peace_n he_o speak_v here_o general_o of_o all_o counsel_n and_o of_o all_o that_o ever_o may_v be_v determine_v in_o they_o ¶_o of_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n and_o will_v have_v they_o to_o correct_v the_o abuse_n that_o therein_o be_v and_o what_o liberty_n every_o man_n have_v to_o sow_v and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o church_n and_o what_o agreement_n &_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a emperor_n and_o the_o pope_n and_o their_o counsel_n and_o assembly_n t._n they_o do_v not_o utter_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o abuse_n and_o error_n in_o the_o church_n but_o they_o say_v that_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o every_o man_n to_o reform_v they_o but_o that_o the_o charge_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o who_o god_n have_v give_v it_o wherefore_o they_o think_v meet_v to_o have_v a_o general_a council_n to_o determine_v what_o thing_n shall_v be_v observe_v and_o what_o shall_v be_v abolysh_v before_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v change_v or_o alter_v d._n the_o seducer_n and_o false_a prophet_n which_o fill_v the_o church_n with_o error_n do_v not_o tarry_v a_o general_a council_n to_o pour_v out_o their_o poison_n and_o to_o corrupt_v the_o church_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o we_o must_v tarry_v for_o a_o council_n to_o pourge_v it_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o poor_a soul_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o devil_n must_v we_o put_v the_o matter_n in_o question_n in_o a_o council_n whether_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v god_n and_o the_o very_a son_n of_o god_n and_o our_o only_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n shall_v we_o do_v as_o do_v the_o emperor_n tiberius_n who_o put_v the_o matter_n in_o deliberaion_n in_o the_o council_n at_o rome_n with_o the_o prerogative_n of_o his_o voice_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o consent_n whether_o christ_n shall_v be_v accept_v and_o receive_v amongst_o the_o god_n or_o no_o which_o thing_n he_o do_v for_o that_o as_o tertullian_n witness_v that_o the_o roman_n have_v a_o very_a ancient_a law_n by_o the_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o there_o shall_v 5._o apolo_n 5._o be_v no_o god_n canonize_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v so_o receive_v unless_o he_o be_v allow_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o council_n for_o this_o cause_n jesus_n christ_n be_v not_o receive_v for_o a_o god_n because_o it_o please_v not_o the_o council_n albeit_o that_o the_o emperor_n be_v of_o contrary_a opinion_n t._n then_o have_v not_o the_o emperor_n so_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o council_n at_o rome_n ne_o yet_o in_o his_o empire_n as_o the_o pope_n will_v challenge_v over_o the_o counsel_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n over_o all_o christendom_n yea_o and_o over_o the_o word_n of_o god_n itself_o d._n it_o be_v true_a and_o therefore_o i_o fear_v great_o that_o if_o jesus_n christ_n be_v now_o to_o be_v receive_v he_o shall_v be_v as_o far_o of_o from_o be_v receive_v at_o the_o counsel_n in_o the_o which_o this_o roman_a antichrist_n do_v preside_n as_o he_o be_v then_o at_o that_o council_n of_o rome_n for_o sith_o they_o do_v reject_v and_o disallow_v his_o doctrine_n they_o do_v sufficient_o declare_v what_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o he_o t._n it_o can_v not_o be_v better_o know_v by_o any_o thing_n then_o by_o that_o for_o that_o be_v a_o proof_n most_o sure_o ¶_o of_o the_o thing_n which_v of_o themselves_o
thes_n two_o shall_v be_v destroy_v wherefore_o those_o people_n unto_o who_o god_n have_v give_fw-ge so_fw-ge great_a grace_n to_o have_v such_o prince_n and_o lord_n which_o employ_v their_o power_n which_o god_n have_v give_fw-ge they_o to_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n of_o god_n &_o the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n his_o enemy_n &_o do_v submit_v the_o temporal_a sword_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v of_o god_n to_o the_o sword_n of_o jesus_n christ_n &_o his_o word_n &_o employ_v it_o only_o to_o serve_v he_o have_v good_a occasion_n to_o render_v thanks_n unto_o god_n for_o yâ—_z great_a benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o &_o to_o pray_v unto_o he_o effectuous_o to_o conserve_v &_o maintain_v such_o prince_n &_o daily_o to_o increase_v his_o grace_n in_o they_o follow_v the_o council_n of_o s._n paul_n in_o his_o exhortation_n which_o he_o make_v to_o the_o christian_n concern_v that_o prayer_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n i_o do_v 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