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reputation_n and_o fame_n to_o any_o but_o confide_v man_n of_o his_o own_o flock_n and_o party_n but_o yet_o the_o pope_n be_v many_o degree_n wise_a for_o he_o will_v not_o have_v any_o judge_n but_o such_o as_o he_o know_v will_v not_o determine_v any_o thing_n against_o his_o will_n because_o they_o have_v the_o same_o interest_n he_o have_v and_o esteem_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o relation_n they_o have_v to_o their_o pleasure_n and_o belly_n and_o yet_o if_o they_o will_v they_o can_v not_o do_v otherwise_o because_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o he_o by_o a_o oath_n too_o indeed_o they_o place_v the_o bible_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o council_n because_o they_o will_v seem_v not_o to_o act_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o prescription_n thereof_o and_o yet_o they_o only_o look_v upon_o it_o at_o a_o good_a distance_n but_o never_o read_v one_o word_n of_o it_o in_o truth_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o prejudicate_v sentence_n and_o never_o attend_v what_o christ_n say_v or_o determine_v any_o thing_n but_o as_o it_o best_o please_v they_o 24._o and_o thus_o be_v all_o that_o liberty_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o consultation_n and_o especial_o in_o those_o which_o concern_v holy_a thing_n and_o which_o do_v best_a befit_v the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o the_o modesty_n of_o christian_a man_n whole_o take_v away_o st._n paul_n say_v 30._o that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v reveal_v to_o another_o that_o sit_v by_o let_v the_o first_o hold_v his_o peace_n but_o these_o man_n command_v he_o to_o be_v forthwith_o take_v and_o hurry_v to_o prison_n and_o burn_v who_o shall_v but_o mutter_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o the_o cruel_a death_n of_o the_o two_o holy_a and_o stout_a man_n john_n of_o hus_n and_o jerome_n of_o prague_n be_v a_o excellent_a witness_n against_o they_o which_o two_o man_n they_o murder_v contrary_a to_o the_o public_a faith_n and_o be_v thereby_o false_a both_o to_o god_n and_o man._n so_o the_o false_a prophet_n zedechias_n 11._o when_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o pair_n of_o iron_n horn_n smite_v micaiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v have_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n leave_v i_o and_o come_v to_o thou_o thus_o have_v now_o exclude_v all_o other_o they_o reign_v in_o council_n alone_o and_o have_v the_o sole_a right_n of_o suffrage_n and_o so_o make_v and_o divulge_v such_o law_n as_o the_o ephesian_n do_v of_o old_a let_v no_o man_n say_v they_o who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wise_a than_o the_o rest_n presume_v to_o live_v here_o upon_o pain_n of_o banishment_n and_o transportation_n for_o these_o man_n will_v hear_v none_o of_o we_o 1551._o about_o ten_o year_n since_o in_o the_o late_a council_n at_o trent_n the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n and_o of_o the_o free_a town_n who_o come_v thither_o that_o they_o may_v be_v hear_v be_v exclude_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n and_o deny_v the_o liberty_n of_o speech_n for_o the_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n 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