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his_o epistle_n design_v to_o bring_v the_o determiation_n of_o all_o principal_a ecclesiastical_a cause_n into_o that_o see_v especial_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o victoricum_n and_o decentium_fw-la whereby_o say_v they_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n 2_o thes_n 2._o do_v gradual_o get_v ground_n and_o increase_n who_o be_v say_v they_o a_o great_a establisher_n of_o humane_a tradition_n popedom_n give_v divine_a honour_n to_o the_o popedom_n and_o who_o blasphemous_o attribute_v divine_a honour_n to_o the_o popedom_n as_o appear_v in_o that_o epistle_n to_o victoricum_n it_o be_v he_o that_o make_v confirmation_n a_o sacrament_n sacrament_n make_v confirm_v a_o sacrament_n and_o confine_v it_o only_o to_o the_o bishop_n to_o lay_v hand_n on_o baptise_a infant_n 1230._o it_o be_v he_o also_o forbid_v priest_n marriage_n 1231._o marriage_n forbid_v marriage_n and_o damn_v the_o nun_n if_o they_o marry_v that_o also_o forbid_v marriage_n to_o any_o that_o by_o due_a divorce_n put_v away_o their_o wife_n that_o also_o institute_v many_o of_o the_o jewish_a and_o pagan_a law_n as_o appear_v say_v they_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr pontiff_n and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o to_o witness_v his_o supremacy_n do_v excommunicate_v the_o emperor_n arcadius_n and_o the_o empress_n eudoxia_n and_o all_o his_o ecclesiastic_n that_o have_v their_o hand_n in_o the_o banish_n of_o john_n chrysostom_n 662._o 663._o etc._n excommunicate_v the_o emp._n arcadius_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v he_o that_o first_o appoint_v that_o the_o eucharist_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o young_a child_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v baptize_v bapt._n ordain_v the_o eucharist_n to_o child_n after_o bapt._n a_o custâ—m_n that_o continue_v several_a hundred_o year_n after_o and_o as_o head_n of_o the_o antichristian_a race_n be_v the_o first_o say_v socrates_n lib._n 7.19_o novatian_o expel_v the_o novatian_o that_o expel_v the_o novation_n from_o rome_n that_o famous_a worthy_a church_n and_o people_n concern_v who_o we_o shall_v conclude_v with_o what_o the_o magdiburgs_n say_v in_o their_o epistle_n to_o this_o 5._o cent._n to_o ericus_n king_n of_o sweden_n that_o it_o may_v then_o be_v understand_v that_o rome_n that_o have_v heretofore_o govern_v the_o world_n be_v now_o make_v the_o very_a seat_n of_o antichrist_n and_o again_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o antichrist_n do_v then_o manifest_o begin_v to_o spread_v itself_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n lift_v up_o himself_o in_o supremacy_n above_o all_o other_o bishop_n and_o church_n and_o this_o be_v that_o innocent_a who_o be_v the_o first_o great_a patron_n and_o imposer_n of_o this_o innovation_n and_o be_v it_o not_o excellent_a service_n think_v you_o for_o austin_n to_o play_v the_o game_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o a_o vile_a wretch_n cent_z vi_o the_o council_n of_o gerunden_a in_o spain_n hold_v about_o 520._o ordain_v canon_n gerunden_a canon_n that_o young_a child_n from_o their_o mother_n womb_n be_v baptize_v the_o council_n of_o bracarense_n 572_o and_o the_o council_n of_o vivense_n ordain_v the_o very_a same_o vossus_fw-la de_fw-fr bapt._n 179._o canon_n tee_fw-mi maris_fw-la canon_n the_o council_n of_o marisconenses_n hold_v 580._o ordain_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o ehildren_n shall_v be_v at_o easter_n except_o necessity_n hinder_v magd._n cent._n 6._o 613._o decretal_a p._n greg._n decretal_a pope_n greg._n the_o great_a lib_n 3_o ep._n 4._o add_v boniface-dist_a 4_o de_fw-fr consec_n let_v all_o young_a child_n be_v baptize_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o father_n who_o give_v instruction_n to_o his_o legate_n austin_n to_o give_v christendom_n to_o child_n when_o he_o send_v he_o into_o britain_n which_o you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a in_o the_o book_n of_o martyr_n justinian_n the_o emperor_n who_o reign_v 530_o ordain_v justinion_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o emperor_n justinion_n that_o child_n shall_v 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