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eorum_fw-la sermone_fw-la atque_fw-la asseveratione_n novatianum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la factum_fw-la comperissemus_fw-la illicitae_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la factae_fw-la ordinatâ—onis_fw-la pravitate_fw-la commoti_fw-la à _fw-la communicatione_n eos_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la statim_fw-la cohibendos_fw-la esse_fw-la censuimus_fw-la and_o their_o discourse_n we_o understand_v that_o novatian_n be_v make_v bishop_n be_v provoke_v by_o such_o a_o irregularity_n of_o a_o ordination_n make_v against_o the_o catholic_n church_n we_o immediate_o forbid_v they_o our_o communion_n and_o when_o they_o press_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o novatian_n and_o accusation_n against_o cornelius_n may_v be_v public_o hear_v the_o council_n peremptory_o reject_v the_o motion_n gravitati_fw-la nostrae_fw-la negavimus_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n convenire_fw-la ut_fw-la collegae_fw-la nostri_fw-la jam_fw-la delecti_fw-la &_o ordinati_fw-la &_o laudabili_fw-la multorum_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la comprobati_fw-la ventilandum_fw-la ultra_fw-la honorem_fw-la maledicâ_fw-la aemulantium_fw-la voce_fw-la pateremur_fw-la we_o judge_v it_o unbecoming_a our_o gravity_n that_o we_o shall_v suffer_v the_o honour_n of_o our_o colleague_n already_o choose_v and_o ordain_v and_o approve_v by_o common_a suffrage_n to_o be_v far_o prosecute_v by_o envious_a and_o spiteful_a man_n and_o this_o he_o discourse_n with_o great_a wisdom_n 45._o epist._n 45._o in_o his_o next_o epistle_n honoris_fw-la enim_fw-la communis_fw-la memores_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o be_v mindful_a of_o our_o common_a reputation_n and_o bear_v special_a regard_n to_o the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n we_o refuse_v to_o hear_v their_o accusation_n sharpen_v with_o bitter_a reproach_n consider_v and_o weigh_v with_o ourselves_o that_o in_o so_o great_a a_o assembly_n of_o the_o brethren_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o god_n and_o before_o the_o very_a altar_n they_o be_v neither_o fit_a to_o be_v read_v nor_o to_o be_v hear_v neither_o be_v thing_n to_o be_v rash_o and_o easy_o make_v public_a that_o may_v cause_v scandal_n in_o it_o he_o hearer_n and_o raise_v a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o their_o brethren_n who_o live_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n off_o too_o great_a to_o clear_v their_o own_o innocence_n and_o now_o have_v reject_v the_o schismatic_n with_o so_o much_o contempt_n and_o dishonour_n st._n cyprian_n write_v to_o the_o confessor_n who_o have_v give_v reputation_n to_o the_o schism_n and_o scandal_n to_o the_o church_n and_o very_o severe_o school_n they_o for_o their_o disorderly_a &_o 56._o epist._n 56._o seditious_a behaviour_n gravat_fw-la enim_fw-la i_o atque_fw-la contristat_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o grieve_v and_o trouble_v i_o it_o pierce_v my_o very_a heart_n with_o unspeakable_a sorrow_n when_o i_o find_v that_o you_o even_o you_o against_o all_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o gospel_n against_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n have_v consent_v to_o the_o creation_n of_o another_o bishop_n i._n e._n to_o erect_v another_o church_n to_o tear_v asunder_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n to_o divide_v the_o very_a soul_n and_o body_n of_o the_o lord_n flock_v and_o so_o go_v on_o pathetical_o to_o exhort_v they_o that_o as_o they_o will_v not_o lose_v the_o honour_n and_o reward_n of_o their_o past_a suffering_n that_o they_o will_v speedy_o return_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o out_o of_o that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o so_o much_o as_o to_o pretend_v to_o the_o confession_n of_o christianity_n and_o for_o their_o more_o ample_a satisfaction_n send_v they_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la where_o among_o many_o other_o effectual_a argument_n he_o represent_v to_o they_o that_o their_o schism_n be_v a_o much_o more_o heinous_a crime_n then_o that_o commit_v by_o the_o lapsi_fw-la and_o that_o they_o have_v offend_v god_n less_o if_o they_o 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about_o the_o same_o business_n and_o much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n from_o that_o wise_a and_o great_a man_n dyonisius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n be_v awaken_v to_o inquire_v more_o narrow_o into_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o they_o find_v that_o letter_n full_a of_o calumny_n 49._o epist._n 49._o and_o reproach_n of_o which_o they_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a have_v be_v scatter_v and_o disperse_v in_o all_o church_n in_o their_o name_n and_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v be_v circumvent_v by_o ill_a man_n beg_v forgiveness_n and_o acknowledge_v their_o great_a miscarriage_n in_o the_o public_a congregation_n and_o submit_v to_o cornelius_n as_o their_o true_a and_o only_a bishop_n and_o that_o immediate_o break_v the_o schism_n and_o scatter_v the_o schismatic_n hic_fw-la enim_fw-la quosdam_fw-la fratrès_fw-fr nostros_fw-la etc._n etc._n 51._o epist._n 51._o for_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n say_v st._n cyprian_n that_o seduce_v some_o with_o we_o that_o they_o follow_v the_o 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