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and_o no_o less_o shameful_a ignorance_n it_o be_v only_o the_o turk_n who_o since_o they_o become_v master_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n have_v call_v the_o neighbour_a country_n to_o constantinople_n especial_o beyond_o the_o bosphorus_n romania_n or_o rom._n or_o romelia_n as_o that_o geographer_n say_v for_z other_o give_v that_o name_n of_o romania_n or_o romelia_n only_o to_o thrace_n this_o be_v so_o can_v it_o be_v affirm_v without_o disgrace_n that_o these_o holy_a father_n who_o flourish_v many_o age_n not_o only_o before_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o turk_n but_o even_o before_o the_o sound_n of_o constantinople_n have_v be_v deceive_v in_o imagine_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n because_o it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o he_o preach_v in_o the_o country_n of_o rom._n see_v what_o extravagance_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o who_o to_o satisfy_v their_o passion_n dare_v confront_v their_o ridiculous_a novelty_n with_o antiquity_n of_o which_o we_o may_v say_v with_o 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constitute_v of_o all_o particular_a church_n in_o
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principle_n of_o scripture_n that_o can_v deceive_v have_v in_o all_o time_n make_v this_o true_o theological_a argument_n to_o which_o no_o philosophical_a subtlety_n can_v be_v object_v it_o be_v most_o evident_a by_o these_o clear_a and_o express_v passage_n of_o scripture_n that_o king_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o allegiance_n and_o obedience_n that_o subject_n owe_v to_o they_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n now_o neither_o pope_n nor_o the_o church_n can_v destroy_v and_o overthrow_v what_o god_n have_v fix_v nor_o dispense_v with_o that_o which_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n as_o manifest_o appear_v in_o what_o concern_v the_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o for_o instance_n of_o marriage_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v quod_fw-la deus_fw-la conjunxit_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la separet_fw-la therefore_o neither_o pope_n nor_o council_n can_v ever_o depose_v king_n nor_o acquit_v their_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o this_o be_v the_o more_o convince_a
matter_n of_o right_n but_o only_o faithful_o produce_v uncontroverted_a matter_n of_o fact_n which_o make_v appear_v what_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v concern_v that_o point_n chap._n vii_o what_o antiquity_n have_v conclude_v from_o st._n peter_n be_v reprehend_v by_o st._n paul_n that_o action_n which_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n and_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o mention_v by_o st._n luke_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v relate_v by_o st._n paul_n himself_o in_o a_o very_a few_o but_o very_o significant_a word_n but_o when_o peter_n say_v he_o 2._o galat._n c._n 2._o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n be_v come_v to_o antioch_n i_o withstand_v he_o to_o the_o face_n because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o before_o that_o certain_a come_v from_o james_n he_o do_v eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n but_o when_o they_o be_v come_v he_o withdraw_v and_o separate_v himself_o fear_v they_o which_o be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o the_o other_o jew_n dissemble_v likewise_o with_o he_o insomuch_o that_o barnabas_n also_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o their_o dissimulation_n but_o when_o i_o see_v that_o they_o walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o say_v unto_o peter_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o jew_n live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o gentile_n and_o not_o as_o do_v the_o jew_n why_o compelle_v thou_o the_o gentile_n to_o live_v as_o do_v the_o jew_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o st._n paul_n in_o that_o place_n rebuke_n st._n peter_n and_o that_o sharp_o too_o and_o that_o he_o not_o only_o relate_v what_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o upon_o that_o occasion_n but_o also_o assure_v we_o that_o st._n peter_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v and_o consequent_o have_v err_v now_o wherein_o have_v he_o err_v according_a to_o saint_n paul_n it_o be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v live_v with_o jew_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n hieronym_n august_n epist_n ult_n ad_fw-la hieronym_n concern_v the_o distinction_n of_o meat_n for_o before_o the_o synagogue_n be_v honourable_o inter_v the_o legal_a ceremony_n may_v still_o be_v observe_v when_o it_o be_v think_v convenient_a as_o saint_n paul_n himself_o 16.18.21_o act._n 16.18.21_o often_o than_o once_o observe_v they_o but_o it_o be_v in_o that_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o convert_a gentile_n and_o that_o live_v no_o long_o with_o they_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_v these_o jew_n that_o be_v come_v from_o jerusalem_n he_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o other_o jew_n and_o convert_v gentile_n to_o think_v that_o they_o be_v still_o oblige_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o truth_n be_v some_o of_o these_o new_a christian_n among_o the_o jew_n 15._o act._n 15._o who_o be_v late_o come_v to_o antioch_n have_v cause_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n in_o that_o church_n because_o they_o maintain_v that_o all_o who_o have_v embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v circumcise_a if_o they_o be_v not_o so_o before_o and_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v save_v st._n paul_n and_o st._n barnabas_n who_o at_o that_o time_n still_o preach_v the_o gospel_n at_o antioch_n with_o all_o their_o might_n withstand_v those_o false_a apostle_n and_o teach_v the_o contrary_n but_o when_o those_o poor_a christian_n of_o gentilism_n see_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o have_v far_o great_a authority_n than_o st._n paul_n have_v whole_o change_v his_o conduct_n after_o the_o arrival_n of_o these_o jew_n that_o he_o eat_v no_o more_o of_o meat_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n and_o that_o those_o of_o antioch_n who_o be_v convert_v from_o judaisme_n and_o even_o barnabas_n who_o be_v before_o for_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v the_o same_o as_o saint_n peter_n do_v and_o separate_v from_o they_o they_o think_v that_o they_o only_o do_v so_o because_o it_o be_v in_o reality_n find_v that_o these_o legal_a observation_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o that_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o make_v st._n paul_n tell_v saint_n peter_n that_o he_o compel_v the_o convert_v gentile_n to_o judaise_v because_o by_o his_o example_n which_o be_v a_o strong_a and_o far_o more_o persuasive_a argument_n than_o word_n be_v he_o give_v they_o to_o know_v that_o for_o all_o they_o be_v christian_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o oblige_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o who_o by_o the_o new_a law_n of_o grace_n have_v put_v we_o in_o the_o perfect_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n on_o that_o occasion_n say_v that_o st._n peter_n and_o those_o who_o adhere_v to_o he_o in_o that_o conduct_n which_o make_v the_o convert_v gentile_n to_o err_v walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la ei_fw-la coram_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dixit_fw-la necessitas_fw-la coegit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la utile_fw-la errorem_fw-la qui_fw-la palam_fw-la noceret_fw-la in_fw-la publico_fw-la non_fw-la emendare_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr expos_fw-fr epist_n ad_fw-la galat._n si_fw-mi verum_fw-la scripfit_fw-la paulus_n verum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la petrus_n tunc_fw-la non_fw-la ingrediebatur_fw-la ad_fw-la veritatem_fw-la evangelit_fw-la id_fw-la ergo_fw-la faciebat_fw-la quod_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la debebat_fw-la epist_n 19_o ad_fw-la hier._n c._n 2._o petro_n dicenti_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la debebat_fw-la l._n 6._o contra_fw-la donat._n c._n 2._o take_v the_o word_n of_o st._n austin_n concern_v that_o action_n of_o st._n peter_n in_o three_o or_o four_o passage_n of_o his_o work_n where_o he_o plain_o call_v it_o a_o error_n st._n paul_n say_v he_o be_v oblige_v public_o to_o reprove_v saint_n peter_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v all_o the_o rest_n by_o that_o remedy_n for_o a_o error_n that_o do_v hurt_v to_o the_o public_a be_v not_o to_o be_v rebuke_v private_o if_o st._n paul_n say_v true_a say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n saint_n peter_n walk_v not_o then_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o do_v what_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v do_v it_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o say_v as_o st._n jerome_n have_v do_v that_o all_o that_o be_v but_o a_o design_n lay_v betwixt_o st_n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n to_o bring_v the_o jew_n to_o their_o duty_n by_o let_v they_o see_v that_o their_o protector_n st._n peter_n submit_v to_o that_o reprimand_n of_o st._n paul_n beside_o that_o that_o way_n of_o proceed_v suit_v very_o ill_a with_o the_o temper_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o agree_v not_o at_o all_o with_o his_o word_n that_o dissimulation_n no_o way_n justify_v saint_n peter_n and_o make_v st._n paul_n a_o accomplice_n in_o his_o fault_n for_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o lawful_a to_o dissemble_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o the_o dissimulation_n become_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o great_a scandal_n and_o stumbling-block_n 71._o hieron_n ep._n 86._o &_o seq_fw-la august_n ep._n 8._o &_o seq_fw-la consilium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la admisit_fw-la &_o rationi_fw-la legitimae_fw-la quam_fw-la paulus_n vindicabat_fw-la facile_fw-la concensu_fw-la cypr._n ad_fw-la quint._n ep._n 71._o which_o make_v people_n fall_v into_o error_n by_o compel_v they_o to_o judaize_v st._n austin_n then_o who_o valiant_o oppugn_v that_o opinion_n which_o so_o little_a favour_n those_o two_o great_a apostle_n and_o who_o allege_v for_o himself_o st._n ambrose_n and_o st._n cyprian_n be_v so_o persuade_v that_o st._n peter_n on_o that_o occasion_n err_v that_o he_o make_v use_v of_o that_o instance_n to_o excuse_v the_o error_n of_o st._n cyprian_a concern_v the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n which_o he_o reckon_v to_o be_v invalid_a if_o st._n peter_n 1._o si_fw-mi potuit_fw-la petrus_n contra_fw-la veritatis_fw-la regulam_fw-la quam_fw-la postea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tenuit_fw-la cogere_fw-la gentes_fw-la judaizare_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la potuit_fw-la cyprianus_n contra_fw-la veritatis_fw-la regulam_fw-la quam_fw-la postea_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tenuit_fw-la cogere_fw-la haereticos_fw-la &_o schismaticos_fw-la rebaptizari_a aug._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n contra_fw-la donatist_n c._n 1._o peter_n say_v he_o can_v compel_v the_o gentile_n to_o judaize_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o church_n have_v since_o follow_v why_o may_v not_o st._n cyprian_n compel_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o whole_a church_n have_v observe_v since_o and_o elsewhere_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o instance_n to_o condemn_v that_o error_n of_o st._n cyprian_a i_o admit_v not_o say_v he_o that_o doctrine_n of_o cyprian_a 32._o hoc_fw-la cypriani_fw-la non_fw-la accipio_fw
three_o chapter_n and_o forbid_v to_o condemn_v they_o but_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o effort_n that_o council_n where_o he_o will_v not_o assist_v absolute_o condemn_v they_o and_o because_o vigilius_n will_v not_o consent_v to_o that_o condemnation_n he_o be_v banish_v by_o justinian_n who_o some_o time_n after_o give_v he_o his_o liberty_n and_o send_v he_o home_o to_o his_o see_n because_o once_o more_o change_v his_o conduct_n and_o opinion_n he_o condemn_v in_o write_v the_o three_o chapter_n synodis_fw-la evagr._fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 37._o phot._n the_o septom_n synodis_fw-la according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n and_o that_o be_v the_o four_o and_o last_o time_n that_o he_o have_v change_v for_o as_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o return_n to_o rome_n marcell_n appen_n marcell_n he_o die_v in_o sicily_n the_o year_n follow_v however_o this_o last_o change_n do_v not_o cure_v the_o schism_n that_o be_v form_v in_o the_o church_n about_o that_o point_n for_o though_o the_o successor_n of_o this_o pope_n have_v admit_v the_o decree_n of_o that_o council_n saepe_fw-la greg._n pap._n 1._o ep._n 24._o &_o alib_a saepe_fw-la which_o hold_v the_o five_o place_n among_o the_o ecumenical_a council_n yet_o many_o bishop_n and_o among_o other_o those_o of_o africa_n and_o istria_n herm._n vict._n tun._n farund_n herm._n take_v no_o notice_n in_o the_o least_o of_o that_o last_o change_n of_o vigilius_n stick_v obstinate_o to_o his_o former_a constitution_n whereby_o he_o have_v public_o declare_v for_o the_o three_o chapter_n forbid_v all_o believer_n to_o condemn_v they_o and_o though_o pelagius_n ii_o who_o hold_v the_o holy_a see_v two_o or_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o vigilius_n do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o persuade_v and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n and_o to_o undeceive_v they_o of_o their_o error_n he_o can_v never_o succeed_v in_o it_o for_o they_o always_o allege_v ibid._n pelag._n 11._o ep._n 7._o quae_fw-la est_fw-la tertia_fw-la ad_fw-la episc_n istriae_fw-la dicentes_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o causae_fw-la principio_fw-la &_o sedes_fw-la apostolica_fw-la per_fw-la vigilium_fw-la papam_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la latinarum_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la principes_fw-la damnationi_fw-la trium_fw-la capitulorum_fw-la fortiter_fw-la restiterunt_fw-la ibid._n errorem_fw-la tarde_fw-la cognoverunt_fw-la &_o tanto_fw-la eye_v celerius_fw-la credi_fw-la debuit_fw-la quanto_fw-la eorum_fw-la constantia_fw-la quousque_fw-la verum_fw-la cognoscerent_fw-la à _fw-la certamine_fw-la non_fw-la quievit_fw-la ibid._n that_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v former_o teach_v they_o the_o contrary_a of_o what_o they_o will_v have_v they_o at_o present_a confess_v and_o that_o the_o holy_a see_v by_o pope_n vigilius_n and_o the_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o west_n when_o that_o cause_n begin_v to_o be_v debate_v have_v vigorous_o oppose_v the_o condemnation_n of_o these_o three_o chapter_n whereupon_o that_o wise_a pope_n tell_v they_o ingenuous_o and_o convince_o that_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n they_o ought_v to_o condemn_v they_o because_o that_o vigorous_a resistance_n be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o occidental_n yield_v not_o till_o at_o length_n they_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o have_v not_o know_v before_o and_o clear_o see_v that_o they_o have_v be_v mistake_v in_o approve_v and_o maintain_v write_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a laudable_a change_n to_o turn_v from_o error_n to_o truth_n he_o moreover_o confirm_v that_o argument_n by_o the_o example_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n st._n paul_n sumpsit_fw-la quia_fw-la diu_fw-la veritati_fw-la restitit_fw-la unde_fw-la ad_fw-la confirmanda_fw-la corda_fw-la credentium_fw-la in_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la praedicatione_n veritatis_fw-la adjutorium_fw-la sumpsit_fw-la say_v he_o long_o resist_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o be_v the_o most_o zealous_a asserter_n of_o judaisme_n against_o the_o christian_n who_o he_o persecute_v by_o that_o he_o prove_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o embrace_v christianity_n because_o after_o so_o great_a resistance_n he_o will_v not_o have_v yield_v to_o jesus_n christ_n if_o he_o have_v not_o clear_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o error_n before_o st._n peter_n continues_z he_o etc._n diu_n quidem_fw-la restitit_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la gentes_fw-la sine_fw-la circumcisione_n etc._n etc._n diu_fw-la se_fw-la à _fw-la conversaram_fw-la gentium_fw-la communione_fw-la subtraxit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ab_fw-la eodem_fw-la paulo_n pestmodum_fw-la ratione_fw-la suscepta_fw-la cum_fw-la vidisset_fw-la quosdam_fw-la etc._n etc._n dixit_fw-la cur_n tentatis_fw-la deum_fw-la imponentes_fw-la jugum_fw-la etc._n etc._n hold_v long_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o legal_a observation_n compel_v the_o gentile_n to_o judaize_v he_o yield_v afterward_o to_o reason_n and_o truth_n by_o the_o reproof_n that_o st._n paul_n give_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o walk_v not_o upright_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n after_o that_o change_v his_o conduct_n he_o powerful_o withstand_v those_o who_o in_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v have_v subject_v christian_n to_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o ancient_n law_n will_v they_o have_v have_v reason_n then_o to_o have_v say_v to_o he_o praedicasti_fw-la haec_fw-la quae_fw-la dicis_fw-la audire_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la quia_fw-la aliud_fw-la ante_fw-la praedicasti_fw-la when_o they_o see_v he_o teach_v the_o quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o he_o have_v preach_v before_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v what_o you_o tell_v we_o at_o present_a because_o you_o former_o preach_v to_o we_o quite_o another_o thing_n not_o at_o all_o because_o these_o two_o apostle_n have_v long_o resist_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n each_o in_o his_o way_n and_o at_o length_n 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his_o successor_n and_o how_o pope_n be_v in_o another_o manner_n page_n 31_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o primacy_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o that_o he_o have_v be_v establish_v by_o jesus_n christ_n head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o that_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n how_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o jesus_n christ_n upon_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o divinity_n and_o on_o the_o person_n of_o st._n peter_n his_o primacy_n of_o jurisdicton_n over_o all_o believer_n proceed_v from_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n which_o he_o make_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n all_o antiquity_n have_v acknowledge_v that_o primacy_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o of_o all_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n page_n 37_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o right_n and_o advantage_n that_o the_o primacy_n give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n over_o other_o bishop_n what_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n 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good_a st._n paul_n believe_v not_o st._n peter_n to_o be_v infallible_a it_o be_v before_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o st._n peter_n be_v reprove_v by_o st._n paul_n the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o that_o passage_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o peter_n that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o p._n 77_o chap._n viii_o what_o follow_v natural_o from_o the_o great_a contest_v of_o pope_n victor_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n different_a custom_n in_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o celebration_n of_o easter_n and_o of_o the_o fast_a before_o that_o feast_n the_o good_a intelligence_n betwixt_o pope_n st._n anicetus_n and_o st._n polycarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n notwithstanding_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o custom_n the_o decree_n of_o pope_n victor_n reject_v by_o polycrates_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o by_o the_o other_o asiatic_o st._n ireneus_fw-la in_o name_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n oppose_v pope_n victor_n none_o of_o these_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n 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of_o that_o council_n understand_v not_o well_o the_o meaning_n of_o honorius_n all_o antiquity_n which_o have_v receive_v that_o council_n as_o we_o have_v it_o have_v believe_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o infallible_a p._n 143_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o pope_n clement_a iii_o innocent_a iii_o boniface_n viii_o and_o sixtus_n v._o the_o error_n of_o clement_n in_o his_o decretal_a laudabilem_fw-la recall_v by_o innocent_a iii_o the_o error_n of_o innocent_a concern_v the_o secret_a of_o confession_n he_o condemn_v that_o error_n in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n that_o of_o boniface_n in_o his_o bull_n unam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la recall_v at_o the_o council_n of_o vienna_n that_o of_o sixtus_n v._o in_o the_o edition_n of_o his_o bible_n a_o ridiculous_a answer_n of_o some_o modern_n p._n 165_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o instance_n of_o john_n xxii_o what_o he_o do_v for_o establish_v his_o error_n concern_v the_o beatific_a vision_n the_o sacred_a faculty_n of_o paris_n declare_v the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o pope_n heretical_a it_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o clement_n iv_o and_o be_v since_o in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n king_n philip_n of_o valois_n oblige_v that_o pope_n to_o recant_v p._n 173_o chap._n xv._o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o to_o that_o the_o pope_n themselves_o have_v acknowledge_v that_o for_o end_v difference_n in_o religion_n by_o a_o sovereign_n and_o infallible_a sentence_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o a_o council_n the_o heresy_n which_o pope_n have_v condemn_v without_o a_o general_n council_n have_v be_v so_o condemn_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o church_n pope_n who_o have_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o infallibility_n p._n 179_o chap._n xvi_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n concern_v the_o superiority_n of_o the_o council_n over_o the_o pope_n or_o of_o the_o pope_n over_o a_o council_n whither_o after_o a_o council_n be_v lawful_o assemble_v the_o pope_n be_v 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proof_n of_o this_o from_o the_o conduct_n and_o protestation_n of_o the_o pope_n celestin_n 1._o st_n leo_n st._n martin_n st._n gregory_n the_o great_a john_n viii_o eugenius_n iii_o and_o silvester_n ii_o what_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n have_v define_v as_o to_o that_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n against_o a_o false_a interpretation_n that_o have_v be_v make_v of_o they_o pope_n be_v oblige_v to_o govern_v the_o church_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n in_o what_o case_n they_o can_v dispense_v with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v abuse_v their_o power_n of_o a_o appeal_n to_o a_o council_n and_o of_o a_o appeal_n as_o abusive_a to_o a_o parliament_n p._n 225_o chap._n xxi_o what_o general_a council_n have_v decide_v as_o to_o that_o point_n the_o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n where_o that_o question_n be_v first_o canvas_v the_o debate_n that_o arise_v upon_o that_o subject_a in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n which_o be_v a_o continuation_n of_o 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convertantur_fw-la unico_fw-la &_o legitimo_fw-la baptismate_fw-la baptizentur_fw-la cypr._n epist_n ad_fw-la jubaian_a if_o you_o take_v they_o literal_o that_o of_o saint_n cyprian_n will_v have_v all_o heretic_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v from_o what_o heresy_n soever_o they_o return_v and_o all_o that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o they_o but_o the_o pope_n by_o he_o 14._o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la parum_fw-la sit_fw-la eye_n manum_fw-la imponere_fw-la stephanus_n baptismum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o nullo_n iterandum_fw-la esse_fw-la censebat_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la facientibus_fw-la graviter_fw-la succensebat_fw-la august_n l._n the_o unic_n baptis_n c._n 14._o declare_v that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a and_o forbid_v any_o heretic_n to_o be_v re-baptised_n this_o st._n austin_n confirm_v when_o he_o express_o assure_v we_o that_o stephen_n will_v have_v no_o heretic_n to_o be_v rebaptise_v and_o that_o he_o be_v extreme_o offend_v 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church_n and_o see_v it_o be_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o pope_n john_n xii_o in_o the_o manner_n he_o set_v about_o it_o act_v with_o all_o his_o authority_n and_o force_n to_o introduce_v and_o establish_v that_o error_n in_o the_o church_n so_o also_o be_v it_o believe_v in_o that_o fourteen_o age_n that_o the_o pope_n teach_v the_o church_n may_v err_v and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o infallible_a but_o when_o he_o pronounce_v from_o the_o chair_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o head_n of_o it_o in_o a_o general_a council_n or_o with_o consent_n of_o the_o principal_a member_n of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o bishop_n chap._n xv._o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o to_o that_o it_o will_v be_v no_o difficult_a task_n for_o we_o to_o prove_v that_o that_o doctrine_n be_v conform_v to_o the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o conduct_n of_o ancient_a pope_n who_o in_o great_a controversy_n about_o faith_n after_o 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euseb_n l._n 10._o c._n 5._o august_n ep._n 167._o ad_fw-la fest_n which_o st._n austin_n call_v a_o full_a and_o universal_a council_n because_o as_o eusebius_n assure_v we_o and_o after_o he_o that_o holy_a doctor_n there_o be_v there_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o bishop_n of_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o empire_n 11._o exit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mundi_fw-la partibus_fw-la &_o praecipue_fw-la gallicanis_fw-la council_n arelat_n 11._o ganls_n the_o legate_n of_o pope_n sylvester_n with_o the_o eighteen_o bishop_n who_o have_v be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o rome_n be_v present_a there_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o donatist_n be_v examine_v there_o afresh_o with_o the_o judgement_n which_o pope_n melchiade_n the_o predecessor_n of_o st._n sylvester_n have_v give_v against_o they_o and_o they_o be_v again_o condemn_v by_o a_o definitive_a sentence_n and_o without_o appeal_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n for_o the_o appeal_n which_o these_o schismatic_n who_o observe_v no_o measure_n bring_v to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o constantine_n 162._o august_n ep._n 162._o be_v most_o unjust_a as_o be_v frank_o acknowledge_v by_o that_o emperor_n who_o say_v that_o if_o he_o at_o length_n take_v cognizance_n of_o that_o cause_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o these_o heretic_n and_o arrest_v the_o course_n of_o their_o fury_n he_o humble_o beg_v pardon_v of_o the_o bishop_n who_o authority_n in_o what_o concern_v the_o spiritual_a he_o shall_v invade_v whereupon_o st._n austin_n answer_v the_o complaint_n that_o the_o donatist_n of_o his_o time_n always_o make_v of_o pope_n melchiade_n ibid._n quae_fw-la vox_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la litigatorum_fw-la cum_fw-la fuerint_fw-la etiam_fw-la manifestissimâ_fw-la veritate_fw-la superati_fw-la ibid._n as_o their_o ancestor_n have_v do_v jeer_v they_o pleasant_o say_v that_o they_o act_v like_o bad_a lawyer_n who_o have_v lose_v their_o cause_n blame_v their_o judge_n and_o complain_v to_o all_o man_n that_o they_o have_v be_v unjust_o condemn_v when_o they_o have_v even_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o most_o manifest_a discovery_n of_o the_o truth_n ibid._n ecce_fw-la putemus_fw-la illos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la qui_fw-la romae_fw-la judicarunt_fw-la non_fw-la bonos_fw-es judices_fw-la fuisse_fw-la restabat_fw-la adhuc_fw-la plenarium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la concilium_fw-la ubi_fw-la etiam_fw-la cumipsis_fw-la judicibus_fw-la causa_fw-la posset_n agitari_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la male_a judicasse_fw-la convicti_fw-la essent_fw-la torum_fw-la sententiae_fw-la solverentur_fw-la ibid._n then_o to_o confound_v they_o he_o add_v these_o great_a word_n which_o plain_o decide_v the_o question_n that_o we_o examine_v and_o to_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v reply_v suppose_v that_o the_o judge_n who_o condemn_v your_o ancestor_n at_o rome_n have_v judge_v amiss_o be_v not_o there_o still_o the_o full_a council_n where_o that_o cause_n may_v be_v again_o examine_v with_o the_o 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