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the_o world_n have_v a_o easy_a way_n of_o recovery_n it_o be_v but_o to_o believe_v as_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n believe_v though_o they_o know_v not_o what_o and_o take_v he_o for_o their_o sovereign_n and_o they_o be_v safe_a but_o the_o final_a judgement_n be_v more_o just._n §_o 14._o pag._n 169._o he_o add_v the_o abassine_n confess_v themselves_o to_o follow_v eutyches_n and_o dioscorus_n and_o therefore_o there_o need_v neither_o trial_n nor_o conviction_n answ._n 1._o where_o be_v your_o proof_n that_o they_o so_o confess_v we_o will_v not_o confess_v that_o this_o be_v no_o slander_n 2._o alas_o how_o few_o of_o they_o know_v who_o eutyches_n and_o dioscorus_n be_v 3._o and_o of_o those_o that_o honour_n their_o name_n how_o few_o know_v what_o they_o hold_v 4._o your_o own_o writer_n acquit_v they_o of_o that_o heresy_n 5._o the_o truth_n be_v the_o tradition_n of_o their_o country_n teach_v they_o to_o honour_n dioscorus_n for_o his_o place_n sake_n but_o i_o can_v learn_v 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