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their_o beginning_n of_o a_o piâ—ard_n who_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o bohemia_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o name_v himself_o adam_n and_o he_o command_v all_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o go_v naked_a and_o that_o whosoever_o desire_v to_o company_n carnal_o with_o any_o woman_n shall_v take_v she_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o bring_v she_o to_o he_o and_o say_v that_o he_o fervent_o desire_v her_o company_n and_o then_o will_v adam_n say_v go_v together_o and_o increase_v and_o multiply_v this_o heresy_n begin_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1412._o in_o the_o time_n of_o sigismundus_n the_o emperor_n and_o man_n suppose_v that_o it_o dure_v yet_o not_o only_o in_o boemia_fw-la but_o in_o other_o place_n also_o 3._o albingenses_n be_v the_o heretic_n which_o begin_v by_o tolouse_n in_o fraâ—ce_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 120._o which_o hold_v the_o heresy_n of_o the_o albanenses_n touch_v soul_n baptism_n god_n and_o the_o general_a resurrection_n 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the_o 9_o that_o there_o be_v no_o original_a sin_n also_o that_o sin_n come_v not_o of_o freewill_n but_o of_o the_o devil_n the_o 10._o they_o deny_v that_o the_o body_n shall_v eftsoon_o arise_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o 11._o they_o abject_a all_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o a_o vain_a thing_n and_o of_o none_o authority_n a_o objection_n see_v these_o several_a opinion_n of_o two_o of_o your_o doctor_n buckley_n and_o couper_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o belief_n of_o doctrine_n of_o the_o above_o name_v martyr_n who_o buckley_n pag._n 18._o say_v have_v wash_v their_o robe_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n therefore_o judge_v as_o to_o your_o own_o self_n shall_v seem_v best_a begardy_n be_v woman_n impeccabiles_fw-la that_o be_v without_o sin_n 2_o buckley_n pag._n 17_o vide_fw-la act_n &_o â—o_o
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occupying_n etc._n etc._n henry_n pantalion_n in_o his_o chronographie_n affirm_v out_o of_o p._n aemilius_n that_o they_o deny_v christ_n body_n 98._o pag_n 98._o to_o be_v in_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o a_o little_a before_o he_o write_v that_o one_o hoyry_a a_o learned_a monk_n of_o tolosa_n do_v 92._o pag_n 92._o teach_v that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o to_o the_o dead_a excomucation_n of_o priest_n pilgrimage_n consecration_n of_o chrism_n be_v all_o unprofitable_a whereupon_o he_o be_v condemn_v thus_o i_o have_v show_v to_o satisfy_v this_o man_n longing_n desire_n what_o i_o have_v read_v of_o their_o albingenses_n by_o which_o i_o have_v be_v move_v to_o conceive_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o they_o and_o to_o account_v they_o for_o witness_n of_o god_n truth_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v so_o cruel_o presecute_v and_o destroy_v by_o that_o beast_n to_o who_o 7._o apace_o 13_o 7._o it_o be_v give_v to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o 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