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haeres_fw-la 40._o the_o severian_n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 45._o the_o encratite_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 47._o and_o the_o bardesanistes_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 56._o also_o artemon_n euseb_n hist_o eccl._n li._n 5._o cap._n 28._o basilides_n valentinus_n the_o marcioniste_n clem._n alexand._n lib._n 7._o strom._n pag._n 353._o the_o carpocratianes_n iren._n lib._n 1._o c._n 24._o ptolemaeus_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 33._o arrius_n athanas_n orat._n 2._o contra_fw-la arrianos_fw-la p._n 124._o secrat_fw-mi lib._n 1._o hist_o eccl._n cap._n 6._o &_o eutyches_n council_n chalcedon_n act._n 1._o vaunt_a that_o their_o doctrine_n be_v very_o ancient_a receive_v by_o tradition_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o continue_v unto_o that_o day_n by_o not-interrupted_n succession_n these_o shift_n also_o the_o papist_n have_v embrace_v for_o see_v that_o they_o can_v stand_v by_o the_o scripture_n they_o flee_v unto_o tradition_n and_o unwritten_a verity_n and_o accuse_v the_o scripture_n of_o uncertainty_n insufficiency_n want_v of_o authority_n etc._n etc._n just_a as_o the_o old_a heretic_n do_v 4_o the_o papist_n have_v learn_v extreme_a unction_n of_o the_o valentinian_o irenae_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o and_o of_o the_o heracleonite_n aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la cap._n 16._o epiph._n haeres_fw-la 36._o their_o order_n and_o quiet_n of_o angel_n of_o the_o archontike_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 40._o the_o worship_v of_o angel_n of_o the_o angelist_n and_o caian_o aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la cap._n 39_o the_o use_n and_o worship_v of_o image_n of_o the_o carpocratian_o iren._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 24._o epiph._n haeres_fw-la 27._o aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la cap._n 7._o the_o worship_a and_o adoration_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n of_o the_o collitidians_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 79._o the_o veneration_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o the_o armenian_n niceph_n lib_n 18._o cap._n 45._o the_o baptism_n of_o woman_n of_o martion_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 42._o 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de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la cap._n 8._o &_o 9_o so_o do_v the_o papist_n the_o manichee_n minister_v the_o eucharist_n in_o one_o kind_n leo_fw-la serm_fw-la 4._o the_o quadrag_n so_o do_v the_o papist_n marcus_n make_v his_o follower_n believe_v that_o in_o the_o eucharist_n the_o wine_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 34._o so_o do_v the_o papist_n they_o 8_o the_o manichee_n condemn_v marriage_n in_o their_o elect_a that_o be_v their_o priest_n aug._n epist_n 74._o so_o do_v the_o papist_n in_o they_o the_o eucratite_n brag_v of_o their_o continency_n &_o yet_o be_v notable_a whoremaster_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 47_o pag._n 180._o such_o be_v the_o papist_n 9_o the_o donatist_n tie_v the_o church_n to_o one_o certain_a place_n &_o term_v themselves_o only_a catholic_n aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la c._n 69._o &_o varijs_fw-la in_o loeis_fw-la praeterea_fw-la cassian_n in_o psal_n 60._o so_o do_v the_o papist_n the_o mirabiliarians_n under_o pretence_n of_o miracle_n 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de_fw-la ieium_fw-la 7._o man_n ser_fw-mi 6._o the_o papist_n say_v the_o same_o of_o christ_n in_o the_o
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jgnatius_n s._n john_n evangelist_n eius_fw-la evangelist_n simeon_n metaphrastes_n in_o vita_fw-la eius_fw-la auditor_n and_o by_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o apostle_n assign_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n 2._o antioch_n adversus_fw-la bear_n li_z 4._o cap._n 32_o &_o 34._o &_o l_o 5_o ca._n 2._o jrenaeus_fw-la scholar_n to_o s._n policarp_n and_o he_o scholar_n to_o s._n john_n pope_n 2._o pope_n epist._n 1_o cap._n 2._o anacletus_fw-la the_o four_o from_o s._n peter_n pope_n 4._o pope_n epist_n 1._o cap._n 4._o alexander_n the_o second_o from_o anacletuâ—_n pope_n 2._o pope_n epist._n ad_fw-la omne_fw-la universaliter_fw-la cap._n 2._o telesphorus_n the_o second_o from_o alexander_n with_o other_o their_o next_o successor_n basilicae_fw-la successor_n apud_fw-la gratianum_fw-la de_fw-la consecratione_fw-la distinctione_n 1._o canon_n omnes_fw-la basilicae_fw-la higinus_n 117._o higinus_n in_o codice_fw-la 5_o librorum_fw-la lib_n 4._o cap._n 117._o pius_fw-la 98._o pius_fw-la 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&_o friar_n or_o maintain_v so_o many_o mass_n a_o man_n may_v satisfy_v for_o his_o sin_n and_o appease_v thy_o wrath_n o_o god_n against_o the_o same_o who_o will_v be_v restrain_v from_o any_o wickedness_n or_o be_v careful_a for_o amend_v his_o life_n but_o no_o marvel_n though_o so_o infinite_a a_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v so_o great_a a_o cause_n of_o sin_n see_v the_o authority_n of_o absolution_n which_o every_o popish_a priest_n have_v be_v so_o fruitful_a in_o this_o kind_n to_o the_o encouragement_n and_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n we_o have_v but_o too_o many_o woeful_a example_n of_o such_o who_o absolve_v their_o disciple_n before_o hand_n to_o poison_v and_o to_o murder_v the_o sacred_a person_n of_o our_o king_n and_o prince_n thou_o anoint_v if_o every_o priest_n have_v such_o a_o power_n to_o absolve_v from_o sin_n what_o wickedness_n be_v there_o which_o these_o absolver_n will_v not_o dispense_v with_o and_o what_o security_n for_o anâ—_n prince_n or_o 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