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cease_v to_o be_v a_o father_n the_o reason_n than_o be_v much_o strong_a that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o obey_v a_o common_a high-way-man_n who_o have_v deceive_v and_o seduce_v we_o to_o make_v we_o complice_n of_o his_o crime_n when_o a_o vow_n or_o a_o oath_n be_v lawful_o make_v yet_o where_o the_o thing_n vow_v or_o the_o oath_n take_v do_v hinder_v a_o great_a moral_n good_a orthodox_n divine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o oath_n be_v null_a because_o that_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n a_o programme_n in_o well_o do_v so_o that_o we_o can_v deprive_v ourselves_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o make_v this_o progress_n beside_o every_o oath_n of_o a_o christian_a have_v this_o understand_v provide_v that_o this_o be_v to_o the_o great_a glory_n of_o god_n edification_n of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n so_o that_o quod_fw-la proptâr_fw-la charitatem_fw-la fit_a non_fw-la debet_fw-la
cathoâicâ_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 12._o 12._o council_n antioch_n c._n 13._o council_n chalcedon_n act._n 16._o council_n constant_n c._n 1._o 1._o theodor._n lib._n 5._o c._n 9_o 9_o euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n 7._o cap_n 30._o 30._o theod_n l._n 2._o cap._n 16._o 16._o cod._n theod_n l._n 16._o tit_n 1._o cap._n 2._o 2._o greg_n nazianz_n ep._n 22._o 22._o council_n milevitan_n cap._n 22._o 22._o council_n africanum_n cap._n 105._o 105._o council_n constant._n c._n 2._o can._n 6._o 6._o council_n nicen_n can_v 4._o 4._o hierom_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la evagrius_n evagrius_n st._n chrys._n hom._n 43._o in_o matth._n matth._n greg_n lib._n 6._o ep._n ad_fw-la maurit_fw-la imperat._n imperat._n idem_fw-la lib._n 6._o ep._n 24._o ad_fw-la anastasium_n antiochen_n antiochen_n st._n aug._n in_o li_n cont_n donat._n post_n collat._n c._n 33._o 33._o leo_n in_o epist_n 89._o ad_fw-la episc_n viennensis_fw-la provinciaeâ_n contra_fw-la hilarium_fw-la hilarium_fw-la epistola_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la germaniae_fw-la &_o galliae_fw-la contra_fw-la anastas_n secundum_fw-la sub_fw-la clodoveo_fw-la magno_fw-la apud_fw-la aventinum_n in_fw-la collectaneis_fw-la collectaneis_fw-la council_n constant_n can._n 2._o 2._o conc._n antio_n can._n 9_o 9_o council_n chalcedon_n act_n 16._o 16._o conc._n turin_n c._n â_o â_o sigon_n lib._n 9_o de_fw-la regno_fw-la italiae_fw-la petrus_n damianus_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la hildebrandum_fw-la hildebrandum_fw-la vasaeus_n in_o chronico_fw-la hisp_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 717_o rodericus_fw-la arch._n tolet._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 25_o &_o 26._o 26._o historia_n council_n gallic_n council_n leptinense_fw-fr ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 748_o in_o praefat._n praefat._n beda_n in_o tractatu_fw-la de_fw-fr sex_n aetatibus_fw-la mundi_fw-la mundi_fw-la epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la 20._o 20._o tacitus_n tacitus_n tacitus_n tacitus_n platina_n sigebert_n sigebert_n platina_n platina_n authent_fw-fr justinian_n 123._o cap._n 3._o 3._o distinct._n 63._o can._n in_o sinodo_n sinodo_n tacitus_n tacitus_n sigebert_n in_o chronico_fw-la chronico_fw-la capitula_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la ludovi_n lotharii_n etc._n etc._n etc._n council_n rhem._n anno_fw-la 991._o c._n 26._o &_o cap._n 28._o 28._o aventin_n in_o boi_n hist._n hist._n avent_n anno_fw-la 723._o 723._o 1_o tom._n conciliorum_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la at_o the_o end_n of_o st._n gregory_n work_n work_n see_v apostolic_a apostolic_a tertul._n de_fw-fr praescripti_fw-la cap._n 20._o 20._o pelag._n ad_fw-la valer._n in_o collect_n rom._n part_n 1._o p._n 227._o 227._o st._n aug._n epist._n 162._o 162._o apollin_n lib._n 7._o epist._n 4._o sidon_n apollin_n lib._n 6._o 6._o greg._n hist._n l_o 4._o cap._n 26._o 26._o euseb._n hist._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 30._o 30._o euseb._n hist._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 7._o 7._o bishop_n of_o bishop_n bishop_n niceph._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 43._o sydon_n apollin_n lib._n 6._o epist._n 2._o sovereign_a pontife_n pontife_n sydon_n apol._n lib._n 7._o epist._n 2_o &_o 4._o 4._o idem_fw-la lib._n 5._o epist._n 6._o 6._o lib._n 4._o ep._n 11._o &_o lib._n 6._o epist._n 4._o 4._o ignatius_n ad_fw-la smirnens_fw-la smirnens_fw-la leo_fw-la epist._n 87._o ad_fw-la afric_n afric_n fortun._n lib._n 11._o ep._n 13._o 13._o epist._n cler._n rom._n ad_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr lapsu_fw-la 15._o 15._o baron_fw-fr martyr_n januarii_n januarii_n these_o be_v french_a livre_n that_o be_v worth_a 20_o english_a penny_n a_o pieâe_n 25000_o l._n l._n cardinal_n in_o other_o place_n beside_o rome_n rome_n apostoli_fw-la dati_fw-la cardinalibus_fw-la per_fw-la nationem_fw-la gallicanam_fw-la sub_fw-la carolo_n quinto_fw-la quinto_fw-la the_o chro._n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n jean_n de_fw-fr vine_n at_o soissons_fw-fr soissons_fw-fr pasquiet_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o 3._o art._n 54._o a_o humane_a reason_n for_o the_o papacy_n papacy_n palavic_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 19_o 19_o aristot._fw-la lib._n 2._o pol._n cap._n 4._o 4._o idem_fw-la lib._n 5._o pol._n cap._n 11_o tacitus_n tacitus_n palav_n lib._n 23._o cap._n 10._o the_o church_n have_v not_o establish_v the_o papacy_n the_o papacy_n never_o do_v any_o good_a in_o the_o world_n world_n cusan_a de_n concor_fw-fr cathol_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 14._o 14._o cusan_a lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o &_o 34._o 34._o gerson_n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la ecclesiastic_a ecclesiastic_a tho._n aquin._n summa_fw-la part_n 1._o quaest_n 1._o art._n 8_o &_o 10._o 10._o palav_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 12._o 12._o aug._n apud_fw-la gloss._n ordin_n ordin_n arist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 4._o 4._o the_o pope_n make_v no_o unity_n there_o be_v no_o unity_n among_o they_o the_o pope_n be_v wicked_a man_n man_n palavici_fw-la in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n trent_n palav_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 20._o 20._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la gerson_n lib._n 8._o c._n 17._o 17._o complaint_n against_o the_o pope_n pope_n joannes_n sarisbur_n in_o polycratico_n aventinus_n in_o oratione_fw-la archymistae_fw-la ad_fw-la proceres_fw-la imperii_fw-la imperii_fw-la honor._n augustodun_fw-la in_o dialââo_n de_fw-fr pâaedeââ_n &_o libero_fw-la aâbiââio_fw-la aâbiââio_fw-la petrus_n blesensis_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la quendam_fw-la officialem_fw-la officialem_fw-la bernard_n de_fw-fr cons._n ad_fw-la eugen_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o 5._o bernard_n super_fw-la psalm_n 9_o v_o 6._o ser._n 6_o 6_o bârnard_n epist_n 91._o 91._o apellatio_fw-la universitat_fw-la patisiens_fw-la contra_fw-la leonem_fw-la leonem_fw-la petrarque_v in_o lib._n epist._n sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la titulo_fw-la isid._n pel._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 323._o 323._o alu._n pelag._n de_fw-fr planctu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 15._o 15._o that_o the_o papacy_n be_v a_o obstacle_n unto_o piety_n piety_n of_o the_o pope_n maintain_v the_o exterior_a unity_n unity_n expense_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o greek_n greek_n palav_n l._n 2._o cap._n 3._o &_o 7._o 7._o of_o the_o pope_n make_v religion_n to_o be_v respect_v and_o accommodate_v the_o difference_n of_o prince_n prince_n m._n paris_n in_o hist._n angliae_fw-la the_o pope_n have_v on_o at_o this_o time_n a_o disguise_n wait_v for_o a_o advantage_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v always_o ãâ¦ã_z ãâ¦ã_z gellius_n gellius_n horace_n horace_n valeri_n â_o max._n max._n st._n hier._n hier._n petreius_n chartr_n chartr_n attempt_v of_o the_o pope_n of_o this_o present_a age_n upon_o king_n king_n tit._n liv._o liv._o mezeray_fw-fr in_o the_o life_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o pag._n 367._o 367._o the_o use_n thâ_n pope_n make_v of_o their_o tribute_n tribute_n cicero_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr officiis_n officiis_n tacitus_n tacitus_n mission_n mission_n bishop_n in_o partibus_fw-la infidelium_fw-la infidelium_fw-la pagan_n and_o mahometan_n also_o have_v a_o head_n of_o religion_n religion_n palavicin_n lib._n 19_o c._n 6._o lib._n 2d_o c._n 8._o 8._o epictetus_n cap._n 38._o 38._o tacitus_n tacitus_n palavicini_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o 2._o idem_fw-la idem_fw-la sallust_n sallust_n tacitus_n tacitus_n tacitus_n horace_n horace_n innocent_a extra_fw-la de_fw-fr bigamis_fw-la tit_n 22._o c._n quia_fw-la circa_fw-la circa_fw-la horrible_a maxim_n of_o italian_a divine_v concern_v sodomy_n in_o a_o priest._n priest._n navar._n quest_n 2._o the_o defension_n proximi_fw-la proximi_fw-la tolet._n cap._n 61._o lib_n 1._o the_o institutione_n presbyt_fw-la presbyt_fw-la palav_n lib._n 14._o cap._n 19_o 19_o the_o inquisition_n inquisition_n lib._n 1._o 1._o idem_fw-la idem_fw-la idem_fw-la suarez_n in_o def_n fid_fw-we cath._n c._n 4._o l._n 6._o n._n 17._o 17._o chrysost._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la st._n chrysost._n to_o the_o ephesian_n 4.17_o 4.17_o pal._n l._n 3._o c._n 18._o of_o his_o hist._n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n trent_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o 9_o lib._n 23._o c._n 3._o lib._n 1._o c._n 23._o 23._o mat._n par._n in_o hist._n angl._n in_o hen._n 3._o &_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr antichrist_n of_o the_o nun_n nun_n tacitus_n tacitus_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v hurtful_a to_o italy_n italy_n tacit._n in_o vità _fw-la agâic_fw-la tacit._n tacit._n of_o the_o pope_n call_v of_o council_n council_n palav_n lib._n 14._o cap._n 12._o 12._o p._n diego_n laine_v lib._n 16._o cap._n 10._o 10._o council_n of_o trent_n chrysost._n gal._n 5._o 5._o palav_n lib._n 11._o cap._n 13._o 13._o introduct_n cap._n 11._o 11._o palav_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 17._o 17._o malus_n vos_fw-la pariâtum_fw-la amor_fw-la accepit_fw-la malè_fw-la ecâlesias_n in_fw-la tâctis_fw-la aedificiisâ_n veneramini_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n hil._n contra_fw-la auâeâtium_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la mârceilam_n viduam_fw-la viduam_fw-la ãâã_d aât_n oblige_v for_o maââ_n reason_n to_o abolish_v tââ_n paâaââ_n paâaââ_n council_n paris_n paris_n aug._n contra_fw-la crescon_n gram._n lib._n 3._o 3._o oââât_fw-la lib._n 3._o 3._o that_o the_o papacy_n be_v against_o humane_a society_n society_n innocent_n c._n 3._o quod_fw-la sâper_fw-la his_fw-la devoto_fw-la arch._n flor._n 3._o part_v tit_n 22._o sect._n 5._o sylvanus_n in_o verbo_fw-la papa_n sect._n 7._o 7._o aug._n lib._n 5._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei._n dei._n seneca_n 7._o the_o benef_n benef_n tacitus_n tacitus_n rev._n 11.15_o 11.15_o the_o oath_n take_v to_o the_o pope_n pope_n amb._n offic._n 1._o cap._n ult_n ult_n paulus_n jurisiconsultus_fw-la l._n si_fw-la quis_fw-la ingenuam_fw-la ingenuam_fw-la 1._o cod_n tit._n idem_fw-la ulpian_n l._n hostes._n d._n de_fw-fr captivis_fw-la