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we_o that_o the_o monstrous_a idol_n in_o britain_n be_v not_o inferior_a in_o number_n to_o those_o of_o egypt_n common_o esteem_v the_o most_o idolatrous_a nation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o some_o of_o they_o with_o deform_a lineament_n remain_v to_o be_v see_v in_o his_o time_n and_o the_o people_n of_o britain_n give_v divine_a honour_n even_o to_o mountain_n hill_n and_o rivers_n and_o yet_o beside_o these_o have_v error_n and_o idolatry_n common_a with_o other_o nation_n non_fw-la omittentes_fw-la priscos_fw-la communesque_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la errores_fw-la quibus_fw-la ante_fw-la adventum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la obligabatur_fw-la obstrictum_fw-la nec_fw-la enumerans_fw-la patria_fw-la portenta_fw-la ipsa_fw-la diabolica_fw-la pene_fw-la numero_fw-la egyptiaca_n vincentia_fw-la britt_n gildas_n li._n the_o exid._n britt_n quorum_fw-la nonnulla_fw-la lineamentis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la deformibus_fw-la intra_fw-la 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for_o sacrifice_n gallic_n caesar_n lib._n 6._o belli_fw-la gallic_n and_o the_o druid_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o such_o sacrifice_n and_o such_o sacrifice_n be_v institute_v by_o public_a authority_n among_o they_o thus_o have_v caesar_n and_o other_o cicero_n speak_v of_o these_o druid_n say_v his_o quicquam_fw-la sanctum_fw-la ac_fw-la religiosum_fw-la videri_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la quando_fw-la
9_o sect._n 5._o as_o concern_v st._n peter_n preach_v himself_o in_o britain_n the_o theatre_n of_o great_a britain_n say_v if_o peter_n be_v here_o at_o all_o it_o be_v before_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v here_o before_o it_o be_v in_o rome_n if_o peter_n be_v the_o first_o as_o some_o hold_n who_o preach_v there_o both_o which_o may_v be_v more_o probable_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o huge_a multitude_n of_o christian_n 1500_o say_v baronius_n which_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o martyr_a of_o st._n stephen_n at_o jerusalem_n jul._n baron_fw-fr annal._n tom._n 1._o a_o chr._n 58._o p._n 597._o metaphr_n die_v 29_o jul._n and_o baronius_n himself_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n when_o we_o know_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apople_n be_v not_o send_v into_o the_o west_n as_o into_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n except_o only_a barnabas_n who_o a_o short_a time_n teach_v the_o ligurian_o or_o james_n if_o we_o shall_v consent_v to_o they_o who_o deliver_v that_o quick_o to_o return_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v into_o spain_n it_o manifest_o appear_v that_o none_o of_o the_o other_o be_v send_v into_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o peter_n who_o have_v travel_v very_o many_o province_n of_o the_o east_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n now_o which_o be_v leave_v to_o do_v he_o shall_v compass_v the_o western_a world_n and_o as_o metaphrastes_n and_o other_o witness_n penetrate_v to_o the_o britain_n preach_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n where_o he_o make_v it_o a_o certain_a know_a truth_n and_o manifest_o apparent_a in_o history_n that_o none_o of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n but_o only_a st._n peter_n preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o britain_n and_o among_o other_o he_o cit_v metaphrastes_n for_o that_o manifest_a truth_n and_o when_o he_o have_v allege_v divers_a and_o approve_a author_n for_o christ_n appear_v unto_o 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