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his_o departure_n from_o sirmium_n he_o publish_v a_o confession_n wherein_o he_o condemn_v the_o heterousians_n but_o this_o answer_n of_o bellarmine_n be_v whole_o insufficient_a for_o 1._o whereas_o he_o pretend_v liberius_n be_v a_o heretic_n only_o in_o external_a act_n that_o no_o less_o serve_v our_o purpose_n as_o manifest_v that_o a_o pope_n may_v be_v wrought_v by_o his_o passion_n to_o pronounce_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n against_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o judgement_n 2._o if_o he_o condemn_v athanasius_n it_o be_v not_o because_o he_o be_v by_o the_o false_a accusation_n of_o the_o arian_n induce_v to_o believe_v athanasius_n guilty_a but_o only_o that_o he_o may_v free_v himself_o from_o the_o misery_n of_o banishment_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n as_o athanasius_n solit._n athanasius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n epist_n ad_fw-la solit._n witness_v in_o the_o first_o case_n he_o have_v only_o err_v in_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o now_o he_o fail_v in_o constancy_n which_o also_o prove_v my_o assertion_n 3._o to_o communicate_v with_o know_a heretic_n as_o bellarmine_n acknowledge_v liberius_n to_o have_v do_v be_v to_o favour_v heresy_n and_o add_v authority_n to_o it_o christianus_n lupus_n large_o handle_v this_o ad_fw-la praesoript_n tertulliani_n cap._n 41._o where_o he_o strong_o urge_v the_o example_n of_o the_o whole_a clergy_n of_o rome_n who_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o pope_n anastasius_n mere_o because_o he_o have_v not_o deny_v communion_n to_o a_o deacon_n of_o thessalonica_n of_o acacius_n his_o party_n who_o yet_o be_v far_o from_o a_o open_a heretic_n 4._o where_o bellarmine_n deni_v liberius_n to_o have_v subscribe_v to_o a_o heretical_a confession_n of_o faith_n this_o be_v manifest_o repugnant_a to_o the_o plain_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n we_o shall_v produce_v some_o liberius_n communione_fw-la liberius_n vbi_fw-la cognovi_fw-la justè_fw-la vos_fw-la illum_fw-la athanasium_fw-la condemnâsse_fw-la mox_fw-la consensum_fw-la meuâ—n_fw-la commodavi_fw-la sententiis_fw-la vestris_fw-la itapâ—e_fw-la amoto_fw-la athanasio_fw-la a_o communione_fw-la omnium_fw-la diâ—o_fw-la i_o cum_fw-la omnthus_fw-la vobis_fw-la pacem_fw-la &_o unanimitatem_fw-la habere_fw-la no_o dominus_fw-la nâ—ster_n &_o frater_fw-la communis_fw-la demophilus_n qui_fw-la dignatus_fw-la est_fw-la fidem_fw-la vestram_fw-la &_o catholicam_fw-la exponere_fw-la quae_fw-la sirmii_fw-la suscepta_fw-la est_fw-la hane_n ego_fw-la libenti_fw-la animo_fw-la suscepi_fw-la etc._n etc._n liber_n epist_n 7._o i_o autem_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la vobis_fw-la episcâ—pis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la pacem_fw-la habere_fw-la his_fw-la literis_fw-la sâ—ire_fw-la debetis_fw-la fratres_fw-la charissuni_fw-la quicun_fw-fr que_fw-fr autem_fw-la a_o pace_n &_o concordiâ_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la dissenserit_fw-la sâ—iat_fw-la se_fw-la separatum_fw-la a_o nostrâ_fw-la communione_fw-la himself_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n who_o be_v arian_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v convince_v the_o condemnation_n of_o athanasius_n be_v just_a who_o therefore_o he_o look_v on_o as_o excommunicate_v and_o will_v maintain_v peace_n and_o unanimity_n with_o they_o that_o he_o subscribe_v at_o sirmium_n their_o catholic_n faith_n expound_v unto_o he_o by_o demophilus_n a_o arian_n bishop_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o valens_n ursacius_n and_o germinius_n the_o head_n of_o the_o arrian_n party_n say_v i_o profess_v to_o hold_v communion_n with_o all_o you_o bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o excommunicate_v all_o those_o which_o shall_v dissent_v from_o this_o our_o bless_a concord_n st._n hillary_n constantium_fw-la hillary_n anathema_n tibi_fw-la a_o i_o dictum_fw-la liberi_fw-la &_o sâ—â—iis_fw-la tuis_fw-la iterum_fw-la tibi_fw-la anathama_n &_o tertio_fw-la praevaricatoâ—_n libeti_fw-la hil_n in_o fragm_n perfidiam_fw-la apud_fw-la sirmium_n conscriptam_fw-la quam_fw-la dicit_fw-la liberius_n catholicam_fw-la a_o demophilo_n sibi_fw-la expâ—sitam_fw-la id._n ibid._n o_o te_fw-la miserum_fw-la qui_fw-la nescio_fw-la utrum_fw-la majori_fw-la impietate_fw-la relegaveris_fw-la liberium_fw-la quà m_fw-la remiseris_fw-la id._n lib._n ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la denounce_v a_o threefold_a anathema_n against_o liberius_n for_o this_o subscription_n and_o call_v he_o a_o prevaricator_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o in_o another_o place_n say_v the_o heresy_n pen_v at_o sirmium_n which_o liberius_n call_v catholic_n expound_v to_o he_o by_o demophilus_n etc._n etc._n and_o tell_v constantius_n that_o he_o send_v back_o liberius_n to_o rome_n with_o no_o less_o impiety_n than_o wherewith_o he_o have_v before_o banish_v he_o intimate_v that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o a_o heretic_n st._n hierome_n chron._n hierome_n in_o hoc_fw-la habetur_fw-la detestabilis_fw-la quod_fw-la liberium_fw-la primus_fw-la sollicitavit_fw-la ac_fw-la fregit_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la subscriptionem_fw-la haereseos_fw-la impulit_fw-la hier._n in_o fortunat._n liberius_n taedio_fw-la victus_fw-la exilii_fw-la &_o in_o haeretied_a pravitate_fw-la subscribens_fw-la romam_fw-la quasi_fw-la victor_n intraverat_fw-la id._n in_o chron._n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n say_v fortunatianus_n be_v to_o be_v detest_v for_o that_o he_o first_o break_v the_o courage_n of_o liberius_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o subscribe_v to_o heresy_n and_o in_o his_o chronicle_n relate_v how_o liberius_n wear_v out_o with_o the_o toil_n of_o banishment_n and_o have_v subscribe_v to_o heretical_a pravity_n enter_v rome_n as_o a_o conqueror_n auxilius_n take_v it_o for_o a_o thing_n most_o certain_a who_o know_v not_o say_v he_o 25._o he_o quis_fw-la nesciat_fw-la quod_fw-la liberius_n arianae_n haeresi_fw-la subscripserit_fw-la aux_fw-fr de_fw-fr ordin_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o that_o liberius_n subscribe_v to_o the_o arrian_n heresy_n which_o he_o repeat_v in_o another_o place_n 1._o place_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o the_o old_a roman_a breviany_n rom._n breviany_n cùm_fw-la doleret_fw-la eusebius_n liberium_fw-la papam_fw-la arianae_n haeresi_fw-la consensisse_fw-la breviar_n rom._n in_o the_o festival_n of_o st._n eusebius_n the_o confessor_n say_v liberius_n consent_v to_o the_o arian_n heresy_n to_o these_o produce_v by_o launoy_n i_o shall_v add_v three_o other_o philostorgius_n 3._o philostorgius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philost_a l._n 4._o c._n 3._o affirm_v that_o liberius_n and_o
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