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which_o the_o church_n profess_v during_o the_o time_n of_o eleutherius_fw-la but_o first_o we_o have_v no_o special_a quarrel_n either_o against_o gregory_n or_o austin_n if_o parson_n will_v needs_o urge_v we_o to_o speak_v against_o the_o monk_n austin_n he_o shall_v hear_v what_o he_o be_v anon_o second_o these_o good_a man_n m._n fox_n m._n bale_n and_o m._n holinshead_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o they_o be_v rail_v on_o by_o such_o wicked_a fellow_n upright_o and_o good_a man_n as_o the_o wiseman_n show_v we_o prou._n 29._o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a three_o we_o do_v not_o so_o much_o contend_v about_o the_o corruption_n bring_v in_o by_o austin_n the_o monk_n as_o those_o which_o now_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v thrust_v upon_o us._n parson_n therefore_o ought_v to_o show_n that_o now_o the_o same_o religion_n be_v profess_v '_o in_o rome_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o both_o by_o eleutherius_fw-la and_o austin_n into_o britain_n and_o england_n and_o 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the_o jebusite_n in_o rome_n shall_v help_v he_o with_o their_o suffrage_n will_v never_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v know_v or_o practise_v in_o eleutherius_fw-la his_o time_n pa._n 181._o he_o prove_v altar_n in_o britain_n out_o of_o chrysostome_n and_o afterward_o altar_n of_o stone_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o vow_n and_o oath_n make_v to_o saint_n out_o of_o gildas_n he_o allege_v also_o optatus_n and_o augustine_n for_o proof_n of_o altar_n and_o y_fw-fr e_o mass_n but_o neither_o do_v the_o name_n of_o mass_n or_o altar_n or_o sacrifice_n or_o vow_n prove_v the_o romish_a mass_n altar_n sacrifice_n vow_n or_o the_o romish_a doctrine_n of_o these_o point_n as_o at_o large_a have_v be_v declare_v in_o my_o book_n de_fw-fr missa_fw-la and_o de_fw-fr monachis_fw-la against_o bellarmine_n nor_o do_v we_o stand_v upon_o name_n or_o term_n nor_o be_v these_o the_o principal_a point_n of_o romish_a religion_n which_o we_o impugn_v nor_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o gildas_n authentical_a part._n 1._o chap._n 10._o he_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o church_n build_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o saint_n martin_n where_o austin_n song_n pray_v and_o say_v mass_n of_o a_o tribune_n daughter_n restore_v to_o sight_n by_o germanus_n his_o prayer_n and_o application_n of_o relic_n of_o a_o prayer_n make_v to_o saint_n alban_n of_o honour_v martyr_n sepulchre_n of_o alleluia_n and_o the_o observance_n of_o lent_n out_o of_o bede_n but_o therein_o he_o spend_v his_o labour_n in_o vain_a for_o neither_o be_v the_o mass_n then_o say_v nor_o the_o honour_n then_o do_v to_o saint_n relic_n nor_o their_o observance_n like_v to_o those_o which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n now_o practise_v beside_o that_o bede_n speak_v of_o thing_n pass_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o time_n and_o report_v many_o thing_n by_o hearsay_n parson_n also_o to_o help_v the_o matter_n translate_v these_o word_n of_o bede_n lib._n 1._o hist._n cap._n 18._o beatum_fw-la albanum_fw-la martyrem_fw-la auctori_fw-la deo_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la gratias_fw-la petierunt_fw-la thus_o they_o go_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o s._n alban_n pray_v to_o the_o saint_n large_o but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o meaning_n to_o be_v force_v out_o of_o the_o word_n final_o these_o point_n be_v not_o great_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o romish_a religion_n which_o we_o refuse_v out_o of_o galfridus_n monumetensis_n he_o gather_v that_o dubritius_fw-la be_v the_o legate_n of_o the_o apostolic_a sea_n and_o that_o there_o be_v procession_n organ_n and_o sing_v in_o the_o church_n out_o of_o m._n bale_n m._n fox_n trithemius_n and_o other_o that_o before_o augustine_n time_n there_o be_v diverse_a learned_a man_n and_o preacher_n among_o the_o britain_n whereof_o some_o be_v instruct_v at_o rome_n some_o be_v send_v from_o rome_n some_o build_a monastery_n some_o be_v monk_n but_o neither_o do_v that_o make_v any_o thing_n for_o proof_n
forgery_n &_o falsity_n pag._n 19_o he_o allege_v a_o counterfeit_n decretal_a under_o the_o name_n of_o innocentius_n where_o he_o affirm_v most_o false_o that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n and_o diverse_a other_o country_n there_o name_v be_v convert_v by_o s._n peter_n or_o his_o successor_n to_o this_o counterfeit_a epistle_n parson_n also_o add_v these_o word_n or_o his_o scholar_n therein_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o master_n in_o forgery_n pag._n 25._o he_o allege_v out_o of_o cyprian_a epist._n 45._o that_o he_o glori_v in_o that_o his_o church_n of_o carthage_n in_o africa_n and_o all_o the_o other_o church_n under_o she_o in_o mauritania_n and_o numidia_n have_v receive_v their_o first_o institution_n of_o christian_a faith_n from_o rome_n as_o from_o their_o mother_n but_o the_o word_n of_o cyprian_a be_v glorious_o corrupt_v by_o he_o and_o that_o may_v in_o part_n appear_v by_o pamelius_n his_o edition_n of_o cyprian_a but_o more_o clear_o by_o old_a copy_n neither_o can_v parson_n himself_o make_v these_o word_n good_a out_o of_o any_o other_o place_n of_o cyprian_a pag._n 26._o where_o tertullian_n li._n de_fw-la praeser_n advers._n haeret._n use_v the_o testimony_n of_o diverse_a church_n as_o well_o as_o of_o that_o of_o rome_n he_o only_o mention_v rome_n and_o conceal_v the_o authority_n of_o other_o church_n there_o also_o he_o say_v that_o s._n augustine_n in_o psal._n contr_n part_n donati_n have_v no_o better_a way_n to_o defend_v his_o church_n of_o hippo_n and_o other_o of_o those_o country_n to_o be_v true_o catholic_a then_o to_o say_v they_o be_v daughter_n and_o child_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o it_o seem_v he_o dream_v when_o he_o write_v these_o thing_n if_o not_o than_o he_o lie_v of_o mere_a malice_n for_o in_o that_o place_n neither_o these_o word_n nor_o any_o such_o matter_n be_v to_o be_v find_v pag._n 28._o he_o say_v that_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n s._n cyprian_n s._n augustine_n and_o other_o be_v wont_a to_o urge_v this_o consequent_a against_o heretic_n to_o wit_n that_o if_o our_o church_n be_v the_o daughter_n and_o disciple_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n then_o ought_v it_o to_o run_v to_o she_o in_o all_o doubt_n &_o difficulty_n of_o matter_n of_o faith_n thus_o do_v he_o write_v &_o this_o he_o affirm_v with_o one_o breath_n belie_v diverse_a father_n and_o that_o shall_v himself_o perceive_v if_o he_o list_v to_o allege_v their_o word_n we_o may_v easy_o imagine_v the_o same_o to_o be_v true_a for_o that_o y_fw-fr e_o consequent_a be_v so_o absurd_a for_o if_o all_o church_n be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o their_o mother_n church_n for_o decision_n of_o controversy_n concern_v the_o faith_n then_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o all_o other_o to_o derive_v their_o decision_n concern_v matter_n of_o faith_n from_o jerusalem_n but_o this_o parson_n himself_o will_v not_o grant_v pag._n 30._o he_o tell_v a_o tale_n of_o one_o beatus_fw-la a_o briton_n who_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n as_o he_o say_v be_v send_v by_o joseph_n to_o rome_n to_o s._n peter_n the_o head_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v better_o instruct_v and_o confirm_v and_o this_o he_o deliver_v to_o his_o reader_n as_o testify_v by_o b._n rhenanus_fw-la lib._n 3._o rerum_fw-la germa_n sub_fw-la hello_n and_o pantaleon_n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la german_n part_n 3._o but_o he_o do_v gross_o abuse_v his_o reader_n in_o tell_v gross_a untruth_n upon_o the_o credit_n of_o these_o witness_n who_o only_o mention_v this_o beatus_fw-la but_o report_v no_o such_o matter_n of_o he_o further_n rhenanus_fw-la do_v no_o otherwise_o account_n of_o this_o report_n then_o as_o of_o a_o monkish_a fable_n and_o thereupon_o say_v that_o he_o find_v small_a help_n from_o the_o chronicle_n of_o monk_n to_o furnish_v his_o story_n pag._n 33._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o few_o of_o the_o britain_n observe_v easter_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a church_n and_o father_v this_o fable_n upon_o bede_n in_o diverse_a place_n but_o bede_n himself_o lib._n 2._o hist._n anglor_n cap._n 2._o refute_v his_o foolish_a tale_n show_v that_o austin_n object_v this_o observance_n to_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o britain_n and_o how_o they_o refuse_v to_o leave_v the_o same_o pag._n 42._o he_o urge_v a_o epistle_n set_v out_o under_o innocent_n name_n and_o say_v that_o the_o british_a church_n be_v put_v among_o the_o rest_n but_o neither_o be_v they_o there_o once_o mention_v nor_o be_v this_o decretal_a epistle_n to_o be_v esteem_v be_v plain_o counterfeit_a pag._n 43._o he_o cit_v orosius_n hist._n lib._n 2._o and_o say_v that_o he_o call_v innocentius_n a_o holy_a father_n but_o there_o be_v neither_o holiness_n nor_o honesty_n in_o father_v lie_n upon_o holy_a father_n pag._n 45._o and_o in_o diverse_a place_n he_o cit_v eusebius_n his_o chronicle_n yet_o he_o be_v simple_a that_o perceive_v not_o that_o those_o chronicle_n be_v never_o write_v by_o eusebius_n and_o shall_v be_v much_o intricate_v if_o he_o confess_v all_o therein_o write_v to_o be_v true_a and_o perfect_a there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o s._n peter_n sit_v 25._o year_n at_o antioch_n which_o parson_n will_v not_o confess_v in_o the_o margin_n against_o the_o year_n 146._o it_o be_v say_v hîc_fw-la omissa_fw-la est_fw-la linea_fw-la de_fw-fr pio._n parson_n for_o the_o 146._o year_n after_o christ_n allege_v the_o 144._o year_n pag._n 46._o for_o proof_n that_o the_o keep_v of_o easter_n contrary_n to_o the_o roman_a use_n be_v condemn_v as_o a_o heresy_n and_o so_o hold_v in_o all_o age_n after_o he_o quote_v bede_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 19_o and_o eusebius_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constant._n cap._n 17._o &_o 18._o but_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o bede_n there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o colour_n of_o this_o matter_n by_o eusebius_n in_o the_o place_n quote_v and_o bede_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o we_o may_v gather_v that_o a_o order_n be_v appoint_v for_o uniform_a observation_n of_o easter_n but_o neither_o of_o they_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v heretic_n that_o do_v not_o observe_v that_o order_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v repute_v heresy_n not_o to_o observe_v all_o canon_n that_o concern_v such_o ceremony_n nay_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o vlfride_n say_v that_o this_o error_n may_v be_v tolerable_a in_o they_o that_o live_v so_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n albeit_o this_o gloze_a parasite_n of_o the_o sea_n apostatike_a of_o rome_n do_v affirm_v it_o pag._n 48._o pag._n 49._o he_o belie_v marianus_n scotus_n prosper_n bede_n lib._n 2._o hist._n anglor_n cap._n 19_o and_o other_o author_n make_v they_o to_o say_v that_o celestine_n send_v patritius_fw-la and_o palladius_n to_o convert_v the_o irish_a and_o scot_n for_o neither_o do_v the_o author_n mention_v speak_v of_o more_o than_o one_o of_o these_o two_o nor_o can_v he_o make_v his_o assertion_n good_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o other_o author_n pag._n 50._o he_o say_v that_o pelagius_n creep_v into_o many_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n love_n and_o friendship_n and_o above_o other_o with_o paulinus_n and_o s._n augustine_n and_o for_o proof_n he_o quote_v s._n augustine_n epistle_n 105._o and_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr bon._n perseveran_v cap._n 20._o but_o in_o neither_o place_n be_v there_o any_o such_o matter_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o pelagius_n talk_v with_o a_o fellow_n bishop_n of_o s._n augustine_n but_o it_o be_v also_o say_v that_o he_o dislike_v his_o talk_n far_o non_fw-fr potuit_fw-la pag._n 52._o he_o falsify_v eusebius_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constant._n ca._n 18._o make_v constantine_n there_o to_o say_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o east_n hold_v the_o roman_a use_n viz._n for_o the_o time_n of_o easter_n his_o word_n be_v only_o these_o nonnullae_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la ad_fw-la orientem_fw-la 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