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relation_n of_o the_o nestorian_a and_o eutichian_a heresy_n not_o broach_v till_o after_o augustine_n death_n which_o relation_n although_o some_o allege_v to_o have_v be_v add_v by_o another_o to_o the_o rest_n which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v real_o augustine_n yet_o see_v they_o be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o rest_n hand_v down_o under_o his_o name_n though_o they_o now_o stand_v there_o as_o a_o appendix_n for_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n which_o be_v the_o last_o before_o the_o appendix_n he_o promise_v more_o make_v a_o good_a proof_n that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o discern_v the_o genuine_a part_n of_o that_o tractat_fw-la from_o the_o spurious_a however_o this_o be_v from_o what_o be_v say_v the_o matter_n of_o aërius_n resolve_v into_o this_o issue_n that_o we_o have_v only_o the_o report_n thereof_o from_o basilius_n and_o epiphanius_n §_o 7._o but_o that_o discourse_n of_o basilius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o aërius_n be_v mention_v be_v suspect_v &_o well_o nigh_o condemn_v by_o erasmus_n praefixa_fw-la and_o to_o confirm_v what_o he_o assert_n robert_n cock_n in_o his_o censure_n of_o the_o father_n add_v divers_a reason_n as_o i_o be_o inform_v by_o rivet_n 330._o for_o i_o have_v not_o peruse_v cock_n himself_o neither_o need_v i_o see_v in_o all_o that_o tractat_fw-la there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o aërius_n the_o ground_n of_o sum_n mistake_v be_v that_o instead_o of_o aëtius_n who_o indeed_o be_v a_o most_o note_a and_o pernicious_a arrian_n by_o the_o escape_n of_o the_o printer_n or_o some_o other_o accident_n the_o word_n aërius_n have_v creep_v into_o erasmus_n his_o translation_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o original_a print_v at_o paris_n anno_fw-la mdxviii_o there_o be_v aëtius_n not_o aërius_n they_o have_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a old_a quibble_n from_o aëtius_n the_o head_n of_o his_o heresy_n and_o indeed_o basil_n can_v never_o have_v term_v aërius_n or_o any_o thing_n say_v 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habuisse_fw-la who_o word_n be_v epiphanius_n be_v a_o great_a man_n but_z as_o be_v very_o evident_a he_o do_v most_o easy_o believe_v every_o most_o silly_a and_o groundless_a report_n to_o which_o also_o the_o learned_a rivet_n assent_v §_o 8._o one_o instance_n whereof_o appear_v in_o his_o relation_n of_o the_o donatist_n who_o either_o out_o of_o misinformation_n or_o some_o other_o weakness_n he_o accuse_v also_o of_o arrianism_n and_o tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o agree_v with_o arrius_n in_o doctrine_n and_o that_o one_o refutation_n will_v serve_v for_o both_o §_o 9_o augustine_n bonifacium_fw-la indeed_o speak_v as_o if_o some_o of_o they_o believe_v the_o son_n to_o be_v less_o than_o the_o father_n but_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o same_o author_n ibidem_fw-la they_o err_v rather_o in_o expression_n than_o reality_n for_o he_o present_o absolve_v they_o from_o the_o charge_n and_o inform_v we_o that_o between_o the_o church_n and_o they_o there_o be_v no_o question_n concern_v this_o matter_n and_o elsewhere_o 69._o he_o impute_v this_o dangerous_a expression_n to_o donatus_n their_o leader_n who_o have_v use_v it_o in_o some_o of_o his_o write_n but_o tell_v we_o with_o all_o that_o his_o party_n follow_v he_o not_o herein_o neither_o say_v augustine_n shall_v you_o ready_o find_v one_o among_o they_o all_o who_o know_v that_o donatus_n have_v any_o such_o opinion_n and_o optatus_n 101._o plain_o declare_v that_o in_o the_o great_a foundation_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o orthodox_n and_o donatist_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o except_o epiphanius_n that_o the_o donatist_n be_v only_o guilty_a of_o schism_n not_o of_o heresy_n §_o 10._o but_o aërius_n they_o may_v object_v his_o arrianism_n be_v sufficient_o attest_v by_o what_o be_v record_v of_o eustathius_n his_o friend_n and_o bishop_n and_o indeed_o basil_n 74._o accuse_v eustathius_n of_o arrianism_n but_o for_o aught_o i_o 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capable_a of_o another_o translation_n thus_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o ordination_n they_o have_v get_v up_o or_o set_v themselves_o above_o they_o secondlie_o of_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n it_o be_v be_v proper_a to_o bishop_n he_o speak_v most_o doubtful_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o seem_v &c._n &c._n say_v he_o three_o have_v he_o believe_v that_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n by_o divine_a right_o belong_v to_o bishop_n above_o presbyter_n he_o have_v never_o say_v that_o there_o be_v notwithstanding_o in_o a_o manner_n nothing_o between_o they_o sure_o epiphanius_n think_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n make_v a_o most_o large_a and_o notable_a difference_n once_o again_o i_o shall_v with_o our_o adversary_n suppose_v that_o chrysostome_n allow_v that_o power_n of_o ordination_n by_o divine_a appointment_n be_v appropriate_v to_o bishop_n they_o can_v with_o reason_n deny_v but_o that_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o a_o hair_n he_o assert_v the_o 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