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it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o observe_v 388._o pag._n 388._o that_o there_o be_v mention_n in_o mr._n justel_v african_n code_n of_o a_o law_n that_o be_v publish_v by_o the_o which_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o every_o body_n free_a choice_n to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n the_o emperor_n jovian_a which_o succeed_v julian_n the_o apostate_n 〈◊〉_d hist_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d be_v praise_v in_o socrates_n in_o that_o he_o have_v suffer_v every_o body_n to_o make_v profession_n of_o what_o religion_n he_o please_v ammianus_n marcellinus_n have_v not_o fail_v to_o praise_v for_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o great_a valentinian_n who_o succeed_v jovian_a in_o the_o empire_n maâ—â—em_n lib._n 9_o tit_n 16._o the_o male_n &_o maâ—â—em_n in_o his_o thirty_o book_n which_o the_o prince_n testify_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o theodocian_n code_n where_o he_o declare_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v he_o make_v law_n whereby_o every_o body_n have_v liberty_n to_o 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no_o body_n be_v constrain_v by_o his_o order_n to_o subscribe_v and_o consent_n to_o it_o and_o see_v here_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v for_o say_v he_o 488._o tom._n 3._o gonc_fw-fr p._n 488._o we_o will_v not_o force_v or_o hale_v any_o body_n into_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n by_o threat_n nor_o violence_n word_n become_v that_o wise_a prince_n and_o which_o deserve_v to_o be_v grave_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o sovereign_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o charlemagne_n 7._o collect._n part_n 2._o pag._n 179._o cap._n 7._o that_o he_o have_v so_o act_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o saxon_n and_o not_o to_o have_v threaten_v with_o death_n those_o among_o they_o as_o refuse_v to_o be_v baptize_v v._o the_o child_n of_o those_o also_o which_o be_v call_v saracen_n may_v be_v receive_v to_o baptism_n in_o the_o reform_a church_n on_o the_o condition_n abovementioned_a provide_v also_o they_o may_v be_v void_a of_o all_o presumption_n on_o account_n of_o any_o 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church_n together_o with_o exhortation_n and_o prayer_n but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o church_n and_o that_o a_o assembly_n be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v the_o minister_n shall_v make_v no_o scruple_n to_o baptize_v the_o infant_n of_o a_o believer_n present_v to_o he_o with_o prayer_n and_o exhortation_n conformity_n the_o fifty_o nine_o cannon_n of_o the_o vi_o ecumenical_a council_n in_o the_o year_n 692_o forbid_v administer_a baptism_n in_o oratory_n in_o private_a house_n it_o require_v it_o shall_v be_v perform_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n 339._o tom._n 5._o conc._n pag._n 339._o threaten_v to_o depose_v the_o churchman_n which_o obey_v not_o this_o decree_n and_o to_o excommunicate_v the_o laity_n which_o shall_v violate_v it_o nevertheless_o the_o same_o council_n permit_v to_o do_v it_o by_o advice_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n cannon_n thirty_o first_o although_o the_o fifty_o eighth_n of_o that_o of_o laodicea_n have_v absolute_o prohibit_v to_o bishop_n and_o 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christen_v which_o be_v also_o observe_v in_o village_n in_o the_o country_n so_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o meaux_n in_o the_o year_n 845_o 566._o tom._n 3._o conc._n gal._n can._n 48._o p._n 45_o tom._n 1._o conc._n gal._n c._n 1â—_n pag._n 566._o that_o no_o priest_n presume_v to_o baptise_v but_o in_o the_o baptismal_a church_n which_o be_v in_o the_o village_n as_o for_o oratory_n it_o be_v not_o permit_v there_o to_o build_v font_n as_o we_o find_v by_o the_o nine_o epistle_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o gregory_n i._o of_o the_o 71_o and_o 83_o of_o the_o seven_o of_o the_o three_o of_o the_o 8_o of_o this_o practice_n continue_v also_o in_o pope_n zacharies_n time_n who_o also_o write_v so_o to_o pepin_n in_o the_o year_n 747_o in_o use_v the_o very_a term_n of_o gregory_n i._n but_o in_o process_n
consistory_n shall_v think_v fit_a except_o those_o who_o shall_v have_v live_v together_o during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o ignorance_n without_o contempt_n and_o slight_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n also_o those_o which_o shall_v have_v cohabit_v together_o when_o there_o be_v no_o church_n settle_v at_o the_o place_n of_o their_o habitation_n or_o in_o the_o province_n all_o which_o shall_v only_o be_v cite_v to_o the_o consistory_n to_o the_o end_n the_o marriage_n may_v be_v ratify_v and_o bless_v in_o the_o church_n if_o the_o consistory_n shall_v see_v it_o expedient_a conformity_n st._n basil_n in_o his_o three_o canonical_a epistle_n can._n 69._o 33._o tom._n 7._o pag._n 33._o have_v appoint_v something_o of_o this_o kind_n in_o these_o term_n if_o a_o reader_n have_v know_v his_o sweetheart_n before_o marriage_n he_o shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o his_o office_n for_o a_o year_n at_o the_o expiration_n whereof_o he_o shall_v do_v his_o duty_n without_o be_v capable_a 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marriage_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o both_o communion_n and_o the_o copy_n take_v many_o time_n serve_v to_o terminate_v great_a law_n suit_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n appoint_v in_o the_o year_n 1563_o session_n 24._o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o decree_n touch_v the_o reformation_n of_o marriage_n 412._o tom._n 9_o conc._n pag._n 412._o it_o ordain_v each_o curate_n shall_v have_v a_o book_n wherein_o he_o shall_v write_v the_o name_n of_o the_o marry_a folk_n and_o of_o the_o witness_n with_o the_o day_n and_o place_v where_o the_o marriage_n be_v contract_v 590._o ibid._n p._n 480_o 481_o 590._o cardinal_n borrome_n renew_v this_o injunction_n in_o the_o first_o and_o three_o of_o the_o council_n he_o hold_v at_o milan_n xxviii_o believer_n who_o wife_n and_o husband_n shall_v be_v convict_v of_o adultery_n shall_v be_v admonish_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o each_o other_o but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o the_o liberty_n they_o have_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v declare_v 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