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to_o call_v some_o decever_n .209_o confutation_n .209_o etâ—_n so_o he_o testify_v for_o other_o that_o they_o weâ—â—_n good_a and_o faithful_a officer_n in_o the_o church_n as_o martianus_n the_o cardinal_n and_o gaufriâ—_n carnotensis_n consideratione_n bernard_n de_fw-fr consideratione_n both_o of_o they_o legates_n oâ—_n the_o pope_n the_o one_o into_o dacia_n and_o the_o other_o into_o aquitania_n he_o praise_v also_o eugenius_n the_o pope_n exceed_o and_o yet_o without_o flattery_n whereby_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o perceive_v that_o all_o be_v not_o like_o they_o who_o he_o reprove_v and_o therefore_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v not_o deceive_v though_o some_o be_v pilate_n and_o not_o prelate_n an_o other_o answer_n be_v that_o this_o objection_n do_v not_o prove_v error_n in_o faith_n of_o which_o the_o question_n be_v but_o of_o manner_n which_o god_n amend_v and_o which_o hurt_v not_o the_o good_a man_n no_o more_o than_o the_o chaff_n and_o straw_n do_v the_o pure_a corn_n 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to_o â—un_v to_o rome_n apolog._n apolog._n ergo_fw-la yâ—_z pope_n may_v err_v 281._o confut._n 281._o it_o be_v madness_n in_o deed_n so_o to_o think_v and_o where_o then_o have_v you_o the_o wit_n to_o imagine_v it_o for_o what_o place_n can_v you_o appoint_v to_o a_o spirit_n and_o especial_o what_o bound_n unto_o god_n beware_v of_o it_o lest_o while_o you_o seek_v so_o gredy_o to_o flout_v your_o adversary_n you_o blaspheme_v in_o your_o foul_a term_n and_o irony_n the_o holy_a ghost_n our_o creator_n item_n apolo_n apolo_n what_o need_v so_o many_o bishop_n with_z so_o great_a charge_n &_o so_o far_o journey_n have_v assemble_v their_o convocation_n at_o trident_n if_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n must_v determine_v all_o matter_n ergo_fw-la he_o may_v err_v if_o you_o have_v be_v so_o obedient_a 281._o confut._n 281._o or_o if_o other_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o they_o shall_v be_v general_n counsel_n shall_v
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