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impositiones_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la dona_fw-la venduntur_fw-la nec_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la venia_fw-la visi_fw-la nummatis_fw-la impenditur_fw-la that_o be_v the_o court_n of_o rome_n grant_v nothing_o without_o money_n for_o even_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v sell_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o grant_v but_o to_o they_o that_o have_v money_n again_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la romana_fw-la curia_fw-la 763._o he_o qui_fw-la summam_fw-la tenent_fw-la nisi_fw-la turpissimum_fw-la pelagus_fw-la ventis_fw-la undique_fw-la durissimis_fw-la tempestatibus_fw-la agitatum_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la ibi_fw-la atque_fw-la invidiae_fw-la procella_fw-la vix_fw-la quenquam_fw-la intactum_fw-la praeterit_fw-la that_o be_v what_o be_v the_o court_n of_o rome_n in_o they_o that_o be_v the_o chief_a but_o a_o most_o filthy_a sea_n on_o every_o side_n toss_v with_o wind_n and_o strong_a tempest_n the_o storm_n of_o covetousness_n and_o envy_n do_v there_o scarce_o leave_v any_o one_o untouched_a and_o because_o this_o man_n complain_v so_o much_o of_o our_o dissolution_n and_o looseness_n of_o life_n i_o will_v add_v hereunto_o a_o few_o complaint_n of_o some_o papist_n of_o the_o great_a and_o general_a dissolution_n looseness_n and_o profaneness_n of_o life_n of_o former_a age_n when_o popery_n most_o flourish_v the_o same_o aeneas_n siluius_n who_o live_v above_o eight_o score_n year_n past_a write_v we_o usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la nostri_fw-la alphonsi_fw-la seculi_fw-la divina_fw-la &_o humana_fw-la perierunt_fw-la that_o be_v so_o great_o both_o divine_a and_o humane_a thing_n be_v perish_v with_o man_n of_o our_o age_n again_o quid_fw-la magis_fw-la barbarum_fw-la quam_fw-la rapto_fw-la vivere_fw-la &_o omnem_fw-la aequitatem_fw-la omnemque_fw-la religionem_fw-la proculcare_fw-la quem_fw-la italicum_fw-la morem_fw-la esse_fw-la videmus_fw-la that_o be_v what_o be_v more_o barbarous_a then_o to_o live_v by_o robbery_n and_o to_o tread_v under_o foot_n all_o equity_n and_o religion_n which_o we_o see_v to_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o italy_n again_o quod_fw-la cum_fw-la singulari_fw-la moestitia_fw-la referimus_fw-la statuum_fw-la omnium_fw-la 128._o &_o sexuum_fw-la omnium_fw-la religionem_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o urbanos_fw-la mores_fw-la in_o populo_fw-la christiano_n adeo_fw-la à _fw-la iustitiae_fw-la tramite_fw-la declinasse_n quod_fw-la divinam_fw-la non_fw-la cessant_fw-la irritare_fw-la &_o provocare_fw-la vindictam_fw-la that_o be_v the_o religion_n faith_n and_o civil_a manner_n of_o all_o estate_n and_o sex_n which_o with_o great_a grief_n i_o declare_v be_v so_o decline_v from_o justice_n that_o they_o cease_v not_o to_o provoke_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n again_o nulla_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la concordia_fw-la nulla_fw-la obedientia_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la spirituali_fw-la neque_fw-la temporali_fw-la paremus_fw-la capiti_fw-la iaceo_fw-la spreta_fw-la 398._o religio_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la nullus_fw-la honos_fw-la side_n pene_fw-la incognita_fw-la that_o be_v there_o be_v neither_o concord_n nor_o obedience_n we_o obey_v neither_o the_o spiritual_a nor_o temporal_a head_n religion_n lie_v despise_v righteousness_n not_o honour_v faith_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n unknown_a platina_n who_o be_v the_o pope_n secretary_n and_o live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o many_o place_n great_o complain_v of_o the_o horrible_a corruption_n of_o life_n both_o in_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n in_o those_o day_n quanta_fw-la sit_fw-la avaritia_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 1._o how_o great_a covetousness_n of_o priest_n and_o especial_o of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o thief_a authority_n how_o great_a lechery_n how_o great_a ambition_n and_o pomp_n how_o great_a pride_n and_o idleness_n how_o great_a ignorance_n both_o of_o themselves_o &_o of_o christian_a doctrine_n how_o little_a religion_n and_o the_o same_o rather_o feign_v then_o true_a how_o 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luxuria_fw-la pompa_fw-la prodigautate_v otio_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la generibus_fw-la quod_fw-la cedit_fw-la in_o grave_n laicorum_fw-la seandalum_fw-la that_o be_v a_o reformation_n be_v to_o be_v have_v about_o the_o manner_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n who_o now_o which_o be_v great_o to_o bedament_v be_v so_o much_o corrupt_v by_o anger_n gluttony_n riot_n or_o uncleanness_n by_o pomp_n prodigality_n idleness_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o vice_n which_o redound_v to_o the_o great_a scandal_n and_o offence_n of_o lay_a man_n that_o noble_a and_o learned_a earl_n of_o mirandula_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o and_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n concern_v the_o reformation_n of_o manner_n have_v these_o word_n apud_fw-la plaerosque_fw-la 209._o religionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la primores_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la exemplum_fw-la componi_fw-la atque_fw-la formari_fw-la plebs_fw-la ignara_fw-la debuisset_fw-la aut_fw-la nullus_fw-la aut_fw-la certe_fw-la exiguus_fw-la 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fort_n of_o man_n do_v so_o open_o sin_n that_o oftentimes_o virtue_n be_v make_v a_o reproach_n in_o good_a man_n and_o vice_n be_v honour_v in_o place_n of_o virtue_n etc._n etc._n the_o learned_a reader_n may_v there_o read_v of_o other_o horrible_a sin_n that_o then_o reign_v which_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o utter_v if_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o many_o other_o complaint_n of_o the_o horrible_a and_o universal_a wickedness_n that_o reign_v in_o popery_n i_o shall_v be_v too_o tedious_a i_o will_v end_v it_o with_o the_o complaint_n of_o one_o bredenbachius_n