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and_o groundless_a who_o fetch_v all_o his_o proof_n from_o allatius_n but_o certain_o the_o passion_n and_o partiality_n of_o that_o writer_n which_o be_v both_o so_o notorious_a aught_o to_o have_v render_v his_o testimony_n suspect_v which_o be_v now_o invalidate_v and_o confound_v by_o the_o attestation_n of_o two_o public_a minister_n then_o live_v upon_o the_o place_n which_o i_o be_o confident_a no_o roman_n catholic_n if_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o quality_n or_o sense_n will_v scruple_n to_o prefer_v notwithstanding_o their_o be_v protestant_n before_o that_o of_o a_o hungry_a greek_a who_o live_v at_o rome_n and_o write_v for_o bread_n and_o whereas_o monsieur_n 11._o arnaud_n make_v cyrillus_n a_o hypocrite_n in_o communicate_v with_o his_o greek_n still_o and_o use_v such_o ceremony_n as_o he_o esteem_v superstitious_a i_o shall_v only_o make_v this_o appeal_n to_o himself_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n several_a rite_n of_o worship_n and_o other_o religious_a ceremony_n practise_v by_o himself_o and_o especial_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o mass_n which_o he_o in_o his_o conscience_n know_v to_o be_v vain_a and_o idle_a and_o wish_n be_v alter_v or_o abolish_v and_o only_o think_v fit_a to_o practise_v in_o compliance_n with_o the_o present_a custom_n and_o establishment_n and_o yet_o i_o presume_v he_o will_v take_v it_o in_o great_a scorn_n to_o be_v accuse_v of_o hypocrisy_n for_o so_o do_v but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n at_o this_o time_n to_o answer_v the_o objection_n of_o monsieur_n arnaud_n but_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o his_o learned_a and_o eloquent_a antagonist_n my_o very_a worthy_a and_o honour_a friend_n mounseur_fw-fr claud._n what_o the_o assessor_n of_o the_o bethleemitick_a synod_n or_o writer_n of_o the_o book_n in_o their_o name_n prefix_v to_o their_o determination_n have_v say_v of_o cyrillus_n be_v so_o ridiculous_o idle_a and_o scandalous_o false_a that_o whosoever_o be_v but_o a_o little_a acquaint_v with_o the_o history_n and_o transaction_n of_o those_o time_n he_o must_v be_v amaze_v at_o the_o strange_a confidence_n and_o boldness_n of_o these_o man_n who_o dare_v thus_o contradict_v plain_a and_o notorious_a matter_n of_o fact_n as_o for_o instance_n when_o they_o say_v that_o 33._o cyrillus_n say_v nothing_o of_o what_o go_v under_o his_o name_n either_o in_o public_a or_o private_a that_o none_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n say_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o like_o this_o that_o 34._o his_o confession_n be_v not_o under_o his_o hand_n that_o they_o have_v a_o thousand_o witness_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o suppose_v they_o mean_v of_o his_o be_v pious_a and_o orthodox_n in_o the_o doctrine_n contrary_a to_o that_o in_o his_o confession_n and_o 37._o that_o they_o have_v a_o great_a book_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sermon_n preach_v on_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n in_o constantinople_n contain_v thing_n repugnant_a to_o his_o confession_n but_o with_o their_o good_a leave_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o all_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o excerpta_fw-la which_o they_o have_v print_v except_o perchance_o one_o citation_n if_o they_o have_v not_o injure_v he_o in_o it_o by_o insert_v a_o word_n or_o two_o not_o extant_a in_o the_o original_a which_o contradict_v in_o the_o least_o his_o confession_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o article_n or_o chapter_n which_o as_o they_o idle_o pretend_v false_o go_v under_o his_o name_n the_o bare_a recital_n of_o these_o foolery_n be_v a_o sufficient_a confutation_n and_o whereas_o they_o object_v often_o that_o the_o eastern_a church_n never_o receive_v or_o acknowledge_v this_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o it_o be_v his_o private_a fancy_n and_o do_v by_o his_o own_o sole_a authority_n which_o be_v also_o object_v by_o 49._o grotius_n i_o shall_v by_o way_n of_o answer_n communicate_v what_o i_o find_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o sieur_n van_n haghe_n letter_n where_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o among_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o which_o a_o great_a number_n be_v then_o present_a at_o constantinople_n who_o will_v not_o adventure_v his_o estate_n life_n and_o person_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o say_a patriarch_n and_o his_o confession_n but_o of_o this_o more_o hereafter_o if_o they_o who_o have_v a_o power_n and_o right_n of_o command_n over_o i_o shall_v think_v fit_a and_o necessary_a hague_n not_o long_o after_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o french_a ambassador_n there_o come_v from_o rome_n to_o constantinople_n two_o fugitive_a greek_a bishop_n the_o one_o have_v be_v metropolite_n of_o sophia_n the_o other_o of_o acrida_n send_v thither_o by_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o college_n of_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr propaganda_fw-la fide_fw-la to_o give_v the_o patriarch_n further_a disturbance_n and_o to_o get_v he_o displace_v in_o order_n to_o the_o advance_v any_o one_o of_o their_o cabal_n otherwise_o never_o so_o unqualify_v either_o for_o life_n or_o learning_n these_o two_o recommend_v to_o the_o french_a ambassador_n have_v lodging_n assign_v they_o in_o his_o palace_n and_o be_v full_o assure_v of_o his_o protection_n to_o show_v their_o zeal_n to_o the_o cause_n which_o they_o come_v to_o advance_v they_o fall_v upon_o the_o patriarch_n with_o most_o revile_v language_n call_v he_o heretic_n lutheran_n and_o infidel_n and_o threaten_v the_o metropolitan_o that_o they_o will_v give_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o grand_a signior_n for_o the_o patriarchship_n and_o take_v it_o to_o farm_n and_o this_o they_o will_v do_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o receive_v new_a instruction_n and_o order_n from_o rome_n the_o french_a ambassador_n appear_v so_o much_o in_o their_o behalf_n the_o patriarch_n together_o with_o the_o bishop_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o secular_a greek_n who_o ready_o and_o jealous_o join_v with_o he_o thought_n that_o it_o high_o concern_v they_o and_o the_o peace_n of_o their_o church_n to_o inform_v the_o emperor_n vizir_fw-it and_o the_o principal_a minister_n of_o the_o design_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o adherent_n it_o be_v cyril_n not_o long_o after_o that_o the_o metropolites_n of_o adrianople_n larissa_n chalcedon_n cyzicum_n and_o naupactus_n enter_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o patriarch_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o friend_n and_o a_o present_a of_o ten_o thousand_o dollar_n the_o tempest_n be_v allay_v 559._o october_n 1633._o cyrillus_n contari_fw-la metropolite_n of_o beroea_n who_o have_v be_v former_o 1077._o a_o scholar_n of_o the_o jesuit_n make_v use_v of_o the_o money_n which_o by_o virtue_n of_o letter_n commendatory_a from_o the_o patriarch_n he_o have_v collect_v in_o several_a province_n for_o the_o use_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n to_o dethrone_v his_o patron_n who_o have_v employ_v he_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o disgust_n and_o hatred_n of_o the_o patriarch_n proceed_v