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epist_n ep_n 25._o about_o fast_v virginity_n observation_n of_o holyday_n cent._n 2._o p._n 65._o cent._n 2._o p._n 65._o ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la phil._n against_o martyrdom_n sacred_a virginity_n page_n 65._o cent._n 3._o p._n 86._o st._n cyprian_n accuse_v to_o hate_v woman_n cyp._n l._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi puditiae_fw-la cyp._n serm._n de_fw-fr nativ_fw-la christi_fw-la martyrdom_n page_n 83._o invocation_n of_o saint_n cent_z 4._o c._n 4._o p._n 295._o ibid._n p._n 304._o tradition_n monastical_a life_n relic_n page_n 300._o lib._n 2._o ad_fw-la marcell_n ephr._n l._n the_o luctamin_n spiritus_fw-la cap._n 2._o page_n 301._o amb_n serm._n 6._o de_fw-mi marg_n tom_fw-mi 3._o &_o in_o orat_fw-la funeb_fw-mi de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la theodosii_fw-la cent._n 4._o p._n 293._o the_o sum_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o shameful_a shift_v of_o heretic_n cap._n 5._o num_fw-la 2_o supra_fw-la ibidem_fw-la bed._n l._n 1._o hist_o ang._n c._n 23._o &_o deinceps_fw-la malm._n de_fw-fr gest_n regum_fw-la ang._n l._n 1._o &_o de_fw-fr pont._n angl._n l._n 1._o galf._n mon._n hist_o ang._n l._n 11._o c._n 22._o huntingt_fw-fr hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 1._o two_o new_a wicked_a devise_v shift_n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n p._n 107._o coll_n 2._o n._n 84._o the_o defence_n of_o st._n gregory_n against_o heretic_n joannes_n diac._n in_o vita_fw-la gregor_n magni_fw-la isid_n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la illustris_fw-la c._n 27._o the_o testimony_n of_o isidorus_n concern_v st._n gregory_n hildef_n libel_n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la illustr_n the_o judment_n of_o st._n hildefonse_n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n col_fw-fr 2._o n._n 5._o p._n 105._o fox_n praise_v st_n agustin_n our_o apostle_n against_o his_o will._n fox_n act._n p._n 107._o col_fw-fr 1._o fox_n seek_v to_o discredit_v st._n augustin_n bed._n lib._n 1._o hist_o c._n 35._o jo._n bale_n cent_n 1._o scrip_n brit._n fol._n 35._o bales_n scurrulity_n against_o st._n augustin_n of_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o st._n augustin_n greg._n l._n 7._o epist_n 30._o ind._n 1._o st._n gregory_n relation_n of_o english_a affair_n about_o the_o doctrine_n bring_v in_o by_o st._n augustin_n fox_n p._n 107._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o a_o wise_a consequence_n for_o that_o now_o also_o font_n will_v hardly_o suffice_v to_o baptize_v 10000_o in_o a_o day_n fox_n in_o protest_v p._n 9_o whether_o st._n augustin_n teach_v the_o saxon_n true_a religion_n holin_n in_o descript_n britan._n c._n 27._o col_fw-fr 1._o whether_o englishman_n be_v ever_o true_a christian_n before_o luther_n time_n holinsh_fw-mi ibid._n most_o vile_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o first_o christian_n englishman_n baleus_n descript_n britan._n cent_n 1._o fol._n 35._o ibid._n cent_n 5._o fol._n 245._o how_o john_n bale_n become_v a_o friar_n de_fw-fr reg._n juris_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n non_fw-la solum_fw-la &_o caet_fw-la in_o sum._n council_n trid._n sess_v 28._o cap._n 15._o how_o bale_n be_v unfriar_v and_o make_v a_o apostate_n bale_n ibid._n fox_n p._n 105._o col_fw-fr 2._o nu_fw-la 5._o bed._n l._n 1._o hist._n c._n 33._o the_o wicked_a intent_n of_o our_o sectary_n that_o protestant_n can_v be_v sure_a that_o they_o be_v christian_n according_a to_o fox_n and_o holinsh_v see_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 31._o hen._n 8._o c._n 14._o &_o anno_o 32._o c._n 26._o &_o anno_o 34._o c._n 1._o enc._n 1._o c._n 3_o 4_o 5._o super_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n enc._n 1._o c._n 6.10_o and_o 12._o baleus_n descrip_n brit._n cent_n 1._o fol._n 35._o fox_n in_o his_o protestation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 9_o 9_o sup._n cap._n 3._o sup._n c._n 1_o 3_o 5_o 6._o that_o rome_n change_v not_o her_o faith_n from_o eleutherius_fw-la to_o st._n gregory_n that_o the_o british_a christian_a faith_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o roman_n sup._n c._n 3._o fox_n pag._n 117._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o greg._n l._n 5._o ep_n 14._o 14._o philas_n l._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la haeres_fw-la greg._n l._n 3._o ep_n 32._o 32._o greg._n l._n 10._o in_o job_n c._n 29._o 29._o niceph._n l._n 18._o c._n 53._o bed._n l._n 1._o c._n 25._o greg._n l._n 2._o ep_n 36._o indict_v 10._o &_o l._n 9_o ep_n 61._o indict_v 4._o the_o presence_n of_o british_a bishop_n in_o foreign_a council_n council_n see_v syn._n 2._o arelaten_v to_o 1._o council_n and_o the_o subscription_n cap._n 2_o &_o 3_o athan._n apol._n 2._o cont_n arrian_n hilar._n de_fw-fr syn._n advers._fw-la arrian_n observation_n out_o of_o history_n chrys_n orat_fw-la cont_n gentes_fw-la quod_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la gild._n de_fw-fr excidio_fw-la britan._n c._n 26._o the_o britan_n use_n of_o take_v sanctuary_n &_o swear_v upon_o altar_n gildas_n ibid._n optat._n lib._n 6._o against_o king_n aurelius_n gild._a ibid._n pag._n 122._o against_o king_n maglocunus_fw-la for_o leave_v to_o be_v a_o monk._n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n p._n 103._o against_o priest_n that_o say_v mass_n seldom_o and_o ill_o gil._n ibid._n pag._n 132._o gildas_n ibid._n ibid._n p._n 133._o buy_v of_o priesthood_n act._n 2._o gildas_n ibid._n altar_n and_o sacrifice_n among_o the_o britan_n britan_n aug._n to_o 10._o ser_n 237._o &_o 251._o the_o temp_n &_o in_o council_n milevit_fw-la c._n 12._o &_o cartha_n 2._o c._n 3._o &_o council_n carthag_n 4._o c._n 84._o quibus_fw-la interfuit_fw-la augustinus_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 50._o euseb_n l._n 5._o hist_o c._n 23._o &_o in_o vita_fw-la constant_n l._n 3._o c._n 17._o bed._n l._n 1.6_o c._n 27._o a_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n martin_n among_o the_o ancient_a christian_n britan_n a_o evident_a demonstration_n that_o the_o british_a religion_n agree_v with_o that_o of_o st._n augustin_n st._n german_n and_o st._n lupus_n bed._n l._n 1._o hist_o c._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o that_o st._n german_n st._n lupus_n and_o st._n severus_n be_v roman_n catholic_o relic_n of_o saint_n ibid._n c._n 18._o ibid._n c._n 18._o the_o use_n of_o lent_n among_o the_o britan_n st._n dubritius_fw-la primate_n of_o britanny_n anno_fw-la 522._o galf._n hist_o brit._n l._n 9_o c._n 12._o and_o 13._o ibid._n p._n 70._o procession_n and_o organ_n bal._n descript_n eccles_n fol._n 30._o st._n david_n of_o wales_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 540._o camb._n in_o catal._n script_n britan._n polid._n l._n hist_o angl._n in_o fine_a fox_n in_o his_o protestation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 9_o 19_o british_a bishop_n and_o doctor_n pretend_v by_o fox_n to_o have_v be_v protestant_n neither_o order_n nor_o argument_n good_a in_o fox_n fastidius_n priscus_n trit_a de_fw-fr script_n eccl._n bal._n fol._n 23._o st._n ninianus_n bed._n c._n 4._o hector_n boet._n l._n 7._o &_o 15._o joan._n fordonius_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 9_o bal._n ibid._n st._n patricius_n st._n palladius_n bal._n ibid._n fol._n 23._o marian._n scotus_n in_o chron._n eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la 430._o prosper_v in_o chron._n ann_n 432._o &_o 434._o bed._n l._n 4._o hist_o cap._n 30._o st._n patricius_n bal._n descript_n frit_n cent._n 1._o fol._n 25._o ibid._n prosp_n cont_n lib._n collat._n in_o fine_a bed._n hist_o ang._n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o &_o in_o l._n de_fw-fr sex_n aetat_fw-la mar._n scot._n l._n 2._o sex_n aetat_fw-la a_o 432._o bacchiarius_n joan._n cap._n in_o catal_a ss_z brit._n polid._n virg._n 1._o histor_n harpesf_n harpesf_n 6._o cap._n 22._o congellus_fw-la bal._n fol._n 29._o kentegernus_fw-la bal._n fol._n 32._o jo._n capg_n in_o catal_a sanct._n brit._n st._n asaph_n receive_v his_o consecration_n from_o rome_n bal._n ibid._n f._n 34._o bal._n ibid._n f._n 135._o bed._n l._n 2_o hist_o c._n 2._o that_o the_o religion_n bring_v in_o by_o st._n augustin_n be_v catholic_n greg._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la aug._n bed._n l._n 1._o hist._n c._n 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n either_o no_o true_a church_n or_o religion_n be_v in_o st._n gregory_n time_n or_o else_o it_o be_v the_o roman_a the_o continuation_n of_o religion_n from_o st._n august_n downward_o bed._n hist_o ang._n l._n 1._o c._n 22._o st._n aug._n &_o his_o company_n land_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o 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