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Page 472
... heresy . Much of his argu- ment was based on Joannes Andreae , the most prominent canon lawyer of the first half of the fourteenth century . God allowed the Devil certain powers , such as to tempt people to sin , to know the nature of ...
... heresy . Much of his argu- ment was based on Joannes Andreae , the most prominent canon lawyer of the first half of the fourteenth century . God allowed the Devil certain powers , such as to tempt people to sin , to know the nature of ...
Page 499
... heresy , " the hungry organization cast its eyes about for other victims . " ( Gibbon , Some Rhenish Foes of Credulity , 1920 ) " Heresy , " said Bernardus Guidonis ( 1261-1331 ) in his Manual of the Inquisi- tor , " is a crime of ...
... heresy , " the hungry organization cast its eyes about for other victims . " ( Gibbon , Some Rhenish Foes of Credulity , 1920 ) " Heresy , " said Bernardus Guidonis ( 1261-1331 ) in his Manual of the Inquisi- tor , " is a crime of ...
Page 533
... heresy " were punishable as heresy , and any sorceries performed by a witch who made an express profession of her pact with the Devil savored of heresy , if not regarding the act itself , at least re- garding the actor . So there was no ...
... heresy " were punishable as heresy , and any sorceries performed by a witch who made an express profession of her pact with the Devil savored of heresy , if not regarding the act itself , at least re- garding the actor . So there was no ...
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