170 7he tender Confcience. Cap.12. thing that might any way redound to the . _ _wou~dingof Religion, and at which any ~· offence might bee taken,or an ill confrructi· on madeof it. , . There were irt Cyprians time, certain per– fans called Libellatici s they were numbred inter lap[(JJ ; whereof, as Baroniu1 obferves; there were two forts ; the onecalled Sacrifi– cati, ()r Thuriftcati, Sacrificers, who had out . of f~aryc:elded to ca£1: Incenfe to their Altar- · worfhip, or ldall-w(Jr.(b~p. The other werecal– ledLibellatici ; who had protefred they could · not in confcicticeyeeld to any fuch irreligi– ous a8:, nor would they, if they died. But ~heydefited they might not be urged to any fttch thing. f>tit that they might have a pro– ~eetiol) againt!_force and perfecution for re– fufall , and they would give fame certain fan1 of m·oney for fitch adifpenfation or pro- 1' te8:ion: From whence they had that name give11 thtm ofLibellatici. One wouldthin~ tlia:t this had been no great matter ; yet be– cau:fe it' hadan appt>arance of evil in it, they were·looked upon as perfons offending, ·and defer'Ving Cenfures, though not in an equall manner with the Sacriftcati. WhenceCyprian f6mewhat leffeni their fault, and faith they, Mag. Cent . were not, tam crimine quam errore decepti, guil~ 3• c'ap,6. ty more ofoverfight,then ofany great crime~· Yet weretliefe enjoyned pennance, and re· c~ivcd, upon promife th.at they lhould not fo faryedd a·ny rhore after. ·9· Note. In. the ninth plac!e you -Ii1ayfut.~o · · · ther·
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