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Answ. 1. How know you another mans knowledge? 2. Long before what? Before any such accusations on the Albigenses? Read Bernards Serm. 66. in Cant. Saith Usher (than whom few men ever knew such matters better, or more truly reported them) de succes. c. 8. p. 232. Bernard Serm. 65. & 66. in Cant. mentioneth their opinions partly common with the Manichees, partly with the Orthodox. And that the Manichees were before among them he before proved at large, and that they (called Cathari) were by ordinary error mistaken for Waldenses and Leonists. And p. 236. saith he [Sic & Apostolicis Bernardus Clareval. Catharis Eckbertus Schnang. Popelicanis Guido Armorican. atque Albigensibus Regordus Regis Franc. Chronographus, haeresin attribuit quam Apostolus praedixerat — detestantem nuptias, & carnem comedere prohibentem. (Which in Bernard and Ecbertus are commonly to be seen) Quod ut de Manicheis in terra Albig. commorantibus admitti potest, ita de toto Albig. genere dictum falsissimum esse constat, sive cum Thuano à Pet. Valdo sive cum Papir. Massonio à Pet. Bruisio eorum originem placeat repetere—And p. 237, 238. he saith, A Petro Brusio & ejus successore Henrico qui (ut ex Pet. Cluniacensi intelligitur)—per annos viginti doctrinam suam disseminarunt Albigensium sectam deducit P. Massonius,—Apostolicos etiam de quibus Serm. ⟨p. 390⟩66. in Cant. agit Bernardus, eosdem esse opinatur Tham. Waldensis cum Publicanis.

Answ. 1. How know you another mans knowledge? 2. Long before what? Before any such accusations on the Albigenses? Read Bernards Serm. 66. in Cant. Saith Ʋsher (than whom few men ever knew such matters better, or more truly reported them) de succes. c. 8. p. 232. Bernard Serm. 65. & 66. in Cant. mentioneth their opinions partly common with the Manichees, partly with the Orthodox. And that the Manichees were before among them he before proved at large, and that they (called Cathari) were by ordinary error mistaken for Waldenses and Leonists. And p. 236. saith he [Sic & Apostolicis Bernardus Clareval. Catharis Eckbertus Schnang. Popelicanis Guido Armorican. atque Albigensibus Regordus Regis Franc. Chronographus, haeresin attribuit quam Apostolus praedixerat — detestantem nuptias, & carnem comedere prohibentem. (Which in Bernard and Ecbertus are commonly to be seen) Quod ut de Manicheis in terra Albig. commorantibus admitti potest, ita de toto Albig. genere dictum falsissimum esse constat, sive cum Thuano à Pet. Valdo sive cum Papir. Massonio à Pet. Bruisio eorum originem placeat repetere—And p. 237, 238. he saith, A Petro Brusio & ejus successore Henrico qui (ut ex Pet. Cluniacensi intelligitur)—per annos viginti doctrinam suam disseminarunt Albigensium sectam deducit P. Massonius,—Apostolicos etiam de quibus Serm.