Bodleian Library MS. Barocci 131

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and of the apostolic traditions, and of the ecclesiastical canons, and of the holy fathers, and of the ecumenical councils, and of the local councils, and of the things defined therein, and of the canonical arrangements therein, and of the things set forth therein, and of the decisions therein, and of the things proclaimed therein, and of the things read therein, and of the things written therein, and of the things issued therein, and of the things demonstrated therein, and of the things explained therein, and of the things interpreted therein, and of the things dogmatized therein, and of the things confessed therein, and of the things preached therein, and of the things taught therein, and of the things handed down therein, and of the things guarded therein, and of the things kept therein, and of the things practiced therein, and of the things lived therein, and of the things done therein, and of the things accomplished therein, and of the things revealed therein, and of the things declared therein, and of the things that appeared therein...

The text continues in a repetitive, rhythmic litany typical of Byzantine legalistic or theological lists, documenting the authoritative status of various ecclesiastical records and practices. Much of the text is unclear? due to extreme density and ink degradation at the margins.

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We must now consider the account of truth. It is not possible to set this forth otherwise than through the testimony of the divine scriptures original: "θεῖαι γραφαί". In this way, we do not appear to be constructing these points from our own intellect original: "διάνοια", but rather from the teaching original: "διδασκαλία" of the holy fathers original: "πατέρες". They found the truth original: "ἀλήθεια" within the divine scriptures and handed it down to us. Thus, we also add nothing of our own. Instead, as we gaze upon the words spoken by them, as if in a mirror, through our reading of the scriptures, we set these things forth in the same manner.

The text proceeds with a complex discussion of divine nature and scriptural interpretation, utilizing standard abbreviations for common Greek theological terms such as God, Lord, and Spirit.

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