MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND NOBLE

LORD PRESIDENT

Ornamental woodcut drop cap 'Q' featuring floral and vine motifs within a square frame.Those who disturb the purer assembly of God original: "pueriorem Dei coetum," referring to the church or the collective body of faithful believers., and not only fill it with unusual, monstrous opinions, but today even corrupt the very doctrines original: "dogmata," the core established teachings of the faith. of our salvation under the appearance of a greater holiness: they have this in common above all with the ancient crowd of fanatics original: "fanaticorum," a term often used by established clergy to describe radical sectarians who claimed private revelations or rejected church tradition., that they fiercely rebuke, defame, and tear apart the Teachers and Pastors original: "Doctores & Pastores," the formal leadership and scholars of the church. of the churches with insults, hereti- The word continues on the next page; the catchword "ar-" suggests the full word is "haeresiarchas," or "leaders of heresy."