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call_v general_n rather_o than_o from_o rome_n to_o other_o part_n have_v not_o a_o preeminency_n of_o power_n and_o not_o only_o a_o precedence_n of_o rank_n be_v acknowledge_v original_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n corrigenda_fw-la page_n 29._o l._n 7._o else_o he_o will_v page_n 55._o l._n 80._o through_o five_o or_o six_o page_n 115._o l._n 3._o except_o that_o of_o one_o or_o two_o of_o his_o predecessor_n concern_v ancient_a church-government_n part_n i._o of_o the_o authority_n and_o subordination_n of_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n §_o 1_o for_o the_o better_a govern_v of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o truth_n unity_n uniformity_n and_o peace_n clergy_n subordination_n of_o clergy_n and_o for_o the_o easy_a suppress_n of_o all_o error_n and_o division_n and_o for_o render_v all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n though_o disperse_v through_o several_a dominion_n but_o one_o visible_a compact_a society_n we_o find_v ancient_o these_o subordination_n of_o superior_a clergy_n 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canon_n therefore_o abrogate_v and_o superior_a right_n of_o any_o bishop_n quae_fw-la prius_fw-la atque_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la sub_fw-la illius_fw-la seu_fw-la antecessorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la potestate_fw-la to_o use_v the_o phrase_n of_o the_o foremention_v 8_o canon_n of_o ephesus_n but_o confirm_v they_o not_o only_o the_o metropolitan_a but_o also_o whatever_o patriarchal_a right_n they_o hold_v former_o as_o appear_v in_o those_o first_o word_n of_o the_o 6_o nicene_n canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o see_v more_o below_o §_o 19_o from_o which_o the_o roman_a primacy_n be_v both_o urge_v by_o paschasius_fw-la a_o legate_n of_o the_o see_v apostolic_a in_o the_o four_o general_n council_n and_o also_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o council_n in_o their_o epistle_n to_o leo._n see_v below_o §_o 25_o n._n 2._o and_o again_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o bellarmin_n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n 2._o l._n 18._o c._n observe_v the_o pope_n being_n caput_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la universae_fw-la suppose_v he_o to_o be_v so_o in_o some_o general_a way_n of_o superintendency_n or_o for_o some_o particular_a act_n and_o office_n as_o suppose_v for_o receive_v appeal_n decide_v controversy_n between_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n admit_v they_o to_o and_o depose_v they_o from_o their_o place_n oblige_v they_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la with_o his_o decree_n hinder_v not_o but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v also_o a_o patriarch_n a_o metropolitan_a a_o bishop_n in_o respect_n of_o some_o other_o more_o immediate_a superintendencies_a and_o office_n divers_a from_o the_o former_a which_o he_o do_v actual_o exercise_v over_o some_o particular_a church_n or_o church_n but_o do_v not_o so_o over_o other_o or_o which_o also_o he_o can_v exercise_v over_o the_o whole_a as_o he_o do_v over_o those_o particular_a church_n as_o suppose_v for_o ordain_v the_o inferior_a bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o hear_v their_o cause_n personal_o officiate_a in_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n receive_v and_o distribute_v the_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n thereof_o &c._n &c._n nor_o again_o e_fw-la conuerso_fw-la as_o cardinal_n perron_n in_o answer_n to_o k._n james_n observe_v do_v his_o govern_n only_o the_o roman_a province_n as_o their_o metropolitan_a or_o only_a italy_n as_o their_o primate_n hinder_v that_o he_o shall_v govern_v the_o west_n also_o as_o their_o patriarch_n nor_o again_o do_v his_o govern_v the_o west_n as_o their_o patriarch_n because_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o west_n hinder_v that_o he_o may_v not_o also_o as_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n successor_n there_o to_o one_o of_o who_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o gentile_n be_v commit_v gal._n 2.7_o 9_o have_v some_o special_a superintendency_n over_o all_o the_o church_n jew_n and_o gentile_a i_o know_v 2._o §_o 3._o n._n 2._o it_o be_v earnest_o plead_v by_o bishop_n bramhal_o vind._n 8._o c._n p._n 251._o and_o rep._n to_o s.w._n 10._o s._n p._n 69._o that_o to_o have_v a_o universal_a headship_n over_o the_o church_n and_o to_o have_v a_o
can_v and_o because_o all_o these_o be_v continue_v to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o church_n also_o under_o christian_a emperor_n without_o ask_v their_o leave_n to_o decree_v such_o thing_n or_o subject_v they_o to_o their_o authority_n or_o depend_v on_o their_o consent_n only_o with_o humble_o desire_v their_o assistance_n yet_o so_o as_o without_z it_z resolve_v to_o proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n thereof_o as_o under_o heathen_a as_o clear_o appear_v under_o the_o the_o arian_n emperor_n yet_o which_o thing_n she_o can_v not_o lawful_o have_v do_v be_v any_o of_o these_o entrench_v upon_o another_o right_n for_o example_n the_o 6_o canon_n of_o nice_a and_o 5._o can._n of_o constant_a council_n will_v have_v be_v a_o usurpation_n of_o a_o unjust_a authority_n if_o the_o subordination_n of_o episcopal_n see_v and_o erect_v of_o patriarch_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o prince_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n let_v also_o those_o instance_n collect_v by_o bishop_n bramhal_o vindic._n 7._o c._n of_o several_a prince_n and_o state_n on_o many_o occasion_n oppose_v the_o pope_n authority_n stand_v good_a and_o be_v justify_v so_o far_o as_o he_o do_v not_o show_v these_o secular_a power_n to_o have_v oppose_v he_o in_o any_o right_n belong_v to_o he_o by_o church-canon_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n but_o if_o in_o any_o of_o those_o example_n they_o be_v also_o find_v to_o oppose_v he_o in_o these_o the_o prove_v of_o such_o fact_n to_o have_v be_v do_v justify_v not_o their_o lawfulness_n to_o be_v do_v though_o also_o he_o confess_v that_o this_o fact_n of_o hen._n 8._o in_o abolish_n the_o usurp_v as_o he_o call_v it_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n within_o his_o dominion_n he_o can_v fellow_n abroad_o see_v what_o he_o say_v vindic._n 7._o c._n p._n 184._o neither_o do_v such_o fact_n as_o he_o urge_v to_o be_v do_v abroad_o hinder_v such_o prince_n for_o live_v still_o in_o the_o external_a communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o fact_n he_o urge_v as_o a_o defence_n of_o the_o reformed_n necessary_a relinquish_a this_o communion_n again_o i_o say_v that_o no_o such_o spiritual_a authority_n can_v he_o confer_v or_o translate_v to_o other_o contrary_a to_o such_o church_n canon_n etc._n etc._n else_o whenever_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o these_o canon_n i_o grant_v that_o inferior_a council_n or_o church-governor_n or_o also_o secular_a power_n with_o their_o consent_n may_v change_v and_o alter_v many_o thing_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o affair_n therefore_o many_o case_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o england_n with_o such_o consent_n of_o inferior_a council_n or_o church-governor_n erect_v or_o translate_n bishopric_n etc._n etc._n instanced_a in_o by_o d._n hammond_n or_o bishop_n bramhall_n be_v justifiable_a where_o any_o wear_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n i._n e._n of_o superior_a council_n but_o in_o any_o other_o example_n where_o such_o law_n be_v transgress_v either_o by_o the_o prince_n or_o also_o by_o their_o particular_a clergy_n the_o prove_v such_o fact_n to_o have_v be_v do_v justify_v not_o their_o lawfulness_n to_o be_v do_v though_o such_o act_n be_v do_v without_o any_o express_a or_o present_a control_n thing_n be_v thus_o explain_v i_o say_v to_o give_v a_o particular_a instance_n of_o the_o former_a proposition_n no_o prince_n or_o emperor_n heathen_a or_o christian_n etc._n etc._n can_v for_o his_o own_o dominion_n dissolve_v or_o abrogate_v the_o authority_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a affair_n of_o those_o patriarch_n or_o primate_fw-la constitute_v or_o confirm_v in_o the_o 6_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o church_n not_o command_v obedience_n to_o patriarch_n at_o random_n or_o to_o such_o as_o the_o secular_a prince_n shall_v set_v over_o we_o but_o also_o nominate_v and_o constitute_v from_o time_n to_o time_n the_o see_v which_o have_v or_o shall_v have_v such_o preeminence_n if_o these_o be_v since_o by_o no_o other_o general_a council_n reverse_v nor_o can_v any_o who_o by_o that_o canon_n be_v subject_v for_o instance_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n deny_v obedience_n in_o such_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n to_o he_o without_o schism_n though_o his_o secular_a prince_n shall_v command_v the_o contrary_a or_o subject_v he_o to_o another_o and_o if_o these_o thing_n here_o say_v be_v true_a then_o also_o so_o far_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n authority_n be_v find_v to_o be_v confirm_v in_o matter_n spiritual_a by_o the_o church_n canon_n and_o ancient_a custom_n over_o any_o church_n provincial_a or_o national_a it_o will_v be_v schism_n for_o any_o such_o christian_a prince_n or_o people_n to_o oppose_v it_o so_o long_o till_o the_o like_a council_n reverse_v it_o hence_o to_o those_o three_o pretend_a right_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n over_o the_o church_n of_o england_n whereby_o schism_n be_v say_v to_o be_v incur_v mention_v by_o dr._n hammond_n see_v schism_n p._n 138._o namely_o his_o right_a 1._o as_o st_n peter_n successor_n or_o 2._o by_o conversion_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o christianity_n or_o 3._o by_o the_o voluntary_a concession_n of_o king_n i_o suppose_v i_o may_v add_v a_o four_o with_o his_o good_a leave_n namely_o his_o right_n by_o ancient_a constitution_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n and_o may_v right_o affirm_v that_o if_o any_o such_o right_n can_v be_v prove_v the_o english_a clergy_n must_v be_v schismatic_n in_o oppose_v it_o though_o all_o the_o other_o pretence_n be_v overthrow_v for_o such_o a_o sort_n of_o schism_n dr._n hammond_n mention_n p._n 66._o it_o may_v be_v observe_v indeed_o in_o our_o writer_n that_o they_o free_o determine_v 1._o that_o the_o secular_a prince_n have_v a_o just_a external_a authority_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n commit_v to_o he_o by_o god_n to_o enforce_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o church_n canon_n upon_o all_o as_o well_o clergy_n as_o laity_n within_o his_o dominion_n a_o thing_n deny_v by_o none_o 2._o again_o that_o the_o secular_a prince_n have_v no_o internal_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n delegated_a to_o he_o by_o god_n as_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o absolve_v excommunicate_a etc._n etc._n 3._o again_o that_o the_o secular_a prince_n have_v no_o just_a authority_n to_o determine_v any_o thing_n concern_v divine_a truth_n or_o perhaps_o other_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n without_o the_o clergy_n help_n and_o assistance_n but_o whether_o such_o ecclesiastical_a determination_n or_o law_n be_v obligatory_a when_o the_o prince_n make_v these_o be_v assist_v only_o with_o some_o small_a portion_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o oppose_v by_o the_o rest_n or_o also_o by_o a_o superior_a council_n or_o court_n ecclesiastical_a or_o whether_o the_o prince_n against_o these_o provide_v that_o he_o have_v some_o lesser_a number_n of_o clergy_n on_o his_o side_n may_v reverse_v former_a canon_n or_o enact_v new_a to_o oblige_v the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n under_o his_o dominion_n this_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o free_o to_o speak_v to_o most_o what_o to_o pass_v over_o and_o some_o of_o our_o late_a writer_n when_o they_o be_v force_v upon_o it_o rather_o to_o deny_v it_o and_o indeed_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n except_o it_o be_v in_o that_o general_a clause_n i_o will_v defend_v all_o jurisdiction_n etc._n etc._n grant_v nor_o in_o the_o 37_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o king_n power_n in_o ecclesiastical_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o affirm_v or_o determine_v it_o for_o whereas_o the_o oath_n in_o general_n make_v the_o king_n only_o supreme_a governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_n he_o may_v be_v so_o for_o some_o thing_n and_o yet_o not_o for_o every_o thing_n not_o therefore_o the_o supreme_a decider_n of_o all_o divinity_n controversy_n and_o whereas_o the_o 34th_o article_n expound_v the_o supremacy_n thus_o that_o he_o be_v to_o rule_v all_o estate_n and_o degree_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n by_o god_n whether_o they_o be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o temporal_a and_o restrain_v with_o the_o civil_a sword_n the_o stubborn_a and_o evil-doer_n all_o this_o he_o may_v do_v and_o yet_o be_v tie_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o leave_v to_o the_o church_n sole_a judgement_n who_o be_v evil-doer_n or_o heretical_a person_n etc._n etc._n when_o any_o controversy_n arise_v in_o divine_a matter_n about_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o some_o practice_n or_o truth_n of_o some_o tenet_n §_o 39_o now_o let_v we_o search_v therefore_o how_o far_o the_o concession_n of_o bishop_n bramhall_n and_o dr._n hammond_n may_v extend_v to_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o foresay_a assertion_n matter_n the_o concession_n of_o b._n bramhall_n und_fw-ge of_o dr._n hammond_n in_o this_o matter_n the_o bishop_n vindic._n c._n 8._o p._n 232._o have_v this_o proposition_n
emperor_n after_o 1080_o what_o be_v establish_v by_o such_o a_o synod_n not_o general_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o overthrow_v any_o former_a right_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o be_v balsamon_n a_o late_a greek_a writer_n authority_n much_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o in_o this_o controversy_n neither_o speak_v he_o home_o in_o this_o point_n whether_o the_o patriarch_n be_v to_o admit_v what_o the_o emperor_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o he_o have_v represent_v to_o the_o emperor_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o canon_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o 12_o canon_n in_o the_o 17_o canon_n and_o the_o 38th_o in_o trullo_n here_o be_v only_o upon_o the_o emperor_n building_n a_o new_a city_n or_o perhaps_o upon_o his_o transfer_v the_o civil_a right_n and_o privilege_n of_o have_v the_o seat_n of_o judicature_n etc._n etc._n from_o one_o city_n in_o a_o province_n unto_o another_o and_o upon_o this_o subject_n some_o other_o inferior_a city_n or_o town_n call_v parochia_n when_o be_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o ordinary_a bishop_n see_v hammond_n schism_n p._n 57_o unto_o it_o the_o subject_n also_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o parochiae_fw-la under_o that_o city_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n where_o note_n first_o that_o these_o canon_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o subject_n of_o parochial_a bishop_n to_o new_a metropolitan_o where_o new_a city_n be_v build_v and_o not_o of_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o old_a which_o the_o 12_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o council_n so_o express_o oppose_v second_o only_o of_o subject_v parochial_a bishop_n to_o new_a metropolitan_o not_o of_o subject_v metropolitans_n to_o new_a patriarch_n nor_o yet_o to_o new_a primate_fw-la for_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o this_o very_a council_n that_o make_v this_o canon_n never_o dream_v of_o any_o power_n the_o emperor_n have_v to_o erect_v a_o new_a patriarch_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o §_o 43._o and_o much_o less_o leo_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o confirm_v these_o canon_n yet_o vehement_o oppose_v the_o council_n seek_v to_o erect_v constantinople_n into_o a_o patriarchy_n much_o more_o will_v he_o have_v oppose_v the_o emperor_n three_o whatever_o privilege_n the_o emperor_n here_o receive_v methinks_v their_o order_n that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v subsequatur_fw-la be_v far_o from_o sound_v that_o they_o yield_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n by_o right_n as_o dr._n hammond_n expound_v it_o schis_fw-la p._n 119._o but_o then_o if_o the_o emperor_n hold_v such_o privilege_n from_o the_o church_n the_o church_n when_o they_o please_v may_v resume_v this_o power_n for_o so_o himself_o argue_v concern_v any_o privilege_n which_o secular_a prince_n have_v former_o concede_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o then_o hear_v what_o the_o 21th_o canon_n of_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n say_v if_o we_o will_v trust_v late_a council_n not_o far_o distant_a in_o time_n better_o to_o understand_v the_o concession_n of_o former_a definimus_fw-la neminem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la mundi_fw-la potentium_fw-la quenquam_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la patriarchalibus_fw-la sedibus_fw-la praesunt_fw-la inhonorare_fw-la aut_fw-la movere_fw-la a_o proprio_fw-la throno_fw-la tentare_fw-la sed_fw-la omni_fw-la reverentia_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la dignos_fw-la judicare_fw-la praecipue_fw-la quidem_fw-la sanctissimum_fw-la papam_fw-la senioris_fw-la romae_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 45_o as_o for_o the_o thing_n mention_v afterward_o by_o the_o doctor_n p._n 120_o etc._n etc._n the_o power_n of_o change_v the_o seat_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o divide_v one_o province_n into_o many_o as_o likewise_o the_o presenting_z of_o particular_a person_n to_o several_a dignity_n in_o the_o church_n which_o also_o private_a patron_n do_v without_o claim_v any_o superiority_n in_o church-matter_n some_o of_o which_o seem_v of_o small_a consequence_n as_o to_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n yet_o be_v not_o these_o thing_n just_o transact_v by_o the_o prince_n sole_a authority_n without_o the_o approbation_n first_o of_o church-governor_n but_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v act_v by_o the_o church_n alone_o the_o prince_n gainsaying_n if_o he_o be_v either_o heathen_a or_o heretic_n which_o also_o show_v his_o power_n when_o orthodox_n in_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v only_o executive_a and_o dependent_a on_o the_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n no_o person_n be_v or_o at_o least_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v into_o any_o church-dignity_n without_o the_o authoritative_a consent_n and_o concurrence_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o if_o they_o reject_v such_o person_n though_o present_v by_o prince_n as_o unorthodox_n or_o otherwise_o unfit_a they_o can_v be_v invest_v in_o such_o office_n hear_v what_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n say_v of_o this_o matter_n can._n 22._o sancta_fw-la &_o universalis_fw-la synodus_fw-la definit_a neminem_fw-la laicorum_fw-la principum_fw-la 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reabilitation_n of_o the_o church_n they_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o authority_n of_o which_o they_o be_v by_o she_o former_o deprive_v for_o we_o must_v know_v that_o tho_o according_a to_o the_o common_a tenent_n of_o die_v church_n see_v conc._n nice_a 8._o can._n none_n that_o be_v ordain_v according_a to_o the_o right_a form_n of_o ordination_n by_o a_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_a may_v be_v reordain_v no_o more_o than_o one_o baptize_v by_o such_o may_v be_v rebaptise_v or_o the_o eucharist_n consecrate_v by_o such_o reconsecrated_a but_o when_o he_o recant_v his_o heresy_n or_o schism_n he_o be_v only_o relicensed_a by_o the_o church_n discharge_v his_o function_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o former_o receive_a order_n yet_o who_o so_o by_o heresy_n or_o schism_n be_v once_o deprive_v of_o the_o right_n of_o exercise_v his_o function_n as_o any_o one_o may_v be_v can_v confer_v this_o right_n on_o other_o but_o that_o all_o these_o afterward_o stand_v as_o much_o suspend_v from_o any_o execution_n of_o their_o office_n as_o himself_o do_v though_o i_o can_v say_v but_o that_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o other_o office_n of_o their_o function_n as_o well_o in_o other_o thing_n as_o in_o baptism_n as_o in_o marriage_n in_o penance_n and_o absolution_n the_o eucharist_n etc._n etc._n be_v still_o valid_a to_o the_o simple_a receiver_n who_o be_v guiltless_a of_o their_o fault_n the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o minister_n if_o true_o ordain_v not_o hinder_v the_o benefit_n to_o mankind_n which_o christ_n have_v annex_v to_o that_o office_n and_o which_o always_o himself_o as_o the_o principal_a agent_n by_o their_o hand_n confer_v §_o 75_o to_o distinguish_v then_o true_a succession_n which_o we_o be_v always_o to_o adhere_v and_o submit_v to_o 1._o there_o be_v no_o lawful_a succession_n where_o be_v no_o lawful_a ordination_n nor_o 2ly_v any_o ordination_n lawful_a from_o or_o do_v by_o those_o that_o be_v condemn_v or_o guilty_a of_o schism_n for_o to_o those_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o though_o their_o former_a ordination_n and_o the_o character_n as_o some_o call_v that_o impress_v by_o it_o be_v not_o annul_v and_o blot_v out_o for_o which_o cause_n as_o i_o say_v when_o such_o person_n be_v reconcile_v and_o readmit_v to_o their_o function_n they_o be_v not_o reordain_v yet_o all_o the_o authority_n and_o right_n of_o discharge_v their_o function_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o church_n and_o cease_v and_o consequent_o then_o cease_v this_o power_n of_o ordain_v other_o see_v canon_n apost_n 67.63_o cons._n nice_a can_v 19.8_o and_o the_o same_o case_n i_o suppose_v it_o be_v of_o those_o who_o be_v condemn_v though_o not_o guilty_a and_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o thrust_v out_o of_o the_o church_n never_o so_o unjust_o for_o they_o yet_o desire_v the_o communion_n deny_v they_o show_v their_o approbation_n
epistle_n of_o zosimus_n a_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o st._n augustine_n time_n ad_fw-la episc_n salonit_fw-la where_o prohibit_v the_o admit_v of_o monk_n and_o also_o laic_n immediate_o to_o be_v bishop_n without_o their_o pass_v through_o and_o continuance_n for_o some_o time_n in_o inferior_a ecclesiastical_a function_n he_o say_v hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la speeialiter_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la praedecessoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la &_o nuper_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la interdictum_fw-la constat_fw-la literis_fw-la ad_fw-la gallias_n hispaniasque_fw-la transmissis_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la potissimum_fw-la scripta_fw-la direximus_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o omnium_fw-la fratrum_fw-la &_o coepiscoporum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la facies_fw-la ire_n notitiam_fw-la sciet_fw-la quisquis_fw-la hoc_fw-la postposita_fw-la patrum_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la neglexerit_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la districtius_fw-la vindicandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v the_o epistle_n of_o the_o african_a bishop_n 4._o §_o 23._o n._n 4._o in_o the_o 5_o carthaginian_a and_o in_o the_o milevitan_n council_n hold_v there_o against_o pâ—lagianism_n among_o who_o be_v s._n austin_n send_v to_o pope_n innocent_a i_o and_o his_o answer_n to_o they_o be_v among_o s._n augustine_n epistle_n the_o 90_o 91_o 92_o 93._o where_o the_o 92._o the_o african_a bishop_n begin_v thus_o quia_fw-la te_fw-la dominus_fw-la gratiae_fw-la suae_fw-la praecipuae_fw-la munere_fw-la in_o sede_n apostolica_fw-la collocavit_fw-la talemque_fw-la in_o nostris_fw-la temporibus_fw-la praestitit_fw-la ut_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o see_v the_o close_a thereof_o and_o in_o epistle_n 90._o hoc_fw-la itaque_fw-la gestum_fw-la domine_fw-la frater_fw-la sancte_fw-la charitati_fw-la tuus_fw-la intimandum_fw-la duximus_fw-la ut_fw-la statutis_fw-la nostroe_v mediocritatis_fw-la etiam_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la adhibeatur_fw-la authoritas_fw-la and_o s._n austin_n retract_v 2._o l._n 49._o c._n speak_v of_o the_o same_o business_n in_o this_o language_n postea_fw-la quam_fw-la pelagiana_n haeresis_fw-la cum_fw-la suis_fw-la authoribus_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la romanoe_n prius_fw-la innocentio_n deinde_fw-la zosimo_n cooperantibus_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la africanorum_n literis_fw-la convicta_fw-la atque_fw-la damnata_fw-la est_fw-la scripsi_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o possidonius_fw-la s._n augustine_n collegiate_n in_o vita_fw-la august_n 18._o c._n thus_o et_fw-la cum_fw-la iidem_fw-la pelagiani_n perversi_fw-la sedi_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la per_fw-la svam_fw-la ambitionem_fw-la eandem_fw-la perfidiam_fw-la persuadere_fw-la conabantur_fw-la instantissime_fw-la etiam_fw-la conciliis_fw-la africanis_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la gestum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la so_o papae_fw-la vrbis_fw-la romae_fw-la &_o prius_fw-la venerabili_fw-la innocentio_n &_o postea_fw-la sancto_fw-la zosimo_n ejus_fw-la successori_fw-la persuaderetur_fw-la quod_fw-la illa_fw-la secta_fw-la catholica_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o abominanda_fw-la &_o damnanda_fw-la fuisset_fw-la at_o illi_fw-la tantae_fw-la sedis_fw-la antistites_fw-la suis_fw-la diversis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la eosdem_fw-la notantes_fw-la atque_fw-la a_o membris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la i._n e._n catholicae_fw-la praecidentes_fw-la datis_fw-la literis_fw-la ad_fw-la africanas_fw-la orientis_fw-la &_o occidentis_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la eos_fw-la anathematizandos_fw-mi &_o devitandos_fw-mi ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la catholicis_fw-la censuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la tale_n de_fw-la illis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dei_fw-la catholicae_fw-la probatum_fw-la judiâ—ium_fw-la where_o he_o seem_v to_o call_v the_o pope_n judgement_n the_o catholical_a etiam_fw-la pâ—issimus_fw-la imperator_fw-la honorius_n audience_n &_o sequens_fw-la suis_fw-la eos_fw-la legibus_fw-la damnatos_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la haereticos_fw-la habere_fw-la debere_fw-la constituit_fw-la and_o see_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n answer_n wherein_o he_o vindicate_v the_o universal_a authority_n of_o that_o see_v something_o of_o which_o be_v quote_v before_o §_o 21._o after_o which_o judgement_n in_o africa_n both_o pelagius_n and_o caelestius_n his_o chief_a disciple_n make_v their_o appeal_n to_o rome_n to_o zosimus_n the_o successor_n of_o this_o innocentius_n under_o such_o form_n as_o these_o si_fw-mi forte_fw-fr quispiam_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la error_n obrepserit_fw-la vestra_fw-la sententia_fw-la corrigatur_fw-la and_o emendari_fw-la cupimus_fw-la a_o te_fw-la qui_fw-fr petri_n &_o fidem_fw-la &_o sedem_fw-la tenes_fw-fr and_o be_v upon_o a_o false_a relation_n of_o their_o tenant_n favour_v there_o to_o the_o great_a offence_n of_o the_o african_a bishop_n but_o afterward_o also_o condemn_v by_o that_o see_v and_o their_o condemnation_n publish_v from_o thence_o to_o all_o church_n see_v for_o what_o be_v say_v the_o authority_n in_o s._n austin_n and_o other_o quote_v by_o baronius_n a.d._n 418._o see_v s._n austin_n contra_fw-la julianum_fw-la 1._o l._n 2._o c._n where_o urge_v against_o julian_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o occidental_a father_n for_o original_a sin_n he_o say_v thus_o a_o ideo_fw-la contemnendos_fw-la putas_fw-la quia_fw-la occidentalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la puto_fw-la tibi_fw-la eam_fw-la partem_fw-la orbis_fw-la sufficere_fw-la debere_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la primum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la voluit_fw-la dominus_fw-la gloriosissimo_fw-la martyrio_fw-la coronare_fw-la cui_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praesidentem_fw-la beatum_fw-la innocentium_n si_fw-la audire_fw-la voluisses_fw-la jam_fw-la tunc_fw-la periculosam_fw-la juventutem_fw-la tuam_fw-la pelagianis_fw-la laqueis_fw-la exuiss_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la potuit_fw-la vir_fw-la ille_fw-la sanctus_n africanis_fw-la respondere_fw-la conciliis_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la antiquitus_fw-la apostolica_fw-la sedes_fw-la &_o romana_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la tenet_fw-la perseveranter_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la cur_n provoces_fw-la ad_fw-la orientis_fw-la antistites_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v s._n augustine_n epistle_n 261._o write_v to_o celestine_n bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o old_a age_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o epistle_n si_fw-la meam_fw-la senectutem_fw-la fueris_fw-la consolatus_fw-la and_o probable_o after_o the_o contest_v of_o the_o african_a council_n about_o appeals_n that_o council_n be_v hold_v 419._o and_o celestine_n make_v bishop_n of_o rome_n 423._o who_o outlive_v s._n austin_n who_o die_v 430._o ludou._n de_fw-fr angelis_n lib._n 4._o c._n 6._o it_o be_v write_v concern_v one_o antonius_n for_o who_o s._n austin_n have_v procure_v the_o bishopric_n of_o fussala_n a_o place_n former_o in_o his_o own_o diocese_n but_o be_v very_o remote_a from_o hippo_n he_o obtain_v that_o a_o new_a bishopric_n may_v be_v erect_v there_o which_o antonius_n for_o some_o miscarriage_n be_v by_o the_o neighbour_a bishop_n of_o numidia_n remove_v from_o that_o bishopric_n yet_o not_o utter_o degrade_v have_v appeal_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o have_v much_o threaten_v by_o this_o bishop_n power_n to_o procure_v a_o restorement_n to_o his_o place_n in_o this_o epistle_n thus_o s._n austin_n beseech_v the_o pope_n collabora_fw-la obsecro_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la &_o jube_fw-la tibi_fw-la quae_fw-la decreta_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la recitari_fw-la existat_fw-la exemplo_fw-la ipsa_fw-la apostolica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la judicante_fw-la vel_fw-la aliorum_fw-la judicia_fw-la firmante_fw-la quosdam_fw-la pro_fw-la culpis_fw-la nec_fw-la episcopali_fw-la spoliatos_fw-la honore_fw-la neque_fw-la relictos_fw-la omnimodo_fw-la impunitos_fw-la quia_fw-la ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n subveni_fw-la hominibus_fw-la opem_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o christi_fw-la mesericordia_fw-la poscentibus_fw-la non_fw-la sinas_fw-la ista_fw-la fieri_fw-la i.e._n antonius_n to_o be_v restore_v by_o force_n obsecro_fw-la te_fw-la per_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la per_fw-la apostoli_fw-la petri_n memoriam_fw-la qui_fw-la christianorum_fw-la praepositos_fw-la populorum_fw-la monuit_fw-la ne_o violent_a dominentur_fw-la inter_fw-la fratres_n etc._n etc._n this_o he_o say_v against_o the_o executores_fw-la clericos_fw-la of_o the_o roman_a see_v many_o time_n use_v unjust_a violence_n but_o we_o see_v he_o decline_v not_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n judgement_n but_o hope_n to_o have_v it_o favourable_a to_o his_o cause_n see_v likewise_o his_o epistle_n 157._o to_o optatus_n wherein_o he_o mention_n a_o legation_n impose_v upon_o he_o and_o some_o other_o bishop_n for_o some_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n to_o caesarea_n in_o mauritania_n quo_fw-la nos_fw-la say_v he_o injuncta_fw-la nobis_fw-la a_o venerabili_fw-la papa_n zosimo_n apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la episcopo_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la necessitas_fw-la traxerat_fw-la of_o which_o also_o thus_o possidonius_fw-la vit._n aug._n 14._o c._n in_o coesarinsem_fw-la mauritaniae_fw-la civitatem_fw-la venire_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la mentoriae_fw-la augustinum_n cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la sedis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la literae_fw-la compulerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la terminandas_fw-la viz._n aliquas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la necessitate_v &c_n &c_n which_o show_v what_o authority_n the_o roman_a bishop_n use_v over_o the_o african_a in_o this_o father_n time_n where_o s._n austin_n do_v many_o good_a office_n for_o that_o province_n and_o have_v successful_a dispute_n with_o emeritus_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n see_v possid_n vit_fw-mi aug._n 14._o c._n aug._n the_o gest_n cum_fw-la emerit_fw-la see_v the_o epistle_n of_o cyril_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n 5._o §_o 23._o n._n 5._o to_o celestin_n bishop_n of_o rome_n wherein_o he_o say_v concern_v nestorius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n before_o condemn_v by_o any_o general_a council_n at_o quamvis_fw-la res_fw-la ita_fw-la habeat_fw-la non_fw-la prius_fw-la tamen_fw-la illius_fw-la communionem_fw-la confidenter_fw-la disserere_fw-la ausi_fw-la fuimus_fw-la quam_fw-la haec_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pietati_fw-la tuus_fw-la indicaremus_fw-la