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of_o judgement_n and_o thou_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o of_o that_o place_n shall_v show_v thou_o according_o to_o all_o that_o they_o inform_v thou_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o thou_o shall_v do_v or_o as_o the_o vulgar_a quodcunque_fw-la docuerint_fw-la te_fw-la juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la ejus_fw-la facies_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o decline_v from_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o least_o and_o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o stand_v to_o minister_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n or_o to_o the_o judge_n as_o his_o cause_n be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o civi_fw-la even_a that_o man_n shall_v die_v and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuous_o thus_o deuteronomy_n again_o in_o 2_o chron_n 19.5_o 8_o 10_o 11._o where_o jehoshaphat_n in_o his_o reformation_n among_o many_o other_o reduce_v this_o law_n into_o practice_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v cxpress_v in_o these_o term_n first_o v._o 5._o and_o he_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n throughout_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n etc._n etc._n answerable_a to_o deut._n 16.18_o and_o then_o v._o 8._o moreover_o in_o jerusalem_n the_o place_n the_o lord_n have_v choose_v do_v jehoshaphat_n set_v the_o levite_n for_o under_o officer_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n v._o 11._o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o controversy_n and_o he_o charge_v they_o say_v what_o cause_n soever_o shall_v come_v unto_o you_o of_o your_o brethren_n that_o dwell_v in_o their_o city_n between_o blood_n and_o blood_n between_o law_n and_o commandment_n statute_n and_o judgement_n you_o shall_v even_o warn_v they_o that_o they_o trespass_n not_o against_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o behold_v amasiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n be_v over_o you_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n concern_v his_o law_n and_o religion_n and_o zebadiah_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n for_o all_o the_o king_n matter_n concern_v the_o king_n law_n and_o civil_a subjection_n also_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v officer_n before_o you_o etc._n etc._n see_v 1_o chron._n 23.4_o 26.29_o 30._o §_o 8_o in_o these_o two_o place_n you_o may_v note_v that_o it_o be_v not_o or_o not_o only_o concern_v matter_n of_o fact_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o when_o doubt_n arise_v at_o the_o country_n session_n they_o be_v to_o repair_v to_o this_o court_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o fact_n be_v most_o easy_a and_o most_o fit_a to_o be_v judge_v upon_o the_o place_n but_o concern_v matter_n of_o law_n or_o statute_n when_o question_n arise_v about_o that_o between_o plea_n and_o plea_n law_n and_o commandment_n statute_n and_o judgement_n say_v the_o text_n see_v diodate_n comment_n in_o deut._n 17._o 8._o and_o according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o etc._n etc._n again_o it_o be_v not_o for_o matter_n of_o law_n in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o namely_o that_o the_o litigant_fw-la be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n if_o he_o obey_v not_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n whensoever_o he_o judge_v right_a and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o that_o he_o judge_v otherwise_o he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o obey_v he_o nor_o may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o disobedience_n in_o such_o case_n for_o so_o bishop_n andrews_n tort._n torti_n answer_v bellarmin_n urge_v this_o place_n quali_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la imperio_fw-la obediendum_fw-la ita_fw-la praecedentia_fw-la verba_fw-la babent_fw-la imperio_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la docentis_fw-la tum_o sequeris_fw-la sententiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la turn_v si_fw-la superbierit_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o who_o be_v it_o that_o shall_v judge_v when_o this_o supreme_a court_n appeal_v to_o judge_v juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la when_o not_o sure_o it_o must_v be_v the_o litigant_fw-la or_o no_o body_n unless_o there_o can_v be_v a_o supersupreme_a court_n but_o then_o how_o absurd_a this_o for_o so_o whenever_o the_o litigant_fw-la judge_v the_o judge_n to_o have_v judge_v not_o according_a to_o this_o law_n he_o be_v free_a from_o obey_v his_o sentence_n and_o consequent_o from_o punishment_n for_o any_o disobedience_n thereof_o unless_o the_o judge_n can_v by_o god_n law_n punish_v he_o for_o do_v only_o what_o god_n law_n permit_v he_o therefore_o quodcunque_fw-la docuerint_fw-la te_fw-la juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o the_o vulgar_a which_o the_o bishop_n here_o be_v pleat_v to_o make_v use_n of_o mean_v only_o this_o quodcunque_fw-la doenerint_fw-la te_fw-la esse_fw-la juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la these_o being_n the_o supreme_a expositor_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n as_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o hebrew_n render_v thus_o super_fw-la os_fw-la legis_fw-la quam_fw-la docebunt_fw-la te_fw-la &_o super_fw-la judicium_fw-la quod_fw-la dicent_fw-la tibi_fw-la facies_fw-la and_o from_o the_o septuagint_n secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la judicium_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la dixerint_fw-la tibi_fw-la and_o the_o syriack_n secundum_fw-la praescriptionem_fw-la legis_fw-la quam_fw-la tibi_fw-la indicabunt_fw-la and_o the_o other_o famous_a translation_n and_o also_o from_o the_o english_a according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o sentence_n they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o and_o clear_v also_o from_o the_o context_n require_v also_o most_o strict_a and_o absolute_a obedience_n thou_o shall_v not_o decline_v from_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a he_o that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o man_n shall_v die_v §_o 9_o again_o it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o a_o case_n of_o suffering_n and_o patient_o submit_v to_o a_o punishment_n which_o this_o court_n shall_v inflict_v as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o see_v chilingworth_n c._n 5._o §_o 109_o 110._o but_o also_o of_o do_v what_o it_o shall_v direct_v for_o the_o word_n be_v plain_a deut._n 17.9_o thou_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v all_o that_o they_o shall_v inform_v thou_o not_o turn_v to_o any_o hand_n and_o 2_o chron._n 19.10_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o judge_n you_o shall_v warn_v they_o that_o they_o trespass_n not_o against_o the_o lord_n which_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o punishment_n but_o in_o break_v his_o law_n again_o it_o be_v nor_o mean_v of_o do_v neither_o what_o this_o court_n shall_v direct_v that_o be_v in_o such_o thing_n wherein_o meanwhile_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o think_v also_o their_o determination_n lawful_a and_o their_o sentence_n just_a as_o one_o may_v lawful_o pay_v a_o mulct_n of_o a_o 100_o l._n wherein_o he_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o court_n without_o think_v their_o sentence_n lawful_a because_o any_o one_o when_o wrong_a be_v do_v he_o may_v cedere_fw-la svo_fw-la jure_fw-la without_o sin_v therein_o thus_o mr._n chill_a worth_n will_v avoid_v this_o place_n urge_v by_o mr._n knot_n and_o in_o his_o instance_n indeed_o no_o more_o be_v require_v than_o he_o affirm_v but_o it_o seem_v also_o a_o obligation_n to_o think_v such_o determination_n and_o sentence_n just_a and_o lawful_a as_o in_o all_o those_o instance_n may_v be_v make_v appear_v where_o the_o party_n be_v enjoin_v by_o this_o court_n to_o perform_v some_o neglect_a duty_n to_o god_n or_o his_o neighbour_n and_o not_o only_o sentence_v to_o undergo_v some_o punishiment_n as_o certain_o all_o the_o decree_n and_o determination_n of_o that_o court_n be_v not_o only_o about_o passive_a obedience_n satisfaction_n and_o punishment_n but_o active_a too_o duty_n and_o service_n now_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o none_o may_v do_v any_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v not_o first_o think_v be_v lawful_a to_o be_v do_v or_o at_o lest_o which_o he_o do_v not_o go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o be_v do_v for_o conscientia_fw-la erronea_fw-la obligat_fw-la and_o next_o he_o can_v think_v such_o thing_n lawful_a to_o be_v do_v so_o long_o as_o he_o think_v that_o god_n have_v forbid_v it_o or_o command_v the_o contrary_a of_o it_o to_o be_v do_v therefore_o as_o long_o as_o he_o think_v that_o he_o may_v lawful_o do_v it_o so_o long_o he_o think_v or_o at_o least_o be_v not_o certain_a but_o that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n command_n and_o so_o long_o he_o think_v or_o be_v not_o certain_a of_o the_o contrary_a but_o that_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o court_n be_v right_a and_o just_a but_o here_o if_o any_o one_o will_v say_v that_o one_o may_v think_v a_o thing_n lawful_a to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o because_o it_o be_v command_v he_o by_o those_o superior_n who_o god_n have_v charge_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o
three_o bishop_n have_v a_o superiority_n to_o the_o rest_n from_o most_o ancient_a custom_n and_o tradition_n bishop_n from_o whence_o their_o superiority_n over_o other_o bishop_n which_o be_v rather_o confirm_v than_o give_v to_o they_o in_o the_o nicene_n council_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o word_n in_o the_o 6_o canon_n thereof_o mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la perduret_fw-la and_o by_o those_o in_o the_o seven_o concern_v some_o honour_n also_o allow_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o manente_fw-la metropolitanae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dignitate_fw-la quoniam_fw-la mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la &_o vetusta_fw-la traditio_fw-la such_o expression_n we_o find_v also_o in_o conc._n antioch_n can_v 9_o secundum_fw-la antiquam_fw-la a_o patribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la regulam_fw-la constitutam_fw-la and_o in_o conc._n ephes_n can_v 8._o singulis_fw-la provinciis_fw-la pura_fw-la &_o inviolata_fw-la quae_fw-la jam_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la habent_fw-la jura_fw-la serventur_fw-la wherein_o the_o council_n show_v themselves_o very_o zealous_a for_o preserve_v all_o ancient_a custom_n and_o privilege_n so_o st._n ignatius_n the_o martyr_n live_v present_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n style_v himself_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o syria_n because_o that_o whole_a region_n belong_v also_o in_o those_o time_n to_o the_o metropolis_n of_o antioch_n as_o dr._n hammond_n observe_v out_o of_o he_o sch._n p._n 50._o and_o this_o superiority_n over_o the_o rest_n these_o three_o metropolitan_o have_v as_o be_v ancient_o conjecture_v from_o st._n peter_n who_o be_v first_o or_o primate_n of_o the_o apostle_n his_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o former_o of_o antioch_n and_o his_o have_v also_o by_o his_o disciple_n mark_n send_v thither_o a_o more_o particular_a relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n these_o therefore_o be_v call_v apostolicae_fw-la sedes_fw-la which_o title_n be_v also_o sometime_o ancient_o communicate_v to_o some_o other_o church_n beside_o these_o where_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n have_v for_o any_o long_a time_n make_v their_o residence_n as_o to_o ephesus_n to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o roman_a see_v the_o last_o and_o most_o eminent_a seat_n of_o the_o two_o great_a apostle_n 27._o vid._n bell._n de_fw-fr roman_n pont._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 27._o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n not_o dispute_v here_o what_o subordination_n there_o be_v between_o these_o two_o who_o government_n the_o divine_a wisdom_n think_v meet_v to_o conclude_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o succession_n be_v so_o style_v which_o place_n from_o this_o rather_o than_o from_o the_o secular_a eminency_n and_o power_n of_o that_o city_n or_o from_o any_o other_o cause_n whatever_o if_o we_o may_v judge_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o antiquity_n have_v the_o honour_n and_o primacy_n above_o all_o other_o church_n the_o secular_a eminency_n of_o that_o city_n be_v the_o reason_n indeed_o mention_v by_o the_o bishop_n in_o conc._n chalc._n act._n 16._o propter_fw-la imperium_fw-la civitatis_fw-la illius_fw-la because_o they_o endeavour_v the_o advancement_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a bishop_n the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n dioscorus_n be_v condemn_v by_o that_o council_n as_o a_o defender_n of_o eutyches_n to_o the_o same_o privilege_n with_o the_o roman_a in_o the_o second_o place_n upon_o the_o like_a ground_n but_o a_o reason_n disclaim_v by_o leo_n the_o then_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o by_o his_o legate_n and_o a_o reason_n also_o omit_v and_o leave_v out_o by_o themselves_o when_o they_o write_v to_o leo_n for_o his_o confirmation_n of_o their_o canon_n who_o there_o give_v another_o reason_n of_o his_o primacy_n viz._n his_o successorship_n in_o st._n peter_n chair_n as_o appear_v below_o §_o 25._o n._n 2._o see_v also_o syricius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n a.d._n 389._o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la episcopum_fw-la tarraconensem_fw-la a_o city_n in_o spain_n nobis_fw-la major_n cunctis_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la zelus_fw-la incumbit_fw-la portamus_fw-la onera_fw-la omnium_fw-la qui_fw-la gravantur_fw-la quinimo_fw-la haec_fw-la portat_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la beatus_fw-la apostolus_fw-la petrus_n qui_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la ut_fw-la confidimus_fw-la administrationis_fw-la suae_fw-la protegit_fw-la &_o tuetur_fw-la haeredes_fw-la see_v leo_n serm_fw-la 1._o de_fw-la natali_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la thus_o speak_v to_o rome_n per_fw-la sacram_fw-la beati_fw-la petri_n sedem_fw-la caput_fw-la orbis_n effecta_fw-la latius_fw-la praesides_fw-la religione_fw-la divina_fw-la quam_fw-la dominatione_fw-la terrena_fw-la and_o his_o epist_n 58._o to_o anatolius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o ep._n 66._o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalced._n conc._n in_o answer_n to_o the_o letter_n send_v from_o they_o where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n nihil_fw-la alexandrinae_n sedi_fw-la ejus_fw-la pereat_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la sanctum_fw-la marcum_fw-la evangelistam_fw-la b._n petri_n discipulum_fw-la meruit_fw-la antiochena_fw-la quoque_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la primum_fw-la praedicante_fw-la apostolo_n petro_n christianum_fw-la nomen_fw-la exortum_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la paternae_fw-la i.e._n patrum_fw-la concilii_fw-la niceni_n constitutionis_fw-la ordine_fw-la perseveret_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o ep._n ad_fw-la marcinamum_fw-la augustum_fw-la he_o say_v habeat_fw-la constantinopolitana_n civitas_fw-la gloriam_fw-la svam_fw-la alia_fw-la tamen_fw-la ratio_fw-la est_fw-la rerum_fw-la saecularium_fw-la alia_fw-la divinarum_fw-la c._n and_o in_o conc_fw-fr chalced._n 16._o sess_v see_v the_o answer_n of_o the_o roman_a legate_n contradictio_fw-la nostra_fw-la his_fw-la gestis_fw-la inhaereat_fw-la ut_fw-la noverimus_fw-la quid_fw-la apostolico_fw-la viro_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la papae_fw-la 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metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n thus_o the_o bishop_n now_o concern_v what_o they_o have_v say_v note_v 1._o that_o tho_o provincial_a council_n in_o some_o age_n and_o place_n be_v more_o frequent_o assemble_v in_o the_o time_n of_o whole_a sit_v as_o the_o assemble_v can_v do_v nothing_o without_o their_o primate_n or_o metropolitan_a so_o neither_o he_o without_o they_o yet_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o such_o synod_n which_o interval_n be_v too_o long_o to_o leave_v all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n whatever_o till_o then_o in_o suspense_n and_o happen_v many_o time_n also_o ancient_o to_o be_v long_o than_o the_o canon_n permit_v the_o metropolitan_o authority_n be_v not_o void_a but_o they_o limit_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o former_a decree_n of_o such_o synod_n be_v trust_v with_o the_o execution_n thereof_o and_o with_o the_o do_v of_o many_o thing_n especial_o in_o ordinary_a cause_n by_o themselves_o alone_o but_o so_o as_o their_o act_n of_o justice_n may_v upon_o complaint_n 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of_o temporal_a state_n if_o any_o thing_n happen_v to_o be_v unjust_o demand_v it_o excuse_v we_o not_o from_o pay_v just_n debt_n the_o office_n must_v not_o be_v violate_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n neither_o can_v never_o so_o many_o example_n bring_v for_o such_o thing_n do_v by_o prince_n §_o 48_o not_o that_o ecclesiastical_a council_n may_v change_v their_o former_a eccl._n law_n though_o lay-magistrate_n may_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o any_o prince_n to_o do_v the_o like_a much_o less_o to_o advance_v beyond_o such_o pattern_n and_o do_v something_o more_o see_v before_o §_o 42._o after_o these_o a_o three_o proposition_n must_v also_o be_v grant_v that_o though_o secular_o prince_n or_o other_o can_v yet_o council_n may_v change_v some_o former_a ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o custom_n and_o when_o they_o do_v so_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v in_o their_o change_n therefore_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o nicene_n council_n and_z jura_n quae_fw-la jam_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la habent_fw-la serventur_fw-la and_z nullus_fw-la invadat_fw-la provinciam_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la prius_fw-la atque_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la sub_fw-la illius_fw-la fuerat_fw-la potestate_fw-la in_o the_o ephesine_fw-la council_n frequent_o press_v by_o dr._n hammond_n see_v sch._n p._n 61_o 65_o 100_o so_o far_o as_o these_o refer_v not_o to_o apostolical_a tradition_n but_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o oblige_v all_o the_o church_n subject_n only_o so_o long_o till_o the_o church_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o change_v any_o thing_n in_o they_o nor_o do_v they_o hinder_v but_o that_o afterward_o she_o advance_v the_o roman_a church_n at_o last_o yield_v also_o her_o consent_n the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n contrary_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o before_o alexandria_n and_o antioch_n into_o a_o supremacy_n the_o next_o to_o rome_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v as_o in_o secular_a lawgiver_n to_o alter_v her_o law_n at_o pleasure_n nor_o can_v any_o g._n council_n decree_n that_o no_o general_n council_n after_o they_o in_o matter_n of_o humane_a institution_n shall_v change_v their_o decree_n §_o 49_o nor_o can_v any_o particular_a church_n claim_v that_o liberty_n unto_o they_o by_o any_o former_a canon_n they_o that_o prelate_n and_o other_o stand_v oblige_v to_o those_o church-canon_n which_o in_o a_o superior_a council_n be_v make_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o predecessor_n till_o such_o council_n shall_v reverse_v they_o of_o which_o by_o late_a canon_n make_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n they_o receive_v a_o restraint_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o four_o proposition_n also_o i_o think_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v of_o that_o where_o the_o bishop_n or_o metropolitan_o suppose_n subject_v to_o no_o patriarch_n yet_o be_v present_a in_o council_n preside_v in_o by_o one_o or_o more_o patriarch_n and_o do_v consent_n to_o the_o decree_n thereof_o such_o province_n and_o the_o prelate_n thereof_o stand_v oblige_v to_o those_o decree_n and_o can_v afterward_o at_o pleasure_n reverse_v they_o and_o restore_v to_o themselves_o their_o former_a liberty_n else_o metropolitans_n who_o be_v under_o no_o patriarch_n will_v be_v liable_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o no_o council_n at_o all_o no_o not_o of_o such_o wherein_o they_o appear_v wherein_o they_o vote_v wherein_o they_o oblige_v themselves_o but_o suppose_v they_o be_v as_o free_a as_o patriarch_n themselves_o yet_o where_o in_o council_n many_o patriarch_n meet_v the_o vote_n of_o the_o major_a part_n oblige_v all_o review_n what_o be_v say_v before_o §_o 18._o §_o 50_o now_o to_o make_v some_o reflection_n if_o you_o have_v not_o make_v they_o already_o upon_o what_o have_v be_v discourse_v here_o say_v reflection_n on_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n §_o 51_o 1._o it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v deny_v that_o suppose_v she_o have_v not_o receive_v her_o conversion_n from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n it_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n seem_v oblige_v in_o as_o much_o observance_n to_o the_o roman_a see_v as_o the_o former_a instance_n have_v show_v the_o oriental_n to_o have_v yield_v to_o it_o nor_o the_o nicene_n or_o other_o canon_n have_v constitute_v the_o bishop_n of_o this_o city_n sole_a patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n of_o which_o thing_n review_v what_o be_v say_v before_o §_o 3._o yet_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o render_v so_o much_o not_o only_a honour_n but_o submission_n also_o to_o that_o see_v for_o what_o cause_n soever_o it_o be_v that_o such_o be_v give_v to_o that_o last_o seat_n of_o the_o two_o great_a apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n as_o it_o have_v be_v show_v by_o the_o instance_n make_v above_o in_o those_o primitive_a time_n that_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n the_o oriental_a church_n and_o bishop_n the_o patriarch_n themselves_o and_o even_o cyprus_n so_o much_o plead_v concern_v which_o review_n §_o 18._o have_v render_v unto_o he_o in_o appeal_n decision_n of_o controversy_n approbation_n of_o prelate_n ecclesiastical_a censure_n etc._n etc._n for_o example_n if_o the_o rule_n speak_v of_o §_o 22._o praeter_fw-la or_o sine_fw-la romano_n pontifice_fw-la nihil_fw-la finiendum_fw-la have_v any_o obligation_n upon_o the_o oriental_a the_o same_o it_o will_v have_v upon_o the_o english_a bishop_n or_o synod_n and_o the_o same_o power_n the_o roman_a bishop_n have_v of_o receive_v or_o hear_v appeals_n suppose_v from_o alexandria_n as_o in_o athanasius_n his_o cause_n review_v §_o 21._o the_o same_o he_o have_v in_o those_o from_o england_n for_o what_o exemption_n can_v england_n plead_v more_o than_o alexandria_n §_o 52_o 2._o yet_o far_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o ground_n of_o her_o submission_n to_o he_o as_o patriarch_n however_o this_o submission_n be_v found_v as_o of_o other_o western_a province_n canon_n that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n seem_v oblige_v to_o yield_v the_o same_o observance_n to_o the_o roman_a see_v as_o other_o western_a province_n upon_o the_o 6_o nicene_n canon_n her_o neighbour_n who_o still_o continue_v obedience_n to_o that_o see_n and_o the_o mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la obtineat_fw-la seem_v to_o put_v all_o the_o occidental_a coast_n of_o the_o world_n who_o ever_o be_v then_o already_o or_o whoever_o thenceforward_o shall_v be_v convert_v under_o his_o jurisdiction_n see_v §_o 3_o in_o which_o canon_n as_o not_o britain_n so_o no_o other_o western_a province_n be_v particular_o name_v though_o it_o appear_v from_o some_o instance_n above_o that_o before_o nice_a both_o spain_n and_o france_n and_o africa_n be_v christian_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o roman_a see_v see_v §_o 6._o and_o then_o be_v the_o british_a nation_n also_o already_o christian_n three_o of_o its_o bishop_n be_v present_a at_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n in_o france_n ten_o year_n before_o this_o of_o nice_n see_v hamm._n sch._n p._n 110._o and_o many_o suffer_a martyrdom_n here_o in_o dioclesian_n day_n among_o the_o rest_n the_o famous_a st._n alban_n and_o the_o arm_n of_o lichfield_n represent_v many_o mangle_a body_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o many_o christian_n who_o in_o that_o persecution_n suffer_v there_o christian_n yet_o high_o before_o tertullian_n and_o origen_n time_n who_o testify_v so_o much_o of_o it_o orig._n in_o ezech._n hom._n 4._o quando_fw-la terra_fw-la britanniae_fw-la ante_fw-la adventum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o unius_fw-la dei_fw-la consensit_fw-la religionem_fw-la quando_fw-la terra_fw-la maurorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n nunc_fw-la vero_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la quae_fw-la mundi_fw-la limit_n tenent_fw-la universa_fw-la terra_fw-la cum_fw-la laetitia_fw-la clamat_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la israel_n tertull._n adv_o judaeos_n c._n 7._o cui_fw-la christo_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la jam_fw-la getulorum_fw-la varietates_fw-la &_o maurorum_fw-la multi_fw-la fine_n hispaniarum_fw-la omnes_fw-la termini_fw-la &_o galliarum_n diversae_fw-la nationes_fw-la &_o brittannorum_fw-la inaccessa_fw-la romanis_n loca_fw-la christo_fw-la vero_fw-la subd_v ta_fw-la see_v also_o his_o apologet._n christian_n in_o the_o day_n of_o eleutherius_fw-la bishop_n of_o rome_n a._n d._n 183._o say_v venerable_a bede_n hist_o ang._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o at_o which_o time_n christianity_n by_o the_o late_a favourable_a edict_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n and_o marcus_n aurelius_n enjoy_v much_o tranquillity_n one_o lucius_z or_o lever_n maur_n a_o king_n of_o some_o part_n of_o britain_n bear_v some_o affection_n to_o the_o religion_n or_o christian_n from_o their_o good_a conversation_n which_o recommend_v it_o and_o also_o for_o the_o miracle_n which_o confirm_v it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v two_o learned_a man_n elvanus_n avalonius_n or_o of_o glastenbury_n and_o medvinus_n de_fw-fr belga_n or_o of_o wells_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o desire_v from_o he_o some_o holy_a man_n to_o instruct_v he_o in_o religion_n and_o some_o roman_a imperial_a law_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o civil_a
dislike_v repeal_v 2._o that_o though_o metropolitan_a synod_n in_o some_o time_n be_v not_o unfrequent_a yet_o patriarchal_a synod_n be_v never_o nor_o never_o well_o can_v be_v so_o nor_o find_v we_o any_o set_v time_n appoint_v for_o call_v they_o as_o for_o call_v the_o other_o so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o many_o former_a instance_n that_o the_o patriarch_n ordinary_o do_v so_o it_o be_v all_o reason_n that_o he_o shall_v decide_v some_o appeal_n without_o they_o though_o in_o some_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o of_o great_a consequence_n such_o council_n also_o be_v assemble_v 3._o since_o where_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o metropolitan_o judge_v matter_n alone_o to_o have_v be_v a_o practice_n only_o of_o latter_a time_n yet_o they_o allow_v this_o to_o be_v do_v upon_o very_o rational_a ground_n observe_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o rational_a ground_n of_o do_v it_o ancient_o and_o again_o that_o the_o practice_n they_o justify_v for_o metropolitan_o in_o latter_a time_n they_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n to_o allow_v to_o patriarch_n in_o all_o time_n because_o the_o great_a the_o council_n be_v with_o the_o more_o trouble_n be_v they_o convene_v and_o last_o that_o the_o reform_a metropolitans_n themselves_o who_o blame_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n manage_v ecclesiastical_a affair_n by_o himself_o alone_o i._n e._n without_o a_o patriarchal_a synod_n yet_o themselves_o think_v it_o reasonable_a to_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n themselves_o alone_o i._n e._n without_o their_o provincial_a synod_n authorise_v their_o high-commission_n court_n and_o blame_v his_o consistory_n now_o what_o be_v allow_v to_o patriarchal_a proceed_n without_o council_n in_o respect_n of_o appeal_n from_o their_o several_a province_n the_o same_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o difference_n and_o contest_v of_o patriarch_n themselves_o and_o of_o other_o great_a bishop_n since_o it_o be_v meet_v for_o preserve_v the_o church_n peace_n and_o unity_n that_o some_o person_n or_o assembly_n shall_v have_v the_o authority_n to_o decide_v these_o and_o since_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a and_o for_o the_o great_a trouble_n thereof_o not_o feisible_a that_o a_o general_n council_n or_o also_o patriarchal_a in_o all_o such_o difference_n shall_v be_v assemble_v the_o same_z i_o say_v it_o be_v that_o by_o ancient_a custom_n and_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n have_v be_v confer_v on_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n with_o his_o council_n though_o grant_v liable_a to_o error_n he_o being_z more_o eminent_o honourable_a than_o the_o rest_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o his_o patriarchy_n of_o the_o great_a power_n and_o ancient_a renown_n of_o that_o city_n which_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n he_o govern_v but_o especial_o of_o the_o two_o great_a apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n there_o end_v their_o day_n in_o the_o government_n of_o that_o see_v and_o leave_v he_o there_o the_o successor_n of_o their_o power_n yet_o be_v this_o office_n of_o supreme_a judicature_n so_o commit_v unto_o he_o that_o his_o judgement_n only_o stand_v in_o force_n till_o such_o a_o meeting_n and_o may_v be_v review_v and_o where_o contrary_a to_o former_a canon_n reverse_v by_o it_o concern_v which_o see_v the_o say_n of_o s._n austin_n quote_v before_o §_o 22._o restabat_fw-la adhuc_fw-la plenarium_fw-la ecclesie_n universae_fw-la concilium_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o say_n of_o zosimus_n quote_v §_o 22._o n._n 2._o and_o the_o epistle_n of_o gelasius_n quote_v §_o 25._o n._n 3._o and_o what_o be_v say_v §_o 22._o now_o all_o metropolitan_a and_o patriarchal_a authority_n in_o the_o interval_n of_o council_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o conciliary_a law_n and_o canon_n or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o act_v nothing_o against_o they_o if_o the_o question_n be_v ask_v who_o shall_v judge_v whether_o so_o they_o do_v i_o answer_v none_o but_o a_o superior_a council_n till_o which_o their_o judgement_n stand_v good_a for_o as_o i_o have_v large_o show_v elsewhere_o if_o litigant_n once_o may_v judge_v of_o this_o when_o their_o judge_n judge_v right_o and_o not_o against_o the_o law_n and_z according_o may_v yield_v or_o subtract_v their_o obedience_n such_o obedience_n be_v arbitrary_a in_o civil_a court_n prince_n or_o their_o minister_n be_v oblige_v to_o judge_v according_a to_o or_o not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v the_o litigant_fw-la therefore_o reject_v their_o judgement_n when_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o contrary_a to_o these_o law_n i_o believe_v not_o secular_a §_o 38._o that_o it_o be_v schism_n to_o deny_v obedience_n to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n establish_v by_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o that_o no_o such_o power_n can_v be_v lawful_o dissolve_v by_o the_o power_n secular_a thus_o much_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n give_v by_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n and_o ancient_a custom_n and_o practice_n to_o some_o ecclesiastical_a person_n above_o other_o and_o among_o they_o supereminent_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n and_o give_v to_o these_o person_n not_o only_o as_o join_v with_o council_n but_o as_o single_a magistrate_n in_o the_o vacancy_n thereof_o in_o the_o next_o place_n these_o proposition_n also_o i_o think_v must_v necessary_o be_v grant_v first_o that_o whatever_o authority_n be_v thus_o settle_a upon_o any_o person_n by_o the_o canon_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o manage_n of_o affair_n not_o civil_a but_o mere_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a can_v be_v annul_v and_o dissolve_v nor_o can_v be_v confer_v contrary_a to_o the_o church_n constitution_n on_o any_o other_o person_n by_o any_o secular_a power_n neither_o by_o heathen_a and_o unbelieving_a prince_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o church_n nor_o by_o christian_a much_o less_o because_o these_o be_v in_o spiritual_a matter_n son_n and_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n and_o now_o oblige_v to_o obey_v her_o law_n neither_o by_o the_o one_o who_o so_o may_v easy_o hinder_v the_o propagation_n of_o christianity_n nor_o by_o the_o other_o who_o if_o happen_v at_o any_o time_n to_o be_v heretical_a or_o schismatical_a may_v easy_o hinder_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n or_o disturb_v the_o church_n peace_n thus_o grotius_n a_o great_a lawyer_n in_o rivet_n apol._n discuss_v p._n 70._o imperatorum_fw-la &_o regum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la esse_fw-la officium_fw-la etiam_fw-la circa_fw-la res_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_fw-la confesso_fw-la est_fw-la at_o non_fw-la tale_n quale_fw-la in_o saeculi_fw-la negotiis_fw-la ad_fw-la tutando_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la violandos_fw-la canon_n jus_o hoc_fw-la comparatum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la principes_fw-la silij_fw-la sint_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la debent_fw-la vi_fw-la in_o matrem_fw-la uti_fw-la omne_fw-la corpus_fw-la sociale_a jus_o habet_fw-la quaedam_fw-la constituendi_fw-la quibus_fw-la membra_fw-la obligentur_fw-la hoc_fw-la jus_o etiam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la competere_fw-la apparet_fw-la act._n 15.28_o heb._n 13.17_o where_o he_o quote_v facundus_n say_v of_o martianus_n cognovit_fw-la ille_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o causis_fw-la uteretur_fw-la principis_fw-la potestate_fw-la &_o in_o quibus_fw-la exhiberet_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la christiani_n and_o obedite_fw-la praepositis_fw-la etiam_fw-la regibus_fw-la dictum_fw-la see_v this_o discourse_v more_o large_o in_o success_n clerg_n §_o 64_o 65._o 2._o and_o further_o that_o it_o be_v schism_n to_o deny_v obedience_n to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n so_o establish_v and_o never_o since_o by_o the_o same_o ecclesiastical_a law_n reverse_v i_o say_v here_o concern_v matter_n ecclesiastical_a not_o civil_a therefore_o let_v that_o proposition_n of_o dr._n hammond_n schism_n 6._o c._n p._n 129._o for_o i_o stand_v good_a that_o a_o law_n though_o make_v by_o a_o general_n council_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o christian_a prince_n i._n e._n of_o that_o time_n yet_o if_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o a_o civil_a right_n may_v in_o this_o or_o that_o nation_n be_v repeal_v i._n e._n by_o that_o prince_n successor_n provide_v only_o that_o the_o ordain_v or_o confirm_v of_o inferior_a governor_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n the_o assemble_v of_o synod_n and_o decision_n of_o controversy_n of_o religion_n the_o order_v church-service_n and_o discipline_n the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n upon_o delinquent_n and_o the_o like_a for_o prevent_v or_o suppress_v of_o heresy_n schism_n and_o faction_n and_o for_o preserve_v the_o church_n in_o unity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n provide_v i_o say_v that_o such_o thing_n be_v not_o reckon_v among_o civil_a right_n as_o they_o may_v not_o be_v because_o all_o these_o be_v thing_n use_v by_o the_o church_n under_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n even_o against_o their_o frequent_a edict_n yet_o can_v they_o not_o have_v be_v lawful_o so_o use_v if_o any_o of_o these_o have_v encroach_v on_o civil_a right_n in_o any_o of_o which_o civil_a right_n the_o heathen_a prince_n may_v claim_v as_o much_o lawful_a power_n to_o prohibit_v they_o as_o the_o christian_a