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act_v contrary_a to_o his-opinion_n where_o note_n that_o in_o such_o obey_n he_o still_o follow_v his_o conscience_n for_o he_o obey_v here_o because_o he_o first_o think_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o obey_v obedience_n be_v the_o product_n but_o obedience_n in_o the_o former_a notion_n be_v a_o act_n of_o more_o humility_n and_o charity_n §_o 11_o have_v faid_fw-we this_o to_o explain_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o obedience_n require_v in_o this_o place_n i_o will_v set_v you_o down_o what_o mr._n hooker_n have_v commented_a upon_o it_o in_o his_o preface_n sect_n 6._o write_v against_o puritan_n and_o so_o speak_v much_o of_o subordination_n of_o private_a opinion_n to_o the_o determination_n of_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n god_n say_v he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o priest_n and_o judge_n who_o sentence_n in_o matter_n of_o controversy_n he_o ordain_v shall_v stand_v both_o might_n and_o oftentimes_o will_v be_v deceive_v in_o their_o judgement_n howbeit_o better_a it_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o understanding_n that_o sometime_o a_o erroneous_a sentence_n definitive_a shall_v prevail_v till_o the_o same_o authority_n perceive_v such_o oversight_n may_v afterward_o correct_v or_o reverse_v it_o than_o that_o strife_n shall_v have_v respite_n to_o grow_v and_o not_o come_v speedy_o unto_o some_o end_n then_o answer_v the_o objection_n of_o do_v nothing_o against_o conscience_n '_o neither_o wish_n we_o say_v he_o that_o man_n shall_v do_v any_o thing_n which_o in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v persuade_v they_o ought_v not_o not_o to_o do_v but_o we_o say_v this_o persuasion_n ought_v to_o be_v full_o settle_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o in_o litigious_a and_o controvert_v cause_n of_o such_o quality_n here_o what_o exception_n mr._n hooker_n make_v matter_n not_o for_o the_o text_n make_v none_o '_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v to_o have_v they_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o the_o sentence_n of_o judicial_a and_o final_a decision_n shall_v determine_v yea_o though_o it_o seem_v in_o their_o private_a opinion_n to_o swerve_v utter_o from_o that_o which_o be_v right_a as_o no_o doubt_n many_o time_n the_o sentence_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v unto_o one_o or_o other_o party_n contend_v and_o yet_o in_o this_o case_n god_n do_v then_o allow_v they_o to_o do_v that_o which_o in_o their_o private_a judgement_n it_o seem_v yea_o and_o perhaps_o true_o seem_v that_o the_o law_n do_v disallow_v thus_o mr._n hooker_n who_o last_a word_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o say_v either_o that_o we_o be_v to_o submit_v our_o private_a opinion_n or_o judgement_n i._n e._n those_o reason_n that_o we_o have_v from_o the_o thing_n to_o think_v the_o contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o court_n i._n e._n to_o another_o reason_n which_o we_o have_v draw_v from_o authority_n of_o which_o be_v speak_v large_o elsewhere_o in_o obligation_n of_o judgement_n §_o 2_o etc._n etc._n or_o else_o that_o retain_v still_o our_o private_a opinion_n yet_o we_o ought_v to_o 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where_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o prophecy_n describe_v typical_o under_o the_o ancient_a ceremony_n the_o restauration_n and_o flourish_a condition_n of_o god_n church_n at_o last_o among_o other_o recite_v this_o law_n deut._n 17._o in_o controversy_n they_o the_o priest_n shall_v stand_v in_o judgement_n and_o they_o shall_v judge_v it_o according_a to_o my_o judgement_n see_v hag._n 2.11_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n ask_v now_o the_o priest_n say_v if_o one_o bear_v etc._n etc._n according_a to_o which_o command_n the_o prophet_n consult_v they_o and_o receive_v a_o answer_n from_o they_o ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o see_v mal._n 2.7_o where_o chide_v the_o priest_n cause_v many_o to_o fall_v in_o the_o law_n the_o lord_n faith_n the_o priest_n lip_n shall_v keep_v knowledge_n and_o they_o the_o people_n shall_v seek_v the_o law_n at_o his_o mouth_n for_o he_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o he_o therefore_o err_v no_o remedy_n but_o the_o people_n must_v fall_v see_v deut._n 33.9_o 10._o comp_n eccl._n 45.17_o and_o see_v hos_n 4.4_o where_o when_o god_n will_v express_v the_o extreme_a perverseness_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o his_o people_n he_o compare_v they_o to_o those_o that_o contend_v with_o and_o show_v disobedience_n to_o their_o priest_n likewise_o the_o priest_n put_v difference_n between_o holy_a and_o unholy_a clean_a and_o unclean_a and_o according_o admit_v man_n to_o or_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o congregation_n and_o in_o the_o readmission_n of_o these_o exercise_v the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o cleansing_n for_o which_o see_n leu._n 10.10_o 11_o ezech._n 44.23_o leu._n ch_n 13._o &_o 14._o be_v only_a metaphor_n of_o the_o church_n authority_n in_o judge_v what_o be_v and_o what_o be_v not_o sin_n and_o trespass_n against_o god_n law_n in_o excommunicate_v those_o who_o continue_v in_o sin_n and_o in_o
4.19_o and_o he_o must_v give_v account_n to_o the_o same_o king_n of_o king_n for_o kill_v his_o subject_n in_o their_o obey_v their_o lord_n command_n who_o send_v they_o to_o all_o nation_n without_o ask_v any_o man_n leave_n as_o they_o can_v not_o in_o do_v their_o duty_n possible_o wrong_v any_o man_n right_a §_o 66_o and_o if_o any_o here_o argue_v that_o a_o spiritual_a supremacy_n thus_o describe_v can_v consist_v with_o another_o temporal_a but_o that_o one_o will_v ruin_v the_o other_o and_o probable_o the_o ecclesiastical_a denounce_v eternal_a torment_n the_o civil_a threaten_a death_n temporal_a experience_n be_v enough_o to_o confute_v he_o which_o have_v long_o show_v the_o contrary_n those_o kingdom_n where_o these_o two_o sceptre_n be_v set_v up_o have_v flourish_v i_o mean_v for_o any_o occasion_n of_o disturbance_n or_o war_n arise_v from_o the_o opposition_n of_o these_o two_o power_n in_o long_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n whilst_o other_o where_o one_o of_o they_o 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good_a man_n make_v good_a subject_n 4_o and_o again_o because_o that_o where_o any_o take_v away_o another_o right_a both_o divine_a justice_n sentence_n he_o to_o loose_v his_o own_o and_o his_o example_n teach_v other_o to_o invade_v it_o §_o 67_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o these_o substitute_n of_o christ_n as_o himself_o be_v under_o herod_n jurisdiction_n yet_o be_v hinder_v by_o no_o threat_n for_o exercise_v the_o commission_n of_o his_o father_n in_o his_o dominion_n luke_n 13.31_o 32._o do_v exercise_v their_o authority_n as_o much_o as_o ever_o and_o that_o for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n even_o when_o all_o the_o temporal_a magistrate_n and_o their_o sovereign_n oppose_v it_o for_o then_o they_o be_v sustain_v unarm_v against_o all_o force_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n jesus_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v till_o his_o second_o come_v in_o which_o time_n we_o find_v they_o have_v their_o public_a assembly_n for_o god_n worship_n revenge_v by_o 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place_n they_o ordain_v other_o multiply_v by_o their_o slaughter_n and_o ordain_v they_o without_o any_o order_n or_o nomination_n from_o the_o civil_a power_n who_o for_o ever_o neither_o can_v himself_o neither_o can_v cause_v they_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o any_o but_o who_o they_o approve_v nor_o to_o be_v partaker_n by_o this_o of_o other_o man_n sin_n or_o error_n 1_o tim._n 5.22_o §_o 68_o and_o all_o this_o they_o do_v without_o the_o emperor_n leave_n nay_o contrary_v many_o time_n to_o their_o edict_n now_o what_o authority_n they_o have_v before_o amid_o the_o opposition_n of_o secular_a power_n they_o can_v lose_v it_o nor_o any_o part_n of_o it_o since_o by_o this_o power_n submit_v itself_o unto_o christ_n sceptre_n and_o to_o the_o church_n great_a than_o this_o church-authority_n may_v be_v make_v many_o way_n by_o prince_n by_o grant_v the_o church_n now_o some_o temporal_a privilege_n by_o make_v the_o act_n of_o the_o church_n their_o law_n also_o and_o by_o enforce_v it_o on_o all_o their_o subject_n as_o well_o clergy_n as_o laiety_n with_o corporal_a punishment_n and_o the_o temporal_a sword_n further_o than_o the_o other_o can_v single_o with_o his_o spiritual_a which_o yet_o experience_n show_v be_v able_a alone_o both_o to_o preserve_v order_n and_o discipline_n among_o its_o subject_n with_o the_o temporal_a sword_n i_o say_v which_o though_o the_o clergy_n may_v not_o use_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o religion_n yet_o he_o that_o have_v it_o commit_v to_o he_o rom._n 13.4_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n as_o a_o son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n upon_o his_o own_o subject_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o use_v that_o weapon_n in_o maintain_v of_o christ_n law_n which_o he_o may_v in_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o as_o who_o also_o may_v make_v christ_n law_n his_o own_o hence_o calvin_n instit_fw-la 4_o l._n 11._o c._n 16._o sect_n speak_v of_o the_o primitive_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n non_fw-la improbabant_fw-la say_v 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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 1._o presbyter_n 2._o bishop_n 3._o metropolitans_n and_o among_o metropolitans_n primate_fw-la 4._o patriarch_n and_o among_o these_o patriarch_n a_o primate_n §_o 2_o of_o these_o patriarch_n in_o the_o first_o general_n council_n of_o nice_a hold_v a._n d._n 325._o there_o be_v only_o three_o call_v first_o three_o patriarch_n only_o at_o the_o first_o at_o the_o first_o by_o the_o common_a name_n of_o metropolitant_n though_o with_o a_o distinct_a authority_n from_o the_o rest_n then_o by_o the_o name_n of_o primate_fw-la 2._o gen._n con._n const_n can_v 2.5_o this_o name_n also_o be_v common_a to_o some_o other_o afterward_o by_o the_o name_n of_o patriarch_n conc._n chalc._n act._n 3._o 8_o gen._n conc._n can_v 10_o neither_o be_v this_o name_n though_o most_o frequent_o always_o apply_v only_o to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o first_o see_v but_o we_o find_v in_o the_o east_n the_o primate_fw-la of_o asia_n minor_a pontus_n thrace_n and_o many_o other_o to_o the_o number_n of_o nine_o or_o ten_o call_v by_o socrates_n who_o write_v in_o the_o five_o age_n eccl._n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 8._o patriarch_n call_v so_o as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o name_n of_o primate_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o some_o other_o bishop_n or_o also_o metropolitans_n subject_n to_o they_o yet_o which_o patriarch_n have_v also_o a_o subordination_n and_o subjection_n to_o some_o of_o these_o prime_n or_o major_a patriarch_n of_o who_o we_o here_o speak_v as_o appear_v in_o the_o church-history_n and_o especial_o in_o conc._n chalced._n act._n and_o act._n 16._o and_o we_o find_v also_o in_o the_o west_n after_o a._n d._n 500_o several_a primate_fw-la in_o france_n italy_n spain_n call_v patriarch_n as_o the_o primate_n of_o aquileia_n gradus_fw-la lion_n see_v conc._n matiscon_n 2._o in_o praefat_fw-la priscus_n episcopus_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la dixit_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v greg._n turon_n 5._o hist_o 10._o paul_n diacon_n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o greg._n epist_n l._n 11._o ep_n 54._o yet_o over_o who_o the_o roman_a bishop_n the_o major_a patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n exercise_v a_o superiority_n and_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n both_o before_o and_o after_o that_o we_o read_v this_o name_n give_v to_o they_o as_o will_v appear_v hereafter_o in_o this_o discourse_n and_o more_o particular_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o leo_n and_o gregory_n and_o other_o pope_n write_v upon_o several_a occasion_n to_o divers_a of_o they_o this_o i_o note_v to_o you_o that_o the_o commonness_n of_o the_o name_n may_v not_o seem_v to_o infer_v a_o equality_n of_o the_o authority_n now_o to_o go_v forward_o rome_n §_o 3._o n._n 1._o the_o first_o of_o these_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o these_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o patriarchship_n the_o bishop_n of_o derry_n vind._n ch._n eng._n c._n 5._o p._n 62._o and_o dr._n hammond_n of_o schism_n c._n 3._o p._n 51_o 52._o follow_v ruffinus_n eccl._n hist_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o one_o less_o to_o be_v credit_v in_o this_o matter_n because_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n former_o excommunicate_v see_v anstasius_n 1._o ad_fw-la johan_n hierosol_n make_v very_o narrow_a and_o much_o inferior_a to_o that_o of_o the_o two_o other_o patriarch_n whereof_o one_o have_v subject_v unto_o he_o all_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o pentapolis_n and_o the_o other_o all_o syria_n and_o the_o oriental_a church_n allow_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n only_a regiones_fw-la suburbicarias_fw-la in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o island_n of_o sicily_n sardinia_n patriarchate_n the_o extent_n of_o his_o patriarchate_n and_o corsica_n near_o adjoin_v to_o it_o but_o over_o these_o church_n that_o bishop_n may_v have_v some_o more_o immediate_a superintendency_n and_o metropolitan_a or_o primatship_n contradistinct_a to_o other_o metropolitan_o as_o to_o that_o of_o milan_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o primate_n of_o all_o england_n have_v yet_o a_o particular_a superintendency_n over_o one_o diocese_n more_o than_o over_o the_o rest_n of_o which_o more_o particular_a superintendency_n over_o the_o regiones_fw-la suburbicariae_fw-la as_o he_o be_v their_o primate_n or_o metropolitan_a ruffinus_n seem_v to_o speak_v and_o perhaps_o the_o 6_o canon_n of_o nice_a mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la perduret_fw-la in_o aegypto_n vel_fw-la lybia_n &_o pentapoli_n ut_fw-la alexandrinus_n episcopus_fw-la horum_fw-la omnium_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la quoniam_fw-la quidem_fw-la &_o episcopo_fw-la romano_n parilis_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la similiter_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la antiochiam_fw-la caeterasque_fw-la provincias_fw-la honour_n suus_fw-la unicuique_fw-la servetur_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la may_v be_v think_v partly_o to_o intend_v it_o for_o which_o consider_v those_o word_n in_o that_o 6_o canon_n caeterasque_fw-la provincias_fw-la &_o compare_v with_o concilium_fw-la constantinopolitan_n 2._o can._n and_o conc._n ephes_n 8._o can_n yet_o do_v not_o these_o 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
the_o be_v a_o part_n and_o to_o their_o own_o but_o when_o these_o three_o title_n be_v pretend_v by_o three_o several_a person_n but_o one_o of_o they_o can_v stand_v in_o force_n or_o if_o any_o one_o will_v say_v that_o possession_n can_v never_o relate_v save_o only_a to_o one_o single_a title_n yet_o if_o this_o be_v grant_v that_o there_o may_v be_v several_a title_n inherent_a in_o the_o same_o person_n of_o which_o the_o one_o fail_v the_o possession_n may_v still_o just_o relate_v to_o another_o and_o will_v come_v to_o one_o namely_o this_o that_o no_o other_o can_v dispossess_v this_o person_n unless_o he_o first_o prove_v not_o only_o one_o but_o all_o his_o title_n faulty_a thus_o much_o that_o a_o primatship_n a_o patriarchiship_n and_o a_o universal_a headship_n may_v be_v well_o consistent_a in_o one_o person_n this_o rub_n be_v remove_v now_o to_o go_v on_o but_o though_o the_o forenamed_a writer_n much_o straiten_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n jurisdiction_n 4._o §_o 3._o n._n 4._o and_o make_v his_o primateship_n and_o patriarchship_n both_o one_o yet_o balsamon_n in_o his_o explication_n of_o the_o nicene_n canon_n and_o nilus_n in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o primacy_n not_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o greatness_n of_o rome_n look_v upon_o that_o authority_n which_o he_o always_o exercise_v over_o the_o other_o metropolitan_o of_o the_o west_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o beside_o that_o which_o he_o have_v over_o his_o own_o more_o particular_a suburbican_n diocese_n do_v enlarge_v this_o his_o patriarchship_n to_o all_o the_o west_n quoniam_fw-la &_o romanus_n episcopus_fw-la praeest_fw-la occidentalibus_fw-la provinciis_fw-la say_v balsamon_n balsamon_n and_o nilus_n interpret_v the_o word_n of_o the_o nicene_n decree_n say_v dr._n field_n l._n 5._o c._n 31._o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n shall_v have_v the_o charge_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o pentapolis_n and_o the_o confirm_v of_o the_o metropolitan_o in_o those_o part_n because_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o have_v care_n of_o the_o west_n confirm_v the_o metropolitan_o of_o the_o west_n and_o before_o these_o zomaras_fw-mi a_o greek_a writer_n likewise_o on_o conc._n sard._n can_v 5._o grant_v the_o more_o western_o of_o the_o eastern_a province_n at_o that_o time_n to_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o the_o roman_a church_n say_v he_o be_v the_o subject_a all_o the_o western_a church_n namely_o those_o of_o macedonia_n thessalia_n illyricum_n epirus_n which_o be_v afterward_o subject_v to_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n and_o likewise_o dr._n field_n be_v press_v with_o many_o instance_n not_o denyable_a concern_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n authority_n most_o ancient_o exercise_v over_o the_o bishop_n not_o only_o of_o spain_n france_n africa_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o west_n but_o also_o of_o some_o part_n of_o greece_n thebes_n thessalonica_n corinth_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o east_n whereby_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v his_o universal_a vicaria_fw-la headship_n over_o all_o the_o church_n be_v glad_a to_o plead_v that_o the_o roman_a bishop_n use_v such_o authority_n not_o as_o head_n of_o all_o the_o church_n but_o as_o patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n embrace_v balsamon_n opinion_n and_o prove_v out_o of_o cusanus_fw-la that_o such_o place_n as_o be_v urge_v by_o the_o romanists_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o roman_a patriarchship_n which_o patriarchship_n the_o other_o doctor_n labour_v to_o straiten_v how_o they_o will_v avoid_v another_o universal_a super-intendentship_a of_o the_o same_o bishop_n urge_v by_o the_o roman_a party_n i_o see_v not_o see_v field_n l._n 5._o c._n 37._o p._n 551._o c._n 38._o p._n 560._o c._n 39_o p._n 570._o and_o p._n 568._o where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n appeals_n of_o ancient_a time_n wont_a to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o france_n to_o rome_n no_o way_n prove_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v universal_a bishop_n unless_o we_o will_v acknowledge_v every_o 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further_o tediousness_n to_o omit_v many_o circumstance_n §_o 21_o see_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a historian_n the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o the_o three_o book_n of_o sozomen_n 36._o this_o power_n exemplify_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 6_o age_n the_o day_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a extend_v to_o §_o 36._o who_o live_v in_o the_o five_o age_n contemporary_a to_o st._n leo_n where_o concern_v paulus_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o athanasius_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n their_o repair_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n julius_n he_o say_v come_v propter_fw-la sedis_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la cura_fw-la omnium_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsâ—m_fw-la spectaret_fw-la singulis_fw-la svam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la restituit_fw-la scripsitque_fw-la ad_fw-la episcopos_fw-la orientis_fw-la eosque_fw-la incusavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n deditque_fw-la mandatum_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la illorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la nomine_fw-la ad_fw-la diem_fw-la constitâ—tum_fw-la accederent_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la minatus_fw-la est_fw-la se_fw-la de_fw-fr reliquo_fw-la non_fw-la passurum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o 11_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o socrates_n where_o he_o say_v julius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n send_v letter_n to_o the_o oriental_a bishop_n etc._n etc._n quoniam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la privilegium_fw-la praeter_fw-la caeteras_fw-la obtinebat_fw-la and_o that_o paulus_n and_o athanasius_n ad_fw-la svas_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la ecclesians_n redibant_fw-la literis_fw-la julâ—â—_n confisi_fw-la concern_v which_o privilege_n we_o have_v less_o reason_n to_o rely_v on_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o arrian_n bishop_n oppose_v and_o scoff_v at_o they_o than_o on_o the_o orthodox_n paulus_n and_o athanasius_n acknowledge_v and_o seek_v relief_n from_o they_o see_v the_o second_o apology_n of_o athanasius_n against_o the_o arrian_n wherein_o he_o say_v judicatum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la semel_fw-la secundum_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la saepius_fw-la ac_fw-la saepius_fw-la primum_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o nostra_fw-la provincia_n etc._n etc._n secundo_fw-la romae_fw-la nobis_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la adversariis_fw-la eusebii_n ad_fw-la ejus_fw-la criminosas_fw-la literas_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la comparentibus_fw-la fuere_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la consensu_fw-la plures_fw-la quam_fw-la 50_o episcopi_fw-la the_o pope_n with_o 50_o of_o his_o western_a bishop_n hear_v his_o cause_n the_o epistle_n of_o julius_n to_o the_o oriental_a bishop_n assemble_v at_o antioch_n write_v before_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n and_o so_o before_o the_o seven_o canon_n thereof_o be_v compose_v and_o publish_v by_o athanasius_n in_o that_o his_o second_o apology_n wherein_o be_v such_o passage_n as_o these_o unto_o they_o quum_fw-la iidem_fw-la illi_fw-la those_o scent_n from_o the_o eastern_a bishosp_n authores_fw-la mihi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la vos_fw-la convocarem_fw-la certe_fw-la id_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la aegre_fw-la ferri_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la alacriter_fw-la ad_fw-la citationem_fw-la occurrere_fw-la curio_n igitur_fw-la &_o in_fw-la primis_fw-la de_fw-fr alexandrina_n civitate_fw-la nihil_fw-la nobis_fw-la scribere_fw-la voluistis_fw-la an_fw-mi ignari_fw-la estis_fw-la hanc_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la primum_fw-la nobis_fw-la scribatur_fw-la ut_fw-la hinc_fw-la quod_fw-la justum_fw-la est_fw-la definiri_fw-la possit_fw-la qua_fw-la propter_fw-la si_fw-la istic_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la suspicio_fw-la in_o episcopum_fw-la concepta_fw-la fuerat_fw-la id_fw-la huc_fw-la ad_fw-la nostram_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la referri_fw-la oportuit_fw-la quae_fw-la accepimus_fw-la a_o beato_n petro_n apostolo_n ea_fw-la vobis_fw-la significo_fw-la and_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o julius_n mention_n here_o a_o ignari_fw-la estis_fw-la hanc_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o before_o it_o oportuit_fw-la secundum_fw-la canonem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la isto_fw-la modo_fw-la judicium_fw-la fieri_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v also_o find_v urge_v by_o innocentius_n among_o s._n augustine_n epistle_n ep._n 91._o quod_fw-la illi_fw-la i._n e._n patres_fw-la non_fw-it humana_fw-la sed_fw-la divina_fw-la decrevere_fw-la sententia_fw-la ut_fw-la quicquid_fw-la de_fw-la disjunctis_fw-la remotisque_fw-la provinciis_fw-la ageretur_fw-la non_fw-la prius_fw-la ducerent_fw-la finiendum_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la huius_fw-la sedis_fw-la notitiam_fw-la perveniret_fw-la
ubi_fw-la tot_fw-la a_o huius_fw-la authoritate_fw-la justa_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerit_fw-la pronunciatio_fw-la firmaretur_fw-la indeque_fw-la sumerent_fw-la caeterae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la velut_fw-la de_fw-la natali_fw-la svo_fw-la fonte_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o mention_v in_o socrates_n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o canonibus_fw-la nimirum_fw-la jubentibus_fw-la proeter_fw-la romanum_fw-la nihil_fw-la decerni_fw-la pontificem_fw-la and_o in_o sozomen_n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o concern_v which_o canon_n much_o stand_v upon_o finiendum_fw-la §_o 22._o n_o 1._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o ancient_a canon_n sine_fw-la romano_n pontifice_fw-la nihil_fw-la finiendum_fw-la give_v i_o leave_v to_o dilate_v a_o little_a before_o i_o produce_v any_o more_o authority_n nothing_o say_v some_o of_o great_a consequence_n for_o the_o unity_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n or_o also_o which_o shall_v universal_o oblige_v to_o be_v conclude_v without_o he_o that_o be_v without_o 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the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n not_o so_o to_o other_o for_o redress_v from_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n and_o those_o council_n some_o of_o they_o in_o some_o sense_n general_n as_o the_o second_o ephesin_n council_n general_n for_o the_o meeting_n but_o not_o for_o the_o vote_n since_o neither_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n nor_o his_o legate_n nor_o the_o western_a bishop_n do_v vote_n with_o they_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o injure_v thereby_o so_o flavianus_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n see_v leo_n epist_n 23._o ad_fw-la theodosium_n quia_fw-la &_o nostri_fw-la fideliter_fw-la reclamarunt_fw-la &_o eisdem_fw-la libellum_fw-la appellationis_fw-la flavianus_n episcopus_fw-la dedit_fw-la and_o conc._n chalced._n act._n 3._o and_o theodoret_n appeal_v to_o he_o from_o the_o second_o ephesin_n council_n which_o side_v with_o eutyches_n so_o athanasius_n and_o paulus_n and_o chrysostom_n from_o several_a and_o numerous_a eastern_a council_n without_o his_o give_v his_o consent_n 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their_o sit_v or_o assembly_n do_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v obligatory_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n he_o may_v indeed_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o council_n take_v care_n of_o the_o due_a observance_n of_o former_a ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o perhaps_o also_o for_o the_o present_a peace_n of_o the_o church_n see_v §_o 18._o and_o below_o §_o 34._o decide_v dubious_a matter_n upon_o appeal_n make_v to_o he_o for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n till_o such_o council_n meet_v for_o it_o be_v both_o necessary_a in_o general_n that_o some_o stand_a supreme_a tribunal_n there_o be_v where_o in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o general_a synod_n suit_n shall_v be_v final_o terminate_v and_o also_o the_o practice_n of_o appeals_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o church_n for_o matter_n of_o moment_n to_o rome_n do_v show_v his_o in_o particular_a to_o be_v that_o tribunal_n so_o metropolitans_n also_o do_v act_v single_a when_o their_o provincial_a council_n be_v not_o convene_v who_o in_o time_n 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communione_fw-la consocior_fw-la super_fw-la illam_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificatam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la scio_fw-la quicunque_fw-la extra_fw-la hanc_fw-la domum_fw-la agnum_fw-la comederit_fw-la profanus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n ideo_fw-la hic_fw-la colleg_n as_o tuos_fw-la aegyptios_n confessores_fw-la sequor_fw-la communicate_v with_o they_o non_fw-la novi_fw-la vitalem_fw-la meletium_fw-la respuo_fw-la ignoro_fw-la paulinum_n there_o be_v much_o division_n and_o distraction_n in_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n under_o which_o st._n hierom_n live_v between_o meletius_n and_o paulinus_n successive_o bishop_n thereof_o and_o vitalis_n a_o presbyter_n cui_fw-la apud_fw-la antiochiam_fw-la debeam_fw-la communicare_fw-la significes_fw-la decernite_fw-la si_fw-la placet_fw-la obsecro_fw-la non_fw-la timebo_fw-la tres_fw-la hypostasis_n dicere_fw-la si_fw-la jubetis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o second_o epistle_n in_o tres_fw-la part_n scissa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la rapere_fw-la i_o festinat_fw-la ego_fw-la interim_n clamito_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la cathedrae_fw-la petri_n jungitur_fw-la meus_fw-la est_fw-la meletius_n vitalis_n atque_fw-la paulinus_n every_o one_o of_o they_o though_o of_o several_a tenant_n tibi_fw-la haerere_fw-la se_fw-la dicunt_fw-la possum_fw-la credere_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la only_o one_o of_o they_o hoc_fw-la assereret_fw-la nunc_fw-la vero_fw-la aut_fw-la duo_fw-la aut_fw-la omnes_fw-la mentiuntur_fw-la idcirco_fw-la obtestor_fw-la ut_fw-la mihi_fw-la literis_fw-la tuis_fw-la apud_fw-la quem_fw-la in_o syria_n debeam_fw-la communicare_fw-la significes_fw-la thus_o s._n hierom._n to_o which_o bellarmin_n add_v erasmus_n a_o moderate_a man_n his_o comment_n upon_o it_o videri_fw-la sibi_fw-la hieronymum_n his_o verbis_fw-la asserere_fw-la omnes_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la subjectas_fw-la esse_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedi_fw-la at_o lest_o it_o seem_v in_o time_n of_o schism_n and_o division_n this_o father_n think_v it_o for_o 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faith_n take_v not_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o single_o and_o unsynodical_o as_o his_o private_a judgement_n may_v inform_v or_o passion_n incline_v he_o especial_o upon_o some_o violence_n and_o terror_n use_v as_o in_o liberius_n it_o be_v but_o as_o assisted_z with_o his_o council_n he_o weigh_v judge_v and_o define_v such_o matter_n see_v bell._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n l._n 4._o c._n 2_o 3_o 4._o in_o a_o time_n when_o a_o general_a council_n be_v not_o nor_o can_v so_o convenient_o be_v have_v in_o which_o interval_n it_o may_v be_v presume_v christ_n be_v not_o want_v to_o the_o supreme_a guide_n of_o the_o church_n use_v what_o help_v he_o have_v at_o hand_n consider_v what_o he_o say_v mat._n 18.19_o 20._o and_o dr._n field_n in_o answer_n to_o these_o place_n of_o hierom_n p._n 547._o go_v thus_o far_o three_o we_o say_v it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o whole_a western_a church_n shall_v never_o lose_v or_o forsake_v the_o true_a profession_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v true_o be_v judge_v a_o profane_a person_n that_o eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o same_o though_o sometime_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o person_n be_v a_o heretic_n other_o of_o his_o colleague_n continue_v faithful_a but_o then_o i_o ask_v according_a to_o this_o when-as_a not_o none_o at_o all_o or_o a_o few_o but_o most_o of_o his_o western_a colleague_n be_v join_v with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o which_o communion_n no_o instance_n in_o antiquity_n can_v show_v he_o to_o have_v be_v heretical_a and_o only_o a_o few_o in_o the_o west_n divide_v from_o he_o which_o will_v seem_v safe_a to_o those_o who_o will_v be_v guide_v by_o authority_n in_o st._n hierom_n opinion_n to_o adhere_v to_o cathedra_fw-la petri_n or_o the_o cathedra_fw-la elsewhere_o oppose_v it_o as_o for_o what_o be_v urge_v by_o dr._n field_n ibid._n out_o of_o st._n hierom_n epist_n ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la to_o counterbalance_v these_o of_o a_o deprave_a custom_n in_o rome_n when-as_a this_o be_v no_o way_n patronise_v by_o any_o episcopal_a constitution_n and_o of_o his_o hold_a presbyter_n and_o bishop_n and_o again_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o tanais_n ejusdem_fw-la meriti_fw-la &_o sacerdotit_fw-la when-as_a he_o mean_v ratione_fw-la ordinis_fw-la not_o jurisdictionis_fw-la or_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la not_o ecclesiastico_fw-la for_o so_o he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o epistle_n quod_fw-la postea_fw-la unus_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praeponeretur_fw-la in_fw-la schismatum_fw-la remedium_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la i._n e._n by_o the_o apostle_n or_o the_o council_n which_o sufficient_o justify_v his_o allowance_n of_o and_o submission_n to_o patriarchal_a authority_n these_o place_n seem_v to_o i_o of_o no_o force_n to_o null_n or_o to_o qualify_v his_o former_a expression_n to_o damasus_n see_v optatus_n who_o dispute_v thus_o l._n 2._o against_o the_o schismatical_a donatist_n bishop_n videndum_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la prio_fw-la cathedrâ_fw-la sederet_fw-la negare_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la scire_fw-la te_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it petro_n primo_fw-la cathedram_fw-la episcopalem_fw-la esse_fw-la collatam_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la una_fw-la cathedra_fw-la unitas_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la servaretur_fw-la ne_fw-la caeteri_fw-la apostoli_fw-la singulas_fw-la cathedras_fw-la sibi_fw-la cuique_fw-la defenderent_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la schismaticus_fw-la &_o peccator_fw-la esset_fw-la qui_fw-la contra_fw-la singularem_fw-la cathedram_fw-la i_o e._n petri_n alteram_fw-la collocaret_fw-la ergo_fw-la cathedra_fw-la unica_fw-la sedit_fw-la prio_fw-la petrus_n cvi_fw-la successit_fw-la linus_n lino_n clemens_n etc._n etc._n damasus_n damaso_n siricius_n hodie_fw-la qui_fw-la noster_fw-la est_fw-la socius_fw-la cum_fw-la quo_fw-la nobis_fw-la totus_fw-la orbis_fw-la commercio_fw-la formatarum_fw-la in_fw-la una_fw-la communionis_fw-la societate_fw-la concordant_a vestrae_fw-la cathedrae_fw-la vos_fw-la originem_fw-la reddite_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o habere_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it partem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la dicitis_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la pars_fw-la vestra_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it episcopum_fw-la civem_fw-la habere_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la vnde_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la vobis_fw-la usurpare_fw-la contenditis_fw-la qui_fw-la contra_fw-la cathedram_fw-la petri_n vestris_fw-la praesumptionibus_fw-la &_o audaciis_fw-la sacrilegio_fw-la militatis_fw-la probatum_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la sancta_fw-la catholica_fw-la apud_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o symbolum_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o per_fw-la cathedram_fw-la petri_n quae_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la &_o caeteras_fw-la dote_v apud_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o hope_v none_o will_v say_v that_o optatus_n argue_v thus_o because_o st._n peter_n chair_n happen_v in_o his_o time_n to_o be_v orthodox_n but_o because_o he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o it_o must_v be_v orthodox_n and_o so_o all_o the_o church_n join_v to_o it_o because_o st._n peter_n chair_n see_v damasus_n epist_n 5._o ad_fw-la africanos_n 3._o §_o 23._o n._n 3._o instituta_fw-la esse_fw-la majorum_fw-la ut_fw-la cuncta_fw-la quae_fw-la possit_fw-la aliquam_fw-la recipere_fw-la dubitationem_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la caput_fw-la ut_fw-la semper_fw-la fuit_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la defer_v non_fw-la dubitetis_fw-la of_o who_o thus_o spalatensis_n l._n 7._o c._n 5._o n._n 23._o exit_fw-la non_fw-la apocryphis_fw-la damasum_fw-la primum_fw-la observo_fw-la qui_fw-la talis_fw-la svi_fw-la privilegii_fw-la metionem_fw-la fecit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vero_fw-la ad_fw-la sola_fw-la majorum_fw-la instituta_fw-la refert_fw-la see_v the_o epistle_n of_o siricius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n a._n d._n 389_o to_o the_o metropolitan_a bishop_n of_o tarracon_n in_o spain_n c._n 15._o explicuimus_fw-la ut_fw-la arbitror_fw-la frater_fw-la charissime_fw-la universa_fw-la quae_fw-la digesta_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o querelam_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la singulas_fw-la causas_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la romanam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la utpote_fw-la ad_fw-la caput_fw-la svi_fw-la corporis_fw-la retulisti_fw-la sufficientia_fw-la quatuor_fw-la opinor_fw-la responsa_fw-la reddidimus_fw-la nunc_fw-la fraternitatis_fw-la tuus_fw-la animum_fw-la ad_fw-la servandos_fw-la canon_n &_o tenenda_fw-la decretalia_fw-la constituta_fw-la magis_fw-la ac_fw-la magis_fw-la invitamus_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o omnium_fw-la coepiscoporum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la perfâ—rri_fw-la facias_fw-la notionem_fw-la ad_fw-la universos_fw-la carthaginenses_n atque_fw-la baetico_v lusitano_n atque_fw-la gallicos_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v the_o
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a_o council_n of_o other_o bishop_n who_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o they_o join_v with_o they_o yet_o thus_o also_o be_v they_o by_o the_o ecumenical_a synod_n censure_v for_o make_v themselves_o head_n of_o a_o council_n against_o their_o superior_n the_o second_o and_o first_o see_n and_o as_o manifest_v it_o be_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n censure_n be_v authoritative_a many_o time_n depose_v as_o well_o as_o excommunicate_v bishop_n not_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o his_o patriarchy_n as_o also_o john_n antioch_n depose_v cyril_n alexand._n as_o for_o dr._n field_n very_o cautious_o every_o where_n join_v the_o western_a bishop_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o first_o see_v in_o his_o exercise_v such_o judgement_n over_o other_o see_v he_o must_v either_o mean_v the_o bishop_n of_o his_o ordinary_a council_n and_o such_o other_o as_o according_a to_o the_o exigent_n he_o can_v convenient_o advise_v with_o which_o may_v be_v concede_v to_o dr._n field_n or_o he_o must_v mean_v all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o west_n assemble_v in_o a_o patriarchal_a council_n but_o if_o so_o their_o ordinary_a practice_n ancient_o in_o judge_v such_o appeal_n and_o cause_n show_v it_o be_v otherwise_o and_o reason_n tell_v we_o it_o can_v not_o be_v thus_o unless_o so_o great_a a_o body_n can_v be_v so_o often_o convene_v as_o such_o appeal_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v terminate_v thus_o much_o of_o dr._n field's_n answer_v now_o to_o go_v on_o in_o our_o quotation_n out_o of_o leo._n see_v his_o epistle_n to_o dioscorus_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n 1._o §25_n n._n 1._o quod_fw-la a_o patribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la propensiore_fw-la cura_fw-la novimus_fw-la esse_fw-la servatum_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la quoque_fw-la volumus_fw-la custodiri_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la passim_fw-la diebus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sacerdotalis_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la celâ—bretur_fw-la sed_fw-la mane_n ipso_fw-la die_v dominico_n ut_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la observantia_fw-la nostra_fw-la concordet_fw-la illud_fw-la quoque_fw-la volumus_fw-la custodiri_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la solennior_fw-la sestivitas_fw-la conventum_fw-la populi_fw-la numerosioris_fw-la indixerit_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la oblatio_fw-la indubitanter_fw-la iteretur_fw-la epistle_n 46._o to_o anatolius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n write_v to_o he_o about_o receive_v some_o bishop_n and_o other_o in_o the_o east_n follower_n of_o eutyches_n and_o dioscorus_n upon_o their_o penitence_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n licet_fw-la sperem_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la tuam_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la opus_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la devotam_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la efficacior_fw-la tua_fw-la fieri_fw-la possit_fw-la industria_fw-la necessarium_fw-la &_o congruum_fw-la fuit_fw-la fratres_fw-la meos_fw-la lucentium_fw-la episcopum_fw-la &_o basilium_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la ut_fw-la promisimus_fw-la destinare_fw-la quibus_fw-la tua_fw-la dilectio_fw-la societur_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la statum_fw-la pertinent_a aut_fw-la dubie_n agatur_fw-la aut_fw-la segniter_fw-la cum_fw-la residentibus_fw-la vobis_fw-la quibus_fw-la executionem_fw-la nostrae_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la injunximus_fw-la ea_fw-la possint_fw-la agi_fw-la cuncta_fw-la moderation_n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr his_fw-la autem_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la causa_fw-la gravius_fw-la peccavere_fw-la si_fw-la fort_n resipiscunt_fw-la horum_fw-la satisfactio_fw-la maturioribus_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la conciliis_fw-la reservetur_fw-la ut_fw-la examinatis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &c_n &c_n quid_fw-la constitui_fw-la debeat_fw-la aestimetur_fw-la and_o afterward_o si_fw-mi de_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la amplius_fw-la fuerit_fw-la deliberandum_fw-la celeriter_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la relatio_fw-la dirigatur_fw-la ut_fw-la pertractata_fw-la qualitate_fw-la causarum_fw-la nostra_fw-la quid_fw-la observari_fw-la debeat_fw-la solicitudo_fw-la constituat_fw-la and_o see_v the_o rescript_n of_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n the_o three_o quote_v by_o baron_n anno_fw-la 445._o inter_v novel_a theod._n tit_n 24._o in_o the_o time_n of_o leo_n a_o little_a before_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n send_v to_o aelius_n his_o vicegerent_n in_o france_n about_o quiet_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o archbishop_n of_o arles_n and_o vienna_n after_o that_o the_o cause_n upon_o appeal_n have_v be_v decide_v by_o leo_n against_o arles_n wherein_o the_o emperor_n have_v these_o word_n cum_fw-la sedis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la primatum_fw-la s._n petri_n mâ—ritum_fw-la sacra_fw-la etiam_fw-la synodi_fw-la firmarit_fw-la authoritas_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la praeter_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la sedis_fw-la illius_fw-la inlicitum_fw-la praesumptio_fw-la attentare_fw-la nitatur_fw-la hinc_fw-la enim_fw-la demum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la pax_fw-la ubique_fw-la servabitur_fw-la si_fw-la rectorem_fw-la suum_fw-la agnoscat_fw-la vniversitas_fw-la haec_fw-la cum_fw-la hactenus_fw-la inviolabiliter_fw-la fuerint_fw-la constituta_fw-la hilarius_n contumaci_fw-la ausu_fw-la etc._n etc._n his_fw-la talibus_fw-la per_fw-la ordinem_fw-la religiosi_fw-la viri_fw-la vrbis_fw-la papae_fw-la cognition_n discussis_fw-la certa_fw-la in_o eundem_fw-la hilarium_fw-la lata_fw-la sententia_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la erat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quidem_fw-la sententia_fw-la per_fw-la gallias_n etiam_fw-la sine_fw-la imperiali_fw-la sanctione_n valitura_fw-la sed_fw-la nostram_fw-la quoque_fw-la praeceptionem_fw-la haec_fw-la ratio_fw-la provocavit_fw-la ne_fw-la ulterius_fw-la cviquam_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la rebus_fw-la arma_fw-la miscere_fw-la as_o it_o
visa_fw-la fuerit_fw-la non_fw-la eye_n obsit_fw-la quod_fw-la contra_fw-la honores_fw-la eorum_fw-la in_o transmarino_fw-it concilio_n statutum_fw-la est_fw-la then_o contract_v what_o be_v former_o say_v they_o conclude_v thus_o id_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ordinati_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la donati_n si_fw-la ad_fw-la catholicam_fw-la correcti_fw-la transire_fw-la voluerint_fw-la non_fw-la suscipiantur_fw-la in_o honoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la secundum_fw-la transmarinum_fw-la concilium_fw-la exceptis_fw-la his_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la catholicae_fw-la unitati_fw-la consuletur_fw-la now_o some_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o their_o writing_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o former_a council_n ne_fw-la obsit_fw-la for_o some_o and_o maneat_fw-la for_o the_o rest_n and_o their_o decree_a against_o the_o pope_n and_o that_o council_n ne_fw-la obfuerit_fw-la for_o any_o now_o this_o close_a be_v thus_o english_v by_o the_o doctor_n our_o of_o balsamon_n that_o they_o 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quoad_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la non_fw-la quoad_fw-la potestatem_fw-la rector_n domus_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicoe_n or_o universalis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la i.e._n say_v they_o vnus_fw-la erectoribus_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la unus_fw-la ex_fw-la episcopis_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o such_o place_n as_o mention_n appeal_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n speak_v of_o they_o as_o make_v to_o he_o non_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la judicem_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la fidei_fw-la fautorem_fw-la ut_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la fidei_fw-la professores_fw-la in_o communionem_fw-la svam_fw-la admitteret_fw-la non_fw-la ob_fw-la aliquam_fw-la jurisdicendi_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la sed_fw-la ob_fw-la amicam_fw-la communionis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la societatem_fw-la that_o the_o like_a address_n be_v make_v to_o other_o patriarch_n and_o bishop_n for_o their_o communion_n and_o assistance_n as_o to_o he_o and_o that_o his_o letter_n be_v request_v and_o in_o behalf_n of_o sufferer_n direct_v to_o all_o part_n of_o chcistianity_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o authority_n he_o have_v to_o correct_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o power_n he_o have_v from_o the_o reverence_n they_o give_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o place_n every_o where_n to_o persuade_v that_o such_o place_n of_o father_n or_o council_n as_o affirm_v that_o no_o public_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v transact_v without_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o appropriate_v therefore_o only_o to_o he_o but_o verify_v as_o much_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n as_o of_o he_o that_o those_o place_n which_o mention_v his_o censure_v excommunicate_a depose_v clergy_n that_o be_v not_o under_o his_o own_o patriarchy_n speak_v not_o of_o any_o authoritative_a or_o privative_a excommunication_n to_o use_v the_o bishop_n of_o derry_n expression_n vind._n c._n 8._o by_o way_n of_o jurisdiction_n exclude_v such_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o christ_n but_o only_o of_o a_o negative_a in_o the_o way_n of_o christian_a discretion_n by_o withdraw_a he_o or_o he_o from_o communion_n with_o they_o for_o fear_n of_o infection_n for_o declare_v his_o non-currence_a with_o or_o countenance_v of_o their_o fault_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v great_a difference_n as_o dr._n field_n observe_v p._n 558._o between_o excommunication_n proper_o so_o name_v or_o authoritative_o forbid_v all_o man_n to_o communicate_v with_o such_o and_o such_o and_o the_o reject_v only_o of_o they_o from_o our_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n an_o i_o also_o confess_v and_o grant_v such_o negation_n of_o communicate_v with_o other_o ancient_o use_v and_o among_o rest_n use_v also_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o often_o prohibit_v his_o legate_n and_o other_o from_o communicate_v with_o some_o other_o bishop_n as_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n when_o he_o use_v the_o stile_n of_o vniversalis_fw-la or_o from_o go_v to_o and_o be_v present_a at_o their_o celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n when_o he_o do_v not_o excommunicate_v the_o other_o nay_o when_o also_o he_o admit_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o other_o and_o those_o who_o communicate_v with_o the_o other_o to_o come_v to_o his_o communion_n and_o celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n see_v gregory_n 6._o l._n 31._o ep._n to_o eulogius_n and_o anastasius_n indulge_v this_o to_o those_o who_o be_v send_v from_o cyriacus_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n to_o he_o but_o that_o all_o the_o bishop_n excommunication_n of_o those_o without_o his_o patriarchy_n be_v only_o such_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n deny_v that_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o his_o confirm_v or_o restore_v his_o fellow-bishop_n that_o it_o be_v do_v not_o by_o way_n of_o forensical_a justice_n but_o fraternal_a approbation_n and_o that_o all_o other_o patriarch_n use_v excommunicate_v depose_v acquit_v and_o restore_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n allow_v or_o withdraw_v their_o communion_n from_o their_o fellow-bishop_n as_o 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place_n which_o speak_v of_o his_o judge_a cause_n and_o inflict_v such_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n &c_n &c_n speak_v not_o of_o he_o single_o but_o as_o join_v with_o his_o western_a bishop_n they_o meaning_n by_o this_o not_o some_o of_o his_o western_a bishop_n only_o who_o assistance_n the_o roman_a bishop_n ordinary_o use_v in_o all_o his_o judgement_n but_o his_o whole_a patriarchal_a council_n that_o those_o place_n which_o do_v argue_v joining-with_a the_o roman_a to_o be_v join_v with_o the_o catholic_n communion_n see_v before_o §_o 23._o n._n 2._o and_o n._n 3._o and_o §_o 32._o as_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o if_o god_n have_v appoint_v any_o person_n or_o council_n as_o a_o supreme_a guide_n who_o the_o rest_n ought_v to_o obey_v such_o member_n as_o do_v not_o obey_v can_v be_v catholic_n be_v speak_v only_o with_o respect_n to_o such_o a_o roman_a bishop_n at_o such_o a_o time_n who_o in_o their_o opinion_n hold_v the_o true_a profession_n and_o not_o that_o all_o the_o roman_a bishop_n at_o any_o time_n have_v or_o shall_v hold_v it_o those_o who_o make_v these_o expression_n account_v the_o roman_a bishop_n orthodox_n and_o catholic_a because_o he_o then_o be_v of_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o they_o approve_v not_o the_o faith_n orthodox_n and_o catholic_a because_o it_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n or_o which_o he_o approve_v so_o spalatensis_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o place_n produce_v out_o of_o s._n hierom._n in_o 23._o §_o say_v 4._o l._n 10._o c._n 23._o n._n quod_fw-la hieronymus_n damaso_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la petri_n cathedrae_fw-la consociari_fw-la velit_fw-la significat_fw-la privilegium_fw-la illius_fw-la cathedrae_fw-la adhuc_fw-la hieronymi_n tempore_fw-la vigens_fw-la circa_fw-la fidei_fw-la puritatem_fw-la and_o 88_o n._n quasi_fw-la dicat_fw-la quia_fw-la nunc_fw-la not_o perpetuo_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la video_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la romae_fw-la maxim_n puram_fw-la conservari_fw-la ideo_fw-la in_o his_o dissensionibus_fw-la volo_fw-la tibi_fw-la adhaerere_fw-la which_o answer_v circular_o make_v he_o to_o judge_v first_o in_o what_o church_n the_o true_a doctrine_n be_v who_o be_v to_o seek_v what_o church_n to_o adhere_v to_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o it_o to_o
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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
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 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imperialibus_fw-la imperialem_fw-la metropolitani_n nominis_fw-la honore_fw-la decoratae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nomine_fw-la solo_fw-la perfruantur_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la civitatis_fw-la regit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la i._n e._n nomine_fw-la solo_fw-la metropolitani_n perfruatur_fw-la salvis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la verae_fw-la metropoli_fw-la privilegiis_fw-la suis_fw-la privilegio_fw-la metropolitano_n episcopo_fw-la jure_fw-la proprio_fw-la reservato_fw-la can._n 17._o statutum_n est_fw-la or_o decrevimus_fw-la alius_fw-la singularem_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la rusticas_fw-la parochias_fw-la per_fw-la singulas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la rusticanas_fw-la parochias_fw-la sive_fw-la possessiones_fw-la manere_fw-la immobiles_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la qui_fw-la eas_fw-la retinent_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-la vero_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la civitas_n per_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la imperialem_fw-la renovata_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la renovetur_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la civilibus_fw-la &_o publicis_fw-la ordinationibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la parochianarum_fw-la sequatur_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la in_o another_o copy_n si_fw-la qua_fw-la vero_fw-la civitas_fw-la potestate_fw-la imperiali_fw-la novata_fw-la est_fw-la i._n e._n noviter_fw-la constructa_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la protinus_fw-la innovetur_fw-la civiles_fw-la dispositiones_fw-la &_o publicas_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la quoque_fw-la parochiarum_fw-la ordines_fw-la subsequantur_fw-la conc._n constant_a in_o trullo_n can_v 38._o canonem_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o patribus_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la refer_v to_o this_o canon_n conc._n chalc._n nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la observamus_fw-la qui_fw-la sic_fw-la edicit_fw-la si_fw-la qua_fw-la civitas_fw-la a_o regius_fw-la potestate_fw-la innovata_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la innovabitur_fw-la civilem_fw-la ac_fw-la publicam_fw-la formam_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la quoque_fw-la rerum_fw-la ordo_fw-la consequatur_fw-la in_o the_o first_o 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