&_o in_o claritate_fw-la receptus_fw-la in_fw-la gloria_fw-la venturus_fw-la salvator_n eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la salvantur_fw-la &_o judex_n eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la ãâã_d &_o mitten_n in_o ignem_fw-la aeternum_fw-la transfiguratores_fw-la veritatis_fw-la &_o contemptores_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o adventus_fw-la ejus_fw-la irenaeus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o p_o 172._o regula_n est_fw-la autem_fw-la fidei_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la hinc_fw-la quid_fw-la credamus_fw-la profitearur_n illa_fw-la scilicet_fw-la qua_fw-la creditur_fw-la unum_fw-la omnino_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la ãâã_d alium_fw-la praeter_fw-la mundi_fw-la creatorem_fw-la qui_fw-la universa_fw-la de_fw-fr nihilo_fw-la produxerit_fw-la per_fw-la verbum_fw-la suum_fw-la primo_fw-la omnium_fw-la amissum_fw-la id_fw-la verbum_fw-la filium_fw-la ejus_fw-la appellatum_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la dei_fw-la vary_v visum_fw-la patriarchis_fw-la in_fw-la prophetis_fw-la semper_fw-la auditum_fw-la postremo_fw-la delatum_fw-la ex_fw-la spiritu_fw-la patris_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o virture_n in_o virginem_fw-la matiam_fw-la carnem_fw-la factum_fw-la in_o utero_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la ea_fw-la natum_fw-la egisse_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la exinde_fw-la proedicasse_fw-la novam_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o novam_fw-la promissionem_fw-la regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la virtutes_fw-la fecisse_fw-la fixum_fw-la cruci_fw-la tertia_fw-la die_fw-la resurrexisse_fw-la in_fw-la coelos_fw-la ereptum_fw-la sedere_fw-la ad_fw-la dexteram_fw-la patris_fw-la misisse_fw-la vicariam_fw-la vim_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la qui_fw-la credentes_fw-la agant_fw-la venturum_fw-la cum_fw-la claritate_fw-la ad_fw-la sumendos_fw-la sauctos_fw-la in_o aquavitae_fw-la eternae_fw-la &_o promissorum_fw-la coelestium_fw-la fructum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la ãâã_d judicandos_fw-la igni_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la facta_fw-la utriusque_fw-la partis_fw-la resuscitatione_n cum_fw-la carnis_fw-la ãâã_d haec_fw-la regula_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la instituta_fw-la nullas_fw-la habet_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la nisi_fw-la quas_fw-la haereses_fw-la ãâã_d &_o quae_fw-la haereticos_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ãâã_d de_fw-fr ãâã_d advers._fw-la ãâã_d p._n 73._o unicum_fw-la quidem_fw-la deum_fw-la credimus_fw-la sub_fw-la hac_fw-la ãâã_d dispensatione_fw-la quam_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d dicimus_fw-la ut_fw-la unici_fw-la dei_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la sermo_n ipsius_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la processerit_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la omne_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la quo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la hunc_fw-la missum_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la in_o virginem_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la ea_fw-la natum_fw-la hominem_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la filium_fw-la hominis_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o cognominatum_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la hunc_fw-la passum_fw-la ãâã_d mortuum_fw-la &_o sepultum_fw-la secundum_fw-la scripturas_fw-la &_o resuscitatum_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la &_o in_o coelo_fw-la resumptum_fw-la sedere_fw-la ad_fw-la dexteram_fw-la patris_fw-la venturum_fw-la judicare_fw-la vivos_fw-la &_o ãâã_d qui_fw-la exinde_fw-la miserat_fw-la secundum_fw-la promissionem_fw-la svam_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la paracletum_fw-la sanctificatorem_fw-la fidei_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la credunt_fw-la in_o patrem_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la hanc_fw-la regulam_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la evangelii_n decucurrisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertul._n advers._fw-la praxean_n p._n 316._o regula_n fidei_fw-la una_fw-la omnino_fw-la est_fw-la sola_fw-la immobilis_fw-la &_o irreformabilis_fw-la credendi_fw-la scilicet_fw-la in_o unicum_fw-la deum_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la mundi_fw-la conditorem_fw-la &_o ãâã_d ejus_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la natum_fw-la ex_fw-la virgin_n maria_n crucifixum_fw-la sub_fw-la pontio_n pilato_n tertio_fw-la ãâã_d resuscitatum_fw-la a_o mortuis_fw-la receptum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la sedentem_fw-la nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la dexteram_fw-la patris_fw-la venturum_fw-la ãâã_d vivos_fw-la &_o mortuos_fw-la per_fw-la carnis_fw-la etiam_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la tertullian_n de_fw-fr virginib_fw-la veland_n p._n 385._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d origen_n comment_fw-fr in_o ãâã_d tom._n 32._o p._n 397._o vol._n 2._o unus_n deus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la creavit_fw-la atque_fw-la composuit_fw-la quique_fw-la ex_fw-la nullis_fw-la fecit_fw-la esse_fw-la universa_fw-la deus_fw-la a_o prima_fw-la creatura_fw-la &_o conditione_n mundi_fw-la omnium_fw-la justorum_fw-la adam_n abel_n seth_n enos_n etc._n etc._n &_o quod_fw-la hic_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o novissimis_fw-la diebus_fw-la ãâã_d per_fw-la prophetas_fw-la suos_fw-la ante_fw-la promiserat_fw-la ãâã_d dominum_fw-la ãâã_d jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la ãâã_d quidem_fw-la vocaturum_fw-la israel_n secundo_fw-la vero_fw-la etiam_fw-la gentes_fw-la post_fw-la perfidiam_fw-la populi_fw-la israel_n hic_fw-la deus_fw-la ãâã_d &_o bone_fw-la pater_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o prophetas_fw-la &_o evangelia_n ipse_fw-la ãâã_d qui_fw-la &_o apostolorum_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o veteris_fw-la &_o novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la tum_o deinde_fw-la quia_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la venit_fw-la ante_fw-la omnem_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ex_fw-la patre_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o omnium_fw-la conditione_n ãâã_d ministrasset_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d novissimis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la seipsum_fw-la ãâã_d homo_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la incarnatus_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la deus_fw-la ãâã_d &_o homo_fw-la mansit_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la erat_fw-la corpus_fw-la assumpsit_fw-la corpori_fw-la nostro_fw-la simile_n eo_fw-la solo_fw-la ãâã_d quod_fw-la natum_fw-la ex_fw-la virgin_n &_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quoniam_fw-la hic_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la natus_fw-la &_o ãâã_d est_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la &_o non_fw-la per_fw-la imaginem_fw-la communem_fw-la hanc_fw-la mortem_fw-la veer_fw-la ãâã_d est_fw-la veer_fw-la enim_fw-la a_o morte_fw-la resurrexit_fw-la &_o post_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la conversatus_fw-la cum_fw-la ãâã_d suis_fw-la assumptus_fw-la ãâã_d tum_o deinde_fw-la honore_fw-la ac_fw-la dignitate_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la filio_fw-la sociatum_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la manifest_a discernitur_fw-la utrum_fw-la ãâã_d aut_fw-la innatus_fw-la sed_fw-la inquirenda_fw-la jam_fw-la ista_fw-la pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la &_o sagaci_fw-la perquisitione_fw-la investiganda_fw-la sane_fw-la quod_fw-la iste_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ãâã_d unumquemque_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la vel_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la vel_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la inspiravit_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ãâã_d spiritus_fw-la in_o veteribus_fw-la alius_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o his_o qui_fw-la in_o adventu_fw-la christi_fw-la inspirati_fw-la sunt_fw-la manifestissime_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la praedicatur_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la jam_fw-la quod_fw-la anima_fw-la substantiam_fw-la vitamque_fw-la habens_fw-la ãâã_d cum_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la discesserit_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ãâã_d meritis_fw-la dispensabit_fw-la sive_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la ac_fw-la ãâã_d haereditate_fw-la potitura_fw-la si_fw-la hoc_fw-la ei_fw-la sua_fw-la ãâã_d praestiterint_fw-la sive_fw-la igne_fw-la aeterno_fw-la ac_fw-la ãâã_d mancipanda_fw-la si_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la eam_fw-la scelerum_fw-la culpa_fw-la detorserit_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la erit_fw-la tempus_fw-la resurnectionis_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la cum_fw-la corpus_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ãâã_d seminatur_fw-la surget_fw-la in_o incorruptione_n &_o quod_fw-la seminatur_fw-la in_o ignominia_fw-la surget_fw-la in_o gloria_fw-la origen_n in_o proaem_n lib._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d credis_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la filium_fw-la christum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la per_fw-la sanctam_fw-la ãâã_d cyprian_n epist._n 76._o §_o 6._o p._n 248._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d gregor_n ãâã_d §_o 7._o these_o be_v all_o the_o creed_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o which_o the_o word_n be_v various_a but_o general_o recur_v to_o the_o ãâã_d sense_n it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o translate_v they_o all_o wherefore_o i_o shall_v sum_v they_o up_o in_o the_o creed_n common_o call_v the_o apostle_n and_o thereby_o show_v their_o congruity_n and_o agreement_n as_o also_o what_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n more_o than_o in_o these_o now_o the_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o ãâã_d creed_n be_v as_o follow_v i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o in_o jesus_n christ_n his_o only_a son_n our_o lord_n who_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n be_v crucify_v dead_a and_o bury_v the_o three_o day_n he_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a ascend_v into_o heaven_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n from_o whence_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v both_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a i_o believe_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o holy_a catholic_n ãâã_d the_o forgiveness_n of_o here_o be_v now_o two_o clause_n of_o our_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d viz._n he_o descend_v into_o ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o communion_n of_o ãâã_d §_o 8._o if_o we_o will_v know_v how_o they_o be_v ãâã_d we_o must_v first_o consider_v how_o the_o whole_a creed_n be_v frame_v which_o i_o conceive_v be_v do_v these_o two_o way_n first_o some_o of_o the_o article_n be_v derive_v down_o from_o the_o very_a day_n of_o the_o apostle_n second_o other_o be_v afterward_o add_v in_o opposition_n to_o heresy_n as_o they_o spring_v up_o in_o the_o church_n first_o some_o of_o the_o article_n be_v ãâã_d down_o from_o the_o very_a day_n of_o the_o ãâã_d such_o be_v these_o i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o ãâã_d or_o as_o
not_o the_o bishop_n without_o the_o people_n nor_o the_o people_n without_o the_o bishop_n but_o both_o conjunct_o constitute_v that_o supreme_a tribunal_n which_o censure_v delinquent_n and_o transgressor_n as_o will_v be_v evident_a from_o what_o follow_v all_o the_o power_n that_o any_o church-court_n exert_v be_v derive_v from_o that_o promife_n and_o commission_n of_o christ_n in_o matth._n 16._o 18_o 19_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o and_o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n now_o this_o power_n some_o of_o the_o ancient_n mention_n as_o give_v to_o the_o bishop_n thus_o origen_n write_v 1._o that_o the_o bishop_n apply_v to_o themselves_o this_o promise_n that_o be_v make_v to_o peter_n teach_v that_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n from_o our_o saviour_n that_o so_o whatsoever_o be_v bind_v that_o be_v condemn_v by_o they_o on_o earth_n be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v loose_v by_o they_o be_v also_o loose_v in_o heaven_n which_o say_v he_o may_v be_v orthodox_o enough_o apply_v to_o they_o if_o they_o hold_v peter_n confession_n and_o be_v such_o as_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v build_v upon_o and_o so_o also_o say_v cyprian_n 62._o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o bishop_n by_o who_o every_o ecclesiastical_a action_n be_v govern_v other_o of_o the_o ancient_n mention_v this_o power_n as_o give_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n according_a to_o that_o in_o matth._n 18._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o if_o thy_o brother_n shall_v trespass_v against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o ãâã_d if_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o thou_o have_v gain_v thy_o ãâã_d but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o take_v with_o thou_o one_o or_o two_o more_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v and_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v they_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n by_o the_o church_n here_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n or_o parish_n unto_o which_o some_o of_o the_o father_n attribute_n the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n as_o tertullian_n 612._o if_o thou_o fear_v heaven_n to_o be_v shut_v remember_v the_o lord_n give_v its_o key_n to_o peter_n and_o by_o he_o to_o the_o church_n and_o firmilian_a 240._o the_o power_n of_o remit_v sin_n be_v give_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o the_o church_n which_o they_o constitute_v and_o to_o the_o bishop_n who_o succeed_v they_o now_o from_o this_o different_a attribution_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n we_o may_v infer_v this_o that_o it_o be_v so_o lodge_v both_o in_o bishop_n and_o people_n as_o that_o each_o have_v some_o share_n in_o it_o the_o bishop_n have_v the_o whole_a executive_a and_o part_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n and_o the_o people_n have_v a_o part_n in_o the_o legislative_a though_o not_o in_o the_o executive_a as_o for_o the_o executive_a power_n by_o which_o i_o understand_v the_o formal_a pronunciation_n of_o suspension_n and_o excommunication_n the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o the_o absolution_n of_o penitent_n and_o such_o like_a that_o can_v be_v do_v by_o none_o but_o by_o the_o bishop_n or_o by_o person_n in_o holy_a order_n depute_a and_o commission_v by_o he_o as_o the_o sequel_n will_v evince_v but_o as_o for_o the_o legislative_a decretive_a or_o judicatorial_n power_n that_o ãâã_d both_o to_o clergy_n and_o laity_n who_o conjunct_o make_v up_o that_o supreme_a consistorial_n court_n which_o be_v in_o every_o parish_n before_o which_o all_o offender_n be_v try_v and_o if_o find_v guilty_a sentence_v and_o condemn_v now_o that_o the_o clergy_n be_v member_n of_o this_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o evident_o know_v and_o grant_v by_o all_o as_o that_o it_o will_v be_v superfluous_a to_o heap_v up_o many_o quotation_n to_o prove_v it_o so_o that_o i_o shall_v but_o just_o confirm_v it_o after_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o which_o may_v seem_v more_o strange_a and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o laity_n be_v member_n thereof_o and_o judge_n therein_o be_v sharer_n with_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o judicial_a power_n of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n and_o this_o will_n most_o evident_o appear_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o follow_a testimony_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o that_o place_n of_o clemens_n romanus_n where_o he_o write_v 69._o who_o will_v say_v according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n if_o sedition_n contention_n and_o schism_n be_v happen_v because_o of_o i_o i_o will_v depart_v i_o will_v go_v wheresoever_o you_o please_v and_o i_o will_v do_v what_o be_v enjoin_v i_o by_o the_o people_n so_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o peace_n so_o origen_n describe_v a_o criminal_a as_o appear_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 1._o before_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o dyonisius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o fabius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n speak_v of_o one_o serapion_n that_o have_v fall_v in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n who_o have_v several_a time_n appear_v before_o the_o church_n to_o beg_v their_o pardon_n but_o 246._o no_o one_o do_v ever_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o he_o but_o cyprian_n be_v most_o full_a in_o this_o matter_n as_o when_o two_o subdeacons_n and_o a_o acolyth_a of_o his_o parish_n have_v commit_v some_o great_a misdemeanour_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a judge_n of_o their_o crime_n but_o 64._o they_o ought_v to_o be_v try_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o concern_v felicissimus_n the_o ãâã_d he_o write_v to_o his_o people_n from_o his_o exile_n that_o if_o it_o please_v god_n he_o will_v come_v to_o they_o after_o easter_n and_o then_o that_o 94._o affair_n shall_v be_v adjust_v according_a to_o their_o arbitrement_n and_o common_a counsel_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o condemn_v the_o rash_a precipitation_n of_o some_o of_o his_o presbyter_n in_o admit_v the_o lapse_v to_o communion_n because_o of_o some_o pacificatory_a libel_n obtain_v from_o the_o confessor_n and_o charge_v they_o to_o admit_v no_o more_o till_o peace_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o church_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v 30._o plead_v their_o cause_n before_o the_o clergy_n and_o before_o all_o the_o people_n and_o concern_v 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