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〈◊〉_d lord_n josh_n xxii_o 5._o cal._n par._n non_fw-la estis_fw-la inter_fw-la quos_fw-la est_fw-la verbi_fw-la divini_fw-la communitas_fw-la lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n the_o bond_n of_o society_n in_o civil_a matter_n be_v declare_v void_a 2_o sam._n nineteeen_o 1._o 1_o king_n twelve_o 16._o yea_o our_o lord_n thus_o threaten_v to_o reject_v s._n peter_n if_o he_o will_v not_o admit_v his_o wash_n say_v if_o i_o wash_v thou_o not_o thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o i_o john_n xiii_o 8._o and_o further_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o this_o destruction_n denounce_v and_o this_o separation_n inflict_v on_o simon_n magus_n the_o apostle_n show_v he_o be_v still_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o the_o bond_n of_o his_o sin_n which_o by_o this_o declaration_n be_v retain_v according_a to_o the_o power_n give_v by_o christ_n yet_o
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live_v so_o near_o the_o apostle_n to_o imagine_v they_o arbitrary_o assume_v this_o power_n of_o exclude_v criminal_n from_o holy_a office_n and_o retain_v it_o even_o after_o the_o emperor_n be_v christian_n and_o have_v make_v secular_a law_n to_o punish_v they_o or_o that_o they_o pretend_v christ_n the_o author_n of_o it_o if_o he_o leave_v they_o no_o such_o power_n the_o first_o council_n of_o toledo_n ordain_v that_o if_o any_o layman_n be_v excommunicate_v none_o of_o the_o clergy_n or_o religious_a shall_v converse_v with_o he_o or_o come_v at_o his_o house_n and_o a_o clerk_n deprive_v shall_v be_v avoid_v by_o the_o clergy_n and_o if_o any_o be_v find_v to_o discourse_n or_o to_o eat_v with_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v also_o excommunicate_v if_o they_o know_v they_o to_o be_v under_o the_o censure_n 15._o censure_n an._n 400._o conc._n 1._o tolet._n can._n 15._o the_o same_o council_n decree_v that_o a_o profess_a virgin_n offend_v shall_v not_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n till_o she_o have_v do_v ten_o year_n penance_n and_o none_o may_v pray_v or_o eat_v with_o she_o till_o she_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o church_n 16._o church_n ibid._n can._n 16._o not_o long_o after_o this_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o accustom_a form_n of_o excommunication_n use_v in_o that_o age_n which_o show_v both_o the_o original_a and_o effect_n of_o this_o sentence_n and_o the_o word_n be_v these_o follow_v the_o canonical_a sanction_n and_o the_o example_n of_o our_o holy_a father_n we_o excommunicate_a ......_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n from_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n and_o from_o the_o conversation_n of_o all_o christian_n until_o they_o repent_v and_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n gratian._n god_n an._n 441._o council_n 1._o araus_n apud_fw-la gratian._n which_o form_n show_v that_o they_o believe_v their_o authority_n be_v from_o god_n and_o their_o direction_n from_o the_o spirit_n in_o lay_v on_o this_o censure_n and_o that_o the_o person_n so_o censure_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o all_o civil_a and_o religious_a commerce_n with_o other_o christian_n and_o that_o this_o opinion_n prevail_v even_o in_o these_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n may_v be_v see_v by_o those_o ancient_a synod_n hold_v in_o these_o island_n under_o s._n patrick_n where_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o none_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v shall_v come_v into_o the_o church_n till_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o penance_n 53._o penance_n an._n 456._o synod_n patric_n can._n 18._o spelm._n tom._n i._o p._n 53._o and_o if_o a_o clergyman_n be_v excommunicate_a he_o must_v pray_v alone_o and_o neither_o presume_v to_o offer_v or_o consecrate_v 28._o consecrate_v ibid._n can._n 28._o and_o again_o hear_v the_o lord_n say_v if_o he_o hear_v thou_o not_o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n do_v not_o curse_v the_o 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as_o a_o punishment_n for_o the_o great_a crime_n for_o we_o know_v some_o who_o for_o little_a offence_n or_o slight_a word_n have_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o communion_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n for_o which_o christ_n blood_n be_v shed_v by_o the_o inflict_a of_o this_o dreadful_a punishment_n be_v expose_v naked_a disable_v and_o without_o any_o defence_n to_o the_o devil_n assault_n so_o that_o he_o may_v take_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 469._o pleasure_n an._n 450._o leon._n decret_a epist_n 89._o ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la episc_n provenc_n pag._n 469._o where_o we_o see_v he_o suppose_v the_o excommunicate_a to_o be_v deliver_v into_o satan_n power_n and_o in_o extreme_a danger_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v that_o those_o holy_a bishop_n be_v so_o loath_a to_o inflict_v this_o dreadful_a sentence_n till_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o age_n live_v the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a 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jerusalem_n second_o that_o it_o be_v after_o two_o admonition_n as_o christ_n advise_v matth._n xviii_o three_o that_o hereby_o he_o be_v thrust_v back_o into_o that_o same_o estate_n he_o be_v in_o before_o his_o baptism_n about_o thirty_o year_n after_o cerdon_v the_o heretic_n come_v to_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hyginus_n an._n 153._o and_o at_o first_o confess_v his_o error_n in_o the_o church_n and_o live_v orderly_o but_o be_v find_v out_o to_o have_v teach_v it_o in_o secret_a often_o and_o often_o to_o have_v recant_v it_o again_o he_o be_v at_o last_o admonish_v and_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o faithful_a 11._o faithful_a iren._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o &_o ex_fw-la eo_fw-la euseb_n l._n 4._o c._n 11._o soon_o after_o come_v martion_n to_o rome_n also_o who_o father_n be_v bishop_n of_o sinope_n in_o pontus_n have_v excommunicate_v this_o son_n of_o he_o for_o the_o crime_n of_o fornication_n and_o refuse_v to_o receive_v he_o in_o again_o nor_o will_v the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n who_o have_v converse_v with_o the_o apostle_n receive_v he_o into_o communion_n though_o he_o have_v offer_v 200_o sesterce_n to_o their_o church_n ibid._n church_n epiph._n panar_n l._n 3._o tom._n i._o haeres_fw-la 42._o p._n 135._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n haeret_fw-la c._n 30._o p._n 212._o semel_fw-la atque_fw-la iterum_fw-la ejecti_fw-la novissime_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la dissidium_fw-la relegati_fw-la tertul._n ibid._n but_o reject_v he_o and_o his_o offer_v also_o which_o be_v in_o the_o time_n when_o hyginus_n their_o bishop_n be_v dead_a an._n 155._o and_o tertullian_n add_v that_o valentinus_n and_o martion_n have_v be_v once_o and_o again_o cast_v out_o at_o lest_o they_o be_v for_o ever_o excommunicate_v by_o that_o church_n which_o he_o say_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o eleutherius_fw-la who_o be_v next_o successor_n victor_n about_o the_o year_n 192._o excommunicate_v theodotus_n the_o heretic_n then_o live_v at_o rome_n for_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d saviour_n euseb_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 27._o p._n 145._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eusebius_n relate_v and_o have_v he_o exercise_v this_o power_n only_o upon_o those_o of_o his_o own_o church_n he_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o so_o much_o opposition_n but_o he_o about_o the_o year_n 198._o excommunicate_v the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n for_o not_o agree_v with_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n 142._o easter_n euseb_n ibid._n l._n 5._o c._n 23._o p._n 142._o which_o rash_a act_n of_o his_o displease_v many_o even_n of_o the_o western_a bishop_n and_o irenaeus_n particular_o who_o sharp_o rebuke_n he_o for_o it_o show_v that_o none_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v ever_o do_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o excommunicate_v foreign_a church_n for_o a_o difference_n only_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n yet_o still_o this_o show_v the_o practice_n of_o excommunication_n be_v frequent_a in_o these_o early_a time_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o inflict_v these_o censure_n be_v soon_o after_o an._n 200._o describe_v by_o tertullian_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o religious_a assembly_n of_o the_o christian_n say_v there_o be_v exhortation_n rebuke_n and_o the_o divine_a censure_n for_o they_o judge_v with_o great_a authority_n as_o be_v assure_v of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o so_o that_o if_o any_o so_o offend_v as_o to_o be_v exclude_v from_o communicate_v in_o prayer_n from_o the_o assembly_n and_o from_o all_o sacred_a commerce_n it_o be_v a_o strong_a presumption_n of_o their_o condemnation_n in_o the_o last_o judgement_n the_o precedent_n of_o these_o assembly_n be_v divers_a ancient_a and_o approve_a person_n 31._o person_n tertul._n apol_n c._n 39_o p._n 31._o in_o which_o eminent_a testimony_n we_o see_v there_o be_v admonition_n first_o and_o then_o sharp_a rebuke_n precede_v the_o censure_n according_a to_o our_o saviour_n method_n and_o for_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o censure_n it_o be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v divine_a and_o upon_o christ_n promise_n to_o be_v with_o those_o who_o meet_v together_o on_o this_o occasion_n in_o his_o name_n matth._n xviii_o 20._o tertullian_n affirm_v they_o be_v certain_a of_o god_n presence_n with_o they_o in_o this_o act_n yea_o since_o our_o lord_n have_v say_v what_o they_o bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n he_o reckon_v that_o the_o last_o dreadful_a judgement_n will_v go_v according_a to_o this_o ecclesiastical_a sentence_n and_o as_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o excommunication_n on_o earth_n the_o party_n under_o it_o be_v neither_o to_o come_v into_o the_o church_n nor_o to_o pray_v or_o have_v any_o commerce_n with_o the_o faithful_a final_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o clergy_n be_v the_o dispenser_n of_o this_o discipline_n and_o the_o governor_n of_o christian_a assembly_n and_o if_o any_o doubt_n of_o this_o last_o particular_a the_o same_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o what_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o his_o own_o too_o in_o the_o bishop_n power_n express_o say_v it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o excommunicate_v 556._o excommunicate_v ut_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la quis_fw-la detur_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o praesidentis_fw-la officio_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr pudicit_fw-la c._n 14._o p._n 556._o which_o be_v so_o clear_a confutation_n of_o all_o our_o innovator_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o these_o place_n alone_o may_v silence_v they_o yet_o there_o be_v more_o passage_n in_o this_o father_n to_o this_o purpose_n as_o where_o he_o say_v whoredom_n and_o murder_n be_v interdict_v and_o the_o gladiator_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o church_n 91._o church_n tertul._n the_o idololat_a c._n 11._o p._n 91._o and_o where_o he_o affirm_v that_o christian_n marry_v with_o heathen_n be_v count_v guilty_a of_o whoredom_n and_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o all_o communion_n with_o the_o faithful_a according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o say_v with_o such_o no_v not_o to_o eat_v 3._o eat_v arcendos_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la communicatione_n fraternitatis_fw-la tert._n ad_fw-la uxor_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o and_o for_o other_o unlawful_a lust_n he_o say_v they_o do_v not_o only_o exclude_v they_o from_o the_o church_n porch_n but_o allow_v they_o not_o to_o come_v near_o that_o holy_a place_n be_v not_o bare_o vice_n but_o monstrous_a crime_n 557._o crime_n non_fw-la modò_fw-la limine_fw-la verùm_fw-la omni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tecto_fw-la submoveâ—nus_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr pudicit_fw-la c._n 4._o p._n 557._o and_o albáspinaeus_n have_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n murderer_n adulterer_n apostate_n and_o such_o like_a notorious_a offender_n be_v irreversible_o excommunicate_v and_o if_o they_o be_v admit_v to_o remain_v among_o the_o penitent_n yet_o they_o will_v not_o absolve_v they_o nor_o restore_v they_o to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v till_o by_o degree_n the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n slacken_v etc._n slacken_v albaspin_n observe_v l._n 2._o c._n 8._o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o certain_a year_n of_o penance_n be_v enjoin_v those_o offender_n and_o if_o they_o give_v sign_n of_o great_a sorrow_n and_o hearty_a repentance_n after_o that_o time_n they_o be_v by_o certain_a step_n restore_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o now_o we_o have_v mention_v that_o learned_a author_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o hear_v his_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o excommunicate_a person_n in_o these_o time_n of_o which_o we_o now_o speak_v they_o be_v not_o only_o drive_v from_o religious_a assembly_n but_o all_o despise_a abhor_a and_o flee_v from_o they_o as_o putrid_a member_n fit_a to_o be_v cut_v off_o it_o be_v count_v a_o sin_n to_o treat_v or_o make_v bargain_n with_o they_o none_o will_v salute_v they_o or_o call_v they_o brethren_n none_o will_v look_v on_o they_o speak_v to_o they_o or_o invite_v they_o to_o a_o meal_n yea_o so_o strict_a be_v they_o that_o none_o will_v join_v with_o they_o in_o prayer_n to_o god_n 2._o god_n albaspin_n l._n 1._o ob_n 1._o p._n 2._o which_o character_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v esteem_v because_o he_o there_o prove_v all_o this_o by_o the_o canon_n of_o very_a ancient_a council_n which_o excommunicate_v those_o who_o pray_v with_o these_o person_n 73._o person_n apost_n can._n 10._o laodic_n can._n 33._o antioch_n 1._o can._n 2._o carthag_n 4._o can._n 73._o and_o those_o who_o have_v any_o conversation_n with_o they_o or_o be_v in_o the_o same_o house_n or_o feast_n with_o they_o or_o speak_v to_o they_o 39_o they_o antioch_n 1._o can._n 2._o arelat_n 2._o can._n 30._o antissiod_n can._n 39_o as_o may_v be_v see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o that_o author_n all_o which_o abundant_o prove_v that_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o time_n do_v look_v upon_o the_o excommunicate_a to_o be_v in_o a_o damnable_a condition_n